Chapter 2
Obadiah is leaning over him reaching towards his chest. His fingers tapping lightly over the edge of the reactor.
Tony wakes up to several voices and opens his eyes and finds himself in a kitchen that isn't the one in his cabin. He must be in shift because all the appliances and furniture are fifty feet tall, or seem like it.
His heart is racing and his breathing is coming out in quick pants. His oversized ears twitching.
There are several pairs of legs around him and he can hear a group of people arguing.
"My eyes are not wrong, I saw an animal under the counter," a voice says.
"Loki if this is one of your tricks Doom will dock your points," a voice says and Tony peeks out and he can see Loki in front of him and Doom standing behind the counter a glass of wine in his hand and suddenly Mystique's blue face is looking at him and he skitters towards the door but Loki is in front of him blocking the way.
"Is it a wild animal or a shifter?" Loki asks leaning down to get a better look at Tony.
"Doom would assume that it is a shifter. A fennec fox is not typically found near here," Doom says and Tony starts trying to back away.
"No...but we are near the Bronx Zoo and do they not have them there?" Loki snaps back.
"You do not honestly expect me to believe a fennec fox traveled to upstate New York," Mystique says. And Tony makes a run for the door.
"Whoa there hold on," Doom says and steps out from behind the counter and Tony stares at his boxers trying to hold back his laughter.
"Does it matter whether it is wild or not? It should not be in out cabin to begin with," Magneto says and Tony looks at his boxers and he can't hold back anymore and he starts laughing so hard he shifts back to human.
"Wh...why are you wearing boxers with the Enterprise on them," he says looking at Doom and then looks at Magento, "and are those magnets on yours?"
"they were a gift from Charles and my pups and I dare you to insult their taste," Magneto says.
"We already know Charles has bad taste...he mated you, didn't he," Mystique says.
"Besides don't you fight each other everytime you see each other?" Loki asks.
"No...we meet up for drinks on Sundays," he says.
"Dating your enemy?" Doom says.
"Better than uselessly pining after him from afar," Magneto says and Tony starts slowly inching towards the kitchen door.
"now, now ladies both look ridiculous," Loki says.
"At least their clothes fit," Green Goblin says.
"Hey now...that shirt belonged to his mother. We don't do that," Mystique says.
"My apologies," he says and Tony keeps inching towards the door.
"Is anyone going to stop him?" Loki asks raising an eyebrow at Tony.
"James is standing guard outside," Doom says not looking up from where he is debating Star Trek vs Star Wars with Green Goblin.
"Look I don't want any trouble and I'm not going to call anyone if you don't do anything too horrible. I'd rather not have to deal with anyone," Tony says.
"And what it we want to call the police on you for breaking and entering?" Loki asks.
"Please don't...I don't want to have to relocate again," Tony says.
"Ooooh chaos within the ranks?" Loki asks a smirk on his face.
"No..." Tony says.
"Either kill him or let him do. I'm going back to bed," Magneto says.
"Night old man," Mystique says and he looks at her but seems to think better of saying anything and simply heading back to bed.
"So...what are we doing?" Goblin says.
"Let him be... we'll deal with the repercussions," Loki says and opens the kitchen door, and Tony thinks that he must have gotten in through the doggie door, standing on the other side is a face Tony remembers from news reels and pictures in Howard's office.
"Bucky Barnes," Tony breathes out in surprise.