AN: Hey there guys, sorry about the long wait, but here is an update, so yeah. Enjoy!
Round 3: More Dangers, Dramas, and Embarrassments
"UGH!" FD screams in frustration while grabbing a throw pillow on one of the couches and then hitting it over and over again on her head.
As for everyone else, they are all standing on the sidelines, hopefully not bothering the obviously unstable author. "What's with her?" Clint mutters to Starla, who only shrugs and looks on at the crazed teen.
"She had spent an entire day working on a story, only for it to not turn out the way she had hoped," Starla replies and everyone nods, finally understanding the sudden outburst. They are all also munching on a delicious cookie that Bruce received as a reward from the previous dare, and the man himself is fiddling around with the tazer that also came with the cookies.
Starla walks over to FD and hands her a cookie, "you okay now sis?" Starla asks the authoress after she has calms down for a bit, puts the pillow back down, and munches on the sweet snack.
"Yeah, I'm good," FD lets out a sigh and meditates for a bit before turning to face the group, "sorry 'bout that guys, just having another one of my break downs."
"Yeah, I know how that feels," Tony, as well as most of the people with less control over their anxiety, nods in agreement.
"Well, we might as well get on with this fic. Great movie by the way guys, it was amazing."
"Thanks, I guess..." Steve says with an awkward look on his face.
"We really don't want to talk about it," Bruce jumps in before it could get anymore awkward, especially between him, Natasha, and Steve. Everyone else in the room agrees and settles down in their seats.
FD takes the hint and turns to the cameras, "Hey there readers! I'm back with another round in Ask or Dare the Avengers. I know I said that this story might only continue until after Age of Ultron, but I might continue with it for while, or until I grow bored with this. Age of Ultron btw was great, but it did have some issues. However, I still highly advise those who haven't watched it to go now!"
"It wasn't that great," Starla speaks up from her couch.
"Yeah yeah, whatever. By the way, the results from our paintball fight: Natasha came in first, followed by Steve and Bucky."
Natasha gives a small prideful smirk, and Starla groans, "I would have won you know!"
"But you let your guard down for a minute when you took out Fury," Sam puts in and the director himself starts mumbling some colorful words.
"Language sir," Steve reprimands the director, and all he gets is the stink-eye.
"Not helping," Starla says with another groan.
FD then stops Starla and her complaining, "So with that out of the way, here is our first request...
GuardianGirl24
Can I hang out with Avengers?
The Avengers, and others, were confused of the request and look to FD for an answer.
"Sure I guess. You can come on down after the chapter is over, and write about your own experience in your own story," FD then shrugs, "I don't mind. Next up...
toolazyforname120
Dare for Clint: I dare you to run through this maze full of trap without any help what so ever by the way this maze is really hard to navigate for one and there are hidden cameras everywhere (if you do I shall buy you any weapon of your choice)
Just call me Jinx
"Wait! What do you mean..."
However, Clint disappears before he could finish with a snap of FD's fingers.
"Where is Clint?!" Natasha says, standing up with worry on her face for her friend.
"In the maze," FD shrugs nonchalantly, "Where else would he be?"
"He's going to be fine, right?" Steve asks while slowly bringing Natasha down to sit.
"Of course, if he can survive the traps, monsters, and other stuff in the maze."
"WHAT!" Natasha yells and stands up again, Steve and Bucky being the only people holding her back, "Bring him back now!"
"Can't, it's for a dare. You guys knew what y'all signed up for."
"WE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS!" everyone exclaims to the authoress who ignores them and continues.
"Which reminds me, Starla, you ready."
"As ready as I'll ever be," the young girl says, grabbing a bag with some strange things in them and her favorite cane (It's the same cane as the one Sly Cooper uses, look it up).
"Good. Then off you go," with that and a snap of her fingers, another portal appears, and the master thief disappears into it. "She won't be back for awhile I would think, so let's go through this next request before we watch Clint go through the maze...
Angel Cauldwell
Dare for Steve: I dare you to kiss Natasha in front of everyone.
Dare for Bruce: I dare you to put make up on Tony without any help from any of the females in the room but you are allowed to have help from the males.
Steve and Natasha's faces were beet red when they saw the first dare.
"I...I can't just do that," Steve stutters while trying to look anywhere but at Natasha.
"But you do," FD states pointedly.
"Oh, what the heck," Natasha mumbles to herself and sits down on his lap before surprising him with a kiss. The kiss only lasted for a moment before the two part; wolf whistles (from Tony) could be heard along with clapping as the spy stands up and goes back to her original position on the couch.
