~CHAPTER TWO: ASSEMBLY REQUIRED~

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After an hour of helping get people out from under the rubble, Coulson was finally able to fly in safely and pick me up.

We took the helicopter up into the air, headed towards New York and Stark Towers.

"Why Tony Stark?" I ask Coulson. "Me and Natasha went to evaluate him a year ago. I thought he was deemed unfit."

"Desperate matters." Is all Coulson says in response.

He takes his phone out of his pocket and logs into the secure channel typing in the name and number. Natasha Romonoff.

Coulson begins to talk to someone who based on his tone of voice was not my Aunt. "Put the lady on the phone or you won't be able to make it to the front door." He takes the phone off his ear and hands it to me. "It's for you."

"Auntie Nat?" I say, though it was more of a question.

"Anja, what's going on? You know I'm in deep cover."

"There was a problem at SHIELD."

"It's gonna have to wait, kid. I'm in the middle of an interrogation, this fool is giving me everything." Auntie Nat says, making me giggle.

"I bet he is, you've always had a way with words. But this is bigger. The tesseract activated, a lot of people are dead, a lot more injured."

"Don't they have anyone else."

"Auntie Nat." I begin. "Dad's compromised."

"Let me put you on hold for a minute kiddo."

Suddenly through the phone, I hear the sounds of fighting and crashing before it all goes silent.

"What happened to Clint?" Nat asked.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you when we get there."

"Copy that."

"Oh and Auntie Nat, we need you to make one more stop on your way." I add.

"I don't think Stark wants to see me after last time."

"I'm not talking about Stark, me and Coulson can handle him. We need you to get the big guy."

With that Natasha hung up the phone and we continued the journey to New York City.

Within the hour the helicopter lands on top of the giant ugly building created by Tony Stark using his arc reactor tech.

I stand in the elevator next to Coulson listening to this horrible elevator music.

"This music is shit." I say

"Really, I kind of like it."

The elevator dings signaling that we're where we need to be, the doors slowly slide open. Tony and his girlfriend Pepper Potts are sitting on the couch enjoying a glass of champagne.

"Phil! Anja!" Pepper gets off the couch and comes over to greet me and Coulson.

I liked Pepper, she was sweet unlike her boyfriend who always gets on my nerves.

Tony gets off the couch and walks towards Pepper. "His first name is Agent, and her name is Anna Rushman."

Pepper gives Tony a scolding look as she gestures to Phil asking him if he would like a drink, Phil waves his hand signaling no as he walks towards Pepper leaving me with Stark.

"Agent Black, how have you been, kid." Stark asks. It surprised me that it didn't sound sarcastic.

"I've been better, Mr. Stark." I responded, thinking about what had happened no more than a couple hours ago.

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