For some strange reason I have always love stories about charterers being de-aged - maybe I am just a old person lol.

Chapter Two

Quote: Step up to the challenge, believe in yourself and do what is takes. Right now is a great time to start - unknown

The kid had to be Bruce. Tony couldn't understand how this happen but the kid had to be Bruce when he was young. He looked to be five or six years old and looked terrified. "Hey," said Tony "Bruce…what do you remember…" Bruce looked at Tony scared it was then Tony remember he was in his Iron man suit. "Hey…." Said Tony stepping out "I'm just a man that like to dress like robots….do you know who I am?" Bruce shook his head fast. Tony took off his shirt and put it on the child. "You need to listen to me Bruce… alright….this is very important…." Bruce still looked terrified. It was then Clint come rushing into the room.

"Hawkeye," said Tony feeling the glad "This is Bruce – he doesn't know who we are…you need to get him somewhere safe…"

If Clint was shock about this he hid it well. "Hey Bruce," said Clint "We need to get out of here…."

Bruce looked at Tony "It's alright – Clint is a friend…."

Clint picked up the small child and leave the room quickly. Tony looked at the weapon he couldn't destroyed it now. It might be the only thing that could change Bruce back to normal. "How the fighting going?" called Tony on the communication device all the Avengers had.

"It's stopped for now," come Steve voice panting a little "The weapon?"

"It's hard to explain…." Said Tony "Can everyone meet me here….I only want to explain this once…"

Soon the other Avengers were there. "Were is Bruce and Clint?" asked Natasha at once noticing they weren't there almost at once.

Tony paused for a moment trying to find the best way to explain what happen fast. "The weapon got hit during the fight…and it changed Bruce into a little kid…and he doesn't seem to remember anything…so I told Clint to get him somewhere safe…."

"Bruce is a goat?" question Thor confused

"I think Tony means Bruce is a child," said Steve and Tony nodded his head "And what about the people who you were fighting…"

"There were hit by the weapon also…but they just disappeared…." recounted Tony "Bruce said he thought the weapon could alter human cells…and I can't destroyed the weapon because it might be the only way to get Bruce back to being the Bruce we know..."

"Then it has to come with us…" said Steve at once looking at the weapon.

They made it back on the Queen Jet were Clint and Bruce where sitting inside. "Okay, let's get back to HQ…" said Steve faintly. Seeing the boy Tony claimed to be Bruce made it all suddenly real. "Someone might want to update Fury what has happen…"

Tony looked at the small child sitting on one of the chair looking smaller than he was wearing his shirt. "Hey Bruce, bet you have a lot of questions…." Said Tony he was aware everyone was watching, but Bruce still didn't talked. "How old are you Bruce?" asked Tony. Bruce showed six fingers "Six, wow…Do you know any of my friends?" Bruce looked at the other Avengers, Bruce shook his head.

"Well, that's alright…." Said Tony trying to keep beat "Listen to me, Bruce. You are our friend and you used to be all grown up….but something went wrong now you are all little…" Bruce frowned at Tony with a stubborn look on his face. "I'm telling you the truth…I promise I'm not going to lie to you…"

Joining the flight back Bruce was fighting sleeping until his couldn't fight it any longer. "Has he said anything?" asked Natasha once she was sure the child was asleep.

"Not a word…" said Tony

"Is the Hulk still there?" asked Thor

Tony shrugged "Must be…" he said. The hulk must be still there getting turned into a child couldn't of change the fact they were two people sharing the same body.

They was an uneasy silent that filled the jet. "How come it didn't work on Bruce like it did on the others?" asked Steve "You said they disappeared..."

Tony had a theory about that "The weapon altar cells…but Bruce's DNA has already been altar because of that gamma accident…." The others nodded their heads that make some sense to them. They didn't bother asking if they could get Bruce back to his real age just yet. "How did Fury take the news?" asked Tony

Natasha looked at the sleeping child for a moment - she had been the one to inform Fury about what had happen "He wasn't happy, but his glade the weapon is now in our procession…" Natasha carry on looking at the small child "this might take a while to put right…what are we going to do with him until then?"

"What do you mean 'what are we going to do with him?'" question Tony at once "We'll look after him of course…." Tony didn't even think about what he said next. "He can stay with me – I got a spare room…."

"What about the Hulk?" asked Steve

Tony was growing angry "What are you saying? We should put the kid into a cage….cos that's not happening…he is a six year old kid…."

"Who doesn't remembering having the Hulk inside of him…" said Steve "We can't fight the Hulk knowing his a six year old child in there…and I not saying we should lock him up… but you have to consist the threat the Hulk can be…"

"I'm not planning on making him angry." Said Tony ending the conversation.

…

Once they landed at Avengers headquarters. Tony woke the boy up. "Hey, it alright Bruce, it's me Tony…" Bruce blinked his eyes and didn't say anything "We are at our work now and they're going to be a lot of people but stay with me alright." Bruce nodded his head Tony smiled a little "We going to meet a man called Nick Fury… he might want to talk to you….but if you don't want to talk that's alright…"

They got a lot of looks are they walked down the corridors – maybe because Tony Stark was shirtless or maybe because Bruce was a small child. They reach the room were Nick Fury was waiting for them and they walked in.

