It's been a total of two hours since they got on the hellicarrier. Gage knew Tony and Bruce were hard at work trying to locate the source of this madness. Still, it made him irritable just waiting around while the city literally is killing themselves senselessly. He was in the mess hall, having a coffee to try to calm his mood. It wasn't working. He heard Maria in front of him. "Mind if I sit here?" He was about to decline, wanting to be alone but he saw his brother behind her, nodding in approval. He's always trying to get him a girlfriend. He sighed. "Sure." She sat down with coffee of her own. "How are you dealing?" Gage let out an unamused sound. "Not well. I hate just sitting around." Maria nodded. "I know what you mean. Often times I have to wait around while they get approvals and regulations met when I'd rather go in and get the job done."

Gage relaxed a little. "How long have you worked for S.H.I.E.L.D Agent Hill?" She smiled weakly at the memory. "Just right after high school. I went to there academy. I excelled in hand-to-hand combat. It gave them an interest in me. How about you? How long have you been with the Starks?" Gage smiled weakly. "Only a few years but I can't thank them enough for dong that. They gave me a whole new life." Maria smiled sadly. "I'm guessing your life before them wasn't so good." Gage smirked weakly. "Not really." He sipped his coffee. She smiled sadly. "Seems most of us here don't have the best past. Anyway, you seem rather close with them. More then just a bodyguard."

Gage smiled. "Seems so. It kinda scares me thou. I mean, under them, by law I'm just a bodyguard. I'm not family. But..." Maria smiled, urging him on. "But?" Gage smiled weakly. "But they make it seem like I am family." Maria smiled. "That's sweet. Never thought I'd be saying that about Tony Stark." Gage chuckled. "Yeah, he's a changed man then what he was. I have to admit, I look up to him in a way. He's gone thru so much shit in his life and he's still going, still putting on a smile? I've personally seen his struggles with alcohol and seen him overcome them. He's a stronger person then I could ever be." Maria smiled. "You are such a softie. That family is lucky to have someone like you." Gage blushed, smiling, sipping his coffee.

Maria cleared her throat. "So you think in your busy days of being a bodyguard you could spare an hour for coffee?" Gage smirked. "I am now arnt I?" Maria gave him a look. "An hour for coffee when the city isn't in danger of dying off." Gage chuckled. "I guess, I mean Clint could take an extra hour." Maria smiled. "So how about when all this is over we get a coffee?" Gage smirked. "Are you asking me out on a date Agent Hill?" Maria smirked. "Maybe I am." Gage was about to speak when suddenly he heard his comm in his ear, pressing his hand to it. He looked to Maria. "Sorry, gotta go." He got up, leaving his half empty coffee cup there.

He made it to the lab, already seeing Fury, Clint and Natasha in there. Thor, making his way in with him. Tony and Bruce were by the computer, Tony turning it around for others to see. Bruce spoke. "The source of this seems to be coming from the empire state building, around the 100th or 102nd floor. Probably for best range from whatever machine this guys using. The source itself seems to be child's play. It's more simple then were making it. It's a electromagnetic wave, with radio waves overshadowing it. Our computers were having a tough time trying get a steady read on it but we got it. Just a matter of finding him and stopping him. If you knock the people out, it should stop them. You don't need to kill them to stop them." Fury nodded. "You heard the man. No killing unless you absolutely have to. Just a blow to the head. We'll deal with the aftermath later. Now go suit up." everyone nodded, leaving the room to suit up. Tony made his way to his suit which was now hanging in the hallicarrier. He got in the suit quickly, the HUD lighting up. "JARVIS, were gonna be dealing with some electromagnet waves, put up the EMP shield." He watched the bars for the shielding go up on his HUD. "Done sir."

Fury caught Gage before heading out. "Agent Smith. A moment?" Gage walked over to him. "Yes sir?" Fury gout out a small silver case, engraved with the S.H.I.E.L.D logo. "We have have a...present for you of sorts." Gage raised an eyebrow. "When you say we?" "I mean Stark and Coulson. They both have a lot of faith in you and from seeing your resume I can confidently say your welcome in S.H.I.E.L.D any time. Stark designed these but Coulson kept keep them secret. We don't want them getting into the wrong hands." Gage was more confused and touched then ever. "Wrong hands sir?" Fury opened up the small case, show two dark sticks, with sliver lining, similar to Widows in her stingers. "Hold them." Gage took them out. He saw a slit which he assumed held blades. He stood back, pressing the buttons where his thumbs rested. Within seconds two katana swords reveled themselves. Being stuffed in like Tony's suit to a suitcase. He gasped in shocked and awe. "These are amazing. How did he fit them int here?" Fury let out an amused sounds.

