nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-07 20:20:00

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inactive - swashbuckler, npc - nick fury, npc - tony stark

Bad News Bearers
Tony, for once, was enjoying a quiet afternoon on the couch while Tasha took Eddie out to fill his head with all kinds of craziness under the guise of shopping. When they got back, Tony was gong have to spend time finding out what his wife was telling their son, and slowly explaining to him that Mommy liked to embellish certain things...unless they were compliments about Tony.

Those would be treated as gospel, Tony decided.

When the knock at the door came, Tony figured it was one of the kids coming to visit Tasha, though she usually kept them informed of her whereabouts.

Of course, the moment he opened the door, he really wished it /had/ been one of the kids.

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	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"Stark," Nick said when Tony answered the door. "We need to talk an' I came t' see my namesake." Nick hated delivering bad news and this definitely classified as bad news. (Reply to this)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-02-08 03:15 am UTC (link)

"Eddie's out with his mother, Nick, so he's not going to learn the fine art of checking up on people or being a grumpy old man today." Tony says, stepping aside to let Nick enter.

"We're still working on the Maggie situation, if you're here for an update. Though, I gave that information to the person you've had hovering around us recently, so I thought you'd have it by now." Tony says.

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	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:25 am UTC (link)
	"I ain't here about that," Nick said as he entered. "Somethin' else ya ain't gonna like." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"Let me guess. Something came up and you're here to beg me to get Tasha to suit up just /one more time/? You're fightin' that battle yourself, Nick. I'm not getting involved." Tony says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"Nope," he said. "Ya might want t' get involved when it concerns yer kid. Talkin' 'bout the redhead one. Temujin escaped S.H.I.E.L.D. custody an' ya don't need me tellin' ya what that could mean for yer girl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-02-08 03:37 am UTC (link)

Tony doesn't miss a beat.

"Sorry, Nick. My hearing is getting old in my advanced age. I thought I heard you say that Temujin, the man who has violated my daughter more than once, managed to escape the custody of the best-equipped organization on the planet.

Feel free to correct me and say that you meant that you're the reason Pittsburgh lost last night." Tony says, his expression hard.

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	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:39 am UTC (link)
	"Ya head me," Nick grumbled. "I don't like it any more than you do. We'll be keepin' an eye out for him an' keepin' an eye on yer kid. Just in case." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:42 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry, Nick, but that's not enough for me. This /psycho/ has come after my daughter every time he's gotten loose and he's got a disturbing habit of succeeding. How did this happen? How long ago?" Tony asks. "And who do you have looking for him?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:45 am UTC (link)
	Nick sighed. He knew this wasn't going to be easy. He didn't blame Stark though. Nick would be the same if someone were after Sammy. Which could very well be the case with Mikel breaking out as well. "Yesterday," Nick said. "I got every free agent I can spare an' then some lookin' for him and the others that escaped." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"There were others? Who? Do we know who was behind it? Twenty-fours is a good lead, but not a great one. There's still time to find them before they can really go to ground." Tony says, starting to think. "We can get one of the Avengers teams on this if we hurry." Tony says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:54 am UTC (link)
	"My kid and his cohorts along with Temujin," Nick said. "Dunno who was behind it yet. We're analyzin' the security footage." Nick shook his head. "Ain't gonna send the Avengers in. They aren't exactly subtle an' if any of these yahoos see 'em, they'll go t' ground an' we'll never have a hope of findin' 'em." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-02-08 04:15 am UTC (link)

"Mikel got out, too?" Tony asks. "Damn it. This is terrible.

Anya's not going to take this well. If I tell her, she's either going to want to find Temujin herself, or she's going to have issues. She just got back on the right track and I don't want that bastard taking it from her." Tony says, grimacing.

"Thank you for the heads up, Fury. I think I know what to do from here." he says.

