The Infinity Stone

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Pepper went to Aria with her eyes red and puffy, to tell her the news. She'd known that they never had a great relationship, but felt that she still needed to know. Pepper went into the young Stark's room, she had headphones on, and was throwing a stress ball up at her ceiling and catching it. 

Aria saw her in the corner of her eye, and pushed her headphone off her head, so they were resting on the back of her neck. She immediately knew something was off, noting that Pepper looked to be in distress. Pepper went to sit on the corner of the twin bed, like a parent about to deliver news of someone's passing. 

" Your father... he's missing," Pepper was excellent at her job, the best of the best. She did everything, even when not asked to do so. She was always put together, and strong. It is because of that, as to why Aria was so surprised to see her like this. 

Aria had slightly wished the confrontation was that he had died, not been kidnapped. He always managed to add another dose of dramatic in any given situation. " This concerns me how?" She wanted to care, and have the same reaction Pepper had, but she couldn't find it. She was sure shocked that someone successfully took Tony Stark, one of the most famous men in the world, but she could not find any sadden emotions. 

" Honey, I know Mr.Stark hasn't been there for you, and didn't do as much as he could for you, when you had gone missing. But, that doesn't mean you have to do the same. You are the smartest girl I have ever had the pleasure of watching grow up. I know you can help, but I wont pressure you to. It's your choice, I just thought you would want to know." When she was done with giving her the most parenting Aria had ever gotten, Pepper excused herself to leave the young woman to process everything.

Aria put her headphone back where they belonged and let out a groan. Why should she help him, when he hadn't done the same for her. Why should she care, his blood may run through her veins, but that didn't make him her father, a father cares for his child, sacrifices for his child. Not the opposite. Maybe now, thing would get better. She would no longer be faced with disappointment when he failed his role. She could move on, explore what the world had to offer. Maybe even take S.H.I.E.L.D's offer.

Then the look on the only mother/father figure Aria had, flashed through her train of thoughts. Aria was not oblivious enough to not know that Pepper cared for Tony. It didn't matter if it was romantically or not. Aria felt it was time for her to return the favor to pepper, for all they years and effort she put into herself. 

Another irritated groan erupted from her throat as she rolled off her bed, and made her way to the computer tucked in the corner of her room. Aria paid for the computer herself, wanting to use as little of her dad's money as possible, though when Pepper asked, how exactly she obtained the money, Aria would drift off to another topic. 

Aria had not had the best technology, compared to Tony's. Aria had the mind of the arrogant genius, but not so much as they money. So finding him would prove to be slightly harder as appose to him trying to find her. 

Tony Stark was sure he would die in the cave. Whether it be tomorrow, or years from now. Even if he was going to make the Jericho missile, they would kill him. " I wonder if she felt like this," he chuckled out.
" What do you mean?" Ho Yinsen, the man who saved him, and was too captured by the Ten Rings. Tony sighed and looked down at his new Arc reactor, at least now he wasn't tied to a car battery. 

" A couple of years ago," Tony sighed deeply, knowing that he and his daughter would never forgive him. " My daughter had been in a somewhat similar situation, though I'm sure her experience was worse." He said with  a sad chuckle, he did care for her truly. He just pushed her away, afraid that she would be taken from him. It was easier for him.

" Why was she captured, to hurt you?" Tony looked up from working on his way out of here. He frowned before answering.
" No, they knew I wasn't there for her. She was captured, because she isn't like all of us. She has, I don't know what to call it, but I sure as hell don't want to call it super power." Yinsen was even more intrigued with the girl. " What it it then?" 

" I have no idea. All I know is that some organization, that my father supposedly ' dealt with' took her to use her as a weapon, and against us all. She got out, but the thing that kills at me now the most, is that I could have gone and made sure she was safe, okay, sane, what have you. But I didn't. So that's why I'm going to get us outa here." He said, standing up and place they few pieces of transparent paper in front of Yinsen, to look at. He took a look at what the genius had planed, it had looked like a suit made of metal. 

Yinsen knew his family was long gone, but he wanted to do everything he could to make sure this man got back to his daughter. " What does she look like?" Yinsen asked, taking a seat looking more into the paperwork.

" She has brown hair, from her me. She dyes it for a change since Hydra. beautiful blue eyes  from her mother. They pop with her purple hair currently. She's built strong now..." Tony trailed off, Yinsen was confused.
" You say you weren't there for her, yet you know what she looks like pretty well." 

" I didn't want to get attached only for her to be taken away from me, she doesn't really belong here I guess." 

" Here?" Tony didn't answer the question, but instead stood up, and went to work.