Once Quinn got the news Gage was well and resting and sweating out the rest of the extrmis she ran and went to the room he was resting. She opened the door carefully, not wanting to risk waking him. When she saw him she wanted to cry with relief.

He was nude with a light sheet giving him privacy but not to overheat him. There was a bandage wrapped around his head and his skin had a sheen of sweat. She got a wet wash cloth, making sure the water was cold as possible before she went back to the bed, wiping some of the sweat away before placing the towel on his forehead.

She laid next to him on the bed, holding his hand tightly. Her stomach still felt queasy but not so much so that she couldn't rest. Now that everything was settled and the only thing was to tell everyone about the pregnancy she felt sleep overcome her like a shadow. The past 24? 48? Ungodly amount of hours with little to no sleep and nothing but stress and anxiety drained her. She felt like she could sleep two lifetimes away.

When she woke next she felt arms wrapped around her and her stomach hurting but not for that reason. She didn't even feel that sick. It felt like her stomach was being stretched and tested and her skin hurt to. She went to feel Gage's hand on her when her fingers felt it.

A bump.

Small but it was there, slowly replacing her once flat and frankly too-thin waist. It was barely noticeable but she could feel the difference and quickly put together that the extrmis is making her pregnancy go disturbingly fast. She put it to the back of her head for the moment, turning over with a wince and seeing Gage, half asleep.

His eyes opened when he felt her move. His body still having a sheen of sweat. He smiled softly to her. "Hey." She felt her eyes water with relief and love for this man. She gave a weak, watery smile. "Hey yourself. How you feeling?" "Sweaty." She gave him a look. "Obviously." He chuckled weakly, still exhausted. "Tired, hot but I don't feel I'm going to explode. I feel stable." Them he suddenly remembered. Frowning. Guilt clear in his eyes. "Oh god, I said such horrible things to you. To Your dad." "You were forgiven the moment you spoke. You weren't yourself. We all understand that. You were not only facing death but the extrmis was messing with your brain." He looked away. "Still. You all deserve an apology. I was awful. " She saw he was still dripping sweat. Even the sheets were soaked. "Do you feel well enough to move?"

"I might be able to sit up." She nodded, sitting up as well, ignoring her aching stomach as she got off the bed. "I'l be right back." Gage watched her walk away, focused on her small baby bump. She came back in with a bucket of cold water and two wash cloths. One for washing, one for drying. Until she saw where he was staring. She blushed. Feeling shame and not sure why. He swallowed, leaning against the headboard. "Your moving fast. I can already see a bump." She sat on the bed. "I know. I have no idea what it means. I know it's the extrmis doing it but I'm not even sure if my body or the baby's body could live through growing nine months in a week."

Gage's eyes were wide. "A week?" She looked away. "Probably less. If extrmis can regrow a limb within seconds, creating a baby shouldn't be too hard for it. " She got the cold cloth out, wiping speak sweat away from his face. "Did you tell your parents?" She shook her head. "Not yet. I wanted to wait until your surgery was over. " He reached out, holding her hand that was on her lap. "Then we can tell them. Together." She swallowed the lump in her throat. "Yeah." She continued washing sweat off him, wishing she could ignore the feeling of her stomach being stretched beyond its limits.

Rhody woke up some time after 6pm. Mostly wondering, watching TV. He was out exhausted. He's not entirely sure how Tony and the rest of the family managed to stay up for such an extreme amount of hours but he knows most of it has to do with there family being in a life threatening situations most of the time. Worry will keep anyone awake. He got changed in a simple tee shirt and jeans, making his way to the kitchen where only Clint reminded, reading something on the StarkPad. He cleared his throat.

Clint looked up, taking a quick sip of his coffee before speaking. "General Rhodes." Rhody gave a weak smile, walking inside. "Just call me Rhody. Your Clint right? Hawkeye?" Clint nodded. "Yep. We've probably worked together a few times." "It's hard to keep everyone in order when the world is being destroyed. Plus the Air Force keeps me busy." Clint nodded. Rhody let out a sigh, wanting to clear any awkward silence. "So your dating Tony along with Kim?" Clint blushed but stood straight. "That's right." Rhody smiled weakly. "Guess it takes two to keep him in line." Clint chuckled. "He can be a handful but we both care about him a great deal. You can count we'l take care of him." Rhody chuckled, going to the coffee maker. "Calm down. I wasn't giving any shovel talk. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he's got the both of you. He's happiest I've ever seen. Guess everything went ok with Gage?" Clint nodded. "Yeah. He's upstairs, resting, sweating the rest of it out." "I'm guessing the rest of the family is doing the same: resting."

Clint nodded as Rhody poured himself a cup of coffee. "Yeah. Pretty much had to force Tony to bed. Once his head hit the pillow he was out like a light. Quinn is wherever Gage is. Kim is asleep with Tony and I think TJ and Loki are watching cartoons in the living room to calm down from everything. " Rhody shook his head. "Crazy few days. " Suddenly Jarvis spoke. "Agent Barton your presence is needed urgently in sirs room. He seems to have had a severe nightmare and Kim cannot get him out of it." Clint didn't even give a second glance to Rhody as he quickly left the kitchen, running up the staircase and to there room.

There Tony was curled so tightly into a ball he thought it looked painful. He was whimpering and crying out, Kim was holding his head but even her trying to sooth him wasn't working and it was too dangerous to go into his mind. Unknowing what lays within. But her green eyes were red and teary as she looked at Clint.

