Here you go, Chapter Three of 'History in the Making'. Hope you enjoy, there are a few References to the Marvel comics in there, as well as a Warehouse 13 reference (Loving that show at the moment, it's fun to watch).

AU Marvel Cinematic Universe

History in the Making

Chapter Three:

A few weeks passed before Tony emerged from the workshop, and that was only because Obadiah came back from a board of director's meeting in New York. He was quickly back in the workshop after Obadiah had gone, without even seeing Leanne. He had been working on the prototype of his power amour, which he had used to get out of captivity.


On the night of Stark Industries annual gala, Thomas, Leanne and Pepper had been driven there by Happy. Thomas was wearing a pair of black trousers, with a black jacket and a black bow-tie, while Leanne wore a knee-length red dress. They walked into the venue with their arms linked, where Thomas instantly noticed Coulson stood at the bar, sipping water. "I'm gonna go grab us some drinks." he said, letting go of Leanne's hand. "You want Pepsi?"

"Please don't leave me alone long, Zeke's over there." said Leanne, looking at him. He nodded before walking over to the bar. "Two Pepsi's please." he said, looking at the barman. Before turning to face Coulson. "Found anything out about me, Coulson."

"We have people on it." said Coulson, looking at him. "But you're not the reason I'm here."

"You may be waiting awhile." replied Thomas, as he took the bottles from the barman and walked off. To find Leanne awkwardly listening to Zeke talk. "Here you go, Lea." said Thomas, handing her a bottle before looking at Zeke. "Oh sorry, I didn't see you there."

"You do not want to make me your enemy." said Zeke, looking Thomas in the eye. Thomas locked eyes and said "Do you really think you can take me on?" Zeke scowled before walking off. He took a sip of his drink, before noticing Pepper talking to some people on the other end of the room. Thomas smiled to himself, as he led Leanne to the edge of the room, towards some tables. "I hate these things." said Leanne, as she put her bottle on the table, alongside her bag. Thomas put his on the table as well, before taking a seat. "But at least this year I don't have to spend time with Zeke."

"Last time I was at an event like this, Agent Gupta and I had to snag my aunt Aphrodite's Girdle..." said Thomas, with a slight grimace. "I just hope nothing like that happens tonight." As he said that, they both saw Tony stood at the bar and speaking to Coulson. "You wanna dance?" he asked, looking at Leanne. "May pass some time while Aunt Pepper's busy networking. Or we could speak with your dad."

"Let's dance." replied Leanne, taking his hand and leading him onto the dance floor.


Half an hour later, they stood on the balcony. As Thomas felt a buzz in his jacket's inside pocket. He pulled out a weird black rectangle from it, before opening it to reveal a video screen along with four buttons. "OK, what is that thing?" asked Leanne, looking at it. Thomas looked at Leanne and said "Something I thought I left in South Dakota."

"Obviously you didn't." came a male voice, from the screen. Thomas let out a small smile as he looked at the screen and said "Hello Artie."

"Why does it sound like you're at a party?" asked Artie, looking at Thomas. Thomas just shook his head and said "Because I'm at a Gala. Keep up with current events, old man." He stood up and walked outside, with Leanne following. "What's going on that would require my help? Doesn't Gupta have it handled."

"She's gone missing, Thomas." said Artie, as Thomas growled. "Some group took her while she was on the hunt for some rings earlier this week. She found three before she got taken. We've been trying to contact you for weeks."

"Like I said, keep up with current events." said Thomas, frowning. "I'm living with Tony Stark and his daughter." He sighed. "I told her not to look for those rings... Where was she last seen?"

"In Los Angeles." said Artie, before adding "I'm sending you the location." Thomas nodded, before shutting down the device. He turned to Leanne and frowned. "You wanna come with me to find my old partner?"

"Anything to get away from this place." said Leanne, looking at Thomas. As Pepper and Tony walked out. "Oh hey you two." said Tony, smiling. "What are you doing up here?"

