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Tony,

Something's wrong with Maryah. It's something rather serious if you ask me. For some reason, she has paladium in her system and a high amount at that. I've been doing tests on her blood and it's at thirty-five percent last time I checked. I just thought I'd tell you. She's been worrying me a lot and I think of her like a little sister...so I thought I'd warn you. Thor also noticed something before he left for Asgard, and he said it wasn't good. If Thor notices you know something's wrong. I hope you take this into consideration and help you daughter.

~ Dr. Bruce Banner


Tony rubbed his face with his hands as he read this message for the fifth time. He couldn't believe his eyes.

His daughter, Maryah, HIS DAUGHTER, had paladium poisoning.

"PEPPER!" he screamed, closing the e-mail quicky and jumping out of his chair to meet his girlfriend. He also grabbed a box from his desk.

Yes, girlfriend ladies and gentlemen.

She came running into the room, glass of juice in her hand, with a flustered look on her face. "What? Did the world end? Did something happen to Maryah?"

"No, and yes!" he replied, taking the box from behind his back and opening it. "Do you know what this is?"

"Isn't that what you used to measure your paladium levels with?" she asked nervously, setting the juice down on the desk slowly and shakily.

"Yes, and when I push this button...look at what it says."

"Sir, your daughter did not want me to tell you, but I personally think you wish to know. Your daughter's paladium levels are at thirty-five percent, a ten percent increase from last week." said JARVIS. "It seems to be getting worse as well. I've checked, but it does not seem to be coming from the device implanted in her."

"Wait, what are you saying? Are you saying that someone could've poisoned my daughter?" asked Pepper, fury and fear rushing through her body at an alarming rate. She almost fainted because of the fear of loosing her daughter. It rushed through her mind like a hurricane, and mind hurricanes weren't an unusual thing for her.

"Yes, Ms. Potts, that is exactly what I'm saying. It seems to me that she doesn't want you to worry about it. I personally believe it has something to do with the real enemy behind Loki's betrayal when you almost died, sir." replied JARVIS, his mechanical showing a hint of worry, despite his AI nature.

Tony stayed silent, his genius mind going to work. A plan was stitching itself together in his mind. "Is there any way we can contact Thor? Or is he using that weird seer man to spy on us like a stalker 24/7?"

"We have a way to get in contact with him sir." JARVIS's tone range through his house.

"The get his demi-god ass down to Earth, and bring his devil-horned brother with him." snapped Pepper, surprising Tony. He raised an eyebrow at her. "Don't give me that look, Tony, we both know you would've said the same thing. We'll both do whatever to save our daughter, to save Maryah. Let's just hope we're not too late."