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Tony's POV
"That thing in your chest is based on unfinished technology", pirate Director Nick Fury told me. I leaned back in my chair my eyes went from him and back to my daughter. She was leaning against the glass railing talking to Agent Coulson. She was smiling at something he was saying.
She looked older when she wasn't wearing jeans and band shirts. Her hair was up in a high ponytail and her hand covered in a fingerless glove was leaning on a gun that was strapped to her thigh. I couldn't say I agreed with the outfit as she wore what looked like tight leather pants and combat boots. At her top was a black vest that zipped in the front; it revealed cleavage, something my daughter just shouldn't have. The vest ended too soon revealing most of the skin of her tan stomach and some of her belly button; overall this wasn't my favorite outfit. However in this light and her smile at Agent Coulson she looked more like her mother than I could ever imagine.
"It was finished; it just has never been particularly effective until I miniaturized it and put it in my chest", I held back the fact it was Charlie's schematics that I had used but I doubted that he didn't know that.
"No, I would say the arc reactor was a stepping stone to something greater", he said leaning back in the chair. "It was gonna kick off an energy race that would dwarf the arms race", he explained leaning toward me now to explain. "He was on to something big, so big that would make the nuclear reactor look like a triple A battery", he chuckled as I twisted to look at him.
"Just him?" I asked pouring a drink. "Or was Anton Vanko in this too?" I wanted to know more about Anton Vanko and if Ivan's words were true.
"Anton Vanko is the other side of that coin; Anton saw it as a way to get rich but when your father found out and he had him deported", he grabbed the drink sipping at it. "When the Russians found out he couldn't deliver they shipped his ass to Siberia and he spent twenty years under a rock in a drunken fueled rage; not exactly an environment you wanna raise a kid in…that was the son you and Charlie had the unfortunate experience of crossing paths with in Monaco", my eyes went to the bandage on Charlie's wrist.
"You told me I haven't tried everything; what do you mean I haven't tried everything, what else haven't I tried", I asked him.
"Howard said you were the only person with the means and knowledge to finish what he started…then again he wasn't aware of his granddaughter's impending existence", he shrugged taking a sip from the cup.
"He said that?" I said in disbelief that Howard Stark would say that about me.
"Yup, are you that guy", he questioned. "Are you, because if you are you can solve the riddle of your heart", he said leaning closer to me pointing at the arc reactor.
"I don't know where you got your information but he wasn't my biggest fan", I informed him remembering the years of fighting or just ignoring me.
"What do you remember about your dad, hmm?" he asked
"He was cold, he was calculating; he never told me he loved me…he never told me he even liked me so it's a little tough for me to digest that he told you the whole future was riding on me and he passing it down. I don't get that; we're talking about a guy who's happiest day was when he shipped me off to boarding school", I looked up to see Charlie looking at me with a worried glaze obviously listening to the conversation.
"That's not true", he said shaking his head his eyes moving to Charlie also. "I don't think you really know much about either side of the generation from you", he said motioning to Charlie.
"Well clearly you knew my dad better than I did", I said in a sarcastic tone ignoring his comment on Charlie
"As a matter of fact I did; he was one of the founding members of SHIELD", I blinked as he looked down at his watch. "I've got a two o'clock, you're good right, and you got this right" he said pointing at the gray case being set down next to me
"What, no", I said completely confused. "Got what, what am I suppose to get", I told him standing up also.
"Natasha will remain a floater in Stark; with her cover intact, and Charlie's secret will remain as such", he said slipping on his jacket. Charlie walked over her boots clinking from the glass under them. "You remember Agent Coulson right", he asked me motioning to good ole' Coulson before turning to leave. "Oh and Tony, I got my eye on you", he stared me down before turning and leaving again
Charlie's POV
"Oh and Tony, I got my eye on you", I tried not to laugh as Director Fury stared down Tony.
"Agent Whitewolf", he walked past me patting my shoulder as he departed.
My eyes ran to the silver case sitting on the ground; I was really curious to see the contents but obviously Director Fury found it more important to my father then for me.
"We've disabled communications; no contact with the outside world", Natasha informed him professionally "Good luck", she turned walking away. Tony turned to look at Coulson.
"Please, first I need a little body work I'll put a little time into the lab and if we could send one of your goon squad down for some coffee bean from Starbucks or something like that", he practically ordered as he walked over to Coulson
"I'm not here for that, I've been authorized by Director Fury to use any force necessary to keep you on the premises; if you attempt to leave or play any games I will tase you and watch Super Nanny as you drool on the carpet, kay?" I snorted loudly before coughing to try to cover it up.
"I think I got the idea", Tony said nodding.
"Enjoy your evening entertainment", Coulson walked off. Tony's eyes went to me and I raised an eyebrow.
"Starbucks?" he asked me and I snorted.
"I have some cleaning to do; as you see", I gave a glare since it was obviously his fight with Rhodey that created this mess. I walked off to go get the broom from the supply closet.
"Whatever you say Agent Whitewolf", I paused turning to look at him. "Where the heck did you get Agent Whitewolf", I walked over quickly glaring at his smirking face in anger.
"Agent Whitewolf originally Agent Selma Whitewolf; my mother, so don't make fun of the name Tony because I use it to memorialize a great women", I snapped walking off.
"Wait your mother was an Agent, how did I not know", I turned to look at him again.
"There's obviously lots of things you aren't aware of Tony", I snapped storming off.
Woah! So apparently Tony's little fling had her foot in with SHIELD too, gotta love the deepening of the plot. A lot of Charlie's past and her mother's will be revealed in the Avengers story I write. Please review people!
