I smiled and walked outside where the car was waiting, Pepper was wearing a long blue dress. I remember Tony giving it to her a while ago; I think it was for Christmas. We drove to the party and walked down the long red carpet leading inside. I saw Obadiah there talking to press who surrounded him like flies. I walked inside and walked around the people dancing, I could feel people's eyes going to me and I felt like I was being suffocated. I walked out to the empty balcony and looked out at the street. I saw something move in my peripheral vision and looked to my right to see Luke wearing a fancy suit.
"This is a beautiful view," he said and I looked down at the busy street and paparazzi
"It's ok"
"I was talking about you in that dress"
I quickly felt my cheeks get warm and looked up to see him leaning on his elbows smiling at me. I smiled back before turning back to the city.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked
"I needed some fresh air"
"Let me get you a drink"
"I don't drink alcohol" I said interrupting him
"Then give me the pleasure of dancing with you"
"I don't know how to dance" I turned to him with one elbow on the railing
"It's easy" he gently grabbed my hand in his cold one
I let him pull me inside and into the dance floor, his hand went on my waist and my hand went onto his shoulder. He pulled me close to him and slowly started moving to the music. He smiled and I lowered my head and smiled. I heard a man clear his throat and looked up to see my dad in a suit.
"Dad" I said "I didn't know you where coming"
"I did pay for this party, may I cut in?"
"I'll see you later Kida" Luke whispered to me before walking away
"Who was he?" My dad asked as I started dancing with him
"A guy"
"Really I didn't notice" He said "I thought it was a girl in disguise"
"He's in my grade and goes to my school" I said
"I don't recognize him from your yearbooks"
"He's a new student from England"
"Oh a foreign exchange student" he said "maybe he should come over and I'll have Pepper fetch you two some tea and biscuits."
I laughed as he spoke in a British accent, the music ended and he went to the bar while I walked to a table and sat down. I looked at a bar to see him talking to a girl I recognized as a reporter. She handed him photos and had a dead serious look on her face. He walked out with the photos and I walked up to the woman.
"What did you do to my dad?" I asked
"I showed him the truth, you wouldn't understand"
"Try me" I snapped and she seemed surprised
"Stark weapons are being used by terrorists to kill innocent civilians"
"Stolen weapons"
"No, someone from your father's company has been selling the weapons to them." She said "Looks like your father isn't like the man people say his is."
"I know" She walked past me "he's better"
I said it loud enough for her to hear I waved my hand and all the champagne on a platter being served to a table shot out and hit her. She froze and I laughed before walking away, I looked around and realized he was gone. I found Pepper on the balcony and walked over to her.
"Pepper where's my dad?" I asked
"I don't know, he left to get me a drink and hasn't come back"
I nodded my head and looked up and saw what looked like a shooting star but it was too big. I went inside and sat at a table thinking of who would do something so terrible. I heard a deep male voice and looked up to see Obadiah talking to other people. It clicked; yes Obadiah has cared for Tony after his dad died. But there's always been something, off about him; you can tell he wanted to take over the business. He's always interested in the paycheck and how many zeros are at the end. He looked over to me and instead of a loving look I use to get I felt, scared. I pushed myself up and I left, Happy took me back to the house. I went to my room and kicked my heels off; I changed into shorts and a baggy shirt. I washed some water off my face before climbing into bed.
Morning,
I sat at my desk and finished my last weekend homework, when I finished I sat up in my bed and turned the TV on.
"Shocking news from the United States Air Force, a reported training practice went terribly wrong when one fighter jet suddenly crashed in the Middle East." The news anchor said "Fortunately the pilot was reported uninjured."
I changed the channel but it was the news again but this time it was something else. Something too weird to be real, a woman was standing in a torn village judging from the clothing of the people behind her she was in the Middle East.
"The man was in a red and gold metallic suit, no one is sure where he came from or where he went." She said "This man or thing is believed to have caused the mysterious plane crash a few miles away."
It showed a picture of the man, it looked just like a man but red and gold with a blue circle in the middle of his chest. A blue circle that seemed familiar, I jumped out of bed and ran down to my dad's lab. There I went to the computer and looked through the files.
"Miss what are you doing?" JARVIS asked
"Hush JARVIS"
"I don't think Mr. Stark would"
"JARVIS I could care less of what he would think right now" I butted in I hoped that I was wrong
"What if I am?" I thought, "How could he keep this secret away from him? Doesn't he trust me?"
