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"Good morning, dad." You say to Tony as you skip into the kitchen on his floor.
"Good morning to you too, Y/N. What has my daughter in such a good mood?" Tony asks with a knowing smile.
"Oh nothing. Just the best date ever last night." You say as you pour yourself coffee.
"Are you ever going to let me meet these mystery guys you have been seeing or are you going to leave me in the dark forever?" He asks as you begin to fasten the clasp on your watch.
"The relationship is still new and fresh. It's been a while since I have been in one and you always go into overprotective dad mode." You reply.
"I just want my daughter to be happy." Tony smiles.
"Soon dad. I promise."
~~
You get on the elevator and go down a few floors to see your partners, Steve and Bucky.
When the elevator stops and the door opens you skip towards the living room.
"Bucky? Steve?" You shout.
"In here doll!" You hear Bucky say.
You make your way towards the kitchen.
When you enter you see a shirtless Steve and Bucky.
"Now this is a view I could get used to." You say as a blush rushes to your cheeks.
Steve opens his arms and you run into them and get enveloped in his warmth.
"Hi." You whisper
"Hey sweetheart." Steve says as he kisses your head.
"Where are you coming from?" Bucky asks.
"I promised my dad I would have breakfast with him this morning. He keeps asking to meet the guys who are making me happy." You reply.
"When are we going to tell Tony that his best friends are dating his daughter." Steve asks.
"When I'm sure he won't kill all of us." You snort.
"What makes you think he will kill us?" Bucky asks as he opens his arms for a hug from you.
"I know my dad. One time when I was seventeen, I was asked out to prom and when he came to pick me up my dad glared at him the whole time. I guess it was worth it cause the whole night was a prank on me but it's whatever." You say with a shrug.
"Someone did that to you?" Bucky asks in a shocking tone.
"As much as people here like me in the tower, during high school and middle school, hell even elementary school I was the butt of a lot of hurtful jokes and pranks." You reply. "I grew from it and after many, many, many therapy sessions I'm here."
"I would kill anyone who dares lay a hand on you." Bucky snarled.
"Just wait until my high school reunion." You laugh.
You lean up to kiss Steve and then go and give Bucky a kiss.
"Where are you off to now?" Steve asks.
"I have some work to do." You say as you back out of the kitchen. "Not all of us are superheroes. Some of us have to sit behind a desk for endless hours." You say with a smirk.
~~
When you arrived at your office you sat down and pulled up some of the recent files you had been trying to decrypt.
You were a data analyst for the Avengers and had recently found a file that had been tough to crack.
As soon as you opened the file you can see that it has already been decrypted.
"That's weird." You whisper to yourself. As you scroll through the document you can see that it contains today's date many times along with a time and some words you don't know.
"Hey F.R.I.D.A.Y? Can you translate what these words are?"
After a few moments, the A.I speaks. "It translates to 'Attack and Capture', Miss Stark."
"That doesn't sound good. F.R.I.D.A.Y? Can you round up the team and inform Nick of my findings. I don't feel good about this." You print the file and walk out of your office and bump into someone.
"Oh god. I'm so sorry." You say in a rush.
"It is fine." The man says. "Be careful. The floor is slippery." He says as you walk away.
"Thanks" you shout as you make your way to the communal floor.
When the elevator door opens you see Steve and Bucky standing there as you walk in.
"Is everything okay, doll?" Bucky asks.
"Remember that file I was telling you I couldn't decrypt?" The boys nod. "Well it underypted itself today and it had today's date and a time on it with a phrase that kept repeating saying 'Attack and Capture'."
"Whatever it is we will figure out what it means." Steve says with a smile.
"Have I ever told you how much I love how optimistic you are?" You ask the blonde.
Steve blushes and you kiss him and then Bucky. Unbeknownst to you, your dad's were standing there as the elevator door opened.
When you turn and face him your eyes widen.
