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Chapter two ⎯
1951

October 23rd, 1951
Brooklyn, New York

Nathen Carter had just gotten off from school, his short blonde hair blowing in the cold October air as he walked down the street, looking for his uncle Howard's car. He looked up and down the street before crossing it, never noticing the weird man wearing all black. 

Nathen walked past the busy people, his school dress shoes hitting the pavement. Nathen was sent to the most prestigious school in New York due to the help of his uncle Howard. His school was strict, having their students dress in nice clothing and look presentable at all cost but the education success was high, and Howard wanted the best for the son of Captain America, his now-dead friend. 

Nathen turned around the corner before someone grabbed him from behind, making him drop his books from his hand. Nathen kicked and screamed the best he could but his six-year-old body couldn't fight the person who had a grip on him. The person placed a cloth over his mouth with something that smelled funny which made Nathen pass out in his arms. 

No one noticed this, or at least when they did, they didn't care. Nathen's body hung on the man's shoulder, his arms swinging back in forth when he was thrown into the backseat.

When Nathen woke up, he was in a cell. He quickly got up and ran over, grabbing the metal bars. "Hello?" His voice called out, looking up and down the hallways. "Is someone here?" He spoke out, listening as water dripped from a faucet. That was when a man with circular glasses appeared in front of him, and a much bulkier man stood behind him. 

Nathen stared at them in fear, his eyes watering slightly when he saw that the tall bulkier man had a metal arm. "Wh- why am I here?" He asked, looking at the short man. The man chuckled darkly, ordering the metal-armed man to grab the boy and yank him out of the cell, which he did. 

Meanwhile, Peggy Carter was looking for her son, panic rising when Howard wasn't able to find him. "Howard we have to do something!" Yelled Peggy as she began crying, walking down the streets of New York. "Pegs, we will find him" Howard reassured Peggy but Peggy just raised her hand in front of Howard's face. 

"This is your fault! If you wouldn't have slept with whoever you were with-" 

"I am sorry Peggy okay? I just lost track of time!"

"Well, now my son is missing Howard! Missing!"

The two argued when Jarvis walked up to them, shaking his head at the two. Peggy cried, placing her hands on her knees and bending over, tears streaming down her face. "My boy- My baby- he is out there and I know it!" She cried as Howard held her, never knowing that Hydra was behind Nathen's disappearance. 

Nathen was thrown onto a metal chair, he looked around the room when he saw the face of a man recognized from the pictures his mother showed him of his father, Steve Rogers. "Uncle Bucky?" He questioned, bucky barnes turned his head and looked at him, the name sounding familiar in his head but he grunted. "that is not my name" He spoke harshley, tightening Nathen's restraints. 

Nathen groaned in pain before Arnim Zola walked over to him with a needle in his hand, it had a weird red substance as he walked over. Nathen panicked, trying to move away but Bucky grabbed his hair with his metal arm as Arnim placed the needle in his arm, shooting the red substance into his arm....

Present day
Avengers compound, Upstate New York

Nathen stared at the picture of him and his mother as he sat in an empty room. He replayed the day he got kidnapped over and over again, trying to think of ways he could've stopped himself from leaving the school to look for the car his uncle Howard was driving. That was when there was a gentle knock on the door and two girls came in.

He looked up at them as he saw his father and stepmother step in behind them. "We just thought we needed a proper introduction" The blonde girl spoke, placing her hand on her hip. "I'm Lizzie, and this is Sarah" Lizzie spoke, pointing over at Sarah. 

"Were twins... and your little sisters" Sarah smiled, walking over to him. Sarah had tanned skin, brown hair, and brown eyes while her sister Lizzie was the opposite. Lizzie had pale skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes... like their dad. 

"I'm Nathen" He spoke calmly, sitting his file behind him. Lizzie walked over to him and made him stand up, locking her arms with his, Sarah doing the same thing on the other side. "Come on, we'll give you a tour" Lizzie smiled, leading him out of the room.

Nathen liked the compound, especially the secret stash of Ice Cream that resided in the fridge. They eventually made it to the training room where he saw Svetlana Romanoff training with a red-headed lady. "That down there is Natasha Romanoff, Svetlana and Aleksandr's mom" Lizzie spoke as they walked down the steps onto the training room floor before something was thrown at them. 

