Clint

The heat of the sun was pressing through the car. Luckily the air conditioning worked. Clint had turned it on as soon as they got the car, but they still had to sit in the thick heat first. Sam was driving, the sun was beaming. Clint covered his eyes from it. "California" he said

Sam nodded as he signaled to turn left. Clint felt the car turn and he opened his eyes. He took a deep breath, Scott had his own place now. Sam told him about what he'd been up to since they last saw him. Scott had a difficult time getting one since he was an ex-con. No one liked to have them in a building. Their white car that they rented took another left turn and they entered a small street with a set of apartments on either side. Sam studied the numbers, then he saw Scott's. He turned into a parking spot and he put the car in park. Clint was out the door before Sam could get his seat belt off.

Clint looked around, he studied the tops of the roofs, he looked back down the street and he noticed another car coming. Sam walked passed him "Come on"

Clint turned away from the car and followed Sam toward the apartment building. Sam grabbed the door handle and pulled it open. He walked into the cold apartment, Clint closed the door behind him. They both took a deep breath. "Which one does he live in?" Clint asked

"Very top"

Clint nodded and they began to ascend the stairs. Clint got up them a little faster than Sam. He sniffed, the place smelled like cigarettes. Not the nicest place, but if you were looking for a place, not bad. They climbed two more flights of stairs and they came to the last seven rooms. Sam pointed to the one on the right at the end of the hall. Clint walked forward, he glanced down and noticed a line of ants moving toward the door and they marched underneath it. Clint nodded and he knocked on the door.

Sam joined him a moment later and they could hear scuffling behind the door, then the lock made a loud snap and the door opened. Scott was standing there in a robe, a light purple one and it was short, very short. Sam and Clint both stared at him. Scott looked at them and realized what he was wearing. "Bad time?" Clint asked

Scott chuckled and his smile disappeared, "Can you guys give me one second?"

Sam and Clint nodded and Scott slammed the door in their faces. They looked at each other as the commotion behind the door got louder. Then the door opened again, Scott was now in jeans and no shirt. "Come in" he said.

Clint walked in first and he looked around the apartment, clean kitchen. At least he kept up after himself. Sam entered next and Scott closed the door and locked it with a smile. "So what is the meaning of this visit?" he asked

Clint was still looking at the cabinets as he spoke "We need you to come in"

Scott frowned slightly "Come in, what's happened?"

"We found Sean Richardson"

"The guy dressed like Captain America on the news?"

"Yeah, that one" Clint said and he heard someone moving in the bedroom of the apartment. He frowned "Is there someone here?"

Scott jumped slightly from the shock of the question "What, um…well"

Clint saw as Hope walked out of the room, she was wearing Scott's shirt and maybe underwear. Her eyes widened "Oh, hello" she said

Scott swallowed, he could feel his heart beating in his throat. Sam chuckled "The robe, yeah" he said

Scott nodded "yeah, anyway you need me to come in"

"Yeah, get ready, just leave the robe" Clint said teasingly

Scott sighed "I grabbed the first piece of clothing I could find" in his own defense.

"You still could have put on pants" Clint called after him as Scott disappeared into the bedroom. Sam and Clint were now alone with Hope as she stood by the small dining room table. "So who are you guys?"

"Clint Barton" Clint said giving her his hand. She shook it with a firm grasp. Sam smiled "We've met"

"Wilson, right?"

Sam nodded "We need Scott's help again"

"What dire catastrophe have you guys created this time?" she asked

"We didn't make anything, just our two top bad guys on our list are now working together, and we're trying to stop a third from joining the party."

Hope nodded "Sorry if I seem a little…"

"Questioning" Sam said

Hope nodded "Yeah, the past two years have not been good for you guys"

"Tell me about it" Clint said with a heavy sigh. Hope smirked "So the guy from the news"

"Sean Richardson" Clint said. Hope nodded "This guy Richardson, what makes him so dangerous?"

"Well for one he can kill you with one punch" Clint said

"And he's basically invulnerable" Sam added

Hope widened her eyes "Quite a bad guy to be trying to go up against"

"Only a few of us can fight him, so they're the ones who went to get him"

"Then what are the rest of you doing?"

"Getting prepared for Niko Constantin, top bad guy. He's planning something and Steve is sure that once they get Sean, Niko will show himself. So we're getting ready for what he's going to throw at us."

Sam nodded "We need all the help we can get"

"Have you guys talked to the Government?"

