"Secrets Revealed: The Power of the Soul Stone"
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After waking up that morning and going through her usual routine, Davey felt a sense of foreboding in her stomach.
She shrugged it off and thought she was being paranoid, but just in case, she called Coulson to see if one of the agents who were spying on her, Black Widow and Hawkeye, were keeping an eye on her father.
Coulson told her that the agents were in New York keeping an eye on her and trying to keep track of Stane which made the feeling of impending doom grow.
Rushing into her garage, Davey looked over her car to make sure it was working properly and then went into her room to change into some new clothing that wasn't stained by oil.
Pulling on some jeans and a white spaghetti strapped top, Davey grabbed her car keys and texted Rhodey to let him know she was flying her car over to her father's house in Malibu so he or someone else from the military didn't try to shoot her out of the sky.
When she opened the door to the garage, she was stunned to find Bucky and Veemon standing in front of her with their arms crossed.
"What are you doing?" Bucky asked.
"I'm going to visit my dad. I need to see him." Davey said as she ducked around him.
"What's going on? You seem worried about something." Veemon commented.
Unlocking the car door, Davey slid into the driver's seat, but Bucky grabbed the door to stop her from closing it.
"Doll, talk to me. What's wrong?" Bucky asked.
He could tell all day that something was wrong with Davey and wanted to do something to help her.
Looking up into the soldier's worried blue eyes, Davey felt compelled to tell him what was wrong.
"I don't know. It's just… Ever since I woke up this morning, I had this sick feeling n my chest. I can't explain it, but I feel like my dad is in trouble. I need to go see him now." Davey insisted.
"All right, fine. You should do that." Bucky nodded in agreement.
He allowed her to close the door, but what surprised her was the fact that he had grabbed Veemon and was climbing into the passenger's seat.
"What are you doing?" Davey asked.
"I'm not letting you run off into danger. I've got your back no matter what." He told her.
Smiling at that, Davey reached over and linked her fingers with the ones from Bucky's metal arm and he tightened the grip, showing that he would be there to support her.
Watching the way the two humans seemed to be staring into each other's eyes, Veemon cleared his throat loudly to snap them out of their trance.
"So, let's go visit Dad." Veemon exclaimed.
"Right. Buckle up." Davey said as she turned the key into the ignition.
Jumping into the back seat, Veemon pulled on his seat belt and Bucky did the same and watched as the garage door opened up for them.
Turning the car on, Davey drove out of the garage and the vehicle rose into the air and when they were a good distance off the ground, she pressed her foot down on the gas pedal, taking off for Malibu.
While they flew through the sky, Bucky checked around warily, trying to make sure no one was following them, worried that his handlers would one day find him.
Three hours of flying through the sky, the group finally arrived at the Stark mansion and Bucky took in the sight as he thought about Howard.
The mansion was definitely to the man's style and he wondered if Howard was the one who designed the building before he died.
Parking the car in front of the mansion, Davey jumped out quickly and ran up to the door, trying to open it, but found t locked.
"What the hell? JARVIS, open the door!" Davey called knocking at the door.
"Something's wrong." Veemon frowned.
Feeling himself slipping into his Winter Soldier role, Bucky pulled out a gun he had hidden in the back of his jeans and glanced around, keeping an eye out for any attackers.
"I can't get the door open. Veemon, break it down." Davey told him.
Nodding, Veemon jumped forward, his head slamming into the door and breaking it in half, allowing Davey to run inside.
Shaking off the slight pain in his head, Veemon chased after his partner and Bucky followed them inside slowly, stalking the area as he did so.
Looking around her, Davey saw that all of the lights were out and JARVIS didn't activate the security protocols after Veemon broke the door down which meant something was wrong.
Making her way to the lab, the raspberry haired girl ran off and threw the door open, staring in horror at the sight that greeted her.
Tony was as pale as a ghost and was lying on the floor with his eyes staring into nothingness with his arc reactor removed.
"Daddy!" Davey cried.
When she moved to get to her father, she heard the click of a gun and froze.
"Daddy?" Someone repeated in shock.
Turning around, Davey felt hate burn through her and the Soul Stone gave off a feint glow.
Stane was standing in the room holding a gun in his hand and the arc reactor was in the other one.
Eyes roaming between Tony and Davey with a curious expression, Stane then laughed in disbelief when he came to a conclusion.
"I don't believe this! After so many years of people joking about Tony having a kid, it turns out to be the truth!" Stane laughed.
Taking a few steps towards the girl, Stane looked her over, taking in everything about her that looked familiar to him.
She had the same eyes as Howard and Tony, but her face looked exactly like Maria when she was a young woman.
"I'll say this about, Tony. He knows how to make some beautiful children. What did he name you? I'm betting Maria. After all, you look just like her. Wouldn't surprise me if he named you that." Stane said.
"Actually, it's my middle name." Davey said as she tried to hold back her rage.
At this moment in time, she felt total hatred.
Never in her life had she wanted someone dead and wanted to be the one that caused someone immense pain than at this moment.
"Really? So, what is you name? I want to know what to put on your headstone when I bury you beside your father." Stane told her.
"Go fuck yourself, Obie." Davey glared.
Scoffing in amusement, Stane lifted his hand that held the gun and pointed it at Davey.
