Phase One: Iron Man by Alex Irvine

Author:Alex Irvine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Media Tie-In, Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Superheroes, Juvenile Fiction / Media Tie-In
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

Rhodey reeled back and kicked the front door of Tony’s mansion off its hinges. Inside, the home was eerily dark and silent; Jarvis didn’t greet Rhodey as he entered.

The living room was in shambles. Furniture lay overturned, several lamps had been broken. An untouched, deep-dish pizza lay on the coffee table.

“Tony?” Rhodey called. “Jarvis?”

There was no answer.

“Tony, where are you?”

Rhodey went to the elevator leading to the lab, but it seemed to be locked on the lower floor. He found the stairway and jumped down the steps three at a time. The door to the lab was locked, too, so he kicked it open.

His jaw dropped as he stepped inside. The entire workshop seemed to have been turned into an armory. Electronic components lay everywhere. Rows of helmets, boots, and gauntlets filled the laboratory shelves. Two suits of gleaming armor hung in the middle of the room, suspended by cables that were attached to the ceiling. They looked like the surveillance photos Rhodey had seen of the UAV that attacked the Gulmiran rebels.

“Tony?” he called again.

Tony Stark lay on the floor, looking like eight miles of bad road. But he was alive. Robotic arms moved around him in an intricate dance, performing surgery on Tony’s chest plate.

“Tony, you okay?” Rhodey asked.

Tony gazed darkly at him. “Where’s Pepper?”

“She’s fine. She’s with five agents. They’re about to arrest Obadiah.”

The robot arms finished their task and retracted into the ceiling. “That’s not going to be enough,” Tony said, standing. He took down the red-and-gold armor and began putting it on.

“What’s the plan?” Rhodey asked.

“I’m going after Stane,” Tony replied. He finished donning the armor and lowered the helmet over his head.

“That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” Rhodey said.

Tony almost cracked a smile, but he was all business. Rhodey understood why. He’d been almost killed twice by his friend and mentor, and now his… well, Pepper wasn’t his girlfriend. But she meant everything to him, and she was in danger.

“Not bad, huh?” Tony said. “Let’s do it.”

Rhodey nodded. “You need me to do anything else?”

Tony nodded back and said, “Keep the skies clear.” With a sound like a jet engine taking off, his boot rockets fired and he soared out through a ragged hole in the workshop roof.

Rhodey watched for a moment, in awe. Then he remembered the other suit of armor—the silver one. He pulled the helmet off the rack, and admired it.

“Next time, baby,” Rhodey said. He raced to the garage on the far side of the lab, picked out the fastest car he could find, and zoomed off, chasing his friend.

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