I'm back again! Thanks for the reviews everyone. I'm glad you all liked the chapter so here is the next one with Tony. Yay! You may hate me for this chapter but that is to be expected. Not everything is going to be peachy in this story. Fair warning.

I tinkered with the chest piece of the Iron man's suit, seeing if I could use Power before we were to head out in a hour. I, strangely enough, got up a littler earlier and instantly went to work. The stone was a pretty good size rock, now I just needed to find a way to hook it up with my Arch Reactor and it would be all good to go. I took out some of the metal and adjust the wiring. So far it was looking pretty good for me so I kept it up. Once I made a space large enough I picked up Power and carefully placed it in the hole with a soft clunk filling the air. I froze to make sure I didn't wake somebody up, even though I highly doubted that I did. Power fit in place perfectly, now all I had to do was make sure that it would actually work. I put on the chest piece and a glove, aiming at the small can of beer resting about twenty feet away. Raising my hand I aimed and as quietly as I could I shot at it. The effect was way better than what I was expecting. The whole can just exploded, nothing was left to show proof that the can was there before.

"Well shit." I chuckled and quickly took it all off. As I laid the chest piece down I realized that the glowing of Power and my Arch Reactor made a dark, purple halo. "Again with that damn color. I'm going back to sleep." I waved everyone off and fell back to sleep instantly when my head hit the pillow. I was not met with another freaky dream and enjoyed the silence and solitude before I was going to be transported to another realm.

Pepper kiss my temple, making my eyes open almost instantly. She rolled over and got out of bed. "Get up, Thor said that he wanted everyone up as early as you could be." I groaned and forced myself with all the strength of a God to sit up. She placed her hands on her hips. "Really?"

I smirked. "Yes. Did you not see what I had to go through to go through this painful process?" Pepper rolled her eyes but I did catch her small smile before she turned away. "I'm going ahead and take a shower. Will breakfast be ready when I get out?"

"Yes, Tony." I slowly got out of bed and kissed her cheek before shuffling over to my bathroom and turning on the shower to the perfect temperature. About thirty minutes later I was squeaky clean and in fresh clothes. After I groomed myself and gathered everything together I headed down to the living room, seeing my team ready to go. Natasha and Hank were talking with Clint. T'Challa was sipping some tea, giving me a quick wave. Thor and Storm were outside talking amongst themselves. I ignored most of them and headed for the kitchen. Riley was making some toast and sipped on water with Logan and Loki having a quiet conversation about whatever.

Riley looked up and smiled. "Hey Tony. Are you ready?" I cracked my neck, satisfied when I heard a few good pops.

"I will be when I get my coffee." She rolled her eyes and moved so I could get to the maker. "What are you, and everybody else, going to do when we're gone?"

She shrugged. "I planned on more training. I need to practice more with my own powers. Hopefully it will help with controlling Space a little more. I'm not sure about anybody else though." I took a glance at Loki and Logan who became quiet, listening to us.

Loki sipped his cup of tea. "I'm going to help her as much as I can." I looked at Logan and he smirked.

"Steve and I were going to go and tinker with his bike." The coffee was done and I smiled, quickly making my mug. Pepper came up and handed me a plate of pancakes and eggs. I thanked her and started stuffing my face. It was good and made me feel full. Once I was done I followed them off to the living room so my team could meet up. Storm and Thor were telling us that planet icicle was going to be freezing cold and we needed to be careful.

Riley had been strangely quiet up until we were about to head for the roof. "Be careful everyone. The last stone, Time is orange so it should be a little easier to find in a world of blue." Thor smiled at her.

"Thank you for your concern Riley. We will be fine." She smiled but as soon as he turned away I noticed that it fell slightly.

Thor held us close together as he started to yell at the sky. I wondered if the government was getting a kick out of this while watching us. I made sure to get everyone to wear the jackets we bought a week ago. I wore mine under the suit and it was quickly becoming warn in here so I had to keep reminding myself that it would become freezing cold before I knew it. My eyes briefly went to those who were staying behind. "Heimdall! Please transport us to Jötunheimr!" The air shifted and we were off to another world in a instant. The familiar floating feeling came and went before we harshly landed on a hard block of ice. My boots, not liking the ice at all, began slipping.

"I got you!" Both T'Challa and Hank grabbed me.