"What the hell is going on in here?" Tony asks
"Dad…I can explain." You say.
"Explain what? That my daughter is dating two super soldiers that are triple her age?"
"That's rich, dad. Especially coming from you!"
"And what is that supposed to mean, young lady?"
"Remember when you used to bring home different people every night that were half your age and I didn't say shit about it?" Tony is silent. "That's what I thought. We will talk about this later. We have more important things to worry about." You say as you walk off the elevator towards the common room.
"Why did you call us here?" Sam asks.
"I recently found a Hydra file. It was impossible to decrypt until today. It undecrypted itself. It contained today's date and a time along with the phrase 'Attack and Capture.'"
"Are you sure this isn't just a rouse and does anyone smell that?" Clint asks.
"I thought so at first but why would a random hacker do something of this level of seriousness?"
"Seriously. Don't you guys smell that?" Clint asks again.
Ignoring Clint, Steve speaks up. "Everyone suit up. This may be serious."
Everyone walks out of the room walking stiffly. You make your way towards the kitchen when you hear your father chasing after you.
But before he can catch up to you the lights go out.
"What is going on?" you murmur to yourself. You try to turn around but your stiffening muscles make it tough.
You feel someone grab you and when their face becomes clear, you gasp. "You're the janitor I-I" the movement in your jaw begins to stop and that's when you struggle.
"Just relax. It will make it much easier." He says.
You can faintly hear your dad calling for his newest suit but as soon as the janitor lifts you in the air you let out a gut wrenching scream.
~~
~5 minutes ago. Tony's POV~
"Y/N!" I called as she walked away. I could feel my muscles tightening but I rushed to my daughter. "Y/N, just slow down!"
Before I knew it the light shut off. "Shit." I murmur under my breath. I continue to make my way to the kitchen but with each step I can barely move. "F.R.I.D.A.Y, I need the new suit now."
But it was too late. The scream he heard brought tears to his eyes. His daughter. The reminder of the one of the only good things he had done in his life was just taken by the enemy.
~~
When you wake up the room is cold and black. The smell of the gas from earlier is still leaking through. You try to move your wrists but your muscles are still stiff.
"I wouldn't struggle if I were you." You hear a voice say.
You try to talk but you can't, it all comes out as slurred words.
"The more you struggle, the harsher the effects. So just relax. It will make the rest of your time here much more bearable." The voice says again.
As he steps into view you can see that it is the janitor from the tower. He is wearing a gas mask.
"As you might have guessed you are in a HYDRA facility. We have taken you as leverage. One because of who your father is and two because of who your partners are. And if you ask me it makes you a bit of a greedy slut." The man says.
"When they arrive, which I know they will, we will give them an ultimatum. Either they give us what we want or we kill you. Even if they do give us what we want we might kill you anyway," he says as he crouches down to brush the hair out of your face. "Just for the fun of it."
"Now! I'm gonna turn up this gas for a little bit and leave you to your thoughts." He says as he leaves the room.
As soon as the door closes you begin to thrash around to try and break the rope but it is no luck. That's when you remember the watch. You force your stiff fingers to press one of the buttons on the watch.
'Maybe this will work' you think to yourself.
~~
By the time the gas had left their systems you were long gone.
Tony went into overdrive to try and find you. It seemed that today was the day you decided to wear none of his chip-implanted jewelry.
It had been twelve long hours and he wouldn't rest until you were back safely.
"Sir. It appears that Sergeant Barnes and Captain Rogers are at the door and are being requested to be let in." F.R.I.D.A.Y announces to Tony in his lab.
Tony sighs. "Let them in."
The door to the lab opens and Steve and Bucky come charging in.
"How are you doing Tony? Ar-are you okay?" Steve asks.
"How do you think I'm doing? My youngest child. One of the few things I didn't fuck up in my life was kidnapped right in front of me. So no Steve. I'm not okay."
