Location: Arctic, Unknown

Everything up to that point was a haze of green; a tantalizing shade of emerald green. The mist, swirling and curling around in those invisible currents of air, drifted slowly in the fog of her mind. Her body felt heavier than what she remembered it to be, but it didn't matter. It surrounded her body in a luxurious wrap. The allure of that green cushion was intoxicating…too intoxicating.

It was because her mind and body were in that cloudy, drugged state; the cold against her skin took longer to register on her synapses. When the external stimulate finally did penetrate the green haze, the young woman knew she was out of that drift-less element; and thankfully, somewhere else other than the complete starry darkness of the Void. Gravity was working upon her body.

"What the, what!?" The cerulean-haired young woman thrust herself up into a sitting position. "COLD!"

Immediately, she yelped in a cold shock, throwing her arms around herself in a futile attempt to keep her body warm. At the same time, her lagoon-colored eyes snapped open, then shut; blocking out the harsh glare of the sun on the reflective white ground.

"Too bright…" the clothes on the woman were severely inadequate for the place she was in. Her attire, a cotton green long sleeved shirt and a pair of white – yes white – jeans, covered her body. Her jacket was never there, as was a nice pair of thermal socks. The purple ratty flip-flops on her feet did nothing to keep her toes warm. In short, she was completely not dressed for the frigid environment. "Too cold…"

Squinting her eyes slightly open, the young woman could see a plane of ice and snow-covered ground, stretching out towards the horizon. "Great, I'm going to die of hypothermia. I don't even know where I'm at."

Turning around slowly, as her teeth started to chatter, the young woman groaned at what she saw behind her – yet more frozen tundra, reaching out towards the opposing horizon. The white and blue line was broken by jagged lumps, possibly a mountainous patch of land. She would freeze before she even took fifteen steps towards those mountains.

"I'm going to die here, this really sucks." She chattered miserably to herself. "I might as well die trying to save myself."

The woman, ignoring the strands of otherworldly-colored-hair whipping in her face, lifted one foot to take that first step towards the mountains in the distance.

XXX

North America: Manhattan

The flash of red and gold could be seen if an eye was positioned just in the right kind of place to see it. However, since the bi-colored iron-made suit was high in the sky, it would be a person's lucky day to even catch a glint of the flying robot-suit. Regardless of being seen or not, the human beneath the dual-colored iron suit was oblivious to his surroundings. Tony Stark, the man behind the machine, was flying high in the sky listening to Black Sabbath on repeat.

"Sir." The A.I. voice of J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just Another Really Very Intelligent System) interrupted Tony's music.

"Yes, J.A.R.V.I.S.? What is it?" The black-haired billionaire answered.

"There is a call waiting for you from Director Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D." The online Siri-like masculine voice informed its programmer. "This is the fifth time he has tried to reach you, Sir."

"Well, I guess I should answer it then, shouldn't?" Tony redundantly asked. With a mental flick of will power, he connected to the line.

"Damn it, Stark, when will you learn to pick up the first time?" The growling voice of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury aimed itself at the Man of Iron.

"Today, maybe?" Tony quipped back. "Tomorrow possibly, or perhaps never."

"Whatever, Stark. I need you to investigate these coordinates. There was a massive surge of supernova energy just minutes ago, and S.H.I.E.L.D. recognizes it from sixty years back."

"Wow, that's great and all, but I don't care." Tony scoffed.

"I want you to find her and bring her in." Fury's conversation continued.

"Her? So the supernova energy is female?" Tony sounded intrigued.

"Yes, and if you decide to stop flying around like a clueless bird, then you just might get to hear a very interesting story." The gruff S.H.I.E.L.D. director baited the hook, and knew that Iron Man would take the mission. "We cannot have her running rampant with her unique energy while the Tesseract is on earth. If they both collide, who knows what will happen."

"Ok, fine, I give." Iron Man responded, downloading the information that Nick sent him. "But if I find her and bring her in, she'll be Stark Property."

"Heh, I highly doubt she'll go for that, but you can take that up with her when you find her." Fury chuckled. "Just don't underestimate her, Stark, she has serious power and no qualms about using it if she feels threatened."

"We'll see, Fury, we'll see." Iron Man related back. "I'll contact you when if find this so called 'Her'. Stark out." Iron Man hung up the line and changed his trajectory to the North Pole. Finding a female who had incredible energy from a star? Tony Stark's curiosity was fully engaged. He'd see who he would find at the coordinates S.H.I.E.L.D. has given him.