Disclaimer: As per usual, I own nothing. I'm just borrowing them for my own amusement. This chapter is based off a suggestion from GabycatStark13, thank you reading and reviewing everyone!
"So now will you tell us where we're headed?" asked Darcy.
"Nope, It took me a lot to arrange this and I want it to remain a secret for as long as possible." Said Steve not even looking up from the book he was reading.
They were on Stark's private plane #2, only the pilots, Pepper and Steve knew where they were heading.
Stark bought a second plane for reasons just like this, when the entire team needed to get to the same place. It had a few rows of regular seating and still had the couches and swivel chairs he liked.
"Well we're heading West if that helps." Said Clint, leaning over Natasha to look out the window.
"Hey Legolas, now that we're in the air want to look over some designs I made for your arrows?" Stark asked.
He looked at Natasha who was sitting next to him, playing on her Starkpad.
"Go, play nice." She said not looking up.
He stuck his tongue out at her, and stood up to join Stark on a couch.
"I'll cut it out, you do it again." She said still not looking up.
By the time they landed, everyone was more than ready to disembark.
Everyone followed Steve and Pepper over to where a few cars were lined up waiting for them.
"Okay, everyone in. They will load your luggage for you." Said Pepper.
"I still don't see how it is you get to know where we are going." Grumbled Tony.
"Because she can keep a secret and you can't." said Bruce patting him on the shoulder and climbing in the car.
After a little drive, they pulled up at a huge mansion on the side of a cliff. Tony jumped out with a grin on his face. He pulled out his phone and started to reconnect with his home.
"This is Tony's Malibu home." Said Pepper as they watched the front door open on its own.
They gathered their luggage and followed Tony into the house, most of the group watching in a mix of wonder and amazement as the lights came up, the fireplace started and the waterfall started again as he passed through the living room talking to Jarvis.
"Wow." Said Steve turning in a circle to take in the room.
"The only rule here is no one is allowed in my shop." Said Tony motioning to the descending stairway partially behind the waterfall.
Everyone settled into the rooms Pepper showed them too and early the next morning they all gathered back at the cars. Steve had a backpack which he stowed in the trunk of one of the cars. Everyone climbed into the cars and they followed the car Steve, pepper and Tony were in.
They stopped at a little diner for breakfast and while sitting around drinking coffee, Steve pulled out a stack of folders from the book bag he brought in.
"Okay guys, we're going to Disney Land." He announced with a grin.
"Seriously!" Darcy Squealed. "OMG, I love you right now Steve."
Steve shot a look at Bruce but the other man just rolled his eyes and smiled.
As everyone looked over the printouts and brochures they talked about the different things they wanted to try and tried to explain Disney to Thor.
"I personally would like to go visit the Animation Academy or The Disney Gallery, and I think Thor may like Big Thunder Mountain Railway."
They continued to talk about some the attractions and make a vague plan for how to hit the top selections for each person.
When they finally got into the park, they just stood as a group and looked around.
"Wow." Said Steve, "It's so much bigger than I anticipated."
"It's Disney." Said Jane. "They like the WOW factor."
They took off through the park, stopping to look at various things, and getting their fast passes for Space Mountain.
They stopped and walked through the Disney Gallery for Steve, which was doing an exhibit called Mechanical Kingdoms: Steam-Driven Visions of a Victorian Future. Everyone enjoyed looking at all the Jules Verne steam punk style artwork of classic Disneyland attractions, even if Thor didn't understand it fully.
They were just finishing the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage and were taking pictures next to the yellow sub when they got the message that their window for Space Mountain had become available. They finished taking the photos they wanted of the sub and the Railroad Station before heading over to skip the line at Space Mountain.
"Yes, this is supposed to be awesome." Said Darcy, holding hands with Bruce as they waited in line with others who had the foresight to grab Space Mountain Passes early.
When they finally disembarked, everyone was grinning and laughing. They decided to head over to Snow White's Scary Adventure since Natasha and Pepper both wanted to see what it was all about.
They only had to wait in line for about 40 minutes, during which they got to see the Evil Queen appear every few minutes when the curtains in the window above the entrance were pulled back. When they got almost to the front they came across a golden apple sitting on a pedestal.
"Hey Thor, dare you to touch it." Clint said with a smile.
"What purpose would it serve for me to touch the golden fruit?"
"Fun." Was Clint's easy reply.
"Go on Pointbeak, what's the worst that could happen." Tony offered.
"Very well." He stepped out of line and walked up to it.
"Go Thor." Called Jane.
