Time Flies When You're Saving Lives

Missing You

Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize. Only my OC, Agent Clarissa Melanie Connors, and her story line belongs to me.

~0~ = little break

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My heart stopped when Rhodey said those words. It was like a bowl of cold water was being poured on me.

"What do you mean missing?" I asked Rhodey frantically.

"We were on our way back to base when all of a sudden an explosion happened in front of us. It wasn't Tony's car that got bombed. I think they were just shot at," Rhodey explained to me.

At this point I was already changing out of my sweats, preparing to go back to HQ.

"Did you look around, try and see if he walked away or something?" I asked switching to bluetooth as I sped through the streets.

"Nothing, I did find his phone though," Rhodey reported.

I ran my hand through my hair.

"I'll try to see if my people can do anything, call me as soon as you have anything," I told Rhodey as I pulled up into HQ.

"You got it Clara, and hey, we will find him, I will do everything in my power to find him."

Rhodey's voice rang in my ear, but I couldn't help but think of the worse possible thing that could've happened.

"I know, thank you Rhodey, I'll keep in touch. I still have to call Pepper and tell her what happened, tell Obadiah for me though, I'll handle Pepper," I told Rhodey before I hung up.

I strode through the building not even bothering with security. I barged in Nick's office and was glad to already see Hill and Coulson there.

"We were just about to call you," Nick started.

"Do we have any idea who it is?" I asked, getting right down to the point.

"Coulson thinks it might be the Ten Rings," Hill explained, gesturing to Coulson.

"Well, it's a logical assumption," Phil started to explain, "they have been active there."

"What would they want with Tony?" I asked aloud.

"Who wouldn't want Tony? He's the best engineer in the world and no doubt the smartest, we would've probably recruited him if it weren't for you," Nick explained to me.

"I have my reasons, but I want every person looking for him and the Ten Rings. I want them dead. Hill do a background check on anything going on in Stark Industries that had anything to do with the Middle East, orders, imports, exports anything," Hill nodded before leaving the room.

I turned to Coulson, "Phil, I want you to track down the Ten Rings, their last location, where their camp is based, who they talk to, whatever. I want eyes and ears on everything. Nick, I want you to supervise, call me as soon as you have something. Colonel James Rhodes is also on the case, feel free to hack your way in the Army or something and get me a jet ready to leave for Malibu in 10 minutes," I ordered around.

Phil left to do as I said which left me with Nick.

"Why are you going back when you just got here?" He asked me.

"Pepper doesn't know yet, and I feel as if this shouldn't be done over the phone. I'll stay there for the meantime, I really need to be with Pepper," I explained to him.

"Understood."

With a nod, I left his office and went to the roof where the jet should be. The flight back to Malibu felt long. I didn't even get the nervousness I usually got whenever I rode on planes because my mind was so distracted at the thought of something bad happening to my baby boy. I know he's not a baby anymore but after practically raising him, the nickname never went away.