Tony's panic attacks

The prank

Tony yawned softly, waking up. he stretched and sat up, looking around.

"Brucey?" Tony ask getting up. he frowned getting up, searching the tower quickly. "you guys seen Bruce?" Tony ask. the team shook their heads. "hey where's Phil?" Tony ask.

"dunno he was gone when I got up this morning. maybe their hanging out." Steve shrugged.

"whats that taped to your back?" Clint ask. Tony looked confused, reaching around. he managed to grab the note off his back. Tony looked down at it.

"do what we demand and get him back by sundown?" Tony ask. Steve got up and grabbed the note.

"is this a kidnapping note?" Steve ask. Tony's eye's widened and he took off running around the building, looking like a lunatic, while searching for Bruce.

"Bruce! Bruce this isn't funny! come on!" Tony shouted. the others watched Tony zoom around the tower looking for Bruce desperately. he froze in the living room.

"code yellow imminent." Jarvis barley managed to get the words out before Tony collapsed. they all ran over, panic on their faces.

*with Bruce*

Bruce was losely tied up, but he laughed.

"Phil, what is this?" Bruce ask.

"it's an escape room." Phil laughed, hanging upside down from the ceiling. "the guys said you might need a break from Tony every now and then and ask me to take you to have some fun." Phil smiled. Bruce wiggled his ropes free and ran over to Phil, untying him quickly.

"and what are they going to do with Tony all day?" Bruce ask.

"they said they were gonna pull a small prank on him." Phil replied, getting up from the ground after Bruce untied him. Bruce paused and looked worried.

"nothing with water right? because he's just starting to drink water again." Bruce said.

"nah, I went over all the safety precautions with them, they agreed, but wouldn't tell me what the prank was." Phil shrugged. he paused when his cell phone went off. he answered. "oh hey Steve, whats up?" Phil ask. Bruce watched him curiously as a look of horror crossed his face, he got a dread feeling in his gut.

"Phil, whats wrong?" Bruce ask, trying to mask the panic in his voice. Phil hung up.

"we need to get you back to the tower now! that prank they pulled on Tony? was a bad idea. they told him you were kidnapped!" Phil said.

"THEY DID WHAT!?" Bruce growled, his eye's turning green. he turned and ran out of the emergency exit, Phil followed behind him. he needed to get to Tony before he got bad.

*tower*

Bruce had never ran so fast in his life, bursting into the tower. it appeared Tony had just woken up from his first panic attack and was in the middle of another, Steve was holding him trying to calm him down.

"get away from him!" Bruce growled, his skin a light green color, almost matching the green in his eye's. Steve moved away quickly while Bruce grabbed Tony. "what the hell is wrong with you idiots!? pretending I'd been kidnapped as a prank!? he was kidnapped and tortured! did you forget that!?" Bruce screamed, pulling Tony close.

"we thought it would be funny. we didn't think he'd have a panic attack." Clint replied.

"you didn't think at all!" Bruce hissed. Phil was on Bruce's side, glaring at them, including Steve.

"Bruce is right. you all should be ashamed of yourselves, and you tricked me into helping!" Phil shouted.

"make him some tea." Bruce told Phil. Phil ran to the kitchen. Bruce leaned down to whisper to Tony, so only he'd hear. "it's alright Tony. I'm right here. I wasn't kidnapped. it's okay." Brue soothed him gently. Tony, tears pouring down his face, clung to Bruce. Bruce swore Tony'd never dug his nails into him so hard in his life, nails nearly scraping his bones as he held on. he could hear the blood dripping from his back onto the floor. Tony's entire body was more tense then should've been physically possible. Bruce kissed his temple, continuing to try and sooth him gently. Tony sobbed into his shirt, clinging to Bruce as though his life depended on it. the others watched, realizing just what exactly they'd done to the inventor. Phil came back with a cup of tea and knelt on the other side of Tony, who coward closer to Bruce. Phil didn't bother to move, simply sat there holding the tea. he knew Tony would take it when he was ready. "it's gonna be okay Tony. it's alright. I'm not missing or kidnapped. I'm right here." Bruce said. Phil listened quietly, being the only one close enough to hear it other then Tony.

"hows his pulse rate?" Phil ask.