"Anywhere's better than in that room with adults who look at us like we should be at home." said Thomas, looking at Tony. "Although, speaking of which, we've gonna go. It's getting late, and we have school tomorrow."

"Happy's in the car-park." said Pepper, looking at Thomas. As Thomas and Leanne walked off, Tony looked at Pepper and said "Is it just me, or did my daughter just ignore me?"

"You've been ignoring her since you got back." said Pepper, looking at him. Before sighing. "That was weird."


Thomas and Leanne jumped into the car, smiling. Happy was sat in the front reading a book. He jumped slightly when they shut the doors. "Is Pepper coming with you?" he asked, putting the book away. Thomas smiled as Leanne said "We're not going home, Happy."

"Yeah, we need you to drive us to this address." said Thomas, handing Happy his phone with the address on. "And you can't tell my Aunt." Happy sighed but nodded, as he started driving away.


They got out of the car in front of Valley Park, looking around. "Gosh, those rings must have been hidden well." said Thomas, looking around. Before noticing the scorch marks on the floor, he knelt down next to it and ran his fingers through the ash. He sniffed it and said "This only happened a few moments ago."

"You can tell that by just sniffing ash?" asked Happy, looking at Thomas. Thomas nodded and said "There's also the fact that the person who did it is standing over there." He slowly stood up and turned to face the newcomer. Who was wearing four rings on his left hand. "Happy, Lea, behind me." said Thomas, as he undid his bow-tie, and slipped his Tesla out of his pocket. He looked at the newcomer. "So, who do you work for?"

"I work for nobody." came the reply, as the man looked at Thomas. "You do not know the power I wield."

"No, I know exactly the amount of power you hold in your left hand." said Thomas, looking at the man. Who held up his left hand and a blast of electrical energy came flying towards the three of them. Thomas just smirked and pressed the button on his Tesla. A green blast of energy shot out of the gun, hitting the other blast of energy. "Look, whatever your name is, you're tampering with rings of which you have no idea how to use."

"I know how to use them." said the man, looking at Thomas. "It is you that is tampering with forces you know nothing about, Warehouse Agent."

"I'm not just a Warehouse Agent." said Thomas, with a smirk, as he stepped forward. The man fired another electrical blast, which hit him straight in the chest. He smirked again, not even stumbling from the blast. "I'm a Demigod, from Mount Olympus." As he stepped forward, icicles embedded in his chest. "I'm also a Time Lord, from the planet Galifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous." He continued walking and stopped right in front of the man. "You're gonna give me the rings and tell me where Gupta is. Or I will make you."

"I don't know no Gupta." said the man, looking Thomas in the eye. Thomas looked him in the eye as he said "Don't lie to me. I KNOW you know Gupta."

"Course he knows me, Panhellenios." said a female voice, from behind him. He turned to see Gupta standing there, with five rings on her right hand. There was a sixth on her left thumb. "I always knew you couldn't resist a damsel in distress."

"You think you're clever." said Thomas, looking at Gupta. As he grabbed the four rings from the man. He slipped them on his left hand, and held the Sonic in the other. "Except I can destroy these using a sonic frequency."

"You wouldn't dare." said Gupta, smirking. "Not while I have your friends." As she said that, she pinned Leanne and Happy to the nearby hut. Thomas scowled, before putting his Sonic away. "I take it you run Ten Rings now." said Thomas, looking at her. "Whatever happened to the girl I met at Saint Hopes? The one who wanted to take apart the Ten Rings for what the Mandarin did to your parents. You never stopped trying, even when we were Warehouse Agents."

"She got a taste of power." said Gupta, looking at him with a smirk. "I found my first ring, the Mento-Intensifier I believe you called it."

"The one I'm currently wearing on my ring finger." said Thomas, looking her in the eye. "I can't believe I had a crush on you." As he said that, he brought his hand up, and Gupta put her hands to her head, clearly in pain. Leanne and Happy fell to the floor, and Thomas shouted "Get out of here! I'll be fine." Happy nodded and ran to the car, getting in. Leanne just stood there. Thomas looked at her and said "Please. I don't know what I would do if you got hurt. I promise you, I'll be fine." Leanne frowned, but got into the car anyway. Happy drove off, leaving Thomas and Gupta, who was starting to recover. "Always one to save the innocents."

