I'm adding the Defenders next but I think out of all the Series that came out Jessica Jones and Luke Cage were the best. I liked dare devil and punisher but those two were my favorite.
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Stark industries research and development next day (Toni POV)
I made my way to the R and D building where I dropped Nat off yesterday with Maya. Entering into the building with a two coffees and a box of donuts I greet Selena.
"How the worlds greatest receptionist?" I ask walking up to the front desk.
"I'm having a great day Miss Stark." She says in her normally bubbly tone.
"Anything to report?" I ask sliding the second coffee to her.
"Well Smith in pharmaceutical devision accidentally made a slime creature that is hugging everyone, the janitors are chasing it. Miller in stealth technology says your gadget is ready for pickup and field testing. Oh and the weapons devision is ready to showcase there creations." She rattled off taking the lid off the coffee and chugging the liquid.
"Alright I'll be checking on Natasha then I'll head to Miller and after that I'll meet with the weapons devision." I say watching her type what is everything down.
"Awesome! I'll notify all parties and have them ready. Have a good day Miss Stark." She says focusing on her work.
Walking down the hallway I see my scientists milling about talking about work. Off to the side I see a slime trail and a janitor following it with a waterproof vacuum. Mayas office was a little further but I stop when I feel something wet hit my leg, a blue blob of slime was wrapping two arm like extensions around my leg.
"Hi?" I says patting it on the top.
"Get back here you little shit!" The janitor yells running over waving the vacuum.
The slime ball lets me go and starts to haul ass in the opposite direction.
"Sorry Miss Stark I'll have this contained in no time!" He says running past me.
Deciding to ignore what just happened I make it to the medical division without any more incidents. Opening the third door I see Maya reading her screen and smiling like a lunatic.
"What's got you in a mad scientist mood." I ask standing by the door.
"Toni its amazing! Not only did Extremis bond perfectly to Miss Romanoff but the results are better than I could have imagined!" She practically shouts jumping up and down.
"Ok that's good... what exactly has changed?" I ask sitting down in a chair.
"Romanoff had gained strength greater than Captain American and regeneration abilities that can regrow limbs in minutes!" She says in excitement.
"Can she shot fire?" I ask.
"No that was a byproduct of the incomplete formula, she is stable so there is no risk of her exploding." Maya says calming down a little.
"Alright when will she wake up?" I say.
"Oh within the hour, her body has finished adjusting to the changes." She responded going back to her computer.
"Ok send me a full report, I'll be in the med bay until she's awake." I say leaving her to it.
Walking to the med bay I see the sole occupant of the room laying on a bed. Nat was wearing a hospital gown and nothing else as she slept. She looked great considering that she almost died yesterday. Sitting down I absentmindedly started eating my donuts and playing on my phone. About thirty minutes passed before I hear a groan and Nat sits up rubbing her eyes.
"Where am I?" She says in a groggy tone.
"Stark industries research and development medical bay, you've been unconscious for about sixteen hours." I say paying close attention to every move she makes.
"Why did you bring me to your madhouse of science?" She says at full attention.
"Tell me what you remember before waking up." I say.
"We were in Siberia, our teams entered the base, Spider-Man and I chased after one of the soldiers, we fought and once she was down Spider-Man went to restrain her but..." she seemed to remember what happened next as her hand shot to her chest to inspect.
"What happened?" She asks seeing no wounds.
"You were dying from three gunshot wounds and I had a way to save you. I asked if it was ok and you gave me a thumbs up so I injected you with Extremis." I say carefully.
"Wait am I going to explode!?" She says in a rare moment of panic.
"No don't worry we worked that kink out of the formula. But it did change you." I say.
"How?" She asked inspecting herself more.
"We if you ever wanted to throw a car I'd say you can now, and if you happen to lose an arm just give it a minute." I say hopefully helping a little.
"So super strength and healing, that's something." She says whispering that last part.
"Im sorry this happened but I don't regret saving you." I says seriously.
"And I'm not angry but this will take some getting used to, so thanks for saving my life." She says smiling going for a hug.
"How about we wait until you don't crush me for a hug." I say causing her to stop.
"Ya that would be a good idea." Nat says sheepishly.
"Ok Maya will be in to run some test then you'll be released, ask Rogers to help with the strength problem. He probably had relearn how to interact with things as well." I say getting a nod before I left.
