A/N: I am so sorry for not updating for a while! I meant to update once I returned in April but all my school work piled up. I was suppose to update on last Monday but that was my birthday so…. Yeah since it's summer I will be able to update more! But before I get into the next chapter… Wasn't the Avengers AMAZING? I saw it three times, at midnight, later that night and the next night. So I saw it in 3D, regular and Imax 3D. No words can describe how Happy I am to be speaking about it right now!
Disclaimer: I do not own MARVEL.
~The Young Stark~
'Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt'.
Yeah that thought ran through Kaycee's mind the rest of the trip home. She was beginning to wish that she hadn't have went with Pepper and Happy to rescue Tony. Out of all the silly things he did, this one managed to get Kaycee hurt.
On the flight back to Malibu, Tony had brought Pepper an omelet which was very much over cooked on half of it. He even brought Kaycee chocolate chip pancakes that weren't too burnt. Of course she said her quiet "Thank you." and ate quietly while listening to her Ipod.
Tony looked at her guilt fully as she was using her right arm to eat while her left was wrapped up and in a sling. He had given up on trying to get her to talk to him. The only people she would actually talk to were Pepper, Happy and the paramedics. He quietly moved towards the back of the jet to sit next to Pepper.
"Is she still upset with me?" He asked.
"Yes," Pepper replied trying to find a part of the omelet that was burnt. "You obviously don't think about how your decisions effect others. Especially Kaycee.""Hey I didn't know that some big Russian guy would pop up and try to kill me, injuring my daughter in the process. And besides, we need better and more security.
"It doesn't matter, Tony. You saw those whips. He could have taken out the security!"
"Okay fine. No more stupid decisions. It was just a spontaneous thing."
Pepper sighed before peering over at Kaycee who wasn't paying attention to the two adults. "I don't think Kaycee can handle anymore spontaneous behavior. The last thing she want is a picture of her being taken to the hospital on the cover every magazine!"
"You know what?" Tony stood up. "I'm going to have a talk with Kaycee. And by the way, are you going to eat that? I spent like three hours making that."Pepper just rolled her eyes. "Go and talk to Kaycee."
Tony made his way back over to where Kaycee was seated and tapped her on the shoulder. Kaycee pull the ear bud out and looked at her father.
"Yes?" she asked quietly.
"We need to talk." Tony said taking a seat across from her.
"I don't really want to talk right now."
"Then at least listen, it's kind of important. So can you pause your mp3 or Ipod or whatever that is?"Kaycee didn't argue, just paused her ipod and pulled out the ear buds.
"So I know you're upset with me and that's fine, you have every right to be. Now I've made a lot of stupid choices lately and yesterday was by far the worst because you got hurt. And I've realized that my decisions don't just effect me but you as well. So for now on I'm going to try my best to make better and less stupid choices."
Kaycee was silent for a minute before responding. "Promise?"
"Yes I promise.""Good because all this is getting out of hand."
Tony stood up and went to give her a hug which she returned with her good arm.
"Why don't you get some sleep?" Tony kissed her on the top of her head. "You look tired."
"Yeah that might be best. All these pain killers are starting to kick in." she said pulling away.
"Well then, sweet dreams." He started to make his way back over to Pepper who was smiling at the two. "And no more music! You listen to that stuff way too loud!"
"I get it from you."
"Of course you do."
~The Young Stark~
By the time they arrived home, Kaycee and Tony had of course gone straight to the workshop. Tony was doing some research on Ivan Vanko while Kaycee fell asleep on the couch. About a few hours later she had woken up to a dark workshop and the sound of Jarvis's voice narrating information about Ivan Vanko's history.
She slowly sat up right and hissed silently from the pain radiating from her left arm. She turned her head towards Jarvis's voice and found her dad sitting in one of his many old cars, watching a small documentary (Courtesy of Jarvis) on a holographic screen and listening intently. Just before she could stand up to walk over there, the sound of the pass code being entered into the door caught her attention.
It was Rhodey, a very upset looking Rhodey actually. So she quickly settled back down and listened as he entered.
"Tony, you gotta get upstairs and get on top of this situation right now." She heard Rhodey say. "Listen. I've been on the phone with the National Guard all day, trying to talk them out of rolling tanks up the PCH, knocking down your door and taking these." Kaycee could only guess Rhodey was now gesturing towards the Mark IV and other Iron Man suits. "They're gonna take your suits, Tony, Okay? They're sick of the games.
"You said nobody else would possess this technology for 20 years. Well, guess what? Somebody had it yesterday. It's not theoretical anymore. Are you listening to me? Are you okay?"
She didn't hear a response until a quiet "Let's go." Followed by what sound like him trying to exit the car but falling out.
"Hey, man. Hey, hey!" Rhodey said. "You alright."
"Yeah, I should get to my desks." she heard Tony gasp. "Okay see that cigar box? It's palladium."
The noise that followed sounded like him diving onto the chair nearest the computer desk and opening the cigar box and the sound of him pulling the reactor out of his chest which made Kaycee cringe.
"Is that suppose to be smoking?"
'Smoking? That can't be good.'
"If you must know, it's neutron damage. It's from the reactor walls."
'You had that in your body?' She thought right when Rhodey had said "You had this your body?"
"How about the high- tech crossword puzzle on your neck?" She heard Rhodey ask.
"Road rash. Can you please be quiet? Kaycee's asleep on the couch. What are you looking at?"
Rhodey was silent before replying. "I'm looking at you. You wanna do this whole lone gunslinger act and its unnecessary. You don't have to do this alone."
"You know, I wish I could believe that. I really do. But, you've gotta trust me. Contrary to popular beliefs, I know exactly what I'm doing." Tony shot back.
"Alright, well what about Kaycee? Does she know that… this is happening?" Rhodey asked.
"No she doesn't, Rhode. I don't want her to worry about me after I've already gotten her hurt." She heard her father say as the sound of his foot steps drew near her.
She quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be in a peaceful sleep. She had the feeling he was standing over her and looking down at her.
"Jarvis, please wake Kaycee up in half an hour. The party is tonight."
"Yes, Mr. Stark."
As soon as they had left the workshop, Kaycee rose up from the small couch and slowly made her way towards the computers her father had been sitting at and took a seat. She unlocked the computer and went through all the files she could that were on the desk top and hidden in some programs.
What she found next scared her. A file under the name, Palladium Poisoning.
"What?" She whispered as she read the document and information. "No!"
~The Young Stark~
A/N: So there's chapter 5! Sorry it's not too long but the next chapter will be longer and better. Anyways please review! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed and added this story to their favorites! I should be updating again pretty soon!
~KrazyForYourLuv~