Ch 9

At night, Pepper discovered from Stane's computer how he had secretly hired the Ten Rings to capture Toni. She then called SHIELD agent Phil Coulson and his team to arrest Stane.

When they went inside the base, no one was there and the lights were completely dark.

Suddenly, they turned on and everyone saw a towering silver armored suit.

Stane had already suited up.

"Your services are no longer required." Stane said, aiming his gun at Pepper. Suddenly, a blur of red and gold rammed into Stane's suit and they crashed onto the road before getting back up.

Iron Woman had arrived.

Stane roared in rage and grabbed a car before using it to knock Iron Woman away.

Then he tried crushing her with the car only for Iron Woman to block it but she staggered from the immense strain.

"Lady!" Iron Woman tried but it was no use and the car screeched over her, causing her to bounce across the road painfully.

Stane then charged in and sent Iron Woman flying with a missile, causing her to ram into a bus and create a dent.

"For thirty years, I've been holding you up!" Stane said. "I've built this company from nothing! And nothing's gonna stand in my way. Least of all, you!"

Then Iron Woman flew into the air but to her complete shock, that big suit of Stane's flew after her too.

"Ma'am, it appears his suit can fly." JARVIS said.

"Duly noted." Toni replied.

"The odds of reaching the air with only 16% power are-"

"I know the math, do it!"

That finally got JARVIS to turn on the repulsors and Iron Woman zoomed up but was grabbed by Stane.

"You had a great idea but mine suit's more advanced than yours in every way." Stane taunted.

"How'd you solve the icing problem?" Toni asked as Stane's helmet froze solid.

"Might wanna look into it."

With a clang, Toni punched Stane down but the battle still wasn't done and Stane blasted her into the roof with another missile, causing her helmet to fall off.

"Turn on the reactor!" Toni shouted to Pepper who had been watching the entire battle from below.

"You'll die!" Pepper said.

There was no other way.

"Just do it!" Toni replied.

Finally, Pepper turned on the reactor and a massive beam of energy zapped Stane before shooting up into the sky and causing all of the city's power to black out.

Then Stane himself fell down and the entire building exploded but Pepper ran out and Toni rolled out of the way as the flames shot out from the cracked roof.

She had made it.