It was another two episodes of Lost later that Tony tried to send Kim and Quinn home with Jason/Clint. He looked exhausted and jittery from too much coffee. "I'm sorry, you guys should be home." He had his arm around Kims shoulders. Quinn in her lap, still asleep. Kim sighed with a frown. "I know, I'd much rather be here but Quinn should be home at least. I hope Jason doesn't mind taking us back home." She looked up to Jason/Clint who was standing to the side of her. He nodded no, it wouldn't be a problem. Tony stood up from his chair, kim Standing, with difficulty with Quinn in her arms and her five-month baby belly. Jason/Clint saw this, gently taking Quinn in his arms. She smiled weakly. "Thank you." She frowned, turning to Tony, hugging him tightly. "He'll be ok. Let us know whats happening." He kissed her head, holding her close. "I will. I love you." She smiled sadly before backing up from there embrace. "I love you to." She sighed. "Jason, I guess we should be going." He nodded, starting to lead the way, some folks backing away from the large, black clad figure as he walked out the door with Quinn asleep on his shoulder. Kim following behind. Tony watched as they left, sitting back down, gulping his coffee.
Quinn started to wake when they got out the hospital doors. Jason kept Quinn close. A few paparazzi still floating around even after the police broke it up. Tony had called the police to scatter them. He didn't want Quinn exposed to it, this was a serious family crisis he'd rather not be publicized and he was very wary on who were reporters and which were plants that were ready to attack when he stood out the doors. She looked around with a frown, seeing they were outside, going to there car. "Mommy? Where are we going?" Kim smiled sadly, reaching out to pet her hair, ignoring the camera flashes. "Were going home sweetie." Quinn perked up. "Is gage ok then? Is he coming home to?" Kim frowned. "No sweetie, he's not ready to come home yet." Quinn's lip started trembling. "I don't want to go home then. I want to stay here." "No, Quinn you can't stay here. He may be here for a very long time." Quinn sniffled but before crying she started wiggling out of Jason/Clint's hold. Kim near panicked, fearing she would hurt herself. "Quinn stop!" She cried and wiggled and managed to wiggle enough out of Jason/Clint's hold to fall to the ground, at a safe distance but she was quicker then Kim or Jason/Clint had ever seen, running for the hospital, ignoring her scraped hand and knee.
Kim cried out for Quinn, unable to run or too scared to run in her current condition. "Quinn!" Jason/Clint caught up with her, scooping her up but she started pounding at his chest, crying. "I want to stay here! let me stay here!" Kim caught up with tears going down her face, relived to see Quinn in Jason/Clint's hold. Jason/Clint held Quinn until she was just crying against his chest. Kim sniffled before speaking. "Lets go back to Tony. I'm not going to force her to go back home." He nodded, starting to lead the way inside.
Tony had his heed in his hands when he heard Quinn's voice down the hall along with Kim. He looked up. Kim went to him,hugging him. Tony looked over at Quinn and Jason worriedly. He spoke. "What happend? Is everything ok?" Kim looked up with tears in her eyes. "Quinn refuses to go home. She doesn't want to leave without Gage." He smiled sadly, going over to Jason/Clint, taking a gentle hold of Quinn. "Now whats going on princess? Don't you want to go home?" She shook her head, still sniffling from before. "No. Not without Gage. A princess can't be without her knight daddy." He chuckled sadly. "No. No, they can't. Alright, lets all get something to eat then."
It was only a half hour later that the doctor found them in the cafeteria. "Ahh , There you are." Tony stood up. "How is he?" The doctor signaled for them to speak alone in the hall. Kim saw this, looking away, fearing the worst. Tony nodded, following the doctor. Once in the hall, the doctor spoke. "His vitals are looking better but he isn't out of the woods yet. Right now he has a partial artificial heart. It's a lot like putting tubes into a child's ears, we've replaced the artery that was severed with tube from artificial hearts. Right now he is stable, the body accepted it but there is still a chance of him going south. Right now, I've done all I can. It's in God's hands now." Tony smiled, hugging him. "Thank you doctor. I know he'll be fine. Is he allowed visitors, wait is he even up?" The doctor chuckled at Tony's optimism. "He should be wacoma patients he can still hear you. Perhaps it will help." Tony smiled. "Thank you doctor, I'm gonna go tell the family the good news." The doctor nodded before walking away.
Tony walked back, hugging Kim, knowing she was fearing the worst by her wiping her tears away. "He is going to be just fine." Kim sniffled, smiling up at Tony. "Really?" Tony smiled, sitting down. "Yep, well the doctor said he isn't out of the woods yet but I know he'll be fine. He added some parts from an artificial heart. He's doing a lot better and should be waking up within a day. He's also allowed visitors." Kim smiled. "Oh Tony this is great." Quinn looked up form her half eaten chicken nuggets. "He's gonna be ok?" Tony smiled, ruffling her hair. "Thats right princess, your knight is gonna be just fine." She smiled brightly. Jason/Clint smiled behind his mask. Thanking whatever God was up there that his brother was gonna be ok.