"That was interesting," FD then turns to the smirking billionaire, which causes his smirk to disappear instantly, "Now it's your turn."
"Oh no! I'm not putting on make-up..."
"It's a dare, just do it. Besides, it's just Bruce, how bad can he be."
"He is in the room, and he also has no experience with make-up," Bruce jumps in.
"Psh," the author brushes it aside, "You still have to do it, so best of luck. Stephanie should be in here soon to give you a good starting kit."
The other woman didn't disappoint, she soon comes in with a small kit of everything from blushes to lipstick and leaves just as quickly; after giving Loki a small wave which he returns with a smile, she leaves the room, and Thor nudges his brother in a knowing manner.
"Sorry Tony," Bruce says quietly to the other man as he walks closer to him with the kit in hand.
"Just don't put on too much," Tony whines as he sits in front of Bruce. The other male occupants snicker as Bruce start to apply a blush on Tony.
"This might also be awhile so how about we check in on Clint," FD switches stations on the TV to one that shows the many cameras as they track the archer through the maze. Clint is dodging laser beams left and right while being chased by a giant, mutant spider. "Popcorn anyone?"
Three hours later
Clint had just manage to escape the maze before the doors close, and is now standing on the other side, catching his breath. In no time at all he reappears back in the studio where Natasha runs up to him to check him over, while yelling at him to be more careful the next time a giant spider mutant chases him.
"I'm fine Nat, really. Besides, I now get to have a sweet new bow," He's right, aside from a few burns, scratches, bruises, and sweat running down his body, Clint is pretty much alright.
"Good to have you back," FD says to the tired archer; with a wave of her hand, she returns him to normal as if he hadn't left at all, and he thanks her before sitting down.
Clint then notices Tony, still having his make-up done by Bruce and bursts out laughing at the billionaire, "Dare?"
"Yep," Natasha answers, even though Clint already knows.
When Bruce finishes, Tony has bright blue eyeliner on with dark mascara around his eyes; his cheeks each have a giant dark pink circle on them, and his lips are practically painted bright red. This causes everyone to crack up, even Fury, and they all whip out their phones to take a picture.
"I have never thought a Stark would do something like this," Bucky says through his laughter.
"Well, Tony is a special Stark," Steve replies chuckling.
"Not funny guys!" Tony yells before turning to the laughing authoress, "The dare is done, can I take this off!"
"No way! Bruce worked so hard, I'm not going to waste that. Plus I'm cruel," Tony tries to argue but it is met with more laughter from the room, so he gives up and collapses on his couch with a pout.
As the mirth dies down, a wall panel opens up, and a little boy runs into the room. He was the little boy from the first round who brought the game console in with his mom, and now he is running up to Sam to FD's horror, "Timothy!?"
However, the little boy didn't hear the confused author, and continues on his way to Sam. Timothy stops in front of Sam and hugs one of his leg, looking up to him innocently and with a smile on his small face. Sam has a look of confusion on his face, but picks up the giggling boy and places him on his lap, "Hey there little guy." Timothy responds with a series of giggles and smiles as he hugs the man to everyone else's amusement.
"Cute kid Wilson," Steve says to the smiling man as he bounces the kid up and down, "Almost looks like he is yours."
This snaps FD out of her reverie and she walks over to Sam to take the child out of his hand, "Sorry 'bout that," FD then turns to the pouting kid, "As for you, where is your mom?"
"I'm here," the said mom states as she walks into the room. FD picks-up Timothy and takes him and Tiffany to the panel, away from the others so that they can speak in privacy. FD starts to say some things to Tiffany in whispers so that the others can't here. Tiffany has a look of horror on her face when FD finishes and turns her attention to Sam, who has been looking at the two since she arrived.
"Wonder what they are talking about," Tony mutters to Bruce before turning to Steve, "Your super-hearing not getting anything or what old man?"
Steve turns to glare at Tony, "I respect their privacy, I didn't hear anything."
"I'm sure you did, but you just don't want to tell us."
"Stark..." Steve in a warning tone before FD comes back to group after making sure that Tiffany takes her son with her.
"Sorry about that guys."
"Was that Tiffany?" Sam asks the authoress curiously.
"Yep, apparently Timothy got away from her when she wasn't looking."
Before anyone can inquire further, another portal opens and the master thief herself steps out, cane and all, "Hey guys! I back!"
"Welcome back Star," FD says to the younger girl, "Did you get them."
