He sighed in relief as he made it through the portal. Finally, something went right. Glancing back, Tony smiled seeing it had closed and wouldn't open again until Thor was ready to go back. Looking forward towards the Avengers, he noticed that they were looking at something but he didn't get close. If he did, they'd just force him to go back to Asgard! Walking back slowly, the boy was about to make a run for it when guards blocked his path. All of them had their guns pointed right at him, scaring him completely. He let out a cry and rushed towards Bruce. Shit forget about going back to Asgard these people were nuts! Latching onto the adult, Tony looked up pathetically only to see Fury glaring down at him. He shuddered under the glare and held onto his friend tighter. It had completely went over his head that Fury had wanted him not only to use as a weapon, but because he sort of ran off with Loki. That must've made the cyclops pissed. Why the hell did he jumped the portal? Clearly something was screwed up in his head!

"What the hell?" Fury asked. "Is that who I think it is?"

"It's just a boy from Asgard," Bruce said gently trying to get Tony off. "He must've followed us here. Just let Thor opened up the portal so he can go home and then we'll explain ourselves."

"You can't fool me Banner I can see the glow from his arc reactor. What the hell did Loki do to Stark?"

"He just allowed his side of the genes come out more! That's all! This is how Tony should honestly look right now. Loki didn't do anything bad with him, he could tell you right now that Loki was treating him like a son not a minion or a weapon like all of you want to do!"

Before he knew it, Tony was taken away from Bruce's leg by two agents. He screamed and struggled as they carried him down the hallway. Everyone made a run for Tony but were instantly stopped in their tracks. Tears threatened to fall as he saw his teammates get attacked by the people they worked for. Clint and Natasha were back to back, fighting whoever got near, even shooting some. Steve threw some of them into others, trying to make a path to Tony but failing as more agents came out of no where. Thor had the same problem as well, as he found it hard to get rid of them as they started attacking with weapons designed to stop him. Then...the Hulk came. Hulk yelled at them, and charged towards Tony. He let out of cry for him, and watched in horror as the giant fell. Fury stood there holding a weapon of sorts, what the hell? They made something that could stop him?! Whimpers escaped as the man got closer to him. He pulled out a syringe and injected Tony with it.

"This would take out an elephant for hours and kill a normal person," Fury said. "But I suppose you're not a normal person after all."

"Fury...," He whimpered as he felt himself fade away. "I hate you so damn much...!"

"Take him away."

"Mother...I want mother...mother...mother...!"

It was a pathetic sight. Tony begging for his mother to come when he was the one who ran away. His mind started to get murky as the drugs started to take over. Mother. That's all he could think of. Mother. He let out one last cry, before fading out.

()()()

"MOTHER!" Tony screamed as he woke up.

A jolt of pain surged through his body causing him to cry out in pain. What did they put him on? Tony groaned slightly and looked around. He was in a cage, a small cage that he could just curl up on the floor for comfort. It reminded him of the one they made for the Hulk, shit that meant he couldn't get out! Looking out of the cage, Tony whined seeing he was in a lab. The lab looked like it was designed for biological experiments which made his stomach churn. They were going to experiment on him! He let out a cry but it did nothing. The scientists there didn't even bother to look at him. Getting onto his knees, Tony started to hit the glass hoping it would break or something. It did absolutely nothing!

"Don't try to break it Stark," A scientist said. "Even the Hulk couldn't break that. Now be a good boy and patiently wait for your 'medicine'."

"Guys come on look at me!" Tony said trying to smile. "I'm a KID what could a kid do for you guys?"

"A kid with mystical powers, strength that will increase over the years, a high intelligence, and very long life ahead of you. You're how old Stark and yet you have the appearance of a child. You can be a SHIELD agent for quite some time. Perhaps even form a new Avengers when the current ones die."

"Gah...no...I'm not going to cooperate with you SHIELD assholes! You can lock me up, fill me up with drugs, and even torture me endlessly but I WON'T be your damn weapon!"

"Such a shame...I suppose I shall inform Director Fury that he can attack Ms. Potts."

His eyes widen. Pepper! These jackasses were going to use her against him? What the hell?! Tony started to grind his teeth and hit the glass more. They couldn't do this! Not to Pepper!

"Will you assist us Stark?" The scientist asked.

