(Script was written by user nobleboivin, plot was made by me, based on Iron Man and Iron Man 2)
Date: May 1, 2009.
Location: Moscow, Russia
inside an old poor house, an Elderly dying Man, Anton Vanko in his deathbed and is watching a news conference with Tony Stark.
Tony Stark:
As you can see our weapons division is hard at work for the US military. Our new lines of guns should be out within the month…
Anton growls and hurls the controller at the TV. His son, Ivan who was coming to check on him rushes into the living room.
Ivan:
Father are you okay?
Anton:
No, that should be me up there not that foolish Stark. Ivan I want you to use what I've taught you to take revenge. Prove to the world that it should be me up there not some arrogant, pompous, fool.
Ivan:
Father, please settle down. Let me get you your medicine.
Anton:
I don't want no medicine. I want…. I…. I….. Ugh
he lets his final breathe, he closes his eyes. he's death, Ivan tries to wake him up as he shakes his dead body.
Ivan:
Father! Father! FATHER!
Ivan enraged looks at the TV and walks up to it. He passes his fist through said TV's glass almost running the risk of electrocuting himself.
Ivan:
This is all your fault Stark. You're going to pay for my family's misery. You and anyone who gets in my way.
Later that night Ivan checks on his father stuff for some blue-prints to build something. He comes across the blue print of an Arc Reactor an device that creates clean energy. Then he finds the phone number of someone his father knew. he grins, maybe this person can help him.
Date: May 30, 2009.
Location: Malibu, California.
During a meeting at Stark Industries. Rhodey the liason bewtwen Stark Industries and ther army is sitting with various generals in the conference room, he looks at his watch. annoyed.
Rhodey:
Where the hell is Stark. He's late for his new weapons meeting.
Stark Industries representitive:
I'm not sure.
Obadiah Stane enters the room, he sits on Tony seat and fills in for Stark
Obadiah Stane:
Mr. Stark apologizes for his absence.
Rhodey:
What? He asked for this damn meeting.
Obadiah:
I'm aware but you need to keep in mind that Stark is a very busy person and is always in his workshop working for new weapons for a better future. In the meantime, Mr. Stark has asked me to fill in for him.
That night we see Stark in a night club. Hitting with some girls and making bets. later he takes a seat with two girls a brunette named Eloise and a Clonde named Celeste.
Celeste:
Why are you so handsome, Mr. Stark
Stark:
Because you are hot.
Eloise:
I can belivie you won 1000 bucks in that bet
Stark:
Honey, 1000 is nothing compared to what i win everyday with my company.
the girls giggle, as Stark grabs a cup of beer and drinks, then Rhodey shows up, as he glares at Tony.
Rhodey:
*sigh* Why am I not surprised.
Stark:
I'm just having some fun. You should join me.
Rhodey:
No
Stark:
Come on it'll be fun. You need to relax a bit.
Rhodey:
Again no. Stane filled in for you for the meeting that you missed.
Stark:
Tell him I said thanks for playing my role today.
Rhodey:
I will but he also said you were in your workshop in your house so I stopped by there. When you weren't there I went to your room and you weren't there either so I figured I check out places like this. why are you here. instead of the meeting?
Stark:
You need to stop joking and focus on your work. Girls, casinos, bets is not what life is about.
Stark looks at the girls.
Stark:
If this is not life, I doesn't know what it is.
Rhodey:
I'm serious. There's more to life than this. Come on lets go
Stark:
well girls lets go and follow, Mr. Serious
Stark and the girls get up, and as they walk away, a tough guy looks at Stark, he's angry at him for something Stark did.
Casino Guy:
Stark!
Stark looks at him
Casino Guy:
You! you left with my girl last week!
Stark:
Well she was pretty hot and
The Guy punches Stark in the face, as Stark falls to the ground. every witness can only stare.
Casino Guy:
Get up Stark and fight me!
As he's about to kick Stark, Rhodey punches him in the face hard.
Rhodey:
HEY! Mess with Tony and you're messing with me!
The guy is KO'ed by the punch, Stark gets up and looks at Rhodey
Rhodes:
this is the 10th time this month I had to defend you.
Stark:
That's your job, after all you fight to protect United States.
Rhodes:
I've been protecting you since we meet. But I won't be always there to protect you, one day you will have to fend for yourself in a situation you may not escape.
Stark:
Girls why don't you leave with my pal Rhodey.
Celeste:
Sure
Eloise:
He's cute
Rhodey gets nervous, as the girls drags Rhodey away, he turns to look at Stark.
Rhodey:
don't forget. We have to go to Afghanistan next week.
Later, Tony heads to his car where Harold "Happy" Hogan is waiting for him. But before he can enter, he's stopped by a reporter. with a cameraman behind her who grabs him by the shoulder.
Christine Everhart:
Mr. Stark. I'm Christine Everhart. I works for the Daily Bugle TV station. We are doing a segment on the Stark family legacy and we need to speak to you.
Happy whispers to him in the ear
Happy:
She's pretty.
Stark:
Alright sure.
Stark turns around to see her and speak to her.
Christine:
You and your father were like Howard Hughes. In fact, your father was best pals with Hughes. Your father was a hero, he fought WW2 and helped defeat the Nazis and helped build the Atomic Bomb. But my question to you is… was your father somehow involved in the creation of that green spiked monster that hit Japan.
Stark:
Even if that did happen he wasn't involved.
Christine:
Of course it happened.
Stark:
I don't believe it did. In order to believe it, I need to have seen it. I regardless that rumor did help spawn movies about the creature.
Christine:
I see. How was your relationship with your father?
There's a second of silence,
Stark:
Change the topic please.
Christine:
Sure, let's talk about your life then.
Stark:
Gladly but before I do I just have one question. Are you single, and if so would you like to visit my place.
Everhart Smiles.
Date: May 31, 2009
Stark is sleeping in his bed, he clearly had sex with her, but she's now gone. as he wakes up. confused.
Stark:
How did I get here?
Jarvis:
Good morning sir.
Stark gets up
Stark:
What happened last night?
Jarvis:
You had quite an interview
Stark:
What interview.
Jarvis:
You had an interview with a blonde woman last night here, on the bed. You were drunk, It was a quite a view.
Stark:
Jarvis, you promised me that you would never look when I bring girls I dont even remember to my bedroom.
Tony leaves to his workshop, to build some new machines. Then behind the glass door we see a red-ish woman entering a password for have access to Tony workshop, she is Virginia Potts his personal assistant, she walks towards him as she checks her Agenda which lists the stuff Stark needs to do today.
Virginia Potts:
Mr. Stark you have a phone conference at 9, a meeting at 10 and an appointment at 11. You have a lunch with the secretary of defense at noon and the rest of your day is clear for once.
Stark:
You sound stressed. Are you okay?
Potts:
No I'm not. Tomorrow is my birthday and I have to plan that out too
Stark:
Is it tomorrow already?
Potts:
Yes, just like last year.
Stark:
I see, kinda funny you were born in April Fools
Potts:
Tony, i was born in June, not April, April was last month.
Stark:
I stand corrected.
Stark gives Potts a check of 1, 0000 bucks. she looks at the check.
Stark:
you can buy whatever you want for your b-day.
Potts:
You didn't needed to give me this amount of money,
Stark:
What kind of boss would I be if I didn't gave you an decent amount of money for your b-day.
Potts:
You gave me 50 last year which was fine.
There's a moment of silence
Stark:
I was drunk...
Potts:
Do you need anything while I'm here?
Stark:
Nope I just have to pack for my trip next week. Happy B-day
Potts:
Thank You sir
Another moment of silence and then Potts leaves.
Date: June 6, 2009.
Stark in his Audi is racing with Happy Hogan as they reach Stark personal airport, with Rhodey waiting for Stark outside Stark personal jet. Tony gets out of the car as he walks towards the jet. as Happy takes Tony bags
Rhodey:
I've been waiting 4 hours for you
Stark:
Its that i meet a girl last night annnnnd
Rhodey:
i know what happened next. lets just get into the jet.
They enter the plane and they head to Afghanistan.
Date: June 7, 2009.
Location: Afghanistan
After they land, Stark gets out of the plane and greets with the General.
Stark:
General.
General:
Welcome, Mr Stark. We look forward to your weapons presentation.
Stark:
Thanks.
Stark begins to tests out his new weapons. starting the Jericho Missile as various soldiers watches.
Stark:
They say that the best weapon is the one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it, and it's worked out pretty well so far. I present to you the newest in Stark Industries' Freedom line. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee, the bad guys won't even wanna come out of their caves. Ladies and gentlemen, for your consideration... the Jericho.
Stark Launches the missile. Several gasps are heard in the crowd watching. as they hit a mountain and the missiles explodes, causing a big shockwave a cloud of dust that covers them. later inside a military base, he's speaking with some Generals inside, about to show them another "toy" he made
Stark:
This is my next toy
Stark points to a little Magnet-like device
Stark:
Now I know what you're thinking. It's small. It possibly can't do anything. Watch. buuuuuuuuuuuut
He presses a bottom in the Magnet, the Magnet is more powerful that it attracts one of the metallic doors in the base ripping it apart without issues, surprising the generals and soldiers.
Stark:
The Tiny Transistors are so powerful that they can increase the force of ant device a thousandfold!
General:
Stark, you never fail to impress us.
Stark:
If i didnt i would be out of the Job
Then Stark gets a call from his from Obadiah Stane, he grabs his phone and awnsers him
Stark:
Hey Stane.
Stane:
How are the presentations turning out?
Stark:
Going well
Stane:
Good. Well I just wanted to wish you luck and hope nothing happens to you.
Stark:
Yeah like that could ever happen.
Meanwhile in an Afghan village, the terrorist group The Ten Rings have taken over a village. killing various innocent people, gunning them, using tanks to blow up houses and such, then The group Second in Command Raza walks thru the village. where he looks at the survivors. as he rubs his ring.
Raza:
If any of you can defeat me I will free the village.
Prisoner:
I'm sure I can
Raza frees the prisoner.
Raza:
Then come at me
The prisoner tries to attack Raza but is easily defeated., the man is in the ground as Raza kicks him in the nose, breaking the man nose.
Raza:
See how great I am. No one can defeat me. You all see this ring? It's one of the many rings that belongs to our true leader. These rings represent their power toward the weak. Rings are our symbol,
Raza then gets a call from an "Client"
"Client":
Our target is here. Get the weapons ready.
Meanwhile, Stark enters a military vehicle which is part of a Convoy, Rhodey follows him only to get a look from Stark.
Rhodey:
Don't give me that look? I'm joining you.
Stark:
Nah you should stay behind and get ready for tonight. We're having a party at my house in Dubai.
Rhodey:
Always a Party guy, eh Tony
Stark:
Yup
Rhodey goes to the convoy that is behind Stark, as they drive, Stark is talking to the soldiers that are with him.
Stark:
I feel like you're driving me to a court-martial... This is crazy. What did I do?... I feel like you're going to pull over and snuff me... What, you're not allowed to talk?...
Soldier:
We can talk, sir.
Stark:
Oh, I see. So it's personal?
Driver:
No, you intimidate them.
Stark:
Thats the cost of being a celebrity, which i enjoy
Soldier #2:
Sir, I have a question to ask.
Stark:
Yes, please
Soldier #2:
Is it true you went 12 for 12 with last year's Maxim cover models?
Stark:
That is an excellent question. Yes and no. March and I had a scheduling conflict, but fortunately, the Christmas cover was twins. Anything else?
But then they are attacked by the Ten Rings, as An explosion blows up the vehicle in front of them,
Stark:
What the hell was that?!
Outside the soldiers are firing back to the terrorists, one of them is killed, when he gets blown up, one of the soldiers with Stark gets out of the vehicle.
Stark:
Wait wait wait wait!
but the soldier is killed immediatly. the Driver tries to get out but is killed as he opens the door. the remaining soldier looks at Stark
Soldier #2:
Stay here!
He gets out for fire back, Stark still inside the vehicle is frozen in fear. but then he gets outside and see's what's happening, a soldier in one of the battle vehicle looks at him, Stark grabs a gun that is in the ground, he tries to shoot but it doesn't have bullets. He looks for Rhodey, but he's nowhere as Stark sent him way behind, the soldier that was watching yells at him.
Soldier #3:
Mr. Stark, hide
Stark tries to find cover, he runs covering his head with his arms and he hides behind a rock. He grabs his cellphone for call for help. But at moment a bomb lands next to him, a bomb made by his company, before he can react, it explodes. He survives, but his chest is bleeding, as he begins to fade away.
Then Starks wakes up, with a bag on his head, the bag is taken out and he sees himself surrounded by terrorist which are doing a video broadcast, they are not talking in English but in their native language, so Stark does not understand what they are saying. After they finish recording their message, they KO Stark
Date: June 8, 2009.
Stark wakes up in an old bed inside the cave he's held. He discovers a tube inside his nose. He takes it out, then he sees a bandage on his chest he rips thru it and see's something installed in his chest, he turns to his right side and sees a battery wired to the thing in his chest. He's about to rip the wires
Ho Yinsen:
I wouldn't do that
Stark gets up and looks at the man.
Stark:
What did you do to me?
Ho Yinsen:
I saved your life. After the explosion after the explosion, you got lots of shrapnel near you're heart, you probably would not lasted a week. I took out what I could
Yinsen grabs a bottle with the Shrapnel inside next on a table and he shows it to Stark.
Ho Yinsen:
Take a look. I've seen many wounds like that in my village. We call them the walking dead, because it takes about a week for the barbs to reach the vital organs. but there is still more inside your body that I could not take out. so the thing in your body is a magnet, for keep them away from your heart and the battery powers it, I'm not sure if that's enough to save your life, but it will make sure you live a bit longer. You don't have to fear me. I'm not with the terrorists. In fact we already meet 10 years ago during a New Year's party in a conference.
Stark:
I'm sorry I don't remember
Yinsen:
You were drunk
Stark:
People say that when I don't remember anything
Yinsen:
*chuckles.*, if i myself was the drunk one. I wouldn't have been able to stand, much less give a lecture on integrated circuits.
then Stark looks up and sees a CCTV in the cave.
