(John Claude's Final Plan)

*October 5th, 1920*

*3:00pm*

*John Claude's Office*

*Paris, France*

The afternoon sun illuminated the entirety of John's office as the young man was writing in his notebook regarding his final plans.

"Two years sure has passed by quicker than we could imagine right?" Natasha spoke to John Claude with a smile as she walked over towards him and handed him a cup of tea.

"You're correct. It seems that the final plans are ready to be set in motion. It was also a good idea to relocate to Paris as well since Kaede and the others can come towards our direction without us struggling to get to them in quite a hassle but let's talk about Mr Ermakov shall we?" John Claude spoke back to Natasha as he stared back at the young woman with red hair as it was wrapped up in a ponytail as it seems that Natasha's appearance was quite the same.

"I was about to bring him up. I notice that his training is near complete however he still needs some last minute brush ups so It could take up to two days but his speed, stamina, strength, and everything else has improved immensely over the last two years so I can proudly say that this was a complete success." Natasha spoke to John Claude with a smile as she had taken a seat next to him in the process.

"You're very smart, and I'm glad that Peter has gotten stronger. I can't wait to see his full power once he fights Bartok or whatever his name was but It seems that Anastasia and the others has made their move as you can see right here" John Claude spoke back to Natasha as he turned his focus on his computer as it revealed to have footage of Anastasia and the others heading towards their destination.

"Another one of your spy robots correct? I'm surprised they haven't noticed the little bug yet, Is it really that small or is it rather that they're dense?" Natasha asked John Claude with a smile as she looked at the computer while doing so.

"I would say it's a mixture of both if I'm being completely honest but I was also gonna capture their training but I decided to hold off on that idea but regardless I'm tracking their every move and at any time that I want I could easily kill them with my own hands.." John Claude answered back as he chuckled at the last words before taking a sip from his tea.

"This tea is quite good. I heard that if you have a pure heart then the tea tastes quite good or rather the taste of the tea reflects on your character so isn't that great Natasha?" John Claude complimented Natasha with a smile on his face as he turned his direction towards her.

"Thank you very much and I haven't heard about this but I'm glad that you think I'm a good person Mr Claude. It makes me happy…" Natasha spoke back to John as she was smiling yet blushing at the same time due to what was being spoken about her.

"As it should but let's discuss the final plans since the time for battle is nearly approaching and also about our secret weapon as well" John Claude spoke to Natasha as he began to pull out Peter Ermakov's information.

"That sounds quite wonderful. What should we discuss first, Mr Claude?" Natasha asked back as she awaited her response. "Let's talk about Mr Ermakov shall we? So, If we look here it says that he died of cancer in 1952 right? When I was scanning his body three months ago, I found a form of cancer that was developing in his body however it wasn't deemed as a threat so the machine didn't destroy it but before we move on are you following me so far?" John Claude explained to Natasha as he skimmed through the information of Peter Ermakov in the process.

"Yes, Everything is making perfect sense thus far but please continue on" Natasha answered back with a smile as she nodded her head in agreement.

"Very good, As I was saying, It seems that Mr Ermakov's fate will stay the same despite his upgrades but maybe that's just history attempting to have things stay the same as it was right? But to make a long story short, It seems that Mr Ermakov will indeed die in 1952 however I have discovered another interesting thing but it's regarding Kaede and the phoenix sword…" John Claude spoke once more to Natasha as his tone of a mixture of joy yet seriousness at the same time.

"And that is?" Natasha responded back in a serious tone of voice as she awaited her answer as she saw John Claude pull up files of Kaede and her eyes widened in interest in what she saw.

"You saw it correct? Kaede will lose 10 years of her life as a price for mastering the phoenix sword. Quite the price for saving the Royals isn't it?" John Claude spoke to Natasha with a smile on his face as this revelation seemed to spark great interest in Natasha.

"Now that's quite the shocker, It seems that Kaede only has ten years left to live right? Natasha spoke back with a tone of curiosity in her voice as she awaited her response.

"Not quite, It rather means that ten years of Kaede's life has been snatched away from her but it doesn't mean that she has ten years to live but rather simply she has ten less years to live but am I making sense for you Natasha?" John Claude answered back with a smile as he got up from his chair and proceeded to walk towards the door.

"I think I understand now but where are you going If I may ask?" Natasha spoke back as she looked at John entering the door.

"More research on HIM but you should spy on Anastasia and the others okay? You might learn something" John Claude answered back with a smile as he closed the door leaving Natasha alone in the office.

"Ten years worth of life has been taken from Kaede? It must be a price to pay to save those damn Romanovs! But Why would she go that far to save them? Would Mr Claude go that far for me?" Natasha said to herself as she looked out of the window as she was stuck in her thoughts.

"Kaede sure is one mysterious person but at the same time I kinda respect her?" Natasha said to herself as she was surprised at what she just said and quickly caught herself.

"No! Kaede doesn't deserve respect! She wouldn't even save her own mother but would rather save some royals! So FUCK HER!" Natasha cried out as she slammed her fists on the table in annoyance as she stared at Kaede's information on the computer screen.

"You won't win this Kaede! You won't take my John away from me…" Natasha said in a serious tone of voice as she stared at Kaede's picture with a mixture of emotions within her.