Posted originally on the Archive_of_Our_Own at https://archiveofourown.org/ works/13959174. Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Category: M/M, Multi Fandom: Marvel, Avengers Relationship: Spideypool, Stony, Superfamily_-_Relationship, Hawksilver, Hulkeye, Loki/ Thor_(Marvel) Character: Peter_Parker, Wade_Wilson, Tony_Stark, Steve_Rogers, Thor_(Marvel), Loki_ (Marvel), Hulk_(Marvel), Bruce_Banner, Clint_Barton, Pietro_Maximoff, Wanda_Maximoff, Natasha_Romanov_(Marvel), Wolverine Additional Tags: Marvel_-_Freeform, Avengers_-_Freeform, Yaoi, Mpreg, Spideypool_- Freeform, Stony_-_Freeform, Superfamily, Thorki_-_Freeform, hawksilver_- Freeform, Hulkeye_-_Freeform, Science_Bros, Werewolves Stats: Published: 2018-03-13 Chapters: 3/3 Words: 11491 ****** Mr & Mr Stark ****** by jayjaypeltier Summary If you had to choose between being arranged a Werewolf baby Daddy for the choice to save your own people, which offer would you go with? Little did I know that my hasty decision would create demons for someone I care for dearly in more ways than one. Notes Authors Note❣ I know you hate these Author Notes as much as the next guy but hear me out, please! I'm finally here to introduce too you my first fic~❤! So, please be gentle with me. ;( Just a heads up, writing in third person or narrating isn't exactly my strong suit. ~ Anyways, a friend of mine has been encouraging me to complete this. She has been helping me proof read through it as well. @DisasterPenguin to be quite exact. Even though she barley uses Wattpad. She's more of a Archive Of Our Own kind of person, I prefer Wattpad though. ~ For a while now, I've been arranging numerous writing material for this particular fanfic book. Ever since 2015. I've been thoroughly trying for a distinctive approach to compound words. Now before you start reading this there are a few things you should know about the plot. In regard to everything that has already happened, please discard it or this won't make sense. The first few chapters are just fillers basically explaining how things went down. ❥ Watch Iron Man: Armored Adventures and The Ultimate Spider-Man cartoons if you haven't watched them already. Because 30% of the plot is based on the Armored Adventures cartoon! The other 30% of the plot is based on the Avengers Assemble cartoon! 20% of it is based on the Marvel comics themselves. 20% of it is also based on the Marvel movies. The Ultimate Spider-Man: https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Ultimate-Spider-Man-Season-01/ https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Ultimate-Spider-Man-Season-02/ https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Ultimate-Spider-Man-Season-03/ https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Ultimate-Spider-Man-Season-4/ Iron Man, Armored Adventures: https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Iron-Man-Armored-Adventures-Season-01/ https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Iron-Man-Armored-Adventures-Season-02/ Marvel Avengers Assemble: https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Marvel-s-Avengers-Assemble-Season- 01.46037/ https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Marvel-s-Avengers-Assemble-Season- 02.74324/ https://kisscartoon.es/Cartoon/Marvel-s-Avengers-Assemble-Season- 3.31512/ ~ ❥ Tony Stark and Steven Rogers, haven't got introduced to each other yet either. ❥ Avenger's Tower is still Stark Industries, for now. ❥ The Dream Team is subsequent as well. ❥ Aunt May is going to be an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D ❥ Previous to Peter Parker's birth as well because this is an Mpreg. ❥ Wade Wilson also gets his special abilities earlier than his Origin story. Plot takes place right after Tony graduates from High School. ~ If you dislike: Guy on Guy/Boy x Boy/BL/Slash/Yaoi or just plain homophobic, stop reading right now. We don't need your ungrateful kind here. This is also rated 18+, I'm not your Mommy so I'm not gonna write fluffy moments only. I'm more of an angst kind of shipper.. can't have a magnificent fanfic without it. Also including Ghost from the Armored Adventures cartoon. He was Tony's first encounter with a merc. Sorry to say but it wasn't Wade. Let's just say Tony was rather frightened and it was adorbs af. That's Ghost, he's a pretty chill Anti-Hero. In Armored Adventures; Tony's ex girlfriend Whitney Stane waged a deal with Ghost, 10 billion dollars to be exact. She trippled what he was paid by his employer for Tony's safety. Sorry for that spoiler.. but seriously though watch Armored Adventures, you won't regret it! "You're gonna bore your readers if this foolish bickering continues any longer! Oh and read responsibly kiddos." Like you're one to talk Wade, you're the infamous Merc With A Mouth for a reason. I also don't own the wonderful fan-art masterpieces, they will only be temporary until I draw my own. Now, let's get this show on the road. Until next time~ smell ya later! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Oh! I also update more often on Wattpad. https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/131027913-mr-&-mr-stark This work was inspired by Marvel by Stan Lee ***** Chapter 1 ***** The ultimate ego wasn't fed in quantity. Tony Stark was indeed a special case. Stark Industries' youthful prodigy yearned over a certain individual for satisfaction. Without being given acceptance from his Dad, Tony seriously disrespected satisfactory if it wasn't Howard he was pleasing. Processing details as a matter of course about the applications of additional enterprises, as well as conquering his enemies and their foolish bickering about whatever they were planning was just unnecessary. Overexerting beyond a basic Civilian is definitely exhausting. Compared to Howard, Tony would lose to wow the crowd of nerds if either of them were against each other in some Science contest. The Father and Son pair are quite important to their company. However, Howard can no longer proceed with being the CEO of Stark Industries considering Tony's coming of age. Howard was about to retire. He was 17 turning 18 next May. It was October for the time being. Concepts Tony suggested were always extravagantly advanced. He was quite thorough about constructing any kind of material that would satisfy anyone, except Tony, didn't intend on marveling Nick Fury in particular. Tony doesn't exactly cooperate with how S.H.I.E.L.D operates his materials. They were functioning as stolen products within the Black Market but they also featured to be spiteful. Howard, worked against Tony regularly considering his duty is to influence developing successful Mechanics also Scientists by manufacturing beneficently. Tony has tried many solutions to fix the bond between him and his Dad but by how things were going it only looked like things would get worse, from here on out. Tony hurried through Stark Tower's halls furiously onward along with Rhodey, in expectation of Tony finally reaching Howard's office. At the same time, Rhodey was attempting to remain composed while facing Howard, immediately upon arrival. Howard interrupted Tony as soon as he was about to rant. "Indirectly mistaking Stark Industries opportunity, I would assume by your behavior.." Tony's response was most certainly unraveling because he didn't even allow Howard to complete his sentence. "The assumption of constructing another weapon right after graduation totaled to smithereens. You're in need of serious repair Dad, especially believing that accrediting S.H.I.E.L.D by becoming business partners is gonna benefit Stark Industries." While dissatisfied Howard continued to firmly oppose Tony. "Stark Industries obtained this partnership to adjust security within S.H.I.E.L.D's helicarrier in pursuance of capturing.." Whatever Howard attempted to hinder backfired, in such a way that rubbed salt into Tony's wound and that also reverted to enragement. "Pledging this token of defense better be acquainted with reducing thieves! I've been unexpectedly meeting with competitors by brawling over stolen Stark enterprises, Ghost robbed the statistics. He was hired by Obadiah Stane of all people!" After Howard put an end to the minor dispute by reassuring Tony he also pondered for a brief moment. "You're quite mistaken my dear boy, this contraption is to withstand a certain someone." The suspicious gaze in Tony's eyes earned a high-strung sigh from Howard. "A certain someone, you say and who would that be?" Howard just chuckled sorrowfully and attempted to conceal it for the moment. "Curious, are we? If you want