Stark:
Where are we?.
But then the terrorists slams the door.
Yinsen:
Stand up, Put your hands behind your head.
Stark gets up, as both of the captured men puts their hands behind their heads. Then the terrorists enter the room.
Stark:
You speak English?, or i need an translator?
The terrorist grins, he can speak english.
Terrorist:
Welcome, Mr. Stark, the most famous mass murderer in the history of America. you're going to build weapons for us including the Jericho, We have everything you need to build the weapons. In exchange you will have your freedom and we will find someone that can cure you.
Stark:
No, I won't betray my country
Terrorist:
I see...
Then Tony is repeatedly held under water, then a sack is placed over his head and he's dragged out of the cave and into the sunlight where the hood is taken off, Tony looks an endless supply of weapons, all with the Stark Industries logo on them
Terrorist:
So what do you think?
Stark:
That you've got many of my weapons, How did you get my weapons, who sent them?
Terrorist:
Like if i would awnser. so as i said we have everything you need to build the weapons. we want you to make the list of materials. we you to start working immediately, and when you're done, we will set you free.
Stark simply stares at him and shakes his hands, but Stark doesnt have any intentions of helping them. That night inside the cave, Yinsen and Stark are discussing about what to do.
Stark:
The terrorist won't let me free, they are looking for me, i know it.
Yinsen:
I'm sure they're looking for you, Stark. But they will never find you in these mountains. Look, what you just saw, that is your legacy, Stark. Your life's work, in the hands of those murderers. Is that how you want to go out? is this how you are going to let your legacy die or are you going to do something to stop them.?
Stark:
Why bother, either they kill me or the shrapnel kills me.
Yinsen:
Well, then, this is a very important week for you, isn't it? Umm.
Date: June 9, 2009.
Stark hands over a list of the stuff he will need to the terrorist he spoke to yesterday.
Stark:
here is a list of the things i need to start building the weapons.
Terrorist:
Very well I'll get right on it
In a room. Raza enters and asks one of his fellow men watching over the video feed from the security camera installed in the place Stark and Yinsen are held.
Raza:
What's going on?
Terrorist #2:
Stark is just getting some more supplies so he can start building us weapons
Once alone, Tony starts to disassemble the weapons.
Stark:
What's your name?
Yinsen:
My name is Yinsen.
Stark:
Yinsen. Nice to meet you.
Yinsen:
Nice to meet you, too.
Stark:
Who are these people?
Yinsen:
They are your loyal customers, Sir. They call themselves the Ten Rings. You know, we might be more productive if you include me in the planning process
But Stark carries on working alone for a while, taking parts out of the weapons
Stark:
We don't need this.
throws part of the weapon away and holds up a small item in a pair of pliers
Yinsen:
What is that?
Stark:
That's palladium, 0.15 grammes. We need at least 1 .6, so why don't you go break down the other 11?
Date: June 19, 2009.
The terrorists, keep watching Stark and Yinsen progress thru video feed, meanwhile Yinsen checks on what Stark is building, but it's not a weapon.
Yinsen:
What are you building?.
Stark:
It's an Arc Reactor I have a bigger version at my company and one will be installed in my upcoming Stark Tower in New York, which is currently set to begin construction sometime around July-August. This reactor is the thing that will keep those shrapnel away from my heart, without the risk of eventually dying one day. It could generate 3 gigajoules per second.
Yinsen:
That could run your heart for 50 lifetimes.
Stark:
Yeah. Or something big for 15 minutes. now come and look at something.
Yinsen:
What is it?
Tony shows Yinsen the plans he's been working on. Separately they look like nothing, but placed on top of each other, they're drawings of a mechanical suit.
Stark:
our ticket to return home.
Yinsen:
Impressive
The terrorist are watching thru the security cameras how Yinsen installs the reactor into Stark chest. They go to investigate. They enter where Stark and Yinsen are held.
Terrorist:
We are beginning to question your trust
Raza then walks towards Stark and checks the reactor on Stark chest. then he looks at Stark face to face. he turns around. looking at the scraps on a table.
Raza:
The bow and arrow, once was the pinnacle of weapons technology. It allowed the great Genghis Khan to rule from the Pacific to the Ukraine. An empire twice the size of Alexander the Great and four times the size of the Roman Empire. But today, whoever holds the latest Stark weapons rules these lands. And soon, it will be my turn.
then he looks back at both Stark and Yinsen
Raza:
Why haven't you made any progress? Yinsen if you don't tell me what you are up to I will kill you.
Yinsen:
We're working. Diligently.
Raza:
I let you live. This is how you repay me?
Yinsen:
It's very complex. He's trying very hard.
Raza:
On his knees.
the guards grab Yinsen and force him to the ground. as Raza grabs a gun and points it on Yinsen forehead.
Raza:
You think i'm a fool, i'll get the truth or i'll blow your brain out.
Tony starts to get worried for Yinsen
Stark:
What's going on?
Raza:
Tell me the truth.
Yinsen:
He's building your Jericho.
Raza:
Tell me the truth!
Yinsen:
He's building your Jericho!
Stark:
What do you want? A delivery date?.
He's about to move, but one of the terrorist grabs him by the arm.
Stark:
Relax...
Stark then looks at Raza. Raza looks at Stark
Stark:
You want the truth?, we are making progress. Yinsen was just making adjustments to this thing so that I no longer have to haul a battery around. Besides, you can't kill Yinsen. I need him. He's a good partner.
Rza lowers his weapon
Raza:
Fine. but we will be watching, do something and both will die.
Yinsen is granted mercy, The terrorist leaves. Yinsen gets up and walks towards Stark.
Yinsen:
How long until the suit is done?
Stark:
With the resources we have it may be ready before Christmas.
They begin building the suit, over the months that passes. The suit is more and more complete.
Date: November 30, 2009.
The suit is 80% complete, the duo take a break and they play a game of chess.
Yinsen:
Good roll. Good roll.
Stark:
You still haven't told me where you're from.
Yinsen:
I come from a nearby town named Gulmira,
Stark:
Do you have any family?
Yinsen:
Yes. What about you? Do you have kids? Wife? Somebody?
theres a brief moment of silence
Stark:
No
Yinsen:
No?, So you're a man that has everything you could ask for in your life, yet...nothing.
Leaving Stark speechless.
Yinsen:
So why does your company make weapons to begin with?
Stark:
It's what the company has been about ever since it was founded by my father. I've been designing weapons, after he died. My friend Obadiah Stane took over, but when I came of age, I took over the company and continued with the weaponry factory.
Yinsen:
Have you consider doing stuff other than weapons?, Those kind of things bring nothing but death. You could rather use your company for something greater and different for bring better to mankind. Maybe you could use the suit your building to protect others.
Then one of the terrorists enters the room,
Terrorist:
When will the laundry be done?
Stark:
The laundry is done
The terrorist goes to get the laundry. and he checks them
Terrorist:
These are nice and clean
Terrorist is about to leave when he looks at the cheessboard, he notices that Stark have moved the King.
Terrorist:
No. no, you must keep the King behind. if you move the King. you have the risk of having it defeated.
he moves the king chess piece where it belongs.
Terrorist:
Keep it there and you will be a winner.
Stark:
Thanks
The terrorist turns to his back as he's about to leave and see's Raza who shoots and kills him. Raza looks at Stark and Yinsen. Annoyed.
Raza:
You have one month for all of the weapons to be ready
Date: December 20, 2009
Stark finishes the armor as he completes the mask. and he puts it on the table for show it to Yinsen who is finishing the arm piece for the armor, he grins when he see's it.
Date: December 21, 2009
The plan is put in motion as Stark suits up with the help of Yinsen.
Yinsen:
Okay? Can you move? Okay, say it again.
Stark:
41 steps straight ahead. Then 16 steps, that's from the door, fork right, then 33 steps, turn right.
The terrorist check the security cameras briefings and notice that Stark is missing.
Raza:
Where is Stark?
Terrorist #2:
He was there a minute ago
Raza:
Go find him
The guards run to the cell and hammer on the door
Guard:
Yinsen! Yinsen! Stark!
Stark:
Say something. Say something back to him.
Yinsen:
Okay okay...mmmm...Wait a moment! wait a moment!
Guard:
WHERE IS STARK?, WHERE IS HE?, WHERE COMING IN!
the guards try to open the door, which Tony has wired with an explosives. As the door blows up, it blows up the security camera aswell, not being able to see whats going on, Raza sends more guards.
Raza:
Everyone in there!
more guards rush to the cell, meanwhile with Stark and Yinsen, Yinsen looks at the door, it have blown up
Stark:
How'd that work?
Yinsen:
Oh, my goodness. It worked all right.
Stark:
That's what I do.
Yinsen:
Let me finish this.
Stark:
Initialise the power sequence.
Yinsen:
Okay
Yinsen starts to boot up the armor on a computer.
Stark:
Now!
Yinsen:
Tell me. Tell me.
Stark:
Function 11. Tell me when you see a progress bar. It should be up right now. Talk to me. Tell me when you see it.
Yinsen:
I have it.
Stark:
Press Control I
Yinsen:
I Got it.
Stark:
I and enter, I and enter. Come over here and button me up.
Yinsen:
Okay. All right.
Stark:
Every other hex bolt.
Yinsen:
They're coming!
Stark:
Nothing pretty, just get it done. Just get it done.
Yinsen:
They're coming.
Stark:
Make sure the checkpoints are clear before you follow me out, okay?
Then Yinsen hears the footsteps of the guard approching, then he looks at the computer and sees the progress bar on the computer is only around 50%, Yinsen walks towards Stark.
Yinsen:
We need more time. Hey, I'm gonna go buy you some time.
Stark:
Stick to the plan! Stick to the plan!
Yinsen:
This was always the plan.
Stark:
No Yinsen!
Yinsen knowing what he's getting into, grabs the gun of one of the dead guards and runs from the cell
Stark:
YINSEN!
Yinsen runs through the tunnels, firing randomly at the guards and into the air. He rounds a corner and is confronted by several guards. In the cell the progress bar reaches 100% and the lights go out, Four guards cautiously approach the dark cell, they're confronted and killed by Tony, now wearing the Iron Man armor. The armor is bullet proof and makes Tony extremely strong, it also has multiple weapons. Iron Man matches through the tunnels, killing guards as he goes. meanwhile Raza grabs a missile launcher. Stark then finds the mortally wounded Yinsen.
Stark:
Yinsen!
Yinsen:
Watch out...
Raza fires a rocket in his direction, it misses. Tony returns fire causing part of the roof to collapse and knocking Raza out. Tony goes over to Yinsen
Yinsen:
Stark.
Stark:
Come on. We got to go. Move for me, come on. We got a plan. We're gonna stick to it.
Yinsen:
As i said...this was always the plan, Stark.
Stark:
Come on, you're gonna go see your family. Get up.
Yinsen:
My family is dead. I'm going to see them now, Stark. It's okay. I want this. I want this.
theres a brief moment of silence
Stark:
Thank you for saving me.
Yinsen:
Don't waste it. Don't waste your life.
Yinsen dies. But Stark have no time to mourn and walks angrily outside to where the Ten Rings soldiers are waiting for him. They open fire, but the bullets bounce off the armor and the soldiers cease fire
Stark:
My turn.
Tony activates the Iron Man armor's weapons - he shoots jets of fire at the soldiers, killing them and destroying the piles of Stark Industries' weaponry. More soldiers open fire, this time the armor takes some damage and Tony briefly falls to one knee, for a second appearing overwhelmed but he flicks a switch on the armor activating rockets on the boots and takes off, flying away from the compound as it explodes behind him. He quickly runs out of power and crashes into the sand below. The armor breaks into pieces on impact and Tony pulls the mask off.
Stark:
Not bad...
Tony stumbling across the desert, he's badly sunburned and wearing ripped trousers and a vest, with his jacket around his head. As he walks in a dazed state down a sandhill, two USAF helicopters fly over him, he waves frantically
Stark:
HEY! HEY!
He lets out a laugh of relief, as helicopters land and Tony falls to his knees as the airmen, including Rhodey, run towards him
Rhodey:
How was the fun-vee?, I told you I won't always be there to defend you
Stark simply smiles.
Date: December 22, 2009.
Location: Malibu, Californa
The military plane in where Tony Stark is lands, he and Rhodey gets out of it. With lots of news reporters, Happy and Pepper waiting for him. Pepper is smilling that he's safe, Tony walks towards her.
Stark:
Your eyes are red. A few tears for your long-lost boss?
Potts:
Tears of joy. I hate job hunting.
Stark:
Yeah, vacation's over.
Pepper, Stark and Rhodey enters Stark's limbo. Happy looks at them.
Happy:
Where to, boss?.
Potts:
Let's go to the hospital
Stark:
No I want to do a conference
Potts:
No?, Tony, you need to go to the hospital.
Stark:
No, i am fine. I've been held captive since June. i am here, i am okay, just few sunburnts, but i am fine. i just want to do a few things now that I'm back, I want you to call for a press conference now.
Potts:
Call for a press conference?
Stark:
Yeah.
Potts:
What on earth for?
Stark:
Hogan, drive.
They head to Stark Industries for the conference, Where crowd of people welcomes Stark back home, so does Obadiah Stane.
Stane:
Look at this! Tony. We were going to meet at the hospital.
Stark:
No, I'm fine.
inside of the building and a room full of reporters. Pepper is standing at the back when she's approached by a man in a suit, its Phil Coulson.
Coulson:
Miss Potts?
Potts:
Yes.
Coulson:
Can I speak to you for a moment?
Potts:
I'm not part of the press conference, but it's about to begin right now.
Coulson:
I'm not a reporter. I'm Agent Phil Coulson, with the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. SHIELD for short.
Potts:
You know, we've been approached already by the DOD, the FBI, the CIA...
Coulson:
We're a separate division with a more specific focus. We need to debrief Mr Stark about the circumstances of his escape.
