Oh geez, it's been a year since I've updated this. I never thought I'd be one of those authors. And on top of that, I have to see the newest Marvel movie in order to find the inspiration to write this story! But I'm back now and I'm not gonna do that again! Anyways, thanks to LinkessKeyblade (Thanks!), grapejuice101 (I'm glad, I hope this was worth the wait.), GriffinMan, Infinite Bookworm, Lumiax, Scottishgal12, Soldier-Girl-506, CelticDireWolf, NorseGoddess23, rlapham, stormrunner74, relena soulheart, tails polwer, Dorisangel, Shield agent hummingbird, WificrazedDreamer, readermind, Daydreamer's Light and DippedInVinegar for reviewing/following/favoring along with all 178 readers! I'm so sorry this took so long, I honestly didn't mean for it to. But I hope I can improve the fact that I waited so long after this. Anyways, this chapter covers the entire first Iron Man movie and the next will probably cover the second. Thor will be longer as will the Avengers so just bear with me for now. Please review to let me know what you think! Enjoy!


Robin sat at Phil's desk in his empty office, bored. It was her first official day as a SHIELD agent and Fury stuck her with Phil and it turns out she was allowed to do nothing. They had given her a quick tour and stuck her in this office with the order to 'stay', like she was still a kid.

I'm 19, not 10! She thought, irritated. To distract herself, the blonde began using her telekinesis to levitate some pins on the desk. Over the years, she had gotten much better at using her gift. However, whenever she did use it, there was always a nagging feeling at the back of her mind, as if she was supposed to do something but she didn't know what. This gift and the gold clip, the one that held the green cloak she wore when she was found that she made into a necklace, were all she had of her past and she treasured both dearly.

Just then, her cell phone rang. Still levitating the pins, she answered it.

"Hello?"

"The job as exciting as you thought it'd be?" A voice Robin would recognize anywhere asked.

"Dad, why are you calling me?" The blonde asked, exasperated.

"I'd thought you'd like a little company since Nat is on a mission and Phil's probably busy." Clint answered and Robin could hear the smirk in his voice.

"Oh, gee, thanks."

"Be grateful for this boredom, SHIELD can be very dangerous."

"Dad, my job isn't as dangerous as yours and Nat's."

"What're you talking about?"

"Don't forget how many times you've come home and I had to clean up any wound you had!"

"Occupational hazard."

"Oh, whatever! Is that the only reason you called?"

"No, I just wanted to hear about my baby girl's first day."

"I'm fine, Dad. Relax."

Just then, the door to the small office opened and Phil walked in.

"Robin, we're heading out." He stated.

"Got to go Dad, I'll see you later." Robin said before she hung up and quickly grabbed her dark green jacket and threw it on over her white sweater and black dress pants. "Where are we going?"

"A press conference, we have to set up a meeting with Tony Stark." Phil answered. Robin groaned, her dislike of the man they were supposed to see showing.


Once they reached the area where the press conference was being held ("He just got out of captivity and he's holding a press conference?" "Robin, hold your tongue."), the two got out and waited for their chance to talk to Tony. Of course, that chance didn't come so Phil walked towards who he thought was Pepper Potts.

"Ms. Potts?" He asked as the two reached the strawberry blonde.

"Yes." Pepper confirmed, looking at the two.

"Can we speak to you for a moment?" Phil asked.

"I'm not part of the press conference but it's about to begin right now." Pepper denied.

"We're not reporters." Robin spoke up.

"I'm Agent Phil Coulson and this is my partner, Agent Robin Barton. We're with the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division." Phil introduced, holding his card out for Pepper.

"That's quite a mouthful." Pepper said as she took the card.

"I know. We're working on it." Phil agreed.

"You wouldn't believe how many complaints we've heard." Robin added with a smile.

"You know, we've been approached already by the DOD, the FBI, the CIA…" Pepper started.

"We're a separate division, with a more specific focus." Phil cut in. "We need to debrief Mr. Stark on the circumstances of his escape."

"I'll put something in the book, shall I?" Pepper agreed.

"Thank you." Phil nodded.

"That's very kind of you, thank you." Robin added with a smile before the two agents walked away to hear the press conference.


"Well, that was…interesting." Robin commented as the two left the press conference.

"We have to keep monitoring Stark until we can have him debriefed." Phil stated.

"Really?" Robin groaned, her head falling back. "Great."

"Someone's not a fan of Tony Stark." Phil teased with a grin.

"Of course not. He's an egotistical playboy who is only recently starting to change." Robin answered. Phil chuckled as he nudged the girl's arm as they continued on their way.


Robin looked at herself in the mirror as she prepared for the party she was going to. She and Phil were, of course, trying to get a hold of Tony once again.

"What happened to my baby girl?" Clint asked as he looked at his adopted daughter. She wore a dark green dress with a single white robin insignia on the skirt. It was a halter top dress that ended at her knee and was plain, except for the insignia.

