When they got home, Blossom immediately sat on the couch as her dad went into the shop.
" Is he in the shop?" Pepper asked.
" Yes," Blossom answered.
" Let's go see what he is up to," Pepper insisted. They then went down to the shop together.
" Is this a joke?" Pepper demanded as they entered the shop. " What are you thinking?"
" What?" Tony asked.
" What are you thinking?" Pepper repeated herself.
" Hey, I'm thinking I'm busy and you're angry about something," only answered. " Do you have the sniffles? Don't wanna get sick."
" Did you just donate our entire... modern art collection to...to the... Boy Scouts of America." Pepper questioned.
" Blossom, get away from her, you don't want to get sick," Tony ordered. " Go upstairs for two minutes." Blossom left the room to avoid listening to the argument. Two minutes she came down to witness Tony promoting Pepper to CEO of Stark Industries.
" I hereby irrevocably appoint you chairman and CEO of Stark Industries, effective immediately," Tony confirmed. " Yeah, Done deal. Ok?" He then walked away from her. " I've actually given this a fair amount of thought, believe it or not. Doing a bit of headhunting, so to speak. Trying to figure out who a worthy successor would be. And then I realized...it's you. It's always been you." Blossom went and sent next to Pepper. " I thought there'd be a legal issue, but actually I'm capable of appointing my successor, my successor being you. Congratulations." Tony walked back over and handed Blossom a juice box and Pepper a glass of champagne. She didn't take it at first, but she was smiling.
" I don't know what to think," Pepper admitted as Tony put the glass in her hand.
" Don't think. Drink," Tony advised as he sat down.
******
A couple of days later, Blossom was in the boxing room. She was reading a book as her dad boxed Happy. She wasn't dyslexic like the other Demigods, so reading English was not a challenge for her.
" The notary's here!" Pepper announced as she walked in. " Can you please come to sign the transfer paperwork?"
" I'm on Happy time!" Tony announced as Pepper walked over and took a seat next to Blossom. Then a young woman with long, styled, dark red hair walked in. The woman looked at the boxing men and then walked down the steps.
" I promise you this is the only time I ask you to sign over your company," Pepper insisted.
" What's your name, lady?" Tony asked as he pointed at her.
" Rushman. Natalie Rushman," the lady answered.
" Front and center," Tony ordered. " Come into the church."
" Dad!" Blossom scowled at him.
" It's no problem," Natalie assured them.
" I'm sorry. He's very eccentric," Pepper apologized as Natalie walked over to the ring. she put her stuff down before getting into the ring.
" Can you give her a lesson?" Tony asked Happy.
" No problem," Happy agreed.
" Who she?" Tony asked as he sat in between Peper and Blossom.
" She is from Legal and she is potentially a very expensive sexual harassment lawsuit, " Pepper listed. " If you keep ogling her."
" I need a new assistant," Tony stated.
" I've got three excellent potential candidates lined up to meet you," Pepper informed.
" I don't have time. I need someone now. I feel like it's her," Tony insisted.
" No, it's not," Pepper said. They then watched Happy and Natalie box.
" How do you spell your name, Natalie?" Tony asked.
" R-U-S-H-M-A-N," Natalie spelled out.
" You're gonna Google?" Blossom asked as Tony began to do research.
" Very impressive individual. She's fluent in French, Italian, Russian, Latin. Who speaks Latin?"
" No one speaks Latin. It's a dead language," Pepper informed.
" No one?" Blossom asked.
" You can read or write it, not speak it," Pepper informed.
" Did you model in Tokyo?" Tony asked. " 'Cause she modeled in Tokyo. She's got everything I need." Happy went to gently punch her, she then took his glove and flipped him.
" Whoa!" Happy exclaimed.
" Oh, my God!" Pepper exclaimed.
" That was awesome!" Blossom cheered. They then got up and walked over to the ring.
" Happy," Pepper breathed.
" That's what I'm talking about," Tony said.
" I just slipped," Happy said.
" You did?" Blossom asked.
" Yeah," Happy confirmed as Tony rang the bell.
" Looks like a TKO to me," Blossom said.
" I just...I need your impression," Natalie said as soon as she got out of the ring.
" You have a quiet reserve. You're an old soul," Tony listed.
" I meant your fingerprint," Natalie said as she opened her folder.
" Right," Tony breathed. Blossom then took Happy upstairs as they took care of some business.
" Goodbye Blossom," Natalie said as she was walking out.
" Goodbye Ms. Rushman," Blossom said right before the door closed.
******
Blossom was now in Monaco for the grand pix. They soon arrived at the Hotel de Paris, Happy opened the car door for them, Tony grabbed Blossom's hand as they walked into the building.
" it's Europe. Whatever happens in the next 20 minutes, just go with it," Tony advised.
" Go with it? Go with what?" Tony questioned.
" Mr. Stark?" Natalie asked walking up to them.
"Hello. How was your flight?" Natalie asked.
" Excellent," Blossom answered.
" We have one photographer from the ACM if you don't mind," Natalie informed. Tony took two drinks, but Natalie took them and put them back for the picture.
" Smile. Look there," Tony said as the picture was taken. He then walked away with Natalie, leaving Blossom with Pepper. They then walked over to a table.
" Mr. Musk. How are you?" Pepper greeted, shaking the man's hand.
" Hi, Pepper," Mr. Musk greeted. " Congratulations on the promotion."
" Thank you," Pepper smiled.
" Elon, those Merlin engines are fantastic," Tony complimented as he shook the man's hand.
