Needs

The driver drove us to the airport heading to the Adams jet. It was seventy degrees in California, and the sky was perfect, cloudless blue. We were heading back to New York after my dad had his business trip to LA, we have been here for a week and I've been home sick already and missing my best friend. I was turning 13 in a week and I was more exciting than ever, I had a whole celebration coming and I couldn't wait. Sure I've had many other birthdays but this one was special, I am going to be a teenager and I was going to celebrate it with Tony.

Tony.

We are exactly two day apart, sadly he's older but it's also a good thing because he protects me like a little sister. Tony and I would once in a while do our birthdays together; we would do them because Tony only has his dad. Sadly, Tony's mom died when he was five, no one wanted to tell me how. They were really close so I didn't care if Tony shared his birthday with me, I kind of liked it. I was sitting by my dad while he was looking at his smart phone; I decided to peek at what he was doing.

"Can I help you Madame?" My father said before me

I giggled at him catching me "Dad what are you doing?" Asking him and still looking over at his phone

"I'm trying to finish this work before we get in the plane" he looked at me smiling

"Oh am I bothering you?" I asked sitting back down in my seat

He looked at me and put his phone away in his pocket.

"Not at all pumpkin!" He grabbed me at started tickling me.

My mom just stared at us and smiled, she enjoyed the love that I had to both if them. She admired when my dad played with me, it always brought a smile to her face.

"Honey are you excited they were going back?" She asked me as I sat down next to my dad.

"Yeah, I am. I want to see Tony again, and I'm starting to feel homesick" I said as I put my seatbelt on.

"Oh dad, I finally finished repulsers I built! Well they go a little to the right, but other than that they work great" I looked at him with my biggest smile

"Really, Well I want to see them when we get back." He said putting an arm around me

My mom looked at me, "Just like you father." She smiled "My little genius girl is growing up, where did the time go"

"I'm still your little girl mom, but slightly bigger" I said smiling, they both laughed softly. I was excited going back home but I also didn't want to leave so soon, there was so much to see in so little time maybe I'd come back when I'm older.

Then limo came to a stop and we were parked out next to the plan. I got out and my phone rang.

"Hello?" I put it next to my ear.

"Dess!" The other line said, it was Tony, I smiled and got out the car

"Tony! I missed you"

"I miss you too, are you in your way back?"

"Yeah I am I'm getting in the plane now. I'll be there soon. I finally finished the repulsers I built, remember. There working great! Sort of, still pulling a bit to the right." I bit my lip and looked at the plane.

"That's great I can't wait to see you, it's been pretty boring since you're not around"

"You can't live without me." I smirked "Listen I have to go the plane is about to take off, I'll see you in a bit" I stopped at the stairs heading to the plane.

"I can't wait I'll tell my dad to meet you there, okay?"

"Okay Tony, I can't wait either, bye" I pressed the end button and headed in the plane. I walked inside finding my mom and sat next to her strapping myself in. My dad was on the other said of us strapping him in. The plane roared to life and took off, I noticed my mom closing her eyes and grabbing on tight the seat. I took her hand and squeezed it; as she felt my small soft hand she smiled and relaxed under my touch.

I remember the first time I was on the plane, it was scary at first, I thought it was an earthquake by the trembling and shaking everywhere; well I was four so it wasn't surprising for me to be scared.

I looked outside the window as the sun was about to set, it was very beautiful when it started to hide behind the ocean. I always wanted to see the sun up close and the moon- the moon. It was my favorite star in the sky, it always granted my wished when I did. The sun was taking time to go down and the light snore of my mom made me glance towards her. I decided to get up and check up on dad, since I heard all kinds of noises from there.

"Hey daddy, what you doing?" I looked up on my tiptoes observing the things he had on his desk.

"Hey caterpillar, I'm working on a surprise" he looked at me still screwing on the bolt making it sure it was tight.

"Can I know what it is?" I asked sheepishly.

"Umm let me think... Nope" he said popping the P.

"Aw, why not? I'm a genius, don't you remember I got a scholarship to M.I.T remember, at 13!" I smirked at him. "I can find out about anything" I crossed my arms. I was ahead from my grade and the machine I first invented caused much attention from colleges. My father thought I should of head to college already, but my mom otherwise, even though my father has taught me everything I should know, my mom still wanted me to go to school, no matter how smart I was.

