It had taken a little more cajoling and begging for Natasha to get the MP3 player than he was used to, but in the end he still got it, saying he just wanted a peek at his future tech, he wanted to know if he advanced, or if he was one of the people who plateaued. He sure hoped not.
He plugged the device into his computer, "Jarvis give me an overview," he said.
"One moment, Sir," the AI replied, and few seconds later, "It would appear that most of the data is a large stock of MP4s, they are password protected, would you like me to-"
"Yep," Tony said already halfway there, it wasn't a hard password to break, and once he was through he saw all of the files that were on it. There were a lot. Hey looked like he was able to put good use to the space of data, the thing was barely the size of his palm and it seemed to be able to hold nearly a terabyte. Sweet.
He looked at the files more closely, it was just a quick glance really, he wasn't going to do anything. Really.
Us, Me & Leif, Gross, Mom, Dad, Mom&Dad, Refr, Uncle Loki & Uncle Tony, Uncle Steve, Uncle Steve's Art, Uncle Bruce and Aunt Betty, Uncle Thor & Aunt Jane & Jess, Outings, Family Time, Avengers Time.
There were more than that but those were the ones that Tony saw at first glance, naturally he stared at the file that had his and Loki's names under it, because why on earth would they be together?
Tony was very very tempted to click on it, but instead, he didn't think he should be the only one to decide this, he called the others down to the lab in a strange moment of knowledge philanthropy.
"There better be a good reason you dragged us all down here, Tony," Clint grumbled, ruffling his already sleep ruffled hair, Tony glanced at the clock, 3:46 AM, oops.
"I do, I may have an insight into our futures…what I need is to know if you guys want to find out or not," he said, by looks on the other's faces they were tempted, very very tempted, except maybe Steve and Thor, who were frowning in discomfort.
"Is there a reason I was summoned as well, because I really do not fancy late night sentimental drivel," Loki said, looking twice as grumpy as Clint and about as feral as Natasha on a good day.
"You're here too," Tony pointed at the screen which accidentally opened the file. Opening to more files, that probably held correlating videos and pictures.
Tony tried not to look he really tried, but of course the first thing he saw was the word 'wedding', "WHAT?!"
And then it was gone with a sharp click as the device was removed, "Seriously, you're as bad as-well…yourself."
"Tali! Holy shit how did you get over here without- oh never mind, your mom- but seriously! What the hell was that about?"
"Uncle Tony, you know I can't tell you that, if I tell you anything about the future…it could change it."
"But, I can't, seriously, what?" Tony was gaping while the other Avengers debated whether they should go back to bed. It seemed that that was Steve's thoughts, he just shook his head and went back to whatever it was he did at night, he wanted no part in this. Whereas the resident villain was behind Tali in a second and plucking the StarkPlayer from her hands.
"What is this that has Stark so flustered?"
"I am not flustered!"
"If it has to do with me, I wish to know," he said completely ignoring Tony.
"No! You can't! It could ruin the time space continuum!" Tali clawed at him trying to get it back but Loki held it well out of her reach, then he tossed it to Tony and grabbed her so she couldn't take it back.
"Why do I suddenly feel like a bad guy?" Tony hummed even as his fingers attached the device again.
"Because you aaaare! Let me gooo! Uncle Loki you're being a little shit!" the girl wailed and then she looked at Natasha and Clint imploringly like she could not believe they weren't doing anything.
"Okay, we really want to know," Clint said and Natasha nodded, just because she knew the truth about Tali didn't mean she knew the rest and she was a spy, she wanted to know the details of everything.
"Uncle Thor?" she begged, "Uncle Bruce?" Big bluegray eyes pulled no stops as she went into puppy dog mode.
"Ah…I have forgotten…something…I…must do!" Thor declared and then turned around and rushed out of the lab, showing how much he trusted Loki not to hurt her, and she trusted he wouldn't either, but still, it did leave her gaping.
Bruce on the other hand coughed, "I…would be lying if I didn't say I was curious, and honestly, if it was really dangerous, I'm sure some of Loki's magic would have made it so we couldn't see anything, so…it's probably not…that dangerous?"
Loki smirked, his arms weren't tight around Tali, not hurting her at all, but they were firm, "Very good, Dr. Banner," he replied, "Naturally, had my future self known such a thing was capable, I would have told you to be far more cautious for it not to get in our hands, knowing this would be the outcome, so letting us see these things obviously will do no harm as there was no warning against it."
