"Isth thou planning on lowering thy shields soon?" Thor asked,
"Oh, right yeah forgot, my bad." Tony lowered his shields and landed. Pepper tried to get up but her legs were like jelly. Gene's eyes were fixed on the back of her head, that was going to scar. While Hank and Pepper were distracted he made his exit. Pepper turned just as he flashed out, she kicked the ground and muttered something.
"Hank, he's gone." Hank spun around and sighed,
"Damn it." He shook his head then turned back to the Avengers heading their way. Pepper tried not to smile but failed. She stood up, her head no longer rushing and brushed the dust and soot of her Pj's. She saw Thor was still in his slippers, she laughed, earning a wink from Thor. Tony was helping Howard over to them. She ran over to him once he had his Dad sitting down and pulled him into a hug.

Pepper had started to cry into the armour, Tony put his arms around her. She stood back a minute when she got a shock from the armours exposed circuts. Tony retracted the armour and handed it to Rhodey, who apprently 'just walked out'.
"Tony, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean any of what I said, I'm so sorry." She cried, Tony shook his head and pulled her back into the hug.
"Don't be, I got mad, I pushed you and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you to clean up my mess like that, I shouldn't have used Gene against you so much." Tony whispered into her shoulder.
"You think he'll come back?"
"Don't worry, Pep. He'll never get to hurt you again as long as my heart is still beating." Tony reassured. Pepper smiled, taking Tony's hand and walking back to where the rest of the Avengers were standing.

"Looks like you two made up." Rhodey smiled, Tony just nodded and Pepper looked worried, like if she left go of Tony something would happen again.
"Stark, what are we going to do now?" Clint asked in a worried voice. If they had no where to go then S.H.I.E.L.D would find him, he couldn't go on the run again.
"Relax. We'll just go back to the orginal armory that..."
"Every super villain knows about? That is still pretty trashed?" Rhodey inserted. Tony sighed and continued.
"We'll have to self distruct that one otherwise Stane or someone else could get the tech from the underground labs."
"The armours!" Rhodey yelled, "YOU ARE NOT REBILDING THEM ALL AGAIN!"
"Relax Mr Panicky," Tony started, "They will fly to the next location when they're activated. But we need a new location first."
"S.H.I.E.L.D?" A voice behind them said. Tony's eyes narrowed,
"Fury."
"Hello again Stark. How about your little team of idiots and outlaws work for S.H.I.E.L.D?"
"How about no."
"Stark, you don't want me as an enemy..."
"I actually don't care. As long as you leave us the hell alone!"
"I wouldn't make him angry, you wouldn't like him when he's angry." A thick, russian acent said, coming from behind Fury. Hulk growled at her statement. Hawkeye's eyes widened.
"Natasha?"
"Black Widow, I don't believe you have met all of the Avengers." Fury smiled. Clint remeber what had happened between the two of them a long time ago.

"Clint, come on! Is it going to be me or S.H.I.E.L.D?" Natasha barked. He was panicking, S.H.I.E.L.D were following them.
"You work for S.H.I.E.L.D. Tasha, you are the one who got them to chase after me!"
"I thought you were having a thing with the intern!"
"That's a lie and you know it! Why did you tell them I was working witht he Maggia and the Tong?"
"Triple agent, I thought they would fire you not fire through you!"
"Your lying to me again, Tasha!"
"I'm not!" She stopped him running and pushed him against a wall, agents ran past oblivoius to them, "Why don't you trust me?"
"I do, Tasha."
"Prove it." She said in a dark husky voice. He shook his head,
"We have to move."
"I'll say I made a mistake, call them off."
"Natasha..."
"What now Clint!"
"I love you."
"What?" She asked standing back,
"I love you."
"Clint that isn't what i meant by prove it."
"That wasn't the reaction I was expecting."
"Not now."
"When then, Tasha?"
"Not ever Clint."
"W-w-what?" She sighed and stood back out into the street,
"I found him! Triple agent is here!" Clint's eyes widened,
"Your the head of the search party aren't you?"
"Clint, don't run it makes it harder for you in jail." Hawkeye pulled up his mask and ran away, Nastaha went to chase after him but instead, ripped the shoulder of her catsuit, broke her gun and kay on the ground, claiming he overpowered her and got away. That added assulting an agent to his list of charges.