I have to give my mom some credit though; she was there to help me too. She was a NASA engineer back then but now she's the best doctor in California and New York, at least as far as I know. Without her I'd probably be useless, I'd have no girl talk or even go to her if I had girl or boy problems. She's great, the best my I could ever possibly have. I look up to her as much as I do with my dad; so without them I wouldn't be the girl I am today. I would get along a lot better with my dad because A: he understood my boy side and he didn't pressure me to act more like a girly B: having a guy best friend instead of a girl best friend, and C: my temper.

My Temper is very sensitive, it doesn't me I lost my temper, I just misplace it with people who get in me bad side. My dad would say if someone ever ticks me off I should count 1 patience, 2 patience, 3 patience; until I got to ten and they haven't stop, I could lose it on them. My mom wasn't a fan of that, you'd be surprise I got my temper from my mom so she really doesn't get mad when I do. She just says I should try better to control it, and I have gotten better; for my mom.

"And I'm so proud of you for that, but this is special" he put down his screwdriver and kneeled down next to me. "I'm positive you're going to love it; you'll see on your birthday"

"Okay, but I'll still find out" I pointed at myself with me thumb. "I'll read your mind" He chuckled and hugged me. Ever since I was five and my parents found out about my powers, they told me to never use them in case of an emergency. Sadly there was never an emergency because I would always have bodyguards 24/7. I still managed to bend some elements while I was at home bored. When I was seven I found out my parents also had powers back on their days. My father told me they had given up there powers when I was born, in order to save me. From there I would always tell myself, I would never disrespect my parents because they have up everything for me. I looked at me dad and smiled.

"Look" he brought out a necklace he head under his shirt, "you see this necklace, it's the same one my father gave me," he held the medal shaped into a long square with a symbol. A symbol that looked like a word in a different language, "now it's yours; I want you to know that this is the key to everything I own and cherish" he opened it. There placed a small picture of our family and the word Hayden on the other side with the symbol of something in a different language.

"What does it say?" I grabbed the chain while it was still hooked around his neck

In that instant a loud boom was heard next to the plan; the subject changed. I yelped and my dad looked with wipe eyes, he looked out the window and ran back to me picking me up and running to my mom. I saw that the right wing exploded filled with smoke and fire and was slowing down.

My mom screamed at the sound of the explosion, when we ran to her the whole park of the plane was on smoke; she grabbed me from my dad and sat us down strapping me safely in.

"Honey hold on!" Dad yelled at us and he ran to the front of the plane, god knows where. My mom started to cry, I looked out the window when I did my eyes went wide. A man flying on nothing, he was just flying, he took out a red looking gun firing directly where my dad had left the stuff that came out of it was red, like a laser. I managed to memorize his figure, but when he caught me starring at him he stopped and vanished, my mother cried another scream making my dad return quickly, why did he leave? He held on a weird gun that was smoking, he told my mom something I couldn't hear, nor did I understand. It sounded foreign.

"Dess, you have to use your powers and pick up the plane, sweetheart!" He told me holding my hand. I looked at him with wide eyes. I haven't used my powers in forever and I didn't know how to control them.

"What! I can't I don't know how I-I never learned, I-I" I let out tears run down my eyes.

"You can do it. Bend it honey I know you can" my dad was calm and squeezed my mom's hand. I shut my eyes and thought hard, but nothing came out. The plane started to fall fast.

"Daddy I can't I'm scared" I cried.

"C'mon honey you can do it, think. Nothing's going to happen to us, we're going to be find, I promise just focus hard" My dad grabbed my cheek.

I shut my eyes and I screamed. Nothing, I could see the mountains getting closer the plane was falling quickly and knew what was going to happen. My dad looked at me and knew I couldn't do it. I let out tears and looked at me mom, she kissed my head gently understanding I couldn't.

"I love you with my entire heart baby, never forget that! You will always be my little girl"

"No mom" I pleaded knowing what was going to happen.

"We will always be here" he pointed at my heart. "We are the proudest parents, to have you as our daughter. I am real proud of you, caterpillar. Never ever forget that." I grabbed his hand a put it on my cheek, crying when he hugged.

"I love you guys! I thank god to get to call my mom and dad! I love you!" I cried.

