Miss you 3000

Chapter 1

"You can rest now" said Pepper as her husband took his last breath. Tears flooded her eyes as she planted a kiss on his dirty cheek, her head fell to his chest. The triangle of light admitting from the red and gold suit faded as her tears ran down the small arc-reactor. He was gone, playboy, billionaire, philanthropist, the one and only Tony Stark. Peter crashed to his knees, a small sob escaping his thin lips. The remaining Avengers were in shock, for some he was just a part of the team, but for others, he was a friend, family.

As Pepper arrived at the house she was greeted by Happy and Morgan. The young girl ran up to her leaving Happy and her toys in the living room. She looked around expecting her father to walk into her house along with her mother. She saw the tears streaming down her mom's cheeks, the dark circles under her eyes, and the redness surrounding it.

"Mommy, why are you sad? Where's daddy?" Said the little girl. Happy knew that Tony wasn't coming back, he could tell from the look in Pepper's blue eyes, and the fact he wasn't the first one walking though that door. Pepper took the broken iron helmet off of her head and picked Morgan up and held her tight to her chest.

"Honey, daddy isn't coming back. H- he- I-" more tears fell. Morgan wiped the tears from her mother's cheeks. She too was crying. She layer her head on Pepper's shoulder, the metal suit cold on her skin. They rocked back and forth for what felt like hours.

"Why can't he come home?" the confused girl asked. Pepper turning her head to meet her eyes.

"Because daddy- your dad, he died-" she couldn't believe the words that came out of her mouth.

"It's okay! He'll come back!" Said Morgan. Pepper couldn't help but smile at the words.

"It's time for bed, okay." Morgan yawned only seconds after Pepper spoke. Pepper carried her daughter to her bedroom and tucked her in. She almost fell asleep as her small body crashed against the twin sized bed. This was all she said to her mother before her body was overcome with sleep.

"I wuv you 3000 mommy"

Pepper spent the rest of that night watching all of the videos Tony had made. Some were of him making parts of the suits and some were more personal. Eventually after watching many other clips and videos she came across this one.

Eventually she fell asleep, tissues surrounding her body as she lay on the small couch. Tomorrow they would have a funeral.

The next day

Pepper woke up to a big pair of brown eyes. Morgan shook her mother awake because she was hungry. The two made some chocolate chip pancakes and bacon and got ready for the day. Pepper wore a slim black dress, while Morgan wore a small black mini dress with a small white collar. Happy and Rohdey came shortly after and they came across a video.

Thanks for reading part one of my short story Miss You 3000. I hope you have enjoyed so far!

•Addison•