Frostiron One Shots

Fluff - Incubus (1/2)

"No! You've got all the real information! None of that fake internet stuff...I'm guessing you'll have all the ways to summon them and such too, huh?"
"And why would you want to know that?"
"Research! Curiosity! Why would I want that sorta demon? You know I'm not into that sorta thing. Anyway, all this is real, right? I've gotta protect the Earth and do my job, correct? So, I need to know about other threats from all these different dimensions!"
"Threats from other dimensions and universes are my problem, not yours. Now will you please leave and let me get on with my training?"
"Training? What, training that cape of yours? That thing really freaks me out, mind you, he - or she - or they - or it rather, must be very helpful-"
"Stark."
"Got it, I'll leave."

As I stopped leaning against the bookshelf and started to walk away, I decided to stop, and spin around on my heel, facing Strange again.

"I'll leave, if you give me that book." When he heard my words and raised his eyebrows, ready to turn me down and educate me on some mystical arts bullshit, I opened my mouth again, quickly. "Just for one day! Not even a day, a few hours. Or minutes? Seconds? Look, can I just take a peek at it myself? Hate you having to read it out to me like I'm a child."

"You are a child." Strange said, rolling his eyes and holding the book out for me to take. "I know you won't take no as an answer, but you can look at that book for 5 minutes. No more than that."
"Got it!"
And with that, he walked out the room, leaving his cape behind to watch over me. Geez, he really thinks I'm that much of a child doesn't be? Well, not that it mattered, since I had already placed one of my gadgets on the books spine, which currently, was scanning every single page and letting me take all the information I needed. Now I just had to pretend to read it...aaand...done! Scanning was complete. I took off my neat little tech and placed the book back in its place, excited to actually read it when I got home.

That was a few days ago. Was it days? It might have been weeks...I couldn't remember. Things had been so hectic with me working on my suits, I hadn't even had a chance to look at the contents of that book yet. I hadn't gone out for drinks with any of the Avengers team either. I hadn't thrown a party...nothing...I felt lonely. I was too tired right now to go out or throw a party though, and everyone was probably busy or on missions anyway.

Hm...if I felt lonely and bored...surely testing out some spells in that book wouldn't hurt, right?

I opened up the file on my computer, instantly leaning back from the screen in shock. The language was...insane. How was I supposed to go about translating this? Damnit Strange, this plan was probably going to include a lot more work that I thought there was going to be. It wasn't like I had anything else I could be doing though...

I started translating anything I could, hours passing by and the sun getting lower and lower. It wasn't until it got dark that I had been able to complete one page. "Finally!" I yelled, throwing my hands up in the air. "Now...what did I even translate?" I spoke to myself, realising I hadn't even been paying attention to what words I had been able to make out. My eyes scanned the letters, my lips slowing moving to form words.

"How...t...o...summon..." I gulped. "A-An incu...incubus..."

This is what I had translated?! I didn't want this! I was interested but...I...I'm not into...*that* sort of thing...! I sighed, becoming too tired to translate anymore. I guess I might as well try it and see what happens, it's not like I wasn't prepared for the worst to come after all.