Chapter Six
Natasha POV
"Agent Barton?" Mitchell's voice comes from the other side of the closed door.
"Do you know where he is?" I whisper, opening the door.
"What? He's supposed to be here. And you're not." Mitchell replies, obviously confused.
"Well, I-" I try to find the words to explain.
"Natasha, you need to find Barton. Emergency mission." Mitchell tells me.
"I'm coming too." I protest.
"It was supposed to be for both of you anyway." He explains
"Oh ok."
"Are you going to find him or not? It is an emergency!" He shouts at me.
"Find who?" Clint says from the open doorway.
"Clint, where've you been?" I ask him.
"I had to give that thing in remember?" He answers
"Oh anyway Mitchell, what's the mission about?" I ask.
"One of the best agents on the British branch has been taken. We found her location but we need you two to get her out." He informs us.
"What's her name?" Clint asks, in mission mode now.
"Agent Carter III." He tells us.
"As in Peggy Carter, Steve's girlfriend." I ask, making the connection.
"Are they going out now? But yes." He says.
"Have you told Steve?" Clint asks.
"No..."
"Are you planing to?" I ask.
"Err..."
"Do you want us to, they probably expect us to be home before midday tomorrow and it looks as if we're not, so we have to call the Tower anyway"
"Ok, just tell him he can't help." He says
"Why?" Clint asks, sounding surprised.
"Because we're leaving in give minutes." He says and I spy his smirk.
"We'll tell him that but what's the real reason?" I ask, spotting the tomfoolery.
"He'll be unfocused. She'll probably be in a bad shape and he will make a fuss." That's understandable.
"Ok." Clint pulls out his cell and dials Pepper.
"Why Pepper?" I ask curious because I thought we were calling Steve.
"To say- Hi Pepper!" Pepper has answered the phone
"Hi, why are you calling at 11PM?" She asks and I say,
"Oh sorry, are you up? We needed to say we won't be home for a bit, probably three days."
"Its ok, we are all still watching the movie. Mission?" She asks, knowing full well we're at S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Yeah. Pepper can you get Steve?" Clint asks, now's the time we have to break the news.
"Yeah. STEVE." She hollers and a few seconds later Steve's voice can be heard. Clint gives me the phone, knowing I'm best at delivering news. Especially bad news.
"Clint?" He asks, as it is Clint's phone, "This better be good, you're inter-"
"Steve they've got Peggy." I say.
"What? Who've got Peggy?" He asks, worried.
"The latest version of HYDRA." I inform him and wait for the blow.
"I'll be at S.H.I.E.L.D. in ten." He says. not the shouting I was expecting. I suppose it is Steve, not Tony.
"No, we're leaving in five and Mitchell said its just me and Clint, no offence but you'll be no help we need light foot steps. The Avengers are blowing up the base in a week, you can help then." I hope he just worries about battle plans now, not Peggy.
"You'd better get her out alive, Widow," He growls. I don't think I've seen him this worried or protective before. "You too, Hawkeye." I disconnect the call.
"Captain sorted out." I say and Mitchell beckons us to a jet. We are already suited up and ready to fly to a new version of HYDRA base in Canada.
STEVE'S POV
"Clint?" I ask, as Pepper gives me her phone mouthing 'Clint', "This better be good, you're inter-" They were interrupting the film.
"Steve they've got Peggy." Natasha says
"What? Who've got Peggy?" Peggy is an agent who has to be at least as good as Natasha. Then again, Natasha was just out for a week and a bit.
"The latest version of HYDRA." HYDRA? This is bad.
"I'll be at S.H.I.E.L.D. in ten." I reply to Natasha but before I can exit the call she says,
"No, we're leaving in five and Mitchell said its just me and Clint, no offence but you'll be no help we need light foot steps. The Avengers are blowing up the base in a week, you can help then."
"You'd better get her out alive, Widow," I growls. Peggy is my first proper girlfriend, and I have to keep her alive if not for her or me for her grandmother. "You too, Hawkeye." I growl knowing he'll be there. Natasha disconnects the call.
I cannot believe that they're not letting me come with them. I mean, it's Peggy, she's my girlfriend. I can't believe that Clint didn't stick up for me. I hear Fury's argument coming back to me...
"And I don't want Barton going the same way. Every time he hears your voice he will think of her. I need him to stay focused-"
I know that it would be true to me too, I'd be unfocused, I can't believe that Clint's letting Natasha go either, I know she heals fast but she was out for a week and a bit, Clint is normally so protective. Every mission we've been on as the Avengers since the first battle in New York, he's always said "She's a spy not a solider" though I suppose this is more spying and getting someone out if we're not going to blow it up until next week. I'm going. To give them hell then. How dare they take my Peggy. "Come back to me, Peggy. I love you. I miss you. Just let Natasha and Clint find you and bring you back to me." I say, almost crushing Pepper's phone in my hand.