Hello and welcome to A New Life, A New Hero chapter 6!
People have been asking me was that Loki in chapter 1...and I'm just now answering you question...sorry. Yes, yes it was. Don't worry, he'll play a part in this story...be patient and ye shall be rewarded...
Enjoy!
"I-I want to go...home."
The Avengers went silent as the voice behind them spoke. It was Tobias Brooks, standing on wobbly feet, though sure of his decision.
Tony had been once again hacking into SHIELD's confidential and classified records on the low, making Jarvis crack through firewalls, re-routes, traps, and alarms, scanning all of SHIELD's files and hardware.
Tony was of course looking for that Level 7 files Coulson had refuse to disclose.
Of course, Tony was standing there, looking as innocent as he could be, hand in pocket, in a suit and open blazer, looking stylish and cocky.
"Are you sure? Nothing's better than here. Food, accommodations, entertainment, governmental surveillance watching your every move-" Tony stopped abruptly as Natasha nudged him rather roughly.
"We respect your choice, but are you sure about this?" Natasha leans forward and places a hand on Tobias's shoulder. He hesitantly nods, slightly blushing at how prettier her face looks up close. Tony taps Natasha on the shoulder to get a second with her.
"Lower your suit zipper. The more cleavage he sees, the better chance at changing his mind." Tony whispers. Natasha already frustrated at him, stops on his foot.
"And you should've kept your iron suit on." She hisses at him while he lifts his foot away from her in obvious agony and keeps his cries of pain inside. Tobias catches glimpse of this and chuckles.
"I just... Want to go back to my normal life. I've missed some at this point, a lot of catching up to do in school. My family probably thinks I'm dead by now, I'm sure they'd be happy to see me." He looks down with a sad smile.
"We can get robots to do your little homework. And how's weekly family visits sound? I'll throw in a fruit basket and a few thousand in there, they'll be fine." Tony says, clearly on edge from Natasha, effectively sliding away from her and her toe-crushing boots.
Tobias continues to look down at the floor with an unsure and worried look. Natasha looks at Tony, surprised he's actually encouraging him to stay, she looks to the other and urges them to do the same. Unfortunately, they're taking too long to think of something good to say. Tony walks up to Thor.
"Ever wanted to see a real double rainbow and meet godly babes? Goldilocks over here can sign you up for that field trip." He throws an arm over Thor, Thor looking at him confusingly.
"Uh quite. If thou wishes, we can eat and drink all day with father Odin." Thor tries to explain, Tobias continues to look the other way.
"Tough crowd. Fine, fine, I'll throw in arrow boy. Ever wanted to blow stuff up just by using a sharp pointy stick?" Tony continues his proposition next to Clint.
"He's not touching my stuff." Clint mumbles to him. Tobias would be interested if he didn't already burst throw walls and windows today.
"Boy your greedy. Ever wanted to...um..." Tony looks at Steve, trying to figure out what to get out of him.
"Hang out with the American Dream?" Tony shrugs and looks innocently guilty at Steve.
"By that he means practice fighting and improving your abilities." Steve explains. Tobias begins to actually ponder about this.
"I know what'll reel you in. The big boss himself. The head honcho showing you all types of weapons of destruction, and letting you use them. You know you want to. Getting into top secret confidential even he refuses to show us." He says, presenting Fury like a prize.
"Stark..." Fury gives him a stern look.
"I'll even throw in some tuition money if you tell me how you flew into the Helicarrier that was 2,500 feet int the air-"
"Stark!" Fury reprimanded.
"Well it's the truth."
"Pushing it."
"I always push it. That's how you get progression."
"Or a suspension-"
"As nice as it sounds...I really can't. I just want to go home, see my mom, be normal again, and just forget." Toby said, the nice gestures being nice but the place had him feel like he would end up being locked in a cell again.
Am I really saying no to the Avengers?
Yep. Yes I am.
A disappointed silence flows through the air, all except Tony's hands clasping together.
"Welp, can't win'em all, right?" He walks over to the nearby emergency gate, typing in a code to open it up, a cool breeze flows in as the Helicarrier flies through the air at a steady pace.
"Off you go, don't let the door hit you on the way down." Tony says as he points at the exit. Tobias looks wide eyed at him.
"We're about afew thousand feet in the air, Stark. Close it up. If he wants to go, we'll be arriving at headquarters any minute and that's where we arrange a ride home for him." Fury explains.
"Until then, everyone, carry on with whatever. The boy is allowed to sightsee around the ship as long as he doesn't get on anyone's nerves. I can't afford anymore broken windows." Fury walks off with a wave, Coulson following behind.
"That was... Strange." Natasha said with a raised eyebrow.
"Indeed. The commander gave out without a fight." Thor said shrugging it off.
"Alls well that ends well, time for me to get back to 'work'." Tony casually walks off, Natasha attempting to stop him and give him a good piece of her mind, but sighs instead.
Clint disappears without anyone even noticing, and Steve gives Tobias a pat on the shoulder and a firm nod before leaving to the training room.
"Um... It shouldn't be too long from now until we reach the city. You could sit tight, or walk around. I'd recommend not straining yourself." Bruce tells Tobias. Natasha steps up once again, taking something off of her belt and giving it to Tobias.
"Have this, it's a radar device. Like a cell phone. It tells you our locations on the ship if you get lost." Tobias takes it and gives an quiet thank you.
"Thou will be back home in no time." And with this, the last of the Avengers split up, leaving Tobias to wonder of what could've been as he toys with the device in his hand.