Paris 8:02am Breakfast Room

"Morning, Spangles." Tony sat down next to Steve and Thor the next morning. Bruce followed him, carrying a book and a cup of coffee. "I have reserved an hour in our busy schedule for breakfast and for teaching you about Facebook."

Thor grinned cheerfully. "Superb, Man of Iron. I have been wondering about this fantastic Book of Faces. I tried to Google-Search it but the wireless connection-"

"That's not radio, is it?" Steve asked.

"-it was not working so I could not Google-Search it and had to ask Lady Jane. Unfortunately she had to leave before she could tell me."

Tony looked at him. Then looked at Bruce. Then looked back at Thor. "Not book of faces, Lightning. Facebook. It's a social networking site..Steve please stop raising your hand."

Steve put his hand down. "Sorry. But what's a social networking site?"

...

Natasha and Clint came downstairs, teasing and poking each other, then stopped as they saw a tired looking Tony start to bang his head softly against the table. Bruce looked amused, Thor was eating and Steve was looking puzzled. "You can tag people? Isn't that a game children play? And you said poke people. I am confused. Is it an interactive game?"

"Not a game, Sparkles." Natasha sat down. "I'm guessing this is Facebook 101?"

Bruce nodded with a small smile. "Yes. It isn't working, Tony. Why don't you admit defeat? You will never be able to teach an Asgardian god and a World War Two super soldier about Facebook."

Tony sighed as he sat up and then looked around. The cafe was quiet but they weren't the only people in. On the other side of the room, nearly hidden by the bar, sat a couple, holding hands. He felt like he recognised them...dismissing the thought he looked at his friends. "Eiffel Tower?"

"Yeah. Better than this." Clint stood up and with a doughnut in his mouth and two packets of sugar in his pockets, he walked off.

...

"Why do you have two packets of sugar in your pocket?" Natasha frowned as she followed Clint through some people. He turned and frowned back.

"How do you know that?"

She pointed to her chest. "Spy. So why do you have them?"

He pointed to himself. "Spy."

...

"Do you think caterpillars know they're going to become butterflies?" Thor asked Bruce. Bruce sighed.

"I don't know."

"Why not?"

"I'm not a blooming caterpillar, Thor."

"But you're green?"

...

"Oh spangly starry fellow, oh spangly starry fellow, ain't you a delight?" Tony sang then flung his arms around Steve. Steve tried to get away but Tony had a tight grip. "We're in Paris, Steve. France! Have you ever been to Paris before? The Louvre, the uh big building over there, the Eiffel, croissants aux chocolate...and the best bit? You're here with your five best friends in the whole world. Except from the Buckster of course. But Bucky United is gone. I mean he's probably hiding in Vegas somewhere and is now a gambling addict with a new girlfriend every week. Lucky sod."

"Shut up Tony." Steve said quietly.

"Stroppy."

...

Tony checked his watch again. Where was Clint? The other avengers were waiting patiently beside him, in the queue but the archer had walked off ages ago with a wink and secretive smile. "Nat, where's your idiotic bestie?"

" Natasha to you. is an idiot. 3. Please stop referring to him as my bestie. 4. I don't control him. 5. He's climbing up the tower." Natasha pointed to the figure of Clint Barton climbing up the Eiffel Tower, shirtless and carrying an American flag. Tony face-palmed and Thor copied him, happy that he was getting Midgardian reactions right.

"Get down, Clint!" Bruce yelled and a guard looked up, mouth wide open. The guard started yelling things in French then the police arrived. Bruce was just thinking how much he had seen the police arrive at the tower ever since they all moved in when they started firing at Clint. "Jesus Christ!" He yelled and ran up to an officer. "Listen, he's an idiot. He doesn't know what he's doing."

The officer turned to him and hit him on the head with the gun butt. Bruce growled, his whole body tense. "That was a mistake, buddy." Steve said and the Avengers turned to watch Bruce growl and groan. "EVACUTE!" Steve shouted as the Hulk jumped up and grabbed hold of the tower. Clint screeched and hastily put the American flag up then, signalling to the group, jumped.

They watched him, confused. "I think we're meant to catch him." Natasha said as he soared closer and Hulk swing round the tower. Steve stepped forward and Clint fell into his arms. He opened his eyes and looked at Steve.

"Am I in heaven?" He asked.

"Not yet, Hawk. You jumped off the Eiffel Tower because the Green Giant was chasing you."

"Oh joys." He muttered and stood up. "What should we do about him?"

"He seems happy." Tony said and looked up at his friend, shielding his eyes from the sun. "We'll leave him until the SWAT team come, armed with baguettes and onions. Croissant, anyone?"

...

"Don't get your berets in a twist." Tony said then inspected their guns. "Hey you're welcome!" He winked and Natasha saw the Stark Industries logo on them. "If you'll just let us get our friend, calm him down, let me buy an Eiffel Tower souvenir for Pepper and we'll be off."

The Hulk landed on to ground with a thud and Tony beamed up at him. He patted the Hulk's green leg. Natasha shuddered. How he could he? "Come on, buddy."

Steve and Thor walked after them but Natasha hung behind as Clint smiled and waved at the officers. "Good luck with the flag." He said. "But America has officially claimed France. You're welcome." He bowed then sighed. "God bless America." Natasha dragged him away and once they were away from the Eiffel Tower, she turned to him suspiciously.

"Clint...why do I get the feeling that the flag might be there for a while?" She narrowed her eyes.

"God bless superglue." He replied.