The Titanium Man Episode 2: The Party
*9.30pm Stark Mansion*
"Commencing test 15 sir"
"Let a rip J.A.R.V.I.S"
As Ryan said this, steam began to rise from his feet, he would soon be flying all across the room at an uncontrollable speed, slamming into walls, breaking tables and dropping everything in sight. "J.A.R.V.I.S MAKE IT STOPPP!"…soon he would crash land in the middle of the room
You're probably wondering why Ryan was able to fly around the room like that. Well that is because he is a week into trying to build his own version of the Iron Man suit that his father had so famously worn. So far he has been able to build a nearly fully functioning suit without anyone's knowledge (anyone but J.A.R.V.I.S of course).
"okay….i…I think I'm…I'm done for today J.A.R.V.I.S" he said while being quite exhausted and also while slowly removing the parts of the armor off of his body. "try and get the jets running for me I can't really figure it out…clearly they need work.
Ryan made his way upstairs from the workshop; he heard a noise coming from his pocket. It was his phone. He pulled it out to see a message from Sal and it said "Hey Ry, your parents still aren't back from their business trip right?"
"Yeah, they get back in two days….why?" he responded
"Ohhh….no reason.." she texted
"Sal…what did you do"
"I may or may not have told a ton of people that I was throwing a massive back to school party and that it was happening at your house"
"I hate you so much Sal. At least don't bring any booze "
"I love you too Ryan and no promises. See you tomorrow"
Ryan wasn't really worried about his parents finding out about the party (it wouldn't be the first time he's thrown a party while his parents were away on business). What worried him was the super powered suit of armor is his basement.
*The Next Day. 3.00pm. Location The Stands At the School Field)
"So when exactly where you planning on telling me you were throwing a back to school… a week after school started and on a Monday night…seriously Ry who throws a party on Monday" said Mikayla. She and Ryan sit at the top of the stands watching the school football team practice. Andrea, Sal and Sean agreed to meet them there at 3pm so they could go to Ryan's house together to set up for the party
"First of all it was Sal's idea and second i figured you'd be told at some point today by all the guys who are trying to get with you" he said with a smile on his face
Mikayla rolled her eyes "whatever, you still should have told me anyway. When do your parents get back by the away?" she questioned.
"My mom will be back tomorrow night, and my dad will be back the day after that" he replied. "I know my mom called your mom about some 'family dinner' thing when everyone isn't busy trying to save the world"
"Yeah my mom told me about it" she replied while moving in close and leaning her head against his shoulder. "it will be nice to have us all together in the same room again….it's been a long time"
"HEY LOVE BIRDS!" shouted by a familiar voice in the distance. Ryan and Mikayla both looked to down to see Andrea motioning towards them "Come on ladies lets go, Sal and Sean are waiting" she said.
The both got up and made their way down the stands to meet Andrea, and the three would then make their way to the school parking lot to find Sean and Sal waiting by Sean's car (he is the only one with a driver's license in the group) ready to take the group to Ryan's house to set up for the party
*4 Hours Later. Location Stark Mansion*
The party had only just began, guests were still arriving but they were arriving at such a constant rate that it was clear that Sal had invited plenty of people to her dear friend Ryan's house. Ryan was having a conversation with Sean and Andrea, Sal was being a great party hostess by greeting and talking with practically everyone. Mikayla sat by herself on the couch, her solitary would soon be interrupted.
"Can I buy you a drink?" he said trying to be funny
"Do you try that on all girls or am I just special?" she replied
"Well if I say you're special that would be really cheesy wouldn't it?" He responded while sitting down next to her. The guy talking to her was the youngest member of the school football team CJ Parker. Cj was just under 6ft tall and his light skinned black with a lean figure. "well anyway we've never been formally introduced, I'm Cj"
"Trust me I know who you are" she responded
"I figured since I saw you watching me training with the team earlier today"
She laughes slightly "I wasn't watching you" she said
"oh okay.. I kinda guessed you and Ryan were together. You guys are always around each other so i….." he was saying before Mikayla interrupted. "Me and Ryan aren't dating, we're just friends…seriously"
Time had passed and the party was getting wilder and wilder, someone had snuck in booze to the excitement of Sal. Mikayla and Cj were still talking together on the couch. Ryan was having a good time as well but that was soon about to change. Ryan's phone buzzed, he quickly pulled it out to see a message from J.A.R.V.I.S. During times like these J.A.R.V.I.S would be shut down and can only communicate via text until he was fully reactivated. Knowing this information, Ryan snuck down to the workspace without anyone noticing him slip away.
"Alright J.A.R.V.I.S what do you have for me" Ryan said while activating J.A.R.V.I.S in the basement only
"Sir it seems a nearby convenience store was robbed only a few moments ago" the A.I responded
"Okay…what does this have to do with me?"
"Well it would be the perfect opportunity to test your suit sir. I've seen the burglar through satellite imagery, besides the money he stole; he only has a small pocket knife at his disposal"
Ryan would then pace around the room, considering if he should really leave in the middle of the party to chase down one burglar. "Screw it! Let's do this J.A.R.V.I.S". Soon after saying that a medium sized platform appear on the floor. Ryan steeped on the platform and it started to glow silver, machinery began to materialize from the platform and it would wrap itself around Ryan's feet. The machinery would then extend to his ankles, followed by his knees. Soon it was engulfing his entire body. One of the walls in the workshop would slide open. Ryan would then whisper to himself "Time to write my own story…activate rocket boost J.A.R.V.I.S".
