Steve was forcing the map out of Clint and Natasha's arguing hands when he heard a lady scream. His heart jumped out of his chest when he turned to see Tony shaking on the ground and the boy's overturned wheelchair behind him.
Bruce was the first to dash over, pulling a medical blanket out of Tony's bag and cushioning his head with it. Steve runs over and helps Bruce keep Tony onto his side as the boy jerks. Tony's eyes are half rolled up and his mouth hangs open as he grunts. "You're okay, Tones. Just ride it out, you're okay," Bruce says softly. Tony's grunts pick up as his body is pulled further into the seizure, his limbs kicking out and spasming. "We're all here, Antoshka. You're okay," Natasha says when the boy whimpers.
Sam talks to the group of cast members when they come over. He asks them not to call an ambulance but a doctor to check up on Tony wouldn't go amiss. Dr. Thomas had already told them Tony was prone to seizures and had taught them the specific procedures.
By the time a paramedic was walking over to check on Tony, the boy's jerking had already calmed down. He was still shaking slightly and whimpering, but only his foot and arm were jerking. Steve was rubbing the boy's back comfortingly as Bruce tried to get the boy's attention. "Tones, where are you buddy? You with us?"
The paramedic kneeled next to them and took Tony's vitals. His temperature was a little high but that was both because of the seizure and the heat outside. He was slightly dehydrated as well but nothing that wouldn't be cured with air conditioning and cool water.
They waited until Tony's eyes stopped twitching and his body went limp. "Can you hear us, Tones?" Bruce asked. He let out a sign when Tony's head nodded slowly. Small whimpers were still making their way out of the boy's mouth, but the seizure seemed to be over. Bruce replaced the boy's oxygen cannula which had been knocked out of place.
"We're going to take him back to the hotel," Sam told the cast members when the paramedic moved away.
"Okay, we'll escort you all," one of the ladies said before taking into her walkie-talkie.
Steve carefully lifted Tony into his arms, letting the boy's sleepy head rest on his shoulder. Tony's body was almost completely limp, which was concerning, but Bruce confirmed Tony was just tired after the seizure.
Another cast member arrived shortly with a large golf cart, so they all gratefully piled in and let themselves be driven past the attractions and to the front of the park. The ride back to the hotel was quiet, with them all sending pitying looks at the sleeping boy draped over Steve's shoulder. Bruce and Steve put Tony in the bed when they arrived and still the boy did not stirr.
The group piled into the living room and collapsed on the couch. They all stared at the floor and the walls, deep in their own thoughts. "Well who wants to be the one to tell Fury?" Scott grimaced, breaking the silence.
"Not it," They all said quickly.
"I don't think we should tell him." They all turned and looked at Bruce in surprise. The most innocent out of all of them didn't want to tell? "There's nothing he can do at this point, so why make him stressed unnecessarily? We can tell him when we get back, we got this," Bruce said.
"It was a seizure, though. That's not normal." Scott deadpanned.
"It's normal for Tony," Steve glared.
"Steve's right, unfortunately," Bruce sighed.
They all went quiet. "All agreed?" Sam asked, prompting nods from everyone.
"We have to do something to make it up to Tony. I don't want this day to end on a sour note," Steve said, sad.
They all discussed different plans. They wanted the boy to have fun, but didn't want to do anything physically straining.
About two hours later, said boy came stumbling into the room using his forearm crutches. His pajamas were rustled, and his eyes were slightly swollen with sleep.
"Hey buddy," Steve smiled. "How you feeling?"
Tony froze and smiled up at Steve. "Hullo Captain America. I feel good," he said. They could tell by his lethargic stumbling he didn't feel the best, but at least he looked better than earlier.
Tony walked into the living room and before he could get too far, Natasha pulled him onto her lap, letting his crutches fall to the ground. She cuddled him tightly and he rested his sleepy head onto her chest. His hair had been growing back slowly since he stopped the chemo so there was a small amount of black fuzz on the top of his head. She ran her fingers over it soothingly, "We missed you Antoshka." The group smiled at the scene.
"Are you hungry, Tones?" Sam asked.
"Very," he said dramatically, causing them all to laugh.
"Okay, we were thinking of ordering pizza and sneaking down to the pool to eat it, what'd you think?"
