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family reunion

╒ "You want to know why I do what I do? It's because I know exactly what it's like to have nothing. If I can stop other people from feeling that way then there's no discussion."╛

Tony and Pepper walk through the park together. It's a beautiful day. They've had a lot of these lately. Ever since the Sokovia Accords, life has been relatively quiet. No big baddies to fight. So Tony took the opportunity before he was thrust into another fight. He proposed to the love of his life. And while this peace is here, he just wants one more thing.

"Look, you know how you're having a dream, and in the dream you gotta pee?" Tony asks out of the blue.

Pepper nods, not really sure where he's going with this, "Yeah sure."

"Okay, and then you're like, 'Oh my god, there's no bathroom, what am I gonna do?', 'Oh! Someone's watching,' I' m gonna go in my pants.'"

Pepper slowly nods along trying to catch onto his train of thought, "Right. And then you wake up, and in real life, you actually have to pee."

"Right! That's the point I'm trying to make," Tony clasps his hands together. "Apropos of that, last night, I dreamt, we had a kid. So real. We named him after your eccentric uncle. Uh, what was his name?"

Pepper stops walking, not completely sure where this is coming from, "Right."

Tony claps his hands together with a small snap, "Morgan!"

"So you woke up, and thought that we were..."

"Expecting," Tony finishes.

"Hmm. Yeah. How's Emily doing by the way?"

"I see where you're going with that but it's not my fault she doesn't know how to use a phone. She's fine though, she can handle herself. I don't have to worry about her. She's tough."

Pepper unties Tony's jacket and taps the blue device on his chest, " If you wanted to have a kid, you wouldn't have done that."

"I'm glad you brought this up, 'cause it's nothing...It's just a housing unit for nanoparticles."

Pepper chuckles lightly, "It's not helping your case. You don't need that."

Tony sighs, "I know. I had the surgery. I'm just trying to protect us. The future uses, and that's it. Just in case there's a monster in the closet, instead of, you know..."

"Shirts?" Pepper suggests.

"You know me so well. You finish all my sentences. You know what there should be? No more surprises. We're gonna have a nice dinner tonight. Show off this Harry Winston. Right? And we should have no more surprises. Ever. I should promise you."

"Yes."

Tony kisses Pepper, "I will."

An orange portal opens before the couple. Dr. Strange steps out," Tony Stark, I'm Doctor Stephen Strange. I need you to come with me." He takes note of Tony's defensive stance and realizes if he didn't show that he didn't mean any  harm then this could end very violent, "Oh, uh, congratulations on the wedding, by the way."

Tony relaxes but is still defensive, not trusting the strange magic man, "I'm sorry, you giving out tickets or something?"

"We need your help. Look, it's not overselling to say that the fate of the universe is at stake," Strange warns in a low voice.