Awakening

Insania twirls around in a big puffy, multi layered, rainbow 1800's ball gown with a cactus hat on her head.

*Cp glances behind her* "Not really sure what she's doing..."

Insania suddenly starts singing German rap and quoting Star Trek the original series.

*Cp sweat drops and quickly turns back to her laptop.* "and now I really don't want to know."

"So," Dad said clapping his hands and beaming at everyone (besides Romanoff) in the room. "How about a tour of what's currently left of the Tower?"

I shook my head, wondering if Dad was determined to make everyone think that we are unstable...which I suppose we are, but still.

"Um...well," Rogers started to say something, probably something that no one wanted to hear, but he was cut off.

I stiffened as I sensed a very familiar aura traveling up the elevator, and it was practically twisting in rage and horror.

"Aw crap." I gasped, glancing fearfully at the elevator as the light above the door lit up. "Jarvis, you traitor!"

I didn't care if I was copying Dad's words, he should have warned us!

"My apologies Miss Penny," Jarvis replied, though from his tone of voice he sounded anything but sorry, "But she was very convincing."

"Wait, what?!" Dad exclaimed just as the elevator door slid open and a red faced, tear and makeup smeared, murderous looking Pepper stumbled into the room, her black heels in her hands.

Her puffy eyes narrowed as soon as she caught sight of my father, and Mortem was quick to vanish, and I slowly back up towards Bruce, hoping my next closest person would hide me from my almost-mother's wrath.

"ANTHONY STARK!" Pepper screeched angrily, her shoes swinging from her fist.

"Um..." Dad actually gulped his eyes flickering around the room looking for an escape, but not finding one. "Hi Pepper."

"Hi Pepper?!" She snarled as her eyes narrowed further and I could feel everyone in the room take a step back. Pepper's temper was infamous, even amongst SHIELD, and even for those who weren't familiar with it, she was just that scary.

"That's all you have to say to me, "Hi Pepper?" DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED I'VE BEEN?!" Pepper screamed as she flung her shoes right at Tony's head, who thankfully ducked in time. I watched in faint amusement as they crashed into the large window and fell to the floor with a thud. She had a good arm.

"I was going to call you..." Tony started slowly, not sure how to maneuver the minefield that was his girlfriend. He up his hands up in the air in a calming gesture and took a step forward.

Sadly, neither of these things helped the situation.

"GOING TO CALL ME?!" Pepper screamed as tears started rolling down her face without her notice. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW AWFUL I FELT WHEN I NOTICED YOUR MISS CALL RIGHT AFTER I WATCHED YOU FALL OUT OF THE SKY!"

Dad winced and so did I that must've been horrible for her.

"IT WAS LIKE YOUR BIRTHDAY ALL OVER AGAIN!" Pepper yelled and I gave Dad a curious look as he flinched. What had he done? And why didn't I know about it?

"Are you going to help him?" Mortem asked me through our Bond and I tried not to scowl. Of course he was watching what was going on, the jerk.

"Why should I?" I asked as Barton whispered to Rogers, "She's scary,"

"Is that seriously Stark's girlfriend?" Rogers whispered back just as quietly.

"Yeah," Barton nodded as Bruce and Thor watched in amazement.

"Because when she's done with your father, who do you think she's going to turn to next?" Mortem pointed out and I paled, ok, that wouldn't be pleasant, and probably wouldn't help the small headache I still had.

"...THOUGHT YOU DIED, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON...!" Pepper's raging rant continued to the awe and horror of the people in the room.

Dad managed to glance back at me out of the corner of his eye, and I sighed at his obvious and desperate plea for help.

"...SHOULD HAVE JARVIS LOCK YOU OUT OF THE LAB FOR A MONTH..."

Seriously feeling worried now I braced myself and wrapped my magic around me. My outfit instantly shifted into one that I would usually wear around the house: dark blue jeans and a black t-shirt that had a picture of a crackling Joker* on it and said What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stranger. Insania had gotten it for me, enough said.

I also had a black headband in my hair now, separating the red and silver in my hair, though my feet became bare.

Putting on my best innocent face, (which was good because Insania had taught it to me) I crept out meekly from behind Bruce and Dad and stood in front of Pepper.

"You really shouldn't be mad at Daddy, Pepper; he was just worried about me." I told her softly though it cut through her angry rant like a hot knife through butter.

Pepper just stared at me in shock, and I took the presented opportunity.

"He meant to call you, honest he did; and I know he should've told you what was going on but he was just so angry at SHIELD about what they did to me and worried about whether or not I was alive when Mortem tried to track down my Soul I really don't think it's his fault! It wasn't like he meant to forget about you, but I think the fact that I got shot and died for a short period of time took forefront in his mind."

It took everything I had not to smirk evilly at Romanoff as Pepper's face went from red, to white, to red again all in the matter of seconds as she realized just what I had said. While it wasn't my most subtle work, it would take Pepper a while in her current state to understand just what I had done.

"...shot...died...Penella what are you talking about!?" She asked, slightly hysterical but not yet screaming.

