Women of the Avengers

“This guy is a pain in the ass!” Stark said as laser shot by him.

“Tony, shut up and stay focused, he almost nailed you last fly by.” Cap yelled in the com.

“Yeah, Stark, I don’t feel like telling Pepper you are dead, because of your A.D.D.” Hall added in

"Whine, whine, I am fine." Tony stated

After an hour the laser shooting monster that was created by Dr. Doom, was just about to be defeated when the radar, used by Hall to monitor the Avengers, lit up.

"Stark, incoming three bogies!!” Hall yelled into the com.

Tony started to say, "Where are..."Boom!! There was a big fireball, the team looked up and in horror they saw him falling.

"Fuck, Tony is falling! Someone catch him! Medical, Medical, I need you guys here ASAP!" Hall yelled into the com.

Thor was the closest, and he swooped down and grabbed him. As he lowered iron man down to the ground, the Hulk went nuts and finished off the monster that he thought hurt his friend.

As the monster laid dead, Doom got away whilst the team gathered around Tony, the Hulk shrunk quickly, so that Bruce could help. He activated the manual release sites on the suit, whilst Thor and Steve helped get the pieces off of him.

Medical personnel arrived, and they started to work on him. The team just watched, as Fury and Hill arrived. Hall was beating himself up. Why those boogies show up out nowhere. He couldn't have fallen asleep on the job again.

Hill walked over to Robert, "What the hell happened out there?" She yelled, "You were supposed to be watching everyone's back"

Robert wasn't mad at her for yelling at him. That was her job along with Fury to make sure, that people didn’t get hurt because of stupidity, or someone not paying attention.

“I don’t know what the hell happened," he explained "I was watching everything, and then the radar goes off, I look at it, see the blips, I notify Stark as quickly as I could. Next thing I know, he is falling out of the sky, Thor catches him. I call it in, and now you are yelling at me.” Robert said as calmly as he could.

“We've got to go, he is as stable as he is going to be, I am going to go with them to the Helicarrier.” Bruce told everyone.

“Bruce, thank you, get the rest of the team to the Helicarrier as well,” Fury told everyone, Robert started to walk away back to the van. “Hall, where the hell are you going?” The rest of team look at Agent Hall as if he was going to run away or something.

Robert turned around to face a very angry Hill and Fury, he could see the reaction of the team. He took a deep breath, “Well, I think it is important, that someone should tell Pepper.” Immediately everyone’s reaction soften, and saddened, even Fury who was on fire four seconds earlier.

“Okay, Hall, do you want someone to come with you.” Fury asked

“No, since everyone seems to think it is my fault already, I would rather tell her myself.” Hall snapped back. Hill realized that maybe she was too hard him, but it was to late, Robert got into the van and drove towards Avengers Tower.

Pepper was in the middle of meeting with the senior board members, she knew about the battle. She always worried deeply, but the meeting was helping with distracting her.

Unfortunately, that distraction ended, when there was a loud scream and a blond woman falling to the floor, after Agent Hall had walked in the room, by himself, with saddened face with his brown eyes, and he had to tell her that the love of her life, Tony Stark, was in a coma.

On the way to the hospital Hall explained everything to Pepper about what happened. He kept saying that he was sorry whilst Pepper just sat and remained silent. Once they got to hospital and they ran to Tony's floor. They saw the rest of the team together Barton and the others noticed Hall and Pepper, you got a lot nerves to be near right now. Robert looked at him and said,"Really, you're blaming this on me, this is my fault. I reported the blips as quickly as I saw them."

"Maybe you should have been a little faster, Tony, might have had a chance then. I know you and Tony have had a few arguments over his fighting style and working with the team."Clint commented

"Watch your words, Clint, you are treading on dangerous ground." Robert warned him, because bullshit if he would not defend himself.

"Oh are you threatening me, maybe I so go run to Fury, and file a complaint." Clint said sarcastically.

Clint was getting pissed at Hall. He started to walk closer when from behind Clint, Steve had enough of this, he yelled "ENOUGH! !!" , "We are in a medical area, one of our own is down. Have some decency and back off both of you. " The Captain snarled at the two, he was in no mood to deal with immaturity.

"Thank you, I was just about to snap." Fury and Hill walked in. "Everyone sit down now." Everyone grab a seat, Hill walked over to Robert and just leaned up against the wall.

