Natasha POV:
"So, what's the plan?" I ask my family.
"You see, that's the thing, we don't have one. We don't even know where the Red Room is." Alexi says.
"All the widows are sedated upon entry and leave. We have no way to know where it is." Yelena says solemnly. I squeeze her hand reassuringly.
"What about you, Mama? You are his scientists." I ask curiously.
"I do, but we can't just sneak in there, they'll see us on the radar." She says.
"Why would they see us on the radar, if we plan to just sneak in?" I ask.
"Because, the Red Room is in the sky, how do you think he managed to keep hidden all these years." She says, her accent sounding very thick. "But maybe, if we're able to, we could sneak in a different way. Dreykov, still somewhat trusts me, he heard that Yelena broke Alexi out and now he assumes they'll come to you and then me. If I play this correctly, I can send the coordinates of where we are, he sends his soldiers to come and get us and we infiltrate his base from the inside." She says thoughtfully.
"I'm so glad I fell in love with a genius!" Alexi says, hugging her.
"That's a great plan, but won't we be taken to some cells, how are we supposed to get out?" I ask.
"You won't be the one getting out, Natasha." She says suspiciously. She grabs some masks from her purse and I suddenly recognize them as the ones I used to fool the former head of the world security council, Alexander Pierce. "At least the real you won't. I can pretend to be you and you me. You will be led to his office and then you can complete the job from there."
"That does sound like it could work." I say thoughtfully.
"What do I get to do, I want in on the action, Mama!" Yelena whines.
"Don't worry, milaya. You have one of the important jobs, you need to collect the red dust, which is the antidote for mind control. I'm sure you can collect it without trouble, Yelena." Melina says, smiling at her.
"And me, vozlyublennyy?" Alexi asks impatiently.
"You get to stretch out your suit, most likely when Dreykov finds out we've infiltrated his base he will probably send Antonia. Which then, Alexi, you will distract her long enough where by then all the widows will be free and then we can free her too." She says. Wow, she really thought this whole thing through, I think to myself.
We go over the plan one more time and then I notice that the wedding is still going on and I'm still in my dress. So much for being a spy. I look over my shoulder and see Tony looking at me, I wave to him and beckon him to come over here.
Tony POV:
I'm talking to Rhodey about his new braces I built for him when I see Nat go and start talking to some people.
"Hey Rhodes. Do you recognize any of those guests?" I ask suspiciously.
He looks up from his drink and looks they way I'm looking towards the three guests.
"Nope, I don't think they were invited either, we practically invited the people we know, Tones." He says. "They can't be that bad if Nat is talking to them though."
"Ya, I guess." I say and continue to talk with him. It's been a while now and then I look at Nat and she looks at me. She waves her hand signaling me to come. I grab Rhodes' shoulder and he looks at me startled.
"Dude, why'd you do that! You scared the crap out of me!" He says frustrated.
"You are coming with me, to meet those nice looking guests!" I say.
"No way, the dude is wearing a big red suit, I don't have enough patience on my plate today to deal with a clown." He says crossing his arms.
"Too bad we're going." I say to him. "Me and Rhodes will catch up with you in a sec, Nat!" I shout. Rhodey waves awkwardly at her and then turns to me.
"You owe me big time!" He says and we walk over to the group.
Nat walks over and kisses me on the cheek.
"Sem'ya, this is Rhodey and Tony. As you know we just got married today but I thought I'd introduce him to you guys." She says smiling.
I have no idea who these people are but it's nice seeing Nat being genuinely happy and smiling.
"Tony and Rhodey this is Papa, Mama, and Sestra." She says. My eyes go wide, Nat has a family! I look over to Rhodey and he's wearing the same expression.
I clear my throat and say; "Nice to meet you guys, what brings you here?" I ask and then I regret it, they're here because of the wedding, duh! If I could've, I would've done a face-palm.
"We wanted to see our little girl get married." The man said, who I'm guessing is Alexi. He speaks with a very heavy Russian accent, I think to myself.
"Natasha, mind if I talk to Tony alone for a minute." He says.
"Alright, just don't do anything stupid, Papa." She says and then resumes talking with her mother, sister, and Rhodey.
Alexi puts his arm around my shoulder and we walk the garden for a minute and then he says; "So, why did you marry my little girl?" He asks suspiciously.
"I married her because I realized we were in love and I wouldn't be with anyone else." I say. Boy, it's hot out here, I think. I loosen my tie and I unbutton my shirt a little.
"So, you aren't using her or anything like that sort, you genuinely love her?" He asks quizzically.
"Yes, that's right." I say.
"Hmm, alright. But if I find out you broke her heart, I will hunt you down and destroy and then destroy the evidence, and it will be like Tony Stark never existed, understand?" He says threateningly.
I nod my head nervously. First Nick threatened me and now Nat's father. I'm a little scared to be left alone with the rest of her family now!
We walk back to the girls and Rhodey. I see him actually having a conversation with Melina, lucky him, I think. The wedding finally ends and everyone starts going home or to the compound. Me and Nat drive to the Malibu house and we settle in bed, cuddling each other.
"Nice family you have there, Nat." I say, thinking about the day. I can feel her tense up and she looks at me with her big green eyes.
"I have to tell you something, Tony." She says and I nod. "They didn't only come for the wedding. The Red Room, the place where I was trained, it's still operating. When I got out, and Clint saved me, my final test to be trustworthy of being an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. was to finally destroy the Red Room.
We planted a bomb in the building and used Dreykov's daughter, he was the boss of the whole thing, to lead us to him. We blew up the building with her in it…" She says, crying softly. I hug her tightly to my chest and she continues. "I thought that was the end of the Red Room but I was wrong.
The bomb never killed him or his daughter, Antonia. Instead he implanted a chip in the back of her neck and now she's like the greatest weapon he has and it's all my fault.
Mama, Papa, and Yelena came today because they asked for my help to finally take it down. I agreed and we're going to act out the plan soon." She looks at me, studying my facial expression and then she continues. "I have to do this, Tony. To make up for all my mistakes, to free all those widows and girls, and to make it up to Yelena for never saving her. After I left, they chemically subjugated each widow and Dreykov controlled them, so that no one can escape again, but an older widow, Oksana, made an antidote for it. I was wondering if you could maybe make more, I'm sure Mama could assist you in it." She says thoughtfully.
"Alright, I can help make the antidote with Melina, but do I get to help with this mission?" I ask.
"I'm sure Mama could squeeze you in." She says. I can feel her nervously playing with her fingers and I grab her hand and look her in the eyes.
"Don't worry, Nat. We'll do this together. We took an oath today and I intend on not breaking it, I'll help you, I promise." I say, meaning every word.
"Thank you, Tony. It's just, I thought that it was in the past and now it's resurfaced so it's just hard to deal with right now." She says and I nod in understanding.
"We can worry about it tomorrow but in order to actually help, we need to rest, Nat." I say and she nods. She lays her head on my chest and I kiss the top of her head. I hear the slow pace of her breathing, indicating she fell asleep and I follow soon after.