Narrator's POV

"Arsenic is a very dangerous chem-"

"Stark!" Thor suddenly busted through the doors of Tony's and Bruce's lecture, cutting the professor off.

Everyone turned to him.

"Thor you can't just come in here and interrupt the class." Bruce said.

"I know. But this is very important-"

"Thor. We need you to leave." Tony said.

"But Stark, I-"

"Is there a problem young man?" The professor asked.

"No. Of course not." Bruce turned to her. "He's just lost."

"Give us a second." Tony said, trying to push Thor out the door.

"Anthony listen-"

"Thor, seriously. Get out!" Bruce said.

"Stephen's been taken!" Thor shouted.

Tony and Bruce stopped and looked at him.

"What?" Tony asked.

Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.

"Timothy's back. He took him. He left this on the bed." Thor handed him a white rose.

"But he's dead. Timothy died." Bruce said. "He blew his brains out."

"Do you know where they went? Did they leave anything else? A note? Anything?" Tony asked.

"Just that." Thor said.

"We have to go." Tony said, pushing past Thor.

"Gentlemen, if you leave my class I will guarantee both of you will fail." The professor said. Tony stopped and looked back at her. "What's it gonna be?"

Tony ran out of the room. Bruce and Thor followed him.

///0///0

"Stephen! Stephen!" Tony shouted as he busted into his own room, looking for his boyfriend. He noticed that his work station had been messed with. He looked around, noticing a folded piece of paper with his name on it. He opened it and read it.

He looked at Bruce and Thor. "Get your things." He grabbed a glove. "I know where he is."

"Tony, but we don't know-"

"Get your things, now!" Tony said, running out of the room. "I need to see someone."

///0///0

"Mmm..." Stephen blinked a few times before he realized he was tied to a chair. He pulled at his hands, they were tied. "Mm! Mph!" There was a rag tied over his mouth.

Oh god... Not this again! Not again!

A muffled scream erupted from his throat.

"Shh..."

Stephen looked around the room as he heard.

"Don't waste your voice right now. Let's save it for when they come."

Stephen mumbled something, making the voice chuckle.

"Oh, you know me. I'm one of the first people you met at this school, remember?"

Stephen screamed again.

"Oh don't worry. They're coming for you. I made sure they would know where we are... In the mean time, why don't we talk? You like to talk?"

Stephen screamed again.

"Oh, you're emotions are strong..." The voice chuckled. "Let's play with that."

///0///0

"It's not far. Bruce, whatcha got for me?" Tony spoke on the earpiece he had.

"Less than ten miles away." Bruce came over. "At your speed, you'll never catch up."

"Ha! Don't worry." Thor extended his hand. Mjölnir came to him. He spun her and grabbed Tony by the waist. "Hold on!" Thor laughed.

"Thor wait-"

"Away!" Thor swung his hammer forward.

"Bruuuuuuuuce!" Tony yelped.

///0///0

Bruce chuckled, shaking his head. He was navigating an aircraft that he and Tony had been working on. He looked back at his passenger, who didn't look too amused. "Are you okay?"

"I don't know."

"Afraid of heights?" Bruce asked.

"No. It's not that. I just can't take you guys' word for it. I can't believe she would do something like this. I need to see for myself."

Bruce didn't say anything and just turned to the sky. This wasn't gonna be easy.

"Bruce." Tony's voice came over the radio.

"Copy." Bruce answered.

"We're here." He said.

Bruce looked down to see an old abandoned school building. "Okay, I'm right above. It'll be landing on the roof."

"Thor and I are going in."

"Tony, no. Not until we're down there with you." Bruce said.

"I have to. Stephen could be hurt...or worse."

"Hold on, Tony. We're-"

"We're going in Banner." Thor came over the radio suddenly.

"Wait-" Bruce was cut off by static noises. "Dammit." He looked back at his passenger. "We have to get down there quickly. Is there anyway you can hold on to me without me hurting you?"

"You can carry me on your back."

"Done." Bruce said, unbuckling himself and helping his passenger out.

///0///0

>Thud< >Thud< >Thud<

"Oh."

Stephen gasped, listening to the thuds. Stephen's eyes were full of tears. Whoever was doing this had been manipulating his mind, bringing out the bitterest of memories in his brain. Taking the pain from deep down inside and bringing it back up onto the surface. Digging deep inside for all the misery and agony Stephen had gone through his entire life.

"You hear that? They're here."

A screen suddenly projected itself in front of Stephen.

"Let's see if they came alone like I asked."

Live feed of Tony and Thor banging on the door played on the screen.

Stephen screamed.

"Stephen?" Tony asked.

Stephen screamed again.

"Stephen! Stephen!" Tony hit the door.

"Aww, look how desperate he looks." Said the voice.

"Thor, take down the door." Tony said. "Now!"

"ARGH!" Thor struck the door with lighting, blowing it down, exposing the room Stephen was in.

The screen turned off.

Tony walked in, laying eyes on Stephen. "Oh, god. Steph-" He stopped when he saw a shadow behind Stephen. "Alina, let him go."

"Rude. Didn't even bother to say hello." Alina stepped into the light behind Stephen with a blade against Stephen's throat. She looked at Thor. "Thor, hi."

"Let him go you, wretch!" Thor threw Mjölnir at Alina. She dodged her.

"Rude." She turned to him and stomped her foot against the floor.

Suddenly vines full of thorns rose from around Thor and took a hold of him. They pulled him down on his knees and began to wrap all around him, tightening.

"Good boy." She smiled. She heard a high pitch hiss come from Tony's direction. Tony was pointing his metal glove at her. "Oh, Tony. Not that agai-uh!"

He blasted her, hitting her in the shoulder.

"That's was a warning shot." Tony said. "Let him go."

Alina looked at her shoulder, and groaned as she looked back at Tony. She raised the blade in her hand and broke through Stephen's shoulder. "Hah!"

Stephen screamed in agony.

"Stephen!" Tony shouted, looking at him. Blood began to run down Stephen's shoulder.

Alina extended her arm to Tony, suddenly thick vines pushed him against the wall, pinning him against it. They began to slowly cover his entire body, tightening.

"L-Let him go." Tony resisted. "I will give you a-anything. I'll give you the formula T-Timothy wanted."

"I want my brother back!" Alina shouted.

Tony looked at her.

"He was the only thing in this world I cared about. If it weren't for you Anthony, he'd still be here." Tears of anger streamed down her face. "My dear baby brother..."

"Alina he wanted to kill us-"

"He just wanted to be like you!" Alina yelped. "He looked up to you, but you rejected him."

"Rejected him? He was the one who turned against me. I would have been more than happy to be his friend, but he did that to himself. He asked for it."

"No. You poisoned his mind." Alina took the blade out of Stephen's shoulder. Stephen groaned in pain and tossed his head back. "You took him from me..." She placed the blade against Stephen's throat. "I'm just returning the favor."

"Alina! Wait! Stop!" Tony yelped.