-Not beta read and not a native speaker so please kindly point out any mistakes.
-Warning: language, improper medical and psychological terms, canon typical violence

Tony was not sure whether he was furious with Stephen or worried for him. Either way, he needed to see the doctor. He kept banging on the door. he heard Stephen made a phone call to Wong, the now familiar whooshing of the portal sound. After that, everything went quiet. Too quiet for his liking.

"Friday, could you open this damn door now?"

"Right away, Sir."

The door immediately opened. As expected, the workshop now was in disarray which was expected given the earlier battles but it was also eerily quiet. Tony yelped in surprise when something hit his right leg. He had his repulsor readied only to saw Dum-E blinking confusedly (it was a default expression with Dum-E).

He squatted down to pat his favorite robot. "Hey, I miss you too. Don't jump on me like that if you don't want to end up as metal scraps just like Friday."

Dum-E chirped happily, offered him a leg of a broken chair, and strolled away.

"Sir, in my defense, it was for your own safety. Doctor Strange didn't really have a plan how to subdue Mordo."

"So you just followed his instructions instead of mine."

"Your safety is my priority, Sir."

"How about Stephen's safety? How about Pepper's? Rhodey's? Peter's? Are all their safeties above mine?"

There was a tinge of regret when Friday replied, "Sir, it's in my programming. Protect lives with the utmost priority is your life. I, of course, will protect the lives of those you mentioned but my number one priority is still yours. You can't blame my programming, Sir."

Of course Friday would blame him because he was the programmer. "After this is all over, I really need to reprogram you, Fri. For now, can you call Stephen's phone?"

"Sir, his phone is in in his room in this Compound. He was in hurry to rescue you."

Tony rolled his eyes. If only Friday was installed everywhere. But then that meant Friday might betray him everywhere like she did today.

He sighed. "Just call Wong then."

After a few rings, there was a beep indicating there was an incoming text message.

Friday projected the text into a hologram screen.

"Stark, we're busy at the moment. We need to take care of Mordo."

"Friday, please type this and sent it to Wong."

"OK, Sir."

"I won't bother you with questions about magicians then. How is Stephen?"

"Super busy. He feels that he has abandoned his duties as the Master for New York Sanctum far too long. I'm also super busy."

Despite what Pepper said, Tony could take a hint, he just chose not to most of the time. He cursed Stephen for not taking his phone and cursed him more for leaving him without explanation. There was only one thing left to do.

"Friday, make yourself useful and please order five cheese burger with fries for me."

"Sir, those food could kill you. I'm sure Doctor Strange would agree if he were here."

"Well, he isn't here, is he? And since when you're taking his side anyway?"

"Since your health and safety is my priority, Sir."

"Yeah, yeah, your programming. Blame it on me again. I nearly died today and it had nothing to do with my food. So yeah, if I were to die, I would prefer to die through my diet rather than by supervillains.."

"But it's 4.43 am, Sir."

"I'm sure a smart girl like you knows which shop is still open at this hour. Chop, chop. I'm hangry."

Friday realized it was a lost cause so she relented. Fifteen minutes later, his order arrived.

After finishing his burgers, Tony felt surprisingly tired. Perhaps his adrenaline had run out so perhaps it was not so surprising. He was sure Stephen would have a precise medical term ready. Tony hated to admit but he missed his daily bantering with the doctor.

He went to bed at around 6 am. He woke up around eleven and felt oddly refreshed. He saw a text message from Wong.

"Mordo has been properly incarcerated. He will face trial in three days time. Stephen has been working since he comes back. He hasn't rested. Currently, he is in the Phtaxl Dimension for peace negotiation. No, I don't approve of that. He hasn't fully recovered from his injuries and he's got some new ones from his recent encounter with Mordo. Not to mention he just got his memory back. He is not fit for duty yet. I also can't talk him out of any of his duties because he is super stubborn."

