AN: Sorry for the short chapter. Don't worry, the next one will be huge.
Three hours later and the mood in the Tower had gotten bleak. Despite attempts to figure out what had happened to Clint and Fenrir they still had no idea where the two had gone. Thor had already turned the sky black and Steve had a feeling that if they didn't at least get a lead on Fenrir soon then they were all in for a major storm.
"I'm sure that they're fine," Steve said, wishing that he could sound more reassuring.
"We're all probably getting upset over nothing," Bruce said. "They'll come back and we'll all find out that they just went out to lunch."
"Sure, because those two hang out so much already," Tony said, immediately receiving glares from Bruce and Steve.
"Thor, I know that you're worried, and that Clint and Fenrir don't have the best track record," Bruce said. "But Clint knows that what happened between them is wrong. You've seen how he's been acting since then, I don't think he'll be in a hurry to repeat it."
"I know that Clint regrets what happened," Thor said, staring out the window. "But it is no secret how he feels about Fenrir, and I am afraid of what he may do under Puck's influence."
"We don't even know for sure that Puck ever saw him," Bruce insisted.
"And yet he abandoned the Tower soon after Clint left," Thor said.
The timing of Puck's disappearance hadn't been lost on the rest of the team either. Tony had been having Jarvis run scans on the city for sightings of Puck or Clint but so far they hadn't had any luck. Even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources hadn't been able to turn up anything. Everything would have been easier if they could have just traced Clint's cell phone but, of course, when they'd tried they had found it abandoned in a vent on the 12th floor.
"I should be out there looking for him," Thor said, for the tenth time in as many minutes.
"We don't know where to look," Bruce said. "It's better if we just stay here and wait. They'll be back."
Steve wished that Bruce had sounded more convincing. It was getting harder and harder to keep Thor from going out hunting for Clint. Without any leads to go on it would have just meant Thor flying around hoping to spot them. The way things were headed with Thor that would also include throwing lightning at anyone who looked like Clint. Steve was trying to figure out how he was going to keep Thor calm much longer when Jarvis spoke up.
"I thought that you all might like to know that Mister's Barton and Lokison are on the elevator," Jarvis said.
"When did that happen?" Tony demanded. "You were supposed to be watching for three miles around the Tower."
"What difference does it make? Let's just go," Steve said. They all hurried down the hall and were all standing by the doors as the elevator arrived.
"So they can't fly at all? Then what do they do if they don't catch the bar in time?" Fenrir said, stepping out of the elevator and stopping when he saw the crowd.
"They just time it so they can catch each other," Clint said, through a mouthful of popcorn. "That's what makes it-" Clint stopped in his tracks when he saw everyone waiting for them. "Hi."
"Where have you two been?" Steve demanded, as Thor went to put a protective arm around Fenrir.
"Circus," Clint said.
"You were at the circus?" Tony asked.
"This was the last weekend they were in town and none of you would go," Clint said.
"So your solution was to kidnap Fenrir and make him sit through it with you?" Bruce asked. Thor tightened his hold on Fenrir and glared at Clint.
"Hate to disappoint you all but he offered to come," Clint said. It took a second for everyone to process the information and then they all turned to Fenrir.
"He seemed upset and I asked him what was bothering him. It seemed important to him so I said that I could go," Fenrir explained, turning to look up at Thor.
"So then you just went to the circus? With Fenrir?" Tony asked again. Still not entirely able to wrap his mind around the concept.
"It was fun," Fenrir admitted. "I got to try cotton candy."
"You bought him a-" Tony said.
"Whatever," Steve said, stopping Tony from asking more questions about snacks. "Clint, why didn't you tell anyone where you were going?"
"I didn't really think about it. We were only gone for a few hours," Clint said. "Pepper took him for an entire day once, and she didn't have everyone waiting for her when she got back."
"Well, Pepper never beat the shit out of one of my houseguests so she's earned a little more freedom," Tony said.
"Besides that," Steve added. "There was a Puck sighting outside the Tower earlier. He disappeared right after you left. It didn't look good."
"Well, I never saw Puck," Clint said.
"You sure?" Tony asked. "Fenrir, while you were out did he try and get you to run away to the circus with him. Or say anything about a farm?"
"What?" Fenrir asked, looking around confused.
"I'm not under a spell Tony," Clint insisted.
"You can't really blame me for wanting to check," Tony muttered.
"I'm sorry if I worried you. But I really was fine," Fenrir said.
"So are we done here?" Clint asked, directing his words mainly to Thor.
