Sofia's pov

I was still tinkering in the lab downstairs as dad went up to get something. It was silent for a while, as I worked diligently. My mind was going off on why and how Obadiah could possibly betray us, as he has always been there for us. Like literally, he was there before I was even born, and I considered him a father figure along with Grandpa.

Getting bored, I stood up and made my way up to the living room, the most probable place to meet dad. Suddenly, as if a static current was generated, the back of my neck's hair stood up. Cautiously, I took a vase from beside me – this house has many, dad wouldn't notice – and crept up slowly towards the room. We were rich, ofcourse there could be a theft! But the only confusion is why JARVIS wasn't alerting me.

I moved my head from behind a cupboard and all but gasped as I saw Obadiah Stane leaning over Dad, a hand clutched on his arc reactor - the one giving him life. My heart started pounded rapidly, as I couldn't believe my eyes. I knew Obadiah was supposedly planning something according to dad, but I so wanted to be wrong about it.

"When I ordered the hit on you and your daughter, I was worried that I was killing the golden goose – you of course, that stupid daughter of yours is of no use to me – but you see , it wasn't just fate you survived that night, you had one last golden egg to give. Do you think, that just because you have an idea, it belongs to you? Your father, he helped give us the atomic bomb, now what kind of world would it be today, if he was as selfish as you?–" With that he pulled out dad's arc reactor, as Dad jerked a bit. I was horrified, but I couldn't let myself speak even a tiny bit. Not even protest as I could literally see dad's life slowly fading away. "– This is your ninth symphony Tony. This is your legacy, a new generation of weapons, with this in its heart. Weapons that will help steer the route, back on the right track, put the balance in our hands, the right hands."

Suddenly my arm was jerked back and I looked up to see a stranger. My eyes widened in horror on the realisation that I had been caught.

"Look what we have here! The little stark and his mighty father! Both the Starks, in one room, on my mercy. Look, it wouldn't have been bad if you had just died in that cave. Would have ridden me of a pesky problem. But, no point, I'll get rid of you now only. " Obadiah said to me, as he pulled out a gun from his coat pocket.

I started thrashing around, trying to use every defence technique I knew as I screamed for my dad, who was slowly dying.

Suddenly a bang was heard in the room, as I felt a blinding pain in my stomach. All my thrashing ceased, as I numbly looked down at my wound. Obadiah had fired, and it hit straight in my gut. Blood was pooling in my mouth as I slid down, completely on support of the guards holding my arm. I could feel myself being carried away, as I looked in my father's eyes, one question going in my mind right now,

Is this the last act of defiance of the great Starks?

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Tony's pov

My eyes were widened as I watched helplessly as my bleeding daughter was taken. My breathing got laboured as I started getting the effects of the arc reactor removal. Wheezing, I remembered the previous reactor Pepper had left in the lab. Stumbling , I took the elevator and went down to the lab. I got out, as I searched for the reactor wildly. Stumbling to the floor, I crawled my way to the reactor once I found it. I had reached the table but couldn't reach the reactor itself. Falling down, I just couldn't get the reactor.

Suddenly, Dum - E reached and grabbed the reactor, giving it to me.

"Good boy." With that I smashed the glass.

I got the reactor in, as I laid down to catch a breath. Slowly, as my senses came back to me, I heard someone shouting my name.

"Tony! Tony! Are you okay?"

"Where's pepper? My - my baby, sh-she's hurt, y-you gotta help her." I wheezed out to Rhodey.

"Sofie? What happened to Sofie? And Pepper's fine , she's with five agents, they are gonna arrest Obadiah right now. "

Knowing his plans now, I knew it wasn't enough.

"It's not enough." With that I got up, and ran to get my suit.

I need to save Sofie and Pepper.

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Third person's pov

While Pepper was going to arrest Obadiah along with Coulson and five other SHIELD agents, Tony was prepping himself to put on his suit, the new one he made with his daughter, the one who is fighting death right now, and in the lair of the enemy.

The gaurds who had picked up Sofia, as soon as they reached their base, dropped her to the floor as if she was fire. The bleeding had stopped , for a while, but Sofia was still fighting for consciousness. The blood loss was getting to her, and the shock that her father could die at any moment scared her to her core.

Suddenly , Obadiah grabbed her arm and hoisted her up roughly. He dragged her somewhere , and as Sofia blinked back the black dots surrounding her eyes, she was stupefied when she found an army of robots staring down at her. In front of her was the same model which she and her father had designed back in the cave.

"H-how?" She slurred out, still dizzy from the blood loss.

