Hope you like this, it takes place after the events of Iron Man 3.

I own only my original character, nothing else.

One Year Later

Christmas has come and passed once again, but this one was much more exciting than usual.

Right now, Tony was mad that Richard hadn't helped him take down Aldrich Killian and the Extremis soldiers.

"Dad, I have been helping the whole time," he explained over the phone. "I've been looking into AIM. For what they did to our family, I'm going to tear it down to the ground."

"I understand," his father said after a short silence. "And I was just told by your mother that you offered to help but she wanted you to stay where you were. Where were you exactly anyway?"

"I was having Christmas with Clint and Natasha."

"Oh, so it's been a while now, you and Nat."

"And it's been a good long while, you and Mom."

"You knew where I was going with that didn't you?," he asked.

"Yup and I'll ask when the time is right," Sword said. "By the way, do you know if Uncle Rhodey would be able to help name with something?"

"Yeah, I think he's done with all the paperwork of mine and his little adventure. Why?"

"I was hoping he could help me with a little project of mine."

"Why not ask me?"

"It's a different kind of project, I've gotta go, bye Dad."

"Alright bye son, late Merry Christmas."

Same to you," he said then hung up the phone. Then Natasha came into the room he was in. She has moved into his loft about nine months ago, and they couldn't be happier.

"How mad was he?," she asked.

"I explained what I was doing then my mom told him that she'd ordered me to stay where I was, so he's not mad anymore."

"Well that's good. I talked to Clint, he's ready to go whenever."

"Good. Wanna come with me and pay Sharon a visit?"

"Sure. And how do you know her?," she asked.

"She's been like a sister to me since we were kids, since my grandfather and her great aunt were founders of SHIELD," he explained and then he walked up to her. "And if you are starting feel jealous, don't worry. I'm pretty sure she's into Steve."

"Good. Because you're mine," she joked and they kissed. They then went over to Sharon's apartment, making sure that she was there and Rogers's wasn't as they knew that Fury gave her orders to watch the captain.

He knocked on the door and a tall, blonde woman answered the door.

"You here for a report sir?," she asked.

"No, something else, 13," Richard said. "And please at ease, no need to call me sir."

Sharon nodded and then invited them in.

"Oh and Sharon, as you've no doubt have guessed, this is Natasha Romanoff."

The two women then shook hands. "It's an honor to meet you," she said.

"Nice to meet you too, Richard has said only good things about you," Nat said.

"Thank you, what was it you wanted to talk to me about, Richard?"

"Director Fury has allowed me to put together my own team, a team that will do things no one else can and when the Avengers can't either. Calling ourselves the Justicers. And I was hoping that'd you be a part of that team," he said and she stood there in shock.

"You want me to join an Avenger-like team?," she asked and he nodded. "But what about my mission here?"

"We only have one mission right now and our target is vulnerable and in the open. It'll be quick and you'll be back here in no time," Nat explained.

"Well then you can count me in."

"Great. Pack up your equipment and meet us at my place in three days," Richard said.

"Why three?"

"Need to get three more members."

They then left her to get ready, and they took a ride to Rhodes' home. They found him outside waiting for them.

"Hey Uncle Rhodey," Richard said.

"How are doing kid?," he asked and he gave him a manly hug. "Hey Nat."

"Hey, Colonel."

"Your dad said that you need me for a project or something. What's up?"

"Well, we're going after AIM. I need your help."

"You can always count on me, kid, where and when do you want to meet?"

"Mine and Natasha's place in three days," Richard answered. "Now we have to go, we've got a plane to catch."

"I'll be there, where are you going?," Rhodes asked.

"London," he answered. "And bring your War Machine suit, it's so much better than Iron Patriot."

With an eye roll, he went inside to get ready. Then Richard turned to Natasha.

"This is pretty easy," she commented.

"Well trust me, next guy won't be easy to convince," he told her. "Brian is very loyal to the people, wants to protect them all the time."