"I don't think I've had the pleasure." She smiled. Hawkeye stepped back, Hulk noticed,
"Bird man, why scared?"
"She is my equilelent to Ross." Hulk glared at her, making her stand further behind Fury.
"They don't bite." He laughed,
"I do." Janet snarled.
"Put you wife on a leash, Pym." Fury snarled back,
"Don't you dare speak about her like that!" Hank yelled, Rick was picking up on Hulk's mood.
"Guys, calm down. Hulk is getting edgey"
"Then put the monster away." Fury replied.
"He is not a monster!" Rick yelled back,
"Half blind guy upset Rick and Arrow man!" Hulk yelled. Hank grew bigger and held him back. Fury smiled.
"Nice PJ's."
"Shut up."
"Is there a purpose in your visit Fury. Or did you come to beg for me to work at S.H.I.E.L.D again?" Pepper laughed.
"No, I told you. Join S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Or what?" Tony asked,
"Or The Avengers become an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"You can't do that!"
"I can Stark and I will!"
"No, he won't." Steve said.
"Cap, you should be in S.H.I.E.L.D right now."
"Actually, I SHOULD be six feet under."
"Steve..." Janet started. He shook his head at her.
"You don't want us as enemies Fury." Steve said,
"That a threat?"
"It could be."
"Fine, You guys cross paths with S.H.I.E.L.D or get in out way I will personally, areest Captain and Hawkeye. Have the Hulk placed in a gama containment unit that will turn him into a weapon. Jones sent to the readition leak experiment centre. Pym and Van Dyne will go to the big house, I'll let the super villains have you both. Thor will have so many tests done on him he will be a weapon in weeks. Panther...lets see hand you without thoses nice claws to AIM or Moses Magnum. Potts...I'm thinking Mr Fix gets a christmas present. Stark squared you will either work for S..L.D or I will give Stane official orders to kill you both." Fury smiled. He was deadly serious.
"Director..." Black widow started, the things he planned horrified her. Even a government assasin can have a heart sometimes,
"You don't like it, there is room on the shopping block for you."
"No way, she is not joining us!" Hawkeye yelled.
"Clint..." Pepper began, she had to explain Natasha was trying to help,
"She will double cross us just like she did to me 8 years ago."
"Clint, I'm sorry I didn't mean to get more charges on you." Natasha stated.
"The hell you didn't! You had me as a triple agent and assaulted an Agent!"
"I only wanted you off our team. It was getting to risky, I didn't want you hurt."
"Go to hell." He said walking away."
"I love you too." She yelled after him, causing him to stop,
"What?"
"8 Years ago, before you ran when I called the agents on you. You said you love me."
"I remember."
"I was trying to focus on the job, forget my feelings for you. I didn't say it then but I'm saying it now. I love you too, Clint." She walked towards him, but he backed away.

"Your about 6 years too late."
"KISS HER!" Janet and Pepper yelled holding onto each others hands. Clint rolled his eyes,
"Girls." He muttered,
"You've gotta take her back, man! She means it!" Hank cryed, Hulk handed him a tissue,
"It like they made for each other!" Hulk cried back.
"Clint!" Natasha called bringing him out of his trace.

"What?"
"I said I didn't say itthen but I'm saying it now. I love you too, Clint." He tried to figure out what just happened. That last part must have been in his head. He could say anything now,
"Tasha, It has been years."
"I'm offering to leave S.H.I.E.L.D for you. You could watch me every hour of the day, I would not be double agent. I swear Clint."
"Tasha," She held her breath. "I still do love you." He smiled. Natasha smiled back. Janet and Pepper cheered. Fury looked pissed as hell.
"Fine, you go with Potts then. I believe Mr Fix has unfinished business with the Romanoffs." She hung her head, "Anyone gets in my way, hurts my agents, pisses me off...you know what will happen. Fury out." He walked away again, his coat blowing in the wind. Clint had his arm around Natasha waist. Janet clung on to Hank's arm and Pepper was hugging into Tony.
"Stark, what are we going to do?" Natasha asked,
"First of all, welcome to the Avengers. Second anyone else got an emotionally scaring ex who may Pop up?" Thor raised his hand, "She wont want to be joining?"
"Neigh, she heth become a witch of the blackest magic."
"Kay, bad guy got it. We will go to the orginal armory, back at Rhodey's Moms. We don't have a choice." Pepper let go of Tony and smiled,
"We do! The Baxter Building!"
"Pep, Reed who go mad."
"No Reed would be fine. Jonny and Ben may have a problem though."
"I can't ask that of him!" Steve threw a phone at Tony.
"You ask, or Hulk breaks down door." He laughed as Tony dialed. He walked over to the pier to talk. Howard stood up and walked over to the Avengers. "You think Fury meant it?" Steve asked,
"Every word." Tony walked back over.
"We have a place, for the next two years if we need it."
"Two years?" Rick asked, Pepper filled him in about Stark International.

