This one's uploaded with the past one since it's the shortest chapter yet. Also the cliff-hanger at the end was irresistible, and because tomorrow I want to write only the next chapter.
When Tony came back, he realized he was stuck in the suit. It was funny watching him walk around the lab with the suit on and breaking things because of the sheer force of it. At the end, he had to ask Jarvis to dismantle it off his body because he needed to go pee. Mrs. Potts caught him in the middle of being ripped off his suit. At this pace, I think half the world is going to find out about the suit.
After catching him red-handed, the suit was no longer hidden from her. One day while he was updating his suit, Mrs. Potts came in and Tony started giving her instructions on how to hack the main computer. When I say "giving her instructions" I mean telling her to do it, but it was not for nothing that Mrs. Potts was Tony Stark's PA.
I realized that Tony was going to destroy all his work for the company and make sure no one would ever set a finger on one of his weapons. While I was mostly glad of getting rid of the weaponry, it also meant that the company would go bankrupt. Mrs. Potts seemed to think that too, but she thought he was doing it for the wrong reasons.
She shocked me and, a dozen times more, Tony when she said she wanted to quit. Tony tried to guilt trip her back, but she said to him that she couldn't take the constant preoccupation towards his own life. Even if she didn't actually say that, I could understand that. While Tony was doing all this superhero work, it also meant that he would be more vulnerable and get himself killed. I mean, he was lucky to get away with his "bombing the terrorists" act, but what if next time he wasn't so lucky? I couldn't blame Pepper, but that didn't mean her decision was less hurtful to Tony.
At the end, she reluctantly accepted to do what he had asked her. I just hoped she wouldn't get caught. Too bad she did.
I was in the kitchen borrowing some food when I heard Tony in the living room. I quickly hid behind the toaster and was about to get through the outlets to the vents when I saw Obadiah approach Tony.
I was at first confused on what was the bastard doing in here when suddenly Tony sat very still and with a panicked and painful look on his face. I was alarmed by what was going on when, out of nowhere, Obadiah ripped the Arc Reactor from Tony's chest.
He kept on and on in some shitless speech, but all I could do at that moment was stand there sickened by what he had done. The goddamn son of a bitch was showing the Arc Reactor to Tony's face and being all smug about it while he was dying. I knew he was envious of Tony's position in the company, but I never imagined that it would reach this level. He put it in a suitcase and walked away, but not without implying that Pepper was dead or about to be. I didn't know if I was furious or scared to death, but luckily the second one made me hide better when Obadiah approached the kitchen and left.
When he was finally gone, I was stuck with what to do. I mean I could just walk away and leave Tony to die. I could find a new place to live; somewhere where there wouldn't be any explosions, crazy jealous killers, inventions, Tony Starks… Or I could save his life before leaving.
I decided not to be a heartless bitch and save Tony's life. I just hoped that he wouldn't catch me or crush me while trying to save him; I can't decide which is worse.