Nick Fury wasn't surprised easily. But seeing the Bruce Banner was one the first thing that shock him in years. "Bruce," said Tony "This is Nick Fury…" Bruce looked at his wearily "Bruce, hasn't said much yet…" Informed Tony

Fury walked to Bruce and the kid just looked at him emotionally. This kid could be a younger Bruce but maybe he wasn't - Fury wanted to make sure. "Bruce, I'm going to ask you some questions and I want you to answer them alright…"

"I told him he doesn't have to talk," said Tony quickly

Fury paid no attention to Bruce. "Can you speak to me, Bruce?"

Bruce nodded his head "Yes, Mr Fury sir…." Said Bruce in a quiet voice.

Fury looked thoughtful for a moment "I want to make sure you are Bruce. I am an old man and I like to double check things…." He said "Oaky Bruce….. What's is your first name? What's your real name?"

Tony frowned in confusion. "Some people called me Robert. My Fury Sir…" said Bruce "My teachers call me Robert but I don't like it…"

"Bruce is a better name," agreed Tony wondering how he didn't know this fact about his friend "Let me guess… Bruce is your middle name?" Bruce nodded his head.

Fury visibility relaxed a little. "How can you tell me what state you live Bruce?" asked Fury

"Ohio, Mr Fury Sir…." Said Bruce at once

"Now can you tell me if you remember everything strange?" asked Fury carefully

Bruce frowned in confusion "What do you mean Mr Fury sir?" he asked sounding a little scared he didn't know the answer.

"Before you were with Tony Stark, what do you remember?" asked Fury keeping his voice as calm as he could. "What were you doing?"

Bruce bit his lip as he thought "I…. was under the table Mr Fury…"

"And why were you under the table?" asked Nick Fury carefully – he knew a little about Bruce's background and what he knew wasn't good.

"Because I make it into a dinosaur cave, Mr Fury…." Said Bruce at once "But that's a secret, my dinosaur are meant to stay in my room."

"Well, we won't tell no one," said Tony he looked at the other Avenger who were in the room watching silently. "Now have you got any questions for us?"

"You said I was big but now I'm little…" said Bruce "How did that happen Mr Stark?"

This kid was seem very respectful – more than a normal six year old. "Just called me Tony," said Tony at once not likening the sound of a kid calling his Mr Stark "We are trying to figure that out… do you believe us?"

Bruce rocked on his feet "Yes" said Bruce, but everyone could tell that was a lie.

The easiest way to prove what they were saying was true was to show Bruce the CCTV video of the whole event - but then they would also have to explain the Hulk – and that may be too much for a six year old. "We buy a newspaper and you can see the date on it if you want," said Tony, but Bruce didn't response to that. "How about you go with Clint and get some food…. You must be hungry." Tony knew the kid would be – a fully grown Bruce was always hungry after transforming into the Hulk and seeing how Bruce did it twice in one day he must be staving.

Clint step forward "Come on Buddy," he said. As a father he felt protective over the young boy who was still scared. "I think we got some left over pizza we can heat up…what do you think about that…"Clint lend Bruce out of the room and they waited until for a few moment before talking again

"Can you fix him?" asked Fury

"He's not broken," said Tony at once "I can try but it might take a while. The machine didn't work probably on Bruce in the first place… so trying to revise what has been done will be difficult specially since this is more Bruce's area of science know-how."

"We need to get him back to his real age and with all his memories until then he is an danger to everyone…."

"He's a six year old…"

"With a massive green monster living inside of him…." Added Fury "How do you think a child can control it. Control their emotions?"

"He is scared and he hasn't transformed yet – and the sooner we work on it the sooner he will be back to normal." Said Steve already knowing Tony was determined to bring Bruce back into his apartment with him no matter what Fury said.

Fury must know what Tony is planning too. "Do you think you can handle the Hulk if he does change? And we need to get him medically checked over – do blood tests…."

"Blood test?" hissed Tony as soon as they closed the door "You can't be serious….you knew Bruce doesn't want anyone taking his blood – in the wrong hands…his blood is deadly – it's filled with gamma poisoning…." Tony trailed off.

"How else do you think we can figure out how to undo this?"… asked Fury "We need to study his blood and I know the risks and I making sure the blood doesn't get into the wrong hands and I will personally make sure it get destroyed when our objective is completed."

"I still don't like it, things go wrong….people can be spies…." But Fury had a point their needed the blood to do tests on to get Bruce back to the right age. Tony lower his voice as another idea come to his mind, "What if the news about Bruce gets out? And someone wants to use him as a weapon?"

"Then you have to consist letting him stay with you is for the best," said Fury "People watch you all the time and they are going to ask about the kid that is suddenly living with you."

Tony paused for a moment "He is staying with me," he said firmly "But we do the doctor stuff tomorrow…it's been a long day"