Pepper:
I will try and book it
Stark is to about to speak. as he's sitting at the base of the podium, with Stane behind him.
Stark:
Hey, would it be all right if everyone sat down? Why don't you just sit down? That way you can see me, and I can... A little less formal and...
So they all do. Rhodey then looks at Pepper
Rhodey:
What's up with the love-in?
Potts:
Don't look at me. I don't know what he's up to.
Stark:
I never got to say goodbye to dad. I never got to say goodbye to my father. There's questions that I would have asked him. I would have asked him how he felt about what this company did. lf he was conflicted, if he ever had doubts. Or maybe he was every inch the man we all remember from the newsreels. ... I saw young Americans killed by the very weapons I created to defend them and protect them. And I saw that I had become part of a system that is comfortable with zero accountability.
Reporter:
Mr Stark, What happened over there?
Tony gets up.
Stark:
I had my eyes opened. I came to realise that I have more to offer this world than just making things that blow up. And that is why, effective immediately, I am shutting down the weapons manufacturing division until such a time as I can decide what the future of the company will be. What direction it should take, one that I'm comfortable with and is consistent with the highest good for this country, as well.
To the shock of everyone.
Stark: Until farther notice I will decide what's next for my company.
As the press start throwing questions, Obadiah hurries Tony away from the podium and takes control of the conference as Tony leaves the room
Stane:
What we should take away from this is that Tony's back! And he's healthier than ever. We're going to have a little internal discussion and we'll get back to you with the follow-up.
Location: Moscow, Russia.
Ivan Vanko is watching this, he's not happy
Ivan:
My "friend" plan has failed
Ivan looks at the blue prints of the Arc Reactor, then looks back at the tv.
Ivan:
It seems i will have to take down Stark, myself...
Later that day at Stark Industries, Stane shows up, he's not happy, and he looks at Happy Hogan who is waiting outside.
Stane:
Where the hell is he?
Happy:
Inside.
Obadiah enters the building and finds Tony standing watching the full sized arc reactor that powers the factory
Stane:
Well, that... That went well.
Stark:
Did I just paint a target on the back of my head?
Stane:
Your head? What about my head? What do you think the over-under on the stock drop is gonna be tomorrow?
Stark:
Optimistically, 40 points.
Stane:
At minimum.
Stark:
Yep.
Stane:
I don't like the idea of shutting down our weapons division. This is what we do for a living
Stark:
We can do better than this. I just don't want a body count to be our only legacy.
Stane:
Stark...thats what we do, we make weapons..
Stark:
It's my name on the side of the building.
Stane:
And what we do keeps the world from falling into chaos.
Stark:
Not based on what I saw. We're not doing a good enough job. We can do better. We're gonna do something else.
Stane:
Like what? You want us to make baby bottles? or towels?
Stark:
I want to explore with the Arc Reactor tech further
Stane:
This is a bad idea. the reactor was a publicity stunt! the arc was designed to shut up the hippies and they knew it was not cost-effective when your father did it.
Stark:
It's works.
Stane:
Yeah, as a science project. The arc was never cost effective. We knew that before we built it with your father. Arc reactor technology, that's a dead end, right?
Stark:
Maybe.
Stane:
Am I right? We haven't had a breakthrough in that in what? Thirty years.
Stark:
That's what they say
Stane:
I want to see your arc reactor
Stark:
Who told you about it?
Stane:
Never mind who told me. Show me.
Stark unbuttons his shirt to show the miniature arc reactor, briefly studies the reactor and then buttons Tony's shirt back up
Stark:
It works Obie wan kenobi. my friend, I got shrapnel in my body, the reactor is keeping me from dying.
Stane:
Listen to me, Tony. We're a team. Do you understand? There's nothing we can't do if we stick together, like your father and I.
Stark:
I'm sorry I didn't give you a heads-up, okay? But if I had...
Stane:
Tony. Tony, no more of this ''ready, fire, aim'' business. You understand me?
Stark:
That was Dad's line.
Stane:
You gotta let me handle this. We're gonna have to play a whole different kind of ball now. We're going to have to take a lot of heat. I want you to promise me that you're gonna lay low.
That night Stark returns to his Mansion, where JARVIS greets him.
Jarvis:
Welcome back sir. It's been a long time. I wasn't sure when you would be back
Stark:
I missed you
Stark looks at the window as he looks at the ocean. He's silent. Thinking.
Jarvis:
You have thousands of voice messages, sir.
But Stark have other stuff in his head.
Jarvis:
There's something strange about you
Stark:
Yeah
Tony looks at his reactor
Stark:
this thing for now is keeping me alive.
JARVIS detects something wrong with the reactor
Jarvis:
Sir. i detect something wrong with the
Stark:
Later Jarvis, We will have a lot of stuff to do after Christmas. Regarding a special suit.
Date: December 26, 2009.
The day after Christmas, Tony goes to pay a visit to Rhodey at his house, he knocks Rhodey door, he waits outsite for a moment, then Rhodey opens the door.
Rhodey:
Look who fell out of the sky. Mr Tony Stark. heh, I swear, I didn't expect to see you walking around so soon.
Stark:
I'm doing a little better than walking.
Rhodey:
Really?
Stark:
Yeah. Rhodey I'm doing a special project and I want you to be a part of it.
Rhodey:
Well that is a huge relief. The military was not happy after your announcement at the conference. The rumors of some giant robots duking out at Nevada a day before he was found didn't helped either.
Stark:
What robots? Never mind. This project is not for the military. It's something different
Rhodey:
What? You're a humanitarian now or something?
Stark:
I need you to listen to me.
Rhodey:
You need to get your mind back on straight. Take a break. Relax, chill out. You deserve it after your ordeal in the desert. Now, go home and take a vacation.
That same night. we see Tony working on his workshop, as he turns on house computer system
Stark:
JARVIS, you up?
JARVIS:
For you, sir, always
Stark:
JARVIS open a new project file, lets call it the Mark 2. please
JARVIS:
Shall I store this on the Stark Industries Central Database?
Stark:
Actually, I don't know who to trust right now. Til further notice, why don't we just keep everything on my private server?
Jarvis:
Yes sir
he brings up a 3D image of the original Iron Man armor and starts to examine it, removing parts
JARVIS:
Working on a secret project, are we, sir?
Stark:
I don't want this winding up in the wrong hands. Maybe in mine, it can actually do some good.
From December 27, 2009 to January 14, 2010. Stark is building the Mark 2, doing various tests. Remembering what Yinsen told him about using his suits for help others. Stark is then examining the hologram for the hand of his armor
Stark:
JARVIS, add some repulsor into the palm of the armor hand.
JARVIS:
Yes, sir
then a hologram of the repulsor is added to the model, as Stark inserts his hand into it.
Date: January 15, 2010.
Stark is wearing a couple of grey boots. One of his robots is filming him, another is holding a fire extinguisher
Stark:
Okay, Day 10, Test 36, let's do this right. Start mark, half a metre, and back and centre. Dummy, look alive. you're on standby for fire safety. You, roll it. Okay. Activate hand controls. We're gonna start off nice and easy. We're gonna see if 10% thrust capacity achieves lift. And three, two, one.
the boots launch Tony up into the ceiling where he hits the wall and falls to the floor, the robot DUM-E sprays him with the fire extinguisher.
Jarvis:
It was a pleasure to see that the progress is going smothly, sir.
Stark:
I am not happy...owwww, JARVIS have the DUM-E robot do some adjustments to the flying mechanism.
Jarvis:
Yes, sir. by the way, Mr. Stane and Miss Potss are waiting for you in the living room.
Stark leaves his workshop, as he heads to his living room, where Stane and Pepper are waiting for him, on the couch as the both are discussing some matters regarding Stark Industries. Stark looks at both them
Stark:
Did i missed something?.
Stane:
Just got done talking to the board of directors which is another meeting you missed.
Stark:
Oh, what did they say?
Stane simply glares at him
Stark:
It went that bad, huh?
Stane:
It's would have gone better if you were there.
Stark:
You told me to lay low. That's what I've been doing. I lay low, and you take care of all...
Stane:
Hey, come on. In public. The press. This was a board of directors meeting...They don't like the new direction you're going to take the company. The board is claiming you have post traumatic stress. They're filing an injunction.
Stark:
A what?
Stane:
They want to lock you out.
Stark:
Why, 'cause the stocks dipped 40 points? We knew that was gonna happen.
Potts:
Fifty-six and a half.
Stark:
It doesn't matter. This is my company and I think we can do more than just make weapons.
Stane:
You're making a mess of things Stark. They're making the case that you and your new direction isn't in the company's best interest. I'm here at the sidelines trying to fix your mess. Now we need to pitch something or else
Stark:
I'm funding the discovery of the Pym Particles.
Stane:
That sounds like a waste of time to pitch. How about the Arc reactor?
Stark:
No
Stane:
Oh, come on. Tony. Tony.
Stark:
I'll be in the shop.
Stark turns to leave, but Stane gets up and grabs him. Stark turns to look at him.
Stane:
Hey, hey! Hey, Tony. Listen. Let me have the engineers analyse that. You know, draw up some specs.
Stark:
No. No, absolutely not.
Stane:
It'll give me a bone to throw the boys in New York!
Stark:
This one stays with me. That's it, Obie. Forget it. i've said no and thats final
Stark turns to leave
Stane:
You mind if I come down there and see what you're doing?
TONY:
Good night, Obie Wan.
He returns to his workshop.
Jarvis:
Welcome back sir.
Stark:
Are the boots ready for another test?
Jarvis:
Yes, sir.
Stark then puts back the grey boots, as the robot starts filming him again.
Stark:
Day 10, Test 37, configuration 2.0. For lack of a better option, Dummy is still on fire safety. lf you douse me again, and I'm not on fire, I'm donating you to a city college. So lets start and three, two, one.
Tony hovers a few feet in the air and then lands again
Stark:
Okay. let's bring it up to 2.5. Three, two, one.
hovers higher this time and starts to drift over his tables, stuff and cars
Stark:
Okay, this is where I don't want to be! No no no no. yikes!
he manages to use the hand controls to steer and land safely back where he started
Stark:
Could be worse! Could be worse! We're fine! Okay. Yeah, I can fly.
Date: January 16, 2010
The suit is 100% complete. then Stark robots begins fitting the whole Iron Man armor to Tony, the interior of the suit is activated.
Stark:
JARVIS, are you there?
JARVIS:
At your service, Sir.
Stark:
Engage Heads Up Display.
JARVIS:
Check
Stark:
Import all preferences from home interface.
JARVIS:
Will do, Sir.
Tony looks around the workshop through the heads up display, which shows him various data about his surroundings.
Stark:
All right, what do you say?
JARVIS:
I have indeed been uploaded, sir. We're online and ready.
Stark:
Can we start the virtual walk-around?
JARVIS:
Importing preferences and calibrating virtual environment.
Stark:
Do a check on control surfaces.
JARVIS:
As you wish.
JARVIS tests all the movable parts of the armor
JARVIS:
Test complete. Preparing to power down and begin diagnostics.
Stark:
Err, yeah. Tell you what. Do a weather and ATC check. Start listening in on ground control.
JARVIS:
Sir, there are still terabytes of calculations needed before an actual flight is...
Stark:
JARVIS! Sometimes you got to run before you can walk. Ready? In three, two, one.
Tony fires up the armor and as Iron Man flies out of the building and up into the sky and begins flying above the city
Stark:
Handles like a dream.
continues flying, testing the display and identifying objects on the ground. He flies over an amusement park, past two children on the ferris wheel and then shoots off vertically into the sky
Stark
All right, let's see what this thing can do. What's SR-71's record?
JARVIS:
The altitude record for fixed wing flight is 85,000 feet, sir.
Stark:
Records are made to be broken! Come on!
JARVIS:
Sir, there is a potentially fatal build up of ice occurring.
Stark:
Keep going! Higher!
as the ice build up increases the armor shuts down and Tony begins to fall
Stark:
Arrgghh! We iced up, JARVIS!... Deploy flaps! JARVIS! Come on, we got to break the ice!
With JARVIS inactive, Tony reaches for a manual control and deploys the flaps, slowing his decent and causing the ice to break off. As the armor thaws out, it and JARVIS come back online. Tony is just able to fire the rockets before he hits the ground.]
Stark:
YEAH! hahaha!
JARVIS:
Glad you did had fun
Stark:
Lets see how far we go.
JARVIS:
As in?
Stark:
Another State, providence, country. lets go to Mission City
Stark then flies to Mission City. as he heads to the city. he see's an Audi R8 driving by.
Stark:
i should challenge that person and see who have the best Audi.
JARVIS:
Sir. i detect something unsual about that vehicle
Stark:
What do you mean?.
Then we see the Audi transforming. its the Decepticon Sideways. and its tossing every vehicle he can away, killing innocents. as he grabs his blaster and begins to shoot.
Stark:
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
JARVIS:
My scanning confirms that its a sentient robot, it may be from Alien origin.
Stark:
I guess the rumors are true after all. lets go down and check him.
Sideways is loading his weapon, as Stark hovers behind him.
Stark:
Hey! you!
Sideways turns to see him. is shocked at seeing a metallic human.
Sideways:
What in the name of Primus are you?!
Stark:
A Human on a metallic armor. so are you an alien with a car armor, or a car with an robotic body?
Sideways:
A metal man, this will be fun.
Sideways makes the first shoot. Iron Man dodges, as he punches him in the face. as he falls to his knees
Stark:
JARVIS activate the attack mode.
JARVIS:
Installing. 1%, 2%, 3%,
Stark:
Your kidding me?
Sideways then punches Iron Man, Iron Man hits a building, as Sideways gets up.
Sideways:
You impress me. for being a human.
Stark:
i am not impressed with what you have done.
Iron Man gets up again, he jumps and flies, hitting Sideways in the chest.
JARVIS:
20%
Stark:
you dont need to tell me, i can see it on the
before he can finish, Sideways grabs him, as he hits him on the concrete, then on a wall.