"don't know. I don't want to move my arms and find out." Bruce replied. Phil reached forward slightly, as if asking Bruce's permission to check. Bruce nodded at him and Phil reached forward feeling Tony's neck. Tony whimpered softly.

"still erratic." Phil said. Bruce nodded and held Tony tighter.

"it's okay Tony." Bruce soothed. Tony shook his head and, unable to stop himself, vomited all over him, Bruce, and the floor. Bruce grimaced slightly, but it could've been worse, Tony could've peed himself. he much preferred vomit to piss. "alright Tony come on." Bruce said softly, shifting his grip on Tony. his arms turned slightly green and he scooped Tony up gently. "one of you idiots clean that up. Phil, come on, I'm gonna need help and right now, you're the only one I trust." Bruce said. Phil nodded and got up, still holding the tea. Bruce looked down at Tony, who's sobs had quieted down into soft sniffles and hiccups, and kissed his head. Tony simply closed his eye's and held tighter. Bruce and Phil stepped into the elevator and the doors closed.

"what do you need my help with?" Phil ask.

"we're both going to need showers." Bruce said.

"if you clean him and pass him to me, I'll get him dressed." Phil offered.

"thanks." Bruce replied. Phil nodded. "also, sorry. you're gonna see a whole lot of me and Tony that you probably don't want to see." Bruce added.

"honestly, right now, don't care." Phil replied. "besides, this entire team has seen your naked body more then they've seen their own." Phil reminded. Bruce nodded as they stepped out of the elevator.

"this is true." Bruce muttered. he carried Tony into the bathroom, setting him down on the tiles. they knelt beside him, gently prying his clothes off until the dazed man lay naked. Bruce hefted him onto his feet, Phil propping him up while Bruce took his own clothes off. "his clothes are in the left side of the dresser." Bruce told him, scooping Tony up and stepping into the shower with him. Phil nodded and turned, leaving the bathroom quickly. Tony looked up at Bruce and sniffled. "okay Tony, I'm going to turn on the water." Bruce said. Tony held tightly to him, but nodded. Bruce let go of Tony's legs, but held his upper body tightly to his chest, and turned on the water. he was bent over Tony in such a way that only a few drops hit him, while the rest poured down his back. Tony didn't flinch at the water, that was a good sign. he held tightly to Bruce, letting his boyfriend clean him up. "Phil!" Bruce called. Phil came back in, holding a towel. he offered it to Tony, who simply stared at him.

"um..." Phil said looking at Bruce.

"he's off in his own little world, just wrap it around him." Bruce replied, helping Tony out of the shower. Phil nodded, wrapping the towel around Tony carefully. he then led him to his bedroom, to dress him. Bruce cleaned himself quickly, drying off and getting dressed. when he came out Tony was dressed and holding onto Phil tightly. Phil was simply petting his hair.

"he said he didn't care that I wasn't Bruce." Phil said. Bruce nodded.

"he just wanted someone to hold onto." Bruce replied, sitting down. Tony looked at Bruce, immediately letting go of Phil and latching onto him. Bruce laid with Tony, holding him tightly. "you didn't know about the prank right?" Bruce ask.

"I didn't know this was what they meant by prank." Phil said. Bruce nodded.

"okay. thank you for helping me." Bruce said. Phil shook his head.

"don't thank me. I helped them." Phil sighed.

"not intentionally. you didn't know what kind of prank it was." Bruce replied. Phil nodded and watched Tony cling to Bruce. there would be nightmares tonight, probably bad ones.

"mind if I crash on the couch in here tonight?" Phil ask. Bruce looked at him confused, but Phil looked down at Tony. Bruce realized Phil wanted to stay in case he needed help with Tony again. he nodded.

"yeah sure." Bruce replied. Phil nodded and offered Tony the cup of tea. Tony looked at it and sat up, grabbing the cup with shaky hands. Phil didn't let go until he was sure Tony had a hold of it. he sipped it and looked at Bruce, who took the tea from him gently. he sat it down as Tony wrapped his arms tightly around him.

"they told me you'd been kidnapped." Tony whispered softly. Bruce kissed his head and hugged him.

"I know. it's okay. I was never kidnapped, me and Phil were hanging out." Bruce said. Tony nodded and curled up. they laid back, all knowing Tony would eventually fall asleep. as they fell asleep on the bed, while Phil crashed on the couch. it was going to be a long night.