'Lieberium' Element

Justin Hammer, CEO of Hammer Industries worked alongside Senator Stern in an attempt to damage the public's own view of Stark however it fails and his own public image is badly damaged. After witnessing Ivan Vanko being able to battle Iron Man with his own weaponized armor and miniature arc reactor, Justin Hammer came to a decision to recruit Ivan Vanko in an attempt to replicate Stark's technology. Hammer sees this as an opportunity to help build his own Hammer Armors to compete against Tony's technology. Sitting in his room, Justin decides to make a call.

Smirking to himself in confidence, he said "Hey, I got a job for you! Have you watched Prison Break, I need you to do something similar" before laughing to himself.

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Midtown High (Monday)

POV : Harry

My investigation on the new crime boss has not brought any new leads as I pondered who is the new possible villain. Currently the news media is discussing Iron Man's fight with Whiplash with Senator Stern leading the charge in criticizing Tony Stark. Everyone including the students in Midtown High is discussing the fight between Iron Man and Whiplash.

Before class begins, some of the classmates are watching the news on Flash's smartphone as Senator Stern with full of passion said "It is just unbelievable but it proves that the genie is out of the bottle and this man has no idea what he's doing! He thinks of the Iron Man weapon as a toy. I was at a hearing where Mr Stark, in fact, was adamant that these suits can't exist anywhere else, don't exist anywhere else, never will exist anywhere else, at least for five to ten years, and here we are in Monaco realizing, these suits exist now!"

Senator Stern concluded "Tony Stark has the moral responsibility to turn over the Iron Man technology to the United States Government".

Flash smugly looks at his friends that gathered around him saying "See that, Iron Man is useless without his armor. Spider-Man will not be so lame like him, he just needs one punch and he will floor the guy! Just like this 'Wham!' and "Pow!. Right Peter!".

"Er... right! but Iron Man armor and weapons look cool!" Peter replied slightly flustered.

"What we need is raw power! Look at Tony, he is total a wimp without his armor just like Peter here! Ops... Sorry Peter, no offense man! Old habit" Flash said chuckling as he put his right arm on Peter's shoulder.

"Sure no problem" Peter replied feeling slightly uncomfortable.

As Peter escaped Flash grasp, Peter approached me and Ned saying "What do you think about it, guys? I was surprised someone was able to replicate Tony's miniature arc reactor tech".

Before I could reply, Ned interrupted me by saying "So what? Look at that whip guy, he still lost to Iron Man. It is a cheap knock off of Iron Man's suit, no ...it is more like an exoskeleton... Just one shot to the head and 'wham' he will be dead".

"That is not what Peter is trying to say Ned. What he meant is that with the miniature arc reactor technology out there, imagine the weapons that they can build if it falls into the wrong hands" I said calmly as I explained to Ned of the situation.

Pondering to himself, Ned determinedly replied "I believe Tony will be able to build something to beat all those weapons easily. He is a tech whiz, he will surely find a way!".

Peter sighed to himself before saying "I really hope so".

I sigh too as I hope that my existence in the Marvel Universe will not negatively affect, Tony's ability to successfully overcome his current predicament.

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Defenders Base

With all the members of the Defenders sitting at the round table, I inform them of my encounter with Hammerhead.

I said "I believe there is a new crime boss in town, so just keep an eye out. I have not been able to identify the person but Hammerhead called him 'The Boss'".

"Just give me 5 minutes with Hammerhead and he will squeal like a pig" Daredevil growled.

Raising his hand up, Spider-Man said "He can make him talk too" sending all the members chuckling softly.

Black Cat snorted her nose, saying "You? You got to be kidding! He won't give you anything pipsqueak".

"Hey, that is rude! I could intimidate people easily, right Nightwing?" Spider-Man replied feeling irritated that Black Cat didn't show him any respect.

Ignoring Spider-Man words, I said "I already did. Hammerhead has not ever met the person. This person is very careful, he or she has been avoiding all communication devices and the only clue is that all contacts have been made with an untraceable drone. Oracle has been searching but has come up empty" as Spider-Man said "Hey, you ignored me".

I continued "I will continue my investigation but just stay alert with your surroundings. We don't know what the player is capable of" as the members nodded their head.

Powerman asked "Could it be related to Kingpin?"

"No, that is not possible. He is in maximum lockup. Could be a new player" said Jewel confidently.

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak" stated Iron Fist calmly.

"I have a friend who is a lawyer. He might be able to check in on Kingpin" Daredevil replied as he crossed his arm.

"This is a former crime boss, your friend will be in danger" Coleen warned.

"Don't worry, he is able to take care of himself and I will be around to protect him" Daredevil snapped back.

"Hard to imagine Mister Grumpy pants having any friends" Spider-Man muttered softly under his breath but loud enough for everyone to hear causing everyone to laugh slightly at Daredevil expense.

Feeling the tense atmosphere coming from Daredevil, Spider-Man with great urgency says "Errr...Hey, I just remembered I need to head home, family emergency" before quickly running away.

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Nightwing Base

The few school days are pretty much uneventful except for Felicia and I going on short dates after school at the nearby coffee shop. Other than that, the news media is full of news regarding the government attempts to get Tony's armor suit.

I am currently finishing up the final touches to the prismatic accelerator, it is my own small scale particle accelerator in order to create a new element for my miniature arc reactor.

"Okay, the moment of truth is here. Oracle started up the prismatic accelerator" I said feeling excited.

"Initializing prismatic accelerator" Oracle replied as the stream of subatomic particles from the accelerator intensified and started humming.

"Approaching maximum power!" inform Oracle as the humming sound grows louder over time.

"Okay divert the beam to the target" I ordered as I waited anxiously.

As the concentrated beam hits the triangle, it begins to glow bright blue in color.

"Shut it down, Oracle" I said as I approached the element.

Placing the triangle into the miniature arc reactor core with a clip, I said "Run diagnostic, Oracle".

After a few second pauses, Oracle replied "Congratulations, Harry! The reactor has accepted the new element, it seems to be running more stable and more powerful compared to our previous reactor".

Smiling to myself, I said "Good, run several more tests. We will begin mass producing for all our equipment once everything checks out".

"What would you like to name your element as, Harry?" Oracle asked.

"Hmmm... how about Lieberium?" I replied as I was thinking of Stan Lee's real name Stanley Martin Lieber.

"Sure, it is your element. I was thinking you will be naming it Stanium" Oracle replied.

Chuckling to myself, I thought to myself that 'Stanleenium' would be a nice name too.

...

"Oracle, so how is Tony?" I asked.

After a few seconds, Oracle replied "He is organizing a birthday party for himself now and it seems to be going wilder by the minute".

Feeling worried I decided to check it out, I said "I will be heading out, Oracle!"

"Will you be needing your costume, Harry?" Oracle questions me.

"Good question, Oracle. Good question!" I said as I wondered which is the best option. Should I go as Nightwing or Bernard Houseman's godson.

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