"Will MI6 just let him join?"

"Fury said he talked to them and they said yes if he says yes."

"Well better get going if we're gonna go to London then Wakanda."

"Oh I already contacted T'Challa. He said he'd be happy to help us."

With a smile, Natasha got into the car with her boyfriend following. They soon reached the airport and got on the Stark plane.

"So Brian Falsworth, how do you know him?," she asked, as she relaxed in Richard's lap.

"His great grandfather was a Howling Commando," he answered.

"Another childhood friend?"

"Actually no. I met him a year after I joined SHIELD. I was tracking down an assassin, and he helped me catch him."

"Oh, well no matter what you have some interesting friends."

Richard chuckled at this, and then he thought about something.

"Hey Nat?"

"Yes?"

"There's something I've been meaning to tell you."

She looked up with a concerned look on her face. "What?"

"Probably not a fun topic for you, but I do know that you've encountered the Winter Soldier."

"Yeah, why?"

"I was there, I was part of the back up."

Her eyes widened after he said this. "So it really was you. You fought him off and saved my life," she said and kissed him hard.

"Not that I'm complaining, but that wasn't the reaction I was expecting," he said when they broke away.

"What were you expecting?," she asked.

"That you'd be angry that never told you until now."

"I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't upset, but I don't care. You saved me all those years ago and I thank you for that."

"Anytime."

She smiled at him saying that as he almost always only said that to her. They sat together for the rest of the flight, and soon they landed in England.

"Haven't been here for a while," Richard said as he got off the plane. "Brian said that he'd be waiting for us."

"Does he know why we're here?," Natasha asked, and he shrugged. It was then that they saw a man waving to his them, (think of Brian Falsworth from the comics, or if you've played the app game Avengers Academy, he's in it, and that how he'll look in this story).

"Hello Richie Rich," Brian said, making Sword roll his eyes.

"Nice to see you too Brian," he said then Brian looked to Natasha.

"And just who might you be?," he asked very smoothly.

"Natasha Romanoff," she answered.

"Oh! The Black Widow, Brian Falsworth," he said kissing her hand then turned back to Richard. "Boys upstairs said you wanted to have chat with me. What about?"

"Well, I assume you heard about what happened to my dad right? And you know about New York?"

"Aye."

"Well we've spent the last couple days recruiting heroes to put together our own team, we were hoping you would join."

"Well mate, flattered as I am that you want me to be on your little team, I've got to be here and help protect England," he said, which Richard expected.

"We're going after the ones who attacked my father, AIM," he explained. "I'm sure it won't be long before they set their eyes on England as well as the US. If you help us, we can stop them from ever reaching here."

Brian thought for a moment, considering the idea. He knew that Richard was right, and he knew there was only one good answer, just one problem.

"If I do join your little gang, what makes you think MI6 will allow it?," he asked.

"Fury has already spoken to them about it. They said if you say yes, they will," Nat answered and he nodded in understanding.

"Well then, when do we start?"

"We just did," Sword said reaching his hand out. "Union Jack, welcome to the Justicers."

"Justicers?," he asked as he shook his hand.

"Avengers was already taken."

That being said the three got back on the plane and Brian made a call for them to drop off his gear in DC.

Despite being excited to see that his idea worked out, he was still nervous. It had been years since he led a team, but he knew he would have to get over it and lead them.

On the flight back home, Brian went to go check on the pilots and Natasha went over to Richard.

"So you have your team, what's next?," she asked.

"We find AIM, take them down and save the world from them," he answered and she smiled.

"By the way, when you fought him, the Winter Soldier, did you see his face?"

"No, he wore a mask. Had a metal arm though."

"Hmm... we'll need to keep an eye out for him then."

Richard nodded and then decided to get some sleep. When they landed, they would have a lot of work to do.

I know it's a lot of conversation, but that's recruitment really. Might take a little while for me to think of a way for them to find AIM, but I'll try not to take long. See ya soon.