"...You're a bunch of ASSHOLES!" Tony screamed. "FUCK YOU! YOU LAY A HAND ON PEPPER AND I WILL KILL YOU!"

"She'll be fine if you do as we say. Your foul mouth however may cost her her life."

"Leave Pepper out of this!"

"Perhaps you'll listen to us more if we administer your medicine now."

The scientist walked towards him along with two others. In seconds the cage opened and the two scientists pinned him down while the one he yelled at filled him with more drugs. He felt numb all of a sudden, his body could move, and his lips couldn't either! Tony laid there unable to do anything as the scientists locked up the cage again. Shit he was seriously screwed over! SHIELD, they were going to pay for this.

()()

Where the hell was everyone? Tony felt the effects of the drugs start to wear off as he could feel his fingers again. It was dark, who knows how much time had passed since he was given that medicine. There wasn't a single scientist out there, but he guessed that there were agents at the door making sure Tony didn't leave. It was just like in Asgard for his mother, but at least Loki wasn't put into a cage, he had a bed to lye on. Clenching his fist, the boy tried to move other parts of his body. Nope, the drug was still strong. Dammit! He winced as he gave up again, not wanting to waste all his energy right then and there. With what SHIELD had in store for him, it would be better to just keep calm and go all out only when they touched him.

The door opened catching Tony's attention, he glanced over and saw Fury walking towards him. Now he had to deal with the dick and he couldn't even say any witty banter! There should be a rule for this sort of thing, don't drug up the 'weapon' to the point he can't speak. Now he had to endure a long winded talk with Fury and he didn't get to make his amazing comments. Then again...that was most likely the idea. The director always did hate his little snippets.

"I see that you're still awake," Fury said and knelt down. "And not talking, if I knew that these would be the only things in the world that would shut you up, I would've gave it to you AGES ago." He opened the cage. "So Stark, I was able to get some information about your stay in Asgard. The Avengers thought it would get me to reconsider my use for you. Before you get any hopeful ideas, it didn't, I'm still planning on using you as our secret weapon. However I want to know how much of it is honestly true. Since you can't speak, just blink once if it's true and twice if it's false." Fury looked down at him with his one eye. "Did Loki treat you like a child instead of a minion?"

He gave him a blink. Of course he did! The soap spells as well as the constant coddling weren't exactly 'evil minion training'. Try to imagine running SHIELD like that. A hilarious thought of Fury shoving soap into Clint's mouth popped in his head and it made him all the more upset that he couldn't start laughing. Stupid drugs.

"You had a second childhood then?" Fury asked getting another blink in response. "Why would Loki, the man who almost took over the world, be a gentle father towards you? Are you telling me that he's not planning something evil?" Another blink. "Stark I think you've gotten far too attached towards the man if you think that is true. Loki must be manipulating you." Two blinks this time. "Stark! You know what he's done!"

"M...Mother...," Tony whispered.

Of all the things he could've said, the first word that came out was mother. Well that's embarrassing, but he did really want Loki with him. Hell anyone right now! Grandfather, grandmother, Uncle Thor, one of the avengers, hell even the servants back in Asgard! He wanted someone to come and get him out of this mess.

"I want mother...," He whined.

"What is wrong with you Stark?" The director asked.

"I can trust mother...mother loves me..."

"Well then if he loves you so much why the hell did you go through the portal?"

Tony felt his arms come back to life but laid still. Why did he go through the portal? Oh, that's right, because what Loki told said scared him. Magic could corrupt him? Shouldn't that have been lesson number one? Hey, Tony, be careful, magic might make you go looney! How simple was that? He looked at him pathetically as he recalled all of his fears. Why was it they were all coming out now? His fear of becoming a monster, of being a weapon, of Loki just using him, it was all hitting him again, just like when he practiced shapeshifting. A whine left his lips as he thought about it more. None of this would have happened if he had trusted Loki, he wouldn't be in this cage right now with Fury glaring down at him! He wouldn't be considered a potential weapon!

"Mother...loves me...?" He said but his voice was full of uncertainty.

"You don't seem so sure about it yourself Stark," Fury said and reached into his pocket.

