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Tony looked up at the sky as if it could help him somehow.

In a way it could. FRIDAY had already said that she was sending another Quinjet to Tony's location. It would have Dr. Foster and hopefully Banner on-board. It also should not under any circumstances have one James B. Barnes on it.

It wasn't that Tony hated the man. They were on good terms as of lately. More like very good terms for the past few years. Excellent terms all things considered. All because they sat down and talked.

Tony hated to think what would have happened if Steve had not come to him with the big news that James was alive. And well, Hydra was still around too. Not good news but hey that was life Tony supposed.

Steve had wanted to get Bucky back and also put an end to Hydra. Which Tony could wholeheartedly get behind. Steve knew he couldn't find Bucky on his own. And Tony knew if he wanted to stay in Steve's life, Tony would need to at the least be cordial with Bucky once they brought him back.

But that was all in the past now where it needed to be. What was the problem at this particular second was the other part of the dynamic Super Soldiers team.

Steven.

Because he was Steven when he did something stupid. Steven was currently staring up at Tony with the biggest saddest puppy eyes he could manage. Tony could tell he was sorry and he wanted to say it wasn't working but it was.

Tony narrowed his eyes. "Don't look at me like that!! You did it? You know that we both are going to get chewed out over this. And somehow I am going to get the blame for what happened." Steven rolled his eyes at Tony or at least that was what Tony thought he was trying to do. Human facial expressions were not translating over that well. Which if the situation wasn't so crazy and the past few minutes were not just spent with Tony in a panic he might have laughed.

Might.

Steven let out a sigh which Tony took as Steven's way of saying this whole situation was a mess. Tony tried to ignore it.

Now that things were settled and he wasn't panicking over things like how fast he could get salt water here. Or how to make a water tank with a shield, his Iron Man armor and the debris leftover from their fight. He could relax a fraction.

Tony leaned back against a tree that was behind him. The bark dug into his thin t-shirt. The little bites of pain were enough to help ground him. Even if Tony's head was already starting to hurt.

It was a sign that his mind was currently trying to come up with a solution. He would of course figure it out. He was Tony Stark after all. There wasn't anything he couldn't figure out especially when he was motivated. And he was definitely motivated.

After taking a deep breath Tony looked at the tank in front of him. His glasses were scanning it and the occupant inside.

The tank so far was holding. The nanobots seemed to do well with the water. And the Mark 84 made it from the Pacific Ocean to their location of nowhere Idaho pretty fast. What worried Tony the most was that their villain of the week had done what he had been doing all week. Appearing, fighting and then disappearing.

In that order.

As of right now they were on step three disappearing.

They had no leads other than the energy pulse that would ping the system when the Villain would appear.

Though the use of spells that was new Tony would admit. Which was above even him and Steven's capabilities which was why they were in their current predicament.

With a slump of his shoulder Tony came to the conclusion there was only one other thing he could do. "I am going to call Thor so we can bring in Loki." The statement resulted like Tony thought it would. Steven splashed water in Tony's face. Tony wiped it away.

"Believe me the feeling is mutual but Loki might have a fix faster than Strange can. Unless you like staying like that?" Steve blew two bubbles at Tony that could be interpreted as fuck you before Steve turned his back to Tony.

Some things never changed.
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Twenty-five minutes later after a long conversation with Thor, Loki was finally coming.

Turned out luck was on their side, Loki had come to visit the Asgardian's outpost setup here on Earth. Odin figured if Thor was going to be spending so much time here on Earth that he might as well give his son a permanent landing site and a proper house (more like a castle) to call home.

It also brought with it the benefit of having a unit of Asgardian's soldiers on Earth at all times. Now that Tony thought about it he probably should have just loaded up Steve into the back of their jet and took him to New Asgard. If the on-call Nurse couldn't help Steve they could at least go straight to Asgard.

Tony made sure to tell Steve all this before help came. He wasn't sure if Steve could understand him but it was a force of habit now. Tony had been told by too many people that one of his biggest problems was that he didn't communicate to others. This meant that in battle he would make a move and then someone else would get in the way. Ironically, Steve was the one to not communicate his intentions this time.

Steve was also the one that told him to communicate more.

"Boss." FRIDAY said bringing Tony back to the present. "What you got for me?" Tony replied back.

