Chapter 32
"So this is the L-76 micro-rocket tazzer. It's a highly unstable prototype - but once we get the kinks out it will be able to knock out anything with a single shot - even a hulk!" Tony said excitedly. Bruce stood beside his jumpy lab partner and periodically kept shooting the metal weapon a wary glance. He wasn't nearly as half excited.
"You woke us up at 3 am to show us this?" Clint exclaimed in disbelief. Tony pouted.
"IT'S A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH!" Tony said defensively. Clint smacked his palm over his face.
"Tony...just...no...its way to freaking late for this. Let's go back to bed Tasha," Clint muttered as he turned around to leave. He paused when she didn't respond. He turned around and stared at the sad scene in front of him.
Natasha was frozen to the ground staring at the high tech weapon like it was the most delicious chocolate in the world.
"Oh my god not again!" Clint groaned.
"Is she drooling?" Tony whispered to Steve. He shrugged.
"At this rate? I think she's going to faint from the brilliance of that weapon..." Steve said warily.
"Tasha? TASHA!" Clint shouted waving his hand in front of his partner's face.
"Huh?" she asked shaking herself out of her daze. Clint sighed and dragged her down the hall.
"But...but..." she started to protest. He shook his head as they rounded the corner.
"No Tasha...don't even say it," he warned.
2 hours later.
BOOM!
Clint looked up at the empty side of the bed and groaned before he shoved his head under his pillow.
"Damn you Stark...just damn you..." Clint grumbled as he sunk deeper into his covers. His girlfriend ditched him for a weapon engineer.
10 stories below the surface.
"SHOOT IT AGAIN! SHOOT IT AGAIN!" Tony shouted as he and Natasha ran down the hall with a roaring Hulk dragging his arms behind him like noodles.
"HULK STILL HAS FEET!" Hulk roared after them.
"YOU SAID IT WOULD WORK ON THE FIRST TRY!" Natasha shouted.
"LADY IT'S CALLED A PROTOTYPE! IT HAD A MARGIN FOR FAILURE!" Tony shouted as they both ran down a stair case and through another hall Tony would have to repair later. Shit his insurance was going to go up again.
"I'LL GIVE YOU FAILURE!" Natasha shouted pointing the tazzer at him. Tony paled.
"Now...Red...we're on the same team right?" he laughed nervously. A big green foot came crash down between them. They both paled.
"RUN!" they shouted and continued fleeing down the hall.
"HULK. WILL EAT YOUR PUNY- bekhfuelsjmmmmmmmmm-" Hulk's face went slack. He simply continued to stomp his way towards them. The two avengers ran around the corner and froze.
It was a goddamn dead end.
"JUST SHOOT HIM AGAIN ROMANOFF!" Tony cried as they backed up against the wall as the Hulk continued to stomp murderously down the hall.
"I'm going to shoot him and when that doesn't work I'll shoot you and then I'll shoot myself," Natasha said dangerously. Tony shot her an incredulous look.
"Woman you're crazy- just shoot damn it!" Tony shouted.
BANG!
They both watched in relief as the large green giant crashed to the floor 2 feet in front of them.
"I wanted to do that for a long time," Natasha said in shock.
"High five Red..." Tony said as the two most incompatible Avengers stood beside each other and stared at the massive snoring Hulk laying in front of them completely knocked out. Natasha reluctantly complied with Tony's request.
"You know this is only a one time thing right?" she said warily. He shrugged.
"Eh life would be too weird if you weren't around to kill us all Red," Tony said with a shrug.
"At least you understand the truth of life Stark," Natasha said sounding satisfied.