-Manhattan-10:00 PM
Several miles away underneath the Atlantic ocean Natasha Stark works on getting the Stark Arc Reactor up and running. She blasts out of the water as people take photos of the Invincible Iron Woman speeding towards Stark Tower.
"Alright Pep, the lines should be all hooked up. Waiting on you."
"Ok, I'm powering it up." Pepper replies as the lights on the tower turn on level by level with the Stark name glowing neon blue about the skyscrapers of New York.
"It's beautiful, almost like Christmas, but with more…. Me." She smirks into her helmet as she lands on the penthouse landing pad.
"Ugh your egotism Nat never astounds me, we need to get more publicity on this. Tomorrow possibly."
"Oh come on Pep, live in the moment we can worry about that later. Live in the moment." Nat says as her suit is taken off on her way in.
"Madam, Agent Coulson of Shield is on the line." JARVIS beeps in her earpiece.
"Tell him that I'm busy." She replies exasperatedly rolling her eyes as she enters the suite.
"Madam, he's being rather insistent."
"Close the line J, I got a celebration to take part in." She walks into the penthouse grabbing two champagne glasses one for her and for Pepper.
"Well, everything seems to be holding up fine." Pepper states as she takes the champagne flute from Nat.
"Of course it does, I designed it," Nat replies with a big grin on her face, her pearly white teeth blinding Pepper for a second. Nat sits down on the couch as does Pepper. "And my dear friend how does it feel to be a genius CEO of an enterprise?"
"Well the CEO part is time-consuming, but I'm no genius that's all you"
"Hmmm… That's true." Nat answers, then giggles at the glare pepper gives her.
"You should be glad that I care about you, or else I'd be very mad." Pep fumes at her.
"Madam, I'm afraid that my telephone protocols are being overwritten." JARVIS cuts in.
"Stark, we need to talk." Coulson's face shows up on Nat's phone. She grabs it putting on a straight face.
"You've reached the live model decoy of Natasha Stark, please leave a message" She deadpans into the camera. The elevator doors open revealing Coulson in all his shield suit glory.
"It's urgent." He says stepping into the penthouse. "We need you to look this over."
"Oof I don't like being handed things."
"Well I do, here lets trade." Pepper trades the folder for her champagne glass and then hands the folder to Natasha, then takes her glass back.
"Consulting hours are between eight and five every other Thursday." Nat quips back, as she hooks up the tablet to her computer.
"This isn't a consultation."
"This about the Avengers?" Nat asks, as the videos start to load up around them, one of the Hulks rampaging around a university, another with two Shield agents in the midst of a firefight, and the final with the one and only Captain America. "I thought it was scrapped, and I didn't even qualify. Apparently, I'm volatile, self-obsessed, don't work well with others."
"I did know that," Pepper mutters to herself, receiving a glare from Natasha. They look at the videos in awe. "I'm gonna take the next flight to DC."
"Come on Pep, take it tomorrow."
"You've got homework, a lot of it."
"Fine, but we're gonna hit the clubs once this is over."
"Sounds good. I'll see you later Nat. Phil, would you happen to be passing JFK?"
"I could drop you off." They walk into to the elevator, leaving Nat alone to research and learn about what she's up against.
Several miles away underneath the Atlantic ocean Natasha Stark works on getting the Stark Arc Reactor up and running. She blasts out of the water as people take photos of the Invincible Iron Woman speeding towards Stark Tower.
"Alright Pep, the lines should be all hooked up. Waiting on you."
"Ok, I'm powering it up." Pepper replies as the lights on the tower turn on level by level with the Stark name glowing neon blue about the skyscrapers of New York.
"It's beautiful, almost like Christmas, but with more…. Me." She smirks into her helmet as she lands on the penthouse landing pad.
"Ugh your egotism Nat never astounds me, we need to get more publicity on this. Tomorrow possibly."
"Oh come on Pep, live in the moment we can worry about that later. Live in the moment." Nat says as her suit is taken off on her way in.
"Madam, Agent Coulson of Shield is on the line." JARVIS beeps in her earpiece.
"Tell him that I'm busy." She replies exasperatedly rolling her eyes as she enters the suite.
"Madam, he's being rather insistent."
"Close the line J, I got a celebration to take part in." She walks into the penthouse grabbing two champagne glasses one for her and for Pepper.
"Well, everything seems to be holding up fine." Pepper states as she takes the champagne flute from Nat.
"Of course it does, I designed it," Nat replies with a big grin on her face, her pearly white teeth blinding Pepper for a second. Nat sits down on the couch as does Pepper. "And my dear friend how does it feel to be a genius CEO of an enterprise?"
"Well the CEO part is time-consuming, but I'm no genius that's all you"
"Hmmm… That's true." Nat answers, then giggles at the glare pepper gives her.
"You should be glad that I care about you, or else I'd be very mad." Pep fumes at her.
"Madam, I'm afraid that my telephone protocols are being overwritten." JARVIS cuts in.
"Stark, we need to talk." Coulson's face shows up on Nat's phone. She grabs it putting on a straight face.
"You've reached the live model decoy of Natasha Stark, please leave a message" She deadpans into the camera. The elevator doors open revealing Coulson in all his shield suit glory.
"It's urgent." He says stepping into the penthouse. "We need you to look this over."
"Oof I don't like being handed things."
"Well I do, here lets trade." Pepper trades the folder for her champagne glass and then hands the folder to Natasha, then takes her glass back.
"Consulting hours are between eight and five every other Thursday." Nat quips back, as she hooks up the tablet to her computer.
"This isn't a consultation."
"This about the Avengers?" Nat asks, as the videos start to load up around them, one of the Hulks rampaging around a university, another with two Shield agents in the midst of a firefight, and the final with the one and only Captain America. "I thought it was scrapped, and I didn't even qualify. Apparently, I'm volatile, self-obsessed, don't work well with others."
"I did know that," Pepper mutters to herself, receiving a glare from Natasha. They look at the videos in awe. "I'm gonna take the next flight to DC."
"Come on Pep, take it tomorrow."
"You've got homework, a lot of it."
"Fine, but we're gonna hit the clubs once this is over."
"Sounds good. I'll see you later Nat. Phil, would you happen to be passing JFK?"
"I could drop you off." They walk into to the elevator, leaving Nat alone to research and learn about what she's up against.
I don't really have a set upload schedule, but I'll try to get a chapter out at least once a week.