to know more about your Mother's murderer, attend the next meeting as; Iron Man." Tony's eyes widened in disapproval. "Being present as Iron Man would only put you in danger, I couldn't possibly handle that responsibility." A content sigh exhaled from Howard then fondly smiled, slowly but surely. "This contraption is capable of magnetizing any sort of metal, could Iron Man demonstrate that facing the press conference this Friday or does he have other plans? Tony Stark always fails to arrive on time because of him." It was only Wednesday by the way. Tony restricted himself in causing annoyance towards Howard so he could bring an end to his well-deserved statement. Rhodes began to get somewhat jittery due to the awkward silence. "Wi-with all due respect, Mr. Stark, I don't believe that's the case concerning Iron Man." Howard's eyes shifted alongside to Rhodey "Atoning for Tony wounded him up in tardiness towards crucial meetings, that'll influence the board of directors judgment. Unless, you can come up with some sort of wager that'll have one and the other overjoyed.. humor me." Rhodey prepared to deliberate instantly without a second thought. "War Machine, he can substitute for Iron Man if any bad guys decide to come out and play. Ain't that right, Tony?" Rhodey elbowed Tony gesturally hoping for the agreement. Howard was also waiting for harmonization. "I suppose that could work.., only if Pepper can monitor War Machine. That would most definitely put me at ease." Rhodey's negotiation developed satisfaction among, Howard and Rhodey. "Then it's settled, Iron Man will be demonstrating my contraption this Friday!" Tony wasn't exactly fulfilled with this outcome. An instinct was bawling at him from the inside out that was also determined to consider the worst scenario ever. "Well then, if you'll excuse me; gentlemen. Director Fury has requested my presence. We will resume this conversation at a later time." Tony stood there still silently pissed off. Howard however, was overjoyed beyond belief on the outside but was also suffering from anxiety on the inside. He began to walk quicker because intuition overcomes his sanity due to the pursuance of his Wife's murderer. Sunbeams have blinded his vision for a brief moment when he halted but then an S.H.I.E.L.D agent under the name of May Parker has appeared in front of him crystal clear. May has offered to handle Howard's whereabouts for Fury, just in case. "Good day to you, Mr. Stark, I am here to guarantee your safe arrival." Howard didn't exactly appreciate the formalities separating their membership. "Please just Howard, Mr. Stark, was my Father. Besides.. the Parker's have done more than enough to have earned my respect in regards to being on a first name basis." Those Parker's have collaborated alongside Stark Industries in order to help Hulk, also known as Bruce Banner. Before he granted dismissal Howard fair-mindlessly glimpsed in the background of Stark Industries. Meanwhile back at a Science lab within Stark Industries, Tony comparatively examined Howard's contraption. Rhodey calculated his assumption differently from Tony's he was rather fascinated by Howard's contraption. They appeared to be just a plain old pair of gloves but Tony knew better, they were more than just that. "If someone other than my Dad got a hold of this contraption; Iron Man, War Machine and even Rescue would be put at risk.. or anything that has a magnetic field for that matter. Even the Makluan rings." Rhodes hanged on every word Tony just declared. "If Jean got a hold of them, there's no telling what he might do." At the moment, Jean was the least of Tony's worries. "Jean isn't the one to be concerned about. Obadiah Stane, Ghost or even Whiplash.. most certainly Justin Hammer." Rhodey considered them for a swift response. "Not to mention Count Nefaria and The Maggia." Overthrowing Tony revealed a darker demeanor of him once before. Rhodey never wanted an incident like that to happen again. To ensure that, being on the same page as Tony was quite necessary. "Neither of them pose much of a threat as much as the others, not even Unicorn and his buddy." After examining the contraption Tony acquired certain tools. Rhodey analyzed closely as well. "What're you doing to them exactly?" Tony loosened a few screws on the contraption. "Just adjusting them slightly.." Rhodey didn't approve of what Tony was actually doing. He knew exactly what Tony was up-to, while Tony having the upper-hand Rhodey just stood-by. Sabotaging his Dad's contraption was the only thing Tony could think of doing that could prevent sudden outbreaks at the press conference on Friday. "Tony, sabotaging them isn't gonna make things better for you and your Dad!" He already knew this, Tony just wanted Howard to stop underestimating him. For the time being Howard was on the passenger side of a S.H.I.E.L.D vehicle beside May. Instead of visiting the helicarrier as usual, Fury decided to discuss details over lunch at a private restaurant for a change of pace. Fury reserved a table for them. The traffic, however, was extremely unpleasant. Neither of them wanted to wait much longer than they already have. "Should I contact Director Fury and let him know we're gonna be late due to traffic?" Howard dug around for his cellphone out of his pocket, when it was finally out he noticed a bunch of civilians getting out of their vehicles and hurried out of the traffic lanes. May peered closer to the window so she could get a better look of what was going on. Hulk was going on a rampage. Someone else was there infuriating him. Which almost frightened Howard because it was no other than his Wife's murderer. Instead of calling Fury like Howard had originally planned he dialed Tony's number. During the period of time Tony was finishing up with sabotaging Howard's magnetizing gloves, Tony's phone began to ring. It was his Dad calling so he picked up immediately. "Yeah, Dad?" Howard's phone was put on speaker so Tony could hear what was going on to save some time. Rhodey sprung up from where he was sitting to listen in closely beside Tony. "That sounds like the Hulk, too me." "Can Iron Man come help or is he too busy? I could also use my gloves right about now too if you don't mind bringing them." That's all it took for Tony to suit himself up. "That's cause that is the Hulk." He left the gloves behind though. In the same place where he found them. "Iron Man is on his way. Stay out of harm's way for the meantime.. okay, Dad? Rhodey go to the Armory and contact Pepper while you're at it." After he hung up, both of them sprinted quickly out of Stark Tower in different directions. Tony tracked Howard down by his phone destination. Immediately upon arrival, Tony noticed a certain individual he had never met before. Just after Tony swooped downwards in the direction of Howard and May, Hulk flung a vehicle directed at him, however, Tony lunged upwards to avoid it. "Tony, where are the gloves?" Howard inquires. May followed Howard while Howard exited out of the vehicle. "Mr. Stark, I best advise you to remain as far away from here as possible! There are too many unforeseen circumstances at this very moment for you to get involved now." All Tony did at that moment was sorta hesitate but still remained focus on what was going on. "Back at Stark Tower, you don't need them because you're not going to get involved. Get out of here while you still can like May has suggested doing." Howard felt belittled for a moment but he didn't want to back down yet. "In case you have forgotten, the Hulk is also a friend of mine as well. This dispute became my problem as soon as your Mother's murderer came into the picture!" That's when it hit Tony, the guy infuriating the Hulk right now also killed his Mom and that has aggravated him like there's no tomorrow. "..Stay out of my way." With that response left Howard baffled and he couldn't say another word. Tony swooped closer towards the Hulk and to the fellow who had a metal arm. "Hey, one armed guy!" One armed guy was a bit too preoccupied with the Hulk to give a damn about what Tony was trying to commence. "Here I thought Tony Stark was some sort of prodigy, aren't you supposed to be a genius? The nickname one armed guy has been declared many times before you." The metal armed fellow's voice, made Tony's blood run cold at the mention of his name. "Hulk won't.. allow puny man to hurt his friends!" He was thrashing around at the other fellow rowdily. The Hulks booming retort advanced Tony's almost petrified legs to shift out of place. "For someone who's getting his ass handed