Disclaimer: I do not own the Avengers.

Summary: Loki asks Tony a serious question, at a very bad time.

The battle had been raging for hours…or only a few minutes. It was hard to tell these days. The Avengers were in prime condition to kick serious bad-guy butt; and Loki, the resident bad-guy, was in prime condition to get his butt kicked. He just needed Iron Man's answer to one question first…

"Hey, Metal-Head, what happens if you get 'The Runs' in that thing?"