Okay, listen up. This will be my last author's note, probably for a while (apparently they are annoying), but some things had to be addressed. Most of you are wonderful fans who have reviewed or favorited or are just silently following this story, and I love you for that, know that this ranting I will be doing does not apply to you.
On the other hand, there are some of you that have a problem with me that I would like to be cleared up. It should not be personally offensive to you that I ask for reviews, and I would like to point out that I am not the only one who does it. And also, I don't ask for them because I have some sort of self esteem problem and need to be complimented at all times, I do it because I actually enjoy writing and I generally like feedback on my writing NOT on my author's notes. And as far as my new stories, yeah I posted them and you will notice that I mentioned that they are not a high priority and will not be updated as often, that just happened to be where the inspiration struck me. And, okay, it's been six days, big deal. I have other stories that have been neglected way longer than that, and at this moment, I am actually on Thanksgiving break and would like some time to relax. Also, you do not need to insult my writing (but I will not cry should you choose to do so) however considering you've made it this far in this story, my writing cannot be as poor as you make it out to be. Just so you know, this is not typical of me to respond like this because I generally am indifferent to criticism (you will notice that I will still not remove your review despite how much it has offended me). Also, I still respect you as a reader, and your opinions have been considered.
Anyway, to all of my amazing fans out there, here is a new chapter, I hope you enjoy it, but do not feel the need to review if you did like it, I wouldn't want you to feel compelled to complement me.
Chapter 24:
Tony POV-
"Well, there are some things that I did not mention about myself during our video chat," I grinned as the kids wandered in and took in the lab. Dani rolled her eyes at them and took what has become her usual chair in the lab.
"What?" Danny asked, casting a confused look over to Danielle and then looking back to be.
"Danielle hit the switch," I motioned for her to hit the switch that opens the wall of Iron Man suits. She grumbled about having to get up from her seat, playfully, before slamming her fist on the switch with a smirk on her face as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.
The wall opened up, and, if it's possible for that kid Tucker's eyes to get any wider, they did, but so did the eyes of Danny and Sam.
"Are you telling me that…you're Iron Man?" Danny asked, probably just to make sure that he was not hallucinating as the three of them walked over to the wall. Tucker, was once again speechless and ran his fingers over my classic Iron Man suit.
"Damn right, I am," I grinned in reply.
"I think I have to thank you," Sam said, "These past ten minutes have been the quietest Tucker has been since we have known him."
"Yeah, sometimes we can't get him to shut up," Danny added, making Dani laugh. Tucker, was still entranced by the suits, and was oblivious to the fact that his friends were laughing at him.
"Oh, and this is the newest one," I told them, flipping another switch and revealing the neon green and silver suit that hung by itself on a separate wall.
At this point, Dani decided to get out of her chair.
"We reverse engineered the ecto-gun and made this suit so Tony could help us fight Vlad," she beamed proudly.
"Nice," Danny grinned in approval, "Oh, that reminds me, I brought some more weapons from my parent's lab." Sam took of her purple spider-shaped backpack and opened it up, passing it to Danny.
"Let's see," I brought another wrist ray, another ecto-pistol, another Fenton thermos, Fenton fisher, Fenton lipstick, Fenton phones, Fenton grappler, oh, and a specter deflector."
"How did you kids even get this through airport security?" I wondered out loud. They didn't provide an answer, but Danny laughed.
"So what does all of this stuff do?" I asked him.
"Well, you already know the wrist rays, ecto-pistol, and the thermos…"Danny started.
"Wait, no, what is the wrist ray?" I asked.
"Oh…you know those bracelets I gave to Pepper and Issa…" Dani grinned sheepishly.
"Really Danielle?" I shook my head, knowing that she hadn't told Pepper about the weapon on her wrist at all.
"Anyway," Danny continued, "As for everything else, um…the Fenton fisher, it's like a fishing pole for ghosts, the Fenton lipstick is actually a laser disguised as a lipstick. The Fenton phones, filter out ghost noise and allow us to communicate, the Fenton Grappler shoots a ghost proof net, and a couple specter deflectors…that probably what will be most useful to you."
"And why is that?" I wanted to know.
"Because, you cannot be overshadowed if you are wearing it, even if you are not in the Iron Man suit," Danny told me.
"It's so you and Pepper can wear it during the meeting," Danielle interjected. I decided that it was going to be tough to get Pepper to wear the tacky belt, but it made sense at least.
"Can I copy some of that into the suit?" I wondered.
"Definitely," Danny replied, handing me the Fenton phones, Fenton grappler, and the specter deflectors.
"So, as much as I don't want to admit this, I called you guys here, because apparently three teenagers have more experience fighting, at least in this area, than I do," I sighed, "So what can you tell me about fighting Vlad or do you guys have some kind of plan?"
"Vlad is my arch enemy…he will do whatever it takes to win. He once overshadowed everybody in Amity Park to vote for him so that he could become mayor and make our lives miserable. Ever since we both found out who each other were we have been kind of at a draw because if one of us is revealed the other would be too. And he has been know to duplicate himself and defeat his duplicate to make himself look good. His only weakness is to have his image damaged," Danny told me.
"Okay, that makes sense, it's kind of a billionaire thing. But what's the plan?" I asked.
"Well, obviously, you turn down his business offer. And I'd be willing to bet that he will invite, you Dani and Pepper to dinner afterwards," Sam continued.
"You think I should turn down his invite to dinner?" I guessed.
"No," Danny shook his head, surprising me a little.
"What?!" Danielle squeaked.
"You should go to dinner, yeah it'll suck for you, but at least you'll be in a public place. If Tony declines, that would give Vlad motive to go after you while he is still at work," Danny reasoned with her.
"Plus, think of it like this, you can be confident because you will have already had the leg up. Vlad has no idea that we are here," Sam added.
"Okay, yeah, but all of us know that this will inevitably end in a fight. When Vlad tries to kidnap Dani after dinner, what then?" I asked.
"She'll tell us what is going on, via Fenton phones, and then we go and kick his butt," Tucker said, finally coming out of his shock and into the conversation.
"And, as you already established, that lands us in a draw," I sighed.
"Not necessarily…" Danny grinned.
"What do you have in mind?" Dani asked.
"We have someone on our side with more influence than Vlad," he looked from her to me, "Once Vlad realizes that we have reached a draw, he won't surrender, but he will leave and plot a way to get you another time. The next morning, you hold a press conference, and destroy his reputation."
"Sounds like a plan," I nodded.