Heyho! So, I've had a guest take a guess as to what happened last time, and they're pretty close, actually. You'll see. Also, to Lucky, I too look forward to seeing how our stories differ!

Tony's P.O.V

Tony shuffled into the kitchen, and headed straight for the coffee maker. After drinking his customary large black coffee he noticed something. Nobody was around.

No Steve making breakfast, no Thor munching on Poptarts, no Clint on the refrigerator, no Bruce reading the news, and no Natasha doing… Natasha things.

"Jarvis? Where is everyone?"

"They appear to be in their rooms, Sir. They are all clutching their chests. Mr. Banner seems close to, Hulking Out."

"What?" Tony ditched what was left of his coffee and sprinted down to Banners room, taking the elevator at top speed.

After what felt like an hour up but was probably a couple seconds, the elevator doors opened with a ping.

Tony took off, straight to Bruce's room. He ducked inside.

"Bruce? Bruce look at me. Tell me what's wrong." Bruce cracked an eye open.

"Chest…. Hurt…"

It took all of two seconds for it to click for Tony. "That's what the spell did!... Right… Ok, Brucie. Look at me, both eyes, alright. Don't panic. Breathe slowly, but not too deeply. Ok?" Bruce nodded. "Alright, I'm going to get some water, ok?" Another nod.

Tony soon returned with the water. "Alright Bruce, drink this. Here. Slowly." Once Bruce finished off the water Tony slowly started rubbing his chest. Slowly, the pain came down to a more bearable level. "I want you to keep doing this, ok Bruce?"

"Ok… Wha-"

"No time to talk Brucie, I've got two assassins, a super soldier, and a god to go take care of!"

LINEBREAK!

Everyone met up on the Avengers floor. Tony glanced around, satisfied that they had followed his instructions, and were still rubbing their chests.

"Tony, what the hell? How did you know what to do?"

"You remember the fight yesterday? When I was hit by that blast, I think it affected the Arc Reactor-" he was cut off by Clint. "Why do you carry the suits power source around with you anyway?" Tony just kind of stared. "You want to know why?" He pulled his shirt off, revealing the mass of scars on his chest, and the reactor firmly embedded there. "That's why." He took a moment to savour the look on Clint's face before pulling his shirt back on.

"So, as I was saying, I think the blast affected the arc reactor, causing it to send out a temporary energy field that caused anyone in the area with me for a prolonged amount of time, to feel what it's like to have an Arc Reactor." He finished that sentence in a rush, then waited for the inevitable onslaught of questions.

One second…..

Two seconds…..

Three seconds….

Four….

Five….

When Tony reached ten, "What do you mean?" "Does it really hurt that much?" "God, Tony, I had no clue." "Why didn't you tell us?" "Wait… WHAT?"

Tony waited for the questions to die down. "It varies. You seem to be around the middle level of pain. It can be worse, or better. I only hope this doesn't end with the feeling of the arc reactor… Never mind." The abrupt end to his sentence caused the other to glare for a moment.

Before they could ask anymore questions, Tony escaped to his lab.

"JARVIS."

"Yes sir?"

"Can you narrow down the time frame as to how long you would have to be in proximity to me for, in order for the spell to work?"

"Yes sir. I shall start on that right away sir."

Just then, there was a scream.

Alright! Whoo! This chapter was kinda hard to write… And I don't like it too much. I've literally rewritten it, like, 5 times. Uggghhhh. *is banging head against desk.* Also, do you guys want more Spidey in this? I might be able to wiggle him back in to the story. Actually, there is a free spot! So, comment your favourite Marvel character, or OC (please include description) and give a reason why your character should win, and they may win a spot! Just… If I don't know the character… ENJOY IT BECAUSE YOU WILL BE CONDONING ME TO RESEARCH! Spidey is separate from this. If you want Spidey, comment Spider.

…wow… I enjoyed writing that more than I enjoyed writing this chapter…

~ShadeShadow