NOVEL NEXT Taskmaster
**Big thanks to Charlie Puente-Duany**
"Now what do we do?" Inessa asked after she had finally calmed down.
"we know that using the reagent we can free the widows for sure, she is proof of that" Jeff spoke as he pointed at Yelena who was scavenging the place for food but to no avail.
"well so what, even it works that was our only one and we left all the reagent back at the lab-" Inessa began to rant but was cut of by Yelena.
"But did you really", both of them turn to with questioning looks. Yelena sighed before pulling out the reagents which were tied together in a bundle.
"Ta da!" Inessa's eyes widened as she saw this. "When did you?" "oh when you guys jumped out the window to escape, I grabbed it." Yelena said with a shrug.
"And you didn't think to say this earlier", Jeff questioned her. "meh, no one asked" Jeff could see a minor tick forming on Inessa's forehead.
Jeff was certain if he didn't change the topic soon enough Inessa might charge at Yelena again.
"Well that solves one problem, we have the reagent but now we need someone who can make more of the cure." Jeff's attempt was a success as Inessa seemed deep in thought.
Jeff turned back to Yelena who had now sat in her chair with a defeated look on her face as she was unable to find any snacks.
"Do you know someone who could help us?" Jeff directed the question to Yelena. "hmm, well my mother could..."
*crash* something broke through the glass drawing their attention. As they saw what it was their eyes widened before the jumped for cover.
*Bang* an explosion resounded soon followed by ringing sound. Jeff looked through the hole formed by the explosion.
At this point a figure walked in with a skull mask and a shield at hand. Jeff recognized who this person was as he saw them and recognized who they were.
This was Taskmaster, another one of the many villains in Spiderman's rouge gallery. Jeff dropped a smoke bomb obscuring Taskmaster's view.
Taskmaster made a quick scan of the room and began to move towards the reagent. Inessa charged at Taskmaster and attempted to tackle them, but in one quick movement they grabbed her and flipped her into a wall.
*ting*ting*ting* the sound of bullets as they made contact with the shield. "oh come on!" Yelena exclaimed before she rolled away and avoid the shield with came at her bounced off the floor and into their hand as they turned around and blocked an attack from Inessa who was back on her feet.
Yelena took aim for another shot but the gun was knocked out of her by a throwing knife. Yelena was stunned as another came right for her face but was stopped as a batarang collided with it.
Everyone's turned to source to see Batman all geared up and ready to go. A batarang flew straight at Taskmaster's face but they grabbed it right before it could make contact with their face.
Taskmaster tilted their head to mock Batman but the batarang in their hand exploded with the force sending them straight out the apartment.
"let's go" Batman spoke as he grabbed the reagent and turned to leave. "you're Batman?" Inessa looked at Batman with her shock clear in her eyes.
"Cool suit" was all Yelena said before she put her gun away under her clothes. "That guy isn't going to stay down" Batman spoke once again before making it out of there with Inessa and Yelena in tow.
"so where is your mother?" "what?" was Yelena's brilliant answer to Batman's question. "your mother, where is she?" Batman questioned again as they all entered a van.
His suit dissolved back into his watch, as they drove away. "oh... her, yeah I don't know." "what?!" Inessa who was at the back seat screamed.
"I haven't exactly been in touch" Yelena carried on with her nonchalant attitude. "How exactly do we find her?" Jeff questioned.
"Is your name really Oliver?" Yelena questioned with suspicion in her eye as she stared at Jeff. Jeff responded to her question with silence "should have known".
"I don't know how to find her but I do know how to find my Dad."
"Okay where is he then?"
"Prison."
Outside the apartment Taskmaster had made it back to their feet and activated the tracker they had slipped onto Inessa and got on a bike to follow after her.
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