"No, we can handle it"

"And if you can't?"

"We can, and this way not everyone gets hurt" Clint said

Hope shrugged "can't blame you for that"

Clint studied the rest of the apartment as Hope walked away and went into the bedroom. Sam crossed his arms and leaned against the counter. Clint noticed that Sam seemed annoyed, probably wanted to get Scott as fast as possible. He understood the feeling, the longer they took the harder it would be to help the others. Clint sat down on the couch as they waited. It was comfortable, but Clint wasn't looking to relax. Sam had his eyes closed as he continued to lean against the counter. Clint took a breath "Do you think this is a good plan?" Clint asked, he didn't care to look at Sam.

"Not the best, but not the worst" Sam said with his eyes still closed.

"Indifferent then"

"Yeah, I know I can't fight Sean by myself"

"Me either, but we all could be on the Helicarrier"

"What if Niko attacked the Facility?"

"This is Niko we're talking about, he'd know if we weren't all at the Facility"

Sam nodded, then he frowned "Say that again"

"What, that he'd know if we weren't at the Facility?" he asked

Sam pushed off the counter "Where are most of us?"

"At the Facility" Clint said

Sam nodded "Who above all else does Niko want dead?"

Clint frowned "That would be Bucky, but…" He paused then his eyes widened "Are you saying he knows what we're doing?"

"Maybe" Sam said

Clint pulled himself off the couch and walked toward Sam "Well, we know we don't have a moll"

"Seems we keep running into molls"

Clint shook his head "Niko doesn't have a moll in the Facility"

"Yelena got one in"

"A robot that could disguise itself, a bit different than an actual agent"

"Maybe I'm just trying to think of something" Sam said

"We can worry about Niko, when he shows himself"

"Yeah, but when will that be"

"Today, tomorrow, a week from now. I don't know. But I agree with Cap, once we get Richardson, Niko will act"

Sam took a deep breath and nodded. Clint patted him on the shoulder "Let's just focus on getting Scott back to the Facility, let's do the task at hand"

Sam nodded, Clint heard the bedroom door open and Scott stood there "Ready to go" he said, he had a large duffle bag handing at his side. The bedroom door opened again and Hope stood behind him, she had a duffle bag as well "I'm coming too"

Scott chuckled "I can't stop her"

Clint nodded "At least we have room in the car" he said eyeing Sam. He just smiled "Well, Ant-Man, now what do we call you?"

Hope looked at them and a small smile came to her lips "Wasp"

Bucky

The Quinjet dipped through the clouds as they left the Helicarrier. The clouds hugged the Quinjet tightly as it moved through them. The canopy became covered in water as they went through the clouds that turned dark grey. The rain slammed into the sides of the metal hull and the engines roared as water splashed against them. Bucky held onto the controls as he brought them in. Allen wasn't far behind. "Stay close" Bucky said

Steve was holding onto the handles on the ceiling. He held on tightly as Bucky brought the Quinjet to the right. Allen's voice came through the comm. "Right behind you"

"To your left" Rhodey said

Bucky looked to the left and he saw Rhodey flying next to him. The Quinjet came out of the clouds and the fishing town was far below them. Steve took a deep breath, he'd forgotten how Bucky flies. Bucky hit the thrusters and the Quinjet shot forward and the engines hummed. Allen took a right and his Quinjet went for the forest that surrounded the town. Steve saw them going to the same place, he looked to the left and saw the large ridge. He took a deep breath as his eyes went back to the landing zone. Bucky slowed the Quinjet and he brought it down for the landing. There was an opening in the trees that was fifty feet from Allen's Quinjet. Bucky landed and he killed the engine. Steve felt the Quinjet stop moving and the engines whined softly as they turned off. His hands slowly let go of the handles. He shook them as they were stiff from is grip. He turned to the ramp. Bucky unclipped himself and climbed out of the pilot seat. He walked over to the long rack of guns. Bucky had them put there a few months ago, better than opening a crate.

Steve looked at them as Bucky grabbed one. "Take one Steve" Bucky said

Steve shrugged "Never needed them"

Bucky grabbed the ammo that was beside the rifle and he slammed the magazine into the rifle and cocked it back. He shrugged "Here"

Steve turned and caught the pistol that Bucky tossed him. He looked at the pistol that seemed very familiar. He frowned and it was a M1911. He pulled it out of the holster and he chuckled "This is mine"

Bucky nodded "I know, thought you'd want it back"

Steve smiled at him and he quickly strapped the holster around his thigh. He snapped it into place on his belt and he looked at the ramp. "Good?"

