hey everyone! This took a long time, i know. Little non graphic torture, mud balling and whump. Technically i was free as my b'day gives me authorities. Here goes nothing.
steve ran up immediately as Tony fell. The aura dropped to a serious level. He had heard Tony saying that he had a heart condition. He thought he was joking.
A serious joke, maybe.
Bruce began checking his pulse against his protests. Natasha began searching his pockets (why?) clint was babling away while running his hands.
"pulse is from the battle , maybe, can be the cause."
"come on bruce," Tony protested,"I m fine, just fell down. Don't be a mother hen."
Bruce could only smile.
The smile reflected pity.
Natasha took out a box from tony's pocket.
"tash! I will do it! Leave it!" tony's voice slumped.
Lousy Tony. Bad.
"like you will! Take your shirt off!"
Frantic Natasha. Bad . Bad
"Isn't there a bathroom or something?"
Steve pointed towards a small room at the side. It was untidy, but worked. Tony snatched the box from natasha's hand and walked inside, supporting himself with the wall.
Weakness. Very bad.
"tasha?" steve's voice was uncertain.
" he will need some space.i am not telling."
" so there is a problem , alright." clint jumped in.
Horribly bad.
bruce nodded. He brought his specs till the bridge of his nose. He shifted to follow Tony. Too late.
Tony came out of the bathroom.
"guess loki cares for hygiene."
"Tony!" clint screamed.
"what was that?" bruce's voice sounded like steel.
"weakness, not slept from long."
"tasha asked you to take off your shirt, that doesnt link."
Natasha glared.
"she could have been in the mood... "
Natasha kicked Tony in his knee.
"yeow!"Tony paused for a second, "ya know, I would like to sleep..." he yawned dramatically.
Tony leaned down fiegning snores.
" tasha?" bruce whispered. " please tell me. I hulk out from curiosity sometimes.
Natasha opened her mouth but was immediately interupted by a sound.
The door creaked again,light seeping in again.
Speak of the devil. Even with your mouth closed.
" hello, avengers.." loki could have rolled his eyes at the fake snoring.
His eyes were sharp, venomous, malvolence clearly visible. His voluptous smile made Steve writhe.
Tony grunted awake.
" thought I might have some fun with you..."
Loki immediately flitted near Tony,making him shudder.
"and you, stark,are a twig in my neck." he grabbed Tony by the neck . Tony placed his frail, pallid hands on loki's merciless ones.
Steve stepped forward. Loki waved his free hand and they were all in bonds, except began writhing and roaring.
"brother, you will have your chance."
Thor grunted, struggling against his bonds.
Tony began choking, gasping. Then came the move.
He headbutted with loki immediately, loki releasing his grasp.
A knife produced in loki's hand.
He flitted towards Tony who was still suffering from shock.
He placed it on tony's neck.
"your words may cause the knife to defy its limits."
Thor fell back.
"good." he looked towards Tony. " ready stark?"
"chillax, dude, just tell me , FOR WHAT?"
" I am just gonna make sure you see red." he smiled from ear to ear again. Tony decides immediately that he hates that smile.
He moved the knife dramatically in the air before striking it in tony's shoulder.
Tony flinched, but no reaction came.
Bruce inhaled sharply. Steve lightly called out for Tony.
" come on,let me try some.."
He dug the knife harder.
More blood oozed, but no voice from Tony.
Natasha growled. Clint grimaced.
Loki took the knife out. He smiled demonlously.
His hands produced a wire, gleaming in electricity.
Tony began breathing deeply.
The touch of the wire made him feel numb. His body went ablaze.
Cannotbreathecantbreatheunabletobreathe!
Wontgiveincantgiveinunabletogivein!
Time passed like hell. He forgot the sense of his body. The hidden arc reactor sparked a little.
Tony focused on his breathing.
Inhale,
Exhale.
Inhale,
Exhale.
He didnt feel it as he fell down with a thump.
Xxxxxxxx
"stark? Stay with me man!" tony regognized it as clint. When did. Loki leave?
Tony felt cold, cold, soooo cold, he could have spared loki for a blanket.
Bruce pressed something against his shoulder, making him yelp.
"sorry."
" whats dere in ma shoulder?" tony's voice slurred.
" Steve tore a part of his shirt. We needed to stanch the bleeding."bruce replied.
Tony nodded.
He felt a brotherly feeling with bruce. Always calm. He never shouted at Tony.(90% because of hulk)
"Tony?"
"ya, bruce?
" I understand his grudge with thor, but why loki resents you?"
Tony shrugged.
" i kinda monologued him... And dropped sarcasm on him... Sooo...ummm...serves me right!" it will be better not to tell them that he cant control me. Tony smiled internally.
"hmmmhmmm, fine. "
Tony curled up, smelling steve's shirt binded in his shoulder letting blessed darkness take over.
Xxxx
When tony woke up, a man with glasses was standing over him. His beard was white and he was smiling.
"yinsen?"
yinsen just smiled. He crept closer. Tony wanted to hug him , but he couldn't move.
Yinsen crept closer and yanked the arc reactor out of his chest.
Xxxxx
"stark? Tony!"
Captain spangles . Sheesh.
tony pulled himself up. "its tony stark , not stark tony."
Steve decided to ignore the pun.
"you were screaming."
"not a big fan of caves."
Tony glanced around to see the avengers circling him.
" why?" Bruce asked perplexed.
Tony clamped his mouth shut.
"Bruce." Natasha intervened." his captivity took place in a cave."
"oh."
Clint threw a tiny ball of mud at tony. Nice aim.
Tony grunted, then threw a ball of mud at Steve. Who stared at Clint.
"wha..."
Too late. Captain spangles threw a mud ball at Clint, who ducked, and the ball hit Bruce instead.
Bruce clenched his fingers, turning green for a minute but the magic barrier stopped him. Natasha ran to his aid and was immediately mud- balled.
That is how the next time Loki visited, he ended up being mud -balled.