Masking My Life

Chapter Twenty Seven~N.Y.C Battle Royal

Tony arrives at Stark Towers, landing his suit and goes through the gauntlet and unsuits himself.

Loki looks up at him, smiling. They proceed to walk into the penthouse. Loki walks in, holding the scepter. Tony casually walks down the steps, towards the bar. "Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity." says Loki.

"Uh...actually, I'm planning to threaten you." says Tony bluntly.

"You should have left your armor on for that."

"Yeah, it's seen a bit of mileage. You've got the blue stick of destiny. Would you like a drink?"                         

"Stalling me won't change anything."

"No, no, no! Threatening. No drink? You sure? I'm having one."

"The Chitauri are coming, nothing will change that. What have I to fear?"

"THE AVENGERS." says Tony casual.

Loki looks at him, confused "It's what we call ourselves, sort of like a team. 'EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES' type of thing." explains Tony, Loki gets it now "Yes, I've met them."

Tony looks to him smiling "Yeah, takes us a while to get any traction, I'll give you that one. But, let's do a head count here. Your brother, the demi-God; a super soldier, a living legend who kind of lives up to the legend; a man with breath-taking anger management issues; a women, very powerful, you could learn a thing or two; a couple of master assassins, and you, big fella, you've managed to piss off every single one of them."

Loki nods "That was the plan."

Tony gives a fake smile shaking his head "Not a great plan. When they come, and they will, they'll come for you." From underneath the bar table, Tony pulls on tracking bracelets, a honing device.

"I have an army." says Loki.

"We have a HULK." says Tony.

"I thought the beast had wandered off."

"You're missing the point. There's no throne, there is no version of this, where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you. Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damned well sure we'll avenge it."

Loki slowly walks up to Tony; raising the scepter "How will your friends have time for me, when they're so busy fighting you?" Loki says tapping Tony on the chest with his scepter.

PING!

Nothing.

Confused, Loki tires again.

PING!

NOTHING.

"It should work." says Loki.

Tony nods his head starting "Well, performance issues. You know?"

In anger, Loki grabs Tony by the throat and flings him across the room. Loki grabs Tony by the throat again. "You will all fall before me." says Loki. He throws Tony out the window. Tony free falls down the tower. From behind Loki, an panel opens and a red pod shoots out.

The pod laser signals the tracking bracelets on Tony. The pod begins to transform into the MARK VII suit. It latches onto Tony. He flies up before he hits the ground or the gazing people. Loki looks up, angry and sees in Tony's hands are gloves, Illisha out of no where appears behind Loki, the gloves fly out of Tony's grip past Loki onto the girls hands "And there's one other person you pissed off! His name was Phil." she says.

Loki raises the scepter. Illisha fires at Loki, sending him on his ass. Illisha walks past him over to Tony "I'll be right out just let me do one thing."