"Look Tony. We care about Y/N too. It may not mean anything to you but we want to get her back as much as you do. So maybe don't be biting off Steve and I's head." Says Bucky.
The room is tense and quiet. Nothing to be heard until the sound of beeps came up on Tony's screen. "F.R.I.D.A.Y, what is that?"
"It appears that Miss Stark's watch has been activated. Its location is coming from an empty warehouse near the train tracks." The A.I announces.
"Gather up the rest of the team. We are going to get my daughter back."
~~
Upon arrival at the warehouse, F.R.I.D.A.Y informed the team that the gas that affected them before is still being streamed into the facility actively and has since only been stopped once.
Tony and Bruce had supplied the team with nose plugs that would actively filter out any sort of chemical they could possibly breathe in.
As they approached the door, Steve put a finger in front of his mouth and gestured for everyone to stay quiet. He nods his head at Bucky and the brunette kicks in the door.
The group was expecting to find it full of Hydra agents but to their surprise it was empty.
"Something doesn't feel right about this." Natasha says as the group walks further in.
They all take their time walking around and expecting someone to start the attack but nothing happened.
"Natasha and Clint, take the top floor. Bruce and Thor you stay here in case anyone decides to show up. Me, Bucky and Tony will check the lower levels. Keep each other informed on the comms." Steve says.
Everyone nods and goes their separate ways.
On their way downstairs they heard nothing. The basement had five different rooms.
As they approached the last door they heard someone talking.
"Call in the reinforcements. It appears that Y/N Stark has people here to save her."
"HYDRA reinforcements are on the way." Steve says into his comms.
"Alright Young Stark, let's do this quickly before someone finds us." The man in the room says before they hear Y/N scream in pain.
Without thinking, Bucky punches in the door and tackles the unknown man to the floor.
Steve runs in afterwards and rushes straight to you.
You are barely moving on the ground and have blood steadily pouring out of a wound in your shoulder and in your leg.
Tony rushes in to check the laptop that was set up and gasps. "This place is going to blow in less than two minutes. Everyone out now!" He says into his comms.
"Stevie," you whisper.
"Hey sweetheart. I'm here." He says back.
"I don't want to die." You say as your voice breaks. "I can't feel anything. I-I can't move."
Bucky is continuously punching the Hydra soldier and only stops when he is pulled away by Tony. "Get yourself together. We need to get her out of here."
"Daddy?"
"I'm here baby girl." He says as Steve picks her up.
"We have forty-five seconds to get out of here."
Steve and Bucky look at each other having a silent conversation before handing you (who is falling in and out of consciousness) to Tony.
"Get here out of here. You are her best bet of making it out of here alive."
Tony shakes his head. "You both have to get out of here. Y/N will be crushed if….if…"
"We know Tony. We know. Just tell her we love her, alright." Bucky says as tears well up in his eyes.
"Okay." Tony begins to fly away and can hear the telltale footsteps of Steve and Bucky running behind him.
Mere seconds after leaving the building it exploded. Fire and smoke everywhere. You roll your head to look behind your father and a sob rips through you when you don't see Steve or Bucky. "They're dead!" You scream.
Tony tries to console you as he lays you down on the makeshift hospital bed Bruce had set up but it was no use. The tears and blood kept pouring.
As the world faded to black your thoughts were only of Steve and Bucky and the shadows that they would leave behind.
~~
When you came to the only thing you could feel was how cold you were. You shiver slightly in the med bay bed and wince when you notice the needle in your arm.
"What in the actual fuck." You murmur to yourself. "F.R.I.D.A.Y? What time is it?" You ask the A.I.
"It is currently eleven fifty-seven AM. I have alerted Mr. Stark along with Dr. Cho of your current state."
"What do you mean 'current state?'"
Before the A.I could answer, Tony rushed into your room with Dr. Cho following close behind.
Tears well up in his eyes as he bends down to press a kiss to your hairline. "I'm so glad to see you awake."
"What do you mean? How long was I sleeping for?" You ask.
