1: Sam, Meet Peter

A/N Yay! I'm doing my sequel now! So if you haven't read Test Subject, it would help if you did. So if you haven't, go on and head over there right now and read it. :) Please enjoy Powerless!

Usually people don't adopted THEN marry. Well that's what Tony Stark did. His daughter, Sam, had been adopted at age twelve. Not long before she was to become thirteen. About a month before he had done so, CEO of Stark Industries quit. Although, as always, Pepper Potts came back. She returned to him a couple of months later. She had already known Tony adopted Sam by watching the media. When Sam was fifteen, Tony Stark married Pepper Potts.

For the first week, Sam was a bit sour with Tony. The whole reason he adopted her was because SHIELD had invented a serum ready for testing. Sam was the subject. She was utterly convinced Tony didn't really want her until her birthday came around. They grew on each other, and formed an unbreakable father daughter bond. Anything that was to waver or shake this connection immediately dissipated.

The serum that was given to Sam was made up of DNA strands of each Avengers member. She earned the power of each person. She was very strong and athletic because of Steve Rodgers' DNA. Or better known as Captain America. She became very intelligent from her father's brain power and knowledge. She could grow and inch and go slightly green then destroy things in large quantities. This power she got from Dr. Bruce Banner, AKA The Hulk. She was nimble and good with any fire arm, thanks to Black Widow. Or as the team knows her as, Agent Natasha Romonoff of SHIELD. Sam was one of the best marksmen in the country, but not the world. Hawkeye, or Natasha's partner in crime fighting Clint Barton, most likely wouldn't be happy if she surpassed his level of skills. Sam was the one and only, ultimate Avenger.

Two months after adoption, Sam was given more abilities. She went on a field trip to a science lab when she was bitten by a genetically altered spider. Sam soon realized she could cling to any surface and had inhuman balance and agility. Any acrobatic skills seemed to come naturally as if she had been doing it her whole life, which she hadn't been. Sam got a strange tingle in the back of her head when something was coming towards her. It was like an alarm. It felt a bit like what it did when your foot fell asleep. Although it was amazing, her happiness didn't last.

Not long after gaining control over her new found spider abilities, Sam's school was attacked by a band of robbers. During that battle, she was shot. That is when her father learned of her being Spider-girl. Although, throughout the years she has changed her name to Spider-woman.

Here she is now, in High School. It's been four years since the bullet pierced her leg. She was sitting at a table near the corner of the cafeteria. Sam always tried not to draw attention. She was already followed around by T.V. reporters and tabloid writers for being the daughter of Tony Stark alone. She didn't want any other reason to be poked or prodded.

Sam's friend Megan sat across from her. They had been friends for a long time. Megan had joined the orphanage when she was seven. She and Sam had become friends immediately. "Hey Sam," said Megan.

"Hey Meg."

"So have you finished the science project?" she asked.

"Yeah," Sam said, "I finished it last night. It was actually pretty fun."

"I agree," she told her. "I'll be presenting my video tomorrow. Are you doing yours today?"

"Yes," said Samantha with a smile. "I'm sure you'll like it."

"I'm sure I will," replied Meg with a wide grin. "What topic did you choose?"

"Genetics."

"Cool. I chose evolution."

"That'll be interesting to see."

While they were talking, another person walked up. He had on glasses, and he was pretty tall. "Hey Meg," he said.

"Hey Pete!" Meg said excitedly. She stood up. "Sam, I don't think I've properly introduced you to my boyfriend Peter yet."

"No, you haven't." She turned to Peter. "I've heard a lot about you though."

"Hi. My name's Peter Parker."

"My name's Samantha Stark, the one and only."

"That's great! It must be awesome to live with Tony Stark!" Pete said, switching into his science nerd self.

"Well it's interesting to say the least," said Sam with a laugh. She already kind of liked Peter. He seemed like a nice guy.

"Did you do that science project?"

"Yeah. I did genetics. You?"

"The same. I focused more on cross genetics than just the generality of genetics really."

"Interesting. I'll be waiting excitedly for your presentation." Peter smiled.

"The same to you." He and Megan walked off, leaving Sam to wander her thoughts.

A/N Not much excitement, but trust me when I say things will get exciting. I'll try to update weekly. Thank you all! \(^^)/