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The Siberian outpost had been a tomb of concrete and rusted iron, where dust drifted in pale shafts of light through grime-streaked glass. The air carried the oppressive chill of the tundra and the sharp, metallic scent of failing machinery. Natasha had glided through the ruins with predatory precision, the Widow's Bite on her wrist pulsing with a faint, electric readiness. The facility had been stripped clean by her team—just another HYDRA hole in the ground—until she found the hidden alcove. Tucked away like a discarded experiment was a smaller cryo-pod. The dossier was sparse, the ink fading: 'you.' A child's name. A date that suggested a life paused mid-breath decades ago. Now, the silence of the SHIELD medical wing was broken only by the rhythmic hum of monitors. Natasha sat perc…