I'm Iron Man, And I'm Agent Coulson

Chapter 56 She's Alive

"It wasn't easy, she was touch and go there for a bit, but she's alive, and the doctor's finally have her stabilized. She's pretty busted up though, and Cho gave me her prognosis, and list of (y/n)'s injuries," Bruce commented, finally noticing the other people in the room, "Barton, James, Na..Natasha."
Tony didn't comment on the obvious blush that crept up Bruce's neck when he saw Natasha, nor the small stutter, that he was sure everyone caught.
"Bruce," Nat jested, "still tall, dark and handsome."
"Really?" Clint cautioned, rolling his eyes, "now?"
"How busted up is she, Banner?" Tony snapped, tapping his feet against the linoleum.

"Like I said, they're pretty extensive, but she's gonna make it, so just try not to freak out, like I did," Bruce mentioned, and raised an eyebrow at Tony.
"That's not really helping us here Bruce," Natasha scoffed before Tony could.
"Yah, I just heard it, but uh, her jaw's broken, she's missing quite a few teeth, plus a fractured collar bone, three broken ribs, punctured lung, and ruptured spleen. Her larynx is also badly bruised and her throat was nearly swollen shut," Bruce answered as lightly as he could, "she was also bleeding internally, all of us were quite surprised she managed to pull through," he yawned and took a seat on one of the comfortable chairs, "Medstar has some of the best general surgeons, but Cho called a few colleagues in to help. They've already stitched up her spleen, and lung, but they're gonna go back in once her numbers look a little better. Doctor Cho knows a well respected oral surgeon, he just came in and looked at her x-rays, and has agreed to fix her jaw and replace her missing teeth, as soon as she's moved from the ICU. The rest, Cho said she'll be able to speed up the healing process, but she's going to be layed up for quite a while. She's alive and expected to make it, so all of you can relax, she surprised us though, and put up quite a fight to stay alive."
Tony's shoulders instantly relaxed, and the relief nearly drove him to his knees. She was alive...
"Jesus...are you sure she's gonna make it?" Rhodes asked, not quite believing she was alright after the long list Banner gave.
"Yes, but like I said, we were all shocked she pulled through," Bruce reiterated, "Ellen has made quite a few medical leaps this past year, and has worked on (y/n) before, in New Mexico, so she should respond well to the graft treatment.."
"I'm sorry, what? What happened in New Mexico?" Rhodes asked and looked at both Natasha and Clint.
"Oh..you mean she didn't tell you either," Tony scoffed and crossed his unsteady arms over his chest, "that figures, but apparently (y/n) almost died there too, yah, taking on some Asgardian Robot, and helping Thor.." he muttered petulantly, as Romanoff rolled her eyes.
"She what!?" James shouted, and leaned against the wall, "when she gets up..nope, help me lock her ass up, and throw away the key, I think I'm gonna throw up..."
"And that's our queue to leave, thank's Bruce," Natasha sighed, and flipped Tony off, "Clint, let's go, call us if anything changes, we'll be back later, and I'll bring you guys some food."
"And where the hell you going now?" Tony asked.
"To let the world know the Avengers are still here, plus I just dumped every available file SHIELD/Hydra had, onto the web. We have lots of damage control to do, and without Fury or SHIELD, we need to figure out what we're gonna do, and where we're going to go," she stated, heading for the double doors that led out to the main wing of the hospital, "someone has to keep fighting, and we're all that's left for now.."

Tony sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, "after New York, half my tower was remodeled to make room for all of you, just in case of an emergency, well, everything's still there, waiting..."
"Wait, are you offering?" Clint asked, surprised, by the invitation. Last he heard Stark had blown up his suits, taken out his reactor and became more involved with his Foundation, but here he was offering his Tower as a place of refuge.
"I guess I am," Tony shrugged, ignoring Rhodes open mouth, "I'm part of this team too, consultant or not, and if (y/n) decides to keep fighting, then you'll need all the help you can get, plus, who else is gonna bankroll you guys, and deck you out in all the latest technical fashions..."
Tony was probably overstepping boundaries, but he didn't care, and with SHIELD gone, that only left the Avengers to fight whatever came next.
Maybe he was rushing forward, but he refused to look back, now that he knew (y/n) was alive.
"Wait.. I'm sorry, but when did this happen?" Clint asked exasperated, "I go on mission for a few weeks, then come back and everything's on fire, Steve's layed up, Fury's gone, you and (y/n), I mean jesus Christ, what the hell did I miss? I thought..don't you have a girlfriend?"
"We can talk about it later, right now we need to go, we left a lot of lose ends, and they need to be tied, pfff, I'm surprised we were able to stay this long without being brought in by the World Council, or Security Council," Nat admonished, thankfully pulling Clint out the door, before Tony's harsh retort rolled off his lips.