Heyyy! Wuddup. So, I was thinking that after I finish this story, and taking over, and my other two stories, (they're in the Misc Books section,) I wanted to do a crossover with IMAA and another show. But, the trouble is, idk which show I want to crossover with! Any suggestions? I wanted to crossover with a show that other people haven't used, and there are only four IMAA crossovers. One story per show….
"Tony!?" She screamed. He just turned with a menacing smile on his face. But Pepper could see how much the real Tony was fighting back. He was in there somewhere, Pepper knew it. She saw it.
"Tony, I know you're in there somewhere! I can see you fighting in there. Fight harder, Tony! For the people you care about!" She begged.
"Do it for me." She begged once again, with a shy and quiet voice. She could tell the real Tony was still in there, resisting even more.
The Tony on the outside shook his head, making it obvious that the real Tony was fighting back; or in the public's case, the real Iron Man was fighting back, and then he kicked up his boot jets and flew off.
"I have come to serve you, master Dark Shadow." Iron Man explained as he landed in a dark building on the edge of town.
"Tony? Dude, what are you doing?" Rhodey asked, through the armor's com system.
"The Tony you know is gone now." Iron Man answered to the voice coming from his helmet. Rhodey pulled out his phone and dialed Pepper.
"Do you have any idea what just happened?" Rhodey asked as soon as Pepper picked up.
"Yeah, I was downtown when I saw it happen! This is really bad, Rhodey!" She answered.
"Well, get down here as soon as you can!" Rhodey exclaimed, hanging up.
"Oh man, oh man...this is really bad." Rhodey complained to himself as he rested his head in his cupped hands.
Downtown, Pepper was running as fast as her legs could carry her. I was stupid to think Tony would just go back to normal when I asked him to! Stupid crush for making my heart shatter at the sight of that…..Pepper thought, shaming herself. It really had shattered her heart to see her own best friend, and now, her secret crush, just do such evil like that. She was ready to shed tears down her fair skin.
As she approached the lab door, she quickly punched in the code and waited for the door to open. Once it did, she rushed inside.
"What's he doing now? Do you know?" She asked. Rhodey shook his head.
"He won't listen to anything I say. And by now, he's ready to shut me out." Rhodey answered. Pepper looked down to her feet, disappointed and scared.
"What if we can't get him back?" She asked, scared. Rhodey noticed the fear and heartbrokenness that showed in her eyes. She truly was scared this time.
"We'll get him back. I promise." He answered.
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Iron Man stood in the dark, shadowy lair of the Dark Shadow. He listened to all the commands given to him.
"And after the deed is done, return to base. Got all that?" Dark Shadow commanded. Iron Man saluted.
"And remember, my minion. Show. No. Mercy." Iron Man saluted once again.
"Good. Now go." Dark Shadow pointed to the door. Iron Man ignored the fact that he could actually use a door, and flew straight through the roof, leaving a big, gaping hole. He flew back into town and landed in the middle of the street. He held up his gloves and prepared to fire. The passing cars suddenly stopped, and soon, all traffic was ceased. Iron Man would not move. Then, he flew over to the Empire State building, aiming his repulsors (A/N: I'm just gonna call 'em that, k?) at the central power core to the building. If he fired, the whole building would explode. The citizens screamed in terror. Iron Man let out a menacing evil laugh.
"Now there truly is no one to save you!" Iron Man laughed more.
Deep in the recesses of Tony's mind, the real Tony was there; watching the scene unfold. He still had the little bit of control left, and he had to save this city from himself. That stupid shadow guy has me brainwashed! Tony screamed, only to hear it echo throughout his mind. He was trapped in here, and there was really nothing he could do about it. It did bring back some memories, though. Like the time he was 6, and he made his first robot. And when he first designed the earth movers. And his first words at age 6 months.
Now wasn't the time for a stroll down memory lane, though. The city was in danger from himself. He had to save the city. He could feel Iron Man just about to shoot.
