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Tweak says, "Frank-N-Furter we meet at last"

Tony Stark/Iron Man (boots_of_lead) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-10 22:31:00

Entry tags:

invincible iron man, pepper potts, thirteen, tony stark

Who: Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man, Pepper Potts and Remy Hadley
Where: New York
When: Back dated Monday morning after Pepper's attack
Why: Pepper's dying, Extremis! Tony has been attacked, and only one man is left to save them both
Rating: R for the cursing going on

Despite the danger he knew could await him, Tony wasn't about to leave Pepper there for something else to come along and get her. He was closer than the other version of him, and even if he was already halfway here, he could get to her first. He owed her so much more, but this was just a start for his atonement. When he arrived at the hospital, he found her lying on the ground, curled up in pain with a strange tattoo covering portions of her body. Landing next to her, his faceplate retracted and Tony stared down at her as he attempted to get her up from the ground. He wasn't sure if his suit would protect him or if he'd even be able to move her. "Pepper...Pepper, it's me...I'm here to take you to the mansion...."

In the mean time, the other Tony had went off frantically in search of the one who'd attacked Pepper. He had been intending to make it pay, but instead it had gotten him in the end. He was flying off now to find her, and he could <i>feel</i> Extremis in his body trying to fight this off whatever it was. He was in pain, but it was battling the pain while repairing parts of his armor midflight. He thought he had made it out clear, but then a strong sharp jolt of pain shot through him just as he got near the hospital, and bits of his armor began to fall off. First the repulsors flickers, trying to go offline, then his gauntlets fell off and the undersuit had retracted back into his body. Tony was falling fast, and the next thing he realized, he was crashing to the ground a few feet from his other self and Pepper.

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boots_of_lead
2008-06-12 03:24 am UTC (link)

His jaw visibly tensed as he watched her die, and it was like he was on autopilot, as he sat down on the bed and pulled her into his lap. He cradled her close to him, her entire body covered in the blue tattoo, her head on his shoulder as he just held her. No matter what, she was his Pepper, too, even if the other had laid claim to her heart. As he hugged her, he tucked her head underneath his chin and stroked her hair lightly, his head tilted where he could keep his eye on the other Tony. By now, when the tattoo reappeared each time, it was practically covering every inch of him that he could see, and he could see muscle spasms and facial ticks letting him know that Extremis was doing its best to heal him but was failing miserably.

The other Tony took one last deep breath, and his chest fell one more time,letting him know he'd met the same fate as his lover. The three of them reminded him sickly of a Shakespearean layout, the two husks of the lovers draped over the bed with the evil lord mourning the passing of the one he loved.

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notunlucky
2008-06-12 03:32 am UTC (link)

After hearing something from the other room, she peeked her head into the room and saw Tony cradling Pepper. They were dead apparently. She felt sick to her stomach, and she really didn't want Edward to see any of this, so she went to see if Sophie would watch him for a while and then came back to them. She went over and put her hand on Tony's shoulder, not knowing what else to do.

She had to do this with her father when their mother had died. Just stand there and put her hand on him and not know what else to do. She was bad at this part. She never wanted Pepper to die. "I'm sorry.." she told him.

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boots_of_lead
2008-06-13 04:30 am UTC (link)

"So am I," he said. He looked as though he were fifty years older, deep lines in his face as he got up from the bed, sliding Pepper gently out of his lap and settling her closer to the other. At least they were together was all he could think. "I'll....once this is over, I'll arrange for something to be done with them." Then he thought about something as he slipped his hands in his pockets, staring at the two of them. "I wonder if you die here, do you go back to your timeline? Maybe she's happy even if she had to suffer so much here."

But he couldn't look at the two of them any longer and so he turned away, then wrapped his arm around Remy's waist. "We'll lock the door behind us. I don't want anyone near this room until I figure out what to do." Maybe it was weird he was clinging to them like this, but she was still his friend and he owed them a decent burial or whatever.

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notunlucky
2008-06-13 04:38 am UTC (link)

Remy nodded her head a little, "I think so yeah.. I.. was talking to Claire once.. the girl that healed you up? She said .. she died once.. months ago.. I didn't ask how or whatever but.. she said.. she.. woke back up home. She was there for months maybe, years.. and then.. she woke up back here.. but only a couple of hours had passed here.." she explained. She didn't think it was weird that he was clinging, really anyone would if someone had died.

"Yeah all right, let's go.." she trailed off. She was watching the two of them and something was going on. Whatever it was, it was bad because they seemed to be transforming. Glowing. But transparent. Like.. ghosts. "Shit.." her eyes were wide, "We have to go.. right now.." she tugged on him.

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boots_of_lead
2008-06-13 05:07 am UTC (link)

As she tugged on his shirt, he turned around just in time to see his other self's physical body glow just as brightly as staring into a fluorescent bulb. "Damn it!" he yelled and grabbed her by the hand to rush off towards Edward's room. "What the hell is going on now?" The two of them were in Edward's room as Sophie played with him, keeping him occupied while his parents were dealing with the deaths, but Tony burst in, "Time to go! We've gotta get out of here. Remy, you take Sophie and Edward down to the shop, get the Audi and get out of here. I'm suiting back up and going back out there." The look of determination to make this thing pay for all of this burned in his eyes.

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notunlucky
2008-06-13 05:15 am UTC (link)

They ran out of the room and down the hall towards where Sophie and Edward were. She scooped up Edward and then stopped, "Wait.. you can protect him better then I can.. Tony.. you can't do anything for them.. you can't.. what if they're contagious .. we have to get out of here. Together. Right now.." though she kept a hold of Edward as they left the room. They would have to get things for him later. "They're coming.. shit.. go go.." she pushed them both out of the room.

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boots_of_lead
2008-06-13 08:13 am UTC (link)

Tony took the baby into his arms, clutching the now crying child to his chest as all the commotion upset him. "We've got to get downstairs. We don't know how fast they move or what they can do." Fuck, his brain was racing as he tried to think of something that could be done. He didn't want to have to kill Pepper, but she was going to kill all of them if he didn't stop her. Tony ran down the small winding staircase into the basement, everyone in tow behind him as he fumbled for his car keys. He'd have to leave Jarvis behind in the house with them.

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notunlucky
2008-06-13 08:22 am UTC (link)

Remy and Sophie followed suit down the flight of stairs as fast as they could and once Tony had opened the door, she got Sophie inside and then climbed in herself. "Just drive.." she'd put Edward in his car seat, managing to strap him in as they took off. The ghosts didn't seem to be following but they did seem to be tearing the place apart. She watched as the lights went dead in the house, but she could still see this weird eerie blue light. "Christ almighty.. um.. let's.. go to the hospital? Shit I don't know where to go.."

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boots_of_lead
2008-06-13 08:52 am UTC (link)

"The hospital was where I found her. They're all in that area. It's too dangerous to head there." His eyes flickered up to the rearview mirror to look at the house just as the lights died. Poor Jarvis. He hated having to abandon him to that unknown fate; he was just as much his companion as any of the others. "We should head to the hangar where my plane is. Fly out of here for the time being until it's all blown over. I don't want to risk anything happening to you or the children. They might not chase us, but there are others who are going to be in there who might."

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notunlucky
2008-06-13 08:58 am UTC (link)

Oh great. Of course they were at the hospital. "I think that place is on a Hellmouth.." she muttered. Really, the only explanation that she could give to the poor hospital. It had been completely ruined twice and now this? Plus all the times that those Silent Hill creatures attacked everyone. She finally sat back in her seat and nodded, "All right.. yeah.. sure.." she glanced over at him and then back out the window. She didn't want to be angry, it wasn't his fault.

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