Avengers x Reader // Just Different

Chapter 23

You gave a slight nod.

"HYDRA got the serum."

"What?!" you exclaimed. Your body trembled. If HYDRA could do this to you and Peter without the Serum, what would they be able to do with it?

"Did they take anything else?" you asked, not sure if you wanted to hear the answer or not. 

"No, thankfully. That was all they were able to grab until we came and stopped them."

You relaxed and turned to Nat. "It could be worse," you said.

Natasha stood and her eyes wandered. 

"There's more..." she started.

You raised your eyebrows to cue her.

"HYDRA... we know who they're after next."

You brightened up, eager to hear. 

Any ounce of light was soon drained when she said, "It's you."

Everything stopped. Everything was there, but everything was slurred.

"--- (Y/N)!!" 

You blinked multiple times to find Peter waving his hand in front of your place, and he wasn't alone. Nat, Clint, Wanda, Steve, Bucky, Bruce, and Sam were all there. It was quite the party. You assumed Thor and Tony were off doing something... interesting. 

"What happened?" you panicked, noticing your hands clenched to the sides of your bed and beads of sweat coating you like a second layer. You looked at Peter. "Are you okay?"

"What?" Peter asked, looking at you like you were insane. "Of course I am! I mean, besides the small limp," he shrugged.

"We need to stay on topic," Clint interrupted. "What happened?"

"I don't know!" you admitted. "You were the ones watching me!"

"Okay, Steve, Bucky, we all know you know something," Sam blurted. Everyone glared at him. Finally, Steve crumbled under pressure. 

"Fine. We think (Y/N) was injected with some sort of Super-Soldier serum."

"What?!" everyone exclaimed. Every one, though the movement was small, seemed to scoot away from your bed.

"Well, now what? Even if HYDRA is after me, I should be able to protect myself better, right?"

"See, that's where you're wrong," Bucky stated. "HYDRA knows you have the SKH gene. They also knew that you and Peter were going to leave the building, giving them the perfect time to ambush you guys. So as much as I hate to admit it, they have the upper hand. They wouldn't be stupid and just steal the serum. They might be bad people, but they have brains."

You clenched your fist, and you could tell other people were doing the same. 

"So we have an impostor..." Peter whispered. Everyone turned to look at him, forgetting he was there. 

"How do you know?" Wanda asked.

"HYDRA couldn't have figured all this out unless they had people in SHIELD," Peter admitted. 

"So how do we find them?" you asked.

"It has to be a way that Tony wouldn't be suspicious," Natasha said. "Like a party? If all the Avengers, including (Y/N), are there, then we might be able to drag people, like HYDRA, into the base. Then we can arrest them."

Steve nodded. "I can work on that with Tony," he offered.

Natasha nodded. "Sounds good. Now you," she said, looking at you, "we need to train."

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"Come into the ring, (Y/N)! We're gonna have a sparring match."

You fiddled with the red, white, and gray training suit.

You did your best to gulp down the lump that formed in your throat. You against the best assassin in the world? Not going to go well. And you didn't have the suit, either. This was all natural skill and talent. It also didn't help that your entire body was sore and every vein was on fire. 

Reluctantly, you hopped into the ring. Natasha's eyes showed energy and adrenaline, calculating every move before it would happen.

If Nat was gonna get strategic, so were you.

You resorted to kicks and punches. This time, you would go for the pin and for tumbling. Natasha did everything perfectly; you were just going to have to be better.

Natasha didn't even say "go." She sprinted towards you, getting ready to make a blow. 

Everything slowed. Your knife wounds still hurt. The needle mark was still swollen, but the fire that hurt turned into a fire that helped. You trusted your instincts and slid on the ground and through her legs, causing Nat to get off guard. Energy pulsed through you. You felt strong.

You swiped at Nat's feet, causing her to slam to the ground. Natasha Romanoff was not one to give up easily, but neither were you.

"Is everything okay in here?" Clint interrupted, running through the door. You and Nat both paused and stood up.

"How long have we been here for?" you panted. 

"Oh, about an hour or so. Wanda told me to make sure you guys weren't fighting to the death. You two done?"

You grinned, but Natasha wasn't quite done yet. She flipped you over her shoulder, but surprisingly, you landed gently on your feet.

"Yep!" Natasha exclaimed. "Now, (Y/N), we have a party to plan."

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