Chapter 2
By: MysticFantasy
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Tony walked into the large gym when he heard painful grunts. Upon entering the gym, he quickly spotted Steve and Clint on a few blue mats wrestling. With Clint badly loosing.
"Say it." Steve ordered with a grin as he bent Clint's leg in a way that Tony was sure wasn't suppose to bend.
"Never." Clint shouted as he tried to crawl away but was no match for Steve's great strength.
"Say it." Steve repeated.
"What's going on?" Tony asked.
"Hey Tony." Steve greeted as he turned his body slightly, taking Clint's leg along with it and making the archer groan in pain loudly.
"You did that on purpose." Clint moaned.
"What are you guys doing?" Tony asked.
"I'm helping our good friend Clint get ready for the fitness exam after tomorrow." Steve answered. "So far, I've learned that he's good at taking pain."
"Have you seen who my partner is?!" Clint declared.
"I heard that." a femine voice shouted.
"Afternoon ma'am." Steve greeted repeating his movements when Tony had approached them.
"You're gonna break my leg." Clint grunted with his face in the mat.
"Please," Natasha said. "I've twisted your arm a lot worse than what Steve's doing."
"And how." Clint declared. "Come on, Steve. Let up a little."
"Say what I want to hear." Steve said.
"Can I say it later?" Clint pleaded. "In private."
"Alright." Steve agreed. "You promise you'll say it later or you'll be back in this spot again."
"I promise." Clint whined and let out a sigh of relief when the grip on his leg was released.
"We really need to work on your escape methods." Natasha said.
"Either way, you honestly think that I have a chance against Captain America?" Clint asked slowly standing.
"We'll figure it out later." Natasha said. "Right now I think we should focus on getting ready for the exam."
"You guys don't really have to." Tony said. "Me on the other hand, I have to try."
"Just start out slow and build your way up." Natasha suggested as Steve climbed onto a near by balanace beam.
"Want us to help you Tony?" Steve asked as he stood on his hands on the beam with perfect balance.
"Getting help from a super soldier is the only chance I have at passing this little exam." Tony replied. "Even then I'll be cutting it a little close. Boxing is the only real sport I've tried and even then Happy beat me because he played by the rules and I always tried to switch it up. The only time I ever saw him lose was when Natasha showed him who's boss."
"How'd that happen?" Steve asked tossing his legs forward and doing a perfect flip onto his feet.
"Well, his first mistake was understimating me." Natasha answered. "Second, I was undercover so no one knew who I really was. He learned not to underestimate women again. Especially after I took out those Hammer guards."
"I saw the footage and I don't blame him." Tony said. "Speaking of which, I want to learn that move you pulled on Happy."
"Fine." Natasha agreed. "That just means that you'll have to experience it a few times to get the hang of it."
"On second thought, never mind." Tony said. "I'll learn whatever else you guys have to teach."
"If this exam is anything else like the other fitness exams SHIELD has then there won't be too much to worry about." Clint said. "Start on the tread. Last exam I took they had me run for a mile and a half."
"That doesn't sound too hard." Tony said.
"You do realize that you can't drink until the exam is over. Right?" Steve asked keeping his legs straight out in front of him while he held himself up with his hands.
"Oh forget it. Fail me now and save everyone the trouble." Tony exaggerated but got dragged over to the row of treadmills by Clint.
"It's only for a few days." Natasha said following the two and quickly followed by Steve.
"Let's start off slow." Clint said as everyone took a tread.
Tony lightly sighed as he started to put in the speed he wanted to run at and what incline he wanted. The belt began to move and he started to jog.
"So what else did they make you do for the exam?" Tony asked as everyone began jogging at there prefered pace.
"Well, they'll ask you do to a certain number of exercises. Do this many push-ups, crunches, chin-ups and whatever else they can think of." the archer answered.
"Why do I have a feeling that this is going to be the hardest test I have ever taken in my life?" Tony groaned and almost lost his footing.
