Howard Stark lived more into the city than Tony did, Howard Stark lived in THE Stark tower. Tony typed in a personal access code and then continued to steer his baby down into the personal park house of his father.
"Why does he even NEED so many cars?" Clint groaned.
"He collects" Tony shrugs and parks the car gently.
"It's a power complex" A voice says behind them, making them both start and flip around in their seats.
"Jesus Christ Loki…! Must you do that suddenly I am behind you thing? Seriously…!" Clint nearly hiccupped.
"Ugh assassins" Tony shuddered and got out of the car.
"I assure you, I am no assassin" Loki followed gracefully.
"Hey, I'm an assassin!" Clint growled and got out as well.
"But why are you here?" Tony ignored Clint and cast a glance at Loki.
"Thor will not cease with his constant pestering, when I heard you were leaving I tagged along"
"Right, and the real reason?" Clint coughed up to them as Tony hit the button next to the elevator.
"Howard Stark is annoyingly good at slipping away from my eyes and ears" Loki continued, regarding Tony with an approving look.
"Really, my old man…?" Tony turned to look at the god fully as he stepped into the elevator.
"More like a companion or something, I am not sure as of yet"
"Not another magic user?" Clint groaned as the door slid shut behind him.
"Doubtful" Loki replied, his asgardian outfit (which he had started wearing around the mansion) shimmered and became a perfectly acceptable outfit, dark pants, a thigh-long coat and elegant scarf.
"Nice trick, teach me?"
Loki just sent Tony a dry glare, do not ask how he managed a dry glare he just did. It took surprisingly long before the elevator slowed down before it halted completely, its doors opening with a slight 'ping'.
"Top floor" Tony supplied as he stepped out first.
"Now, before we go in I want to make something clear here. Yes we are gonna confront my dearest dad about the serum, however I am also gonna hack the bastards computer and have Jarvis download every encryption, any code, firewall, program, browser and down to every porn site my old man has ever HAD on his systems"
"Porn site, really Tony…?" Clint grimaced.
"Shush you, no I mean it. To do this however I need a distraction, which you two are gonna give me. Wait till I leave for the bathroom and then keep him talking, keep him busy and away from any screen or monitor. If he takes out his phone tackle him or something"
"Very subtle Stark" Loki sounded un-amused
"Got a better idea?"
"I'm the god of mischief and chaos, I always have better ideas"
"Whatever just give me the distraction I need, I'll be back at once when I'm done"
Tony's security codes got them right into Howard's very spacious apartment. The man himself however, wasn't there. Tony walked over to a panel in the wall and dialed a number.
"Wouldn't it be better to take what you need now?"
"Duh Barton, dad has a safety system that is impenetrable as long as he's out of the apartment. The system will ease up somewhat when he's here" Tony hit the call button, it only took a matter of seconds before a gruff voice answered, a voice that made Clint grit his teeth.
"Yeah…?" Bucky answered.
"Bucky, what a surprise, listen, could you tell my good for nothing dad that his actual SON is over for a visit and that he's waiting in the apartment? Kay, bye" Tony hung up then looked over at the two others with slightly widened eyes.
"The hell is Bucky doing in my dad's workshop?"
"This is "the captain", yes?" Loki looked over at Clint who gave a curt nod.
"Well it just confirms what I told you earlier about the phone-call I overheard, I bet the asshole is in on the serum thing as well as-" Clint quickly shut his mouth as the familiar 'ping' from the elevator sounded.
Howard, and older version of Tony basically, with a slight gray streak in his hair, strode in and he was followed by none other than James "Bucky" Barnes and Steven goddamn Rogers. Tony gaped not so subtly and Clint had to elbow him to get him to compose himself.
"Tony, I wish you would tell me before you would visit" Howard had this slight stiff smile on his face as he greeted his son.
"What is HE doing here" James interrupted, his eyes placed stiffly at Loki.
"Blame yourself Barnes, you weren't there for the update. Loki acted as double agents on that mission, S.H.I.E.L.D policy not to always inform when necessary" Well it was the half-truth Clint thought as he went into agent mode. James moved his glare so it was firmly planted on Clint who simply ignored. Hell, he had been an agent next to Black widow, Bucky had a long way to go before he was even close to that woman's level.
"I must admit I am still curious as to what a Norse God could want to do here?" Howard looked over at Loki.
"Oh but see, this isn't about me and my newly formed band of little misfits dad, this is about you" Tony did a dramatic wave towards Howard that caught the man's attention.
"What is it now Tony…?" Howard sounded annoyed and Clint managed to catch a slight flinch from Tony, who knew how many times that particular line had been played through Tony's childhood.
"What it is? Well, your secrets actually. As direct heir I am at least nominated to get to know right?"
"What is this about, get on with it" Clint wasn't impressed on how fast Howard let himself build up.
"This is about you using another man's plight for your own benefaction" Tony continued in his grandiose manner.
"What are you talking about?" Howard's eyes narrowed.
"He's talking about Bruce Banner, name sound familiar?" Clint spoke up, gaining everyone's attention.
"Who…?" Howard played.
"Funny, mortal, but let us not play this game. Everyone in this room know who he is" Loki's silken voice crawled into the conversation, making Rogers start and Barnes turn his glare towards the god once more.
"Why don't you spill it Howard, we already know you're in on this somehow oh great weapons-manufacturer Howard Stark" Clint's voice was dripping with spite, on Bruce's behalf he might note.
"Were you perhaps hoping to make godlings out of mere man?" Howard snapped his attention towards Loki, then back at Clint, but he said nothing.
"Silence says more than words" Clint lulled at the same time his grey eyes were digging into Howard's very soul.
"A good man is being hunted like a criminal because of you!" He suddenly snapped, making everyone in the room besides himself and Loki, flinch.
"And do you even know what that serum does to people? Have you seen its effects?!"
"Yes we have!" A new voice shot in, throwing Clint off somewhat. It was Rogers; he took a few steps forward.
"Oh yeah, and did you know it turns people into rage monsters?"
"My temper is perfectly fine, thank you, neither do I change into something. I did so once and have stayed that way for some years now" Steve replied, his arms crossed in front of his chest.
Clint was about to reply as the full meaning behind Steve's comment hit him, hard.
"You mean you-"
"A super soldier, should've known" Tony was back in the game it seemed; Clint had barely noticed his absence.
"But daddy dearest isn't the only one with super soldiers"
"Tony-"Howard said warningly, but Tony interrupted him.
"I have one of my own, and first thing I'm gonna do with him when I take over 100% is privatize world peace"
Howard scoffed. "Tony, stop this ridiculous charade and let us-"
"Don't believe me, lemme show you" Tony hit a button on a panel close to where he stood, the panel opened and presented a red, steeled suitcase that Tony took and dropped to the ground. The suitcase began shifting before what looked like a sole appeared, Tony stepped onto it and what happened next was so freaking sci-fi Clint would never be able to appreciate the classics ever again. The suitcase shifted some more and seemed to build up around Tony before Tony was completely suited up in a red and silver armor with only his face showing before the final plate clapped down in front of it.
"Super serums were so 3 days ago" Tony's somewhat metallic voice said from behind the mask.
Well, that escalated quickly.
I was on a roll, okay?
News flash is that Synthesia finally has parings!
Namely:
Thor x Loki
Clint x Bruce
Tony x Steve
The story will also become a bit more NSFW than Mystery Man, which leads me to my next question… will that be okay here on FF net? Or should those chapters just be posted somewhere else and I direct you to them? Same goes for the later mature chapters for Mystery Man. Help anyone?
Also, do please continue to feel free to comment! I feed on those things srlsy.