Chapter 2 - Part 2

Still Clint a.k.a Hawkeye's POV

“Ok, so according to Fury the thief should arrive any moment now.” Steve said, shifting his shield to a better position. We're already waiting for about 15 minutes and then we heard the sound of the motorcycle just outside the pharmacy. A black motorcycle pulls up in the parking lot and they parked it close to the doors. A black covered figure gets off and looks around if anyone's around. When they didn't see anyone, they picked the lock and step inside the pharmacy. They looked around and start grabbing the chemicals.

“You are apprehended. Stop what you're doing and drop the chemicals.” The person freezes and looks around. Seeing all of us, the person started to think. Taking about 2 seconds, the person grabbed the last chemical and sprinted towards the door. Shocked, it took us a few minutes to pursue. Steve managed to reach the person and knocks them out using his shield. They fall to the floor and the chemicals rolled everywhere.

Tony picks the person up and handcuffed them and carried them towards the helicopter. I pick up the chemicals and put them in a bag to give it to Fury. Flying back to the base, we put them inside a cell. We tied them to a chair, and injected a serum for them to wake up. Their head shoots up and they immediately start struggling to break free.

“It's no use. You'll only hurt yourself.” Fury said walking towards the thief. He gestures, then an agent pulls off the mask. Gray-blond hair tumbles out and the tired face of a woman in her forties looks back at us. Surprised we all looked at her, this is not what we're expecting. Before Fury opened his mouth, the woman speaks.

“I will tell you whatever you need to know. I just have to get back home and give her the chemicals. She is almost out of her old supply and she will die without them. I can't lose her, she's my only family. Yes, I am the one stealing these chemicals. I cannot afford to pay for them. No hospital would help us.” Her voice cracks, and a few tears escaped. Her confession has again shocked us.

“How do we know you're telling the truth?” Natasha asked.

“All of you can come to my house, as long as I give her the chemicals.” The woman said with hope in her voice. We looked at Fury and he nods, handing us the bag of chemicals. There is something about this woman that makes us trust her. Setting the woman free, she starts running around.

“Thank you! Thank you! Now, we must leave quickly, I don't know how much she has left.” We take her out to the helicopter and she gets in buckling herself down. She said the address around the same area as the pharmacy. It took us about 15 minutes to get there, and the whole time she is taking different chemicals and start mixing them. Tony is paying attention close to what she's doing. When we landed we find ourselves in a clearing in the woods.

“Come on!” She exclaimed and took off. We walked for a few minutes and eventually we reached to a small cabin. She takes out a set of keys and unlocks the door. The mixture is now in a clear color. She rushes to the back bedroom and we heard a person crying out in pain. We follow the woman to the room and find a shocking scene. Laying in a thin bed, connected to a homemade drip machine and an old respirator, is a young woman.

Her whole body is trembling and she sounds as if she's choking. The woman puts the liquid inside the empty bag and adjusts the knobs on the respirator and slowly her breathing is back to normal.

I look around the room to get a better idea about her condition. My concentration was broken by the murmur of voices and Tony exclaimed.

“She looks like you Clint.” As soon as those words leave hi mouth the girl's demeanor changes. Her body freezes and she turns to look at me. I stand there in shock, and it took me several minutes to say a word.

“Claire?”

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