Disclaimer: I do not own either DC, Marvel or the Buffy series.

Timeline: After the first Avenger movie and after the Halloween episode of Buffy.

Warning: Character death mentioned in this chapter.

Prologue

Pepper Potts looked at her grim faced nephew who looked at her with storming blue eyes, she saw the gray in them and thought, 'He looks so much like my father now.'

She hugged him and said, "I'm sorry to hear about your parent's sweetie, what made your friend Warren do that?"

"I don't know," Andrew lied.

As she took his hand Andrew thought, 'I know why Warren did it, he did it because of the Joker he dressed as and I dressed as the Batman.'

He heard Bruce's voice in his mind comforting him.

'I lost my parents too Andrew,' he said, 'You're not alone.'

Andrew simply nodded and followed his aunt, one he never knew existed until a few days ago when he came home to a bloodstained home and Warren cutting apart his brother, telling him that his parents didn't have nearly enough blood to paint the walls with the welcome home mural.

The police took Warren and put him in a crazy house and he was alone now, save for his aunt.

They walked out and Pepper smiled, "I gotta go to work for a moment, you can come with me."

As Pepper drove Andrew to Stark Tower she thought, 'He hadn't said much but he's now quiet and silent,' she vaguely remembered him as a screaming baby only a day or so old, he looked like a little pink monkey with a tuft of golden hair on his head, screaming to be fed.

But now his blue eyes looked like they were clouded over with something, there was a deep sorrow and rage and she didn't blame him for being so angry.

Andrew looked at the huge tower and Pepper took his hand, led him in and into an elevator and left him in her office.

As she left him alone she walked in and saw Tony talking to Thor, Hawkeye and Captain America.

Thor smiled and said, "Ms. Potts, how are you this day?"

"Not good," she said, "Tony, I need a day or two off, I got my nephew to take care of."

Tony looked up and said, "You have a nephew?"

She rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, he's in my custody now. Umm, something happened to his parents and older brother."

"Oh," Tony said, "Yeah, you can take care of him. Hey, maybe I could meet him?"

Pepper frowned and said, "Tony, he's not in a good place right now."

Steve looked up and said, "Ms. Potts, do you need help?"

"Alright," Pepper said, "I'll explain cause I know Tony will eavesdrop: a week ago my nephew Andrew came home from visiting his uncle Andy in San Francisco and he saw his friend Warren standing over the butchered remains of his parents and his brother and painting a mural for Andrew in their blood."

Thor's smile faded and he said, "Was the other boy punished for this?"

"No, the trial was a farce, the mayor stepped in and put Warren in a local sanatorium," Pepper growled, "That whole damned town is like a cesspool where stupidity and ignorance go to die."

Tony frowned and said, "Is Andrew alright? I mean he wasn't hurt, was he?"

"He's quiet, extremely quiet Tony," Pepper said, "And his eyes, I swear they're cold."

Andrew looked over the city and frowned as he felt tears come to his eyes, 'No,' he thought as a cold rage flowed, stilling the tears that threatened to come from his eyes.

Pepper came over and said, "Andrew, we're going to go home now."

Andrew simply nodded and followed her out to the car, he vaguely realized that several colourful characters were watching him but for now he felt cold.

Steve frowned, his heart went out to the young man, so young and to see his family die like that but those eyes were like ice, he was uneasy by them.

Meanwhile Janus watched, he was more than a little upset, he hadn't realized that Warren would adapt to his new persona so quickly, he would have to help Andrew find friends and allies and maybe, just maybe, someone to care about so it wasn't all about the hate and rage with him.

TBC

Who should Andrew's future slash pairing be? What should Andrew's hero name should be? When should Warren make his appearance? Should any other Buffy characters appear?

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