Untamed

Chapter One

I am Gracee Stark. The first thing most people think of when they hear the last name Stark, is Tony Stark. And yes, the self proclaimed genus, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist is my dad.

Back when he used to be a "playboy," he accidentally got someone pregnant. I know, shocking. This woman who is technically my biological mom died giving birth to me. Tony found out about me afterwards and got custody of me because I had no where else to go. He may seem like he doesn't care about anyone but himself, but I have always been his soft spot.

At first, Pepper, who at the time was just his assistant, was the one taking care of me because of how busy my dad was. But I guess eventually I was too irresistible for him, although he would never admit it. I look at Pepper as my real mom. I'm not saying I don't want to know more about my biological mom, but I just don't really see why I should when I have other people that love me.

All I know about her was that she was a news reporter. I have seen old recordings of her on the news, so that's how I know that I got my blue eyes from her. I am a brunette like my dad, but my hair isn't as dark as his and is more of a golden brown.

My life has always been interesting, to say the least. No one knows I am Tony Stark's daughter, so I can't actually be seen out with him unless we are both undercover and I go by the name Gracee Saunders. Only certain people close to Tony know about me and somehow when I was younger S.H.I.E.L.D four out about me.

I remember being so happy when Nick Fury came to my dad to tell him about the Avengers Initiative because the thought of having superhero's work with my dad sounded awesome. I never looked to my dad as a real superhero because I had been with him all of my life and it just seemed normal to me. After their first mission together the members of the Avengers started coming over to the Tower regularly and we all got really close pretty quickly.

I saw Nat before the others, when she was undercover as Natalie Rushman. I didn't get to meet her until after the Avengers first mission because that was when Tony really started to trust her. She would always play with me and take me out for ice cream or shopping when Tony was out of town. If she could have kids she really would be the best mom.

I wasn't as close with Steve back then because I only ever saw him when he was walking around the tower. It took time for him to get really close to me, and now he is just as protective over me as Tony is. I think he was holding a grudge because I tried to take his shield sledding one time after it snowed. The others stopped me before any real damage was done though.

Thor has always been like my big brother. He always used to play hide and seek with me and pretend he couldn't see me even when he could. Every time he would come back from Asgard he would give me the biggest hugs that would crush me but I always looked forward to anyways.

Clint would teach me archery when Tony wasn't around. I was never that good at it but it was still always fun. I have improved a lot but I know I will never be anywhere close to how good he is. One time when we were practicing Loki thought it would be a good idea to turn into a snake and slither right by me. Then he had the audacity to get mad when I accidentally shot him! He was fine though.

Bruce homeschools me and has always been there for me. I love helping him with experiments and he never holds grudges when I accidentally make things blow up in his face. He's also like my therapist, even though he doesn't technically have the training or temperament.

I have known Rhodey for a long time. He has always been around because he is one of Tony's good friends, along with Happy. Happy pretends to be annoyed by me, but we all know he loves me.

They have all taught me so much and I don't know what I would do without any of them. Nat was the one who always insisted that Tony let her teach me to fight. The only way to convince him was to tell him that it was just self defense. Eventually weapons were also involved and that took even more convincing. Now I regularly train with the others and sometimes I even win.

When I was 13 I was kidnapped by Hydra. They kidnapped me and used me against the others by threatening to kill me if any of them tried to rescue me. They actually wanted them to and were planning to attack them when they showed up. Hydra changed me. I mean, being kept in a cell and tortured does that to you.

The day the Avengers came to destroy the Hydra Research Base and get me back, I was injected with a serum that was meant to kill me. It had never been tested on anyone before and it ended up giving me powers with the purpose of slowly killing me. I didn't even know I had my powers until a few days after I was rescued, when I broke down and they grew out of control because I had no one to teach me how to properly use them.

Then Ultron happened, and that's when new people joined us. My dad didn't want me talking to them because he thought they were dangerous and he didn't fully trust them. But that didn't stop me from sneaking to their rooms once they moved into the compound with the rest of us.

I met Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, who are twins, and Vison, who is basically a robot. Wanda has super cool mind powers like me and Pietro has super speed. It wasn't long before they became like siblings to me.

I see Wanda as an older sister that I can tell everything and hang out with anytime. She was distant at first but we ended up growing really close. Pietro and I argue, prank each other, and get on everyone's nerves when we are together, but at the end of the day we would do anything for each other.

Vision is someone I can talk to when I feel like no one else would understand. He enjoys feeling needed and he likes to try to understand how the human brain thinks and processes thoughts and emotions. He doesn't judge me and always says the right things.

If I didn't have Wanda I don't know what I would do. She has taught me so much about my powers. All I've been told about them is that they are similar to hers, but instead of my powers being red like hers they manifest as black. Mine are more destructive and harder to control than hers are, because she got her powers from the soul stone. I have never tried to reach my full potential because of what I was told could happen.

Bruce, being a phenomenal doctor, made this medication that I have to take every morning. It just helps calm me and keep my powers under control. Ever since I got my powers I have been trained more seriously with combat and using weapons.

Then Civil War happened. My family divided over their different opinions on if they should stand down and allow theirselves to be kept in check by the government or if they should keep fighting for their freedom. They all went to Germany to fight and I wasn't aloud to come.

I heard about the new recruits, one was a boy my age who called himself Spider-Man or something like that. Another was the king of Wakanda and known as Black Panther. There was also a falcon guy named Sam, who I had heard of before but had not yet met. Then there was Bucky, who was a super soldier like Steve. The last person I heard about was a guy named Scott, who was known as Ant-Man. Don't ask me why there is an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man, because I honestly don't know.

Once everyone got back and all the issues seemed to be resolved, everyone left. Wanda, Vision, and Steve went to Scotland, while Bucky went back to Wakanda with T'Challa. Nat left and went undercover to deal with her family, Clint and Scott were on house arrest, and Thor and Bruce were still no where to be found. Even though I met everyone else, I still hadn't met Spider-Man.

Eventually everyone but him came back to the compound and I got to build relationships with each of them. I was happier than ever to have everyone living together at the compound together. Nothing bad had happened in a while, but when something did I would be ready.