Two chapters in one day! I'm feeling generous today lol Thank you Miss Singing in the Rain, who was correct in her assumption about what Tess was, PrincessofMythaca, and Mira SeverusSirius Black-Snape for the reviews. I hope the chapter is up to everyone's expectations; enjoy!
Charlie's POV
"I love Super Nanny", I said happily popping a piece of popcorn in my mouth before handing the bowl back to Coulson. My feet were currently in his lap as I lay across the couch; he sat at the edge not caring.
"Me too; I swear, you were never this bad as a kid", I chuckled shrugging.
"That's 'cause I'm amazing Phil", I told him. He threw a piece of popcorn at me but I caught it with my mouth grinning in victory at him.
"So…your father knows you're also Agent Whitewolf", I nodded keeping my eyes on the screen. "Has he said anything to you", I gave him a look and raised an eyebrow making him chuckle. "I'll take that as a no", I shrugged drinking some soda from my cup.
"You know just as well as I do he isn't a let's talk about our feelings kind of guy", he nodded patting my leg.
"Where is he anyways", I popped another piece of popcorn in my mouth playing it cool.
"Probably downstairs", I told him and he narrowed his eyes getting up. I smirked keeping my eyes on the television as he came back up from the basement.
"Charlene, he isn't there", I turned giving him a surprised look.
"Oh no; what will we do", I said feigning horror. He shook his head sitting back down pulling my feet onto his lap again.
"I'm sure Agent Romanoff will find him; I wonder how he got away", I shrugged as he chuckled shaking his head at me. I turned and met his eye smiling at him knowing he knew exactly what I did.
Later
Ring
Ring
Ring
"JARVIS, answer", I called out as I clicked the mouse of my computer lazily leaning with my palm in my chin.
"Hello", my eyes ran over to the screen showing Tony's face.
"What's up", I asked yawning loudly.
"I need you to come outside; need your help with something", I raised an eyebrow spinning in my chair.
"With what", I questioned looking up to the ceiling.
"Just get out here", I huffed as he hung up. I hopped out the chair lightly skipping out my room and down into the basement. I blinked to see the car with four large, flat boards sitting in the passenger seat.
"Is that even legal", I questioned as he pulled out one of the boards slowly.
"Who cares; just help me get them set up", I shrugged it off walking over and lifting one of the heavy boards with a grunt. I set it down blinking to see it was actually a diorama.
"Hey is this the diorama from the film", I asked setting it down as he connected the pieces.
"You'd be correct on that", I nodded as he stared at it in interest.
"Well I'll leave you to it then", I turned but he whistled.
"What are you doing", he questioned and I looked around before motioning to the stairs like it was obvious. "You're gonna help me", he told me and I blinked.
"With what?" I asked walking over staring at him.
"We'll find out kiddo", he said cryptically as I rolled my eyes. I leaned down running my eyes along the schematics of the "city of the future". "JARVIS would you kindly create a digital frame; we need a whole project", the blue lights of JARVIS's scan covered the diorama creating lines mirroring the schematics below.
"1974 Stark Expo model scan complete, sir", Tony lifted the scan and moved it over slowly to the hologram pad
"How many buildings are there", I asked walking along next to him as he set it down.
"Should I include the Belgium Waffle Stand, miss", I snorted at his witty behavior. Only a program made by my father could have such attitude.
"I hope that's rhetorical, just show us", he said as he spinned it showing only the buildings now. I followed along my eyes running along each building.
"So were looking for a solution to your palladium core problem", I stated and he nodded.
"How'd you come up with the lithium dioxide idea", he questioned pausing in his search of the hologram.
"Maybe one of these days I'll tell you Pops", I teased patting his shoulder looking back at the buildings pausing at the middle. "…What does that look like to you", I said pointing at it. I looked over to his staring at me intently I raised an eyebrow in question but he shook his head turning his attention to the center.
"Not…unlike an atom", he told me. "In which case the nucleus would be right here", he pressed in the center a small light appearing to show us the nucleus. I leaned over his shoulder staring at it.
"Highlight the atom", I told JARVIS it glowed in gold as Tony grabbed it making it larger. I was mesmerized at it. No matter how hard I tried only my father would be able to create such marvelous technology that we could stare at an atom like this.
"What are you trying to do sir", asked JARVIS as we both stared at it.
"I'm trying to discover an element", he informed him rubbing his chin.
"Correction Dad I think we are rediscovering it", he looked over his shoulder at me in surprise from calling him Dad.
"Remove all trees, parking lots, anything like that", each thing disappeared from the schematics my eyes moving over each object rapidly.
"Structure the protons and neutrons", I suggested and he nodded clapping his hands before throwing them out increasing the size of the atom till it was all around us. I stared up mesmerized by each proton and neutron as the blue hue covered us.
"It's beautiful", I whispered and he chuckled.
"Only the child of Tony Stark would think an atom was beautiful", I bumped him with my shoulder chuckling.
"He's been dead for almost twenty five years…still taking me to school", he murmured talking about Grandpa Howard.
"Now you know how I feel", I murmured jokingly. He shook his head twisting around to look at each component. "JARVIS, run diagnostics similar to file AES-1", I ordered. Tony chuckled loudly pulling the atom in smaller again staring at it in his hand with disbelief.
"This is a viable replacement for the palladium core", I grinned wildly at JARVIS' words.
"Excellent", he murmured.
"Unfortunately it is impossible to synthesize", he informed us and I snorted.
"Did you really just tell two Starks that something is impossible", I said feigning shock.
"You're sounding more like me now", Tony told me shaking his head. "Let's get started", I grinned hopping up and down in excitement.
I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter and we'll be getting to the real action soon! Please review!
