Ok guys I owe the lot of you an apology. I didn't update for two weeks because I am super busy- finals are coming up. I MAY wind up not posting either next week or the one after because of the finals. After that I'll post some extras to make up for this. Thank you all for your reviews, you don't know what they mean to me.

Also, the thing about Peggy being Toni's mom is a headcanon I found, I'll put the link in my profile with the next update.

One more thing- Steve and Bucky are currently tied in the poll to see who Dani will date. If one doesn't break ahead, I'll just make a crappy love triangle and pick one.

-Stax

Chapter 11

"Get out of my head"

"Make me."

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Tony stopped walking and turned to Dani with an enraged expression on his face. She nearly ran into him. "Quit telling me how to live my life, you're not even real" he said frustratedly.

"I'm telling you, you're gonna break your arm if you go skating today. When have I ever been wrong before?"

"YOU JUST DON'T WANT ME TO DATE MY GIRLFRIEND!" He raged. She bit her lip. It was true, his current date was a rather unsavory character, but he was actually going to break his arm if he went. As a result he wouldn't be able to build stuff. Normally this wouldn't be a problem. However, Dani had seen visions that Tony would invent an innovative circut that would eventually be used in pacemakers and several other lifesaving devices. While the movie wouldn't be affected, Dani couldn't stand by and allow the few people it WOULD affect to die.

"No, you will break your arm" she said stubbornly. "Don't you trust me?" He made an angry huff and turned to stomp off. Dani followed behind him. She figured she would find another way to fix this...

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"Not to say I didn't tell you so, but..."

"Shut up."

"I ran in front of you and waved for you to move off to one side even."

"SHUT. UP."

"I, uh, I also noticed your girl ran off with that tall kid..."

"DANI I SWEAR-"

"Ok, ok, cool it, we're almost back home..." With her hand on his shoulder, Dani began walking up the long driveway with Toni. He was cradling his broken arm and wincing at every step. Maybe it was just the broken arm, but something felt off. A police car was at the door... Toni didn't seem to notice. Jarvis met them at the door and his face was worryingly grave. He was obviously upset at the broken arm but something else was amiss. As he led Toni to the car, he made an even more worrying statement.

"Something has happened... I'll explain after your arm is set" he told the pained teen. Is that pity? That's PITY on his face Dani noted. She moved to get into the car with them.

"NO! Dani, don't come" he said in a voice mixed with anger and pain.

"But I-"

"Just stay out of it! Whatever happened, YOU could have prevented it" he said. Dani stepped back. She had a hunch what had happened. As the car sped away down the driveway, a cold feeling settled into the pit of her stomach.

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"Toni, I am so, so sorry."

"Don't call me that."

"I swear, I didn't know." Toni called her a name he had learned from her. Steve would have blushed.

"You knew every other time. Get out." Just a few hours ago you thought I wasn't able to see the future... Now wasn't the time to argue with the grief laden boy before her.

"Toni-"

"Get OUT!" She backed out of the room sadly. As she had suspected- His father and mother had died in a car crash. She knew it was coming someday, but he was only just seventeen. He was too young... "No! WAIT!" The door opened and Toni stepped out. "Why am I being so nice!?" He snapped. "You let my MOM die!" She wasn't your mom... Toni stomped forward angrily. "I should beat the shit out of you for that!" Shocked, Dani stepped back. While she could feel pain, she wouldn't take damage, but she couldn't fight back due to her current semi- intangible state, and she wasn't in the mood for a beating.

"Now hold on just a moment-"

"NO I WON'T HOLD ON, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" he roared, stomping towards her quickly. Dani had faced Nazis, taken a bullet and jumped out of a plane, but at that moment she lost her nerve and turned and ran. The absolute rage in the boy's eyes chased away all of her happy memories with him. As she ran, she herd him chase for a few steps and then stop to yell. "DON'T COME BACK! DON'T YOU EVER COME BACK" he yelled.

She reached the foyer in which she had first appeared. She found that she was sobbing.

"Sphere" she gasped through her sobs, hoping he would appear. Maybe he would take her home now. What do I have here now? Steve and Bucky are iced, Toni hates me- "SPHERE!" He still hadn't showed his glowy face. I can't keep doing this she cried to herself.

"Hi." Dani jumped.

"SPHERE?"

"You want me to take you home... it isn't time yet" the glowing orb said, sounding like a mother talking to her child, telling him he couldn't leave the table until he finished his broccoli.

"I don't care, just take me home." The sphere hummed thoughtfully.

"I could do that... or, I could take you to help Bucky" it said enticingly. Dani froze.

"No, he needs to be the Winter Soldier... I've seen it..."

