Rehab
Disclaimer:
As always, I own nothing (with the exception of Daria Stark).
Rating:
M (for torture and drug & alcohol abuse...and Tony & Daria's mouths...)
Genre:
Romance/Family/Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Pairing(s):
IronTazer
Claria (Clint/Daria)...(maybe)
Lyrics Used:
Within Temptation "Somewhere"
Lost in the darkness | Hopin' for a sign | Instead there's only silence | Can't you hear my screams | Never stop hoping | Need to know where you are | But, one thing's for sure | You're always in my heart
I'll find you somewhere | I'll keep on tryin' | Until my dyin' day | I just need to know | Whatever has happened | The truth will free my soul
Wherever you are | I won't stop searchin' | Whatever it takes me to know
"Director Fury." Phil greeted curtly, desperate to get down to business. Even if he couldn't intervene, he was still going to keep an eye on things. Even if Daria didn't survive, Tony deserved to know the truth. He deserved to know what came of his daughter-good or bad.
"Agent Coulson." Fury greeted, curious as to his agent's demeanor. To the untrained eye, Phil Coulson was the personification of 'calm, cool, and collected'. But, to someone who knew the man as well as Fury, the fear was evident in his body language.
"Jigsaw is back." Those three simple words were enough to make even the stoic director's blood run cold. "He's got Daria Stark." In that moment, Nick Fury finally understood the full severity of the situation.
"You're certain?" He asked, silently hoping for a reason to doubt that this could truly be the work of the famous Jigsaw killer. However, the agent's grim response quickly dashed all those hopes.
"Sir, Mr. Stark woke to a tape recorder on his nightstand with a pre-recorded message from Jigsaw, himself, warning him not to get involved with his daughter's 'test'." The venom dripping from the word 'test' was enough to even set Director Nick Fury on edge.
"I understand your personal investment in this, Agent Coulson-" Fury began before being cut off by the agent before him.
"Then, you'll understand my demand to run point on this investigation." Phil asserted. While he respected Fury's authority, he was not going to stand aside and entrust Daria's safety to some random rookie.
Fury remained silent as he weighed the meaning behind Phil's statement. "Very well." He spoke, finally, knowing full well that denying the agent's request would prove futile. Fury knew his agent and knew full well that Phil Coulson would simply find a way to circumvent Fury's orders if he didn't like them.
Author's Note:
I am terribly sorry for this chapter being so short. Originally, this was all gonna be one long-ass one-shot. But, I didn't think anyone would sit down and read all that in one sitting. So, I decided to break it all down into chapters. And, it was just easier to make each segment its own chapter.
