IRON MAN: A Knight for A New Age
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Chapter 1: A Gilded Age
"Impressed, Senator Kelly?"
The white-suited senator looked away from the display of prototype technology and refocused his attention on his guide.
"Mister Stark, I am disappointed. I was under the impression that your company was developing an improved Sentinel-"
"And have all the big civil rights organizations harping on Stark Industries?"
"Anthony, don't you forget-"
Tony Stark mentally ignored the senator's tirade for some time.
"-what you're not willing to do, AIM is."
"Senator, I'm going to have to ask you to leave now."
"You-"
"Please leave, unless you want Happy Hogan to make you leave."
"I'll be back, Anthony!"
And with that, Senator Kelly left the building.
"Sir, I have General Ross calling-"
"Patch him through, JARVIS."
The AI grumbled a bit before activating the car's speaker phone.
"General, you wanted to talk to me?"
"Yes, Stark. We're testing out your Jericho missiles tonight on San Nicolas. Be there- you won't want to miss it."
"Bye, General."
JARVIS shut off the speaker phone.
"There's your target, Stark." Ross announced.
Tony squinted a bit before seeing a derelict Roxxon tanker squatting some distance off the coast.
"When do we start, General?"
"Right now."
Ross pressed a button, and two of the prototype missiles went soaring into the air.
"Why aren't they arcing down?"
As if on cue, the missiles split into 16 smaller missiles each. All rained down upon the tanker, which promptly exploded into a shower of metal shrapnel.
"Success!"
At that moment, Tony felt several small sharp objects enter his body, and he collapsed upon the scene.
"Mister Stark! Are you okay?"
Tony shook his head.
"Wilson, get him to the mainland and to an ER! Pronto!"