Chapter 15 – Siege
Natasha pinched her temple of course they are on the Helicarrier. It always works out like that for people like them, villains exploit their weaknesses. That's the danger of being an assassin/spy and caring so much about someone. The bad guys always find out who and try to use them against you. That's why when Natasha first came to S.H.I.E.L.D. she hardly opened up to anyone; it took Clint months to break her and Coulson even longer. Even now she still tries to hide how much she cares about her fellow Avengers especially Rosie it was too late for her to hide about Clint but not everyone else.
"Let's get moving Agents," Hill told them, "Iron Man, Hulk, Cap, Rescue stay here and get everything sorted out here. Everyone else lets go get the jet."
"Problem, our jet blew up," Betty rubbed the back of our neck. Seeing all their shock Jane expanded.
"Oscorp Agents found it and wanted us to go down with the rest of New York so they blew up our jet," Jane told them. Hill growled in frustration.
"We can use one of the jets we used to get down here, it's not far away from here, I'll fly," May told them. They nodded and Ward and May ran off with the Order of the Eagle Agents and Natasha close behind them.
"We're coming with you," Cap shouted after them. They all stopped and turned round to face him. Rose was the first to speak.
"This is our fight now, not yours," she told them coldly.
"This was our fight too as soon as you brought us in," Iron Man replied sharply. Hill turned to May and told her to get the jet started up and Ward to stay here this may take a while. May nodded before running off.
"Osborn's crazy and by bringing you lot in will just risk the Agents lives even more! They weren't the ones down here killing so they haven't done anything wrong not yet! They don't deserve to die! As soon as you guys step on the Helicarrier he'll probably kill them all! He wants us, just us!" Adder cried.
"All the more reason for us to come!" Rescue countered.
"No! You don't get it he'll kill you lot as well as the Agents and then us, it's better if we go alone because then if something bad happens to us then someone can try and stop him!" Hawkeye shouted.
"Stop it! All of you!" Widow cried taking them all by surprise, "If we argue amongst ourselves that only gives him the upper hand! Let them come, they may come in handy if we need to evacuate the Agents." They were a silent for a moment before Hill turned to Widow.
"Why should we trust you?" she asked coldly. Widow scoffed and crossed her arms.
"Because you have so far and worked with all of them," she told them taking Iron Man and Rescue by surprise.
"What? I've never worked with you!" he protested. Adder rolled her eyes arms crossed before looking at Coulson to explain. He took a deep breath and looked to the two Starks.
"She's from another dimension," he explained. Both of them visibly froze.
"She's from another dimension… right…" Iron Man muttered.
"Speechless that's a first," Darcy smirked earning a glare from the billionaire. Hill gave in and told Ward to show them to the jet. With a smile on his face he nodded and ran off towards the jet.
Not long after May was flying towards the Helicarrier. In the back all of them finished checking their weapons. Widow had just finished when a voice filled the jet.
"I don't have you on the log, what is your call? Over," a terrified Agent's voice filled the jet.
"Skye?" May asked shocked.
"May! What are you doing get away! You need to get away from the Helicarrier, where's Grant?"
"I'm right here baby, we can't we need to get on. We have everyone else with us, Barton, Hill, Coulson, Stalingrad and a few extras. We'll see you soon stay safe," Ward spoke.
"Grant no get-" she didn't have time to finish as Ward reached up and shut off the communications. With the communication to the Helicarrier shut off completely they all sat in silence. Widow ran strategies over in her head. The layout of the Helicarrier was exactly the same which worked in their advantage.
"Are you all ready for this?" May asked as they got closer. May could still fly away but she wanted conformation on what to do. There was an eerie silence from the back of the jet causing both Ward and May to look round.
"As ready as we'll ever be…" Hawkeye muttered before snapping out his bow. May nodded and went back to flying. Minutes later the cargo door was being lowered. They all walked out calmly onto the empty flight deck. Everyone was on high alert it was all too quiet especially for Oscorp. Natasha clicked the safety off of her guns as they moved closer to the entrance. They must have been halfway there when someone cried from behind them.
