Disclaimer: I own nothing related to Marvel or any recognized characters. I do know my OC Karina though.

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

The year was 1939 when the accident happened. No one knew what the outcome would be, if any at all. The story of a girl and a boy will just not be a good enough type of description. This story begins with a girl, who has all the time in the world and does not even know it.

1940

"Howard! What have you done with it?" Yelled a very irritated and annoyed voice. The day was a colder one then normal for this time of fall, you could see the wind rustling the trees outside the large bay window. A young man strolled into the room tinkering with a small contraption without even looking up at the other person in the room.

"Done with what Karina?" Howard said, looking up at the woman in question. She stood there wearing a blue dress and kitten heels. Her hand on her hip with the most annoyed look on her face. Honestly if looks could kill he would be 6 feet under the moment he looked up.

"Where is my notebook with my songs? I left it here last night after dinner and now it is gone." Karina said with exasperation in her voice while pointing to the spot on the table, which is currently empty. As she stared at Howard his face turned to one of understanding then to one of regret. "What have you done?"

Howard put the device he was working on and sighed before he looked back up at Karina. "I'm sorry….. I may have done a thing…."

"What thing….." she asked.

"I was working on something for the military and I may or may not have accidently… lit part of it on fire…." Before he could finish his sentence Karina walked up to him and punched him the face. "Ok… I may have deserved that."

"Howard… if you were not my brother I would light you on fire!" She said as she stomped out of the room.

Karina Stark, younger sister to Howard Stark, the military genius. That's what everyone saw her as. She fell behind Howard's shadow, and she was perfectly okay with that. She was happy for her brother, he made a name for himself, and took care of her. He was all she had after their parents died.

She stopped in front of the mirror in the hallway and stared at herself. Howard always told her how beautiful she looked, that she exactly like their mother. Her long dark brown hair that shines with red when the sun hits it a certain way hung loosely in curls that day and her dark brown eyes which seemed to just be able to stare into someone's soul, according to her brother at least, just couldn't see what everyone told her.

Karina sighed and turned away from the mirror heading towards the front door. As she was opening the door their butler appeared with her coat.

"Miss Karina. Where would you like to go?"

Karina sighed again, and turned to the older man. She smiled at him taking the coat he handed her. "Jarvis… I would like to go for a walk… ALONE." The man hesitated before nodding his head, and opening the door for her, and watched the lady of the house walk out into the busy street. Once the door was closed Jarvis turned to find Howard and let him know that his sister has gone out, by herself.

Karina smiled to herself, pulling the coat closer around her body. Ever since last year Howard had not let her out of his sight. He felt guilty and was acting as if she was going to grow another limb or combust somehow. Thinking back on that day made Karina chuckle a bit, though she should have taken it a bit more seriously.

Flashback:

"Karina! Come watch! I think I have finally figured it out!" Howard yelled from his laboratory. Karina strolled in carrying her book that she always had with her. She smiled at her brother, and stood next to him looking at all the wires and connections throughout the room. In the center of it was a panel laid underneath what looked like a giant needle.

"Figured out what Howard? What are you going on about…." She looked him and when she saw him take a deep breathe she held up her hand and looked at him with a smirk. "In English Howard."

"Well…. In laymen's terms… I think I have finally figured out how to make cars travel without tires. I call it Stark Robitic Reversion." Howard pointed to the metal laying in the center and he pressed a button on the console he was standing behind. There was a whizzing noise as the electricity whirled though all the connections. Karina continued staring at the metal, she felt the vibrations around her but didn't pay attention to anything, and neither did Howard.

In a matter of second everything fell apart. One of the connections came loose and knocked the transmitter out of place right in the second as the energy was shooting towards the metal. Karina's and Howards eyes only had enough time to widen before she was hit with the massive amounts of electricity and sent sailing backwards into the wall.

Howards goes running to her and tries to get her to respond to him. He is screaming for Jarvis and yelling Karina's name with no response. Karina had stopped breathing, causing Howard to begin chest compressions while telling her to come back to him. After what seemed like forever Karina's eyes flew open and she took in the deepest breathe anyone had ever heard. She looked around and her eyes fell on her brother's and Jarvis' concerned faces.

Sending a slight grin in Howard's direction Karina said "I think you need to work on that a bit more brother." Unbeknownst to them in that exact moment Karina's world would never be the same.

End Flashback.

A lone tear escaped Karina's eye as she remembered that day. To this day nothing seemed to have happened. Karina just brushed it off but Howard was beyond paranoid. Karina looked up and saw that she had come to a park, so she chose to sit down and watch all the passerby's.