to him, you're getting rather cocky." Tony mockingly teased. And it was almost if, at the cue, the metal-armed fellow stumbled on his behind. "Winter Soldier won't hurt!" Hulk raucously mauled. "For your information, I was minding my own god damn business before your friend here threw a tantrum!" Tony fair-mindlessly snickered at him when finally "Winter Soldier" registered in his brain. He was also quite certain that the Hulk must've acted on his own for a damn good reason. Instantaneously, Bucky accomplished to strike a punch enough to knock down the Hulk. There was an opening for the Winter Soldier within the back of Tony so Bucky attempted to sprint quickly except he was interrupted by the Hulk once again. Iron Man was about to plunge after him except the Hulk leaped from the spot The Winter Soldier shoved him and got there first. Bucky was indeed aiming for his Dad and Tony wouldn't allow that at all. Hulk and the Winter Soldier were in front of each other, it was almost as if steam fumed out of Hulk's nostrils while approaching him. "My, what big nostrils you have. You might as well be a steamroller with all that stamina you have to offer." Bucky grunted as he directed a thrust against the ground below the Hulk. "A steamroller? I don't get it, ya shouldn't cast a stone at my nicknames buddy! You also have horrible aim by the way." Tony scoffed practically child- like. After pummeling the ground, cracks began to crumble all over the spot under them. His clenched fist still remained because apparently Bucky wasn't finished with the Hulk just quite yet, The Winter Soldier thrust upwards this time into Hulks chin. That punch somehow packed enough blow that it was able to revert Hulk back into Bruce Banner, he was also unconscious now as he thump-rolled along the road. "It's Bucky, not buddy, we're surely and most definitely are not friends. That was my intention by the way." Bucky objected Tony sternly but also mockingly. They were all on the Brooklyn Bridge, crackling sounds around them began to get louder out of nowhere. However, May and Howard were having slight difficulties managing their balance due to the quavering bridge. "Young man, don't beat him up too carelessly Director Fury demands to interrogate Bucky!" May exclaimed rather shakily. Which gave him a tremendous idea, why not give Bucky quite the scare to remember Tony by? "Hey Buck, ya scared of heights by any chance..? Ooh, and Dad, you fine on your own for a few mere moments aren't ya? I'd love to speak with the Winter Soldier alone if you don't mind." Tony wickedly grinned tauntingly at Bucky. "Where are you planning on going at a time like this?" Howard showed curiosity. Tony knew his Dad was in good hands with May down there with him, they'res also an unconscious Bruce so they'll help each other out. Fury was also on his way now and War Machine should be here any moment. Bucky kept an eagle eye on Tony cryptically and before Bucky could respond Tony raised Bucky from behind him, under his armpits about to soar upwards. All Tony did was point to the sky. "Put me down, now Stark! I've got no business with you." Bucky was getting frantic and began to shove away from Tony. Tony soared plenty high enough to ensure his steadiness favored him instead of Bucky. "Well, I do and at this high up? Surely, you're not that stupid. The Earth's atmosphere is about 300 miles high, 480 kilometers thick. We're at 220 miles high right now and you want me to drop you off, here?" Bucky just glanced downwards somewhat hesitantly but refused to display that side of him in front of Tony. "Ever heard of the phrase, don't look down? Guess you're not, Acrophobic. I'm not done talking yet." Bucky disinterestedly tsked rather annoyed at Tony. "But if you insist on me dropping you off here, be my guest." Tony adjusted his grip on Bucky just a tad. "You talk too much, besides, I'm just gonna be dead weight from here on out." Bucky just had to use the word dead to rile him up. Tony wasn't exactly thrilled by Buck's attitude so he was inches away from actually dropping him for real this time. "Dropping you to your death would be allowing you to get off of the hook easy, instead of doing that.." Tony was cut off by a call. Rhodes was contacting Tony through the Bluetooth inside of his helmet so he answered immediately. "Yeah, Rhodes?" All Tony could hear was noisy crackling sounds through the other end. "That was my intention." Bucky's insensitive retort actually made Tony drop him out of annoyance, without a second thought. "Is your chat with the Winter Soldier that interesting to risk lives, Tony? I could use some help down here." Tony plummeted 174 miles down descending right after Bucky against a forceful- icy breeze, cold enough to frost his suit with a thin coat of ice. The same goes for the Winter Soldiers vibranium alloy arm but that didn't cease either of them. "I was just getting to the good part.. Iron Man is on his way." And with that Tony hung up on Rhodes. Bucky and Tony were racing to the bridge from above, the Winter Soldier didn't seem to be phased by the 174-mile drop. Which bothered Tony. He wasn't sure why. "You seem to be experienced by falling from heights such as these but I'm going to tell you one more thing, that I'm hoping you won't forget." The Winter Soldier was getting disinterested by Iron Man's spatting. "I don't want to hear it, Stark." Provoking Tony was one of the worst things you could do and Bucky hasn't realized that yet. "Well, you're gonna anyway. Like it or not!" Tony developed an enhanced speed just so he could get ahead of Bucky. They were now at 80 miles closer to the ground. Tony's helmet released a lot of compression when it opened so the Winter Soldier could notice his expression while disclosing any complicating indebtedness. He was about to reach out for the Winter Soldier when they reached the 20-mile drop but Bucky dove to gain a boost away from Tony again. "Are you really that stupid? Diving from this height without any protective gear would most likely receive damage and put your life at risk! I don't think so buddy, you're not getting off that easy." Tony's prattling caught Bucky somewhat off guard. "Why would you care for an enemy such as myself?" The Winter Soldier was formulating a stance for a near landing at a now, 10- mile drop. "I don't particularly care for your ungratefulness, facing problems head-on is more of my approach. It's not always rainbows and unicorns, sometimes, I even get forced to face them. Like right now for example. You're about to harm someone I care about, again.. Enemies of mine always seem to get ahead of me, recently but you're not gonna." Bucky had a loss of chuckling mockingly at Tony's prattling due to the air mass surrounding them from enhanced acceleration. "Your preaching is nothing but an earful." Tony attempted to get a hold of Bucky at a 5-mile drop but the Winter Soldier continued to refuse by waving his vibranium alloy arm against Tony. "Earful or not, revenge doesn't quite justify the disciplinary action along with your possession of my aspect. You're definitely gonna get a taste of your own medicine." The Winter Soldier adjusted his posture and was preparing to demolish the bridge with his vibranium alloy arm. Tony tried to extend his arm out for Bucky once more but wasn't able to grasp anything. Brooklyn bridge was crumbling more than before after Bucky was well-grounded. Bucky held out his vibranium alloy arm at full strength so Tony couldn't stop what was happening even though Iron Man was struggling against the Winter Soldier, Howard threw a familiar device at Tony that skidded against the road. Howard was grinning from ear to ear at Tony without a word, which left Tony baffled this time. Howard wanted this to happen too. Howard occurred to be collapsing along with the crumbling rockfall from the bridge into the river. "Release him now Winter Soldier!" War Machine had a hold upon too many people and was out of reach of Howard to save him. "Why would I wanna do that? Letting me live, wasn't the smartest idea. Who's the stupid one now?" Tony hastily rotated in the direction of Bucky but he was nowhere to be found, without a trace. Iron Man immediately swooped closer for the device, only. Words couldn't express his vulnerability at Howard's smile. ~ I'm not sorry for the character death, it had to happen for future intentions! ***** Chapter 2 ***** For those who don't know her, Roberta is Rhodes Mom and basically Tony's God Mother. She was also Howard's lawyer and one of his best friends. Tony lived with Rhodes and Roberta before he