Natasha Stark: Arrival

Chapter 26:

Tony: I watched as she fell over in the grass. I flew over to her as fast as I could.

"What happened?" I asked frantically.

"She fell over," the man said.

"Is she alright?" Carol asked, landing next to me.

"Let's get her to the ship," I said, picking her up in my arms. Her suit was incredibly hot.

"AVIS," I said, "Can you hear me?"

"Yes, Tony," AVIS said.

"Is she alive?" I asked, my voice more panicked sounding than expected.

"Obviously, or else I don't work," AVIS said.

"Right," I said, "How alive?"

"She's hurt. She has significant burns," AVIS said.

"Do you retract the suit?" I asked.

"I was never given that sequence," AVIS said.

"Are you sure?" I asked, "Can you learn."

"Her pattern to retract can be the same as her suiting up sequence, and there's a button on her neck for the helmet," AVIS said, "But I would recommend being inside first."

"Thank you for that duh AVIS," I said

I landed in the SHIELD ship. "I need someone," I shouted, ripping off my helmet, "NOW!"

A team of people ran over to me.

"Follow me," one of them said. We ran through the halls and brought her into a white room with glass walls. "Lay her down on the bed," the man said again. I did.

"Can you take off her suit?" the man asked.

"AVIS?" I said.

"Cooling sequence is in action, but I'd say it's the best way to help her," AVIS said. I grabbed her shoulders and pulled them upwards. The suit was actually very flexible. I rolled her shoulder 3 times then rolled the other. The suit pulled itself in. The I moved her neck, pressing the final button.

Her skin was burnt, actually no, charred from her neck down. I closed my eyes.

"Is she going to be okay?" I asked.

"I'm sure," the man from before said, "I'll do everything I can."

"Do more than that," I said, "SAVE HER!"

"I will," the man said, "Now if you could please leave so I can help her."

I stepped out and rubbed my face.

"Is she alright?" Steve asked, showing up next to me.

"Apparently," I said. Steve looked shell shocked as he looked through the glass at her. "Why are you wondering?" I asked

"I'm not a terrible person," Steve said.

"I have to go, be somewhere else," I said. I disappeared down the hallway. I let my suit fall off me once I was in Tasha's room. I heard a sound. It was coming from her backpack. It was Back In Black, by ACDC. I opened the backpack to reveal a cell phone. I looked at the screen to see Pepper was calling. I answered.

"Tasha!?" Pepper asked, her voice frantic.

"Uh, no," I said, "It's me."

"Is Tasha with you?" Pepper asked.

"Yeah," I said.

"Good," Pepper said, "I've been trying to call her for two days. Where is she?"