"What did you do to her?" it wasn't a question, it was an outright demand. He now understood Barton's need for a pound of flesh in revenge from the male before him. Only he wanted two pounds worth, one for Kagome and one for himself.

"Do? I simply fed her to the beast you were so set on destroying. Please continue with your current goal... but know it will mean destroying your daughter's very slight chance of survival."

"Once again, not one of your greatest plans." Getting ready to blast the whale open, Tony halted when the beast suddenly began to cry and thrash about, banging against nearby buildings and trumpeting it's pain.

Turning his attention back towards Loki, and noting the god was stunned and distracted by the sight, Tony took advantage of the godling's distraction to take a shot. While it only knocked him off his current mode of transportation, it still felt good. Well... great, in fact.

But now he had another issue on his hand. Diving down, he flew alongside the beast, trying to find any weakness in it's armor so he could penetrate the shell without harming Kagome or destroying whatever chances she had.

"Sir, I'm picking up a rise in energy levels. They are identical to Kagome's spiritual arrows, but immensely more powerful."

Halting his forward movement, he shot up and away. After seeing what his daughter was capable of against the soldiers, he was unsure what would happen to something on such a larger scale.

The beast stilled, before letting out it's highest pitched cry and spasming once again before it exploded. Unlike the soldiers, not all of it turned to ash. Bits of metal, flesh and bone flew about, making him duck, dive and turn to avoid being hit.

Seeing the Hulk jump into the flying offal only to come out clutching a hand to his chest, Tony sped off after the green guy. Heart pounding in his throat, he forced himself not to accidentally destroy Kagome's bow as his hand tightened in worry.


AN: I am so looking forward to the holiday, nothing but tests and due dates this week... Sleep, how I miss thee. Read, enjoy, and review!