Last chapter of the field trip!
There at the observation window to the Training Room stood Tony Stark, suit immaculate, as well as several members of the Avengers, most notably Sam, Natasha, Steve, and Bucky. The latter four were all in more workout clothes, clearly changing after their meeting. In front of them was the other group of Midtown students, all staring at the Avengers in awe.
"Ah, there they are! And I see my littlest princess is taking a nap," Tony called, making his way over to Penny. He picked up the little girl and shifted her so she was tucked under his chin. He pecked his eldest on her temple, Penny's cheeks heating up as her classmates watched the family interaction.
"Alright, Midtown," Steve decided to take pity on her, "we decided to make this a little more hands on. What we're going to do is show you guys a sparring match and then we're going to teach you a some of the moves we use. Now what we teach you should only be used in self-defense, so I don't want to hear about any of you picking fights after this, got it?"
The teens gathered nodded quickly. Natasha stepped forward. "Now before that, we're going to answer some of your questions while we wait for our sixth member," here she looked at Penny, "to get changed into something more appropriate." Penny quickly nodded and made her way to the changing room. She could make out her dad letting the two guides off on lunch early and then Mr. Wilson asking if Tony was just trying to get his daughter a higher grade in his class, which was Pass/Fail.
It took only a few minutes to slip out of her everyday clothes and into her workout tights and t-shirt, and before the class knew it, Penny Stark was stepping out of the changing room, tying her hair back into a ponytail.
"Penny!" A high pitch voice cried. The formerly sleeping girl ran up to her sister. Penny squatted down so that the two girls eyes were level.
"Hi, Morgan! Did you enjoy your nap?"
"Yeah, but I wanna cuddle with you!"
"Oh, and not Daddy?"
"No, Daddy's whiskers itch!" This got a laugh out of the gathered crowd, which was only made worse by Tony faking offense behind Morgan.
"Ah, yes they do. Sadly, I have to help Aunt Nat and Uncle Steve lead a demonstration." Morgan pouted but made her way over to her father, who rested a hand on top of her head. Penny stood up and turned to the other Avengers. "So what are the teams?"
"Men vs Women," Sam said, as Nat made her way over to Penny. The smaller brunette eyed the two teams, her eyebrows furrowed.
"But…"
The redhead assassin rolled her eyes. "Clint, возьми свою задницу сюда!" The archer deflated before making his way over to the two female heroes. Several of their classmates snickered, all taking bets, though surprisingly the two former secret agents were the underdog. Tony's grin gained a rather annoyingly knowing edge, though he didn't say anything outside of starting the match.
Immediately, the all-male team jumped and their opponents responded. Nat went against Bucky, each punching, kicking and swinging around the other, their blows just missing each time. Clint met Sam in a manner that made Penny wonder if the Air Force veteran stole the archer's hot dog when going for Steve's. Again. Speaking of Steve, Penny flipped over his punch and landed on his shoulders. The super soldier was thrown off balance by this, but quickly adjusted and got to trying to get her off.
Penny was rather hard to get off, especially once she started implementing her stickiness. Try as he might, Steve just couldn't get the spiderling off, and instead, she kept on throwing off his balance. While she couldn't do any of the flips that Natasha and Clint were doing, she didn't need that. All the teen needed was her clinginess and her spidey-sense to avoid any hits.
Sadly, the latter was still developing and failed her. Steve managed to get his hand on the scruff of her shirt and managed to dislodge her enough to be able to pull her in front of him. Held several feet above the ground by a frankly strong shirt would spell defeat for anyone. But Penny was a Stark and an Avenger and neither easily admit defeat. Instead, she kicked her legs out, trying to wiggle out of the super soldier's hold. Her foot connected with Steve. Hard.
The super soldier crumbled, dropping Penny as he curled up. Around the room, everyone who saw it was wincing, the males moving to shield themselves as well. Even the other two pairs stopped their matches. Bucky made his way over to his childhood friend and gave him a pat on the shoulder, getting a glare for his troubles.
"Oh my god, Steve I'm so… Are you-? Oh god, are you… Sorry!" Penny was panicking. Yes, Aunt Nat had told her in an actual fight to not be afraid to do anything if it meant getting out alive. But this was just a friendly match, and she hadn't meant to do that. Plus, while she wasn't going all out, she definitely hit him harder than an average human.
"Are you… sorry?" Clint asked, before breaking out in laughter, with Tony joining right in after realizing what was so funny.
"Geeze, kiddo, I know the whole Civil War was a sour note, but I didn't take you as the type to hold grudges," Sam joined the other two men laughing. The teen in question was trying to smother the heat on her cheeks with her hands, and maybe even herself.
"Well, you know how it is. The Starks are extremely protective of their loved ones, so I'm not too surprised," Nat said, smirking. Steve was starting to uncurl and get up with Bucky's help. Penny, meanwhile, continued to curl in on herself, trying to be as small as possible.
"Alright," Natasha continued, turning to the students. "Penny has demonstrated a wonderful thing to keep in mind. In a fight, there is no such thing as rules or playing fair. You must be ready to do whatever it takes to incapacitate or restrain your opponent." The Russian turned to her coworker. "Are you able to walk it off?"
"It's a little sore, but I should be fine," Steve admitted, getting up to his knee.
