New York City.

Her name is Natalia.  She can speak many languages in different dialects.  She is many things.  A spy, an ally, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Her special abilities in bringing down the criminal element earned her the nickname “Black Widow.”  She has an ability to stalk her prey and bring them down.  Today is more reconnaissance work, which she is also fine with.  Standing atop the Baxter Building, she observes the target of recon.

She is cast in red and blue and spins some sort of string from her hands.  According to claims from the streets from various people, she is known as the “Spider-Girl.”  Natalia had grown bored observing a conversation between Natasha Stark and Sue Storm.  Now she is able to observe with her binoculars the Spider-Girl from a distance.  She sees her surprise a man running off with a purse.  Adjusting slightly, Natalia notices a screaming woman, yelling toward the man who has taken off with her belonging.  Natalia watches as the man is suddenly swept up by his ankles and hung upside down, caught in some sort of sudden webbing.  She does not see a mouth, but is fairly certain the Spider-Girl is saying something to the mugger.  She sees the purse returned to the no longer screaming woman and just as quickly, the Spider-Girl climb and hop aboard the walls of the buildings, just as she had prior to the attempted mugging.

Natalia “Director Fury, this is Agent Romanov.  Recon Target appears to be one of the good girls, as it were.  Shall I continue?”

Natalia turns her binoculars toward Central Park where there appears to be a commotion.

Natalia “Who’s closest to Central Park?”

She sees people running away from the park in fear.  She no longer sees Spider-Girl.

Natalia “Someone might wish to get over there.  I’m on top of a skyscraper at the moment.”

In Central Park, there is running.  There is fear.  Moments earlier, there was calm.  There was peace.  There was a picnic for a married couple known as the Castles.

They had looked forward to today.  They had looked forward to this time together.  His name was Frank.  He had a wife, Maria.  He was a Marine.  He had served in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He served for his country.  He served for his family.  Maria was in the Navy until being discharged recently to start a family with Frank.  They were ready to start their family.  Frank was brave.  Frank was valiant.  Frank was a warrior who was able to survive capture.  He was able to escape.  He was able to come home.  He was ready to start his family.  They were ready.  Frank and Maria had somehow managed to fall in love in a world as crazy as this.  Maria Elizabeth became Maria Castle.  They were finally married.  They were finally ready.

This was their day.  Their day to enjoy the crisp air of Central Park.  Today would be the day in which they would start toward making that family.  Overseas, serving in the Marines, Frank was aware that the enemy could be anywhere.  Today, the enemy was here and it was circumstance.

People are running away, having heard the gunshots.  There is chaos.  There is confusion.  There is Maria, crying while clutching her bleeding abdomen.  She sees her husband.  Frank is unable to cry.  He is no longer able to feel anymore pain.  For Maria, there is pain.  For Maria, there is grieving.

There is anger.

Elsewhere in Central Park, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is bloody, but still walking. She is stumbling through the wilderness while still hoisting her pistol.

Agent May “This is Agent May…we need E.M.T’s here stat!  They were after me…  It looks like…”

Agent May sees the couple.  She sees the picnic setting.  She sees the blood.  She hears one of them crying.

Agent May “…Damn.  Looks like we’ve had some bystanders.  We need someone here now!!!”

May wants to check on the couple who have been shot, despite being wounded by gunshots herself.  She is beginning to feel weak.  She notices one of the Daily Bugle reporters, Norah Winters alternating between talking into a voice recorder and taking photos.  She sees members of the N.Y.P.D. approaching.  She sees the death that has been caused by her being targeted.

Agent May wants answers.

Her name is Maria Castle.  She has just been made a widow.  Maria wants vengeance.  Maria wants those responsible punished.