Rosalind Stark
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Chapter Two: Child in the Tower
"Boss," Happy motioned toward her mother's room.
Tony peered into the room. "Shit," he groaned.
"I take it you know her Mr Stark," Aunt May glared at Tony assuming one of his one night stands had come back to haunt him.
"Viv's an old friend," Tony answered simply.
"Then you would be okay with watching Rosalind until her mother wakes up?" asked May her stern look not lifting.
"Uh well," he stammered.
"I get to stay over at Daddy's!" the little girl was now bouncing with excitement.
"I'll go get a booster seat for her," Happy announced before leaving.
"Can I at least borrow Peter?" asked Tony hoping not to be left alone with a small child. May nodded with a sigh.
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Peter, Happy, Tony, and Rosalind entered the tower.
"JARVIS, is anyone home?" asked Tony once they entered the elevator.
"Yes sir, all except Mr Odinson are on the common floor. He and Doctor Foster should be arriving back within the next few hours," answered JARVIS.
"Daddy who's that?" Rosalind asked clutching Tony's hand.
"Ma'am, I am JARVIS. Just A Rather Very Intelligent System," JARVIS introduced himself.
"Wow, Daddy did you build him?" she asked. Tony nodded still looking uncomfortable at being called Daddy.
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The elevator dinged causing the team to glance toward it.
"JARVIS is Tony back?" asked Steve moving from the kitchen. Loki sat reading at the bar. Natasha and Bruce were watching television in the living area, while Clint was looking out the window.
"Sir has returned along with three guests," JARVIS informed them.
"Are these guests friendly?" asked Natasha alert and ready.
"All three are friendly," he answered simply.
The elevator dinged open. Happy, Peter, Tony and Rosalind walked out. The team stared. Tony was holding a little girl's hand, and there was a random teenager.
"Tony who are they?" Natasha asked sizing up the situation.
"Uh well this is Peter and this is Rosalind. And you all remember Happy," Tony pointed to each. "I'm going to show Rosalind to her room. Happy can explain," Tony rushed off with Rosalind.
They all stared at Happy. "Peter is an intern at Stark Industries. Rosalind is the daughter of an old friend of Mr Stark's," explained Happy.
"This friend have a name?" asked Bruce a little amused.
"She has Tony's hair," commented Natasha quietly.
"Vivian Ewart," Happy replied.
Bruce dropped the remote. "Tony didn't" Bruce's mouth hung open.
"Didn't what?" asked Steve looking confused. The assassins showed no emotion, but were waiting to hear Bruce's explanation.
"Vivian Ewart is a famous geneticists. She was known for her work in the designer baby industry," Bruce explained.
"I'm not following. What's a designer baby?" asked Steve looking around the room.
"It's when you try to make the baby look like you want or get the traits you want by altering it's genes," explained Clint moving in closer to join the group.
"Like how they altered me to be a super solider?" Steve asked looking between Bruce and Clint to see if he had understood correctly.
"Similar, but they do this before the baby is made," elaborated Bruce. Steve frowned.
"Peter can you go entertain Rosalind while I speak to the team?" Tony reentered the room looking a little pale. Peter nodded rushing off to find her.
"Okay here's the deal. I'm not good with kids, but we have to watch her till her mom wakes up. I need you guys' help on this. According to the doctors, Viv could be out for one to three days… Happy maybe you and Peter should go get her a few things. What to kids need?" Tony was already overwhelmed.
"Tony it'll be fine," Natasha assured in a calm tone.
"Have any of us ever been around kids?" Tony's head was spinning. He'd never been around children, Steve had been in ice or a war most of his life, Bruce was a time bomb, master assassins aren't who you call as babysitters, and the God of mischief was for sure a no go. Tony started to have an anxiety attack.
"Tony go to your lab or something we'll deal with things here," offered Clint.
Once Tony got his breathing under control, he stood heading to his lab. He stopped before leaving. "Oh and she calls me Daddy," he took another deep breath.
"Stark are you the girl's father?" asked the God of Mischief snapping his book close.
"The last thing I am is a father to anyone," Tony answered leaving the room.
