Avengers - Time Rift: Iron Maiden

Chapter 6 - Lightning Does Strike Twice

Tonya looked around the corner and down the hall from her lab "Juliet, scan for occupants" she said quietly as she made her way back inside pulling two cases out from under one of the workstations. "Only Darcy Lewis is currently on the premises Miss and is currently located in the main lab" Juliet responded as Tonya made her way down the hall to the elevator that led to the common room of the Avenger's base. "Perfect. Let me know if anyone enters the building, we need to keep this on the down-low. If anyone catches on it could cause some serious issues" the younger Romanov said as she popped open the latches on the cases she had carried in. "Of course Miss. I'll let you know if any unauthorized individuals enter the premises" Juliet replied. "Begin operation Window Replacement" Tonya said as she pulled the Gretsch Black Penguin guitar out of it's case gently caressing it before plugging it into the extravagant sound system Stark was so fond of with a loud electronic squeal "Lewis never comes up here alone anyway, so we're good to go. Let's do a little classic rock. How about AC/DC ... 'Rock Your Heart Out'?" she asked. "An excellent choice" Jarvis answered as Tonya pulled up the mic and plugged it in. "Jarvis you naughty boy, you coming to the dark side? Don't worry, it's our little secret. OK, I got lead and vocals, Jarvis you take base and Juliet that leaves, well, everything else since this is old hat to you" the redhead said with a grin. "Stark paid a ton for this guitar, even if he doesn't know it yet, be a shame to not get his money worth out of it so lets rattle some glass. HIT ME!" she shouted as the opening measures filled the room and she immediately joined in.

Darcy Lewis made her way to the common room, her curiosity roused by the loud squelch she had heard when Tonya plugged the guitar into the amplifier, and peek in the door. This was the first time she'd seen Tonya smile let alone look like she was enjoying herself not that Lewis was around the her that often but she had a feeling it was an uncommon occurrence. Darcy leaned in a bit to get a closer look as she smiled to herself watching the normally closed off and seemingly unapproachable Iron Maiden singing and playing the guitar under the assumption no one could see her. Tonya's hair was pulled back in a simple pony tail and she wore a dark blue sports bra and hip hugging low rider jeans with flared legs that fluttered around her bare feet as she moved with the music. "It's so simple but amazing and ... untamed but beautiful" Lewis thought as she took a step into the room. She thought her heart would stop as she moved behind Tonya unnoticed and stood next to the microphone almost not conscious of her own voice singing along until the redhead spun around with a look of surprise but not missing a beat. Darcy felt more at ease as Tonya smiled for a moment giving a nod toward the microphone stand and she started to shimmy and dance in place as her head bounced to the rhythm and she abandoned herself to the moment and the music. "Rock your little, rock your little, rock your little heart out!" they both sang into the mic as the music began to fill the entire base and the volume increased shaking the windows. Darcy's hips rolled and she was almost yelling as she sang "Got everything you want, got everything you need" before Tonya pulled the mic away, the look she gave Darcy making her knees go weak for a moment as she finished the verse "Don't worry about the cost, just sell your soul to me". Tonya stepped back as she played the solo as Darcy looked on in surprise never having thought the Iron Maiden to be the kind of person to play an instrument let alone play it surprisingly well, although the guitar seemed to be a good fit for her personality in her opinion. The women hopped and shimmied in sync as they screamed "You gotta ... put your foot down ... beat your chest hard ... blow your brains out ... feel her shout loud!" both of them smiling widely as the song came to a close "You gotta rock your little heart right ... right out!".

