chapter twenty six, realization — act three, the end
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past, 2001                                                        location:unknown

GULIT COULD BE SO heavy when it becomes a feeling that your soul is being slowly drained out of you. Natasha cannot help but believe that death is not as horrible as it appears. Yes, death may be horrible, and some people are taken away far too young, never having the chance to live a complete life.

But she could not help thinking that this is how her life will end after spending two years trying to prove to herself to the red room and now she is stuck in the cross fire. Waiting to be found but all she is stuck with is the remembrance of each time she was able to kill her targets, as the blood splatter across her face.

She tried to pull the cuffs off but they were just creating a heat friction against her wrist. Glancing into the room she spotted a soldier who had a sinister smile on his face, she rolled her eyes of how pathetic he is.

He walked over as he inflicted a needle through her arm as he brushed a light cut on her thigh, she cursed herself as her clothes were getting ruined. She had a silk light blue corset top that showed her toned stomach; since she was going undercover. He pressed the knife deeper in her thigh as blood spilled down her legs as her white tennis skirt was pushed forward.

The pain raced up her arm like a bolt of lightning. She shivered. It erupted in her skull, blinding her with whiteness. It made her feel dizzy. It made her dizzy. The pain felt like needles soaked in alcohol were piercing her flesh, as if her arm had been replaced with ice and lightning plugged right into her spine.

Fighting through the pain she let out a little chuckle which was not a good thing since it resulted in her getting slapped, "You think this is funny."

She simply laughed at him. The soldier went to a metal table grabbing a knife, "Where is it?"

Natasha tightened her expression as she shook her head. She shook her head once again but due to the diznees hitting her; she forced herself to stay awake. She felt the soldier grab her chin, "Will you like me to dig it in deeper?"

He slapped her harder than before. He grabbed a knife and dragged it down her neck to her chest as he inch it closer to her breast with a knife digging between her breast, "I will do it."

Before Natasha could give a sarcastic reply the door opened revealing a man with dark hair, a black mask that covered half his face with his dark hair. But what Natasaha noticed was the shine of a silver metallic arm; the winter soldier or James to her.

James struts the floor as he ignored the redhead who was bleeding, he was focused on the soldier. He grabbed the soldier by the neck, not a single word came out of him all he did was squeeze harder until the soldier's eyes slowly shut out.

Until he was assured that the soldier was completely gone he turned his way to Natasha.  He pulled the cuffs off her and helped her up, "Go out the door, the rest of your team is waiting for you."

Natasha's legs were wobbly; she refused to leave but noticed she really is not in a place to fight. All she did was nodded as she whispered so lowly that the winter soldier barely caught it, "Thank you."

𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙

present location: bau headquarter,
quantico, virginia

The room was filled with a suffocating silence at the revelation that Rossi and Bucky had revealed to both teams and the identity of the mysterious blonde girl. No one spoke until Derek glanced between his teammates, "What exactly is the red room?"

The bua team and the avengers both turned to Bucky who knew the most. Bucky sighs as he sits down, "It was started before hydra and it just stayed hidden for so many years. To this day it remains hidden from the world. It is a facility to train female spies known as Black Widows. They are trained as young girls."

No one knew how to handle that. Penelope felt tears in her eyes as she could not believe that her raven hair goddess had suffered so much. The avengers start to realize the truth of why Natasha is cold and does not show much emotions.

Hotch felt pang of guilt as he did not know how he and the rest of the team could have not known of Emily's past but once again she was very good at hiding things. He noticed the pang of sorrow on everyone.

He sighs as he faces the entire room, "We need to find them."

Everyone in the room nodded as Tony pointed at Penelope and Bruce, "Me and little genius along with brucey bear can track anything that leads to the red room. We can start to narrow down the moment the two girls left."

Hotch nodded in approval as he eyed Steve who nodded at him. Steve faced his teammates, "Buck, Sam, Derek the three of you can do a quick trip to New york right to see the case right before we arrived here."

The three men nodded as they left the building and went to the private jet which thankfully they can get there in fifthteen minutes. Hotch turned to JJ and Wanda, "I need you two with Spencer to go back to the crime scene in Pittsburg to find anything we missed."

Hotch eyed Steve and Rossie, "We will build a profile of what we can find. I have a feeling we are on time so let's get to work."

The remaining team members nod as they go to work hoping to find the girls in time because if their past is connected to the unsub who is targeting them both, then they are really running on time.

𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙

brooklyn, new york

It was a dark luminous alley that was hidden very far from the street. Bucky, Sam, and Derek both arrived to the scene were the avengers were solving, unsolved murders going through the city. Derek turned to the men and the people across the street, "So, this unsub was hidden yet close enough to get caught."

Bucky nodded as he pointed to a trash can behind Derek, "Yea and behind you there were missing body parts."

Derek narrowed his eyes as he scanned the trash can and then turned to the two men, "This is going to sound weird but we're the body parts like taken care of? Like if fingernails were painted?"

Bucky tilted his head in confusion. Sam furrowed his brows as he nodded, "Yes one of the arms had a pricey bracelet on them. Why?"

Derek eyed the street still trying to piece everything together, "It can mean multiple things but all I can see is either remorse for the kills the unsub made or it's some type of display for us to see or pleasure for the unsub itself."

The two men nodded as a disturbing feeling entered their bodies. Sam shook his head, "All the killings were made in the city, same signature which is what you guys call when is the same execution right?"

Derek nodded at him, as he felt glad that even though he and his team aren't publicly known heroes, they still respect their work and what they do. Bucky observed the scene trying to remember the way it was the first time they arrived.

Bucky took a step forward as he pointed head, "The body was there."

Derek snapped his head, "Wait the complete body?"

Bucky nodded as Sam realized they might have made mistakes, "There is a chance that the full body found, it's part might not belong to the victim?"

Derek nodded scanning where Bucky had pointed, "Yea which leads to believe that the unsub might have some form of medical background. Since it was not easily noticed but if the body was processed then..."

Bucky cuts him off as his eyes widen in a realization,"Either the autopsy report was messed with or they did not catch it."

Sam felt his breath hitch as an unsettling feeling fell upon him. He turned to the two men, "I have a feeling it was messed with by someone targeting both our teams."

The three men stood quiet as things just got more complicated. All the time they wanted more information— they're starting to think they might not want to know more. Derek sighs as he puts his hand in his pocket, "We need to get the report."

Bucky nodded his head in agreement, "Then let's go get it."

The three men made their way out as things just might not make complete sense as they thought it would be. But the remaining question lingers on how this is connected to Emily, Natasha, and Yelena?

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notes!

THOUGHTS?!??

our girls aren't in this chapter and they might not be in the next one since our teams need to figure out everything since hotch is right they are running on time because our girls are at the red room already !

now i know our team MAY or MAY NOT arrive on time to the girls but remember they still have a unsub that targeting the girls, the bau team, and the avengers....

is it connect to the girls past or something else 👀

MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF ❤️