Tony stood and looked at letter tears threataning to fall. But he wouldn't let them. Rhody had been killed in action and Pepper had left him to be with Rhody's family. She had forced Tony to stay away and even banned Tony from the funeral declaing that he didn't deserve to go. That it was his fault Rhody was dead. Suddenly those words floated into his head again. 'Big man in a suit. Take that away and what are you?'. "I'm nothing," Tony whispered as he crumpled up the letter. Tony's hand shook as he took his pen in his hand and wrote a letter. Then he turned to JARVIS. "JARVIS. Power down," Tony said.
"Very good sir," JARVIS said and soon he had powered down. Tony took the letter and put it in his trouser pocket slightly poking out. He grabbed a cabble from a work bench and tied it to one of the bars on the roof of his work shop. Then he tied it around his neck and kicked away the chair.
"JARVIS?" Bruce asked. All the Avengers were sitting in the living room waiting for Tony or movie night. When there was no answer Bruce frowned. "JARVIS?" he asked again. By this point they had began to panic. "JARVIS aswer me!" Bruce shouted panicked. Still no answer. Bruce looked at the other Avengers with wide eyes. They all ran down the stairs to Tony's workshop. The door was jammed so Thor smashed the glass windows on one side. They all stumbled in and Natasha screamed. Everyone turned to see a lifeless Tony swinging in the air tied by the throat. Bruce ran forward and put the fallen chair under Tony's limp legs. "GET ME SOME WIRE CUTTERS!" Bruce cried. Clint ran forward with a pair and Bruce but through the cable holding Tony. But Tony wasn't breathing and he had no pulse. Bruce ripped open Tony's shirt and saw the soft glow of the arc reacter. Well at least that was still working. Bruce started CPR on his friend. It didn't look good. After five minutes Tony was still un-responsive. Bruce sat back and let the tears fall down his face as he looked at his lifeless friend lying on the floor of his work shop, when suddenly Tony gave a shuddering breath. Everyone sighed in realif. "Some one call an ambulance," Bruce said. Natasha nodded and got out her phone while Bruce checked Tony's pulse. "Why Tony?" he whispered to himself.
"What's that?" Steve asked pointing to the envelope pointing out off Tony's jeans pocket. Bruce took it out.
"It's a letter," Bruce said.
"THE AMBULANCE IS ON IT'S WAY!" Natasha yelled.

Soon the Avengers were gathered in a privit hospital room with Tony on life suport. Bruce took out the letter and looked a it. "Open it," Clint whispered. Bruce nodded and opened it.
To whomever is reading this,
Well as you've got this I guess I'm dead. Which is what I'm looking for. Please just pass on a message for me? Tell Pepper I'm sorry I was such a screw up. I didn't mean to be such an ass and a fuck up. Tell her I still love her.
Second of all, tell Nick Fury he sucks. But he's a good man. He just needs to show more comfort to himself and others.
Tell JARVIS, Dummy and Butterfingers that I'll always miss them and I'll always love them.
Tell Bruce I'm glad to have knowen him. He was my best friend. One of my only friends. It was good fun in the lab with you. I didn't feel so alone.
Natasha. What can I say without you beating the crap outta my corpse? You are a good person never forget that. Don't push people away beacuse you deserve to have love just as anyone does. Don't dwell on the past and what those people took from you. Be the real Natasha. Not the Natasha who was taken from her home and forced to be an assasin.
Thor, well I guess I just wanna say I still hate your brother he's a bag of crazy shit. But you are awesome and good in a fight. It's just a shame I found that out on our first meeting. And it was used against me. You did good. Keep trying to learn how to use the technology and find your woman. You diserve it.
Clint, Tell her how you feel. You'll be supprised by the aswer. Never feel guilty about what Loki did it's not your fault. Phil would have been proud of you. He would have been proud of all of the Avengers.
Steve, you were right. I do need to stop pretending to be a hero.
I was never a hero. I know that now.
Don't cry for me. Not like anyone will anyway. I'm with my mum, dad, Phil and Rhody now. I'm happy.

Yours

Athony Edawrd Stark/Tony/Iron Man/Fuck up

Everyone was opanly crying by now. Steve looked gulity as hell and looked like he wanted to rip himslef apart. "You are a hero Tony. What I said was wrong. I was wrong. You would have made your dad proud," Steve whispered.
"We all need you Tony. We need our Iron Man," Bruce whispered.
"We need our brother," Thor said. Suddenly Tony flat linned.
"NO!" Bruce screamed and he, along with the other Avengers, was dragged out of the room. It took everything in him not to Hulk out. Soon they were allowed back into the room where Tony had been stabalised. Soon all of the Avengers were alseep.

Somehow the nature of Tony's condition had leaked out into the press. People were laying things outside the Avegers Tower. Steve went and collected all of the messges left. But by thhe affternoon more had been left. By the end of the week they well over one hundered messages from fans who wished to pay their respects.

One day a child from the hospital came in. He was an orphan and had been hit by a car. He had managed to sneak out of his room to get something from the gift shop for Tony. "My Aunt was killed in a terroist attack last year. I was almost killed but Iron man saved me and brought me to England. Both my parents were English as was my Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Uncle Ben had been killed three years before we moved. Iron Man put me in an orphanage. But they aren't nice there. They treat me like a freak because of my. . . powers," the last part was whispered.
"What powers?" Bruce asked.
"I act like a spider," the child replied looking at the floor. Bruce frowned.
"That's hardly freaky. I mean I turn into a green rage monster when I get angry," Bruce said. "How did you get hit by the car?" Bruce asked.
"I was running," the child replied.
"Running from what?" Bruce asked.
"Running from the man who wants to take me away for testing. The orpahnage gave me over to him," the child replied.
"What's your name?" Bruce asked.
"Peter Parker," the child replied.
"Do you know who we are?" Bruce asked. Peter nodded.
"Your Bruce Banner, scientist, Docter of physics and the Hulk. He's Steve Rogers also known as Captain America and a war hero. He's Thor, he a god enough said. He's Cint Barton also known as Hawkeye, he has the persision with an arrow as a hawk does when hunting. She's Black Widow, mater assasin and good friend of Clint and also works for Stark Indestries under cover. And he's Tony Stark. Also known as Iron Man and my rescuer." Little Peter replied. "I love Iron Man. But I love Tony Stark to," Peter said.
"Peter how old are you?" Steve asked.
"Six and a half," Peter replied.
"Well that's not right," Bruce muttered.
"No it's not," said Clint leaving. Clint did not return until the next day. When he returned Peter wasn't there. "Where's Peter?" he asked.
"The nurses forced him back to his room," relpied Burce. "And none of us are allowed to see him," he added.
"Well they can't stop his Uncle can they?" Clint asked.