"Sneaking? Isn't it past pool hours?" Tony sat up.
They all smirked in response. A mischievous glint shone in the boy's eyes. "Is this a secret mission?" He asked, a growing smile on his face.
"Yes, and we need you to lead us, Captain Tony. Think you can do it?" Steve asked, kneeling in front of Tony.
Tony's smile almost split his face. "Of course Captain America, but we must hurry! I hear there are angry sea creatures that might try to stop us from reaching their territory!"
"You know what that means." Steve stood up and looked at the other Avengers who were trying to hold in their grins. "Suit up Avengers!"
Tony burst out in giggles and pulled himself out of Natasha's lap. Before he could land on the ground, Scott tossed him up on his back and ran him down the hall to Tony's room before throwing the boy into the bed. "Hurry up, Captain Tony!" Scott said before dashing down the hall.
Bruce helped Tony change into swim shorts and shirt, and covered up the boy's port which was sticking out of his chest. Soon, everyone was gathered around the door, hunched down to Tony level. "Are you ready to commence the mission, Captain Tony?" Clint asked.
Tony put a finger to his chin. "I think I need a different Avenger name so me and Captain America don't get mixed up."
"What should we call you then?" Scott asked.
Tony pondered. He finally looked down at his metal crutches in realization and smiled. "Call me 'Iron Man'," he smirked.
"You mean Iron Boy?" Clint chuckled. Rhodey shoved him with his elbow.
"Are you disrespecting your mission leader?" Tony shouted, trying and failing to hold in a smile.
"No sir!" Clint shouted dramatically, saluting Tony.
"Okay guys, I think we are ready," Tony said, narrowing his eyes.
"You heard him, guys. Avengers, Assemble!" As Steve shouted the words, they pulled open the door and dashed down the hall, making sure to slow their pace unnoticeably so Tony could keep up.
Tony pressed the button for the elevator, but pressed himself against the wall until it opened up. He checked to make sure no one was inside before gesturing them all in. Tony discussed the plan while they rode the elevator down.
The small boy pressed a finger to his ear, mimicking a comm. "Agent Fury, this is Iron Man, Come in." Tony listened dramatically for several seconds. "He says there are three large sharks we will have to sneak past. Hmmm...Sharks like blood right? So maybe Natasha, you can talk to them while we sneak past because your hair is red, it'll get their attention!"
"Got it, Iron Man!" Natasha whispers.
"Then he says there is a large turtle in our way too. His name is Crush. We have to crawl under him so he doesn't see us. But we have to be quiet because he talks a lot, and if he sees us he will tell everyone we are there. Once we are past him, we can sneak into the kitchen doors and grab the pizza. Lastly, we will have to swim across the ocean and reach the anemone. We all have to touch it at the same time to turn off the alarm system. After that, our mission will be accomplished."
"Great plan, Iron Man," Scott whispers.
"Thank you, Ant-Man. It will be a lot of work, but I think we can do it. We are the Avengers!" Tony giggles.
They all smile and turn as the elevator opens up. "Okay, Falcon and Hawkeye you go first. You have the best eyesight and can tell us if we have any company."
The two nod and creep out of the elevator. Tony guides the rest of them behind the elevator lobby couches.
A few seconds later the two return. "There is a lady at the front desk, we will have to distract her to reach the doors that lead outside," Clint reports.
Tony hums in thought. "What if we call the lobby phone to distract her and sneak out?" Tony says.
"Great idea, i'll use this phone," Rhodey says, gesturing to the phone next to the elevator. Rhodey calls and they wait to hear, "Hello, front desk of Disney's Art of Animation, how can I help you?", before rushing into the main lobby and out of the doors.
They run along the side of the building and through the path until they reach the three large sharks painted on the side of the building. "There they are! Hide!" Tony shouts dramatically.
They all huddle behind a reef statue. "That was a close one. Are you ready, Black Widow?" Tony asks.
"I am, Iron Man," she nods.
"Okay, be careful. We are all counting on you," Tony saults back. They watch as Natasha creeps out from behind the reef and stands in front of the building, facing the sharks. The adults try not to catch Tony's attention by laughing as they watch Natasha talk loudly to a blue wall.
