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AN: Now we're onto the Iron Man portion of the story!

18 year old Kaitlyn stood at the edge of the mat. She took a deep breath before launching herself into a routine of flips, cartwheels and handsprings. "How are that JARVIS?" she asked the house's AI.

Perfect form as always

The ginger laughed "oh come now, JARVIS. There's no such thing as perfect", she told him.

Your father would say otherwise. Especially when it comes to you

Kaitlyn rolled her eyes, shaking her head with a smile. Tony would always proclaim that she was perfect. She was about to go into another routine when the computer spoke again.

Speaking of your father. He wants you to go with him

"To that weapons testing? No bloody way", Kaitlyn said firmly "and you can tell him that". Much to her dismay, Tony had fallen back into the business of manufacturing weapons after two and a half years of staying away from it all.

I tried to tell him that you were highly against joining him in Kabul but he was insistent

"Well, you can tell him again that I am not interested", Kaitlyn said firmly. She went back to what she was doing for a few more minutes when Happy Hogan showed up. "I'm not going", she stated, hoping up onto the vaulting horse and going into a handstand.

"Figured you would say that but your father wants you to be there to support him", Happy said.

"You're kidding me, right?" Kaitlyn asked turning up the right way and staring at him with a raised brow "I never supported him before Logan's crazy brother tried to kill me 5 years ago and I'm not about to start now".

Happy sighed "I understand how you feel, I really do but Tony…"

"I don't care!" Kaitlyn shouted jumping off the vaulting horse, glaring at the man "I am not going into a warzone to rub elbows with government and military stooges and cheer on some weapon my dad created!"

"Kait, I get it but Tony told me to let you know that if you went with him just this once that he would help get that kids shelter of yours up and running", Happy informed her.

"Son of a bitch", Kaitlyn cursed under her breath. That was a rather low blow of her dad using the shelter like that, he knew how important it was to her. "Fine, I'll go", she grumbled. As loathed as she is to admit it, she did need help if she wanted to get it open on the date that she wanted to.

Kaitlyn watched her father move to the front of the crowd of generals and military officials, shaking her head disapprovingly. Yes, she had agreed to come but that didn't mean she was going to join in the celebrations when the weapon was a success.

"Is it better to be feared or respected?" Tony asked rhetorically "I say, is it too much to ask for both?" Yes dad, it IS too much to ask for both Kaitlyn thought to herself I'd rather be respected than feared. "With that in mind I humbly represent the crown jewel of the Stark Industries Freedom Line. It's the first missile system to incorporate our proprietary repulsor technology. They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how dad did it. That's how America does it. And its worked out pretty well so far. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even come out of their caves" he gestured to one of the soldiers that was remotely controlling the weapon that was about to be tested. They all watched one of the missiles fire into the air before breaking off into several smaller missiles "for your consideration, the Jericho". The mini weapons rained down on the mountainside, causing multiple explosions. The shockwave swept over the area bringing a big gust of dust causing them all to shield their faces.

As soon as the dust settled, Kaitlyn headed over to one of the Humvees. She didn't want to stick around any longer than she had to. "Miss Stark?" a male voice spoke up. Kaitlyn turned to see a solider in his 30's standing there. "Sorry to bother you ma'am but I was wondering if it would be ok to get a picture with you? It's for my daughter, she's a big fan of yours", he explained.

"Of course", Kaitlyn said. She moved to stand next to him and smiled while he snapped a selfie with his digital camera.

"This is really gonna make her day", the solider said happily "because of you, Emily wants to look after marine animals when she grows up".

The ginger felt a surge of pride at the fact that she'd inspired someone, a daughter of a solider no less. Kaitlyn fished in her bag for her notepad and pen and pulled them out. She flipped to a clean page and wrote a quick note.

Dear Emily

The turtles and dolphins would be lucky to have an amazing girl such as yourself looking after them

Lots of love

Kaitlyn Stark

XX

She tore the page off and gave it to the solider who smiled at the note. "Thank you", he said sincerely.

"You're welcome", Kaitlyn said. She then jotted some information onto another piece of paper "here's my email. If your daughter is really interested in that kind of career, she can get in touch. I've got some contacts in that area so it'll be no problem to arrange an internship or something".

