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"What."
"The."
"Hell."
"Oh I'm sorry, did we step on your moment?" Pepper said. Natasha giggled.
"DARCY?!" Jane gasped.
"Um..."
"Leave them out of this. Why are you three here?" Pepper asked.
"Rhodey said... Tony had lost it," Reed said, giving Sue a frown. "Clearly all of you have."
"Oh really? Your WIFE and her BROTHER have lost it? Because we enjoy releasing control or taking it?" Sue said. "Thought we were above this sort of judgement Reed."
"Not when it comes to this sick-"
"Stop!" Darcy begged. "I'm not a freak I'm just me."
Rhodey glared at Pepper.
"Look, whatever your issue, leave it with us, not the kids," Wade said, picking up Peter. "They're just being them."
"Car, now," Jane said to Darcy. She whimpered and shook her head. She hated confrontation and Jane was being really scary. "Darcy!"
"S-s-s-stop bein' m-m-m-mean!" Tony yelled. "R-r-r-r-rhodey th-th-this is b-b-b-b-b-between u-u-u-us! L-l-l-l-leave R-R-R-R-Reed out of this!"
Rhodey sighed,pinching his nose. Things dissolved, Reed, Johnny and Sue taking their leave, followed by Jane and Darcy, the latter of the two electing to change from her overalls back to her "Big girl clothes." Which also meant abandoning her diaper. After having a LOT of juice. This could only end badly.
Jane sighed. ".....Why didn't you tell me?"
"Why do you think?" She said. "You really did a great job back there. Seriously, you were more together when I told you I was bisexual and kind of into you."
"Well that's NORMAL Darcy. Lots of people are bisexual. This is.... I don't know what this is."
*MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE BAXTER BUILDING*
Johnny loved hiding. It made him feel safe. Hence why he was under his bed while Sissy fought it out with Reed.
"It's not NORMAL Sue! He's clearly got issues and you're only prolonging his suffering!"
"It is SO! It's natural and he needs it Reed! It helps us both and after everything with the meteor and Victor it's not like I can have any of my own! He NEEDS me! He's always needed me and it's just natural! Get it through your damn thick head and just accept it!"
"Why?!"
"Because I'm all he's ever had!" She screamed.
*LE AVENGERS TOWER*
"Nooo! Don' WANNA go home Daddy!" Peter whined, despite rubbing his eyes. Wade just chuckled, picking him up.
"Thanks again for having us over Pepper," He said.
"Always a pleasure," she said, smiling tiredly.
"And really, just let everything work itself out," He reminded her. "You'll find your answer."
"I know," She sighed. "I'm more worried about what's two floors up right now."
Wade gave her a sympathetic look. "You two are welcome at our place any time. We're pretty well hidden. Nice cover for a few days. Good wifi too, otherwise this one goes nuts," He said, tickling Peter's side, eliciting a giggle from the sleepy brunette lump.
Pepper smiled. "You're sweet," She said.
*BACK WITH JANE*
"I just.... It sounds weird."
"Yeah, and having a boyfriend that's supposed to be a Norse myth isn't?" Darcy grumbled. She began to shift. Her bladder control was always shit when she came up from headspace.
"Just.... Gimme some time to think on this," Jane said dismissively. She pulled into the driveway of the hotel, tossing the keys to the valet. As Darcy stood up, it felt like all the juice that had gone into her tummy went straight to her bladder. She whined, but Jane pulled a box out of the trunk. "Take this inside for me? It has all the slides and stuff I need for tomorrow," She asked.
Darcy nodded, casually crossing her legs. Jane noticed her tension and gently poked her in the belly. "Lighten up," She said. "I didn't mean to intimidate you." Darcy whined and nodded, sprinting ahead. Jane grabbed the other box before letting the Valet take the car. Why did she have such a bad feeling about this?
*LE BAXTER BUILDING AGAIN*
"No Reed, I'm not changing my mind!" Sue screamed. Johnny was hiding under the bed, whimpering. Sissy and Reed had been fighting for over an hour, this was too much like when they were little and Mommy and Daddy would yell. He wanted Uncle Ben but he was too scared to move. And he had to go potty and he was thirsty but it was just too scary. Too scary....
*AVENGERS TOWER*
Tony was.... upset. No, he was angry. No he.... he was a lot of things. He wanted his blankie and his voice back and he wanted Rhodey to understand and he didn't want to be this way and nothing made sense right now! Maybe that's why he found himself in the time-out/hulk room. Though really it was a time out room for Hulk too. Not the point.
