The elevator stopped and the doors opened. Everything seemed to pause for a moment and it felt very dramatic. Maria ran up to Natasha not noticing Kate and Kate flinched. Everyone noticed her then and were very confused. Maria hugged Natasha and said quietly, though loud enough for everyone to hear "We were all worried about you. You said you would be back in 10 minutes and that was half an hour ago. I tried calling you and everything but you didn't pick up," worriedly.

"I'm sorry darling. I would have been back sooner but I found this one freezing in a corner and couldn't possibly leave her there. And I'm sorry about not picking up my phone must have died," she said calmly.

"And who is that little one?" asked Tony confused, looking at Kate.

"Sorry, everyone this is Kate Bishop," Natasha said. Then looking at Kate she said "that's Tony and the tall one with blonde hair is Steve the one that looks like a doctor is Bruce and Maria is the pretty one that is hugging me and Pepper will be around here somewhere " Natasha said gesturing at everyone as she introduced them.

"If you don't mind me asking why is she here?" Steve asked politely. Everyone looked at Natasha but it was Kate who spoke.

"My mom punched me then kicked me out so I was hiding in a corner in the street and my arm was bleeding cause I cut it when I was running. It was really cold and Natasha saw me and talked to me and then here I am," Kate said adorably.

"She punched you?" Natasha asked anger in her eyes.

"It's okay it wasn't as bad as usual," Kate said casually as if it was no big deal.

"Can you show me please?" asked Natasha. Kate pulled up her top and her whole stomach was a purple color.

"She had done worse than this?" Natasha asked, pity in her eyes.

"Yes but please don't look at me like that" Kate replied.

"Like what?" Natasha asked.

"Like I'm a little kid who needs protected," Kate said honestly.

"How old are you, cause you look like a kid?" Tony asked.

"9," Kate said not really understanding the question.

"That is still a kid, Kate. I have a question for you that I need you to answer honestly. Can you do that?" Natasha asked and Kate nodded her head. "Do you want to go back there cause if not we could take pictures of your stomach and then your mom would lose her parental rights and we could adopt you?"

"You would really do that for me?" Kate asked.

"Of course," Natasha and Maria answered at the same time. So they took pictures of Kates stomach and went up to the lab to look at her stomach and her wrist.