Chapter 4

I LIKE THIS CAKE... ANOTHA!!!
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   Sheen leaned against the desk that had previously held Loki's scepter. Her eyes were fixed on her brother.

   "Why?" Steve asked. "Why couldn't you have told us?"

   "Or at least had someone in the room to turn him off before he could kill someone," Sheen added, giving Bruce a glare as well.

   Tony sighed. "He didn't kill anyone." He took out his phone and jerked in toward a spot on the floor.

   An orange 3-D hologram sprang up. It had clearly once been a sphere with rings.

   Sheen's glare dropped and she walked to the insubstantial chunks. She knelt down and looked at it carefully. "Jarvis?"

   Tony nodded. "Jarvis," he confirmed.

   Thor didn't stop glaring at Tony. "And now the scepter is in the hands of a robot, whose actions are unpredictable."

   Tony turned away. Sheen looked up at him in annoyance. "Are you... laughing? Tony what is wrong with you?"

   "I agree with Lady Stark," Thor said. "Is this funny?"

   Tony turned around to face everyone with a look that was almost unreadable. "Oh yes. It's a hoot. It's unbelievably hilarious."

   "Tony," Bruce said hesitantly. "Maybe you shouldn't-"

   "What? You just roll over and show your belly whenever you're losing an argument?" Tony turned around, looking surprised.

   Bruce looked like he was trying hard not to roll his eyes. "Only when I've created a murder-bot."

   Sheen didn't see a point when their argument could end. "Hows about we not argue about who built the thing and why and start thinking about how we stop it?"

   Everyone looked at her in surprise except for Steve, his gaze held a hint of pride. Sheen stood up, gone was the commander who was nervous to speak to the whole team.

   "He's in the internet now right? He couldn't go anywhere else. We need to figure out who he would go after next so we can stop him." Sheen looked around at the team. 

   "Right. He could access anything on there," Agent Hill said. "He might even know more about us than we do."

   "And more about each of us than we know about each other," Rhodey added, nodding.

   Natasha shivered. "Remind me why you thought this was a good idea Tony?"

   Tony opened his mouth to respond, but Sheen cut him off. "Thank you, Tony. You can stay quiet for a minute or two."

   Tony glared at her.

   "Is there even any way to figure out where he's going?" Steve asked.

   "There has to be," Sheen said confidently.

   Bruce nodded. "Tony and I will look into it." He gave Tony a pointed look.

   Tony grunted in a way that could have been agreement or annoyance, probably both.

   "Get some rest after you're done," Steve said. "We can't have two of our team working on adrenaline. We'll come back tomorrow to figure out the rest."

   Everyone nodded in agreement and went their separate ways.

   Sheen waved to everyone. "See you all tomorrow."

   Steve gave her a small smile. "See ya."


   The night was gone before Sheen could get enough sleep. She rolled out of bed the next morning exhausted.

   She threw on a dark green T-shirt and ran a brush through her silver hair.

   After a quick stop in the kitchen to grab a doughnut, Sheen was on the street, walking toward the Avengers Tower.

   She felt someone tug on her shirt and she looked down. A little boy looked up at her with wide, curious eyes.

   Sheen knelt down and smiled at him. "Hey there. What do you need?"

   The boy rubbed his hands together shyly. "Are you Mrs. Stark?" he asked quietly.

   "Yes I am," Sheen confirmed.

   "Your hair is shiny," the boy observed, reaching up to touch it.

   "Henry!" a woman called. "Oh thank goodness! You shouldn't run off like that."

   The boy looked up. "It's okay mama. Mrs. Stark would protect me." He looked at Sheen again and gave her a wide smile.

   The woman gasped. "Mrs. Stark? Oh my..."

   Sheen straightened and held out a hand to shake. "Please, call me Sheen. Most do."

   The woman shook Sheen's hand. "It is amazing to meet you Sheen. My name is Sarah."

   Sheen hadn't minded getting stopped, but didn't want to start a conversation. "Likewise. If you'll excuse me, I should be getting to work."

   "Of course," Sarah said hurriedly. "I wouldn't want to make you late."

   Sheen nodded politely and continued on her way.

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Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. I couldn't resist adding that little scene with Henry the instant I had the idea.

My school started on Friday so I have less time to write then normal. Plus I need to work three days ahead because we're doing a trip soon so that makes today and two Saturdays. Phew.

May the speed force be with you!

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