Point was he was screaming and crying and tearing pillows and it all just felt like a lot. Then Sissy came in and she waited calmly for him to notice her. He eventually slumped over on the floor, holding a pillow close to his chest.
* * * *
Rhodey was... lost. None of it made sense. This was.... this wasn't normal, was it? It shouldn't be. Should it? And why so many of them? And all of them heroes? Well, when in doubt, as the AI that your best friend made because he's explained a hell of a bunch of other shit to you.
"JARVIS?" Rhodey asked.
"Yes Colonel Rhodes?" The AI answered.
"What the hell is it that all these heroes seem to enjoy?"
"I believe the term you are looking for is age play. There is both sexual and non-sexual varieties, and the children here seem to very much benefit from it in a non-sexual way. If you open your Stark Tablet I can provide you with a few internet sources...."
*HOTEL*
Jane saw her box at the counter, along with a big drippy trail leading through the lobby. Shit. She left her box with the front desk and went to find her best friend. This wasn't her. This was.... Jane wasn't sure. She found her around the corner, in the bathroom in the lobby. Darcy was sobbing, her jeans soaked and a huge puddle around her feet. Jane gingerly walked over, hugging her best friend tightly. "Why didn't you tell me you had to go to the bathroom?" she asked.
"Y-You were already upset and-and then you poked my tummy and a-and I tried really hard but I had'ta go so bad and- and-"
"Shh," Jane said gently. "It's okay Darcy. I'm not mad. Accidents happen."
"N-not to b-big girls!" The dark haired girl hiccuped.
"Well, guess it's a good thing you're not so big right now, hmm?" Jane said with a smile. Darcy looked up at her, trying to decipher the message. Was Jane really saying...? "Come on little duck. How about we clean up and order some hot chocolate, hmm?"
Darcy sniffled and nodded. "M'kay."
*BAXTER BUILDING*
Johnny couldn't take it anymore. They were just fighting to fight now. He heard a door slam and he was pretty sure that was Sissy leaving. He couldn't stay here. Not with her gone. no no no no no! He really wished he could turn invisible like her but maybe if he was big and brave and tough he could get out of the house too? He had to try. He grabbed his stuffed monkey, WeHo (Why he named it that, he wasn't entirely sure), and slowly opened the door. No one was out there. The door to the big bedroom was shut so maybe this was his chance? He tiptoed as softly as he could to the front door. He almost made it out, but...
"Johnny." He spun on his heels. It was Reed. His stomach dropped.
"What do you want?" He tried to sound tough, but it didn't really work.
"Your sister left," He told Johnny. "She seems to think I am, in her words, 'an insensitive dickwad who is more stuck up than all the villains in New York combined.'"
Johnny had to admit, that sounded about right. "Where did she go?" He asked.
"Wouldn't tell me," Reed frowned. "You know we can get you help, right?" Johnny did something he knew Sissy would probably be mad at later: he flipped Reed off, and went down to see Ben. Maybe he would understand.
* * * *
The next morning in the Avengers tower, things were... tense. Well, Tony was tense. He still couldn't and wouldn't talk. Bucky was in the high chair, making a mess of his oatmeal. Seriously more of it was in his hair than in his belly, much to Sam's amusement and Steve's annoyance. Nat was feeding Tony, and Pepper was on her cell while she ate. Then Rhodey walked in.
"Um," He started, and everyone glared at him. Tony took one look at him, and tugged on Natasha's hand. She followed him and Rhodey down to the lab, despite the protests behind him. Natasha remained impassive, just watching.
"W-w-w-w-w-w-what?" Tony asked.
"I'm sorry for that first of all," Rhodey said. "I didn't mean to trigger you."
"N-n-n-n-not just you," Tony said, shrugging self-consciously.
Rhodey gave him a sympathetic look. "It wasn't fair of me to take my own issues out on you," He said. "I just.... Don't get it? I tried. JARVIS helped but it didn't... I don't..."
"We'd be happy to let you play," Natasha said. "But you gotta do it nicely."
Rhodey looked at his lap. "I wanted kids you know. Before the military. There was a girl too."
Tony looked up. "Sh-Sh-Sheila?" He asked.
Rhodey nodded. "Her parents liked me, I liked her, but then... then I enlisted. And she didn't want to wait around or worse, wait for me to come home." Tony hugged his friend. "I'm sorry Tony."
"S-s-s-s-s'okay," He said. "B-b-b-b-but you g-g-g-get to t-t-t-tell Mommy."
Rhodey laughed. "Deal."