"I have to go I'm having a meeting with Fury. mind if I take Tony?" Phil ask. Bruce held tighter to Tony.
"no he's not going into SHIELD without me. if Thor is right and they're experimenting on him, he's not going in without me, no offense to you Phil." Bruce said. Phil shrugged.
"what about if Steve goes? he's coming too and we really need to go." Phil said looking at his watch. Bruce bit his lip, but nodded.
"alright fine, but if anything happens to him, I will snap both your necks." Bruce said, carefully passing Tony over.
"where'd the bear come from?" Phil ask, noticing Tony clutched a green bear in one hand.
"Pepper. you guys missed that last night. he was having serious nightmares so I called Pepper to bring me some things and she brought him a bear. he likes it cause it's green, don't lose it." Bruce warned. Phil nodded shifting Tony gently. Tony looked up at him.
"Phil?" Tony ask. Phil smiled at him
"you're coming with me just for a little bit." Phil said. Tony nodded laying his head back down, pulling the bear closer.
"okay." Tony muttered tiredly. "I dropped Reid." Tony muttered.
"Reid?" Phil ask.
"the bear." Bruce replied, sipping his coffee. Phil looked down and noticed the bear on the floor.
"Steve, bear." Phil said. Steve shook his head getting up. he grabbed the bear and handed it back to Tony, who snatched it and cuddled it happily. he rubbed his eye's and looked over at Bruce.
"you'll be back on a little while." Bruce assured him, ruffling his hair gently as he walked back.
"stay out of my lab." Tony muttered.
"of course Tony." Bruce smiled. he watched Phil and Steve leave. "I'll be in the lab working on how to fix this." Bruce said. Phil carried Tony the whole way to SHIELD.
"is that Stark?" Agent Hill ask as they walked in. Phil nodded. "is he...?" Agent Hill ask.
"no he's awake. we just happened to pass by a clown on the way in."Steve said.
"oh I heard about what happened at the park from Agent Romanoff." Agent Hill said. Phil nodded. "you've dropped something." Agent Hill added, pointing behind him.
"Reid! come back!" Tony cried, reaching over Phils shoulder. Steve grabbed the bear and handed it back to Tony, who pulled it close and hugged it tightly.
"hey Stark." Agent Hill waived. Tony looked at her a moment, studying her.
"Maria?" Tony ask curiously. she nodded at him. "hi Maria!" Tony said, waiving his bear at her.
"hi." Maria laughed. "Fury's waiting for you guys." Maria said, pointing to Furys office. Phil nodded and carried Tony in, Steve following behind. Tony stared at the man a moment before hugging his bear and growling.
"I don't take my bear!" Tony growled. "he's mine!" Tony shouted. Fury raised an eye brow.
"I don't want your dumb bear." Fury replied.
"he's not dumb, you are." Tony said, blowing a raspberry at him. Fury walked over and looked him over.
"so this is Stark?" Fury ask.
"of course it's me! why does everyone ask that? did everyone take stupid pills and forget who I was?" Tony ask. Fury raised an eye brow.
"no Tony it's just that you've changed so much since any one here at SHIELD has seen you they don't recognise you." Phil replied, shooting Fury a pointed look. Fury frowned slightly.
"where's Loki?" Fury ask.
"he's still at the tower. he and Tony aren't getting along." Steve replied.
"what happened?" Fury ask curiously.
"he called Bruce a monster. Bruce is not a monster! he is!" Tony shouted.
"he called Bruce a monster and Tony punched the shit out of him." Phil explained. Tony hugged his bear.
"have we figured out why this has happened?" Fury ask. Phil turned Tony around and showed him the base of Tony's neck.
"we think this has something to do with it since they both have it." Phil replied.
"they'd like to run some tests on him in the lab." Fury said. Tony stiffened and covered his arc reactor protectively.
"thats not happening without Bruce here." Phil replied. Fury nodded.
"go a head and take him back. keep me updated." Fury said. Phil nodded and they took Tony back home. Tony sat his bear on the couch.
"stay here Reid, I'll be right back." Tony said, then took off. he wanted a snack and who ever was in the kitchen was going to get him one. he ran in, Natasha was making herself some tea. he walked over and tapped her leg. she looked down.
"oh hey, whats up Tony?" Natasha ask.
"I'm hungry." Tony replied. Natasha grabbed him a small bag of chips, opened them, and passed them to him. "thank you!" Tony said heading back into the other room with a mouth full of chips. he froze seening the empty spot on the couch. "Reid?" Tony ask, running over. he looked around quickly, before catching sight of Loki with his bear. immediately he screamed, tossing his chips aside. Bruce ran in, followed by Steve, Phil, and Natasha.
"Tony whats wrong?" Bruce ask.
"HE TOOK REID!" Tony shouted.
"Reid?" Natasha ask. Bruce sighed.
"his bear. Loki give that back." Bruce ordered. Loki huffed.
"finders keepers." Loki muttered.
