And what would happen if she had answered this call?
Hello everyone, It is my first fanfic here and my first one in English… I hope you will like it. If you see mistakes or problem don't hesitate to tell it to me. I really want to improve myself. Anyway, try to enjoy it J
Pepper Potts was in the Stark Industries private jet, on the way back to New York. Her meeting in Washington DC was a real success. Investors were really amazed by the new green project of Stark Industries. At least 3 towers like the Stark Tower in Manhattan were already ordered. The restructuring of Stark industries from "merchant of death" to "New energy stuff" was ensured now.
She was playing with her phone on her hand split between her wish to send a message to Tony and her reason which told her to wait and let him work in peace. Indeed, yesterday night when she left him with his "homework", she could feel that the situation was a kind of urgent thing. Later, her discussion with Phil in the car on the way to Larguardia Airport confirmed her suspicion.
Since this conversation, she was not able to stop being worried about Tony. And when you think about it, actually, it's more than 10 years now that she constantly feels worried about Mr Stark. But now, there was something different, she didn't know really how to describe it yet but it was different. We could say without make mistakes than their relation has evolved in some way. Now, she was not his assistant anymore, she was the co-CEO of Stark Industries and Tony was not anymore only her boss but then also her… ?... Her what? Truly, she didn't know really how to define him. Still, her concern was completely different since the night on the roof after the Stark Expo fireworks.
Suddenly, sounds came from the TV making her stop thinking about Tony and Her: "Breaking News! Few minutes ago, a weird ray of blue light appeared on the new tower of the billionaire Tony Stark allowing thousand and thousand strange creatures escape from the portal created on the sky…"
She didn't know what part scared her the most, a sort of blue laser hitting the Stark tower or the thousand creatures invading New York? She jumped on her feet to face to the TV…
"The streets of New York City have become a battle ground … The Army is here trying to contain the violence…"
Manhattan streets looked like a war field… Images of the Stark Tower, the portal, the creatures exploding things flashed past on the screen letting Pepper completely aghast. Her mind started to work again when she saw a red/gold outline between 2 shots! Tony! She was pretty sure that it was Iron Man on this damned screen… It was Tony! What the hell was he doing here?! He was a kind of super-heroes so it was consistent for him to be there. Then, at the same time, he was also her boss, her love, her Tony! She finally found what Tony became and what he almost always was for her, the only man that she ever loved… Her heart started to beat so fast that she supposed everyone in the plane can hear it.
"… but clearly, it is outmatched."
Suddenly, her phone started to vibrate in her hand. She looked at it and saw Tony's smiling face on it. She answered the call immediately with a shaking and worried voice: "Tony?!"
"Hey Peps! How are you?" He tried to be as natural as he could be in the situation but Pepper, who knows him very well could feel that's there was something wrong.
"Tony! What's going on? I'm in front of the TV and I saw the tower and those creatures…" she started to say frenetically
He stopped her, he had to stop her, his time was limited: "Look Pepper, I don't have too much time, listen to me please! I want to know if everything is fine for you, if you are safe." Yeah, he had to know, at least, he wanted to quit the earth knowing that she was in a safe place…
"Yes, I'm in the jet on the way back to NYC… But what about you, what is that weird noise I can hear… You are supposed to be in a middle of a battle, why are you calling me? Tony please, tell me what's wrong!' She just shouted the last word… Tears started to fill her eyes. She didn't know yet what's going on but she could feel that something serious was taking place…
Tony just figured out that He didn't know really what to tell her. He didn't want to hurt her but he also knew that he didn't want to lie to her. She had made him promise this, she had made him promise to don't lie to her anymore… And she deserved it… She deserved it so much! He liked better to reassure her but tell her that he was on course fly into space with a nuke on his back will not comfort her at all. What can he say… Maybe he could just say why he was calling her "I just don't want to do the same mistake again…"
His voice sounds too serious for Pepper… Really too much serious and full of sadness. "What do you mean?" She whispered, tears rolling down her cheek…
He started his climb to the portal… "I mean, you remember this palladium-kind-of-dying-thing? I don't want to lie or hide to you anything again…" His voice knotted with emotion and fading out…
"Tony… Please tell me that everything will be alright… That I'll see you when I'll land in NYC… Tony, please…" her words sounded like a supplication…
Listening to her like that killed him "I wish I could…"
He just passed through the portal and realized that here he was! It was the end…
"Pepper, listen, I wanted to tell you something for so long, I…" He was stopped by the faded voice of Jarvis "Call fa…" Everything on his screen disappeared and it was just him, this stupid nuke and the big alien spaceship. He sent the missile in direction of the ship. Oxygen started to be low on his suit and breath was more and more difficult…
At the same moment, on the plane, Pepper yelled on her phone "Tonyyyyyy! Toooooonyyyyyyy! Tonyyyyyyy!" And the only answer that she got was the cold "bip bip bip" from the phone… She tumbled on her knees crying as she never cried before…
Tony watched as the alien ship exploded at the missile contact… The oxygen was empty, he couldn't breath anymore… So with his dying breath, just before clothing his eyes two word came out: "…love you…"