Iron Man: A Knight for A New Age

by Courier999

Wounded in a weapons test, Tony Stark takes the life-saving surgery as well as the next guy…by building a series of suits of powered armor to fight criminals and other things. Rated T for sexual innuendos, language, violence, and scary content. Set in the same universe as "Spider-Man: Partners in Crime." R&R!

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2: A Miserable Little Pile of Secrets

"Good mornin' to ye, mister Stark."

Tony's eyes opened wide, and a brunette woman in scrubs was standing over him.

"Morning, Doctor-"

"MacTaggert. Moira MacTaggert."

Tony examined his surroundings. As he did so, he noticed a blue light on his chest.

"What the-"

"Ye had shrapnel ready to impale yer pericardium. Too risky to remove it a' the time, so I installed one o' those new arc reactors to keep the fragments from killin' ye."

"What's this mean for me, Doc?"

"Tony Stark, yer a dead man walkin'. If that gizmo croaks, yer goin' onto the 'ereafter."

"So how do I keep from crossing over?"

"Keep that arc reactor intact."

"Got it."