The Other Stark

Going Back Home

I left to what I considered the farthest city from Malibu. Back to where I consider to be my actual home, New York City. I tried to keep my identity down low, so Tony won't find me, even tho he started work at Stark Tower. I even got a place in Brooklyn and joined a boxing gym. I started to have a normal life, I'm even going a bit boy crazy. So far only one guy catches my eye. This tall, strong blond hair blued eye boy goes to my gym. Weirdly we go at about the same time, when its dark and no one is around. He has supper endurance and never leaves before me, which makes me a little bit suspicious. It keeps me motivated at least. We may have only exchanged twenty words to each other, after all it's the gym who hits on people at the gym besides creeps. This wasn't a YMCA, this was a hole in wall basement in Brooklyn. Everyone here was here to work out the only person you spoke to was your spotter, which I clearly never needed, not that I showed my true strength when people are around.

One day everything was perfectly normal, just like every other day. That is until I saw her. Natalie Rushmore. Pepper's PA. Just walking down the street one night. Instantly I popped my hoodie up and turned around, think my father or Pepper must be in town. I tried to run away, but then I herd feet changing after me. I took every short cut I knew. I jumped, ducked, everything to get away. That didn't stop a sharp pain in my side and my head from getting light, my eyesight got blurry and finally, me falling straight to the ground.

I only woke up to a weird building. It didn't look like a prison. The room was small and was just that a bedroom. I stepped out of the room and tried to find an exit, that plan was cut short when I was being chased by some people in black uniforms. I was tackled by four people and placed into handcuffs. One of the people started talking into an ear piece before dragging me kicking and screaming, I tore off the handcuffs just in time to being tossed into a huge room.
What I saw there made me even more mad. My father was there standing by the Bruce Banner along with Steve from my gym. Tony came out me with arms wide open, "There is the princess! You know not to run away, he then slapped my nose like you would a dog and I went nuts. Still being held back I started yelling and screaming until Steve stood up and said, " Toni?" Oh my god I can't believe I acted like such a fool. "Steve?"
He walked up and questioned, "You know Tony Stark?" I took a deep breath and tried not to sound like I was shaking. We hardly knew each other, but I could almost feel something every time looked away from a heavy bag and would catch him staring, or anytime I would head out or in of the gym and did a silent wave to him. Only a few times did we speak, and yet I felt so much guilt, as if I kept a secrete from him.

Tony walked over and jerked my arm so I stumbled away from Steve, "Yes, this is my daughter Toni Maria Stark, and yes you are far too old for her, now come on let's go Toni" I let Tony drag me off but I managed to mumble right before we get to the, "What is Steve doing here?" Tony stopped dead in his tracks turned to me and with the sternest voice I have ever herd, "I will give you the info later, for now we need a talk"

Embarrassing. That's how I feel when Tony does a stunt like this. What do I mean by "stunt like this"? I mean the one where he drags me into a lab and then begin yelling at me like a child in front of Bruce. Let's just say it started with, "Do you know how hard it was for me to find you!" And ended with, "Stop treating me like a child Tony! What you send me away for twelve year and then stop my education with college and the company so we can act all buddy-buddy and best friends. You lie Tony, you hide thing. You go into dangerous situations and expect me to wait and wonder. You even went as far as to go to work for SHIELD, which you hate, just so you can kidnap me! Last time I checked I am an adult, and even if I wasn't they would of taken me away from you! When I was in the hospital I had to confirm my birthday because they wanted CPS to get involved! I can take care of myself and if you won't help me then fine I don't need you!"

I stormed out and was a little shock that no one went after me. I couldn't find an exit, but what I did find was an agent Maria Hill. She escorted me to a small dorm style bedroom and explained that I was here all because it was a part of my father's deal for helping them. She showed me where everything I could need was but then I asked her, "Steve, what is he doing here?" She looked back at me and said, "I think that is a question for him?" I really don't like shit like that so I smart mouthed back, "OK then, where is he?" "He is gone, as is your father and agent Romanoff." I just rocked back and forth and said "oooookay where is Dr. Banner then?" "In the lab." I headed up there with an apple and when I got up there I pulled out another apple and knocked on the window. When he let me in I pulled out the other and offered it to him, which he actually accepted. "My father and I are big fans of your's." He looked sketched out and replied, "Thank you, your name is Toni Stark right?" I grinned at him and did a little curtsy, "The one and only Dr. Banner, by the way I'm really sorry about how Tony acted a bit ago, and probably for how he has acted since he got here"

We soon made acquaintances and was all smiles. Dr. Banner told me that he had no kids, so he could only imagine what it was like to have a child disappear, especially with what he does for a living. Bruce actually had me thinking about it in a different way, yeah I was mad, but I did kind of overreacted. I only thought about myself, my father hurt me and I was blinded into hurting him. All of the warm air in the room was sucked out when a strange tall man with black hair was in handcuffs being escorted by the lab. Bruce looked like he was getting a head ache just from him looking at him. I would like to say that it wasn't scary, but not knowing if he was having trouble with the hulk did scare me a little bit. I felt my heart stop when the tall man looked right at me before winking as his body disappeared behind the wall. Soon Bruce was taken away from the lab by a few agents and I was stuck in the lab by myself, thinking about that strange man.

It wasn't until later did Bruce, and Tony walk in with a septer of some kind. As soon as my eyes laid on it did I feel an amazing pull to it that I have never felt before. Tony sat there looking at me and just extended his arms. Something we used to do when I was a younger teen and wanted to apologize without actually doing it. I just rolled my eyes and wrapped my arms around his torso. I hadn't seen my dad in months, even tho I was still mad that have yet to even see him with a drink in his hand. He had his hand on my back and head holding me close when he said, "I missed you baby girl" I could almost feel my voice crack when I replied, "missed you too dad." He looked down and smiled at me, "I need my favorite assistants help" and like that we went to work.