"She's right here." Robin grinned as she turned around and hugged her father.

"Good luck tonight." Clint whispered as he kissed the top of her head.

"Thanks. I'll see you tonight. Love you." Robin whispered back before she kissed her father's cheek and left his arms, grabbing her black coat before she left.


At the party, Robin and Phil split up, as Phil waited at the bar and Robin, since she was too young to drink, walked around. Finally, she found Tony as he left the bar.

"Mr. Stark!" She cried as she ran towards him. The billionaire playboy turned and looked confused as she approached. "I'm Agent Robin Barton of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division."

"Uh, yeah right, I talked to your other guy a minute ago." Tony said, obviously distracted.

"Of course and you must know then how crucial it is that we set up a debriefing." Robin continued, trying to remain professional. "Please, Mr. Stark, a debriefing is necessary considering the circumstances of your kidnapping."

"Yeah, I just need to, uh, talk to my assistant to, um, set it up." Tony answered, "Excuse me."

"Mr. Stark-" Robin tried to stop him but the playboy ignored her. Resisting the urge to growl, or worse throw something at the wall with her telekinesis, Robin remained calm as she approached Phil. "He ignored you too?" She asked.

"Yes. But we'll get that debriefing, even if we have to chase him across the country." Phil answered.

"Yay…" Robin muttered as she took out her cell phone and began to look up everything she could about Stark Industries as Phil kept his eyes on Tony himself.


Robin groaned as she finally laid down, the weight of the past several days hitting her.


I never thought debriefing one man can be so difficult. Then again, it's Tony Stark. She thought as she closed her eyes and fell to sleep.

"You're late." An accented voice said as Robin became aware of herself.

"Sorry, I got held up at work." She sighed as she turned around to see a dark haired boy who was around her age looking at her. "Stop giving me that look, Pietro."

"What look?" Pietro asked innocently.

"You know exactly what I am talking about! Stop with that 'I'm disappointed in you' look!" Robin said as she pushed at the boy.

"Nope, sorry. You've disappointed me with your late appearance after all." Pietro disagreed as he grinned teasingly at her.

"I can't control my life any more than you can control yours! Remember when you were taking care of your sister and were late? Hmm?"

"That was different, Wanda was sick."

"Sure it's different, yeah okay."

"…Alright, it isn't, happy?"

"Yes." Robin grinned as she sat down and Pietro followed her lead. Instantly, the blonde laid her head on the boy's shoulder. "So, what, this is the 10th year we've been having these dreams now?"

"Yep." Pietro nodded as he leaned his head against Robin's.

"I wonder if they mean anything…"

"You say that every year."

"Can you blame me? What if this is a hint to my past?"

"If it is, you'll understand it in time. If not, oh well. But just enjoy it."

"Alright fine. So what'd you do today?"


Robin sat beside Phil as they waited for Pepper. Finally, the strawberry blonde woman came down the stairs.

"Ms. Potts? We had an appointment. Did you forget about our appointment?" Phil asked as the woman continued walking.

"Nope, right now. Come with me." Pepper stated.

"Right now?" The agents repeated in unison as they stood up.

"We're going to have it right now. Yep, walk with me." Pepper ordered.

"Okay." Phil agreed.

"I'm going to give you the meeting of your life. Your office." Pepper added as she looked back. Robin followed her gaze to see none other than Obadiah Stane watching them.

"Why do I have a feeling this is bigger than I thought?" Robin whispered to Phil.

"Because it looks like it is. Get ready, Robin." Phil whispered as he placed his hand on her arm.

"For what?" Robin asked.

"For the first big mission of your life."


As they exited the cars, Pepper led the seven agents into the lab using her keycard.

"Section 16. Section 16. There it is." Pepper said to herself as they walked towards the door. The assistant tried her keycard twice but the door didn't open. "My key's not working. It's not opening the door." Silently, Phil held his hand out and a detonator was placed in it. "Oh, wow, what's that? It's, like, a little device? It's, like, a thing that's going to pick the lock?" As Pepper spoke, Phil placed the detonator on the door.

"You might want to take a few steps back." Phil advised and the entire group backed up before the detonator went off. Instantly, Robin's arm shot out, quieting the explosion somewhat but not enough to not alert Stane of their presence.

"We need to move." Robin advised. With that, Phil took the lead and the group headed down into Section 16.


As they reached the end of a flight of stairs, all the agents took out their guns in preparation. What they found, however, was a single silver suit.

"Looks like you were right. He was building a suit." Phil commented.

"I thought it'd be bigger." Pepper commented. She heard something then and turned around. Seeing this, Robin followed the woman and looked over the area with hanging wires and chains. Robin looked at the chains just as two slid like eyes lit up and began to rise. Instantly, Pepper grabbed her wrist and, with a scream, began to run. The suit, Stane obviously, chased the women while the rest of the agents stayed back, firing their guns pointlessly at the suit.

