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nineteen - go time (IRON MAN 2)

"No! No!" I yell, looking up around the room quickly, "He's just kidding! Don't abort mission!"

He's still gasping and groaning. Pepper and I struggle to keep him balanced as the plane bounces a little. The alarm continues to blare as I run my fingers through my hair. Pepper fumbles with the helmet as she tries to hold onto Dad's back.

"There it is," Dad points to the oxygen mask in the corner before screaming in my face, "Abort!"

"Ow, my ear!" I give his arm a shove.

"Tell him to stop saying we're droppin'!" he makes it to the wall of the plane.

"We're not," Pepper shouts.

"Ugh," I'm getting a headache.

"We are not doing this mission!" Dad shouts lowly.

"We're not aborting the mission," Pepper awkwardly laughs, trying to convince anyone who's watching into thinking Dad's completely and utterly fine.

He's not completely and utterly fine.

He's a mess.

I grab onto Dad's shoulder as he puts on the oxygen mask and I hiss, "Do you have any idea the level of work it took to get the D.O.D. to approve this?!"

Dad gasps in the clean, bottled air, "Send them flowers!"

My palms burn in anger.

I hear the bomb bay doors whirring and I know they're about to open.

Pepper puts a hand on his back, "We are nearing the drop zone!"

Dad yanks off the mask and turns to face us before asking in a surprisingly calm voice, "What?"

"Yes!" Pepper says, trying hard to be exasperated, but failing.

My scowl falls when I notice how close their faces are and that they're staring into each other's eyes.

Oh.

Dad breathes deeply, "Let's do this, baby."

My eyes roll and my lips form a thin line. Nice. He turns away from her and walks towards the opening bomb bay doors. I hear explosions outside the plane and the plane shakes a little from turbulence. Pepper and I follow Dad over to the open air as he stares off into the dark night that's waiting for him. Once she reaches him, Dad takes Pepper's arms and stares into her eyes.

"I know I can selfish sometimes,"

"Most of the time," I add too quietly for them to actually hear over the loud wind.

His face is serious as he says, "And I know I don't say it enough,"

Pepper just stares at him in shock. Oh my gosh! What is happening right now? I mean, I'm still so ticked at him, but is this seriously happening right now?

"But," he keeps going, "how's my hair?"

I hate him.

So. Much.

Pepper blinks, "You've said that before."

"I know," Dad quickly responds, "but this time I mean it. Is it piecey enough? Do I need more product?"

"Oh, Lord," I groan.

"Yeah, you're lookin' good."

He whips his head around, shaking out his dark hair in the wind, "Ya like the wind-blown look?"

Pepper nods with an amused smile, "Yeah."

"Okay, gimme a smooch for good luck. I might not make it back; this is," he nods towards the outside of the plane, "heavy stuff."

As he waits with a straightened posture, I roll my eyes. Pepper picks up the helmet and plants a long, lingering kiss on the mouth slit. Dad just watches in dismayed jealousy. Pepper then turns and throws the helmet out the back of the plane. We all watch it disappear from view.

She turns back to Dad with a smile, "Go get 'em, Boss."

He smirks before turning back to face us just before he jumps off, "You complete me!"

I hope you guys thought it was fun! I was so sad that this was a deleted scene from the movie! It was so great! Next chapter we'll get more into the story!

Future quote from ma story:

"'Uh oh, Supernanny is on. Is my father lying unconscious somewhere, tased?' I joke as I move into the room."

- Lisa Stark to Phil Coulson, Iron Daughter (Iron Man 2)