he's my hero → t . stark ( ON HOLD )

Chapter 15

The next morning, Zoza emerged from her room, sleepy and dazed. Her friends soon followed, and they went into the living room, where the adults stood with their arms crossed.

"Oh, right," Zoza muttered, and David sighed. Harry, Colin, Tucker, and Marty J all huddled back, standing behind Zoza.

"Wusses. It's just the Avengers." she looked at them, but Steve cleared his throat.

"All right Zoza, you've got some serious explaining to do." he looked down at her, and she sighed.

"All right. So, after you pushed me out of your little argument after I tried to stop you from hurting each other, I went into my room, had a small meltdown, and then I got my friends through text and told them to meet me at the park. I slipped out, went to the park, and stayed there all day, until that shadow....thingy came and attacked us." she retold the story, and both Pepper and Blossom turned to Tony and Steve.

"You pushed her?!" they yelled in unison, and both men flinched back.

"Aunt Pepper, Aunt Blossom! Don't turn on them. It's my fault. If I didn't try to stop them, I wouldn't have gotten pushed." Zoza said softly. David reached down and gently held her hand, and she looked to him. 

"Z, it's not your fault. You were just trying to help, and you tried to do the right thing." he said softly, and she offered a small smile.

"Well then, maybe it's the three of you that need a stern talking to." Blossom gently grabbed her husband's ear, and he looked down at her.

"I love you?" he tried, and she kissed his cheek.

"I love you too. But you are so gonna get it." she chuckled, and he blushed madly. Tony and Pepper shared a look, and he shrugged before grabbing her, lowering her into a dip, and kissing her passionately. From behind Zoza, Colin make a retching sound, and Zoza fell into a heap of giggles. Tony and Pepper pulled away, and she smiled.

"Not gonna work this time Tony. But nice try." she chuckled, and Tony groaned. He helped her back up, and she fixed his hair. Colin was still fake gagging, so Zoza elbowed him in the gut, and he winced.

"Ow! Easy Z. Not cool." he whined, and she turned to face him.

"Then don't take things too far, 'kay Colin?" Zoza asked, and he nodded, rubbing his stomach. Zoza turned back to everyone, and all eyes were on her.

"What?" she asked, and Tony shook his head. 

"Never mind. We'll talk later. You guys just go off and do whatever it is teenagers do." Tony waved them off, and without any further pushing, they took off. 

"Tony, why would you do that?" Pepper asked, and he smiled.

"Because they're just kids, Pepper. And I'm sure it won't happen again."

***

"Daniel, right there! No, there!" Zoza hissed.

"Z, I've never done this before. I have no idea what I'm doing!" he said back.

"Just watch me then!" Zoza told him. He watched as she thumbed the right joystick on her game controller and pulled off a triple dash into the hordes of zombies coming through.

"See? You just jerk your thumb up on that, and then your character should do level three speed, depending on both your class and your armor buffs." she explained, and the boys all nodded.

"I've never even heard of this game before, yet you know all about it!" Harry chuckled, and Zoza laughed.

"It's a whole series of games. I've only played up to game four, but just like Final Fantasy, the sequels are so repetitive." she grinned, and they all laughed.

"Come on, let's go another round. I think I can get more kill points this time then I did last time." Tucker nodded, and Zoza grinned again.

"Then let's get to it."

She started up the next level, and she, Daniel, Tucker, and Harry worked together, while Marty and Colin watched. They had tried out the game and didn't like it, so they left it to the others. They watched as Zoza played expertly, her fingers flying across the buttons, and Daniel copied her movements. Tucker and Harry took the other side, and together, they had the level beat in no time.

"Yeah!"

"All right!"

"We won!"

"Booyah!"

The four of them cheered, and there was a knock at the door. Tony stepped inside, and they all set down their controllers.

"Boys, we were able to contact all of your families, and they're here to pick you up. We explained the situation to them, so the lectures shouldn't be that harsh." he chuckled, and they all groaned.

"Do they really have to go Uncle Tony?" Zoza pouted, and he nodded.

"Afraid so kiddo. I'll show them out." Tony motioned for them to follow, which they did, but not before sharing a group hug. Zoza smiled as they hugged her, and then they left. When they did, Steve replaced Tony in the doorway.

"What were you guys doing? We could all hearing you yelling." he chuckled, and Zoza smiled.

"We were just playing League of Legends: Zombie Massacre. It's really fun. Wanna give it a go?" she asked, a sparkle in her eyes. 

"Give what a go?" Zoza heard Tony ask, and he came into view.

"League of Legends: Zombie Massacre. The video game we were playing. Its hard doing solo mission. Wanna play with me?" she asked, and the two men shared a look.

"Sure, why not? Spangles could learn to play some video games." Tony elbowed Steve, and he glared at him.

"I'll have you know that Blossom showed me video games when we first started dating. Granted, I wasn't very good at them, I still know how to play." Steve shot back, and they both joined Zoza on the ground, taking controllers.

"I'll show you guys how to play, and then we're off to the Pools of the Living Dead." Zoza grinned, and the two men shared a look.

"This is gonna be fun, guys. Trust me." Zoza smiled, and they nodded, allowing Zoza to show them the controls, and then they began the tutorial, and then came the actual game play, which had them hooked.