"Where is he?" Gemma Stark muttered, peeking on stage. Her father, Tony was supposed to be on stage by now. AC/DC's Shoot to Thrill was blasting over the speakers, and dancers wearing Iron Man-themed bikinis continued their routine. The whole thing was Tony's idea, since the public apparently needed to be even more amazed by the suit. Gemma noticed that he was trying to be more extravagant and laid back in every way he could lately, well more than he usually was. It was the first Start Expo since Tony Stark revealed that he was Iron Man ten months ago. Ever since that press conference, their lives became more public. Tony was no longer just a rich weapons dealer, he was a super hero. Everyone adored him, and everyone who didn't was competing against him.

Suddenly, Iron Man slammed onto the stage, and the crowd went wild. Metal arms came out of the stage, taking off the suit, revealing Tony Stark in a tuxedo, a giant smirk on his face. The dancers continued around him, and the music ended thirty seconds later. The crowd erupted in cheers. "Oh, it's good to be back!" Tony announced, making them cheer louder. "Blow something up!" A man in the crowd yelled. "Blow something up? No, I already did that," Tony replied.

The crowd silenced after that, and Tony began his speech. "I'm not saying that, the world is enjoying its longest period of uninterrupted peace in years because of me." The crowd cheered. "Oh god," Gemma groaned from backstage, where she was watching him. "I'm not saying," he continued, "that from the ashes of captivity, never has a greater phoenix metaphor been personified in human history." Everyone in stadium cheered again, and Gemma rolled her eyes. Tony spoke up again. "I'm not saying that Uncle Sam can kick back on a lawn chair, sipping iced tea, because I haven't come across anyone, who is man enough to go toe-to-toe with me on my best day!" Tony paused, taking in the applause.

"Please, it's not about me," he said. "It's not about you; it's not even about us. It's about legacy. It's about what we chose to leave behind for future generations. And that's why, for the nest year, and the first time since 1974 the best and brightest men and women, of nations and corporations of the world pulled over their resources, shared their collective vision, to leave behind a brighter future."

Gemma smiled. Okay, the last part wasn't that bad, she thought. The crowd cheered once more. "It's not about us," Tony continued, a little louder. "Therefore what I'm saying, if I'm saying anything, is welcome back, to the Stark Expo!" The audience gave one more round of applause. "And now, making a special guest appearance from the great beyond to tell you what it's all about, please welcome my father, Howard," he finished. The crowd cheered, and Tony walked off stage. A video started playing on the giant screen of Howard Stark from 1974.

Gemma shifted her attention from the screen to her father. Just as she was about to talk to Tony he turned into a hall way. She approached the hall way to find her father with a worried look on his face. "What are you doing, are you okay?" she asked nervously. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine," he told her. The two started to walk further backstage, where various technicians and guests were running the presentations. "Did you like my speech?" Tony asked. Gemma chuckled. "You flatter yourself, but I guess the end was okay," she replied, smiling. He chuckled, put his arm around her, and kissed her head. "Where's Pepper?" she asked. "She should be here soon. She came in by jet an hour ago and she had to do couple things for work." She nodded.

An hour later, Tony's body guard Happy approached them. "Okay, honey I have to go now. Stay here until Pepper comes and she'll take you home in the jet, okay?" Gemma nodded. "Okay dad."

"Love you," he told her and kissed her cheek. "Love you too." Not even two minutes after he left, Pepper appeared next to her. "Hi Gemma," she greeted with a hug. "Hi Pep," Gemma replied. "Is Tony here?"

"No, he already left." Pepper nodded and the two walked out into the cool night air. Her father's private jet was parked just in front of them. Just before they climbed the steps to board the jet, Pepper's phone rang. She answered, uttered a few words the hung up. "Change of plans," she told Gemma. "Your father has a senate hearing in Washington D.C. tomorrow at nine in the morning. We're going to meet him there." Gemma sighed and nodded. This hearing probably had something to do with the Iron Man suit. Since Tony's reveal, the government was always on their case about how the suit is a threat to national security, or how they should give it to them. Tony always did his best to smooth-talk his way out of the predicament.

Pepper and Gemma took their seats in the jet. Gemma was by the window, how she liked it and Pepper sat beside her. She gazed up at the sky. There were many stars, but most of their light was drown out by the Expo, as well as the busy New York City. "Ladies and gentlemen please fasten your seatbelts, the plane is about to take off," the flight attendant announced over the PA. Gemma did so, and two minutes later the jet started to move on the run way, and the eventful city disappeared behind her.

Author's Note: This is the sequel to In Good Hands if you weren't already aware. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!