IRON MAN #14

THE PAST,THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE PART 6

By:Nathan Banks

Tony and Andros in their Iron Man suits start flying towards the area where they think they know where Natasha is.

J.A.R.V.I.S : Tesla reactor presence confirmed sir. Optimal scenario insertion point is the exhaust vent.

Andros: What is he talking about?

J.A.R.V.I.S : Follow the heart signatures.

Andros: Ah, got it.

Tony: Jarvis, dump all the juices we have for shields up front….were going in.

Tony heads to the exhaust vent and immediately goes straight to it, breaking the vent and going inside with Andros following him. When Tony and Andros are inside, they immediately see General Shatalov with several mechs standing behind him.

Shatlov: Welcome Mister Stark, I guess this confrontation was inevitable. Nothing personal…it's just business.

The general walks away as the several mechs are ready to attack. Tony and Andros start to take the several mechs head on, using their missiles as they back away from the mechs to make sure they do not get that close. The missiles were damaging them as Tony and Andros circled the mechs together using their machine gun fire to destroy the mechs. Once the mechs are done, Tony and Andros go through a passageway proceeding towards the doorway to another chamber.

Tony: Allow me.

Using his repulsor rays, Tony blows the door open revealing that there's more mechs and armor suits awaiting for them. The two of them use the same method just like before, attacking the mech and armor suits with their missles and backing away, but Andros hits each other them with their fist then using the repulsor rays to destroy them, then suddenly the building starts to shake, the sounds of alarms go off .

Andros: What the hell is that?

Tony: It's not good Andros, this place I feel is nearly holding itself together. We need to take out the stabilizer in the room and then get out of here, come on!

Tony and Andros head to the room where they see the reactor in the center, though it is being guarded by the mechs.

Andros: These guys again? I thought we destroyed them.

Tony: Shatlov is using these mechs to protect the reactor. Let's use the same technique they did against the mechs and the armor suits, the two get rid of them in no time.

Andros: Alright, we did that, what's next?

Tony: Do you see the four Telsa reactor stabalizers? Let's destroy them and then get out of here, because I promise you, this place is going to explode.

Tony and Andros split up, going to each side of the room, where Tony takes one side and Andros takes the other side, destroying the Telsa rector's stabilizers as an exhaust vent opens

Tony: Once the reactor starts to go, the fastest way is through that exhaust vent, come on!

The two go through the exhaust vent, going through the pipes, walls, and others that are just about to fall on them, hearing the rumblings going through the building. As Tony and Andros escape through the exhaust vent, the location explodes.

Andros: Phew! That was a close one, if we didn't make it we would be road kill.

Tony: It's not over yet Andros, we still need to find those SHIELD agents.

J.A.R.V.I.S : The SHIELD agents have activated their encrypted extraction transponder.

Tony and Andros can see the different markings of where the agents are in the location with the encrypted extraction transponder as Andros looks confused.

Andros: This looks…different. Something is not right with this picture.

J.A.R.V.I.S (For Andros) : Agreed sir. The ambient Tesla energy is scrambling their transponder signals.

Tony: Can we narrow where they are Jarvis?

J.A.R.V.I.S (For Tony) : The interference is too heavy at this range sir, all targets read as valid.

Andros: In other words, we got a twelve and one shot at this.

J.A.R.V.I.S (For Tony) : Sir I recommend, to find a way of interfering with the bases server, that would be the easiest way to narrow down the agents.

As he says that, Tony and Andros come upon more choppers from the enemy as the two of them help each other out of taking them down, reaching the terminal together. The enemy units start fighting them as Tony and Andros each take them out using their repulsor rays and misses, melee attacks, even using their own fist through armor physically, but at the same time staying careful. Once the two find the terminal they go up to it and busts down the garage entrance with their repulsor rays.

Tony: Jarvis, the terminal is shielded against the ambient tessla energy, run a filter through the subnet and localize the transponder.

Tony puts his hand on the machine as the machine scans it before the checkpoint is reached.

J.A.R.V.I.S (For Tony) : I have isolated the signal and opening the communications channel now

As the Iron Men leave the terminal they are confronted by more of the same enemies they have faced as the two of them use their same attacks like they did before.

J.A.R.V.I.S (For Andros) : I am sorry to interrupt you sir, but I believe the SHIELD agents are actively moving around the base. They are also trying to get your attention Mister Stark.

Andros: Tell me that we are on our way and to stay put, were getting around there as we speak.

SHIELD Agent 1: We will do our best, it's not actually safe around here.

As they access the checkpoint more, they encounter helicopters and flying mech machines who attack them since they are not on their side. They methodically take on the flying mech machines and helicopters while both of them see a yellow point along the far side of the map.

Andros: Hey, is that where they are?

Tony: It might be but we should not rush it because if we do then we might have more tanks and mech suits coming after us.

Andros nodded his head as the two of them take on the ones who are standing in their way. Once they defeat the tanks and mech suits, the two of them finally reach their destination, the two men see a the checkpoint.

J.A.R.V.I.S (For Tony) : Sir, enemies have detected the SHIELD agent's transponder and are converging on their position, enemy lock.

Suddenly a blast hit's the two of them as they immediately crash on the ground before slowly getting up, seeing the Armiger right in front of the men.

Tony: We see them, but of course she is in the building protected by the Armiger.

Andros: These things again? They just never quit or give up now do they?

Tony: No they do not, you know the drill, just like last time Andros, let's take them down using the same techniques.

The Iron Men start to attack the Armiger as they use their repulsor blasts.

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