Both Darcy and Tonya's attention snapped to the doorway as the applause started and Tony stepped into the room first clapping his hands together "First off ... BUSTED! Second, this is what my contributions are paying for, really? But seriously, it's nice to see you doing something other than bench pressing buicks , blowing things up, punching people in the face or otherwise showing me up. Although I expect to be invited next time there's a jam session ... I'll bring my kazoo, I also heard Thor plays a mean tambourine. And did anyone know the Iron Maiden was capable of having fun, seriously? Never mind. Carry on" he said waving his hand as he made his way to the bar and poured himself a scotch. Jane Foster blinked in disbelief before staring at Darcy hardly believing what she'd just seen causing her assistant to raise an eyebrow as she spoke "What? I have a smart phone with itunes ... and you can stop the gawking anytime now, kinda creepy". Bruce made his way to the couch passing Tonya who gave him a wink "Hulk-smash big green" she said, the high five missed up top and their hands slapped together at the bottom of the motion as they passed one another. "I think it's nice to see her cut loose a little. It makes her more Tonya and less Iron Maiden" he said quietly as he took a seat and was joined by Natasha. Tony looked at Bruce "Really? Secret handshake? Why wasn't I informed of the secret handshake? I want a secret handshake. Did I miss the secret handshake meeting? Jarvis, was there a memo about the secret handshake?". "Apparently you are not on the cool kids list sir" Jarvis answered causing a round of laughter to fill the room and even Tony had to chuckle at the retort running his fingers though his hair as he replied "Touche. You're all fired, get out". Thor took off his sport coat and adjusted the thin sweater beneath it "I was not aware Darcy had such a strong voice. Also Tonya appears to be quite proficient in the hard rolling of the rock" he said raising his fist in the air and smiling quite pleased with his use of the terminology. Tonya snickered giving the Asgardian a friendly punch to the chest "Close, but not quite there Thunderlocks. 'A' for effort though" she said making her way to the bar and pouring herself a drink from a large green glass jug marked 'Home Brew' before taking a seat in a chair opposite Stark. "Why did none of us know she played the guitar?" Tony asked as Phil raised his hand not taking his eyes off his Blackberry "I knew" he replied. Tonya shrugged "It's not a big thing, I just play in a little band now and then". Tony raised an eyebrow "I didn't hear anything about a band". Once again Coulson raised his hand "I knew. Saw them last week. Got a T-shirt" he said in his characteristically monotone voice as he stood up "She plays again in three weeks". Coulson opened the door to the hall raising his hand over his head holding up the rock n roll devil's horns "Rock on" he added closing the door behind him. "Speaking of the rolling of the rock" he said giving her a inquisitive look "how long have you been abusing my sound system?". Tonya huffed slightly "Always a kill joy Stark". Pepper sat down next to Tony quickly covering his mouth with her hand as she smiled "I think it's wonderful you have a hobby, you really should play more often and that's one of Tony's favorite genres". Stark sighed "Well I do enjoy my roll being rock hard, that being said just pick up your toys when you're done playing with them, and if I hear any rap you're grounded. We'll have no debauchery around here ... unless I'm the cause of it" he said as he raised his glass before finishing it off. Darcy sat on the arm of the chair next to Tonya and picked up her glass taking a small sip almost gagging on the home distilled liquor it contained as she coughed harshly "Oh honey. This is what? Jet fuel and Asgardian engine degreaser? NOT so much for human consumption" she said in a raspy voice as she put the glass back in Tonya's hand and leaned against her slightly resting her arm on the back of the chair. Natasha smiled and rolled her eyes "Anyone have a tracking number for this ship?" she asked causing Thor to run to the window and look outside shouting excitedly "Ship? Has Anthony procured us a sea going vessel? I would very much enjoy fishing with Phil, Son of Coul, for these fish of swords I have heard of. Truly a quarry worthy of a pair such as us, although we will undoubtedly emerge victorious". Tonya laughed holding her fingers open slightly "And again, missed it by this much" she said as she stood up and made her way to the door picking up her amp and guitar on the way. She looked back over her shoulder at Darcy with a smile "That was fun, we should do it again sometime cuteness. Drop by my room if you're ever in the mood." she said as she left the room. Darcy blushed brightly as she stood "Yeah, mood ... I mean work ... work things like ... carbon dating, cataloging items, dying of embarrassment. Take your pick. Have to go ... NOW!" she squeaked as she shuffled out of the room and ran back to the lab. Jane laughed as she dropped into Thor's lap in the chair he now sat in having given up on looking for the Avenger's new boat "It's nice to see Tonya found someone she might consider more friend than ally" she said "And it's not every day we see Darcy let her hair down like that". Thor rubbed his chin for a moment "But Darcy Lewis frequently wears her hair unrestrained, does she not?" he asked with a bewildered look. Banner looked at Thor mimicking Tonya's earlier motion holding his fingers an inch apart and whispering "This much" before turning his attention to Tony with a smirk "You do realize you have to buy a fishing boat now, right?".