(A/N I hope you guys like this….)

Chapter 1: "Something Wicked this way comes….."

(Washington DC)

"Sir…we've got something on the radar." A tech guy said looking up from his screen. Virgil Potts walked over and looked over the guy's shoulder. "Do you have any idea on what it is?" he asked looking at the man. The tech guy shook his head "No sir…but whatever it is…it's heading toward New York." He said his eyes wide. "What's your name son?" Potts asked serious. "R-Robert sir…" Robert said stuttering. Virgil still serious looked him dead in the eye "Get me someone who can contact the President." He said, Robert nodded and flipped out of his chair trying to run for the door. Virgil pulled out his cell phone.

(New York, New York)

Pepper stretched her arms over her desk and sighed. She was in study hall and she had absolutely nothing to do. Pepper watched as the clock slowly moved its hands. "Patricia. You may go if you would like." Her study hall teacher said kindly. Pepper smiled, grabbed her bag and ran to the door. She went to the roof only to see Tony and Rhodey there chatting about Iron Man stuff and studying English. "Hey Guys!" she called smiling. The two boys looked in her direction and smiled back, "Hey Pepper." Rhodey greeted looking up from his copy of Macbeth by Shakespeare. Tony jumped off his perched and met her in the middle of the roof only to give her a hug. Pepper smiled and hugged her almost boyfriend back. Her and Tony's relationship has slowly been increasing. When they let go Pepper asked "What have you two been up to?" Rhodey laughed and Tony smiled "Oh just armor stuff." Tony said taking Pepper's hand in his. "Ok-"Pepper was about to accuse them of lying but her phone started to ring.

Pepper pulled her phone out of her bag and answered it, "Hello?"

"Pepper! You need to go home right now and pack a bag!" Virgil Potts said hurriedly. Pepper frowned and put her phone on speaker, "Why? Dad what's wrong?" she asked worried. Tony and Rhodey frowned and listened closely. "Something-New-you-get-out-please-now-"the connection was bad and they couldn't catch everything Pepper's dad was saying. "Dad? You there? Dad? Hello?" the redhead asked yelling into the phone but it went dead. She shook her head and snapped her phone shut. An uneasy feeling went through all three of the teens as the sky slowly grew darker. Rhodey dropped his copy of Macbeth in shock. "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes…" Pepper breathed.

"Oh this isn't good…." Tony said looking up at the darkening sky. "What is it?" Rhodey asked while looking at the sky. Pepper shrugged her shoulder's "well whatever it is…it's going to crash!" she said pointing at the giant object. Tony grabbed his backpack and hit the center button, Rhodey ran off the roof on his way to the armory. "Pep! Tell everyone to stay inside! Then Armor up and meet us at the crash site!" Tony said and flew off.

Pepper ran off the roof and down stairs to her locker. She turned the little dial and the door came open with a click, Pepper grabbed a purple backpack and shrugged it on. She then ran to the front office and grabbed the microphone. "Attention Tomorrow Academy! Lock down the building! This is not a drill!" Pepper shouted and ran out the door before the school went into complete lockdown. She pushed the button on her chest and felt the cool mettle wash over her. The ground shook; Pepper turned and saw the fire.

Tony was shot back by the blast the crash made when it hit the earth. "Rhodey do you see this?!" he yelled into the Comm. System's. "Ya man, I saw it!" Rhodey said flying up next to his friend. "Where's Pepper?" Rhodey asked looking around. "I told to lock down the school and then meet us here." Tony said scanning the crash site. "Cops are coming…" Pepper said flying over to her friends. She was right sirens were blaring off in the distance.

A horrific growling un-human yell came from the broken parts of the ship. All three of the armored heroes were about to investigate when suddenly human screams filled the air. They turned quickly to see the citizens of New York running from each other, "What…?" Rhodey asked and they all gasped when a man jumped on top of another one and started to eat him. Blood was everywhere and people were eating people. A little girls scream made Pepper panic, she turned quickly and spotted a little girl cowering next to a mailbox. Pepper flew down in front of her and shot the man without a second thought. She then picked up the little girl and flew into the air. Tony and Rhodey shot their repulser's at the rabid citizens. "Guys what are we going to do?!" Pepper shouted. Tony looked over at Pepper and saw that she was holding a little girl in one arm and was shooting with the other.

A bus was swerved around the corner of the street and crashed into a fire hydrant. Kids screamed as blood smeared people attacked the bus. Pepper handed Tony the little girl and raced down on top of the bus. "Computer put all power into shields!" Pepper shouted. [All power to shields] the computer chirped. Purple light erupted from Pepper's hands and chest. The shield moved around the bus and forcibly made the cannibals shoot backwards.

Tony and Rhodey tried their best to keep them off of Pepper, but they just kept coming. An explosion made Tony and Rhodey look up at a tall building, it was coming down. It was right over Pepper and the bus full of kids. "PEPPER!" Tony shouted. Pepper looked up and gasped "Computer put everything you got into the shields!" she shouted and the shields pulsed getting stronger. The top of the building fell and landed on top of the shield. "PEPPER!" Tony shouted again, he made the little girl climb on his back and he flew to the wreckage. "Rhodey! Help me!" he shouted trying to lift part of the building off of the bus. Rhodey lifted one side while Tony lifted the other.

[Warning! Warning! Warning! Power at 11% recommend immediate recharge!] The armor warned. Pepper gritted her teeth as the force of the building started to crush her. The top of the bus started to shudder underneath her and the building's weight. Pepper landed on one of her knee's with a thud. The kids in the bus screamed in panic. The redhead gasped as the weight of the building lessened. There were Tony and Rhodey lifting it off of her.

"Hey kid! Put the bus into reverse and hit the gas when I tell you!" Tony shouted at a teenager. The kid nodded and got in the driver's seat; he put it in reverse and waited for Tony's cue. "Now!" Tony shouted and the kid stomped on the gas. Pepper fell to the ground and her armor retracted. Tony and Rhodey hefted the building to the side. Tony flew down to Pepper's side; he picked her up and walked onto the bus full of scared kids. He set her down on one of the bus seats carefully and took the little girl from his back and set her down. Tony armored down, sat in the driver's seat and took the radio. "Rhodey we're going to the armory, make sure the road is clear." He said. Tony put it in reverse and drove it down the street. Time square came into view, "Tony!" the president is on the big screen!" Rhodey said his voice crackling on the radio. Tony stopped the bus and looked at the screen.

"I declared New York unsafe. It's being quarantined. No one In. No one out. I am truly sorry."

TO BE CONTINUED…

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