FROST (Natasha Romanoff x female reader)

Chapter 21: Fighting a friend

Mara was in a training room fighting with guards as Whitehall walked up to her. "Frost, we have something for you to make you even better than you already are." He stated. 

Mara shared at him with a blank face, knowing not to speak unless she was asked to.

Whitehall grabbed a suitcase and opened it on a table that was standing against a nearby wall. Inside, there was a beautiful prosthetic that looked similar to her old one, except with a slightly different design.

"We decided to give you an upgrade, considering how valuable you will be for us. It is made of vibranium, the strongest metal in the world. This will never fail you in missions and will be the ultimate weapon to help you during missions." He said. Mara simply nodded.

She was guided to a medical bed where a doctor pushed a needle in her arm, slowly sedating her and getting her ready for the procedure.

Mara woke up about two hours later to alarms blaring throughout the warehouse she was kept in. Whitehall came rushing into the medical room with a panicked look on his face.

"Soldier get ready, we have hostiles in the building and I need you to protect me. Ready to comply?" He spoke.

"Я готов отвечи" Mara responded, getting herself ready for a fight with this enemy. (Ready to comply)

They slowly made their way out of the room, looking both ways down the hall. It did not take long at all for Mara to get used to the new prosthetic leg, especially since it was quite an upgrade. 

It was much lighter than her previous one and she could make the blade appear at her own will, instead of having to physically activate it.

She grabbed some guns and knives from the weapons room across the hall, handing Whitehall a gun as well.

They continued to walk towards a rear exit when they were suddenly confronted with Captain America. Whitehall was hidden behind Mara, so the captain could not get to him without going through her.

"Mara, it's me Steve. Why are you protecting him?" He asked with a sympathetic look.

Instead of verbally responding, Mara pulled up her gun and began shooting at Steve. He quickly held his shield in front of him to block the bullets and duck behind a wall.

"Guys, Mara has been compromised and is currently under mind control of Hydra. She doesn't recognise me, so be careful." He spoke through comms so the others knew what was going on.

The words Steve spoke broke Natasha. She knew the impact Hydra had on Mara and was sad to hear she was under their control again. Would this mean she didn't remember Natasha either?

She quickly found Steve after taking down eight guards. "She's protecting Whitehall. Every time I come close to them she starts shooting at me." He spoke. "Well, she's going to run out of bullets at some point. That's when we make our actual moves." She responded.

Mara and Whitehall slowly walked towards a different exit with their backs to each other. Every time Mara saw movement she took a shot.

After about 15 shots, her gun clicked, indicating that it's empty. She would have to rely on her blades for the time being.

Steve and Natasha noticed this and began their plan. Steve would go after Whitehall while Natasha would take on Mara. She would be able to focus on two things at once.

They made their move before Whitehall and Mara could get to the exit. Natasha in front to distract Mara as Steve moved past them. Mara instinctively made the blade in her prosthetic appear and started fighting Natasha.

Natasha threw quick strikes, alternating between her legs and arms. They were easily blocked by Mara, who then went into attack mode. She threw a kick with her blade and managed to knick Natasha's side just a bit. The redhead hissed and decided to focus on blocking first in hopes of tiring out Mara.

In the meantime, Steve grabbed Whitehall and disarmed him easily. He hit him around his head with his shield, knocking the Hydra leader out effectively. 

However, Mara noticed this and grabbed the knife that was on her waistband. She sliced Steves arm before focusing on the redhead once again.

She punched Natasha straight on the jaw, making her stumble backwards. She used this split second to grab her by the throat, choking her. 

"You could at least recognise me" she managed to say for the first time since their fight started. 

Mara was confused by her statement. "I have no idea who either of you are." She shrugged letting go of her before swiping Steve's legs out from under him as she felt him creep up behind her. 

She went to kill him with her blade, but just then she saw red energy around her and soon she was thrown into a wall.