Heyy! I totally forgot about this story, sorry! LOL, I like it so far too. (:

"So, we're going to need to take a trip to the magical world to fetch some ingredients for the dimension-traveling. You'll have to stay in town and NOT attract attention to yourself, got that?" Fu explained to Tony and Jake. They nodded. Gramps and Fu walked out.

"I could, uhh, you know, fix up all this…broken tech." Tony insisted.

"Fine, do that. I have to get to school." Jake ran out the door and started his walk to school. Tony looked around at all the technology there was to improve in such a little shop such as this one. He got started on a CD player.

Tony started to think as he worked. Thought about Rhodey, and what he was doing right now. Was he panicking, or did he get over the panic and devise a plan to get Tony back? He asked himself. (A/N: Well, not like he actually thought 'or did he get over the panic and get Tony back?' like in third person and stuff, but you know what I mean, right?) His thoughts slipped over to Pepper. What was she doing? Was she in on Rhodey's plan too? Tony thought it was most likely that she was; that is, if Rhodey does have a plan. He knew they were doing something to help, and it wasn't just a little teeny tiny effort to get him back, it was a big plan that one of them devised under shock to get back their dear friend.

Then that got him thinking; what if he and Pepper were more than friends? What if, possibly, an outcome of this adventure he was having, was that he pondered deeper feelings for his female friend, Pepper? (A/N: like, seriously, without thinking, accidentally, I typed in Whitney. Then realized what I accidently did and like screamed to myself in my head. NO WAY would I make that happen!) Then again, if he wasn't feeling anything different right now, then what would make him feel any different when they were reunited?

Could it be….seeing her face again, after a long time?

He pondered the idea. They're apart a lot, why should now be any different?

Tony went on with these thoughts for a few hours, until he was interrupted by Gramps and Fu walking back into the store. Jake said he was yet to be a few more hours.

The two went straight into the back room, and Tony watched them disappear behind a purple curtain as he screwed in a part to an MP3 player. He was frazzled at the thought of what would happen when he finally returned home. It was still annoying him, what would happen, and what would cause it to happen.

Tony was called to the back room. He went through the curtain.

"Ok, we've got to get one thing straight. This stuff, that I'm making, doesn't just take five seconds to whip up. It takes a while. And, there's a second part to it. A magical orb called Zadora's Orb. It's the only thing in the magical world that's able to transport whoever's touching it to any other dimension. There's only one of them, and it's hard to obtain. We're working on getting it." The talking dog, which Tony was still partly convinced was a robot, explained.

"So, what you're saying is I'm stuck here for a few days?" Tony asked. They nodded.

"We're going to enroll you in a high school in town for the time being, so you'll fit in better." Gramps explained.

"Great. More people who think putting me in school will do me any good." Tony complained. They ignored his comment and sent Tony off back to his business; which was mainly fixing stuff for them. Grandpa was thrilled; he was really getting some good business with this kid.

The next day, it was time for Tony to get to school. He wondered what he could tell people about him that wouldn't draw them away from him. He could be a little truthful, and tell people he was an orphan, which technically he was, and that his parents died when he was young…or at least how his parents died; like, tell them his mom died when he was just two years old, and his dad died a couple months ago from a crash. That would be truth enough without freaking anyone out.

Tony walked to the school building and nervously went to his assigned locker. He knew not to get too used to the people here, not too attached, because he was only going to be here for a few days. The other students seemed to marvel at the appearance of a new kid. They walked over to him, forming a crowd around him, and asked Tony all sorts of questions. Questions like, 'where did you come from?' and, 'what's your name?' and stuff like that.

"My name? Oh, yeah, my name is Tony Stark. I'm from…uhh…out of town. Hours away from here. Just moved here with my…orphanage…." Tony mustered a lie.

"Orphanage? What?" One person asked, before all the other kids started asking.

"Well, my mom died when I was two and my dad died a couple months ago in a plane crash." He explained. They all gasped. They felt sorrow for this mysterious new kid.

"What happened in the plane crash? I didn't hear any news about it!" One kid asked.

"Well…my dad was the CEO of a major company in my old town, and him and I were on our private jet when…boom." Tony explained. They all gasped.

There were shouts of "Oh my goodness!" and "You poor thing!" from the kids in the crowd. Then the bell rang, and they all groaned "AAwwww!" and went to class.

Tony was in study hall with a few people from the crowd when they asked him about his old life.

"Well, I had some great friends…gosh, I miss them. I had a friend, Rhodey's what we called him. And a gi-I mean, female, friend, Pepper. We were real close…" Tony pretended to be sad. They had sympathy for him. Tony smiled deviously to himself.

Hey, he thought, I'm at a new place for a few days; why not have a little fun?

Aww, that Tony. Making trouble with those oh-so-gullible high schoolers. Lol. Revieww!