Chapter 7

By: MysticFantasy

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Tony was sure that he was going to fall flat on his face soon and he was mentally thankful that they were standing on the mats.

Fury and the trainer had arrived about an hour ago and had called the four present Avengers into the gym so they could get the test started.

Clint, Natasha and Steve were standing next to him and he was envious that they were all wide awake and ready to go while he was just struggling to stay on two feet.

"Alright then." Fury said as he walked over with the trainer. "How did the last few days go?"

"We practiced and trained hard, sir." Steve answered.

"Stark, how do you feel you did having their help in getting fit?" Fury asked.

"Torture." Tony answered. "Pure torture. What in the world were you thinking letting me get trained by two master assassins and a super soldier?!"

"Who else could do the job better?" Fury replied. "Everyone else would have quit ahead of time."

"Well, you picked trainers that would make Olympian athletes sore in places they didn't know they had." Tony stated.

"Good. Glad to know that you worked hard." Fury mused before turning to the other three Avengers. "How'd he do?"

"Could use a little more work with hand to hand combat." Natasha answered simply.

"And strength build up." Steve added.

"And practice in stealth." Cilnt said.

Tony lightly glared at the three next to him. They'd put him through all of their 'easiest' methods to test his own skills. After all of the training from the three, Tony had thanked his lucky star that he was still able to walk and use his hands.

He was also thankful that they didn't have any kind of methods to test the mental ability. He wasn't sure how he'd like to not be able to use his brain. His genius was like his super power and he was proud of it.

Let the others have their super strength and speed. He has super brain power.

"When it came to staying focused, how was he?" Fury asked as the trainer wrote everything down on a clipboard.

"Naturally, he tried to stall but he eventually saw it our way." Clint answered with a smirk.

"How much did he pick up from your teachings?"

"Quite a bit." Natasha answered. "Like we said, he just needs a little more practice. Detox was also part of the reason he wasn't totally focusing."

"Evil." Tony muttered.

"So he didn't have a single drink?"

"Not one." Steve answered.

"Excellent." Fury mused. "I guess that does it then. You're all free to go."

Tony's eyes snapped opened and he stared at the director.

"Whoa, whoa. I thought we were going to be tested." he said.

"You already were." Fury answered with his signature smirk that he knew everything was going to work out the way he planned. "I already know the other members of the Avengers are in good shape and can hold their own. You are the only one that I actually have to worry about in case you're ever without your suit. That's why I asked your fellow teammates to give you a 'training session' in order to get your ready for the test. Truth of the matter is, the practices were the actual thing and, from what they've told me, you did better than any of us actually believed."

Tony looked over to the three standing to his side and saw they all had their own little amused smiles.

"I hate all of you." Tony muttered and did an attempt to storm out of the gym.

If only sore legs would allow him.