*April 2018- One year after Chapter 25*
Grace's POV
"So here's what i was thinking" I walked into the living room in running shorts and a sports bra. "I could skip school today because i don't want to go to the Museum of Modern Art. While i would love to spend the day with Peter in a non-school setting, I don't feel like looking at art i've already seen." Dad looked up from his coffee and looked at Pepper.
"Sure. But you have to come on our run with us" I smiled
"Deal"
"Tony, you can't just let her skip school whenever she wants."
"But i'm not skipping school, i'm skipping a field trip." Pep gave me a look and i smiled.
"Go get dressed for our run" I laughed. I went back to my room and slipped a tank top on and my running shoes. I threw my hair into a ponytail.
"Alrighty, I'm ready"
We made our way, running through central park. Once we got to central park, we started to walk.
"Slow down, slow down. I'll spell it out for you."
"You're totally rambling."
"No, I'm not."
"You lost me"
"Look, you know how you're having a dream, and in the dream you gotta pee."
"Yeah"
"Okay. ANd then you're like, 'Oh my god. There's no bathrooms. What am i gonna do?' 'Oh someone's watching.' 'Oh, i'm gonna go in my pants.'"
"And then you wake up and in real life you actually have to pee?" I asked and he nodded.
"Yes."
"Yeah. Everybody has that" I laughed because Pepper was not having it. I knew she wnated to know where this was going. I wanted to know where this was going.
"Right that's the point I'm trying to make. Apropos of that, last night I dreamt we had a kid."
"You have a kid, me" He shushed me.
"It was so real. We named him after your eccentric uncle. Uh, what was his name."
"Morgan" I answered for Pep.
"Morgan! Morgan."
"So you woke up,"
"Naturally"
"and thought that we were..."
"Expecting"
"Yeah."
"Yes?"
"No"
"I had a dream about it. It was so real."
"If you wanted to have another kid, you wouldn't have done that" I was silently laughing as Pep pointed at Dad's new and improved arc reactor.
"I'm glad you brought this up, 'cause it's nothing. It's just a housing unit for nanoparticles."
"You're not helping your case" I told to him
"No, this is detachable."
"You don't need that."
"I know, i had the surgery. I'm just trying to protect us" He motioned to the three of us. "And future usses and that's it. Just in case there's a monster in the closet. Instead of you know..."
"Shirts?" Dad gave me a looked and i smiled.
"You should have shirts in your closet."
"Yeah. You know what there should be? No more surprises."
"No more bad surprises"
"We're gonna have a nice dinner tonight. Grace can watch herself at home. We can show off this Harry Winston. Right? And we should have no more surprises. Ever."
"I should promise you. Both of you." He looked at me and then back at Pepper.
"Yes."
"I will" They kissed and i rolled my eyes.
"gross" Dad swatted at me and continued to kiss People.
I heard a noise and looked past dad and Pep. There was a guy in a red cape coming out of a portal of sorts.
"Tony Stark. I'm Doctor Stephen Strange. I need you to come with me." The three of us looked at each other confused. "Oh, uh, congratulations on the wedding, by the way."
"I'm sorry, you giving out tickets to something?" Dad asked and i rolled my eyes at his attitude.
"We need your help. It's not overselling it to say that the fate of the universe is at stake."
"Who is we?" I asked Bruce came out from behind this Dr. Strange.
"Hey Tony."
"Bruce"
"Grace, Pepper"
"Hi" Pepper and I said at the same time.
"You okay?" Dad asked Bruce before the two hugged. Science Bro's back together again.
"Tony, you should go with them." Dad nodded and stepped forward with Bruce.
"I'm coming too" Dad looked at me.
"No you are not"
"Yes i am"
"No you are not"
"Dad. I've been an avenger for over a year now and i haven't actually gotten to do any avenging. I want to come" He looked at me and groaned.
"Fine"
"Stay safe" Pepper told us before we followed Strange and Bruce. The portal closed behind us.
Dad sat down on a couch and i hugged Bruce.
"At the dawn of the universe," Dr. Strange's friend, Wong started to explain to us about the Infinity stones. "there was nothing. Then. Boom." He used his magic and projected the universe. "The big bang sent six elemental crystals hurtling across the virgin universe. These Infinity Stones each control an essential aspect of existence."
"Space," The Tesseract. "Reality, Power, Soul, Mind," Vision. "and Time." Dr. Strange reveled that he had the time stone.
"Tell me his name again"
"Thanos. He's a plague, Tony. He invades planets. He takes what he wants. He wipes out half the population. He sent Loki. The attack on New York, that's him. This is it."
"What's our timeline?" I asked
"No telling. He has the Power and Space stones. That already makes him the strongest creature in the whole universe. If he gets his hands on all six stones, Tony-"
"He could destroy life on a scale hitherto undreamt of."
"Did you seriously just say 'hitherto undreamt of'?"
"Are you seriously leaning on the Cauldron of the Cosmos?"
"Is that what this is?" I saw Strange's cloak smack dad. I turned to Wong.
"Did his cloak just move?" Wong nodded. "Cool"
"I'm going to allow that." I let out a small laugh. "If Thanos needs all six, why don't we just stick this one down the garbage disposal?"