"So were you." said Thomas, as he stepped forward. "We evacuated your school to stop innocents from dying."

"That was a big mistake, they should have burned." said Gupta, charging towards Thomas. Who smirked and braced. As they flew into the sky.


Two hours later, the battle ended in a stalemate. Thomas' jacket was torn in five places, his shirt was shredded and his left trouser leg was torn, while Gupta somehow had her outfit intact. "You really think I don't know where you live?" asked Gupta, as they both landed back in the park. "Believe me, Tony Stark..."

"Was kidnapped by the Ten Rings." said Thomas, looking at Gupta. "Obadiah set it up with you, but don't expect your agents to live through your deal."

"Oh believe me, I hope Obadiah kills them." said Gupta, looking Thomas in the eye. "I sent my worst members." Thomas rolled his eyes, before turning to walk away. "See you around, Gupta." he said, walking away. Gupta just shook her head and walked the other way.


He quickly sped back to the house, arriving in fifteen minutes. Where he was greeted by Pepper. "Where have you been?" she asked, looking at him. "It's late, you shouldn't be out."

"Sorry Aunt." said Thomas, as he took off the rings. "I had to go meet my old partner. We got into a fight... And I don't mean vocal."

"Are you alright?" she asked, suddenly noticing the torn clothing. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine, Aunt Pepper." said Thomas, with a smile. "I'm gonna go check on Lea, OK?"

"Sure." said Pepper, as she watched Thomas walk upstairs.


Thomas found Leanne in his room, looking at a picture of the two of them. "Hey." he said, leaning on the door. "I'm back." Leanne looked at him with a grin, before running towards him. They hugged for a moment, before Leanne slapped him. "Never do that again!" she said, looking at him. "I was worried." Thomas nodded, before letting Leanne lead him to the bed.


Leanne woke up to find Thomas lay next to her, reading. "Do you not sleep?" asked Leanne, looking at him. Thomas smiled as he said "Depends on the day. Do we have school today?"

"Sadly." said Leanne, looking at him. "How can you read those?"

"My sister wrote them." said Thomas, shrugging. "They're half-based on true events." He let out a smile. "You know, Dumbledore is based on me."

"I have no idea who that is." replied Leanne, looking at him. "I've never read the books, or watched the movies..."

"The last book comes out next year, or so I'm told." said Thomas, smiling. "We should get up."

"Yeah, before Mom walks in." said Leanne, sitting up. She got out of bed, sighing. "I'm gonna go get ready for school, meet you in the kitchen." Thomas nodded and watched her leave.


Thomas walked into the kitchen to find Pepper sat at the table, watching the news. Rhodey was stood at a podium saying "An unfortunate training exercise involving an F-22 Raptor occurred yesterday. I am pleased to report that the pilot was not injured. As for the unexpected turn of events on the ground in Gulmira, it is still unclear who or what intervened, but I can assure you that the United States government was not involved." Thomas smirked as he listened. Pepper looked at him, before shaking her head. "How is it you seem to know a lot more than you're letting on?"

"It's the curse of being a Time Lord." said Thomas, sighing. "Earth's one of the many planets we learn about. Its people, its technology... And what I didn't learn at the Academy, I learnt from Dad." He smiled. "I'm watching history happen right in front of me." Pepper nodded, before standing up. "Happy will be here in an hour, try not to be late for school." she said, walking out of the room. Thomas smiled to himself before beginning on breakfast.


It was during the middle of school, a week later, when Thomas got a phone call from Pepper. "Slow down, Pepper." he said, walking out of the classroom. "Leanne and I will be alright. Don't worry about us..."