"Okay I am going to say this once, and only once. Get off Hall's case. From the time of the blips showed up on radar till he told Stark is one point two seconds.So I don't see any of you being any faster than that as a matter of fact, Jarvis told Tony almost the exact same time, as Hall. Now Stark is in a coma, let's pray for his recovery. I know your emotions are high, but this is the enemy's fault."

Thor looked at Loki and mumbled something, Loki just looked at him like he was nuts. Fury noticed them, "Would you like share with the rest of the class?"

As usual Thor was confused, Steve addressed him," Thor, what Fury means, what did you say?"

"Oh yes, of course, well I was a saying to my brother Loki, it is a shame the radar did not work sooner, so the man of Iron could have time to deal with it."

"Thor,what the fuck are you talking about?" Hall answered back.

"Well, the radar it didn't go off until those things showed up, matter of fact one banked to the right and another banked to the left before they blew up.

Hall, looked at Thor like he was nuts, "Thor, the radar was working fine the whole batt..." Robert looked stunned, his jaw dropped open, his head whipped to look at Maria " Where is the Iron man suit?"

Maria looked confused,"It is in a lab, no one touches the suit without consent."

"Banner, with me now. We need to run tests on that suit for explosives. Thor you are a genius." And with grabbing Bruce’s arm, they went off to the lab.

Once Robert and Bruce got to the lab. Bruce looked at Robert," Alright do you want explain to me what the fuck is going on simple?"

"Bruce, what did Thor say, that the radar didn't work. Well it was working because I was able to see Thor and Tony's location. Also Thor said he saw the objects bank left and right. Laser beams, don't show up on radar because light is faster than sound."

Bruce was catching on the Robert's thinking pattern, "Also laser beams don't bank, they go straight, but missiles can turn and they show up on radar.”
A short time later, “Okay, well that explosion was pretty close to Tony, hopefully we can get a match with the chemical residue.”

“Hey look, there is shaprel in the suit, if we can get that out, maybe we can get a match on the metal.”

“Good eye,” and after a few tugs, Bruce was able to get the stuff out. Bruce started to run the tests on the materials, it would take some time. So Robert went to go lay down, when he opened his quarters doors, he was surprised to see a brown haired woman in a SHIELD uniform.

“Well did you come to finish the grilling, Or are you going to arrest me and beat me with a hose?” Robert snarled out. He could tell, Maria flinched at the comment and that she wasn’t happy.

“Agent Hall, You know what my job entails, I have to be tough,” her face soften, “I was too hard, I am sorry, I have to be this rough, hard, and no emotion person.” she sat down, “I care about you Hall, you are the first person in a long time, to get towards my heart.”

Robert was about to answer when there was a pounding at the door, Robert opened it up, it was Banner. His face had a very concerned look on it, “The results came back, I think you should see them.” he was holding a tablet in his hand

Robert took the table and flip through the pages, then he paused, he turned to face Maria and handed her the tablet. “We need a security detail on Pepper,now.”

Maria looked at the pad, after a few seconds, she tapped her ear communicator, “Spec teams 1 and 2,Spec teams 1 and 2, reported Med Bay ASAP, Package is Pepper Potts, Full coverage. Let’s go.”

With that they hurried to the Med Bay, Pepper was in Tony’s room, he just laid there with machines all over him, she went out to go to the bathroom, As she stepped out the door, 12 agents in black uniforms with machine guns, surrounded the area. With two of them to her left and right Clint, Natasha, Thor, Loki, and Steve, were stunned, Clint got approached one of the agents, “Soldier, what the hell is going on? Who order this?”

The agent looked at Clint,” Sorry Agent Barton, we have orders to secure and protect Ms. Potts, Commander Hill ordered the coverage, that is all I have been told.”

“What is the meaning of this rudeness, you will answer, or there will be action.” Thor spoke

“Son, you better have an answer, and not make Ms. Potts more upset.” Steve said to another agent.

“Alright, everyone stand down, Sorry, Ms.Potts, but we have information that your life is in danger.” Hall said to everyone.

“Wait!, What, how is that?” Clint acting confused

“Because someone, used three missiles from Stark Industries, and tried to kill Tony.” Bruce replied

“By the name of Odin, I will hunt them down.” Thor angry as he punched the wall.

Loki just looked at him, “You are such an oaf, why the hell did you do that?”

“Everyone, shut up,” Hall said, “You are going to have this security detail, I am thinking you may be next. I am going to make some phones and visit some people, I have an idea.”

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