So...another quick idea. A lot of readers requested I include another character. I hope it doesn't disappoint!
Tony was screwed.
He was so so incredibly screwed to the point that he was almost wiling to provoke Bruce into turning into The Hulkmeister, just because he didn't want to deal with Natasha and Barton.
So he may have brought Dani to the hellicarrier. He might not have asked permission.
Oh, and she might be temporarily misplaced.
Yeah, that's right. Tony Stark lost the thing closest two highly trained, highly efficient masters of death had to a child.
He was pretty much a dead man walking.
Basically, Natasha would have a first go at him. The pain would last and last but she would keep him from completely passing out. And then Barton would shoot him in each of his ball and socket joints. Bruce would repair him enough so that he wouldn't bleed to death, just because Dani managed to quell the jolly green giant better than deep breathing and counting to ten. And then Thor and Rogers would just…
Oh god. Coulson. Pepper.
Maybe he should just throw himself off the flight deck instead.
Tony began to jog down the hallway. In his defense, he really had the kitten's best interests in mind. Everyone else had been sent to South Africa for a quick mission that somehow turned into a month-long adventure. He wanted to accompany them, however duties at Stark Industries unfortunately came first. Plus, he got to spend time with Pepper alone without having Captain Morality and the Starshine gang ruining the mood.
And then her sister took a tumble down the stairs, so Tony and Dani spent plenty of quality time down in the lab and watching tape of the previous missions to see what they could improve on and being trapped in the lab after JARVIS needed to be shut down for a software upgrade and locked them in. Luckily, Thor left a box of PopTarts there the last time he came down to ask if "the archer is giving a substantial pull on one of his appendages."
(Tony didn't date ask.)
So when he left for a meeting with Fury (and by 'meeting,' what was really meant was a "let's yell, bellow, holler and otherwise just shout at Tony for the many, many miscellaneous things he did wrong this week,") Tony took one look at Dani's large blue eyes and scooped her up and placed her in his carry on, making her promise that she would stay by his side.
She lied.
Now, Pepper, The Living Dead, and the Brady Bunch were back at the tower, wondering where their precious kitten was, and Tony had no idea. And he was going to die.
"Come on, Dani," Tony tried to keep his voice low. "We had some good times this month." He smiled and nodded at some recruits giving him an odd look and continued around the corner. "Remember when I let you eat some of the Hot Fudge PopTart? You really liked that one." He scanned the hallway for other people. He was alone. "I promise to give you another one if you don't let your parents kill me!"
Tony looked up to find himself standing in front of the containment center door. Loki had managed to piggyback with Thor the last time he came to Earth, so until Thor decided to return to his own realm, Loki was to stay in the control chamber, recently remodeled by himself and Bruce, with a little help from Peter Parker (promising future) and Reed Richards (the arrogant douchebag.)
Tony was too busy defacing Reed's name on the sign that he almost didn't notice the fact that the door was slightly cracked open, just wide enough for…
The door swung open, and until his dying day, Tony planned to never reveal what he witnessed. Loki sat right next to the barrier and moved his hand around the glass. Dani would sit contently for a few moments before leaping at his hand, only to be stopped. Loki would laugh, Dani would meow, and then the process started all over again.
Hell no.
"What do you think you're doing?!" Tony stormed in and grabbed Dani.
Loki seemed taken aback. "I was just entertaining the little rodent."
"She isn't a rodent, Dennis the Menace," Loki cocked his head to the side, missing the reference. Tony didn't stop, "She's my cat."
Loki looked confused. "She's rather intellectually challenged for a robot."
"Don't you dare say that again," Tony threatened, "or I swear to Thor I will not hesitate to drop you." With that, Tony turned on his heel and left.
Coulson was waiting for him as soon as he excited the room. Tony hastily hid Dani behind his back. "Hey Philly what's up?"
"Your jets waiting for you on deck."
"Oh, awesome." Coulson raised an eyebrow before signaling for Tony to turn around. Instead, Tony sighed and brought Dani in front of him.
"Hello there." Coulson reached into his pocket and brought out a treat. "What's Uncle Tony thinking bringing you on board?" Dani gobbled up the treat before Coulson turned to Tony. "Next time, keep her out of the containment center."
"Yes, sir!" Tony gave a mock salute and headed down the hall.
"Oh, and Mr. Stark, Agent Romanoff installed had Doctor Banner install a tracker in her collar," Tony's steps ceased. "She would like to speak with you once you land in New York."
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