Apparently Tony Stark had been kidnapped in Afghanistan after he had gone to demonstrate the 'Jericho Missile', a new weapon developed by Stark Industries. According to the reports that Harry was given he learnt that Stark was kidnapped after the demonstration and hadn't been seen since and was unable to be found by anyone despite various attempts at doing so.
Harry calmly sat on his sofa as he looked over the information he had received on Tony Stark. Harry knew who the man was, it was near impossible to not hear about the man when you had access to the internet and a TV. Tony stark was pretty much the richest person in the country, if not the world, yet he didn't spend all of his life enjoying his fame and money and doing nothing. Just a large part of it.
Tony Stark also happened to be a genius, even from a young age, and was able to build circuit boards and robots before most could even think about it. When he was four years old, he designed his first circuit board and when he was almost seven he built a V8 motorbike engine. At sixteen, Tony won the 4th Annual MIT Robot Design Award, when Tony was seventeen, he graduated summa cum laude from MIT. The fact that he had access to the money, equipment and education necessary to build those things definitely helped but it did not take away the fact Stark was a genius. Many of the inventions in his weapons company were in fact designed by him, which was why Stark had nicknames such as 'The Merchant of Death'.
Stark held a lot of value for his company alone as it was one of the most successful and rich companies in the world and a major supplier to the military. It was founded in 1940 by Howard Stark, Tony Stark's father and the man who ran the company from its inception up until his death in 1991, after which a man named Obadiah Stane was appointed interim CEO then Tony Stark officially took the position shortly after at the age of twenty one. Under Stark's control, the company flourished financially and built a ton of weapons. Of course the company did other things but its main focus was definitely on weapons.
As for Stark he was a party animal, if he was not inventing then he was usually getting drunk with women. Stark's father was also a rich genius who happened to work with Captain America in world war two, Harry suspected that Tony was sort of like Draco Malfoy but smart and without the whole being an insufferable prat part. Though with that being said Harry wasn't sure how much of a prat he was.
Tony had a few people he would regularly he would consider close, one of which would be Harold Hogan was a former boxer who goes by the nickname of "Happy". Following the end of his boxing career, he was hired by Tony Stark to be his personal chauffeur and bodyguard. Another person he was close to was Colonel James Rupert Rhodes, also known as "Rhodey", Rhodey happened to be an officer with the United States Air Force and liaison between the military in the Department of Acquisitions and Stark Industries, he and Stark had met at MIT and apparently had become friends from there, he had also attended the demonstration with Stark.
Another person of interest was Obadiah Stane, a businessman who worked in partnership with Howard Stark during the early years of Stark Industries. After Howard's death, Stane took over as interim CEO of the company and his brief tenure as CEO ended shortly after since he was forced to step down from his position to become the firm's second-in-command when Tony Stark officially took over as CEO. As far as everyone is concerned Stane is a mentor and friend to Stark, as far as Harry was concerned that did not make him any less of a suspect.
The last person of interest was a red headed woman named Virginia Potts, she had a couple of jobs before working for Stark industries in the financial department. After that she had become Tony Stark's personal assistant and the two had apparently grown close, Harry was not sure if their relationship was entirely professional.
Harry teleported to the last known location of Tony Stark, his clothes shifted and he was suddenly wearing his Grim look though he hadn't put the hood up, thankfully magic kept him from getting too hot. Harry looked around for several minutes to search for any clues about where Stark would have gone, once Harry stopped doing that he pulled out a vial of blood, a small vial of Tony Stark's blood. Harry had taken the blood from a hospital and left a magical copy in its place.
Harry's plan was a rather simple one, he was going to use Stark's blood to find Stark. If Stark was a wizard then Harry could have probably grabbed any single possession of his and track him through his magic, however since he wasn't the next best thing was blood. Harry could have used a 'point me' spell and have his wand point in the direction of Stark but this was quicker.
Blood magic was something that was strictly forbidden in the wizarding world, mostly because it was mostly used for dark or destructive purposes including controlling or harming others from a distance. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your opinion, it could not be used the same way on muggles. A lot of blood magic involved the magic inside the blood, that was why a muggle with a wizard's blood could not harm the wizard through the blood but a wizard with a wizard's blood could as they were both magical. Plus it was a rare form of magic, so much so that even Harry barely knew anything about it. Since Stark was not magical it limited what Harry could do but fortunately it did not stop him from being able to track Stark.
Harry opened the vial and with a few waves of his wand the blood rose from the vial before taking the shape of a bird, the bird flew around him in a circle before it decided on which direction it wanted and fell off, Harry transformed into his animagus form and flew after the blood bird.
A while later Harry was still flying when suddenly the bloody bird changed directions, Harry continued flying after it until it eventually descended. Harry followed after it and saw it heading towards a man who was walking along the dessert, Harry quickly transformed in midair and pulled out the vial before waving his wand and sending the wand back in the vial, all under five seconds and before he turned back into his animagus form.
