From the moment Peter became a corpse, Tony knew he had only seconds to finish the tasks remaining. Despite that, he had hesitated just long enough for Annie to process the scene in front of her. He should have spared her that much.

No matter. It was time for her to return to her true family.

He didn't allow himself to look, to hesitate even a microsecond longer. The two survivors who could still move were closing in. He raised his hand in one precise motion and the nano-machines formed into a weapon that hit the girl with a spark of lightning. Her tiny body hit his armored one on pure inertia, and he caught her before she could fall to the earth.