Tesseract Child

Santa and the Pancakes

(I tried really hard to get to the end in one chapter but gave up at over 4000 words. Sorry. You'll have to put up with me for at least one week more.)

Because Nick Fury was a hero for a long time and I like pancakes.

Robin took one last look to the north, then listening to Ironman pacing and talking frantically with Shield, he went back to his room and got his Robin cloths on. He looked for Bear panicking a little when he didn't see him.

When he got back to the launch platform, Ironman asked why he was all dressed up.

"Mr. Stark, I'm pretty sure I scared the government very badly bringing help from my world. Do you know where Bear is?"

Ironman shook his head no. "Fury really, do you think someone would appear unconscious, in the Arctic on purpose?" He was still talking on the radio with Shield and couldn't give Robin his full attention.

Armored assault vehicles, helicopters and soldiers were descending on the tower. The Helicarrier had still been parked in the harbor from the last portal test. Robin went and sat crisscross against in the corner of the Ironman launch pad, out of the way but where he could still see. He had hoped either Superman or a few more Avengers could have gotten back before Shield arrived. Ironman was watching him with his angry looking glowing robot eyes.

"Kiddo, can you scoot a little further from the edge of the platform for me?" Ironman asked.

"We need the boy to come with us," declared one of the armed soldiers.

"Can I just say H-E double hockey sticks NO," answered Ironman evenly.

"It's okay Mr. Stark," spoke Robin quietly. "Two surprise gates and a flying stranger is pretty scary. I don't mind going with them. I pretty sure as long as they let Dr. Banner take care of Kid Flash, Superman will come and talk with them too."

"It isn't okay," protested Ironman. His suit was detecting the child's elevated heart rate. The soldier's heart rates were elevated too. Jumpy soldiers and a terrified child pretending to be calm was anything but all right. There was even one idiot; "Stop pointing the rifle at the five year old, moron! It's loaded. He's just sitting there trying to talk me into cooperating with you."

Director Nick Fury came a few minutes later. The perpetually frowning Ironman suit leveled it's glare on him.

"Stark, this is out of my hands. These orders come from above me. It was either tow the line or get out of the way."

"I'm sorry I caused so much trouble for you Sir," Robin spoke.

"If you could let me talk to the folks on the other side, I'm sure we could clear this all up," tried Fury.

"One of them is coming back in a little while from retrieving my friend whose hurt. You can talk to him," offered Robin.

"They don't want to talk to one of the foot soldiers son."

"My name is Robin. I'm not your son. Superman is not a foot soldier," Robin frowned at the director.

Black Widow and Hawkeye returned next, then came Superman carrying Kid Flash. Superman could see how tense the situation was so he made his final approach very slow and careful. Dr. Banner pushed his way up from the infirmary pulling a gurney, having been waiting for Jarvis to alert him on Superman's return.

Dr. Banner his eyes illuminated with green had green veins running up and down his arms. As he pushed through the soldiers he grabbed the rifle from the soldier who kept pointing his gun at Robin and bent the thing in half. "Get out. I'm trying very hard right now not to loose my temper," Banner warned the soldier.