Sideways:
you may have impressed me, but you are still just weak human.
On the screen inside the Iron Man helmet, the installation of the attack mode is at 50%.
Stark:
thats enough.
JARVIS:
But i will have to start over. if you use the armory before i finish installing everything fully
Stark:
i said, its enough!
then Stark fires at Sideways in the chin using his replusors.
Stark:
What did you said just a few moments ago, again?.
Sideways growls, as he grabs his blaster, and shoots at Iron Man, Iron Man hits the walls of a building, knocking Stark. as Stark lays unconscious in the ground. Sideways confused at what he just faced. turns and leaves.
JARVIS:
Re-installing. 1%. 2%. 3%
Few minutes, later Stark is still KO'ed, as he begins to move briefly
Stark:
ughhhhh... Jarvis...what did just happened
JARVIS:
We lost the fight, but i installed properly the Attack Mode function while you took a little nap.
Stark:
Jarvis...what is that?
Stark then sees an Blue and Red heroic looking robot, named Optimus Prime, next to him a kid named Sam Witwicky who is holding an unknown relic, Optimus shoots the Blue Sound blasters on Soundwave wings as he intends to use them for stop Optimus with his Sonic blast.
Jarvis:
Scans indicate that the evil looking one is the bad guy and the others are good.
After Soundwave finds out that his Sonic blasters were destroyed, a silver robot named Sideswipe tries to stab him from behind, but he cant stab Soundwave.
Soundwave:
Weak autobot, You dont know that my body cannot be stabbed with Cybertanium swords?
then he punches Sideswipe. then we see Optimus charging his weapon.
Sam:
Optimus what your doing?
Optimus:
Soundwave is too powerful, i have to recharge my gun And use a 1 time use powerfull blast!
Two pink and white dumb looking robots are looking at all this.
Skids:
Mudflap, that dude too powerful, what we can do?
Mudflap:
i have an idea!
Back to Optimus
Optimus:
ALMOST DONE!
Sam:
Optimus look at the sky!
its skids Who have been kicked so hard by Mudflap, he is falling to the ground, on Soundwave spot
Skids:
MUDFLAP DONT DARE TO KICK MY BUTT TO HARD AGAIN!
Soundwave see him failling near to him, so he moves away a little and skids hits the ground
Skids:
OW...
Soundwave then looks at Optimus
Soundwave:
Your team is so weak
Optimus then points his weapon at Soundwave
Soundwave:
your gun eh?, then i am going to blast you too!
Stark watches this.
Stark:
We've got to do something.
Stark raises his arm and shoots with his repulsor, just at the same moment that Optimus and Soundwave does the same, but the projectiles of the 3 hit each other, merging with each other, causing an big explosion.
Stark:
OH MY GOSH!.
Then Stark activates his boots and flies away.
Jarvis:
That was a close one sir.
Stark:
Indeed Jarvis. indeed.
Jarvis:
With the rumors of the alien robots confirmed, dont you think we should do something about.
Stark:
I dont know Jarvis, seeing that it looks like some of those robots are in the side of the good, i'll let them handle them. while i handle my own issues. what could go wrong?
Then Stark heads back to his home.
Stark:
Kill power.
as the power shuts off, Iron Man falls through the roof, through the piano in the living room, through the living room floor and crashes onto his Audi R8 in the workshop below.
Stark:
Kinda...Ironic...
Dummy sprays him with the fire extinguisher.
Location: Afghanistan
Ten Rings are searching the crash site and collecting pieces of the destroyed Iron Man armor.
Terrorist #3:
Sir!
Raza horrible scarred on his face, turns to see him
Raza:
What it is?, this better be good
The terrorist hands him the Mark 1 helmet, as he stares at it.
From January 17 to February 8. Stark uses his new armor to fight against evil and criminals. He stops a few bank robberies, He even breaks up a crime ring.
Date: February 9, 2010
after a battle. He tries to have his damaged armor removed. But it's taking time to have the armor removed by his arm robots.
Stark:
Hey!
JARVIS:
It's is a tight fit, Sir. Sir, the more you struggle, the more this is going to hurt.
Stark:
Be gentle. I designed this to come off, so... Oww... Hey... I really should be able to...
JARVIS:
Please, try not to move, sir.
Then Pepper Potts comes in and discovers Stark in the Iron Man suit.
Pepper:
Stark, h... What the?
Stark turns to look at her, this is an awkward moment.
Stark:
I swear, i was going to eventually tell you one of these days.
Meanwhile at the Ten Rings base, they begin to re-assemble the armor. as Raza watches the progress, as he grins.
Date: February 26, 2010
After spending a lot of time fighting crime, "Iron Man" becomes a worldwide phenomenon, with the reporters using the name Iron Man to refer this mysterious figure. However some people argue that the grey color looks so menacing on the heroic figure.
Female Newsreporter *on tv*:
So what are your thoughts on the mysterious Iron Man
Male Bystanger *on tv*:
I think he's awesome, i am glad theres an hero like him, but he kinda looks menacing with that grey color. i think he should change it
Stark hears about those complaints on the news. while he's looking some holographic files. He thinks about it. then he looks at him computer
JARVIS:
The dull grey look on your armor does make you look a bit menacing.
Stark:
JARVIS put a CGI image of my suit on the computer screen.
Jarvis puts the CGI Iron Man suit, as Stark is looking at it, thinking
JARVIS:
why not a golden paint job.
Stark:
that's so 1963. Wait, my first suit was red and golden, so why not take those colors and put it on the Mark 2 design.
JARVIS then projects a CGI Image of the Mark 2 with Red and Golden,
Stark:
I like it. We'll begin work on the Mark 3 soon. JARVIS i'd recommend you to fix the ice problem that we experienced on the Mark 2 when we tried to fly way higher.
Outside Stark mansion in malibu, we see a black van, inside the van we see Phil Coulson, he is watching over Stark house, then he gets a call from Fury on his phone. he awnsers the call
Fury *phone*:
what's happening?
Coulson:
Not much, but it's possible that Stark could be linked to the Iron Man guy, wherever he is, Iron Man is near.
Fury *phone*:
I have my reasons to suspect he is Iron Man
Coulson:
Most likely
Fury *phone*:
Agent Romanoff has been hired into Stark Industries to get closer to Stark, in the meantime I want you to check into some stuff for a while. Natasha will keep an eye of him.
Coulson:
Yes sir
Fury *phone*:
once you are done, I will reassign you back to Stark and that both of you will keep an eye on him.
Coulson:
Understood
Coulsons hangs up and drives off.
Date: March 3, 2010.
Stark is finishing the final touches on his new suit design. as he sprays a bit of Red paint on the leg of the suit, while he does it. he speaks to Jarvis.
Stark:
JARVIS was the money for Henry Pym's research been sent?
Jarvis:
Yes sir.
Stark:
Good, I want to talk to Pepper about the Iron Man thing.
Jarvis:
I'm afraid that's not possible at the moment sir. She had to leave due to a family emergency and will not be back until sometime between the middle of the month to the end of the month. In the meantime Potts had a new assistant hired to replace her while she's not here. Her name is Natalie Rushman.
Stark:
New assistant. huh. what does she looks like?
Jarvis projects an image of her from her interview session at Stark Industries, she's a gorgeous redhead.
Stark:
Mmmmmmmmm
Jarvis:
Sir did you just hear what happened
Stark:
if it's the Alien broadcast and Alien Invasion, sure I did.
JARVIS:
Will we do something about it?
Stark puts his hands over his chin. like if he's thinking about it.
Stark:
It's not my battle and I'm no match for them even if I were to go. I would have to upgrade my suits for be capable of fighting against them maybe even make a new suit. Besides I'm sure the good aliens will do fine without me.
Stark then looks at the picture of Natalie
Stark:
Tell Rushman that she can begin tomorrow
Date: March 4, 2010.
Tony is training wresteling with Happy, as Natalie comes in, Stark looks her, then looks at Happy again.
Stark:
Time out
Happy:
*Heavily breathing* okay boss.
Happy then grabs a bottle of water for drink, as Stark leaves his wrestling training cage and walks towards Natalie.
Natalie:
Mr. Stark I'm Natalie Rushman
Stark:
Pleasure.
The two shake hands.
Stark:
Qualifications?
Natalie:
I graduated at the top of my class and spent a few years in college. I was also an assistant to a law firm for three years.
Stark:
What about dealing with someone like me?
Natalie:
I'm sure I can manage.
Stark:
We'll see. You're hired for the time being. until Ms. Potts comes back
Natalie:
Thank you Mr. Stark.
Natalie leaves and grabs her phone.
Natalie:
I'm in
Date: March 6, 2010
The Mark 3 is done, as Tony is admiring his new suit. then Jarvis speaks to him.
Jarvis:
Ms. Rushman is coming to the workshop
Stark:
Wait?, what. where is a blanket.
Stark looks around for his blanket
Jarvis:
on the floor, sir
Tony quickly grabs the blanket and hides his suit with it, as Natalie enters the password for enter the workshop, she enters.
Rushman:
Mr. Stark I thought your company is no longer making weapons.
Stark:
We don't
Rushman:
Then explain this
she hands Tony some pictures of Stark Industries weapons, including the Jericho, being used by the Ten Rings to attack civilians
Rushman:
those were sent to Afghanistan, Gulmira, yesterday.
Stark:
I didn't approve this shipment
Rushman:
According to this your company did
Stark:
Well, I'm not my company.
Nat notices a human shaped figure under the blanket but then
Stark:
You need to leave. I have an important phone call and I need privacy.
Natalie leaves the workshop and goes upstairs, Stark grabs his phone and calls Obadiah
Stark:
Obie, I just found out that a weapons shipment was sent to Afghanistan. Is there something you want to tell me?
Stane:
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Stark:
Of course you do. you havent approved the fact i am no longer making weapons, since i announced it.
Stane:
Wanna know something, my friend?. Who do you think locked you out? I was the one who filed the injunction against you. It's was the only way I could protect you.
Obadiah hangs up. Stark looks at his phone in disbelief, then Tony removes the blanket out of his armor and puts it on and heads back to Afghanistan. after he left Nat goes back to the workshop and notices Stark is gone, including what was inside the blanket.
On Afghanistan, we see terrified villagers being herded by the Ten Rings while Jericho missiles land in the mountains behind them. Houses are being blown up and villagers shot, one of the terrorist is giving orders
Terrorist Commander:
Put the women in the trucks. Stack the weapons here. Clear all the houses. That one there. Faster. Faster.
In the meantime we see a man being held in gunpoint, as a Ten Ring member is seen putting a rifle over his head. Iron Man appears from over the mountains and lands in the village square. A soldier opens fire on him, but the bullets have no effect, he hits the soldier sending him flying over the buildings. He uses the laser in the glove to kill other soldiers, only pausing when he encounters the soldiers holding the villagers captive. In the heads up display, JARVIS distinguishes the enemy from civilians, Iron Man uses small guns on his shoulders to shoot the enemy soldiers. The young boy breaks away from his mother and rushes to his father. As Iron Man walks through the village, The Terrorist commander hides in a house and tries to make a phone call. Iron Man reaches through the wall, grabs him and throws him to the ground at the feet of the villagers
Iron Man:
He's all yours
Iron Man takes off and flies from Gulmira to where the weapons are stored. He targets the Jericho missiles, but before he has chance to destroy them he's hit by tank fire and knocked from the sky. He climbs from the crater his fall created, destroys the tank and walks away, as bullets bounce off him. He takes off and again targets the Jericho missiles, this time destroying them and the rest of the weapons. From a nearby road, Raza is watching as Iron Man flies away. He calls his USA client
Raza:
This is Raza. You better meet me here as soon as possible.
Stark heads back to California.
Iron Man:
That went well.
But as he's flying by, A small meteor hits him, causing to briefly lose control, but is able to keep in air before he even crashes, after the meteor crashes on the ground. Stark looks at the meteor
Iron Man:
What was that?
Stark then notices a black goo (symbiote) coming out of it. Stark goes to check what it is. he then takes a closer look to it.
Jarvis:
Sir I wouldn't go near that.
Iron Man:
I think you are right, but i can leave this here. it is from Alien origins?
Jarvis:
Yes, definitely
Iron Man:
i need to study it...mmmm
Stark notices an abandoned jar and grabs it
Iron Man:
this may be usefull
Stark Opens the jar and uses it to grab and contain the creature, as he traps it with the jar. he closes it.
Iron Man:
Lets head back home and study it
he heads back to his home. back home. JARVIS analyzes the creature, still trapped in the jar
Jarvis:
According to what i have gathered, it's an alien symbiotic life form. It needs a host in order to survive it can live up to 3 to 4 years without a host.
Iron Man:
Is it dangerous.
JARVIS:
it's likely.
Iron Man:
Then I think I'll hang onto this but incase if it escapes I'll build a chip to track it. It should stick to the alien
Date: March 7, 2010
Location: Afghanistan
On a tent in the middle of the desert, we see Raza looking at the rebuilt Iron Man armor. then an Ten Ring member goes to see him.
Terrorist #5:
Sir your Contact and arms dealer has arrived
Raza:
Good, bring him inside.
The contact, turns out to be Obadiah Stane, his security team follow him. as he enters the tent Raza walks up to Obadiah Stane, they shake hands.
Raza:
Welcome.
then Raza shows him the large burn on his face
Raza:
Compliments of Tony Stark.
Stane:
lf you'd killed him when you were supposed to, you'd still have a face.
Raza:
You paid us trinkets to kill a prince.
Stane:
what do you want to show me?.
Raza:
Come. Leave your guards outside.
Raza and Stane enters the place where Raza have the reassembled armor.
Raza:
His escape bore unexpected fruit. It took days to find all of the pieces of the suit, this is what Stark used to escape. But Stark has made improvements since then, I saw the improvements Gulmira recently, sadly the suit we have in possesion, cant work it needs the thing on Stark chest i told you about after his escape, in order for it function
The two pause as Obadiah examines the suit.
Stane:
So this is how he did it.
