Tony blows up Ravenclaw tower.... again
The Ravenclaw common room was quiet, students sitting in comfortable armchairs and reading or listening to music on their prototype STARKpads. The room was cozy and warm, made of dark wood and hung in bronze and blue. A fire crackled in the fireplace and a twist of smoke curled from under the solid, metal door that sat quite out of place imbedded in one of the outside walls.
“TONY! No. Don't do that. What are you.... oh crap!” A tall boy dressed in green slammed the metal door open and dove into the common room, followed very quickly by a shorter boy in a greasy black tank top who turned and slammed the door shut before a shudder ran through the room and a great loud explosion rocked everyone. A few of the other students looked up in curiosity, but most of the older ones just sighed and went back to their reading. This was much to common an occurrence to interrupt the next chapter of their novel.
The shorter boy laughed excitedly. “Did you see that, Lokes?!”
“Saw it?! It almost blew me up! I told you it was a bad idea to add the powdered dragon's scales, but you never listen to me.” Loki glared at the shorter boy.
“Come on! It was almost perfect! Dragon scales are a near indestructible substance! And magic resistant too! If I can find a way to get it to combine properly into the suit's alloy the possibilities are endless!” Tony stood from where he leaned against the door and brushed dust out of his hair.
“That doesn't explain why you tried to melt it with concentrated FeindFyre!” The glare that Loki shot Tony as he was standing up from where he fell would have killed a lesser man. Loki's glares were legendary.
“I needed something hotter. But apparently that spell was too uncontrollable. We'll have to try to get up to those temperatures in the forge.” He looked down at his watch. “JARVIS?”
“Yes, sir?” A dignified voice answered.
“How long until the lab is enter-able again?”
“Well, sir. The damage from this particular reaction was extensive. Temperatures are still much too high. It should cool down within twelve hours enough for the bots to begin clean up and to attempt to repair damages.” The voice sounded disapproving. “You should be able to return to work in about 72 hours by my calculations.”
Tony huffed. “Fine. What about the other lab? Is it functional yet?”
Loki laughed. “You blew that one up last week, Tony!”
“Indeed, Mr. Odinson.” JARVIS agreed. “Though repairs should be finished by this evening.
“Fantastic!” Tony grinned. “Until then,” he looked over at Loki, “ do you want to go to the kitchens and grab a bite?”
Loki sighed, but nodded. “How long has it been since you've last eaten?”
Tony shrugged. “No idea.”
“Mr. Stark consumed a small portion of bacon and toast about 9 hours ago.” JARVIS answered.
“I did? I don't remember that.”
“I believe you were working on the concentrating spell at that time sir.”
“Huh. Okay then.” Tony laughed. “Either way I'm hungry now. So you coming, Lokes?”
Loki simply turned to walk out of the common room. “Come on then, you need sustenance. I don't know how you go so long without even noticing that you haven't eaten.”
Tony followed him with a grin. “Seriously?! You do the same thing when you're working on a new spell or potion, don't deny it.”
“I wasn't. But I do take necessary breaks to eat. Unlike yourself.”
“HA! We both know that's a lie.” Tony grinned as they stepped out of the passage, the door closing behind them. “Remember two weeks ago when....” The door closed, cutting off their voices.
The common room breathed a collective sigh of relief. Unfortunately this sort of thing happened all too often.