The Avengers: Initiative Kinetic

By: Moxie the Fox

Pepper had told him that a young woman was waiting to meet him in his living room. This mysterious woman refused to give Pepper her name or even a reason as to why she was there. When Tony stepped out of the elevator he saw a slight young woman in a sun dress. As far as he could tell she was no older than twenty. Her hair was in a loose bun and some of her blonde curls that didn't quite make it into the bun fell around her face; her deep brown eyes seemed impassable as she approached him.

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, Mr. Stark," she said her hand outstretched for a handshake.

A burst of pride overwhelmed him as he feigned modesty reaching out for her hand. The next moment he was on the ground a dull ache in his left cheek. The young girl stood over him, her previously open hand closed tight in a fist. Tony stared up at her dumbstruck.

"Get up!" she growled.

Scrambling to his feet, he threw a punch but she grabbed his forearm and threw him across the room. His body slammed into a cabinet full of shot glasses. The glass doors shattered. Tony charged after her full force as she side stepped out of the way and he slammed his head into the wall.

"Would you like to put on our suit?"

"Are you kidding me? I just make it a strict policy never to hit a girl," Tony said as he dusted himself off.

She charged after him, Tony tried to side step her but she pinned him to the ground bending his fingers back before he even had time to think. He bit his lip to keep himself from letting out a gasp of pain. Then she pressed her arm against his throat. Tony started to smile thinking how ironic it was that this was how his life was going to end. Right as the thought had come to him he sees Thor standing in the doorway. The woman jumped off of Tony and ran at Thor. Bracing himself first, when her body hit his Thor wrapped his arms around her and lifted her off her feet. He set her down still holding her by the shoulders and smiling.

"It is good to see you, Kinetic," Thor beamed.

"Wait. You're a good guy? Then what the hell are you hitting me for? I'm on your side!"

Kinetic smiled, "I guess everyone has daddy issues."

Thor let out a hardy laugh while Tony stared up at them both from the ground. After a moment he got up, examining Kinetic closely.

"What are you talking about?"

"When are you going to tell him," Thor asked with a smirk.

"Let him suffer," Kinetic said never letting her eyes leave Tony.

Thor howled, "I can see the family resemblance."

"Daddy?"

She stuck out her hand for a handshake again, "Lorraine. Lorraine Stark. Your daughter."

Tony chuckled, "whoa, that's not possible."

"Remember Sharon? Iowa City '92?"

"Oh my god. She didn't get the abortion."

"Wow! When they said you were a genius they weren't kidding," Lorraine gasped, throwing herself on the coach.

Tony was shaken, thinking about Sharon. A flood of memories come back to him interrupted when Thor slaps him on the back hard enough to make him stumble forward.

"You are a father," he smiled.

"Well technically speaking but let's not get ahead of ourselves."

"Tony you have a kid?" Pepper asked as she stepped out of the elevator.

He sighed dramatically, his hands in his pockets, turning to Lorraine who shrugs.

"By the way, Nick Furry is here to see you. My god Tony you should really take care of this place it's a mess! What do you do in here?"

Thor and Lorraine smile at each other.

Tony throws his head back and roars in discontent, "Oh NOW it's a party."

After all the greetings and introductions were done Pepper left the Avengers in the capable hands of Nick Furry. He explained that Kinetic was the newest member of the Avengers and that her psychic powers would prove most useful against any invasion. In fact, S.H.I.E.L.D. had plans to use her as a way to scout out danger way before it came about in order to better prepare for war. However, Thor was the bearer of bad news this time.

"It is Loki. He has escaped from our captivity. I do not know where he has gone," Thor said as he slid down in a chair seemly humbled.

Lorraine rubbed his back as she said, "Oh Thor, don't take it so hard it's not your fault, buddy."

"I promised to keep him in Asgard and I have failed you."

"It doesn't matter whose fault it was we're going to need the Avengers to reassemble if Loki is on the loose. God knows what he's got planned this time," Nick Furry interrupted.

(To be continued...)