became a billionaire. ~ Agent May was struggling to get out of Rhodey grasp so she could attempt to go after Howard but Rhodey wouldn't allow her, considering how unstable The Brooklyn Bridge was. "Rhodey.. what was that sound just now? Fill me in, Tony muted his intercom." Pepper was sitting at the edge of her seat hanging on for a pleasant response but never got one. "We have a very miserable Tony over here, along with a half of The Brooklyn Bridge that The Winter Soldier snapped in two as if it were a twig.. Ya, it's going great Pep." Tony cast aside S.H.I.E.L.Ds rather late arrival and hovered over the helicarrier, almost as quick as the speed of light to avoid any more disappointment from Nick Fury. 3 months have passed since the death of Howard Stark. It was now January 28th. Howard's body was missing from the river the S.H.I.E.L.Ds search crew couldn't find him. Which has left Tony quite irritable since the incident. Without Iron Man opposing the villains of New York City, the local civilians have been put at a major disadvantage. War Machine wasn't as proficient as Iron Man. His suit wasn't as advanced either. To ensure New York's safety, Black Panther has bargained a wager with War Machine. Considering, the Black Panther is now an ally thanks to Tony. Tony still didn't approve of the partnership with S.H.I.E.L.D but if Howard didn't sign for the collaboration while he was alive Stark Industries could've been bought by someone else he didn't like even more, like before. Especially since Tony was only 17, he didn't want the whole world knowing Iron Man was only a teenager yet. Ghost knew Iron Man's identity so Tony could not mourn his father's death for much longer. There were only 4 months left for Tony to deliberate before Ghost exposes his identity like he had promised him. "That little goatee you have going on really suits you, Tony. What're you working on now? Wait, aren't those your..?" She was gesturing her hand movements to a pair of old gloves. "Does it really? I'll grow it out for you then. My Dad's magnetizing gloves? ..Ya. I figured since he originally made them for magnetizing any sort of metal, after doing some digging around I learned that The Winter Soldiers arm is made out of vibranium alloy and adjusted them slightly.. To only magnetize vibranium alloy. That way, neither of us can get dragged into a magnetic field." Tony continued to explain the circumstances of the gloves. Pepper just began to giggle at him. "Alrighty nerd, growing it out would be nice and all but so would grooming it. When's the last time you had a shower? The Armory reeks." Tony just peered down at his fingers and started counting them. Pepper fair- mindlessly sighed with a content smile. "6 days. Man, you stink.. We're gonna have to start calling you Tony Stank instead if this stench lingers any longer. Time for a shower, I'd say. Oh and Tony." Rhodey entered The Armory carrying a plate of food for Tony. "Ya man, what is it?" Tony took the food gladly because he was certain Roberta made it for him, while he was stuffing his cheeks full of yummy food like a squirrel. Tony realized Rhodes was getting nervous so he halted another bite. "Uhm well, you see Fury wants to.. introduce you to someone on the helicarrier. That could be of use to you." Tony put down his spoon frustratingly. "If it isn't about The Winter Soldier, I don't really care." Rhodey crossed his arms rather annoyed at Tony's behavior. "Really man? You're gonna miss out on meeting The Captain America then, which by the way if my memory serves me correctly.. he was The Winter Soldiers best friend back in the day So, in a weird kinda way, it is about The Winter Soldier in some way or another." Pepper had supremely pleating eyes batting rather eagerly at Tony. "Fine, I'll go but only on one condition.. Pepper gets to tag along." Rhodey sighed of relief. "That's not up to me but I don't see why not." Pepper was beyond overjoyed. Tony knew this day would come along eventually but he didn't predict that it'd be so soon. The Super-Soldier serum was apart of his Dad's projects. But not just Howard's, it was a collaboration assignment. Anyone who was apart of the project was blacklisted by Tony, right off the bat. Especially Coulson, considering he was also injected with the Super-Soldier serum. "If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go for a shower. Meet ya there in 30 minutes from now, Rhodey?" Tony was locking his computer systems down as he was getting ready to leave. "Sure thing, buddy." Rhodey cleaned up a little bit of The Armory before exiting as well. "Ya think.. being one of the select few who got to meet Captain America before the rest of New York, would look good on my resume application for applying to be an S.H.I.E.L.D agent?" Rhodey and Pepper followed Tony out of The Armory. "Pep, you weren't selected. Besides.. Virginia Pepper Potts, an S.H.I.E.L.D agent? I almost feel sorry for the other agents and I'm worried for their safety now. Ya, it'll look great." Pepper refused to let Rhodes ruin her enjoyment. "Who was the one that was practically scared to death to fly in the Iron Man suit because they had a fear of heights and wants to be a Pilot for the Air Force? Someone named, James Rupert Rhodes." Rhodey strolled to the S.H.I.E.L.Ds helicarrier proudly. "Well, War Machine was established before Hera." Pepper huffed out of spite. "Hey, in my defense I'm not batting a thousand to have friends on the other side so I can achieve my dream career. Especially~ when that inside friend is my boyfriend of 5 months." Agent Phil was waiting for Tony's arrival in front of S.H.I.E.L.Ds helicarrier. "Where would Tony be, Fury specifically asked for him?" Rhodey exhaled rather peeved at Agent Phil. Agent Phil seemed pretty disappointed to the likes of them which almost distressed Pepper. Until a certain someone decided to arrive earlier than expected in his Iron Man suit. "Sorry, sorry, shampoo got stuck in my eye.. since I was in a hurry and all." Agent Phil was definitely more pleased with Tony being there instead of her and Rhodes. "No.. not at all, in fact, you're right on time. Fury wanted to make damn sure you got front row seats to Captain America's awakening. To make up for lost time as well." Pepper didn't appreciate Agent Phil's behavior towards only her and Rhodes either. "So Coulson, got anymore leads on The Winter Soldier for me?" Agent Phil halted in his tracks before entering the science lab. "Please don't mention James Barnes when meeting Steve. He'll most likely be in an emotional state.. considering all of his loved ones have passed on while he was gone. We'll discuss more of The Winter Soldier later when Steve isn't around." It was Tony's turn to be displeased, he only came along because he was hoping to get some answers from Steven Rogers about The Winter Soldier. Rhodey acknowledged that Tony was only displaying this tough guy act because he didn't want to appear childish. "Tony, there is no need to restrain yourself in front of me. You had more than one pair of Captain America boxer's when you were little. Not to mention posters and action figures. Your inner fanboy must be going haywire right about now." Agent Phil tried to remain composed but couldn't help but put on a delighted grin at Rhodey remark. Which earned slightly rosy cheeks from Tony. "So what, if he had Captain America collectibles when he was little? Can't be more embarrassing than declaring your vehicle is a woman and talking to her as if she were an actual person." Pepper proclaimed narrow-mindedly. Agent Phil spread out his arm in front of Pepper and Rhodey so they would halt before entering. Both of them walked against Agent Phil's arm and basically stumbled backward from being restrained by Agent Phil. "Please.. stop locking horns with each other, if you want to be here. Behave as if you were to follow Hospital rules or you'll be forced to leave.. Got it?" Agent Phil composed himself again before entering the science lab where there was a resting Captain America in his suit. In a specifically constructed medical, transparent coffin-like chamber, also known as the Vita-Ray chamber. Cords was connected to it as well, functioning as life support for Steven Rogers. "Ahem uhm, Tony Stark has arrived.. now, where is Director Fury?" Agent Phil cleared his throat and glanced around the room for him to bring more attention to himself. Tony traced his fingers around the transparent coffin-like chamber, he was certain his Dad must've built this for Steven Rogers or had some part of it. "Over here and quite fascinating