Nightmare

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I sat on the table in the lab. Amora ran into the room. She stood next to me. "Will you play with me?" Amora asked. I smiled sadly at her.

"Not right now, Amora. Maybe later", I said. Tony puts the helmet on my head. The Avengers stood in the room with us.

"Ready?" Tony asked. I nodded. He grabbed the uh...the vacuum.

"I'm fine. I don't need to be put to sleep. Do not put that thing near me", I said.

"Hold her down", Tony says to Natasha and Loki. Natasha and Loki grabbed me.

"Hey! No! We're not about to do this!" I shouted.

"Leya, calm down", Loki said.

"Don't tell me to calm down!" I shouted. The needle inserted the sleeping serum, knocking me unconscious.

3rd person's point of view

7 years ago

Tony knocks on Leya's bedroom door. "Leya. It's your dad. Can I come in?"Tony asked. Leya doesn't answer. Tony opens the door. Leya sat on her bed, looking at her teddy bear.

Tony sat next to her. "Hey kid. Pep said you were really upset when you came home today. Do you want to tell me what happened at school?" Tony asked.

"Everyone thinks I'm weird. They called me a freak", Leya said. "I don't want to be different, Dad".

"Why not? There's nothing wrong with being different", Tony said.

"You don't get to have friends or a seat at lunch...and you receive hurtful notes from your locker", Leya said.

"Leya-"

"I don't want to talk about it". Leya laid down on her bed. Tony laid next to her.

"You know, I wasn't quite the popular kid either. Charming, but I had a hard time on making friends too", Tony said.

"But you're Tony Stark. Everyone loves you", Leya said.

"Well, it wasn't always like that. Leya, you've been to 5 schools. All of them are the same. How bout I homeschool you? Yeah?" Tony asked. Leya nodded. "And besides, who says there's something wrong with being different?"

"I did".

"Besides you".

"Uh...Aliens in space?"

"Aliens don't exist".

"Are you sure? It's almost like I can hear them at night", Leya said.

"What do they sound like?" Tony asked.

"They sound hungry, like they want to eat me. I hear them calling my name. They're scary", Leya said.

"Where do you hear them?" Tony asked. Leya pointed at the closet. Tony walks toward the closet. He saw nothing. He closed the closet door and looked back at Leya. "There's nothing in there".

"But I swear there's something in there", Leya said. Tony sat next to her. Leya laid her head on his chest.

"Downstairs, I have all of my suits. So if you ever see a monster in the closet, run to my room, you wake me up and let me know. I'll grab a suit and take care of it, okay?" Leya nodded. She cuddles up next to Tony. They both fell asleep.

Leya's point of view

Present Day

I opened my eyes and I was back in Avengers tower. I took off the helmet. "You didn't have to knock me out", I said. I sighed. I still remember how it felt to feel so different from the other kids. I wished I could fit in.

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