nextgen_holiday (nextgen_holiday) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-09-05 17:49:00

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akilah munroe, anya stark, holiday, inactive - aine gold, inactive - beetle, inactive - hot rod, inactive - james romanov rogers, inactive - molly hayes, inactive - valeria richards, luna maximoff, npc - black widow, npc - james rhodes, npc - tony stark, plot-"body swap", team - avengers, team - thunderbolts, toni rhodes

Labor Day - Avengers
The air was warm and the sun was bright making it a perfect day for a cookout to celebrate Labor Day. Classes would start on the 8th (for those going to college they started a week ago) and it was the last chance to kick back and cut loose before hitting the books.

At the Avengers' Mansion in NYC Jarvis and some helpers he managed to rope into helping with the preparations were busy getting the food ready. Tables had been placed out around the pool and the large grill fired up to get nice and hot. Burgers, hot dogs, sausage, ribs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, salad and fruit salad were just some of the food available to eat. Soda, water, fruit juice and other beverages were on ice.

To help get to know each other the Thunderbolts received an invitation to attend.

It was a day of rest and relaxations for those who put their lives on the line for others.

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	redheadspy 2010-09-06 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha winced at the name. "I thought we agreed not to call him that?" she said. "It won't last long. He's never satisfied for long." She smiled. "Just like someone else I know." "Not yet, but I will get something." She smiled and dropped a kiss on his cheek and went to get a burger. She came back two minutes later and sat down next to him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-06 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Rhodey had been in town to see his daughter (Monica was out at sea again, on a salvage operation. It rarely seemed like they were both in the same place at the same time sometimes.), but was pleased to see Tony and Natasha as well. It had been a while. "Hey you two," he said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-06 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	"James," "Tony" said with a smile. "It's good to see you. I was hoping you'd show up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-06 10:49 pm UTC (link)

"Tasha" is taking a sip of water when "she" hears Rhodey's voice.

There is an immediate spit-take as Tony whirls around to face his friend.

"Oh...hello, Rhodey! We'd love to stay and chat, but we were just leaving." Tony says, emphasizing the words so that Tasha won't start telling Rhodey what's going on. He begins trying to get up from the table, but moving around with Neddie makes things go a little slower than planned.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-09-06 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	Rhodey regarded both of them with a strange look for a moment. "You two feeling okay? I don't think you've ever called me 'James'," he told Tony. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-06 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	"We were not just leaving, darling," Natasha said. "I am in the middle of eating." She smiled at Rhodey. "I'm feeling great. Best I've felt in months." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-06 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, Tony's just been a little under the weather lately. He really needs to go home and lie down. In fact, Neddie and I are really tired, too. We'll just get a plate to go. Oh, and please tell Toni 'Happy Birthday' for us!" Tony says. This is going badly. The longer they stay, the closer Rhodey comes to finding out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-06 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	The little voice in the back of Rhodey's head that told him when Tony was hiding something was starting to speak up, but for some reason, it was almost as if 'tasha was setting it off. "You know, if you two are planning on sneaking off, you should really get your stories straight. You're usually more organized." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-06 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Anthony, what did we say about that name?" Natasha said, clearly irritated. "Nick or Eddie, not Neddie." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-06 11:12 pm UTC (link)

"Well forgive me, Tasha, if I don't want to think about Nick Fury every time I talk to my son!" Tony fires back. Of course, in his mind, she loved that name because it rankled him so much.

Of course, Tony managed to forget that Rhodey was standing there with them for a moment, but that changed immediately.

Along with the fact that Tony and Tasha had each just called each other by the other's name. This was going to go over well.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-09-06 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	He fixed the person who appeared to be Natasha with the look usually reserved for the Stark. "You want to do some explaining, Tony?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-06 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	There would be tears. Natasha just knew it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-06 11:34 pm UTC (link)

I am not going to cry.

"No, Rhodey. I do not want to do any explaining of any sort. In fact, I would like it if you forgot what you are seeing now and didn't mention it to anyone. Not the kids, not Monica, not Toni or Justin, and sure as hell not our kids." Tony says with a Russian accent.

Neddie kicked just then, right in the spleen and Tony had to stop a moment and catch his breath.

I am not going to cry.

