Broken Realities

Revelations

Zoe had to remind herself to keep calm by taking a few breaths and the shaking stopped "Well if you are Tony Stark, how do you know me?" asked Zoe. Tony sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "You are my sister Zoe Athena Stark, well half sister you are the child of our father and a women had while being captured by Hydra, for some reason your mother couldn't keep you, so our father took you in saying that you were a child of family friend who passed in a car accident" said Tony shaking his head. "And for five years we were a happy family you brought a light to our family, I mean our father was around more and we did stuff as a family that had never happened before. I mean dad, you and I did not so much my mother which was weird cause she wanted a daughter but you weren't a girl who liked to wear dresses and have hair all done up. No you liked to play outside and read and were never quiet always laughing and were so smart you astounding me and father so many times with the little toys or inventions at only the age of five" said Tony smiling at the memories.

Zoe bit her lip "What happen?" asked she hoping the answer wasn't what she had dreamt. "Peggy Carter some how found out what had happen and told my mother. Peggy had been my godmother and had always been nice I even called her Aunt Peggy but the moment you came into the family she was short and in many ways cruel to you for reasons even to this day I don't understand. Peggy told my mother who couldn't stand the thought of raising the daughter of her husband affair so they decided to send you to a girl's school in Europe. My father fought but my mother threaten divorce and to expose you and our dad couldn't stand the thought of you being hurt in any way agreed only that you could come home on holiday but sadly on the way to drop you off my parents died in car accident and you disappeared" answered Tony closing his eyes as memories of losing his family and the pain of their lost came back.

Zoe had flashbacks of the dream and of the crash and the events following the crash, she looked at Tony and then at Steve "December 16 1991" she whispered. Tony's head snapped up "What did you say?" asked Tony tensely. Zoe knew what they day had meant to Tony but now realized what it meant to her also. "December 16 1991 is the day I was found at a police station in Boston with a cut on the side of my head with no memories beside my name" answered Zoe.

Tony rubbed his chin trying to process all of this "That is the day of car crash and your disappearance, do you have any memories of that you said you were having dreams was the car crash one of them?" asked Tony. Not sure what to say because everything was still murky and she looked at Steve was looking at her with a lot of questions in his eyes. Zoe's thoughts raced rapidly was this even real or just another crazy dream? And there was Bucky.... so no it was better not say anything well at least not yet, "No Tony it's all a blur right now...what year is it?" asked Zoe. Everyone raised an eyebrow at the question. "2013 why do you ask?" asked Steve "Just checking" answered Zoe.

Zoe turned to Thor "What do you know? Like how my parents meet and most importantly who was my mother? asked Zoe. Thor walked forward "Zoe your parents meet during the great world war 2 your mother who is Athena Goddess of.." before Thor could finish Zoe interrupted him "of Wisdom and War are you freaking kidding me" said Zoe with wonder in her voice.

Thor stepped closer to her "Zoe I know this is a lot but can I explain everything and then you can ask me any questions and I will try my best to answer them" replied Thor. Zoe nodded "Sorry please continue" said Zoe. "Well with her being the Goddess of Wisdom and War and having a great love for mankind she knew that this would be a bad war so she left Mount Olympus to help with the war she came down and being able to change her appearance she became a Professor Erskine because no one would listen to her as a women stupid fools" said Thor.

Steve began to pace "Are you telling me that there was no real Erskine and it was his assistant Thena  all along is the one who came up with the super solider serum, who picked me to test it out?" asked Steve in disbelief. Thor nodded "Yes Athena was always really good at seeing warriors with the purest of hearts" answered Thor smiling. "Athena is the wisest of all the gods and knew what side was right and the side that followed her strategies would always win, I fought with her in many battles in the other nine realms and she is one of strongest and most skilled warriors I have ever seen" answered Thor. Tony stepped up "So where does my father come in to play in all of this? I thought Athena was a virgin goddess." asked Tony.