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"Rosalind wait up," called Peter walking after the little girl who was running down the hall back to the common space.
"Hi," Steve greeted the little girl.
"You're Captain America," she announced looking pleased with herself.
"Yes I am, but my civilian name is Steve Rogers," Steve introduced himself.
"My full name is Rosalind Maria Stark," she introduced herself turning to see everyone. When she saw Loki she suddenly seemed nervous.
"I'm Bruce Banner, this is Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, and that is Loki," Bruce pointed everyone out.
"Rosalind where are you from?" asked Natasha moving to get down to eye level with the girl.
"Texas," she answered with a big smile.
"Well swinging by her house is out then," commented Clint.
"Were you and your mom staying at a hotel in town?" Natasha asked hoping for better luck this time.
"Yeah, but I don't remember the name. I'm sorry," she apologized looking a little teary eyed.
"No big deal, I'll get Coulson to make some calls," Natasha assured her.
"I'll go grab her some things for tonight," Happy started to turn to leave.
"Do you have a clue as to what this child wears, eats, or likes?" Loki's words were harsh.
"No, but she's a kid how hard could it be," shrugged Happy. He had dealt with Peter how much harder could she be. She didn't even have superpowers, or he hoped to god she didn't.
"Take the child with you. She'll have an opinion," Loki stood approaching the girl. Her eyes were wide with what everyone assumed was fear. The public still was not very fond of Loki.
"Fine, come on kid," he motioned for Rosalind to come with.
"Someone should go with you," Steve said moving to get his coat, but once he was back Happy and Rosalind were gone. "They already left?" Steve looked around surprised.
"Yeah, Loki went with them," Clint informed him making a face. Peter felt uncomfortable being in the tower without Happy or Tony. "So kid, are you interning as a babysitter or why did you brought along on this?" Clint asked the teenager with a snicker.
"Uh no sir. I'm a regular intern… I go to Midtown School of Science and Technology. Our academic team was working the science fair Doctor Doom attacked," Peter explained not wanting them to figure out who he was.
"Is that where Rosalind's mom got hurt?" asked Steve his eyes full of concern.
"Yeah, I was trying to get help, and she knocked me out of the way of a trashed doom bot," Peter swallowed hard. He was Spider-Man. He was supposed to protect people not land them in the hospital.
"It's not your fault. Adults don't want kids getting hurt," Steve gave him a reassuring smile. Bruce and Clint nodded their agreement.
"Was Dr Ewart there as a judge or was Rosalind in the fair?" Bruce asked his interested peaked.
"Rosalind was competing in the fair. She had built little robots," Peter held his hands close together to show the size.
"Then she's a child prodigy like Tony," Bruce observed. Everyone in the room was glancing around seeming to each have their own ideas in their head.
After nearly ten minutes of silence, Peter spoke, "I'm going to go back to the hospital to meet up with my aunt for dinner. Could you please tell Mr Stark and Happy that I can come back if they need me?" he asked backing away toward the elevator. Steve nodded.
As soon as Peter was gone, the conversation began. "Tony said he's not her father, but there are way too many similarities," blurted Clint.
"We should trust Tony," stated Steve.
"They have the same hair, the same eyes, the same last name, and she's a child genius!" Clint nearly yelled.
"Dr Ewart was ground breaking in her work. Maybe she made her daughter look like Tony," offered Bruce.
"Or Stark could have offered her some of his DNA to use in research," suggested Natasha.
"Or Tony could have banged her! Is Dr Ewart hot?" asked Clint looking at Bruce. Steve cringed at the use of the word banged.
"I don't think I've ever seen a picture of her," Bruce answered honestly.
"Hey JARVIS, could you get us a picture of Dr Ewart?" Clint yelled his request to the AI.
"I'm afraid I cannot. All information on Dr Ewart is marked confidential," JARVIS answered.
"Well that raises more questions," Natasha commented.
"I bet he did bang her, and she's ugly," snickered Clint. All three of his teammates gave him a disapproving look.
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Tony had been working in his lab for a few hours.
"Sir, Miss Potts is on the line for you," announced JARVIS.
"Patch her through," Tony answered dropping what he was working on to wipe his hands.