At this, everyone looks at Starla as she nods tiredly, curious about who would be joining them, "Yep!"
"Awesome!" FD then turns to the cameras, "Due to a request made by one of you readers, please welcome Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, and Vision!"
The two heroes then step, or float, through the portal and Wanda waves to the cameras with a smile before waving to the surprised cast of the MCU, "Hey guys. So this is where you disappeared to."
"Wasn't exactly our choice," Steve mutters while he leads the others up to meet the two new members to the Avengers.
FD couldn't hold in her inner fangirl anymore and walks up to Wanda, "OMG! I am such a huge fan!"
"Well, nice to meet you," Wanda says awkwardly while shaking the crazy authoress's hand.
FD then turns to Vision, "You were also amazing by the way. Glad to have you joining us."
"I was under the impression that we had no choice," the android says, but still bows slightly, "But it is great to meet you as well."
"That's right," then a realization strikes FD, and she turns to the cameras, "I almost forgot. We have another very important addition to this group; someone we all want to make a dramatic reappearance in the MCU," FD then gently holds onto a very confused Wanda's hands, "Someone who is very dear to one of us here." Wanda's eyes enlarge in realization at what the author is saying, and some of the others are coming to the same conclusion.
"Please welcome back from the dead, Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver," at that, the speedster enters the studio, his usual smirk on as everyone looks at the supposedly dead hero.
"Bet you guys didn't see that coming..." Pietro is then nearly knocked to the floor as Wanda jumps on her brother and hugs him tightly. The others who knew about the speedster crowd around him, marveling at the miracle of his return.
"How is this possible?!" Bruce says, practically running up to the two sisters.
FD nods at Starla and she answers, "I knew this guy who owes me a big favor. Knows a thing or two about magic and such," Starla shrugs as if the information is no big deal.
But for the scientist, "How? Re-animation is only in science fiction, and the tech is..." Bruce then starts to ramble on and on about scientific stuff that only Tony seems to really understand, or care about.
The focus of the sisters turn to the two other siblings still hugging each other, Wanda even has tears of joy in her eyes. Everyone just had to smile at the sweet sight of their reunion, but FD has to interrupt, "I'm sorry to have to stop this touching reunion, but we have to move on."
The twins let each other go, even though they don't want to; Wanda turns to the author and thief, "I don't know how to thank-you enough." At this, almost everyone groans to the confusion of the twins and Vision.
"What is wrong?" Vision asks everyone curiously.
"Winter there asked the same question and he and Steve ended up dancing the Gangnam Style," Tony gestures to the two said soldiers, who are both beet red in embarrassment.
"Oh, can I please watch that," Pietro asks with a laugh.
"Sure, after the chapter is over," FD then turns serious at the new-comers, "But back to business. You guys were caught up right?"
They nod, but then realize what they really have to do.
"That's right. So you guys are going to be stuck here for a while," ignoring their petty complaints, FD turns to the TV, "let's get to the dare that got you here...
Fan
Starla: Kidnap Matt Murdock AKA Daredevil, Quiksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Vision and bring them to the studio.
Tony: What do you think of Matt's new Daredevil suit.
Matt: Sing I See Fire by Ed Sheeran.
Thor: Watch How to Train Your Dragon 1 and 2.
Bruce: Sing Bring Me to Life by Evanescence.
Steve: Has Peggy told you anything about the time between you crashing the plane and waking up in NYC?
"Sorry folks, I told Starla not to get Daredevil because I'm trying to stick with these main guys of the MCU and I feel that he wouldn't really fit that picture, so no Daredevil. But what do you think of the suit Tony?" FD then pulls up a picture of the new Daredevil suit on the screen.
"Eh, I guess it looks better than the one from the movie," Tony replies with a shrug.
"Hmm, I never watched anything of Daredevil, but I guess I can agree," she then turns to the god of thunder, "So Thor, ready to watch the movies? They actually do have some references to your myths."
"Well, I'm honored, but are these movies going to be about how I can tame the beast?"
FD cringes at the word beast to describe dragons, "Not exactly, but you will like it, and Loki can join you as well. But before you guys go, how about we finish up the rest of the request. Bruce?"
"Very well," Bruce replies and grabs the a mic from Starla. To guide Bruce through the song, the TV will display the lyrics, so it's almost like a karaoke.
How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there
And lead it back home
(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I've become
Bruce was pretty good; when he finishes, he got a round of applause, along with some cheers from Tony and Clint.
