- "I'm pretty sure Ross has no jurisdiction here. And you should know I'm a better shot when I'm pissed off."
- ―Natasha Romanoff to Taskmaster[src]
The Ambush on Natasha Romanoff was a surprise attack by Taskmaster on Natasha Romanoff to retrieve the Red Dust.
Background[]
- "What's all this junk?"
"Oh, just some mail and personals from the Budapest safehouse." - ―Natasha Romanoff and Rick Mason[src]
Yelena Belova was cured from the Red Room brainwashing program when ordered to retrieve the Red Dust, and sent a case containing the item to Natasha Romanoff, hoping that she could be able to stop the Red Room and free the other Black Widows.
Romanoff managed to escape from Thaddeus Ross and his men and found her way to Norway, where she stayed with Rick Mason for a while. Mason offered Romanoff a box containing old things from the Budapest Operation, including a case containing the Red Dust, as Romanoff packed the box in her van. Later that night, Romanoff watched a movie when the power to her trailer had run out. Romanoff tried starting the generator, though she discovered that it had run out of fuel.[1]
Ambush[]
Romanoff tries to shoot down Taskmaster
- "You're not here for me. Oh, shit."
- ―Natasha Romanoff to Taskmaster[src]
Travelling down the road, Romanoff turned, but was attacked by Taskmaster with a rocket. Taskmaster pulled up in her van and slowly walked towards Romanoff, who tried to escape as her van nearly fell in the water. Romanoff presumed Taskmaster to be working with Thaddeus Ross and shot at Taskmaster, though Taskmaster blocked Romanoff's shots with her shield.
Taskmaster scans Natasha Romanoff
Romanoff escaped her van as Taskmaster jumped her from above. The two clashed with Taskmaster taking Romanoff down. As the two got up, Taskmaster mimicked Romanoff as the two stared down each other. Taskmaster turned towards the case containing the Red Dust and would try to retrieve it, though Romanoff stopped her. The two continued fighting, though Taskmaster was able to retrieve the case and kicked Romanoff into the water. Upon discovering the case was empty, Taskmaster stared out as Romanoff made her escape.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "I don't wanna be here. I'm on the run. You could've gotten me killed."
"Well, what was I supposed to do? You're the only superhero person that I know. That was the whole reason I sent it to you. I kept checking the news, expecting to see Captain America bringing down the Red Room." - ―Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova[src]
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Romanoff ended up beachside with the Red Dust, finding a picture of her and Yelena Belova as kids. She then made her way to Budapest to find Belova and eventually met up with her, though they first confronted each other.[1]