Chapter Four! WOOO. Watching season 2 of IMAA on the internet, amazing is all I have to say. But sometimes I wish I could slap Tony. -. - Asshole. ANYWAY, enjoy!


"Tony, hold up. Explain that again."

"Fine. The helicopter that nearly took us out was from SHIELD. My dad built most of their tech, and so did Sarah's, apparently. So, unless something was up, it would never come down. Ever." Tony kicked the repulsers into supersonic. The Mark 2 suit still had its kinks, but unless he wanted to take the War Machine out, this would have to do.

"I want to get a better look at the crash site. Maybe something happened that I overlooked."

"You ought to be careful. This was a SHIELD helicopter. They probably already cleaned up."

"No harm in checking." Tony cut the repulsers and landed on a skyscraper roof a couple of buildings down. Zooming in, he kicked himself.

"You seeing this? You're right. They already cleaned up."

"Told you." Tony took to the air and headed back home.

"Anyway Tony, what happened in Physics. Something happened. And don't lie; you're really bad at it."

"Nothing happened."

"You are such a bad liar." Silence filled the air until Tony made it back to the armoury and got out of the suit. Checking the computer, he saw a few glitches and went to work.

"Fine. You fell asleep."

"I know that. What happened between you and Sarah? She bolted out after." Tony paused, and then turned to face Rhodey.

"I told her I wouldn't say anything."

"I won't tell."

"I know." Tony sighed.

"She's…unbelievable. Like, seriously unbelievable. She's just as smart as I am. Probably smarter. Rhodey, there is someone that thinks the way I do!"

"No one thinks the way you do man."

"Hardy ha ha. No, I'm serious. She's a genius."


Sarah opened the front door and the first thing she noticed was the note that her mum had left her.

S. I'll be back later, need to do some things. We'll talk then. L.

Sarah cringed. Maybe ringing her mum wasn't the best idea, but then again, she was sort of a SHIELD agent. They, SHIELD, had turned up about 5 minutes after she had rung her mum concerning the crash. As she repeated all the information that she remembered about the crash, the agent in charge, Maria Hill, didn't batter an eyelid. When she asked about the reason for the crash, the agent turned around and gave no helpful information whatsoever.

Sarah turned to Maria.

"Why did the helicopter crash. It was damaged." Maria spun on her heels and stared Sarah down.

"Sarah, you really have no reason to worry. SHIELD deals with this sort of thing all the time." She moved forward and placed her hand on Sarah's shoulder. Sarah fought the urge to shrug it off. "No reason at all."

The only thing that bugged her was that they didn't deal with one of their helicopters coming down every day. They were, literally, the safest flying vehicle on the planet. And the fact that she had to ring for SHIELD to know what had happened was seriously weird.

Climbing the stairs up to her room, she recalled the conversation she had with Tony on the roof.

"America's more interesting than Australia, you've got to admit. Plus, you could get the things you need to build your designs." She raised an eyebrow.

"What makes you say I have designs?" Tony smirked.

"I quote: Have you tried doubling back the rotations… blah and so on. C'mon! Only someone who either spends their whole life reading or observing engineering would be able to say that without experience in actually designing and building things!"

Yes, she did have designs. One that did need the tech and things that was located in America. But going into a store and asking for things that she needed would give authorities the idea that she would be building something dangerous. She would need to get it from more discreet sources. Picking up her phone, she typed in a number she hadn't called in a long time.

"Wayne speaking."

"Bruce? It's Sarah." A pause.

"Sarah? As in Sarah Marley?" Sarah rolled her eyes.

"No, it's the Sarah that you talked to last week." She heard laughing on the other end.

"Defiantly haven't lost your sense of humour. How are you?"

"Could be better. Nearly died by flaming helicopter today." She heard a crash on the other end, and waited for Bruce to pick the phone back up.

"Sarah? Shit. Was it the SHIELD 'copter?"

"Yeah." She moved and sat down onto her bed. "There's something funny going down. You remember that favour you owe me?" Bruce grumbled.

"Yes."

"I'm calling it in now. I need some gear."

"What sort of stuff? I have plenty of things in the back of the cella-"

"Bruce. I mean, a lot." He went silent. "How about I head down to Gotham and show you the things I need?" She could almost hear him smiling.

"That's fine. You know you're always welcome." She smiled.

"I'll have to ask mum and I'll get back to you." The two exchanged goodbyes and Sarah hung up. Bruce was the closest friend that she had, and the one that she had known for the longest. Moving to one of the boxes not unpacked, she pulled out a file and flicked through her designs. The first thing she would need to do is build a computer system. Working on a system that could be compromised would ruin everything.

She cringed.

Her mother wasn't going to like her pulling down the carpet from her walls.


Sarah walked into the Tomorrow Academy the next day. The designs had filled her head and it had been hours until she had been able to go to sleep. Pulling out her timetable, she noted that she had her study period first, and headed to the class. Dodging the walking students, she paused as she saw Gene on the phone. He hit the door of his locker, swearing, and walked into the closest empty classroom, Sarah following. She paused at the doorway.

"No! I told you what I wanted, and now you've destroyed it?" He paced as the person on the other end attempted to talk their way out of trouble.