"Oh, you should be worried about Leanne." said Zeke, appearing at the end of the corridor. Thomas scowled before putting the phone down. "Is that some sort of threat?" he asked, looking at him. Zeke smirked, and stepped forward, pulling a handgun out of his pocket. "You won't live long enough to find out." he said, as he fired. Thomas smirked as the bullets penetrated his skin, leaving holes in the jacket. Thomas frowned. "I liked this jacket." he said, his jaw set. "It was a Christmas present from Leanne and Pepper." His eyes suddenly became dark, and he rushed towards Zeke. Zeke just looked at him, with a slight frown, before feeling himself being thrown through walls into the school quad. They both landed at the foot of a fountain, Zeke slightly disorientated. Thomas pulled him up by his collar and said "You're gonna pay for that." Zeke just laughed before spitting in Thomas' face. Thomas just dropped him and wiped it away, before taking the jacket off. "Back off, Potts." said Zeke, looking at Thomas with a smirk. "Leanne is mine."

"Gosh, you really are a douche." said Thomas, shaking his head. As he slipped on one of the rings. "And facing a guy you know nothing about." He smirked. "You wanna rephrase your last sentence? Before I make you." Zeke just laughed, as Thomas scowled and brought his hand up and Zeke fell to the floor, gripping his head. "What did you say?"

"Leanne is mi..." started Zeke, only to recoil in pain again. As the pain lessened, he continued "Leanne is..." He screamed this time before finally saying "You win! She's yours!" He screamed again. "What?!"

"Leanne is no ones." said Thomas, looking at Zeke. "And she's certainly not mine. You'd do well to remember that." He turned to walk away, only to have an arrow embed itself in his back. "Turn around with your hands up." came a voice, from behind him. Thomas smirked before turning round, with his hands in the air. To see a man stood there with a bow pointed towards him. "I think you'll find I'm the one with the ring that can paralyze people." said Thomas, smirking. "But I'll play nice, for now."

"Fury needs to know who you are." said the man, looking at Thomas. "It's a matter of urgency."

"Actually, I'd say Obadiah's more urgent than knowing who I am." said Thomas, looking at the man. "But if he must know, tell him to contact UNIT. And to tell them that Agent Winters referred him."

"Codename?"

"Of course." replied Thomas, as he lowered his hands. "Look, if you don't mind, I've gotta get to Stark Industries. My aunt's in trouble." As he said he noticed Zeke running away. The man nooked an arrow, but Thomas stopped him. "Let him go, he seems like he'll be quite the formidable foe in years to come. If he ever learns to control the visions he'll be plagued with." Thomas smirked. As the man said "Oh yeah, Fury will like you."

"Yeah, don't really care." said Thomas, as he started to walk away. "You can tell S.H.I.E.L.D I'm not gonna work for them. I may work with them, but never for them."

"You have an arrow in your back." said the man, looking at Thomas. Thomas smirked and said "Yeah, no thanks to you, Hawkeye." He sighed. "You'll have to pull it out, I can't well go to Stark Industries with an arrow in my back. I'll get crazy looks."

"And your bloodstained shirt won't?" asked 'Hawkeye', looking at him. Thomas shook his head.


Fifteen later, Thomas was stood in front of the Stark Industries factories, as a surge of energy rose into the sky. Thomas frowned, as he took out his phone and dialed Pepper's number. "Thomas? Now is not the time." said Pepper, sounding slightly out-of-breath. Before shouting "TONY!" Thomas frowned, tears forming in his eyes. He dropped the phone, as he saw Coulson walking towards him with a new shirt. "Agent Barton said you may need this." he said, handing it to Thomas. "I can see why... What happened to you?"

"I was shot, a lot." replied Thomas, with a shrug, as he undid the blood-stained shirt. "The Olympian inside of me stopped them from killing me. Shame I lost a really nice jacket." He handed the old shirt to Coulson before slipping the new one on. "What happened in there?"

"That's classified information, Mr Potts." said Coulson, looking at him. "I'm sure Mr Stark will fill you in." Thomas just smirked, as his phone beeped. He took it out of his pocket and saw Leanne's name flashing on it. He put it straight to his ear and said "Hey, I meant to call."

