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Coulson was attempting to disentangle Tony's claws from his suit jacket, but he would not stay still, constantly wriggling and trying to get away.
"Tony come on this is stupid I'm trying to help you not hurt you. Calm down. Can you understand what I am saying? If so you need to stop moving, I do not want to risk one of your claws being broken".
Suddenly the cat in his arms went limp. He quickly unhooked the remaining claws from his jacket and then wrapped Tony in the afghan that was folded on the end of the sun lounger. Still gently petting Tony's head he walked off the deck back into the penthouse lounge.
Truth be told, Tony was exhausted, he was cold and could feel his heart racing. He just wanted to close his eyes and sleep and hopefully when he woke this would all be a bad dream just another nightmare to add to the collection. Soothed by the petting and warmth of the blanket he drifted off to sleep. The last thing he heard was Agent promising to look after him and keep him safe.
Ppppprrrrrrrrrr Ppppprrrrrrrr, Ppppprrrrrrrrrr Ppppprrrrrrrr well really, what more could he say, as that was the one thing in the world that Tony wanted more than anything else.
Laying Tony down in the corner of the sofa, he loosened the Afghan and placed a few cushions around him to stop him falling if he panicked again when he awoke.
Just then the elevator doors opened, Steve and Bruce rushed out heading towards the glass doors leading to the deck. Steve with his shield in hand, Bruce with a green tinge to his skin.
"JARVIS have you located Tony yet, do you know what happened, where is Agent Coulson?" Steve fired off quickly looking up towards the ceiling as he ran.
"Captain Rogers, Sir has been located and is currently in the care of Agent Coulson. You will find them both in the lounge area."
Both turned and headed over to where they could now see Agent Coulson, who was staring down at the sofa. Expecting to see Tony lying on the sofa they were both startled to see the small cat curled up in the corner.
"Where is Tony, I thought he had been found, when did Tony get a cat, come to think of it why would Tony have a cat. He can't remember to feed or look after himself let alone another living thing. Do you think it's a present for Pepper perhaps he is trying to woo her back, but I thought he was…"
Coulson interrupted,
"Captain Rogers if you could just stop for one moment I will explain what has happened, you and Dr Banner need to try and be quiet so as not to startle Tony if he wakes up."
Bruce who had been studying the small cat looked up at those words, he had a sneaking suspicion of what Agent Coulson was going to reveal. And was proved right as Coulson explained what he had found whilst searching for Tony out on the roof.
"Well unless Tony is a secret shape shifter and forgot to mention it, I am assuming magic is the cause of his transformation, which then leads to the question of who and why?" said Bruce.
"There are a number of magic wielders that have come across Shield's radar but I am going to venture that Loki is the culprit as he is the most powerful. Thor will need to be contacted so that he can try to locate Loki. If he cannot find him, he may have to go to Asgard to see if there is anyone who can reverse the spell."
Steve said he would try to get hold of Thor, who was visiting Jane and Darcy in New Mexico. He would also phone Pepper and let her know what had happened.
Bruce suggested to Coulson that it might be a good idea for him to examine Tony and run some tests to make sure he was healthy and that there was no problems with the Arc Reactor due to the transformation.
Coulson carried Tony down to the lab, staying close as Bruce examined him, drew some blood and x-rayed his chest. At first they were surprised that Tony stayed asleep but on smelling the lingering scent of whiskey on his fur realised that he probably had a drink before he was changed and Coulson remembered the whiskey spilt on the deck. Both concluded that he must have landed in it and being a cat had obviously groomed himself before falling asleep imbibing even more.
Typical Tony even as a cat he managed to get drunk, wonder if cats can get hangovers thought Bruce. He smiled as Coulson carried Tony out of his lab, he had offered to keep an eye on Tony throughout the night as he would be awake whilst waiting for the results of the tests he had carried out. But Coulson said it was too cold in the lab for the young cat and that he might wake for some food during the night.
Coulson seemed to be very knowledgeable about what kind of cat Tony was and what he would need. Of course he was not just your average moggy, he was a Chocolate Burmese about ten months old which explained the overlarge ears and gangly legs as he had not quite grown into his body. The only odd thing about him was he had retained his brown eyes, whereas a true Burmese had yellow or golden eyes.
Tony slowly opened his eyes looked around and saw that he was curled up on a pillow in a bed that was not his, he felt movement coming from his left side he was definitely not expecting to see a semi -naked Agent climbing into bed beside him.
Dam and blast he thought this was not the way he had envisaged ending up in Phil's bed, still looking on the bright side at least he would find out if he was a boxers or briefs man, perhaps he would catch a glimpse of a naked Phil in the shower, now would'nt that be the cats whiskers!
MMMMMRRRROOOWWWW MMMMMRRRROOWWWW.