"I just received word that Thor had sent the Quinjet to go to New Asgard. Loki will bring you and Captain Rogers there." No sooner than the words were said then there was a roar of displaced wind and rainbow lights coming down in a blinding rush from the sky.

"Well," Tony said towards Steve. "Let's get this party started."
…

Loki was the only one to come through the light.

Both Tony and Steve were not happy about it. The good thing was that Loki was ready to help for once. Which was a welcome change to the gods normal behavior.

Loki ran a few spells on Steve which had him frowning at the results. Without saying a word Loki pulled out a sleek looking gold and green phone that had even Tony impressed with its style. "Yeah Jane, it's me. Tell them we need a tank. A big one. We will be headed your way in a minute." Loki didn't wait for a reply before he hung up.

"What do you really need to bring with us?" Loki asked, turning towards Tony. "Do you know what is wrong? Can you fix Steve?" Tony asked instead. Loki sighed loudly. "No, I don't know what is wrong. But I know where to find the answers. I need to go to the library on Asgard and Captain Rogers here needs a way bigger tank."

Tony could agree with that statement. Steve was doubled over on himself in the small space. There wasn't really any room for Steve to fit let alone swim.

Steve's current position was with his upper body hanging out the top of the makeshift tank. While it gave Steve more space it did dry out his skin. This caused Steve to keep wiggling back into the water. Tony could tell it was getting on Steve's nerves.

"Do you know how long it is going to take?" Tony asked after Steve gave him a sad look. Loki shrugged. "If I can find the text right away, maybe in a day or two." Tony dreaded saying it but he did anyway. "And if not?"

Loki looked first at Steve then at Tony. "Hope you don't feel too odd about a mate that is a fish." Tony did feel odd about it. He also didn't want to correct the one person who was going to fix Steve by saying Steve was not a fish.

Sometimes you just had to pick your battles.

…

Loki only stayed with them long enough for Steve to get transferred to the 'tank'. Once that was done he took off.

The tank was more like a freakin pool.

Tony figured they could have had all the Avengers lay out in that thing and still have room to move without bumping into each other.

Banner and Jane had come shortly after Loki had left. They ran their own tests but came to the conclusion that Steve was very much a normal Stingray. Or at least as much as they could tell. The pair had gone to go get Steve food. Since Steve hadn't eaten since breakfast and it was getting close to dinner time.

Dr. Strange came by for a moment just to say there was nothing he could do but hit the books too.

So that left Tony poolside, bare feet in the cool water, watching Steve swimming around. Every now and then Steve would pick up speed before doing a jump, landing belly first.

Tony couldn't really see the appeal of slamming one's front into things. But Steve seemed to enjoy it. And really with all that was happening Tony wasn't going to stop him. If Steve wanted to let off steam by belly flopping repeatedly then let him do it.

After Steve was set up, some servants brought Tony's spare clothes. Tony had clothes at all the compounds, here in New Asgard and even Wakanda. It was proving to be a smart decision.

Tony on top of having touching issues had an even bigger issue of being in clothes that were not his own.

Besides It was hot here in New Asgard and his flight suit was a heat magnet in the sun.

Tony didn't wear shorts often, it wasn't that he didn't have fantastic legs. Which he did. It was just shorts and this was said by his husband, "They are cute Hun, but they do nothing for you. But put that ass in a pair of tailored fitted slacks and it is like God's gift to mankind."

Bubble butt was what Peter had told Tony when asked what the term was. But "It is a good butt Mr Stark, Sir… the magazines like to rate it in the top three but Captain Rogers is number one." Tony didn't take it too hard. Especially when he had unlimited access to that ass and second place one as well.

Well, except for now. Tony guessed this moved him up to number Two. Tony did have a very brief conversation that he and Peter would never talk about Tony's ass again.

Steve had seemed to have calmed down now and was swimming slowly in lazy circles in the water around Tony's feet. It was hypnotizing to watch. Tony relaxed a little. Everything was going to be ok. Tony thought as he leaned back to face the sun.

"Tony!!!" Shouted Bucky's voice suddenly.

And Tony didn't think, just jumped into the pool. Steve once he heard Bucky's voice moved under an outcropping of the pool. Tony moved there too, shoving at Steve's floppy body. "He is after me not you, Idiot." Tony said as he pushed at the slippery skin.

