Loki just wanted a nice day at the park. It seems the Norns have it out for him.

Much to Tony's relief, nothing crazy happened while they walked to get lunch. Of course, there was the paparazzi, but no one wanted to be near an angry Loki for long. Though the kids decided that they didn't want Wendy's for lunch. It didn't help that the group had passed an Applebees' and well...this restaurant is one of Loki's favorites. So, a bit of talking, they decided to have Applebees' for lunch. Of course, Loki had told the kids to be on their best behavior.

"Thor set your hammer down," Loki said to his brother as he got the other kids settled into their seats He's glad they got a large table.

"But, browtha!" Thor began to protest. He wanted his hammer with him. Loki is having none of it.

Raising a brow and giving Thor that 'What did I say' look. He is not going to deal with naughty children. "No buts, Thor. Set the hammer down."

"Ok." Thor set the hammer under the table.

Loki smiled and sat into his seat next to Tony, on his right. Thor is next to his left. Peter is in a high chair next to Tony, happily garbling about. Natasha is next to Peter and next to her is Clint. Bruce is next to Clint and next to Bruce is Steve.

"All the kids are here?" Loki looked at his menu, wondering what he wouldn't for lunch. All the kids seemed to want a chicken basket. That's fine by Loki.

Tony looked at his menu and hummed. "I think so." The inventor set it down and looked at the kids. "Ok, where did Bruce go?"

"Steve. No Steve." Natasha spoke up and pointed to Steve's empty chair.

Loki sighed. Out of all the kids to be naughty and do something like this, Loki didn't expect it to be Bruce and Steve. The God looked around but didn't see the two. Where could have the two gone? Loki noticed that Tony looked very annoyed, close to irritated. Oh great. Loki didn't need an angry Iron Man on his hands.

"I'll check the men's restroom. They may have had to go." Getting up, Loki headed to the men's restroom.

"They better not be messing around in there," Tony called to male. He didn't want to deal with two naughty kids.

"I doubt it." Loki mused as he enters the restroom. A few moments later Loki returns with Steve and Bruce in toe. "They only needed to use the bathroom."

Tony nodded and seemed pleased. "At least they weren't causing trouble."

"They were good." Loki chuckled and sat the two boys down in their seats. Soon they ordered and their lunch brought to them. The kids had Chicken Tender Baskets and Loki had a Grilled Chicken Tender Salad. Tony had Whisky Bacon Burger. The kids' drinks are water, Loki had water as well. Tony had some coffee. Peter had some steamed broccoli. Tony made sure the food was soft enough for Peter to eat.

"Where we going after lunch?" Clint said with his mouth a bit full of fries.

"Tony's Tower, of course," Loki said after taking a sip of his water. "Clint do not talk with your mouth full." The boy nodded and Loki smiled.

"Can we go to the park?" Bruce asks as he holds a fry before popping it in his mouth. Loki hums in thought at the idea.

"Please?" Steve's small voice pipes in. And the other kids are nodding in agreement.

Loki turned his head to Tony. Is it midday and they have time to let the kids run about in a nearby park. They didn't have to go straight to the Tower right away. "What do you think?"

Tony hums as a feeds Peter a steamed broccoli. "Sure, it'll let their energy out." Tony sets the fork down and sips at his coffee. "Pepper's probably still shopping."

"Knowing her, most likely." Loki chuckled at the thought of Pepper, dragging Happy toddler shopping. The man's arms full of shopping bags and the woman directing him to stores. The poor man must be collapsing under the weight of the bags and stress. Tony's might be thinking of the same thing. He's trying to hold in his laughter.

"Browtha! Eat!" Thor's small voice boomed. Loki blinks and sighs. Of course, Loki had always been skinny compared to the rest of Asgardian men. So, Thor trying to get the younger one to eat is nothing new. Though since the thunderer is small, he's not in full control of his emotions. And Loki didn't want to get hit by lightning. So, he complies.

"Okay, Okay." Loki stabs his fork into some green of his salad, an egg, and some chicken. Popping the food into his mouth, he chewed. Thor had a pleased, triumphant smile. Loki looks at Tony with an amused look. "Kids, huh."

Tony shook his head and snorted, amused with how Loki humored Thor. "Fury owes us one."

This makes the God nod. Indeed, the man owed the two for this. Loki could have said no and left. He isn't part of the avenger's team at all. He's being housed at the Tower. Cause Thor wanted to 'keep an eye on him', but it was actually cause Loki had no place to go on Midgard. Thor didn't want Loki wandering off on his own, so had brought him to the Tower. Much to Loki's annoyance, but he's thankful to have a roof over his head. So to show it, he lent his help in this. And the toddlers were cute too.

"Alright, everyone done?" Loki asks as he looks at the kids. They seem to be getting a bit rowdy and jumpy. Why do kids have so much energy? It's crazy but funny. One minute they are tired and ready to nod off, the next they're running about like sugar high monkeys. They all nodded and started getting up from their seats.