" I have my resources. Anyways, how do you like the suit huh? Now as conservative as your dad's now, but it will do, for now. " He smirked as he pushed her to another gaurd, who then placed her down beside a table. She was soon out of it, as the blood loss finally got into her head.

A BANG was heard, as Obadiah put the reactor in the heart of the suit. He motioned the men around to keep watch as he put on the suit. Sofia stark was forgotten in the moment of frenzy. Soon, the lab was clear, save for the suit in which Obadiah was hiding, and the almost dead Sofia stark.

Pepper Potts ran inside, covered by the shield agents and Agent Coulson, still not knowing what was in store for her. A whimper came from one corner where she was standing, and as Pepper went to check, she saw the lifeless body of her boss's daughter.

She screamed as she scrambled to get Sofie in her arms, as Coulson came up to them.

His eyes widened too, as he took action. Calling the ambulance, he helped take Sofia stark out. But before he could do that, Obadiah came in with the suit.

The agents started firing at the suit, doing minimal damage , as Pepper took Sofie in her arms and ran, the agents behind her.

Tony was flying as fast as he could, to get to where Pepper and his daughter were. He connected with her on her phone to try and get his daughter's whereabouts, worried out of his mind.

"Tony? Tony! Are you okay?" She cried out, the blood of Sofia staining her hands making her very panicked.

"I'm fine, where's my daughter? How's she?" He said, close to tears that he could still not do anything but stop the one who shot his daughter.

"Sh-she was shot Tony, a-and now we are taking her to the hospital. Obadiah had gone insane and–"

"– I know what's happening, just get yourself and my baby girl to a hospital okay? Go now!"

Suddenly the ground beneath Pepper started shaking , as an area close to her started cracking. She Obadiah came out from the crack, the suit whirring and creaking as it tore open the very ground beneath her.

"Where do you think you are going?" Obadiah's deep voice called out, as Pepper tried to shield Sofia from him. Her mind was still panicked as to how to save Sofie.

"Your services are no longer required." He said as he raised a armed robot wrist towards her.

Suddenly Tony's robot voice shouted over as he barreled over to Obadiah. Pepper started running out as soon as she saw that Tony was okay. She dodged abit of rubble as she saw Coulson and his agents waiting by an ambulance for her. She quickly got Sofie inside , then went inside the building to get the stragglers.

Soon, the ambulance was off to a hospital , as Pepper tried to see from the ground how Tony was faring. She wanted to be with Sofie, but now that she was in safe hands, Tony was the priority for her.

"Potts."

"Tony! Are you okay, I sent Sofie to the hospital, she's okay."

"Good. Look, I'm almost dead at power, I gotta get out of this thing soon, I'll be right ther–" with that his sound cut off.

Looking up, she saw that Obadiah had caught up to Tony and they were in a fight now.

"Potts, this isn't working . We have to overload the reactor and blast it through the roof." He suddenly said.

"Well, how are we gonna do that?"

"You are gonna do it, go to the central console, open up all the circuits, and when I give you the clear , you are gonna hit the master bypass button. It will fry everything up here."

"Okay, I'm going in now."

"Wait for my signal."

While Tony was fighting Obadiah, his daughter was fighting for her life in the hospital. The bullet had hit her gut straight on, and because it took so long, caused her to bleed internally. The agents had gone to clear the perimeter, but Coulson had stayed. Even if he met the girl once, he felt attached to her somehow, and wanted to be there for her.

"It's ready Tony, get off the roof!"

"Do it! Do it now!"

Pepper cried for Tony to stay back, as she pressed the red button. The arc reactor blew, and fried everything up, just as Tony had predicted. The glass came crashing down, as Pepper shielded herself and ran out. Tony flopped down, his mask off. The light in his reactor gone.

Inside the hospital, the heart monitor monitoring Sofia's heart beat, pulsated out, as her heart stopped beating. The doctors worked frantically to revive her, as Coulson watched from outside, clutching his hands tightly, as he prayed for the young girl.

Suddenly the arc reactor in Tony's suit started blinking, slowly coming back to life, as Tony took a shuddering breath, glad to be alive. At the same time, his daughter too, took a small breath as the doctors successfully revived her back.

Pepper, at the ground, got the call from Coulson , who informed her that Sofia was stable. She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, as she went up to the roof to see her boss.

Soon, Tony was cleaned up, as he ran to the hospital to his daughter. Even though she was stable, Tony , seeing his daughter wrapped up in bandages and tubes, couldn't help but break down in tears.

The Starks had survived the day, but there was still a lot of damage to be repaired.