"THATS MY BEAR!" Tony shouted, his face was turning red.
"this will not end well." Phil muttered, moving to stand behind Steve.
"he's gonna scream." Natasha muttered.
"oh yeah." Steve flinched. Tony let out the loudest scream he could. everyone immediately covered their ears. Loki couldn't have his bear. Loki dropped the bear and cover his ears. Tony continued to scream for a moment before he ran over, grabbed his bear, and hid behind Bruce. he couldn't have Bruce either.
"hey! thats mine now!" Loki glared.
"Reid is mine! you can't have him! you got my coloring book! you can't have my bear!" Tony shouted. Bruce grabbed Tony.
"you cannot scream when you don't get your way Tony." Bruce said. Tony hugged Reid tighter.
"you let him have my coloring book. he stole my snack yesterday. he can't take my Reid. he's mine. Loki can get his own." Tony replied. Bruce sighed and picked Tony up.
"my ears hurt." Phil muttered.
"join the club." Natasha replied.
"I don't like kids." Steve muttered, rubbing his ears. Bruce took Tony upstairs.
"stupid bear. I didn't even want it." Loki huffed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Loki you need to behave. I will take you back to Asguard. that was very mean." Thor warned. Loki huffed.
"why don't you just take me back instead of threatening me?" Loki huffed. "no one wants me here anyway." Loki added, looking away. Natasha felt pity for him, but didn't say anything.
"perphaps it is best if you go play in my room." Thor said, picking his brother up.
*Bruce*
Tony sat on the bed, hugging his bear tightly, knees pulled up to his chest.
"Tony, what is your problem with Loki?" Bruce ask.
"he called you a monster." Tony replied.
"this is about more then just that." Bruce said. Tony curled up tighter.
"he took my coloring book. he took my snack. I was playing with Natasha and Phil and he came over and took them away. I won't let him take my bear, and he can't have you either." Tony said. "he's taking everything else from me, but he can't have you or Reid. I won't let him. I just want to keep the special things, he keeps taking everything else. I just wanted to keep you and Reid." Tony said quietly. Bruce was shocked. "do I have to give him back?" Tony ask, bowing his head and holding out Reid.
"no." Bruce said after a minute. Tony's head shot up.
"yo-you're not gonna leave are you? cau-cause I-I'll give him back! h-he can have Reid! h-he can have wh-whatever he wants! bu-but don't leave!" Tony begged, latching on to him. there was a panick in his voice Bruce had never heard before. "please? I promise I'll be good! I-I'll stay up here an-and play with my boats! I'll leave everyone else alone! I-I won't say anything to anyone! just don't leave!" Tony sobbed. Bruce didn't know what to say. he didn't know what to do. he pulled Tony closer, wrapping his arms around him tightly.
"I'm not leaving Tony. I won't leave. it's alright." Bruce soothed him gently. he doubted Tony could actually hear him though over how hard he was sobbing and still quietly begging Bruce not to leave. Bruce held him tightly, rubbing his back gently as he waited for him to calm down. when it got to the point his sobs were sniffles and hiccups, Bruce pulled back a little. "I promise I'm not leaving. I can't just leave you like that. you need me. who else would love you unconditionally, even when you act liek a spoiled bratt? you need me Tony, even if I wanted to leave, I couldn't. the other guy wouldn't let me. not that I want to leave. I don't. it's okay. I'm not going to just run off and leave you here alone. well, you'd have Phil but he's not really the most responsible person in the world either. you're stuck with me okay?" Bruce ask. Tony nodded slightly and cuddled up back up to his chest. Bruce wiped at his own face. experiencing Tony before he put all those emotional walls up to keep people from knowing how he felt, was making his own walls break. sure he and Tony had broken a few of each others walls, but this was a whole knew level. Tony had unintentionally just poured out his heart and then sobbed his eye's out begging him to stay, and he made Bruce cry. he made Bruce realize how much he needed him, so much that Bruce had to fight to keep the child from seeing him wipe the tears off his face.
"I'm sorry." Tony muttered.
"sorry?" Bruce ask. Tony nodded against his chest.
"I made you cry." Tony said. Bruce smiled and hugged him.
"some times it's good to cry." Bruce replied. he stood, picking Tony up with him. he hugged him tightly, then sat him on the bed, with Reid. "you stay here okay? I'll be right back." Bruce said.
"where are you going?" Tony ask, the panick creeping back into his voice.
"I'm gonna go get us some sandwiches and we're gonna sit up here and watch some tv. hows that sound?" Bruce ask. Tony nodded hugging Reid.
"okay." Tony muttered. Bruce ruffled his hair gently and headed downstairs. he stepped out of the elevator and went to the kitchen. Phil was in there.
"hey Phil." Bruce muttered, grabbing a two plates.
"oh hey Bruce. how's To- are you okay?" Phil ask. Bruce nodded.
"I'm fine why?" Bruce muttered.
"you're crying." Phil said.
"oh, shit." Bruce hissed, wiping his face.
