Tony Stark Imagines

Protocol Tin Can

AN: So this is like sort of following the plot of Iron Man 3 while being completely AU at the same time.

"What're you doing awake so late?" Tony asked as he followed the sound of tools and found you sat in the small work space he'd designated for you.

"What're you doing awake so late?" You mimicked his question and looked up at him as he inspected what you were working on.

"I'm a grown up, I'm allowed to be up late. You're a kid, you aren't." He countered and smiled when you hopped off your stool and pulled a face.

"So what's this?" He motioned to the mess on the table and inspected what looked to be magnets and a taser which you'd taken apart.

"I'm making a safety gun." You told him firmly and he chuckled.

"Oh really? So you can do what? Shoot air at people?" He offered sarcastically which is when you rolled your eyes and leant against the suit that was following him around.

"Mom says you're not supposed to use sarcasm as a way of criticising my creative attempts, that's how you get quitters." You smiled when he chuckled and you pulled another face reminiscent of your mother.

"Fine, I'm sorry. So what's this safety gun do?" He asked and you pushed off the suit and hopped over to him.

"It uses electrical pulses to triggers enough volts to recreate the pain of a bullet wound; it works too." You smiled until his eyebrows raised and he glanced over at you.

"And you know how this works exactly how?" He asked and you grinned. 

"I told Thor about my draft ideas when he came over for tea. He said that if I tested on him it wouldn't have an effect or hurt him since he's the Asgardian god of lightning." You trailed off until Tony shook his head before opening his mouth, only for you to cut him off.
"Well it worked. He's not the best at understanding electricity today, Dad. I'm pretty sure he thinks your handy dandy taser-gun is just lightning in a can." You retorted.

"Explains a lot." Tony sighed, glancing up towards the door as Pepper walked down the stairs.

"Miss Potts, Miss Stark was rather insistent that working on her inventions would help her sleep and that it would stop her worrying about an invasion of Asgardian bunnies." Jarvis explained before she could utter a word.

"What have we told you about teasing Jarvis?" She sighed, trying not to laugh. "Asgardian bunnies?"

"Well I had to think of something, he already figured out that super fish aren't real." You shrugged as Tony chuckled as he stood up and switched your desk light off.

"Alright, go on up to bed before your Mom gets mad at both of us." He muttered and hugged you tightly before kissing your forehead.

"Night Daddy, Night Jarvis." you called as you jogged over to Pepper and kissed her goodnight before heading up to you room.

"You need to stop encouraging her." Pepper sighed knowing she'd get the usual response.

"I have it under control, she's curious it can't be helped." Tony defended himself and glanced at the suit next to him who had stopped moving due to a small magnetic triangle you'd slyly stuck to it.

"Under control? Last summer you helped her build a mini suit and then she spent a week with you and the Avengers!" Pepper hissed.

"She's bored with school and we've personally funded the best possible tutors for her, it's better to train her and have her focused." Tony winced when he thought over what he said and hoped Pepper would let it go.

"TRAIN HER?! She isn't an Avenger, Tony she's a child!" Pepper looked so furious Tony surrendered and agreed, shutting down the workshop as he followed her upstairs.

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"Who's she?" You asked as you tugged your suitcase down the stairs.

"A botanist." Tony answered quickly as Pepper followed you.

"Oh cool, you like poking things in people's eyes?" You asked and everyone frowned at you.

"I believe you are referring to lobotomy, Miss Stark." Jarvis echoed out and you nodded slowly while shrugging in agreement.

"I still need to talk to you." The woman ignored you and you rolled your eyes.

"Dad doesn't do that anymore." You hummed and complained when he gently pushed you out of the room.

"Aren't you supposed to play with things or something, go make something blow up." He grumbled before quickly adding that he was joking when you hurried out with a determined look on your face. You burst back in a minute or two later proudly sporting your fixed 'safety guns' which you and Tony both pretended he didn't work on in the night.

"It works properly!" You grinned and sighed when he and Pepper started playfully arguing about what they were going to do. "Did you send a suit out?" You asked, effectively silencing them.

"That's not a suit." The woman added and pointed to the TV screen across the room.

"(Y/N)!" Pepper yelled as the missile rocketed towards the window.

"Jarvis, Tin Can! Tin Can! Tin Can!" Tony yelled frantically as you were suddenly being encased in the perfectly fitted suit, flying away from the window as the wall you stood next to exploded and huge shards of glass filled the space you'd stood. You made several rough grunts as Jarvis' evacuation plan failed to alter in time and you slammed into the wall and then the driveway as you shot away from the house.

"(Y/N)! Jarvis, give me vitals!" Tony yelled in your ear making you wince.

"Miss Stark seems to be fine however there is a small bruising on her head and her elevated heart rate would suggest shock and sustaining very mild concussions. Should I continue with protocol Tin Can?" Jarvis asked.

"Daddy?" You asked when the wind filled your lungs again and your head stopped spinning.

"It's alright baby, just hold, your Mom's on her way out." He went silent as Pepper came hurtling through the window. You jumped when guns started firing from three helicopters you hadn't noticed before.

"Jarvis move!" You growled in frustration as you tried to go and help your parents.

"I am sorry Miss Stark, but Only Mr Stark a Miss Potts can override protocol Tin Can." Jarvis explained as you tried to force your hands to move so you could start pulling the suit off. Your attention was diverted when the whole house started to fall and collapse.

There was a moment where you couldn't hear a thing until your breath quickened and Pepper yanked off the faceplate of your suit. You thought she'd been screaming, but it was until she pulled the rest of the suit of and you collapsed into her arms with your head muffled in her shoulder, that it was you who was screaming.