After they were done easting they decided to visit him. Tony held Quinn in his arms as they went down the hall. Kim and Jason/Clint following close behind him. They stopped in front of his new room in the recovery ward. Tony took the room change as another good sign, it wasn't a hospice room. He sighed, talking to Quinn. "Ok, princess before we go in, he's not gonna look the same. He might look a little sick and pale and here's gonna be machines hooked up to him. But don't be scared, it's still him, he's just healing and the machines are helping." She nodded with a small pout. He sighed, opening the door carefully. She felt Quinn tense in his arms upon seeing him. He then realized this was her first time seeing someone in a hospital. She sniffled, speaking quietly. "He looks sick daddy.." Tony sat in the seat next to the bed. Honestly, there were less machines now that he wasn't on life support but he was still pale as hell. "He's not princess, he's recovering. They had to go inside him and fix him and that takes a lot out of a person." "Why is he so pale?" Kim smiled weakly at Quinns questions, going to sit in the other seat by the window, rubbing her belly soothingly, Jason/Clint standing by her. Tony smiled, kissing her head. "He's pale because he's not healthy yet. Once he's healthy again he'l be the same old Gage you remember." "Can I hold his hand?" Tony scooted the chair closer. "Of corse. You can talk to him if you want to." Quinn, once she was close enough, stood on her fathers legs, with his help and reached out, holding Gage's much larger hand in both of hers, not even covering the top of his hand with one of hers.
"Hi, Gage. It's need to wake up soon. A princess can't be without her knight." He saw Quinn stop, her eyes watering. "I don't know what else to say daddy." He smiled, petting her hair as he held her steady. "Why don't you talk about your suit your making?" She smiled, sniffling, starting to go on and on about her Iron man suit and she was going to save the world with it. Tony wasn't sure how long they had been in the room but Kim had fallen asleep and Jason/Clint now stood outside the door on guard.
But in Quinn's ramblings she jumped as Gage's hand started to move, slightly followed by a weak groan. Tony smiled. "I think he's waking up princess." It was a few moments later when his eyes opened then closed again from the light. "Mmmm...wha.." Tony spoke softly. "Take it easy, your ok.." Gage groaned opening his eyes now that they've adjusted, looking around. "where...?" "Hospital, your in a hospital Gage." Gage groaned, his whole body hurt something awful. "I'm not dead...How did..." Tony chuckled softly. "Your apart of our family, defying deth is normal." Gage smiled weakly before wincing and looking over before smiling weakly, brighter. "Princess...hey..." Quinn spoke quietly, suddenly feeling shy, look scared to reach out and touch him. Having taken her hand back when he started waking. "Hi. Are you ok now?" He smiled softer. "I'm awake. Thats pretty good so far." She nodded. He weakly, with a small wince reached his hand to her. "Hey...I'm ok. I'm gonna be ok. When I'm better how about we Play Iron Man and bad guy again?" She smiled, holding his hand. "But you're a horrible bad guy!" Tony chuckled, listening. Gage chuckled, wincing again.
Kim started to wake, looking over before smiling, getting up and going over to Gage. "Thank God, your alright." Gage smiled weakly. "I'm just glad your all ok." Kim smiled, her eyes watering, holding his hand. "Don't worry us like that again." Gage smiled weakly "I'l try not to." They stayed in the room talking for some time when the doctor came back in. "Ahh , your looking a lot better." Gage smiled weakly. "Feel like a truck fell on me." The doctor chuckled. "Well I need to do some tests, if I could have a moment alone with him. I promise to get you all when I'm done." Tony nodded, standing with Quinn in his arms. "No problem." He smiled to Gage. "we'll be back." Gage nodded as they walked out of the room.
Jason/Clint watched as the door opened, seeing Tony, Kim and Quinn come out of the room. Tony smiled, placing his hand on Clint's shoulder. "He's awake and he's gonna be just fine. Once the doctor is done your welcome to see him." Jason/Clint nodded, nearly feeling his eyes water in relief. He decided to stay by the door as Tony and Kim and Quinn went back to the waiting room.
It was about 20 minutes later when the doctor came out, walking down the hall. Clint took his chance, going inside, taking his mask off. "Damnit.." Gage groaned, now sitting up with the aid of the bed. "What is it?" Clint rolled his eyes, walking closer to him. "You, you jerk." He went closer, hugging Gage's shoulders and head carefully, feeling his eyes water. "Don't you scare me like that ever again." Gage chuckled weakly, patting Clint's arm supportively. "I'll try not to."Clint stayed like that for a few moments, a few tears falling into Gage's hair. "I thought I lost you." "You didn't." Clint pulled away, wiping the tears away, Gage continued. "Were apart of the Stark family right? Defying death is in our nature." Clint chuckled weakly. Shaking his head. "Just don't make a habit of it." Gage sighed leaning more into his pillow. "yes sir.."
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