MCU ⚡
[ pre iron man 2 - black widow ]
In which a 10-year-old shows up on Tony Stark's doorstep, claiming to be his daughter.
{ the first book in the "Little Light" series }
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Nick made her way across the New York street and into the Stark Tower, she took out her card ID that was basically a keycard, which was Happy's idea for everyone in the building and business. The card allowed her specifically into the private elevator and go up to the top floor, which was also the floor with the balcony, and basically a loft.
When the elevator stopped and Nick stepped off it, she heard Pepper saying. "You disconnected the transmission lines? Are we off the grid?"
The 12-year-old made her way over to the desk Pepper was at, where there were a couple holographic projection computers up, one of which was on a video call with Tony in the suit, as he said. "Stark Tower is about to become a beacon of self-sustaining clean energy."
"Well, assuming the arc reactor takes over and it actually works."
"I assume." Tony says, heading back to the Tower. "Light her up."
Pepper glances to Nick, before the woman presses the button, causing the building to shift into the arc reactor power source, which even added more lights on the outside. Nick smiled, "Way to go, Pep and Starky."
Pepper smiles at the girl, before looking back at Tony. "How does it look?"
"Like Christmas, but with more... me."
"We've got to go wider on the public awareness campaign. You need to do some press." Pepper starts to tell him, as Nick moved over to the couch. "I'm in DC tomorrow, I'm working on the zoning for the next three buildings."
"Pepper, you're killing me. The moment, remember? Enjoy the moment." Tony says, landing on the balcony, and causing Pepper to say. "Get in here and I will."
Nick's nose scrunched up, "Keep it PG, guys. Kid here."
As Tony heads inside, his suit begins getting dismantled. And by the time he got inside, Nick had moved back over to Pepper, pushing her glasses back up her nose, and read over the projections and stats. "Levels are holding steady."
Pepper nods, "I think."
"Of course they are. I was directly involved." Tony walks over to the girls, looking at Pepper. "Which brings me to my next question. How does it feel to be a genius?"
"Well, ha, I really wouldn't know, now would I?" Pepper smiles as she turns to him, just as Nick moves over to the bar counter and begins searching the cabinets as the adults talked.
"What do you mean? All this came from you." Tony tells the blonde woman, but Pepper just shakes her head. "No, all this came from that." She points at the reactor in his chest.
Nick grinned as she found the Cocoa Puffs and pulled them out, just as Tony said. "Give yourself some credit. Please. Stark Tower is your baby. Give yourself... 12 percent of the credit."
