Ada fired three shots at Natasha, which bounced harmlessly against the Adamantium shield. Black Widow charged in with the shield and knocked the gun out of Ada’s hands. The Asian deftly evaded each swing of Natasha’s weapons, remembering how dangerous both of them were. Ada thrusted her knife, only for it to clash against the circular shield. Each attempt to use her knife was met with the same result.
Widow kicked Ada down onto the snow. While she was down, Ada shifted to avoid a blow from Widow’s baton. Natasha fell off-balance, which allowed Ada to wrap her legs around the Avenger’s neck.
Natasha choked loudly as she tried to pry off the Asian’s surprisingly strong thighs. Ada shifted her legs to the right and sent Natasha down onto the ground with her. The Russian lost her baton, but she still had her shield. The enemy spy stood up and captured the electric weapon. Natasha also rose to her feet and narrowly blocked a downward attack from the stun baton.
The two spies fought fiercely like gladiators. Ada tried to land her baton or knife into Natasha, but was stopped by the the latter’s shield every time. After the final attack, Natasha exploited an opening and bashed the shield into Ada’s jaw. Landing a solid hit at last, Black Widow pressed her luck and retrieved her stolen baton.
Meanwhile, Ada tumbled back onto the snow. Her blood was spilling out of the wound from her mouth. The assassin sneered in frustration; now she was back at square one. That cartoonish shield was becoming a huge problem for Ada. She needed to get it rid of it!
Suddenly, something clicked in Ada’s mind. She retrieved her hookshot from her belt and fired it at Natasha. The Russian raised her weapon, but was shocked when she noticed that the hook and cable wrapped itself around her arm.
Ada smirked. “Gotcha.” She pulled the trigger on her grapple gun, which reeled back the hook like a fishing rod. Natasha cried out as her shield-holding arm was yanked forward. She tried to resist the pull by planting her feet into the snow, but that only made the force much tighter and more painful.
Seconds wore on, and Black Widow’s arm was losing its grip on the shield by the straps, until the weapon flew off completely. The shield dragged towards Ada across the snow. The Asian threw the weapon away and holstered her grappling hook. She then rushed forward and kicked Natasha in the face while she was still grounded.
The Russian fell over backwards; Ada stood over her, knife at the ready. The Asian plunged down to stab Natasha through the heart, but the Russian smacked it away from her with her stun baton. The Avenger then elbowed Ada in the face and kicked her away from her.
Both women got back up to their feet, Natasha with her Widow’s Bite, and Ada with her knife. This long, brutal fight was bringing both women to their breaking points. They were each covered in bleeding wounds or bruises, and had exerted themselves to the point of near-exhaustion. Even so, neither woman was willing to quit after coming so far into the fight. They each stood firmly in the snow, raised their respective weapons and gave each other a daring look in the eye.
“Last chance to get the Hell outta my way.”
“Last chance for you to surrender.”
Ada flipped forward and sent a flying side kick at Natasha’s face. The Avenger simply sidestepped away to avoid the kick. Ada landed behind and thrusted her blade towards Natasha’s throat, only for the latter to sweep it away with her baton. The Russian countered with a few wide swings of her weapon, all narrowly dodged by Ada.
The Asian spotted an opening and lunged forward, cutting a small, bloody mark on Natasha’s cheek. Black Widow fell back and grabbed her face, but stayed focused on the fight. The fight dragged on as each spy attacked and dodged, dodged and attacked. Ada’s knife clashed with Natasha’s baton with every second. They each managed to land more and more hits on each other, but none proved to be fatal just yet.
A battle-scarred Ada intercepted a backfist from Black Widow and performed a takedown that put her right back down into the snow. She kicked Black Widow’s weapon from her hand and dropped down to pierce her throat. Natasha caught the knife right before it would kill her, but she was tired and wounded.
Her baton was within reach, but she couldn’t grab it without taking her hands off Ada’s blade. The weapon got closer inch by inch, and Natasha’s death seemed imminent. She had to do something fast, or else it was all over.
