I'm not dead! I thought for sure college would kill me but I'm still alive (barely). I'm going to try to be better at updating this, but I make no promises.

Pietro POV

"Laura?" Clint called as he opened the door to his little farmhouse.

"Is he gone?" came the worried voice of a woman from the next room. The archer chuckled.

"Yes, ma'am, the big scary barn man is taken care of."

"Good, because-OH MY GOD!" The woman I assumed to be Laura screamed when she came into the room and saw me. I couldn't help but laugh seeing as she dropped another one of the old man's mugs of coffee, shattering it on the floor.

"You owe me two mugs now, kid." Clint said, striding over to comfort his wife. "Laura, this is Pietro Maximoff. Speedy, this is my wife Laura." Clint's arm wrapped around Laura's waist as her eyes went wide trying to understand what was happening.

"Pietro? But he's supposed to be dead. How?"

"To be honest, I do not know. One minute I am in Sokovia, next I wake up in a lab. Makes no sense." Clearly, my explanation did not help the situation whatsoever, because Laura's face became pale and she quickly excused herself to go check on a Nate.

"A lab, huh?" Barton asked, crossing his arms and leaning against the counter.

"Yes. And I need you to call Stark. Get the Avengers. Someone is in trouble."

Raelynn POV

"Where did he go?"

"I don't know." Something hard collided with my ribs.

"Where did you send him?"

"I didn't send him anywhere. Now if you could stop hitting me, that'd be greatly appreciated." This time, the solid object collided with my stomach, making me double over in pain. At least as much as one can double over while their hands are chained above their head.

"Let's try something different, hm?" Dr. Heinz said, trying to sound intimidating.

"Sure thing, Doofenshmirtz. Different is good." My head snapped to the side as the doctor's hand connected with my face. I silently thanked any God who was listening for the blindfold that they had tied tightly around my head as tears sprung into my eyes. I could talk big but when it really came down to it, I was terrified and in pain. At least Pietro got out alive.

"Soldier, watch her." Heintz demanded as his footsteps retreated.

"Yes, sir." Metal Arm replied before the door slammed shut. After a long pause, he finally addressed me. "How do you feel?"

"It hurts," I moan. I can taste blood in my mouth.

"Being beaten will do that to you," he replied, I could practically hear the smirk on his lips.

"Don't be sarcastic. I'm the one in pain, remember?" At that, he let out a small chuckle.

"Sorry, didn't mean to steal your thunder there, kid."

"My name's not kid," I stated, making sure my disgust with the nickname was evident.

"While you're in here, it is. The less they think you know, the safer you'll be. Trust me." The door once again opened and closed and I could sense now that I was alone in this hellhole.

Pietro POV

"So you're saying that this Raelynn girl is still being held in this underground lab in whatever, Kansas?" Tony Stark said, pressing all sorts of buttons on the dash of the quinjet.

"Yes. She insisted that I leave her and I did, so that I could get help," I explained for what felt like the eightieth time.

"How do we know she wasn't playing you? She could be working for HYDRA," Captain America said from his seat.

"She wasn't. I just know."

"How do we know that you aren't just leading us on a wild goose chase? I mean, Plevna, Kansas? That's essentially the literal middle of nowhere," the billionaire called from the cockpit. I heaved a sigh. Of course it was only me, Rogers, Stark, and Natasha Romanoff going on this mission. I couldn't even tell Wanda I was alive. By the time I got food in me, Stark had arrived in the quinjet and hauled me off for the short flight to Kansas. That was something that would just have to wait.

By the time we had landed, I had practically speed-paced a hole in the floor of the jet. I just wanted to run. I wanted to grab Raelynn and get out as fast as possible. I wanted the sassy blonde safe then I wanted to go bash the doctor's head in.

Stark landed the quinjet near the entrance to the lab. The only thing around was dust and cornfield. The entrance to the lab, now that I see it in the daylight, is a small shed nestled in a small group of trees. It was completely inconspicuous unless you knew what to look for. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Captain America pick up his shield and Black Widow check her guns. I could hear Stark clunking around in his suit. As the door to the quinjet opened, I could only think of one thing.

Whatever happened, I knew that Raelynn was going to be alright.

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