Stark's Shadow

Chapter 19 - Rescue

Tony POV

The Quinjet flies over the island, "There's nothing there!" Clint yells.

"You don't say?" Nat responds.

"Jarvis, scan under the ground,"

"I can't find anything, sir,"

"Scan deeper,"

"I have, if there's anything, it's too far underground to be found,"

"Fuck," I complain.

"Tony, it'll be alright," Steve says, "We'll find her, even if we have to dig up the whole island."

"Can we go underwater?" Bucky asks.

"I can," I tell them, "Jarvis, deploy the Hammerhead."

"Deploying Mark thirty-seven, sir,"

"Hammerhead?" Steve asks.

"Rubber Ducky," Bucky replies.

"Ah, okay,"

"It's not called the Rubber Ducky!"

"That's what Olive told us! Bucky defends himself and Steve.

"Of course she did," I say, "Her and Peter love nicknaming my suits."

"What did I ever do?" Peter defends himself.

"Edgelord," I reply.

"That was funny,"

I roll my eyes.

"Context?" Sam asks.

"I'd rather not give you any, I want to keep the slight amount of happiness I have left," I tell them as Hammerhead arrives. I switch suits, "Okay, I'll keep you all updated." Then I dive into the ocean.

Olive POV

I'm brought to my room and meet the Nightshades.

"Welcome back, Bella," A girl greets. She smells amazing. She has thick, tight curls, and dark, glowing skin. Her eyes are the most beautiful shade of brown I've ever seen. She has a small frame, she looks like she could be snapped like a twig.

"It's good to be back," I smile at the girl.

"Finally got away from those wretched asshats?" The other girl, Datura, asks. She is more muscular than I'd thought she'd be. She doesn't skip leg day or any day. I think she could benchpress the Hulk as easily as I could lift a pillow. Her hair is short and dyed a dark green, matching her eyes. She's tall too, and very pale. I wonder if she knows what sunlight is.

"Yeah, thankfully," I say after a moment.

"You don't seem... right," Datura says slowly.

"A lot of travelling," I tell her, "It was hard to get away from those damn Avengers."

She laughs, "What, did they put a tracker on you?"

I laugh, "I removed it," I tell her. Well, only two. The other is still in my rib. I almost forgot about my rib. I start to worry they'll find me. Then I remember they can't get down here unless Tony builds everyone a Ruber Ducky.

"So, what were the Avengers like?" Petunia asks.

"Crazy," I respond. I'm not wrong, but they're the good kind.

Belladonna tells me she was never that talkative, mostly because I was constantly fighting for control.

"The other bitch still giving you trouble?" Datura asks, her eyes looking right into mine, I felt like she saw right through me.