Raza:
He has made a masterpiece of death. My boss have gotten interested in Stark armors. And thinks with an army of those he can rule over Asia.
Stane:
An army of those and I can have Stark's throne
Raza:
We have a common enemy. lf we are still in business, then let's make a deal. I will give you the designs of the armor, over the exchange of an army of Iron Soldiers for my boss.
Obadiah holds a small electronic device, he places it behind Raza's head. It emits a high pitched buzzing sound, paralysing Raza. Obadiah removes the ear plugs that protected him from the effects
Stane:
This is the only gift you shall receive. Technology. It's always been your Achilles' heel in this part of the world. Don't worry. It'll only last for 15 minutes. That's the least of your problems. I will keep sending weapons to the Ten Rings and other terrorist groups. But you won't be able to see them.
He leaves the tent. Outside his guards have taken control of the compound
Stane:
Crate up the armor and the rest of it. All right, let's finish up here. eliminate any witness.
as he walks back to his SUV, the guards kill the Ten Rings soldiers, as they drive away. Stane then calls Vanko
Stane:
Yeah, Stark is the famous Iron man and that we've got the thing to kill Stark. But it needs an energy source. An Arc Reactor, i'll try to find a way to get one built.
Vanko *in phone*:
Don't worry, I have the energy source. Meet me in Russia
Location: Moscow, Russia
Obadiah knocks the door of Vanko door, Vanko awnsers the door.
Vanko:
Welcome, my friend
Stane:
Its a pleasure.
Vanko:
I am glad you agreed to help me kill Stark, last year
Stane:
No Problem, i'd do anything to get rid of him and have control of his company, just like i used too after Howard died and before he took over.
Vanko:
Where is the suit.
Stane touches an communication device on his ear
Stane:
Bring the suit inside.
Then Stane guards enters a huge crate, they lays the crate down in the floor as Vanko and Stane walks near to it. Stane opens the crate. revealling the suit inside.
Vanko:
This is good. It will need some repairs but it will work and will do some modifications.
Stane:
Show me your energy source
Vanko:
Come with me.
Stane follows Vanko to his living room. where Ivan shows him his own made Arc Reactor
Stane:
How...how did you did this.
Vanko:
It wasnt easy. it took me a while to find all the resources i needed, but i completed it. i was about to design a suit for myself, but seems i no longer need to design.
Date: March 13, 2010.
Location: Malibu, California.
Coulson returns to oversee Stark. we see Stark chilling outside his house, laying on a hammock when Coulson approaches him.
Coulson:
Mr. Stark I'd like to speak to you about your capture on Afghanistan. Miss Potts booked me to interview you, about 3 months ago
Stark:
Sure, why not
Coulson:
Good, i'd interview you today, but i have some stuff to do. i just came to remind you about it, can you meet me outside your company in two days, so i can interview you
Stark:
Okay.
Coulson:
Thanks.
Coulson leaves and enters his SUV and drives away.
Date: March 15, 2010.
Outside Stark Industries Coulson and Stark take a seat near the entrance of the building, they begin to speak
Coulson:
So tell me, Mr. Stark, what exactly happened
Stark:
Well i was there driving with some soldiers, when we were attacked. i saw alot of people die, i tried to run, but a bomb landed next to me and it exploded
Coulson:
a bomb?
Stark:
Yes.
Coulson:
How did you survived that?
Stark:
Well..
but before they can progress an armored figure lands next to them. its the Mark 1 armor. with Vanko inside it, its heading towards Stark.
Stark:
The Mark 1… how?
Stark is shocked. Vanko fires at Stark and Coulson, as both dodges, Stark touches a bottom on a device on his wrist. which actives his Mark 3 armor which is in his mansion, the suit flies away to where Tony is at. Stark keeps dodging the attacks from Vanko. Coulson grabs his gun and fires at the Mark 1, with no luck, as he contacts Natasha
Coulson:
Nat, come to Stark industries. We have a situation…..
Coulson gets knocked out by Vanko. before he can explain further.
Nat *radio*:
Coulson. Phil?
Stark hides under a dump. He looks up andsees his new armor approaching and suits up. Vanko and Stark fights. The fight gets the attention of many bystanders.
Iron Man:
I dont know who you are, but you aint getting away from this easily.
During the battle Vanko unmasks Stark revealing his identity to the world. as Stark falls to the ground.
Vanko:
Time for the world to see. how i kill the great Tony Stark
Then a SUV shows up, as Natasha gets out of it and tosses some electro shockers at Vanko, deactivating the armor as Vanko screams in pain to the shocks. Stark is unaware of what just happened, but then Stark gets up and Stark takes out the Arc reactor off Vanko armor. And rips the armor apart. Leaving a defeated armor less Vanko in the ground. Nat goes to aid Coulson. The police drags Vanko
Vanko:
You lose, Stark! You lose!
Vanko laughs, as he's dragged away. With his ID revealed the news reporters approach Stark. Nat and Coulson hides behind the Stark Industries building, as he contacts Fury,
Coulson:
Yeah Fury, it's just been confirmed. Stark is Ironman
Meanwhile at his house, Obadiah is watching the news and is not happy with the end result.
Over the course of the day we see the reaction of many under Stark unmasking. Making Stark more famous than ever.
Bystander *on TV News*:
I Called it!, i called it!, i knew it was Stark, only he have the tech to do this kind of suit
People clamor over to the Stark mansion and Stark industries wanting autographs. Companies leave messages on Stark's phone asking if he would sponsor them or that.
JARVIS:
Sir, you have another message from Marvel. if they can use your image for a comic book series.
Stark:
Only if i get 50% of their incomings.
After a long day, Stark goes to his workshop, where he rebuilds his first armor. and see in some tables nearby him, a brand new mask and arm piece for a new suit, he finishes repairing his new suit
Stark:
Done rebuilding my old suit. Tommorow we will start working on an an independent reactor for the Mark 4.
Jarvis:
Why are you building independent reactors?
Stark:
So that the energy from my reactor won't get drained
Jarvis:
That's a good idea
Stark:
Well its been a long day. i need to catch some sleep
Jarvis:
Good night sir.
Stark:
See you tommorow, Jarvis.
Stark goes to sleep. Tomorrow will be a brand new day. Now that the world knows he's Iron Man.
Date: March 16, 2010.
Stark goes to visit Ivan Vanko is prison. he's being escorted to Vanko cell by some polices
Police:
We've checked his fingerprints. Nothing. Not even a name.
Stark enters Vanko's solitary confinement, as the police guy closes the door. Stark sees Vanko sitting, he walks towards him.
Stark:
Pretty decent reconstruction of my old armor, you fixed the flying abilities on the suit. im half-impressed, but you stole my suit, my tech...
Ivan Vanko looks at him.
Vanko:
You come from a family of thieves and butchers. And now, like all guilty men, try to rewrite your own history and you forget all the lives that Stark family has destroyed.
Stark:
Speaking of thieves, How did you get the reactor?
Vanko:
From my father. Anton Vanko.
Stark:
Well I've never heard of him.
Vanko:
He's the reason you still live.
Stark:
How do you know it's keeping me alive?
Vanko:
I have a contact.
Stark:
A contact? Did this same contact give you my first suit?
Vanko:
That is none of your concern
Stark: If you can build a reactor why not sell it and make money out of it. you could've sold the tech or even my suit to North Korea, China, Iran, or gone right to the black market. You look like you got friends in low places.
Vanko:
I knew about Iron Man but I didn't know who it was until my contact told me. I remove your awe from the people and demonstrate that Iron Man could be defeated. If you can make god bleed people will cease to believe him. And there will be blood in the water and the sharks will come The truth, all they have to do is sit and watch as the world will consume you.
Stark:
Well too bad because i am more famous than ever.
Vanko:
Are you?. heh...they will come after you, this is just the beginning of your misery, as more people find out who you are. you'll make enemies, and they will know who you are, and will not stop until your world is shattered and i will be there watching.
Stark:
Where will you be watching my worldshatter from? That's right. A prison cell. I'll send you a bar of soap.
Stark prepares to leave.
Vanko:
By the way, are you using palladium in your arc which is installed to your body
Stark:
Yes
Vanko:
Then you won't last very long
Stark is confused at what he says, but then he leaves the solitary confinement, as Vanko laughs once he's all alone, The day is nearing to a close, at that moment, Rhodey comes to Stark home, exhausted following his battle with the Transformers with NEST. he goes down to stark workshop searching for him he knows the code access to Tony workshop and enters it, but the workshop is all dark.
Rhodey:
Stark!?
Stark isn't there. Rhodey then turns around and looks at the table and see's glowing eyes from the Mark 4 mask in the table, He turns around again and sees an incomplete arm piece of the Mark 4 in another table and sees it then he looks up and sees the Mark 1, 2 and 3 in display. then Stark enters the workshop surprised to see Rhodey.
Stark:
Rhodey?!. wasnt expecting to see you today.
Rhodey:
Ummm...What are those armors for?
Stark:
Didn't you hear the news yesterday
Rhodes:
I was busy uncovering some conspiracy mysteries and was saving the world from some robotic aliens.
Stark:
Oh so you met them too
Rhodey:
What are those suits?
Stark:
It's the project I told you about after Christmas
Rhodes:
I must say I'm amazed. These are the coolest things I've seen in my life
Stark:
Well yeah, theres alot i have to explain to you, lets go upstairs and i'll tell you what is going on.
They go upstairs as Tony will tell him whats the whole deal, later that night, Tony is alone right now. he's worried. he looks himself at the mirror on his workshop, and looks at his Arc Reactor, Remembering when JARVIS told him that he detected something wrong with the reactor. But he tries to have it out of his head. Stark goes upstairs. Where a mysterious figure inside his house looking at the window of Stark house. looking at the sea
Figure:
So you are Iron Man, do you think you are the only superheroe in the world. Mr. Stark You have become part of a bigger universe and you just dont know it yet.
Stark:
Who are you and how did you get in?
This mysterious figures reveals himself to be Nick Fury
Fury:
I'm Nick Fury, director of SHIELD and I'm here to talk to you about the Avenger Initiative
Stark grabs a cup of vine. as he looks at Nick Fury
Stark:
I don't care who you are. you want to talk to me about anything. you make an appointment, i think the twelfpth of never is open.
Fury:
Look, Stark
Stark:
You want an Initiative?, Fine. Take the Initiative and leave before i call my security guard to escort you. you may have read of him, big guy. repulsor rays. you'd like him
Fury:
I'm offering you an opportunity
Stark:
Opportunities are not offered, but taken, if theres one out there I'll it find my own. i dont need government intruders in my house Dangling them you know the way out Mr. Fary or Fery, whatever, Now get out of my house.
Fury:
Its Fury and I'm keeping an eye on you.
Stark:
Well you've just got the one. so try not to trip over anything. Fury
Fury leaves Stark mansion, annoyed. As he enters his car he tells Coulson and Nat who are inside the SUV.
Coulson:
So what happened?
Fury:
Doesnt my annoyed face awnser your question?
Coulson:
So he's a no-go?
Fury:
Oh he'll go. he just need the right approach, both of you stay on him and do not blow up the fact your SHIELD agents, unless I say so. you were lucky he didnt caught both of you during the fight with Vanko.
Fury and the SHIELD agents drives away. wondering what to do next with Stark. meanwhile inside Stark house, Stark is looking at the window.
Jarvis:
Sir, do you want to know more about your new enemy?, Ivan Vanko
Stark:
Later Jarvis, I got stuff to do
As he looks at his reactor.
Date: March 17, 2010
Stark is in his workshop, looking at himself at the mirror again and the Arc Reactor
Jarvis:
Sir, you have been a bit worried lately, something bugging you?.
Stark:
Jarvis, scan my body and the reactor. Vanko told me that i wont last long with the Palladium, I want to find out what Vanko meant.
Jarvis:
Yes sir
Jarvis activates an scanning device that pops out from the walls of the workshop and scans Tony, after he's done the devide is stored back inside the walls.
Jarvis:
Sir I have some bad news. The palladium is poising your body. i am sorry to say this but you are dying. the same thing is that keeping you alive, is killing you.
Stark doesn't know what to say, he just stays there staring at himself. like if the world just stopped for himself.
Jarvis:
However, you still have enough time to fix this up. you need to find a new element for replace the palladium on your Arc Reactor.
Natasha who is outside the workshop, leans her head over the glass and uses an device to overhear them, she learns what's happening and calls Fury.
Natasha:
Sir, I just found out that the palladium in Stark is poisoning his body. What would you like me to do?
Fury *on communicator*:
we will let Stark fix this. If he can't then I will come to him again.
From March 17 to March 31, Stark tries find a cure, a new element for his new reactor. In the meantime he continues to work on the Mark 4, but very slowly because of he's concerned on his health. He can't find a cure.
Stark:
Its...unless...i've tried and tried and tried...and i cant find a cure.
Jarvis:
Dont give up, sir. you'll find it
Stark:
Its over Jarvis. i am done for...i'll...just enjoy my last moments of life...
Stark grabs a bottle of alcohol and drinks it all...as he begins to get drunk and feels dizzy.
Stark:
Over...its over...over
he falls to the ground dizzy as he briefly fades away due to drinking a full bottle.
Date: April 4, 2010.
Pepper returns to California. she enters Stark Workshop, where we see Stark drinking another bottle of alcohol.
Potts:
Hi, Tony. i am back
But Stark is way into his own issue about his possible death. That he does not greet her warmly.
Stark:
Oh your back...
Potts:
That's all I get?
Stark:
Sorry, just lots of stress lately
Potts:
Is it because you got unmasked?, i saw the news when i wasnt here
Stark:
Some of it.
Potts:
Want to talk about it?
Stark:
No...no thanks...
Stark drinks a bit more.
Potts:
You still have the new assistant?
Stark:
Yeah, someone...you...hired her...
Potts:
I know that but I'm back now so are you keeping her or no?
Stark:
I can handle... two assistants...i can...handle
Stark loses balance due to his drunkness
Potts:
Tony! Tony!
Pepper grabs him and puts him on a nearby seat.
