Title: The Iron Reporter
Rating: T
Pairing: Chloe Sullivan/Tony Stark
Summary: Chloe Sullivan works for the Daily Planet and is ordered to interview Tony Stark because Stark industries and Luthor Corp are rumored to be planning a merger. What happens when one stubborn reporter meets the one and only Iron Man?
Disclaimer: I do not own anyone or anything from Smallville or Iron Man!
Introduction- Headed To Long Island
"Sullivan I want to see you in my office in fifteen minutes!" The slightly balding Perry White snapped out as he hurried to his office with Jimmy Olsen following along quietly with his arms loaded with an assortment of papers and pictures.
Ever seen becoming editor and chief of the Daily Planet he had been running a tight ship and many of the so called real reporters had been shipped out. One of the first things Perry had done after taking over when Lex decided there wasn't much he could with the paper when he had other bigger things to focus on was to hunt down Chloe and demand she come work for him. He claimed the one prized paper would not be the same without her. After many hours of pleading he convinced her to come back, but she wouldn't take one of the higher positions he offered. The blond reporter had told him plain and simple that she wanted to earn her way to the top one article at a time and he accepted her terms because he desperately wanted her on his team. She was one hell of a reporter after all.
Chloe quickly finished editing the article she was currently working on before pressing the print button and heading to the main office. When Mr. White said he wanted to see you in fifteen minutes he really meant that he wanted to see you right now. Without knocking she walked inside and sat down in the free chair opposite of his desk. "You wanted to see me Sir?"
"I take it you have heard the gossip buzzing around this place about Tony Stark and Lex Luthor considering merging their two companies together?" He asked taking a song sip from the flask he carried around with him at all times. The girl from Smallville had a feeling he was not carrying around spring water in that thing.
"I have heard the rumors about it yes." She replied crossing one leg over the other. "Personally I am not sure why either man would be considering a merger since Stark Industries claims to have broken all ties when it comes to weapon development and Luthor Corp has never show interest in merging with anyone."
Perry leaned forward in his seat with his fingertips pressed together. "Well that is one of the man questions I want you to have answered. I am sending you to Long Island and I want you to be one of the first people to get an interview with Stark. There is supposed to be a meeting for the press in four days, but I would like to have an article ready to print the day before. I know that if any of my reporters has a chance of getting this interview it would be you. Show me that you haven't lost all your skill in the few years you have been gone."
She uncrossed her legs and leaned forward as well. "Sir, don't you think it would better to send someone who has been here longer? What about Lois and Clark? They make a good team and in the past the duo has been known to get interviews when nobody else could."
Truth being told Chloe thought it would good for Clark to go and meet Tony Stark. He could go as a representative for the Justice League and hopefully get the face of Iron Man to make and alliance with the JL. He would be the best one for the job other than Oliver of course, but Queen Technologies and Stark Industries usually did not do business together since Stark Industries used to mainly deal with weapons. Since that was different now maybe Oliver and Tony Stark could start working together.
The Editor and Chief let a smile curve his lips upwards. "Let me give you a little information on Tony Stark. He is one of the world's most eligible bachelors and he is known to give female reporters interviews over men. Not only are you single, but you are one of my best reporters. Now you are going to Long Island and you are going to get that interview understand?"
"I understand completely Perry." She sighed as she stood up and headed towards the door. She turned to face him as she reached for the door handle. "When will I be leaving?"
The older man stood up after going through a pile of papers. He strode over to her and handed her a plane ticket. "Your flight leaves tonight at seven thirty and I have the hotel reservations all worked out for you. You will be staying at the Hilton closest to the main Stark Industries building because I thought it would be your best shot of catching him off guard which is something that you seem adept to do. I am not going to partner you up on this since you work better alone, but I will allow you to take Olsen with you if you think you are going to need a photographer."
Chloe thought about it for a few moments. Things with her and Jimmy hadn't been the same since he learned she was a meteor freak. He had broken up with her for Kara which was ironic considering Kara was an alien, but he didn't know that and so she guessed that it did not technically count. Still, she wasn't sure bringing him along would be the smartest thing she could do. She worked better alone anyways and Perry had pointed out that Tony Stark had a thing about single female reporters.
"I think I can handle this one alone chief." She stated with a smile before opening the door. "I better get ready for my flight and that means going home to pack. I won't fail you Perry."
"You never could kid." He called as she shut the door to his office and disappeared down the hall.
TBC…
AN: This is just the introduction and I know I have not done a Smallville story crossover or otherwise in a long long time. I am still trying to get back in to writing it so bear with me. Let me know if you all liked this or not. In the next chapter Chloe meets Tony Stark. I put a preview at the bottom if you want to check it out.
Please R&R like always!
Preview for the next chapter:
"I'll have a double Mocha Expresso please."
"Make that two." "Hello there beautiful, I am Tony-"
"I know who you are Mr. Stark." "Is it true that you are planning to merger Stark Industries with Luthor Corp?"
"You're a reporter?" "And here I thought you were following me because of my looks. You know, I have been working on some stealth technology that may help you when it comes to sneaking around."
"I thought Stark Industries was no longer involved with making weapons?"
"I said I was working on stealth technology and not the next Jericho missile." "If you want to be a reporter you may want to work on getting your facts straight."