Without thinking, Natasha sent her knee………right into Ada’s groin. The surprise dirty move caused Ada to collapse and drop the knife, giving Widow enough time to retrieve her weapon. She jammed the baton into Ada’s gut and sent its full electrical power through her body. Natasha grabbed the fallen knife and kicked Ada away. And now it was time to finish her off.
Black Widow threw the knife…
…And its blade landed right into Ada’s stomach.
The Asian spy cried out loudly and collapsed to the ground. Her hand was on the handle but she didn’t have the strength to pull it out. Her blood spilled out of her mouth and her wound. Ada Wong wasn’t dead. Yet. But it was clear to anyone that her time was up.
She had lost the fight. Along with any hopes of her escape.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
Epilogue
Black Widow’s stun baton had run out of power; she reattached it to her wrist to recharge it. She then retrieved Captain America’s shield from the spot where Ada had stolen it earlier. Shortly thereafter, Natasha walked over to Ada, who had collapsed from her fatal knife wound.
Ada’s blood pooled around her knife, which was lodged in her midsection. Her red dress was stained a much darker shade of crimson that almost appeared black. The assassin was still alive…but just barely. Natasha estimated that it would be about ten minutes before she dies from complete blood loss.
The Russian cursed herself. There was no way they were going to take Ada alive now. If she was going to get anything useful out of her, it would have to be right here. Natasha grabbed Ada by the shoulders and dragged her to the a mound of snow along the edge of the roof.
She propped Ada’s back against the wall, so that she could face her upright. Following that, Natasha dug into her pocket and took out a SHIELD voice recorder and pressed the button marked “Record.”
Ada lazily looked straight ahead. The assassin smiled weakly, but this was not her typical arrogant smirk. This was a sad, weary smile that revealed a bitter knowledge of Ada’s imminent death.
“I’m….impressed.” She whispered. “You–*grunt*–you–actually had it in you–to kill me.”
“It’s over already, Wong. Just tell me who you’re working for and why they sent you to do all this.” Her tone was more pleading than forceful.
“What–what the Hell makes you–think–I’ll tell you anything?”
Defiant to the end. Even at the foot of death’s door. If there was one thing Natasha could respect about Ada, it was her iron will. However, this was her last chance to interrogate her, and the precious minutes of Ada’s life were slipping by.
“Wong, please. Just look at yourself for one minute.” Natasha pleaded. “You have a massive knife wound in your stomach. You’re bleeding rapidly, and your organs are shutting down. The nearest hospital is several blocks away. And whoever your employers are, they are not coming to save you. And if they are, they’re too late. What more do you have to lose?”
The dying Ada considered the Avenger’s words for a few seconds. She then sighed in defeat and decided at last to tell Natasha everything.
“Your President……wasn’t what you thought he was.” Ada said. “He was conspiring–with some very unscrupulous people–who helped put him in charge.”
“What people? Are you talking about your employers?”
Ada nodded. “Yes. They–they sabotaged the election, so he would win. In return, he would give them access into Russia’s military and nuclear arsenal.”
Natasha didn’t flinch. She wasn’t surprised that the person she was assigned to protect would turn out be a traitor. But she had to know more.
“But if he was working with your employers, why did they want him assassinated?”
“Because he betrayed them. He was going to turn over everything he knows to the US. My employers couldn’t afford any evidence of their involvement from leaking out.”
“So that’s why Director Fury wanted us to protect him…” Natasha surmised.
Ada mustered whatever energy she had left into her arm. She slowly dug her smartphone out of her right pocket and dropped it onto the ground.
“Take my phone.” Ada wheezed. “You’ll find only one contact: it’s Albert Wesker. Find him, and you’ll learn more.”
Slowly and cautiously, Black Widow took the phone, brushed away the small bits of snow, and put it in her pocket.
“Alright.” Said Natasha. “But…what does any of this have to do with you? Why would you get involved in this?”