Potts:
You fine?...
Stark:
Yeah...yeah i am fine...remember...i've been under stress lately...
Potts:
Okay...ummmm...I heard that we shipped some weapons today. I thought we stopped making weapons
Stark:
We stopped
Potts:
Well shouldn't we do something about it? Who's doing this?
Stark doesn't pay attention due to his own health issue to even listen or care about those news regarding some unknown shipments. Pepper looks at him again.
Potts:
Stark, is something wrong?
Stark:
Everything... is fine...please...leave i need to think..
Potts:
Please, tell me what its wrong. i can he
Stark:
Everything!...
Stark then calms down
Stark:
Is fine...Ms Potts...please...leave...
Pepper reluctantly leaves the workshop. Stark grabs some alcohol
Jarvis:
Sir, i would not recommend you to drink. you have been drinking alot lately, this is not good for you
Stark:
Silence Jarvis...this is helping me to forget that...i am dying...
Stark drinks in attempt to forget of his current issue. He drinks a lot to the point of getting drunk.
Stark:
Ya know pal...i think i am going to take a trip on my suit...
Jarvis:
Sir. i would not recommend you to wear the suit at your current state
Stark:
Shut up Jarvis.
The drunk Stark gets inside the Mark 3 armor. As he's drunk he's out of control inside his suit, causing some mayhem in his workshop. as he giggles drunkly
Iron Man:
Up...uppy and away.
he flies and smashes thru the windows on his workshop.
Iron Man:
Wooooooooooooooooooo!
As he flies around California, Starks ends up causing some mayhem. He knocks over a few billboards. He accidently busts a few windows. As a lot of people see in horror what is Stark doing. Stark hits a wall. and he falls to the ground, Stark is sober again
Iron Man:
Ughhhh...my head...Jarvis...what happened...
Jarvis:
You...wont be please
Iron Man:
Why?. its not like i...oh crap
Stark gets up and see's all the damage he had done as people watch at him in horror
Stark:
I can explain...i was drunk...
everyone keep stareing at him in horror.
Stark:
Ummmm...gotta go..
He retreats back to his mansion where he takes out his helmet and tosses his helmet away in the floor. as he looks at his bottle. and looks himself at the window. he's a mess...then he buries his face under his hands.
Date: April 5, 2010
Following Stark mayhem, a lot of news are talking of this, wondering if they can trust Stark and such,
Female News reporter *on tv*:
So we are all starting to question if Tony Stark can protect us, he caused alot of damage yesterday and he admitted he was drunk, we still have to interview Stark about the inccident.
Pepper and Natalie are in the cellphone talking to many people who called in conserns about the situation.
Potts:
Oh, oh, fax them.
Rhodey enters the house and looks at them
Rhodey:
Where is he
Natalie:
He doesn't wanna be disturbed.
Potts:
He's downstairs
Rhodey goes downstais
Female News repoter *on tv*:
Have lead many people to ask themselves can this man still protect us
In his workshop Tony sitting in one of his cars, trying to forget what happened last night and his health issues, starts to do research on the Vanko family.
JARVIS:
Anton Vanko was a soviet scientist who defected to USA in 1963. But was accused of espionage and was reported back to Russia in 1967. His son Ivan years later who is also a Physicist was arrested to selling soviet weapons to Pakistan and served 15 years. There are no more records.
Rhodey shows up
Rhodey:
Saw your little screw up on the news. You do realize that because of your "little" accident last night, the government doesn't trust you to be in custody of the Iron Man suits, they want your suits in the custody of the government, which means once again I have to protect your ass.
But Stark doesn't answer. Rhodey checks on him, but he sees a depressed and weak Tony.
Rhodey:
Stark are you okay?
Stark:
Help me to my desk please
Rhodey helps him, stark sits in his chair on his desk. Stark points at a case.
Stark:
Grab that case will you? I need to change the palladium in my reactor.
Rhodey:
Sure
Rhodey gives Stark the case. Stark takes out his arc reactor which reveals a smoking palladium, which concerns Rhodey. Rhodey grabs the smoking palladium and looks a this.
Rhodes:
Are you really putting this into your body.
Stark does not answer, he simply puts another palladium in his reactor and puts it back on his chest. Rhodey notices some lines in Stark neck. Stark then begins to drink more.
Rhodey:
what happened yesterday?
Stark does not want to tell Rhodey that he's dying.
Stark:
I drank a lot yesterday, trying to forget some personal "issues" that I don't want to talk about right now and right now my memory from yesterday is a little fuzzy.
Rhodey:
You need to control your alcoholism
Stark:
I know what I'm doing, next time I will try to control myself.
Rhodey: Stark this is serious. A lot of people are talking about this and are concerned if you can be trusted. You could've killed someone. In fact right now some news reporters are in helicopters right now around this house. Now promise them that this will never happen again.
Rhodey and Stark goes upstairs. where Pepper and Natalie are still talking on the phones Rhodey looks a Pepper
Rhodey:
Stark will make his statement to the news reporters right now.
Pepper nods and informs this to the reporters on her phone
Potts:
Yes Mr. Stark will talk right now.
Stark takes Pepper phone and goes outside his home, as he looks at the Helicopters flying over his house, as he speaks to the reporters both in live and in phone.
Stark:
Sorry for my actions yesterday. I'm fine. I just had some drinking issues. But I'm back in action. Sober. Alcoholism lost, I win and will try to not let it happen again. i am paying for all the damage i've caused, Peace!
Date: April 9, 2010.
Ivan Vanko is escorted to his cell, after lunch, he looks at the police escorting.
Vanko:
You havent let me take a phone call yet, i'd like to speak to a friend.
Police #2:
Fine, just 1 call
Vanko:
Thanks, you good man.
Vanko dials the numbers on the phone and He calls Obadiah. in encrypted form
Vanko:
I made a new metal piece, does not need battery. Whips provides energy. Built it using stuff i found in jail. But still unfinished
Stane *on phone*:
I see. Did you hear that Stark went crazy with his suit days?
Vanko:
I did
Stane *on phone*:
So when will your suit be done?
Vanko:
Once you hear the news but if you want him down you will need to make a piece of metal as well. Once that's done. help will arrive
Stane hangs up. He looks at pictures of Stark old mark 1 from the fight between Vanko and Stark. He starts to design a new armor for himself.
Date: April 20, 2010
Stark is still depressed about his inevitable death, he's been drinking a lot, he's about to drink a bit more for forget his issues. Then Rhodey enters Stark house and intervenes.
Rhodey:
You shouldn't drink. You need to stay sober.
Stark:
Don't tell me what to do
Rhodey:
I don't think you should be using your suits any more until you get yourself back to normal. You're not in a good condition
Stark:
I'm fine
Stark runs to his workshop.
Rhodey:
Tony!
Rhodey chases him. But Stark is already in his Mark 3 and flies away in the still unfixed wall. Rhodey looks at the Mark 4
Rhodes:
Jarvis, let me wear the Mark 4. This is an emergency.
Jarvis:
I agree
Stark flies towards California causing more mayhem. This time he does target practice with the billboards.
Iron Man:
In your... face...
All this is shown in the news. Meanwhile at Stark Industries. Happy is watching the news when he sees that Stark is out of control again, Natalie shows up and see's the concerned Happy.
Natalie:
What's happening?
Happy:
He's at it again.
Natalie:
Oh no...
She leaves the building. and contacts Fury
Nat:
Fury, Stark is out of control again
As Stark causes mayhem. he hears a voice
Rhodey:
TONY!
Rhodey tackles him. They fall to the ground, Rhodey gets up,
Rhodey:
You're unworthy of the suit if you keep at it like this, Shut it down!
Tony gets up, as he fires at Rhodey. Rhodey dodges.
Rhodey:
I told you to shut it down.
Tony pins him down, so they end up fighting, after the fight Rhodey is down. Stark walks away.
Iron Man:
Put the suit back where it belongs, before someone gets hurt.
Rhodey:
You are the one who needs to put the suit back to its place!
But Rhodey grabs a lamp post strikes him with it. Tony looks at him, as Rhodey towards him, they hit the ground away. striking a paarked car, They keep fighting causing more mayhem. After a long battle. Stark falls to his knees, as Rhodey looks at him, Stark raises his Repulsors at Rhodey, Rhodey does it the same.
Rhodey:
it doesn't have to end this way. Put your hand down!
Iron Man:
You think you got what it takesto wear that suit?, If you want to be a War Machine then you should take your best shot.
Rhodey:
Please lets not do this, Tony Put it down!
Iron Man:
You're gonna take your shot?
Rhodey:
Put it down, now!
Iron Man:
Take it!
So they end up firing at each other, causing the repulsors beans merge and cause an explosion. Stark is knocked out, he wakes up. Sober again he looks at what he did. But then see's Rhodey leaving with his new suit. Stark simply silently watches as his friend flies away. He knows he messed up so badly.
Date: April 21, 2010.
Stark in full suit is drinking some soda in the top of a restaurant building. When Fury appears. looking at him.
Fury:
Mr. Stark, get down from the restaurant
Stark does as he's told and heads into the restaurant with Fury. as they are sitting.
Stark:
I thought I told you wasn't interested in your initiative.
Fury:
I'm not here for that
Stark:
I'm sorry, I don't wanna get off on the wrong foot, do I look in the patch or the eye? Honestly I'm a bit hungover I'm not sure if you're real or if...
Fury:
I am very real. I'm the realest person you're ever gonna meet.
Then Fury notices the lines in Stark neck, doesn't look good.
Fury:
Oh, that's not lookin too good.
Stark
It's getting worse.
Fury:
I want to know what the problem is. Why you're suddenly being out of control recently. And why you gave his friend his suit.
Stark:
Rhodey took it. I didn't give it to him
Shocking Fury.
Fury:
What?, you're Iron Man and he just took it?.
Then Natasha shows up holding a case. Shocking Stark.
Stark:
Natalie, your fired.
Natasha:
You don't make that decision
Stark:
Does Pepper know that you..
Nat sits next to Fury and Tony looks at both of them.
Fury:
Tony... I want you to meet agent Natasha Romanoff
Stark:
Hi
Nat:
I'm a Shield shadow and I was tasked to you by Dr. Fury.
Stark:
What do you two want from me?
Fury:
What do we want from you? No, no, no! Actually it's What do you want from me. You have become a problem, a problem I have to deal with. contrary to your belief, you're not the center of my universe. i've got other bigger problems than you. For example last month I had to deal with some freaking Alien robots.
Stark:
Oh so you've meet them too
Fury:
Natasha inject him
Nat injects Stark in the neck. and lines dissapair.
Stark:
What did you do to me?
Fury:
We injected you with lithium dioxide. It's going to take the edge off you. We're trying to get you back to work.
Stark:
If that's the cure than give me a box of them and i'd right as rain.
Natasha:
It's not a cure. It's just for the side effects.
Fury:
Your problem isn't going to be an easy fix.
Stark:
I've been looking for a suitable replacement for palladium. I've tried every combination, every permutation of every known element.
Fury:
Well, I'm here to tell you, you haven't tried them all.
Meanwhile in jail, Vanko is working on some whips. His whip flickers as Vanko begins to laugh. back at Stark house. we see Fury and Stark sitting as they exchange some drinks.
Fury:
the arc reactor in your chest is based from unfinished technology,
Stark:
No it was finished, it's never been particularly effective until I've miniaturized itand put it in my...
Fury:
No Howard Stark said that the arc reactor was a stepping stone to something greater. He was about to kick off an energy race that was going to dwarf the arms race. He was on to something big, something so big it was going to make the arc reactor look like a triple-A battery.
Stark:
Was my father in this alone or was Anton Vanko in this too.
Fury:
Anton Vanko was the other side of the story, Anton saw it as a way to get rich, and when Howard found out he had him deported. When the Russians found out he couldn't deliver, they shipped him to Siberia. He spent the next twenty years in rage, not quite the environment for raise a kid, the same son you had the misfortune to meet the day your ID was revealed.
Stark:
What did you mean by I didn't try everything, What do you mean I haven't tried everything? What haven't I tried?
Fury:
He said that you were the only person with the means and knowledge to finish what he started.
Stark:
He said that?
Fury:
Are you that guy?, Huh? Are you?, Because if you are then, you can solve the riddle of your heart.
Stark:
I don't know where you get your information, but he wasn't my biggest fan.
Fury:
What do you remember of your father?
Stark:
He was cold, he was calculating...He never told me he loved me he never even told me he liked me. So it's a little tough for me to digest what're you telling me he said the whole future is riding on me and he's passing it down...I don't get that. We're talking about a guy whose happiest day was when he shipped me off to boarding school.
Fury:
that's not true.
Stark:
Then clearly you must have known him.
Fury:
As a matter of fact I did. In fact he was one of the founders of SHIELD.
Stark
What?
then some SHIELD members bring a case that belonged to Howard Stark.
Stark:
Wait, wait, what's this?
Fury gets up, as Nat and Coulson shows up.
Fury:
Natasha will continue working at Stark Industries with her cover intact and I'm sure you remember Coulson.
Stark:
Yes.
Fury:
Good. Then you know that we have my eye on you.
Fury leaves.
Natasha:
We've disabled all communications, no contact with the outside world.
Then Stark looks at Coulson.
Stark:
First thing I need a little body work. I'll put in a little time at the lab. If you could send of your goon squad down to the Coffee Bean across the street or Starbucks, that'll be nice
Coulson:
I'm not here for that. I've been authorized by Director Fury to use any means necessary to keep you on premises. If you attempt to leave or play any games I will taze you and watch Supernanny while you drool into the carpet. Okay?
Stark:
What?
Coulson:
You cannot leave your house, but people you know are allowed to enter and go, but you're staying until you're done. Now have a good day in your lab.
Stark looks at his father case, In his workshop Stark opens the case, with some old film reels, a projector. A Captain America comic book, blue prints and a note book. The reels contains bloopers from some of Howard Stark promos on his new inventions in 1978.
Howard *on reel*:
So this is our new Flying mechanism devide, it will allow you to glide on the skies, let me show how it opens.
