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Thor could've taken him to Asgard but no, he was told to remain here for a while till they figured things through.

God... this is just a mess..

I don't even know why I'm talking to myself..

Man, I need to stop it before I lose my mind

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Year: 2012
Place: Manhattan, New York

(I'm not going by what happens in the movies. Just the year and destinations, so please don't freak out or mention why is this person here; thank you).

Tony thought aloud as he was fixing one of his machine parts for his suit. Got destroyed after what Loki decided to do... again. Lions in the common room is not a pretty sight. Especially when you're the one trying to hold one down until someone comes to get them or until he makes them disappear. Which he didn't till the very last minute. All of it was just stressing the man out more and he needed to clear his mind before he did something irrational. That's when he decided to go talk with Bruce. Maybe he could release some stress then.

Meeting up with Bruce and Bruce agreeing to hear what was bothering the man, didn't exactly go as plan. Tony would lay on a long like chair that most therapists had and tell Bruce what was bothering him. Bruce would listen for a while before falling asleep due to the lack of sleep he had gotten the night prior. When Tony realized this, he asked if Bruce was listening and Bruce only told him that he heard a bit. Tony then made a face.

"I've been having these dreams. They almost feel lucid." Tony told him and Bruce raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean almost?" He asked Stark. "I mean that I can't control them like you can when you know you're dreaming... it's as if they're trying to tell me something." Tony replied and Bruce made a puzzled face. "Well.. what do you usually see?" Bruce asked, wondering.

"A woman. She has a hoodie." Tony tells him as he starts to recall the dream. "Is that all?" Bruce asked. "No. The setting is dark, looks abandoned— like if there was a castle. It's in a forest." Tony added and Bruce raised his eyebrows at the description. Right when Bruce was about to continue the conversation, F.R.I.D.A.Y interrupted. "Sir, a package arrived for you." She announced and Tony told her to send it up. Didn't take long and he noticed it was an old envelope.

He didn't hesitate any longer to open it. Sitting up, he pulled out an old picture— or at least it seemed to be a picture; maybe a painting like photo? He had a questionable face while examining it but took quick glance at the scenery and the woman, and he knew it was like his dream. "Bruce, take a look at this." Tony said as he walked over to his desk, let the computer scan the object it then hologram it. "That setting is just like my dream...." he started to tell the scientist "and that woman, or girl in the photo rather, is the one I saw in my dreams.. except she was older." He added.

"How do you know if it's her?" Bruce asked. "The way she's standing and what she's wearing is very similar." Stark announced. "I'm gonna search for this place." Stark added as he sat down and started to type on his keyboard. "What if what you're looking for... isn't what you'd expect?" Bruce tried to say. "What if she's not what you'd expect? She could be evil for all we know. We don't know what we might be walking into." Bruce added. "Which is why we're bringing along reindeer games." Stark added before standing up with the location. "F.R.I.D.A.Y? Tell everyone to suit up and meet at the hangar." Stark announced and she complied.

Tony started to gather the things he would need to bring with him and didn't forget to bring the the photo with him. "Tony, you must be out of your mind man. We can't just go because of a dream and a photo." He tried to reason with the man but it didn't seem to be working, so he sighed. Took about 2 minutes before he decided to ask. "Where-..." Bruce started to say before rephrasing his question. "Who's coming along?"

Tony thought for a moment before telling F.R.I.D.A.Y to only bring the people on stand by, including Loki. "Wanda's remaining here to make sure Bucky doesn't make a ruckus. It'll be us, Cap, Natasha, Clint, Loki, and Thor." Tony announced before turning around to face the Doctor. "Now meet up at the Hangar in 5." He added before leaving Bruce so he could gather some things as well.