Chapter 30

Tony Stark was inching into the Avengers Tower with an over sized coat that made him look like a fat chicken. He turned the corner of the hall and smacked right into 5 very suspicious Avengers with their arms crossed over their chest.

"Really?" Steve asked frankly. Tony gave him a freakishly big smile - they didn't budge an inch.

"What?" he asked innocently.

"You really think you're getting anyway near our rooms with that?" Clint asked gesturing towards the massive hunchback that Tony apparently gained in the last 3 hours.

"Um...I went to the gym?" Tony tried desperately. They all gave him a look.

"MEEP!" a little voice squeaked from inside his coat. They all narrowed their eyes.

"Tony..." Bruce said warningly.

"What? I like to meep sometimes...haha... meep..." Tony said nervously. Suddenly a little pink fluffy head poked out of his collar and stared at the 5 people standing in front of Tony. They've seen a lot of things during their time on this insane team...but this? This crosses the line.

"IT'S A MUTATED PUFFBALL!" Steve shouted in disbelief. Tony paled and suddenly bolted down the opposite end of the hall.

"YOU CAN'T HAVE MY FRIENDS THEIR MINE!" he shouted as he ran for his life. Several more little heads poked out of his sleeves and pockets.

"MEEP! MEEP! MEEP!" they all squeaked.

"What the heck are those?" Natasha asked in shock.

Suddenly the entire foyer was flooded with CIA agents and the military surrounding the building.

"TONY STARK! YOU HAVE VIOLATED 37 STATE LAWS BY STEALING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY!" one of the army officer's shouted through a voice amplifier.

"HOW ABOUT ALL THOSE LAWS ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY?" Tony cried as he ran around the corner.

BOOM!

The Avengers all poked their head around the corner and stared at the massive pink inflated montage of fluffiness - with several tiny eyes. They squinted their eyes and finally identified a Tony Stark caught right in the middle.

"I don't think those are animals..." Natasha said warily.

A/N: LOL exploding puffballs...