"Tony what the hell are you doing?" Captain America voice carried threw the glass and over various screams of agony to reach Tony Stark.
"I'm," he started coughing aggressively, "prepping my new toy." Even in dire situations Tony had a light tone. This only made Cap even madder. He couldn't believe this man! His toy was going to blow up everyone that was infected, which included all the Avengers except for Cap.
"You'll die!" His voice was hoarse as he choked back tears. "You all will die."
"But you won't." Stark's voice had also gone raspy. He gave his friend a sad smile. "You have," he started to cough again. Blood was coming out as he hacked. He started again, "You have to form a new team. The New Avengers Initiative. Train that Parker kid and recruit some newbies."
"I… I can't just leave you guys…" Cap walked closer to the thick, slightly tinted glass and put a gloved hand on it. "You and the team are all I have." He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Cap." Tony's voice cut threw him and stabbed him in the heart. Steve looked at Stark square in the eyes. For the first and last time, Steve saw Tony cry.
"No matter what you do. I. Am. Not. Leaving. This. SPOT." Steve watched as calculations formed in the billionaire's head. "Tony no. No. TONY!"
Time slowed as Tony gave Steve one last smile and said "Later Cap." Tony Stark's hand hit the button and a loud beep sounded threw the building. The sound was deafening. The explosion caused an array of colors from blue to red, burning anything in sight. The wave from the blast broke the glass sending Steve flying backwards. A loud thump marked the ceiling caving in on the side that Tony had been on. Heart hammering, ears ringing, and skin burning from the heat of the fire, Steve tried to find his footing. He slipped on something and fell back down to his knees.
It was Iron Man's helmet. Steve brought it to his chest, tightening his grip around it. Tears streamed down his mucky face, stinging his cracked lips. His breaths came out loud and hard. An ear-splitting scream escaped his lips and he collapsed with Iron Man's helmet still in his grip.