"I am going home." Tony says, finally. He wasn't going to burst into tears here in front of everyone. He could certainly get Jarvis to drive him, or get a cab, but he couldn't wait for this play out.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-09-06 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Rhodey would have laughed, but ultimately found that he could not. "Look," he said, more seriously. "My lips are sealed. But what's going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-06 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha grabbed Tony's hand and gave it a squeeze. "Something happened while we were in Martha's Vineyard," Natasha explained. "We woke up one morning in the others body. This isn't easy for Anthony." Somehow she managed to say that with a straight face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-07 12:18 am UTC (link)

"Isn't easy" did not even begin to touch this situation.

"Rhodey, do you have any clue what Monica went through with Toni? Or what other-Pepper went through with Justin? I mean, seriously, man! We have life easy! And don't let anyone tell you different!" Tony rants. He takes a moment to breathe and collect himself.

"You cannot tell anyone about this. Not Pepper, not Reed, not Steve, not even Fury or Hank Pym! I'll lose my man card over this!" Tony says, pleading with his friend.

Yes, he uses the Russian Puppy Dog Eyes on Rhodey.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-09-07 12:26 am UTC (link)
	He's going to be seeing that look in his nightmares. "Tony. When have I ever spilled anything you asked me not to?" Rhodey asked. "I can't... even begin to image what you're going through," he said, "but trust me. I won't breathe a word. And anything I can do to help, I will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-07 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"It's not all bad," Natasha said. "It has its good parts." She squeezed her husband's hand. "He's well taken care of and I get to indulge in chocolate and coffee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-07 12:58 am UTC (link)
	Tony calms himself a little bit and looks at Rhodey. "Tasha is taking good care of me, and except for having my insides battered nightly and having to go the bathroom every half-hour, I'm all right." he says. "The random bouts of crying, however, are an issue." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-09-07 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"I'd say that sounds like taking unfair advantage of the situation, 'tasha, but frankly, I think you'd probably kill me if I did," Rhodey said. A small part of him, listening to Tony's complains, wanted to laugh at Tony. But he had more self-control than that. "It'll work out," he said. "Stuff for people like us always does." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

redheadspy
2010-09-07 01:47 am UTC (link)

"You try living on one cup of coffee a day and see how much you like it," Natasha said. They were all addicted to coffee. It's what made people in the life run.

Natasha turned away and chuckled. She really couldn't help it. It was a little bit amusing.

"It will. We're trying to find Stephen Strange to see if he can help. This has to be magic or a curse or something. You know Tony would have had it figured out if it were science related."

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nextgen_parent
2010-09-07 01:56 am UTC (link)

Tony had to give them credit. They'd gone nearly ten minutes without laughing, which was a relief. Laughing would have made it worse. Apparently, someone, somewhere decided that Tony needed humbling and picked the single best vehicle of vengeance they could find.

When Tasha chuckled, Tony decided to man up and ignore it. He was getting better at controlling himself, though it wasn't ironclad yet.

"I hope so, Rhodey. This will be way too difficult to try to explain to the shareholders. Or anyone.

Not to mention that actually having the baby would just be too disconcerting for words." he says, sitting back down with his hot dogs. The craving had come back with a fury.

"Really, I gotta stop denying myself so much." he says between bites.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-09-07 02:00 am UTC (link)
	Lord. There was a possibility that hadn't occurred to him. Rhodey certainly hoped for Tony's sake it didn't happen. He knew his friend well enough to know he'd never make it. "Well, man, good luck with everything," he said. "And let me know if I can help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-09-07 02:07 am UTC (link)
	Natasha didn't want to see that happen either. Goodness knows what Tony would be like. Just thinking about it gave Natasha a headache. "Just keep things at the company running smoothly so Tony doesn't worry or stress out. Keeping him calm is keep." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2010-09-07 02:53 am UTC (link)

Tony enjoys his hot dogs while Eddie kicks happily inside. At least, he thinks it's happily and not baby code for "Oh God stop with the relish and sauerkraut!". Though, being half-Tasha, Tony supposed that could be part of it, too.

"I will do my best to remain perfectly calm and collected for as long as this lasts." Tony says.

"In fact, can someone help me waddle down to the lab? I'd like to do some work because that always relaxes me, and I want Eddie to see what his old man is capable of." Tony tells them.

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