Recruiting Drive

[madimpossibledreamer]

Main Points:
Star Trek/Avengers crossover (one of the AUs that's going to show up in Self-Made Hero)
Summary: Fury needs to complete the list of ship's senior officers.
Word Count: 405
Rating: Gen

       Stark calls out before the intruder makes it far into the base just to show the pirate he’s not the only one who has weird sensory powers.  (Of course, it’s mostly his early warning system, but he disguised it, and he’s fairly sure while Fury was aware it probably exists, isn’t aware of exactly where they are or how to disable it.)  “Nicky, to what do I owe the pleasure of having you stick your nose in where it doesn’t belong?  Again?”
       “I’m pulling back together the team.  I could have your commission reactivated, but I know you would just resent me for it, and I’d rather have you agree to join of your own will,” Admiral Fury explains. 
       Tony was planning on just tinkering the whole time and not looking back up at the pirate, but that’s enough to get his attention from the sheer idiocy of it all.  “I thought I was, what was it now?  Volatile, self-obsessed, doesn’t play well with others?  I’m not keen on the Federation giving me my marching orders.”
       “Lieutenant Potts is joining the USS Aegis,” Fury responds, and Tony turns cold.  Of course the man would dangle the promise of an old flame and the newest ship type in front of him.  He’s a master manipulator, and if it wasn’t being used on him he might even appreciate it.
       “Let me guess.  Doctor Banner for Chief Medical Officer, Commander Romanova for Chief Security Officer, Lieutenant Commander Barton as Chief Navigator, Lieutenant Odinson as Chief Helmsman, and…what.  Van Dyne as Chief Science Officer?  Dr. Pym as science officer?”  He avoids the obvious because he knows Fury would never put anyone else in charge of the ship.
       Fury snorts.  “Dr. Pym still thinks Starfleet as a pseudo-military organization is evil, so we’re never getting him back.”
       “Dr. Van Dyne was prettier and smarter than Hank anyway,” Tony smirks.  He sighs and reaches over to rub the oil on Fury’s uniform.  “Does Captain Rogers even want me back on his ship?”
       “He’s been speaking to Captain Rhodes.” Tony makes a face, but doesn’t disagree.
       “Well,” he stands and crosses his legs.  “Go and commission me and return.”
       Fury rolls his eye and holds out a PADD with the commission orders displayed on it.
       “So, you just wanted me to think I was saying yes of my own free will.  Figures.”  He’s looking forward to wearing the engineering reds again, though.