Tony had been gone on an important assignment for the past few days. Lana had mind-linked him to let him know she’d taken the kids to go play with Rose’s kids. Jaxson would probably just sleep and poop but David enjoyed playing with his cousins, Elena and Xander. He came home, tired as hell and fell down into bed to take a nap, deciding he'd go brief Xavier tomorrow on what he'd learned.
It was when he woke up after hearing a loud bang that he realized he was back in the cave with the time-travel artefact laying next to him. Tony’s eyes widened, as he looked around to take stock of his surroundings. He knew what he was supposed to do next. He was supposed to take the artefact with him. And he had to make sure he showed up in the cameras with the artefact so that his past-self didn’t wast