"Stark family secret. There's a few other buttons on there as well. Five to be exact. One, to extract them, one, for smoke screen, one, for tazers, on the blade and the ends as well but the ends of the swords have to be touching your enemy. Don't touch the ends when you do that." Gage nodded, looking at the swords and the sliver buttons. It took a little force to press them in, he could tell. So he won't just randomly press one in battle. Fury continued. "One creates a shock wave, to stun multiple enemies and press all of them at once. It' create a shield, a dome around you. Granted, not sure how much it can withstand but if Stark built it, I guarantee you it can at least handle his suit at it's most powerful. That can give you an idea." Gage nodded, retracting the swords. "This is an honor. I'll have to thank him later." Fury nodded. "In the mean time, go get our city back." "Right away sir." Gage took the holster that came with the swords, putting it around his waist quick. It was different but not different enough to be a problem. He took out his regular swords, putting the new ones in there holsters before taking off.

Clint was starting up the Quinnjet as Iron Man took off in front of him, he pressed his comm. "Tony, where the hell are you going? Your suppose to go with us." "Sorry Legolas, you know I don't wait around. I'm gonna go get an idea of what were dealing with, have JARVIS run some scans then hopefully nail this bastard." Clint grumbled, hating the worry that was nagging him. What was he so fucking worried about Stark running off? "Don't get yourself killed. Wait til we get there at least." He heard Tony laughed humorlessly. "Ha ha, your hilarious Barton." Steve and the rest finally made it on board, Clint started to put it into gear, flying out of the Hellicarrier.

Tony got there within a few minutes in his suit. He knew it would be another 10 or so minutes until the Quinnjet got there. He flew somewhat low, accessing the scene. It was like the zombie Apocalypse started only they couldn't kill these zombies. They were still alive. Tearing into each other with knives, guns, whatever weapons they had a hold of. JARVIS scanned the area. So far there was over 200 dead bodies in the street and rising. He swallowed down the lump forming. So many people dead and because of what? Soon they would find out. Blood flowed in the street, sometimes it was literal as Tony flew over, seeing people bleed out, bleeding into a drain like water. Fires were everywhere. It was gorilla warfare. Everyman and woman and child for themselves at whatever the cost.

He spoke low. Keeping his voice steady "JARVIS, set the repulsers to stun. We just want to knock them out. Not kill them. There still alive. Fuck." He cursed. Seeing this much death brought back memories of being in Afghanistan. All the dead his weapons made, all the ones he's killed. He was snapped out of his thoughts when Barton spoke over the comm. "Stark, hows it looking?" Tony swallowed, putting on his sarcastic charm. "Like a zombie Apocalypse. It's swarming. Keep the plane in the air, low enough for them to jump." "Got it." Tony started taking off, shooting his stunned repulsers at them. It seemed to be working. They would be knocked out but alive and not hurting anyone. Suddenly Steve was in his ear. "Stark, how many dead? Do we know?" Tony swallowed. "Over 200. And that's only within a two mile radius. There's no knowing until this done. So, start knocking some heads." He shot at a man who was about to beat a woman with a bat. Soon he was too low, having one jump on him, bringing him to the ground. He shot at them, flying up in the air again.

The quinnjett hovered, high enough where they couldn't jump to it, low enough where the rest of the team could get down safely. Thor, was punching people left and right, using his hammer to shock-wave large groups to the ground while Natasha and Gage stunned them and knocked them out. Steve was busy taking on a few groups with his shield. Tony saw this, shooting at the group, getting low enough for there attention. "Hey, over there!" It got the peoples attention, instead going after Tony who flew up high, shooting them with his repulsers. Steve nodded. "Thanks Stark. Now go to the building, get rid of the source." "On it cap." Tony few fast, going to the empire state building.

Gage was using the tazers built into the swords. It was working wonders against something like this. All it took was one touch with the blade and they convulsed down tot he ground. He grunted as something suddenly hit his head. He quickly got back up on his feet, his sword, slicing at his attacker. Then another pain. A stab in his shoulder and another in his side. He groaned in pain, fighting it. He was getting over run, he quickly pressed all the buttons, like fury said, Xing them across his chest as a dome of force field came out, knocking the group on there feet. He used this moment to catch his breath. He spoke in his comm. "Stark, nice blades by the way." Tony spoke. "Thought you'd enjoy them. Seem rather attached to those swords. Figure I could just improve them." Gage smirked weakly, painfully as his wounds throbbed. "Yeah, kinda finding out how much your force-field can withstand at the moment so find that source fast." "On it."

Tony flew to the empire state building, scanning it for the machine giving out these rays. He found him, flying into the window when all of a sudden something jumped at him. With claws. "Whoa! Shit!" He shot at him. It did nothing. Tony spoke, sounding panicked. "JARVIS, normal repulsers. Now!" Tony shot at the thing attacking him, Finley stunning him enough to get away. Tony watched as the man fell to the ground, landing with the biggest dent in the road he's seen since Thor. He hovered, scanning him. He raised an eyebrow. "Logan?" It was wolverine. Growling up at him, his claws out. Whoever was doing this, Wolverine was protecting him. Should have known this was too easy to just go destroy it.

