*I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS!
Steve paced back and forth nervously in the hallway. As he waited to hear about Tony's condition, he could do nothing but replay the scene in his head.
After Steve had seen what happened to Tony and dealt with the gunman, Pepper had called 911. Within minutes the paramedics had arrived and rushed Tony to the hospital. Handing the gunman over to the police, Steve watched as they whisked him away. Pepper slowly walked up to Steve. "Would you accompany me to the hospital please," she asked quietly. "Of course, we'll take my motorcycle," he offered. Arriving at the hospital in a few minutes, they had found out that Tony had been taken to surgery.
Right now Pepper was asleep in a chair off to his right. She had worn herself out worrying over Tony and had fallen asleep. She had seemed so exhausted that Steve had not the heart to wake her. However he himself could not rest…not after what had happened. Why had Tony pushed him out of the way? Steve knew that the gunman was one of the many who still blamed him for something an imposter did. But that didn't explain why Tony had taken those bullets for him.
"Steve," a voice said. He was pulled out of his thoughts by the approaching Avengers.
"We heard what happened…how's Tony," Wasp asked as she flew towards his face.
"He's still in surgery…I hope we'll know something soon," Steve replied.
"What of the gunman," Black Panther asked.
"I handed him over to the police…he can't hurt anyone now," Steve answered. All other questions were cut off as Tony was wheeled out of the OR and past them. Wasp flew over to Pepper and woke her up. She saw Tony and immediately bolted upright. Tony's appearance scared them. He was intubated and looked extremely pale. A doctor came up to the Avengers as Tony was wheeled into a nearby room.
"How is he," Pepper asked.
"Mr. Stark's injuries were quite severe. The first bullet punctured his left lung and cracked a couple of vertebrae in his spine. The second bullet fractured two of his ribs…one of which pierced his gallbladder and the other rib had nicked his liver. He lost a lot of blood during the surgery. We patched up the liver and the lung… removed his gallbladder and put small rods in his back to help align his spine. He'll stay on a ventilator for now and we've got him on blood supply to help his body heal. We've also decided to keep him in a drug-induced coma until he's more healed," the doctor explained.
"Thank you doctor," Pepper said.
"If you wish to see him…one at a time please," the doctor said as he walked away.
"You should go first Pepper," Hawkeye said. She nodded and numbly walked into his room, shutting the door behind her. The Avengers watched through the window as she sat down next to him. Clasping his hand, she laid her head on top of it and let the tears fall. She sobbed until she tired herself out again. The Avengers just stood outside…all thinking the same thing. Would Tony make it out of this?
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