The day Clint left his heart felt like it was ripped from his chest. Kim had chosen Tony. At first he thought moving in with Gage would help but luckily Gage was promoted to the Starks bodyguard. He could now be his eyes and ears there. But he had yet to hear any news on Kim or anything from Gage in the last two months. A month ago Fury came to him about a dangerous undercover mission in Dubai located on the Persian Gulf Coast. He wanted as far from her as possible. He didn't hate her..he didn't even hate Tony, she had chosen him fairly. He just wanted away from them.
He had to get his head on straight again. He had them drop him in the middle of the Omega Desert dressed in the traditional keffiyeh ( headscarf ) and tawb ( white robe) over his desert fatigues. His boots were heavy in the sand and the backpack he carried set securely on his back even though it was heavy the weight was nothing to him, he was used to it. The keffiyeh wrapped around his face protecting his lung from the fine grains of sand. His sunglasses protected his eyes from the blazing sun over head. He stopped squinting off into the distant horizon sighing heavily shaking his head. Thinking to himself.
You are an idiot Barton a total and complete idiot.. you could be home in Stark Tower guarding a beautiful woman eating a delicious dinner made by Kim in the freakin air conditioning... if only you could have kept your damn hands to yourself.
He dropped his head in surrender... he thought the pain would ease once he left, but it only seemed to have gotten worse. He took out his canteen opening it, he took a long drink of cool water wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. Turning his face up to the sun it was hot too damn hot. Putting his canteen back he continued on towards the main city of Dubai. He adjusted his pack making sure his bow was accessible. What he wouldn't do for his small bed back at the Tower. He had figured by now he would have heard from Gage but it seemed he wasn't even worthy of a little bit of news about her or the family. Dammit he was supposed to be his eyes and ears for him and it was really starting to piss him off. He deserved a little.. just one small tid bit of information. A shimmer of civilization came into view.. he grinned behind the keffiyeh now the fun begins maybe now he could exorcise her from his mind and heart maybe he'll even get laid, he smirked, yeah whatever. All he really knew was his damn brother better call soon or he was going to kill him.
Gage put his cell down. For the last month he tried calling Clint. He either got a busy signal or it didn't go thru at all. He told Fury but Fury didn't want to rely any information that could keep Barton from his mission. He knew Clint would kill him for not keeping him up to date but, seriously, it wasn't all his fault. It was about 9PM. He was on the balcony over looking the city in the kitchen. Kim and Quinn were in the living room. Kim was four months along and starting to show. Quinn sat on the couch, feeling her mothers belly with a smile. "When do I get my little brother?" Kim smiled. "About 6 or more months." Quinn pouted. "But that's too long." Kim smiled, petting Quinns hair gently when Suddenly Quinn looked terrified, looking at the large living room window. "Mommy..." Kim sat up more, holding her close. "What is sweetie?" Quinn looked about to cry, pointing at the window. "There's bad men out there. They want to hurt us." Kim swallowed down her fear, knowing Quinn was right. She stood up, looking to Quinn. "Quinn, stay here, ok?" She was about to walk in the kitchen to get Gage when the lights went out..making her stop, grabbing Quinn. Luckily Gage came running in. "Quinn! Kim! Whats going on?" Kim looked to where she heard his voice. The only light is the city lights from outside. "I'm not sure, Quinn said there was bad people outside." She spoke to JARVIS. "JARVIS, are you there?" Silence. "JAY?" Now she was terrified. She worried for Tony stuck in the lab. It would be pitch black down there.
Suddenly there was as shot thru the window, going at Gage's neck. A tranquilizer dart. He pulled it out before falling to the ground. Quinn cried in her mothers arms. "Mommy, they hurt Gage!" Kim held her, trying to make her way to the lab, holding her carefully. "I know but he's only asleep, he'll be ok." She prayed he was. She only got a glimpse of the dart, she hoped it wasn't her mind playing tricks on her. She stopped when she heard and explosion in the lab. Big enough to shake the floor but she didn't have time to worry. She yelped as she was grabbed from behind and another pulling Quinn from her. She yelled. "No! No! Let her go!" The large man holding her put a cloth over her mouth. She struggled, trying to get out for Quinns sake, to get her away from who was holding her. Her eyes widened as she saw them inject her with a syringe, falling asleep in seconds. Her voice muffled before falling limp, "No...no...quin..." She was a rag doll in the mans arms. He carried her easily outside. He got to the van parked outside the Tower, placing her inside it, cuffing her hands together as she was laying on the metal floor of it. Quinn placed next to her, looking peaceful and asleep. Once done the doors closed with a slam, the man going to the passenger seat before the Van drove off.
