Hi everyone:) It took me a lifetime to write this chapter, but there was so many questions to answer for me how I want to continue. Kill Chris, arrest him, shall Pepper kick ass or just the avengers, consequences for Pepper? All of those.
Well again just let yourself getting surprised and I hope you'll like it. There will be more chapters if you like it, but it could also be that last one. It's up to you.
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S.I.N.G.
"That's it. I have enough of you shit." Chris growled and got a hold of Pepper's hair and pulled on it. "You better put your weapons down or I will hurt her very badly!" With his last words he took a knife out of his jacket and hold it against Pepper's throat, threatening to kill her. Part of the guests screamed and all of them got up and headed out, afraid of being part of the battle which was about to come.
"No. Guys do what he says. I can't risk her being hurt." Tony turned his head towards the Avengers. Re-turning to Chris he spoke directly to him. "You don't want her. You want my money and suits and fame and god knows what else. But please, don't hurt her and set her free, you can have all what I own, but please do not hurt her."
"Tony, please. Help me, you promised it." Pepper cried and fought against Chris grip on her, but he just cut her off by hissing in her ear a loud 'shhhh'.
"It's okay honey. I'll do anything and everything in my power." The sincerity in his voice faded as he spoke to Chris again. "I…I give you an exchange: Her for me. You can kill me or force me to anything, but please let her go."
"No Stark, she will suffer like me for leaving me. She has to feel the same way like I did as she left me. I don't want your money or suits or anything. I want my revenge, cold and plain. Now I have her again and she will suffer until she'll eventually fall in love with me again."
"Okay, but I want to talk to her one last time. Is it okay with you?" Tony asked and slowly walked closer.
Chris narrowed his eyes. "Yes, but careful what you say!"
So Tony stripped his suit off and slowly walked closer and bent down to whisper to Pepper, who was still in Chris hands. "Pepper, I love you. You know what I promised you. I will keep it." He then stretched again and looked fully at her, fear and hurt in the eyes of both. "I always remember the first movie we watched as a pair. It was Miss Undercover. We just started dating again and decided to take things slow. But your head lay on my chest while I caressed your back and stroke your hair. God I love your hair. And I remember the time you turned around in the end of the movie and looked at me – it was the scene where the two main characters kiss each other eventually - you just smiled at me and whispered 'finally' and then you kissed me, lightly, just a peck, but that was the moment I realized I'm head over heels in love with you, cause it shot through my entire body. I didn't get what happened in this movie, because I was caught up in your smile and laugh and your eyes sparkled every time you laughed. Tough I'll never forget you favorite scene where you asked me, giggling, if I ever had a similar situation. I swear you remember that. And you said that will be always our way to figure things out from now on." He smiled at her and stated to walk back towards his suit, but he noticed the look in Pepper's eyes. She got the hint.
Pepper watched Tony as he walked back to his thought and knew she had to wait till he was suited again to act and start Tony's plan.
"Chris? I'm uncomfortable. I'm not asking to let me go, I know Tony moved on over me now, so there's no reason for me to try to get free, but can we just shift a bit please?" She asked with a steady voice.
Chris was satisfied with Tony's and her reaction and agreed to move her so she stood in front of him, back pressed against his body. He even removed the knife from her throat but hold her tight against him. That was Pepper's moment to act. She remembered the scene Tony referred earlier to: Sandra Bullock demonstrated a self defending-technique she named S.I.N.G. So Pepper moved fast and rammed her elbow into Chris stomach, exactly hitting solar-plexus, she then stepped his foot with her heel, throw her fist hard over her shoulder and victoriously hit his nose and heard it crack. Chris growled out in pain, tears shot in his eyes and he released Pepper to touch his bleeding, broken nose. Pepper used this opportunity to turn around and face her captor. "Ehm, Christopher, I tell you what. You suck and Tony would never back away so easily. Go to hell." She spat in his face and kicked his groin with all her force.
Chris coughed and collapsed in front of her on the floor. "You stupid bitch! How dare could you?"
"Oh SHUT UP! You captive me for weeks! You treated and tortured me horribly!" While Pepper talked Chris managed to stand up again and walked towards her.
"You mother-fucking, little, dizzy blonde. I'll kill you!"
"NO!" Tony suddenly shouted. "Don't you dare try to touch her one more time again! Bastard." He rushed forward in his Iron Man suit and fired his aims against Chris, but Chris managed to avoid his repulsors while the bullets and missiles only ricocheted at the floor and the walls around him. "I make you pay and suffer for what you did to Pepper! DIE!"
"Tony, NO!" Natasha and the Cap yelled simultaneously at him. "He's not worth it."
"He tried to kill Pepper." Tony shouted back.