Bucky's heavy steps continued until Tony could make out Bucky's reflection in the water's surface. Steve was swimming as tightly as he could around Tony flipping over on himself to remain undetected.

"Tony I know you're there!!" If he was quiet maybe, just maybe his husband would think Tony was in the bathroom or something. Tony prayed that Bucky hadn't seen him sitting by the pool.

"I can hear you breathing." Bucky said as his head suddenly appeared over the side of the pool. Tony let out a yelp and Steve jumped out the water splashing Bucky.

It didn't calm Bucky down. And Tony knew if anything it would make him madder since Bucky liked to keep his hair in supermodel like condition. The things Bucky did to his hair were ridiculous. But it was worth it when they were at a function.

Tony's husbands could turn heads. Having such eye candy on both arms made up for how boring the events were.

Bucky glared at Tony while Steve made a run for it to an edge on the other side of the pool.

The traitor.

"Why was I chilling in our rooms, waiting on a status report from the mission and Parker comes running in to ask me if Steve was a merman or a fish. Because if Steve was a fish was this the real life version of The Incredible Mr Limpet? And would Steve be leaving us to marry some female fish in the ocean. And honestly I didn't know anything about whatever the boy was talking about." Bucky paused, his face growing redder as he talked. "I asked Friday and she said couldn't tell me. And when I asked why, she said 'the Boss said under no circumstances was I to tell you.' Can't tell your own husband huh?"

Tony knew better than to answer. It would be a trap. But Tony did manage to look sad as he looked down at the water. "In the end I had to pay off Clint. I am buying him pizza for the next three months. Rephrase, you Anthony are buying him pizza. So someone best explain to me what the hell is going on!!!!" Bucky looked expectedly so Tony figured it was a good time to speak. "So our husband is a Stingray now and Loki is unsure for how long."

They stared at each other a moment before Bucky narrowed his eyes. Then pulled himself back over the edge. Tony took a breath he didn't know he was holding. Tony knew this wasn't over. Steve swam back over seemingly checking to see if Tony was ok.

"Thought it was supposed to be for better or worse." Tony hissed. Steve popped his head up. His eyes wide as he stared at Tony. "Maybe I could forgive you." Tony said. Steve gave a warble.

Then Steve let out a stream of water into Tony's face.

"And another thing." Bucky's voice growled out as he reappeared. Tony was barely able to look up to see Bucky before several things happened at once.

The first thing was that Tony jumped, bumping his head against the lip of the pool. "Shit!" Tony cursed out. Bucky looked concerned before a peach colored blob hit Bucky square in the chest. Tony watched as both Steve and Bucky fell into the pool.

Bucky popped up like a cork a moment later after the shape that was Steve sped off. Bucky was wiping water away from his face gasping for air. "The asshole bit me or something!" Bucky said.

"Well you can't just scare us and expect everything to be fine!" Tony yelled back. Bucky stopped to look at Tony, giving him a look that said yes mother. Only Tony had to pause, Bucky's skin was turning black.

"Are you ok?" Tony asked.

Bucky paused. "Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?" The words no sooner came out of his mouth before Bucky's eyes went wide before he just melted into the pool.

Tony started to move towards his husband as fast as he could. Only stopping as black oozed from the center of the pool.

"Bucky!" Tony called out, taking a careful step forward. The pool quickly turned dark with the substance but Tony needed to find Bucky. Hesitantly Tony brought his hands into the water trying to feel for Bucky's body.

Something brushed against his leg. Tony wasn't sure if it was Bucky or Steve but he reached for it. The touch came again before something cold and rubbery wrapped around Tony's hand tightly.

"What the?" Tony said. Bringing his hand above the surface.

There was a black octopus attached tightly there. Tony stared at it, turning it slowly around. Studying it. The octopus in turn studied Tony back. Tony let out a sigh as he saw the red star on the back of the body.

"Great. Now Bucky too." Tony huffed to no one in particular. Steve chose this moment to surface. Bucky waved three balled up tentacles at Steve. Tony narrowed his eyes at Steve. "Don't you bite me too. I am trying to help."

Steve let out a few bubbles at them both.
…

The call with Loki after the second husband's transformation was shorter than the first. What Tony gathered was that whatever happened to Steve was somehow transferred over to Bucky when the bite had occurred.

Tony had asked what he should do while Loki continued to look for answers. The god replied. "Don't get bit." Before hanging up.

