“They won’t have their powers still, will they? Like, I’m not about to get some super-soldier gerbil that can punch its way out of a cage, or the most terrifying telekinetic rabbit in existence…?”
“No, Mr. Stark. The super powers will not carry over to their animal forms. Miss Maximoff is a worry, as hers is mentally linked, but so far we have not had any trouble with the others.”
“I will care for Wanda, if her powers are a concern,” Vision said, bowing his head.
“Just…don’t get smashed through the floor this time, please. I hate dealing with repair crews,” Tony muttered, turning back to the nurse. “How many of them are there, total?”
“Eight.”
“Hm. That could be a problem. There’s five of us, plus I called Laura to come get Clint. That leaves two. Someone’s going to have to take multiple. At least for now.”
He looked around, one eyebrow raised in question, and the others all looked away.
“…what, no takers?”
“I’ll have enough trouble getting Aunt May to let me have one pet…” Peter muttered, looking at his feet.
“And I only have international travel permission for one,” T’Challa added.
Tony frowned. He had been hoping the Wakandan king would take at least two…
“Okay, so a ‘no’ for Parker and His Royal Catness. Vision, you’ll probably have your hands full as it is, and Laura’s got the kids to worry about as well,” Tony said, ticking off his fingers as he turned a glance toward the remaining member, ignoring T’Challa’s half-hearted scowl at the nickname.
“Rhodes?”
“Tony, I’m gonna have enough trouble looking after myself,” the man said with a raised brow. “You’re adding an animal to the mix. I definitely can’t take two.”
“Guess that means I’m the lucky winner,” Tony quipped with a wry smile, crossing his arms and sitting back down. “Yay!”
He would have to tell Friday to have the mansion prepared for multiple new pets.
He’d already prepared one room for whichever Avenger he’d wind up taking home, and had a hold on pet supplies at the store – everything from a hamster ball to a dog bed big enough for a Great Dane – that he planned to sort through and have shipped as soon as he knew what type of animal he was getting.
Now all that was left to do was figure out who was going home with who.
Tony didn’t trust himself with Barnes just yet - even as an animal - so the Winter Soldier would have to go to one of the others.
Not T’Challa, though.
Despite what the king had said, Tony didn’t quite trust him with Barnes yet, either.
Maybe Parker.
Now that Tony thought about it, this was probably a good time to discuss that…
Tony cleared his throat, folding his hands together with a clap.
“So…does anyone else want the scary, potentially-magic animal? Or have we all agreed that Vision is taking her?”
FILL: Shifted (5/?)
“No, Mr. Stark. The super powers will not carry over to their animal forms. Miss Maximoff is a worry, as hers is mentally linked, but so far we have not had any trouble with the others.”
“I will care for Wanda, if her powers are a concern,” Vision said, bowing his head.
“Just…don’t get smashed through the floor this time, please. I hate dealing with repair crews,” Tony muttered, turning back to the nurse. “How many of them are there, total?”
“Eight.”
“Hm. That could be a problem. There’s five of us, plus I called Laura to come get Clint. That leaves two. Someone’s going to have to take multiple. At least for now.”
He looked around, one eyebrow raised in question, and the others all looked away.
“…what, no takers?”
“I’ll have enough trouble getting Aunt May to let me have one pet…” Peter muttered, looking at his feet.
“And I only have international travel permission for one,” T’Challa added.
Tony frowned. He had been hoping the Wakandan king would take at least two…
“Okay, so a ‘no’ for Parker and His Royal Catness. Vision, you’ll probably have your hands full as it is, and Laura’s got the kids to worry about as well,” Tony said, ticking off his fingers as he turned a glance toward the remaining member, ignoring T’Challa’s half-hearted scowl at the nickname.
“Rhodes?”
“Tony, I’m gonna have enough trouble looking after myself,” the man said with a raised brow. “You’re adding an animal to the mix. I definitely can’t take two.”
“Guess that means I’m the lucky winner,” Tony quipped with a wry smile, crossing his arms and sitting back down. “Yay!”
He would have to tell Friday to have the mansion prepared for multiple new pets.
He’d already prepared one room for whichever Avenger he’d wind up taking home, and had a hold on pet supplies at the store – everything from a hamster ball to a dog bed big enough for a Great Dane – that he planned to sort through and have shipped as soon as he knew what type of animal he was getting.
Now all that was left to do was figure out who was going home with who.
Tony didn’t trust himself with Barnes just yet - even as an animal - so the Winter Soldier would have to go to one of the others.
Not T’Challa, though.
Despite what the king had said, Tony didn’t quite trust him with Barnes yet, either.
Maybe Parker.
Now that Tony thought about it, this was probably a good time to discuss that…
Tony cleared his throat, folding his hands together with a clap.
“So…does anyone else want the scary, potentially-magic animal? Or have we all agreed that Vision is taking her?”