New York City, Sunday - NYE

[imafuturist]

So, a monkey wrench in the plan of celebrating the new year with Jan came in the form of figuring out how to get there. Because getting a taxi or an Uber tonight was just impossible without waiting an hour or so.

That lead to dragging Steve onto the wonder of public transportation to get them where they needed to go this evening. This evening that they were claiming was one of the coldest New Years Eve's in over a century. Which was just tons of fun all around.

Which was clearly the only reason that Tony's PDA game was strong as he held onto Steve on the back of the subway car to keep him warm and hide his face against Steve's chest a little.

It was New York, people had seen way worse.

"Next stop we just pay extra for an Uber," Tony informed him.

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[heroic_jawline]

"I have all kinds of faith in you," Steve said, smiling. "Go for it."

[imafuturist]

Tony smiled back, going up onto his toes for one more kiss before trying to make his way to the door of the car.

Which would be when there was a loud boom and the entire train jerked to the side before landing on the tracks again. "Oh come on."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve sighed heavily. "Figures for this year, honestly. What are you betting: animal, mineral, or vegetable?"

[imafuturist]

"Pry the door open, dearest, and let's find out," Tony said, pushing through the now a little disturbed crowd. It was still New York. And his New York at that. It wasn't panic worthy until someone literally started tearing into the car. "Money's on sewer alligators."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve put his shoulder into it and pried the doors open--they squealed loudly in protest. "Bonus if they're wearing 2018 novelty glasses."

[imafuturist]

"That's a narrow window to hit," Tony said, ignoring the noises of protest from the people in their car as he slipped out into the subway tunnel. And wow did it smell like a hobo.

[heroic_jawline]

And he didn't have a serum-enhanced nose!

"Smells like Brooklyn back alley," Steve said, trying to breathe through his mouth. Because ew.

[imafuturist]

"Gotta love this city," Tony said, holding up his phone to light the way around the car to where gruff voices were coming from. "If this is a basic robbery, I'm going to be so mad."

[heroic_jawline]

"Seems like a lot of effort," Steve agreed, "and it's not like the people with fancy jewelry are taking the subway tonight."

[imafuturist]

Tony came up short, once he got a look at who was causing the commotion and then sighed. "Well. Bad news, it's not alligators. Good news, they're idiots."

[notmileyfans]

"Hey, people are gettin' out of the cars!" one of the esteemed--esteemed and feared, you jerk--Wrecking Crew called back to his compatriots.

"...well, make 'em get back in," said another.

[heroic_jawline]

"Woooow," Steve said slowly. "They're a little special, huh?"

[notmileyfans]

"Get back in the car, you!" Thunderball said, waving a magic wrecking ball in their direction.

Their thoroughly unimpressed direction.

[imafuturist]

Tony sighed and pulled his scarf up to cover his nose and mouth. Because he was a vigilante for real here.

"They're some of Thor's guys. I can't remember if it was Loki or Amora that made their stuff magical." Either way, it was annoying. "You luck out on so many of these things."

[heroic_jawline]

"I really do," Steve agreed, dodging the...magic wrecking ball, the hell. "What do they normally want?"

[imafuturist]

"Money? Better costumes?" Tony said, moving to the other side and sighing in annoyance as the wrecking ball was pulled back. Magically. UGH. HE HATE MAGIC. "Take your pick."

[notmileyfans]

"We got trouble here!" Thunderball called back.

"I told you to tell 'em to get back into the car!"

Thunderball sighed, basically ignoring his opponents for a moment to get into a shouting match with the other. "I know, but they aren't listenin'!"

Criminal masterminds, Steve. They were criminal masterminds.

[heroic_jawline]

"We don't have any money!" Steve called out helpfully. "Everyone on the subway's too broke even for Uber!"

[notmileyfans]

"Hey, shut up you!" Thunderball snapped back. Luckily for him, someone was finally coming back to help out here.

"Aw, c'mon, man. It's just two guys," Piledriver said.

THEIR NAMES WERE RIDICULOUS.

[imafuturist]

"By the way, they're super strong," Tony said, glancing up at the ceiling for an electrical line he could use in a fight here.

[heroic_jawline]

"Me strong, Thor strong, or Hulk in a bad mood strong?" Steve asked.

[notmileyfans]

Tony would have answered that, but Piledriver--a real codename that someone picked for themselves here--took that movement of distraction to send Tony flying backwards with a punch.

"If you know what's good for ya, you'll get back on the car."

Behind him, Thunderball grumbled, "I coulda done that."

[imafuturist]

"Ow," the crumbled pile that was Tony said.

[heroic_jawline]

"Hey now," Steve said, jaw clenching as he stepped forward to protect Tony, touching that nasty ground. Poor Tony. "There was no need for violence. We're not givin' you our money--we're not idiots--but you don't hit people for that."

Steve, that's...just not at all true. "You head on back to wherever your secret lair is, I don't hit you back for hitting him, and we all start the new year off right. Deal?"

[notmileyfans]

"Who's gonna stop us? No Avengers anymore," Piledriver said, totally not picking up on what Steve was putting down here.