Tony was in the lab,in the rubble of his lab. The suits were blown to red, gold and silver pieces all over the floor. His desk and everything on it on the floor. He was unconscious, starting to wake, coughing from the dust around him. Dread seeped in. A break in. He knew they must have already taken Kim, Killed Gage and God Knows what they would want with Quinn. He got up quickly as he could, He got to where he needed to be, on the far wall. He used the light from the cell phone to lead him. On the wall was a "Manuel power up." He had it installed for just such an occasion, knowing any kidnappers would cut the power at some point. He took his reactor out, glowing brightly in his hand. He put the reactor into it, clicking it into place. It was moments later the the lab lights came on. He breathed in relief, calling Rhody. The tower would need a half hour charge before he can leave this spot. He was gonna need some help.
In the van Kim started to wake with a groan, her head was pounding but she had a feeling that was the least of her worries. She opened her eyes, meeting a large man, sitting to the side of the van. She swallowed as he got up."Hello ,it's good to see you awake. Let me introduce myself. My name Is Ivan." Kim's lip trembled. "What are you gonna do? What do you want?" She looked over, crying, seeing Quinn. "No..no.." She looked back to Ivan. "Please, do what you want to me but let her go. Please, shes just a baby." He smirked. "I won't do anything to her but she will be trained, once you and your family are gone. I'm going to train her to be a killer, to do my bidding and she is smart. She learns fast, no?" Km couldn't help the possessive growl. "You won't touch her." Ivan brought a knife to Quins throat, glaring at Kim. "Behave or I kill her." Kim was quiet, watching that knife. Ivan chuckled lowly, taking his knife away. "Good girl." He brought the knife to Kim, leading it down her dress, cutting each white button off. The knife trailing down soft skin with a sick smirk.
Rhody landed outside. Tony told him to bring War Machine with him. His HUD zooming in on the bit of broken glass that had fallen from above, looking up at the large living room window. Someone shot inside there. He made his way in, going to the living area of the tower,calling out for Tony, scanning for enemies.. "Tony! Where are you man? Tony!" He made his way to the lab, putting the numbers in. He walked in, seeing Tony looking very weak at the far wall, his reactor connected to the wall. He looked around the Lab in shock. "What the Hell? Tony!" He came out of the suit, making his way over the various debris. "Man, the hell are you doing?" Tony was breathing heavier. "Powering the tower. I'm pretty sure they took Kim and have Gage unconscious. I don't know about Quinn. God I hope shes ok-" "Tony, Stay with me. What do you need me to do?" "I need you to stay here and help. Go upstairs, our bodyguard, Gage, check on him. I still got ten minutes in this thing." Rhody nodded before taking off, going to the kitchen, then living room, seeing Gage on he ground, he knelled down, feeling his pulse, good. He was alive. He looked over, seeing the tranquilizer dart. He went back to the lab. "I saw him, he's been doped, tranquilizer dart. He'll be out for a little while. Now what?" Tony looked to him. Looking pale,breathing heavily. "Stay and help. I need someone to wire together my suit. To help hand me pieces and when I'm done were gonna track Kim and Quinn and bring them back"
The Van parked outside an older funeral home. Obviously it's been closed for a long time and not one to take care of it. Ivan got out, bringing Km with him, gripping her arm roughly, bruising. She winced, watching as they carried Quinn into the house as well. He stopped as they laid her on one of the old couches. "Do not harm her, I want the little princess in once piece." The guard nodded to him. He continued dragging her down below. She didn't even try to struggle for Quinns sake. "Where are you taking me?" "Does that matter?" She swallowed, seeing the different rooms before he opened up a morgue locker room. She could feel the unresting spirits inside along with the cold. He threw her in. it took all she had in her legs not to fall but he grabbed her again, uncuffing her and putting her onto one of the metal tables, cuffing her hands to it. She cried quietly. He meant torture. She prayed she made it out. Her voice wobbled as she spoke. "Please, just don't kill me. Please, I'm 4 months pregnant, just don't hurt my baby, please.."
