A/N: Well lookie heerr. Two updates in one day :) I'm proud of meeself

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Tony got up and picked up his helmet. If I'm going do this, he mused, might as well look intimidating. He was reluctant to say that part of him didn't want to do anything. Just sit there, maybe sleep.

No, he concluded, I may still be an untrusting asshat, but I will fight against whatever's coming. He quieted that frightened and apprehensive part of his mind down. He couldn't to second guess himself with everything that was happening

And with a parting look around, he shot out of Stark Industries and flew towards 42.

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Once he entered the prison, Tony knew exactly where The Conquerors' cell was. It was quiet in the hallways, surprisingly, even villains slept. Yawning, Tony realized it was getting pretty late. But he couldn't stop and rest because in his moment of relaxation he would probably talk himself out of this. So he would go awhile longer without sleep; the adrenaline would keep him awake. This was important.

Arriving at his destination, Tony reluctantly peered in. Kang appeared awake but his back was to the door. He had straightened up a little when Tony had arrived, but now he remained unmoving. Tony wondered for a second if Kang had even heard him. Unable to stand the silence anymore, Tony cleared his throat and made some noise, which got Kang's attention.

With the Iron Man mask on, Tony's eyes or face couldn't betray his true feelings. Normally, that wouldn't have been possible, but lately he had let his unemotional mask break more often. And so much had happened in the last twenty-four hours that Tony knew he couldn't- wouldn't be able totrust his emotions anymore.

Kang turned around without a word. He was waiting for Iron Man to say something but the hero remained silent. Tony didn't know how to start out.

Luckily for Tony, Kang decided to break the tense silence, "Your arrival is not unexpected, Avenger."

"Don't call me that. I am something besides that."

"Well, it is what you are most proud of, isn't it? Being a mighty Avenger? Or have you lost faith in your team? Does your merry band of heroes not know of this late night visit?"

Kang frowned when Iron Man didn't react. He added, "What's wrong, Stark? Cat got your tongue?"

Iron Man was still but spoke, "Stop bull shitting me, and tell me how to stop it, Kang. I only came to you because you know what happens. You know how this will end. And what will happen when it does."

Kang growled, "Save your world and destroy the entity that shouldn't even exist! Kill Captain America," then he got off his bunk and walked right up to Tony, or as close as he could with the barrier in the way, "stop being squeamish and do what you have to! I would have thought that someone that would be able to hack my chair could to put two and two together. Unless you want to see your world burn, you will destroy him."

"I can think of other ways of stopping someone with out killing them. So can you at least tell me why I should stop him? How does a single man destroy a timeline? I have a hard time imagining that Captain America of all people would be capable of world wide genocide."

"He doesn't personally kill everyone, if that's what you're asking. But he causes the events that do. And I could tell you how, but since you give no reason for me to, I won't." Kang smirks before continuing in Tony's silence. "But maybe he does do it personally. Perhaps he goes to every house hold. Maybe he slaughters every man, woman, and child. But you would still defend his actions, would you not?"

"Steve has no reason to destroy humanity." Tony says simply while avoiding the question.

"A man that destroys a timeline is beyond reason." Kang replies just as simply and without hesitation.

Tony was becoming more and more frustrated. It was like Kang didn't want to help him despite what was at risk. And maybe he didn't. He had nothing left to exist for, now that his time was destroyed. But Tony couldn't just flat out kill Captain America. He wasn't ready to go there. He stored that as a last resort. He kept trying to outsmart fate, even though he knew he couldn't in the end.

Kang's chuckle brought Tony out of his thoughts and worries. "I can see the wheels turning in your head, Tony Stark. No, there is no escaping this fate. There is no outsmarting it. There is no hope. There is nothing but the future that awaits you."

Tony had enough. Turning towards the exit he left Kang's cell without another word. He escaped inside his mind and tried to stop thinking.

A low chuckle brought him out of his calculated brooding. And it made him stop in his tracks. He hadn't realized that Baron Zemo's cell was so close to Kang's. Well not really, he realized he had long since passed the exit and was headed in another direction.

"He is right, you know. Captain America is different. He is not the same man that I fought 70 years ago."

"Yeah, well, it seems being stuck in ice for 70 years and losing everything you knew, can do that to you. And how could you even hear him? He's like over there." Tony pointed in the general direction of Kang.

Zemo chose to not answer the question. "That's not what I meant. He acted without mercy. That is most unlike our good captain. He has never tried to outright kill me, just capture."

"Well, if you didn't notice, he didn't kill you this time either, smart guy. And we're- they're all-getting pretty tired of your crap, Zemo. You can't blame him for wanted an end. But let's go ask Simon Williams if he was wrong to want to end you. Oh wait, we can't." Tony voice was now dripping with sarcasm. He was getting tired of people dragging him in circles. It wasn't fun.

"Don't be so naïve, you know he's changed. Or you just don't want to believe that your mighty team could be infiltrated so easily."

"Have you been talking to my good friend, Kang? It seems you two could agree on a lot of things. Hell, you two could even start a 'Let's have Iron Man kill Captain America' Club. Or become BFFs."

"Stop acting like this a game, Stark!"

"But it's so fun, Zemo. Better than realizing one of Cap's arch enemies wants him dead. Because that is so shocking to hear, I mean, I never would have thought that you of all people would want him dead."

"If you don't believe he's guilty, then why are you wasting so much energy defending him?"

The fun attitude he was using to mock Zemo was gone in an instant. The question had left Tony vulnerable because he didn't know how to answer it. He decided not to.

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A/N: This chapter gave me so many problems. I mean, I was afraid I was doing Kang or Tony or Zemo or someone too OOC. I really didn't want that so I rewrote this like 3 times. But I have the next chapter up soon since it's already in my head. Maybe.

Also I'm kinda sad because so far, the show hasn't shown Tony. Just once Hawkeye mentioned him. So…this might not be AU right now…kewl

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