They waited for Regina to return even though she asked them not to and now they are enjoying lunch together while Tony and Regina are playing 'See who can get the big green to appear first'.
Steve is not amused when Tony started poking Bruce and stealing his food to get him angry. He switched their seats so Tony is sitting next to him and Bruce is sitting next to Regina. He is even less amused when Regina starts poking Bruce's side and start asking him random questions while he's trying to eat to annoy him.
"Stop it you two!" Steve glare at the both of them. "Do I have to treat you two like little children?"
"Oh come on, Cap. Big green isn't that bad, you guys just have to give him a chance to prove himself." Tony smiled lazily as he lay his arm on the table and lean against it.
"Tony...the Hulk is dangerous...he is just so full of anger and I can't do anything to stop him if he decided to hurt any of you..." Bruce said sadly. He fears for his friend's safety, he doesn't want to hurt the only people who have been kind to him even though they know the danger.
"He could but he won't." Regina smiled as she rests her hand on Bruce's shoulder. "I know he saved Tony's life, he didn't have to but he did so it means under all that anger he is a good guy. I would trust him with my life." She said seriously, anyone who is willing to protect Tony is a-okay with her.
"You haven't met him, Regina. You don't know how dangerous he can be." Bruce said softly, what she said is making him rethink about big green, it doesn't mean he'll trust him anytime soon but he might try to get to know him a little better.
"Regina...you do know what you're asking of Bruce right?" Steve asked softly.
Regina nods her head with a serious look on her face. "Of course I do. But from what I read and heard about Hulk I truly believe that he is good, he acts a lot like a child who doesn't know how to control his anger and it doesn't help that everyone either run away in fear of him or attack him the minute they see him, it must hurt his feelings a lot to be feared and hated just because he's different. He needs someone who is willing to accept him for who he is and doesn't think he's a monster."
Steve and Bruce are shocked, they have never thought of Hulk that way and now that they think about it it does make senses. "Well...if you're willing to then I don't mind giving it a shot." Bruce smiled softly.
"After lunch, we'll have to find someplace for Hulk to let loose without hurting anyone." Steve is willing to give Hulk a chance.
"No problem! We already have a room for Hulk to thrust! And it's also filled with things he can break!" Tony grinned widely, he is so proud of Regina, there was no way he would be able to convince them that Hulk is good.
"You have a room ready?" Bruce is surprised, he didn't think Tony would do something like that for him.
"Regina and I did, we made it as unbreakable as possible and filled it up with old things Hulk can smash all he wants!"
"I...I don't know what to say...thank you, Tony, Regina. Thank you so much..." Bruce can't help but smile widely, he can't help but feel that this is where he really belongs, here with Tony and Regina, his true friends who have never shy away or fear him because of the big guy, who gave him a home and encourage him to continue his work. He knows that he would forever treasure and protect the precious friendship he has with them.
After lunch Tony leads Bruce into the Smash room before heading up to the control room to keep an eye on everything, he might trust Hulk but he is not going to take anything risk.
They give Hulk some time to himself before letting Regina into the room with him.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Steve asked softly as he looks down at Regina with worry eyes.
"Of course! Just let me in and I'll show you how nice Hulk really is!" Regina grinned in excitement as she throws a bag over her shoulder. "I know just what we can do!"
"Okay, Regina! Times up, time to go in!" Tony is keeping an eye on the Hulk as Steve worries over Regina.
"Alright! Bye!" She runs off before Steve can say a single word.
~In the Smashing room~
The minute Regina entered the room the door close behind her. "Hi, Hulk! I'm Regina, Tony's adopted daughter." She smiled kindly as she waves at him.
The Hulk tilts his head curiously as he looks down at Regina. "Little girl, not scared of Hulk?"
She shrugs her shoulders. "Why should I? You saved my Dad's life. Oh, I got you something!" She digs through her bag and takes out a cat plushie. "Here! This is for you!" She places the cat in Hulk's big hand.