I sighed and chuckled. "Thanks." Cold air began to seep through the metal suit, brushing against my exposed skin. "Burrr!" Natasha shook her head at me. Storm waved her hands and the rough winds began to slow down until it was a small breeze. "Thanks Mother Nature, that's a lot of help."

She smiled. "It's fine. Where should we begin looking? Thor?"

Thor looked around until his gaze landed on something in the distance. It looked like a thick, rock mountain from here. "There is the Frost Giant's kingdom. We should start there." Hank walked closer and suddenly stumbled back.

"Umm...guys?" We walked closer and noticed that we landed on a cliff and right in front of us was a sheer drop into infant blackness.

I turned to Thor. "Hey. Is your friend trying to kill us by any chance?"

Thor chuckled. "If he was trying he would've sent us straight down there instead of leaving us here."

I waved a finger at him. "Good point, Point Break." Natasha looked around and pointed to our right.

"There's a bridge over there. Let's get moving." We began walking. I felt silly walking in my suit instead of flying but it wouldn't be fair that everyone had to walk, well...almost everyone. The bridge was a little rickety but we walked over it with no problem. I took noticed that pieces of mountains and the ground seemed to have been blown off. T'Challa noticed this too and frowned.

"Why does this world look as if it's falling apart?" Thor sighed.

"I'm surprised it still in one piece to be honest my friends. When Loki had discovered who he was and what had happened to him he wanted to take revenge on this world." We stopped when we reached a crater. He took one step closer to it and a large chunk of the outer rim cracked and fell off. "Before the Bifrost was destroyed, Loki used it to destroy this realm. I was able to stop him before he succeeded...but the results are still unfortunate."

Storm frowned and rubbed her upper arms. "I'd say. It's depressing." Thor led us around the crater and we kept moving, headed for the palace of ice that was getting larger with the distance we're covering. Snow crushed under our feet, the silence in the air was almost too much to handle. "Everyone, look." Storm pointed to a large pile of snow on a rock.

Hank scratched his head. "What is it Storm?"

She narrowed her eyes on it. "I just saw it move!" We all were alerted and jumped into defense mode, except for Thor.

He smiled and slowly walked up to it. "No need to be alarmed my friends, it is only a Snow Wolf cub."

I crossed my arms. "That pile of ice is bigger than you and me put together and you said it is a cub?!" The pile moved and melted until bright, silver fur formed with light blue ring spots. The head lifted up, showing bright blue eyes and small tusks that looked a little sharp. Black claws pointed out when it stretched and a long, snake-like tail curled up. Once the cub was fully awake it stared at us in almost wonder.

Natasha smiled and walked up to Thor. "Damn it's cute. How big to they get normally?"

T'Challa cleared his throat and pointed behind us. "I think that's about the right size." We swiveled around to see a thirty-foot tall wolf with its tusks sharpened to a fine point. It roared at us and we all jumped a little. Hank stumbled.

"What do we do?!" I had my hands up, aiming to shoot the wolf-shaped iceberg in front of us.

Thor jumped forward and slowly pushed us back away. "No! It's just a mother protecting her cub. We just need to go." We all began stumbling backwards. The younger cub pranced forward and rubbed up against its mother's coat, purring loudly. The mother licked its head and they both began walking away. "Let's go, before we encounter the father."

I shivered. "Yeah...I don't want to meet the daddy of that beast." Everyone agreed with me and we continued our way.

"This place is fucking huge!" My voice echoed and bounced off the walls of the kingdom until it faded away.

Natasha shook her head at me. "No need to be so loud. I don't want to attract anybody or anything that still lives here." Hank was examining the walls, mumbling things to himself. T'Challa stayed close to me not saying a word. Natasha and Storm were looking over the whole place while Thor desperately looked around.

Hank noticed and spoke up. "Is something wrong Thor?" He stopped and sighed heavily.

"I was expecting a Frost Giant by now...but there seems there isn't any in sight." Storm came up and patted his shoulder. He smiled but it looked forced to me. I looked up to the tip of a broken tower. "We need to cover more area. Spread out but not too far." I flew up and fell into the top of the tower.

