"Huge Success", chapter Ten
By GirlX2
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Relief flitted through Pepper's chest as Tony slowly returned to his normal size. Pym had given him the right dosage, it seemed. Maybe now they could get back to normal, and start catching up on--
Her thoughts of normalcy were disrupted as Tony suddenly shot past normal size, and the metal table collapsed underneath him. Rhodey grabbed her arm and pulled her against the opposite wall.
Tony sat up, and promptly whacked his head on the 8 foot ceiling. The industrialist seemed to be about 12 feet high. "OW! Pym, you--"
"I can fix it!" Pym cut in worriedly. "I guess I over-estimated the force of the jolt."
"Oh, really?" Tony glared down at him.
"I just need to re-calculate the antidote…hand on, one moment…"
"Tony, your head--"
"It's fine Potts. Just a bump." Tony mumbled, one hand rubbing the spot.
"Are you sure?" Pepper stepped forward, now craning her neck. "You can't afford to pass out."
"Yes, I'm sure." Tony murmured. He was looking at Pepper curiously now.
"What?"
"I'm not used to looking down at you."
"Oh."
"But, I can fix that."
Pepper held in a yelp of surprise as Tony's massive hands encircled her waist and lifted her off the floor.
"Better."
"You look like King Kong kidnapping Fay Wray." Rhodey found his voice.
"Mr. Stark." Pepper kept her voice cool, "This could easily be grounds for a lawsuit."
"If you didn't sue me at last spring's GQ party, you're not going to now." Tony's smirk seemed no more benign in giant form. Nonetheless, he set Pepper down, very gently.
"Pym, are you sure you can fix this? Before I was at least able to hide my condition." Tony, serious again, asked the scientist.
"You can't even fit through the door Tony. Hiding is the least of your worries." Rhodey replied.
"Dr. Pym?"
"Yes, I can fix it, if you give me five blasted seconds to work!" Pym snapped at him. He was scribbling on a scrap of paper. "There. With your new dimensions, I need to give you exactly one milligram of shrinking serum to get you to normal size and keep you there."
"Good. I'm starting to fee like Alice with the 'Drink Me' bottle."
"Well, rest assured Mr. Stark, the resemblance is in predicament only, not looks." Pym said dryly as he held up a vial. "Hold still."
Tony did as he said, feeling the now familiar sensation of shrinking wash over him. It actually looked more like his surroundings were growing to their proper proportions. He stood, once his height allowed him to do so, and watched, grinning, as Pepper resumed her proper proportions in his eye.
"Welcome back, Mr. Stark." She smiled slightly.
"Good to be back." Tony turned to Pym. "As for the serum, Pym--"
"Further tests are obviously needed." Pym said, flustered.
"Call me when it's ready. I'd like to try that again sometime--with my suit on."
Pepper held in a groan. Why couldn't he just stick to being a normal industrial billionaire superhero?
And why was it that, in her life, that was now a normal thought?
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Fin