"Little girl get kitty for Hulk?" The plushie has shot cream fur that is soft to the touch and about the size of Hulk's thumb.
She nods her head. "Yep! So...do you like it?" She looks up at him with hopeful eyes.
"Hulk doesn't like it...Hulk love it...thank you." He smiled softly as he wraps his hand around Regina, almost giving Steve a heart attack, and hug her gently. "Best gift Hulk ever had."
Regina smiles brightly as she wraps her arms around Hulk as best as she can. "I'm so glad you like it, Hulk! I was worried you'll prefer a Teddy bear!"
"Kitty better than bear." He said as he gently places her back down on the ground.
"That's right! Teddy bears are too overrated anyway!" She grinned as she is placed onto the ground. "I also have a few games we can play to pass the time, we have about an hour to play before it's back to work!" And she promises herself that she would make this the best hour of Hulk's life!
Working on the Iron Legion and training with the Ancient One is starting to take a toll on Regina so the minute the Iron Legion is completed and she made sure Tony would be alright she takes off to train full time with the Ancient One. She believed that Tony was safe, that he was with friends. Until one day she suddenly feel the tightness in her chest that let's her know that Tony's life is about to be in danger and immediately opened a portal, with training she has learnt that she is able to portal to where Tony is even is she doesn't know where he is thanks to their connection. The first thing she saw was Thor holding Tony up by his throat and she saw red. "ODINSON!" She roared in anger as she runs towards them and did not hesitate to tackle Thor to the ground, shocking everyone, she places her hand over Thor's eyes and was about to rip out his throat with her fangs that she can feel growing when she heard something that made her body lock up.
"Regina stop! That's an order!" Tony yelled when he saw what she is about to do. He rubs his throat as he stood up from where he was dropped. "Come here." He said softer.
Regina let her body crawl off of Thor who is laying on the ground in shock and walk towards Tony without saying a word.
"Go back to Kamar-Taj, only return when Ultron is dealt with. That is an order." Tony whispered soft enough so Regina is the only one who can hear him, he feels horrible that he has to use his power over her but he can't have her killing anyone or starting a fight to protect him.
Regina looks up to show Tony her teary eyes filled with hurt only to see that his eyes are filled with guilt. She nods her head and left wordlessly and open a portal to Kamar-Taj once she is out of sight.
~Kamar-Taj~
Running through the hallways and ignoring everyone trying to talk to her, Regina locked herself in her room and throw herself on her bed. She presses her face against her pillow and cried into it. She knows why Tony did what he did but it doesn't mean that she likes it. To be a prisoner in her own body felt horrible and she doesn't know if she can handle being controlled like that again even though she knows it must happen in the future. She takes out her phone and looks through the numbers she has on it until she finds the one she is looking for, hesitating for only a few seconds before pressing the call button.
"Regina? Are you alright?" Stephen asked when he heard how irregular her breathing is.
Instead of answering him she just broke down crying again, he is the one who has shown that he cares enough to drop his work to make sure she would be alright, he was there for her when Tony was kidnapped. She needs him here to comfort her even if she can't go to him or bring him to Kamar-Taj.
"I'm here, Regina. I'm here." Stephen is at a lost, he doesn't know what happened and he can only talk to comfort her. "I'll be here as long as you need me." He said softly, talking to her softly as she cries herself to sleep, he did not hang up and placing it on speaker as he set his phone next to him before going back to his work. Phone bill be damn, he will be there for her when she wakes.
It took Regina week after Ultron is destroyed to return and the minute Tony saw her he rush to pull her into his arms. "I am so sorry..." He whispered as he hugs her close.
Regina closed her eyes as she returns the hurt and buries her face into his chest. "I know...I forgive you..." She said softly, hugging each other for a while before saying. "Tell me everything." She looks up at him. "You promised there won't be any secret."
Tony sighs softly as he sat down with her in his arms and told her everything, starting from the mission that started the whole mess that is Ultron.
