Okay I don't know what's up with me and making new stories. I promise I'll get to my other ones, but right now, I just don't want to deal with them right now! I have more ideas and I want them out first, before updating my other stories! Thanks guys! Okay extreme torture descriptions will come soon. I have other character too, FYI.

Death was something he wasn't afraid of. It was normal for Tony Stark to be put in a near death experience. Scary enough... He didn't mind if he died, as long as everyone else was okay.

"You... Hurt her I kill you. Instantly." Tony said with set determination. He gripped his side in pain. His Iron Man suit was at home in repair. He knew that he should have brought his back up backpack, which contained his Mark 3 armor, which was not as tough, but it did the job, along with him. He cursed himself as he continued giving a death stare at the villains.

Killer Shrike and Unicorn decided to take the test further. If Tony Stark, the boy with the unbelievable love for citizens, cared so much for this one stranger what would he do? Snickering wildly, Unicorn walked up to the teenage girl. She had brown hair and unbelievable beautiful purple eyes, which stood out against her now pale skin. "Do you like him?" He asked her. The girl blushed but didn't say anything. "Okay how about something more easier to answer?" Unicorn asked again. The girl nodded in response.

"What's your name?" No answer. Unicorn gestured to Killer Shrike who pulled out a gun, and he pointed that at Tony. "You don't want him to die just because you didn't say your name do you?"

"Catherine." Catherine's eyes gave way a tear. Tony didn't want this; she didn't want Catherine getting involved in something that was meant for him.

"Unicorn leave her alone! She has nothing to do with this!"

"Okay... How about Pepper Potts then? I know you have some feelings for her..." Shrike said silently. Tony gulped. He eyed Catherine, whose face was fixed on the floor and still not him.

"Why are you doing this?" Tony said. He still kept his eyes on her; he wanted to see if she would look up at him so that he can quickly send a message to her.

"Well it's not us that want to do this, it's our boss. But we can't tell you that either. So tough luck kid." Suddenly a ringing from Unicorn signaled that they were getting a phone call. "Be right back brats. Try not to get too comfortable." Then they left.

Catherine instantly fell to the floor and broke into a whole line of sobbing. Tony quickly limped over to her, and got on his knees, but remembering his injured knee he spread his legs out and sat next to Catherine.

"Hey! Hey it's okay." He hesitated but ended up putting an arm around her shoulders. She looked up to him. Her eyes no longer purple but a darker shade of blue, looked terrified.

"You kidding me?! How is this 'okay'?! You got me into this!" Catherine cried out. Tony backed away shocked. No girl, lady, senior citizen, or baby has ever talked to him like that. No one would dare talk back to him, but for the first time (other than Pepper of course) he witnessed a girl who just talked back to him.

"Well this happens all the time, and I guarantee you that we will get out of this. Promise."

"Swear."

"Uh... Okay. I swear we will get out of this. If not me, you will. I won't let them hurt you." Catherine looked at him gratefully.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you like that. It's just that i don't know what to think of this. It's so sudden. I was walking back from the salon and BAM! I'm here in this spooky warehouse on the pier. Not exactly the best places to be you know." Tony chuckled and flashed Catherine a smirk.

"What school do you go to?" Best thing to do right now was keeping her mind away from panic.

"Tomorrow Academy. I'm a 10th grader."

"No way."

"Uh... Way."

"I go there and I'm a 10th grader as well."

"I know. Your in half of my classes, you just don't see me. Your always next to Pepper." She smiled like it wasn't a big deal. Just before Tony could say anything, the two duos walked in.

"Play times over. Apparently I need to inflict harm to you Stark. And have this girl watch you."

"What?!"

"Ya heard me. So if I were you... I'd say my goodbyes. My boss is holding you guys' ransom. Your father's are pretty rich you know." Shrike went behind a door and returned with a whip.

"You serious? You can't whip me and expect that my dad will pay money for that! I won't let him."

"You don't have to agree, I'm pretty sure you're dad will like you alive and not scattered." Unicorn got behind Tony and gripped his arms, pulling back with force be made sure to make Tony yelp.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Catherine said getting on her feet.

