No question in that
January 2010
Tony went back to California to take care on SI. The rest of the family choose to stay in New York.
Amy was awake and tried to get to know how to live with this new situation. It wasn't easy and she was frustrated that everyone said she just need time and everything was going to be okay.
It was not okay and it's not going to be okay. Nothing will be the same. Her parents are driving her crazy. Tony just leave because he need to fix SI and start working on his new project. Pepper was still here and Amy really loves to be with her. But it was time to go back to were she should be.
After a long conversation there desist that Pepper went back home. Peggy and the kids stay in New York in there old house. Tony wants his family to be safe and in this moment was NY the best place.
Amy tried to spend so much time as possible with Peter and the twins. Even when she wasn't awake for the whole time, she still missed them. The twins where scared and afraid there mom would be taken away again. It needs some time for them to understand that this was over.
Peter tries to be strong, now that his parents where away. He has the feeling he has to be the strong adult for his nieces. But he was just 8 himself and didn't know how to conford two four year old who had nightmares and wake up crying.
Peggy tried to help Amy, but she was old and starts to need help on her own. After three weeks she ask her niece Shannon Carter to help her.
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Shannon Carter grow up with story's about her aunt Peggy. She also meet her from time to time. But it's was always as if something wasn't like it should be. She didn't know much about her aunt's life, just that she was an agent in ww2 and later the director of shield. She also know that she was a widow. But thats it. Her father or other family members never talked about it even. There just told her that there don't know everything and that it's complicated and that she will found out when it was time.
So she was a little bit confused and exited when aunt Peggy called and told her to come to the Stark house.
Shannon knew Tony Stark. She was sixteen years younger than him, so there had not mutch in comment. But there see each other from time to time. She knew that Peggy and Tony's father Howard where friends and that Tony was Peggys godson. So she bring him to some family partys and stuff.
As she stopped the car infront of the house she was very surprised. It was a old, beautiful house and definitely to big for just one person. Even if she knew that Tony leaves this place to move to Malibu, he must had lived here alone before. But why would her aunt meet her here?
Shannon get out of the car and went to the door. She knocks and was surprised as a maybe eight year old open the door.
"Hi. I'm Shannon. I'm here to meet my aunt Peggy", she said, trying to over play her confuse.
"Yes. She told me. Come in please ms Shannon", he said politely and bring her inside.
He walked with her to the living room where aunt Peggy was sitting.
"Shannon my love, come in and sit down. Peter, could you go upstairs and look after your sister?"
The boy, Peter, node and leave the room.
"So Shannon I ask you to come because I have to ask for a special favor. You are not allowed to talk with anyone about this. You could say it's a special and very personal mission. I heard that you finished the academy as best of the year. So this will be much more difficult."
Shannon didn't know how to react to this. Peggy sound extreme serious and this worried her.
"What iis this about?", she ask and tried to sound as professional as possible.
"I wound you to live her and to protect and care for my family. It will be not forever. Just for some months till my son said that it is save again."
"Your son? I didn't know that you have a son.""Yes. I have. You meet him. This is his house."
"But this house...that mean your son is Tony. Like Tony Stark?"
"Yes. And you meet my grandson Peter as he was open the door."
Shannon need a moment to understand all this.
"So Tony Stark is my cousin?", she ask. Sounding more shocked than she wants.
"Yes."
"You...you said sister, so Tony has another child?"
"Yes. He has a daughter and a son. My Granddaughter is in your age."
"What? But that would mean he was a teenager when she was born!"
"Yes he was. I know this is surprising, but there is more."
"More?"
"My granddaughter Amelia has two children on her own. Twin girl's, there four. There existence is not a theme to discuss. There little angles, but very traumatic. Amy was kidnapped together with Tony. She was hurt very much and can't walk anymore."
"Oh god."
"Tony and Pepper have things to do in California and so the kids are here with me. I have no problem with that, but I'm old and to look after three kids under ten is not easy. Peter is a huge help, but it would be lovely if you could stay to help me."
"Of course I help you. But what I don't understand is why nobody knows about all this. You and Howard, where you a couple or something? And how is it possible that no one know that Tony has kids?"
Peggy thought about it for a moment. Shannon was family and she deserve the trust.
"Howard and I, we were complicate. But in the end we found each other and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Howard was always the man I knew I would end up with. It sounds maybe weird, but I think for a very long time I just tried to ignore it. We get together after Amy was born. You know the years with Howard, Tony and Amy where the best of my live. For a short time I had everything. Now I'm still very happy, but I miss Howard."
"It must ve hart to lose the love of your live."
"It is. Belive me, I never loved someone like I loved him and I think I never could."
There sit in silence for a moment and try to collect there thoughts.
"Tony didn't want his kids to grow up in the spotlight like he did. Because of that is all this a secret. And I hope that you can understand and respect that."
"Of course. No question in that. So you need my help here", she ask and looks around the room.
"Yes. The kids need someone new in there live. Someone there can trust, because this person is family."
"What about Amy and Peter's mother. Is she in the picture?"
"Yes. You meet Pepper I think. Tony and she are together for a long time and married for most of it. She is Peter's biological mother and Amy's adopted mother. She also has a sister named May. She lives in Queens and is together with Tony's friend Rhodey."
Shannon node. She needs a list of the people who knew all this, so that she knew with who she can talk free.
"I will help you. We are family aunt Peggy. That's what family is for. Right?"
"Right. I will show you your room and then you will meet the rest."
Shannon didn't know how it happened, but in just a few minutes she get a complete need part of family. This was surprisingly, but she was sure one of the best things that could happen.