Chapter 21

Steve jogged into the main control room, surprised to see all the Avenger already sitting there casually chatting away. Everyone in the whole control room looked up from what they were doing whether it was typing up a report, making new scale drawings or keeping track on their computers.

The whole room went silent as everyone saw Steve's panicked look, no-one had ever seen him this freaked out. Fury stood up and approached him quickly, knowing something wasn't quite right.

Steve stared at the director and handed him the note Hazel had left, shifting his weight frequently showing how urgent it was. Fury let out a yell at the letter before punching the wall.

The rest of the team quickly snatched the letter out of his hands. Tony got there first and summarised it all up, everyone listening. Maria Hill had a confused look on her face, Nick Fury normally only reacted like that when something was deadly serious.

"She's gone. Hazel's left." Everyone shared looks to see each others reactions. Natasha and Clint's were the most painful for everyone to look at, they were heartbroken.

Recognition sparked in Clint's eyes and something darker seemed to overtake his features. He rushed out of the room as Fury yelled his name. Natasha stood up and nodded to Fury.

"I'll go speak to him." Nick nodded as she hurried after Clint, breaking into a jog as she ran to where she knew he would be.

He was there and she knew this was hard for him. She walked over to his figure and wrapped her arms around him in an act of comfort. He buried his head into the crook of her neck and she felt the hot tears on her skin but chose not to comment on it.

She patted his back as he wept and in a few moment his tears were over and a look of anger was displayed on his face. She rubbed his arm soothingly.

"Tasha. They have her don't they?" Natasha stared at him for what seemed like hours but was really just a few minutes. She eventually sighed but nodded.

"I believe so. But she'll get out." Natasha said but she wasn't sure if she was convincing herself or Clint. Clint let out a frustrated sigh and combed his fingers through his hair.

They walked back in silence to the control room only to find Steve and Tony in a yelling match.

Natasha sighed before breaking it up.

Hazel looked up at the man standing looking over her. He glared down at her as she pushed her self up. He rolled his eyes as she got back into a fighting stance.

"You've slacked." Hazel let out an annoyed groan.

"I haven't exactly been keeping up with my past."

"So I hear. How is the little band of misfits?" Hazel narrowed her eyes at Jared, he always pushed her limits. She snapped and punched him across the face. He knew she couldn't talk about them, heck she couldn't even remember them.

"Shut up." He staggered backwards and smirked. Hazel came to the quick realisation that he was only using that to get the desired reaction and he had gotten what he wanted.

He launched towards her and they sparred. By the end of it, Hazel couldn't help but release a smile as her and Python lay on the floor after having one of their legendary fights. Jared who was also referred to as Python, offered her a hand up and she took it. He grinned as she brushed the dirt of her trousers.

"I never got to do that since I left." Jared let out a low laugh.

"Just as well you can do it anytime you like now eh?" Hazel knew it was wrong to be enjoying it so much but now she was back she realised why she used to be like that. It was exhilarating.

As the two walked towards the canteen, Jared questioned her.

"So I hear you're now being called Falcon?" Hazel nodded awkwardly. Jared grinned and flung an arm over her shoulder just like they used to do.

"Suits you better than sparrow, that's for sure. Come on." He opened the doors of the hall and Hazel felt everyone turn to look at her and him. He ran a hand through his blonde hair and Hazel noticed the quiff at the front stayed perfectly intact.

She had been here three weeks now, and she had done what she told herself she would never do, she had fallen back into the old routine.

Erik knew it too. He treated her and Jared like equals, something she had always wanted but Fury never gave it to her.

She found herself not remembering things she should have been remembering, but she didn't mind. If she couldn't remember then it couldn't have been important in the first place.

Of course, it was important. She couldn't remember her relationship with Steve, her friendship with Natasha, her connection with her brother. All of it was gone, she couldn't remember being part of the Avengers other than a few quick moments.

She could only remember the way Fury would give her disappointed looks every now and again for not being the double of her mother.

Erik had told her about how they had used her for her blood, they wanted the super serum and needed her to give it to them.

She couldn't remember anything, so she took his word for it. He had been a good host, anything she needed she would have it and more.

Her and Jared had gone out on a mission previously. Sure they had to do some killing but she didn't mind too much, a life for a life, that was apparently her motto before she had been taken away by S.H.I.E.L.D forcefully.

She sat down and the man who was handing out lunches gave her her special lunch.

Erik had told her it was vital to have a different lunch than the rest, she had to have a special energy drink as her body got back into shape.

Of course, Hazel was too brainwashed to taste the sweet taste of poison, the one he had designed to make her forget everything.

She was his little assassin and she would do ANYTHING that was needed of her.