This is based on the Whiplash episode. But is different. I hope you guys like it. Please give me any suggestions you may have.

Chapter 1: Something's Wrong

"Hey Uncle Tom" Pepper said as she entered the kitchen and took a seat at the dinner table. Her uncle was busy on the phone and passed her breakfast that he made her. Chocolate chip pancakes and bacon, her favourite. Pepper look at her plate and got nervous. He only makes her favourite when he had bad news.

"Oh ok, I'll talk to you later, bye." Her uncle hangs up and took a seat in-front of Pepper and noticed her staring at him.

"What?" Uncle said as he took a bite of his bacon.

"What happened? Is someone dead? Are you ok? Are you fired? Are you..."

"Everything is fine." Her uncle said cutting her off.

"Are you sure?" Pepper said giving him a worried look. After all his the only family member she has left.

"Yes, I'm just going to be away for a while." He said as he took his last bit of pancakes. Damn he eats fast.

"How long? What are you gonna do? Are you gonna kill somebody? Could I come?!" Pepper shouted excited at the idea of going on a mission with her FBI agent uncle.

Her uncle sighed. "I don't know how long. I can't tell you what I'm going to do. I am not going to kill someone, and no you can't come with me." Her uncle got up the from dinner table and put his plate in the sink. "Now hurry up and eat or you're going to be late for school." He walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the head. "I love you, be safe" With that, he left.

Pepper looked at the door that her uncle left through. There's something wrong. Something didn't feel right. "I love you, too" Pepper whisper to herself, she got up and clean the dishes. Maybe Tony and Rhodey can help me. She put the dishes away and finished get ready for school. Before leaving she took one last look in the mirror. Her long read wavy hair was in its place and with that she run out the door.

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"Where's Pepper?" Tony whispered to Rhodey who was sitting in-front of him. The teacher was going on and on about the importance of the civil war in our daily lives.

Rhodey who was on the verge of sleeping leaned back to answer his friend. "Probably late."

Then right on cue Pepper walk in. "Sorry, I'm late. Mr. D"

The teacher sighed. "Once again, It's Mr. Daniels and it's ok just take your seat."

Pepper smiled and went and took her seat next to Tony.

Tony looked at his friend, he couldn't help but think how good she looks with her hair down. He blushed at his thought "Isn't my job to be late?"

"Haha, you're so funny." Pepper whispered to him when the teacher looked away.

"I try" Tony said and give her one of those smiles that made Pepper heart flip.

"Hey, I need your help. Could you come with me after school?" Pepper asked as she tried to recover from that smile.

"Sorry I can't. Whitney said she wants to show me something after school." Tony whispered back. "Why? Is something wrong?"

"It's my uncle. It's...don't know. He not telling me something." Pepper said with a worried look.

"He probably fine." And with that Tony turned around to talk to Whitney about what she going to show her.

Pepper sighed. Tony never pay attention to me. She stop the pain she feel in her heart. She looked in front and saw that Rhodey was sound asleep. She asked the teacher to use the bathroom and skip school. She knew something was up and if Tony didn't want to help then she will do it herself.

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Next day Pepper took her seat and yawned. When she got home yesterday, she went through all her uncle's files and computer. She couldn't find anything, mainly because she didn't know what she was looking for.

Then Tony and Rhodey walked in. They took the seats in-front of her.

"Hey Pepper" Rhodey said as he took his seat. "Are you ok?" He asked when he saw the dark circles under her eyes.

"Peachy" Pepper said before yawning again. Tony turned around to look at her. "Are you sure?" He said with a worried look on his face.

"It's that...like …." Then Whitney walked in. "Wait, be right back." Tony said before leaving the table to go to Whitney.

"Ughhh, he never listens!" Pepper said to Rhodey. Rhodey gave her a small smile but before he could response, someone came in.

"Hello, Is Ms. Potts here?" Ask a man in a black suit. Everyone looked towards Pepper. Pepper got up and walked outside with the men.

Tony walked to the door to see what was going on and saw Pepper crying. He felt his heart crack. He leaned closer to hear. "..Tom is in the hospital, I'm going to take you to him." Pepper nodded still crying and followed the man.

Tony ran and grabbed Rhodey. "What the hell?!" Rhodey yelled as Tony pull him out of the classroom. "Come on, Pepper's uncle is in the hospital. Tony said not looking back.

When Pepper got to the hospital room, she saw her uncle all wrapped up. Tears went down when she saw his eye closed. The doctor put his hand on her shoulder. "He's ok. He's just asleep because of the pills we gave him."

"Do you know what happened?" Pepper asked still looking at her uncle.

"I don't know the FBI won't tell me anything, did he worked with power cords?" Then a nurse came inside and told the doctor that he is needed in room 3. The doctor smiled at Pepper and left the room.

Pepper walked towards the bed her uncle was in. "Please don't leave me, too"

"Hey! Let go!" Pepper turned around and saw Tony and Rhodey being pulled by two FBI agents.

"It's ok" Pepper said and the two men let them go.

Tony looked at Pepper's uncle then at her. "I'm so sorry, are you?"

"What do you care?" Pepper ran out hearing Tony and Rhodey calling her name. Pepper ran and ran with tears in her eyes. Stupid Tony. Then Pepper hit something hard in-front of her. She fell down on her butt. "Ow.."

"Pepper?"

Pepper looked up and saw Gene.

"Are you ok? What happened?" Gene said as he helped her up and saw tears on her face. "Why are you crying?" He asked with worried look on his face. He didn't understand why but seeing her cry made him angry.

Pepper tried to answer but all that came out was "My uncle.." But Gene didn't ask more. He held her hand and started to walk.

"Where are we going?" Pepper asked as she wiped the tears away.

"My house" Gene answered without looking back.

I hope you guys liked it. I'm going to put up the next chapter in a few days. Please tell me what you think. :3