hey guys! i got positive feedback and decided tokeep writing. this chapter has a lot of angst. dont worry, i will bring the story back to the way it started.

by-the-by, do you think that i should post this story in the avengers column? reply someone!

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He was still moaning when Natasha tucked him in the bed. She turned towards the ceiling.

" Jarvis, inform if anything happens?"

"sure."

Natasha motioned the avengers, who were gaping at tony ,to exit the room.

(outside the room xxxx outside the room)

"what did just happen?" bruce eyed Natasha out of the corner of his eyes.

"umm. Jarvis?" she gazed hopefully at the ceiling. "you have some videos, right?"

"absolutely correct miss romanoff." Jarvis deadpanned.

(few minutes later xx few minutes later)

The avengers are sitting in the movie breaks the silence ," not a word to tony. These videos will tell us why tony has ptsd. Jarvis start the videos." She deadpanned.

"it begins really blur, but soon everything clears up, tony can be seen, about seven years old. He is sitting at a shiny and royal bed, screwdrivering a device in piece. An old man enters staring pityingly at the infant . tony happily looks at him . "Jarvis, will this make father happy?"

"what!" bruce shouts. "Jarvis was a live butler?!"

"apparently I am, dr. banner," Jarvis intervened. "but I was not alive until sir's real butler died. His death made sir to invent me."

"he told you this?" steve asked.

"well guessed captain."

Jarvis nods. "but it might not be the good time too….. but you may try." He sighed, watching the boy bobbing up and down.

Natasha sighed, "guys….." she began.

Steve thrust a finger on her lips and she knew that they would eventually close the video. The truth was unbearable.

" tony walks to the lab. His eyes turn fearful. He walks slowly towards howard, who is sitting and working on a blueprint." Dad….. I made t-this for you…."

"why is he so afraid?" steve points out. Thor raises his hand to indicate silence.

" a slap makes him stop. He stagers back, circuit boad on the floor. Howard picks a rod by his side and gives a heavy blow on tony's shoulder."shut up!" he screams . " you are a stark! What will I do of this?! You are a disgrace!"tony begins to cry . he picks up the hammer and trashes it on tony's head. A line of blood oozes out. " starks don't cry!"he screams again.

"stop!" Steve yells. "somebody has edited this… howard was a good man…."

"steve," Natasha speaks lightly. "people can change easily. Specially if someone close to them goes missing."

Steve felt his eyes go wide.

"tony is sitting in his bed. There is a large bruise at his cheek. A bandage adorns his head.

"come out you rascal!"

Tony nearly falls of the bed at the voice. He scampers and hides under the desk. Jarvis is running behind him.

"please don't s-sir…he is just recovering….."

Howard stabs him with the knife he is carrying in his hand. Two maids run and catch Jarvis . they pull back.

Tony whimpers.

"come out! Maria is not at home….. we can have a father son bonding time!" he appears little woozy, probably drank half a cabinet of wine,only.

Suddenly, he peers down the desk, scaring the daylights and nightlamps out of tony.

"there you are! you know, we lost the contract today. A-all because of you!"

He begins with pulling tony with his collar, and kicking him to the ground. Then he kicks him in the gut.

"worthless little freak!" he exclaims stabbing tony in the gut.

Natasha pauses the video, looking at the avengers.

"what do you think now?"