fox (iron man's daughter)

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a/n sorry that cliffhanger was a little bit mean and probably made no sense to you whatsoever but all will become clear now lmao

fox's p.o.v

"still alive?" rubin shouts over the music.

"100%" i respond as i flicker the lights back on. with all of the energy i just emitted i think i blew the lights. my eyes widen at the mess around us. all the guards are either dead or just out cold, the guy who attempted to shoot me is lying in his own blood. the bullet hit him right in the chest.

i look up at the screen just as the call reconnects. my dad looks more than distressed, i suppose he thinks i just died so that makes sense. "fox! what the hell?!" he stares at me as if i'm a ghost.

"telekinesis thing" i gush "i haven't got long, i have to go but i'll be home soon i promise".

i barely get the sentence out before the door bursts open and people are shooting at us. blue energy appears around wolfie and i as i hold the force field around us. the next five minutes are a blur of bullets and shouts. i've never run so fast in my life. this time, rubin and i stick together. i couldn't quite believe i was still breathing as our feet made contact with grass for the second time and we bolted for the edge of the dome. as soon as we got close enough i ripped a hole in the fabrication big enough for us both to dart through, then i dropped it right between us and the guards. one of them didn't stop in time, running right into it. i stopped to watch for a moment as his body made contact with the electric and he glowed blue before dropping to the ground.

"well shit" rubin breaths and i shake my head "we don't have much time to disappear, let's make the most of what we've got".

we make a run for the trees, trees mean shelter from above and will make it a lot harder for them to find us in general. once we're convinced we can't possibly go any further without collapsing, i push my back up against a tree and slide down to the ground. rubin does the same opposite me, wolfie in his arms. we had to take turns carrying him, two year olds are heavy and not easy to run with. we spend a few minutes just catching our breaths, both of us exhausted, then rubin speaks.

"are you hurt?" sweat drips down his forehead, exhaustion written across his features as well as mine.

i shake my head, taking in a gulp of air before i speak "just scratched and bruised, you?".

"no" he replies before we fall into silence again.

"it's not how i thought it would happen" i decide suddenly "when i first arrived i thought someone was going to save me, like they always do when i mess up. i guess this time it was my turn to step up" i conclude.

"you didn't mess up" rubin stares at the moss beneath us.

wolfie crawls from his lap to mine and i smile down at him as he curls up in my arms.

"i was just being bratty" he continues "the concrete walls kind of get to you after a while".

i nod, understanding what he means, after all we experienced the same things in there and none of it was easy. neither of us will say it but we're both shaken up, how couldn't we be? everything that happened was just so heavy, i killed someone. i killed someone.

"my wife was a spy" rubin shocks me out of my train of thought "our little girl was wrecked when she died, she told me once that she felt like she lost both of us in that crash, because i didn't seem like her daddy anymore" he pauses to take a deep breath "i was trying to unravel everything, got way in over my head, ended up getting tangled up with those guys. my three year old daughter probably thinks i've abandoned her". hot tears roll down his cheeks.

we don't say anything for ages after that, i eventually fall asleep.

i'm woken up by a gentle hand on my shoulder, shaking me. my eyelids flicker open and rubin's face is about an inch from mine.

"fox they found us" he tells me, a smile on his face.

"who did?" i mumble back, half asleep and very confused.

"search and rescue, fox, we're going home"

honestly, i love making an entrance, and the way everything unfolded was perfect.

they picked us up in a jet, it wasn't search and rescue, it was people my dad had sent.

it was very similar to how my dad was rescued, press was gathered around the area where we landed and i had to take multiple deep breaths before stepping out.

i hold hands with rubin as the doors open, my grip possibly cutting off his circulation. my hair is in a ponytail to keep it out of my face. rhodey brought a pair of my jeans and my smile top for me to wear and i changed into them on the way. there are still cuts on my face and arms, but we're dealing with it. wolfie clings to me, balanced on my hip. i'm not quite sure what's going to happen to wolfie, i might be his only family. his tiny fingers are tugging at my curls, probably searching for a sense of security. i can't imagine how tough this must be on him, he's a baby. i can hardly handle this and i'm 13.

i take in a shaky breath as we start to walk out, the three of us together. this is intense, i'm not used to all the press and people staring at me, im not sure i like it.

my eyes search the crowds as everybody comes into view, people shouting questions which i ignore. the entire atmosphere is tense, no one really understands what happened, including me and rubin.

then i see him, a frown imprinted on his face, he's definitely had a clean up since i last saw him on facetime because his hair was not that tidy before. relief? maybe. his eyes meet mine and a smile immediately forms on my face. i'm not even paying attention to anyone or anything else as i run towards him, wolfie still in my arms. as soon as i reach him he pulls me close to him, his chin resting on top of my head. "oh my god fox you almost gave me an aneurysm at least three times" he chuckles gently "are you alright?". he pushes me back gently by my shoulders and examines my face. i nod, not opening my mouth because i might cry "you had me so worried, i'm so sorry" he gulps and i shake my head.

"there's nothing to be sorry for" i breath out heavily "there's nothing you could've done, besides if i had to be rescued one more time i think i'd have to retire into the role of damsel in distress" i attempt a smile but it's pathetic and i end up laughing at myself. 

"DADDY" 

i turn my head quickly to see a small red-headed girl tear herself away from a lady in a suit and sprint across the tarmac. she leaps right into rubin's arms and he engulfs her in a hug. then i properly smile, knowing that they're together again.

look what the fox dragged in  

caspian's voice bounces around my head and i laugh, looking around for him. "who're you looking for?" dad frowns at me, i ignore him.

you know if i just don't come out of my hiding spot they'll think you're crazy

"get out of my head and face me here you coward, i know you can hear me" i say aloud, earning a full on loco look from my dad.

"nice of you to finally join me" caspian emerges from a crowd, walking completely normally despite being shot in the leg not too long ago. i suppose that must be a part of the whole serum thing. 

i grin "nice of you to already have convinced everyone that living in a basement drove me to insanity".

"voices in your head aren't normal fox" caspian fakes a patronising tone and places a hand on my shoulder.

i swat him away and laugh again "neither is being kidnapped by your brother but i managed that".

caspian's face becomes more serious after that "i can't quite believe you made it out though, when they first dumped you in on us rubin and i were convinced you were gonna perish".

i stare at him for a moment, then shrug "still here, thriving". 

"thank you, for looking after her" my dad offers a hand to caspian, who takes it in his own but grips it for a moment. 

"i'm not sure if you saw what happened when i got shot, but it ended up being more fox looking after us, she's an incredible kid, don't underestimate her.".