Whatever It Takes

❝Tell me about the shooter.❞

Toni sipped her coffee involuntarily, her fingers fidgeting uncontrollably against the porcelain. Natalia tilted her head, waiting for Steve's answer to her question. The Stark girl stared at Captain America.

The tension in the room is so thick, she could cut it with a knife.

Steve briefly looked at Toni before turning his attention back to the red-headed assassin. ❝He's fast, strong...❞ he trailed off as he glanced back at Toni again. The Iron Maiden raises a brow at him, wondering what's stopping the blonde man from speaking. ❝...had a metal arm.❞

As soon as he said the last statement, Natalia's stoic expression hardened. Toni's second brow rose. This was the first time she saw fear in her eyes. ❝Most of the intelligence community doesn't believe he exists,❞ Black Widow walked towards Toni's direction, hands leaning over the table. ❝The ones that do call him,❞ she paused, levelling her emerald gaze at Toni's electric-blue ones.

Toni dropped her gaze, a knot forming in her throat. The arc reactor grew heavy on her chest. Her heart beats loudly in her ears.

Natalia scrutinized the Stark girl. It would seem as though she could see past the brunette's silence. She inclined her head so her eyes would meet Toni's and parted her lips.

❝The Winter Soldier.❞

Across the multiverse, Earth's blessed with a wonderful mechanic.

On Earth-1218, we have the, ❝Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist,❞ Tony Stark. Then, in Earth-3490, we have Reed Richards' alternate reality in which the Civil War ended differently, where, of course, Natasha Stark (Iron Woman) married Steve Rogers. But few know about Earth-239, briefly visited by the Young Avengers while searching for Speed.

This is the universe where we're going to explore the infamous Maria Antoinette ❝Toni❞ Stark.

Created on April 29, 2021.