"That was great Bruce!" FD says to the scientist as he walks back to his seat.
"Thanks. The song just got to me I guess."
"Well it worked, 'cause that was still great," the author then turns to the super soldier, "Steve, do you have an answer to the question?"
Steve's expression turns to that of sadness, but he still answers quietly, "She tries to...whenever she remembers, she would try to tell me some things...But her illness often makes her forget...forget all the time we had together after the ice." Steve doesn't look at anyone, but they all can tell that he is beyond sad about losing his chance to be with Peggy.
It is a very sad sight to see the strong captain become so depressed when talking about his former love. Bucky then surprises Steve by giving him a brotherly hug; Natasha joins in as well, followed by Sam, Tony, Bruce, and the rest of the Avengers. It was a touching scene, making even Fury smile at the strong bond the big family have.
FD smiles at Starla, which she returns, before turning to the cameras, "This is one of the things I like best about these guys: they may be completely different from each other, but their bond is strong enough to overcome anything in their way."
"Thanks guys," Steve says as the others move away to let him talk, "I wouldn't trade you for anything else."
"Aww Cap, I'm touched," Tony replies with a smirk.
"Yea," Clint adds in, wiping his a stray tear off his face.
"You are a worthy captain. I would follow you to the ends of the realms if need be," Thor declares strongly, and this touches Steve, especially when they all agree.
"Are you crying?" FD says to Starla, drawing everyone's attention to the crying girl.
"No! I just have something in my eye," the said thief then proceeds to wipe her eyes of anymore tears.
"So the little thief does have a heart," Clint jokes, earning him a glare from Starla.
FD chuckles at her sister's antics before turning to the cameras, "Well, that was touching," she then turns to the two brothers, "but now it's time you guys watch your movies," with a snap of her fingers, they both disappear from the room. Sensing the question coming from one of the others in the room, "They're in a separate room to watch the movies so that we can watch something else in this next dare...
Avengers fan
Do the Avengers and whoever you have there know much of Tony Stark's reckless (read: suicidal) tendencies? Like, all of them? Because to me it seems like Tony would keep those incidences out of his files in SHIELD or try to downplay it whenever asked about those incidences,
If so, my dare - make them all watch ALL his near-death experiences (from IM1 to Age of Ultron (if you watched it already))
And just for the heck of it, gag Stark so that what they would be watching will be unbiased
P.S. Record all of their reactions please
"Hold on..." Tony begins to say but is then bound and gagged right away to stop him from finishing.
The author then turns to Fury, "So, does he keep those off his records or something?"
"Whenever we put something in, he would hack the system to sometimes take things out. But we still have his full file in a place he can't hack."
"Old-fashion paper," FD finishes with a nod and a smirk at the muffled screaming billionaire, "But I think the only way to fully see all of Tony's 'tendencies' is to watch all three Iron Man movies."
No one protested 'cause they know that at this point it's no use, and also they really wanted to see what the Iron Man was up to. Without much else to say, FD then sets up the DVD player with all three discs of the movie and starts them up, much to Tony's dismay.
"Popcorn?" Starla asks the everyone else.
A few hours later
They were just about to finish the last Iron Man movie, and they already went through ten tubs of popcorn. Tony had become silent by the middle of the first movie, and both Thor and Loki joined the group for the third after their movies.
Finally, the movie is over, and the lights come on.
"Well," FD says stretching along with some others who are stretching after sitting through three movies, "Those were interesting to watch again." The author then undo's the binds on the billionaire, who stays silent and just stares at the floor, which scares some of the others for a bit.
"You okay there Tony?" Bruce asks his friend.
"Yea, why wouldn't I be," but everyone can tell that he is anything but okay after seeing his own life played out in front of him.
"How about we ask the Norse brothers about their movies before we discuss...Tony's," FD says to try to alleviate the tension in the room. She then turns to the two said brothers, "So how was How To Train Your Dragon 1 and 2?"
"It was a very adventurous tale, I wasn't aware that there were creatures like those in this world," Thor answers innocently.
"There are none brother," Loki rolls his eyes at his naive brother, "those were nothing but pathetic, made-up, mortal fantasies with absolutely no truth and were a poor excuse for entertainment."
"Harsh dude," Starla intervenes.
"Yeah. Some review," Clint adds chuckling, "What? Did they make fun of you guys, or what?"
Loki just rolls his eyes again, "Why should a prince- no king- like me, enjoy some mortals' poor excuse of a tale."
"Brother, why can't you just enjoy what this world has to offer?" Thor asks his brother.