"No can do girly. I would love to hurt you instead but my job was clear. Put him there Unicorn. I can't wait." As Unicorn chained Tony, making his back face Shrike, Killer Shrike duck taped Catherine's mouth, and bound her hands and feet. Tony's bad knee throbbed, meaning it wasn't broken but bruised.

"Ready Stark?"

"Do I look like I have a choice?" Tony spat back. He quickly tested the chain manacles that kept him stuck where he was. He gritted his teeth, and wrapped his hands on the chain links, gripping them until they were white.

Time slowed as the whip cracked against the floor then on Tony's skin. This wasn't like Unicorn or Killer Shrike; they were more of machine than manual infliction.

This wasn't anything that Tony felt before. It was definitely sharp, and it stung against his back. It was sharp pain then a throb, then nothing. But with the hits being constant and not having a break, it was as if something was chewing at his skin.

"OW! Lighten up with the whip will ya?" Tony hissed.

"Sorry Stark does that hurt? How about... THIS?!" He brought it down with more force. This time Tony screamed.

Catherine screamed as well, okay well more of trying to get them to stop. But the nasty tape on her mouth didn't even let her push her tongue behind her clenched teeth. She thrashed, but Tony was still getting hammered again and again with the whip. Finally Shrike backed away. Huffing from exhaustion. He swept at his brow, extinguishing a sweat. Tony, too, huffed in exhaustion. His forehead coated in sweat.

"No... More... Please." He pleaded.

"Okay. A deal then. We'll let you rest, but you'll have to have Catherine dear here to take your place." Tony's head turned and his eyes flared with a deadly poison. Catherine remembered what Tony had said. "I won't let them hurt you." And Catherine can see that he was going to keep that promise.

"Don't touch her." He said. His eyes fell back to the ground. He pushed himself back onto his knees and straightened his blood glistening back. He took a deep breath, and repeated his process by tightening his hands on the chain, and gritted his teeth.

Once again, Shrike delivered the blows onto his back. Catherine was shocked. She couldn't believe the guts Tony had. He was THE Tony Stark, she would've fluttered in his presence, but looking at him like this, she wanted to praise his bravery. After about 5 minutes of constant hits, the two left with a hoard of laughter. They said something else but she didn't catch it.

After they were out of earshot, Catherine inched her way towards Tony, who probably for her sake, just smiled weakly.

"Lemme help you with that." He huffed. He gently peeled the tape off and eyed her. "There's a pocket knife it my pocket. I can't reach it, but you can. Just get it and I'll cut you loose." At first Catherine blushed, but noticing Tony's strained face she obeyed.

He wanted to pass out after they finished, Catherine thought to herself. She felt around the pockets and locked a hand around a small object, pulling it out it was a knife. She wondered why the villains left that in there, but knowing that they were running out of time, she opened the knife and handed it to Tony. He weakly cut at the ropes. It took forever, but Catherine remained patient.

"Okay. You're good." Catherine rubbed her sore wrist and ankles.

"Thanks Tony. Are you okay?" Then she realized how stupid that question was. Of course he's not okay. He took an extra beating that was actually meant for her. The pocketknife in Tony's hand clattered to the floor.

"Here, why not I try to get those chains off of you." She looked for anything that would help pick the lock. When she found a long hooked item, she shoved it into the lock, and twisted it around. She was happy she took the CSI class at Tomorrow Academy. They had taught the students to get out of a situation where they were locked in a room. Using the skills she had, Catherine gently twisted one more time, to hear a click. "YES!" She whispered.

After the chains fell to Tony's side, he slumped against the wall in front of him, and slide along it. "Thank you. They… they didn't do anything to hurt you did they?" Catherine was shocked. Tony Stark went through whip after whip, and he was bruised and bleeding, yet he was asking if she was okay.

"I'm fine Tony. But what should we do?"

"First let me catch my breath. Next we'll get out of here. If I'm right it should be about 9 at night, meaning those goons are probably gone. They don't know what we can do. That also means that we have about 12 hours to get out. But first, not breath, but…" Tony fell into Catherine's lap, startling her. She felt truly grateful for what he did for her.

But tonight was the night, tonight they are going to make a run for it.

Okay it might be confusing on what happened, but if people like it I'll go into it more! Oh and any mistakes that are on the story, it isn't my fault. I typed this on my phone so well, cut me some slack! Haha! Okay thanks guys!