"No. That is not going to be possible. I've given you the resources, now it's your turn." A short burst from the other end.

"Fine. Just get it done." Sarah flung herself from the doorframe and walked towards her classroom as Gene came out. She watched him in the reflection of the window covered wall. He was more relaxed. Not recognising Sarah from the back of her head, he turned the other way and disappeared around the corner. Opening the classroom door, she saw Tony, Rhodey and Pepper in their usual spot at the back of the classroom. Making her way over, she pulled out her notepad as she slid into the empty seat next to Tony. Pepper looked up, saw that she had made it, and as usual, started talking non-stop.

"Hey. How are you? Obviously you didn't die from getting hit in the head or anything." Pepper stopped talking and Sarah looked up in surprise. Instead, she saw her on her phone. Turning slightly, she noticed that both Tony and Rhodey were staring at her.

"What?" Rhodey looked down quickly, but Tony continued to look at her. She stared back. Then she raised an eyebrow. Tony spoke.

"Your eyes are green."

"That is one of the most random things you have ever said." Pepper looked up. Sarah replied.

"Nope, I've heard more random things than that." Sarah rolled her eyes. Tony was still staring.

"Okay. It's either there is something funny with my face or you're trying to distract me from the point that you told Rhodey." Tony's mouth dropped open and quickly shut. Sarah smirked.

"How…?"

"I don't really mind." She turned to Rhodey. "Seriously Rhodey, relax. It's not that bigger deal." Turning back, Tony had failed to keep his mouth shut.

"You're looking like a goldfish again." She opened her notebook. "I've started on my designs." Seeing that her notebook was filled with engineering scribble, Tony shuffled his seat closer.

"Where are you getting your materials from?"

"I've got a friend." Tony tapped his fingers impatiently. "I'm not going to tell you."

"The last name is Wayne." Tony, Rhodey and Sarah all spun around to look at Pepper, and Sarah noticed that Pepper had her phone. Pepper waved it in front of them.

"Hey!" Sarah made a snatch for it but Pepper was quicker, hopping out of her seat and dancing out of reach. "Whatever." Sarah moved back to her notebook, but after 5 seconds Tony started to poke her. She slapped his hand away, but he continued.

"Why do you want to know so badly?" He made his 'cocky' face and ran his hand through his hair.

"Well, I need to know who else has access to amazing things like I have."

"If amazing things is clothing, then there isn't much of a comparison."

"He wears better clothes than me?"

"Yes."

"Aha!" Tony jumped out of his seat. "You said yes to 'he'! It's a guy!"

"Woo. Well done detective." She turned to face Tony. "So then, Mr Detective, what else can you tell me about 'he'." Pepper made a little gasping noise behind her and Sarah spun around to find both Rhodey and Pepper were Googling. "Hey! That's cheating." Tony took the opportunity to poke her again and she slapped his hand again. Tony laughed.

"So you can find him on Google? That narrows it down." Pepper was still doing the gasping noise and both Tony and Sarah spoke in unison.

"What!" Pepper looked at Sarah.

"Would his first name, by any chance, start with a-. " Before Pepper could finish the sentence, Sarah flung herself over the table, yanked the phone out of Pepper's hands and fell to the floor, pulling Pepper with her.

"No!" Rolling, she came to her feet, while Pepper was shrieking on the floor. "No! You do not need to know!" Tony and Rhodey were laughing so hard that as they were leaning on the table, it moved and both lost their balance and fell. Sarah looked down on the three ridiculous teenagers cacking themselves. She sat cross-legged on the floor while the others caught their breath. Pepper betrayed her as soon as she caught her breath.

"It's Bruce. Bruce Wayne." Both Tony and Rhodey stopped gasping for air and stared at her.

"Whoa. Man, you know Bruce Wayne?" Rhodey turned to Tony. "Dude, that guy is richer than you are!"

"Nice way to rub it in, Rhodey." Tony thought for a second. "You think he dresses better than me?"

She rolled her eyes. "Irrelevant. We're friends."

"Tony, she's friends with Wayne!" Tony looked from Rhodey to Sarah.

"She's friends with me!" He looked at Sarah. "You are friends with me, right?" Sarah pulled him up from the floor and he took his seat.

"Maybe."

"Ouch, that's harsh. Meh, I'll take it as a yes." She smiled, and the bell went. The four made their way out of their classroom towards Physics. Sarah's phone went off and she pulled it out. Opening the text, she froze when she read it. The other three paused when they noticed she had stopped. Tony moved to her side.

"Sarah?"

Don't go home. I'll attempt to contact you tonight, but if I don't, get to Fury. The dragon is off the chain.

Tony read over her shoulder. Then spoke.

"What is that about? Dragon off chain? Is that name Fury, as in Nick Fury? SHEILD head guy?" Sarah looked up.

"I… have some explaining to do."

The dragon is off the chain. Her mum was in deep shit.


EEEE! Okay. So, YES, I did incorporate Bruce Wayne into this story.
BEFORE YOU START TO ATTACK ME, LISTEN!
My logic is that if other superheroes can be in IMAA, such as the Hulk, the Black Panther, etc. Than Batman can be too! Plus, I love Batman. Second only to Tony Freaking Stark.
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