A/N: After CA 3 and DS. Before SM:H. Thank you all so much for all your Favorites, Follows and Reviews! I had a blast writing this story!
Chapter 20- Epilogue / T'Challa
Everything was white, so much so that the edges of the floor, walls and ceiling looked non existent. Bright white light came from an obscured figure dressed from head to toe in all black.
Six different pedestals surrounded the figure, all glowing different colors of green, orange, red, yellow, purple and blue. On top of these pedestals shown different images, all of a rotating series of nineteen events surrounding one person. One particular redheaded human woman.
The figure let out a laugh, "Well, well, well. It looks like my job here is done. Time for her to do the rest." The figure seemed to disappear into the light and the images disappeared and the color faded away to reveal one single image of the redheaded woman walking into a tall skyscraper in a city that seemed to be New York City.
The same women who walked into the skyscraper was one Pepper Potts, CEO of Stark Industries, Iron Man's Girl and the key to the survival of the Avengers. Pepper stalked through Avengers Tower, intent on one thing, slapping some sense into people.
About a week ago, she received an 'I'm Sorry' letter from a certain Captain explaining what had happened and what he was going through during the whole series of events that lead up to the Avengers splitting up. Pepper, being who she was, was able to trace where the letter came (a lot of work was put into that including sleepless nights) and it turned out that the letter was from Wakanda.
Now, the only logical conclusion was that somehow, King T'Challa allowed them asylum into his country. Considering the recent events in which he was made king, if they really had anything to do with that, he would have had them executed for the murder of a world leader.
She had meet the right people before hand and was able to quickly set up a meeting between both Roger's group and Tony's group. Neither group knew that they were meeting with each other but Pepper told them that under no circumstances were weapons allowed. She knew that none would follow that rule, but she had plans in place that would remove all of their weapons.
T'Challa and Pepper had worked hard to smuggle the Captain's group back into the country, where they were still wanted by the government. Pepper had a plan to slap sense into them, get them to make nice with each other and stop acting like idiot children and work on a solution.
Pepper and King T'Challa walked into a meeting room which was soundproof and hulk proof for the meeting. Two separate doors opened and Tony's group and Steve's group walked in, spotted each other and they froze, eyes wide.
Tony looked at Pepper with a betrayed look. Steve Rogers also had the same look. They immediately started to argue.
Pepper folded her arms and let out a yell of, "SHUT IT!" Tony was the first to quiet, knowing that an angry Pepper was not something anyone wanted to cross, having been on the ends of her fury more than once and probably will be again… like today, for instance.
"Stop acting like spoiled CHILDREN! You're ADULTS! Start acting like it!" Pepper then continued her prepared speech, stunning even the Black Widow into prolonged silence. Tony was crying silently, Steve was looking for longingly out the window and trying his best not to begin sobbing. Peter Parker sat, his fist in his mouth, trying his best not to burst out laughing but every once and awhile a giggle would escape, knowing that most of the anger wasn't directed at him.
"Now that I've explained, you're going to stay in this room until you've figure this out. Fortunately I've already removed your remaining weapons. King T'Challa and I put knock-out gas in your waiting rooms and removed all your weapons and electronics." At that, Pepper saw a flash of panic in Tony's eyes, "Don't worry, you didn't remember it at all. Oh, and the best part, no one's opening the door until you resolve this issue. That includes for the bathroom and food."
King T'Challa and Pepper Potts made their escape and locked the room behind them quickly before anyone could realize what was going on. T'Challa and Pepper looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"You are a smart girl, Miss. Potts." T'Challa remarked in his Wakandan accent. "I hope this works."
"Oh, It will. Tony will start to go into electronics withdraw in about five minutes. I give them two hours before they make up." Pepper responded.
"A bet. Now that I will take you up on. I give it three. What are we betting on?"
Pepper Potts, CEO of Stark Industries and Iron Man's Girl smirked, "Whoever loses gets to be the one to explain this to the press."
A urban neighborhood stretched as far as the eye can see. All the houses looked the same, but the people living in them were different. "Kids, breakfast!" A black haired older unknown woman shouted through the house. Loud footsteps followed as a older boy about ten years old comes running in followed by his sister at about seven years old.
"I'll turn on the t.v. while you eat." The mother said as the kids got into their seats and started eating their cereal. What came on was a breaking news report.
The news report showed King T'Challa standing in front of the infamous group known as the Avengers. He was speaking "-and they are the most courageous and most honest people I know. The Wakandan government has investigated this incident fully and have come to the conclusion that the following people: Captain Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, James Barnes, Natasha Romanoff, Scott Lang and Wanda Maximoff are innocent of all crimes."
The cameras started flashing and news reporters yelled out questions. In the back of the group, making the screen just barely, was the CEO of Stark Industries, Pepper Potts, dressed smartly and had a huge smirk across her face.
Fin