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Tony is actually really surprised when the blue guy apparently takes the hint and poofs away. Huh. That usually doesn't work.

He's still curious who that was and what his deal is, but he'd rather figure that out some time when his friends' lives aren't in danger.

"I hear you," Tony says to Rhodey over the suit comm. "Don't worry about it. These guys are no problem. Unicorn and Shrike are a joke." He might as well knock them around while they're here; maybe they'll learn a lesson. "ETA on the cops?" As soon as he asks, he hears sirens in the distance. That was quick.

Shrike seems to have finally figured out that the blue guy is gone, and he joins Unicorn in hassling Tony. That's okay: Tony'd gotten a look at where he'd last seen Pepper and Gene, and all that's there now is a bunch of sprawled-out Maggia. It looks like they made it out. With the police less than a minute away, Tony probably doesn't have to worry about them anymore, and he can turn his full attention to his favorite pair of animal-themed assholes. (He does still worry, of course, and he won't stop worrying until they're all safely back together, but reason tells him that they're fine. Anyway, Gene and Pepper are pretty good at taking care of themselves.)

"So, Unicorn, how come you can't fly like your buddy Shrike?" Tony asks as he exchanges fire with his adversaries. "Did you lose Rock Paper Scissors when you were picking suits?" It's just so funny how riled up they get when he snarks at them.