Chapter 3
The first thing that Clint noticed when he slowly began to stir from the black hole off unconsciousness was the dull throb that pulsated the back off his skull and the hays off dotted colour as his eyes tried to readjust to try and make sense off the world around him. The archers brain than began to register that he wasn't alone as the blurry silhouette in front of him became more clearer. He saw Scott lying on his stomach right beside him with his head facing and only cm's from Clint's own. He could see the young man had also been gagged with silver duct tape and judging by the way his arms were positioned had them tired behind his back.
Looking more closely at Scott's face Clint could see a nasty purple bruise covering the left side off his forehead and temple which had a small trickle off dried blood coming from his hairline. Taking a moment Clint then began to listen to Scott's shallow but steady breathing and watch the rise and fall off his diagram. 'You are gonna have one hell of a headache when you wake up but hopefully that's all'
The archer swallowed a small amount of salver he had built up in his mouth he knew any head injury could result in a concussion but at this moment Clint needed to begin focusing on the rest of the situation if they had any chance off escape and with that he began to test what sort off state his was in. The young blonde started canvas the space and listening out to see if there was anyone else present. Scanning around he couldn't see anyone but judging by the noise and vibrations both Avengers were definitely in the back off a moving van. It must be traveling at quite a speed for the reason the ride was smooth and the absence of braking. The only other thing he could see was a small glass hatch which separated them from the driver. Either these guys were very stupid leaving them alone unattended or very confident that their captives weren't going anywhere.
Given the current situation he couldn't really so much thanks to his restrains and current positioning being on his front. He could move but that could draw unwanted attention to himself and with Scott being still unconscious would make his team mate a venerable target. He couldn't form a plan with him either because off the young brunette being out of it and even if he weren't the gags they both had over their mouth's made communication impossible. Weighing up their options the archer decided that sitting tight for now was the best plan and maybe a chance might present itself later.
At that moment Clint heard a small murmur which drew his attention immediately back to Scott who was beginning to come round. He could see his eyes lightly flutter but then scrunch up again. A louder moan this time escaped Scott's lips as his senses began flooding him. Shaking his head Scott then attempted to move his arms forward but suddenly stopped when he realised he couldn't. His eyes went wide as panic began to set in and within seconds he thrashed around in a desperate attempt to get free. Scott tried to scream out but because off the duct tape the noise only came out in muffles.
Clint realised that Scott hadn't noticed his presence because off his panicking and confusion, he began muffling too then in a swift motion extended his right leg to the side and made contact with Scott's to get his attention to him. He needed to get him to calm down before their kidnappers realized that they were awake if they haven't already.
Scott's gaze finally rested on Clint and their eyes locked, the archer could clearly see the fear in his team mates diluted eyes and his breathing coming in quick panicked gasps. Shaking his head and mumbling through the gag, Clint started to inhale and exhale slowly in an attempt to get Scott to copy his actions and stop him from hyperventilating. Luckily the brunette understood and began to copy, keeping in sync with Clint's breathing pattern until he was back in control.
While Clint didn't take his eyes of his team mate Scott's head scanned the area to try and make sense on what was happening to him. But when it finally registered he let out a deep frustrated sai and focused back on Clint who wore a soft expression on his face. He couldn't speak but Scott understood Clint was telling him to keep calm.
Suddenly the van swerved to the left sending the two men violently flying forward into the vehicle wall head first. The impact caused both Avengers to cry out in pain as their skulls hit the cold hard metal, they didn't have time to recover as the van suddenly slammed on its brakes sending them both this time into the drivers wall.
Scott's hit first with Clint not far behind, he crashed into the young brunette with force causing Scott to again cry out but then desperately try and get the oxygen back into his lungs that were being compressed by the weight off the other Avenger. Fear began to radiate over Scott when he discovered he couldn't get air to pass through his nose either and with his lungs completely deflated was quickly suffocating.
A dazed Clint who was unaware, moaned and could feel his head swimming. The world round him was once again distorted and spinning, for that moment he couldn't make sense on what was happening until his gaze fell on Scott who seemed to be making strange gurgling sounds. Horror stuck the archer when he realized that he was the cause off Scott being starved off oxygen and quickly rolled off him causing a wave off nausea to creep in. The archer could feel the bile rise up his sternum and feel his mouth 'Shit I'm going to choke'
Taking a deep breath Clint swallowed the foul content back into his stomach and winced when it hit. He then craned his head to Scott who to his horror was till gurgling and was now turning blue, his team mate's eyes were wide with panic and he could now clearly see the huge amount of blood coming out of his nose.
'Fuck his nose is broken…and he can't breathe with his mouth taped' Clint wildly began screaming through his gag and thrash his entire body in a desperate attempt to draw now needed attention. His efforts didn't go unnoticed as within seconds the door of the van swung open revealing the four armed individuals from earlier.
"Well I think we can assume Hawky Boy is awake`" chucked one off the assailants. Ignoring the comment Clint again thrashed around wildly and motioning his head towards Scott who war now barely conscious and within that moment his eyes rolled into the back off his head and fell unconscious.
Clint screamed out in panic but then felt two pairs off hands grab him and roughly pin him to the floor. Every instinct and years on SHIELD training told him to hit out and fight but in this moment he needed the bad guys help. Looking over Clint could see the other two men standing over Scott's lifeless body.
"Fuck why is he blue….and shit he isn't breathing either "with that the questioning assailant bent down and put his hand on Scott's neck to check for a pulse only to discover there wasn't one.
"Shit sir I can't find a pulse think he's dead" The man looked up at his boss.
"Give his CPR….bring him back now. The boss wants Lang alive, he would have are fucking heads if we came back with a corpse" With that the duct tape was ripped from Scott's mouth and the CPR began.
Clint watched nervously hoping that it wasn't to late to save his friend. It seemed like an eternity but suddenly Scott gasped out, took a huge gulp off air and started coughing wildly to try and get the oxygen into his starved lungs. Scott's broken nose meanwhile didn't go unnoticed by either the man who administered CPR or even the leader. "Put his nose back into place while you are there, we can't have him dying to early on us"
"Right Sir" Scott's nose was then pitched by the man kneeling down and in a swift motion cracked his broken nose back into place allowing the airways to reopen. The brunette cried out in excruciating pain but immediately passed out again.
Clint who had been watching the whole situation was finally able breathe a sigh of relief. But that moment was short lived when a sharp pain hit the back off the archers head and the familiar darkness off unconsciousness consumed him all over again.
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