"Two and a half months." The doctor interrupts. "Do you remember anything?"
You begin to shake your head before your mind is flooded with images and memories from that day.
"Oh god." You sob. "A-are Steve and Bucky? Are they—" you can't even finish your sentence before Tony grabs a hold of your hand.
"They are okay. They're okay." Your father says as he strokes your hair.
"H-how? The building it-it blew."
"I'll explain later. You just rest." Tony says as he notices your eyes begin to flutter closed.
You try to protest but a wave of tiredness washes over you and you fall asleep.
~~
The next time you wake up you hear the sounds of pencil sketching on paper and the quiet tinkering that Bucky's arm makes when he is focused.
You tilt your head to the side and smile at your boys. Then you frown. "You both have beards now."
They both gasp and rush over to you. You lift your hand up when they are near and run a hand over their beards. "I could probably get used to it."
Your face is peppered with kisses and before you know it a mix of tears. "I thought you two died. I thought I was gonna be alone again." You whisper.
"We would never leave you alone, doll. Never." Bucky says before pressing a long kiss to your lips.
"We came here everyday waiting for you to wake up. When Tony said that you opened your eyes….that you talked, Fury sent us on a mission."
"It's okay boys. I'm glad you're okay. I love you both so much."
"We love you too." Steve whispers. "So, so much." He adds.
You give a small smile but completely drops when the three of you hear someone clear their voice.
You see your dad standing at the foot of your bed. "Hi dad." You say meekly as he walks up to you and presses a kiss to your forehead. "Are you feeling okay, Bambina?" He asks quietly. You nod and he smiles.
"Y/N, if you are feeling up to it I would like to talk to you about your relationship with the tinman and cap."
You nod as you see him pull up another chair to sit opposite of Steve and Bucky who have already sat down.
"So….when did this begin?"
"It's been a while. Like six or seven months." You reply. "We would have told you earlier but things were still new and then they weren't so new and we knew you would act like this."
"We had originally discussed having dinner and having a sit down conversation with you to tell you that we love your daughter." Steve says with a blush.
"Look Tony, Y/N has changed me and Steve's lives in ways you can't understand. She is the literal embodiment of sunshine." Bucky states as he grabs your hand with his metal one. You give it a squeeze back and lift it up to your lips to kiss it.
"Look Dad," you begin as you turn to look at him. "I love you dad. You have blessed me with more than I could ask for but Steve and Bucky make me feel amazing. I love them and they love me regardless of how you feel."
Tony nods. "At first I didn't understand why you picked these two numb nuts as your partners. But I do see the way they love you and your happiness is all that happens to me, bambina." He smiles at you and then looks at Steve and Bucky. "If you two hurt her in any way, shape or form I will kill you, Peter and Harley will kill you and worst of all Morgan will kill you. That is something I can promise you."
"Don't worry dad. Harley and Peter already gave them that talk." You say with a smile.
"They knew?!"
~~
After a few days spent in the med bay, you were finally allowed to go back to your room as long as you were on bedrest for at least a week. The whole ordeal had left you with stiff muscles and a lot of physical therapy.
"Do you need anything?" Bucky asks as he tucks you into your bed. "Some cuddles would be nice." You respond.
Bucky and Steve gladly oblige and get on either side of you.
"You doing okay doll?" Steve asks.
You nod. "As good as I can be. I can definitely tell therapy is in my future."
"And that's okay doll. Therapy is good for you."
You snort at Bucky's words. "I never would have thought I would hear you talk about therapy without grunting in annoyance."
"It gets better babe. I just need some time."
You smile at him and then relax into the bed.
"I love you guys. I know I have a hard time saying it but I do." You say as your eyes slip closed.
"We love you too sweetheart. Now get some rest. Buck and I will be here when you wake up." Steve says as he presses a kiss to your forehead.
You nuzzle into the earth the two boys wrap you in and smile. "Love you."