isn't it, Tony? Your Father knew how to operate that machine better than anyone here." Agent Phil, Pepper, and Rhodey raised their heads to notice Director Fury on a ramp railing above them all. "Of course he did, my Dad also built half of S.H.I.E.L.Ds helicarrier, after all.. May I remind you?" Agent Phil was monitoring Steven Rogers vitals and skimming through a medical result template before insinuating Steven's awakening from his cryogenic slumber. "There is no need for a reminder.. you may proceed, Coulson, since everyone is now present." Agent Phil was tapping against a bunch of buttons on a keyboard and the capsule opened with much compression almost like Tony's helmet. "So, where was he all this time?" Tony whispered the question to Fury. "An underground ice cave of all places.. he had fallen from an experimental drone plane into the North Atlantic Ocean." Fury whispered so only Tony could hear in return. "Still want to be a Pilot for the Air Force, Rhodey? That could've been you trapped in that block of ice if things turned out any different." Tony taunted Rhodey in a self-righteous manner. "Real funny, man. Let's see what my War Machine suit says about that block of ice, blockhead." Rhodey was boasting about his pride and joy, that he was once afraid of. "May I remind you.. who built that suit, Rhodey?" Tony was grinning from ear to ear rather mockingly. Rhodey put an arm around Tony's shoulder and pulled him in for a friendly embrace. ~Steves POV~ Separating my eyes was quite a struggle for me, I don't know why but one voice, in particular, struck a chord with me. Who does it belong to? When I came through, the first thing that caught my eye was a young man with a pair of golden-ringed orbs. That was accompanied with an aftertaste like the bitterness in a black coffee.. Those eyes made an impression to remind me of someone that I used to know. "What year is it?" I attempted to get out of the bed.. or whatever it was but I was tangled in cords that tugged me back into the bed. Technology was never my thing, to begin with, no matter what generation I'm involved with. "Welcome back, Steven Grant Rogers. The date is January 28th, 2014." So, I was frozen at 26 yrs old for 49 yrs. Which means.. biologically speaking I'm actually 75 yrs old. An African-American guy, in a black business suit with an eye patch, approached me first. "Thank you and who may you be?" His voice wasn't the one that struck a chord with me, everyone else in the room was silent as this man spoke. Which must mean, he's a man of importance. I was hoping for the captivating voice to speak up. That's what coaxed me to wake up. "Nick Fury, the director of Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, also known as S.H.I.E.L.D these days." I'm not even going to try and pronounce all of that. That's a mouthful, at least it has a nickname. Speaking of the shield, where would mine be? "Hello there Fury. Where is my shield?" I'm hoping I didn't lose it, it's one of the only mementos I have left of Howard. "Your shield will need to be maintained and upgraded by Tony since it was frozen for 49 yrs too." I guess that makes sense.. but I won't hand over my shield to just anyone. "Why Tony and who is he? Howard always maintained my shield for me, why can't he do it?" Hopefully, this Tony guy isn't some amateur. "That would be me. Are you implying that I, Tony Stark, is not capable to maintain that shield of yours.. that my Dad built for ya?" There it is again. I was kinda taken aback when the captivating voice finally spoke up, it belonged to those golden-ringed orbs. Then that mean's this young man is.. Howard's son. They're so much alike, it's almost alarming. He is definitely no amateur or at least I hope so. "No.. not at all, you can do whatever you want to it. Though.. before you do. Answer my question first, will you?" I think I was impolite to him enough already by mistake. The shield is like my baby. You can't expect me to let almost anyone hold it just because it's cute. "My Dad he.. passed away. That's why he cannot maintain your shield for ya anymore." Wait, what.. how much did I miss when I was gone? I guess I'll just give him the benefit of the doubt. Since I got no other choice but to now. Even though he's Howard's son there's still so much I don't know about him. "I'm sorry for your loss, he was a great man." Howard never mentioned he had a son to me or a wife for that matter. Must've happened when I was away. When I raised my head, something about those golden-ringed orbs seemed to be more resentful than before. Did I say something wrong? I hope not. "Maybe to you but to me, he was just a deadbeat of a Father." How can he say that? Just great, I got off on the wrong off with him right off the bat. That wasn't my intention. ~Tonys POV~ "Excuse me, while I knock some sense into him." Bruce dragged me aside out of nowhere which almost startled me before I realized who it was. Has he been here the entire time? Didn't notice him. "Glad to know you're alive and kicking Brucey but at least give me a warning before ya scare the living daylights out of me." Bruce just raised his arms above his head defensively. "Ok ok, sorry about that but your social structure is worth more than this, don't let your current mood ruin this business opportunity." What opportunity is he talking about now? "What opportunity, you mean the collaboration of Stark Industries and S.H.I.E.L.D? I don't approve of that one at all." Bruce buried his face in his hands rather disappointed at me for some reason. "Really Tony? Fury wouldn't assemble everyone here just to meet Steve." It's starting to make more sense now, the collaboration wasn't the only catch of the wager between Fury and my Dad. Now I see why my Dad wanted Iron Man to be present and not Tony Stark. "Are you fucking kidding me, Fury? Tell me more about that dumb collaboration contract, will ya?" I most certainly am not gonna approve of whatever he's planning. "It's not dumb, Tony, your Father was rather pleased with this wager and not only him. The mayor as well as the president too. Stark Industries is the tallest tower in all of New York. Your tower is more suitable for what's about to be established and I most certainly want Iron Man to be apart of the team. If that's alright with Tony Stark as well of course." It's always about Iron Man these days and not Tony Stark anymore, should have seen that remark coming around eventually. "What kinda team are ya talking about? Other than business only?" Please.. don't be something out of this world. Who would I pray to for that? I'm not exactly religious.. "The Avengers, a team of Superheros. Captain America will be leading it as well. " Just when I thought Fury couldn't get any more delusional.. "Iron Man doesn't play follow the leader." I just got a lovely idea.. What if I was able to turn the table around on Fury? "Say, Fury, the only way you'll ever get me on board is if you dismantle those drones of mine, that Hammer gave ya in order to get rid of me. The one's Ghost robbed the statistics of.. ya. I don't want any other iron suits roaming New York City or anywhere else for that matter, Iron Man and War Machine only. No more incidents like the Iron Monger, Ultimo same goes for the Hammer or the A.I.M drones either. Ya, hear me, Fury?" Fury just standing there is boring, I want to get out of here already. "Loud and clear, Tony. Fine.. if S.H.I.E.L.D does that for you, you'll join The Avengers?" That was too easy. He must be desperate. "Ya but that's not all I want S.H.I.E.L.D to do for me." It must happen or Fury won't get a say in this Avengers ordeal at all in my tower. This'll be great for sure. ~Steves POV~ Starting today, I'm going to be living in Stark Industries' tower. But not just me. So will the rest of The Avengers. The date is now March 14th, a Friday. Fury managed to convince Tony on sharing his tower somehow. S.H.I.E.L.Ds helicarrier wasn't exactly comfortable and not really meant for accommodation. Neither was Stark Industries' Tower, until now. Is it wrong for me to get mixed feelings about moving in with a bunch of guys that I don't particularly trust yet? Especially, when you know for sure the landlord of the place doesn't approve of you. I can't really afford a place of my own either so I can't really turn Fury's offer down. Considering I've been out of commission since I was 26 yrs old. Leading a group of skeptical heroes would be sketchy for anyone, am I right? Preparing myself for the worse is an understatement, they all can't be that bad. Can they? Being doubtful about the fact the