He shot her a grin and taking a breath, reached out and laid a hand on the golden apple. Before he could turn back to the group the Evil Queen's voice rang out with an evil laugh. Thor gave a sign of alarm and practically tripped over his feet trying to get back to Jane's side. As the group leaned on each other laughing, their little party moved even closer to the entrance.
When the ride vehicles came up, they saw that they were designed to look like the Dwarves beds. After a little ribbing and good natured bards, they settled into their seats to enjoy the ride. And yes, they did enjoy it.
They did the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk through for Jane and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad for Thor. Clint wanted to do the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade, which he excelled at of course. After lunch, Bruce wanted to do the Indiana Jones Adventure which they all agreed was pretty cool even though they had to wait in line for two hours to do it.
They went to do the Haunted Mansion and the Pirates of the Caribbean ride as well before finding themselves back at the entrance to the park. They grabbed a couple of tables outside an ice cream shop and after getting their favorite choices, they sat down to decide what to do next.
They finally decided to stay and experience the Diamond Mad T Party, but since they had a little bit of time to kill, they started drifting through the park once more. They managed to catch the Dapper Dan show and the Five and Dime experience.
They headed back to enjoy an area of more teenager-adult fun, by joining other older groups at the Mad T Party. As soon as they entered they were assaulted by some rock-n-roll music accompanied by pulsing neon lights.
"Here's where we have some real fun." Said Tony taking his sunglasses off.
"Sorry Tony, no alcohol." Said Pepper with a smirk.
"I know, many many kids around, doesn't mean we can't still have tons of fun here." He grabbed her hand and pulled her to the dance floor. Darcy pulled Bruce out to the floor as well, and they were followed by Thor asking Jane to dance in this new unusual way.
"My feet hurt, what do you boys say we head over to that section," Natasha pointed to a doorway in the far wall, "and get something cold to drink, maybe even play a game."
Of course the remaining two members of her team followed her as she turned to leave them. They ducked under a sign reading House of Cards and found a table to stake as theirs. They had tv screens up, linked to some handheld gaming systems so everyone could see their scores and compete better against each other.
"Ya'll want to play?" asked Steve, tilting his head toward the screen.
Natasha declined, but Clint asked for two controllers from the waitress that came by to take drink orders.
They were playing Disney Trivia, and Natasha was helping Steve beat Clint when the rest of the group showed up behind them.
"So, the Widow is a secret Disney fan." Smirked Tony, motioning a waitress over.
"Not a secret Tony, what do you think we do on girl nights?" she asked with a grin to the ladies of the group.
"Oh, I have many ideas of what you do on girl's night, but sitting around watching cartoon kid movies is not in the top half of that list."
"Shut up Tony." Ordered Pepper.
"So, fireworks anyone?" asked Jane, to break up the silence that followed.
"Yes!" Steve seized on that idea and so the group left to go find a spot outside in which to watch the huge nightly display.
All the couples were standing together, and Steve was behind them all, just observing, when the fireworks started going off. He was so engrossed in the display that he was ignoring the crowd around them. He didn't notice the extra movement around him until he felt someone else's arm wrap around his.
"Thank you Steve." Said Natasha, looking at his face before letting her gaze slide up to the show still going on.
"We needed a day like this." Spoke up Clint from the other side of Natasha.
"You're welcome." He said before casting an observing eye over his team.
Tony had his head tucked into the side of Pepper's neck with his arms clasped in front of her.
Thor was standing next to Jane with his arm wrapped around her shoulder while she leaned into him.
Bruce and Darcy were simply standing side by side holding hands.
Although he couldn't see their faces, since they were turned up to the brilliantly lit up night sky, he could tell by their stances that they were relaxed. He assumed that meant his mission had been successful.
After the show they decided to browse some of the gift shops that had remained open late to catch some last minute sales.
"Hey Nat, we have to get this for Fury." Called Clint, holding up a Mickey Mouse plush dressed up like a pirate.
"Sign it from all of us and I'll buy it." Butted in Tony.
"I take no part in that." Put in Jane.
"I will." Jumped in Darcy.
"So one pirate Mickey it is." Clint said with a smile.
They all left with their souvenirs and loaded into the cars to head back to the house.
Everyone offered their thanks to Steve before heading straight off to bed; the magically day they shared together wore everyone out.
A/N: I've never been to Disneyland, so everything I wrote came courtesy of Google.
Thank you everyone, who is following this story and especially those who have reviewed and given me ideas. Ya'll rock!
I'll try to have a new chapter up within the week, but no promises. I'm taking my first vacation in 3 years and I plan to catch up on my sleep and make repairs to my house.