The rest of the evening did not go well as Tony spent the majority of the time trying to get Steve out of the water. Bucky was much easier. Bucky had decided he didn't want anything to do with the inked pool and sat wrapped around Tony's neck.

Once Steve was angrily set up in a cauldron that Tony had no clue where the Asgardians had gotten it from. A small team came in to drain and clean the pool. Tony had hoped that he could maybe get Jane to take Bucky so that Tony could have one moment to himself.

But when she did return with food and no Bruce. (Bruce must have known he would be a target for Tony.) Jane had tried but Bucky would not let go of Tony no matter what.

And Tony knew this was going to be a very very long night.
…

It

was

day

three!!

There was still no word from Loki. Or Strange. Or really anyone.

Bucky would not go into the pool unless Tony was in it too. Which meant that throughout the day Tony had to sit in the shallows periodically. The only time Bucky would get off Tony was when Tony slept. Bucky would sit in the tub in the bathroom.

At least for most of the night. At some point Bucky would crawl out of the tub and get into bed. Waking Tony with his cold limbs spread out on him.

It wasn't something that was unexpected as Bucky was a cuddlier. Tony would often wake up in the night to Bucky tangled around both him and Steve.

Just right now it seemed Bucky was still mad at Steve. Tony knew this because the moment they went back into the pool after it was clean. Bucky immediately wrapped himself around Steve and shoved his tentacles into Steve's gills and Steve tried to chew off Bucky's arms.

Tony had to separate his husbands and scold them like children. So now they spent their time ignoring each other.

Which meant Tony was dealing with babies.

Like now. Tony sat in a chair that was in the pool. Where the chair was positioned it allowed Tony to relax and the water to come up around his shoulders. Steve swam around Tony in lazy circles. And Bucky was splayed out on Tony's chest.

Every time Steve would cut in close, Bucky would flare out all seven of his limbs in a threatening display. Tony would just bat Bucky on his big head to calm him back down.

The nice thing about being in the pool was that it was nice and cool. The sun heated the water to just the right temperature. To the point that Tony drifted off to sleep.
…

Tony felt like he was falling. Or more accurately that he was weightless from all the things tying him to the world.

It was a good feeling.

On top of that, there were gentle pressured movements traveling up and down Tony's body. Massaging all of Tony's muscles turning Tony into a soft mush.

On top of the boneless feeling there was a feather light touch that was moving over Tony's body. The pressure was just enough to tip Tony from relaxing to wanting.

The touch swirled around Tony's body reminding Tony of the time they had tried restraints and feathers. It was something they all enjoyed. And something Tony's body still remembered.

Tony withered against the movements. Noting how the firmer of the two pressures moved to more specific parts of Tony's body.

Not that Tony was complaining. The touches themselves turned into kisses.

And that felt even better. Tony sighed lazily. Between the kisses and the touches they were playing him like an instrument. Well placed kisses to Tony's chest had Tony arching and moaning.

There was a popping noise that was slowly shaking Tony from his daydreams. It was the noise that Tony had associated with octopus Bucky attempting to communicate.

Tony tensed, opening his eyes to see he was still in the water but out of the chair. Tony was afloat. There was something behind his head holding it out of the water. Just below his neck was the water line.

The rest of Tony's body was just below the surface held in a light grip. He tensed even further as he felt something creep under the hem of his swim trunks. Tony thrashed as much as he could to look down.

There were tentacles all over his body!!

Tony sucked in a breath as he watched in a mixture of horror and curiosity at the arms on him. The popping came again and Tony realized that Bucky was using the more solid part of his body to hold Tony's head up.

"Nope this isn't weird at all." Tony said to himself. Seeing that he was awake now Bucky restarted his efforts once more. Wiggling over Tony's body. The soft touch was back. And Tony was able to see it this time.

Steve was running his wingtips over Tony's body. Steve achieved this by swimming tight circles around Tony. Allowing one tip to be in contact. Until he swam over Tony's front. Then he turned sideways to run both over Tony's chest.

Tony groaned into Steve's movement making his stomach muscles jump. "You're killing me." Tony moaned out. Steve kept going but Bucky gave a few rhythmic clicking noises. Ones that Tony could take as probably dirty talk.

Bucky Barnes had a mouth on him and he liked to use it in the most annoying way possible at times.

