there was an explosion. thats all Bruce knew. he'd heard it from outside, with a few of the other avengers. instantly, they all raced inside. headed for Tony's main lab on the lower floors.
"Jarvis! what happened?" Steve shouted.
"I am unsure. Sir requested I leave him be." Jarvis replied.
"well we need to know if Tony is okay." Bruce said. it was quiet for a moment.
"the room is full of smoke, but Sir seems alright. elevated heart rate and body temperature." Jarvis reported. they burst downstairs, heading for the door, but it was locked.
"Jarvis, unlock the door." Bruce ordered.
"sir has requested I do not open the door until the smoke has cleared." Jarvis replied, activating safety lock down. Tony walked over to the glass, he was hurt but it wasn't too bad.
"I'm okay. stay out there. whatever this is, I don't want anyone sick." Tony said.
"Sir, I must warn you of alerted heart rate." Jarvis said. Tony nodded, but stepped back at a second larger explosion, tossing him aside.
"Tony!" Bruce shouted. "Jarvis open this door or I will!" Bruce hissed.
"safety lock down has been activated. I cannot open the doors until the smoke has been cleared ." Jarvis replied.
"Jarvis is right Bruce, we need to wait for the smoke to clear." Steve said. Bruce turned.
"and if he's in there bleeding to death on the floor?" Bruce hissed. Steve didn't respond.
"Sir is bleeding, not at an alarming rate. minor injuries have occured, possible head injury has occured." Jarvis replied. they had no choice but to wait the nearly thirty minutes for the smoke to clear. the moment the door unlocked, Bruce was inside searching.
"Tony!" Bruce shouted, the others quickly joined him. after a few minutes.
"I got a kid!" Clint shouted, scooping the boy up. he appeared to be six or seven. Bruce immediately stopped, Tony could wait, this kid could need help or be the cause of the explosion.
"lay him over here." Bruce said, clearing off one of Tonys tables. Clint laid the boy down. Bruce felt his neck. "Jarvis, I'm not getting a pulse." Bruce said.
"I'm registering a faint heart beat." Jarvis replied. Bruce nodded. he paused looking at the boy, he'd seen that face, and that shirt. he shook his head, patching the boys face, then lifting his shirt up to patch up his stomach. as he did so the room paused.
"is that...?" Natasha trailed.
"Starks reactor." Steve muttered. it all made sense. it was Tony in front of him, he'd seen childhood photo's of him, everyone had.
"it's Stark." Clint replied. Bruce nodded, bandaging the childs ribs.
"what could he have been working with to cause this?" Steve ask, looking at Bruce.
"I... honestly don't know." Bruce replied. the boy stirred and sat up. he held his head and looked around.
"what happened?" Tony ask. they stared at him.
"Tony? is that you?" Bruce ask, cautiously. Tony nodded his head. he didn't seem worried. "do you remember what happened?" Bruce ask. Tony shook his head again.
"no..." Tony replied. he looked around at the people around him. "where are we?" Tony ask.
"the lab." Bruce said. Tony nodded slightly.
"isn't it weird you share a lab with an six year old?" Tony ask. so he remembered some things, but clearly not everything.
"not when he's as smart as you." Bruce replied, picking him up and setting him on the floor.
"I'm hungry." Tony said. Natasha looked at her watch.
"it's lunch time. he probably hasn't eaten in a few days." Natasha said. Tony looked at her.
"what are you doing in my lab? what are any of you doing in my lab. this is mine." Tony glared.
"my lab too." Bruce replied. "come on, lets get you something to eat." Bruce said, reaching for his hand. Tony took it.
"pizza! cheese and pepperoni!" Tony shouted. Bruce nodded at him.
"okay." Bruce replied leading the way. the others followed quickly. they didn't want to be in the lab too long, god forbid all of them get turned into kids. they headed upstairs.
"Jarvis, lock down and secure the lab. I want you to do a deep clean." Steve said.
"yes Captain." Jarvis replied, locking the lab down. they got upstairs.
"I'll order the pizza." Bruce said.
"no I'll get bored!" Tony pouted.
"lets go play a game." Clint said. "bet I can kick your ass in a game of mortal combat." Clint said. Tony glared.
"you're on!" Tony shouted, running off to the living room. Steve followed Bruce, waiting until after he got off the phone before clearing his throat. Bruce turned around quickly.
"what are we supposed to do with him?" Steve ask.
"we take care of him." Bruce replied sounding confused.
"we can't just take care of him Bruce. he's a child. we're the avengers. what if we get a call or something?" Steve ask.