"Yep" Bucky said as he grabbed a few more clips and shoved them into his vest. Steve smacked the manual release button and the ramp descended. Bucky stood there behind him, holding the rifle. The ramp sunk into the wet ground, Steve pulled the shield off his back and slipped it onto his left arm. He walked out and he scanned the area. Bucky had the rifle up and he aimed around, he took a deep breath. Their boots sunk into the ground slightly and light rain was falling.

Bucky saw Allen and he had a sniper in his hands. He gave them a nod and they continued toward the shack that Sean had been living in. Allen diverted to the incline, he was going to stay a good distance away and fire at Sean if he had to. Rhodey was hovering above the trees, he looked down at them and gave them a hand movement and they moved forward. Bucky had the rifle up as they lightly jogged toward the shack, they moved quickly and silently. Steve had his shield ready, his eyes looking for anything.

Rhodey kept an eye out from above, there wasn't any movement. Sean was sure going to be surprised. He spotted the shack and he gave Steve the hand movement and they slowed. Bucky could see the shack and he slowed his breathing, he held the rifle tightly as they approached. Steve glanced to his right and he could see the town, busy with peaceful life. He took a deep breath and they came to the shack. Bucky gave him a nod and Steve got in front of him and Bucky was close behind. They both approached the shack, Steve ready to block anything.

Bucky kept his eyes on the small window, but he saw nothing. They came to the porch and they stood before the door. Bucky moved away from Steve and he stood ready, Steve looked back at him and he grabbed the door and slowly opened it. He peered into the shack and he stepped inside, it was dark. Empty. Steve frowned and he took another step forward and he felt a tug and heard a click. His eyes widened "Get back!" he yelled and he saw a set of charges in front of him and it beeped. He brought his shield up and jumped. The charges went green and exploded.

Bucky was already away when it exploded and the shockwave knocked him into a tree. Steve flew out of the door and landed on his back and he rolled. He was face down in the wet dirt as Bucky heard footsteps. He turned and saw a team of Agents. Then a loud clap came and a bullet burst through one of their heads. Bucky heard Allen's voice "Niko's men!" another clap followed.

Bucky aimed and fired at the two men that exposed themselves. Bucky looked over at Steve, he was still lying motionless in the dirt. Allen fired his sniper again and hit another Agent. Bucky hugged the tree as they fired at him. Bullets tore into the bark and white wood exploded outward. Bucky quickly peaked and fired. He took out two of them. He looked up and he saw Rhodey flew into the tree and landed. He put his arms forward and fired. Tracers smacked into the ground and sent dirt flying into the air as the team of Niko's men were quickly disposed of.

Rhodey lowered his arms and he looked at Bucky. Allen came running from his position and Bucky was already kneeling by Steve. Bucky put his hand on him and turned him over, Steve's eyes shot open. He inhaled and Bucky smiled "You lucky son of a bitch"

Steve groaned "Help me up"

Bucky grabbed his hand and pulled Steve up to his feet. Bucky looked at his shield, it was now covered in soot and smeared with explosive residue. Steve looked around "What'd I miss?"

"Niko is hear" Allen said

"When?"

"Sorry guys, bad intel. Niko must have been here since the start."

"Sean wasn't in the shack" Bucky said

Rhodey looked up the incline and stared at the ridge and he watched as his targeting system lit up with red targets. "Guys, the ridge"

Steve looked and he saw men moving "get back to the Quinjets"

They all sprinted back toward their Quinjets. Rhodey ignited his thrusters and flew up into the air and went toward the men on the ridge. He saw a line of them. His mini gun locked on and fired at them. Rhodey saw an anti-air launcher. He locked on and a slot on his shoulder opened and sent out small rockets. They flew out and hit the placement and it exploded. Sending fire and smoke upward. Rhodey saw them aim at him and fire. Their bullets hit him harmlessly as he aimed his wrists and fired. They scattered as his fired upon them. He heard Steve's voice in his ear "Rhodey regroup"

He nodded and flew upward and he saw the Quinjets rising out of the trees and went into the air. Rhodey shot forward and joined them as they ascended into the sky. Bucky wiped water from his face as he held the controls. Steve patched himself into Fury. "Fury Niko's here"

"What?"

