Tony was hard at work finishing up his gift for his daughter it took him a few days to get it just right, but he did it. Something special for her with a message she could play whenever he was gone.
On the back of it he had the nickname he called her as a baby placed. No one, but JARVIS heard him call her it. It was the same name he called her every night as he kissed her sleeping head over all these years. Something special just for the two of them to always share.
He was going to give it to her later today though first he needed to see if his dear friend would be interested in knowing about a project Tony was now working on.
Rhodey was giving some new Air Force recruits a lesson on the air crafts and what not when Tony decided to mess with him alittle.
"Why not a pilot without the plane?" Tony questions.
"Look who fell out of the sky. Mr.Tony Stark." Rhodey says.
"Speaking of manned or unmanned you gotta get him to tell you about the time he guessed wrong at spring break. Jus remember that spring break, 1987. That lovely lady you woke up with." Tony says.
"Dont do that!" Rhodey exclaims.
"What was his name?" Tony questions.
"Dont do that." Rhodey says.
"Was it Ivan?" Tony questions as the recruits laugh.
"Dont do that. They'll believe it. Dont do that." Rhodey says.
"Okay." Tony says.
"Give us a few minutes you guys." Rhodey says.
The men left the two of them to talk and needless to say Rhodey was a surprised.
"I didnt expect you to be walking around so soon." Rhodey says.
"Im doing better then walking. Im working on something big. I came to talk to you. I want you to be apart of it." Tony says.
"Well your about to make alot people happy. Cause that stunt you pulled at the press conference was... A doozy." Rhodey says.
"Its not for... Im working on something different. I need you to listen to me." Tony says.
"No. What you need is time to get your mind right. Im serious. Focus on something else while you work through this like.. I dont know on your daughter. You have no idea how crushed she was when you were away." Rhodey says.
"Dont lecture me on Willa okay. She has attached herself to me since I got home and I'll be spending alot of time with her. I just..." Tony says.
"Tony, you need to get your mind right. It was nice seeing you Tony." Rhodey says and walked away.
As Tony headed home all he could think about was his next play. If Rhodey didnt want to be apart of it then fine. As he pulled up to his house he saw Willa sitting on the steps.
She was just doing god knows what in her notebook. Tony got out of his car and walked over to her.
"Follow me." Tony says.
He walked past her and opened the door. Willa stood up closing her notebook and walked into the house. Tony opened his lab door and she followed him down. As they entered the lab Tony went over to his desk and opened the drawer.
He grabbed out a small square box and went over to Willa and handed it to her.
"The next step for me is something big. Rhodey wont be apart of it, but Im gonna need someone near by who can motivate me. Before I could start making this plan I had to finish that." Tony says and he watched her examine the box.
"You open it." Tony says.
Willa looked up at him and then back down at the box. She opened it and inside was a necklace. It had a crest moon and the design of his arc reactor.
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"The moon belonged to an old necklace of my mom's and the Arc Reactor is well of me. When you tap the middle of the reactor pendant you'll get alittle reassurance. Try it." Tony says.
Willa looked down at the necklace and pushed the center of the arc reactor pendant. When she did a hologram of her father appeared.
"Im always with you even when Im not. Always remember that. Always remember that Im with you."
The hologram vanished back into the pendant and Willa looked up at her dad and he smiled at her.
"I mean it kid. Even when Im not around I'll always be here with you. Now let me help you." Tony says.
He took the necklace from her and held it out. He had made the big enough so she never hand to unhook it. She could place it on and off whenever she wanted. He put it over her head and moved her hair off the chain.
The moment the pendant touched her skin the chain seemed to mold to her making it the chain seem like a normal necklace and chain. Tony grabbed the both of the moon and arc reactor pendants and admired his handing work.
"You promise me you'll never take it off. Do you promise?" Tony questions dropping the pendants.
"I promise, but... How did the chain do that?" Willa asks.
"Im Tony Stark, I can do anything. You are the only person in the world with a necklace like this. A chain that grows when you take it off, a chain the makes itself like a normal necklace, you can even wear it when you sleep and it wont chock you, its also waterproof, fire proof, dirt proof, hell its even wind proof. It can never be damaged or destroyed. I made it that way just for you. Do you like it?" Tony asks.
"Dad I love it thank you." Willa says.
Willa hugged him and he held her in his arms for a moment and then he pulled away.
"Okay my sweet daughter, I have something thats a game changer. Wanna help me change the game?" Tony asks.
"Me? You want my help? I dont know how to do this stuff." Willa says.
"I'll guide you through it. What do you say kid. You want to help your father?" Tony asks.
Tony didnt even need to ask he knew her answer. She smiled at him and nodded. It was time for these Starks to bring a new meaning to their name. The Stark name wasnt going to be Merchant of Death anymore. It will have a whole new meaning for a brand new Legacy of the name everyone knows. A new Legacy. A new name for the Starks now and others to come.