"Phil!" Robin cried, trying to go back but Pepper pulled her along.

"We have to keep running!" Pepper cried.

"Go Robin!" Phil cried and, without another protest, the blonde kept running, putting her gun away as she did so.


Once the two women reached the outside, Tony must have contacted Pepper as the assistant began speaking into her blue tooth.

"Tony! Tony, are you okay? …Obadiah, he's gone insane! He built a suit." Pepper said. Suddenly, the ground shook.

"What the hell?!" Robin cried as Stane rose out of the ground.

"Where do you think you're going?" Stane asked. Pepper was frozen in fear as Robin began to focus on Stane, trying to figure out what he would do so she could stop it. "Your services are no longer required." As he spoke, Stane raised his arm and he was prepared to shoot Pepper.

"Stane!" A voice suddenly cried and they all looked up to see Tony flying towards them in a suit. He crashed into Stane and the two went flying.

"The street…I have to get to the street!" Robin said to herself and before Pepper could say anything, the blonde took off.


When Robin reached the street, she instantly held her hand out and began to keep all cars away from the fight. She jumped down into the street and began moving the cars as fast as she could and when she had a minute, she went to the cars and helped the civilians get away.

"Come on, everybody out!" She cried as she guided the civilians away. She kept one eye on Stane at all times, levitating any people he put in danger out of it and keeping any person who could be in danger away from it. She didn't help Tony in the fight personally, however. She knew he could handle it. Of course, when they started flying into the sky, Robin allowed herself to breathe a little easier. "Go Tony, you can do it." With that, the blonde ran back to the lab to check on Phil and the others.


"Phil! Phil!" Robin cried as she looked around the lab.

"Robin?" Phil called.

"Phil!" Robin cried joyfully as she hugged the man tightly, doing her best not to cry. "You're okay!"

"And so are you. How are the civilians?" Phil asked.

"I made sure there were no casualties, maybe a few wounded before I got there though." Robin answered.

"Still, you did your job. Good work." Phil smiled, "Come on, let's get out of here and check in with the director." Robin nodded and all seven agents left the lab.


When the lab exploded later, Robin said it was Phil's best call of the night to leave.


A few days later, a press conference was called to explain the incident. Colonel James Rhodes, or Rhodey as Tony called him, was opening for the man himself, who was busy getting ready with Pepper's help when Phil and Robin walked in.

"Here's your alibi." Phil said as he handed it to Iron Man himself.

"Okay." Tony said.

"You were on your yacht." Robin explained as she stood beside Phil.

"We have port papers that put you in Avalon all night, and sworn statements from 50 of your guests." Phil elaborated.

"See, I was thinking maybe we should say it was just Pepper and me alone on the island." Tony said.

"Okay, I take back what I said about you changing. Pig." Robin muttered as she punched Tony's shoulder.

"Ow!" Tony flinched.

"Good." Robin smiled.

"Anyways, that's what happened." Phil cut in.

"Alright." Tony agreed.

"Just read it word for word." Phil instructed. Tony flipped through the cards when he noticed something.

"There's nothing about Stane here."

"That's handled. He's on vacation." Robin answered.

"Small aircraft have such a poor safety record." Phil added.

"But what about the whole cover story that it's a body guard? He's my…I mean, is that…that's kind of flimsy, don't you think?" Tony said.

"This isn't my first rodeo, Mr. Stark." Phil said.

"And while it is my first, I'm a lot smarter than I look." Robin added.

"Oh really, how smart are we talking about?" Tony asked.

"Top of my high school class and trained to be an agent within a year." Robin answered with a shrug. "Don't say anything about MIT, Tony."

"When did you start calling me Tony?" Tony asked.

"Since now, you cheeky ass." Robin smiled sweetly.

"Just stick to the official statement and soon this will all be behind you." Phil advised. "You've got 90 seconds." With that, the agents made their way to the door.

"Agent Coulson? Agent Barton?" Pepper suddenly said. The two agents turned as she met them at the door. "I just wanted to say thank you very much for all of your help."

"That's what we do. You'll be hearing from us." Phil said.

"From the Strategic Homeland-"

"Just call us SHIELD." Phil corrected.

"Right." Pepper nodded as the two continued to leave.

"We'll see you later." Robin grinned with a wave.

"I thought you didn't like Mr. Stark." Phil said.

"Eh, he's not so bad. He's just got a few choice…traits I dislike." Robin elaborated.


Later, as she watched the press conference, Robin changed her mind.

"I dislike 'Iron Man'." She growled. Phil just chuckled at her under his breath, even if what Tony did annoyed him too.


That was my first assignment with SHIELD. After that, things only seemed to get busier.