It looked like a library of some sort. Books that were made of fur and skin were spread across the floor, a few still resting within a ice bookshelf. It was neat to look at but it was quickly depressing. I carefully picked one up and opened it with care. The cover was a dark green, made of skin from a different animal. The pages were made of thin skin, whiter than the snow itself to the point that it almost glowed. Black ink was worn out but still easy to read, if anybody understood this language. The book reminded me of the book that Riley once showed me a while back. I made a quick decision to take the book back and continued my search.

I walked over and examined the icy furniture in the broken room. My eyes noticed a door in the distance so I walked over to it and opened it. It was a little heavy but glided over the slick floor. My eyes scanned the next room, seeing that it was a bedroom for a child, a very large child. "Damn...they really are giants." A bed that was a little bigger that my own rested in the middle of the room. What looked like toys was scattered across the floor, forgotten a long time ago. More books was lined up in the room and in the shelves. "They really did like their books..." Nothing else caught my eye so I flew off and out of the tower. As soon as I reached the outside again I was instantly shrouded in darkness. "Oh fuck. Guys!"

Above us was a very familiar space craft, hovering over the whole area. I flew down where everyone was crowding around together. I took the chance and stuck the book inside the suit, the skin-book brushing against my jacket. Thor raised his hammer, growling deep. "The Chitauri is here! Be careful!" Natasha pulled out her guns. Hank crouched, ready to pounce along with T'Challa. Storm flew up and was ready to summon up with whatever she wanted. I was next to her, my repulsor rays aimed and ready.

A hatch opened and a row of Chitauri were standing before us, and one, tall being that once haunted my dream. "Oh shit...not good." Storm glanced over to me.

"What's wrong?" I motioned my head to the tall, purple guy.

"That's HIM! The one who want's to destroy us all!" Thor and the others stared at me in disbelief until the bastard spoke up, lifting a golden fist.

"That's correct! I'm here to collect Time...and might as well get Power while I'm at it." Not good. He pointed a finger and we were instantly at war. Storm summoned some winds to blow most of them back but they just kept coming at us. While Natasha, Hank and T'Challa were handling them one-by-one, Thor was using his hammer to strike them with lightening. Throwing down his hammer he was able to knock a great amount of them out but they just kept coming. I was blasting parts of the walls around us to crush groups of them.

Him came running towards us. Thor noticed and yelled at us. "Don't let Him touch you or else he will use you like he did my Brother!" Of fuck! I had forgotten about that. Him was running past everyone and headed straight for me.

"Fuck! Fuck! FUCK!" I flew off away as he tried to grab at me. Thor unleashed a bolt of lightening at him. Him cried out and picked up a large ice rock and threw it at Thor. "Watch out!"

Thor jumped out of the way and was tackled by a group of Chitauri. Natasha helped him out and they were soon back on their feet. I locked eyes with Him and he smiled at me, a smiled that reminded me too much of Loki. "Come here metal man."

I shook my head. "My mommy told me not to talk to strangers." He growled and pounced at me again. I flew out of the way and fired a few missiles at Him. He only laughed and continued to chase me. "As much as I love to play Cat and Mouse. I am now bored." I shot straight up and focused the power to my gloves. A warm and tingling sensation ran up and down my arms as my whole body had a dark red hue, darker than my suit. I released a blast of my ray and he flew back, crashing into a wall of solid ice. "Wow...Power, you're my new friend!"

I lowered myself down and slowly began to remember what Riley's description of Power was. It had the ability to absorb all the power around us and use it just for me. The group were gathered in a tight circle, backs against each other so they could see and protect each other. I flew down between them and tried to pull off that stunt once again. T'Challa glanced at me as he was slashing against a few Chitauri. "Tony! What are you going?!"

Natasha swore and threw a kick. "I'm out of ammo!"

The glowing around me came again. Thor noticed this and began to shake a little. "Man of Iron! You must be careful with that power! It will drain us all!"

I clenched my eyes shut. "That's why I want to do this in one shot! Duck!" They fell to the ground as I spun around and releasing a beam of sharp, red magnetic power at the army around us. The Chitauri all fell to the ground, along with my suit. I looked around and noticed at almost everyone had past out. "Hey...guys? Are you all okay?" Thor groaned and tried to push himself up.

"Power has sucked our strength dry friend... We must rest..." He fell back down and I cringed.

"Shit!" The suit started working for me again so I stood up and checked everyone. Their heart rated were normal. "That was too damn close."

