Happy new year! Hope you are having a sick week- no, i hope you are not having a sick week. Because i am. Everyone, except me, in my house, is sick! isnt that fishy? I am lingering around, hoping not to catch anything, atleast till i turn fourteen, that is four days later...So.

Tony's POV

I stared at the two agents, who greeted me. Fitz actually raised his hand to shake mine, but he faltered when I glared at him. Jemma smiled sympathetically, which I returned.

Steve bowed , courteously. " Well, I take my leave then!"

He closed the door.

As soon as he left, I wished he hadn't . Because, as soon as he did, the two agents slid of their masks and smirked. Fitz bent on me.

"Care to explain, Mr. Stark?"

"What , did Steve paint something on my face?"

" Steve didn't." Jemma glared at me, hands on her hips. " you did."

"Oh. I did? Must've been the drugs and stuff." I actually checked my reflection in the mirror. I laughed.

"Tony, do you really don't know anything about the palladium poisoning you?"

That shut me up.

" I am sorry-"

"We know. So drop the mask." Jemma commanded.

I frowned. How the hell did they know? He hadn't told a sou-

Natasha, the bitch!

I threw curses in the air.

"Natasha please dont tell anyone else..."

"I won't let you waste away with everyone else thinking you are a selfish old brat."

"I will tell them. When I am ready. Please Natasha. Let me have this one."

Natasha smirked.

"Fine, playboy."

"Tony?"

"Yeah?"

"We think there is a cure."

I chuckled. "No. Believe me. I am good at this.I have looked for everything-"

"Not everything."

Fitz took a small device and thrusted in the nape of my neck.

I yelped.

"Shit!" The heart monitors beeped for a few seconds, calming themselves along with me. "What did you do to me?!"

Jemma pulled the blanket which concealed my arc reactor and the blackened faded.

"What the-"

"Lithium has reduced the palladium levels in your blood. It's not a permanent cure, though." She added, noticing that I was about to speak.

"So, there is a cure?"

"Yes. So get out of the hospital as soon as you can and-"

"Nah. Get me the info. We start now."