"There was an explosion! Tell me you weren't there." said Leanne, flustered. Thomas let out a small frown as he said "I wasn't inside, but I am outside... it was at the factories of Stark Industries."

"Was Dad there?!" she asked, concerned. Thomas looked at Coulson, before noticing Pepper and Tony hobbling out of the factory. "Yeah, but he's fine." said Thomas, with a small smile. He could see the faint glow of the mini Arc Reactor in Tony's chest. "I'll be back shortly, OK?"

"I'm waiting in the school reception." said Leanne, before putting the phone down with a bye. Thomas smiled before swapping his phone for his Sonic Screwdriver. As Tony and Pepper walked over to him. "What are you doing here?" asked Pepper, looking at him. Thomas looked at her and said "Thought you could do with some help... only I got delayed by Stane's son. He destroyed my jacket." He looked at Tony and added "Although, it looks like you could do with some extra juice..." before placing the Sonic on Tony's Arc Reactor and pressing the button. The faint glow became brighter and Thomas suddenly felt stronger. "What did you just do?" he asked, looking at Thomas. "And what is that contraption?"

"My Sonic Screwdriver." replied Thomas, looking at Tony. "And like I said, you looked like you needed some extra juice. You should have an extra few hours."

"Long enough for a meal with you two and my daughter?" asked Tony, looking at them. Thomas just looked at him and said "How long does it take it for you to build a new Arc Reactor?"

"I hid a spare in my workshop, but I didn't have time to get it." said Tony, looking at Thomas. "I'll meet you, Pepper and Leanne at Geoffrey's. It's time to start making up for not spending anytime with my daughter..."

"She'd rather stay in and watch films while gorging on popcorn and pizza." said Thomas, looking at Tony. "Mostly popcorn. Toffee popcorn to be exact. J.A.R.V.I.S has an excellent recipe for it. Although, don't try to make it in the machine... We tried that and broke the machine. Easy fix but very much an inconvenience."

"Well, you know my daughter best." said Tony, sighing. "Peps, go with Thomas to pick up Leanne."


"J.A.R.V.I.S, bring up the list of all our movies." said Tony, looking at the ceiling. "And bring up your recipe for Toffee Popcorn... send it to the screen in the kitchen. Thanks." He spun on the spot, remembering. "Oh and order the usual from our usual Pizza place. Make them deliver it in two hours." He walked into the kitchen.


Half an hour later, Pepper, Thomas and Leanne walked into the house with Rhodey. "S.H.I.E.L.D wants to debrief you, Stark." he said, looking around. Before noticing the popcorn on the table. "Although, I guess they can wait a day."

"Of course they can." said Tony, walking into the front room, covered in sticky toffee. "We're having a family night, you're welcome to stay. I just need to go shower... never making toffee again."

"I'm gonna go change." said Pepper, shaking her head as she walked upstairs. Leanne nodded and said "Yeah, me too." She followed Pepper upstairs, leaving Thomas, Rhodey and Tony. "I should go shower..." said Tony, looking at them, before walking towards the stairs and downstairs. Leaving two people who had hardly interacted in the same room. Thomas smiled at Rhodey who asked "So, are you and Leanne together?"

"No." came Thomas' response, as he looked at the TV. "Not yet." He let out a small smile. "It's not like I don't like her... it's just been a stressful year..." Rhodey nodded, as he took a seat on the sofa. "How often do you watch films?" he asked, looking at Thomas. As Tony and Leanne rejoined them. Leanne now wearing her pajamas. "Every Friday night... But usually it's just me and Tommy." said Leanne, as she took a seat next to Thomas and lent her head on his shoulder. Tony let out a small smile, before sitting down on the sofa. As Pepper walked downstairs, also in her pajamas. "You know, I'm starting to feel a little over dressed." said Thomas, looking at both Pepper and Leanne. Leanne sat up, as Thomas stood up. "I'll be right back."


