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From: stark_inc Date: June 28th, 2009 08:52 am (UTC) (Link)

Work has always been an option for Tony. Even when Pepper showed him the good people the destruction of his family company could destroy all it did was give him an idea about responsibility and why it was important. He knew what his genius could do and had known since he was pushed into building and designing more and more and bigger and bigger. Some kids played with legos. He and his dad played with the world. Little wonder when he discovered "slack" he'd become addicted to it. If he got a taste of life he never, ever stopped at just the one bite.

Now he works for his life, and he realizes up to this point, it's been a very useless life. All his genius....all his drive...it's been for the attention. No matter how it gets spun in the papers, it has been all about him. That's why he's going to get Yinsin out of here and then go save the world. If he lives, he lives, but how does that Horace Mann quote go? Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. Tony has never had shame a day in his goddamn life and he isn't going to collect some as a dead man walking.

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From: the_extras Date: June 28th, 2009 07:39 pm (UTC) (Link)

Yinsen is a genius as well, and together, they build on each other's ideas quickly. It is Yinsen who provides a way for the suit they are designing to multiply the wearer's strength a thousandfold -- or more. It is Tony who finds ways to keep the suit from being too slow despite its cumbersome frame in this limited workshop. Together, they design... and begin to build.

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From: stark_bodyguard Date: June 28th, 2009 07:48 pm (UTC) (Link)

After nights of no sleep and days of hot sun and little food, he finally emerges a new man.

"How -" the mechanical voice asks. "Does it fit?"

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From: the_extras Date: June 28th, 2009 07:53 pm (UTC) (Link)

"I think so," Yinsen nods. "We just need to let the systems finish booting."

There's a clank at the door, and Yinsen looks back, horrified. They're coming in... and that means they'll take the armor.

Tony needs some more time before the suit is ready.

He turns back, and before Stark can say a word, he rushes the door as it opens, and runs out.

"Death to Wong Chu!" he screams as he runs past the guards and out of Tony's sight. "Freedom! Death to W...!"

The sound of gunfire can be heard from down the hallway, and the old man's voice ends abruptly.

Wong Chu steps into the room, shaking his head. "Fool..."

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From: stark_bodyguard Date: June 28th, 2009 07:59 pm (UTC) (Link)

He's right, but he has the wrong fool. Not really caring anymore who lives and dies in this encounter, there's a lurch in his chest as he blasts the hell out of this room.

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From: the_extras Date: June 28th, 2009 11:45 pm (UTC) (Link)

Wong Chu has time just to look up in shock as the blasts knock him backward and into a wall.

His men run in at the sound, and open fire with their machineguns.

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From: stark_bodyguard Date: June 29th, 2009 12:29 am (UTC) (Link)

Most bullets fail to even dent the shielding he and and Professor Yinsin made much less the armor itself. Men fall like matchsticks as he approaches, shoving them off like bugs and breaking their weapons like toys.

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From: the_extras Date: June 29th, 2009 02:04 am (UTC) (Link)

He wades past the soldier, smashing them right and left as he heads for what he hopes is the exit. Bullets riccochet off the armor.

"Stark!" a voice declares from behind him.

Wong Chu, bruised and battered but still alive, raises his rocket launcher towards the Iron Man.

"You will not leave here alive!"

He launches the rocket towards Iron Man...

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From: stark_bodyguard Date: June 29th, 2009 02:53 am (UTC) (Link)

He put his heart, soul, and special transistors into this thing. He flips a switch and the repulsors on the suit do what they were designed for...

"Catch!"

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From: the_extras Date: June 29th, 2009 07:12 am (UTC) (Link)

The explosion shakes the base to its foundation. The ceiling collapses on everyone, burying every person under stone and wood. Few survived the explosion. Fewer still survived the collapse of the base.

As the dust clears, nothing is left of Wong Chu's base. It's flattened. There's no sign of life.

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From: stark_bodyguard Date: June 29th, 2009 07:38 am (UTC) (Link)

The dust blows lightly. Nothing stirs for long agonizing seconds. Then there is a crack and a low rumble under the Earth. Wood, Earth and brick displace as the Iron Man emerges, alone, and victorious.

The victory is short lived. He looks at a battered crate. These people were threatening him with his weapons. They were probably bought and sold 5 times over but that doesn't matter. His own designs threatened him and possibly the rest of the world. For the first time, what he does is all incredibly real - and he has to get out of here.

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