The tentacles kept up their movement. One in particular was heading lower. "Ahhh Bucky what are you doing?" Tony was not expecting a reply but Bucky does, running tentacle kisses up his shoulders.

Tony gets the message loud and clear. This was what Bucky liked to do when he thought Tony had been working too hard. When Tony was stressed out and needed to relax.

"I get what you're saying Bucky." And Tony had to stop talking for a moment because an arm had made contact with mini Stark. That caused all thoughts to go right out the window. Having the tentacle on him was like nothing Tony had ever felt before. And Tony had been around quite a bit in the sex world. "God that feels good." Tony managed to get out when Bucky let up a little.

Tony turned trying to make eye contact with Bucky. "You know I am game for a lot of things love." Bucky gave him a well placed squeeze that had Tony's eyes rolling up. It took a moment for Tony's brain to come back online. "And I know we all pledge to love one another no matter what we look like, But I really doubt that this was what they meant when we said this at the wedding. Besides you know I like outdoor sex, I just don't like being the only one naked."

Bucky made some more clicking noises. Tony rolled his eyes. "Don't know what that means sunshine." Bucky clicked again before he freed Tony from his shorts, just not all the way. One very agile arm pulled Tony out from the hole in his boxers. So technically he was not naked. "Haha, very funny." Tony got out before his whole world flipped.

The only way Tony's mind could explain it was as if Thor had shot lightning directly at his dick. Tony was grateful that Bucky was holding him up because if Bucky wasn't there Tony would have probably gone under. "Oh Jesus!!!" Was all Tony could get out before it happened again. When he could finally pull himself together he looked down. Bucky had wrapped an arm around Tony's dick. The suction cups were kneading all over the appendage.

Bucky had left the gland at the top uncovered. While the tip of the limb wrapped around the edge. Giving the area tiny little nips that sent bursts of pleasure pulsing through Tony's body. But that wasn't causing the lightning. "How?" Tony got out after another jolt that melted him to his core.

There was a slight tug to Tony's shoulders. Letting the water come up to his ears before he came back up. Another tentacle came up to tap softly at Tony's lips. Another tugged Tony's body downward. "You want me to shut my mouth? Cause really I don't think that is possible." Bucky tapped another black tentacle on Tony's nose this time chirping in his ear.

"Oh!! Hold my breath." Tony said. He only had a second to take a breath before Bucky was pulling him under. The tentacle that had been at his nose now moved gently covering both his mouth and nose. Another tapped at Tony's stomach. When Tony looked down, that arm pointed to his left.

Tony could barely make out Steve swimming lazy circles off to the side. Bucky made a noise and Steve did a flip in the water before heading their way. Swimming with intent.

Steve turned sideways when he was a few feet away from them. Bucky used his other arms to lift Tony's hips outwards. While Steve moved into an arc before brushing against Tony

Clapping his fins together Steve was able to complete a complicated move. The tips of his fins ran over the head of Tony's cock producing the feeling of lightning to dick.

Tony gasped at the feeling quickly finding himself above the waterline once more. "Shit." He sputtered out. Because the fin had felt like a finger or better yet a tongue that was way more stronger than it should have been.

Steve had the skill with his body to aim just right to have the fins dip right into Tony's urethra. It pressed inward in a way that was way better than any tongue.

It had to be the skin. The rational part of Tony's mind tried to reason. Why was it important to figure out Tony had no clue. Bucky made a clicking noise. A tentacle wiped across Tony's head slowly moving the hair to the side.

"Ok maybe I was a bit hasty about all this." Tony gasped out. Bucky clicked again. "I'm fine. Tell Steve to do it again." Tony felt Bucky maneuver Tony once more. But this time some of the other arms moved across Tony's body.

One in particular was nudging against his hole in a careful manner. Not that Tony couldn't notice how the others sucked, nipped and caressed the rest of his body. It all felt so close to being too much.

That and the increasing number of the passes that Steve was doing. Tony was slowly burning alive. "Don't stop." Tony moaned out when Bucky finally breached him.

It didn't take much effort to push Tony over. Especially after more and more of the tentacle pushed in. It was like there was no end to it. Bucky was everywhere within him. The arm seemingly trying to become part of Tony.

It was far too much but Tony found himself calling out "More!" And his husbands were not ones to deny him.