"We got bad Intel, his men are here too. Sean's already with him"

"Shit, get back up here"

"Already on our way" Steve went to continue, but Bucky spoke up "We got company" Steve saw Quinjets fly over the ridge. Steve took a deep breath "Can't make it Nick, get the Helicarrier down here. Niko has Quinjets. A lot of them"

"Copy that" Fury said

Steve grabbed the handle on the ceiling as Bucky took a sharp right. "Rhodes, stay behind me"

"Copy that"

Bucky brought the Quinjet around and they flew toward the large mass of Quinjets. Bucky looked back Steve "Strap yourself in"

Steve set his shield down and climbed into the co-pilot seat. He strapped himself in. Bucky glanced over "I upgraded it, I have a gun that you can use"

Steve pressed the button and a control came up out of the console and it had a trigger on it. Steve placed his hand on it and the bottom of the Quinjet opened and gun came out and Steve was able to move it around and there was a camera on it so he could see what he was shooting at. "Got it" he said

Bucky looked ahead, he saw the Quinjets forming up. "Allen you with me?"

"Did you really have to ask" his Quinjet came up next to them. Bucky nodded "Rhodes we'll handle the front, you handle the back"

"Copy"

The mass of Quinjets was getting closer. Bucky took a deep breath. Steve brought the gun he was controlling around and he was facing the back of the Quinjet, he could see Rhodey. He gripped the controls tightly as he suddenly thought of Natasha. He took a deep breath, he hoped he got to see her again.

Bucky inhaled and he yelled "Right" he turned the controls. Bucky and Allen's Quinjets took a right and they both fired at the passing enemy Quinjets. Bucky hit one and it exploded. Allen gritted his teeth as their Quinjets went to the left and they circled around. Rhodey locked on and fired at them as they flew past them. He got three.

Steve aimed to the left and he pressed the trigger. The gun at the bottom of the Quinjet barked as bullets shot out of the barrel. Steve hit one Quinjet and it engulfed in smoke and flew downward and hit the trees and exploded. The Quinjets turned fully around and Niko's were coming back at them. Bucky took a deep breath "We can't do that again"

"I know we need to split up" Allen's voice said.

"We can keep this up" Rhodey said confidently. Bucky sighed "Allen's right, they know what we're doing. Allen, Rhodes stick together. I will diverge and hopefully take a few of them with me"

"Copy" Rhodey said, there was nothing more to say. Steve could tell he wanted to say more, he pushed the stray thought out of his mind and he focused on firing the gun. Bucky took another deep breath "Hold on Steve"

Steve nodded and Bucky took the Quinjet out of the formation and banked hard to the right. Steve felt his stomach turn and he sighed, he was glad he was used to that. The Quinjet was soon followed by twenty of Niko's. Bucky pressed a few buttons and the Quinjet fired four rockets out the back of it. Steve turned the turret and he fired at the following Quinjets. He took a few out as one fired at them. Bucky yanked on the controls and dodge the fire. The bullets missed them and went off into the air, never to be found. Bucky gripped the controls and he pulled back and the Quinjet slowed rapidly. Steve steadied himself as he continued to fire at the Quinjets.

The view went upside down and Bucky turned them over and he saw Allen and Rhodey being followed by the rest.

Rhodey fired at two Quinjets and he saw them ignite and burst into flames. "Bring it" he said as he fired a rocket and it hit another one. Allen took a right and he saw one in front of him and he fired and caught the wing. The Quinjet slowed and Allen flew past it. Rhodey aimed one arm and fired at the weakened Quinjet and it exploded. "Keep'em coming" Rhodey remarked.

Allen laughed as he brought the Quinjet around and he quickly had to divert as a missile came toward him. Allen dodge the missile, but it curved and came back around. Allen groaned "Heat seekers"

Rhodey then saw the Quinjets behind them, all fire two heat seekers. "Shit" Rhodey said.

Allen fought the controls as he began to evade the missiles. He felt a jolt when a Quinjet shot his hull with armor piercing rounds. The hull was breached and cold air entered the Quinjet. Then another jolt and the top of the Quinjet ripped open and the console had a bullet fly through it and it spit sparks out at Allen. "I'm hit" he yelled over the raging wind.

Rhodey flew upward and brought himself over the Quinjet and landed himself through the opening. Allen looked back at him "Barnes" Allen said

"Yeah Allen"

"I'm going down"

There was silence then Steve's voice came "Rhodey can you get Allen to our Quinjet?"

"Yeah"

"Do it" Steve ordered.