"I don't know much about their relationship other that he found out who she was and didn't care and just listen to her well they fell in love and that is where everything went wrong" said Thor shaking his head "Some how  Hydra got hold of the tesseract and the serum Athena believes someone betrayed you all" answered Thor. "Bucky falling from the train and Steve had to crash the plane so it wouldn't kill thousands of people and he went into the ice for 70 plus years" said Zoe quietly.

The room went deadly silent Steve walked over to her bed "How in the hell do you know that?" snapped Steve. Zoe winced at his tone "I told you it was in the Marvel Comics and the MCU movies" answered Zoe. Steve narrowed his eyes once more at her "How can we believe this women and its not a trap some how?" snapped Steve. Thor got up in his face "Rogers because Hemidall gatekeeper of the rainbow bridge has only left his post on five times in the history of the universe and two of those time was to hide Zoe and to bring her back" thundered Thor

Bruce stepped forward "I have ran a DNA test on her and she is Tony's sister plus distantly related to Thor" said Bruce. Zoe looked over at Thor "We are related Thor?" asked Zoe. Thor nodded "Yes my great great grandmother was also your great great great grandmother Gaia the very first goddess" responded Thor. Steve keep shaking his head but Tony ignored him "What happened to Zoe's mother how did she get trapped by Hydra? I mean she is the Goddess of Wisdom" asked Tony.

"I believe she blamed herself for what hydra did and invented a band that dampen a god's powers because the some other gods had taken the other side but in the end someone she thought of as a friend betrayed her even more and it was used on her and she was taken by Hydra, No one could find her not even Hemidall could locate her. Her father Zeus was heartbroken because she was his favorite child and he lost his spark for living and fell into asleep. Hera took over and stopped the search thinking Athena was dead till 1985" said Thor

"What happen in 85?" Bruce, "My Dad was taken by Hydra and guess saw Athena again and poof 9 months later in 86 poof Zoe" said Tony. Thor nodded "Yes and it's was a Zoe's birth that Hemidall saw her power which broke then dampening bands and we were able to find them and free them" answered Thor. Zoe sighed "Who betrayed my mother?" she asked. "I am so sorry Zoe I don't know that" replied Thor. Zoe shook her head "What happened after I was born? Why couldn't I be with my mother?" asked Zoe. Thor hesitated "Well we got her quickly to Asgard to our healers who slowly helped her recover, but she never was quite the same but I will say the only thing that made her smile was you Zoe it's like you were a new light for her but before you could return to Mount Olympus Hera said that you couldn't come since you weren't a full goddess only demigod and forbade her return to Midgard, So you were given to your father and Athena returned to Mount Olympus but I know your mother missed and hoped that you were happy and loved" said Thor.

Zoe looked down not wanting anyone to see her tears remembering her lonely upbringing her head started to hurt again and she covered her eyes to block out the pain from the lights. Bruce came to her side "Are you okay Zoe?" he asked. "Its been a long day and my migraine is returning and I am exhausted it's just so much to take in I am not sure what real anymore" she replied. Bruce nodded "Let me give you something for that and we can all talk more later" said Bruce. Soon Zoe was asleep.

All of the man stood in silence for a few minutes when Steve broke the silence "Do you believe when she says she from another reality where we are just characters in comic and movies" he asked. Tony and Bruce just shrugged not knowing how to answer. "I am not sure what these movies and comics are but I know she was sent to another realm to be protected because of her powers" said Thor. Tony turned to Thor "Why is someone after her powers? What makes my sister so powerful? asked Tony.

"She is born of two worlds but mostly she was conceived in love in a place of great darkness and that kind of thing brings on whole new kind of power. The power of hope and life, before she was born Gaia herself had vision that Zoe would have the power of not just her mother but the power to take on anything including the other gods and the one who is after her doesn't want to share that kind of power matter fact if they get their way, they will kill her and take for themselves" answered Thor.

"Well who is after her then and how can we keep her safe?" asked Bruce. "Well as long she can call a place home with her family by blood she is safe and the one after is Athena's greatest enemies Hera and Poseidon" answered Thor.