With a well placed deep thrust Tony felt himself go over the edge. Drowning in pleasure. Falling into the deep and letting go.

Tony wasn't sure how long he was in a haze. He just floated. Not really in any shape of mind to do anything. In fact for the first time ever Tony's brain shut down.

When he finally did come back to himself Tony was shaking. Trembling Tony was very glad to have Bucky supporting him. "That must be what it is like to have an out of body experience."

All Tony got in reply was a few clicks and a pat before the arm on his cock started to move again. To Tony's surprise and horror he was growing hard again.

This was all the warning he was given before the limbs around Tony's body started to move again.

…

Tony woke to something poking him in his side. A rather insistent prodding. Tony tried to move away from whatever it was only to find himself wedged between two heavy and warm bodies.

When Tony had moved a hand tightened around his waist pulling Tony closer to the muscle toned body. Tony couldn't help but snuggle in closer.

There was a sigh before sharp pain shot up Tony's side. His floppy limbs suddenly remembered how to focus. Tony flew forward coming face to face with a pissy looking Loki.

Tony could barely make out Strange and Thor standing not too far back. Thor (who gave a short greeting) had a rather pleased look to his features while Strange looked smug. More so than usual.

"What do you want, Little giant?" Tony asked. Now that it was clear that it wasn't an emergency Tony leaned back into the warmth. Getting fucked like he had always left him a little slow afterwards.

Tony realized he was still by the pool. And thank heavens his swim trunks were still on. He doesn't recall being pulled out of the water. But he also didn't remember much after the second time he came.

"Really Stark. This is how you are going to be. An asshole after everything I went through to help you!" Thor rushed over as soon as Loki started shouting. "Brother, that was not what Stark meant. Besides, it wasn't all that bad. I enjoyed the work and I know you did too."

Loki turned bright pink at the words causing Tony to cock his head to the side. "Not the point Thor." Loki said, poking a finger into Thor's chest. Tony took note of the strange red markings that were splattered across the pale skin.

"If they are going to just do stupid things why do I even bother to help." While Thor and Loki argued Tony took note that his own skin was covered in the same odd round patches. Tony also noted that the arm that was around his waist was actually attached to husband number one.

Steve, the one that was pressed into Tony's backside, was thankfully dressed in the same combat gear from the fight. Ripped and tattered in places and drying from the sun but still human.

To Tony's right, the one that Tony had jammed his face into his neck was Bucky. Bucky was also still dressed. The long sleeved shirt and shorts were still wet in places where the sun or body heat hadn't had a chance to reach.

Tony contemplated having his husbands back to normal. And now turned back by Loki apparently by the way he was still carrying on. (Drama Princess!) But how?

Eyes sliding passed the bickering brothers to the other in their party. There Tony stopped. Strange was unusually quiet. As he watched the goings on. Strange turned to Tony when he noticed Tony staring.

"Ok Stepbrothers, shut it while I talk to Daddy here." Thor beamed at the phrasing. Loki on the other hand went redder and started sputtering worse than one of the Iron-man suits after a battle.

"What do you need to know?" Strange said unaffected by the comment. Strange hardly ever reacted to Tony's nicknames. It was very annoying.

"I want to know how it was fixed?" At Tony's words it went silent, except for the snoring from both the Super-soldiers. When they were exhausted they would sleep like the dead.

"Well after researching all we could find was very little, Loki had the idea that it might be best if we tracked down the guy who did this." Tony frowned. "So you found the guy?"

Loki huffed. "Like it was hard." Strange shot Loki a look. One that had the god shutting his mouth with an audible click. Loki crossed his arms and looked away. "The battle wasn't easy. But a few lightning bolts did the job." Thor added.

"Yes," Strange said before continuing. "The only real problem we had was that the villain only knew how to cast the spell, not reverse it." Here Strange got this exasperated look. "Which is why I volunteered to be turned into a creature." Thor said happily. Both Loki and Strange made a face.

"So let me get this right, you guys found the guy and then let Thor turn himself into a Stingray?" Tony was starting to think the world of magic just naturally made you mad in the head.

"Eel." Thor said. "Electric eel." Loki corrected with a smirk. As if it was that big of a difference. "So then we tested the theory of if the infected creature bite would turn into a human." Loki said calmly as if it wasn't crazy..