"Because they cannot offer me anything! I lost everything that I had ever held dear, what can this world offer to make-up for it all."
Loki's declare made the whole room silent. No one really knew what had occur between the two brothers, so they don't know what to say.
"But you had never lost a brother," Thor says sadly looking down, "But I guess that's not enough for you." Thor then stands up and walks to the other side of the room to sit far away from Loki, who gave no reaction to what his brother had to say.
"He's right you know?" FD steps in, "I've seen your story. Thor had always loved you. Isn't having a sibling better than any riches any realm can offer?"
At this, Steve looks at Bucky and they wrap their arms around the other in a half hug; Starla and FD gave each other a nod; Tony and Bruce share a small smile since they thought of themselves as brothers-ish; Wanda and Pietro sat closer, and Pietro puts his arm protectively around his sister; and everyone else thought it over and nods in agreement.
Loki still gives no response, which saddens Thor a little, but they must move on, and FD knows this, "Well, how about we get on to Mr. Stark's movies. Do any of you guys have an answer to the question?" The author pulls up the question again.
"I honestly have to say," Steve starts off, "Tony is definitely reckless, and this just proves it."
Natasha smirks as she remembers her time with the billionaire, "The same can be said with Pepper. I thought the woman is just as crazy as Tony at times."
"Honestly, now that I see what Tony can do, he is actually way more interesting than his father," Bucky adds in with a smirk. But no one smiles at that, which confuses the man, until Steve explains to him softly.
"Gee, thanks a lot," Tony mutters, not looking at anyone.
"Yeah... Howard is definitely a touchy subject with Tony," FD explains to the cameras before turning to the other members of the room.
"But underneath all of that craziness and snarkiness is a brave man who is willing to sacrifice himself for those he loves," Steve says with a smirk to the surprised Stark.
"I agree with the captain," Thor adds in, snapping out of brood, "though your decisions aren't the wisest, and your methods aren't the most efficient, you are indeed a brave warrior, and I'm proud to fight by your side."
"I'm with Thor on that," Clint speaks up.
"Indeed," Vision joins in, "I may not have worked with you for a long time, but with your friend's, Jarvis, memories, I have seen what you have done, and you are a hero."
"Whoa," Tony is speechless as he looks at everyone in the room, "I don't know what to say guys. Thanks for all of that."
"No problem Stark," Natasha says to the grinning billionaire.
"Now you guys are just making me feel guilty about building Ultron."
"I think we have all moved on from those experiences for awhile now," Bruce says, patting Tony's back.
"Besides, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be having new teammates and friends in our crazy group," Clint says, gesturing to the three newcomers, and they agree.
"Thanks a million guys," Tony then gestures for them to come in, and they all gather 'round in another big group hug.
"AWWWHHHH!" FD wails while dabbing her eyes with a tissue and handing one to Starla as well, "That was just SO SWEET! How could you do this to us!"
Some of the guys chuckle as they went back to their seat.
"This is suppose to be a f**king comedy for Pete's sake!" the distraught author cries through her words as she continues to try to wipe all of her tears away.
"Well, it was your fault for doing a not-so-fun request," Fury puts in.
"Whatever!" when the authoress manages to control herself, she says, "Wow, that was really touching...and dramatic. But it's done and we can move past it. So next up..."
FD then faces the TV with the remote but is interrupted by Starla, "Stop! Just stop!"
"Why?" FD asks, confused and turned to the sudden outburst from the thief.
"Look, I'm just getting sick of this. Can we take a break at least?"
"A break?"
"Yeah, it's a time when you don't do anything at all and relax..." Tony jumps in.
"I know what a break is! But do we need it?"
"YES!" Everyone exclaim at the same time.
"Fine!" FD says exasperatedly, "We did go through a lot today, so I guess now is a good time to stop."
Everyone in the room visibly relaxes and sigh in relief.
"Well, it looks like this is it for this chapter," FD faces the cameras as the MCU characters begin to fall asleep, "Thanks again for all of you guys who are still with me, and I want to apologize again for the long wait."
"Hey! Shut the hell up will ya!" Sam yells from his couch before lying back down.
"Sorry," the author then lowers her voice, "Please keep sending in more requests for these guys; I promise, I will get to those who didn't show up this chapter (you're not forgotten). Any who, it's time to rest up. This is Fire Dragon, signing off."
FD yawns and then lies down on one of the couches.
Hey guys, don't forget to check out my other works! I'll see ya next time.