Chapter 3 Revenge

I'm. SO. SORRY! Agh… I feel so terrible. I had super busy week and well… yeah. I actually didn't have time today, but I made myself do this. Okay…

xXSimplySunshineXx – Thank you so much. Thank you so so much. You absolutely encouraged me and… Oh gosh. THIS CHAPTER IS FOR YOU! I can't help it… it has to be for you! IT HAS TO!

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Well… It has been a day. And unfortunately Tony wasn't dead. All he wanted was to end the pain, as well as get out. But the getting out had failed many times, and that ended in pain. Everything ended in pain. Eating? Pain. Talking? Pain. Coughing? Pain. Blinking? Pain. And even breathing meant pain.

It was worse than the time when he hurt his heart monitor, it nearly killed him, but he did pass out letting him not feel the pain. And at the moment, he was dying WITHOUT the help.

"Hello Tony. How are you today?" Whitney said walking in. She held a plate full of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, as well as orange juice in a glass. Of course once again, the aroma woke him up. Oh how he didn't want to wake up! He hadn't been fed for nearly 2 days again. At first he thought it was a trend, every two days Whitney would feed him, or so he thought.

She sat in front of him, and slowly brought the food into her mouth. "Oh that is a delicious breakfast. You should try some." Tony was no longer stuck on the chair. He was actually free to roam wherever he wanted. But because of how weak he was as well as the collar on his neck, he couldn't leave anywhere.

The collar was electronic and, yes, a remote controlled the device. It was planted onto Tony's neck during his times of unconsciousness. It was the most uncomfortable thing he had ever worn, and that was saying something. The device was controlled easily through the remote, and every time Tony did something that Whitney didn't approve up, a push of the button and he was a shish kabob. Oh, how much it burned. All Tony did was sit and she zapped him. He did everything she wanted, but it just wasn't enough for her.

"Tony, please sit down." Tony shot her a look and kept his pacing sequence. "Tony…" She purred slowly. "SIT." Tony grimaced at the last word and nodded, his back facing her. Turning around slowly, he limped towards her.

It was bad enough that he got stabbed. He remembered how close he was to dying.

"Oh…" That's the only thing he could say. It stung so badly, as well as leaked dangerously. He already lost enough blood, and this was just increasing his blood lose. After Whitney stabbed him, as well as left, he did everything in his power to stay awake.

He looked down at his stomach and nearly hurled. The blood seeped through the wound and crawled down his shirt and leg. It looked like water as if gushed more and more through his wound. A small puddle formed at his feet, and every time he moved his feet it sloshed in the puddle.

It was then, before Tony passed out, that she decided to show up. She yelped and ran forward muttering, "Not now! You weren't supposed to die… but… agh." She pulled out the weapon, he screamed, and she quickly closed him up. As he passed out, he saw a blurry, shiny object as it came closer and closer to his body.

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Shuttering slightly, Tony sat in front of Whitney and crossed his arms across his thin chest. He used to be muscular, very muscular from all the iron Man training, but with the lack of food he became bonier and bonier. It would ache sometimes when he touched his wounds and burns, but he had to stay strong. Pepper would be here soon, she would. Pepper wouldn't leave him like this, nor would Rhodey.

"So… how do you feel?" Whitney said after dabbing her mouth gently with a white silk satin napkin.

"Like crap." Tony said with honesty. Smirking slightly, Whitney shifted her weight to one of her hips, and pulled out a remote. Setting it on her knee, she watched Tony flinch. "WELL WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?" He shouted. Tony nearly forgot about the remote, until Whitney's face darkened. Tony instantly put his hands up in surrender.

"No! Wait! Whitney I'm sorry!" He got up slowly and moved to a corner. He tried eliminating any space or gap in his body. He did everything to make himself smaller, but it was too late.

As electricity coursed through his body, he couldn't get used to the fact that it felt like this every time. He knew how it felt, but he couldn't prepare himself for how it felt. Wait… it started to feel more intense. This time instead of the pain he felt coursing through his skin, he felt it penetrate his organs.

