Stark had used Athena's Golden Saddle to control a Basilisk and was about to show off to the kids, but he hadn't even had a chance to open his mouth.
Pepper swooped down from the sky, pinned Stark to the Basilisk's back, and hammered his head like she was beating metal.
"Tony, you bastard! How could you let Morgan take such a risk?"
Stark covered his head and managed to block a few blows before saying helplessly, "Hey, babe, it's a misunderstanding!"
Pepper straddled Stark's chest, not caring in the slightest that dozens of huge snake heads behind her were staring at her menacingly...
As Stark tried to explain himself, Pepper pounded on him as if venting her feelings, and cried, "A misunderstanding?
Me beating you is a misunderstanding, too!"
Seeing Pepper starting to lose control, Stark simply let go and let her beat him to her heart's content. It didn't hurt anyway...
Listening to the sound of blows landing on his face like a blacksmith hammering iron, Stark said, "We've been here for a while.
Alvin and I have been down on the seabed, killing those Giant Octopuses.
The kids actually had the upper hand the whole time. Alvin was watching over them, so they couldn't possibly get hurt."
Pepper heard that and, unable to believe it, lifted her Faceplate and searched around for Alvin. Then she turned to Stark and said furiously, "You got here ages ago, and you didn't go up to help?
You just watched those kids face such terrifying monsters?"
Stark held Pepper by the waist, letting her sit on him in a very suggestive pose.
He removed the Faceplate from her face and kissed her.
Stark said proudly, "Those kids were amazing!
When we got there, they'd nearly taken out the Mermaid leader...
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