"Tony, no. Please. You are better than him. Don't you remember? 'Make me proud.'" He turned around and saw Pepper right behind him. He knew she was right and he put his hands down.
"You are right. I am better than him and I want to make you proud for the rest of my life. I love you."
No-one recognized the gun Chris took and he fired at Tony's suit. That was the worst idea he ever had, because the bullet ricocheted so hard that it hit his own head and he died immediately. Chris fell facedown to the ground and never moved again.
Pepper, who saw him fall gasped and started to cry. Tony quickly stripped down his suit and headed towards her to catch her up. "Shhh, sweetheart it's alright. I'm here, you are save now. No-one will harm you again." He kissed her head and scooped her up. "I love you so much Virginia." He whispered in her ear.
Suddenly Pepper breathed in very hard and hissed in pain. She moaned and cried out loud. None of them knew what happened and why Pepper was in pain until red drops dropped on the floor and her white dress began to soak some blood.
"Oh, god. Blood. Tony there is blood!" Natasha said in disbelieve.
He noticed that Pepper looked, if this was possible even paler and started to lost consciousness. "No, Pepper. What's wrong? Stay awake. Are you shot, Honey? Answer!" The thoughts and possibilities started to spin in his head and he couldn't stand any longer, so he got down on the ground and placed her in his lap.
"I'm not shot." She managed to choke out in a weak voice that was filled with pain. "I'm in pain, Tony. I'm so so sorry that you get to know it this way, but I think I am…I…I was pre…" With this she lost consciousness and lay limp in his arms.
"Pepper? Come on wake up. Jarvis! Check her, what's wrong?" He asked his AI through his headset, panick filled his voice.
"Sir, it seems that Miss Potts has a miscarriage. She needs to see a doctor immediately, but she's not in danger of life at the moment. Medics are already alerted and will arrive in one minute and 26 seconds."
"She, she was pregnant?" Tony asked in disbelieve.
"Mr Stark, I am so sorry." Steve said and sat down next to him, caressing his shoulder. "I'm sure she'll get through this."
"Come on Steve, we'll wait for the police and for the rest of the Shield team outside." Natasha said as the ambulance arrived and the paramedics started to undress and check on Pepper further before they drove her and Tony to the hospital.
12 hours later
She opened her eyes slowly and saw Tony fast asleep next to her in a chair holding her hand. Her belly still hurt but she felt not that faint anymore. She knew she had a miscarriage. She didn't know she was pregnant till the moment Chris kicked her and she felt an unfamiliar pain in her womb she never felt before. Combined with a few times of morning sickness before her captivity, which she has related to stress, she counted one and one together and knew she was pregnant.
'Well not anymore Pepper.' She thought to herself. She felt sick. Not because she had lost her child, but because she didn't felt that sorry for her loss and she felt no mental pain. She felt guilty for feeling relieved to be safe again and unharmed, she felt guilty for feeling no pain for losing a part of her and Tony. She felt guilty for feeling nothing. Was she sick? Did she become a lunatic like Chris or Bell? What was wrong with her?
Tony stirred next to her and looked at her. "Hey." He said carefully.
"Hey." She smiled back. "Did I… I lost it, didn't I?" She asked carefully.
"Yes, you were pregnant, but the bastard literally kicked it out of your body. Pepper, I am so sorry." He said sincerely and cupped her cheek with his hand. Pepper jumped a bit at the sudden touch and back away a bit. "I'm sorry I didn't want to scare you. How do you feel?"
"I am fine. Don't be sorry. It's okay. I never saw myself as a mother. I'm just upset that I never got the chance to get a reason to think about being a mother. I'm not sad, Tony. Is that weird? I think if the time is right we might become parents and if not then it'll be just us two." She smiled at him, hoping not to sound too crazy.
"So you actually consider an iron-baby?" He smiled at her.
"Like I said, genius: When the time is right I'd love to have a mini-version of us running around the house. But if there is no chance to get children, then I'll be okay with it, too. So let's not worry about this now. When can I go home?" She said warily.
Tony tried to reach for her hand but Pepper pulled away again. "What's wrong?" He asked concerned.
"Nothing, it's just a bit too much for my head to process at the moment. I am fine. I just want to leave." She looked away and refused to meet his eyes.
"The doc said we can leave as soon as you are awake, but we have to check you in a few days."
Pepper stood up and dressed into sweatpants and a shirt that Tony brought her and headed for the door. Tony followed her. He didn't try to reach for her hand again, though he was dying to kiss and hold her, but he didn't want to press the topic. "Let's go home."
Last Chapter? Or shall I continue? But be warned, if I continue the next chapter will be written to the song 'Just give me a reason' by P!nk. So a bit more drama, but in the end of this story there will be a happy end.
So what'cha say? Let me know and stay in touch for Woods, sea and rain which will be updated the next days.
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