Project Lupa Chronicles the Pack vs the Red Room C10

Natasha looked over at Alex as they walked through the door of the Avenger's compound in upstate New York, she had spoken to Clint and had Pietro and Wanda go out to visit Laura and the kids, he still was not sure what was going on, but he had answered her call and got the team together. They were waiting for them in the conference room.

"I can't believe you made me change the plan." Alex mumbled under her breath as she scanned the room around her, not to mention she had her senses on high alert she was trying to locate her although she was hoping that she wasn't around not with the change of plans.

"Maria's the boss." Natasha replied

"Never said she wasn't, but on this she is wrong." Alex stated only to grunt under the pain for questioning her alpha. Natasha reached out her hand and stopped them from moving.

"Trust Maria, the pack is stronger together." Natasha retorted Alex huffed but made no other remark. "Besides this way is less risk." She added before turning to head for the conference room.

"That's bullshit, you don't trust me enough to get the job done. You go solo all the time, you don't think I can make it."

"That's not it at all." Natasha stated looking back at her feeling conflicted on one hand she was angry with her for questioning them that way but on the other hand she wanted to pull Alex in for a hug and make her feel included. "You need to calm down." She warned after feeling her wolf stir.

"This is why you all are a liability, you've made me soft." Alex stated calming down her wolf, Natasha only relaxed once she felt Alex's wolf go submissive. "Sorry." Alex added Natasha nodded her head accepting the apology she went to turn back but froze when Alex said "I am not you."

"Nat is everything okay?" Clint asked coming out of the conference room, he felt tension across the link and came out of investigate. "NO!" he screamed as he saw Alex kill his best friend. He didn't have his bow on him, he only had a knife that did not stop him charging at her. He did not get far she ended up sending him through the glass wall into the conference room gaining the others attention. Bucky and Steve were on their feet running at whoever was attacking them while Tony called on his Ironman suite. Confusion…

Steve was confused, Clint had called a meeting of importance. He had arrived with Bucky Stark was there first and was busy working away on something that Steve did not understand while they waited for the others to arrive. Clint had gotten up saying that Nat was there and had made it out the door when he screamed. Both he and Bucky jumped to their feet in that moment and Stark looked up from his screen.

"What the F…" Stark began but was interrupted when Clint came flying back through the wall now Steve and Bucky ran out only to stop. Natasha was on the ground and her friend from SHIELD was standing over her looking down at her when he took a step towards her she looked up and he tensed her face was void of emotions. Bucky grabbed his arm stopping him from taking another step.

"What happened?" Steve asked bracing himself for a fight, but she turned around and ran. He gave chase, he didn't have to check Natasha for a pulse, he could tell she was dead, he didn't hear her heartbeat.

"What happened?" Stark asked flying out as Steve and Bucky chased after Alex.

"She killed Natasha." Steve stated getting close enough that in few more strides he could tackle her.

"SHIT!" Stark shouted out as he ended up crashing into the ground, Steve looked around wildly trying to see what had knocked Stark out of the sky when he ran into a barrier with enough force he fell backwards with a grunt as the air was knocked out of his lungs.

"Go!" Steve shouted to Bucky who was still running although he hesitated when Steve fell, with a huff Steve got back to his feet. Bucky had closed the distance, they were still on the compound property but the fence was coming up fast. He reached forward to grab her only to be flung over her shoulder, a move Steve did not think was possible with the speed they were running and the size difference but she didn't even falter once Bucky had been thrown she was running again. Steve picked up his pace but she stopped suddenly and turned to face him he hesitated as he slowed down.

"Captain?" she spoke softly making him hesitate then he remembered Natasha lying on the ground like that and he grew angry.

"Surrender now…" he got no further as she gave a small laugh.

"You are mistaken, I have no intention of surrendering." She stated he was surprised she did not seem winded in any way.

"Then why did you stop running?" he asked and she actually smiled at him, it was a smile he did not trust.

"I was never running." Alex stated and an invisible force crashed into him knocking him back several feet, it so happened that he landed on top of Bucky both falling in a tangle of limbs by the time they got to their feet she was no longer in sight. Stark flew up to them then went in search for her, Steve looked from Bucky back the way they came. When they made it back, they saw Clint holding Natasha crying a crowd had gathered they stepped apart as he made his way towards them.

"Clint?"

"Did she get away?" he asked his voice was low and raspy.

"Clint," he began but Clint shook his head he steeled his gaze as he looked up at Steve. He kissed Natasha on the head then gently put her on the ground, he needed his bow.

Maria was furious, she had arrived at the compound to find Clint gone and Natasha's body was on a table in the med lab. Stark was busy scanning all cameras trying to locate her, he had an image from the compound surveillance and had it running against anything he had access to. Steve was still in shock, he had tried to stop Clint they needed a plan but Clint did not listen he grabbed his gear which included his bow and left. Steve had argued with Maria when she first stepped foot on the compound saying that Alex was one of her agents and that this was on her but one steely look from Maria had him backing down. Bucky took him away to cool his head.

"She's actually dead, this was not the plan…how…" Jemma mumbled she had tears in her eyes as she looked down at Natasha before looking over at Maria. "Can you contact her?"

"No," Maria replied simply mainly because this room was not secure.

"Is there anything we can do?" Jemma asked she was itching to try to revive her fellow pack member but there was little that could be done. Melina who accompanied them to the Avengers compound leaned over Natasha's form seeing her like this left a deep seeded hurt in the pit of her chest.

"Why would she do this?" Melina asked

"I do not know." Maria replied, technically Alex should not have been able to do this. Maria had given her an order she should have followed. She clenched her jaw in frustration this was going to lead to a headache. Turning around she saw May standing stiffly in the doorway, Maria had brought her over the others but seeing this reaction she was second guessing it. May was standing there silently furious a deep anger in her eyes but her face a mask.

"What's the plan?" Jemma asked Maria turned back to look at her then down to Natasha's body, that was the question wasn't it.