That was quite a long and informative text for Wong's standard so he must be upset about Stephen. Tony could sympathize with the librarian. Stephen was as stubborn as him so it was really hard for people who cared for him to take a good care for him properly. No wonder Wong said being amnesiac was a good rest for Stephen. Now he knew how Pepper, Rhodey, and Happy felt. He needed to make sure he spent more time with them and gave raises to Pepper and Happy.

He texted back. "Thanks for the update. Please let me know if there is any new development. I really would like to talk to Stephen."

"So would I. He clams up and refuses to talk anything that has nothing to do with his job. I'll keep you updated. Thanks for taking care of him so far. I know he can be a handful."

Tony disagreed about the last part because Stephen was quite pleasant to talk to during his stay here. He was not a psychologist by any means but he believed the Tabula Rasa Stephen was the real Stephen while the arrogant asshole Stephen was an act to keep people at arm's length. It took one to know one.

"You're welcome. Any update is good."

Naturally, Wong didn't reply.

Three days later.

"Mordo has been put on trial. He will stay in the jail in Kamar Taj to serve his sentence. It's a life long sentence with no chance of parole. However, we let him help up with research in his solitary room because he is very good at that. Stephen hasn't come back from the Phtaxl Dimension. We don't need his testimony for the trial because we have enough evidences. Besides, it's not fair for Stephen to face Mordo after what he has been through."

Tony raised his eyebrows. That was a lot of information to process. He was glad Wong told him the necessary details without revealing the inner working of Kamar-Taj. He was worried about Stephen.

"Thanks again for the update. You need a raise. I also don't know you don't get paid. So yeah, ice cream and lunch is on me the next time you visit. Please bring Stephen if you can. I'm sure he has a lot of opinions about Strange's Magic Berries." Yeah, apparently there was an ice cream named after Stephen. Tony was not sure who told Ben and Jerry that Stephen was a superhero. Perhaps it has something to do with Peter.

"Sure."

Tony grinned. Getting a reply from Wong was a win.

Five days later.

"Good news. Strange is back."

"Great, please bring him here. What do you want for lunch?"

"Can't do. Strange has been stabbed in several places. Peace negotiation didn't go well."

Tony refrained himself from texting, "Not shit, Sherlock." Instead, he typed, "That is not good news! Is he OK?"

"He has lost a lot of blood and he is not conscious. We have been treating him. There are a lot of excellent magic healers here. At least he is not dying anymore and he made it back so that's good news."

"You and I need to have a long discussion about the definition of good news."

"Well, you wanted to talk to him for so long and had no chance. Now you will have the chance once he is conscious. There is no way any of the Masters let him leave his bed for at least two weeks so there is a chance for you to talk to him. Isn't that what you always want? So good news."

Tony sighed. Apparently stubbornness was a trait possessed by wizards. Wong didn't realize that he himself was stubborn and always pointed at Stephen. Perhaps Tony could be a good wizard since he was also shook his head to dislodge the thought.

"What can I do to help?"

"For you, are no healer or well-versed in Mystic Arts. I'll let you know once he is conscious."

Tony really should feel insulted by Wong's text but he was more worried about Stephen.

"If you need any medical help, I know a few very good doctors. Please keep me updated and keep him alive."

"Definitely."

There was no more text from Wong despite Tony kept asking about Stephen's health. There was nothing left to do so he started to tinker with Stephen's gloves to steady his hands. This would be an excellent gift If, no, not if, when Stephen recovered.

Two days later.

"Stephen is awake now. If you want to talk, I can open a portal for you right now."

Notes:

-The good news and bad news text between Wong and Tony is one of the things that has been planned from the inception of this story.
-Speaking of Stephen's guilt, has anyone seen this deleted scene where a lot of the heroes knelt after Tony snapped his fingers. youtube dot com/watch?v=m0H6GZxve2o
Benedict is a great actor and he conveys his guilts over Tony's death in this scene. I think a lot of commenters noticed that. That and combined with his scene in Infiity War when he said "One" and "There was no other way" and when he raised his finger in Endgame and the memorial scene showed he truly felt guilty about Tony's fate.
-There is more likely only one or two chapter left depending on whether there is an epilogue.