Chapter 2: Emergence

When I next awaken I am in a room overlooking the ocean with floor to ceiling windows on one side, beside me comes a rhythmic beep, beep, beep from the heart monitor and looking over I see Natasha sitting in a chair, before I realise what is happening the memories of the last few days come rushing back causing me to groan in displeasure at the throb of pain I feel, but before a moment has passed I hear the disembodied voice of Jarvis

"Ahh you are awake Ms Daisy welcome back."

This causes Natasha to practically leap out of her chair

"Daisy you're awake, oh my god I was so worried about you." I can practically feel the apprehension rolling off her in waves

"I'm sorry I worried you, I take it by Jarvis' presence I'm back (choked voice/tears) Home."

"Yes, Daisy you're finally home, after all these years you're finally home, I know it's not likely you remember me but my name is Natasha and I'm your mother."

Looking at my mother I say "you were right I didn't remember you but, I don't know how but when I hugged you I remembered some things about you."

"You mean you actually remember me?" Natasha asks excitement lacing her tone

"Yes Mama I remember you." I say before I pull her into a fierce hug and as I do I feel a warm fuzzy feeling wash over me before I suddenly feel a number of memories suddenly work their way into my consciousness. I feel my heartrate suddenly climb, which causes Natasha to lean back to look me in the

Eyes

"Daisy, sorry Skye what's wrong?"

"It's Ok mum you can call me Daisy if you want, I just, I don't know how to explain it, it's like I remember being taken but it's like I'm watching it from the outside in."

"You were taken Daisy, you were stolen away one evening while your father and I slept in the next room. We were awoken by Jarvis a little after three in the morning and told us he couldn't find you anywhere, we searched for you for years. Your father uncle's aunts and I searched every continent looking for some trace of you but we could never find you." she says nearly crying as her pain rolls off her.

The pain she is feeling hits me and between this and the sight of this powerful woman in tears it hits me exactly how hard this has been for her, I never felt this pain I never knew I had parents so I never felt the pain of losing them but now I realise just what terrible pain my mum has had to endure over all these years. I pull her in close allowing her to cry into my shoulder saying

"I'm so, so sorry, I never knew." as I do the images start again this time of her sobbing whilst clutching a small toy of her staring blankly into the darkness whilst desperately searching for me.

Jarvis suddenly interrupts "Ms Daisy are you quite alright my scans indicate an abnormal level of brain activity; shall I summon the doctors?"

Ignoring Jarvis, I whisper in perfect Russian "Mum I'm so, so sorry you went through that and I know it doesn't make it stop hurting but I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere." before pulling her closer

Moments later the doors burst open and a number of doctors and nurses enter "Miss Stark, you need to lie down, it's not good for you to be so active so soon. Come back to bed you need to rest I'll give you a light sedative."

"NO, I don't want a sedative, go away leave me alone."

"Now, now miss stark I'm afraid I must insist." says the doctor moving towards me with a syringe filled with a pale blue liquid

"NO LEAVE ME ALONE!" yell throwing up one hand towards him to ward off the doctor and his needle. To my surprise and the surprise of everyone else in the room as soon as my hand rises an invisible force surges outwards causing the syringe to fly into the wall and everyone bar Natasha and I to stumble back a few steps

"You're, you're, that's impossible." stammers one of the doctors

But out of everything I had happen in my life it's what happens next that truly shocked me and terrify the doctors, Natasha pulls away before protectively stepping in front of me yelling "Leave my daughter alone! Go, leave now or so help me. Breathe word of this to no one else, I will, come for you."

This causes the doctors to scurry out of the room like rodents desperate to escape the avenging angel that is my mother, as soon as the last is out of the door she raises her hand and the door slams shut before locking. The shock of the last few moments has finally hit me I cry softly as she turns back to me pulling me into her arms before murmuring soothingly "Its Ok Daisy, it's all going to be Ok, I promise you're not alone." Pulling away slightly she says to Jarvis "Please call Tony and tell him Daisy is awake and he needs to be here."

Then turning back to me she says "Daisy you have no idea how much I wished this day would come and now I find myself scared, scared because I fear that S.H.I.E.L.D will try to take you, I have so much to tell you and no idea where to start. I suppose I can start by telling you that no matter what I love you and I'm never letting you go again.