GUYS I COULDN'T GET INTO MY ACCOUNT FOR LIKE A WEEK BECAUSE I GOT LOGGED OUT ON ACCIDENT AND COULDN'T REMEMBER MY PASSWORD IT WAS TERRIFYING I'M REALLY SORRY!

In other news, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This chapter is sponsored by procrastination and caffeine.

Warning: Violence happens. I realize there has been violence in other chapters and I didn't put a warning up, so I figured I should probably start doing that.

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Chapter 14

Steve felt a sense of impending doom as he looked at the woman in the middle of the hallway. Her feline grin and easy stance gave him the impression that she was prepared for near anything that they could possibly throw at her.

He glanced at Jenny, who looked unusually calm. The woman had acted like she knew Jenny when she called the girl "you." Jenny had been loyal and helpful thus far, but he knew there was more to her than met the eye.

His thoughts were interrupted by a cackle. "Well, are you just gonna stand there?" The woman threw her hands out impatiently. "C'mon. Who's first?"

Steve slowly took his shield off of his back and took a step toward the woman. "Who are you?"

The woman turned to look at him. "You can call me Dottie. I kidnapped your wife." She shrugged.

Steve met Peggy's gaze at the other end of the hall; if Peggy could just get Dottie to turn around for a few seconds...

Peggy picked up on his plan. "Dottie." The assassin turned toward her. "Why are you doing this?"

"Because it's fun." Dottie responded.

Steve flung his shield at her, taking advantage of her distraction.

Much to everyone's surprise, Dottie ducked away from the shield without even looking. The shield sailed by her, and Bucky caught it just in time to prevent it from hitting him in the face.

Dottie turned toward Steve. "It's very rude to throw things at people when they are talking."

Bucky surged forward, punching at her with the shield. Dottie ducked under it just in time, and swung a leg into Bucky's knees, sweeping him off of his feet. Bucky put all his weight on his hands as he fell, and pushed himself back onto his feet like a spring. Steve swung a fist at the assassin, which she blocked with unnerving speed. She threw her elbow at his face, which he ducked, and Steve landed a punch to her gut.

Dottie flew back into Bucky, who caught her and hooked an elbow around her neck, cutting off her airflow. Dottie struggled against his iron grip.

"Longing." she gasped out.

Bucky stumbled back as pain seared through his skull. "NO!" he shouted hoarsely. He could feel The Soldier waking.

Dottie landed a roundhouse kick to his gut. Bucky fell back and hit the wall.

She whirled around to stop Steve's fist inches from her face, and twisted his arm. Steve cried out in pain, and Dottie kicked him back toward Bucky.

Steve and Bucky watched as she advanced on them. Suddenly, she fell to the floor.

Jenny was standing behind her, fists up.

Dottie popped back onto her feet, swinging a fist at the pilot. Jenny caught her fist and twisted her arm. Dottie cried out, but rallied with another punch. Jenny ducked and kicked at Dottie's legs. Jenny jumped over her swinging leg.

Soon, the two women were a flurry of arms and legs, each meeting the other's moves punch-for-punch. The others could only stand stunned as they watched them fight.

Without warning, Dottie flew into the wall as Jenny landed a hard kick to her abdomen. Dottie's head hit the wall hard, and she slumped to the floor, unconscious. Jenny panted and lowered her raised fists.

"Jenny?" Peggy said.

"Agent Carter." Jenny turned toward Peggy, her face a bit sheepish.

"That's not your name, is it?" Steve said coldly.

Jenny said nothing, refusing to meet his gaze.

"Dottie recognized you, and I sure don't know any pilot with that kind of combat training. Who are you really?"

"Natalia Romanova." Bucky said quietly.

Steve and Peggy turned to look at Bucky in surprise. His eyes were searching the girl's face.

"Also known as the Black Widow." Bucky finished.

They turned back to Jenny. "Yes. That is my name." She now spoke with a Russian accent.

Slowly, Natalia reached up and pulled at the skin by her ear. The others watched as she carefully removed her wig, revealing a head full of blood-red hair. She fingered first her right eye and then her left, taking out the hazel colored contacts concealing her green eye color. She tossed the disguise aside, as the others looked on.

"Perhaps I should explain." She said quietly.

"We both should." Bucky agreed.

"Explain in a moment; we need to get out of here first. Dottie could wake up any moment and who knows where the guards are." Peggy grabbed Steve and Natalia's arms and pulled them out the door.

They all walked in silence as they made their way toward the plane. The stars were shining brightly, which made the silence feel a bit less awkward. Steve slipped his hand into Peggy's, and she gave him a small smile.

"I'm glad you are OK. I was really worried." He said quietly.

"To be honest, so was I." Peggy squeezed his hand.

"I don't know what I would do if you..." He paused, blinking, "if something were to happen to you. Or the baby." He reached down and placed a gentle hand on the small protrusion above her hips. "I don't think I could handle it." His voice was barely above a whisper.

Peggy pulled him into a hug, before linking her arm with his and pulling him toward the plane.

The group just managed to fit into the cockpit, but it was a very tight squeeze. Steve and Bucky awkwardly pressed into the back seats, allowing Peggy and Natalia to sit semi-comfortably in the front.

"Ok. Now I will tell you everything." Natalia began.

"I was raised in an organization called the Red Room, which trained young Russian girls to be spies. Actually, 'weapons' would be a better word. They turned little girls into weapons. I was part of the program, and I graduated last year at the top of my class. They called me the Black Widow. I was sent on a few missions first, but soon I was called back to help train another incoming group of girls. Instead of having me train the girls, they decided to have me train The Winter Soldier, a project Hydra started and the Red Room assisted in completing. I would have been willing to help train The Soldier. I was trained- no, programmed to do so. However, I saw the way they treated him, like he was a broken toy. Suddenly, it was as if I could see everything; I could see how wrong everything was. I decided I wanted out.

"I am, however, a spy. So instead of just running away, I trained The Soldier. More importantly, I trained him in all the skills he would need to escape and survive. I also trained the man behind The Soldier to fight the brainwashing. Bucky," she nodded toward him, "was the man behind The Soldier."

"She was teaching me to control the soldier and fight my way out when Hydra figured out what she was doing and threw her in a cell. I lost control over The Soldier, and his consciousness took over for a very long time." Bucky ran a hand through his hair.

"They took me away and tortured me for some time," Natalia continued, "trying to find out who hired me to betray them." She scoffed. "They didn't think I was capable of doing this on my own. They never saw me as anything other than a dog trained to do their bidding.

"After being tortured one day, I was taken down to my cell and I found you." She gestured toward Peggy. "We escaped and I got a new identity in the U.S.. I was planning on settling down and living a peaceful life there as a pilot for the SSR when I heard you had been taken by The Soldier. I felt that I owed you a debt for helping me escape, and I needed to get Bucky out of the hands of Hydra, so I got Captain Rogers here to fly with me to rescue the two of you." Natalia paused. "I am sorry for the lies I told. I really am. I just didn't think anyone would help me if they knew who I really was."

Everyone was quiet for a moment, before Peggy reached a hand out to touch Natalia's shoulder. Natalia looked up in surprise.

"Lets go home." Peggy said with a sad smile.

Welp, there ya have it folks. "Jenny" is actually the Black Widow! I appreciate everyone who guessed at who she was. I hope you guys are cool with this little plot twist!

Again, I apologize from the depths of my heart for my crappy updating skills. I am a horrible person.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

God Bless!

- Fish