Thanos sat on his makeshift Throne, looking down at his subject.
" You said she was dead."
" She was!" The creature cried out, fearing for his life.
" Evidentially she is not." The Titan said, frustrated. His plans now had a slight setback. " Take him away. I guess I have to do everything myself."
EARTH: MALIBU
Pepper knew Tony had not been the same since New York, with almost dying, and his daughter being taken away as a prisoner. She's tried her best with him, but was beginning to lose it, especially seeing him in the garage, already helping himself to their dinner.
"I'm going to bed." She stated, not wanting to speak to him any further.
"Hold on. Come on. Pep," she started making her way up the stairs. " Hey, I admit it! My fault. Sorry," Tony yelled out, making her stop and look at him. "I'm a piping hot mess. It's been going on for a while, I haven't said anything."
Pepper started walking back down, glad that he was finally opening up. " Nothing's been the same since New York."
" Oh really? Well, I didn't notice that, at all." She remarked sarcastically.
" You experience things and then they're over and you still can't explain 'em. Gods, aliens, other dimensions. I...I'm just a man in a can. The only reason I haven't cracked up is probably because you moved in. Which is great. I love you, I'm lucky. But, honey, I can't sleep. You go to bed, I come down here. I do what I know, I tinker." He pauses for a moment and sits down.
" But threat is imminent, and I have to protect the one thing that I can't live without. That's you. My suits, they're uh..."
" Machines."
" They're part of me."
" A distraction. How much of this is guilt? You feel like you failed Aria again, and so now you're distracting yourself, and fixating so much on protection for the people you love."
" Maybe." Pepper walked towards Tony, and they both held each other. He rested his head against her chest and she removes his headband that controlled Mark 42.
" I'm gonna take a shower."
"Okay."
Pepper turns to walk off, the stopped and looked back at him. " ANd you're gonna join me."
"Better."
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The Infinity Stone
FanfictionAria Stark, the daughter of the one and only Tony Stark also known as Iron Man. She isn't whom everyone would assume the daughter of the famous man to be. --------- " Do you have any idea what I am the God of?" " Unfortunately." Loki x OC Maybe Buc...
