One Call - Tony Stark x daughter!Reader

Ch. 26

Three weeks went by the avengers worked tirelessly shutting down every base they could find. So far, they have destroyed five hydra bases that worked as a HQ for the agents in that area. Tony lived with a file in his hands, his eyes never leaving it. He had agents running in and out working like bees. The avengers were all tasked with a squadron; to lead and to work with. Tony eyes burned from staring at the pages. He rubs his eyes, and his gaze lingers on a picture of his daughter. It was a school picture, Bucky stood at his lab doorway anxiously; not really knowing what to do. He knocked on the door, and cleared his throat, and Tony looked up at him and rolled his eyes. "What?" Bucky looked down taking in a deep breath and then his gaze returned to Tony. 

"I wanted to apologize." Tony scoffed and signaled him to come closer, he kicked a chair toward Bucky, and he accepted it. Tony looked back at the picture, and then back at him. "Did they tell you anything about her?" Bucky's shoulders stiffen and he looks at Tony with pleading eyes. "Well!"

"They didn't tell me anything. I just was told to take her." He whispered ashamed looking down, and Tony looked at him in disbelief. "And you listened." Tony gutted voice uttered, "I had too." 

"Bullshit. That's my daughter! My baby girl! I can't watch her grow up and now I'm missing her teenage years. Tell me Barnes when do I exactly get to be with my daughter? Huh? When she is an adult?" 

"I am very sorry. I had no control," Bucky pleaded, and Tony just rolled his eyes. "You seem to get out of it pretty damn fast." Bucky nodded, "look I don't know why I woke up. Well, I do, but it's just Steve and -" 

"Yeah, that's great get the hell out." 

"Wait-" 

"No, go tell your boyfriend about it. Get the hell out of my lab!" Bucky nodded and walked out of the lab stopping at the door. "The base in Dubai is the last one. They're going to be strong, ready for us." 

"How about you let me worry about that." 

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All of Sheilds ships were ready at Tony's signal. Everyone checking in on their headset, their weapons, everyone ready to bring the Stark girl home. Bucky was right Hydra knew they were coming, of course they did. They shot down planes and set agents to go straight for the Sheilds engine systems. Bucky was right behind Steve, he tries to suppress the flashes of memory, but he admits it's hard. Tony is high in the sky supervising, giving orders, shooting tanks before they get too far into the field. 

Hydra stompers move into the playing field shield agents lost their lives valiantly not only to stop the evil deeds of Hydra, but to bring her home. The Avengers were separated, and they were surrounded. Stark had two options, destroy the many for the one. The only one that mattered to him or call for a retreat and blow the building and staying behind. He watched his team fight, his family. They were getting tired. He knew that. They can't fight his fight forever.

She needs to come home, she needs a normal life. This isn't good enough. This is happening cause of who her father is, now it's time to fix it. "Retreat." He said lowly the team truly thought they misheard. "Repeat?" Natasha asked shooting down three men, "Retreat, all teams back to your ships." He ordered taking a scan of all the building week points. "No, were not done yet!" Thor bellows through his comm. "You are. I have a plan and it means you all go." Tony answered with a broken voice. 

"What about you?" Steve asked, glancing at Bucky with furrowed brows. "I'll stay and deal with the building." 

"No!" Bruce and Clint yell, and they look toward him in the sky. "Stark, can we think about this for a second? If you don't die from the explosion, Hydra will torture you! We can fight them!" Natasha screamed, but Tony shut his eyes. "You have your orders. Now be good soldiers and move." 

They all looked at Steve and with a heavy heart and mind, he nodded. "We have to bring her home." He whimpered, shaking his head, "bullshit!" Clint screamed, "what she going to do? Tony, she needs-" 

"Clint! Just go!" Tony ordered and grudgingly they all listened to him. 

The team stayed on the quinjet watching their friend all resisting the urge to run to him. He landed down and every soldier narrows on him. As if in slow motion they move closer and closer. "I love you Pip." He whispered and fell to his knees and with a shaky breath he gives the orders to Jarvis and thirteen mini missiles fly form his suit. All moving to the weak points of the area and within a few seconds the building came crashing. 

Flames moved toward him, and a flash of his life moved across his eyes. Katherine dancing in his shirt, Pepper laughing, Y/n painting, then a moment it was Katherine's funeral and the feeling of her holding Tony so tightly. He could almost feel her in his arms. Then it all stopped, the ringing in his ears. The pain. The ash in the air was gone. 

He was in his old apartment form his twenties. Katherine smiling at him as she sat on the huge window seal. Her leg dangling down, content.