But the flying device is stuck, Howard tries to activate it, but it blows in Howard's face, as the device falls apart
Howard *on reel*:
Honey, wheres my screwdriver.
Then we see a reel of Howard testing a missile
Howard *on reel*:
So this is our new missile, today we are going to test it. the Missile will hit an old car and it will desintegrate it, leaving nothing.
they shoot the missile but misses its target and hits a nearby building that's abandoned. Howard gives a look and runs.
Howard *on reel*
Lets get outta here!
Then we see a reel of Howard presenting a model of the 1978 Stark Expo.
Howard *on Reel*:
I'm Howard Stark. Today on March 23, everything you'll need in
the future can be found right here. So, from all of us in
Stark Industries I would like to personally..
Then a young Tony Stark is behind the model picking up some of the buildings as Howard turns looks at him
Howard *on Reel*:
Tony? What are you doing back there? What is that, put it back. Put it back where you got it from. Where is your mother? Maria...
then a crew member takes Tony away.
Howard *on reel*:
Go on, go, go, go...Sorry I think we got the...
Stark checks his dad note book, he finds nothing. He almost gives up, but then the reel contains a video recording of Howard that he made after his failed attempt at the 1978 Stark Expo commercial, talking to Tony. which brings Stark attention
Howard:
Tony you're young at the moment so I decided to record this for you to see when you're older. You remember that cube you investigated that you were never allowed to see? Well I did that investigating for you. The cube is the key to the future, I lacked the technology to create the element at the time for the arc reactor. But you will one day figure it out and when you do you will change the world but to do that you need to look deep within the files of Stark Industries the file named Project: T. the key to the element is decodifed in those files, but you will be able to figure it out the decoded messages I left for you in the study,. Tony, What is and always will be my greatest creation...is you.
The reel ends. As Stark silently watches. After a moment of silence.
Jarvis:
Sir?
Stark:
JARVIS search for Project: T.
Jarvis:
Found it sir
Stark:
Good, show me a hologram of the files
Jarvis:
Yes sir
JARVIS does as he's told and projects a hologram of folder file. Tony grabs the hologram file showing studies of the Tesseract.
Stark:
Thanks. Now create a 3D Hologram of the cube.
JARVIS does it. Stark remembers that his dad said it was decoded. So maybe something in the hologram represents the element he needs.
Stark:
JARVIS can you show me the atoms and neutrons on the glowing energy inside the cube. Maybe my dad disguised the element he needed as neutrons and atoms in his detailed study...
JARVIS does it.
Stark:
remove the weird symbols that are inside the cube.
JARVIS does it. Tony is left thinking.
Jarvis:
What is it you're trying to achieve, sir?
Stark:
I'm discovering,... correction, rediscovering...a new element.
he looks at one of the atoms. He enlarges it. He then ends up putting a smaller atom in the center of it. He puts more atoms and neutrons into the bigger atom, and success.
Stark:
Dead for almost 20 years...still taking me to school.
Jarvis:
Sir, this new element will work very well as a replacement for the palladium. But it is impossible to synthesize,
Stark:
Jarvis and follow inventions, that it's time for remodel the house.
Stark begins to build on a device connected to the wires of his house and such.
Date: April 23, 2010.
The machine for synthesize the new element is almost, done Agent Coulson gets into the workshop
Coulson:
Stark why are you demolishing the house?
Stark:
Hey, I'm playing for the home team, Colson You and all your Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. where were you anyway?
Coulson:
I was busy
Coulson looks at Howard case and finds a certain red, white and blue shield with a star in the center.
Coulson:
is this what I think it is
Stark:
Just hand it over. It's exactly what I need to make this work.
Coulson does so. They use the shield to levitate the synthesizer machine a bit.
Stark:
Thanks. So do you need something?
Coulson:
No, just wanted to see your progress.
Stark:
Okay. Coul
After Coulson leaves. Stark activates the machine.
Jarvis:
Initializing prismatic accelerator.
he then grabs a wrench for move the device inside the synthesizer to the triangle thing that will activate his new arc reactor. Slicing his walls in the process. But he ends up accidentally also slicing the wall where the shelf he keeps the symbiote on is at, so the shelf falls and the jar shatters into the ground. But Stark doesn't notices it. The symbiote then hides in the air conditioner and ends up in the sewers as it escapes to places unknown. The synthesizer reaches the device for the reactor and it glows blue.
Jarvis:
Approaching maximum power
After it's powered up he turns off the machine
Stark:
That was easy
Stark goes to look at it.
JARVIS:
Sir you just discovered a new element.
Stark:
JARVIS active the DUM-E bot so it can begin work on my reactor.
Jarvis:
Yes sir. It will be done by tomorrow night
Stark:
Perfect. I need to deal with something regarding my company and certain weapons.
Date: April 24, 2010.
Pepper comes to Stark workshop, as Tony is looking at the progress of his new arc reactor.
Pepper:
I got your call. So what did you want?
Stark:
I need you to go to my office. You're going to hack into the mainframe and you're going to retrieve all the recent shipping manifests. This is a lock chip.
Stark hands her a USB stick
Stark
This'll get you in. It's probably under Executive Files. lf not, they put it on a ghost drive, in which case you need to look for the lowest numeric heading.
Pepper:
And what do you plan to do with this information if I bring it back here?
Stark:
Same drill. They've been dealing under the table, and I'm going to stop them. I'm going to find my weapons and destroy them.
Pepper:
Tony, you know that I would help you with anything, but I cannot help you if you're going to start all of this again.
Stark:
Pepper there is nothing expect this, no art opening, no benefit, nothing to sign there's the next mission and nothing else,
Pepper:
Is that so? Well, then, I quit.
She throws the USB stick on to the table and goes to leave the workshop, as Stark looks at her
Stark:
Pepper, you stood on my side for years while I caused weapons of mass destructions and now I'm trying to protect the people I put in harm, you're going to walk out.
Pepper:
Because this is suicide and I want no part in it. Why don't you take care of this yourself anyway?
Stark:
I can't leave my house, plus I've got something important to work on, a new arc reactor.
Pepper:
Why are you building a new one?
Stark:
*Sigh* I was going to tell you but I'm dying. The same thing that was keeping me alive was killing me.
Pepper:
Why didn't you tell us? We could have done something
Stark:
I was depressed and drinking my sorrows away. That's why I lost control of the armor. I was drunk and carless. I put a lot of innocent people in danger due to my actions. But it doesn't matter now. I'm building a new reactor to keep me alive, In truth, I shouldn't be alive, I almost died in Afghanistan and then my reactor almost killed me too, yet I'm still alive. And I wouldn't be alive unless there's a reason. I finally knows what my purpose is and I know in my heart that it's right.
Pepper is moved by Tony's dedication, walks back to the table and retrieves the USB stick]
Pepper:
You're all I have, too, you know.
Later in Stark Industries, she goes into Tony's Now Obadiah office with the USB to copy files from the computer. She sits at his desk and turns on the computer and uses the USB stick to log in. She searches the mainframe until she finds a ghost drive. She quickly scans through billing and shipping orders. Then she finds the designs for the Iron Man armor
Pepper:
Sector 16? What are you up to, Obadiah?
Next she opens a video file, it's of Tony being held captive by the Ten Rings. She asks the software to translate the dialogue
Terrorist #7 *On video*:
You did not tell us that the target you paid us to kill was the great Tony Stark. As you can see, Obadiah Stane...
Pepper:
Oh, my.
Terrorist #7 *On video*:
...your deception and lies will cost you dearly. The price to kill Tony Stark has just gone up.
Pepper starts to copy all the files onto the USB drive. She's suddenly startled by Obadiah entering the office.
Stane:
So I see you're still doing work for Tony. so, what are we going to do about this?
Pepper looks at the newspaper next to the desk and slightly grabs it to hide the USB.
Stane:
I know what you're going through, Pepper, Tony. He always gets the good stuff, doesn't he?
The USB finishes copying the files, Pepper activates the screensaver just as Obadiah joins her at the desk
Stane:
I was so happy when he came home. It's was like we got him back from the dead. Now I realise, well, Tony never really did come home, did he? He left a part of himself in that cave. Breaks my heart.
Pepper:
Well, he's a complicated person. He's been through a lot. I think he'll be all right.
Stame:
You are a very rare woman. Tony doesn't know how lucky he is.
Pepper:
Thank you. Thanks. I'd better get back there.
She sneaks the USB stick out of the computer and covers it with the newspaper as she carries it away
Stane:
Is that today's paper?
Pepper:
Yes.
Stane:
Do you mind?
Pepper:
Not at all.
She gives the newspaper to Obadiah
Stane:
Puzzle.
Pepper:
Of course.
Stane:
Take care.
As Pepper leaves the office, Obadiah tosses the paper to the trash and goes to check what she accessing on the computer. When he finds she was downloading information, he's furious and follows her Coulson who is checking on Nat in Stark Industries sees Pepper walking in hurry.
Coulson:
What's happening?
Pepper:
i need help. led me to an base of your agency, i've got something to share
Coulson:
What happened
Pepper:
I'll tell you in the way
Natasha:
I am coming too
Pepper:
Why?
Coulson:
She's with us, i'll explain to you in the way aswell.
they all leave. as Stane looks over them upstairs. Meanwhile in jail, in his cell Vanko grabs his whips he hid under his bed and he activates them. The policemen hears electric noises coming from Vanko cell, they go to check but Vanko destroys the cell.
Police:
Breakout! Vanko is breaking out.
But Vanko uses his whips to Knock down the polices. As he makes his way out the prision some crimson armor appears under the wristband from the whips. As Vanko covers himself in a full armor. He breaks out of jail. Meanwhile as Stane is unaware of Vanko escape. He have some scientists trying to work on a new reactor for his suit, as they are investigating the Arc Reactor that powers the building.
Tech:
Mr Stane? Sir, we've explored what you've asked us, and it seems as though there's a little hiccup. Actually...
Stane:
A hiccup?
Tech:
Yes, to power the suit, Sir, the technology actually doesn't exist. So it's...
Stane:
Wait, wait, wait. The technology
Stane points to the reactor
Stane:
here is the technology. I've asked you to simply make it smaller.
Tech Scientist:
Okay, Sir, and that's what we're trying to do, but honestly, it's impossible.
Stane:
Nonsense, Stark was able to build this in a cave!... with a box of scraps!.
Tech Scientist:
Well, I'm sorry. I'm not Tony Stark. you should speak to Stark himself.
Stark is in his living room sitting on his couch
Jarvis:
Sir, the Arc Reactor is done
Stark:
Good, i am going to upstairs, right now
then his phone rings, sees it's Pepper and answers. Before he can speak, Obadiah paralyses him with the device he used earlier on Raza
Pepper *on phone*:
Tony? Tony, are you there? Hello?
Obadiah takes the phone from Tony and lowers him gently onto the sofa
Stane:
Breathe. Easy, easy.
he shows Tony the device
Stane:
You remember this one, right? It's a shame the government didn't approve it. There's so many applications for causing short-term paralysis.
turns Tony's head to face him
Stane
Tony. When I ordered the hit on you
Then Stane removes the ear plugs that protected him from the effects
Stane:
after i allied myself with Vanko, and we both planned it. I worried that we were killing the golden goose. But, you see, it was just fate that you survived. You had one last golden egg to give.
Stane using an device to remove the arc reactor from Tony's chest
Stane:
Do you really think that just because you have an idea, it belongs to you? Your father, he helped give us the atomic bomb. Now, what kind of world would it be today if he was as selfish as you?
Stane disconnects the arc reactor, causing Tony's breathing to become laboured
Stane:
Oh, it's beautiful. Tony, this is your Ninth Symphony. What a masterpiece. Look at that. This is your legacy. A new generation of weapons with this at its heart. Weapons that will help steer the world back on course, put the balance of power in our hands. The right hands. I wish you could see my prototype. It's not as... Well, not as conservative as yours. Too bad you had to involve Pepper in this. I would have preferred that she lived.
Pepper is inside a SHIELD base, shareing the info she found to SHIELD, when she calls Rhodey, who is flying by California with the Mark 4 armor. Pepper tells him about what she found about Stane
Rhodey:
What do you mean, he paid to have Tony killed? Pepper, slow down. Why would Obadiah... Okay, where's Tony now?
Pepper:
I don't know, he isn't answering. Can you go to the Stark house and check on him?
Rhodey:
Sure
Tony stumbles into an elevator that takes him down to his workshop. As the doors open he leaves the elevator, enters the workshop and collapses. He drags himself across the floor towards the new arc reactor When he gets to the table, he can't quite reach the reactor and he collapses on to the floor. Dummy picks up the reactor and hands it to Tony. Stark looks at Dummy
Stark:
Good boy
Meanwhile we see Obadiah in his secret lab under Stark Industries standing in front of his armor. He walks over to it and places Tony's arc reactor in the chest cavity, activating it. as he smiles at it, Rhodey lands outside Stark house and he gets out of the armor. He enters Stark mansion and searches for Tony, he goes to the workshop.
Rhodey:
Tony? Tony? Tony? Tony? Tony!
finds Tony unconscious on the workshop floor and turns him over, Tony opens his eyes
Rhodey:
Tony! You okay?
Tony:
Where's Pepper
Rhodey:
Safe, She's with some agents that are about to arrest Obadiah.
Toney:
That won't be enough
Stark gets into the Mark 3.
Rhodey:
Will you need back up
Iron Man:
Maybe
Stark flies away. Before Rhodey leaves. He looks at the TV on the workshop where there are news about Vanko escape.
News Reporter *on TV*:
on recent news, we've learned that Ivan Vanko, also known for attacking Stark and unmasking him in front of everyone, escaped Prision
Rhodes:
Yup, he'll need back up
He leaves Stark house and goes to get inside his armor, outside. Pepper, Coulson and Nat all return to Stark Industries. Where to head to the storage area.
Pepper:
Section 16. Section 16. There it is
She tries to use her key to open the door but fails.
Pepper:
My key's not working. It's not opening the door.