"Sorry!" Aleksandr yelled, running over to Lizzie and Sarah, which made Lizzie blush at him. "I see you're giving Nate a tour" Aleksandr pointed, his accent coming out thickly. "Yeah, we thought we should show him the compound" Sarah spoke, smiling over at Nathen who was staring at Svetlana.

Svetlana lunged at her mother but her mother was able to get her on the ground, penning her arm behind her back which made Svetlana slap her hand on the ground multiple times. Natasha let off her daughter before lifting her fist up again. "Come on Lana, you're better than that" she spoke to her daughter but Svetlana groaned, standing up to her feet.

Nathen watched as mother and daughter practiced fighting each other, Svetlana finally taking her mother down. Lizzie and Sarah cheered their friend and smiled when she walked over to them. Nathen was mesmerized by Svetlana... she was a short, red-head girl who had been definitely trained by Hydra, but he thought Hydra didn't train the girls.

He continued to stare at her, in some weird way, he felt a connection with her. maybe it was the fact that they were both held captive by Hydra or it was the fact that she still took him in after he tried to kill her, but he knew one thing, he was utterly stunned by Svetlana. He was pulled out of his thoughts when Aleksandr wrapped his arm around his shoulder.

"You my friend, will not be staying here at the compound" Aleksandr spoke which made Nathen look at him with confusion. That was when a bald man in a wheelchair came in, who was being led by Nathan's dad. "Why Steve, i cannot believe it. what you said was true" the man spoke, examining Nathen.

"Nathen, this is Charles Xavier, he runs a school for mutants that Tony Stark helps fund" Aleksandr explained, which made Nathen smile awkwardly. "No need to feel awkward, my school will help you control your powers, it is a place where you will fit in. You won't be alone either since you will have Franny, Lana, and Alex" Charles explained before looking over at Svetlana, Francisca, and Aleksandr.

TIME SKIP BROUGHT TO YOU BY NATHEN AND SVETLANA SHOWING OFF THEIR POWERS

When Nathen got to the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, he realized there was a whole another world filled with mutants... people like him. He walked around the school with Svetlana in amazement who just stared at him. "You aren't used to this?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest as they walked out to the courtyard. "No... I hardly had an education" Nathen explained before stopping and standing in front of Svetlana.

Lana was wearing a skirt, a long-sleeved sweater, and Converse. her red curly hair was braided to the side as she examined Nathen's face when he stopped.  "I thought... hydra never trained the girls" Nathen spoke, looking at her with curiosity. "You fight like you were trained too" he finished, looking down at his hands. 

"that was because I was trained by the red room" Lana responded and Nathen looked up at her with a confused look. "The red room was... was basically hydra but they trafficked young girls and trained them from a young age to kill... it's called the black widow program. My mother grew up in it and I grew up in and out of it" She explained, walking further down the path in the courtyard.

"It is surprising Hydra never got you involved with the black widow program but that might have been because the winter soldier slept with one of the widows" she went in further, kicking a rock in the ground. Nathen was confused, was she talking about his uncle Bucky? or was she talking about a different soldier?

"Wait, are you talking about Bucky Barnes?" he questioned which made Lana look up at him, her blue eyes scanning his face. "Yes... have you not put two and two together?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest. Nathen was now confused, what did she mean about not putting two and two together?

"Bucky Barnes... is my father. The widow he slept with was my mother while they were in training" She explained, which made Nathen's eyes widen. That was why Aleksandr was in Hydra and why he knew so much because they were born into it. Nathen felt awful for them, he couldn't imagine what it must have been like being born into Hydra...

"I'm sorry" he apologised, looking at Svetlana who just looked down at her shoes. "Why are you apologizing? you didn't hold us captive...  if anything, me, you, and Aleksandr have the same story to tell" She looked up at him, stepping close to him. Svetlana was beautiful to him and he was definitely crushing hard on her. Nathen blushed and when she stepped closer to him, quickly turned his head away from her. 

"You're right... is there anything else you wanna show me?" he asked, finally being able to look at Svetlana again. "I'll show you the dorms" She lead him inside the school, Nathen following closely behind her....

A/n: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and the little interaction between Lana and Nathen! Feel free to comment and like this chapter! as always, stay warm, stay safe and i will see you in the next chapter! I love you all! - abby <3