Allen put on auto-pilot and he quickly unclipped himself. He climbed out of the pilot seat as it turned on its own. He grabbed his rifle and slung it over his chest and he hugged Rhodey "Let's not talk about this"

"Agreed" Rhodey said

Rhodey ignited his thruster and flew up and out of the Quinjet as the heat seekers hit the Quinjet moments later and exploded. Allen held on tight as Rhodey flew them toward Bucky's Quinjet. "Inbound" Rhodey said

Bucky nodded and he lowered the ramp, cold air entered the Quinjet and Bucky barrel rolled and took a right. He heard a groan from Steve and it almost made him smile. He lost them for a few moments. "Now!" Bucky yelled.

Rhodey saw his opening and he flew toward them and he grabbed Allen and threw him into the Quinjet as he flew past. Allen landed and slid across the floor. Bucky closed the ramp and he looked back "You good?"

Allen responded with a silent thumbs up "I may puke" he groaned as he slowly got to his feet. Bucky frowned "You better not"

Allen nodded "We're okay, kept it down"

Steve locked onto another Quinjet and fired. Bucky took a sharp breath and he opened the comm. "Fury where are you?"

"Look up" Fury said

Bucky brought the Quinjet around and he saw the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier come out of the clouds and its gun were ready and it fired upon the Quinjets. Niko's men didn't see that coming, soon their number dropped drastically. Allen laughed "Kill'em all Nick"

The Helicarrier stayed high, but it didn't need to go any lower, the guns were making quick work of Niko's men. Steve took a deep breath. Fury's voice came back and he swore it sounded happy. "Get your asses on board"

"Copy that" Bucky said

Bucky brought the Quinjet around and he flew up toward the Helicarrier. Niko's men were fleeing and flying over the ridge. Allen made a whoop "I love it when they run away!"

Steve was happy for some enthusiasm, but he eyed the Quinjets, they didn't seem to be running away. Bucky noticed too "What are they doing?"

Steve shrugged "Just get us to the Helicarrier"

Bucky nodded and he put his hand on the thrusters and they flew upward quickly. Rhodey saw the last Quinjet flew over the ridge and he took a deep breath. "They looked like they were running away to me"

"Yeah, but where to?" Steve said

Bucky took a deep breath and he slowed the Quinjet. Steve frowned "Buck what, are you, doing?"

Bucky shrugged "Following them"

Allen looked at them "They're probably long gone by now. Got over the ridge and flew as fast as they could."

"Maybe" Bucky said

"Okay, follow them, but if there's any trouble you turn us around and get us back to the Helicarrier" Steve said

Bucky nodded as he made the Quinjet fly toward the ridge. "Nick, we're seeing where they're going" he said

"I'm having the Helicarrier move there as well"

"Okay, just be prepared for us to make a quick return"

"Got it" Fury said

The Quinjet flew closer to the ridge and Rhodey was next to them. "I'm going to head back to the Helicarrier"

"Go, but keep an eye out" Steve said

Rhodey flew upward and toward the Helicarrier, he looked back as he went, it was so cloudy he could barely see. He wasn't picking anything up on his scanners either. "Hey guys, you see anything on your scanners?"

Bucky looked at the scanner and he wasn't seeing a thing, there was nothing out there. "Nothing, just keep your eyes peeled"

"Fury, is the Helicarrier picking anything up?" Rhodey asked

"Not a thing" Fury responded

Steve was hating this more and more, they were now over the ridge. Bucky had a strange feeling, it was like everything went quiet. He kept the Quinjet steady ahead. He looked at Steve, he didn't look happy either. They made it over the ridge and were far over it. It was beginning to shrink behind them. Bucky nodded "Okay, that's far enough, Allen you were right, they ran"

Allen nodded "Let's get back to the Helicarrier"

"I agree" Steve said

Bucky nodded and he turned the Quinjet and they began to fly back toward the Helicarrier, which they could see was hovering over the ridge. Bucky noticed that the rain had stopped, but now it was just incredibly foggy. Bucky took a quick breath and they returned to the Helicarrier. Bucky was about to bring them into the Hangar when his scanner beeped. Bucky brought the Quinjet to a hover. Steve nodded "Okay, I heard that too"

Bucky heard it beep again. Bucky looked at the scanner, but nothing was on it. "Fury, you getting anything?"