"Suit yourself. Say hi to your father and grandparents for me." He said.
The trigger was pulled and Davey jumped in horror, waiting for the bullet to hit her, but was taken by surprise.
Blood spurted from Stane's head and he fell to the ground, revealing a pissed Winter Soldier who had his gun raised.
Meeting eyes, Davey and Bucky stared at each other as they realized that the man who was a threat to her family was gone.
Remembering her father, Davey's eyes grew wide and tears started spilling as she turned around and rushed over to Tony, finding Veemon there trying to put the arc reactor back in.
"Davey, I think it's broken. It won't work." Veemon said sadly.
Falling to her knees beside her father's body, Davey placed her hands on his face, gently cupping it and started to cry when she felt how cold he was.
"Daddy, please wake up. Daddy come on, please don't leave me." Davey begged.
Walking over, Bucky kneeled down beside Davey and placed a hand on her back, unsure of what else he could do.
He knew that Tony was dead, but he didn't want to voice it and see just how badly Davey would react to it.
Checking Tony's body over and trying to detect a heartbeat or a pulse, but finding none, Davey wailed n despair, unable to keep her tears back as they poured down her face.
All of her life her father was there to help her, teach her, protect her and she could always depend on him.
Now he was gone and she felt like a part of her had been destroyed.
As she buried her face into her father's chest and sobbed hysterically, she was unaware of the Soul Stone coming to life.
Giving off a powerful glow, the light from the Soul Stone grew stronger as it covered Tony's body making Veemon and Bucky stare in awe.
"Davey, something's happening." Veemon alerted her.
Confused about what the dragon was talking about, Davey lifted her head from her father's chest, revealing her eyes to be a dark orange color that reminded Bucky of fire.
Feeling the Soul Stone vibrating with energy, Davey gripped it and stared down at her father's body as she saw how color returned to his skin and the hole in his chest started to close while the metal inside of it, including the shrapnel, began to disintegrate.
Amazed by what she was seeing, Davey started to feel hopeful as she watched her father's body heal itself from the damages done to it.
Then, Tony's eyes snapped open and he gasped in a large lungful of air.
Panting, Tony looked around, his final memories before everything went black being of Stane standing over him as he felt his energy leaving and his body growing cold.
His vision was blurry, but it cleared in seconds and he found himself staring up into the face of his daughter.
"Davey…" He panted.
When he said her name, Davey tackled him into a hug and the Soul Stone stopped glowing, going dormant until its host accidentally activated its power once again.
"Oh, god, Daddy! I was so scared!" Davey whimpered.
Wrapping his arms around the girl, Tony held her tight and pressed kisses onto her head, murmuring words of comfort to her, trying to assure her that he was there and he would never leave her.
Shocked by what he had seen, Bucky leaned back and sat there frozen, unsure of what happened, but he felt happy that Davey hadn't lost her father.
Inhaling the familiar scent that always clung to his daughter, ever since the day he first held her, Tony glanced up and frowned in confusion when he saw the man sitting nearby.
"Princess, why is Bucky Barnes in our house? And how is he alive?" Tony asked.
"Um, hi." Bucky greeted nervously.
"That's a very long story." Veemon said.
Tony was then filled in on everything about the Soul Stone and Bucky, and the man took in everything calmly as he reconnected JARVIS and called Coulson to collect Stane's body.
When Coulson arrived, he had his agents Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton with him.
As soon as Davey spotted them, she marched right up to the two assassins and started shouting at them, demanding where they were and why they hadn't been keeping an eye on Stane properly.
She wouldn't let them get a single word in and just shouted at them letting out all of her pent up rage while Tony stood up, sharing an amused look with Bucky.
"My girl's a spitfire." Tony smirked.
"You're not wrong about that." Bucky muttered.
Coulson walked over to the two males, looking them over and staring at Bucky with a look of recognition.
"Do I know you?" Coulson asked.
"No. I've never met you before, I don't think." Bucky shook his head.
"I see. And who are you?" Coulson questioned.
"Jace. His name is Jace. He's Davey boyfriend." Veemon cut in before Bucky or Tony could try and think up a lie.
"Really?" Coulson asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, it turns out my daughter has been keeping a secret boyfriend from me. I'm kind of hurt." Tony joked.
Bucky didn't say anything and kept silent as he looked over to where Davey was standing, still yelling at Natasha and Clint, noticing that the archer seemed amused while the redhead and staring at him.
He recognized the redhead as one of the Red Room agents he had trained and he felt nervous that she would out him to everyone.
"Princess, would you stop yelling at the assassins and let them to their jobs?" Tony called.
"If they were doing their jobs, Dad, then we wouldn't have been the ones to kill Stane and save the day." Davey complained as she marched over.
Opening his arms to her, Bucky pulled Davey into his side and held her, trying to comfort her as she still felt charged with adrenaline after using the Soul Stone to bring her father back from the dead.
"Anyway, we'll let you guys do whatever you need to do and we'll get out of here. Don't touch my booze." Tony told them.
With that said, the Stark family and Bucky quickly evacuated the building, leaving before something bad happened.
When Bucky passed by Natasha, she caught his eye and a look of understanding passed through those green orbs of hers.
She understood his desire to leave his horrible past behind and he was relieved by this, hoping that she would keep his secret.
To be continued…