He knew what was going to happen next. More medicine. Right now though, he'd gladly accept it. Fury took out a syringe again and filled him up. Tony winced a bit, but smiled slightly. He needed to rest his brain, it felt like a war zone in his head. The side that wanted to believe in Loki and the side that didn't. The drugs took place again, and he felt at ease.

"Mother...," He whispered one last time.

"Doesn't honestly care for you Stark," Fury said and closed the age.

"...Doesn't...care..?"

()()

"You know you can't trust him," A lower voice said.

"Of course you can he is your MOTHER," A childish voice said.

"SHUT UP!" Tony shouted.

He grabbed his head as he laid there curled up in a ball. Two figures stood besides him, his psychotic dream half on the left, and his innocent child half on his right. They were arguing about Loki and dammit did it hurt his head even more. Loki was good with him yet evil at the same time. He was nice but he was mean. His mother loved him but he was using him. Fury's words echoed in his head. That Loki truly didn't care, and it was all just some elaborate plot. But Loki's hugs, his gentle kisses, they all felt nice, they felt meaningful. Were those all plots too?

"You also can't trust SHIELD," The dream half said. "Wouldn't it be better if you just become what they think of you as? A monster?"

"SHIELD is good," His child side said. "They have their reasons, sure I do not like it, sure it's frightening, but they are still GOOD."

"THEY'RE THREATENING PEPPER! Do you want Pepper to die? Just become a monster for a little while...you'll feel better at the end...let loose."

"Do not! You will just become like Fenris! Chained up unable to move and unable to see anyone including Pepper! You will risk her life even more if you were to attack! Also what of the Avengers? They will also get injured if you let yourself become the monster!"

"FUCK THEM!"

"Swear."

Tony glared up at them as he started to cover his ears. Why won't they just shut up?! He'd rather take the nightmares than this! At least there he could run away from the monster! Right now it felt as if something was holding him down, making it impossible to escape the screaming! Where was Loki? He needed him. Loki would stop the screaming, he'll comfort him like a good mother would. Loki was a good mother, he is.

"Loki is not a good mother," His dream said kneeling down. "He slaughtered how many people? I recall him murdering eighty people in three days."

"Now that he has a son he would not do such a thing for it would upset us!" The child shouted.

"Do you honestly believe that? Come on Tony, you're a genius! Doesn't that sound flimsy? Why would a God like Loki give up a chance to rule Midgard just because his little bratty son asked him not to?"

"Do not listen to him! He's a bad man! That is your nightmare speaking! That is your self doubt that you never got over! Listen to me! Mother is not bad! Mother is good! So be a good boy for Mother! Wait until he comes!"

"He can't come! He's back in Asgard and he doesn't know you're here! No one is going to save you from these assholes and guess what? You don't have your iron suit with you but you do have magic. Just let go...let me take over for a little while...and all the magic Loki taught you, even the ones he just showed you...I'll do it. Your stupid childish side was too much obsessed with 'mother' to honestly care. I however soaked it all in like a sponge."

"Someone will save you!"

"No one will!"

"You can't hurt SHIELD!"

"You have to KILL them!"

The conflicting voices cause Tony to struggle. They grabbed onto him, fighting for which thought would win. Back and forth, Loki is good Loki is evil, SHIELD is good SHIELD is evil. Someone will save him, no one will come. Yes, no, you're to live you're going to live. Too much! Tony let out a scream as they fought more. Which one should he listen to? Which one would was right? A nightmare that had been tormenting him? Or a child who corrupted his thoughts to childish innocence? Neither honestly sounded good at all. Help, someone help!

"KILL SHIELD!"

"DO NOT KILL!"

"YOU'RE A MONSTER!"

"NO YOU ARE NOT!"

They broke him.

()()

The lab was silent as the scientist filed in neatly. One of them walked towards the cage and glanced in. There laid Tony Stark, twitching on the floor letting out silent screams. He quietly opened up the cage before reaching in for the boy. Just as he was about to take him out, Tony grabbed his wrist and yanked him down. All of a sudden, the area grew ice cold and the scientist let out loud wail. Slowly ice incased the man's arm, before shattering to pieces. A giggle started emitting from the cage as the boy stood up. Tony grinned at the scientists, his skin now blue and his eyes red.

"Threaten...I feel threatened!" He laughed.

Well...hate me yet?

-Trickster

Also Clint and Steve won...wow

Yep you guys surprised me...by a lot