Walking out to the rest of the building was short but weird as always. One intern was talking about turning the slime creature into a monster girl. Entering the corridor I prepared for the rest of the day.
Sunny day mourning show 1 week later (Toni POV)
"Uh I hate mourning shows!" I thought as makeup was applied to my face.
"Toni do you think this is a good idea?" Jennifer asks also getting TV ready.
"If you want your life to be as normal as possible we need to familiarize the public with how you look." I say getting an angry hiss from the makeup artist.
This was a basic idea but would prove effective. We play up Jennifer's help in stopping Zemo and make her friendly in the public eye. While a show like this was trash mourning gossip it was still watched by millions every weekday. Jen has been a recluse after she was stuck as She-Hulk as she calls herself, despite her initial acceptance she was still nervous going into public. So hopefully this gets her off my couch and back into the world.
"Five minutes!" Some show staff yells at us.
"Ok Jen just sound friendly and intelligent, use big words and no threatening movements." I say standing up straitening my suit jacket.
"Ok... I'll try my best." She says adjusting her outfit. She needed a whole new wardrobe that fit her seven foot tall frame. Now she was wearing a black pencil skirt, black blazer with a white blouse, and black heels.
Walking out to the waiting area she does a nervous shuffle but I place a hand on her arm to calm her. This would be tough but worth the reward.
"And now please welcome my first guest genius, billionaire, philanthropist, and hero Iron Queen Toni Stark!" The host says getting cheers from the audience as I walk out waving.
"She has also brought a special guest of her own, she was integral in catching the latest bad guy. So please welcome Jennifer Walters otherwise know as She-Hulk!" The host says signaling Jen to walk out.
The crowd is a mix of silence and clapping once Jen walks out from behind the curtain. She uses her lawyer power to be perfectly composed even with the mixed reactions she's getting. We both sit down waiting for the first question from the host.
"So let's get down to business, Toni you were recently put on list of most eligible single celebrities. Is there anybody special in your life?" The host asks to get the audience going again.
"Oh sorry to say but there is no one right now. It's busy work being a hero, no time for a relationship." I say with a smile wanting to puke internally.
"Oh to bad. Now who is this lovely green lady next to you?" She asks.
"This is my personal lawyer Jennifer Walters who has gone through a bit of a change but I'll let her tell you all about it." I say moving the attention to Jen.
Jen begins her story from the criminal trial that almost got her killed to Banner giving her a blood transfusion that saved her life but also changed her. Through the story the audience was captivated getting emotional at the sad parts and cheering with the triumphant parts.
"And now I want to help people in the courtroom and out of it." Jen finished with a cheer from the audience.
"That was a beautiful story and thank you for sharing. Looks like we have another hero!" The host says.
The rest of the interview was the standard maze of questions that had no point. By the end we had introduced She-Hulk to the public in the best light and possibly the newest hero.
Stark industries booze cruise yacht somewhere in the Atlantic 2 months later (Toni POV)
"Someone grab Wanda before she falls overboard." Clint says lounging on a sun chair.
"I'm a mermaid!" Wanda shouts trying to dive into the ocean.
"Nope. Sorry but your still human." Jen says picking Wanda up and throwing her over the shoulder.
"She could be a mermaid, like that movie where water turns her legs into a fish tail." Pietro says hanging from a rail.
"Please don't encourage your sister." Rogers says nursing his own drink.
I was lounging in sun chair with a margarita and a smile because this was a vacation. It was quite right now so the team decided to join, even Rogers was here but was also being a wet blanket. Laura Barton was here after having a kid and In desperate need of some vacation time.
"Boss lady the emergency systems was triggered on Spider-Mans suit." Friday says from my watch.
"Uh fine activate a suit near his location and I'll pilot." I say putting on my interface glasses.
I see from suit the night as it raced for a falling object which was Parker. Catching him beforehand went splat I fly him over to an open park and set him down. He started to ramble about a giant bird and weapons which I was to drunk to comprehend.
"How did you find me? Did you put a tracker in the suit." He says wringing out his mask.
"Kid I put everything on that suit, even that heater." I say watching the suit heat up drying him off.
"Oh that's better." He says now warm.
"So what the hell were you thinking going after someone like that?" I ask slurring a little.
"I know he's the source of the weapons, so I had to take him down." He says.
