so i decided to do another story with Trickshot. but most of this was based on another story my cowriter had.
disclaimer i dont own Avengers or Marvel.
Close to the Grave
Today is the fifteenth anniversary of when Natasha put me in that hospital fire and every year my burns hurt. I couldn't consentrate in school and was quiet during lunch after school Beau wanted to drive us home like always. But I told him that I wanted walk, I took the long way home. I wanted to put off seeing Natasha as much as I could. I understood what she did and why she did it but I just wanted to forget for awhile.
As I walked I felt pain in my leg I looked at it and saw an arrow sticking out but it was red. Then an arrow went into my arm I fell to my knees when something hit my head. I put my hand on the back of my head it felt warm and wet my hand was red, blood
A figure approached me, "I hope you're as precious to the Black Widow as my baby boy is to Clint." then everything went black.
My training came in the handy I blacked out but not for very long. But long enough to know that I was no longer on the sidewalk by my school I was strapped to a chair. My leg, arm, and head all hurt I knew that I was bleeding but I blocked out pain. I heard a voice the same one that I heard before I blacked out the one that shot me.
"Look I'm in some serious trouble." I heard no one else's voice he must be on phone, "No look the only reason I called you is because I need help." silence, "Look if I go to the cops I'll get arrested, why because we're brothers. Look I know what I did. You know what if you don't help me then the kid dies." there was a long silence, "I'll let you guess he has burns and Russian. Meet me at building 12 at the pier in twenty minutes alone or the kid goes six feet under." I heard his footsteps, "Look the itsy bitsy spider woke up."
"Who are you?" I asked.
"Wow I'm surprised baby boy didn't tell you I thought you were partners." he smiled.
"How do you know Eagle Eye?"
"That's his code name right well it's nice to meet his little friend, hi my name is Barney Barton and Eagle Eye is my son."
I was shocked Beau never said anything about his family, "Clint is his family, Natasha and I are his family, so are the Avengers." I tried to yell but I was weak from the blood loss.
He laughed, "Please you're all a team which means you fight but that doesn't mean you're family."
I looked him right in the eye, "What trouble are you in?"
"I use to be a mob boss when some old friends from the mob saw me in the outfit they thought I joined you goody goodies, so now they want me died they believe I know to much and will tell you Avengers."
"So you called Hawkeye."
"Yeah I knew after the last encounter I had with Beau he wouldn't help well neither would Clint so I needed a bargining chip to convince him."
"Why not go to him in person and tell him?" I asked trying to stay awake.
"Because if I did then he would want to know everything I knew about the mobs."
"But you won't and if he tries to make you then you have control of my life." he nodded and my eyes started to close but I wouldn't give in.
He looked at his watch, "He has about ten minutes to get here." then there was a knocking on a door.
He opened it and was attacked by none other then Natasha she pointed her widow stings at him, "Where is Vladimire?!" she yelled.
He smiled and looked at Clint, "I told you to come alone."
"Sorry but Beau was eavesdropping and Natasha heard me say Vlad I had to bring them."
Natasha looked up she saw me ran over and looked at my wounds, "What did you do?!" she yelled again.
"I needed to make sure that you wouldn't call S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Avenegrs." he looked at Clint who shrugged.
"Look Barney…"
"Names trickshot." he corrected Beau.
"Whatever you said you were trouble what is it?"
"Look some old mob buddies saw me in the outfit and thought I turned good and would tell the Avengers all I knew about the mobs so they want me dead."
"So what do you want?" Beau asked not caring.
"I want some protection."
"What if we say no?"
"Then itsy bitsy spider doesn't leave like I said on the phone." Beau was about to object but Clint but a hand on his shoudler and nodded yes.
"What this man wants to kill my brother and you want to give him protection!" Natasha yelled.
"If we don't he dies." Clint stated.
"Good so we all agree to keep me on the down low?" Trickshot asked everyone just looked at each other. Then I heard some voices it was the girls, "Whose that?"
"I think it's Malanie, Star and Justice." Beau answered.
"Looks like baby brother doesn't follow direction."
"Why start now?" Clint jokes.
I could hear that the girls were calling my name then they entered the building and shocked by the scene, "Vlad!" Malanie yelled.
I was so glad to see my Asgardien girlfriend, "Beau what's going on?" Star asked.
"Well Star this is my dad who abandoned me and he wants my protection but he's using Vlad so we'll agree." he explained.
"So my baby boy is dating shining star." Trickshot says smugly.
"Does he have stupid nicknames for everyone he meets?"
"Yeah." Beau nods.
"This is all great Star is meeting Beau's dad and Vlad is bleeding to death." Justice says, "He needs medical attention."
"No way soldier girl, I needed that kid the way he is so Clint will make sure that I don't die."
"This is bad time to say I alerted S.H.I.E.L.D. minute I woke up then isn't it?" I said.
He took out an arrow, "You little bug." Clint and Beau pulled out arrows, Star aimed her repulsers, and Justice pulled out a gun along with Natasha.
No one moved until the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier showed up and I smiled. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surrounded Trickshot and he raised his hands for surrender. I was lifted out of the chair and brought on the helicarrier for medical attention.
Natasha was right beside me, "Vlad I am so sorry that this happened today."
"You remember?" I asked.
"I have to for the rest of my life of what I did."
"I think I have bad luck on this day."
"I was so worried when you didn't come home from school but I just thought that you hated me."
"To tell truth I was mad at you at first but it was long time ago."
"I'm so sorry Vladimire."
"Don't be. Just as my leg gets better someone shoots it."
"Just get better." she was on brink of tears.
"I promise."
She smiled something that is not common to her, "Sleep well." and with that everything went black.
dont worry i did not kill Vlad. i made this ending very little emotional. Next week X-men story.