team I was assigned didn't meet up to my expectations, isn't gonna help anyone. Haven't seen Iron Man in action yet either so I can't really jump to conclusions on him. Tony told me he hasn't come out as Iron Man yet and that only a handful of people know his actual identity. If I wasn't injected with the Super-Soldier serum, I'd most likely be retired at 75. They're seriously asking for too much from me but I can't exactly turn Fury down either. Everything was much easier on me when I was just your average joe. I miss the good ole days. I haven't seen Tony much at all for the past couple weeks. I think it's safe to say that, he's definitely avoiding me for some reason. Natasha is away on a solo mission so I can't exactly ask her to help me. Pepper seems to be my best bet on how to contact him. Since she is his girlfriend after all. She seems to know more about how these sort of industries work better than he does.. Better than I do, too. Tony is only 17. What the heck was Howard thinking about making Tony, the Stark Industries' successor? He's just a kid still and way too young to be in charge of a company. Captain America babysitting is not his specialty. I can barely keep track of my own shield on some days. Bruce told me not to worry about it cause his social structure is worth more than Stark Industries alone. Wonder what he meant by that. "That can't possibly be your natural hair color, it's way too vibrant! You've must've dyed it." Pepper and Natasha seem to be going at it for some reason. Should I step in? "You're still going on about that or are ya just jealous that I'm an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D and your not? I'm gonna take that as a compliment though. Ya, wanna test out that theory kiddo?" When I was about to, Clint pulled me aside away from them. "Cat-fights, are best left alone. Trust me on this one. Especially, with Tasha involved." I thought she was away. She must've just returned from her mission. Natasha can't be that bad, can she? Clint and I, settled down into some chairs within the conference room, observing the two. Clint seems to enjoy where this conversation is heading but I sure don't. He has known Natasha longer than we have so Clint must know if it's her natural hair color, right? "How're you gonna prove to me that's your natural hair color, hm?" I would like to know how as well. "There is a way but the boys are gonna have to leave the room cause I'd have to show ya my ladybits." ..Or not. Is Natasha actually gonna show her just to prove a point? "It's not like I haven't seen ya naked before, why can't I stay?" Clint has..? I shouldn't question this, honestly. "Gross, I didn't need to know this." You and me both, Pepper, I guess I should just let myself out. "Steve hasn't though and I'd rather not be the one to ruin his innocence, Clint. He isn't exactly my type of guy, either." Kinda thankful for that actually. I'd rather not stay around to find out. "I'll be right back then." Hang in there, Pepper. "We'll leave ya laddies to your business for now." To think Clint is alright with this. Actually, that's an understatement now that I think about it. Pepper didn't seem too thrilled about this and I can't exactly blame her either. At least we're early to the first assembly of the Avengers establishment, except for Tony of course. Director Fury, Agent Phil, Thor, and Hulk seem to be running late as well. Which is very unlike them, wonder what's keeping them. Maybe, it's a good thing.. that Tony isn't here to witness his girlfriend being closely pursued by Natasha. "H-how is stripping down gonna solve anything?! I don't sw-swing that way, pervy lady!" Poor Pepper, Natasha locked us out so we can't really do anything to help her either. Even with my super strength, it'd be disrespectful to ram the door down. "That's just perfect cause neither do I and it's Natasha Romanoff, not a pervy lady. Calm down, were both females here." Well, even if that's true.. You're kinda taking this argument a bit too far, Natasha. "Female or not, you shouldn't be so careless about who you expose your skin too!" Pepper's gotta point there, especially, with the use of drugs these days. Another reason to despise needles. "Stop avoiding that gaze and just look at me already, would you?!" Proclaiming Natasha wasn't that bad was an understatement as well. And better yet, I'm supposed to team up with her? I hear footsteps approaching. "After getting my Iron Man armor patented and selling contributory junk out of those drones ya dismantled for me, I had enough money left over of a little something extra for myself." Uh oh, Tony just had to pick today to be on time of all days? Of course, he did. Clint was leaning against the door, rather too relaxed about all of this. "Oh, hey Tony, nice for ya to finally join the party!" There is no party, Clint. Just a conference meeting. "Mind telling me, why the two of you are just standing outside of the conference room like a couple of birdbrains? Get out of my way, oh, it's locked." He was digging around for a key and was about to unlock it. Should I warn him? "I wouldn't unlock that door, not yet, Tony.." And of course, I got ignored by him again. "Don't say he didn't warn ya, shellhead." Clint rotated alongside the wall beside the door, out of the way. As soon as the door was open, Tony was shoved backward with brute force and slammed into the hallway railing across from the conference room. By Natasha of course. "I'm not inside my armor, ya know, man that hurt! ..Pepper, what're you doing here?" Why wouldn't she be? Isn't she important to him? "Fury asked me to be present. Are you alright?" Why would Fury want her here? "Just peachy Pep.." "More like you bruise like a peach, Tony. You're just lucky that I'm used to changing in a hurry." That's beside the point, Natasha. "Care to explain, on why you'd be changing in front of my girlfriend now, hm?" No thanks, I don't want to. "Saying it like that Tasha, only makes it sound like you're used to getting walked in on while doing the do." Both of them just admitted that they don't swing that way, Clint. I wonder if Tony does. "Well.. I don't Clint, we're both females. This tower needs more femininity." Tony is the one who remodeled it so I'm sure he'll consider architecture ideas. "If ya want more femininity, have some girl talk when the Hulk is Banner. He's the most feminine one out of the Avengers. Not to mention the weakest in his human form." That was rather rude of you, Clint. "But he's the strongest when he's the Hulk and I'd rather not get on his nerves." Natasha's gotta point there. "You're all about to get on my nerves pretty damn quickly if you all, don't stop fighting!" Oh, Fury's here so that's who Tony was talking too and Agent Phil to. "More like play fighting, if we were to actually go at each other's throats the tower would be destroyed by now. Mostly, by the Hulk." Does Clint have a thing against the Hulk or something? The Hulk and Thor aren't here yet, still. Should I go search for them? But the meeting hasn't even started.. "Fighting in my tower is prohibited! It cost me a shit ton for this masterpiece." You have the money for almost anything you could ever want.. Tony. "You call this a masterpiece? The Hulk doesn't know how to use a door, Tony." He really doesn't though. "Alright, that's enough now, boys. Let Fury have a chance to talk." Thank you, Natasha. "Thanks, Agent Romanoff, the whole point of this meeting was to clarify a crucial factor of this team and of Stark Industries as well.." As much as I want to pay attention Fury.. I can't. Something doesn't feel right to me. I feel like we should go look for Hulk and Thor. "Tony, I have asked Pepper to join us today because it has come to my attention that she wants to be an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D but is still underage." So is Tony though. "However, if she becomes a woman of valor, we'll consider her but until then promoting her to Stark Industries CEO would be the best for the two of you." Pepper as Stark Industries CEO? I mean, she is pretty smart for her age. He'd have more time to be Iron Man that way too. " If she succeeds in meeting my expectations as a CEO for you, she'll become an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, does that sound fair enough?" Tony is a real piece of work I almost feel sorry for her. "I was just thinking the same thing the other day, of promoting her.. I mean. As long as she's okay with it, I don't see why not." I doubt Tony was, he's way too vulgar for my liking. "Of course I will! Thank you, thank you and