Chapter 15:
Sue was the one who answered the door, her belly swollen in a way that just exuded pregnancy. But that wasn't the strangest part: she had a sniffling little boy on her hip.
"Um, babysitting?" Pepper asked.
"Something like that," Sue smiled. "Come on in." Natasha hid her face in Pepper's hair, feeling shy.
"Mommy I'm scared," She whispered.
Pepper rubbed her back. "It's okay. these people are nice, and they save the world too, just like Daddy," She explained gently.
"And you?" Natasha added.
"Um-"
"Tony AND Pepper? What a nice surprise," Reed said, coming down the stairs from what could only be described as a perch. "It's been too long Miss Potts."
"Oh Reed," She laughed. "How are you?"
"Never better," He said, wrapping an arm around Sue.
"Unca Reed I wanna play!" The little boy in her arms pouted.
"Johnny, you need to be patient. We're gonna play some really fun games with our friends," Reed said. "Where's... Tasha?" The little girl wiggled and hid her face in her hands. "Aw, someone's feeling shy."
"Yeah, she usually is," Pepper sighed, running a hand through the girl's hair. "What first?"
"I'd like to take some pictures of your bones if it's okay with you, Tasha," Reed said. Smart move, because the little girl seemed to respond better, asking how he'd see them if they were inside her body. It made the whole process easier. Johnny was so curious he could barely wait for Tasha to finish before he scrambled up on the table. Reed went through several rounds of tests on both children, some of which he had used when he and his friends had first found out about their powers.
"Hmm," He said, studying the results. "Seems whatever they were injected with caused the regression and change in structure. Are either of you familiar with age play?" Tony and Pepper glanced at each other before shaking their heads, a blush settling on both of their cheeks.
"What is it?" Clint asked, beginning to feel he was being ignored.
"From what I understand, it's when two adults consensually agree to be parent and child. It's a bit like roleplaying. Whether it has a sexual connotation or not is up to the adults, but it seems this was meant to be non-sexual. There must be an antidote, or it could wear off on it's own."
"And what do we do in the meantime?" Clint asked, beginning to feel way out of his comfort zone.
"We raise them like any other kids. What else CAN we do?" Reed said. "In all honesty with Johnny little too, I'll be able to study this more closely, but I'd like to give Natasha weekly check-ups, just to be safe."
Pepper and Clint both nodded. What else could they do?
"Is there a chance she could grow?" Clint asked hopefully.
"I'd doubt it, but we'll see in a week," Reed sighed. "In the meantime, be careful of flashbacks and-"
"NO! That's MINE!" Johnny screamed, yanking something from Natasha's hands. This resulted in the little girl screaming and tackling him to the ground. They rolled, trying to get the toy into each of their hands. Sue sighed and picked Johnny up, taking the toy herself.
"Johnny Storm you are better than that," She said firmly. "You need to share. Tell Natasha you're sorry."
"NO!" The toddler screamed, wiggling in her arms. Reed tried to hide the amused smirk he felt and took the boy from her.
"Johnny, if you can't say you're sorry, you'll have to go in timeout," He warned. Johnny stuck out his tongue, and that resulted in him being placed in the naughty chair and a timer being set.
"Tasha, it wasn't nice to scream," Pepper said firmly.
"I'm sowwy Momma," she said, hugging the girl. Pepper smiled and scooped her up. Reed gave them a few parting instructions before they left, Pepper sat in the back with Natasha.
"Um, babysitting?" Pepper asked.
"Something like that," Sue smiled. "Come on in." Natasha hid her face in Pepper's hair, feeling shy.
"Mommy I'm scared," She whispered.
Pepper rubbed her back. "It's okay. these people are nice, and they save the world too, just like Daddy," She explained gently.
"And you?" Natasha added.
"Um-"
"Tony AND Pepper? What a nice surprise," Reed said, coming down the stairs from what could only be described as a perch. "It's been too long Miss Potts."
"Oh Reed," She laughed. "How are you?"
"Never better," He said, wrapping an arm around Sue.
"Unca Reed I wanna play!" The little boy in her arms pouted.
"Johnny, you need to be patient. We're gonna play some really fun games with our friends," Reed said. "Where's... Tasha?" The little girl wiggled and hid her face in her hands. "Aw, someone's feeling shy."
"Yeah, she usually is," Pepper sighed, running a hand through the girl's hair. "What first?"
"I'd like to take some pictures of your bones if it's okay with you, Tasha," Reed said. Smart move, because the little girl seemed to respond better, asking how he'd see them if they were inside her body. It made the whole process easier. Johnny was so curious he could barely wait for Tasha to finish before he scrambled up on the table. Reed went through several rounds of tests on both children, some of which he had used when he and his friends had first found out about their powers.
"Hmm," He said, studying the results. "Seems whatever they were injected with caused the regression and change in structure. Are either of you familiar with age play?" Tony and Pepper glanced at each other before shaking their heads, a blush settling on both of their cheeks.
"What is it?" Clint asked, beginning to feel he was being ignored.
"From what I understand, it's when two adults consensually agree to be parent and child. It's a bit like roleplaying. Whether it has a sexual connotation or not is up to the adults, but it seems this was meant to be non-sexual. There must be an antidote, or it could wear off on it's own."
"And what do we do in the meantime?" Clint asked, beginning to feel way out of his comfort zone.
"We raise them like any other kids. What else CAN we do?" Reed said. "In all honesty with Johnny little too, I'll be able to study this more closely, but I'd like to give Natasha weekly check-ups, just to be safe."
Pepper and Clint both nodded. What else could they do?
"Is there a chance she could grow?" Clint asked hopefully.
"I'd doubt it, but we'll see in a week," Reed sighed. "In the meantime, be careful of flashbacks and-"
"NO! That's MINE!" Johnny screamed, yanking something from Natasha's hands. This resulted in the little girl screaming and tackling him to the ground. They rolled, trying to get the toy into each of their hands. Sue sighed and picked Johnny up, taking the toy herself.
"Johnny Storm you are better than that," She said firmly. "You need to share. Tell Natasha you're sorry."
"NO!" The toddler screamed, wiggling in her arms. Reed tried to hide the amused smirk he felt and took the boy from her.
"Johnny, if you can't say you're sorry, you'll have to go in timeout," He warned. Johnny stuck out his tongue, and that resulted in him being placed in the naughty chair and a timer being set.
"Tasha, it wasn't nice to scream," Pepper said firmly.
"I'm sowwy Momma," she said, hugging the girl. Pepper smiled and scooped her up. Reed gave them a few parting instructions before they left, Pepper sat in the back with Natasha.
"I need to get to the office," she sighed.
Natasha heard this and clung tightly to Pepper. "No Mama you can't!" she cried.
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