"So you ran off with no plan and almost ended up dead. Listen there are people I call for these thing." I say taking a drink.
"The Averages?" He says.
"Nope there busy." I say seeing Barnes throw some clay pigeons up and Wilson shot them.
"Listen Miss Stark I had that so you don't need to be here." He says quickly.
"Not really here I'm at a business meeting." I reply getting a refill from the yacht staff as I show Peter the empty suit.
"So leave the bird guy alone and stick to more local crime. I'll have the right people deal with it, so don't let me see you on the news or some shit." I say watching Nat bench press Vision.
"Ok Miss Stark." He says disappointed.
"Alright thanks for understanding now get home safe." I say hanging up.
"Was that important?" Laura says laying in the chair next to me.
"Ya probably I feel like I adopted a kid on accident and now I feel responsible for his safety." I say alcohol loosening my tongue.
"Well what's the problem?" She asks.
"He's doing some reckless shit and I'm worried." I say downing another drink.
"All you can do is help him when he needs it, but it would be a good idea to check up on him later." Laura supplied helpfully.
"Good idea now let's party!" I shout running over to the karaoke machine.
Queens New York 2 days later (Toni POV)
Finding Peter on a tall ass building while still hungover was an achievement I'm my book. He was sitting looking sad and morose like a kicked puppy when I flew down.
"So not only did you not listen to me, you also screwed up on a monumental scale." I say showing some tough love.
"Is everyone ok?" He asks.
"Yes despite your actions." I say still hovering.
"Despite my actions! I tried to tell you about those weapons, You just wouldn't listen! If you even cared you would be here right now." He says like a sassy bitch.
Deciding to drop the helmet he sees my angry expression as I walk out of my suit.
"Who the fuck do you think called the FBI, don't talk to me like I'm in the wrong. I asked you to let the professionals handle it, but no you apparently know everything." I say in an eerily calm tone.
"Listen Miss-" He started but I cut him off.
"No I gave you that suit in good faith that it would be used responsibly. If this is how your going to use it then hand it over." I say holding my hand out.
"No! Please Miss Stark! I need the suit, please I'm nothing without it!" He says frantically.
"Then you shouldn't have it at all." I say in a tone of finality.
"I don't have any other clothes." He whispers.
"I can fix that." I say.
After bringing him to a second hand shop I take him home. Flying back to my tower I wonder if I was to harsh on him but I think it's what he needs.
"Hope you prove me wrong kid."
Stark industries research and development 1 week later (Toni POV)
Taking Peter here seemed like a suitable reward for stopping Adrian Toomes or as he was called the Vulture, Peters passion was in science so what better way to show him my pride than my Research and development playground.
"Hello and good morning Miss Stark." Selena says per usual.
"Hellooo Miss Staaark." The unusual part was the transparent blue girl standing next to Selena in the same uniform.
"Should I ask?" I say as Peter marveled at the slime girl.
"Yes this is my new intern Blue, she was recently added to our staff." Selena says patting Blue on the back.
"How is she in that shape?" The shape being a sexy girl who looks about sixteen.
"One of the guys in the defense devision made an energy shield that can be shaped, and one of the interns made the model." She says showing a small cube floating in the slimes belly.
"Ok well it's great to have you blue." I say to the slime.
"Thaaank you Misss." She says forming a watery smile.
"Oh your learning so fast blue!" Selena says hugging the slime and the shield that molded it.
"Well we need to get going." I say grabbing Peter by the back of the shirt.
"Miss Stark your 10 am is here as well, she's waiting in your office." Selena says.
"Wait what 10 am?" I ask perplexed.
"You know the one that was rescheduled last week, you called while on vacation and said to move it to today." She says smiling.
"Which one was that again?" I ask trying to recall what drunk me did.
"The princess Miss Stark." She replied causing me to remember.
Once I vomited on the karaoke machine last week I got a call from T'Chaka saying his family was busy and his daughter would need to reschedule her visit. Me being drunk said it was fine and to be here today to experiment.
"Alright Peter now you get to meet someone special, and she's a genius so you'll get along great." I say walking to my office with him close behind.
Opening my office I see Shuri playing a game on her phone and the Dora Milaje bodyguard reading a magazine. She looks up and smiles but gives a confused look when she sees Peter.
