Tony X Child!Reader :Part V: Shelter

You, Steve and Tony had made it out of the food court only to find that there were Hydra agents throughout the entire mall. You three were on the down escalator and there were agents all over the floor below. You bit your lip in thought and put one arm around Tony and reached out to Steve with your other hand. "Just walk normally. I'll keep you safe." You said as you grabbed the edge of Steve's jacket. You closed your eyes and rested your head on Tony's shoulder.

"Are you alright Princess?" Tony asked worried. You nodded and opened your eyes, instead of the normal (e/c) they were a milky white with a slight glow to them.

"Just keep walking Daddy." You closed your eyes again. "I'll keep you safe." You whispered to him as you nuzzled into his shoulder. Tony was slightly worried as he looked around and noticed all the Hydra agents. He looked to Steve who just shrugged. You three had made it to the parking lot before your hand slipped from Steve's jacket. Tony looked over you and noticed how limp you were in his grasp. He buckled you into your seat and moved a stray strand of your (h/c) hair out of your face. He became confused as your look turned conflicted. He and Steve got into the car and started heading back to the tower. Tony watched you in the rearview mirror. You kept shifting in your seat and your looked turned more pained. You reached the tower and Tony parked. He went to pull you out when you let out a high-pitched scream. Your eyes shot open and had a golden yellow glow to them.

"(F/n). It's alright. It was only a nightmare. It's alright." He quickly got the buckle off and he pulled you to his person in a tight embrace. You clung to him just as tightly, if not more, as tears slowly made their course. "Shh... It's okay. I've got you." He rubbed your back and your eyes slowly went back to their normal (e/c) shade. Steve stayed quiet the entire time keeping an eye on you as you calmed down. "Let's get you inside, okay?" You looked up at Tony a little worried. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to Princess." You nodded and nuzzled back into his shirt. He got up and headed to the elevator with Steve following behind. The doors closd and it was quiet for a moment aside from your sniffling.

"What did you do that made the Hydra agents look past us?" Steve asked looking at you curiously. You looked down slightly, biting your lower lip. "You don't have to-"

"It's okay." You interrupted looking back up to his gaze. "It's one of the things they gave me." You sat up slightly, as best you could while in Tony's grasp. You looked at you hands as you continued. "The men in yellow hid their faces with black. They would often stick my arms with many needles or they would make small cuts for some reason or another. When they were done the men in green would put me back in the box." You let your arms fall limply, but still stared blankly at where they just were. "They would come back later and see if anything happened. Sometimes they'd bring me food if they liked what the reaction caused, and sometimes they left me in that box for a few days. I don't know all of what they were trying to do, but one time when they checked on me the man looked around the room like he didn't even see me. He ran out yelling 'The girl is gone.' I figured he was trying to get in my head, but when the other guys had the same reaction I had realized that they couldn't see me." You laid your head back on Tony's shoulder and stared off into space. "That was almost three weeks ago." Both Tony and Steve looked at you concerned as you closed your eyes to rest.

"Can you show us?" Steve ventured cautiously. You nodded and opened your eyes to look at him.

"I'm a little tired, but I'll try." You wrapped your arms around Tony and tried to concentrate. After a moment Steve gasped and Tony just looked at him confused. You opened your eyes and blinked a few times until they were back to normal.

"What happened?" Tony asked confused as he stared at you.

"What do you mean 'What happened?' You vanished. One second you're there, the next you're gone." Steve exclaimed as the elevator came to a stop. The door opened to reveal a very quiet floor. You got a strange feeling and looked out of the elevator and onto the floor.

"Don't go in there." You whispered as you tensed in Tony's grasp. Tony stopped and Steve  continued onto the floor. He took a sweep of the room before going further. Tony set you down in the elevator and went to look with Steve. You walked to the doorway and peered into the room. They continued forward and you ventured in. Slowly  you made your way to the kitchen to look around. You noticed a puddle of milk peeking out from behind the peninsula part of the counter. You walked around to see Bruce lying on the floor with a broken glass next to him. "Bruce!" You called out as you rushed to his side. You put one small hand on his shoulder and the other on his forehead.

"(F/n)! Where are you?!" Tony called out worried. You were about to respond when something covered your mouth.

"Keep quiet X. I came by only after Von was chased out." You stopped trying to escape once you recognized his voice. He let go after a moment. You turned around and stared at him before rushing to give him a hug.

"Winter." You nuzzled into him slightly as he wrapped his metal arm around you. "I got out just like you said I could." You said happily and he just chuckled at your enthusiasm.

"I knew you could X. But you need to be more careful being out and about like you were today." He pulled you away from him so he could look at you. His hair had grown a little longer then last you saw him, but his mask was still an ever present part of his costume.

"(F/n) where are...you?" Tony's voice took a higher pitch as he saw you being held by some random person. He went on defense mode after he saw Bruce. "Who are you?" He asked with a hint on venom in his tone. 'Winter' stood up moving to where you were behind him.

"Stay put X. I don't want you hurt."