Hiding my wince at my full name, I pretended to pause and think about what I just said.

"Um…." I started slowly, purposefully ignoring Mortem's chuckle echoing in the back of my mind. "I might've been discovered while sneaking around the Helicarrier….and SHIELD might've been...unhappy...that I was there…and I might've ended up taking a bullet to my Arc..."

"And how exactly did that happen?" Pepper asked coldly, a dangerous glint in her eyes that caused everyone to shiver, and Dad to twitch.

I shrugged, biting my tongue to stop myself from cackling evilly. "Romanoff shot me."

The whole room froze, and as one we all moved backwards and glanced over at Romanoff who had been attempting to flee the room without anyone noticing.

"Oh no you don't!" Pepper yelled as Romanoff took off in a sprint. "You get back here and tell me exactly why you shot my daughter!"

In a blink of an eye, both of the older redheads were gone, leaving silence and tense air in their wake.

Bruce was blinking quickly, and I could tell by the ring of green in his eyes that he was conversing on some level with Hulk. Rogers was staring in shock, his brain slowly starting to overload again, and Barton was just gob smacked at the fact that his infamous partner had just fled from a civilian.

I risked a glance over at Thor and he simply looked amused as he shook his head.

I supposed that this might be a more common occurrence on Asgard, but I didn't really want to know, as that would require remembering.

"And why didn't you do that sooner?" Dad asked slowly as the silence was broken.

Shrugging I tried once again to ignore Mortem's amused chuckles. "Didn't feel like it."

Dad gave me an irritated look and I just smiled smugly at him.

"Hey! I did help, didn't I?" I huffed as Bruce's chuckles echoed through the room.

"Brilliant acting by the way," my friend praised as Rogers and Barton slowly blinked in shock. I wondered how many times I could get them to be completely bamboozled before their brains fried from the strain…hmmm….

"Yeah, she does that from time to time," Dad nodded to himself as he collapsed back onto the couch, and it was with narrowed eyes at I caught him rubbing his leg subtly.

I had forgotten that everyone probably needed medical attention.

"And here's something else I do," I smirked as Dad gave me a wary look as I waved my hand and suddenly everyone in the room, besides myself, started glowing in random spots.

"Wait, what?!" Barton exclaimed as he found his right arm and back glowing an eerie white. Rogers was staring at the pale glow that was fading from Thor's stomach, and didn't seem to notice that his own head was glowing as well, though it was also fading.

Nodding to myself I made a note to myself about how strong each glow was and where it was located on everyone in the room.

"What's this Penny?" Bruce asked in confusion as he looked down at his glowing wrist in curiosity.

"Ah, crap" Dad groaned as he realized that his whole leg and chest were glowing. "You didn't."

"Yup," I said as I popped the "p". "I did. Now, all of you are getting dragged down to the main lab for medical attention whether you like it or not, so move it!"

The men in the room all just stared at me, causing me to roll my eyes and sigh.

"Jarvis, play track 13M, and make sure that the bots are ready for a bit of make shift medical work." I stated calmly as Dad suddenly stiffened and jumped off of the couch.

"Of course Miss Penny," Jarvis intoned just as Dad put his hands over his ears and fled.

"I'm going I'm going!" He exclaimed as he vanished into the elevator.

Smirking contently at all of the now worried expressions on everyone's faces, I simply began to hum an Metallica song just as one of the world's worst songs came one.

"I love you, You love me"

"NOoooooo!" Barton exclaimed as he quickly fled the room, swiftly followed by Bruce who's eyes were tinted green.

"We're a happy family"

Two lines in and Rogers was also fleeing the room; not knowing what the music was but he was despising it all the same.

"With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you."

It was only my questionable mental state that allowed me to endure the song this long, as even Mortem had barricaded himself in his own mind to keep out the song.

"Won't you say you love me too"

I looked over at Thor in surprise, to find him staring at the ceiling in a strange mix of horror and awe.

"What strange forms of torture humans have come up with E're," The Asgardian stated before he too swiftly sped towards the door. "Where my I find this lab you wish for us to travel to?"

I burst out laughing as I led a now cringing Thor away.

Well, at least he hadn't tried to smite anything.

"You can kill it now Jarvis!" I announced and sighed with relief as the horror ended.

"That was just evil." Mortem told me and I shrugged mentally in reply as we made our way through the Tower.

"Well, it worked." I replied, before singing quietly under my breath.

"Joy to the world….Barney's dead. I barbequed his head…"

Thor didn't even bother to ask.

*Yes, I have decided that DC exists in this universe, but only as comics, fandoms, movies and such. It's funny in my opinion. ;)

Forgive me if any of you are barney fans, but I despise that show so much. In first grade I actually used to sing Joy to the World, Barney's Dead, in it's very numerous versions, almost all the time with the majority of my class.

Anyway, be happy TWO UPDATES IN ONE NIGHT!

So….I'm going to bed now as I have a headache, hope you enjoyed the chapter! :)
Cp