"I was not aware you were bringing a guest Miss Stark." The Dora Milaje says suspiciously.
"Don't worry he's a good kid. Shuri please meet Peter Parker, he's a little younger than you but also a genius so I think you could benefit from being friends." I say pushing Peter closer to Shuri.
"H-Hello Shuri i-it's a pleasure t-to meet y-you." Peter stammers out holding his hand up.
"Likewise, if Toni says you are a genius then prove it." She says with a competitive edge to her voice.
"A-Alright what did you have in mind?" Peter asks gaining some confidence.
She drags him to her on-site lab and they begin to science hard. I watch as they bond over making anything they can think about as they laugh and tinker. I smile to the Dora Milaje as she watched her princess have fun.
"I'm not sure how to report this." The bodyguard says.
"Let's call it a play date." I say starting to work on my own projects.
"If I even mention the word date, my king will keep her locked in the Citadel till she's thirty." She says rubbing her bald head.
"That's a good point so good luck." I say getting a grunt from her.
Harlem apartment 3 months later (Luke Cage POV)
Seeing a limo in Harlem was rare but the world was crazy so I guess it's whatever. The lady that stepped out of the limo was definitely out of place. You would have to live under a rock to not know Toni Stark but she was a wild card. Her speech from the peace summit was going around and it was inspirational. She walks into my building and I lose sight of her.
Knock! Knock!
"I really hope that's not her." I think moving to answer the door.
"Are you Luke Cage?" The billionaire asks.
"Yes... what's this about?" I ask not inviting her in.
"I have heard you stopped some shadow organization from destroying the city, I just had to meet you." She says slipping past me into my apartment.
"I don't remember inviting you in." I say closing my door.
"Don't worry I won't be long." She says inspecting the room.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"A little birdie told me that you are in contact with Jessica Jones and the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. I would like to set up a meeting with the three of you at the Avengers compound." She says looking me straight in the eyes.
"Even if that was true why would they meet with you?" I ask getting suspicious of her intentions.
"It's just an invitation, it's up to you if you want to meet with me." She says handing me a fancy business card and walking to the door.
"I'll keep that in mind." I mumble out.
"There is a war coming Mr Cage and we need all the help we can get." She says walking out the door.
"No harm in at least calling the others." I think as I prepared to make some calls.
Avengers compound 1 week later (Jessica Jones POV)
"Why are we here again?" I ask walking into the massive complex that housed the famous Avengers.
"There's no harm in at least hearing Stark out." Luke says right next to me.
"Or this could be a trap." Matt says behind me.
"Is paranoia your default mood?" I ask acting like I was any better.
"Yes with good reason, why is Stark asking for us? She already has some of the most powerful enhanced in the world." Matt says making a good point.
"My company has done business with Stark industries before when they only sold weapons, but Toni Stark has expanded it to almost every market. She is a woman who needs nothing so this must be important." Danny says.
A week ago I would say you were crazy if you said I would be meeting the Avengers but Luke called saying that Stark had met him in person asking for a meeting. So he called me, then I called Matt, who called Danny and Colleen to all meet with Stark.
"Good evening Miss Stark is waiting for you in the conference room just follow the highlighted path." A British voice says.
"Well that's not creepy at all..." I say about the disembodied voice.
Following the lights on the wall we find a large room with a massive table. Stark was at the head of the table, Captain American was sitting to her right and Black widow was to her left. They were talking until our group entered to which she just waved.
"Thank you for coming, Please have a seat." Stark say gesturing to the table.
"Why call a meeting and what do you want?" Matt says getting to the point as we sat down.
"Let's see Luke Cage the invulnerable hero of Harlem, Jessica Jones the private investigator who ended Kilgrave's reign of terror, Matt Murdock the Devil of Hell's Kitchen who stopped Kingpin, and a surprise guest of Danny Rand the invincible Iron Fist with his associate Colleen Wing." Stark says listing all of us like a roster.
"Ok we get it you know all about us." I say sarcastically.
"Well we wanted to meet you to discuss a partnership." Captain American says.
"Unofficially your group has been dubbed The Defenders. We want the Avengers to be associated with your team." Black widow says.
"No contracts, just some collaborative efforts between us to show the public that we are all working for similar goals." Stark says folding her hands in front of her chin.
"There not lying." Matt the human lie detector says.