"GET DOWN!" Cap cried. He had been the first to notice the lasers firing at the. Everyone apart from Iron Man, Rescue and Hulk dropped to the floor.
"GET INSIDE WE'VE GOT THIS! GET THE HELICARRIER UNDER OUR CONTROL!" Rescue screamed. Natasha immediately started to crawl towards the door. In front of her Hawkeye was dragging Adder inside the Helicarrier and as soon as they reached the door shoved her inside. Coulson and Hill were the next inside followed by Betty, Jane and Darcy. Cap, May and Ward were the next and lastly Natasha. As soon Natasha was inside the door was pushed closed by Clinton. Without a word they ran to the main room in the Helicarrier. They'd just set two feet inside when Ward was pretty much tackled to the ground. Instantly they all went into defence mode but when they looked to Ward groaned and went off in different directions. He was just managing to stay up with a woman in his arms. Natasha vaguely recognised her as one of Coulson's team… Skye is it? Natasha joined Hill by the main computer, who was currently searching for Osborn.
"Osborn, you know who it is. We're back and fighting. Time for revenge Osborn, Oscorp will fall. This is the return of S.H.I.E.L.D. for Fury, who you killed. That's right every one Osborn killed Fury in cold blood. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s time is now," Clinton's voice came over the speakers. At this point Rose pulled down the Oscorp banners that hung around the command room before moving to the wall and peeling off the Oscorp logo to reveille the S.H.I.E.L.D. one underneath. Clinton chucked the mike to her which she easily caught and lifted it up to her mouth.
"You're done Osborn. There's a new age being born. A one of the new superheroes you tried to murder and will begin with S.H.I.E.L.D. you're done Osborn. But before I kill you like you did the greatest man I ever knew I will grant you with one last secret. Order of the Eagle was right under your nose this whole time, after all the belly of the beast is the best place to strike. Watch you're back bastard because we're here and we're with back up. Прощай Осборн" Rose ended it in Russian before crushing the mike under her foot causing an ear splitting screech to go round the whole Helicarrier. Clinton nodded to Rose who nodded back before looking to Natasha. Natasha nodded to her before turning to address the whole room.
"I think we all know we don't have long, so what's the plan Cap?" she asked instinctively. Cap turned shocked that he was getting put in charge. He looked to Natasha confused only seeing her nod slowly in reply. That was all the reassurance he needed. Securing his shield he moved up to where Hill was working and Natasha was trying to help.
"Right listen up all of you," he shouted everyone in the room looked up to him. It was clear now that their elegancies now lay with S.H.I.E.L.D. the looks on their faces said it all; they didn't want to work for a man who has killed so many. If they would stand with them, with S.H.I.E.L.D. they would take them.
"Agent's we need you to work with us on this, we're going to get as many of you as we can of the ship, Ward, May, whoever you are hugging Ward, Darcy and Betty I need you in charge of getting them off get everyone outside to help you. Jane, Hill and Coulson you'll stay here with me and get this tech with us, use it to our advantage. Adder, Hawkeye and Widow as soon as Hill finds Osborn go get him and they trapped Agents," Cap ordered.
"Excuse me are you… are Captain America?" an Agent jumped up. Cap looked round to the Agent.
"I am," he nodded, "Oh and a warning to all of you Iron Man, Rescue and Hulk are outside." At this some Agents froze whilst others cheered for their returning heroes. Cap ordered them all to get moving just as to Agents ran through the door panting, bruised and bleeding. At the sound of the door opening weapons were once again whipped and trained at the door. Rose was the first to put her weapons back in the holster. She ran over to the female Agent a smile on her face.
"Simmons-Fitz, oh thank god! You're alright!" she cried throwing her arms around her.
"Yes I'm fine, we only just got out," Jemma Simmons-Fitz panted looking over to the man next to her who had a massive cut on his forehead. Rose drew away to look at him.
"Fitz are you ok? We're you with Osborn?" she asked. Fitz nodded even though he was looking very pale he seemed ok. So the people she care about the most were out so that only left Clinton's.
"We heard your message if S.H.I.E.L.D. is coming back, if there's any possibility of it we want to help," Simmons told her. Rose put her hands on her hips and smirked.