But I was right; in front of me I saw blueprints for armor that looked just like the armor from the picture on the news. I stepped back and sat down on a chair still looking at the screen. Next to it was a detailed blueprint of the arc reactor and other parts of the armor. After a few minutes I heard the door open but I didn't move to see who it was. I knew it was him,
"Kida"
"Don't" I cleared the screen and stood up to face him "stop with the lies"
"I did it to"
"I thought I could trust you"
"You can I'm your dad"
"How can I trust you when you lie and keep secrets from me?" I asked "What else have you hidden from me?"
"Nothing else"
"How do I know that's not a lie?"
"Kida" He yelled "just go! You can't handle this and this is too dangerous for you to get mixed up with! Just go and stay away from this!"
He pointed to the computer that once showed the armor, I turned around and stormed out of there. I felt like steam was blowing out of my ears, when I went to the living room I saw Pepper walk in.
"Did you know?" I asked
"Know what?"
"You know what I'm talking about" I said "the little suit he's building"
She said nothing but the expression on her face was all I needed. I turned around and ran upstairs, I ignored Pepper as she called my name. I slammed my door shut and locked it, I paced in my room to try and calm down. I took a shower and changed; I put my hair in a ponytail and put shoes on. I was in a simple blue short dress and tan boots. I grabbed my phone and car keys before walking to the garage.
I drove out and grabbed a sandwich for lunch that's when I noticed a black van nearby. I could feel the eyes of someone inside on me. I walked to my car and drove back to the house, it was a little after two when Pepper called me. I pulled onto the side of the road leading to my house and answered it.
"Where are you?" She quickly said
"I'm on my way to the house why?"
"Have you seen Obadiah?"
"No Pepper what's going on?" I asked
"Nothing just go to the house and stay there, your dad will meet you there later ok."
"Pepper" clicks "I can't believe you hung up on me"
I started the car and turned around, I drove to Stark Industries and walked inside. I accidently bumped into someone making me jump. I held back my scream realizing it was Phil Coulson.
"Ms. Stark are you alright?" he asked
"Yeah where's Pepper"
"Ms. Potts is being escorted to Stark Labs" He said
"Why?"
"Something has come up, you need to meet your father at your house now." He said "I'll have an agent escort you to your house."
"Not until you tell me what's happening"
He turned around to walk away and I quickly reached out and grabbed his arm. I felt like something hard hit me in the middle of my forehead. There was a flash of light before I saw a woman running down a street with a man on a horse chasing her wearing strange armor. The woman held a girls hand she looked like she was seven or eight. The blow in my head made me step back. I would've fallen if Phil did catch me,
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine" I lied "I just need to head home"
He nodded and I quickly walked away, I had a feeling he knew I was lying. I walked out of his vision and into Pepper's office. I quietly walked in and closed the door and went to her desk. There was a flash drive next to her computer. I put it in and went through the files; it all seemed like blueprints for weapons. That didn't surprise me since my dad's company made weapons, until I made it to one called Sector 13.
It looked like the Ironman armor but it looked bulkier and larger. I was frozen, and then I found a video. It showed my dad covered in blood and dirt with his hands tied behind his back. Men surrounded him holding large machine guns. I knew Arabic and could translate what the man was saying. I felt like I was going to be sick. Why would Obadiah do this to Tony? He took Tony under his wing after his dad died. I pulled the flash drive out and hid it under some files in one of Pepper's drawers.
I grabbed my phone and walked out to the parking lot, I called my dad and it continued to ring as I went down in the elevator.
"Come on pick up" I prayed, "pick up dad"
"Hey this is Tony Stark you know what to do" Said the answering machine
"Damn it" I mumbled under my breath before the before the beep "Dad it's Kida please call me back as soon as you get this alright. And whatever you do stay away from Obadiah I'll explain at the house."
I drove as fast as I could until I made it to the house. The sun was down and the lights inside where on. I quickly ran inside and saw my dad on the couch he was pale and sweaty. The shining blue arc in his chest was gone leaving a black empty hole. His eyes where wide, he didn't want me there but he didn't talk.
"Oh my god dad" I mumbled
Before I could run over to him I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head making me fall hard. I landed on my stomach and everything just shut down and turned black.