"This will assure help in the future for any public enemies plus legal aid from a top lawyer." Stark adds.
"Listen I don't need anything from you... but my community needs help. Harlem has had a lot of misfortune in the last few years from corruption in leaders, If you help I'm in." Luke says always thinking about Harlem.
"Yes I can help, I'll set up a foundation that actually uses the money it has to help." Stark says tapping away on her phone.
"If were asking for stuff I'd like for Stark industries and Rand Enterprises to work together on some projects, like you're doing with Pym technologies." Danny says surprising everyone with a business decision.
"Done. We can work up an agreement later but that sounds like a great idea." Stark says with a smirk.
"I don't really need anything but could you kick over some legal work to a man named Foggy Nelson, he's a great lawyer and has helped us many times." Matt says thoughtfully.
"Ya I'll have Jennifer Walters contact him with work she may not have time for." She says.
All eyes turn to me as the last person who has yet to agree. I really didn't need anything or need a favor for a friend. But I've always been a go with the flow kinda lady so here goes nothing.
"Can I ask for a favor at a future time?" I ask.
"As long as it's reasonable I don't see why not." Stark says with a thoughtful look.
When all was said and done we were now affiliated with the Avengers. Our group was almost out the door when Stark ran up to us with a sheathed sword.
"Hay you use swords right?" Stark asks Colleen.
"Uh yes?" Colleen says confused.
"Here have this sword, I had it made but I don't really use it anymore. I would hate for it to gather dust." Stark says handing Colleen the blade.
Colleen unsheathes the blade that was not unlike her regular sword and gave it an experimental swing.
"What this made out of?" She says marveling at the blade.
"Adamantium so take good care of it." Stark says walking back into the compound.
"What's Adamantium?" I ask at the shocked face Danny was making.
"The strongest metal on the planet! This sword must be at least fifty million dollars!" He responded looking like he's about to have a heat attack.
Avengers compound training room 3 months later (Natasha POV)
CurrentlyI was sparing wit Luke and Steve when I heard a grunt of discomfort from the sideline. Toni was holding her stomach like she just got stabbed and was trying to steady herself on a bench. Calling a time out I run over to check on her.
"Toni you ok?" I ask rubbing her back.
"I don't know for the last couple of weeks there has been this strange pulling sensation all over my body. Dr Cho said she couldn't find anything but I still feel like crap." Toni says breathing heavy.
"How about you stop jogging and sit." I say guiding her onto the bench.
"You good Toni?" Luke asks walking over with Steve.
"Maybe I'm overworked, I'll just take a day tomorrow and rest." Toni says leaning forward holding her head in her hands.
"I'll get some water." Steve says running to the training room refrigerator.
"Ya that sho-" she starts but passes out.
I lift her up into a princess carry and run to the medical wing as Jarvis and Friday start to call Dr Cho. Laying her down onto a hospital bed I see she is sweating heavily. Luke and Steve run in after and immediately stand on the other side of the bed. Twenty minutes later Dr Cho runs in and gets to work taking Toni's temperature and blood pressure. After a gauntlet of medical testing Dr Cho called our attention.
"She should be alright, but her body is changing." Cho says pulling up a chart.
"What?! How?" Steve says looking between Toni and Cho.
"I don't know how but it's like her body is doubling up on strength and durability. If we use Miss Romanoff as a baseline Toni will be at her level in a couple of days. If it continues she will be at Thor's level in five days, and in a week she'll be even stronger." Dr Cho says showing her projections of Toni's change.
"Is there anything we can do to help?" Luke asks.
"Her body is reacting to the change like a cold, her cells are dividing and changing at and astronomical rate causing her body to overheat. All we can do is watch and treat the side affects." Cho says walking over to a medical refrigerator and pulling out an ice pack.
"We need to keep her temperature manageable until its over so take shifts and reports any activity to me immediately." She says placing the ice pack on Toni's head.
"I'll take first shift send someone in six hours to relieve me." I say sitting in the chair next to Toni's hospital bed.
"No problem I'm sure Wanda will want to take next shift then Walters after that." Steve says walking out with Luke behind.
Being alone I hear Toni's unsteady breathing and the heart monitor beeping. What could have caused this? Was it intentional or was someone else causing causing this?
"Don't worry Toni... your friends have your back." I say to the sleeping woman.