thank you~! You won't regret it, Director Fury~!" Her reaction, I guess would be considered normal for someone like her. "..Now what about us, why are we here?" I would like to know why as well, Clint. As long as it doesn't lead to any suspicious motives like last time. "Right.. about that, there have been numerous kidnappings in this general area of New York. All we were able to gather was a lock of wolf fur. Agent May was almost able to get close enough to the kidnapper but whatever it was got away." Whatever it was? "So, you mean to say, whatever has been kidnapping isn't exactly human?" That doesn't surprise me considering I was, in fact, an ally of Dracula. But to the rest of the team, it seems they're a bit skeptical and I can't really blame them. "Precisely, Rogers, we believe it's a Werewolf but their pack has remained so well hidden from society.. it's kinda hard to believe they'd just suddenly attack humans like Vampires." Vampires and Werewolves have been enemies for generations to. "To me, it's just science I haven't diagnosed yet. Bruce would say the same thing if he was here." So, Tony doesn't believe in the paranormal.. good to know. Where are they anyway? "Uh oh." That doesn't sound good. "Tony.. I don't like it when you say, uh oh. What is it now?" Me neither Clint. "I'm about to find out. Let me do a radiation scan on the Hulk." Wait, why radiation? "Seems like Thor's thunder is getting faulty as well." Faulty? As in, unreliable? "Fury, we gotta go. Hulks radiation levels are below the charts. It has been extracted somehow. Thor's thunder is also getting obstructed." Ya, we better hurry to Tony. "I knew something didn't feel right, Avengers assemble!" This will officially be our first battle together. "Roger that Cap." Tony and his nicknames tend to get annoying. "Tracking their location, now. Alright, now follow me, everyone!" But that suit of his really is something else. When we got there, Loki was arguing with someone none of us have met before. "Brother, what's the meaning of this and who is that Wolf Of Man?" You mean Werewolf, Thor. "Hell if I know, he's been tailing me ever since I came into this realm." Don't get why you're here, to begin with, Loki. "It's Luporos, I am here today to expand purebred Werewolves." The other guy finally spoke up with a peculiar Irish accent I think. Luporos, must be his alias. "Okay then, Luporos, mind me asking on why you extracted radiation out of the Hulk? Cause I'm pretty sure you don't need radiation or gamma energy to breed." You really don't, Tony. "Alphas among our breed are getting threatened by Werewolf hunters." So, he must be an Alpha then too. "Werewolf hunters? It's illegal to hunt wolves here in New York, though it will be wolf hunting season again if ya don't let go of green bean." Luporos released the Hulk. So, Clint cares for the Hulk after all. "Pretty sure wolf hunting season doesn't count for Werewolves, Hawkeye." At least I think so. "Let me indulge you in what it's like hunting humans instead." That's no different than hunting wolves. "Hate to break it to ya but not everyone on this team is exactly human. Hulks gamma energy is off the charts then we have a God from Asgard." That rambling isn't exactly helping Tony. Thor and Loki seem to be in a heated argument as well. "Can we form a treaty of some kind? Without fighting. Hawkeye, put that arrow away." Most likely not but I can sure hope so. "Let me guess, you replaced your arrows with silver arrowheads?" Even if Werewolves are weak against silver, I don't wanna put anyone at risk. At least it isn't nighttime and not a full moon. "Well, of course, Tasha, whaddya take me for?" Someone that clearly believes in the paranormal. "A closet paranormal fanatic at his lamest, right now." Seems about right, Natasha. "Whose the wealthiest, out of the guys?" Why do they always want money and why just the guys? "Tony." Everyone, except the Hulk, responded simultaneously without hesitation. "Gee, thanks for ratting me out guys. You really did a number on the Hulk. What exactly did you do?" Luporos was now checking out Tony while surrounding him as well, which sorta irritated me for some reason, I don't really get why. "I'll tell ya if you take off that iron suit for me? I'd like to see what's underneath that armor. The iron from the suit is concealing your scent." There's no way Tony would be okay with his assessment, especially, not out in public. "You're invading my personal bubble, revert to your human form first. Then we'll talk." Luporos handed Tony a mini vile of what looked like Hulk's blood. Hulk must've been holding back, usually, he doesn't go down that easily without a fight. "Take it, you've got no idea what Hulk's blood is capable of outside that human vessel of his. Also, that gamma energy he has is a real piece of work. We went at it for nearly 4 hours! Can we go somewhere more private beforehand? I'll explain everything as an apology." I don't see why not but not alone though, I don't particularly trust him. A Vampire would've called him food or something along those lines. Not everyone is capable of knocking him down.. Clint should know that better than anyone. "Hulk is going be pretty peeved that he didn't get to smash something on this mission. Why can't all of our enemies be as civil as him?" Clint decided he'd be the one to carry Bruce back to the tower. "The Avengers wouldn't be needed as a team, if they were, Hawkeye." Thor and Loki were still going on about something so we all agreed to meet up with Thor a little later on today. ***** Chapter 3 ***** "If I told you us Werewolves found a way for males to procreate, would you be interested?" Turns out, Luporos full name is, Lucien Barnaby O'Faolain. Of course, I'm interested.. I just don't want to be a Father. Especially this young. It's basically breaking the law of psychics, males procreating. I'm only 17, about to be 18. Just when I thought I've heard it all, I haven't. At first, I thought Lucien must've been joking but as it turns out he wasn't. But for some reason, I was chosen by Lucien himself to be the bearer for this ordeal. The deal was to be either turned into a Werewolf and have a Werewolf baby daddy assigned to me or find my own baby daddy and have our baby turned as well as being raised by the Werewolves. You can sorta guess which one I decided to go with but I don't want the baby daddy to be just anyone.. Tony Stark does not stoop that low! Even for a playboy. Lucien released all of the civilians that he had kidnapped due to my hasty decision. A famous man once said, "We create our own demons." Who said that? What does that even mean? Didn't matter. I said it cause he said it. So now, he was famous and it was basically said by two well-known guys. I don't.. uhh.. I'm gonna start again. Let's track this from the beginning of how my marvelous family became to be. The date is now, May 22nd. A week before my 18th birthday. Can't say I'm exactly excited about this day. Today is the day, I come out as Iron Man. As long as Ghost doesn't beat me to the punch, literally. Maybe, he's actually keeping his end of the bargain? No, definitely not, I've been more paranoid than normal and feel like I'm being stalked whenever I leave the tower. So, that's why I'm not gonna leave this tower after this press conference is over, for a little while. Better safe, than sorry I guess. Although, I know for a fact that Steve won't appreciate me being such an introvert, not one bit. Ever since Lucien has been around Steve hasn't been himself. Why doesn't he like the fact that I was chosen for this ordeal? Steve has definitely been more persistent than normal, without Lucien around. 