What If... Isabelle Hartley Became A Black Widow?

"In many universes, there was always a Natasha Romanoff, a former Black Widow assassin who worked for Leviathan under the leadership of Viktor Egorav. It was her path that led her to become an Avenger, but what you're about to see in this universe, Natasha Romanoff didn't survive her training when she was killed by Isabelle Hartley in hand-to-hand combat. While she was still a young child, Isabelle was abducted by General Egorav, who murdered her mother while trying to get her back. This part of the story may be tragic in a way, but sometimes there is still a glimmer of hope. However, like many Widows, Isabelle completed her training and passed her graduation without any fear, thus making her one of General Egorav's most trusted assassins."

―Uatu telling his story^[src]

What If... Isabelle Hartley Became A Black Widow? is

Synopsis[]

Abducted and trained by Leviathan since childhood, Isabelle Hartley is assigned by Viktor Egorav to enter S.H.I.E.L.D. and expose the secrets kept by Director Nick Fury.^[1]

Plot[]

Inside the HYDRA Siberian Facility, a number of HYDRA guards were doing their active guard duties until each and every one of them are ambushed by a masked person. The Masked Assailant moves as quick as a shadow while attacking and killing the HYDRA guards. Then, the assailant enters the Cryostasis Chamber and discovers that all of HYDRA's enhanced Super-Soldiers, who were part of the Death Squad, were still under suspended animation. Suddenly, the assailant is ambushed by the Winter Soldier, who says "Hail HYDRA" and nearly overpowers the intruder. However, the Masked Assailant used her skills to outmatch the Winter Soldier and eventually kills him by using one of the pistols to put a bullet into his head. With the Winter Soldier dead,