Chapter 5: C
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Pepper woke up feeling groggy. She didn't want to think about her position and what had happened. She knew that it wasn't good and fighting the consequences would only get her killed. Looking down she realized her hands and feet were bound behind her back. There was a rag stuffed in her mouth, most likely to keep her from talking.
She took a deep breath in and spat out the rag. Her mouth was disgustingly dry. Coughing out, she managed to get herself up to a sitting position. Placing her back against the wall behind her, she took a deep breath in. "Where am I?" She wondered out loud.
"You're with me my Angel." Tony stepped out from the dark. It was him. The amount of confusion in her head nearly made Pepper pass out.
"How long were you standing there?" Pepper asked fearing the answer. Tony chuckled.
"For a whole while. I watched you sleep. I didn't want anyone coming to hurt you." Tony came forward and gently placed a hand on her cheek. Pepper pulled away and growled angrily.
"All I know is that you are the only one who will hurt me. You never care about me, not the way my Tony cares about me." Pepper spat.
Tony's eyes flickered angrily. "I AM YOUR TONY. It is me! Who else would be your boyfriend? Who else would let you cry on my shoulder? WHO ELSE LOVES YOU?" Tony shouted. Pepper recoiled.
"You are not my Tony. If you cared about me, you would let me go. You would let me live my life and chose who I want. But you don't care." Pepper said. She looked up at him; she wouldn't dare lose eye contact.
Tony stood up with a smirk. "Then I'll show you the read reason why I brought you here."
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Tony waited as the nurse ran around asking for information. She frantically called for each nurse posted with Pepper. She asked all in vain. Coming back to Tony, she held her head down and kept her clipboard near her chest.
"I'm so sorry. I should've done a background check and gathered his information." She said quietly. Tony stood abruptly and looked at the nurse.
"Yeah you should've. But I won't blame you. The imposter must've been convincing and must've threatened you." He said. The nurse nodded.
"He did. I'm sorry about your girlfriend. The best I can do is tell you his only information that I gathered from him." The nurse held out the clipboard and patiently watched as Tony racked his eyes over the information.
"By any chance, can you give me a copy of this?" Tony asked. The nurse looked back at her station and back at Tony.
"It's illegal but because of my mistake, I will." She ran off with the clipboard and came back minutes later with the copy in her hand. "This is all I can give you. I'm sorry about all of this."
Tony nodded his thanks and took off in the direction that the imposter Tony must've taken. Jumping out the window he crouched low in the bushes and looked around at the ground. The moment he noticed footprints he took off in that direction.
Tony ran in the direction of the clue. Whipping out his cell phone he speed dialed Rhodey.
Rhodey picked up.
"RHODEY!" Tony shouted.
"TONY! Why are you screaming?"
"Now's not the time to joke around. Head over to the armory and get my position." Tony panted into the mouthpiece.
"Okay, on my way. What happened? Is it Pepper?"
Tony nodded despite the fact that Rhodey couldn't see that. "She was telling the truth Rhodey. There are two of me. Apparently someone else loves her as much as I do."
"You think it's Whitney? Madam Mask would come in handy right about now." Tony heard Rhodey panting, most likely running towards the armory.
Tony laughed with no humor. "As much as I would love it if it was Whitney, I don't think it's her."
"Then who is it?"
Tony frowned with an idea. "As much as I hate to think about it, I have a feeling I'm dealing with my future again." He heard Rhodey grunt. A huge whoosh sound confirmed Tony's theory that Rhodey had reached the armory.
"What's that supposed to mean? 'Your future?' Sounds like you're talking about a whole new dimension-" Rhodey gasped. "That can't be Tony! Are you thinking that..."
Tony nodded again. He was glad he had a smart friend. "Yup, looks like my grandson wasn't the only one with time travelling technology."
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Pepper felt woozy. It made sense that she fell asleep. Pepper remembered freaking out and staying awake just to make sure that Tony didn't come near her.
"Hey." Someone, probably Tony, said. Pepper yelped before calming down. She put on her favorite "agent" mask and looked as angry as she could.
"What do you want?" She growled. Tony came forward and sat down in front of her. He was holding a bowl in his hands.
"I brought your favorite meal. Noodles." He opened up the cover of the bowl and let the waft of Chinese spread through the air.
Pepper gagged. "Chinese? Who told you Chinese was my favorite? I hate Chinese!" She noticed Tony's face fall.
He sighed. "Well you are different from Pepper. My Pepper that is." Suddenly Pepper looked at him curious.
"What do you mean 'your Pepper'? You always call me that…" She cried. Tony chuckled.
"Yeah? Well I had a Pepper in my real world too." Tony placed the bowl down at her feet. He leaned forward until his forearms rested on his legs.
"What are you talking about?" Pepper asked afraid for an answer.
Tony smirked. "Best I don't hide the truth from you anymore. I'm Anthony Edward Stark, just like your Tony that you keep talking about. I come from an alternate universe, or what not. In my universe, I lost my girlfriend. My one true love, and the only person that I cared more for in the entire world."
Pepper nodded, suddenly understanding. "You mean me." Tony looked up shaking his head.
"It's you, but not you."
Pepper pushed herself up on the wall. "What happened to me? Her? Pepper?"
"She died. She died in an accident while trying to save me. I was fighting a villain and got distracted in my… triumph." Tony snorted at his vocabulary. "The villain delivered a blow that would've killed me, even while I was in the suit. Instead, Pepper came in the way and absorbed the hit. And… she died." Tony clenched his fists. "I lost her. I lost her even when I promised that I would never let her get hurt. My future with her was gone, ruined!" He put his face down. "I loved her. You have no idea how much I loved her."
Pepper knew it was bad, but she felt sorry for him. "I'm sorry. But that doesn't explain why I'm here with you. I don't know why you kidnapped me. Instead of coping and forgetting about your Pepper, you came here for me. Why?"
Tony stood. Just as he was about to walk away he looked back at Pepper. "I thought I made it obvious. I'm taking you back to my dimension."
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