Justice isn't served cold
Previously *
“What was that all about?” Kate asked.
“Natty wants us to stay here, Sam and Hope got sent on a mission but they should be here themselves in a few minutes.”
“Oh… well are they sending anyone else to stay with us?” the omega asked. She remembered the safety rules they were stuck under and didn't want any trouble.
Y/n hesitated, thinking about it for a minute “Well vision is out visiting wakanda, Bucky and Steve ore on a mission. Clint, Kamala and Scott are with their families I think. Thor is still off world, Pepper is already at the compound with Peter, Morgan, and MJ. Bruce is probably working at the compound. And our alphas went to court with Tony, Carol ,and Jen…. So I'm guessing no unless I'm missing someone.” she shrugged.
“Well… what's the worst that can happen in a few minutes”
Now*
The man sat in his chair as a special piano playlist filled the space around him. His desk was now in order, its surface clear and visible with the exception of his booted feet, two loose photographs, one framed picture, an open bottle, and an ashtray.
His feet unconsciously moved to the music as he happily downed the contents of the glass in his hand and took a puff of the cigar in his other.
He smiled for the first time in what seemed like an eternity. The plan was already set and in motion and by the end of this next very special last song it would all be over and his love would be Avenged. In just a few minutes more, when the song came to an end, he and his team would have succeeded.
“Just a few more minutes” he smiled
At the court house*
Natasha, Wanda, Jen, Tony, Yelena, Carol, and the rest of the people in the court house were all patiently waiting for the case to come to a close.
The reporters wanted to be the first ones with the announcement. The jurors just wanted to get home. The audience wanted to be able to say they were a part of something special. Everyone was buzzing with energy. The whole case seemed to be going well for their favorite heroes. It would be a shame if in the end the case didn't go their way.
Nat and Wanda held hands and a meaningful look passed between them. No matter how the case went, they would stand beside each other and in hand with their heads held high. No matter what happened here, y/n and their future was still waiting for them out there and they would either console or celebrate with her.
Wanda smiled “don't worry tasha it seems like most of the jury is on our side, and then we can give y/n the good news”
The widow smirked at her alpha mate. Even without her powers on display her alpha could always read a room. If Wanda said that most of the jury was on their side then that was a fact and there was nothing to worry about. Still though something was bothering her. Something didn't feel right. She zoned out for a minute trying to gauge what exactly it was that didn't feel right, when her concentration was brought to the jury.
“We the jury find Bane Harris guilty of all charges filed against him”
Both alphas found themselves crushed in the arms of their pack as they all excitedly broke out into smiles as the former security guard was served his sentence.
The red headed widow was so relieved as she took in the happiness of her pack… but it only lasted a few seconds before she felt all the joy she had floods from her system as somewhere far away in an unknown room a melody began to play…
With y/n and Kate*
Y/n lightly slapped Kate’s arm “you can’t say that, that’s like … like…” she scratched her head trying to find the right comparison to make her point . “ like flying a kite in a thunderstorm with a key attached to it … a lightning rod for bad luck!”
For her part Kate valiantly kept straight for a full three seconds before she broke out into a grin and started laughing “ did you just try to shame me and the best you could come up with was Edison’s successful kite experiment?”
Y/n huffed out, furrowed her brows, and fake pouted she still wasn’t good at quick on the spot comebacks and references but she at least got Katte laughing so she called it a win.
Ruth though tilted her head and raised a finger effectively stopping Kate’s laughter. “it wasn’t Edison who performed that experiment it was actually Franklin”
Y/n brightened immediately “ Ha! Burn!” And because she couldn’t help herself “… electrical”
There was a split second of silence between the three omegas before they all started laughing together.
Naomi kept a careful eye on the three as she continued serving the customers who walked in. Yes most of their clientele consisted of mates with children but one could never be too safe. She was happy to see that her friend finally sported a collar around her neck. Sadly an uncollared omega statistically encountered more advances and violence than those who were bare necked. It seemed like y/n was making some real strides with her mates. She definitely deserved it.
Shaking her head she focused on the next customer, asking if there were any allergies to worry about before asking what they wanted to order. She was in her own little work world just finishing charging the happy client and handing out the client’s copy of their receipt when she was hit with a cloud of distressed omega pheromones.
Immediately her head snapped towards y/n, Kate, and Ruth. Something was wrong. She turned to her employee beside her and ordered. “ take care of the customers” before she got out from behind the counter and made her way over.
It all happened so fast. Y/n and Kate had been laughing and talking and enjoying themselves while they waited for their family, then all of the sudden they both felt a jolt of shock pass through their links before the sound of Wanda’s frantic voice resonated in their minds. “Kate! Y/n! We need you two to get a taxi and get to the compound now! Shit! Get to the compound and get into the omega safe room in our room! It’s a code Omega! Go now!”
Their connections shook before they were shut out completely. It wasn’t the first time they’d been shut out from their links, but all the other times it had happened had been when their mates were on a mission without them or too sick and injured to hold the link but there was no need for that today, their mates weren’t on a mission today and they were fine physically. Something was happening and they didn’t know what. They whined.They were scared for their mates and they were afraid of whatever could have caused the ‘code omega’. And why wasn’t Nat the one giving the order?
“Natty? Max?”, “Lena?” They both tried but none of the alphas were responding.
Before either omega could truly focus both Ruth and Naomi were there asking if they were okay and what was wrong.
Kate stood once she knew they weren’t going to get through to their alphas and the reality of the situation finally made itself known to her. Something must have happened and they needed to get back to the compound. She needed to get them back to the compound and into the omega safe room in y/n’s room. Everyone else was on mission at the courthouse or probably in the other safe rooms already so she was the only one with any training between them.
Y/n was in shock and they both needed to leave now.
She took y/n’s hand and apologized to their friends quickly explaining that they were ordered to take a taxi home. Kate quickly pulled a dazed y/n out of the shop and outside and stopped between the two buildings as she hailed them a cab.
It took a few minutes but a taxi stopped and two women got in before it headed towards their compound.
Elsewhere*
The man was gone now but in his place on his chair he left an old recording of his special song. He didn't need it anymore as it had already ended, his mission a complete success…
The remnants of smoke still lingered in the room though as the small end of the cigar sat smoking in the ashtray. As the cigar finally let out its last puff of fog a draft from the slightly open door caught it and sent it dancing in the cross breeze only to collide with one of the many images of the redheaded widow on the walls