Snippet #2594407

Gene's a little too stressed to laugh at Pepper's quip, but he does have to admit, it's pretty funny. "We get kidnapped again, I'll buy you a yogurt," he says, hustling her along. He wanted to get her out of his hair (his amazing, beautiful hair) before going back in to obliterate Unicorn, Killer Shrike, their Maggia buddies, and that obnoxious Iron Menace (as a bonus).

But what the hell is that BAMF noise? It sounds like some sort of small sonic grenade. Gene turns back to glance behind him and sees...something blue darting around.

Oooookaaaaayyy. Maybe he'd hit his head harder than he thought when Stark had knocked him down. Come to that, he should really go back and rescue Tony once Pepper was out of the way. Just as a boyfriends kind of thing.