Opening his eyes in alarm, he noticed Whitney's hand twist to the right, and more pain coursed through his nerves. It got so intense that Tony lost his feeling in both his legs. Then his arms felt numb, and before he lost feeling in his neck, Whitney suddenly stopped the device. He whimpered slightly before getting back into his "big man" pose. But it didn't work.

"Do that one more time… and I'll leave you paralyzed." Whitney said letting go of Tony's hair. Tony looked away as his bottom lip trembled; he bit it and kept his face looking away from Whitney.

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She didn't want electrocute him that soon, but Tony was getting on her nerves. First he wouldn't sit STILL! She just wanted to talk to him! And possibly, if she was feeling it, give him a sausage. She noticed the hunger and pleading in his eyes, which she loved very much, as well as his pained look. Second, he TALKED BACK TO HER. Oh she hates it when people to that. It also includes when they interrupt as well as ignore her.

She remembered how she had stabbed him. She totally didn't mean to do it! It was an accident! But Whitney didn't want to lose him just yet, no, not this early! He was yelling for their attention, and of course she knew that Pepper had almost closed into the basement. If she went in there everything would've been ruined. And Whitney means EVERYTHING! To let in a secret, Whitney had gone to visit her dad as she usually does and heard him MURMER. That's right… he made a sound! She was so happy that she had forgotten about the dying teen downstairs.

She found him losing consciousness and at that moment she decided to move onto step 2 of her "WAKE UP DADDY SURPRISE BALOOZA!" Her dad and that lame-o Howard had created this collar, which would train dogs and help them understand what the humans say better. Well it worked, but it wasn't a BIG enough sensation to put it out in the markets.

So she had snuck into Stark International and taken the device. Whitney of course modified it, yes she learned a couple of tricks from her dad, and tested it on her stupid dog. He was a beautiful blonde Labrador. She whistled once and watched him pounce over to her and lick her face. She smiled sweetly and placed the collar over him.

She hated animals, especially this dog. Max would come into her room at 4 in the morning and lick her. He would brutally scratch her as "playtime." Nip her fingers so hard they would bleed. So Max was the perfect animal to test it on.

Whitney first started on the lowest setting. The device buzzed to life and Max whimpered and howled. She kept increasing the settings until it was on the DANER zone. That's when Max's eyes glazed over and he fell to the grassy outdoors, dead, with a pool of blood swarming out of his mouth.

She wasn't guilty at all. In fact she was happy! It worked! And that meant it would work on TONY! After placing the collar on him, he flinched slightly in his sleep, but he didn't stir. After that, she would do it occasionally when she was bored, angry, or frustrated. But she made sure to control herself without pushing his limits; last thing she wanted was him turning up like Max.

Now it was for Step 3.

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"Pepper… just sit down! We checked the whole house! Tony wasn't there." Rhodey said, his face sullen.

"No Rhodey. WE didn't check the whole place. WE didn't check the basement. And get this…." Pepper walked over and plopped down on the sofa next to Rhodey She turned her body and leaned forward. "Whitney was leading me away from the basement. And why would she do that?" Pepper said silently.

"Maybe coincidence Pepper." Rhodey said. He didn't want to go back to that house it gave him the shivers. And he hasn't had the shivers since he discovered that the boogey monster was under his bed (but that was only when he was 5. Now he's just scared about his dark closet that's always open in his room).

"Shut up Rhodey. Stop trying to veer around the idea that Tony isn't in there. How could you not think about going back in there? HOW? You're his brother, his only brother…."

"We aren't brothers."

"Rhodey… you know what I mean. Listen. I'm going back there with the stealth armor. You don't have to come but I want you to keep an eye out for me while I'm there. We have to get him back Rhodey… Please." Tears started forming, but she forced them back. Rhodey put a hand on her shoulder.

"Of course Pepper. It's just that… Whitney might not be the only one right? I mean yeah she has been acting different lately, but there are still other villains out there that might've taken Tony." But Rhodey knew it was a lie. Pepper was right Tony was with Whitney. He couldn't think of any other villain that wanted him as badly as she did. After all, Tony did accidentally put her dad in a coma.

"I'm going tonight." That stopped Rhodey's thoughts.