"It might be better if you sit this one out, soldier," Nat said, looking the captain up and down. The blond gave her a rather pained smile, which cemented her decision. "Go rest, get some ice if you need it. We should have enough for the lesson."
Steve limped his way off to grab some water while Tony pulled Morgan away to get her lunch. Penny excused herself and drifted off to change before sitting off to the side in an attempt to hide her shame. It seemed to be working, as no one was looking at her. Then again, that was more likely due to Natasha being a rather stringent Drill Sargent when she was teaching anyone but Morgan.
"That was a good fight," a voice broke through the teen's spiraling thought. Her head shot up and her eyes met with Steve's. He had a kind smile and was offering out a red Gatorade bottle, a light blue one in his other hand. Penny took the offered drink but didn't open it. Steve sat down next to her. "It was a good idea to use your stickiness and your size to your advantage. It'd off balance your opponents and get them to waste all their energy on just trying to get you off without falling on their faces."
"Thanks, Cap. Sorry about, well, ya know."
"It's alright. Let's consider it even for me dropping a jetway on you back in Germany."
The two sat there, with Steve quizzing Penny on different things her classmates could do improve their techniques. Unsurprisingly, Flash and his gang were amongst the most sloppy and needing the most work, while MJ and Cindy were actually rather solid with only a pointer or two here and there. Clint and Bucky continued to walk up and down the lines of students while Natasha and Sam stayed at the front, Sam being the dummy for each demonstration.
Eventually, the class was allowed to go to lunch. For once in her life, Penny's table was the center of attention. Everyone was asking her questions about what it was like to live at the tower with the Avengers, how she got her powers, if she'd date the guy from her American History class. These only lightened when MJ leveled the other students with her glare.
The tours picked up right after lunch. Tamora led Mr. Harrington's through the Stark Industries Labs, which was arguably one of Penny's favorite parts of the day. All the Lab Directors stopped and greeted Penny as her group made their way through, a couple even explaining what the technicians and interns were working on. There was only one area she couldn't go, and that's because they were working with mint.
By the end of the day, all the students were buzzing with energy. It looked like a rather successful field trip: everyone was there and accounted for, there were no injuries or broken property, and the students had fun. The teachers counted it as a win.
"Just a second, Midtown!"
The group turned and there in the lobby stood both Pepper and Tony Stark, Morgan resting on her father's hip. The woman led her husband over to the teachers.
"We were just wondering if it would be alright if Penny could stay. It would make no sense to have her got to school only to have her come right back home."
"Um, well," Mr. Harrington said, shifting his eyes over to the student in question. Penny, seeing her chance, opened her eyes a little wider, causing them to water ever so slightly. "I don't see a problem with it, so long as you notify Administration."
"Thank you, Mr. Harrington," Pepper said as Penny made her way to stand next to her father.
"One more thing," Tony chimed in, his smile shifting into the proud, know-it-all grin often seen in the media. "Girls, do you mind telling the class the Stark's three favorite letters?"
"B, L, T?" Morgan asked, her head tilting to the side. Her family chuckled.
"Close. That's the second favorite. Penny, you wanna tell them?"
"Sure, Dad. The Stark's three favorite letters are N, D, and A." Penny counted off each letter on her fingers.
"N, D, A?"
"Yep, NDA, as in Non Disc-"
"Non Disclosure Agreement! Non Disclosure Agreement!" Morgan suddenly shouted, cutting her sister off.
"Now where did you hear that, young lady?" Pepper asked, turning to her youngest with her hands on her hips. Morgan just giggled while Tony and Penny were shaking, trying to smother their laughter.
"Either way, yes, Non Disclosure Agreement, as in one of the papers required to come on this field trip. I ask that you all remember that and not discuss anything you learned today outside your group. There is some information that we'd prefer not to get out just yet: products in development, identities, how the Avengers like their coffee. I'm sure you understand."
The teachers were quick to assure her and started loading all the students who weren't Penny onto the bus. Penny waved at her friends as well as a couple of other classmates. The family stood there, watching the bus pull away before Tony bounced the toddler in his arms and turned.
"Whelp, c'mon girls, time to go to the lab and attempt to bend some laws of physics!"
"You most certainly are not bending any laws of physics with Morgan in the lab, Anthony!"
"But Pepper!"
Penny laughed before taking off after her parents, joining with her dad in an effort to convince her that playing with the laws that made the world around them work would be a fun family bonding experience.
Penny and Tony did not get to bend any laws of physics around Morgan.
Yes, this is done. I'm so happy, I can work on something else in this series. I actually do have something planned for later this week, so keep your eye out for that, hopefully.
The Russian translates to "get your butt over here" (well, not quite butt, but I think I already used up my swear for this fic), at least according to Google Translate.
There was one cut idea: Ice Cream Protocol. Pretty much Penny would tell FRIDAY a flavor of ice cream, and FRIDAY would then lock down all weapons that an Avenger uses (the flavor tells FRIDAY which one to lock down). Then, Penny can go in and fill all but one of those weapons with web fluid.
My plan for this was that Clint would do his usual (in this trope) teasing, leading to Penny to threaten and then implement Clint's Ice Cream Protocol, locking down all of his quivers. Sadly, I cut it because it just didn't fit. Maybe in a future installment into this series.
That's all for now, but I'll see you guys hopefully soon! And if you guys want to leave me a suggestion, leave me a review or go to my tumblr at rey-129-fan and leave it there!