A/N: Hey, writing this at 3:09 AM. Gimme some credit.

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Tony had gotten out of hand. Way out of hand.

The Avengers team was to stay in the helipad for at least two weeks for a SHEILD physical. The first day or so was fine, a calm before the storm. Then in come the pranks. At first, they were innocent enough, water above the door of Fury's office, confetti shots in Clint's practice quiver, so on and so forth. But then Tony got brave. He knew he could outrun any one of the team with his suit, save for the Hulk, but no one can outdo him. Therefore, the pranks became more and more daring. It started with the hacking of the cloaking device of the helipad itself, then escalating to an excessive amount of flyers depicting Fury's younger days (involving an afro that is not allowed into conversation, by penalty of public scolding at the hands of the Director himself) littering the hallways. Then in come the sharpie mustaches on Steve's face, though to be fair, Tony did avoid the standard Hitler, going instead for the classic handlebar. Because a Hitler 'stache on Captain America is just wrong. But the line was crossed at Natasha's pistol being painted pink. An abhorrent shade of hot pink paint now coated the spider's favorite handgun, and as if that wasn't enough, it had been rigged to shoot glitter paintballs. Needless to say, Tony locked himself in his room with his suit to avoid numerous gunshot wounds. And so, they call in the Calvary. But this was no normal Calvary. It consisted of one person, one woman more terrifying than Natasha on a bad day. Pepper Potts. Yes, the one and only girlfriend of the prankster Tony Stark. And the only person that scares him enough to get him to stop.

The stomping of a pair of feet echoed through the metal hallway leading to the genius' room. The clang of her fist against the steel door could almost be heard on the surface, an impressive feat considering the altitude. The fearsome woman screamed at the door, clearly at the end of her fuse. Although, she must have done something right, because the door opened, showing the armor-clad Tony Stark, visor up, smiling sheepishly. An argument persisted, and many apologies were given, to all affected by the man's pranks.

All was peaceful on the SHEILD helipad. That is, until next year.