Stephen enters his office and locks the door behind him so they can have some privacy before kneeling down in front of Regina and hook his finger under her chin to lift up her head. "Oh, Regina..." He whispered when he saw the tears in her eyes and gently wipe them away. "What happened?" His heartache for the person he has come to care for.
Regina had come to the hospital to talk to Stephen and while waiting for him to be finished with his operation she let her mind wander and she found herself imagining how horrible Tony must have felt while she was busy training and he how he has suffered from never ending nightmares. She curls up in the corner of Stephen's office with her face buried in her arms as she runs through everything Tony told her when Stephen entered. She looks at Stephen with teary eyes, tears for the man who has been through so much horror that she is helpless to stop. "Stephen..." She throws herself into his arms and buries her face into his chest.
"I'm here, Regina. I'm here." Stephen gently rubs her back as he sat down on the ground and pull her onto his lap. They stayed there until Stephen needs to leave but he made sure Regina is alright before letting go of her. "Call me if you need anything."
Regina nods her head as she wipes away her tears. "I will, Stephen. Thank you." She had to pull him down but she managed to give him a kiss on his cheek. "You're the best." She smiled slightly before leaving, she still has things to do.
She walked into the Avengers Compound and had to force herself from going after Wanda when she saw her.
"Regina, I wasn't expecting you." Steve said as he walks towards her with his palms held up so she knows that he isn't going to attack her, he likes her but after seeing her knock over the god of thunder like he is just a piece of cardboard...well he just has to be careful.
Regina glare at Steve. "I'm just here to tell you that I will be going on any missions that have Tony in the team. I don't trust any of you to protect him." She growled, sounding a little like a beast.
"Tony is our teammate, Regina. We would protect him." Steve is offended that she thinks that they won't protect Tony. "And you are not trained to go on missions."
Regina stares Steve straight in his eyes before grinning widely, her teeth are sharper than normal humans. "I am trained, unlike a certain witch. Speaking of witch, I am also here to...offer her a one time chance to train with someone who can handle her power."
"Regina." Steve said calmly. "You're angry with us for some reason and I am not letting you take it out on Wanda."
"So is that a no?" Her grin widens, she understands that Maximoff needs to be trained but she is still very angry and wants nothing to do with her.
"We will train her ourselves."
"Very well." She said as she turns around to walk away, she doesn't have time for them anyway.
Harley Keener just returned from school and took a step into his house when he heard a noise in his garage. "Deja vu." He muttered softly as he takes out potato gun mark II and quietly enters the garage.
"I can hear you, you're walking too loudly." Regina said as she turns around to face him.
"You're Tony's daughter." Harley is so surprised that he lowers his gun.
"Regina Stark." She said as she walks over to him and held out her hand. "I need your help. I'm sure you know about Ultron?"
"Ye-yeah." He shakes her hands. "How do you know about me?" He asked softly.
Regina smiled slightly. "Your Mechanic has a lot of good things to say about you and an internship waiting for you."
Harley's eyes widen in shock. "Seriously?"
Regina chuckles softly. "Seriously." She smiled. "Now back to Ultron...no matter what the news said he isn't completely Tony's fault."
Harley nods his head. "I knew it! There is no way he would create something like that willingly!"
"That's right, but he is taking all the blame." She closed her eyes sadly before opening them. "I'll cut to the chase, I don't trust Tony's 'teammates', especially not after they accept that witch with open arms and no punishment." She growled. "And I need someone who would be willing to help me protect Tony, you don't have to accept and you will not lose anything Tony has prepared for you. I'll give you time to think about it." She said as she hands him a piece of paper with her number. "Call me when you have made up your mind." She said before leaving.
Eddie leans against his seat as he takes a sip of his coffee. "So...shall we get started?" Eddie asked as he looks at the person sitting across him.
"We shall." Regina grinned widely, ready to let the world know the truth and for them to stop putting all the blame on Tony.