Loki chuckles and gets up from his seat. The kids crowd around him, Steve and Clint holding onto his hands. The others stayed close as Loki leads them to the door of the restaurant. Tony paid and gathered the three to-go boxes that he had their waiter get. Knowing the kids, one of them would get hungry later. If not a kid, then either him or Loki with polish it off. Either way, the food won't go to waste. Once outside, Loki headed in the direction of a park that is nearby. Five kids bursting with energy in toe. Tony thinks that his earlier worrying was nerves spiking cause of the situation. And that there isn't really anything to worry about. Basically, it's unneeded, tony thought.

Oh, how wrong he was.

The inventor didn't know what had started this snowball of disaster. Was it Loki, who's a bit agitated from the walk to the park? Thor did run out ahead of them and almost got hit by a taxi. That surely did put Loki on edge, since he screamed Thor's name and ran over to his mini big brother. Terrified at what almost happened to the thunderer. Of course, Thor apologized and stayed near Loki, but that still didn't help cool the younger god. Was it the sudden paparazzi showing up at the park after only a few minutes of them arriving? Shoving cameras and microphones at the group and startling the kids? Could it have been when one cameraman had gotten too close, scaring Bruce on accident? Or was it when Loki used his body to shield the kids and telling the paparazzi to go away. But had been roughly shoved by someone who wanted to talk to the kids? Was it Peter crying from the loud noises and mayhem? Whatever the case, it didn't matter now. There's a mini Hulk rampaging about and Loki is not faring well.

The God of mischief is on the grass trembling. His breathing's labored and his eyes a widely wide. It's like he's in his own little world and not bothering about what's going on around him. But, he's not responding to the cries and shaking of the four kids around him. He didn't even respond to Tony's attempt at pulling him back to this world. Though with a crying baby in his arms, that's a bit difficult to do. The Norse God is in a deep flashback episode. Two strangers, a man, and woman had come to aid Tony. The woman had taken the kids a distance away too settle them and explain that Loki is going to be ok. She's even calming a very upset Peter. The man stayed with the god and watched over his condition and try to calm him. This left Tony to deal with the one main issue. A rampaging mini Hulk.

Tony had to think about approaching this mini bulldozer. Even though he is small, Hulk had smashed three park benches and about two trees. Civilians had scattered like ants once Bruce had turned. The inventor is grateful for that, fewer damages and if lucky, no casualties. First, Tony knew he had to get the green guy's attention. But he didn't want to become a punchbag for a mini Hulk. After seeing what a normal-sized Hulk did to Loki, he didn't want to become a victim. Even to a mini Hulk. Then an idea came to him. The leftover food! Tony grabbed a to-go box and opened it. It's chicken tenders, this might work.

"Hey hulk," Tony shouted. The Mini green smashing machine-turned to the inventor and growled. Tony held out the Applebees' to-go box, showing that contents to be chicken stripes. "Hungry?"

The green mini bulldozer walked close to the Stark and grunted. He seemed pleased that it's chicken. "Hulk like chicken."

Tony smiled. Success! It seems that his plan to get Hulk to eat might work. "Come sit and eat. Tell me why you're mad." Tony set the box on the grass and Hulk plopped down and started munching.

"No like pushing people and flashing lights," Hulk grumbled as he stuffed a chicken stripe into his mouth. "And...puny God hurt."

Tony noted the tone in Hulk's tone when he said his last sentence. "Don't worry big guy. The pushy people are gone and so are the flashing lights." Tony took a breath as Hulk raised a brow. "Now listen, Loki is easily startled and sometimes he can get very overwhelmed." Tony patted the big guy's shoulder in a comforting way, give a small smile. "he's going to be fine, he needs some time to relax."

After a bit of talking and keeping the Hulk calm, the green guy had turned back into Bruce. But one issue is that when Banner had Hulked out, his clothes ripped. So, the child had no clothing. Tony widened his eyes and took his Black Sabbath shirt off. And put it in the boy. Tony picked Bruce up once he had dressed him in his shirt. "Let's go, buddy."

"Tony!"

The inventor looked to the new voice and smiled. He's happy to see Pepper. At least she'll get the kids out of here. He can tell that she's very startled by the mess that the park is in. And he can't blame her. If didn't know what had transpired, he'd be shocked too.

"Tony, what in god's name happened?" She says while running a hand through her hair. Why is this man always a beacon for trouble?

"I'll explain later Pep. please take the kids to the Tower. I'm going to stay with Loki." Tony handed Bruce over to Pepper, who took the toddler.

"Alright, alright. But, you have a lot of explaining to do." She'd would've asked what happened and why he's staying with Loki, but right now, she didn't care. It's best to get the kids to a safe, calm place.

"Thanks, Pep." Tony watched as she and took off to the Limo. He can see Happy and the woman helping the rest of the kids into the vehicle. Oh grateful he is for Happy taking the Limo out today.

Once the kids, Pepper, and Happy were gone, Tony headed back to the man that is with Loki. "I'll take care of him from here," Tony said to the man with a nod. Said man nodded backed and gave Tony bottled water. Saying that he may need something to drink once he recovers more. At least Loki is getting over his episode. Tony nods and thanked the man and woman for their help.

"Hey, reindeer games, let's get to a shady place," Tony said softly, pulling the god up and helping him to the shade of some trees. The god's breathing is still labored. The two sat down and Tony let Loki lean into his chest. The God's head resting on the crook of his neck. "Breath, RG, breath. Everything's going to be ok."