AN: Thanks for all the reviews, guys! I'm sorry it's been a while since the last chapter. This chapter is short because I wanted to hurry and get something up. The next chapter should be up soon!

Also, I still own nothing.

The success of bedtime didn't last long. Phil woke up to Thor trying to climb up onto the couch beside him. Some cupcake show was on and Pepper was still asleep. He helped Thor up and let him cuddle against his side. "What's wrong?" Phil asked.

"I got scared. I miss Loki. When I have nightmares at home, he makes it better with magic," Thor answered, staring at the television. "He's very good at magic."

Phil sighed. He knew very well how good Loki is at magic. "What was your nightmare about?" he asked.

"There was this giant hairy cat. It was a mean cat, and it tried to get me. There was also a wild boar that chased me and tried to get me with the horns. And a small but fast rat like thing that walked on it's hind legs," Thor explained. Phil smiled widely. The Lion King must have spooked him.

"Well, it was just a dream. It's not real." Thor nodded, but made no move to get up. "Do you want to stay out here for a little bit?" Another nod. Phil ended up falling asleep again, and shortly after, Thor also fell asleep. When they woke up six and half hours later, the couch had gotten significantly more crowded. Natasha and Tony were snuggled up with Pepper on the other side of the couch. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was only 6:30 am. He had too much on his mind to get back to sleep, so he maneuvered Thor off of him and stood up.

Phil walked to the door to where Bruce, Clint, and Steve were at. When he silently nudged the door open, he was surprised to see two big brown eyes look at him. Bruce was awake, and it looked like he had been about to come join the couch club. Phil smiled and took his hand, leading him away from where Steve and Clint were still sleeping heavily. "Do you want some breakfast?" he asked.

"Yes, please," Bruce answered in a whisper. Bruce and Phil walked out to the kitchen. Thankfully, there were several kid friendly cereal options. Bruce opted for the Marshmallow Mateys. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Every once in a while, Thor's snoring would sound through the kitchen, making Bruce laugh. Bruce was a very pleasant child. Phil found himself wondering if they would end up with a mini-Hulk. He decided that would be unlikely, because the other kids went back to the actual physiology they had as children. Steve was now his pre-super-serum self, Clint couldn't hear, and Tony's chest was unmarred by anything that glows. Hopefully Bruce was his pre-gamma radiation self as well.

"What are you thinking about?" Bruce asked him after he finished his cereal. "You look like you're thinking really hard."

"I'm just thinking about which cereal I want to eat," Phil said, getting another bowl out of the cupboard.

"Oh."

"Would you recommend the Marshmallow Mateys, young sir?" he asked. Bruce nodded before tipping the bowl up and slurping the excess milk. That was a good enough answer for Phil and he poured himself a bowl and sat across from Bruce. "You were very right. This is delicious. You can have a second bowl if you don't tell the other kids."

"Really? I promise!" Bruce said, more loudly than he'd intended. He lowered his voice to a whisper. "I promise." Phil poured more cereal and milk into his bowl, and topped his own bowl off as well. As they finished up their second bowls, Natasha padded in almost silently. No wonder she made such a good spy when she grew up.

"Good morning, Natasha," Phil greeted her. Natasha stood in the doorway rubbing her eyes tiredly for a few seconds. "Do you want some cereal?" He gestured to the cereal boxes he had set out on the counter. She walked quietly to peruse her options. After some deliberation, she turned to look at Phil.

"Can I have oatmeal?" she asked.

"Maybe. Let me check the cupboard." Phil walked to the shelves and found a box of oatmeal on the third shelf. He prepared Natasha's oatmeal and set the bowl in front of her. "Be careful. It might be a little hot still." Natasha nodded and started eating, blowing on each bite before putting the spoon in her mouth.

It was 7:15 now, and the automatic coffee pot turned itself on, making Phil jump. Practically everything in this tower was automatic. Pepper had used the override codes that Tony gave her in case of emergency to silence Jarvis because he was scaring the kids.

He poured himself some of the conveniently timed coffee and sat down. Bruce had gotten some crayons and paper and was coloring quietly while Natasha ate her oatmeal. They sat there for a while before Pepper joined them. "Good morning. Coffee?" Phil nodded, and Pepper poured herself a cup. "How long have you been up?"

"Since 6:30. Want breakfast?" he asked.

"I'll just stick with the coffee," she answered, taking a sip. "What's the plan for today?" She assumed Phil had a plan. He was the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

"We need to get them something other than pajamas to wear, so we'll have to go shopping. I was going to send Hill to pick stuff out, but figured if they're going to be like this for a while, they should at least pick out their clothes. We also need food."

At 8:00, Phil walked to where Tony and Thor were still sleeping on the couch and turned the TV on to cartoons. Then he went to the back room to wake up Clint and Steve. Clint had turned 180in his bed, and now his head was where his feet had been two hours previously. The blankets were completely discarded on the floor. Phil shook him awake, and after reassuring him that he was safe, he picked him up. Steve was already awake and they walked into the kitchen. Pepper had sent Thor and Tony in to get breakfast as well. The four kids sat at the table and ate their cereal in tired silence. When they'd finished they went in to watch cartoons.

Phil set Clint down on the couch with the five other kids. They were all enthralled with the Spongebob episode that was on. He left the room to check in with S.H.I.E.L.D.

Maria Hill had agreed to go shopping with Pepper, Phil, and the kids. They planned to find a mall so that there would be options. Pepper had access to Tony's bank account and decided Tony wouldn't mind treating them all to some new outfits. He made several phone calls, and found out that Reed Richards had arrived earlier that morning, and that he was being briefed at S.H.I.E.L.D. and would be over as soon as he was finished to take a look at Tony's work in the lab. Director Fury had promised to get the ball rolling as soon as possible, and wished Coulson good luck before abruptly hanging up.

The next chapter should be really fun. I have lots of shopping scenarios from hell involving these six little kiddos floating around my head.

I'm having trouble developing the actual plot (as in, how the Avengers got into this situation in the first place, and how they are going to be turned back). I haven't watched Fantastic Four in ages, and as I said earlier, these movies and wikipedia are my only information sources, so I'm a little rusty on the Reed Richards character. If you guys have any brilliant ideas, let me know!