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Natasha was nervous as she sat in a chair in the training room. Today was the day that she was showing Anna how to use her widow's bite. Since she could only use one of them in combat and Anna wanted to learn how to use them anyway, everything would work out.
Now, it has been almost a year since she had used even one of them .The last time that she remembered using it was when they were on Yavin 13 helping General Rieekan defend the rebel base. Since that mission, there was no legit reason to use it.
The bracelet felt foreign to her, like she never wore it in her life. It felt heavy on her wrist since she had lost weight from being severely sick from her pregnancy.
Nearby, Clint was helping Anna position the other bracelet onto her wrist, making sure it felt comfortable on her and showing her how to turn it on. The rest he would leave to Natasha.
"You're all set. Be careful and have fun," Clint said with a smile.
"Thanks, Clint," Anna responded. She then walked over to Natasha, who was still trying to get used to having it on her wrist.
"Hey, you OK?" Anna asked when she came closer. The whole time that Clint was helping her, Natasha just sat there and stared at the bracelet. Every time she would try to raise her wrist, it felt like a giant weight was on top of it.
Looking up at Anna's concerned face, she responded that she was fine and that it had been a long time since she'd worn it.
"How long has it been?"
"Almost a year," Natasha responded. Anna nodded as Natasha stood up. Her right arm was at her side.
Very slowly, the two of them walked to the center of the room where Clint had set up a few targets for Anna to practice hitting.
"Let me get used to having it charged up before i show you," Natasha said as she lifted her wrist to turn on the bite. The sting caused her body to shake a little.
Anna stood back as Natasha threw a few kicks and punches at the targets that Clint had set up as well as a few imaginary targets. It was just like old times. Well, somewhat.
From where Clint was standing, he could see that Natasha was struggling. Every punch that she threw wasn't her normal fighting style. It looked like she had been fighting all day and was worn out.
"Nat, you OK?" Clint yelled across the room.
"I'm fine!" she responded as she jabbed the bite into one of the targets. The hit instantly knocked her down to the ground.
She wasn't moving.
"Nat!" Clint shouted as he ran toward her. Anna quickly and carefully removed the bracelet from her wrist and set it gently on the chair before running over to Clint.
Clint knelt down by Natasha's side and removed the bite from her wrist.
"Nat. Talk to me. Can you hear me?'
No answer.
He felt for a pulse on her wrist.
It was unevenly beating.
"Anna, get Dr. Anderson. Hurry!" Clint said as Anna came closer.
Anna quickly left the room and ran toward the medical bay.
Now that Leia, Han, and Luke were gone. Coulson had now recruited Dr. Anderson as the new doctor at SHIELD and Officer Kennedy was training to be a Level 8 operative. Clint was his SO.
Dr. Anderson was quite surprised to see Anna burst into his office. She almost never ran in. Something must be wrong.
"Everything alright?" he asked.
"No. Nat's down. She has a pulse, but she's not responding," Anna said nervously and half out of breath.
"Where is she?"
"Training room. She was using her Widow's Bite and when she hit the wall, the impact knocked her down."
Dr. Anderson quickly got up from his chair and followed Anna out of his office and down to the training room. Upon arrival, they noticed that Natasha was still laying on the ground. Clint was beside her and holding her hand, trying to get her respond to him. Dr. Anderson then knelt down and checked for Natasha's pulse.
It was still rapidly beating.
"She's cold to the touch. We need to get her in bed," Dr. Anderson said to Clint. Clint then lifted Natasha into his arms and carried her to his room. Anna and Dr. Anderson followed.
Once inside the room. Clint laid Natasha down on the bed and draped the blankets over her. Meanwhile, Anna left the room to call Steve, who was off base spending the day with baby Maria, who was now 3 months old. Coulson was also off base spending the day with Audrey Nathan, a cellist that he had a crush on before he was "killed" by Loki. When Fury brought him back under the T.A.H.I.T.I. project, he never told Audrey he was alive, however about a month and a half ago, he did. Now, the two of them were engaged and due to be married this fall.
Clint held Natasha's hand in his and stroked her forehead and Dr. Anderson asked him questions about what happened.
"Did she have it fully charged?"
"Yeah, she was trying to get used to it again. She was aiming for a target when she hit and went down," Clint answered. Dr. Anderson nodded his head.
"Well, considering it's been a long time since she's used it, and taking her current physical condition into play, I'm not surprised that this happened." He then took a breath and stared at Natasha's unmoving body. "I recommend that someone else learn how to use the Widow's Bite. If she gets knocked out again, the shock could kill her."
A knot began to form in Clint's stomach. This was now the third time that he was hearing this. He knew Natasha's condition and what she had been through this past year. It hurt him too, seeing his partner and best friend lying unmoving in a bed.
"Will she at least be OK from what happened today?" he asked swallowing his fear.
"I think right now all her body needs is rest. She's still shivering from being knocked out," Dr. Anderson answered as he felt Natasha's arm.
"I'm just confused. She's been knocked out by a one of her taser disks and was only out for a few seconds. It doesn't make sense."
"I know, but keep in mind, the Widow's Bite has a stronger charge than a tiny taser disk. Also. Having a double miscarriage doesn't help her situation at all."
Clint nodded as he continued to hold Natasha's cold and lifeless hand in his. Until she woke up, he was not going to leave her side. For as long as he could remember, he almost never left her side until she woke up. He was not about to break his ritual. Natasha was his partner. His face was the first one she saw when he rescued her from Ivan way back in the day. Ever since then, his face was always the first that she saw.
Dr. Anderson left the room once he knew that things were under control. He had to get back to medical since it was time for Anna to have her yearly physical.
Once he was left alone with Natasha, Clint pulled out his phone and began to check for any new messages. He wasn't too far down on his new emails list when Steve knocked on the door and came in.
"Anna told me what happened. Is she OK?"
"Yeah. I'm just waiting for her to wake up," Clint answered with a smile. Steve then came over and kissed her on the forehead, which was slightly still cold.
"Did she set it at a higher charge or something?" he asked.
"No, it only has one charge setting. My guess is when the electricity reacted with the metal target, it knocked her down," Clint answered. Steve nodded his head and began to leave the room since Maria was in her playpen probably wondering where her daddy was.
"How was your afternoon with Maria?" Clint asked stopping him just as he stepped out.
"Good. We just took a casual walk around the park and went window shopping. I did pick up something for Natasha."
"That's nice. What about your favorite archer?" Clint teased.
Before Steve could answer that he did, he heard Maria crying.
"Feeding time," he said with a smile. "And yes, I did get you something."
Clint smiled as Steve left the room to tend to Maria while Clint continued to wait for Natasha to wake up.