He ran over, shaking Tony. "Tony! It's just dream. Baby, listen to my voice! It's just a dream." Tony shook in his hands. Whimpering until Clint's voice shook him out of it, waking with a cry, startled as to why he was being held. Clint held his face, making sure he saw him. "Tony, it's just us. You're safe." Tony looked frantically between Clint and Kim and. Sucked in a breath, holding onto Clint so tightly, attempting to calm himself in the crock of Clint's neck.

Kim ran her hand though his hair, sending soothing waves of emotion though him, it seemed to work now that he was awake. Rhody spoke up quietly. "I thought his nightmares and anxiety were getting better." Kim spoke, looking at Rhody. "They are but when things happen it triggers nightmares." Tony was still quiet. Clint spoke, still holding him, worried at how quiet Tony was. "I don't think anyone is getting back to sleep. What time is it?" Jarvis spoke. "It is 8:58PM sir. " Kim sighed. "We slept right through dinner. I can put something together. Jarvis, is Quinn and Gage are able to, dinner will be soon." "Of corse mam."

Once Quinn and Gage got the alert about dinner, she spoke, sitting at the headboard, holding his hand. "Think you can walk?" "With some support, yeah. Food sounds great right now." She got up, reaching out her hands to him. He took them, hoisting himself up and standing, a bit weakly.

Together they made it down the stairs and into the living room where Loki and TJ were, watching cartoons. TJ saw the duo first, smiling brightly and running over. "Hey, your really ok." Gage gave a weak smirk. "You can't get rid of me that easily." Loki smiled, having joined the group quietly. "It is wonderful to see you up and walking. I'm not sure what we would do without you." Gage smiled. "Thanks." Quinn chuckled. "Let's get you into the kitchen, your getting heavy."

Once into the kitchen, they could smell garlic and basil and knew pasta was on the menu. Rhody smiled over, sipping a coffee. "Well looks who's up and walking." Clint gave a soft smirk. "Like I told ya. He's too stubborn to die." Quinn looked around "where's Bruce?" Kim spoke from stirring the sauce. "Still sleeping Jarvis informs us." Quinn nodded, helping Gage sit down.

Clint spoke, putting his worry for Tony in the back of his mind. He still was very quiet. Sipping his coffee. He went to Gage. "How you feeling? Should you be out of bed?" Gage sighed. "Weak but I'm able to walk with support. I'm starved thou and my head feels like someone cut into it." Quinn gave him a look. "That's because someone did." She then saw her dad, sipping his coffee, wearing a sweater coat even in the heat of September. "Dad? You ok?" He looked over at Quinn and gave a weak smile. "Yeah. I'm fine princess. Just tired." She nodded, knowing it was a lie.

While everyone resumed talk to each other Quinn whispered to Gage. "Should we tell them now?" He gave a weak smile. "Best time as ever. " she nodded, holding his hand so tightly, her body shaking with nerves. "Uh everyone. I have something to say." Everyone in the kitchen stopped, looking at her. She raised her voice to the Living room where TJ and Loki were. "TJ, Loki? Could you come in here a moment?"

Within moments TJ was there with his arm around Loki. "What's going on?" Loki spoke up. "I have the feeling this is serious." Quinn let out a shaking breath. "It is. I...I'm pregnant." She head the gasp from her mother and felt various other shocked movements. A slack jaw in shock, a coffee mug being put down gently as to not break it in panic. Clint spoke next. "How? I mean, I know the how but I know you two. You've always been really careful, not that I'm not happy. Don't get me wrong." Gage spoke next. "It was the extrmis. We knew sex was risky with it inside me but if it was Tony's situation and you knew it was likely he won't make it, would you?"

Quinn spoke next, in a panic. Sounding quick. "We were careful. As careful as one can be with an experimental serum. He burned through regular condoms and I saw they dad had made a specialty type condom for supers who have similar problems like what Gage had. I used that and a diaphragm. It burned through both." Her eyes watered. "I'm sorry." Her lip trembled with fear. What must her family think of her.

Tony stood up, staring her straight in the eyes. "You have nothing to apologize for. He was dying. We're not ashamed of you. We never could be, ever." He walked closer, taking her hands in his. "I love you Princess. No matter what you do you will always be my princess. I love you and Gage and this unborn grandchild so much." Quinn sobbed a moment before hugging her father tightly.

While they were hugging Gage cleared his throat. "Also because of the extrmis it's sped things up." Kim spoke now. "How so?" Gage let out a breath. "Well... She's a month pregnant, right now." TJ was next. "But she only got pregnant maybe hours ago. " Gage nodded. "Exactly. Jarvis estimated that we have a week, maybe less until this baby is full grown." Tony pulled away, looking at the two. "A week?"

Kim spoke, sounding worried. "Will her body or the baby's even be able to go through that?" Quinn sniffled. "I don't know but I can feel it stretching me and it hurts so much. " her lip trembled and voice shook. "I'm so scared." Kim came around, hugging her daughter. "Shh sweetie. We'l be here no matter what. We'l tell Bruce in the morning and we'l figure it out from there, ok?" Quinn nodded.

Rhody spoke. "It's always something with you people."? He took a long swig of his coffee. "Guess I'm gonna be here longer then huh?" Clint smiled to him. "Looks like it."