"So what happened?" Tony said, resigned to the fact that he needed to hear all this craziness done in the name of science. "I turned into a squid." Strange said simply.

As if that was the most simplest conclusion to hear. "A squid?" Tony asked. Steve let out a loud snore before rolling over. They all spared a look as Bucky let out an answering wheeze. Sometimes Tony wondered how he ever slept with these two around.

"So how'd being a squid go?" Tony asked. "It was enlightening." Strange said cryptically. Loki snorted.

"We tested a few theories before coming to the hypothesis that if coming into contact with the infected animal's DNA turns you into an animal. Well maybe giving the turned animal human DNA would change them back." Strange said it as though he was reading stuff off a grocery list.

"As you can see. The theory was correct." Loki said. Tony wanted to say that he wasn't sure that the way Steve and Bucky ingested 'human DNA' was how Strange and Thor did it.

Only.

Now that they gave the news, Loki and Thor were bitching again. It was only this time Tony could see it wasn't hurtful. It was more playful.

It was how Tony bickered with Steve and Bucky. But on a level of a pair that had been doing it for a very long time. And Strange was watching the pair with sort of fondness.

If Tony was pressed to say he would say it was a sort of look one gave a lover.

The light-bulb clicked. The marks on Loki's skin are the same as his own. The cheekiness of Thor. Hell Strange not being as much of an asshole that he normally is.

"Oh god." Tony said. "It wasn't that bad." Strange commented. "Wasn't that bad?!" Loki started and Tony had enough. "Ok, I really don't want to know about whatever you three got up to so let's just agree that everything is good."

"Tony has a point we all have other matters we can be attending to." Thor said with a wink. Tony groaned as Loki rolled his eyes. Strange just turned and waved his hand to call forth a portal.

As soon as it snapped shut Bucky's voice called up. "I was beginning to think they would never leave." Tony looked down to see both sets of eyes staring up at him. "Oh so you were going to let me deal with all that?" Tony tried to sound like he was mad but it wasn't coming out right.

"You were doing a great job babe." Steve said, pulling Tony back down into his arms. Tony went willingly. "Besides you're the brains, what really could we do?" Bucky said snuggling into Tony's chest.

"Make it worse." Tony said which was not too far from the truth. "That's not nice Tony. Not after everything we have done for you." Steve said with a soft punch. Which meant that Tony was going to bruise there later.

Tony hit him back. Which had Bucky popping both of them upside the head. The next thing Tony knew was they all were trading soft hits with each other. The longer it went on the more the touches turned to soft presses. Far too soon they were kissing and moving up against each other.

Suddenly there was a pop and then a sizzling noise as a portal opened up in front of them. Dr. Strange peered out at them as they froze where they lay tangled together.

"So may have forgotten to mention that the spell causes hornyness that can be transferred simply by touch in the animal. This is carried over to the human form. Which honestly we have yet to figure out how long it takes to work out of the system." Strange said it all so calmly for someone who was basically telling them that the three of them took magic Viagra and would be in for more sex in the very near future.

It was then that Tony noticed Strange's normal careful hairdo was messed up. A pale blue slim hand came into sight as it reached out, grabbing Strange by the collar. "They know now. So come back to bed. Thor doesn't want to start without you." Loki's voice said off to the side.

"Got to go." Was all Strange replied before the portal shut. "Ok, that was all types of I didn't want to know right there." Bucky said. Steve on the other hand cocked his head to the side. "So if we beat them to find out the cure. It's only fair that we find out how long this sex thing lasts." Steve proposed.

"Really Steve? You want to turn this into a challenge." Tony said knowing it was fruitless to argue. Tony could already see Bucky warming up to the idea. Steve and Thor had been trying to outdo each other since the fight in Manhattan.

Then when Loki and Bucky officially joined the team it was like some kind of battle between gods and Super-soldiers. Once an idea took root there was no stopping it.

Tony wiggled his way out from between the pair gathering his things as he did so.

"Tony, where are you going?" Steve called after him. Tony could hear them both struggling to follow. "We are all human now. We have a wonderful room. I really don't see the point and staying out here when said room has so many surfaces to soil." At Tony's words Bucky let out a whoop.

Tony hadn't even stepped all the way into the room before his husbands jumped him.

And really Tony couldn't complain after the show they gave him into the night and well into the next day. What could he say, competition was foreplay for Super-soldiers.