Chapter 50 - First Phase is Starting

Six years later...

It was mid-noon, the sun is hotter as it was getting the temperature rising to forty degrees Celsius. The people are sweating nonstop but they already seem to be adapted to its high temp.

There was a man in suit bringing a confident with bit of c.o.c.ky smile bring a businessman aura standing in front military.

He pause and said to them confidently "General?", the military General answer him back "Welcome, Mr. Stark. We look forward to your weapons presentation". As for Tony give him a thanks and continued to his speech.

"Is it better to be feared or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both? With that in mind, I humbly present the crown jewel of Stark Industries' Freedom Line. It's the first missile system to incorporate our proprietary repulsor technology.

They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Dad did it. That's how America does it.

And it's worked out pretty well so far.

Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even want to come out of their caves." As he signals one of the military tech guys to fire one of those missiles.

Winnggg! (Machine noises as it turning and pointing towards the target)

Wishhhhh

"For your consideration, the Jericho!"

Booommm!!

A massive explosion coming out from the mountains making Tony Stark be pushed forward due to the great shockwave caused by the missile.

After the Jericho missile presentation, Tony Stark and other military groups including Coronel Rhodes ride their military humvee.

" I feel like you're driving me to a court-martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're going to pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forrest" as he looked to his side.

"We can talk, sir"

"Oh, I see. So it's personal?"

Another soldier talk to hin and said "

"Good God, you're a woman. I honestly... I couldn't have called that. I mean, I'd apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first."

"I'm an airman" she answered him back

"You have, actually, excellent bone structure, there. I'm kind of having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?" As the soldiers inside the vehicle laugh and chuckled.

As they were about talking here and there, the last moment they take a picture of Tony Stark. As the picture was about to be taken, something hit and blew up the vehicle in front of them. Gunshots and such were heard and hitting the side of their vehicle.

"Contact left!"

"What have we got?" Tony asked

The driver stepped out to go into combat and was shot down immediately.

One of the soldiers shouted and said: "Jimmy, stay with Stark!"

"Stay down!" Soldier named Jimmy

"Yeah" as he crouch down.

The other Soldier from the front seat got out to shoot but was shot too.

"Son of a b*tch!" He cursed

Jimmy got out to fight back at the terrorist

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Give me a gun!" Tony immediately appealed

"Stay here!"

Jimmy turned back around and he was gunned down too, holes piercing the vehicle. Tony's hearing and senses were dulled a bit as he got himself out of the vehicle, stumbling a bit in the chaos. He got some of his hearing back and ran and dove behind a rock for cover. He pulled out his phone to contact and call for help when a bomb landed next to him.

He looked over to see it say: Stark Industries. He tried to get up and get away but didn't in time. The bomb exploded and made him fly through the air a bit.

This is the start of the story of Tony Stark road to be a great hero named Iron Man.

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There was a great saying coming from a great man and said "If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."

I thought it was some phrase that didn't make any sense so I take it for granted but I was awoken by it when I trained for the whole 6 years. It made sense as I keep trying my best and exceed my limits even I bleed, injured or whatever case is, I keep ongoing.

And yet those six years seem to fly so fast, and it's time for me to go to the city of New York.

At the John F. Kennedy International Airport...

It's almost month of the summer but the passengers are already feeling the blazing hot of the sun reaching 32 degrees Celsius. That's not also thing that passengers worried about is that the air conditioning system just currently shut off.

The maintenance team is already working hard to their best. The passengers are doing their best to find a way to make them cool down and as for me snoring at the bench seems to be pretty used to this hot weather.

"Ahh... this hot weather and temperature is killing me! When will this end mom?! I should not come here at all god*mn it!" The girl complaining while her mother didn't hear what she said.

As minutes past before noon, a noise of megaphone sounded throughout the room that make me awake from my sweet dreams.

*ahem*

"To all to passengers to this airline I'm so sorry for the inconvenience, but something just happened that three of our planes can't take off for some reason. It's also for the safety of all the passengers in the airport we will " Manager speak loudly as he was wiping his sweaty suit.

The business suit guy didn't take seriously the explanation of the manager so he rebutted without in a rude way.

"F*ck that safety! I don't care what your reason is but I'll f*cking sue this airport! I've been waiting for the whole 6 six hours in this god*mn airport and you expect me to accept that sh*tty reason! You bunch of motherf*ckers!!" The guy shouted at the manager as he was about to push him out.

One of the workers at the airport have a fiery temper so he tried to raise the broomstick to the business suit guy. But the guy with a business suit also didn't take any chances so he pulled a pen as a weapon.

While me... slouching on the bench like didn't care about my surroundings. My whole head is covered with a magazine that they can't see my face. I put down the magazine since I notice that the crowd is getting noisier last-minute ago.

And what I just saw two people were about to fight.

"Haa... people these days are getting annoyed by just some petty reasons. Could they just need to cool their hot heads for once?!" I said sighing on what I'm seeing on my sight.

I just pick up the coin in my pocket and flick it to the fire alarm/water sprinkler in the top of my head.

*Flick* *swhhhhhhhh*

The coin gives a ping sound as the water sprinklers up above made all the passengers getting wet. The whole heated conversations between those people arguing, the stop bickering instead they already pissed of on what did I do.

One of the security seems to notice my actions airlier, he look me menacingly. I tried to walk it through but he still able to catch up to me.

"Wait, stop right there!" The security pointed me. I already knew what will happen next and I would be detained by them for a few hours and I don't want that. I run, zigzagging just to shake him off from my trail.

In just a minute, I manage to get out and found a taxi to give me a ride. The taxidriver seem to noticed my actions that I'm on a rushed, so he opened up hastily the cab and throw myself inside the car.

"Rushed sir?!" The old driver smiled at me and I answered "Yes, please! Just drive whatever at place at". The taxi driver stepped on the pedal as it dashed away from the airport.

The driver is looking at me at the front mirror, and said: "did you do some illegal stuff kiddo?".

"No, of course not and also it's not what you think it is sir, I think we have been a bit of misunderstanding. I just made a little prank in that airport!" I explained to him, as not hiding my surprise to asked me that same question.

He chuckled and said, "A little prank that made whole security chasing after you?". I didn't know whether I laugh or cry since he seems doubtful to my answer.

"Where we going, kid?" He asked me with his raspy voice.

"To Heavens Pavilion?!" He look at me doubting whether he heard it right or not. "Are you sure it's the Heavens Pavilion that located in Manhattan Bridge?" He asked me twice.

"Uhh, yes? There's no Heavens Pavilion in New York Right?"

"Kid, you better not mess with me or else we would f*cked by the securities if this would go wrong!" The driver reprimanded me.

"Yes, yes... just step on the pedal alright? Wait, can you please raise the volume on the radio a little bit?" I was currently not listening to the radio until the radio broadcaster.

"...it's almost been two weeks since then, the great Tony Stark, the CEO of Stark industries have been captured by a group of terrorists! Up until now, the military still on search and rescue operation on Afghanistan even it's on warzone right now..."

"Tony Stark has been captured?!" I exclaimed with a bit surprised. It give me a fight that phase 1 of the MCU is already starting for a few weeks ago.