Tony followed Natasha to the foot of the Stark Industries building and entered a doughnut shop next door.
At a window seat, he spotted a bald Black man wearing an eye patch, eating doughnuts and drinking coffee.
"Director."
Natasha led Tony over and greeted the bald Black man.
The man was none other than Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Tony Stark, I've heard a lot about you. This is our first time meeting. Please, have a seat!"
Nick Fury nodded to Tony and invited him to sit across from him.
Tony sat down and folded his arms, his tone displeased. "Tell me, what were you trying to do by sending Natasha to pose as an employee and stay by my side?"
Tony hated being played for a fool. If Natasha hadn't saved him in Monaco, he would have turned hostile long ago.
"Don't take it personally. You know we mean no harm."
Nick Fury waved a hand, then looked at Tony and asked, "I hear you've run into some trouble lately. Those people in Congress are pressuring you to hand over your Mecha? We can help you resolve that."
His information was clearly a little out of date. He still didn't know that Mark had personally stepped in last night to protect Tony.
After Coulson's attempt to persuade Tony to join the Avengers failed, Nick Fury had been thinking about how to change Tony's mind.
Congress pressuring Tony to hand over his Mecha was a perfect opportunity for him!
That was why he had come to speak with Tony himself, even at the cost of exposing Natasha's identity.
"What are your conditions? Do you still want me to join that secret boy band of yours?"
Tony asked.
"It's the Avengers!"
Nick Fury corrected him.
"If you're trying to use that