First off, I apologize for not keeping the story daily. I started school this Monday and man does it take some adjusting. I apologize again because I don't think I'll be able to keep all my stories daily. I will try to post one chapter for each story every two-three days. (Mainly talking about Avenger's Tower and New Suits).

Please keep reviewing, it really inspires me to continue writing when I hear such positive feedback! :D

Chapter 10

The next morning, Bruce woke to the sound of banging and the sizzle of sparks flying.

He sleepily pulled on his jeans and a green buttoned shirt.

Tony was pounding against a piece of metal for his suit when Bruce opened the workshop door with a cup of coffee in his hand.

"What are you doing down here... so early?" Bruce asked, seeing the bags under his eyes, and the annoyed wrinkle between his eyes that had stayed there since the night before.

Tony ignored him, not wanting to have another conversation about his sleeping schedule. He'd sleep when he wanted to.

"What did Natasha say to you in the kitchen last night? She went to her room after you talked... And you didn't exactly seem happy about whatever she said," Bruce told him, approaching the workbench Tony was bent over.

"She um... It wasn't anything important, just a... Just uh... She was probably just tired," Tony threw words out of his mouth, trying to sound normal, although he failed miserably.

"You'd tell me if something was going on, right?" Bruce questioned.

"Bruce, you. are. not. my. parent. You. are. teammate. Teammates no annoy each other," Tony said, timing a smack with the hammer with every word, then shaking his head when he placed the hammer down.

"I'm not being annoying, I'm being concerned," Bruce said, messing with a tablet on the desk.

"Well don't be, every thing's peachy," Tony lied again. He disliked lying to his friends, but he didn't want anyone to know, it was annoying enough when Rhodey found out. Even now he treats him differently because of it.

"Fine, fine," Bruce put his hands up, "I'm sorry, I was just curious."

"You are forgiven," Tony said, twisting a bolt into the leg of a suit.

They spent a long time in the lab, until the familiar sounds of Steve, Natasha, Clint, and Thor's voices were booming from the kitchen.

"Let's go eat, we've been down here long enough," Bruce said, wiping his hands on a rag.

Tony, at first, wanted to ignore him and keep working, but his grumbling stomach won the fight.

He nodded and went upstairs with Bruce, grabbing a pop tart from the now overflowing supply of the special pop tart pantry.

Thor was stuffing poptarts in his mouth happily.

Natasha and Clint were eating granola bars and orange juice on the bar stools.

Steve, already having eaten, was standing around talking to Clint and Natasha.

When Tony came up from the stairwell, Natasha glared at him curiously.

"Where were you last night? I heard you come downstairs at 11:23," Natasha said, as if it wasn't strange that she'd memorized the time.

"My... workshop," Tony replied casually.

"And did you forget about the whole sleeping at night thing?" Clint asked, suppressing a laugh, but openly smiling.

"I wasn't tired, mide as well get something done," Tony said, glad to keep the conversation away from why he couldn't sleep.

Steve clicked the button the remote to turn the secure SHIELD channel on, and a message from Fury, Nikolaus J. was waiting for them in the inbox.

The message popped up in large font on the screen, "The tower has been requested entry from an unknown source, Stark, take care of it."

So it was the usual someone was trying to come and get the avenger's signatures type thing.

Tony opened the files on his phone to show him the profile of the person trying to get in this time, and found a familiar name on the persistent reporter's list.

Colonel James Rhodes

"I knew I forgot to add someone to the free access list," Tony said, swiping his finger on the screen, opening the locked sign next to Rhodey's name.

"Who is it?" Steve asked.

"You'll love him, he's just like you Mr. Spangly Soldier," Tony said, patting him on the back as he typed Rhodey's number into his phone.

"Tony! I tried to come and talk to you last night, but Jarvis didn't recognize my ID card!" Rhodey's voice was angry and irritated.

"Sorry, sorry, Never do it again, I promise, doors are open to you, come at your will," Tony replied, his voice becoming more fun as he talked to his best friend.

"I'm at a hotel down the block, I'll be there around noon," Rhodey said, then the phone went silent.

"Classic, hangs up before I can uninvite him," Tony says sarcastically, slipping his phone back in his pocket.

Rhodeyness! :DDDDD

I seriously love this guy.

He's like the best character ever.

Okay, enough fan-girling. I have had some questions in the reviews about how Quick Silver picked up Thor's hammer. Considering I have never seen them in action, I can't seem to figure out why he wouldn't be able to take it. He is one of the most powerful new characters coming into AOU next year. But yes, I understand both sides of the argument.

Also, you had questions about why I didn't call Quick Silver Pietro Maximoff and why I didn't call Scarlett Witch Wanda Maximoff. Truth be told, in my private fan fictions, I didn't bother to look up their names, so here, I just did the same thing.

But in order to make the story make sense, and at the same time make you guys happy, I'll just say that I didn't use the names in that chapter because they didn't want to give away their identities. So yes, next time they're included, I will used their correct names.

Thank you for pointing out all those things for me. This is one of my first attempts on Pietro and Wanda, so be patient with me.

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