Tony is the one out of control in Civil War
Some prop-Tony writers try to claim Tony was being the sensible one in Civil War, while Steve is behaving emotionally and irrationally. Their only evidence seems to be Tony saying Steve's judgement is askew (which was incredibly hypocritical and ironic). And that Tony signed the Sokovia Accords. But that isn't particularly sensible, but more selfish. Tony said he didn't care what form regulation took, he was all for it. Which means he didn't bother to evaluate what the Accords would actually demand. And he said he signed to keep Pepper and keep being Iron Man. Plus Tony is the one who shot unarmed people because he was "upset," and was supposed to be excused because he was under stress and lashed out. You can't have it both ways.
Steve was upset at what was happening, but he was calm (or at most irritated) during all of the discussions. He was saving Bucky from being executed, not helping him escape. And Steve tried to reason with Tony, both at the airport and at the bunker. Even destroying the Iron Man suit was a controlled activity. If Steve had been like Tony, Steve could have done a lot worse than take out the arc reactor.
What if Tony actually tried to claim HE was the one who being logical to someone who was there?
Note: Set during Endgame.
***
Natasha had watched everyone during the initial time heist meeting with Tony on board. She saw him scoping out everyone as well, so she lingered over her notes as everyone else filed out.
Tony walked over and sat on the table by her elbow. He gestured at the blonde ends of her hair and said, "Hanging on to your memories as the Fugitive?"
She looked up at him and said, "Yes." She didn't bother to explain that her time with Steve, Sam, Wanda, and later Vision was filled with wonderful memories she wouldn't part with. Tony didn't deserve to know.
He leaned back and asked, "Cap tell you what went down in the land of endless snow and Hydra bunkers?"
She nodded.
Tony straightened and said, "So you finally ready to admit that YOU made the wrong call? If you'd taken Cap down at the airport--as ORDERED--we'd all have been better off."
He jumped to his feet and paced around as he continued, "Cap was out of his mind, so focused on saving his precious buddy Barnes that he ignored his responsibility to sign the Accords."
Natasha kept herself from lifting an eyebrow. Instead she replied, "As far as I recall, Steve and Sam were already against the Accords before Vienna. So Barnes was a non-issue at the time." Personally, she thought Tony had been the one so focused on "winning" that he didn't care about anything else--including all of the problems with the Accords.
Tony huffed and said, "Well he dropped everything and rushed off to rescue Barnes--as if the Winter Soldier couldn't handle himself. Cap was ready to run away with his old pal."
Natasha didn't bother to point out that the way Tony said "pal" was full of jealousy. She leaned back and said, "I don't know who told you that, but it isn't true. Steve was bringing Barnes in--to protect Barnes AND to protect whoever would be sent after Barnes. It was the logical move."
Tony said, "Well you have to admit Rogers was absolutely focused on protecting Barnes at the airport. He refused to even consider backing down and spent all his time making sure his precious Bucky didn't get a hangnail or something."
Natasha nearly laughed at how warped Tony's memories were. She shifted to sit on the table and said, "Tony, what I remember at the airport was you refusing to even LISTEN to what Steve was saying about Zemo and the Winter Soldiers. YOU called Spider-Man in, so you threw the first punch."
She spread her arms and continued, "And OF COURSE Steve was trying to protect Barnes. T'Challa was determined to KILL him. Can you honestly say you wouldn't have done the same if the king had gone after Rhodey?"
Tony shrugged off the comparison. He leaned in and said, "Well you don't KNOW what Cap did later. He went crazy and nearly KILLED me. He slammed his shield right into my chest! I could have died."
This time Natasha did raise her eyebrow. She said, "You really think I don't know EVERYTHING that happened when you violated the Accords and flew to Siberia?"
She shook her head, then continued, "Tony, you're claiming Steve was irrational and emotional and you were the logical, sensible one. You tried to MURDER Barnes in cold blood--even when you knew he wasn't responsible for his actions as the Winter Soldier."
Natasha hopped off the table and said, "You know what, you can think whatever you like. But the way I see it, if Steve REALLY was the one who was out of control, he'd have taken off your head, not just destroyed your main arc reactor."
She left Tony standing with his jaw dropped as she went to talk to Bruce, Scott, and Steve.
***
Tony's irrational insistence that he was being logical during the Sokovia Accords debacle made Natasha rethink the agreement to only bring back the snapped. Tony was obviously not thinking about things clearly.
Fortunately, all three men were fully on board with reversing the snap AND making sure all the children born during the five years also got a chance to live. That was their private plan when--and if--they had all the stones.
Natasha saved herself as well as all the people Tony would have left dead after the Snap. It was a much better universe for everyone.
Except Tony. Morgan was born a few years later--but to Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne. Pepper and Rhodey eventually got together after they both broke up with Tony.