"I…don't know what to say", the solider admitted, touched that she'd written a note to his baby girl AND even offering to help with his daughter's career.

"No need to say anything", Kaitlyn said "I'm always willing to help".

"Kait! We gotta go!" Tony hollered from the inside of one of the Humvees.

"Be right there!" Kaitlyn called back "I've got to go but it was a pleasure meeting you…"

"Captain Henry Maddox", the man supplied, holding his hand out.

"It was a pleasure meeting you Captain Maddox", Kaitlyn said, shaking it "I look forward to hearing from you and your daughter" and with that she headed back over to the Humvee that she'd been standing by prior to getting asked for a picture by Captain Maddox. She got into it and closed the door.

What happened about 20 minutes later was what Kaitlyn would describe as utter chaos. There were explosions and gunfire. Soldiers shouting orders at one another. Kaitlyn flung open the door to the Humvee and got out, flinching when she heard bullets striking the vehicle. "Dad", she breathed seeing him make a break for some rocks. Kaitlyn started to follow after him when all of a sudden she was thrown backward by the force of a nearby explosion. The ginger scrambled to her feet and hurried over, gasping when she saw her father lying on the ground, pools of blood appearing through his shirt. "Daddy!" she cried falling to the floor next to him, taking hold of his hand "you're gonna be ok. Just stay with me", she pleaded.

"Honey…run…" Tony whispered, feeling his eyelids grow heavy.

Kaitlyn shook her head "I'm not leaving you", she said adamantly "you drive me crazy but you're all I have and I would never abandon you. Never".

"I love you Kait", Tony managed to say, his daughter's tear streaked face being the last thing he saw before he succumbed to the pain, blacking out.

At Xavier's school, Logan almost keeled over from the sheer terror that he felt. "Kait", he breathed. Over the last 5 years he'd gotten closer to her and their bond had grown to the point where he could feel her emotions. Well, not all of them. Just the extreme ones and right now she was very scared. And he didn't like it.

The mutant took out his phone and called her, growling when he got her voicemail. He needed to find out where she was right now. Charles. He needed to talk to Charles. With that in mind, he ran to his office. "Kait's in trouble", Logan said as he burst into his office.

That had the telepath go down to the lower levels to where Cerebro was housed. Charles had used it a couple of times before to find the Nephilim but it was not without difficulty with her unique status. The device could easily detect mutants and humans alike but half-angels it had a problem with.

Logan shifted about anxiously as Charles put the helmet on, his hand fiddling with the angel wing pendant around his neck. Kaitlyn had given it to him saying pretty much the same words as he said when he gave her his dog tags. Unfortunately in the 5 years she'd been gone, she had never once come back to the school. It wasn't her idea though, it was her father's.

Logan's hand gripped tighter on the pendant. Tony was more than happy to have him come to visit, though very briefly at their house, he was pretty firm in his resolve about her never going back to the school. His dumbass views on mutants was what was making him so stubborn. It was a shame because Kaitlyn had bonded really well with a handful of students. A handful of students whom he was very aware snuck off to head to Malibu to see her on more than one occasion.

"I can't find her", Charles said, cutting through his thoughts.

"How is that possible? You've found her before", Logan said, his concern for his Mate rising.

"I know but…" the telepath sighed "she's just not showing up. I'm sorry".

Logan clenched his jaw to stop the outburst that was about to come. Charles didn't deserve his anger, not when he was trying to help. Instead he opted to storm out and head to Danger Room to work it out on some fake enemies.

Kaitlyn's knee jiggled up and down, Logan's dog tags in her hands, fiddling with it as she watched over her unconscious father. The operation to remove the pieces of shrapnel had been touch and go for a while but more or less a success. The only problem was that there were still some shards that they couldn't remove from his chest without killing him so Yinsen, a fellow prisoner cobbled together an electromagnet to prevent the shrapnel from going into his heart. The man had warned her that even though the device was keeping him alive, there was a high chance that Tony could still die within the week.