"You are a risky one, huh?" I looked and saw Him walking up to me, brushing off shavings of ice. "But that won't save you now,...Anthony Stark." I swallowed and looked over everybody. None of them were in any condition to fight now. I stepped away from them, hoping they wouldn't get hurt. Him followed me, raising his gloved hand. "Do you know what this is mortal?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Is it a magical wand your holding? No, a sword! Umm...hold on I got this-"

"Silence!" I raised my hands in defeat.

"You asked." He growled and punched the wall next to him.

It crumbled and fell over into a abyss over the cliff next to me. "I have the Infinity Gauntlet and the Infinity Stone, Soul. When I grip your tiny, little throat in my hands I will make you slowly kill everyone you know and love in the most brutal ways possible." I swallowed hard, sweat rolling down my spine.

"Damn, you really need to find yourself a hobby. Might I suggest stamp collecting?" Him threw his fist down at the ground, cracking it that was spreading quickly towards me. I had no choice but to fly up into the air. Him took his chance and grabbed a hold of my leg. He began pulling me towards him roughly. I blasted his face and he cringed but just threw me on the broken ground. The armor on my back cracked and bent in a awkward shape, digging into my own back. "Come on...get up."

He leaned over me and gripped my chest piece. "I'll be taking Power first." I reached up to punch him and kick him in the face. He took it but wouldn't get off.

I finally snapped. "Get off of me!" I threw one more punch that collided with his face. He growled and he was suddenly gone. I looked and saw the Ice Wolf mother tearing and clawing at Him. I took my chance and got up as well. Him cried out when the wolf bit into his arm, ripping off a piece of his flesh. It was pretty gruesome for the moment. The cub came running up and went between my legs, hosting me up onto its back as it ran off. "Whoa! Good baby!" It stopped and dropped me off next to Thor and Hank. The cub rubbed up against me. We both jumped when we heard a shrill coming from the mother wolf. Her head was thrown back, eyes rolling back.

Him had her by the throat and was slowly crushing her windpipe. The cub howled and went to charge at Him. I flew up and collided with Him, taking him away from the wounded wolf mother. Him punched me and threw me back. I jumped back up and blasted at him a few more times. Him retracted his fist at me but was tackled by Hank to the ground. Thor threw his hammer, hitting Him in the gut. I was thrilled to see these two up and back into the fight.

Thor looked at me and pointed to the ship they came in. "You need to destroy their engines! We cannot let him escape here!" I nodded and began to fly off. I wasn't sure where to start so I just blasted anything that looked somewhat important. Fire exploded out of the sides, pieces of metal were falling off of the sides. Once I was satisfied I pulled back to see Thor and hank having troubles wrestling with Him. I flew down and blasted his back, rewarded with a loud cry of pain. Him pulled back and looked at his ship, frowning deeply.

Him jumped up and into what was left of his ship. "I will return! And I'm coming straight for you Anthony!" The ship retreated into the distance.

I flipped up my mask and yelled, "Don't forget to write!" My lungs felt exhausted, being crushed within the suit. "Damn. I guess that ship was sturdier that I thought it was."

"Tony!" I glanced over and saw Natasha and T'Challa kneeling next to the mother wolf.

"Fuck...no." I walked over, everyone else following. The cub whined and nudge its mother's cheek. My head turned away at the sight, my heart aching a little. The mother gave a weak howl, catching my attention again. I looked and saw the wolf was looking at me directly. I knelt down next to it and carefully patted its head. "Thank you..." The mother hummed and rolled over to get up. The cub panted happily and silenced itself when the mother growled in pain. She came up to me and nudged me forward, yipping in pain when she moved her head.

The wolf led us to a small cave. It was dark but kind of cozy. The mother was having trouble moving so Thor, Hank and I carried her to the cave and lay her down on a soft pile of snow. The cub ran up and cuddled under her front paws. T'Challa moved next to her, feeling her fur next to her next, shaking his head. "She may internal bleeding, she won't live through the night."

Natasha, for the first time, began to cry. Storm allowed herself to have a few tears roll down her cheeks, moving to hug Natasha. Hank hung his head while Thor sighed. Thor moved and sat by the wolf's head. "I am forever grateful for your sacrifice, Ice Wolf." The wolf whimpered and the cub whined at its mother again.

