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Hey guys! This chapter takes us back to see what Michelle and Tony are up to. Please R&R. Enjoy!
MJ was vigilant as she walked up to Stark Tower. Even though she was very careful on collecting dirt on Ross, it was always good to be observant. It had gotten her out of some pretty serious situations before. Walking up to the elevator she took out the pass Tony had printed her and walked in. Taking the elevator to his private floor she entered the room quietly watching as the inventor fiddled with something at his desk. Music was blasting at full volume and it was giving her a headache.
"Can you turn down the music?" she asked dropping her backpack by a table and pulling out her laptop. Tony laughed as he put the finishing touches on his design.
"Friday mute and lockdown the floor," He said putting down his tools. Walking over to Michelle, he looked over at her screen.
"What is that?" He asked staring at a bunch of documents she was scrolling through.
"After yesterday I went over to the UN building and "accidentally" bumped into Ross. I cloned his phone so if you can make it passed the encryption then we'll know every dirty secret he has to hide."
"YOU WHAT!?" Tony screamed.
"I cloned his phone."
"That was completely dangerous what if he'd caught you!"
"He didn't. Plus, you're not one to lecture me on dangerous activities. Iron Man." She said dryly. Passing over her laptop she gave Tony the data and let him get to work. She knew that passing the encryption would take a while. But it would be worth it. She was no hacker but what she was able to get off the phone was incriminating. The least she could do was nail him on tax evasion. Hopefully the more secure files held something a little more damaging. Something that she and Tony could use to bring Ross to his knees and clear Peter's name. After what seemed like hours, Tony finally broke through the last firewall.
"Got it," he said clicking through the files.
"Finally," MJ said taking the computer from Tony's lap.
"Hey!" he protested but MJ cut him off.
"There are plans for enhanced human testing facilities in here."
"What?"
"Yeah. It looks like anyone arrested under the accords is sent to the Raft. There's an entirely separate level there for human experimentation. It's not on any of the official blueprints for the prison."
An immense sense of guilt flooded Tony's senses. The raft was where all of the former avengers were sent after the airport.
"Was everyone sent to the Raft experimented on?" Tony asked dreading the answer. Michelle nodded.
"Yes. I think he proposed the accords because he needed a reason to legally arrest enhanced individuals without making it seem suspicious. It looks like the raft was specifically built for that reason. It's probably why he framed Peter."
Tony closed his eyes in shame. He'd sent his team mates, his friends, to a prison that treated them like lab rats rather than people. It was his fault that Peter was in danger. His fault that May was dead. Why had he even supported the accords? Maybe because of the guilt of what happened with Ultron. Maybe because of the fear he'd had since Wanda had given him that vision. Whatever the reason he just accepted it blindly. He hadn't looked at it carefully or processed what it really meant. Now Peter was paying the price.
"We need to set up a meeting with Ross." MJ said shaking Tony from his thoughts.
"What? Why?"
"I have this website; this blog I guess you could call it. I can threaten to expose all his illegal operations on there, he'd have no choice but to comply." She stated simply as she saved all the files to a flash drive before deleting them from her computer.
"That's too dangerous. He'll know who you are and go after you."
"I use a pen name. And he won't see my face during the meeting. We can make it a virtual call if that make you more comfortable."
"A pen name?" Tony asked in disbelief. He liked MJ, but any blog under a pen name wouldn't have a good enough rep to take down a large political figure like Ross.
"Remember Senator Brown?" She said shutting down her computer.
"That was you?" Tony asked. He didn't really believe that. What could a 17-year-old girl do to bring down the senator of New York?
"Yep. I'll be back tomorrow. Set up the meeting for 2pm. Don't worry, I've done this before." She said grabbing her bag and walking out the door. Tony sighed before pulling out his phone. The dial tone sounded a few times before the call was finally put through.
"I'd like to speak to Secretary Ross."
Author's Note: So Tony and Michelle are getting close. Do you think Ross will give in easily? Probably not. Anyway, I'd love to hear what you think of this story so far! Until next time.