He brought a scalpel to her belly, making her tense up and tears to fall. He trailed it up, cutting just enough to draw blood. His head at her ear,speaking low. "I'm insulted you think I would stoop low as to take an innocent life that has yet to be born." He had the scalpel to her chest, quickly stabbing it into her skin. She cried out in pain. His voice come menacing and low. "Do not speak of me like that again." She cried, nodding, praying Tony was safe, that they could make it out of this. They were the Stark family. Of corse they could. It was all a matter of how.
Tony took his reactor out of the wall, nearly falling in the process. Rhody was close by to help, catching him. "Whoa, easy Tony. God what is it with you and nearly killing yourself all the time?" Tony just gave him a weak smile. "Just get me to my desk and maybe a sandwich." Rhody nodded, helping him walk to his desk. During the ten minutes, he made Tony enough room to work. Fixing his desk. "definitely a sandwich. You need your strength back and fast." He helped Tony sit on the desks chair before going to a nearby fridge. He knew Tony kept little snacks down in the lab. He opened it, stepping back. "Whoo Tony, don't you ever clean this out?" Tony was too busy typing in codes for JARVIS. Rhody just shook his head. He never remembered to eat. He managed to find something small and microwavable. He heated it up quickly, bringing the sandwich to Tony. "Here. Eat. The faster you get your strength back up. The faster we can find them and kill these bastards." Tony nodded, taking the sandwich. "Thanks." Tony took a big bite of the small sandwich. Within a few moments, more lights in he lab came back on. "Hello Sir. Tonight's weather is partly cloudy with a high of 57, the current time is 10:36 May 17th-" Tony grinned. "Jay! Welcome back!" "I am happy to be back sir."Tony put the the rest of the sandwich down, ready to get to bussniess. "JAY, Kim and Quinn were taken, I need you to track them, soon as you can." He started getting his soldering iron. "Rhody, time to put together a puzzle." Rhody just rolled his eyes.
The guard that was watching Quinn kept walking back and fourth. She was awake now but she didn't seem worried in the slightest. He looked over. "Are you not scared? I could kill you right now?" He brought his gun to her head, wanting to see her terrified. She just looked indifferent. "No, you wouldn't. Your boss needs me alive. If you hurt me, he'll hurt you bad." The guard growled. "And what if your mom doesn't make it out, what then?" She just smiled. "My daddy is on his way here. He's going to kill you." The couldn't help but be shaken by that, stepping back and going back to his post.
Kim let the silent tears fall, watching his every movement. He was getting together various knives. He spoke. "I hope your husband is smart enough. I want not only his suits but his power, his company." Kim spoke, her voice wobbly. "He will never hand that over to you. He would rather die." He chuckled lowly. "He won't be the one dying. Not yet. It might be a little while until he gets here so how about we have a little fun." His large hand felt her exposed breast. Her dress buttons were all taken off at the top,leaving her chest exposed. She whimpered. He spoke, whispering in her ear. "Don't act like you don't enjoy it whore, I've seen the headlines. Affair with Bodyguard, tst, tst." He licked her neck, his hand trailing down her stomach. She tried to move away from him but was unable to do so. All she could do was cry until he stabbed her leg thru her dress. She cried out in pain, the blood seeping thru the light blue material. He growled. "Do not move away from me."
she cried, sobbing, nodding to him. He chuckled lowly, moving down her body, feeling underneath the dress, feeling the soft skin. He moaned out. "ahh yes.." She could see from her angle, he was hard. She felt sick. He got a perverted thrill out of hurting her. She felt his hand move up, taking her panties off. A whimper escaped her. He forced her legs up, looking at her exposed warmth. "ahh how it would feel to be inside you?" She sobbed. "Please, no... don't..." He chuckled. "I am not stupid enough to do so. What disease's have you caught while you were whoring?" He showed her a narrow knife, rounded, used for skinning. "But this can't catch anything...but your blood." Her eyes widened, shaking her head. "No! No please!" he chuckled lowly, bringing to her warmth and inserting the knife inside, blood quickly pooling as she screamed in agony.