"NO!" He screamed, using the last bit of control he had left to move his arm to a less harmful target. He aimed towards the ground, and it fired a hole right into the sidewalk. He heard one familiar voice beckoning to him, though. It was coming from the crowd….it was….War Machine?
Then, all the sudden, a big bulky silver armor pushed Iron Man to the ground.
"Tony! Dude, you've got to stop this madness! It's me, Rhodey! Your pal, remember?" Rhodey pleaded.
"N-no…you can't stop me!" Iron Man screamed.
"Well, do you remember Pepper? Your other best friend? Will you surrender for her?" He asked. Iron Man quieted. Then stopped resisting. The real Tony still didn't have full control, but he had enough left to surrender himself.
He soon started to lose the control, though. As War Machine carried Iron Man away, Iron Man started to resist more and more.
The only reason he surrendered, it seemed, was simply….
Love conquers all. More simply put, not even mind control could make him forget about his dear best friend, Pepper.
Once they got to the lab, Rhodey forced the armor off of Tony. The real Tony was still inside, fighting back.
"I'm going to find a way to get him back to normal. Watch him." Rhodey closed the War Machine mask and flew back out.
Pepper stared at Tony, sitting miserably; watching his eyes glow red. It pained her to see him like this. She walked over to him.
"T-Tony?" She asked. Tony stood and walked closer to her, putting his hand on her cheek. Pepper looked into his eyes. Still glowing red. Then Tony whisked his hand away and mentally slapped himself for letting the real chump owner of this body regain control.
"No. That Tony isn't here anymore." He answered. He then headed for the door.
Before exiting, he turned his head back.
"Don't be such a fool and you won't get hurt." He warned. Pepper rushed to the door and stopped him from exiting.
"Look, buddy. I know the real Tony is in there somewhere and i'm not letting him go. He may not be able to hear me right now, but that doesn't matter to me. Now stay. Put." Pepper growled, blocking the door with her body. The Tony on the outside stepped back, showing fear but not admitting it.
War Machine stood at the door of an old abandoned shoe factory warehouse. Beyond these doors, he told himself, was where he would get the answers he was looking for. He'd find this Dark Shadow guy, and demand the return to normalcy of his best friend, Iron Man. No matter what it takes.
After swallowing his fear, War Machine busted the doors open and searched for Dark Shadow.
"Dark Shadow, I know you're in here somewhere." Rhodey said, in a voice that sounded courageous and demanding. He heard laughter start to echo through the warehouse.
"If you're here for Iron Man, then forget it. He's under my control now. And after I press this button here, you'll have no way of knowing if your precious Iron Man is back to normal or not." Dark Shadow threatened, stepping into plain sight. In his hand he held a remote with only one big, red button in dead center.
"Then i'm going to have to take that remote from you." Rhodey said, threateningly. He flew over to Dark Shadow and tried, but failed, to whisk the remote from the man's hand.
"Your friend is mine now." Dark Shadow smiled menacingly and pushed the button.
Over at the lab, Tony suddenly snapped his back straight and froze. His eyes turned from the bright red they used to be, to the icy crystal blue normal color that they used to be.
"Tony? I-Is that you?" Pepper asked, nervously. Tony remained silent for a moment, then turned to her and smiled. Suddenly, he put his hand to his forehead and imitated being weakened.
"Y-yeah. It's me." He lied. The real Tony still wasn't there. Pepper, buying his act, ran over to him and thrust her arms around his shoulders in a big, huge hug. She sighed in relief and kept holding him.
"Tony, don't scare me like that! I thought you were gone." Pepper said, closing her eyes as she hugged him tighter.
"Yeah, it gave me a bit of a scare too." Still-not-Tony said. He let her hang on as long as she'd wanted to. But his earlier words kept ringing in his ears.
"Don't be such a fool and you won't get hurt." Guess she didn't listen then.
In the prison of Tony's brain, the real Tony was pounding at the walls of wherever he was, just a translucent version of himself. He'd seen the whole thing. Pepper was buying this guy's act, and she was only going to get hurt in the future.
"NO!" He screamed, pounding at the walls harder. He closed his eyes and tried to fight back the tears that were forming.
