Tony had finished blasting these guys to kingdom come. That and his suit had finally come back to him. Only problem was that he couldn't really fly, which annoyed him to no end. So there he was, holding his unconscious daughter in his suit, walking around like an idiot, tripping and trying not to cause more pain to her injuries.

Jarvis wasn't much help either. Shoot he couldn't even finish his sentences correctly. So needless to say, Tony was a mess right now.

He came barreling down some steps awkwardly when he bumped into someone. Only this time it was actually a friend.

"Rhodey!" he called happily.

"Tony!" Rhodey called back, "Wait…" he looked up and Tony saw where he was looking. Iron Patriot was flying after some helicopters, "I assume that's not you up there." Rhodey commented.
"I thought that was you." Tony added.

They looked at one another and then Rhodey noticed Sadie, "God, what happened to her?" he asked, then took her from Tony.

A few goons came down and Tony simply used his armor to smash them all as quick as possible, "They did." He answered.

Rhodey glared and then looked to Tony, "Let's go, we need to find out what they're doing with the president."

"The president's in danger?" Tony gasped, "Crap, that just made this day more significantly stressful." He grumbled.

"Come on." Rhodey said, carrying Sadie.

"Hold on…" Tony mentioned, "I know a faster way to get to them. Wanna meet the Mandarin?" he asked Rhodey.

Rhodey stared at him like he was an idiot and followed him cautiously.

….

Sadie woke up feeling awful. She felt the wind on her body and smelled sea salt. And all she heard was the sound of a motor. When she felt misty water hit her face, she'd figured out that she was indeed on a boat. She only prayed it was not another kidnapper. At this point she might as well write a movie called "Finding Sadie".

She groaned and opened her eyes a smidge. She saw Rhodey driving the boat and her dad talking to him. His suit was off and she was glad for that.

"Daddy…" she mumbled.

He looked over at her and smiled. He walked over and bent down, patting her head, "I'm so sorry Sade's, I wanna take you to a hospital but those guys might-"

"I know." She coughed, "We've been through this before." She mumbled.

He smiled and kissed her head and then whispered quietly, "I am so sorry, Sadie. You should never have been put in harm's way. This is all my fault." He said.

She was able to use her uninjured arm to find his head and then whisper back, "I know, Daddy. It is your fault. But I still love you. Just get Mom home."

He smiled, nodding, "That's the plan."

She winced and he looked over at Rhodey, "Where's the first aid, I'm gonna patch her up and then get to work on the plan." He said.

Rhodey nodded and went to go find one.

Tony looked back at Sadie and couldn't believe he was looking at his daughter with bruises covering her face. He sighed and rubbed her forehead gently, hoping he was doing something useful for her.

Her eyes were drooping and she seemed to have trouble breathing. He knew it was probably from a broken rib.

He sighed and was relieved when Rhodey came back with the first aid kit, "I got this, you help the president." He said.

Tony shook his head, "Sadie needs me right now."

"Tony, you are the only one with the suit right now." Rhodey said.

"And I said, Sadie needs me. I'm not putting her second anymore." He said sternly.

"Daddy..." Sadie moaned, "Go."

Tony looked at her and shook his head again, "I mean it, I can't keep putting you last."

"You can put me first after we save the president." She smiled weakly, "Just don't take so long."

He smiled and kissed her head quickly, "I'll be back before you know it." He promised.

He finally nodded to Rhodey and got ready. The sooner he helped the president, the sooner he could be with Sadie. That thought would keep him going as Iron Man went to do his job.

Rhodey took care of cleaning up her wounds as best he could and bandaging her shattered wrist. He made sure her ankle was supported and then bandaged her chest carefully.

She was still having trouble breathing, but she looked a little better. He noticed how often she'd lose consciousness and then come to again. He patted her head, "Hang in there, Sadie."

She held his hand and he held it back, smiling at her.

She looked around, hoping to see her dad. She knew he was helping people. That was what he did. He saved people. Shoot, he'd saved her countless times, even before when he got her out of that horrible place. But she needed him now more than ever.

"Rhodey?" she asked weakly, her voice getting softer than before, "Where's my dad?" she asked him.

"He's okay, Sadie, he's helping people right now, I promise he's coming back." Rhodey said to her, "Don't worry, okay, just rest."

"I need…Daddy." She breathed.

"I know, just a little longer, okay?" he said.

"Okay." She said and closed her eyes. He got up to go look around, hoping Tony was doing a better job on his end.

….

