I have been having some WiFi issues in my house so I have had a lot of time to write so you are treated to two chapters close together (Aren't you Lucky!)

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When Kate arrived on the bridge of the Helicarrier she was relieved to see a large group of people running computer programmes and tracking to find her friend. She followed Bruce and Steve to the centre of the room where there was a conference table and the man himself, Nick Fury, Fearless leader, stood ready to greet them. He held his hand out to Steve and Kate who both looked at each other and reluctantly shook it.

He then went to greet banner, saying "Doctor, thank you for coming." The doctor looked at the hand offered wearily and asked how long he was staying. Fury let him know that it was only until the tesseract was found, something which kate was sure neither man believed.

Kate walked up to a computer screen showing her friend and felt a hand on her shoulder. The captain was behind her and said kindly "Don't worry I am sure they will find him."

However Kate saw a hint of worry returning to the Hero's warm eyes. She thanked him and turned to Coulson who was standing nearby and asked "How are you searching for him?".

"We're sweeping every wirelessly accessible camera on the planet. Cellphones, laptops. If it's connected to a satellite, it's eyes and ears for us." He informed Kate, but she knew it would not be quick enough and would play much too easily into the hands of whoever had her friend. Everyone knew SHIELD had access to very camera on the planet. She moved away from the screen knowing now was the time to sit and wait for something to happen.

Going to sit next to Steve who had found a seat on the conference table she pulled out her bag with her bow in and started checking and servicing it, making sure when Clint was found she would be the first one ready. Banner was taken to the lab prepared for him, probably a short walk from whatever prison they had thought up for a hulk.

Smiling kindly at her Steve asked "What do you think Clint is up to right now?" This made Kate pause what she was doing to her bow and look up at him sadness and fear overtaking her emotions.

"Whatever it is, it is trouble." She said, elaborating "He may not be a supersoldier or hulk or bionic man but he has the power to kill easily, something which he tries hard not to do. But without his self-control I am worried what the body count will do to him."

"He has an amazing personality to deal with this stuff, when all that shit with Barney was going on he was still coming to visit me, teaching, laughing and joking. He will deal with it and if we ever get a showdown with loki he will let it fuel him."

"you havn't seen him on an off day Steve, After Barney left he had a few. He wouldn't speak or sign or anything, wouldn't even feed the dog."

"Well if there are any off days from this, you both will have me and Tony there too. We are not going to let him suffer in silence."

Their conversation was suddenly cut off by a shout which made a wave of hope rise in Kate's stomach, and expel a bit of the fear there. "We got a hit. Sixty-seven percent match. Wait, cross match, seventy-nine percent." Kate fought the urge to go up and kiss the agent who called this out.

"Where are they?" she asked, some of her excitement leaking out.

"It is just the Asgardian, Stuttgart, Germany. 28, Konigstrasse. He's not exactly hiding."

"He is there, I just know it. This is a distraction, there is something there Clint wants. We have done that move a million times, get the enemy to watch one of us while the other is getting the real prize." she said a smile of relief falling onto her face. "Steve, you go suit up while this fine gentleman at the computer gets me a guest list of the gala."

Steve started to leave and passed Natasha, a slightly annoyed and angry expression on her face, not used to someone else giving the orders. "You OK with that agent? She is here to 'help you find him'" He said quietly to her, throwing her own words from earlier back in her face.


On the ride to Germany, kate had looked at the background and selected the man who Clint would most likely be targeting. He ran a lab down town which held a very precious metal called Iridium, the only lab on the planet. He would not risk targeting Germany for any other material owned by the other guests. The plan put in place was that Kate would go get dropped off at the Lab while Steve went to confront Loki. All agreed she was the most likely to get through to him and would go in alone.

Landing on the roof of the lab, bow in hand, she accidentally gained the attention of the guard. He looked at her shocked as she put her finger to her mouth with authority and indicated that he should duck. She knew he would be Clint's first target. As he ducked down Kate Noticed an arrow fly over the top of his head, which would have hit his chest if he stayed standing. This made her smile because it meant a little of Clint must have still been inside, to miss a shot. Looking over the roof ledge she saw Clint walking up to the entrance with two henchmen behind him. This confused Kate because Clint would always work alone, maybe this Loki did not trust him entirely. He placed a machine Kate didn't recognise on the control pad on the door.

Quietly Kate took aim and shot the two henchmen in the legs before she dropped down behind her friend. "Not that Germany isn't a nice place to visit, but what are you doing here Clint?" she asked him. "You need to snap out of this and come home, Lucky needs you to feed him Pizza because that time in LA was a one off." She added.

Instead of talking back, like Kate wanted, Clint snapped and started at his friend. A skilful fight took place between the two, Kate doing some skilful high kicks she wished Steve was around to see her skill, not that she liked to show off. The fight came to a temporary climax with Kate pinned up against the wall of the building, Clint's bow at her throat pushing all the air out. That is where she saw something amazing. The strange blue of his eyes was replaced by his usual eye colour as he stared at her, and the grip on her neck loosened allowing her to breathe. "Kate?" he asked in his moment of clarity.

That is when it all went to shit. Some kind of EMP pulse came out of nowhere and shorted out all of the electronics in the area, including Clint's hearing aids. This disorientated Clint enough for the blue colour to return to his eyes as he stumbled away from Kate. Kate looked around for the guilty party and saw a group of SHIELD agents scattered around the scene, a EMP bomb on the ground behind where her friend was standing. While she was looking away Clint had grabbed what he wanted and silently disappeared. Furious she kicked the burned out bomb across the floor and almost hit one of the agents as she swung her bow around angrily. Nick Fury would deeply regret doing this.

There we go. Clint has now lost his hearing aids so he is deaf. Is this going to make him more or less dangerous? What will Kate do to Nick Fury when she gets her hands on him? What kind of Pizza is Lucky dreaming about back in the apartment?- find out in the next chapter of Comic Book Clint!