Chapter 4: Fault
Steve felt so helpless. He was watching his partner get tortured, and he couldn't do anything but sit back and watch. He tried fighting, yelling but nothing worked. He knew that she had a shady past, he red her file before. He just wished he could help her.
She saved his back more times than he could count. Without her a lot of missions would have failed but here he was failing her.
After she was electrocuted the doctor left but kept her tied to the table. Natasha was still shaking from the electricity. She was sweating too, and the cut on her head looked green and infected.
"This can't be good" Steve thought to himself.
All of a sudden Natasha stopped shaking. She went still for a few seconds until out if no where she started fighting against the binds. She was gonna injure herself if no body stopped her. Steve could hear her mumbling something about needing to get out.
"Natasha, Nat, listen to me. You need to come down, please just calm down." Steve said trying to knock some sense into her.
It seemed to work for a few seconds, but after that she started up again. "You're not real," she muttered
"Tasha, it's me Steve, cap. I'm here, I'm real okay. Just come down so
I can help you please."
That seemed to work long enough for her to realize that he wasn't lying.
"Steve, I-I'm so sorry."
"Sorry about what?"
"I never meant to drag you into my past, this is my battle, not yours."
"Hey, listen to me, this isn't your fault okay. Were both gonna be fine and make it out of here, alive."
Steve wasn't sure if he said that to convince her if himself more. If only he knew that Natasha had already given up because she knew what was coming next.