Title: Clint and the Exploding Corn
Author: Sanna Black Slytherin
Summary: Clint tries to make popcorn – 'tries' being the operative word. Thor remains oblivious to Midgardian traditions.
Warning: Umm... Watch out for flying corn?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Marvel characters. If I did, Clint would have his own movie, popcorn and all.
A/N: I was bored. This is what happens. Plus, I really wanted Thor to say 'exploding wheat'. Well, more like 'exploding corn', but that wouldn't create Thor's pun...
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"Thor!" Tony exclaimed cheerfully from where he sat on the couch. He patted the seat next to him, indicating for the god to sit down. Thor did so happily, making a dent in the couch has he did so. He looked at Tony, who was engrossed in the reality show he was watching, making scathing remarks every now and then.
"Friend Tony, what are you watching so meticulously?"
"Arrow," Tony answered without taking his eyes off the screen.
Thor tilted his head. "I believe I recognize the name. Does the brave Hawk not watch this as well?"
"Yup," the billionaire confirmed. "Speaking of, where is he? There is a new episode I'm just itching to see with him."
Clint chose this moment to crawl out of the air vents. "Did I just hear there's a new Arrow episode?" he grinned.
Tony snorted. "Like you didn't keep track," he muttered. Out loud he said, "Barton, before you sit down, do a thing for me."
Loki and Steve stepped out of the elevator to the sound of an alarm going off. They both froze, quickly going into battle mode and mentally preparing themselves for whatever would be needed – whether it be to fight or to escape. They crept into the kitchen, from whence the beeping was coming from. Upon entering the room, however, they found that their worries were unfounded.
The kitchen was filled with smoke running from the stove, the alarm was still yapping incessantly, and Clint was standing in the middle of this mess, a sheepish grin on his face as he took in the damage.
Loki regained his thoughts first. "Barton, what on Valhalla happened here?" he demanded.
Clint, still smiling, didn't answer. He didn't need to, for Thor exclaimed from the adjacent room, "Our sharp-eyed friend tried to make something called exploding wheat."
Steve blinked. "Exploding… what?" he asked hesitantly.
Thor nodded enthusiastically. "Exactly. Alas, he failed, but his attempts to fulfill the mission given to him by the Man of Iron were courageous indeed!"
Loki frowned. "Is it a Midgardian tradition to detonate corn?"
Tony sighed loudly, presumably at the foolishness of his teammates'. "No, Loki, and don't you dare try."
Loki's smirk was audible. "Stark, why do you presume I would ever do such a thing?"
"Because I know you."
"Point taken."
Steve cut Tony off. "Can someone clarify for me what Clint was trying to do?"
"Popcorn," a voice said from behind him and the soldier twirled around startled. Natasha had mysteriously appeared out of thin air.
A pling was heard above the sound that the fire alarm was making. It signaled the elevator. The Avengers went quiet and listened to whomever had arrived. Bruce stepped out of it and froze. He sniffed the air. "Guys, why does it smell burnt?" he said, heading towards the kitchen.
Tony snorted. "Clint made popcorn."
Bruce raised an eyebrow. "How can you fail at making popcorn?"
Tony shrugged. "It's Clint. What do you expect?"
An indignant, "Hey!" was heard, but Tony ignored it in favour of the other scientist. "There's a new Doctor Who. Wanna watch?"
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