Harry few around the man, he was dressed in black shoes and trousers, both looked worn out, he also wore a green dark green tank top with a blue circular symbol at the chest. His arms were covered in dirt, blood and had a couple of small burns. His head was covered by what looked like a ripped up brown jacket, but Harry could see his face and saw that it was Stark. Thinner and with more red shot eyes but it was without doubt Stark.
"Go 'way." Tony said tiredly as he tried to swat at Harry. "I don't have food! And I'm not food!" He added before he stopped walking to cough violently. Harry allowed himself a small mental sigh before he landed behind Stark and transformed back into his human form, Harry hit Tony with a stunner and quickly caught him before he could fall on the floor.
One portkey later and Harry considered his job done.
Virginia Potts, also known as Pepper Potts, dried her tears with a tissue as she sat watching the news channel, hoping to see something about Tony, hoping for news about him being alive. She kept her phone close to her in case she would get a call from someone with news, preferably something about him being alive and well. She had talked with every law department that she thought could help, continuing with her job was a struggle and much harder than before even without the fact that she had nobody to work for, she was far too emotional to properly think about work.
After some time learning nothing important she turned off the TV, she checked her phone one last time, after going through her messages and emails she sighed since she still hadn't learnt anything new. She had stood up and walked to her bathroom, a few minutes later she had came out and went to her bed. She had just climbed into bed and was about to place her head on the pillow when suddenly her phone began ringing.
She sighed and picked up the phone.
"Yes?" She asked in a tired voice.
"Miss Potts, he's been found."
"What?!" Pepper gasped.
"Mr Stark has been found."
"Tell me everything now!" Pepper demanded.
A knock was heard on the door, Harry got up and walked towards the door, he opened it to reveal Natasha standing outside his apartment with a pizza box in her hand. She was wearing blue shoes, blue jeans and a grey shirt under an open white jacket, Harry on the other hand looked very different as he was simply wearing blue tracksuit bottoms and a grey shirt.
"I brought Pizza." She grinned as she gestured to the box.
"Do I have to pay for it?" Harry raised an eyebrow.
"No."
"Can I eat it?"
"Yes."
"Get the fuck in." Harry stepped to the side and gestured her to come in.
"Thanks," She said as she came in. "cheapskate." She said quietly under her breath.
"I heard that." Apparently not quietly enough.
"Hi Padfoot." Natasha smiled at Padfoot, who was sat on the floor by the sofa, Padfoot barked back in greeting.
"Some times I think he likes you more than me." Harry commented as he closed the door behind him. Natasha had made a habit to occasionally come after she or Harry competed missions, Harry was sure that part of it was information gathering or trying to analyze him or at least started that way. But somehow she had come enough times for it to become something he was no longer bothered about, Padfoot also seemed to enjoy her company and she was sometimes the longest conversation he would have in a month.
"Smart boy." Natasha smirked as she sat down while Harry went brought a pair of fizzy drink cans from his fridge, he sat down next to her and placed it down just as Natasha opened it up to reveal a mouth watering and delicious looking pizza. "I wouldn't mind a thank you." Natasha commented as she took a slice.
"You'll get your thank you when I get thanked for the curly fries that I brought you last time." Harry replied as he took his own slice.
"The pizza is your thank you." She replied after taking a bite.
"Well in that case it cancels out the need to thank you." Harry replied as he also began eating.
"Hmm," Natasha said as she swallowed her bite. "by the way have you reported to Fury about Stark?"
"I'm going to talk to him tomorrow." Harry answered. "I had found Stark in a dessert before I knocked him out."
"Why did you knock him out?" Natasha frowned.
"Because if I didn't then I would have to talk to him and I talk enough as it is." Harry replied.
"Really?" She gave him a look that mirrored her question.
"I talk with you." Harry shrugged.
"You could talk more." She commented.
"You could talk less and I could also donate my body and all my money to science." Harry softly snorted. "What about you? Any interesting missions lately?"
"Going on one in two days, I'll be in France and spying on a French crime lord."
"So the usual then?"
"Pretty much." Natasha nodded. "You ever been to France?" She asked.
"A couple of times." Harry nodded.
"Do you speak any French?" Natasha asked in French.
"A little bit." Harry replied.
"Do you speak any other languages?" She asked curiously.
"Do you ever get bored of trying to learn more about me?" Harry rolled his eyes.
"You're a mystery," Natasha shrugged in a 'what can you do?' style. "and I do need a hobby."
"Might I suggest dancing or video games or something a bit more normal."
"I'm a spy and you are a white haired enhanced who goes by the name of 'Grim', normal isn't a word I'd associate with either of us."
"..."
"..."
"Touché."
"Though if I did play video games then I reckon I'd be better than you." Natasha said with a playful smile.
"I would kick your ass so hard and far that it wouldn't even be funny." Harry replied.
"Want to bet?"
"Loser pays for the next dinner."
"Deal, but only if you give me an hour to practice."
"Deal."