“Money. And a chance at a normal life.” Ada confessed. “For a long time, I’ve been running mission after mission for some of the worst people you could imagine. My past follows me wherever I go. The people who hired me said that they would purge all my records, and give me enough money to live a quiet, normal life. Lot of good that’s gonna do me now.”
The Asian groaned softly. Her senses had dulled; she was feeling less of the pain from her knife wound. Her vision was slowly fading, and her breaths becoming silent. She was getting colder, not just from the snow and wind, but from the lack of blood left in her body. It wouldn’t be long now until Ada was completely dead.
“Hey.” She said weakly to Natasha. “Before I die, could you answer just one question for me? What’s your name, agent?”
Widow decided that Ada might as well know, since she’ll be dead soon. “Natasha. Natasha Romanova.”
“Natasha.” Ada chuckled sadly. “What’s wrong? Isn’t this what you wanted? To see the bitch who killed the President get what she deserves?”
“I feel nothing.” Natasha answered. “I said that I would get you to talk, and I did. You were just a target to me–nothing more.”
“Spoken like a true assassin.” Ada smirked and laughed softly for the last time. “By the way, there’s one last thing you should know. The people who hired me? I think you know them very well. This might sound familiar.”
Natasha listened closely.
“Cut off one head, two more shall take it’s place. Hail HYDRA.”
That last sentence hit Natasha like a lightning bolt. “NO! It can’t be–“
After that, Ada’s voice went silent. Her breathing ceased, and her smile vanished. Her face reverted into a blank, emotionless stare. Her eyes were still open, but with no trace of life left.
“WHAT!? HYDRA!? They’re your employers!?” Natasha shouted and shook Ada’s body, but it was too late. Ada Wong was finally dead.
There was nothing more she could get from Ada. That final confession left Widow with endless questions. HYDRA was back!? They were working with the President!?
*THUMP!*
To her right, the emergency door crashed open, and wouldn’t be there but her teammates Captain America and the Winter Soldier?
“Really?” Natasha grunted inwardly. “You guys couldn’t have gotten up here sooner?”
The two noticed Ada’s corpse laying along the roof wall. Steve wanted to reprimand Widow for not taking her alive, but this wasn’t the time.
“Did you get anything useful out of her?” The Captain asked.
“Yes. I recorded everything she told me. She gave me her cellphone as well.” Natasha answered. She handed her recorder and Ada’s smartphone over to Steve.
“She told me that her phone could lead us to her contact–someone named Albert Wesker.”
“Roger that.” Said Steve. “We’ll put it in a safe container and have Tony scan it in case it’s boobytrapped.” He pocketed the phone.
Bucky got on his radio and requested a medical team to recover Ada’s body in a bag.
“And Steve. Barnes. There’s something you two should know. Something terrible.” The thought of admitting it made Natasha sick to her stomach. She couldn’t imagine how badly the news would affect them. But they still had to know.
“HYDRA is back. Wong was working for them.”
Steve and Bucky’s hearts just froze. There was no way they could’ve heard that right! “HYDRA is back!?”
“Natasha…” Bucky said with terror, “Are you absolutely sure?“
The Russian nodded. “Yes. Not only that, but the President was working for them too, until he betrayed them. HYDRA was behind everything that’s happened.” She was almost ready to break down in tears.
“If that’s the case…” Steve said apprehensively, “I’d say we’re in real deep shit now.”
He couldn’t be more right. All in all, this whole night was a complete disaster. The President’s death was a tragedy to Russia and an embarrassment to SHIELD. Even worse, the deterioration of American-Russian relations will surely put the world on the brink of World War 3. And on top of it all, HYDRA had somehow come back from the dead after they were destroyed nearly a decade ago.
The death of Ada Wong was the one small victory they achieved from this.
“How are we going to explain all this to Director Fury?” Natasha thought.
AND THIS MELEE’S WINNER IS….
BLACK WIDOW!!!
(Player 1 Wins!!!)
P1: 1 Win
P2: 0 Win
TROPHY UNLOCKED!
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