*Age 14*
Tony Stark is panicking; maybe panicking isn't even the right word for how Tony feels. He feels like his arc reactor has been torn from his chest and he's slowing dying. He lets the words slip from his lips before he even knows what he's saying. "She's gone?"
No one in the group wants to answer him; they're all avoiding eye contact. Tony grits his teeth and roars. "Dammit! Answer me!"
"She's gone Tony!" Clint finally yells back. "She's gone!"
Tony slams his fist against the wall, that's going to leave a bruise. "Where the hell did she go?"
Natasha rubs her face; she never thought they'd have to deal with this. "She didn't go anywhere Tony." Natasha dances around the subject for a few more moments. "She was taken."
"Taken?" Tony spits out, slamming his fist into the wall again. "Who the hell took her?" Tony's mind is going a million miles a minute, so many things going on in his head.
"We don't know." Bruce answers this time, placing a hand on Tony's shoulder. "We don't know Tony."
Tony's resolve crumbles and he lands on the floor, face buried in his hands. "You're kidding?" When no one answers Tony lets out an empty laugh, nails scraping against his face. "Someone took her?" Tony can feel tears threatening to leave his eyes, but he holds them back; he's Tony Stark, he does not cry.
"Tony, I assure you that we're going to find her." Steve says, trying his hardest to reassure Tony that she'll be safe.
"Dead or alive?" Tony whispers back, tears still threatening to leave his eyes. She's gone, that's the only thing going through Tony's mind at the moment. Someone took her. Someone took her right out from under his nose. She's in danger and it's all his fault. He looks up, eyes stinging red. "Dead or alive?" He asks again, voice trembling.
"Man of Iron, we will find her." Thor avoids Tony's question.
"Alive." Clint answers, standing up from his seat. "Dammit Tony, we're going to find her alive and healthy."
"Clint's right." Natasha says. "We're in this as a team Tony, you aren't the only one hurting here. We'll find her together."
Tony merely nods, Natasha's right, they'll do this together. They're a team, they can do this, they can find Margo.