Imagine If You Assembled the Avengers: Volume 1

This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Tony (Avengers x reader)

Part 1

"No. How could you be worthy? You're all killers."

The voice sent shivers through your body, putting you on alert despite the warmth of intoxication. The party was over. Your fellow Avengers stood and faced the new threat with a calm, yet tense attention.

"Stark?"

You stood next to your husband, Steve. You had joined the Avengers as an empath with an ability to control emotions in others, using your power to both read the enemy's weaknesses during battle as well as to diffuse their aggression towards your team. Through close training with the Captain you had quickly become a worthy opponent to any threat; that close training is what brought you together. He quickly took a personal interest in molding your skills to be the fighter that the team needed, but soon those training sessions grew longer and longer; you found yourself shamelessly flirting with the soldier, and he was quick to retaliate. It took no time for you both to fall in love. It was easy and it made perfect sense.

As an empath you could feel both his anxiety and his fear, though no one in the room would ever see it. Sure, he was a Super Soldier with remarkable strength, the most likely Avenger to see the other side of any fight, but since he found you his focus had shifted to not only winning the fight, but ensuring your safety above all else. A touch of your hand would calm him, but not knowing what was about to happen, it was best to keep him sharply focused.

"Jarvis, reboot legionnaire program. We've got a buggy suit."

Oh, Tony. Tony was why you joined the Avengers. During Steve and Natasha's discovery of Zola's algorithm they found secret SHEILD information, details about experimentation with DNA and enhancements in an attempt to replicate the success found with Steve, but at a cellular level. You were raised as a child of SHEILD, under deep cover and secrecy. It would be discovered that you were a product of Stark DNA in hopes of attaining his genius intellect as well as your powers and enhancements. With Steve focused on finding Bucky, Natasha searched for you and brought you to your older brother. It wasn't a warm welcome at first, but now you couldn't be closer to your big, stupid, irrational brother.

"Who sent you?"

You were snapped back to attention from your thoughts, hearing a grainy recording of a familiar voice.

"I see a suit of armor around the world."

All eyes were on Tony. You couldn't help but feel the wave of anxiety, fear, and wait, was this embarrassment, coming from him. It was strong enough to take you aback, and you worried for him. He had his panic attacks under control now, but you knew that enough stress could tip him backwards. He wouldn't even make eye contact with you.

Then all hell broke loose.

"I'm on a mission."

"What mission?"

"Peace in our time."

Your team was suddenly under attack. Without warning, and without your gear to fight back. You and Steve kicked the table forward, attempting to stop the legionnaires from advancing. Tony and Rhodey attempted to reach their suits but were quickly halted, Rhodey taking the hardest hit. You dropped to the ground and kicked out the bar rail to use as your weapon. Skillfully swinging it over your head you were able to take out one legionnaire, then tried to find Steve. Looking up you saw your husband as he was slammed back into the wall by one robot, as your brother was jumping onto the back of another.

You were hit with an overpowering wave of anger and terror, but from where?

Banner.

"Don't turn green."