The Final Initiative

37.

Jessi sat in the passenger seat with her elbow resting against the window. The glass was cracked an inch at the top and allowed for the wind to softly blow her hair around. A song that she didn't know was playing on the radio quietly as her dad talked over his shoulder with Natasha and Scott Lang who sat in the back seats of the sports car. They were making a fast-food run for the team that has been working hard in examining the stones and the different places they have been in history. It isn't an easy task considering all that has taken place since the stones were first introduced to the Avengers.

"You know, I never really imagined myself riding to Burger King with Iron Man, Black Window, and Jessi Stark on a Tuesday afternoon" Scott said randomly as the car cruised down a suburban street towards the restaurant a few blocks away.

"Why don't I have a super hero name?" Jessi asked, turning her head to look at him.

      "Weren't you the flare or something? I remember reading about it online back when you were held up on Clint's farm" Natasha leaned forward in her seat behind Jessi as the car came to a red light.

"Yeah, didn't really stick though" Jessi shrugged.

      "Well then I propose we come up with one now" Scott announced, already beginning to brain storm. He looked out the window as he thought. Jessi and Tony shared a look and chuckled with one another as Scott snapped his finger "Iron Stark"

"Yeah no..." she said swiftly "what if I get married and my last name's not Stark?"

      "An oddly specific reason but okay" Scott crossed his arms "how about... Captain Iron? Iron Girl, Iron Daughter?" Jessi continued to shake her head at his suggestions. Natasha laughed to herself "Captain Woman? Captain Man, Jessi Justice, Justice Jessi? Oh! I got it...-"

"No offense, but I'm just going to stop you there before you come up with another ridiculous name" Jessi held up her hand to halt his babbling.

"Hmph, well I thought we were on to something" Scott muttered under his breath.

"Alright we're pulling up" Tony informed the group as he circled the car around into the drive-threw of the Burger King and rolled down his window "what do you guys want?" Natasha ordered a whopper jr meal and Scott went for a BBQ whopper with a large drink. Jessi got a cheese burger and fries. More food was purchased for the guys back home. Tony then pulled up to the window to receive the food, handing the cashier a crumbled one-hundred and accelerating away once their food was handed over. Jessi passed the food out to the two in the back and began to munch of her fries. Her lips curled up in slight disgust "what's up? Are the fries not good?" Tony asked, looking over to her.

"No, it's just McDonald's fries are better" she shrugged, unwrapping her burger.

      Tony took the scenic two-lane route that parallel the grey East River of New York. Jessi had her feet kicked up on the dash as she picked apart her cheeseburger. She was half listening to Natasha's conversation with her dad about the mind stone. Her eyes drifted over to the outline of New York City in the far distance. From there, you could see the Empire State Building, the Chrysler, and her old home Stark Tower, standing tall amidst the fog. She recalled the battle of New York, and Loki riding around the city wielding his staff like a maniac. It was unfortunate that he was killed my Thanos, leaving Thor behind to mourn. The blonde demi-gods current state left her worried. Jessi then thought of how she used that same staff to shut down the portal while her father was carrying the nuke up and inside.