Tony looked up as Loki opened the door and stepped inside.
"I'm not gonna get you that drink anymore." Tony said, Loki laughed.
"No one was asking you to." Tony huffed before craning his neck and looking around again.
"So.. What is all this? Do you want me to help you deliver all the presents for Santa?" Tony asked cockily. Loki just laughed again.
"No."
"Well that clears that up! Now if you don't mind." Tony attempted to stand up while still attached to the chair, but the result ended with him falling on his side, causing his arm to become crushed. He huffed again. "So.. Why am I like this? Back as an adult?" Tony asked, looking up at Loki from his uncomfortable position on the floor, trying to mistype as much composure as possible.
"I wanted to show you what you've done." Loki reached into his pocket and began to draw something out. Tony was about to wince, expecting something horrible, but a laugh almost escaped his lips instead. "Do you like it?" Loki asked, holding up the napkin. Tony shrugged.
"Crude drawing. Nothing of any great interest. Possibly drunk." Loki just grinned further.
"Look! It's me" Loki pointed towards the green splodge "you" he pointed towards a small splodge "and Captain America!" Loki pointed towards the blue splodge.
"Well that's kinda embarrassing, but I don't think the strangest I've ever done."
"That's all I wanted to do." Loki said, loosing the smile and walking closer to Tony, who tensed. There was nothing to say he couldn't kill him right there. "Bye bye."

"Tony!" Steve yelled, looking frantically around. "Tony! Stark! Tony!" He knew shouting would do no good, they could be anywhere on the Earth.
"This wasn't part of their plan." Pepper croaked, standing up shakily and dusting herself off. Her voice still sounded a bit croaky.
"What?"
"They didn't think we had him. Whatever they're doing, they're making it up as they're going along." Pepper said, leaning against the wall and resting her head on it, staring at the spot where they'd vanished.
"Everyone head to the Medical Bay." A random Agents voice spoke through the com, and Steve and Pepper started to make their way over. Passing dead robots and humans alike sprawled across the corridors. It looked like there had been an epic round of dominoes.

They didn't say anything as they walked silently along. Not taking their eyes off the floor and helping each other climb over fallen walls and creepy piles of robots heads.
"Steve?" Pepper broke the eerie silence.
"Yeh?"
"Natasha told me you told Fury he was your son."
Steve bit his lip and scratched the back of his neck.
"Yeah.."
"What will you do if we get him back and he's still a kid?" She asked, stopping and turning to look at him.
"I hardly think I'm the one to make that call." Pepper put her hands on her hips.
"And I am? Steve, 7 year old Tony Stark loves you. I should know. I had to clear out the loft." Steve raised an eyebrow. "Yes, even Tony Stark puts junk in the loft. My point is, all the way up to the age of... 12? Captain America was his idol." Steve shrugged. What was he suppose to do about that?
"But I'm not his Dad! You're his girlfriend!"
"I am not his girlfriend! He's seven years old! Tiny problem there Steve!"
"So you're not believing that he's gone, then?" Steve knew he'd crossed a line at once by the way Peppers face fell and she looked at the floor. "I, I didn't mean-"
"You know what? Forget it. I thought you'd want to get to know Tony better. But whatever." She shrugged and starting walking back along the corridor, brushing off Steve's gaze.
"Pepper, I just don't think-"
"Don't think what? That he's okay?" Pepper spat back. He didn't think Tony would be okay. He knew the odds were stacked against him. "You don't." Pepper said, shocked, turning back around to face Steve, whose face was solemn. "I'll be the Queen of England before I let anything happen to Tony."
"Well you're doing a great job at that aren't you?!" Steve yelled, Pepper looked abashed. "How long was he in Afghanistan? What about that time you left him, when he was dying?" He didn't know where all this was coming from, but he couldn't stop it flowing. Pepper was blinking furiously as she bit back the anguished tears.
"Maybe Tony'll be better without you after all." Pepper said simply, before slipping away down another corridor. Steve punched a wall.
He knew he'd been wrong and rude when he'd said Tony wasn't going to come out of this okay. Hell, he hoped he was wrong. But how could she think he'd be they man for the job? He barely got along with Tony. He wasn't going to put all his eggs in one basket.

"Has he been dealt with?" Loki nodded as he stepped into the circular room, looking towards the man who sat furthest from the door. "Good."
"Loftus, this may not work. You understand that?" Loki said sternly, looking into Loftus's cold black eyes.
"Why wouldn't it? Their Iron Man is gone. What can they do?" Loftus scoffed.
"They're still an almighty team." Loki smirked slightly, remembering his defeat. He had gone about it all wrong.
"An almighty team who took down the unworthy king of Asgard." Loftus laughed, and Loki threw him a glare.
"Mocking is pointless." Loki pointed out, and Loftus stopped laughing.
"Still, why not? They don't have their precious Iron Man, what can they do? We may as well laugh at their downfall before it has begun."

I'm sorry. That was mean. Hmmmmmmm... Now what?

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p.s i havent said this once while writing this, so: I DONT OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT LOFTUS BUT HE KINDA SUCKS SO YOU CAN STEAL HIM IF YOU WANT TO.

P.s I'm not as heartless as you're thinking ;)