"I never said he wouldn't be" it said, bouncing exitedly. "Did you know that you are able to absorb other people's pain?" It asked.

"WHAT!?"

"Yes, you-"

"NO. WAIT. YOU MEAN TO TELL ME I COULD DO THAT THIS ENTIRE TIME!?" The sphere attempted to cut in and explain, but Dani was pissed. "DO YOU KNOW ALL THE TIMES I COULD HAVE USED THAT? WHEN STEVE HAD BEEN BEAT UP? WHEN HE WAS THROWING UP FROM HIS STOMACH ULCERS? WHEN HE COULD BARLY WALK FROM HIS SCOLIOSIS!?" She leaned forward angrily. "When Bucky had to have his wisdom teeth out" she added menacingly.

"Yes, but-"

"And now, Toni has a broken arm but he probably won't let me help him!" she hollered. The sphere hummed.

"So do you want to help Bucky or not?" It asked impatiently, as if it all was no big deal. Dani hissed angrily.

"YES. FINE. TAKE ME THERE."

"Right through that door" it said as it faded from view. Dani panicked.

"NO WAIT YOU HAVE TO TAKE ME HOME AFTER!" But it was already gone. Facepalming excessively and feeling like she was much older than she really was, she moved for the wooden front door.

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He was strapped to a metal table with a flurry of people around him. His arms were both human- the left one was hanging at an odd angle, however. No... this is a bit after he fell! She panicked. He's about to get his arm cut off! She rushed to the table and stood next to him.

"BUCKY!" To her extreme shock, Bucky groggily turned his head towards her.

"...Dani..." he said in a raspy voice.

"Bucky!" She realized they were getting ready to remove his arm. No crap I shouldn't have woken him up- Time slowed down in a familiar way, and she had a tug in her mind to put her hands on his head. Hesitantly she did-

She was hit with a burst of searing pain. Bucky let out a gasp like an elephant had rolled off his chest. He also appeared more alert.

"Wait, no, don't, STOP!" Bucky was yelling as they began to cut off his arm. Dani... FELT like her arm was being cut off. Screaming and struggling to stay conscious, she let go of his head and fell backwards. Immediately, the pain vanished and Bucky started screaming. Holy crap, no, I can litteraly take his pain. She stood up, sweating in terror. I can't stand that kind of pain, I can't...

She slapped herself. YES YOU CAN, YOU OWE IT TO BUCKY! She grabbed his head but more gently. The pain wasn't as bad, but Bucky obviously still was in some pain. She squeezed harder and her pain intensified. Bawling like a baby, she shifted the pressure so they seemed to have equal amounts. If I take it all I am going to pass out she thought foggily.

The next few hours were hell. When the Hydra surgeons took short breaks in between operations, she caught her breath and assured Bucky that things would be alright. She knew she was lying to him. She had no idea how much time had passed, but eventually Arnim Zola entered and began talking some shit about Bucky being the "new face of Hydra". Exhausted and groggy from the pain, she screamed all the profanities she knew at the man. It didn't matter that he couldn't hear her. Bucky seemed to get strength from Dani's intact fighting spirit.

"Put him on ice." Dani's hands here torn off Bucky's head as he was quickly wheeled away. As she tried to walk through the closed door they had taken Bucky through, she found herself in a strange room with an intense pair of blue eyes on hers. With a sob, she fell to the floor and just closed her eyes. She telt a small hand on her head. A high pitched voice made a series of sounds; Dani didn't understand what was being said, but it sounded like a question. She was too exhausted to care. A thump sounded on the floor next to her and the hand on her head began to clumsily pat her hair. Sniffling, Dani looked up.

"Oh hell no" she said out loud. The girl had red, red hair. "...You're the black widow, aren't you" she sighed. The girl just stared at her- Dani noted that she looked like she had been sobbing too, and she couldn't be more than five or six. "I'm sorry, I'm not getting involved again" she said, shaking her head. The girl furrowed her brow and asked another question, again not in English.

Dani facepalmed and put her arm around the girl.

"Fine, but just this last time. You're... called Natalia now, aren't you?" The redhead's eyes widened and she scooted back. She started speaking very quickly. "Wait- wait- I don't speak Russian..." she looked into the girls slightly worried eyes. "...Dani" she said, pointing to herself. Natalia made a noise that was nowhere near how her name was pronounced. "Nuh-uh. Dah-nee." She stressed the syllables.

"Deh-nee"

"Danni."

"Denny." Dani huffed. Denny was close enough.

"Nice to meet you" she said, leaning forward and getting up. "So... I guess I'm doin' this again, huh" she asked. The young redhead had no clue what she was in for