Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the Iron Man franchise or the characters in it.


Hammer stood at his bathroom sink and toyed with the can of spray-on tan. He wasn't messing with it for any particular reason. Suddenly he remembered that he had an evil meeting to enlist the help of an evil, but more capable, Russian who also hated Tony Stark. It took a little while longer for him to realize he was going to be late to said meeting. As he fumbled with the can, he accidentally sprayed his hands. Panicking, he ran water over them, trying to wash off the orange tan. It didn't work.

"I'll make Stark pay for this!", he declared before calling his driver.


Vanko sat silently, watching the man in front of him. He was talking about importing... ice cream? Were his hands... orange? Vanko smirked inwardly, Hammer would be all too easy to deal with. Idiot.


A/N: I saw Iron Man 2 this weekend, and I loved it. As you can see, I did not love Hammer. You might not have noticed this, but in the scene where Hammer is talking in front of the airplane and in general being evil and rich, the palms of his hand are orange. This is the only explanation I have for that. Hope you enjoyed it. :)