"I wouldn't expect anything else!" she cocked her hips whilst winking, "Cap! You have two more Order of the Eagle Agents under you're order!" Rose nudged the two Agents towards Cap.
Natasha stood in the corner and watched as Rose spoke to the two scientists before showing them over to Cap. She knew Fitzsimmons from her dimension through Rosie and Coulson but she didn't know much about them. Next thing she knew Clinton was beside her.
"Why them?" she asked not taking her eyes off the two who were now arguing about something. Clinton looked at them as well and sighed.
"After Oscorp took over we lost trust in all the doctors. I let the other doctors near me but Rose never did, it was either Simmons-Fitz or Fitz or no one at all and Jemma has helped Rose with things I didn't understand. All that plus the fact that they still want S.H.I.E.L.D. back, they haven't said anything but we know and in times like these we all have to stick together," Clinton looked round everyone in the room. Natasha nodded before walking away to the windows at the front of the Helicarrier. Why can't they just find him? Get all this shit over with so she could just go home…
"We've located Osborn! Adder, Hawkeye, Widow get going! Widow has the location!" Hill shouted a while later. The three's heads snapped up to look at Hill. Widow ran over to Hill took something off of her before running to a vent. Adder and Hawkeye followed Widow up into the vent she had just climbed up into. Once they were all in the vent Natasha quickly showed them where he was and according to Fitzsimmons there are ten Agents stuck inside with Osborn and he had every weapon they could think of in there with him. With a plan quickly established they started to crawl through the vents, Clinton in front and Natasha at the back. They hadn't gone far when Coulson came through the coms.
"You may want to hear this, we've got visual in the room and he's completely lost it" Coulson told them. Seconds later Coulson's voice was replaced with Osborn's.
"You want to take the Helicarrier after I warned you?! S.H.I.E.L.D. is dead and it's never coming back! I'll kill you all! All of you, starting with you!" Osborn screamed hysterically. There was very faint protests during with the three of them started to crawl faster in the vent. They're so close just another two minutes and then they're there! Nearly-
BANG!
BANG!
They all grinded to a halt at the sound of the first gun shot. No… No… Someone's been killed and they were so close. Just a minute away and they could have saved them. Clinton was the first to speak. His person was still in there. Only one thought was in his head and that was praying that it wasn't them.
"W-who is it?" he choked. Natasha looked up to see Rose visibly shaking with anger. She put her hand on her back causing Rose to snap round. Natasha looked at her calmly before mouthing, "We'll avenge them, whoever it is." Rose nodded slowly the message sinking in. Natasha knew they'd avenge them because whether they know it or not, they're Avengers and that's what they do.
"Hill, who is it?" Coulson asked, "I can't get a proper look, zoom in." There was a couple of minutes of silence during which, Clinton held his breath.
"Oh god…" Coulson breathed, "No…"
"Coulson who is it? Coulson who is it! TELL ME GOD DAM IT, WHO IS IT?!" Clinton screamed. When the name was spoken they all froze. Rose's hand flew to her mouth whilst Clinton punched the vent and started to scream in frustration.
"О, мой бог нет… это … это не может быть происходит… Боже мой… (Oh my god no…. this… this can't be happening… oh my god)" Rose whimpered, trying not to cry, "Clinton I am so sorry." Clinton who was in front of her was already crying. Natasha just shook her head… no… Natasha put her hand Rose's back. Immediately she turned to face Natasha who just looked at her but being trained in the Red Room she knew what she meant. Rose nodded before turning to Clinton, grabbing the back of his uniform and dragging him round to face her. It was her time yet again to be the stronger one in the partnership.
"Barton get your sorry ass together!" she growled now holding him by the scruff of the collar, "We've got shit to avenge!" Clinton just sat there looking at her. Rose rolled her eyes before slapping him causing his head to snap back. Muttering under her breath she shoved past him and started to crawl through the vents. Natasha did the same and pushed past him to follow Rose. Clinton sat there for a second before quickly following still caught up in the fact that they'd been shot and with that shot half of his world crumbling down around it.