Tony sighed out heavily. The suit done. "Lets hope this works." He stepped into the suit. As it registered the reactor it folded around him, encasing him, the HUD turning on, JARVIS speaking up. "Power at 40% sir. I put Kim and Quinns Location in both you and Cornol Rhodes Suits." He sighed. "Thank you Jay." Rhody looked at him. "Time to kick ass and get our girls back?" Tony smirked weakly. "My girls but..yeah." He took off quickly thru the blast hole in the wall. Rhody following. It was about a half hour for them. JARVIS spoke up. "Sir, power at 20%." He landed with Rhody, looking at the abandoned funeral home. Tony walked into the building, Seeing the guard, handling Quinn rather roughly, hearing her cry. He growled, shooting the man quickly. Quinn sniffled. "Daddy..there hurting mommy...go." He lifted the face plate, kissing her head then looking to Rhody. "Rhody, take care of Quinn. Get her home. Contact pepper. She'll know what to do."
Rhody nodded, kneeling to Quinn, lifting his Face plate up. "Hey little princess, how about we get you home?" She nodded but pouted. "What about mommy?" "Daddy will bring her home, promise, now would you like to go flying?" She nodded but looked Hesitant. He picked her up carefully, standing and walking outside before taking off, slowly, wanting her to get used to it. She smiled. "More! Faster!" He smiled, going at a steady speed, going home to stark tower.
Tony made his way to where the GPS told him. He heard Kims cries and screes before it died out. He quickly went to it in fear that he may be too late. He saw the heat signatures of her body tied down and the man in front of her doing thrusting motions. He growled, taking the door handle and ripping the door off it's hinges. Ivan groaned, coming on her dress but he looked up and looked terrified. He swallowed, stepping back, dropping the bloodied knife. Tony saw her, she was alive yes, but she looked comatose, in shock. He moved to Ivan who had fallen as he tried to walk backwards, his now limp cock still hanging out of his bloodied pants. Tony grabbed him by both sides of his head with a growl. "You know I have a feature I've been dying to try out." He held both his hands to the mans ears, holding him off the ground as his repusers charged. The man groaned in pain, his skin glowing and smoking before screaming out in agony,his eyes glowing before he was silent, bleeding from every hole in his body. Tony quickly made his way over to Kim, faceplate up. "Kim..Oh God..angel.." He shot the cuffs, disconnecting them.
Kim was in a form of shock, disconnected from reality. Until she heard his voice. "Tony...? You came?..." The tears started again. He gently picked her up. "Yeah angel, Of corse I did. JAY, contact the closest hospitl-" "I already have sir. They are fives minutes away with an ambulance." He felt his eyes water., gently picking her up. Feeling sick as she bleed from her wounds. She cried into his chest. "Tony...I'm so sorry..." He kissed her head, walking her out of the room. "Shh it's ok.." He got upstairs were EMT's were waiting. He gently placed her on the stretcher. The EMT Told him the hospital. He wanted to get the suit home first. He watched as the ambulance drove off before taking off to the tower.
Rhody flew with Quinn to the tower, she loved every minute of it. She was definitely Tony's daughter. He landed at the front door to the living room. Gage was starting to come to, sitting up, holding his head. He stood up, looking in a panic. Oh God, Kim..Quinn, Tony...where were they? What happened? He heard the door open, getting his pistol and aiming at Rhody who was carrying Quinn. "Put her down now!" Quinn wiggled down, going to Gage, Rhody put his face plate up, hands up in surrender. "Calm down, shes fine. I'm a friend of Tony's." Gage dropped his pistol, picking Qiunn up quickly, hugging her tightly. "Oh princess, I'm so sorry, I didn't protect you." She smiled. "It's ok. They hurt you to." He saw the bruise on her face and arm. He felt anger for those who did it. "The ones who took Kim and Quinn?" "Dead." Rhody spoke, coming out of the suit. "I promise you, there dead. Tony is taking Kim to the hospital." Gage looked worried between Quinn and Rhody, kissing her head. Thanking God she was alright.
AN: Thats the end of Season 2. Please keep watching on my page for season three :)