"LOOK PUSS IN REPULSOR BOOTS!"
A/N sorry for the delay in posting, my oldest daughter is now better, Easter holidays have finished and boys are back at school. Now all that is left is the two week run up to my other daughter's Prom.
Chapter 13
Kitty Tag
Phil had finally persuaded Tony to come down from where he was hovering near the ceiling, assuring him that no one was going to lock him in the cage again. He sent the other avengers out of the workshop to go and get cleaned up as most had been covered in foam. Now he was checking Tony's wound to make sure he had not pulled any stitches, the repulsor boots had been removed as well, the weight of them had made his legs hurt and his poor paw was feeling particularly sore.
"Tony what am I going to do with you? Every time I leave you alone something happens, l know that it was not your fault this time and I am really impressed though not surprised that you made the boots and figured out how to communicate with Jarvis but l still worry and do not want anything else to happen to you. I think it would be safer if you just stayed with me all the time even if I have to take you into work, Fury will just have to deal with it."
Tony tapped on the keyboard,
THANKS PHIL THAT WOULD BE GREAT, I KNOW THE OTHERS MEAN WELL BUT THEY KEEP FORGETTING THAT I AM NOT REALLY A CAT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE WHEN YOUR NOT AROUND AND I AM JUST SO TIRED OF ALL THIS, EVERYTHING IS SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH I REALLY MISS BEING IRON MAN AND I EVEN MISS YOU CHASING ME UP TO FILL IN MISSION PAPER WORK!
Phil pulled Tony to him and hugged him close kissing the top of his head and stroking his back, Tony snuggled into his chest and started to purr. Each had the same thought that it would be so much better if Tony was back in his normal form.
Tony recovered over the next few days but still preferred it when Phil carried him everywhere, either in his arms or draped over his shoulders. When they moved up to the Helicarrier no other Shield Agent laughed at the site of Agent Coulson carrying around a cat after he tasered the first one who thought I was funny.
Life carried on the Avengers went on missions, Fury shouted at them in the debriefing meetings afterwards and Phil was inundated with paperwork as a result of it all. War Machine replaced Iron Man when needed. Tony had been upset by this at first but understood the reasons for it still it did not stop him from sleeping on Rhodey's dress uniform and leaving fur all over it. If anyone else but the Avengers tried to pet him or pick him up Tony would find out where their living quarters were and many an agent found a hacked up fur ball in their shoes.
Jarvis had fully infiltrated the Helicarrier systems much to Fury's anger, so Tony had a means of communicating through his holographic keyboard and Jarvis could keep track of Tony if he decided to go off roaming round the Helicarrier when he got bored. Most of the time Tony stayed in Phil's office with him but occasionally he felt the need to let off some pent up energy, it was too dangerous for him to run around the corridors and the gym was off limits after near disastrous attempt at running on the treadmill. It was Clint who surprisingly came up with the solution and Kitty Tag in the ceiling vents came into being.
Tony would have a five minute head start and then Clint would chase after him, Tony's speed was off set by Clint's knowledge of the layout of the crawl spaces of the Helicarrier. At first Tony often found himself running into dead ends and quickly being caught by Clint, it was also frustratingly difficult to find Clint as he moved silently through the ceiling. Both had agreed that Jarvis was not to be asked for any help and once Natasha joined in the game it became even more difficult. Steve was too big to fit in the crawl spaces and Bruce did not want to take the chance that he might Hulk out.
Tony was just sneaking up behind Clint when there was a loud rumble of thunder and the whole Helicarrier shook, Thor had returned!
"Greetings fellow Avengers I have returned from my quest with good tidings!"