Toni POV

I stepped into HQ, quietly mumbling to myself.

I knew who the real kidnapper/killer was but I couldn't be sure. I was planning on talking to Castle for more information.

"What brings you here so late tonight?" Someone asked.

I jumped.

I looked over my shoulder to see Fury. He was on his way out for the night.

I wanted to tell him everything like I planned. But I doubted he would believe me. "Oh, I wanted to check something." I started walking towards my office.

"You could've done that from home."

"And I was hoping I could talk to Castle. I still have a lot of questions." I said.

I expected to be sent home but instead Fury nodded.

"Good luck with that. He hasn't said a word since the trial. I have to go. Lock up when you're done." he headed towards the door.

"Wait, I have a question. How was Castle able to sneak up on Clint? I've tried at least a dozen times, and...I can't." I said.

Fury chuckled. "He never told you?"

"Told me what?"

"That he suffered a terrible accident when he was very young. It resulted in him losing 80% of his hearing."

"But how can he-"

"He uses hearing aids. He must have tried to get a new battery that day."

"So that's how Castle was able to grab him without him fighting back. Why didn't anyone tell me this?"

"Trust me, Toni, there's a ton of stuff this family of yours is not telling you. They most likely have good reason."

I nodded. Dad had given me the same advice before.

Fury walked out, leaving my by myself. I stood by the door, watching as he dissapeared into the darkness.

At least one of my questions were answered.

It felt so strange to be here alone. This place was always crawling with people.

I walked over to the holding cells were Castle was being kept. I used my key to unlock the door and slipped inside.

Frank looked up and quickly looked back down.

"Hey, I just want to talk." I said softly.

"Nothing to say." Frank mumbled.

"Of course there is. There's always something to talk about." I took a seat across from him. "I want to know why you kidnapped Clint Barton. It must have taken some planning. And you have been under strict observation since your attack at Stark tower. Someone would have intervened."

Frank sighed.

"If you didn't do it, then who did?" I said.

"I told you, it was me!" He said irritability. "Look through the surveillance, you'll see."

"I did, and the last sighting of you was more than twenty years ago."

Frank just sighed.

"And I know it wasn't you who killed my parents." I said.

"I don't even know your parents." Frank said.

"Juan and Alejandra Cortex. Two of S.H.I.E.L.D's best. Prime targets of the Punisher. Any of this sound familiar?"

"Fine, I did meet them. Maybe once." Frank said. "What's this got to do with anything?"

"Everyone's been telling me that there were no eye witnesses the day the were killed. But, I can tell you right now, their wrong."

Frank looked up.

"I was only two years old, yet, I remember everything." I leaned in slightly. "I can see why S.H.I.E.L.D got you and your brother confused, you look so much alike. You talk the same, your about the same height, weight, everything."

"How do you know about my brother?!" Frank spat out before he could stop himself.

So it was his brother.

"I saw him. He looks just like you. But maybe a tad younger." I said. "But I really want to know how it was you who got framed? You weren't even present at the scene."

Before he could answer, the cell door opened and a guard stepped in.

"I'm afraid visiting hours are over." he said.

Tony POV

Just about everyone refused to go to bed until Toni came home, including the twins. They were in bed but got up after they heard that Toni left. It was clear they were beyond tired but they tried their best to fight it.

"Bedtime you two." Steve told them for like the tenth time.

"But we want to wait for mommy." Anthony said.

"She'll be back later, but you two really need to go to bed." Steve said, kneeling down to his level.

"Can you tell us a story, daddy?" Willow asked, rubbing her eyes.

"Sure." Steve stood up. "What do you want to hear?"

"Tell us the story about the soldier. " Anthony said.

"Alright, into bed first." Steve headed upstairs, Anthony at his heels.

Willow jumped down from my lap and ran to join them.

It was about 3:00am when Toni finally came home. Everyone else had gone to bed, I was still up working from my phone.

"You didn't have to wait up for me." She said once she stepped off the elevator.

"Why wouldn't I?" I asked.

She smiled. "Your my dad. I'm gonna go to bed now. Goodnight."

"Wait, did you find out anything with Castle?"

She rolled her eyes. "He still insist that it was him who kidnapped Clint. But I know that's not true. He's covering for someone, and he won't say who it is. I intend to find out."

"What does Fury think?"

"He didn't say much, I think that he's glad Castle 's finally locked up."

"I think we all are. Listen, whatever's going on, just leave it to S.H.I.E.L.D. I don't want you getting hurt."

Toni sighed. "Fine." She headed upstairs.

Toni POV

I went upstairs feeling slightly ashamed. I knew who Castle was covering for. But I everyone seemed happy knowing that I was completely naive to S.H.I.E.L.D enemies. So I had to keep this to myself.

I couldn't sleep at all that night. I wanted answers. If there was another kidnapper/ killer out there, I wanted to find him.

Steve was sleeping. I quietly slipped out of bed and went into the bathroom with my laptop.

I pulled up S.H.I.E.L.D and looked up all the information on Frank Castle. Most of it were things I already knew.

But there was a link at the bottom of the page linked: Classified. I clicked on it. Another link popped up, saying that I needed to type in a password. I just typed in mine.

What's the worst that could happen?

To my surprise, I was allowed access.

This had more information. More about his past, crimes, and missions, wars, enemies, everything I already knew from the artifacts.

But one thing stuck out. It was someone by the name of Eric Castle.

Could this be Fran Castle's brother?

There was a huge possibility. There wasn't much on this Castle- brother.

But when I scrolled down a little bit more, the page had all the information I needed.

He would kidnap his victims and kill anyone who tried to stop him. I felt strangely relieved that Clint was alone when it happened.

But then I realized something, could it be that Eric wanted to kidnap me when I was little? My parents tried to fight him and told me to run. So he killed them.

But Frank was the one framed for the murder. He must have really loved his brother to take the blame. And to keep him a secret.

This caused me to suddenly seek revenge. This man killed my parents and was pretty much getting away with it.

I wanted him dead, even if it meant I had to track him down and kill him myself. But I knew dad would never let me. I had to find a way to get to Eric Castle.

I was up the rest of the morning and some that afternoon, thinking of a plan.