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Things were very hectic at SHIELD headquarters.
Natasha and Steve, who had come out of retirement after leaving when Natasha had lost her left hand, were busy fighting off a large group of Russian HYDRA agents that had attacked the base. During the time that they were gone, Natasha had learned to use her prosthetic left hand to conduct various combat elements. She was also able to use a pistol in her right hand as well as one of her Widow's Bite bracelets. She wished she was able to use both bracelets and two guns, but she was glad to be back.
Meanwhile, Steve was using his shield and a knife to take out a few of the guys. Occasionally, he would cover Natasha when one of the enemies threw a grenade or when she needed backup. Close by, Agents Maria Hill, and Clint Barton were attacking their share of the enemies, using guns, fists, kicks, the other Widow's Bite (Maria), and of course, Clint's bow and arrow.
SHIELD wasn't alone. Because this group was so huge and they gave Coulson and his team a clear warning that they were coming, he was able to call in Han, Leia, and Luke to come in and assist. Officer Kennedy would've come too, but he had his hands tied with a high profile case back on Alderaan.
Everywhere in the main hall of HQ, guns were being fired, arrows were flying by, and people were shouting and punching. Everyone was getting tired and worn out. It felt like it was never going to end. Every time they thought they were done, more would show up. It's like they had men waiting outside, ready to attack and not stop until every person inside SHIELD was dead.
Finally, after one long hour of fighting and Clint running out of arrows, it was over. Maria had finished off the last HYDRA agent by ramming the Widow's Bite into the guy's chest. Everyone was exhausted as they made their way out of the main room and into the seating room, well almost everyone. Leia and Natasha were missing.
"Maybe her hand started bothering her and Leia took her to safety," Clint said to Steve as he was retrieving arrows from dead bodies. "I'll go look in Nat's room," he said as he grabbed the last arrow and left the room.
Upon arrival, he found the door locked.
"Natasha, are you in there?" he asked knocking on the door.
No answer.
"Nat, are you OK?" he said a little louder. Still no answer.
As quickly as possible, he grabbed one of his arrows, rigged it with a small explosive, and shot at the door handle, instantly breaking it open. Once the smoke cleared, he pushed the door open and stepping inside. What he found made him stop dead in his tracks.
The room was empty and the lights were on. He nearly tripped over the overturned chair that was in the middle of the floor. Regaining his balance, he continued to walk around until he heard something break under his boot. It was glass. Next to it, there was a stain of blood and what looked like two small stones. He picked them up and studied them with his blue eyes. Since he couldn't figure them out, he put them in the pocked of his jacket and continued surveying the rest of the room. Glass seemed to be everywhere. Even the mirror on the dresser was cracked. Also, both nightstands and the lamps that were on top of them were overturned. The room looked like a grenade had gone off.
As he was trying to put things together in his mind. Steve came in the room. He stopped abruptly when he saw the damage.
"What happened?
"I don't know, Cap. The window's broke too," Clint said as he walked back to the door. "Oh, and I found these on the ground next to a small spot of blood," he said as he handed Steve the stones. Steve studied them carefully. He then held one of them up to light, revealing the letters, "PLASOS'. He then held up the other one and it had an "N" inside of it. His look then changed.
"What is it Cap?" Clint asked.
"This stone came off of the necklace that I gave to Natasha when we first came to Alderaan. The other stone belongs to Leia."
"What does it mean?"
"By the looks of the room, both girls were taken and their necklaces have been ripped off their necks. The enemy must've then broken the window, and escaped out the back," Steve explained.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Clint asked worriedly.
"Well, for starters, we need to tell the team. Then we need to clean up this room and the main room. Lastly, we'll begin searching for them."
"Right away, Cap," Clint said as he left the room. Meanwhile, Steve took a few minutes to look around the room. On the ground, he noticed that the picture of him and Natasha from when the returned back to SHIELD had been knocked down and broken. Brushing the glass off the picture, he studied it as tears began to form in his eyes. He then left the room, picture and stones in hand.
A few tears escaped Han's eyes as Steve handed him Leia's stone. Her brother, Luke, bought the necklace for Leia on her 26th birthday. The only time she ever took it off was when she would give it to Luke for him to keep it safe if they knew they were going to be separated for a period of time. Wiping the tears from his eyes, he put the stone in his pocket and sat down with the rest of the team.
"Maria, do you have any security footage of Natasha's room?" Clint asked.
"Sorry, Clint. Everything was taken out during one of the grenades," Maria explained.
"Oh," Steve responded upon hearing Maria's answer. "Han, what about Kennedy. Can he help us?"
"Calling him now," Han said as he put the phone on the table.
"This is Kennedy."
"Sir, this is Captain Steve Rogers. We need your help."
"What's up?" Kennedy asked.
"Sir, I know you have your hands full on Alderaan, but we need help. Natasha and Leia have been captured. SHIELD was attacked earlier today. It took us about an hour, but we defeated them, but now both girls are missing and our security footage is down. We have no trace of them."
"Oh my goodness. Was there anything in the room where they were captured?"
"Yeah. There was glass everywhere. It looked like a grenade went off. Oh, and Clint found the stones that were on their necklaces," Steve explained.
"I see. Alright then. I'll get right on this. You guys keep your heads up. We'll find both of them," Kenned responded.
"Sir, what about your other case?" Han asked.
"It can wait, I care more about the girls' safety than I do about the case. I'll just give it to my partner so I can concentrate on this."
"Thanks, Kennedy," Han said.
"You're welcome, guys," Kennedy said. He then hung up.
Once the call was over, everyone went about cleaning up the living room and the room where Natasha and Leia were captured. A half hour later, the rooms were clean. Coulson prepared dinner and everyone ate in silence.