Tony gave Regina a week off after the party and told her to rest but she only took a day to rest before starting to work again. Of course, she made sure to let Tony know what she is up to, no matter how close they have gotten he is still her boss. Tony needed to work on new weapons but Regina can still work on the arm and wanting to improve it by connecting it to the nervous system she asked Jarvis to look up the best neurosurgeon, preferably someone nearby. Jarvis found the perfect person in Dr. Strange.
Regina lay down on her bed and call Dr. Strange's number that Jarvis has gotten for her. "Hello, Dr. Strange." She greeted when he finally picked up the phone.
"Who is this and how did you find my personal number?" Was Dr. Strange's reply.
"I am Regina Ngoh. I've got your number from someone named...Shirley Benson." The pause was her listening to Jarvis telling her the name of the person he got the number from.
"Someone should really talk to her about giving away staffs number." Dr. Strange muttered softly to him before addressing Regina. "And what do you want, Miss. Regina? There must be a reason why you called me."
"I work for Stark Industries, we're working on making a robotic prosthetic that is connected to the nervous system and we could really use your help. You are the best neurosurgeon with a high success rate and the top of your class, we would be fools to not ask for your help." She decided that stroking his ego would increase the chances of him saying yes.
"Oh? And what's in it for me?" He asked curiously.
"You will be credited for your involvement in our project when it's completed."
"You sound very confident that it will not fail."
"We already have a prototype that works well enough and we made it in a less than a month. With your help and a bit more time I know that we will succeed."
"Hmm...and what about payment?"
Regina smiled, knowing that he will be willing to work with them. "You will have to meet with Mr. Stark discuss payment and to sign a contract. I am hoping we will be able to start as soon as possible so if it's not too much to ask, would you mind meeting Mr. Stark sometime this week?" She tried to sound as professional as possible even though she wants nothing more than to jump for joy.
"I'll get back to you after I've checked my schedule." There is a pause as someone yelled for Dr. Strange. "I'm afraid I have to go now, duty calls."
"Of course, I hope to hear from you soon." She said before hanging up. "Yes yes yes yes yes!" She cheered as she jumped on her bed. She might be nervous as hell but her first business call was a success! "Jarvis, please let Tony know that it was a success and to expect a meeting with Dr. Strange soon." She skips towards the kitchen to reward herself with something sweet while humming happily.
Regina wasn't there for the meeting as she was getting the lab ready for Dr. Strange's visit, she will admit that they can get a little messy while they work but nothing an hour of cleaning won't fix. And she even had the time to put everything in order so they won't have to keep looking for tools or paper while they are working. "All cleaned." She smiled proudly before turning to Dum-E. "Okay Dum-E, time to give me that fire extinguisher." She said as she holds out her hand.
Dum-E beeps sadly as he lowers the fire extinguisher.
"Nothing is going to be set on fire. And I'll even put it somewhere you can reach if it worries you that much." She said as she walks towards Dum-E. "Now hand it over."
Dum-E tilts his claw slightly as he beep and backs away from her.
"Okay, sometimes there is a fire but only when we are both tired and not paying too much attention to what we're working on!" She throws her arms up in frustration. "But it's not our fault! We had to finish it as fast as possible so we couldn't rest as much as we needed!"
Dum-E beeped as he holds the fire extinguisher away from Regina.
"Oh come on!" Regina cried out. "I will fight you for it if you don't give it to me now!"
"Is it normal for your assistant to fight with a robot?" The voice of Dr. Strange made Regina turn her head to the door to see him and Tony standing there with amusement look on their faces.
"That's Dum-E. He can be very stubborn if he wants to." Tony chuckle softly.
"Not funny, Tony!" Regina glared at him. "He thinks that now there are three of us in the lab there will be more fires and he has to be ready. I do Not want to be sprayed again! Especially when there isn't even any fire."
"He's just being careful." Tony walk towards them and pat her head. "But there isn't any need for it so hand it over." He told Dum-E as he holds out his hand.
Dum-E lowers his claw and beeped sadly as he hands the fire extinguisher to Tony.
Regina pout as she crosses her arms. "Oh, so you'll listen to him but not me?" She huffed softly. "See if I'll play with you again."
Dum-E beeped softly as he gently pats Regina's head.
Regina sigh but can't help smiling softly. "Love you too, you silly bot." She gently pats his claw.
"You talk to him like he is alive." Dr. Strange look at them with curiosity in his eyes.
"He is a basic AI but he has feelings so it would be wrong to ignore that." Regina shrugs her shoulders as she cleans her hands with a rag. "I need to take a shower first so start without me." She gives them a wave as she walks out of the lab.
Tony wave back as he pulls up the files on the prototype and the new blueprint for their new version. "So shall we get started?" He asked as he pushes the hologram towards Dr. Strange for him to read.
Dr. Strange's eyes widen when he saw the hologram. "Wow..." He whispered as he examined it before moving it and watching it move like it is really there.
"I know, I know. I'm awesome." Tony grinned. "Now we did our own research to create the blueprint but of course that's where you come in."
Dr. Strange nod as he carefully read through the blueprint. "I know nothing about robotics but if you're creating the arm to have the same neuro as a human there are some things you'll have to change, is it alright if I make some changes?"
"Of course, that's why you were invited here for." Tony smiled as he shows Dr. Strange how to write on the hologram and how to ease.
Dr. Strange nod his head as he made a few changes. He is amazed by the technology in Stark's lab, he has to admit that he hadn't thought that they would be getting anywhere with this. After all Stark creates weapons and no one is expecting something like this from him but now, now he is willing to place his bet on Stark.
/Tada! It's Doctor Strange! So what do you think of the story so far? Is there anything you'll like to see in future chapters? Let me know!