She knew it was coming. She'd felt it before…she was dying. She wanted to see him one last time. She wanted her mom to be okay. She wanted to live just this once, but her body was finally telling her it was over. She swore she could see her parent's faces, only she didn't want to. She wanted her dad and mom, Tony and Pepper. She never got to tell her mom how much she loved her. And of all the faces she wanted to see before she died, she wanted her dad's face. The one who wasn't going to put her last any longer, the one who let her sit in his lap while building his suit. The dad who held her close when she had a nightmare. The dad who always came to her rescue. A part of her wanted to see him because she knew he'd rescue her again. But a part of her just wanted to be at peace and be happy with seeing his face one last time.

She took one final breath and imagined her favorite day, the day he called her his daughter for the first time and held her like a dad. She was so proud of him and loved him so much…and she knew that as long as he was doing what he did best, she was happy.

…..

Rhodey looked over at Sadie but felt something was wrong. He walked over and felt her chest. His eyes widened and he tried listening for a heartbeat. He didn't hear one…he didn't feel one. Sadie was dead.

"TONY!" he yelled, opening the door where Tony sat in the dark, taking care of the passengers of the plane that had been attacked.

"TONY!" Rhodey yelled again.

"Gah! What?" Tony yelled back, opening his eyes. His suit had just been crashed into by a truck, so he was in the clear now.

"Sadie…" Rhodey said, "Tony, she's not…she's not breathing! Get out here now!"

Tony shot up and ran out. He bent down and felt her chest; he listened for a heartbeat and felt none.

He looked at her face. It was almost like she was just sleeping peacefully.

"Sadie!" he called, shaking her gently, "Sadie! Wake up!"

He began panicking and shook her harder, his eyes watering, "Sadie! Don't do this to me now, Sade's come on!"

"Help me get her on the floor." Rhodey said, "I'm gonna try some CPR."

Tony helped get her on the ground, still not sure what to think. His baby was dead. His little girl was dead. She wasn't supposed to die, she was supposed to live. He was supposed to die. He panted, his head spinning as her laughter filled his brain. He was having trouble breathing again as Rhodey performed CPR on her bruised body.

He got up and ran to the edge of the boat and cried out, releasing a breath he'd been holding in. He clutched his chest and fell to the ground, crying.

He could hear her in his head, counting with him. He could feel her arms around his middle, hugging him. He wanted to reach out and hold her.

He counted to five with Sadie in his head and opened his eyes suddenly. He ran forward and lifted her shirt. Her chest piece wasn't glowing. His eyes widened when he realized that when Killian burned her and when the others were beating her they were causing damage to her arc reactor, possibly screwing with its system.

He got up quickly to go find something. He went to the electricity panel on the boat and found what he needed, taking out some wires that were useless for the boat and then going back to Sadie. He pushed Rhodey aside and got to work unscrewing her chest piece and fixing it.

When he connected the wires and put her chest piece back in, her chest shot up and the chest piece glowed slowly.

He watched with Rhodey, praying it wasn't too late.

"Come on, baby." He said, going to her head and holding it carefully, smoothing her hair, "Wake up." He begged, "You can't leave me now."

They waited and Tony was devastated to see it not working. He put his forehead to hers and cried, "You're my hero." He told her, "You've saved me more than you know. So you have to wake up, sweetie."

She suddenly coughed and sat up, crashing her head into his. He laughed, realizing she was alive. He groaned in pain but was so focused on the fact that his daughter was alive, he could care less. He clutched her close and hugged her tight, despite the fact that she was coughing.

Rhodey was smiling and laughing, so relieved and Tony just held her tight, kissing her over and over again. He finally paused to look at her face.

She was still catching her breath and looked around, confused.

"Sadie?" he asked, smoothing the hair from her eyes, "Honey are you okay? Can you answer me?"

She looked over at him, still catching her breath, "Uncle Tony?" she asked suddenly.

His stomach turned and his eyes widened. Did she lose her memory?

"Sadie?" he started, looking devastated.

She stared at him with confusion but then smiled, "Gotcha."

He stared at her and then rolled his eyes, bringing her in for a hug, "Not funny!" he said as she giggled weakly into his chest. She put her arms around his middle and he never thought he'd love the feeling so much.

Rhodey got up, "I'll let you two have a moment, we should get there by dark." He said.

Tony nodded and held her close, not sure he could let her go, "Do me a favor and never scare me like that again." He told her, still letting his tears pour out.

"Which one, dying or faking a memory loss?" Sadie giggled.

"Someone is feeling better." Tony scoffed.

She nodded and clutched her chest, "The chest piece is fixing my ribs, believe it or not."

He kissed her head, "I am so sorry, Sadie." He said.

"Dad?" She asked.

"Yeah?" he answered.

"Don't ever change." She said.

"Oh God, why?" he laughed.

"Because you always manage to save me at the end of the day." She said.

He smiled, "If you'd been listening, you'd know you're the one who always saves me."