"It must be glitch, the fog is messing with it"

Bucky nodded then he saw a large shadow coming from the fog in front of them. Steve saw it too, so did Allen. All three of them leaned forward as the shadow grew darker, then they saw it. The fog was clearing and the clouds were revealing something. They saw it and Allen took a deep breath "Holy shit"

Tony

Ten minutes earlier…

His heart was racing, she was going to explode. Pepper was staring at him, the suit that he'd made was behind her. Tony could feel his heart in his throat, his mind was racing. What happened? He swore he turned it all off, did he forget, or was there a glitch? He wasn't sure, but that really wasn't he should be focusing on at the moment. How about surviving Pepper's wrath. He should focus on that. Pepper's nostrils were flaring and she put his hand son her hips "What is that?"

Tony just stood there like an idiot and didn't say anything. His tongue wouldn't move, he'd lost his voice. He just made small noises of trying to talk. Pepper's eyes were locked onto him, he felt his whole body panicking. He had never been this nervous, maybe one other time. He cleared his throat "That…that is…" he said slowly.

Pepper inclined her head, waiting for the answer. Tony took a breath "It's a suit"

Pepper rolled her eyes "I know what it is, why is it like that?" she asked pointing at the fact that it was a female. Tony nodded "Ah, that"

"Yes Stark, that" Pepper said firmly.

Tony put his hands together "It was supposed to be a surprised"

"For who?" Pepper asked, her eyes wide.

Tony nervously chuckled "You he said hesitantly.

"What the hell" Pepper said "What made you think that I'd want one?"

"I just thought that maybe we could"

"What that I join you and your friends"

"They're your friends too you know"

"Shut up Stark" she said, clearly knowing that. She was just upset. Tony nodded and stayed quiet. Pepper took a deep breath "Why do you think that I would like this?"

"I don't know" Tony admitted. "I guess I thought that you'd like to get involved"

"Tony, I am running your company"

Tony nodded "yeah" he said turned around. Pepper shook her head and looked at the suit. She had to admit she liked it a little, but she wasn't one of Tony's super friends. "Tony" she said

He turned around immediately, full attention on her. She took a breath "I know coming from you, it was a very sweet gesture"

Tony nodded "Should have stuck to flowers huh"

Pepper laughed "Probably"

"I know you just hate that I never stopped, but the truth is Pepper, I don't want to stop. I like what I do"

Pepper walked forward "I know, just you need to stop obsessing over it"

Tony nodded "I guess it's my curse, I can't stop working"

"No, you just haven't had any fun, how long has it been since you went to Vegas?" she asked

Tony frowned slightly "Four years, one hundred and twenty days, sixteen hours, and two minutes, but who's counting?" he said

Pepper laughed softly "You need a break" she said

Tony nodded "yeah, I guess everything that's been happening has been taking its toll"

Pepper put her hands on his chest "You still owe me a house"

"The house in California"

"Yep" she said

Tony nodded "Well after the Mandarin destroyed it"

"I think you need to rebuild it"

Tony nodded "Okay, I will admit, I miss California"

Pepper smiled "Me too, especially since it's where the main branch of the company is"

"So you think we should just go back there"

"Yeah, you can always come in if Steve needs you"

Tony nodded "yeah, okay"

Pepper smiled at him and he smiled back. He looked at the suit "You want me to trash it?"

Pepper looked back at the suit and back at Tony. "Maybe not now"

Tony looked at her and smiled "You do like it?"

"Yes, but I don't approve"

"You never do" he said as he pulled her close and kissed her. Pepper moved her hand through his hair and his hands moved down her back. She missed this, she'd been dying to kiss him again. Tony missed the way she smelled, how her lips felt against his. The moment was great, but FRIDAY had to spoil it. "Uh…boss"

Tony pulled away from Pepper and she sucked her lips in slightly. "Yes?" he asked, his eyes on Pepper. "You need to turn around"

Tony took a breath and looked out of the window of the lab. He stared out over the living area and out the main window that let him see the city. "What?"

FRIDAY spoke "I would advise you get Miss Potts to safety"

Tony went to speak when four Quinjets suddenly appeared, their weapons were out and he frowned. They weren't S.H.I.E.L.D., what were they? Then Tony remembered the call he declined that was from Fury. He looked at Pepper and she frowned "What?" she asked

Tony looked back at the Quinjets and he heard the spare phone in the lab ring. Tony walked over and picked it up. "Hello" Tony said slowly.

"Yes, I'm trying to reach Tony Stark"

"This is he"

"Oh I know, I just thought I'd let you know"

"Know what?"

"Bang" Niko said.