The Daughter 2

Chapter 7

SHIELD Agents were all over the house. They were there to make sure Tony didnt leave. Tony was having a conversation on the patio talking about the arc reactor.

"Howard said it was a stepping stone to something greater. He was about to kick off an energy race that was gonna dwarf the arm race. He was on to something big, something so big that is was gonna make the nuclear reactor look like a tripleA battery." Nick says.

"Just him, or was Anton Vanko in on this too?" Tony asks.

"Anton Vanko is the other side of that coin. Anton saw it as a way to get rich. When your father found out he had him deported. When he couldnt deliver to the Russians they sent him to Siberia. Where he spent 20 years in vodka range. Now a place you want to raise a kid." Nick says glancing over at the teen who was over looking the ocean.

"His son you had met in Monaco." Nick says.

"You told me I hadnt tried everything. What do you mean I havent tried everything? What havent I tried?" Tony asks.

"He said you were the only person with the means and knowledge to finish what he started." Nick says.

"He said that?" Tony questions not believing it.

"Are you that guy? Cause if you are, then you can solve the riddle of your heart." Nick says.

"I dont know where you get your information but he wasnt my biggest fan." Tony says.

"What do you remember about your dad?" Nick asks.

"He was cold, he was calculating. He never told me he loved me. He never even told me he liked me, so its alittle hard to digest. When you're telling me he said the whole future was riding on me and he's passing it down. I dont get that. We're talking about a guy's happiest day was when he shipped me off to boarding school." Tony says.

"Thats not true." Nick says

"Well, then, clearly you knew my dad better then I did." Tony says.

"As a matter of fact I did. He was one of the founding members of SHIELD." Nick says.

That caught Willa's attention making her come over to them, but why wasnt this something they knew about?

"What?" Tony questions.

"I got a 2:00." Nick says.

"Wait wait wait.. Whats this?" Tony questions as the case being placed in front of him.

"Okay your good right?" Nick questions.

"No Im not good." Tony says.

"You got this? Right? Right?" Nick says.

"Got what? I dont even know way Im suppose to get." Tony says.

"Natasha will remain a floater at Stark with her cover intact. You remember Agent Coulson right?" Nick questions as the two joined him.

"Yeah." Tony says.

"Good. Oh and Tony. I got my eye on you." Nick says and walked away.

Tony looked at the two in front of him and the down at his daughter who was mesmerized by the case they had brought.

"We've disabled all communications. No contact with the outside world. Good luck." Nat says and walked off.

Tony turned to Coulson trying to get him to have one of his coworkers go to a Coffee Bean or Starbucks run while he works in the lab.

"Im not here for that. I have been authorized by Director Fury to use any means necessary to keep you on the premises. If you attempt to leave or play any games, I will tase you and watch Supernanny while you drool into the carpet." Phil says.

"So we're stuck here?" Willa questions.

"Actually you're free to come and go as you please. Enjoy your evenings entertainment." Phil says and walked the other way.

Tony looked over at the case they had brought and noticed his daughter just couldnt stop touching the case as if something in there was calling her name.

"Hey Kid you dont have to stay with me or help in any way." Tony says.

"Nonsense, Dad I want to help. How about this you take the case down to the lab. I'll go for a coffee run and meet you down there." Willa says.

"Thanks Willa. I dont know what I would do without you." Tony says.

Willa got up and he kissed her forehead. She left the house and go coffee for him and when she came back her dad was in his lab going through the case.

"Whats in there?" Willa asks handing him his coffee.

"Some blueprints, newspaper on Anton Vanko, and some old films." Tony says.

As the video played Tony was going through the notebook of things. The ending however was blank. He tossed it aside seeing that his daughter was fallen asleep he placed a blanket on her and kissed her head.

"Im not tired." Willa says with a yawn.

"I'd beg to differ." Tony says.

The video was still play and Tony wasnt paying much attention to it until he heard his name.

"Tony, you're to young to understand this right now, so I thought I would put it on film for you. I built this for you. And someday you'll realize that it represents a whole lot more than just people's inventions. It represents my life's work. This is the key to the future. Im limited by the technology of my time, but one day you'll figure this out. And when you do you will change the world. What is and always will be my greatest creation is you." Howard says and the video finished.

"Dad?" Willa questions.

"Yeah." Tony says looking at her.

"I think the answer might be in the Expo." Willa says.

"Okay. Go to sleep." Tony says.

She could barely keep her eyes open and as she closed her eyes Tony looked back at the empty screen. Then he looked over at his sleeping daughter.

"The answer might be in the Expo? What do you mean little one?" Tony questions.

He looked at the notebook again and then back at his daughter. The answer might be in the Expo? What does that mean? What does she mean? Expo. The Expo? This was a thinker.

A/N: Three Days in a row!! Wow. I hope you guys like it.