"Hey Tony, you missed a meeting today," she did not sound happy.
"Sorry Pep, Peter called Happy from the hospital, so we rushed down," Tony started to explain unsure to what extent he really wanted to go.
"Is he okay? What happened?" she asked quickly forgetting about the meeting.
"Doom attacked a science fair he was at, but he's okay," Tony still didn't know if he should mention Rosalind.
"Good," she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Pep, do you ever think about what it would be like to do the whole normal family thing?" Tony figured it wasn't a bad lead in.
"Tony, are you sure you didn't get hit by Doom," she laughed lightly.
"I'm serious," he replied.
"I think Stark Industries is our baby, plus you are a big enough child to take care of," she laughed again. Tony rolled his eyes deciding not to mention Rosalind.
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"We have returned!" shouted Thor. Jane and Darcy were with him.
"Thor, you don't have to yell," Jane reminded him smiling.
"What have you guys been up to?" asked Darcy joining Bruce and Natasha on the couch.
"Tony may have a daughter," answered Bruce.
"The Man of Iron has a child?" Thor and Jane joined them in the living area.
"What do you mean by may?" asked Jane raising an eyebrow.
"Tony said he's not her father, but," Natasha started to explain but was cut off by Clint.
"She looks like him, is a genius, and her last name is Stark!" blurted Clint.
"What do you mean she looks like him?' asked Darcy trying to picture a female child version of Tony.
"They have similar hair and eyes, but you will see for yourself when they get back," answered Steve.
"The Small Lady of Iron will be staying with us?" Thor asked a smile spreading across his face.
"Yes, but I don't think you should call her that. Her name is Rosalind," explained Bruce. He didn't think the name small lady of iron would help Tony's anxiety.
"Rosalind," Thor repeated as though he were trying to make sure he pronounced it correctly.
"Why's the munchkin staying here?" asked Darcy.
"Her mother was injured in the Doom attack earlier today," Steve frowned turning toward Thor. "What was he after at a children's science fair?" he asked the god of thunder.
"I am unsure. Doom only seemed to wish to frighten the Midgard children," answered Thor with a furrowed brow. The attack had not made sense to him either.
Natasha made a face. "Could he have been searching for a specific child?" she asked.
"It is possible," Thor nodded.
"You think he was after Rosalind?" Bruce asked looking a bit worried.
"Maybe, I'll call Director Fury and ask him to check if there were other possible targets there," Natasha pulled out her phone to call him.
The elevator dinged opening to reveal Happy weighed down with bags, Rosalind with a mile wide smile, and a beautiful woman with long raven hair and green eyes.
"Guys, is Happy back yet?" he froze staring at the random woman standing there with Rosalind. "Who's the hottie?" asked Tony eyeing her up and down.
"No idea," Barton was looking over her curves. Bruce and Steve were staring as well.
"Brother, your shapeshifting is impressive as always," chuckled Thor.
Barton gagged, "That's Loki?"
"Yes, I did not wish to be recognized on this outing, and who would look twice at a woman," chuckled Loki. His voice was still similar to his normal voice, but the laughter sounded soft and non-threatening.
"Trust me, they were looking twice," snickered Darcy from the couch.
Loki changed back into his normal form while Rosalind ran to hug Tony.
Author's Note – Loki
Loki is likely to change gender some in this story. I'm not making him stay a male or a female because I feel like he is more gender fluid. If this bothers you, I'm sorry. Also there will be mentions of Norse mythology later on in this story.
Author's Note – Pairings
Okay, so I am running this story through my head over and over, and I haven't decided what pairings to make.
I love Pepper and Tony in the movieverse, but I love Tony being homosexual/bisexual in fanfiction. Then there's everyone else to consider. I am teetering between FrostIron (Loki/Tony) or Stony (Steve/Tony). I am also considering Tony/Bruce or just leaving him with Pepper, but I think it's going to end up as one of the first two I mentioned.
If you have an opinion on which you would like to see please private message me. I can write this story without opinions, but it will take longer due to my over active imagination.
Please Review and Follow, it means a lot to me. No Negativity Please this is my first Avengers fic!