School reopens on Monday. I'm afraid I have no time to work on my story. Maybe once a week.

Tony slowly gains consciousness. He was lying on a cold metal floor. He felt his wrists were cuffed and he can't excess his powers. Aside from feelings, he can't see a thing. A blind fold was tied on him and a gag was secured tightly in his mouth.

Suddenly he heard a door opened. And footsteps were drawing nearer to him. A few men came and held him up. Tony tried to struggle but he was too dizzy.

They dragged him through the hallway towards another room. Tony felt the sheer heat radiating from the room. They brought him in and kneel him down. They undo his cuff just enough time to secure his wrist in the shackles hanging from the ceiling. Then they removed his blind fold and gag.

The room was empty besides the fire by the corner. Multiple steel rods and pieces were found burning in the fire. Tony gulped.

Then a few built men came in and held Tony in place. Another man walked over to the fire and picks up a metal piece with a pair of tongs. He knew the man. He just couldn't make himself remember the man's name. That familiar figure walked over to him. All Tony could register is the burning hot metal piece. Tony struggled but the men holding him were too strong.

"No! Please no! Stop! Don't do this to me! I'm begging you!"

The man ignored Tony's pleas and stamped the metal piece onto Tony's right shoulder back.

"AAAARRRHHHH!"

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Tony sits up on his bed. He's breathing heavily and his body covered with sweat. His bed sheets and pillows are all wet from sweat. He calms himself down. He is not going back to sleep anymore.

He gets down from his bed and makes his way to the lab. He doesn't come back up for the rest of the day.

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"Go on. We will go with your plans, Cap." Scott approves Steve's plans.

"Ok then. Hawkeye, go on that building. Iron man, make sure none of the mutants go further than the perimeter. Hulk! Smash! Then the rest of us will fight on the ground."

"Got it, Cap. " Tony flies above the buildings firing blasts and rockets at the mutants.

Out of a sudden, something strikes Tony's chest and he drops to the ground in a lump.

Before he can react, another blow in the chest sends him flying towards a nearby car.

"System malfunctions."

Shit. Why now.

"Jarvis, eject."

Tony stands up with his sore limbs. Only to find Gregory standing in front of him.

"Tony, I saw you dropped, are you all right?" Steve's voice is heard through the intercom.

Tony removed his ear piece and crunch it with his feet.

Sorry.

Without hesitation, Gregory fires another blast at him but Tony manages to deflect it with a blast of fire.

"Gregory! What is happening? Why are these mutants out looking for trouble?"

"Freedom, brother. Freedom."

Gregory walks over to Tony.

"Let's talk."

"Freedom?"

"Yes. Free from the government. Free from people's judgment." They stood there watching the mutants fighting.

"Take over the world, I think. That's his plan? Destroy the Avengers and X-Men in order to rule the world?"

"I'm afraid yes."

"Are you kidding me? He planned to destroy us by sending some weak mutants to fight? He sure is getting old and blur."

"I'm sorry." Gregory whispers into Tony's ears. He focused his energy at his palm and punches Tony hard at the abdomen. Tony' body instantly went limp. Blood dripping out from his lips.

Steve managed to rush here after he heard no reply from Tony. All he sees is Gregory flying away with an unconscious Tony in his arms.

"TONY!"

Yay! Finally going into the 'he' person in the next chapter. Warning, there might be some torture in the next chapter.