My heart pounded and focused on my powers, I screamed and thought of nothing but a chance on saving their lives.

"We won't die today!" I screamed.

Everything became white. I yelled as to what I assumed would happen. But it never came.

I opened my eyes, I saw bits if fire everywhere. It looked like it was burning out by now, I tried to pick up my head but everything hurt. I managed to examine my body for any wounds of bruises. So far nothing, but my hands were glowing white. I saw blood all over my body but not my blood. I survived, but where were my parents? I yelled out there names, nothing; I yelled again, no one came. I screamed for like what seemed to me hours. I looked at the sky, it was cloudy.

I concentrated and forced myself up not caring for the pain that awaited, but it was too great it made me scream holding my body. I slouched and searched for anything or anyone alive. I walked to the plane limping in the effort, it was burned to pieces. I saw the on the ground pilot lifeless but quickly looked away in horror from the missing leg he was missing, I walked away searching for my parents again.

I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw my dad lying on his back with many cuts and blood on his face. That was all it took for me to lose it, I screamed and cried like I've never cried before, and I fell to my knees and picked up his head resting it on my lap. I called his name but nothing, nothing moved; I hugged him as close as I could pulling him close to feel safe again but all I felt was remorse and fear. I couldn't stop crying, I couldn't get up, and I just stared not able to breathe. I grabbed his necklace and held it in my hand. My mom was nowhere to be found, I couldn't even sense anyone close. I screamed to the top of my lungs, they're gone. I saw my mom's bracelet that my dad given her on their fifth anniversary, it was a gift he made for her. I picked it up and held it also.

"If they're dead, then I'm also dead" I said to myself. I concentrated hard on my powers and bended myself from the ground. I looked back at the plane and let out one sigh until I turned and flew to the city never looking back.

Tony's dad and he waited at the airport, waiting for the Adams jet to arrive. Their arrival was a 5 pm, he just needed to wait 5 more minutes, and He was so excited that his best friend was coming back from California, she has been gone for a week and he'd miss her so much. Tony sat patiently with his dad, he was on his phone doing who knows what, and Tony took out his phone and looked at the time. It was 4:56, he was getting frustrated. "What's wrong son?" His dad asked looked at Tony.

"The time is going by so slow dad! Can you make it go faster?" Tony asked him, waiting for him to say yes, since he was a genius after all and could do whatever that came to mind, he made it happen. So why not fasten the time?

Howard chucked and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry son they will be here in any minute" Howard smiled.

Tony sighed; he turned on his phone and started playing.

30 minutes have passed and no sign of the plane.

"Dad, shouldn't the plane be here by now?" Tony asked looking at his dad worrying. Howard looked at the time and back out the window.

"Don't worry son, the plane is probably a little late, I'm sure they'll be here any second now" Howard smiled at his son and got up. "Come on let's go grab something to eat while they arrived." Howard extended his arm for his son to take it. Tony grabbed it and they both headed to the little open shack.

It was six o'ten now and Tony was desperate, he was getting worried now. "Dad I'm getting worried the plane should have been here by now" Tony tugged on his father's coat.

He sighed and faced his son, "You're right, it is taking long" Howard got up and headed to the counter.

"Excuse me madam, my friend's plane was suppose to be here an hour ago and his plane is still not here" Howard asked calmed looking at the lady.

Tony was on his tiptoes looking over the counter to the lady's computer.

"Do you know what airline he was on?" She asked looking at the computer screen.

"Adams industries" Tony told the lady.

Howard smiled at his face then looked back at the lady.

"There arrival should have been at five, which is strange. I'll call the pilot" she said informing him with a nod.

"Thank you madam" Howard sat back down with Tony looked sad.

"Don't worry son their fine, they probably had to stop for gas or something." Howard hugged his son. Tony signed and continued watching TV. Howard glanced at the lady and saw she had worry look on her face. Howard crossed his eyebrows starring back in confusment back at the airline lady.

Howard saw the time had passed another hour and nothing. He got up moving Tony's sleeping head carefully and gently rested it on the chair. He quickly walked to the counter again to face the woman again.

"Any signs yet?" Howard asked frustrated.

"Mr. Stark I'm sorry but it seems I can't contact the pilot"

"What do you mean you can't?" Howard looked at her now getting mad.