"then we annouce Tonys been seriously injured and is not permitted to fly around in his Ironman suit when people ask. other then that, we take him with us. unless we have a code green, which isn't often, there's no reason he can't come with us. if we have a code green he can stay in a safe spot." Bruce stated. this was just a younger version of his boyfriend, he loved him and would take care of him. "you don't have to care about him Steve, or for him for that matter. he's my responsibility." Bruce added. he walked back to the living room. Tony was in the floor watching Thor and Clint wrestle. Thor of course was going easy on Clint. Tony cheered on both of them, until Steve walked in. he paused and scold at him, going over to Bruce. the others looked confused, but Bruce and Steve knew why. Tony had aways hated the super soldier. it was all his father had ever talked about. all he'd ever worked on. all his time was spent on that stupid soldier and Tony absolutely hated him because of it. Bruce scooped him up.
"whats up with that?" Natasha ask.
"Howard." Steve replied, heading for his drawing pad. the moment he was out of sight, Tony jumped from Bruces arms and sat on the couch.
"the pizza is here." Jarvis said. Bruce grabbed his wallet and headed for the door. he'd gotten four pizza's. they were a small team, but damn they could pack pizza down. Tony jumped up at the pizza running over to Bruce.
"pizza!" Tony shouted, jumping up and trying to grab one of the boxes. Bruce was faster though, moving them just out of his reach. Tony screamed in frustration.
"if you give me five minutes, I will get you a plate. calm down Tony." Bruce replied. for a man with anger issues, he was good with children. but it could be because his boyfriend always acted like a child, or a baby whatever mood he was in.
"thats my pizza!" Tony glared.
"yeah and you can have it in just a few minutes." Bruce said. Tony pouted, crossing his arms over his chest, watching Bruce. Bruce grabbed some plates and made Tony a plate, giving him three slices, two less then normal. he took the plate and set it on the table. Tony cheered and dug in happily while the others got their own food. the alarm went off while they were eating. Tony cried out, covering his ears. Bruce walked over and knelt by Tony worriedly.
"someone is stealing SHIELD technology." Jarvis warned.
"alright suit up." Steve said. "Banner stay here with Stark." Steve said. Tony glared at Steve, latching onto Bruce's leg.
"you can't tell him what to do! he's mine!" Tony hissed.
"I am afraid that by the looks of it, it will be a code green situation." Jarvis said, bringing the seen up onto the tv. they stared in shock.
"that looks like a green." Bruce muttered. there were robots everywhere, with a few humans who seemed to be controling them. they looked like Hydra. the team quickly headed out. Tony holding onto Bruces leg tightly. as they got ready to fight, Bruce grabbed Tony and shoved him off into a hidden corner. "stay here okay?" Bruce ask. Tony pouted but nodded and watched Bruce go. in the blink of an eye Hulk was roaring and tearing down the streets. Tony watched, cheering for him. he paused hearing a cry for help. he turned, there was a man being trapped by one of the robots. Tony could take care of a robot, after all he was a genius. he ran over, with a rock.
"hey! leave him alone!" Tony shouted throwing the rock. what he didn't expect was an ambush. he was grabbed by another man. Tony screamed loudy.
"stop! right now! or I'll kill him!" the man shouted. Tony struggled in his arm, a gun to his head. he didn't care though.
"lemme go you big dummy!" Tony shouted. Captain America put his arm out to stop the team.
"what do you want with some old guns that don't work without the tesseract?" Captain America ask. the man simply grinned.
"now what fun would that be if I told you?" he chuckled. suddenly a large green hand wrapped around his hand that held the gun. in surprize, the man fired. Tony screamed at the loud pop, but was otherwise unharmed. Hulk glared, beyond pissed, not really caring about the bullet in his hand. how dare they mess with Tony. Tony cried kicking and struggling.
"that my Toni." Hulk growled, crushing the mans hand. he held his other out for Tony, who kicked the man in the ribs and jumped into his hand, clinging to it. Hulk curled his hand around Tony protectively. he pulled the man up by his crushed hand. he narrowed his eye's. "my Toni." Hulk hissed, stressing the 'my'. the man nodded quickly with a whimper and Hulk threw his arm back, tossing the man behind him. the man gave a cry and rolled to a stop. Tony hugged Hulks thumb the best he could, blowing a raspberry at the man. Hulk looked down at him, giving him a quick glance over, simply to make sure he hadn't been shot, then looked around at the rest of them, who quickly fled in fear, dropping the items they'd been stealing. Captain America looked around.
"well, I guess intemidating them is one way to win the fight." Cap muttered.
