"You already got me another job? If I didn't know any better I would think you are trying to get rid of me," Ben told Fury who just grunted
"Get rid of you? You are the greatest asset to SHIELD right now, I would be a fool to let you go. But, the guy you will be protecting will be needing your strength," Fury told him and slid the file over to him. Ben frowned a bit and reached over to it. Once he opened it, he froze as he saw a witty smile first. The person's picture was actually Tony Stark!
"You want me to protect this douchebag? From whom? Myself? Because I want to tear him apart," Ben growled as his aura flared, making Fury feel as if gravity had been increased suddenly.
"Woah, there, steady on your powers, boy!" he shouted, making Ben realize and immediately retract his aura; Fury sighed in relief.
"I'm guessing you already met Tony Stark," Fury said.
"No, but my sister has. He tried to invite her to his motel. He should thank his stars I was unconscious. So, how should I kill him?"
"No killing, you are just to protect him. If anything happens to him I will hold you responsible," Fury warned him, making Ben even more mad at Tony.
"How did you guys even find him? Heard he had gone missing or dead!"
"As far as we know, he has been a prisoner for a terrorist group. What they wanted with him is something we need to find out. That's your other mission. Find out what he is hiding. You will be working with Agent Coulson here," Fury said and as if he had been waiting for that, Coulson got into the office.
"Nice to meet you, Agent Cosmic. I am Agent Coulson, your partner," he introduced himself and gave Ben a firm handshake.
"Nice to meet you too. When are we going out?" Ben asked.
"Right now. We have already packed your things in the helicopter. Let's get going," Coulson said and led them away. Ben shrugged and followed him to the helicopter.
"You know I can fly there, right?" he asked Coulson.
"I know, I have read your file," Coulson shouted against the whirling of the blades and the engine. "I also know your powers have been going bonkers. The whole building practically felt it."
"Sorry about that. I have been watching the Dragonball series and I have full control of my powers. I was just angry at someone back then, won't happen when we are in the heli," Ben assured him.
"Hate to be the guy you're angry about," Coulson shrugged and looked at the city below. "It's a nice view from above, isn't it?"
"The smell disagrees," Ben countered, making Coulson shrug in admittance. The rest of the journey was quiet till they landed at the Stark Tower. They found the billionaire waiting for them.
"How can I help you gentlemen?" Tony asked, eyeing Ben because he looked too young.
"I am Agent Coulson, this is agent Cosmic, we are from the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Department," Coulson answered and gave him their card. Tony looked at the name then at them.
"That's quite a mouthful there, Agent Coulson," he said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, we just call ourselves SHIELD. Anyway, we were sent by the Director to make sure you are well protected," Coulson said.
"Protected. You're pretty late there, Men In Black. I have already been kidnapped," Tony answered as he went to the mini bar. Coulson frowned when he saw the man pour himself vodka.
"I am sorry we weren't there before but we never thought you would be captured when you were with military personnel. But we are here now and we aren't taking no for an answer."
"What about you kid? What's your line?" Tony asked Ben who was silently clenching his fist.
"I am doing my very best to not tear you apart. But, I am on a mission so I hope a bad guy will do it for me," Ben answered, making Tony pause then start laughing.
"I like you, kid. You've got the confidence and the balls to actually do it. Tell me, why is SHIELD assigning a Living MOAB as my security? Shouldn't they be containing him?"
"They have yet to build a cage that can hold me. For the time being, I get you look after your ass so be grateful, a lot of presidents would give their limbs to be in your position," Ben growled and walked out.
"Yeesh, teenagers, right?" Tony asked Coulson who just remained stoic.
"For your convenience, only two agents have been assigned this job so you don't have to worry about your personal space," Coulson assured him with a smile. Tony just grunted in annoyance and walk away.
Two weeks passed and Tony has been sneaking into his garage thinking nobody was watching but Ben was. He came up with the idea to use the ground as a source of sight like Toph from Avatar and it actually worked in the first try. He could see for miles in fine detail like everything is in 4k. That's how he knew Tony was building a suit of armour under the garage. If it wasn't for the fact he couldn't sense malice from him, he would bust into the garage and arrest him for making a weaponized robot. But, he had to hand it over to Stark, he was a genius.
Of course, if Stark knew just how much of a cheat Ben was he would have questioned life. Ben only looked at the equations on the board and he understood how Tony was going to build his suit. He wanted to help but then decided to let Mr Smarty-pants figure everything out.
A month passed and Tony had finished building his first suit together with testing it. It worked like a charm but with everything going on in his lab, Pepper had been working her ass off to make sure Stark Enterprises wasn't going to be bankrupt and she was holding her own. Sometimes, she would come with cartons full of paperwork for Tony to sign and he would help her pack and unpack them. She was thankful unlike her boss who completely ignored them, like an ostrich that would rather bury its head than to fight the oncoming danger.
Around midnight, Ben felt Stark get into his suit which closed itself with him inside and then he started floating with thrusters on his palms and feet.
"That's impressive. But how fast can he fly?" Ben asked himself