Stories from Other Writers

Ladybug : A Young Avenger

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Story Link :

https://unmaskedagain.tumblr.com/post/189618544082/ladybug-a-young-avenger

Masterpost Link :

https://unmaskedagain.tumblr.com/post/190319245732/masterpost

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It took Tony Stark all of five minutes to figure out Ladybug's identity.

"Jarvis, buddy?" Tony called out.

"Yes, sir?"

"What's up with teenagers and being bug-themed heroes wearing inappropriate costumes?"

The A.I took a moment before answering, "...I, for one, blame Vine."

Tony sighed. First fifteen-year-old Peter Parker aka Spiderman. He took the kid on an as an intern the second he learned about Spiderman. Now fifteen-year-old Marinette Dupain-Cheng aka Ladybug.

He groaned.

What could he do? He needed help.

Captain America needed to be stopped. The Winter Solider needed to be taken down. Team Cap had gone too far.

It was war.

Getting Harley Keener, a mechanical mastermind to agree to be his intern was a bit like chewing nails but Tony always knew the kit would agree. Getting Peter Parker, a child genius with a bright future as a scientist, to agree to be his intern was a piece of cake. Honestly Tony could've asked for the kid's soul in repayment and Peter would've asked if he wanted on a silver plate or if plastic was okay? Getting Riri Williams, an engineering prodigy to be his intern, was easy. Too easy; her mom practically threw her at him, all while making him swear into a recorder that he wouldn't sue. No matter what. Introducing the kids to his labs made him feel like Willie Wonka hand-delivering the golden tickets.

They were all future scientists and engineers like Tony. They grew up worshiping at the altar of Stark Industries like ever future MIT graduate did.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, on the other hand, was an entirely different beast who played an entirely different game. She was a fashion prodigy who had designed for stars like Jagged Stone and Clara Nightingale. She had interned for Style Queen Audrey Bourgeois, had her clothes walk the runway during Paris fashion week, and had a summer job that somehow lasted over a year, working for Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-Chief for Runway Magazine when the scary woman took over Paris: Runaway. Said job ended when Miranda when back to New York. Marinette only prayed to the fashion gods. So when Tony Stark, god of the nerds, showed up at her door, she only blinked once.

Said girl sat between her parents, with cool blue eyes glaring at him suspiciously. Luckily Tony was smart enough to bring Pepper with him.

Pepper Potts smiled at the family in front of her; two bakers and the daughter, who made the most delicious macarons that she ever tasted. "So you see, after Tony came across Marinette's wonderful re-design sketch of his suit on her website, he was very impressed with her talent."

"But to take Marinette on as an intern?" Sabine asked. "Excuse me, but Marinette has always leaned towards the arts than science."

Tony gave the woman his best charming smile, "What is science if not another form of art. We both create, strive to better our talents, work to make names for ourselves; experiment and test out hypothesizes. Granted no one in my field ever created the disaster that was crocs."