Starks Pheonix {2}

Seventeen

Tony knew something was wrong, he could feel it in him, as he looked over at the scepter. Jarvis had informed him that the tower was still locked down, no one in or out, but he couldn't see anything unusual on the cameras. The others were sitting at the table, laughing and eating.

Tony shook it off, not wanting to believe that there was something wrong. The vision he had, of the team dead, a portal open above him, it changed to that of him alone, with Izzy dead in front of him, surrounded by faceless hydra men. He didn't want to believe it was real, she was strong, she was his everything.

The jet landed on the pad, outside of the tower, and he rushed off, before the others. The battle they just had in Sokovia, on top of the vision he had, he felt dread weigh heavily in him. Deep down, he already knew the truth.

Jarvis took him to the main floor, and the doors opened. There they all were, passed out, heads down on the table was everyone he had left there, except her. He knew. He knew she would do this, she had left him.

He was feeling every emotion possible, as he looked around the large room, but mostly, he was angry, so fucking angry at her. She had lied to him, deceived him, left him. She had promised that she wouldn't.

He didn't want to believe the worst, but this wasn't the first time she had done something like this. He loved her with everything he had, gave her everything, and she had taken his heart, shattering it.

Taking a deep breath, he called out for his A.I... 'Jarvis?..'

'Welcome back sir..'..

'Where is she?..'.. He asked, hearing the elevator open onto the floor. He didn't want to look at the others.

'I'm sorry sir, to who are you referring?..'..

That was enough of an answer. He shook his head... 'Isabel Matthews, my fiancé..'

'I have a message from an Isabel Matthews sir, but I can find no record of who she is. Would you like me to play it for you sir?..'..

Tony took a breath, holding back his emotions as he turned to the others, seeing the confusion in their faces, while Steve checked over Sam, Bucky and the others at the table... 'Yeah, let's hear it..'

'Hey hero..'.. Her voice cut through him... 'I'm not sorry for doing this, and I know you'll hate me for it, but I made a promise to you a long time ago, that I would always have your back, to protect you. Even from me. I know you will try to find me, but I've already initiated a few protocols in place. Jarvis took control of my car, blowing it outside the city as a diversion, which initiated the erase. There is nothing to show I ever existed. Even this message will be deleted. Just know, that I will never stop fighting for you, protecting you. But most of all, I will never ever, stop loving you. Goodbye hero..'..

Tony could hear the emotions and pain in her voice, and he closed his eyes, shaking his head.

'She's gone?..'.. Steve asked, looking around.

'Yeah, she left us. And I'm guessing, she's not coming back..'.. Tony punched one of the columns nearby, damaging it.

Clint remained silent, turning away and sighing. He should've said something, he could've stopped her. Even if he told the team now, he would have their anger for keeping it a secret. She had him backed into a corner, and he didn't know what to do.

------------------------------------------------------------

'Thank you, for doing this..'.. Izzy took a deep breath, standing in the circle, looking across at the woman.

'You understand my child? You do this, you no longer exist..'.. The woman gave her a small smile and Izzy nodded.

'It keeps him safe, right? If I don't exist, Hydra won't come for me. I can take them down, without them knowing who I am..'.. She knew the price she would pay, and willingly accepted it, if it meant Stark was safe.

'Erasing the memories of everyone, you will not exist, in doing so, you alter your future..'.

'I don't care about me, all I care about is him. Doing this, keeps him safe from Hydra?..'.. Izzy asked again.

'From Hydra, yes..'.

Izzy understood the unspoken words. Stark would be safe from Hydra, but not everything else that could happen. Izzy could live with that. She would watch him from the shadows again, keep him safe. Even if he no longer knew her, if he moved on with someone else, she would do whatever it took, to keep him safe, and happy, even if it wasn't with her.

'Then let's do it..'.. She stood, with her fiat's at her sides, slipping into shadow mode, to hold back her emotions.

She watched as the ancient one began the spell, to make it so never existed. Erasing everyone's minds of her, including her family. The spell came alive around her, and she saw moments of her life flash in the spell. It was a hard price to pay, but she didn't care.

It didn't take long for it to work and when it was over, Izzy sighed. The only ones who knew who she was, was her and the ancient one... 'Thank you, for everything..'

'I am sorry my dear. I can offer you shelter, and advice, should you ever need it..'... The ancient one nods her head to Izzy.

'Thank you. I know I can do this, I have to do this..'.. Izzy bowed her head to the woman, and turned to leave up the stairs.

'Just one thing..'.. Izzy stopped, and turned back to look at her... 'The mind can be manipulated to forget, but the heart is stronger. True love, is never lost, nor forgotten..'

Izzy gave her a small smile, and nodded, heading up the steps to the foyer, and out the door of the sanctum. She would have to start all over again, her entire existence, gone, but that didn't matter. Izzy was smart, and her fiancé was a genius. Touching her necklace, beneath her shirt, she headed left, back to where she had stashed her things.

Jarvis had erased her digitally. The ancient one erased her physically and mentally from the world. Izzy frowned as she walked down the street, a thought hitting her.

She was erased from this world, from everyone who was on THIS world. Stopping suddenly, she gave herself a mental rant. There was one, who would know of her, who wasn't on earth, and if Thor went back home, she was sure his brother would open his damn mouth.

Shaking her head in irritation, she hoped that Loki really was locked up. Last thing she needed, was him fucking up her plans.

😘