I don't own Marvel. Period! This might come out slower because I'm writing a few more fics along with this one, so I hope ya'll enjoy it!

Manhattan, Avenger's Mansion, One day later, 1600 hours

Damn headaches. Thought Maryah, groaning slightly. She tried to roll over, but he appendages were tied down to something. Straps? Leather straps.

"Oh shit!" she seethed, opening her eyes. She was in an all white room, black leather straps holding her to a metallic bed that was cold underneath her. Her hair was pulled up out of her face in a pony tail and herr skin was slightly red from being scrubbed. Her head jerked violently to her hands to inspect them. No dirt was caked in them. "Where the hell-?"

A cry came from the left. "OH MY BABY! YOU'RE OKAY!" screamed her mother, Pepper Potts. She was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, v-neck, with dark denim straight jeans and black high-heeled boots. She came running at her daughter and flung her arms around her in a tight hug. "I thought-we thought-I just-you were almost dead! I-I almost lost you again!"

"Well," began Maryah, looking at her mother with a raised eyebrow, "I've always had a knack for having nine lives. Besides, I think my weird Arc-y thing is helping immensily." For emphasis, she patted her chest with her chin. "Umm...can I be unchained? And where's Scott? Is he okay? Did he get in or did they not let him into the building, or did-"

"He's fine, kid, honestly. Fury was glad to have someone like him come around. He's been looking for the X-men for a while." replied a voice from behind Pepper. Tony Stark, in all his glory, was smirking at her. "That was an amazingly stupid stunt by the way."

She shrugged. "Well, what can I say? I like being the center of attention."

He grinned to that, a signature grin that only he, and probably his daughter, could do. "Like father like daughter. So...if you don't mind me asking, who in the hell kidnapped you. I might personally escort them to their grave."

"Mudering isn't good dad." chided Maryah, causing Tony to smile.

"Well, me being a wealthy, goverment scientist/ultra-awesome weapon gives you some leverage. But seriously, who was it?"

She shook her head. "Hammer. Both of them."

"Hammer had a kid?" asked Tony, his lips forming into a straight line. If Hammer Industries had anything to do with his daughter's kidnapping, they would be in for a heafty lawsuit. "No way."

"Yeah, almost as stupid and a dumbass as his father is. I beat him in every single subject in high school, then we went to different colleges. He looked crazed though, like Physchiatric Ward worthy. It's a shame, really, he actually could've been smart-ish." replied Maryah, shaking her head slightly.

Tony smiled and chuckled. "'Course you did, you are my daughter. It's just inconceivable that you wouldn't do good in school. I, personally, couldn't imagine it and my imagination is rather vast."

"I guessed. But still, I really REALLY want to stop them!" she said. "Like really bad."

"I guessed." replied Tony with a smirk.

The door opened with a loud SWOOSH and revealed Nick Fury followed by Bruce Banner. Bruce, or the Hulk, looked slightly nervous to be in such a high building. The Avengers Mansion was located in the old 'Stark' tower, a example to clean energy around the world. After their fight with Loki, only an 'A' was left on the building. Tony decided that he'd keep it that way.

"Well, it's good to see you're up and running. Dr. Banner here has been trying to locate where you were taken for the past day." said Fury.

Dr. Banner nodded his head, still keeping silent.

"Can you tell us if there was anything out of the ordinary there, Maryah?" Fury raised an eyebrow.

"Well, there was a blue glowing cube surrounded by a huge group of people, including the Hammer's and I believe Jean Grey was there as well." she replied, looking at director Fury with a serious faced.

"No," said Bruce, "that's impossible. She was killed in the huge mutant outbreak in '06. If she's alive, then my good friend Henry McCoy is, also. I haven't heard from him in along time, so I wouldn't believe it."

"What does one man have to do with on woman being alive?" asked Pepper.

Maryah nodded her head. "That's actually very true. Dr. Henry McCoy was there at the mutant battle in '06, and even fought in it. Scott told me about him, said he was known as 'Beast'."

"Well I want these guys found. They could probably help us." said Fury with a straight face.

"No, the mutants split up after that huge attack. Not to mention that a good portion of them were killed off in that last stand." replied Bruce.

"Doctor, can you help us track them down?" asked Fury.

He nodded. Fury seemed satisfied. "Then go find them for me."

Bruce Banner left, leavin Nick Fury in the room with the not-so-put-together family. He glanced at them, looking seemingly satisfied still, but fearing something. Sure, you couldn't see it in his eyes, but it was creeping in the back of his head.

"Maryah, I want you back to training as fast as you can. If you are truly telekenetic like Scott Summers says, then we can use you as well to help find these guys. No agruments, Pepper, it's her destiny."

"What do you know about her destin-" began Pepper, but was interuppted by her daughter.

"Whenever I get out, sure." said Maryah as she smiled sadly at her mother.

Nick nodded and left, leaving the family to hash things out by themselves.