JARVIS spoke up. "Sir, he seems to have gotten thru the armor. The shielding cannot protect against his blades. There adamantium " Tony sighed. He was starting to get just a little terrified. How can he knock out whoever was protecting the machine if they took a fall like that and lived? He tried going after the machine but Wolverine was already climbing up at a fast rate, his blades digging deep into the building like an ice pick. Tony took a chance, shooting at the machine and getting a look at the guy behind it before Wolverine pulled him away rather violently. Yep. He'd have to take down Wolverine first. He hissed in pain as wolverine threw him. His claws getting his back. "Shit, kitty got claws." He sighed, once steadying out. "Alright. Gotta take him out." He saw Wolverine, starting to attack, anyone that got too close to the building, nearly slicing them in half. He spoke in his comm. "Guys, I found the machine." Steve spoke first.

"That's great. Did you take it out?" "Yeah, about that. Wolverine is kinda protecting it. One of you is gonna have to go destroy it while I distract him." Barton was the first to speak up. "That's too dangerous Tony. He'l shred you into bits even in your suit" Tony winced at a wound. "Yeah, kinda already got that point. Just destroy it fast. The faster you do that, the faster I can stop being a cat toy." He ignored he rest of the protests as he went to wolverine, flying in front of him, dodging him. "Hey kitty, kitty kitty! Wanna play with the Iron Man?" Wolverine growled, jumping for him. Higher then Tony thought as a claw got his leg, taking much of the metal with him. He fell to the ground from the air. Error messages beeped loudly in the HUD as he hissed and yelped in pain. He had to do this. He had to stay strong. Keep him distracted. He breathed out, flying higher, shooting at him, starting to fly circles around him, before he could get to any more people. JARVS spoke up. "Power at 80%" Tony was literally flying circles around him, keeping him dizzy. At least until he grabbed him, his claws stabbing thru the amour and his ribs (just enough to hut) and threw him into a building, bits of his armor going with him ad he groaned. JARVIS spoke. "Power failing, power at 57%"

Tony groaned as Wolverine was charging at him. His eyes widened, using his thrusters to escape, making wolverine crash into the wall but it wasn't fast enough as he grabbed him again, clawing at him with such intensity Tony thought he was gonna die. JARVIS kept talking. "Power failing. Power at 44% 40% 35 %." The faceplate of the helmet came off as he was thrown. Shit. He was without radar or anything to tell him what and where everything was. JARVIS, thankfully was still working. He groaned, struggling to stay in the air. "Sir, if you do not leave his area-" "I'm not leaving JARVIS! I can't let anymore people die!" He was struggling to breath. He knew there was a broken rib, a few probably and bleeding. Lots of bleeding from these wounds. He knew his suit looked like he got mauled by a tiger of some large animal. He feebly tried to fight back. "JARVIS, put everything into the thrusters until that machine is gone!" "But sir-" "Do it JARVIS!" He growled, his repulsers coming back as he floated, shooting at wolverine as the giant cat decided to jump at him again, bringing him down to the ground. Tony was on his back now. JARVIS in his ear. "Power at 15%. running on backup." The back up being his own arc reactor. Not the one in the suit. Wolverine started slicing at his chest , Tony could taste blood in his mouth. Probably from his split lip, he hoped. Suddenly an arrow went into Wolverine's shoulder. Followed by a second. Wolverine stopped what he was doing, trying in vain to take it out but it wouldn't budge, he yelled in pain. It burned. Could see his skin literally burning as if he touched a very hot skillet.

Tony was breathing heavily as Clint rushed to him, helping him up. "Shit! That's what you get when you chose to become a cat toy." Tony smirked weakly. "You said wait til you guys got here didn't you?" Clint rolled his eyes. "Your a fucking idiot for genius Stark." Steve suddenly spoke up in the comm. "We got him. The machine's destroyed." Suddenly Clint noticed the difference in everyone around him. They were crying over the destruction but stopped hurting each other. Stopped killing. Tony breathed out relief before passing out against Clint. Clint shook him. "Stark. Stark! Dammit!" He spoke in the com. Forcing his voice steady. He was panicked. More panicked then he would like to admit. He held Tony close, as if he Tony would die if he didn't. "Your not gonna die here. You're too stubborn for that, bastard. You don't die. Your a Stark dammit. You don't die. You defy death. Don't go changing that now." He ignored the well of worried tears in his eyes. Blinking them away as he held him, hearing the rest run to them. Tony was gonna be ok. He had to be.

AN: wow, a lot more happening here. Let me know what you all think :D