The animal's
Bucky grinned as he spotted their friends.
Phil had Daisy and Peter in a stroller. Peter wearing a red shirt with a Spider-Man symbol on it and blue shorts. Daisy wearing a shirt covered in flowers and a pair of shorts as well. Both where looking around excitedly.
Nick had a hold of three excited toddlers, all attached to harnesses. Hunter spotted Clint and grinned, waving his hands excitedly Clint almost dragged Steve over when he ran towards his friend. Jemma and Leo smiled up at Bucky and Steve with polite greetings. Bucky smiled as he watched the littles all giggle and say hello to each other and he could see the dread crawling into Nick and Phil's eyes.
"Did you just realise that we are severely out numbered by four extra littles?" Bucky chuckles watching the two nod. "If you want I'm sure Steve could take Hunter's harness? Him and Clint usually like to run around together anyways." He offers and Steve snorts.
"Bucky took the easy job." Steve teases as Fury hands him Hunter's harness lead and gave him a thankful look. "Lets get moving, we can't very well see animals if all we're doing is standing around and talking." He says casually and the group soon moves into the lobby.
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It took twenty minutes for them to get through the ticket booth and into the zoo, the line was unbearably long and all the younger littles were getting agitated. Jemma looked up at her daddy with big eyes. "Can I just hold your hand?" She mumbles to Nick who sighs a bit.
"No Jemma, we need to keep these on you ok?" The girl gave a soft huff but nodded as the adults all finally made it through. Steve held a map in his hands and looked at each one of them.
"How about a sound off from oldest to youngest what animals they want to see?" Bucky suggests, when everyone nods in agreement the bastard turns to Steve with a grin. "Go on." He states and Steve rolls his eyes.
"I'd rather enjoy seeing the baboons." He says with a shrug, turning to Bucky the other grins.
"I'd like to see the Bears." He shrugs, looking to Nick the man snorts a bit.
"My bed." He states but grunts when he feels Phil's elbow in his side. "Fine fine, the wolves." He huffs out in annoyance.
"I'd like to see the Birds" Phil comments, then he smiles at Jemma.
"I wanna see the butterfly tent!" She says excitedly, Leo grins and nods.
"I wanna see the Seals!" Hunter and Clint share a look before excitedly shouting together.
"Lions!" Steve winces at the volume and tells them to calm down. Tony looks up quietly and mumbles a soft.
"Monk'y." Bucky grins and nods a bit. Commenting on how he'd fit right in.
"Penguin's!" Peter voiced excitedly.
"Meerkats please." Bruce mumbles.
"Elephan'" Daisy's voice says sweetly, the adults all smile as Steve starts to look at the map.
"Ok guys so here's what we'll do. We'll start at the birds and butterfly tent because they're so close, then we'll move on to the Seals because they're just past the tents, take a look at the animals as we walk towards the Penguins because their in the same area. Then break for lunch, see the Meerkats, bears and wolves and then finish with the Elephants, Lions, Monkeys and Baboons." He states, nodding in agreement with everyone he grins. "Lets move out then guys."
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The Aviary was filled with colourful birds that flew high above their heads. Daisy and Jemma where captivated whilst Clint and Hunter where clearly bored. Tony and Bruce where babbling away to each other and one glance at Peter told each adult there that he wanted to talk with them too. Steve was busy looking at a few birds that landed close by and was taking in all their details in hope of drawing it later when a startled cry made him turn his head. Tony had a rosella parrot sitting happily on his curly hair and nestling into it to sit, the poor boy looked petrified as he looked to Steve for help. The other adults in their group snapped a few photo's whilst Steve gently shooed the bird away and wiped away a few tears. "It's ok Tony. Look it just wanted to say hi." Steve said gently as the bird perches on his finger, Tony reaches a tentative hand out and brushes some of the feathers on the bird. He lets out an excited giggle and pokes Bruce with his free hand.
"Bruce! touch!" He encouraged and Bruce petted the bird as well a smile on his face. Steve took note that Bucky was taking a few photo's whilst Clint and Hunter where looking at the bird from his side. They spent around ten minutes in that room before making their way to the butterfly corner.
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The room was filled with flowers and Bucky immediately had to take both Tony and Peter out of the room, seeing as all three of them annoyingly suffered from hayfever that acted up pretty badly from just walking near it. "We'll meet you on the other side, I'll take them around to the Bunny corner over there until you're out." He says, watching as Phil switched Peter with Bruce into his pram. Bruce smiled shyly at Daisy who smiled back as well.
