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Chapter 178: Taken REVAMPED

(Hello everyone! As you can see this chapter is a revamp of one of my more crappy written ones. Don't lie to me, I know it's terrible lol. So this revamp is a completely new version, like everything is different. Hope you like it better than the original.)

Anyway, on with the story.
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Harry and his little brother's lives were a constant nightmare, their parents died when he was ten, Harley and Peter were five. The three brothers went into foster care and went through home after home. No one really took a glance at them, the boys weren't interested in being adopted all that much. After all, Harry was already fifteen, new parents were always looking for little kids or babies. And when they were wanting to open their homes to Peter and Harley they'd always tell them Harry would have to come with them.

Of course the adults didn't want to raise three boys, so they ultimately chose not to take them in. None of the brothers were saddened by that, they had each other and believed they didn't need a family. Eventually, a few weeks went by and then a couple came in and chose them to adopt. It was baffling to say the least as it wasn't expected. The couple's names were Mark and Lisa, they seemed nice in front of others but as soon as they got the kids into the house, their personalities did a double take.

Harry was defiant, he didn't want to be there, but he had to be nice for the sake of his brother's. So he put up with the screaming, the bruises, the cuts, the whole shabang. Harry got out of school and headed "home". He hated that place. He just wanted to get him and his siblings out of there because they don't need to deal with their parents.

He walked through the door and heard screaming. He ran upstairs and saw Mark, yelling at his brothers, he raised his hands as Harley shielded Peter. The youngest of the two having tears stream down. The older, broader man was going to hit them, and Harry ran standing in front of them, he just snapped. "Touch them, and I will make sure to punch you so hard you don't get back up." Harry stated in a low tone.

Mark scoffed, "Get out of my way boy."

Harry didn't move, instead he completely blocked Harley and Peter from Mark's sight. "You are disgusting, thinking you can hit children. Guess what? You can hit me, but if you continue to lay a hand on them I will make sure your life is miserable."

Mark became angrier, "You're not calling the cops. If you do, I'll hurt them way worse than you."

"No, leave him alone!" Harley yelled, he moved himself and Peter from out behind Harry and towards the door while Harry distracted Mark. "Go to my room. Lock the door!" Harry demanded.

They left and Mark turned to Harry, he began punching and kicking, Harry would then be covered in new bruises covering some that weren't healed yet. Now he has evidence to show his social worker. He'd been taking pictures of all his and his brother's wounds to show. After Mark punched Harry again he left Harry on the ground. He stomped down the stairs and the front door slammed. The taste of metal littered Harry's tongue, then he remembered his brother's were in his room hiding.

He stumbled to the door and knocked. Knowing that Mark never knocked, the two young boys knew it was their older brother. "Harley, open the door. Mark's gone, it's okay." Harry was in so much pain, as he waited until Harley opened the door. His expression was both fear and concern, he walked in and immediately hugged his siblings.

"It's okay, I'm going to get us out of here. I'm not going to let him hurt us again." Harry said, holding his side.

"Where are we going Harry?" Peter asked, his voice softened.

"Somewhere safe bubba." Harry replied, reassuring the ten year old.

"I'm gonna pack some clothes for us. We're leaving in a minute."
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After that whole fiasco, the boys were picked up and had to give statements to the police. The evidence piled against Mark and his wife, they were arrested a few days later. And once again the kids were left without a family, that was until Tony and Pepper Stark came in. They already have a ten year old daughter named Morgan, but they wanted to grow their small family. Coulson deep dived, doing extensive research to find a family for these boys to finally call home. The Stark's immediately accepted them, and it was a battle they fought tooth and nail.

Two years went by, Harry, Harley, and Peter got to live normal lives. They got to be kids and be happy, Harry didn't have to carry the weight of being a parent to his siblings. He could now be the older, wiser, teasing brother. Of course Harley and Peter were doing pretty well, they had their ups and downs adjusting to being with Tony, Pepper, and Morgan. But they were gleeful, and on their twelfth birthday, Tony and Pepper gave them adoption papers. Already handed Harry his a week earlier, saying he could sign them along with the younger ones.

Both Harley and Peter were surprised, were they really being adopted? Peter glanced towards his twin and showed off the biggest grin he could muster and Harley did the same. Tony took that opportunity to get a pen out, Peter's smile disappeared, he looked at Harry and spoke. "W... What about Harry? Is he gonna be a.. adopted too?" He stuttered out.

Harry held up his paper, "Don't worry bubba, I've got it covered." He ruffled Peter's brown curls and kissed both of their foreheads. Then the papers were signed, it was official that Harry, Harley, and Peter took the last name Stark for forever till the end of time. Their family was complete and none of them could be any more excited about their future adventures together.
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The End of Chapter 178