Iron Maiden
This is my attempt at a fanfic based on the movie, except with some twists.
Tony is a woman(name is my own selection)
And Pepper is a man(modeled after Bradley Cooper so HA!)
There will be some changes as to accommodate Tony as a woman, so please be gentle.
I do not own anything!
In the Kumar Providence in Afghanistan, a Humvee caravan was making it's way across the desert to the next military post so the famous "Toni Stark" could advertise the new weapon, the Jericho Missile. Demands for a new weapon were always high and Toni Stark was always on the top list of deals since her weapons were not only equipped with the latest technology, but success rates in usage and effectiveness of her weapons were always at the top.
One of the Humvees "Back in Black" was pouring out in high volume. Inside, Artemis Antoinette Stark was sitting inside, dressed in a royal blue pinstripe suit, her tie loosened and the first two buttons undone, sat nursing a cold glass of scotch, while receiving some nervous glances from the 2 male soldiers occupying the Humvee with her. She glanced at the one to her left who was a young man, probably no older than 22, giving her the innocent "I can't believe this is Toni Stark" expression. Finally a little annoyed she spoke out,
"I feel like you're driving me to my court-martial, this is crazy. What'd I do?" She shouted out, trying to be heard over the loud music as she looked to the male in the passenger seat who was looking at her the same way.
"I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me." She added trying to get a laugh this time, but it obvisiously failed, further annoying her,
"What, you're not allowed to talk?" She asked the boy sitting next to her, who still did not respond,
"Hey! Forrest!" she barked. The boy finally spoke up,
"We can talk, ma'am." he said nervously. But the answer did not make her feel better,
"Oh, I see." she said as she glanced out the window,
"So it's personal?" it wasn't really a question. She was aware alot of people did not approve of her choice in inventions...
"No, you intimidate them." the driver spoke, which turned out to be a woman. Toni was surprised,
"Good God, you're a woman!" she chirped, lowering her drink a little and looking at the driver through her designer sunglasses,
"I honestly... I couldn't have called that." she said a little sheepishly,
"I mean I'd apologize but it's that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first." She said, noticing both men were now smiling a little, finding humor in her words now. Finally. Guess she could play a little,
"I'm an airman." the female soldier corrected politely.
"You have, actually, excellent bone structure, there. I'm kind of, having a hard time, not looking at you now. Is that weird?" She said teasingly. It wasn't flirtatious. Toni wasn't bi. But she knew it'd get a rise from people. And it worked. All three began to smile more, the younger one laughing out right. She had to smirk herself.
"Come on, it's okay laugh! HEY!" She cheered. Bout time she got a rise. The male passenger turned to her, still a little nervous.
"Ma'am I have a question to ask." Toni lifted up her glass and took a sip before answering him,
"Yes, please." she loved it when people asked her things, it usually pertained to what they saw in tabloids, allowing Toni to play on them for her own amusement.
"Is it true you went 12 for 12 with last year's male Maxim cover models?" he asked. Toni was not ashamed. She was a good looking woman. It was only right for her to be with good looking men... even if it gave her a scandalous reputation, it was fun. She took off her glasses and looked the man dead in the eye with playful seriousness
"That is an excellent question. Yes and no." She said and began to think over the details,
"March and I had scheduling a conflict, but fortunately the Christmas cover had twins!" She smirked as she watched the man's eyes fill with surprise. Might as well keep going,
"Anything else?" she turned when she saw motion to her left, the boy was lifting his hand up, like a classroom, Toni couldn't believe it,
"You're kidding me with the hand up right?" she asked him, she was dead serious that time. Who the hell raises their hand like that anymore? Was she THAT intimidating or was he just extra polite.
"Is it cool if I take a picture with you?" he asked meekly. Toni shrugged,
"Yes, it's very cool." she said with a soft smile. The boy dug into one of his many pockets and pulled out his digitial camera and handed it to the passenger. The man smiled and turned it one while the boy and Toni scooted closer together.
"I don't wanna see this on your Myspace page." Then she noticed the boy was making a peace sign and went for it,
"Please, no gang signs." The boy lowered his hand, Toni was bursting inside, SO CUTE!
"No, throw it up I'm kidding." she said, the boy put his peace sign back up.
"Yeah peace! I love peace. I'd be out of a job with it." she said and waited. Then two men began to argue back and forth when the passengar began to have difficulties taking the picture, clearly at a loss with the camera.
That's when hell broke loose with the Humvee in front of them exploded. Games were over and all joking went clean out of Toni as the three soldiers began to scream.
"What's going on!" She cried out,
"Contact left!" the driver screamed as the two men began to arm their weapons. The driver got out with her gun, but unfortunately she was taken out first.
"Jimmy, stay with Stark!" The passenger shouted to the boy and got out himself. The boy shouted at Toni to get down, which she did quickly and watched out the front window. She watched at the man opened fire, firing off a few rounds before a bullet got him in the head, splattering his blood and brains on the window. Toni jumped up, she had never seen that outside a movie before... the boy cursed and took the safety off his rifle and began to get out too. Toni went into full panic,
"Wait, wait, wait! Give me a gun!" she shouted,
"Stay here!" The boy shouted at her. He began to turn away to aim his gun but bullets riddled the Humvee There was a ringing in her ears now as she looked around to try and see where the firing was now coming from. She had to get away! She watched helplessly as another explosion went off, killing the men in the Humvee which sat next to hers. She couldn't stay here!
She got out, shrieking as she heard and felt another explosion go off. She took off, trying to seek cover and dove behind a rock. This was crazy! She took out her cellphone and began to dial Rhodey's number, seeking him out. Then she heard something collide with the ground next to her. She looked over at it, hearing it powering up. She saw it... her name... Stark Industries and instantly recognized the model and began to scramble to get up and away, but it was too late. It went off. Throwing her back some feet.
She felt like she had the wind knocked out of her, her face and chest burned... more her chest... why... she shook the dust out of her face and looked at her suit, blood was beginning to stain it... panicked, she began to unbutton it and her dress shirt to see why she was bleeding. Blood was quickly seeping through... her vision starting to blur. She looked at her Kevlar vest, blood was soaking it through, a few tears were evident... she had been hit... her vision began to turn white as she laid her head back, not believing what was happening. Was she going to die? Finally, the white light took hold...
It was being filtered through some cloth now. Huh? She could hear the muffled sounds of someone talking. She couldn't understand what they were saying, it was in a foreign language. Whatever was blocking her vision was ripped off her. She had to squint against the light now. Where was she? She willed the fog in her head to lift as she looked around... wait... they had guns. She glanced down at herself, she was bound at the hands. And her chest was bandaged up, but blood had soaked through. She now recognized the language... it was Arabic She looked forward and saw a man with a recorder... the only thought that was now present in her mind was...
'Shit...'