I sat on my dock looking over the vast lake in the middle of my land. The sun sparkled off of it like a beam of light on a flawless Diamond. I could see the faint shadows of large fish just under the surface and my mind played tricks on me, instead of seeing a familiar oddly colored catfish swimming up from the darkness I only saw grey and white sandpaper-like skin, black soulless eyes, a gaping mouth with rows of flesh-ripping teeth.

Within an instant my feet were pulled up onto the wooden dock and I had scrambled back five feet my pulse pounding in my ears, all of my senses heightened, a snarl escaping my throat. It only took me a second to realize that it was not my nightmare in the crystal clear water but a large and familiar catfish that I had, hilariously on my part, appropriately named Tony.

I named this particular catfish Tony after my adoptive brother, Tony Stark, who was about three years older than me. This catfish was named after my brother because it had a habit of scaring the living daylights out of me when ever I was lost deep in thought, this catfish was not like the others of it's kind that shared the vast lake with it.

No, this catfish was colored a deep grey on the top that faded to white on the bottom, it had deep black eyes and it's teeth had become apparent and obviously sharp because of it's massive size of being 6ft long and about a foot or two wide. This catfish was one of Tony's experiments, he was seeing what would happen if you were to change the genes of a fish while it was still in the egg.

It is just like Tony to make a catfish, a species of fish I love with all my heart, to look like a great white shark, the one creature that I feared above all others, and then give it to me as a birthday present without telling me and put it in my lake only for me to come across it early in the morning and literally have a panic attack that turned into a heart attack.

As I lay in the hospital that day, already petrified by the doctors, Tony decided to tell me what it actually was and let's just say that he spent a longer time in a hospital bed than I did. Tony said that he gave me this catfish to help me get over my fear of... sharks... it sort of helped me, but still, every time that I saw so much as a glimpse of that particular catfish, my mind flashed back to the torment of my childhood, stirring buried memories from their slumber.

I shook my head trying to clear my mind of those memories I leaned over the edge of the dock to look at the frightening catfish that I couldn't help but love as I cautiously dipped my hand in the water near him, "Good morning Tony..." I said softly to the fish and moved my hand over to touch the slimy side of it and I exhaled softly, he was used to being touched and man handled so he did not dash away as my hand touched his side and move my hand to his head.

I pulled my hand back and he stayed for a moment before lazily swimming away to deeper water. I took a few deep breaths to try and calm my struggling heart, my lungs and heart were not that good to begin with because of all that happened to me as a child so they did not function as well as the heart and lungs of another would.

Similar to my brother, I had to have a self-sustaining reactor in my chest to stop shrapnel from getting to my heart and lungs, I looked down at my glowing chest and taped lightly on the hard surface that was right above my breasts but below my collar bone. Because I was fussy and demanding I had told Tony to make the color of the light that shone from it change depending on my mood, now it was on yellow turning blue, frightened turning calm.

I sighed and closed my eyes for a moment before walking over to the stables and looking for my favorite horse, I named him Odin after the god because of his large stature and grey coat and the horse having a light blue eye from blindness. Entering the stall quietly the huge horse bowed it's head to me and I stroked the horse's velvet soft nose before closing my eyes and resting my forehead on it, listening to his soft breathing.

Odin was 'trained' to be a war horse, he was like me, used in labs and went through countless of hours of conditioning and stressful environments as well as one pain after the other. I didn't let Odin run day and night on my land with the other horses I owned because of his blind eye and because I would worry for him too much.

All of my other horses were named after the Gods, Norse or not, I loved all of my animals, from the smallest catfish, to the largest stallion, Odin being the largest of course and Zeus coming in a close second, but it did get very lonely out here on my own, with Tony off being Iron Man and 'saving the world' it did not leave much time for him to visit me, the least he could do was call.

With a soft sigh I exited Odin's Stall and walked into my home, the British voice of Jarvis answered me calmly, "Good Morning Madam, you have two missed calls from and one from an unknown source." I sighed and then scratched my head, "Thank you for telling me Jarvis." I may be alone most of the time but the AI kept me company and was good to have around, "Did any of them leave a message?"

I was now searching my fridge for a Monster energy drink before I finally found one and pulled it out ready to crack it open when Jarvis sounded out a warning, "Security breach." my head snapped up at this and darted over to the sliding glass door not to far from me to see a dark-skinned man in an all black uniform and an eye-patch.

I snarled and my back hunched over as the corners of my mouth twisted back in a feral snarl, my Monster now laying on the floor, forgotten, as I stared at the man in all black ready to spring when he held up his hands in a peace offering, "I am not here to harm you Ekati, I am here to talk with you." I snarled, a deep menacing sound, "How can I trust you? You come into my home unannounced, you are wearing a uniform and you want me to think you want to talk."

I said the world Uniform with as much loathing as I could, my reactor turned a deep red showing my distrust and anger toward the man, he reached down slowly and deliberately to his watch and I snarled even deeper not trusting him for even a second, "Stark, come down here, she is not listening to a single word I say."

I sound of rushing air startled me making me snarl even deeper but that snarl soon quieted when I saw the suit of Iron that came with the noise, "Hey Wolfie, long time no see eh?" My brother's mask went up and within and instant I was across the room and had tackled him to the floor, something that would be hard for almost any other to do, but it was easy for me due to my unusual strength.

"Good to see you too." I stood to my feet suddenly remembering the unknown male standing in my room and I snarled at him again, arching my back once more, he was on my turf, my den if you will, and he was not welcome here, his entire body reeked of death and the stench alone made my nose burn, "What do you want?" I hissed at him and he sighed as my brother got to his feet.

"I am here with a proposition, I have someone on my team that needs someone who is able to calm him in an instant like you are able to, and I wanted to use your skill-" I snarled immediately he said that he wanted my skill and I glared daggers at him, "Well I don't want to be used! Fuck you and your team, I have nothing more to say to you!"

Tony touched my shoulder and I glared at him too, "Why did you bring this man here?" Tony just sighed, "Sis, we need your help on this, we don't want to use your other skill, the one that gets the beast out, we simply wish to have you help a man on our team with a similar problem as you and the beast." I thought for a moment before speaking, choosing my words carefully, "What is his name?"

The other man spoke now, his voice calm and deep, "His name is Bruce Banner, he specializes in Gamma rays and radiation, he had a little... accident... while working in his lab a little while ago and he changed, now he needs to stay clam or something that is known as the Hulk with come out and will go on a rampage, we simply need you to be there to help keep him calm."

I sighed and turned by back thinking, "Why should I help someone I don't know?" I whispered softly and Tony patted my shoulder, "Because sis, it is the right thing to do and you know it, that and I think you will get along well with him." I frowned and turned around to snarl sarcastically, "You mean as well as Tony and I got along when we first met?"

Tony sighed and rolled his eyes, "I said I was sorry." I glared at him now my normally full and luscious lips pulling into a thin frown, "Sorry didn't stop a heart attack." He laughed and scratched the back of his head, "Well, you did hospitalize me after that though, there is a fair trade in there somewhere." I sighed and nodded before turning to the unfamiliar man, "If I am going to be working with you, you should at least tell me your name."