"I have lost signal with the plane"

"How!" he screamed at the attendant, "You guys have all these gadgets and tech in the world and you're telling me you lost signal with the plane?" Howard was now upset.

Tony opened an eye noticed his father wasn't under him, he looked around until he found his father upset near the counter, but he saw everyone looking at something with their hand over their mouths.

Tony looked at what everyone was looking at and did the same. There, he saw the TV was set in breaking news. The Adams Jet crashed in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Tony's heart fell, he fell to his knees and let out tears and a call to his father. Howard looked back at the scream of his son and noticed he was kneeling, his hand resting on his hands. He began to walk over to his son but a gasp from someone behind him stopped him, he faced what the person was looking at and noticed everyone else was watching the news on TV.

"The Adams jet was found crashed on the mountains of Pennsylvania, rescue helicopters saw the smoke and headed to help, as we know there were no signs of survivors. We presume the Adams family, is dead." The reporter said filming from the sky. Howard's mouth dropped, his eyes suddenly got blurry and saw his son on the floor, crying. He ran over to him picking him up his son and hugged him when he rested his head on his shoulder.

"No!" Howard yelled looking at the TV; everyone looked at them with sad eyes.

Howard's bodyguards were soon at his sides, leading him out of the airport and in the black SUV. The guards drove the back side of the airport opening Howard's door and taking him into the helicopter.

He could hear his soon crying on his shoulder, Howard hugged him tighter.

"Mr. Stark, Mr. Adams body was found, but no signs of Mrs. Adams or Dess. Specialist says the plane was shot down by something but we're not sure yet." His bodyguard informed him. Tony looked up and looked at the bodyguard

"She can't be dead! Dess cannot be dead!" Tony cried and looked at his father for help "Dad please tell me she's not dead! Please she cannot be dead!" Howard looked at his son and let tears fall down his eyes. He just hugged Tony tighter.

The helicopter flew them to hospital where Edward's body was taken, a hospital in the city of New York. Howard entered the morgue and saw his brother lying there dead, pale, lips blue and cold as stone. Howard couldn't help but let out a sob.

"My brother" He cried looking at him "My brother you can't be dead" he cried even more

"You were the only family I've had; you were an uncle to my son. You were my best friend, my brother of heart!" Howard let out another sob "I'll promise you, I will find who did this to you, and when I do they'll regret it for the rest of their lives"

Tony came in the room with the eye bright red.

"Dad, are they really dead?" He asked from the door. Howard whipped his tears and motioned for him to come closer.

Tony ran to his dad and hugged him.

"I'm sorry son but there weren't any survivors from the plane" he told his son

"They can't be Dess will turn fourteen in a week and were supposed to celebrate it together." Tony cried on Howard's shoulder. "I know son, I know"

They cried together and said there goodbyes. Howard and Tony headed home without a word.

When Tony got home he looked out his window into the sky and let out a tear,

"Dess, if you're up there. I want to tell you I miss you. Why did you have to leave today? We could've done so many things together. We could of grown old together and still be best friends. Now without you, I have a hole in my heart. I have no friends now. Who will I get to when I need to talk or need help?" He let out a sob, he still couldn't believe it. His best friend is gone. "I'll miss you Dess! I love you! I'll find who did this to you Dess, I can promise you that!" He yelled at the dark sky, why god? Why would you take her?

Howard went to Tony's and saw him crying "Dad I'll never have another best friend" Tony wiped his eyes, Howard looked at his son and hugged him "I'm going to miss uncle too and auntie" Howard rubbed his head.

"We're alone dad, just you and me now" Tony hugged his father one last time.

"I promise you son, I'll find who killed them, I promise"

I didn't know where I was or were I landed. I looked around; she was backing home to New York. I managed to find her back home without any help; I looked at the city, but looked away.

"People think I'm dead." I said "Tony probably thinks I'm dead now." I looked back at the city, should I really go back? I looked at my wound, it was healing fast. I fell to the floor, I can't do this my parents are gone. I let out a tear, no one will ever find out I'm alive; whoever they guy was that wanted us to die will pay for the lost of my parents. I'm going to be a different person now, I'll live up to people's shadows; I'll be this town's hero. I can't trust no one no more'

"My name is Desiree Emiliah Renaldie Adams, and I'm the new hero in this town."