Chapter 2

Being the niece of Tony Stark was a job in itself, working to appear as intelligent as my uncle. Adding an internship to it at the age of five made the task no easier. But there was nothing I would rather do than work in Stark Tower, working my way up the chain to earn the name of agent.

Besides, no other business could offer the benefits I had with Tony Stark.

On the first floor of his penthouse were two offices. One was Stark's office, much bigger than mine. But twenty-four hundred square feet of space was more than enough for me.

A typical day at Stark Tower was running systems through the tower, working on projects to make new discoveries of matter and technology, understanding their use to the world, and experimenting with chemicals to learn about the reaction or balance of energy when collided with others; among other things of that nature.

My life practically reigned within the four walls of my lab.

Outside these four walls, I trained under professionals in many different areas of skill: combat, archery, acting, and magic.

The Black Widow, when not away collecting information, taught me the ways of combat, martial arts, and how to twist the words of your enemy to get information without them realizing it, and the way to escape their bonds or hold on you.

Hawkeye educated me on how to shoot a bow while also using simple forms of combat and trusting yourself to hit the intended target.

Acting may have seemed useless, but if I was to one day earn the title of an agent or a spy, acting would come in handy when I was forced to lie, outwit or deceive. Stark hired one of the greatest actors I knew, Robert Downey Jr. If I was to become a great actor, I was to learn from the best of great actors.

As for magic, Stark helped me with that himself. And yes, I have power. Magic was the only thing I struggled to control. By applying science to it I was able to understand more of the reason I was able to do what I could. The only obstacle I had controlled. I could do enough to muster the magic at my summoning, but I could never gain control of my emotions enough to will myself to use it at its fullest capacity.

He had taught me more than what I could have ever hoped to learn on my own.

But Tony, at this time, had failed yet to explain to me my parentage, which I had assumed is where my powers came from. At least, that had been the most logical answer considering my other theories had varied back to that of fairy tales.

Like every tragic backstory, mine stands as unoriginal as the next, but I have always looked at my life story as an original.

Ever since I first began my training in my younger years, I had kept a journal to log my strengths and weaknesses to match with each form of magic I possess.

...
• Light - The ability to create, manipulate, or absorb particles of light
- Strong in creating light
- Bend light with palm
- Create heat strong enough to melt
- Glow when an idea is produced or happy

• Gravity - The ability to manipulate gravity
- Off-balance when floating
- Understand basic concept

• Fire - The ability to control or manipulate the element of fire
- Able to produce the flame
- Can blast towards target/Control its direction and form
- Control heat temperature
- Hands spark when feeling threatened

• Technopath - The ability to manipulate technology
- Scramble data and files
- Change course and coordinates
- Access top secret files
- Override passwords
- Change information
- Able to understand the concept of machinery with touch
- Reprogram technology under five minutes
- Change one machinery structure into another (Takes time)

• Omniscient - The ability to have unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding
The absorbance of info. Strong
- Removing headaches from it, weak
- Quickly learning the ways of new technology
- Possessing a tongue to speak many languages (tend to get the languages mixed up)

• Abnormal Human Elements - The ability to perform typical human activities with more power and ability than the average human.
- Strong stamina in suppressing various pains and injuries (not invincible), great balance
- Ability to run faster, longer distances, but become exhausted
- Can jump from tall heights without injury
- 40% stronger than typical human
...
But there was still more for me to discover. As I grew older, my powers slowly began to develop. Even today I find new ways of using my supernatural abilities.

At that time I sought out a form of energy emitted from the cells of plants, and how different species reacted when colliding with chlorine, krypton, and nitrogen, all among the area of equally powerful substances. Once I depicted the strongest and weakest of the few, I could use it as a source to power clean energy so as to power lights, cars, and other appliances in a simple household.

In a few nights, Tony was going to put one of my strongest results to the test with his own building. 

But I was an overachiever, and one project always tended to lead straight to a new one.

In this new experiment, I had come to discover that few elements found in the DNA of plants and vegetables, when mixed with a special substance, may break down the most powerful of viruses and bacteria.

This I hoped, with the right calibration, capacity, efficacy, and proportion of the substance would become a cure for a disease as simple as the common cold, the flu, or perhaps, even cancer.

It didn't come easy living life under Tony Stark, especially when you've worked to be at his level, only to find he is yet another step ahead of you, as always. But this had always given me the motivation, and the mindset, to think that there are other people better than me out there that I will have to compete against.

Of course, I am up to any challenge.

"Jackie," came a voice in my ear.

"Yes, Stark."

"Jackie, Romanov is on her way," Stark informed me.

"I'll be ready in five."

"That better be seconds."

I rolled my eyes, huffing. "Of course..."

Closing up my journal and computers, I threw off my goggles, my lab coat and headed to my personal glass elevator, and descended to my apartment just a few floors below to dress for my training session.