Well, since I've got this story mostly planned out, might as well bring myself closer to finishing this! This chapter is short, but oh well, its an update. :)

Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, and if I have to say that, it should be Obvisous

Rhodey watched in horror as Tony stood protectively in front of his father. His arms spread out widely, as if to hide his dad from Sim. Sim had his arm raised, shard in his hand, ready to strike. But he didn't move. He started at Tony, who was glaring at him.

"Tony, what are you doing?" Sim asked, low anger building up. "Stay out of this!"

"No, I won't!" Tony replied, coughing.

Rhodey wanted to grab Tony and pull him out of there, away from Sim, but found himself unable to move. He couldn't bring himself to do anything, in fear that doing so would hurt Tony. Would cause Sim to hurt Tony.

Tony was panting heavily, pain evident in his face, but he stood his ground. He was gripping his side now, to stop the blood that was leaking through the bandages.

5 minutes earlier

"I'M NOT LEAVING HIM!" Rhodey shouted, sounding almost desperate. Then he mumbled under his breath to himself, "Not yet."

"You don't have to." A soft voice said, sounding motherly. It was the older servant. "I want to help."

With that said, she thrust her hand out, giving Rhodey bandages and antibacterial medicine. Rhodey's eyes widened. She was helping him. He practically snatched the bandages and medicine out her grasp as he desperately moved to clean Tony's wound in his side.

Once he finished cleaning it, he wrapped Tony's waist up with bandages as best he could with the help of the woman.

"What about his face?" Rhodey asked, his voice low, and worried still. There still was a chance that help came too late.

"I'll do it."

Tony groaned and started to move a bit, but stayed unconscious. The older servant, got to work on cleaning his wounds, but only got halfway done, before he shot up into a sitting position. He winced in pain and held his side.

"Lay back down, you'll hurt yourself." The servant said, urging him back down, but he didn't budge.

He looked over to where, Howard was fighting with Sim. Sim was holding Howard by his throat, shard poised to strike. Tony blinked for a moment and Rhodey wondered if he should rush to help Howard, or stay to make sure Tony doesn't do something stupid.

He didn't get to make the choice, Tony already forced himself up, against both Rhodey's and the woman's urges that he lay back down.

Rhodey could only watch as Tony shouted, "STOP!"

Present Time

Sim laughed at Tony's courage. But his eyes never shifted from anything less than furious. His stared never glanced anywhere other than at Tony. Not even to check if anyone was going to try any stop him. Or them.

"Look at you," Sim laughed, "You're hardly even standing on your own!"

Tony didn't reply. Whether it was because he couldn't or because he didn't want to, was unknown. But he did manage to send a pretty serious glare at the man before him. Even though one of his eyes was covered partially to cover the wound on his face.

"You think you can take me on!?" Sim moved as if to strike, but stopped the instant the shard would have cut into Tony's chest. "You didn't even flinch." He observed as he stepped away.

Sim looked down at his hands, which was bloody, from holding the shard too tightly. "How could you? How could you betray me like this?" His voice low, but evidently furious. "I saved you. And this is what you do?"

Rhodey wished he could do something more. Something more than just watch as his friend or his brother be killed. He wanted to look away. He wanted to leave, so he didn't have to watch. But that would mean abandoning his best friend. He couldn't do that. He couldn't. He had to think.

He had to find a way to save both Howard and Tony. Without killing himself in the process.

"I saved you!" Sim shouted, turning back to face Tony, pointing an accusing finger. "I could have let you die! I would have to! But I saved you instead!

"How stupid of me!" Sim laughed, "To have thought that you wouldn't turn against me!"

Sim was slowly approaching Tony, but Tony stood his ground in front of his father. Sim sidestepped Tony, to go around him, but the instant he did that Tony moved in front of him. Face to face now.

Sim's face was almost red in anger. "Tony, step away."

"No."

"I'm not asking you again." Sim said, his tone dangerously low, but hearable. "Step. Away."

Tony stood his ground. "No."

Sim took a deep breath and moved a bit faster than before to step around Tony, but the instant he even made a move, Tony shoved Sim away. "Leave. Him. Alone."

Sim started at Tony in shock. "D-did you just push me!?"

Tony glared at the man, but was panting heavily as he tightly gripped his side, which was bleeding some more. Which wasn't good. And Sim was noticing.

"Not feeling so well are we?" Sim asked, stepping dangerously close.

Tony was forced to take a step back, his heel bumping into Howard's side. He looked back at his father, but didn't waste time as he looked back at Sim. "S-stay…back!"

Sim raised his hand, quickly and gripped it around Tony's throat. Squeezing. Lifting. Tony's face was turning red from the pressure.

Sim was now practically stepping on Howard as he lifted Tony up so he was leaning over the railing backwards. Tony put an arm on the railing to try and pushing himself away from the railing, but his hand was slippery with blood.

Tony's vision was starting to go black. He could hardly see anything and he was starting to get light headed. He was about to kick his struggling leg out as best he could, just to see what would happen, but he never got the chance.

He was already falling.

Me and my stupid cliffhangers. D: Mwhahahahahaa! I hope it will make you think, cause that's what I was going for! And I was going to make it longer and add Pepper, but I couldn't find where I could put her...oh well. next chapter will surely have her!

Fun Fact: Apparently I looked almost exactly like my mom, so a lot of people see me, and go "oh I thought you were your mom." And I have no problem with that, except everyone says that and I'm a bit shorter than her and I have almost blond hair and hers is RED and CURLY, and my hair is a LOT shorter than hers and straighter, so it makes me mad that they think I'm her.

I'm closing my poll now, so yippee! No more pestering you guys about it! Oh and remember that I have my Pepperony Contest still! I'm waiting for some entries! :D

I'm going to go, cause I'm a busy girl right now, :D REVIEW! It will inspire me to update sooner!

REPLIES!

Guest: No need to dangle anymore! I've updated! But now I've left you to dangle again ^^"

PercyJacksonLover14: Yep! I'm EVIL! MWHAHAHAHA! Well hopefully I've put your mind at ease until the next chapter!

Lili: I know right! :D Heheh!