"Wait… WHAT? TONIGHT?" Rhodey put a hand over his mouth to prevent himself from screaming.

"I'm not waiting any longer. He could be hurt, best early than later. I'll get ready." Pepper sprang off the sofa and walked over to the cubbies with all the armors. She looked around until her eyes rested on Tony's backpack. Oh yeah, she will definitely need that. If Tony's hurt and she's fighting Whitney, she can't hold him and fight her. And if Rhodey will be operating the chair, then he could fight controlling Tony's armor.

She watched as one of the cubbies lowered to the ground, and moving out. The door slide open and her eyes sparkled as she noticed the armor looking down at her. Tony has to build her a suit now.

Jumping up and down, she ran forward and waited as the computer automatically helped Pepper assemble the suit around her. As the faceplate came on she noticed Rhodey who was already walking towards the chair, giving her thumbs up Pepper blasted through the passage in the roof, and flew towards Whitney's house once again.

"Alright Rhodey… let's do this."

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Tony felt nothing. He opened his eyes slowly and noticed a couple of things. One, he was in a brighter room. Two, his mouth held a thick cloth which was tied off in the back of his head, and well he couldn't spit it out. Three, his arms were behind him, and legs in front, both stuck in chains.

As his eyes focused he noticed a large mahogany framed bed, and hospital equipment all on one side of the bed. Whitney was holding a pale hand. A hand… OBADIAH! Without meaning to, he squeaked. Whitney's eyes instantly focused on the boy. Getting up she walked up to him, without saying a witty remark she usually does. She got up to is eye level and smirked.

"Glad your awake. It's finally time to wake up my dad." Tony's eyes widened and he shuttered. If Obadiah woke up… oh god. "You should have fear in you. My dad should scare you." Whitney added. She reached behind her and pulled out the remote. The remote.

"Alright… I'm gonna take this off of you." She reached down and pulled off the cloth in his mouth. He sputtered, but didn't make a sound. He was starting to get worried. If he screamed, there was a very high chance that Obadiah would wake up. But if he didn't scream, Whitney would just keep going until he did. Which one was the best option?

Before he could choose what he wanted to do, Whitney switched on the collar.

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"The house is in view Rhodey!" Pepper cried out. She ordered the computer to make her invisible and she waited until she noticed her invisible mechanical arms. Pepper first circled around the house before noticing a light illuminating from a closed blind. It flickered on and off in a lightning blue flash, was that Tony?

Quickly, Pepper flew towards the front door and carefully opened the locked door. She had broken the handle, and luckily Whitney hadn't placed any trap. She walked in and closed the door making sure not to make a sound.

That's when she heard the screams. She'd recognize that scream from anywhere. Flying towards the room she first saw with light, she was about to walk in like a hero, when she stopped.

Pepper didn't think she could even stand there without her legs giving out, (thank goodness she was flying). Tony's eyes were shut, and his body writhed more than the time his heart monitor electrocuted him. Whitney stood above him laughing. Whitney would look at Tony and would glance back at something, probably her dad… Wait. What?

That's when it hit Pepper. Whitney was trying to wake up her dad! But after a year, it couldn't be possible right? Right? "Pepper! Stop her!" Something screamed.

"but Rhodey… Whitney is using Tony to wake up Obadiah…" she whispered.

"PEPPER! IT DOESN'T MATTER! GET TONY… " He gasped. So did Pepper. Whitney squealed with joy and ran over to the bed in which the slumbering villain laid. Tony was on the floor, but when his eyes open, his face grew pale and he yelled out.

"No… NO!" He cried. A man in a suit walked up to the young genius and smiled in a not- so- friendly way.

"Hello Tony. Happy to see me?"

Obadiah Stane had awakened.

Yes… yes… Obadiah is awake! I thought of this as I wrote this and decided to implement this! Now that Pepper is there I don't know what I'm about to do. We'll see!

Oh and when I wrote about the dog… please don't get mad at me. I love dogs. OH I LOVE THEM! I don't have one… but I play with them all the time. So I just did that to make Whitney sound more evil… I promise!

Okay so… review please! :D