Hey guys so this story focuses on Iron Man and the bonds he developed with his Pokemon in his early years, starting with his dad's Ninetales! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Nine

Stark Mansion. March 1980

Ninetale's shook all her tails happily walking inside Howards office. Her master just got back from a business trip last night and she was desperate for him to play with her. Howard looked up from his desk and saw his beige fox with a frisbee in her mouth. They used to play frisbee all the time there was one time when Howard and Nine played during a business meeting, but nowadays Howard hardly spent anytime with her. Nine nudged Howard's leg hoping to gain his attention, Howard didn't bother looking down at her.

"I'm busy Nine." But Nine was relentless and nudged his leg more she whined to add more effect.

Howard looked down suddenly, "Will you just…" Nine stopped and stepped back after hearing the harsh tone of his voice, Howard looked regretful right away. "I'm sorry Nine but I don't time to play right now. Go find Tony or Maria or Jarvis I bet they're not busy." Nine's eyes dropped and nodded her head

"Nine" The fox said in a sad tone, she walked out of her office and explored the large mansion looking for anyone to play with her. She didn't understand why her master didn't make time for her anymore, she understood that having a wife, son and a multi-million-dollar industry takes a lot of your time but that wasn't an excuse for his neglect. He didn't just neglect her but also his own son, Tony, she felt bad for the nine year old who has to work so hard to get his fathers attention.

She wandered around the house for five minutes with a frisbee in her mouth until she found Tony in the garage. The boy took after his father in terms of intellect, when he was only 4 he made his first circuit board and when he was 7 he built a V8 motorbike engine. Nine silently hoped that when he grew up he wouldn't have all aspects of his father. He was working on his latest invention until he saw Nine standing by the doorway with a frisbee in her mouth.

He walked towards her and petted her soft fur, "Hey Nine…dad couldn't play with you huh?" The fox sadly shook her head. "Yeah if it makes you feel any better he didn't bother seeing my new blueprints. I'm working on designs for a robot." Nine cocked her head, "It's not c3po but it's close, it's like a hand that'll hand me tools or a drink while I'm working. It's basically Jarvis but in a very ugly robot form." Nine grinned at the boy's bright mind and humor. "I'm thinking of calling it Dum-E."

Tony felt bad for his father's Pokémon and decided to right his dad's mistake, "Do you want to play?" Nine shot her head up as if shocked, "I need a break anyway, if I don't get out of this place soon I'll end up like dad." Tony said bitterly.

Tony and Nine went outside and played frisbee until Jarvis called them in for dinner.

Short chapter I know but I wanted to focus on a moment when Tony and Nine bonded over Howards neglect. I hope you guys enjoyed this and there will be more chapters about Tony's early years when he met his Pokemon.