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Chapter 35: Identity

Tony Stark sat in his office, finishing up the last of some paperwork. He looked at his watch and rubbed his eyes. Was it really midnight already? He closed a folder and placed it in the filing cabinet and grabbed his coat. He put his hand on the door knob, and suddenly the window shattered, spraying glass everywhere.

A figure floated through the window and hovered in the middle of the room.

"Who are you," Tony asked.

The figured said nothing. He hovered out of the shadows, and Magneto glared at Tony.

"You," Tony managed to say.

"Good evening Mr. Stark," Magneto said.

"What do you want?"

"It's not what I want, but who I want. I'm looking for a friend of your's, Iron Man."

"I don't know where he is."

"Well then you had better find him." Magneto flew at him and grabbed his throat. "Who is Iron Man?"

"I swear I don't know," Tony gasped as he clawed at Magneto's hand. "I pay him to protect me, and I put the money into a foreign bank account under my company name. He never gave me a name."

"I'd suggest you get another bodyguard," Magneto said as he squeezed harder.

Everything for Tony went black.

Tony woke up and shook his head. He was in a dark, empty room. He was tied to a chair, and his hands were tied behind his back. The door opened, and Magneto entered, followed by Sabertooth and Pyro.

"What do you want from me," Tony asked.

"It's very simple Mr. Stark," Magneto said. "I want Iron Man. As soon as he comes for you, you're free to go."

"I don't know how to get a hold of him."

"Then you'll be here for a while," Pyro said.

Tony struggled with his hands behind his back. He managed to press a button on his watch. Now all he had to do was wait.

"Hey guys come in here," Evan said, poking his head in the room. Kevin, Kitty, Peter, and Skinner followed.

A newswoman was on TV, talking about Tony Stark. "There is still no word yet on the disappearance of multi-billionaire Tony Stark…"

"I bet Magneto has something to do with this," Kevin said.

"No doubt," Evan said.

"Let's suit up and hit Magneto's lair as fast as we can."

"What about the others," Kitty asked.

"Dr. McCoy and David are away in Dr. McCoy's lab, and Bobby and Rogue are on a date. I don't want to bother them."

"Well what are we waiting for," Peter asked. "Let's go!"

Magneto entered the room and walked toward Tony. "I'm getting tired of waiting Mr. Stark," Magneto said, standing over Tony.

"What do you want with him," Tony asked.

"I want revenge…for ruining my plans. Make no mistake Mr. Stark, I am a very powerful mutant, do not cross me the wrong way."

Pyro burst through the door. "X-Teens are here," he said.

Magneto looked at Tony, then at Pyro. "They've probably come for him. Keep them away from him. I'll stay here with Mr. Stark, alert me if Iron Man arrives."

Pyro nodded and ran out the door. As he turned, he came in contact with Colossus' arm, and he was slammed into the ground. Juggernaut threw his shoulder into Colossus' body, and sent him crashing into the wall.

Colossus stood up and sprinted at him, and threw his body into Juggernaut. The two locked their fingers and Juggernaut suddenly slammed him into the ground.

Mystique kicked Morph in the face, and he stumbled back. She threw another foot at him, but he caught it and kicked her hard in the side. She jumped up and kicked him with her other foot, and he hit the ground, hard.

Toad sat in the middle of the room, listening. Invisible Man crept behind him, and Toad suddenly turned and shot his tongue out at him. His sticky tongue wrapped around Invisible Man's body, and he threw him into a wall.

A spike whizzed by Toad and caught his coat, pinning him to the wall. Spyke sprinted for him, but Toad spit a sticky green substance at his feet, stopping him in place. Shadowcat grabbed him to phase, but she was hit from behind by Pyro, and she fell to the ground.

Morph didn't know what to do. They were getting overpowered, and he couldn't get a hold of the others. Suddenly, Iron Man burst through the wall. "Get him," Magneto shouted from the other room.

Iron Man flew by and grabbed Tony. He flew back around and through the hole he made. Juggernaut chased after him. He was blasted back through the hole. Iron Man stepped through and blasted away Pyro and Toad with ease.

Sabertooth pounced on him from behind and threw him through the wall. Juggernaut picked him up and threw him to the ground. Magneto looked at the cracks in his armor. It was enough.

He stood over Iron Man and clenched his fist. Iron Man's armor began to crumple. Magneto was suddenly hit from behind and thrown into a wall. Rogue picked him up, and Iceman froze him from the neck down.

"Sorry we're late," Iceman said.

"We heard what happened on the news, and figured Magneto was responsible," Rogue said. Sabertooth and Juggernaut charged at her, and she grabbed them and threw them into each other.

Morph crouched down to Iron Man. The lights in his eye holes blinked on and off. He was breathing weakly. "He's breathing, barely," Morph said. "We have to get his helmet off."

Morph grabbed the helmet, and Iron Man weakly pawed at Morph's face. Morph brushed them away and unhooked the helmet. Morph gasped in shock and the others crowded around. It was Tony Stark. He still looked out of it.

"We should get him back to Dr. McCoy's lab," Rogue said. Morph and Colossus picked him up and carried him out.

Tony awoke and sat up. McCoy was standing over him. "I was wondering when you would wake up," McCoy said.

"Dr. Hank McCoy," Tony said, standing up. "I've read a lot of your work."

"Thank you Mr. Stark."

"Please, call me Tony." Kevin and the other X-Teens entered the room. "I guess I should thank all of you."

"No need," Kevin said. "It was the least we could do, after you saved us. That raises another question, how did Iron Man fly in to rescue you?"

"I have the Iron Man suit remote controlled on my watch, just in case. Well, thank you all again, but I think I should be going."

"Just one more thing Tony," McCoy said. "Are you aware that you have a large piece of metal in your heart?"

Tony smiled a little. "Yes, I was actually. I got it when I was in Iraq. That's actually why I originally developed the Iron Man suit. I need to spend so much time in it everyday to keep me alive."

"Didn't you try to get surgery," Kevin asked.

"Of course, I went to the best doctors in the world. But unfortunately, the surgery would be too risky, and even if it was successful, removing it would kill me. In a way, it's actually keeping me alive. But with the Iron Man suit, I never have to worry about it."

"That's unbelievable," Kitty said.

"Thank you Miss…?"

"Kitty…Kitty Pryde."

"Nice to meet you Kitty. So who are the rest of you?" The X-Teens introduced themselves one by one. "Well thank you for saving me, but I really do have to go. I guess I owe you, so if you ever need me, just give me a call."

"Thanks, we'll take you up on that," Kevin said. Tony shook Kevin's hand, and walked out the door.