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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Good evening y'all!/span/div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"strongIt had been quite awhile since I've written a chapter for this... But I'm lazy so... That's my only excuse XD/strong/div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"strongWithout further ado... /strong/div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"strong(Hate it when ppl say that)/strong/div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Months had passed three to be exact, the morning started like this.../span/div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"Thump thump thump. /spanAmy heard the sound but didn't register it, she rolled onto her side, trying to find a good position to continue sleeping. span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"Thump thump thump/span. It came again and her eyes blinked open, "I really do hate to wake you so early Miss Stark, but your presence is requested." Amy growled at the back of the door, span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"seriously, what time was it? /span"Go away!" She shouted, curling back up under her blanket. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""It's an emergency!" The voice came again. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy rolled her eyes and pulled back the covers, repositioning the strap of her tank top that kept sliding off her shoulder, and stumbling to the door. "Where's the fire?" She asked, grumbling as she opened the door. It was Nathaniel. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""It's Mr. Stark." He responded, out of breath, "Happy wants you in the car within the next five minutes." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy glanced at her watch that was still on her arm from the night before, she hadn't changed before going to bed. span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"Six fifteen. "/spanYou've got to be kidding me." She sighed and slammed the door in his face and hurriedly pulling a t-shirt over her tank top. Amy shoved her feet into shoes that were already tied and ran out the door, finger combing her hair as she went. The young Stark managed to get out to the car and slid in beside her mother. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Happy, you know where to go?" Pepper asked the chauffeur. He nodded and took off. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Telling the story back later, Amy didn't remember the drive, mostly because she had fallen asleep. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Too early..." Amy murmured, half-asleep, "I don't... Want cookies!" And then she let out a large snore that caused Pepper to giggle dispite the tears streaking her face. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"They drove up to the base just as a large plane was landing, Pepper shook Amy's shoulder but the girl didn't budge. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia." Pepper tried to wake her. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy's eyes fluttered open and she responded with, "the name's Amy." Happy came around the car and opened the doors for them, Amy's first, then Pepper's. Amy stared up at the plane, watching the door lower. Rhoadey helped Tony up from a wheelchair and they walked down the ramp to the girls. Tony waved away a stretcher and Pepper gave him a look. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Your eyes are red," He observed, "a few tears for your long lost boss?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Tears of joy," Pepper grinned, "I hate job hunting." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Tony turned to his little girl, "Hey kiddo, I missed-" Amy punched him. Hard. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia Stark!" Pepper scolded as she rammed her tiny fist into his gut again, and again. Rhoadey caught her fist and stopped her from striking again. "Hey, Melia, that's not how we treat Tony, okay? Especially not after he just got back home." Tony carfully pulled the sleeve of his suit jacket back over his injured arm as Pepper picked Amy up, then followed his girls back to the car. /div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Pepper called Tony's personal chef for dinner and it was ready within the hour. Rhoadey was staying for dinner and went to get Amy while Pepper found her boss who hadn't come upstairs since they got back. Amy sat with Rhoadey at the dinner table, delicious smells wafting in from the kitchen. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"After a long, awkward moment Amy finally asked, "can I come with you?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Rhoadey somehow knew what she meant, "I don't think that's a good idea..." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy wanted to leave, go with her Uncle Rhoadey, Tony never even told her he loved her, Rhoadey did. All the time. "Please?" Amy asked, giving him her puppy eyes. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""I don't know..." Rhoadey replied, "how would we even begin to ask your parents?" It was at that moment that Pepper came upstairs and immediately went to wash her hands before sitting down next to Amy, looking flustered and upset. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Well, new plan," she sighed, "Tony's not coming." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Rhoadey sighed, running his hand down his face, "that guy, I tell ya." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy cut into her steak, eating it as quickly as she possibly could, hardly even tasting it. Her dad wasn't making weapons anymore? What's the point of having a weapons company that doesn't make weapons?! /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy went downstairs where her father was, Metallica playing in the background the way he liked. "Mute." Amy said and the music shut off. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Hey! Pepper-" he turned when he saw his daughter. "Amilia." He somehow sounded displeased when he said it though he didn't mean to. His dress shirt was half untucked and a blue light shone from beneath it. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy cocked her head, "what's that?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""What's what?" He asked her, then realized what she was talking about. "You tell me." He crossed his arms and waited for her to get it. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy's eyes went wide and met his, "you miniatureized an arc reactor... And... ?" She didn't finish, she couldn't figure it out, as Genius as she was. Amy was into hacking, computers, and weapons, not anatomy. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Tony sighed, dissapointed that she hadn't gotten it, "a bomb blew up in my face, shrapnel trying to get into my heart, electromagnet keeping it out, arc reactor powering the electromagnet." He summed up, not really paying attention as he drew up plans for.. something./div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""I'm headed over to SI, wanna come?" Tony asked, slinging his computer bag over his shoulder and tucking his shirt in the rest of the way. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""With you?" Amy scoffed, "yeah, no thanks." And she stomped off. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Obadiah came over the night after, bringing pizza from New York, Amy's favorite. But she couldn't bring herself to eat it. Obadiah gave her a wicked grin which scared her off and she went to her room, staying there for quite some time, listening to Tony's music and loud banging around coming from the workshop. She sat in her room for nearly an hour, trying to decide if she should do it or not. Amy finally got up, stuffing her laptop into an already overflowing backpack and took another ten minutes just trying to close it. Amy left her room, went downstairs... And ran into Pepper. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Mom..." She said, a little timidly. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Pepper's eyes filled with sympathy as she saw the girl's packed bag. She was about to say something but Amy exclaimed, "you can't blame me okay? Fine, ground me, I don't care. Either way, I'm leaving." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""No," she said, much to the young girl's surprise, "go." Her eyes filled with tears, "but remember, I love you." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy nodded, "I love you too..." and escaped into the night. She didn't make it far out the door however because a voice from her left stopped her dead in her tracks. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia Stark." Said the voice that sent chills up her spine. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"She turned on her heels and growled, "Stane." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"He smiled his creepy smile and was about to say something but Amy bolted. "Jarvis, call Uncle Rhoadey!" Amy screamed into her earpeice. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Melia, it's twelve am, what do you want?" He asked sleepily. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy cried out as her foot his a loose brick in their front garden and she nearly fell, "Stane..." She panted, "chasing me..." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""What?!" Came the response, "where are you?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"She took a breath, trying to steady her breathing, "the top of our driveway." She replied. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy heard an engine starting on the other end of the line, "I'll be there in a minute." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Hurry..." Amy mumbled./div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Moments later Rhoadey pulled up and Stane raised his hands to show he had no weapons. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy ran straight into Rhoadey's arms and didn't let go for a good minute. "What happened?" He asked, eyeing Stane suspiciously. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""H-He threatened me... Again." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Obadiah tried to look as innocent as he could, "I did nothing of the sort!" He glared at Amy for a brief moment before turning again to Rhoadey, "She was running away, I was worried about the poor girl and told her to come back, when she didn't I chased her." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""That's not what happened! I... He-" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia Hope Stark!" Tony said and they all turned to see the billionaire leaning against his sports car. "Stop accusing my ol' pal Obie." He got up, walked over to Stane, and clapped him on the back./div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Obadiah smiled awkwardly at them and Amy opened her mouth but Tony held a finger to his lips. "The adults are speaking." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""But-" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Shh!" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy glared, "why don't you ever listen to me!" She shouted, "next time your life is in danger because of Obadiah you'll remember what I said!" She panted, out of breath from shouting, "I'm not staying with you anymore! I can't stand all this unbelief and uncertainty, and the fact that I can't trust you, or Stane, I'm leaving!" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"She stomped her foot and stormed off, acting like the seven year old she was. Rhoadey stayed a moment, listening to the conversation, but left and followed the girl to his car. Tony let them go but Amy wasn't paying attention. As soon as he was out of sight she stared crying. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Good evening y'all!/span/div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"strongIt had been quite awhile since I've written a chapter for this... But I'm lazy so... That's my only excuse XD/strong/div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"strongWithout further ado... /strong/div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"strong(Hate it when ppl say that)/strong/div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Months had passed three to be exact, the morning started like this.../span/div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"Thump thump thump. /spanAmy heard the sound but didn't register it, she rolled onto her side, trying to find a good position to continue sleeping. span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"Thump thump thump/span. It came again and her eyes blinked open, "I really do hate to wake you so early Miss Stark, but your presence is requested." Amy growled at the back of the door, span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"seriously, what time was it? /span"Go away!" She shouted, curling back up under her blanket. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""It's an emergency!" The voice came again. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy rolled her eyes and pulled back the covers, repositioning the strap of her tank top that kept sliding off her shoulder, and stumbling to the door. "Where's the fire?" She asked, grumbling as she opened the door. It was Nathaniel. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""It's Mr. Stark." He responded, out of breath, "Happy wants you in the car within the next five minutes." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy glanced at her watch that was still on her arm from the night before, she hadn't changed before going to bed. span style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; font-style: italic;"Six fifteen. "/spanYou've got to be kidding me." She sighed and slammed the door in his face and hurriedly pulling a t-shirt over her tank top. Amy shoved her feet into shoes that were already tied and ran out the door, finger combing her hair as she went. The young Stark managed to get out to the car and slid in beside her mother. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Happy, you know where to go?" Pepper asked the chauffeur. He nodded and took off. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Telling the story back later, Amy didn't remember the drive, mostly because she had fallen asleep. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Too early..." Amy murmured, half-asleep, "I don't... Want cookies!" And then she let out a large snore that caused Pepper to giggle dispite the tears streaking her face. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"They drove up to the base just as a large plane was landing, Pepper shook Amy's shoulder but the girl didn't budge. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia." Pepper tried to wake her. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy's eyes fluttered open and she responded with, "the name's Amy." Happy came around the car and opened the doors for them, Amy's first, then Pepper's. Amy stared up at the plane, watching the door lower. Rhoadey helped Tony up from a wheelchair and they walked down the ramp to the girls. Tony waved away a stretcher and Pepper gave him a look. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Your eyes are red," He observed, "a few tears for your long lost boss?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Tears of joy," Pepper grinned, "I hate job hunting." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Tony turned to his little girl, "Hey kiddo, I missed-" Amy punched him. Hard. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia Stark!" Pepper scolded as she rammed her tiny fist into his gut again, and again. Rhoadey caught her fist and stopped her from striking again. "Hey, Melia, that's not how we treat Tony, okay? Especially not after he just got back home." Tony carfully pulled the sleeve of his suit jacket back over his injured arm as Pepper picked Amy up, then followed his girls back to the car. /div
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div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Pepper called Tony's personal chef for dinner and it was ready within the hour. Rhoadey was staying for dinner and went to get Amy while Pepper found her boss who hadn't come upstairs since they got back. Amy sat with Rhoadey at the dinner table, delicious smells wafting in from the kitchen. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"After a long, awkward moment Amy finally asked, "can I come with you?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Rhoadey somehow knew what she meant, "I don't think that's a good idea..." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy wanted to leave, go with her Uncle Rhoadey, Tony never even told her he loved her, Rhoadey did. All the time. "Please?" Amy asked, giving him her puppy eyes. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""I don't know..." Rhoadey replied, "how would we even begin to ask your parents?" It was at that moment that Pepper came upstairs and immediately went to wash her hands before sitting down next to Amy, looking flustered and upset. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Well, new plan," she sighed, "Tony's not coming." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Rhoadey sighed, running his hand down his face, "that guy, I tell ya." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy cut into her steak, eating it as quickly as she possibly could, hardly even tasting it. Her dad wasn't making weapons anymore? What's the point of having a weapons company that doesn't make weapons?! /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy went downstairs where her father was, Metallica playing in the background the way he liked. "Mute." Amy said and the music shut off. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Hey! Pepper-" he turned when he saw his daughter. "Amilia." He somehow sounded displeased when he said it though he didn't mean to. His dress shirt was half untucked and a blue light shone from beneath it. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy cocked her head, "what's that?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""What's what?" He asked her, then realized what she was talking about. "You tell me." He crossed his arms and waited for her to get it. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy's eyes went wide and met his, "you miniatureized an arc reactor... And... ?" She didn't finish, she couldn't figure it out, as Genius as she was. Amy was into hacking, computers, and weapons, not anatomy. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Tony sighed, dissapointed that she hadn't gotten it, "a bomb blew up in my face, shrapnel trying to get into my heart, electromagnet keeping it out, arc reactor powering the electromagnet." He summed up, not really paying attention as he drew up plans for.. something./div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""I'm headed over to SI, wanna come?" Tony asked, slinging his computer bag over his shoulder and tucking his shirt in the rest of the way. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""With you?" Amy scoffed, "yeah, no thanks." And she stomped off. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Obadiah came over the night after, bringing pizza from New York, Amy's favorite. But she couldn't bring herself to eat it. Obadiah gave her a wicked grin which scared her off and she went to her room, staying there for quite some time, listening to Tony's music and loud banging around coming from the workshop. She sat in her room for nearly an hour, trying to decide if she should do it or not. Amy finally got up, stuffing her laptop into an already overflowing backpack and took another ten minutes just trying to close it. Amy left her room, went downstairs... And ran into Pepper. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Mom..." She said, a little timidly. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Pepper's eyes filled with sympathy as she saw the girl's packed bag. She was about to say something but Amy exclaimed, "you can't blame me okay? Fine, ground me, I don't care. Either way, I'm leaving." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""No," she said, much to the young girl's surprise, "go." Her eyes filled with tears, "but remember, I love you." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy nodded, "I love you too..." and escaped into the night. She didn't make it far out the door however because a voice from her left stopped her dead in her tracks. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia Stark." Said the voice that sent chills up her spine. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"She turned on her heels and growled, "Stane." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"He smiled his creepy smile and was about to say something but Amy bolted. "Jarvis, call Uncle Rhoadey!" Amy screamed into her earpeice. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Melia, it's twelve am, what do you want?" He asked sleepily. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy cried out as her foot his a loose brick in their front garden and she nearly fell, "Stane..." She panted, "chasing me..." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""What?!" Came the response, "where are you?" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"She took a breath, trying to steady her breathing, "the top of our driveway." She replied. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy heard an engine starting on the other end of the line, "I'll be there in a minute." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Hurry..." Amy mumbled./div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Moments later Rhoadey pulled up and Stane raised his hands to show he had no weapons. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy ran straight into Rhoadey's arms and didn't let go for a good minute. "What happened?" He asked, eyeing Stane suspiciously. /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""H-He threatened me... Again." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Obadiah tried to look as innocent as he could, "I did nothing of the sort!" He glared at Amy for a brief moment before turning again to Rhoadey, "She was running away, I was worried about the poor girl and told her to come back, when she didn't I chased her." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""That's not what happened! I... He-" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Amilia Hope Stark!" Tony said and they all turned to see the billionaire leaning against his sports car. "Stop accusing my ol' pal Obie." He got up, walked over to Stane, and clapped him on the back./div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Obadiah smiled awkwardly at them and Amy opened her mouth but Tony held a finger to his lips. "The adults are speaking." /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""But-" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;""Shh!" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"Amy glared, "why don't you ever listen to me!" She shouted, "next time your life is in danger because of Obadiah you'll remember what I said!" She panted, out of breath from shouting, "I'm not staying with you anymore! I can't stand all this unbelief and uncertainty, and the fact that I can't trust you, or Stane, I'm leaving!" /div
div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"She stomped her foot and stormed off, acting like the seven year old she was. Rhoadey stayed a moment, listening to the conversation, but left and followed the girl to his car. Tony let them go but Amy wasn't paying attention. As soon as he was out of sight she stared crying. /div