It hurt the ginger knowing that she could very well lose her father in seven days or less. She wished there was something she could do to extend that time. Unfortunately not even her gift of healing could save him as there was a very high risk that she'd end up killing him instead. She bit her lip, suppressing her sobs as tears appeared in her eyes. She hated feeling helpless! She hated not being able to do anything to save him! She'd actually wished that Logan would plough through the doors, ripping these bastards to shreds. It was no more than they deserved.

Yinsen placed a hand on her shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze. He understood a daughter's love for her father for he once had a daughter of his own before she was cruelly taken from him. "Your father will pull through", he said gently.

"How do you know?" Kaitlyn asked, her voice trembling, tears slowly rolling down her face.

"He's got something to fight for…to live for", Yinsen answered. Kaitlyn nodded, knowing that he was talking about her being that something. She wiped away the tears with palm of her hand.

"And I will fight for him too", she said with as much confidence as she could muster "nobody is taking my dad away from me. Not without a fight".

"Keep that thought in your mind during these next few days", Yinsen suggested.

"10-4 Yinsen", Kaitlyn said. Yinsen removed his hand from her shoulder and went over to a table to start preparing food for the extra two guests. Just then Tony gasped awake, Kaitlyn at his side in a flash.

"K-Kait", he rasped, staring up at his daughter. He reached up toward her face, his eyes widening when his fingers came into contact with skin. "I'm…not dead?" he said, it coming out more of a question than a statement.

Kaitlyn shook her head "no, you're not dead. You're very much alive thanks to Yinsen", she pointed over to the foreign man, Tony following her gaze. He then tried to sit up, Kaitlyn quickly stopping him. "You shouldn't move too much", she warned glancing over at the car battery that he was currently hooked up to. Tony glanced over at it too, following the wires down to his chest. Kaitlyn watched him tear off the bandages and stare horrified at the device implanted in his chest. "It's an electromagnet. Yinsen had to put it in you to stop some of the shrapnel from making its way into your heart", Kaitlyn explained, her voice cracking at the end.

Tony pushed himself up as much as he could without jolting the battery which was too far for him to reach, pressing his forehead against hers, closing his eyes. "It's gonna be ok", he whispered, feeling splashes on his face where some of Kaitlyn's tears had fallen.

Suddenly a hatch in the large metal door slid open with a loud clang making father and daughter break apart. A male voice spoke in a language that Kaitlyn and Tony couldn't understand but it seemed that Yinsen did as he came over to them, moving the battery to Tony's side. "Just do as I do", he told them both before helping Tony up "put your hands up", Yinsen instructed as the doors were pulled open. Tony and Kaitlyn didn't hesitate for a moment doing as he said.

Several people in camouflage walked in, led by a heavy set bearded man. Kaitlyn frowned at the weapons they were carrying. They were Stark issue. Tony had noticed the same and said quietly "those are my guns. How did they get my guns?"

"Do you understand me? Do as I do", Yinsen repeated, effectively shutting up Tony at least for the moment. The bearded man stopped in front of the trio and began to speak, his words being lost on both Tony and Kaitlyn. That is until Yinsen translated for them.

"He says 'welcome, Tony Stark, the most famous mass murderer in the history of America. And Kaitlyn Stark, the guardian angel to those in need'" the man, Abu Bakar, showed them a picture of the Jericho missile "'he wants you to build the missile'", Yinsen said continuing to translate. Tony looked at the picture of the weapon he'd demonstrated and then at Bakar.

"I refuse", he said firmly. His answer had both himself and Kaitlyn dragged to a container of cold water where the teenager's head shoved underneath. Kaitlyn thrashed against the many hands holding her down as she unintentionally swallowed water. She could've thrown them off if she was at full strength but she currently wasn't due to having fought their captors in a desperate attempt to protect her father which resulted in her being beaten until knocked out and then Yinsen having drugged her to stop her from interfering with Tony's operation.

They kept her down for only a few seconds until… "alright stop!" Tony shouted "I'll do it". The men yanked Kaitlyn upright, the teenager coughing up lungful's of water as she gasped for air.

She didn't have time to recover before a canvas bag was shoved over her head and was roughly ushered somewhere else.

Logan dropped to his knees overwhelmed by the sheer panic Kaitlyn was feeling. His hands curled into fists as his entire body trembled with rage. When he gets his hands on whomever or whatever was making her so scared, he'll tear them apart!