The mother looked at me and tried to sit up once again. We all jumped to help her but she gave us a warning growl. Her cub bounced up and made figure eights around her legs. She lifted her head and flinched. Instead, she moved her eyes to a darker part of the cave. Thor looked and moved over to where the wolf was looking. He lifted his hammer and broke apart a part of the cave and picked up something.

His eyes were wide but looked sad. "It's...Time." We faced the wolf again. "You were protecting it weren't you?" The mother released a low hum and fell back into the snow.

T'Challa stepped back and faced me. "She doesn't have much time left."

I had to take a deep breath to keep my voice even. "What about...her cub?" Natasha moved forward and gently petted the cub, trying to comfort it. "Thor? Could we use Time to-"

He glanced at me. "No. It's too dangerous to use this power when we have not a full understand of it." My hands balled into fists and I sighed. We all sat down around the mother, petting her and trying to ease her pain. The cub rubbed against its mother and Natasha during this time. Nobody was keep track of time so we didn't know how long we sat there, but it felt like a hundred years to me. I had taken my armor gloves off so I could feel her soft fur under my fingers. It was cold to touch but not painful at all. She seemed to enjoy the warmth we were giving her.

After another, long moment the mother wolf shook a little and opened its mouth, howling into the night one more time. The howl rang through my ears and a new, painful memory that would stick with me for the rest of my life. Her eyes closed softly as her head rest fully against the snow. Storm dropped her head and Hank patted her shoulder. Natasha held the cub as she wept silently. Thor and I closed out eyes, releasing a shutter of breath and standing up. We pulled back and were about to leave when something caught my eye. "Hold on, guys. Look."

The body of the mother wolf began to glow and melt into the ground and in place was a large patch of white flowers that instantly started blooming. They looked like white roses until they became crystalized. Hank stepped up, his mouth hanging open. "This is extraordinary! Can you explain this Thor?"

Thor looked as surprised as we were. "These-these are Crystal Petals! They are extremely rare to find!" He walked up and felt a petal between his fingers. "Nobody could every figure where they had come from. My people had tried to reproduce these flowers over but it never worked. These flowers have special healing factors."

Storm smiled and petted the cub. "Amazing, the wolf gives life to help others." She looked down and I looked as well. The cub seemed lost, unsure what to do now. "Thor, what about this little one?"

He walked over and crossed his arms in thought. "It is still young. Their life span as cubs are very short so this cub should be no older than two."

"Still a baby." I muttered. After a minute of thinking I clapped my hands, catching everyone's attention. "Okay, it's settled...as much as I don't want to have to take care of another creature. I am not willing to let it fight on its own in this world." I crouched down next to the cub and scratched under its chin. "Maybe Loki's son could take of it, just until it's big enough to fight and live on its own. What do you think Thunderbutt?"

Ignoring my name, Thor looked over the new flowerbed and back at the cub. "We would have to take it back with us to Asgard for I still need to talk to Father about the forgotten stone. But I agree with you, Man of Iron. This cub will not be able to survive on its own without its mother yet."

T'Challa picked one flower and walked over to the cub. He yanked a piece of his suit off, making a long rope of cloth, and tying it around the cub's neck with the rose hanging from its neck. "There, now you'll have a bit of your mother where ever you go." The cub nudged T'Challa and he chuckled. "What shall we name it?... In fact, is it a boy or a girl?"

Thor chuckled and lifted the tail. "It's a boy!" Natasha crossed her arms and smiled.

"How about Blizzard?" I was taking off my suit for the most part. Unhappy with the rush of cold that hugged me like a clingy child.

I smiled at her as I was taking off my jacket and tossing it to T'Challa. "A little cliché but perfect." I quickly got back in my suit and sighed in relief with the warmth that quickly held me again. T'Challa thanked me while Hank went and picked another flower.

"I would like to do some research to see how this is possible. We may not be able to create more of them but it's still amazing to learn more about them." Thor chuckled and stuck Time in his pocket.

"We need to take our leave now and go to Asgard. That is now including you, pet Blizzard." The cub, Blizzard jumped up and sniffed the rose around its neck, barking happily.

This was a little shorter than my normal chapters I know. Again, I hope you don't hate me for the death of a wolf. I love them, trust me. Have you seen my name? lol, anyway, the next chapter is going to be some badass sparing going on so be prepared! Until next time my friends!