Coulson attaches a small device to the door
Pepper:
Oh, wow! What's that? It's, like, a little device? It's, like, a thing that's going to pick the lock?
Coulson:
You might want to take a few steps back.
Natasha:
Better listen to him.
they all back away and the door is blown open. Inside, Obadiah hears the explosion and runs to his armor. Coulson, Natasha, Pepper and the other agents are looking for Obadiah.
Coulson:
Theres nothing. but we'll keep searching.
Pepper looks around and sees where Obadiah's armor was hanging. She turns around and sees the lights of Obadiah's armor behind her, looming high above. His heads up display targets her as she runs away
Shield agent:
Take him out!
the agents open a fire as Obadiah chases Pepper. When she runs through a doorway, he's too big to follow, then we see Iron Man flying towards Stark Industries factory. as he calls Pepper
Iron Man:
Pepper
Then we see Pepper rushing out of the factory and goes to the parking lot.
Pepper:
Tony! Tony, are you okay?
Iron Man *on comunication device*:
I'm fine. How are...
Pepper:
Obadiah, he's gone insane!
Iron Man *on comunication device*:
I know. Listen, you'd better get out of there.
Pepper:
He built a suit.
Iron Man *on comunication device*:
Get out of there right now!
Obadiah, inside his armor, climbs out of the concrete behind Pepper, as she looks at him
Stane:
Where do you think you're going? Your services are no longer required.
He points the guns on his arm at Pepper, then Iron Man appears out of the sky above him.
Iron Man:
STANE!
he draws Stane's fire away from Pepper, Iron Man swoops in and grabs Iron Monger, forcing them both through the floor, out of a wall and across a nearby freeway, colliding with a few cars and a truck as they go, Meanwhile Vanko is making mayhem thru California, his armor detects that Stark is nearby.
Vanko:
I can detect that Stark is nearby.
then Rhodey, still in his armor lands in front of him
Vanko:
Stark?
Rhodey:
No, i am not Stark, call me the War Machine.
Vanko:
Out of the way, then!
Vanko uses his whip to attack Rhodey, but Rhodey grabs the whip.
War Machine:
No you don't.
War Machine throws Vanko away, but Vanko grabs War Machine with another whip and zaps him. War Machine grunts in pain and fires his pulsors. Vanko dodges, he laughs and easily overpowers War Machine. as he tosses him away, Once War Machine is defeated. Vanko walks away
Vanko:
Now to finish off, Stark.
Vanko continues his search for Stark.
Stane and Stark keep fighting with a series of punches, kicks and weapons fire.
Stane:
I love this suit!
Stane is charging his guns and points at Stark
Iron Man:
Divert power to chest RT.
Iron Man's chest piece glows even brighter and fires a laser that sends Stane falling backward, Stane rejoins the fight. He grabs a passing motorbike and hits Iron Man with it, sending him crashing into a car. He walks over to Iron Man and lifts him high above head, before slamming him to the ground
Stane:
For 30 years, I've been holding you up!
Stane stamps on Iron Man several times
Stane:
I built this company from nothing!
Stanepicks Iron Man up and throws him through the side of a bus
Stane:
I will rebuild this company and nobody will stand in my way. Especially you.
but before he can finish Stark off, Iron Man activates the glove and boot jets and hovers above Stane and starts firing his repulsors. Stane laughs
Stane:
Thats all you can do?. i can do the same!.
Stane activates large rockets in the boots and flies up into the sky
Jarvis:
Sir it appears that Stane's suit can fly
Iron Man:
I noticed. Take me to maximum altitude.
As Iron Man flies higher. Stane grabs him by the feet and grabs hold of him
Stane:
You had a great idea, Tony, but my suit is more advanced in every way!
Iron Man:
Then did you fix the ice problem?
Stane:
Ice problem, what?
Stane realizes that his armor is freezing and loses power.
Iron Man:
Might want to look into it.
punches Iron Monger on the head, cracks some of the ice and sends him falling back to Earth, Stark returns to land. as he lands on the behind Stark Industries. as he calls Pepper
Iron Man:
Potts!
Pepper *on phone*:
Tony! Oh, my God, are you okay?
Iron Man:
Yeah, i took care of him, Stane out of commision.
But his arm is grabbed by a whip.
Iron Man:
What the?
Stark turns to see Vanko in an new armor wearing whips on his wrist, Vanko tosses Stark aside, Tony gets up slowly, as Vanko unmasks himself
Vanko:
Its good to be back.
Iron Man:
Vanko? How were you able to build an armor in Jail?
JARVIS:
Well you did make one in a cave sir
Iron Man:
Shut up, I get it
Vanko and stark keep fighting. Stark does his best to dodge the whips and uses his pulsars and boosters to fight back. Then Vanko tosses Stark to the roof of Stark Industries. Stark gets up, and Stane lands behind him and attacks him.
Stane:
Nice try!
Stane hits him and sends him flying across the roof. Iron Man flies at Stane and the two of the them wrestle. as Stane grabs ahold of him and begins to crush him
Iron Man:
Weapons status?
JARVIS:
Repulsors offline. Missiles offline.
pressure breach warning appears on the heads up display on his helmet
Iron Man:
Flares!
flares fire around Iron Man and Iron Monger, disorienting Iron Monger and making him drop Iron Man, as Iron Man hides behind a wall and calls Potts
Iron Man:
Potts?
Pepper *Communicating*:
Tony!
Iron Man:
This isn't working. We're going to have to overload the reactor and blast the roof.
Pepper *Communicating*:
Well, how are you going to do that?
Iron Man:
You're going to do it. Go to the central console, open up all the circuits. When I get clear of the roof, I'll let you know. You're going to hit the master bypass button. It's' going to fry everything up here.
Pepper enters the factory
Pepper:
Okay. I'm going in now.
Iron Man *Communicating*:
Make sure you wait till I clear the roof. I'll buy you some time.
In the factory, Pepper starts pulling levers around the arc reactor. On the roof, Iron Man jumps on Stane back and see's some wires.
Iron Man:
This looks important!
but before he can do it Vanko makes his way to the roof, catches Stark and tosses him off Stane. Stark seeing himself surrounded by his enemies.
Iron Man:
Where's Rhodey when you need him
Vanko grabs him again and tosses him near to Stane, who grabs ahold of him too, In the factory, Pepper is now pushing buttons and increasing the power. On the roof Iron Man and Iron Monger wrestle. Iron Monger pulls Iron Man's helmet off and throws him across the roof, he lands on a glass panel right above the arc reactor. Below him, Pepper is still turning switches. back on the roof. Stane and Vanko stand above Stark.
Stane:
I must admit, I never had taste for this sort of thing, but I must admit, I'm deeply enjoying the suit!, You finally outdid yourself, Tony! You'd have made your father proud!
Iron Man lays there, his armor is damaged. he cant use his weapons or anything like that
Vanko:
You are done for Stark. today you will die.
Inside the factory, Pepper is done
Pepper:
It's ready, Tony! Get off the roof!
Back on the roof.
Stane:
Let me finish him off
Vanko:
A pleasure.
Stane starts to fire at Iron Man, breaking the glass he's standing on. As he falls, he grabs hold of a railing and hangs above the arc reactor with Stane still firing at him, Pepper looks up and seeing Iron Man hanging above he
Pepper:
Tony!
Stane keeps mocking Stark.
Stane:
You know Stark, there are two things that are ironic. Number 1: You trying to be a hero, when you clearly are not, considering all the mayhem you caused earlier in your suit. in fact where were you when we had the alien invasion?, The second thing that's ironic is you tried to rid the world from weapons and you gave the world its best weapon yet.
Iron Man:
PEPPER!
Stane and Vanko keeps shooting at Stark. Vanko then uses his whips and grabs Stark feet causing him to fall. The battle results in the roof made of glass to rip apart. Stark almost falls, but hangs for his life as he grabs some metal handing in the roof.
Stane:
And now I'm going to kill you with it!
fires a missile at Iron Man but misses
Stane:
You damaged my targeting system!
Iron Man:
Time to hit the button!
Pepper:
You told me not to!
Stane keeps firing him
Stane:
Hold still, you little prick!
continues trying to hit Tony with missiles
Iron Man:
Just do it!
PEPPER:
You'll die!
Iron Man is now now hanging on by one arm
Iron Man:
Push it!
Vanko:
Let me to take care of him.
Pepper pushes the button and runs for her life. just as Vanko is about to attack Stark with his whip, The Reactor explodes which sends a large beam of energy to the sky knocking Stark out of the way. And over charging the armors of Vanko and Stane, they fall to the ground, the two villains are this close of falling into the reactor. Vanko is unconscious. But Stane is not. His armor barely works. He slowly opens the armor chest. He tries to get out of it, but his suit is damaged and is stuck. He slowly tries to get out, but the weight of the armor is bending the tubes holding him from falling Stane looks at Stark, he reaches out his arm to him, hoping Stark can hold him. Stark grabs him before he falls.
Stane:
Thanks for helping me
Stark:
Do not mistake this for forgiveness
Stane tries to get out of the suit.
Stane:
I was never mistaken about you, ever since you were a kid. the genius out of the bottle. Tony we gave a wonderful gift to the world.
Stane tries to get out the armor, but his leg is stuck
Stane:
I am stuck.
Stane looks at Stark
Stane:
And now that we've done our part, it's now time for the 3 of us to go.
But then the armor piece that covers Stark hand detaches, causing Stane to fall to the reactor taking Vanko with him, whose whip gets ahold of Stane armor, Stane screams, as the two fall into the reactor causing it to explode killing both of them. Stark slowly fades away as his reactor is deactivated. Pepper, Coulson, Natasha, Shield Agents and Rhodey in his suit all arrive to the roof. Luckily the reactor slowly flickers back to life.
April 26, 2010.
On Stark Mansion, some SHIELD medics check on Stark, he's fine. as Pepper looks at Coulson and Natasha, Rhodey is hanging by
Pepper:
Thanks for helping us
Coulson:
You're welcome. And you will be hearing from us in the future.
Coulson looks at Stark
Coulson:
Stark, Fury wants to speak to you. Are you going to need a ride?
Stark:
No I got my own ride
Pepper:
So what will you and Natasha do now?
Coulson:
we've been assigned to new Missions, Nat is going to her hometown in Russia, while I'm going to New Mexico.
Pepper:
what are you two going to be doing there?
Coulson:
That's classified
The agents and medics leave. as Rhodey walks to Tony
Rhodey:
Hey Stark mind if I can keep the Mark 4, I got a new name for it, "War Machine",
Stark:
No and I made that term as a joke.
Rhodey:
If you give it to me I'll be saving you a lot of trouble. Otherwise, the government will come and bug the heck out of you until you hand over the suits to them,
Stark:
Don't worry, I'll make you your own suit.
Rhodey: Good and add a Gun on the back. It needs to look badass. I'll return the Mark 4 once you're done.
Stark:
Deal
Rhodey leaves, then Stark looks at Pepper
Stark:
I have an offer for. You've been in my side for years, with Stane gone, I may need a second in command for Stark Industries. This is your reward for working hard for me all those years and for being at my side not matter what happened.
Pepper:
I...i dont know what to say...I accept.
Stark smiles
Pepper:
So how many suits are you going to make, 4 suits are enough.
Stark:
I will make as many as I can.
Pepper:
A hundred bucks says that you will run out of ideas before you even reach suit number 42
Stark:
Then that means you pay me 100 if I reach 42 suits.
Pepper:
Deal
The two shake hands on it. At an SHIELD base, Fury and Stark are sitting. Stark looks at a file about the Avengers Initiative. then Fury grabs another file
Fury:
You don't have to read that. I'm not sure if it pertains to you now. This is Agent Romanoff's report on you. I think you should read it.
Stark opens it and reads it.
Stark:
Personality overview, Mr Stark displays compulsive behavior. Prone to self-destructive tendencies and Textbook narcissism?
Stark looks at Fury
Stark:
I…. uhm… Okay I agree with the Narcissism, but nothing else, i can explain the other things.
Fury:
What else does it say?
Stark:
it says Recruitment assessment for Avenger Initiative, Iron Man, yes. i'll think about it
Fury:
Read on
Stark:
Tony Stark not recommended?, That doesn't make any sense. How can
you approve me but not approve me?
Fury:
We only want you as a consultant for the time being.
Stark:
That works for me but only if you can help me improve my image, fix up all the mess i caused, following my drunken behavior.
Fury:
I will see what I can do.
Stark:
Thanks.
Tony leaves the SHIELD base, he gets inside the Mark 3 and flies away
Stark *Narration*:
I won't lie that I've often make mistakes that I regret later on and made more enemies then I really asked for or expected. If there's one thing that has kept me going through all the BS I've gone through and put myself and others in, it's that I keep reminding myself about why I've made the decision to make changes to my life after a shrapnel managed to get close to my heart. After seeing how power and weaponary often comes with a price by people who have looser morals then I do. After seeing a good man laying down his life for a hopeful future. There's gonna be a time where I won't be playing the knight in shining armour anymore but until that day happens I'm going to keep on soaring myself in the sky and I'll make sure to do it in style. until then...I am Iron Man
Later, Stark returns home and enters his workshop.
Jarvis:
Welcome back home, sir
Stark:
Thanks for greeting, Jarvis. ya know, now that i have solved most of the issues i have been going thru, i think i can study or little parasite friend.
Stark goes to check on the shelf in where the jar with the symbiote was. and notices that the shelf fell off
Stark:
Where is the Jar. Jarvis, have you seen the jar
Jarvis:
No Sorry, i havent
But notices the pieces of glass of the jar in the floor. The creature escaped.
Stark:
oh crap...
Date: April 27, 2010,
Location: Puente Antiguo, New Mexico. A black SUV is driving thru the desert, as it suddenly stops, the door opens, Coulson gets out of the van, he sees a crater from the distance, surrounded by cars and people trying to lift something, Coulson then contacts Fury
Coulson:
Sir, we've found it.
then we see what its in the center of this crater, a Hammer.