On the outside, Pepper finally let go and let Tony breathe. Something still didn't feel right, though. It was something in the way her skin felt against his that sent a cold, heartless chill down her spine. And sending it down, not up, gave it an even more negative vibe. She shook the thought off and allowed him to walk her out. This way, pretending to be this guy, he could get out easier.
Pepper still wondered whether she should let him out first. Right at the door to exit the lab, she turned and stopped him.
"Wait a sec, stop." She said. She pulled out her phone and started to dial Rhodey's phone, but was stopped by Tony. She looked up, confused.
"Pepper, Pepper. There's no need to call Rhodey into this. He can figure out later that I'm just fine," He started, putting her phone back in her bag for her.
"Didn't you always want more….alone time with me? You know…just, special time to spend together." He smiled deviously. Pepper remained speechless. Damn him for knowing what I really want…she mentally slapped herself for letting her heart be sucked in by his alluring idea.
"W-Well, yeah, but…" She started, but was interrupted by his finger on her lips.
"Sshhh. Don't speak, just nod." Tony smiled deviously. It seemed this was the right way to allure her into doing what he says. Pepper moved closer, and Tony took her hand in his. Pepper looked down to her feet, unsure of whether this was right or not. Her heart screamed YES, YES ITS RIGHT! THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! But her brain told her NO! DON'T DO IT, SOMETHING'S STILL OFF ABOUT HIM! She didn't know which organ to believe. Instead, she let her gut decide. Tony put his finger under her chin and lifted her head up.
"This is what you want, isn't it?" He asked. She looked to her right and nodded. (A/N: OMG, even I'M screaming 'NO, PEPPER, DON'T DO IT! Lol, aren't you?)
Tony inched closer to her slowly, and hesitating only a moment longer, let him land his lips on hers. The passion that she felt….this was really happening, she told herself. This is the moment she's been waiting for ever since they met. There were times when she told herself they were just friends, but right now…
She didn't know what to believe.
The way his skin felt on hers…his felt cold and unforgiving, not warm, soft and welcoming like she'd felt before. Something was definitely wrong.
Inside the brain, the real Tony could still see the whole scene playing out. She saw his body getting closer to Pepper, and then he saw their lips lock.
"NO, NO!" He screamed, pounding at the walls with even more force than before. He felt a burning sense of anger and jealousy wash over him, and following, a whole lot of power. Self-control.
On the outside, the fake Tony felt himself start to weaken as the real Tony gained enough control to send one message to Pepper.
"P-Pepper….call Rhodey...ca-AHHH!" Tony warned, weakly. Then he lost his control. Fake Tony was back in control now.
Pepper whipped out her phone and immediately dialed Rhodey.
"Rhodey, you need to get down here now." Pepper demanded.
"What? Why?" Rhodey asked, confused.
"Because, it's getting worse!" She explained, hanging up. She dropped her hand to her side and directed her attention back to Tony.
She broke apart and backed away. Backing away, she realized that this still wasn't the real Tony. He was faking it the whole time.
"N-no, you're not the real Tony. He wouldn't have done that; he would've allowed a simple hug and then talk. Not…not what you just did." Pepper said, shaking her head. How stupid she felt.
"Then why did you fall for it?" He asked. She looked down, ashamed of herself.
"Well…because I missed the real Tony so much I just wanted to believe I had him back." She answered. Fake Tony laughed.
"How pathetic, you miss the fool." He laughed more. "Well, let me ask you this," He said, seizing his laughter.
"If you really think you and this pathetic fool have something, why didn't he ever show such affection for you?" He asked. Pepper stopped and thought about it. She felt her earlier fears coming back. She pictured him laughing at her, saying he'd never, ever like her. She felt the fear take over her mind.
"W-well, maybe he does but just hasn't realized it yet." She suggested.
"I strongly doubt it." He answered.
Then Rhodey rushed into the armory and approached the two.
"So, what's going on?" He asked.
Well, that's chapter two for ya! Guess it's just a regular story now. Oh well! New story. Cooliezz. Review?