"But you don't get it! You weren't in a position to tell me anything you just had the power to send us back! I…well the fact that I had it in my pocket was a coincidence! You wouldn't have known!"
Loki hummed, "Perhaps, even still, I would know why there is something that concerns myself and Stark that has him reacting in such a way, perhaps some things in the future were never meant to be."
"Alright then," Tony said and then tapped the screen the Wedding file opened and there were several more videos, he tapped the first one.
"You look ridiculous," That was Clint, he sounded very amused as the camera zoomed in on Tony who was wearing a white tuxedo.
"Says the one in green," Tony replied, but he was grinning brightly, the camera zoomed out and the camera turned to see Clint's face.
"And what does that say about the other groom? Hmmm?" he asked giving a look to the camera like the viewer knew what he meant, "I still think it should have been green and red for Raindeer Games and the billionaire, philanthropist, playboy."
"You forgot genius," Tony remarked.
"I sure hope 'playboy' is something that was included on accident Mr. Barton," another voice said, the camera swung around to focus on Loki, he was wearing a black suit and looked quite stunning in it.
"Well, all considering, you do have sex with Tony in like five different shapes, I think that still makes him a playboy," Clint answered, sounding both amused and horrified.
"You may yet have a point," Loki laughed and the camera followed him as he approached Tony, his hand reached up to smooth the other man's lapel, "Nervous?" he asked quietly but the camera was StarkTech, so of course it picked it up.
"Getting married to a Norse God who's thrown me out of a window more than once? No problem," Tony replied, his mouth quirking up in a small smile. "You?"
Loki hummed, "I will admit I have thought of reservations in the past about this union, it has been a very long while since my last wedding…and that marriage did not end well…but…"
"But…last time you weren't married to me," Tony replied teasingly as he raised a hand to Loki's face, cupping it gently.
"That is meant to reassure?" Loki teased his eyes glittering, Tony snorted and leaned forward pressing his lips to Loki's.
"Better me than Hulk," he murmured.
"Oh I would not be so sure, Hulk is very sweet when he desires," Loki replied even as his arms wrapped around Tony's waist.
"Oho I see how it is, is that why there is so much green?" Tony laughed, Loki hummed in a teasing affirmative as they kissed again.
"You guys are really gross, I'd puke if I wasn't already so used to it," Clint said from behind the camera, the other two men laughed as if they'd forgotten he was there.
"Now, now, Mr. Barton, does Ms. Romanov really kiss a mouth so prone to such acts?"
"Oh a little bit more than kiss, I'd say," Clint replied and then yelped in pain as if he was hit, "Shit! Nat, where'd you come from?!"
"Isn't it bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding?" Natasha asked, the camera moved to look at her, she was wearing a deep green dress that matched Clint's suit, but it had a silver sash around her waist, the same color the other grooms wore. Tony had to be a little flashy.
"You are most adamant in your astuteness, Ms. Romanov, you are correct," Loki replied moving away from Tony and going to join Natasha, "See you at the end of the isle," he said.
"Hey! What makes me the bride?" Tony asked, but he was laughing, "I'm not the one who can turn into a woman."
"I could change that," Loki replied, and it wasn't an idle threat.
"Maybe during the honeymoon," Tony replied stepping back towards Loki, he pressed their lips together one last time before they'd be married. Tony whispered something in his ear and Loki smiled, his whole face was soft and gentle. He mouthed three words against Tony's cheek, and then he cupped his face and turned around. The video cut off.
There was silence in the room, Tali was able to slip out of Loki's slack arms without notice and rush to the computer and take her player back while everyone else stared at Tony and Loki in shock.
Tony and Loki were staring at each other also in varying stages of shock. Finally Loki looked away, then he turned to Clint.
"It would appear you must now eat an arrow, Mr. Barton," he said, referencing the earlier declaration Clint had made on the subject.
Everyone only gaped, Loki glanced at Tony looking very confused and then he left without looking back.
"Well, that was unexpected," Natasha said after a moment, "But…then again," she looked at Tony her eyes narrowed, she seemed to be able to see how it was possible.
Tali was standing to the side, frowning, "Please don't take this from me again," her voice was soft, "You may have ruined things already…just…let us do what we need to and we'll be gone."
"Tali-"
"No. I'm going back to bed," Tali said the player clutched to her chest as she hurried out of the room. She hoped things weren't ruined, she really really hoped they weren't.