"If you and Fenrir are okay, then I guess we can all just go," Steve said. For all the things that he'd thought would happen today, Clint going to the circus with Fenrir hadn't been on the list. He had been ready for a confrontation with a mildly entranced Clint. He was at a bit of a loss for how to respond when it turned out that they'd all been getting worked up over nothing.
"Hold on," Tony said, holding up a hand as everyone began to leave. "There's still one thing that doesn't make sense."
"God, is it that hard to believe that I could be around Fenrir and not be an ass?" Clint asked.
"Little bit, but that's not my point." Tony said. "We had Jarvis and S.H.I.E.L.D scanning the city for these two for hours. Even if they couldn't get a sight while they were at the show, they had to travel there and back." The team was beginning to realize what Tony was getting at and listened closer.
"Let's say by some miracle they manage to stay out of camera range on their own. That's only good until you get close to the Tower. I have everything in a six block radius under surveillance. Cameras everywhere. There is no possible way that you two were able to get past all of it and into the Tower without being seen. We should have known you were coming long before you got onto that elevator."
As Tony finished they turned to look at Fenrir and Clint for an explanation.
"I don't know what to tell you. I wasn't avoiding cameras. I didn't even know you were looking for us," Clint said.
"I can explain it," An eager voice said from behind Steve. Turning to look they saw Puck, sitting cross legged on one of Tony's end tables.
"I am sorry if I caused any problems. But I hated the thought of these lovely boys not getting to enjoy a day at the circus. It really is a wonderful show. I myself have gone three times," Puck said, leaning forward with a smile.
"How did you get in here?" Tony asked, mildly horrified at the affront to his security.
"Oh, someone left a window open. Don't feel bad. You have thousands of them, it was bound to happen eventually," Puck said, hopping off of the table.
"What do you want?" Steve demanded, slipping into a fighting stance.
"Absolutely nothing," Puck said, sidestepping around the group. "I have everything that I could ever want. I only wish others were as happy as me."
"Well, we'd all be very happy if you left," Clint said.
"You know, I heard almost the same thing from Tony Stark. You all aren't very original," Puck said, practically singing the last word.
"Get out!" Tony yelled. Pucks smile fell away and his face took on a determined pout.
"Once again, boring," He said. "But don't worry, I have a solution for that." Immediately Puck vanished, only to reappear across the room. Only this time he was standing with an arm around Fenrir.
"Fenris!" Thor shouted. He was absolutely stunned that Puck had been able to get Fenrir away from him.
"Just so you know," Puck began. "I had something truly beautiful planned for the Thunderer."
The group stood frozen as Fenrir looked at Puck in fear.
"But I think your young charge has something extra special to show everyone," Puck finished his speech by pushing his palm against Fenrir's chest. Just like with Tony and Clint, a blast of blue light shot out at Fenrir and sent him slamming into a wall. Then Fenrir began screaming.
"What did you do?" Steve demanded. He ran over and grabbed Puck as Fenrir continued to scream and fell down to the floor.
"Oh, I see the problem," Puck said, spinning out of Steve's grasp. "I can fix it. I can fix it."
Puck waved his hands back and forth and soon a golden light was floating toward Fenrir.
"Why isn't it helping him?" Bruce said, as he and Thor hurried to Fenrir.
"Give it a moment," He said, just as the manacles snapped off of Fenrir's wrists.
The results were immediate. Fenrir stopped thrashing around and curled into himself. Bruce reached out a hand to try and comfort his friend but had it slapped away with a growl. Looking down Bruce could see black hair beginning to sprout up along his arms and neck.
Fenrir flipped onto his side as his arms seemed to snap and grow. Bruce could do nothing but step back and watch as Fenrir's jaw stretched to allow room for his new fangs. In less than a minute Fenrir was more wolf than anything else.
"Fenris, Fenris, try to stay calm," Thor said, trying to wrap his arms around a nephew that had nearly doubled in size.
As the transformation began to finish, Fenrir seemed to calm down. He pushed himself up off of the floor and onto his new legs.
"Are you alright?" Thor asked.
Without warning Fenrir lowered his head and smashed into Thor. The impact was enough to send Thor flying down the hall. The rest of the team stood stunned. Not knowing if they should go help Thor or try to stop Fenrir. Before anyone could make a decision, Fenrir ran. It only took him three bounds before he was breaking through a window and out of the Tower.
"Now this," Puck said. "Should be interesting."
AN: Just as a side note, I have this weird condition that allows me to write faster when I get a lot of reviews. Strange isn't it. Hope to see you next chapter.