2010, Somewhere in the pacific.
(POV Black Widow)
I sat at the briefing room, watching Coulson requesting permission to search for Antony Stark who has been missing for a few days now.
After Tony Stark had given his demonstration for the new Jerico missiles, he was attacked by terrorists who kidnapped him. ever since his kidnapping, we had been keeping tabs on all possible suspects who might have orchestrated the attack.
Out of all suspects, three stood out the most.
Suspect One: Obadiah Stane.
A friend to one of the founding members of the organization, Howard Stark, and a mentor figure to Tony Stark. Although he appeared cleat at first glance, we slowly gaining evidence that he may have links in the black market for weapons and might be responsible for selling weapons to terrorists behind the back of the CEO, we have also found traces of dealings between Stark Industries and a group of terrorists called 'Ten rings', we have yet to find out who these terrorists really are but we highly suspect that Stane might have a hand in supplying them with weapons.
Suspect Two: Justin Hammer.
Not much is kept on files about him because there is nothing to keep on him, he is a fraud, plain and simple, a man that is jealous of Tony Stark and his company's success. But it is also undeniable that he is also extremely ruthless and will do anything if it means having beaten Stark in someway and stroke his own Ego. His willingness to stoop low is the main reason he is one of the prime suspects.
Suspect Three: Harold 'Harry' Osborn.
This is a tricky one.
Although he had no direct connection to Tony Stark, his distaste towards Stark Industries, and by extension, Tony Stark is a publicly known issue.
The man is a complete genius, possibly on par with Stark himself. He graduated from MIT at the age of 15 with four degrees. that is one degree more than Stark while also graduating much younger than him.
Ever since he joined his father's company, Oscorp, he had done many things that greatly benefited mankind as a whole.
In 2006, he and his team had released a new kind of drug that was capable of curing many diseases that were considered hard to cure or expensive.
In 2007, he had developed a new kind of fabric that was fireproof, waterproof, and bulletproof while still feeling like regular cloth, this was specifically designed for law enforcement units and emergency response units, such as firemen and coast guards. This invention was sold to the government at a very low cost, earning the Company and himself a tremendous boost in fame and goodwill from the Government and people as a whole.
In 2009, he made a great breakthrough in the field of Nuclear Fusion and shared a lot of the data with the rest of the world, this incident was instrumental in helping humanity advance towards Clean energy.
Although these were all great things, they were also the reason why he was put on the suspect list.
What if someone with his level of intellect and a publically know distaste towards Stark Industries was behind the attack?. If it really was true then even the organization would be hard-pressed to find out the truth, thus making him a prime suspect.
Coulson had already been assigned to shadow the employees of Stark Industries, Pepper Potts, and Obadiah Stane, while Hawkeye has been tasked to keep watch on Hammer from a distance, which just leaves Harry Osborn without constant surveillance.
Thus, this job fell to me.
I sat back as I contemplated what name to use for my infiltration into the company. Would Natalie Rushman work? no, need to keep that persona intact for when Fury will ask me to spy on Stark after he recovers for a bit.
Should I use my real personality and name?. No, If I end up being compromised, I will end up putting the organization in danger.
Instantly, a new name and persona came to my mind.
Tatiana Sokolova, a name I had not used since I joined this organization.
This will do.
With my goals set, I got up from the chair, headed towards my room to prepare when Fury will inevitably call me to spy on the Osborn.
Let's just hope I will not be forced to kill the young prodigy.
