17 CHAPTER 17
"Are you sure you want it like this?" asked Barton.
"Yes," Andrew answered.
Barton sighed seeing this.
In front of him were the schematics of various types of equipment that Andrew wanted.
An Outfit, a foldable sword, a foldable bow, a mask, a formula for sleep injection, and the last is a hidden blade under the left arm.
"Why sleep? Why not go something more lethal?" questioned Barton as he took the paper which contained a formula.
"I am not a mad man who will murder everyone. I will just cut the head off and make sure no one else will take that place," Andrew uttered coldly.
As they were talking, Natasha entered the training room.
"This brings back memories," she said which brought the attention of both Andrew and Barton.
"Nat, what are you doing here?" asked Barton.
"Laura asked me to bring you both," she said.
She came and stood in front of the table and started to go through all the designs laid out.
"That's one scary mask," she chuckled as she saw the mask.
"The Bow is good, a foldable sword never heard of it, an arrow of sleep injection. Have you tested it?" she questioned as she turned to Andrew.
"Not yet. I was going to ask him to send me the components and do some testing on animals," answered Andrew.
"What material are you planning to use for the sword, bow, and mask?"
"I have not yet decided on that as well. I have yet to start going through the metals for them," said Andrew.
"I would suggest Carbon Steel for the sword and bow. Since you want them foldable Carbon Steel will provide that for you. They are flexible and tough, and you can add extra carbon if you want the sword to be harder and stronger. For the mask, you can go for Titanium Alloy or a combination of Gold with it as well. It will be able to withstand bullets even at closer ranges. For the outfit, hmm…"
Andrew was listening intently to what Natasha was saying. As she was suggesting the metals for his equipment, he searched for them to look at the contents of the said metal in more detail and he could not help but accept what she is suggesting.
"How about carbon fiber for the outfit?" suggested Barton.
"Hmm…, yea. That should be good. We can add two or three more layers of it. It will give you protection from knives, blunt objects, and minimal protection from bullets. If you get shot in close range it will pierce through the outfit whereas for long distance it will give you good protection," said Natasha as she acknowledged Barton's suggestion.
"Though it can't withstand a sniper," Barton said.
"Even we can use this as well. I mean I don't want to keep wearing spandex with nylon in it. This Outfit with Carbon Fiber can be useful for us in our mission. Fury also won't doubt if suddenly we need new outfits, equipment with different metals and all," said Natasha.
Barton nodded to that as Fury would feel doubtful if they asked for this.
"Alright, we better get back or Laura will kill me," said Barton which made both Andrew and Natasha laugh.
They started to head out and Andrew asked, "How many days do you think it will take?"
"Minimum of 3 days and Maximum of 6 days," uttered Barton.
They kept having small talks and soon reached the house and entered.
They saw the kids playing in the living room and Laura arranging the dining table.
Natasha went to the kids and joined them in their games.
Andrew and Barton helped Laura in arranging the table.
"When do you have to leave again?" asked Laura with a tinge of sadness in her tone.
"2 days," Barton sighed.
Andrew seeing this could not help but remember his wife asking the same question to him many times.
Laura went to the kitchen and Andrew could see a teardrop in her eyes.
He came out of his thoughts quickly and said, "Go. I will take care of this."
Barton looked at him, "Thanks, Andrew."
"Don't let her feel alone, Barton. Though the children will be able to make her smile, she will always feel alone as you are not there with her. Extend your leave days and be with her. I always wanted to do that but now I can't. So, take it from a man who lost that privilege, extend and be with her."
Sadness took over Barton as Andrew spoke and after Andrew finished, he gave a hug and went after his wife.
A small smile could be seen on Andrew's face as he arranged the dining table.
Within an hour it could be seen that all of them had already started to eat their share of the food and going for seconds and thirds.
After the dinner, Barton and Laura took the kids and put them to bed.
"When are you going to start?" asked Natasha.
"In a week," answered Andrew as he was using the laptop to find the location of Zavez.
Natasha was watching TV and looked at Andrew who was digging up to find the location of Zavez.
"You said that he went underground and the one who was helping him was his mother, right?"
"Yes," he replied.
"When I went through his data, I learned his parents died in an accident. So, how do you know his mother is still alive?" questioned Natasha.
Andrew was stumped on how to answer this. The day before yesterday when they were talking about this, he by mistake said that Zavez's mother was still alive.
"I know this because Zavez himself said this to me during a mission. There was one mission in Ukraine that we all thought we will not be able to live through it. It was during that mission, Zavez said his mother was still alive. That's why I believe he had gone to his mother for help. Who else would he go to other than his mother who has hidden from the entire world," said Andrew hoping for Natasha to accept.
Natasha did not say anything. She sighed and took the laptop from Andrew.
"Then you should be searching for his mother. Through her, you will be able to get to Zavez."
'Why didn't I think of that?' thought Andrew.
"So, from her last detail, it is known that she died in California. Zavez was then taken in by his uncle, who was his mother's brother. That is one possible way for Zavez to know his mother lived. What about his father? I mean when she can come out alive from such a thing why not him? This begs the question."
Natasha then searched for Zavez's father. When she went through the information, she realized what happened.
"Ah, that's why. She wanted everything for her. His father was an entrepreneur. He had his steel industry and she wanted all that for herself. So, she made or more like staged an accident so that she will be able to come out alive and her husband dead. She then went under and made sure no one except her brother knew that she was alive. This makes Zavez the sole owner of the industry and his uncle being the great samartarin took over the industry. This begs the question does Zavez know his mother killed her husband for the industry?"
Andrew was shocked as he kept listening.
One is Natasha's skill in getting all this information and the other is that Zavez's mother murdered her husband for Money.
'Greed can make anyone go to any length.' Thought Andrew.
"She changed her name from Ria Clark to Christine Rickson. Now it should be easy to find out where she is."
Natasha then entered the name Christine Rickson and soon a list of names came on the screen.
She filtered and there was only one name left.
"Christine Rickson, born on Nov 13th, 1974. She finished her schooling and college with top scores. That is probably fake as we know who she is."
They compared the two records of Zavez's mother and saw that they were similar. The school, the university, where she lived and all.
"It seems she did not change anything other than the name. She used her own record to create a fake record," said Andrew.
"Yes. Now, let's run facial recognition," as she finished saying that, it started.
Within a minute we were able to find out where she was currently.
Not only that in the photo that was displayed Zavez himself was there.
They were eating at a restaurant.
"They are at Kansas, Wichita, eating at Newport Grill restaurant," uttered Natasha seeing the location.
Zavez an Italian Man with a bulky body and his mother were eating happily, laughing, and chatting as if nothing is wrong. Zavez who was eating thought that Andrew will never be able to find him but he was completely wrong.
Andrew did not respond which made Natasha confused.
She turned to see him and what she saw was something she will never forget in her entire life.
She saw a being behind Andrew coldly staring at the screen.
The being was completely made of a black void like aura with two circles that seemed to want to devour everything it sees.
Andrew's eyes had completely turned black and he radiated a malevolent aura all around him which was in black smoke.
"He betrayed me," a cold voice was heard which made Natasha come back to reality.
She felt her consciousness disappear slowly. Her body was shaking and she used her last of her willpower to make Andrew realize what he was doing by shaking him and it worked.
The moment Andrew saw Natasha's pale face, he realized what was happening and the figure behind him disappeared, the black aura around him disappeared and Andrew's eyes returned to normal.
He caught Natasha who started to faint and what she heard before she lost her consciousness was, "Sorry".
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