The next day, Thomas stood at the back of the room the press conference was being held in with Leanne. Rhodey was stood at the podium, reading off a piece of paper nobody else could see. Thomas was just shaking his head, as Rhodey said "And now, Mr Stark has prepared a statement. He will not be taking any questions." Tony took the podium with a smile, while holding a pile of cards. He looked around as he said "Thank you. Been a while since I was in front of you. I figure I'll stick to the cards this time..." There was laughter all round before continued "There's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop..."

"I'm sorry, Mr Stark," came a female reporter's voice. "But do you honestly expect us to believe that that was a bodyguard in a suit that conveniently appeared, despite the fact that you..."

"I know that it's confusing. It's one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations, or insinuate that I'm a superhero."

"I never said you were a superhero."

"You didn't? Well, good, because that would be outlandish and fantastic." said Tony, looking around. Thomas just smirked, knowing what was coming. "I'm just not the hero type. Clearly. With this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public."

"Just stick to the cards, man." whispered Rhodey, who was still stood by him. Tony nodded and said "Yeah, okay. Yeah... The truth is..." He paused for a moment. "I am Iron Man." Thomas grinned, as the crowd erupted into loud noise. Leanne pulled Thomas out of the room, into the room where Pepper was stood watching the press conference on TV. Coulson was also in the room, on the phone. Leanne looked at Thomas and asked "You knew he'd do this?"

"It's public knowledge where I come from, yeah." said Thomas, looking at her. "The 21st Century is where it all changes. Superheroes become public knowledge." He looked at her, with a slight smile. "Your father is just one of a few to come." Leanne looked at him, before grinning. "My father's a superhero!" she said, looking at Thomas. "That's brilliant!"

"Oh yes!" he said, as Leanne pulled him into a hug. Pepper laughed and said "As cool as it, your father just give me a lot more work to do."

"Oh you'll rise to the occasion, I'm sure." said Tony, walking into the room. "Sorry, I couldn't not take the credit... I have an ego problem, I guess."

"You don't need a superhero name to know that." said Leanne, as she pulled her father in for a hug. "Now I know what you've been doing since you came back."

"I was working on prototype smartphones as well." said Tony, taking out two red and gold phones with the Stark Industries logo on the back. He handed them to both Thomas and Leanne before adding "Those are yours. First two ever made. Finished them earlier this week, but just finished the testing. They both have J.A.R.V.I.S installed." Thomas smiled as Tony continued "I'm dropping the specs, along with a third, J.A.R.V.I.S-less, prototype, by the R&D department when we leave."

"I was gonna take Thomas to get a new jacket." said Leanne, looking at Tony. As Agent Barton walked in, with a gray woolen jacket in his hands. "Hawkeye, you didn't have to." said Thomas, smirking as he put it on. "Ooo, this is nice. This seems to be a fusion of wool and... let me guess, S.H.I.E.L.D... So it has to be a fusion of wool and secondary adamantium. Amazing. This shouldn't get torn by bullets."

"Consider it a gift from S.H.I.E.L.D." said Agent Barton, looking at Thomas. "To show they except your offer."

"I never made S.H.I.E.L.D an offer." replied Thomas, with a smirk. "But I'm keeping the jacket. I need something sturdy, people I usually fight have guns. I need protection." He walked off, with Pepper, Tony and Leanne following.


Later that night, Thomas stood on the beach looking up at the stars. It was nice and peaceful for now, nothing could ruin his day. Except for the man in the eyepatch and long-coat walking up to him. "I take it you're Fury." said Thomas, without turning round. "What do you want?"

"You're quite the hero." said Fury, stepping next to Thomas. "According to the files UNIT have on you, you've helped save this planet more times than I can count."

"I've destroyed more lives than I have saved." said Thomas, scooping up a flat rock and skimming it across the ocean. "I'm not the kind of hero the Earth needs." He sighed. "Look, I'll consult with your organization, but I will NEVER work for you." Fury nodded, before walking away.

Well, there you go. The first Iron Man film is done, as well as set up for a few longer running plot lines. The next chapter will touch on bits of Doctor Who Series Two, starting with The Christmas Invasion. There'll also be the Cybermen from Army of Ghosts, but that may be nearer the end of Iron Man 2.