Soon two small rockets, one on each leg appeared on Ryan's suit and in almost an instant he would rocket out of the workshop at an incredible pace. "WOOOOOOOOOO" he screamed at the top of his lungs while flying through the air. Normally people would be scared in a situation like this but oddly Ryan was incredibly calm and happy, almost as if he was born for this. He would soon began doing corkscrews through the sky, clearly enjoying himself, enjoying seeing Miami in a way he had never seen it before.
"Sir I hate to spoil your fun but you do have a job to do" said J.A.R.V.I.S
"Right…right sorry I just got a little carried away" he replied in an excited tone. "Track down his location with satellite feeds in and around the area of the robbery". Only a few moments later J.A.R.V.I.S was able to say "I've located him sir, he is roughly a 1000 meters to your current left, and I'll have the suit lock on to his heat signature"
The suit would lock on and Ryan would change his direction. The robber was standing outside an abandoned building, seemingly waiting for someone; he would soon get a phone call.
"yeah yeah yeah I got the money, I'm already at the rondayvoo point just get here quick before the cops figure out where I went from the store" he would then hang up the phone but would be getting a visit from someone he wasn't expecting
Ryan would seamlessly land in the street; there was no traffic in the area at that time. He would then speak in a modulated voice "return the money or face the consequences"
"WAIT…IRON MAN!" he said in fear but upon further inspection he realized it wasn't the Golden Avenger. "hold up, you ain't Iron Man" he said while giggling and pulling out his knife. "Halloween isn't for a while chump, so you best step off before this gets violent" he said
"You did see me literally fly here right?" Ryan responded. "You may not be afraid of me.." before he could finish his sentence the robber swung his knife at him, before the knife could connect with the armor, Ryan grabbed the robber's wrist with his left hand, pulled the knife from the robber with his right hand proceeded to crush the knife effortlessly. The robber's became wide eyed as Ryan said "You really should be afraid of me".
Ryan would then left the robber up with only his left hand which still has a grip on the robber's wrist, Ryan would then push the robber with his right hand, the impact of the push sent him through the abandoned building's window , crashing to the floor knocking him out.
"oh wow…that..uhhh…that looked painful. J.A.R.V.I.S scan for a heartbeat" he requested
"Heartbeat detected Sir" the A.I responded
"Well that's good" he said "Freeze!" Ryan turned around to see that the cops had arrived on the scene. Some of the cops moved quickly into the broken window to cuff the robber, while some had their guns pointed directing at Ryan. "Who are you? Cuz you ain't Iron Man" one police officer asked. Before they could get an answer Ryan had already jetted off into the sky.
"Not bad for my first time" he said with a big smile on his face. "But I gotta head back before people notice I was gone.
*A few minutes later. Location Stark Mansion*
At most Ryan was gone for 15 minutes. He re-hid the suit in the workshop but decided to reenter his house through the front door where he was greeted by a clearly drunk Sal. "OH hey Ry Ry..come…come here I wanna…I wannna…I wanna… introduce you to my new friends". With a drink in one hand, Sal pointed at Ryan's family portrait. "SEE! Three new friends, they don't say much but they are the life of the party!"
"Okay I think that's enough for one night Sal okay" he said. "In fact…ATTENTION EVERYONE, I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR COMING BUT THE PARTY IS OVER… SERIOUSLY GO HOME" his guests weren't too pleased but they respected Ryan's wishes and left peacefully.
30 minutes had past and everyone had left the house, except Mikayla, Andrea and Sean who stayed to help Ryan clean up the house. Sal was there too but she passed out on the couch.
"I'm not gonna lie, that was some party mate" said Sean
"I think Sal would agree with you" Andrea replied which made everyone laugh
"Your parents would kill you if they knew how many kids you got wasted today" said by Mikayla
"I only provided the venue, this was Sal's party" Ryan said. "How much did you guys drink anyway?"
"2 cups" replied Sean
"Barely had 4...maybe 5 shots" Andrea said while laughing
"Not a drop, I was on good behavior" Mikayla said
"Oh please, you may have not been drinking but I doubt good behavior would describe your performance tonight. We all saw you flirting up a storm with CJ literally all night. So are you guys official now orrrrrrr" said Andrea
"CJ is cool but I doubt I will need to change my relationship status anytime soon" she responded
The four friends would continue to clean the house until it was spotless,,, more or less. Andrea would call Sal's mom to tell her she would be staying at her house to avoid any risk of her doing anything stupid while drunk without any supervision. Sean would drive them all home, leaving Ryan by himself at his house.
Ryan would soon reactive J.A.R.V.I.S throughout the entire house. "Today was a good day J.A.R.V.I.S nothing could possibly bring me down from the high I'm feeling right now"
"Well sir I should inform you that your adventures today won't go unnoticed in the media as well as the superhero community. Everyone who knows the identity of Iron Man will automically assume it was you in that suit tonight. You did inform me that this would be our little secret. So how do you intend to keep suspicion off of yourself? J.A.R.V.I.S inquired
"….crap" Ryan responded
End Chapter