26 minutes left until the conference meeting begins and when my life as Tony Stark becomes even more complicated. I'm so not ready for this. The press meeting will be surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D agents to ensure my safety. I can't really rely on S.H.I.E.L.D.. don't particularly believe that they could handle Ghost either. If I could barely handle him by myself, there's no way that they'd able to. Might as well just head there now and get it over with! When I was about to, Steve stood in the way of the entrance ahead of me. "You don't have to do this alone, ya know, the Avengers are a team." He's the only member here though or so I thought. So he says but something tells me he's not telling me something. Somethings up with him, that's for sure. "I guess you can tag along.." I don't have time for this. As soon as we entered the room together the press was basically hounding me. Cameras were flashing from left to right, which was rather blinding. "Mr. Stark, are the rumors true?" Pretty much, I'm also gonna have to explain why Iron Man will be out of commission for 9 months too so they don't get the wrong idea. As much as I don't want to, I gotta. "They're true.. and I'm also Iron Man." It was as if the flashing from the cameras were getting brighter than before. Steve must've noticed how tense I was getting because he put an arm around my shoulders and squeezed one gently. "We're also expecting!" Which was rather comforting until he spoke. The whole room went silent for a few seconds. He even managed to make me speechless. "We haven't even tried yet, Steven!" Didn't expect that. That sly son of a bitch. Reporters all around us were swarming even closer than before now. Fucking great, this is why I prefer to do things alone. "Who's the lucky lady? Aren't you currently dating Pepper Potts?" I think we still are, lately, the relationship feels complicated to me. "Our relationship is complicated.. and it's not a lady." These reporters are getting even more annoying, I just wanna go home already. Some of these questions are getting too personal. "So, are you trying for a baby with Mr. Rogers? Would you be adopting or hiring a surrogate mother?" Not the tower. With the extra money I had left over, I also built a home of my own. I guess I can just lie, they don't need to know that I'm the one giving birth. "Hiring a surrogate Mother." No, we're not. But who would be moronic enough to ruin their body just for a stupid treaty? Besides me.. It wasn't my idea, it was Steve's. "Whose the surrogate Mother?" That's when I remembered Mary Parker was currently pregnant with her own baby. "Mary Parker." I'm sorry for dragging you into this Mary, I'll make it up to you later. I'm just glad that Lucien isn't here to make this even worse than it already is. "Mr. Rogers is a bit old for you. Aren't you worried about the age gap?" That question irritated me. "Not at all." We're not even together and yet I'm getting defensive of his well being. "Tony is only 17 so I'm willing to wait until he is ready. We also have our team which is pretty much like a family to us already." Even though they're a bunch of dingbats at times, including you Steven. Especially with technology. Until I'm ready, huh, does he not know that playboys are always ready for some lovemaking? "Now, if you'll excuse me, I got something to take care of at home. Steve, come with me." Some of these questions are getting too personal. "Wait, Mr. Stark, one more question!" I don't wanna answer them anymore. "No, that's enough questions for one day. Let the gentlemen through!" Thank you~ Rhodey. "I owe you one, call me later!" He came just in the nick of time I was about to blow a fuse. "Upgrading my suit would be more than enough to thank me!" Mentally facepalming now. That moron, the civilians don't even know who the identity of War Machine is yet either. "Looks like it's your turn to explain." Poor Rhodey, I almost feel sorry for him. Knowing how frightening his Mom can actually be. Roberta is not going to like the fact he's fighting crime, especially since he's put in harm's way. "Seems that way.. man. Yes, I am also War Machine." Steve and I were now exiting out of the building. "You said you had to take care of something at home, was that a lie?" Sorta yes, sorta no. "Not exactly, I've been keeping myself quite busy these past couple of months. I've managed to get one of my Dad's old projects up and running. He could never get the guy to work properly. You're gonna be the first one out of the Avengers to meet him. He's not used to being home alone so I wanna check up on J.A.R.V.I.S" Note to self, configure J.A.R.V.I.S inside my Iron Man suit. "Who is this J.A.R.V.I.S?" He used to be the Stark's butler before he passed away. J.A.R.V.I.S was named after him, Edwin Jarvis. Edwin's accent is what gave J.A.R.V.I.S his voice as well. Steve doesn't need to know that part about him though. "J.A.R.V.I.S isn't a person, per say. To put it simply, he's a computing system, butler, that has artificial intelligence. J.A.R.V.I.S is technically in the innovation process as of late but won't be once I get more time to tweak him up a bit." Which I'm hoping will be sometime soon. We were now entering my new home. "Are you implying that J.A.R.V.I.S is smarter than you or anyone among this team?" I should just tweak him up a bit now, I've got the time for him. "Definitely smarter than Clint, that's for sure and yeah he's the most intelligent computing system out there. J.A.R.V.I.S, we have a guest." Wait for it. "Greetings, Mr. Rogers. How will I be of use to you, today?" When J.A.R.V.I.S spoke it seemed to have startled Steve just a little bit. Which, I thought, was rather cute of him. Wait, did I just think he was cute? "He already knows who I am? And, oh uhm, nothing at the moment. Thank you for asking, J.A.R.V.I.S" My childhood hero afraid of something that I built, maybe, I could use that to my advantage somehow. "You should've seen your reaction. It was priceless. Who doesn't know you, these days? J.A.R.V.I.S probably knows you better than you do yourself." Good thing I have security cameras all over the place to rewatch that later for a good laugh. "It's not that funny and highly doubt that, Tony. Where are we going now?" Doubting my technology is like saying Burger King's burgers aren't delicious. "Wanna test out that theory? And to my lab but don't touch anything that you don't know how to handle, alright? The lab back at Stark tower isn't as equipped as the one at home." My phone began to ring when I checked the ID a high-strung sigh was exhaled out of annoyance. "Hold that thought, Steven, what do you want Lucien? I thought I made it very clear that we weren't contacting each other until my Birthday." There was a moment of silence. "Awe, come on now, don't be like that. I just called to see if you've found someone to be the penetrator and to let you know that you'll only be pregnant for probably around.. 70 days or so instead of 9 months." Isn't that a little too soon? Won't it be premature? "The chances of you giving birth to twins is at 88%, considering my bloodline, every decade or so there is usually a new pair of twins. It'd be ideal for your best interest to find someone that has been injected or exposed to the Super Soldier serum or the Hulk serum. If you can't find someone by next week.." Twins?! One is more than enough. That's a bit much for me to handle on my own. Steve was listening leaning against my phone and a little to close for comfort beside me. "Put the phone on speaker, will you?" Just.. please don't say anything stupid, Steve. When I put it on speaker, Steve, of course, just had to complicate things. "When the time comes, I'll be the penetrator for Tony.. but on one condition." Does he not know what being the penetrator even means?! I guess Steve is better than just anyone.. ugh, Steve no conditions. This'll be difficult for me to bring up to Pepper to.. "What's the condition?" Please, don't make it more complicated than it already has to be. "If Tony does happen to have twins, we want to raise the second one." You mean you want to raise it, I sure don't. "Fine by me, we only agreed on one kid to begin with. That'll be all. I'll call again next Sunday." Lucien hung up one before I could even reply to him. Steve just had to go there, didn't he? "Aren't you still a virgin and you still want to be my penetrator for this ordeal?" He was obviously embarrassed about it, he's biologically 75. "Tony, we need to talk about this ordeal." Yeah, we do. "Obviously, what were you thinking? Raising a kid in our kinda lifestyle wouldn't be exactly safe." At least I won't have to be pregnant for 9 months, thank fucking god! "That it'd be better for me and you to be the parents other than some stranger. Are you kidding me, Tony? I think the Avengers can handle a baby." He's got a point there, I guess, I won't argue with him on that one. But, what about me? I don't think anyone would want to leave their kid with me, alone, especially knowing who I really am. "Clint and Natasha, maybe.. but not Hulk and Thor." Does he really only want to be parents or something more than friends? "Bruce could, Thor had to babysit Loki a lot as a kid so I assume he has some experience." Did he really? I wouldn't have guessed. Then again I don't really know much about Thor and his family matters. This is going to be one hell of a pregnancy. Please drop_by_the_archive_and_comment to let the author know if you enjoyed their work!