Chapter 6
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Madison felt alive again. She stood on the rooftop where she could see the jewelry store clearly. She loved to feel the wind blowing on her face and she felt at home with her bow in her hands. She watched as Peter approached the thief and talked with him.
The thief tried to take off again.
Madison had knocked her arrow and fired it in a second, without thinking. Her arrow embedded itself in the thief's knee. She watched as Peter took off as sirens started going off. Madison met him back at the warehouse.
Peter ripped off his mask and stormed over to her. "Dammit Madison! Why did you do that?! I had him!" Peter yelled.
"You were doing such a good job at stopping him", she spat at him.
"I was trying to stop him in a civilized manner!" Peter yelled.
"I didn't think, okay?!" she snapped.
"Damn right you didn't think!" Peter yelled back. Peter sighed and said, "You need to think before you act Madison".
"Thinking before you act, gets you killed", she told him.
"Madison…" Peter said.
"I'm a soldier, Peter", she said, "I don't think like you do".
The next morning, both Fury and Tony were watching the news.
"Last night, a jewelry theft went wrong. For the thief. Witnesses remember seeing Spider-Man stopping the man before he could make off with the jewels. The thief tried to take off, before receiving an arrow to the leg. Witnesses didn't see where the arrow came from, but police say that it was fired from a long distance with precision. Has Spider-Man found a partner or is there a new vigilante on the loose?"
Fury sighed and called Clint into his office.
"You wanted to see me?" Clint asked.
"Yes, it seems we have a problem", Fury told him.
"And what might that be, Director?" Clint asked.
"Your daughter", Fury said.
Clint's heart stopped. "Madison?" he asked, unable to believe what Fury was asking him to do. He had to take out his own flesh and blood. "I won't do it", Clint said.
"I'm not asking you to kill her, Barton. Merely sedate her and bring her to the helicarrier for reevaluation", Fury said.
"And if she doesn't cooperate?" Clint asked, already knowing the answer.
"Then we'll have to put her down".