Got the idea for this whilst listening to "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode, on repeat(Switched to the Johnny Cash version for writing though!). Tony will have to increase his security. ;)

"Reach out and touch faith!"

Tony entered his garage, curious as to why his radio was blasting. He rounded a corner to spot a denim-clad butt swaying back and forth to the beat. Long, black hair stopped just above the hips. The girl's pale, ivory skin shone in the fluorescent light from above.

"Your own... personal... Jesus."

Johnny Cash's gruff voice reverberated throughout the large, mostly empty space. The girl seemed to be doing some kind of two-step. Her hips swayed enticingly in front of Tony's brown eyes. Something was off, other than the girl being in his home.

"Someone to hear your prayers. Someone who cares."

That was it! It snapped together perfectly in Tony's mind: JARVIS hadn't greeted, or, as was more common, reprimanded, him.

"JARVIS!" Tony shouted. The girl stopped dancing and turned to face Tony. Or, as he was still suited up, Iron Man. Tony only noticed this because the stereo system turned off without her even touching it. In fact, it turned off the moment he'd called for JARVIS.

"Yes, sir?" JARVIS asked over the intercom.

"Who is this girl, and what is she even doing here?" Tony asked the AI, even though he was looking directly at the teenage girl-who was fully capable of speaking, and speaking for herself.

"She said her name's Darkness," JARVIS replied, edgy, "and that she's here to, in her words: 'One: annoy the hell out of Tony Stark. Two: ask a favor of him.'"

Tony realized what it was about her that put him on edge. The girl, Darkness, as JARVIS had called her, had piercing, amethyst eyes that shone with an impossibly dark light that somehow hinted at ancient, arcane knowledge that even the holiest man couldn't absorb without succumbing to its power. He was beginning to regret removing his helmet.

After looking into her eyes for a few seconds, Tony finally felt calm.

Tony was getting ready to ask JARVIS something else when Darkness suddenly spoke.

"I would like to meet the Avengers..."

Uwaaah! So, I've seen the Avengers, Iron Man, and Captain America.I still need to watch Iron Man 2 and 3, and Thor. My parents watched the others and didn't even ask me if I wanted to go, too... ;-; Anywho, review, or whatevs... (It's not like I have feelings or anything...)

~Zarathna