Chapter 1 - Tony's new mission
Tony Stark spun around aimlessly on his chair while humming shoot to thrill under his breath. "Gaaahhhh" he finally screamed, he was bored. Very, very bored. He couldn't even annoy Pepper anymore as she had been forced to move to England by her mother. Pepper's mother had decided she didn't want Pepper to be in danger anymore, especially when she heard about the , although she was very upset by it, had decided that the long distance relationship wouldn't work ,so she broke it off. Not that Tony was upset by this or anything... He totally didn't start to cry and beg her not to go... Nope, he didn't care a bit! Ok, so maybe that was stretching the truth a bit... More than a bit actually. He had been distraught, he was never sober, he didn't eat, didn't sleep, the lot! This carried on for about 4 weeks until Bruce found him and threatened to hulk out if he didn't stop. That gave him a wake up call. Besides that was over 2 years ago, all contact with pepper had stopped and Tony had gotten over her.
Anyway, back to the present. Tony was bored because Fury had called him to the helicarrier for a meeting , but Fury wasn't there yet and there was nobody else to annoy! Steve was off looking for Bucky, Clint and Natasha were off on a mission together (Tony was convinced they were off to get married in secret), Thor was off gallivanting with his girlfriend and Bruce was back in Calcutta , trying to find a cure. Tony missed Bruce the most, after the alien attack Tony and Bruce had become fast friends, Bruce often stopped by the lab at the tower for hours at a time while he was in New York. Although Bruce went to India a lot, his home was there, after all , but Tony always sent a private jet when he needed some company. Tony still had no clue where Fury was... Why was he even here ? Fury said this was important, a mission that needed special attention ASAP. Fury was late. 3 hours late. Tony started to bang his head against the table repeatedly, not caring about the bruise that was sure to form.
The door suddenly slammed open and in walked Fury with a smug smirk etched upon his face. Tony was outraged, he shot up from his seat like a chicken who had just discovered a fire for the first time. He even had the squawk to match . He looked at his watch and then back to fury with a look of utter disbelief on his face and exclaimed " .late!"
Fury said nothing, he just opened a briefcase, took out some paperwork, pointed to the bottom and said "sign.". "What is it ?" Tony asked curiously. "sign." Fury repeated, glaring. So Tony did. He wasn't really in the right mindset at the time, he admits. Boredom can do that to you.
Fury snatched away the papers and locked them in the case with the speed of a cheetah. What was that? wondered Tony . Before he could voice the question aloud Fury spoke. " you just gave your permission for Stark Tower to become the new Avengers Tower." Tony gaped "All avengers bedrooms must be completed before they get back, including a room for myself and my top agents- there is 3 of us. And a special room for each avenger with a bit of thought put into it must be included in the lower levels of the tower. I will have my best agent look after you and help you out. I will fund the whole thing, no complaints from you. Is that all?" By this time Tony was looking completely stone faced and replied "no" with a growl. He couldn't believe it, how could Fury ruin his tower like this, and more to the point, how on earth was he going to come up with a room that fury and the assassins liked? Was he crazy now too? "Good, I will send in my top agent next to meet you and then you start right away" Fury said smugly and breezed out.
Tony slumped in his seat. "What have I done?" He thought miserably.
Two minutes later the door opened softly and a face peeped round. "Is it ok to come in now" asked a soft, feminine voice. Tony spun round in his chair ready to act like an egotistical jerk to the newcomer who dared interrupt his mental rant when he stopped short. His mouth dropped open and he stared...