The armours flew ahead to the Baxter building where the Fantasic four awaited their arrival. Ben moaned about the Hulk all afternoon.
"He'll say he is stronger than me. He isnt!"
"Aww of cousre Benjy!" Jonny Mocked, "You the biggest ugliest monster there is!" He laughed,
"Careful," Reed smiled, "Don't let the Hulk hear you. I heard he has a Temper.

Tony destructed the undeground labs, after everyone went in to get the emergency clothes and the emergency showers. They could have stayed down there but it would be an excellent target for villains, Only the mansion had security, the basements didn't. They took what ever they had that wasn't burn to a crisp, Hank's Jammies, his laptop and his photo album. Janet's wedding album, her dress minimised to wasp size inside it, Her ipod (with unlimited battery, thank you Hank) and her old stuffed toy dog from when she was seven. Clint's bow and arrows, his picture of him and Natasha as kids in the playground and he group photo of the Avengers. Steve had his Shield and his photo of him, Pepper, Tony, Janet and a bored looking Hank at disney world. He also had an old picture of Bucky. Thor had his hammer and a photo of Janet trying to lift it while wasp sized, hank trying to push the other end ant sized. He laughed at this picture of the two of them anytime he saw it. T'challa just has a picture of his Father and one of him and Tony. Hulk had a few pairs of purple trousers, streched beyond all reason and a photo of him and Rick on Coney Island. Rick had the same photo and a picture of his parents and brother. He liked remembering the way things were in the picture. He remembered tellign Pepper he had to help the Hulk run because he made one stupid mistake. Ross was trying to find Bruce when he still had the ability to change back, seven year old Rick brought him home, his Parents mad at him but agreed to keep Bruce safe. His brother was only four and didn't realise what was happening,
"Mommy, why is there a big metal monster coming towards our house?" He asked,
"What! Rick, get Bruce out of here!" She called, Knowing it was Ross. His Father ran out to try and talk to Roos, calm him down.
"Mom, I can't leave you guys!"
"You need to protect Bruce, you're all he's got! Stick together, don't leave him, promise me Rick."
"I promise Mom."
"Now Go!" Rick left with Bruce, they looked back minutes later to see a crater where their house was. They watched the news later to discover the house was bombed, no survivers. Rick was assumed dead, which was a good cover to go on the run with.
Pepper got her slightly charred Iron Man plushie and that picture of her and Tony, she also had a picture of her Dad and her Favourite Sherlock Holmes book. Tony had his A Midsummer night's dream and a picture of him Rhodey and Pepper. He also had a picture of him, his Dad and his Mom. The last photo taken before the car accident. Once everyone had their stuff, they set of for the baxter building. They thought a bus could be quicker then realised a 'dead' guy, a green guy, another 'dead' guy, A dude with a Hammer and a bunch of teenagers may look strange. Considering the world knew their identities.
"Hey genius," Natasha said to Tony,
"It's Tony."
"Whatever. Can't you just call back the Avenger jet?"
"I could, but there aren't enough seats."
"Fine, Rhodes flys it, Clint, Me, Stark senor, Potts,Cap, Hulk, Panther and Jones ride in it and You, Thor, Janet and Pym fly." He nodded and called back the jet. Suiting up they all headed to the Baxter Building, where the Fantastic four waited to greet them.
"Sorry to rush you all." Reed smiled,
"But we have to move, there's a supervillain team up about to destroy the city!" Susan panicked. The Avengers sighed in unison.
"Don't we get a day off!" Janet moaned.
"Uh, hello? Destroying city!" Susan panicked again,
"Relax, it can't be that bad." Tony laughed.
"Doom, Magneto, Venom, Dr. Octopus, Sabertooth, Red skull, MODOK, Whiplash, Mistique and Loki. Can't be that bad?"
"Avengers Assemble!" Tony called. The Avengers and the Fantasic four went of to face what could be the most disaterous, villainous, farfetched line of of bad guys the universe has ever seen

So yeah, a normal day.