19 Death

Queen's, New York ::

Ace POV ::

Lots of things happened past two years. Melina has acquired a job in The Mirage as a Guest Relationship Representative. All I know is that I applied for a job in Mirage, everything else is her ability to do things. I thought she'll be in the security team, I don't know why she changed even though that was one of her main job before escaping from Red Room. Nat and Yelena have started to go to school in Hyde Park Vegas, Nat has stopped going to school after middle school and Yelena is still in kindergarten just like me, but I'm home schooled by my mom. I'll probably go to school from grade six onwards, but I'll skip some grades and go straight to High School. They speak with me at night time and Yelena have some friends but I'm still her best friend so that's a good thing. Nat also made some friends in her middle school, but since she hasn't been going to high school her friend circle became small. Nat has been talking with me alot nowadays, complaining about not getting a chance to do ballet because Melina doesn't allow her to have a spotlight on her for Dreykov to take action. And from the shadow soldiers in Alexei's shadow he's in a prison in Serbia, all because he said something about the new government. Yelena is still seeing him as her dad, just that her dad is dead and she and her sister is taken care by her mom. She did complain to me nit saving him, so I had to tell her what he said after meeting with Dreykov. Hearing the thoughts of the man she considered her father she decided that her father died in that explosion. Thanks to Melina's job in the casino they have a stable income, which improved their lif a lot.

On December 95, Jarvis was hospitalized due to health issues, I don't really know what was the cause but after few weeks being hospitalized he died a natural death in hospital bed. Tony was devastated after loosing Jarvis, he was the one who had been there for him during tough time for Tony. We did attend his funeral, there I met his wife Ana, since grandpa Jacob was his friend grandma also had a small friendship with Ana. After the mourning period Tony got back to his playboy lifestyle, but most of the time he was right beside his mother's bed side. Dreading that she'll also leave him to fend of the world. Stark Industries has become more prominent after Tony took the CEO mantle from Stane in 92, so after Jarvis death he holed up in his mansion in LA and controlled the competition remotely. On February 97 he called me to LA to visit him, so I asked mom and dad for permission to go. After getting a positive reply from them I told Tony that I would coming, so he sent Happy to pick me up from Queens in his private jet. After arriving in LA I went straight to Tony's place, making a quick stop to get cheese burger for us.

Flashback ::

After buying cheese burger for both me and Tony, Happy drove me to Tony's home. Reaching there I went inside to search for him, and when I didn't find him anywhere on the first floor and ground floor I went down to the basement to see him, after entering my code into the door lock it opened. Getting into his lab/basement I was met with Tony Stark who looks like he hasn't eaten anymore in a while. Even though I entered the room he hasn't noticed me, so I went near him and said "Cheese Burger?" Hearing that he screamed first "Ahhhh....." After seeing that it's only me he started to speak "You scared me kid. Don't sneak upon me like that."

Saying that he started to type in his computer.

Observing him for couple of seconds I gave him the burger "It's cheese burger. Eat it. You could use some."

Snatching it from me he said "Thanks."

"So why did you call me all the way here?"

"I'm making something, and when it's ready I wanted you to be here."

"You are not making a weapon and giving me demonstration, now are you?"

"What? No. I won't do that to you... maybe someone else, but not you."

"So what is it?"

"You'll see... " Saying that he typed something and pressed enter.

After that a loading screen was shown on the monitor and after a couple of seconds a British accent voice was heard from the speakers

[Good afternoon, Sir.]

"Holy moly!!! What was that??"

Seeing my reaction Tony laughed a little and said to me "That's the thing I've been working on. I wanted to see your reaction to his voice so I called you here."

"That's not fu. And you didn't answer my question."

"aahh..... haaaaa..... " Tony started to laugh mor and more, after sometime it subdued.

Taking some time, so that he could breathe without gasping he started to speak "It's an AI, I created it."

Hearing that I figured what that was, and to humor Tony I whispered to him "Are you sure that, tha AI won't turn into SKYNET right?" in a fearful tone.

"Nope.Not gonna happen. I did consider that possibility so I coded him un my natural language user interface computer system."

After looking at me and seeing that I understood he started to talk again "So basically, the AI won't become a cybernetic being who want to kill of human race."

"Yeah... that's cool and all. I think I'll make myself one after I get a lab."

"You think you can make one similar?"

"I can try right, and if I need help I could ask you advice, since you are the first to create an AI."

"Good thinking"

Our conversation was interrupted by the AI [ Sir, after running diagnostics as per ordered by you I've started learn languages ]

"Good for you J" Tony said.

"J?" I asked him.

" J is shor for J.A.R.V.I.S which is an acronym for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System."

"So you named it after Jarvis?"

"Yeah.... I did get permission from Ana though. So that's not a problem."

"Cool"

"Hey J, try to study something about yourself today okay."

[Certainly, sir]

"So Tony, can you teach me"

"Teach you what?"" You know how to dable with computers."

"I can, and I will teach you. But why?"

"You see I have this idea, which can be a collaboration between us, not the companies, you and me."

"And what will be this idea of yours?"

"It's to make games. Not just console game, but PC games also. Well it's not entirely new, but if I can make my ideas into game's well fork out more profit, not as much as your defense contract, but enough to make a company stable."

"Can't you just ask your dad to di that?"

"But he won't agree with me for this one. I don't know why but he hates games."

"Alright.But let me get this straight. You want me to teach you so that you could create games, and make a company out of it right?"

"Yes. It's share will be 50/50 and we won't sell it's share to anyone or any company. We'll be the sole owners. And it'll be passed down to the next generation. They can do what ever they want with it after our death."

"Why so many clauses?"

"So, that there won't be any mishaps"

"Good point." He paused for a minute to think and said "Alright I'm in. I want to know what you will bring into this gaming industry. But what will be the name of the company and when will it start?"

"I can complete the first game by I'm fifteen, so after 2003?"

"That's good, we can do that. But the name will be discussed alright."

"Yep"

[Sir, I finished the studies]

------------------Flashback End------------------

Grandpa Jacob was hospitalized due to heart attack, and he was in hospital for almost two weeks. After two days in hospital he asked dad to bring me so he could see me and have a talk between us. Those two weeks grandma Isabella was worried sick about grandpa, thanks to grandma Sarah she was cheered up after he was discharged from hospital. Dad did try to get grandpa and grandma to come to our home to stay for a couple of months. After relentless pestering of dad, both of them agreed and since then they have been at our home. Everyday was fun day for those two months, as mom and grandma will cook together, on weekends dad will come home with grandpa James and grandma Sarah for barbecue in our backyard. After first time I asked dad to do that every weekend since it was fun but dad said we'll do it once a month, but that was still okay to me so I was esthetic.

After that hospital debacle I had started to write superhero comics, for that I asked dad to start a subsidiary branch for our company that is solely focused on comic's. Dad did ask why the separation are required, for that question I said that it's best to seperate novel's and story books from comics. After thinking about sometime and discussing with grandparents, he agreed. So he asked me to come to the company to meet the staff to inform about the subsidiary branch, as a whole family we went and announced the news. The staff were not thrilled about it actually, they thought that it'll die down after couple of failure. During one of the monthly vist to company after the announcement with mom, I saw a man walking out of an agents room in a happy mood. Passing by him I realised who he was and seeing him walking out of dad's office I figured our publication company will soar form now on if we don't cancel his contract with us. Getting into dad's office I asked him who just went out, and he said the name of the person that went out, and just as I suspected he was "George R. R. Martin".