"Okay Avengers, walk past quickly and quietly. We don't want the sharks to eat us or Black Widow." The nod and creep past the redhead to another reef statue.
"Black Widow," Tony whispers. "Run over here!" Natasha follows Tony's instructions. "That was a close one, I think they are gone. Great job, Black Widow!"
"I think I hear him," Tony whispers.
They all look at each other confused. "Who?" Scott asks.
"Crush!" Tony answers, pointing past them to the turtle statue which sits smiling on it's back. "We will have to crawl, I'll give you the signal," Tony whispers.
Steve quickly realizes Tony will have trouble crawling, so he thinks of an excuse. "Excuse me, Iron Man? Do you think you and I can crawl together? I'm scared of Crush, I don't want him to eat me," Steve whispers. Clint snorts loudly, causing Natasha to slap him on the head.
Tony frowns. "Of course, Captain America! Now everyone, wait for my signal." Tony peeks his head around the statue and counts down on his fingers to one. "Let's go!" He whispers.
Steve grabs the boy's crutches in one hand and places the boy onto his back with the other. He quickly crawls across the pavement under the statue. Having Tony on his back was no different than when he was forced to crawl wearing his backpack during training. The pair were the first to reach the other side and Tony gives him a high-five.
"Oh no, Iron Man! I think Ant-Man is stuck, you'll have to help him," Bruce cries dramatically.
They all turn to see Scott grabbing his leg and pretending it's stuck under the turtle statue. "I'll help you!" Tony cries. Tony takes one of Scott's arms and pulls as hard as he can. Scott pretends Tony is pulling him and scoots himself forward until he reaches the team.
"Thank you so much, Iron Man. You saved my life!" Scott gasps, panting.
Tony's eyes light up at the words and he smiles widely. "No problem, Ant-Man. Avengers always help each other out!" The team looked at each other meaningfully at the boy's words. It was something they vowed to take more seriously after this trip. They were finally getting close to each other and somehow, with Tony's help, they began to actually care for each other. "Now Dr. B, Falcon, you guys go sneak the pizza from the kitchens."
The two nod and about a minute later they were back. Despite the boy's imagination, they had set all of this up earlier. The cast members and security guards had opened the pool up just for them, and even a lifeguard was hidden while keeping an eye on them. The chef was waiting in the kitchen for them so it was much less 'sneaking' on Bruce and Sam's part as being handed their food.
"That was quick, great job team!" Tony whispered. "Now, the final mission. We must run across the ocean as fast as we can and touch the anemone. I mapped out all of the camera's already and their motions. Cameras 2, 6, and 9 revolve 360 degrees for 30 seconds and it will take 13 seconds until we are in their field of view. If we run fast, it will take us about 8-10 seconds to reach the anemone. So we will essentially have 3-5 seconds of extra time if we need. But if we don't make it in time, the alarm will go off and the sea creatures will all wake up and eat us. Ready?" Tony smiled.
They all nodded with wide eyes. Tony watched the cameras rotate and counted down for them. On the go signal, Scott picked Tony up onto his back and dashed into the water. They ran across the pool, splashing up a storm, until finally, they all reached the anemone statue with Nemo and Marlin peeking out. Tony counted and they all placed their palm onto the red and orange statue. Tony's imagination had spread to them all because they smiled as they felt the fake alarms being disengaged.
Finally, Clint yelled "We did it!" They all cheered before Scott tossed Tony into the pool. Everyone went silent, staring anxiously at where Tony went under, but took a breath of relief when the boy surfaced, laughing hysterically. "We did it!" He yelled.
"Great job, Avengers," Steve smirked.
Tony smiled wide but jumped out of the way as Steve came crashing in next to him. He was followed by the six other Avengers cannonballing into the pool. It quickly turned into a splashing contest, much to Tony's amusement.
Steve enjoyed himself immensely, but took notice as Tony started tiring out. When he found the boy moving towards the shallow side of the pool so he didn't have to hold himself up, he gestured for them all to get into the hot tube.
The team all piled in, sitting on the ledge as the warm bubbles brushed over them. Tony sat in Steve's lap, resting against the large man. Steve handed him a slice of pizza and he munched on it sleepily. He listened to the others laugh and joke, and let the cool Florida breeze brush his face. He was content.
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