Chapter 25

'Oh damn this is really bad, how could I have been tricked into this situation? I was sure I had been careful with my movements, unless they had been learning and adapted accordingly'. What could I do in this situation, thoughts were running through my head and none of them good, I didn't think I had any chance against the Black Widow. I mean come on this is the super spy/ assassin whose body count is longer than the years I've been alive, probably longer but there never was any accurate number.

While that was all running through my mind, I could feel at the very edge of my aura sense another life force which is probably her partner, not sure who got roped into this as well, but it couldn't be good if they are working with her. I'm not sure how many agents are in on the mission to get me, but I need to make myself scarce before they can catch me.

Just as I start to turn, I hear a whistling in the air and I get the impression I need to move to the right, not thinking twice on that I dive to the right just as an arrow with a bulbed head shoots through the space my chest once occupied. Seeing that arrow my eyes widened, 'HOLY SHIT', Hawkeye, they sicked Black Widow and Hawkeye on me? What the F^&% it couldn't get any worse than this.

Recalling Cinder and Gastly in one fell swoop I turned and drawing on my aura as much as possible I made to run away from the direction the arrow came from when I felt a shock travel up my body freezing it in place. Closing my eyes in pain I fell to the ground with a 'thump', I was barely coherent from the shock, and I could hear her walking towards me talking into a radio.

"Coulson, this is Romanov, we have our man, he managed to dodge Barton, but I got him with my tasers.

I'll restrain him and wait for your arrival, it seemed you were right that he was able to sense us, Barton was positioned 50 metres from my position, and he wasn't noticed."

Hearing their conversation, I kicked myself thinking how they played me, it looks like I need to work on my aura even more if they were able to learn from my actions that easily. It's going to be hard without a Pokémon to assist but this situation shows the necessity for that ability.

I tried to be as still as possible as I had one chance when she got close to catch her off guard, but I'll have to be quick, I can only think that my aura was able to help me resist the effects of the taser. Staying as still as possible apart from the odd twitch from the taser it didn't seem like she noticed anything odd and made her way over.

Just as I felt her come within a metre of me, I used my arms as a base and swept my legs to the side, tripping her at the ankle and springing to my feet hearing,

"Shit, he's awake, Barton take the shot, we have an enhanced individual."

Expecting an incoming projectile after that I started weaving through the alley picking up speed, pulling as much aura into my body as possible to enhance my senses. I felt a nudge behind me and I moved left seeing the projectile shoot past my previous location, it then warned me again and I moved according to the feeling.

This happened a few more times until it seemed more urgent, and I couldn't tell which way I was supposed to move, looking over my shoulder I could see a series of projectiles arrayed before my eyes, covering any avenue of escape.

Spotting the tips crackling with electricity I could feel that these were much more dangerous than what Black Widow used. I could feel time slow down as they drew closer and my stomach dropped not wanting to be taken in by Shield, especially not this early. Feeling utter despair as I saw no way out, I wanted…no I Needed to escape, just like before at the warehouse I felt a sense of power fill my body originating from my mind, though I was more in control this time.

With a forceful shout I projected a wave of psychic energy towards the arrows knocking them off course. Relief flooded my body, and I used my chance to get around the corner at the end of the alley dodging some more arrows in the process. Once around the corner I picked up my pace and using the alleys that I had grown familiar with I managed to shake of the pursue of those two.

Not wanting to stay out any longer I moved in a roundabout path on my way back to my apartment, keeping my aura sense on constantly to check my surroundings. I couldn't feel anyone around me though the aura sense still had some hint of warning, I couldn't pick what it was telling me but I was on my toes with that constant pressure.

I wasn't sure what had happened that allowed me to do that, but the combination of aura and psionics had felt significantly easier since the encounter and nowhere near as draining.

As I was drawing nearer to my home, I tried to investigate the hint of warning it was giving me, feeling out into the surroundings it diminished slightly which gave me pause. Pulling that sense in closer It started to get clearer until I was focused on myself, and it was at its strongest. Feeling alarmed I looked over myself and with chills running down my back I found a small circular device that had been attached to my lower back on the outside of my clothing.

'Oh damn', I had no idea when that was put there, somewhere in the process of her taking me out and my escape, though there wasn't any one moment I could point at and say that's when it happened. Guess that shows why she is such a good spy, dropping it on the floor and stamping on it, crushing it beneath my boot.

~In another location with SHIELD~

"Well looks like he found our tracker." The women said turning to the older gentleman behind her.

"At least we have an idea of what area he was moving towards before it cut out, it narrows down our search area. His last location was moving towards the waterfront, so let's project his path of movement forwards and look between that last confirmed spot and the water."

"Yes Coulson." The two individuals replied.