"We'll see you in ten minutes ok?" Phil promises and kisses Peter's head, the boy squirms and giggles whilst Bucky does the same to Bruce.
The group soon wonder into the butterfly corner and Steve had never been so happy to be down two littles. Especially when he felt Clint and Hunter pull to check out an Adonis Blue butterfly. Phil was quietly telling the two littles in the stroller about the butterflies they where looking at whilst Fury was listening to his two about the butterfly hatchery that was full of soon to be butterflies. "Papa Look!" Clint said as the butterfly had landed happily on his nose. "I'm Butterfly man now!" He giggles hysterically as the creature flies away, Steve snorts a little and nods.
"I could see that." He says kissing the boys head, Clint squeals and wiggles in his hold and tries to hide behind Hunter. Hunter looks at Steve quietly before jumping when the man starts to tickle his sides, the boy letting out a heart felt giggle as he wiggled under his fingers. "Hiding my son is a tickling offence." He states. "You're lucky I can't get to your belly." He grins watching Hunter blush and laugh. He soon lets go and gives Clint the same treatment. The butterfly room ended with the caregivers giving all of their littles a once over for butterflies.
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The seal tank had Clint and Hunter pressed so close to it that Steve was slightly concerned. Clint pointed at each one when ever it came close, Hunter excitedly started naming them. Daisy was busy trying to get food from Phil who was trying not to give in. Nick was listening again to his 'Smart little munchkins' as they explained swimming patterns for the seals. Bucky was busy getting Bruce and Tony to calm down from excitement and Peter....Peter was staring quietly at them. Steve looked at him with some concern and looked to see Phil trying to keep Daisy calm. He indicates to Fury about his youngest little who nods in understanding. "Peter baby everything ok?" Nick asks walking over to him, his oldest two following behind. Peter blushed darkly and looks at his toes and it takes a moment before Nick clicks on. "You wanna see the seals up close too?" He asks and smiles when Peter nods. Nick lifts the boy out and brings him and the older two over to the glass.
"Look Pete! That's a male seal 'cause he's sooo much bigger than the others. See?" Jemma informed him and Peter nodded. Both the toddlers took his hand and pointed to each animal.
The seals lasted about twenty minutes before moving on to the penguins, Peter clung tightly to Jemma and Leo's hands as they talked about them. Tony and Bruce watched quietly as they swam around the tank, Clint and Hunter where mesmerized by the blue water and the fat animals that swam gracefully. Daisy was starting to complain about food. They spent ten minutes with the penguins before moving on for lunch.
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The meerkats ended up being something they had to drag Bruce away from. The boy was excitedly pointing at each one that Bucky ended up having to put him in the stroller at the 30 minute mark. Bruce didn't enjoy that but with the promise of icecream he agreed to follow them.
The bears and Wolves had decided it wasn't warm enough to be out side and the Lions where off viewing due to a vet check up so the group where a bit sad to have missed it but the moment they got to the Monkey's their hearts melted at the sight of Tony excitedly pointing to them. "Bubby! Bubby! It Clin'!" Tony excalimed and Steve had to brace him self from laughing, Nick snickered a bit as Clint gasped and glared at his baby brother.
"Nu-uh! That' you!" He says with a huff. Tony giggled up at his brother and grinned more.
"Bu' You climb like 'em, An' you fast" He tries to explain and Clint rolls his eyes, rubbing his brothers hair he moves back so Bucky can let him out. They wonder up and down the monkey enclosures as the littles all excited babble to one another, Steve smiles and whispers to Bucky softly.
"I still can't believe this is Tony's first time at a zoo." He says, he'd let Clint and Hunter off leash the same time Fury had let Jemma and Leo. His eyes where trained on all the littles as the strollers laid empty, all of them where huddled around the Capuchin monkeys at the moment. Phil looked over in surprise.
"Really? I thought Howard owned a zoo way back when. Didn't he take Tony there ever?" He asks and Fury scoffs.
"Please. Howard only brought the zoo because Maria wanted it, even then he flat out forbid Tony from going near it. Claiming it would corrupt him, the bastard sold it on Tony's tenth birthday when the boy pleaded for a party there." Nick comments and all the adults glare at the floor.
"Well...At least he's happy now." Steve says smiling as his little boy calls him over. "Coming kiddo." He says happily. "We'll skip the baboons. They all look ready to sleep." He states moving up ahead.
The day was a blast and by the time they got Tony, Clint and Bruce home they where all asleep.
They had enough pictures to make a 'my first zoo trip' scrap book they fully intended on making.