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	nextgen_parent 2011-02-08 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	Nick nodded. "Yeah he did. Lookin' for him too." "I'll keep ya in the loop on Temujin. Just make sure you do the same." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-09 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"I'll do that, but I'm going to put a couple of precautions into place first." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-09 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah? Care t' let me in on what those precautions are exactly?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-10 03:19 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not going to tell my daughter what's going on yet. I'm going to tell someone who'll be motivated to protect her, both from Temujin and from herself." Tony says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-10 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"Make sure ya give the Barton boy my direct number," Nick said. "I want that bastard back in SHIELD custody along with the person who broke him out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-11 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"Will do." Tony says, nodding. He really didn't want to tell Tasha about this, either, but he might not be able to get away with that. "We'll find the bastards and put them back in lock up or in the ground. I'm not particular where Temujin is concerned." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-11 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Nick nodded. "Thanks," he said. "I'll let ya knwo as soon as I hear anythin'." With that Nick let himself out. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-11 02:13 am UTC (link)
	After Nick leaves, Steve receives a voicemail from Tony on his cellphone. "I need you to come to my house immediately and do not tell Anya that you're coming to see me. This is life-or-death, Steve. Thank you." And with that, Tony waits for Steve Barton to arrive. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-02-11 02:17 am UTC (link)
	It didn't take Steve long to get over there. He was surprised by the seriousness of the call though. For a moment, he idly thought that the life or death involved was his because Mr. Stark had found out he'd proposed and was planning on using his orbital death-ray on him. That thought didn't last long, fortunately. He soon arrived. "What's going on, Sir?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_parent
2011-02-11 02:39 am UTC (link)

"Thanks for coming, Steve. What I'm about to tell you /cannot/ be repeated to Anya. She can't know about this." Tony says.

He takes a deep breath.

"Temujin was broken out of SHIELD custody yesterday. Nick Fury just left after giving me the news. I don't want Anya to know because I don't want her living in fear or deciding she needs to find the bastard and bring him in for all the things he's made her do against her will. You and I both know either could happen.

So, I'm telling you because I know you'll do whatever has to be done to protect her both from the Mandarin and from herself.

And I mean /whatever/ you have to do, Steve. A situation like this, I can look the other way if something were to 'accidentally' happen to that son-of-a-bitch." Tony says, a note of ice in his voice that people rarely, if ever, hear.

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swashbuckler
2011-02-11 02:48 am UTC (link)

The news took Steve completely by surprise. He'd figured after his counterpart had broken in and nearly killed the bastard (dammit, why couldn't he have finished the job?), that security on Temujin would have been practically impenetrable.

He didn't like the idea of lying to Anya, not at all. And a lie by omission was still a lie. But he also knew exactly what Anya would want to do. His thoughts matched Stark's completely. He didn't like it. Not at all. But in the past two years, he'd done plenty he hadn't liked, but which had been pragmatically necessary.

It only kept him up most nights, even with the therapy and pills.

The sound of metal scraping against metal altered him to the fact that he'd been clenching his fist, hard enough that even the pseudoflesh covering hadn't been enough to mask it.

"If he comes anywhere near her, Sir," he said, his own voice tinged with a coldness that would have probably scared the hell of out of Charlie, "he's not walking away."

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	nextgen_parent 2011-02-12 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"Good man." Tony says, nodding at Steve. "SHIELD is working on tracking him down and they'll contact us if they need anything." Tony says, taking out a slip of paper. "This is Nick Fury's personal number. If something happens when you are near Anya and you can't get me or the Avengers, you call SHIELD. Hell, you call them even if you /do/ get me." Tony says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

swashbuckler
2011-02-12 03:03 am UTC (link)

Steve slipped the piece of paper into his pocket. "Yes, Sir," he said. Personally, he didn't exactly have a lot of confidence in SHIELD and wasn't entirely sure he liked Fury's way of doing things.

Then again, in a situation like this, maybe there was no one better than a man willing to do the bad things. He was certainly prepared to do it himself.

"He won't hurt her again," he said. "I promise."

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	nextgen_parent 2011-02-12 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Tony nods. "Good man. Keep her safe, Steve. For both of us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-02-14 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"I will." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nextgen_parent 2011-02-12 07:17 pm UTC (link)
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