Spiderwoman

10

I was downstairs hanging out with the interns and laughing with them. "No way!"

Mindy was just telling me how her cousin's dog had accidentally eaten their goldfish. "And I thought my family was weird. Damn Min."

Then my phone beeped and I saw who it was. "Ugh, sorry guys, duty calls. Keep working on that Electromagnetic Processor, Josh."

It was a notification from Friday. "Friday, what's going on?"

"It appears Mr Stark is having a Level 4 Anxiety Attack."

"Shit. I'll be right there, Friday. Uh, try to keep the blood pressure down and play those breathing exercises."

It was a few weeks ago that I had seen Tony have a panic attack for the first time. We were working on something on in the lab and he just suddenly collapsed to the floor grabbing the table. I didn't know what to do, so I asked Friday and she ran through the breathing exercises he needed to do. After that, I told Friday that if he had one, to call me wherever I was.

I ran to the elevator and hit the button, waiting stressed. When the doors open, I rushed in and hit the level multiple times.

I ran out of the elevator and into the penthouse. "Friday, where is Mr Stark?"

"Mr Stark is in his lab."

"Thanks, Fri."

I rand down the stairs to Tony's private lab and quickly entered the pass code. "Tony? You OK?"

He was gazing into the distance and I tried to calm down. "Hey, it's OK. It's just you and me, no one else. It's just us. You're fine, you're safe, you're surrounded by people who care about you. Breathe, in and out. In and out. It's just temporary. OK? This will all be over in a minute."

"Friday, report on Brain Activity?"

"Panic Attack had decreased to a Level 2. Would you like me to call Miss Potts?"

"Yes. Yes, why didn't you do that first?"

"Miss Potts is in a meeting."

"Ok, well leave her a voice mail or something."

I turned back to Tony and he flinched away from me. "It's OK. You're safe, I'm here and I won't let you get hurt. No one's going to hurt you, Tony. Friday, how long has it been since Tony slept?"

"34 hours and counting."

"How long was his last sleep?"

"3 hours."

"How long has it been since he ate?"

"18 hours."

"Friday, from now on, notify me when Mr Stark has been awake for over 30 hours or hasn't eaten in 12 hours. No matter where I am, OK?"

"Yes, Queen Dani."

"Good. What state is the Panic Attack at now?"

"The Panic Attack seems to have almost subsided."

"Alright. Tony, look at me. You're gonna be OK. Just keep breathing. In and out."

"Friday, do you know if anything specific appears to have triggered the attack?"

"I cannot tell, Queen Dani."

"OK."

Tony blinked, seemingly coming to. "What's going on?"

"You had a panic attack. Friday called Pepper, but she's in a meeting. You're alright. Do you wanna talk about it?"

"No. I'm fine."

"No you're not. You just had a panic attack Tony, you are not fine. You are going to eat something and then go to bed."

"No, I'm fine I just need to finish-" He went to grab what he was working on previously but I stopped him.

"No. Friday told me you haven't eaten in 18 hours, and haven't slept in 34, and that was only for 3 hours. You aren't helping yourself, Tony. So you are going to eat a sandwich, and then you are going to sleep. Alright?"

"Yes Mother."

He rolled his eyes and I shrugged. "You can get off the floor. I'm going to make you a sandwich, and then you're going to go to sleep. Now, go to your room."

He walked off, grumbling something and I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich. I finished 5 minutes later and walked into his room. I gave him his sandwich and walked out. "Sleep. Friday, lock this room for 4 hours and only open it in an emergency. Also, play some calming music and notify me when Mr Stark falls asleep."

"Yes, Queen Dani."

As I was walking out of the Penthouse, Friday spoke. "Mr Stark has fallen asleep, his heart rate is normal and he has eaten the sandwich you made him."

I smiled. "Good, thank you Friday. That will be all. Notify Miss Potts of where Mr Stark is when she gets home."