In this chapter: Abandoned by everyone, Little Natalia has only herself to depend on when mysterious bad men come after her in the forest...

Chapter 4/5 in Baba Yaga's Children
An Avengers story by mhalachaiswords
Summary: Before the Black Widow, before the Red Room, there was a little girl who lived alone in the woods, and that girl's name was Natalia Alianovna ( Read more... )

In this chapter: Little Natalia learns what it means to be a soldier, and what sorts of things a man with no name might do.

(witnessed violence, unreliable narrator warning)

Chapter 3/4 in Widow Maker
An Avengers story
by mhalachaiswords
Summary: Before the Black Widow, before the Red Room, there was a little girl who lived alone in the woods, and that girl's ( Read more... )

In this chapter: More of little Natalia's history comes to light, and the lines between the natural and the supernatural are blurring.

Chapter 2/4 in Widow Maker
An Avengers story
by mhalachaiswords
Summary: Before the Black Widow, before the Red Room, there was a little girl who lived alone in the woods, and that girl's name was Natalia Alianovna Romanova.

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In this chapter: Every fairy tale is an origin story.

Chapter 1/4 in Widow Maker
An Avengers story
by mhalachaiswords
Summary: Before the Black Widow, before the Red Room, there was a little girl who lived alone in the woods, and that girl's name was Natalia Alianovna Romanova.

Rating: Teen for violence, issues
Characters: Natalia Romanova, the Winter Soldier ( Read more... )

In this chapter: The ending of this sordid little tale. Or is it just the beginning?

I am so happy to have finished this story, guys, and I want to thank you for reading! Please feel free to comment here with any thoughts :)

Chapter 13/13 in Widow Maker
An Avengers/Stargate story
by mhalachaiswords
Summary: A storm is brewing over New York, and the fate of the ( Read more... )

In this chapter: In which everything Natasha ever believed is turned on its head.

Also, in which we get answers to nearly every question raised by this story. No word of a lie, guys, this was the hardest chapter to write.

(the next chapter next Saturday)

Chapter 12 in Widow Maker (12/13)
An Avengers/Stargate story
by mhalachaiswords
Summary: A storm is ( Read more... )

In this chapter: This is it. This is where everything falls apart. We see the fall-out of the Winter Soldier’s returning memory, and the Goa’uld finally reveals itself.

(in other words, a 12,000+ word chapter that ends in one hell of a cliffhanger)

(the next chapter next Saturday)

Chapter 11 in Widow Maker (11/13)
An Avengers/Stargate story
by mhalachaiswords
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In this chapter: It’s night time in Stargate Command, and it’s time for the chips of the day to star falling down. Also  this chapter is why the story’d rated M, as there’s some Natasha/Winter Soldier action going on, nudge nudge wink wink.

(the next chapter may not be up until next Saturday as I lost a few writing days in the last month)

Chapter ( Read more... )

In this chapter: Lots of stuff happening in this one - I’ll be honest, this was the hardest chapter to write. Lots of things happening to characters, with layers of secrets being unwrapped. And now with bonus Egyptian mythology! As a history/mythology nerd, being able to include this was really fun.

Chapter 9 in Widow Maker (9/13)
An Avengers/ ( Read more... )

In this chapter: hey look, a plot! In which Steve Rogers is getting mighty tired of everyone’s bullshit. We finally get some answers about who this Winter Soldier guy is, and what exactly he was up to in Area 51.

Chapter 8 in Widow Maker (8/13)
An Avengers/Stargate story
by mhalachaiswords
Summary: A storm is brewing over New York, and the fate of the Avengers, ( Read more... )