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Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you the Lighting Storm.
This weapon will boost.
Stark International revenues by 8%.
It'll reach the market in 14 months.
Then cancel its development.
What?
Will make millions!
Tony Stark turns 18 in less than a year.
At which point, he'll take over the company.
You need to think short term, Obadiah.
Stark doesn't have to take over.
The board has the power to vote him out.
Why would we, Stane?
Under your watch, quarterly earnings have fallen
and Hammer Multinational is eating up our market share.
But Tony Stark is a child.
He doesn't know how to run a company.
You're yesterday, Stane.
Tony Stark is tomorrow.
He's a genius
and this company's best bet against Justin Hammer.
We've said this before, Obadiah.
We're not interested in fireworks.
We want armor, battle ready armor.
Iron Man!
Always Iron Man!
If I can just get my hands on that stupid suit!
Huh?
You just need the right hands.
That's why I've hired...
Ghost.
Can you do what needs to be done?
I've never failed a mission.
In 24 hours, the Iron Man armor will be yours.
Churchill gambles everything
on an all out effort to evacuate which French city?
James? Uh?
I know this.
Um.
Mr. Rhodes, your grades
are slipping.
It would behoove you to study tonight.
You need to do well on tomorrow's test.
Mr. Stark, care to answer?
Tony Stark!
Um, what was the question?
World War II?
Churchill? Evacuation?
- Ignoramus. - Ignoramus.
Churchill, right. Evacuated Dunkerque.
Showed you can retreat and lose a battle
but still win the war.
I'm telling you that girl hissed at me.
I don't even know her.
Yeah, girls don't usually hate on you
until they get to know you.
How do you not know Rona Irwin and her brother Andy?
The goth twins.
They've only been in our class forever.
No wonder she hates you.
Come on, she can't actually hate me.
Uh, check her myface status.
"Tony S is ruining my existence. Must be destroyed."
Okay. That sounds a tiny bit like hate.
She used to be the smartest kid in class till you.
Don't worry about it.
I'm sure she's not really
a super-scary psycho freak or anything, hopefully.
Right.
Well, I don't know about you guys,
but I got study for that test.
Test. Good idea, Rhodey.
Thanks for helping me retest the scanners
and guidance software in the Mark II armor, guys.
I think I've worked out the kinks.
Oh. Has it only been four hours?
So...
Tired.
Ugh. I can oy take so many software tests,
before my brain goes soft.
Urm. Can you guys keep quiet for five seconds.
I've got to focus.
As sick as being War Machine is, it has brought my grades down.
You'll be fine, Rhodey.
This may come as a shock, Tony,
but most people aren't mega-brains
who never crack a book and still ace everything.
Should I go after him?
For what? Speeding?
Whoa.
Sounded like something hit the chopper.
You see anything?
Negatory. We're clean.
A little bait for the trap.
You know what?
I'm about ready to call it a night anyway.
We'll study together.
Good.
Because if I don't pass that history test, I'm history.
Mayday! Mayday! We're losing power!
Dispatch, we're going down! 46th at the East River.
All units, respond.
Uh, Tony, I think your night shift
might not be over just yet.
Got'cha.
You guys okay in there?
And you wanted to go after him.
So what happened?
I have no idea. The whole panel went dead.
Circuits are fried. You guys must be buying
your copters from Hammer Multinational.
Who says you can't catch a fish in the East River these days?
Hey, guys, I found this EMP bomb
on the bottom of the copter.
I'm gonna examine it back at the armory.
Weird.
Well, tell me about it in the morning.
Man, I can't keep my eyes open anymore.
Armatures.
"Go to bed already."
Thanks, Pep.
Diagnostic analysis indicates an EMP,
an electromagnetic pulse device.
The high intensity short-ranged magnetic pulse
destroys electrical machinery.
Thanks, I know what it does.
The question is who did it.
That would be me.
Well, well, well.
What an interesting turn of events?
Oh, no. Ghost!
Who would've thought Tony Stark is Iron Man?
Anthony Edward Stark.
I figured you an Iron Man had a connection
when he rescued you last year.
But this is unexpected to say the least.
I... It's not what you think.
Sorry, the camera doesn't lie.
Say, cheese.
This is a big misunderstanding.
See, I've been helping Iron Man out with tech upgrades.
And sometimes when he's not here,
I try on the armor just for fun.
You should try out for the school play.
Nice acting, kid.
I'm 17. I have a heart condition.
How can I be Iron Man?
Second thought, forget acting.
You should just stick to building weapons I can steal.
You didn't think I had a backup plan, Ghost?
Nice going, kid.
You couldn't stop me as Iron Man.
What hope do you have
without the armor?
At least you can't steal it.
Why steal bulky armor
when I can just snatch you specs?
All of the Iron Man designs
are one handy little drive.
No!
Look on the bright side, Stark.
I'll name my new yacht after you.
All armor files copied.
My helmet?
Well, now you can't use your armor to come after me.
See you around, kid, when you turn 18.
Huh? What?
Rhodey, it's the Ghost.
The Ghost was just here in the armory.
What? And he got away with
the all the armor specs and the Mark II helmet.
What?
Someone must've hired him to steal it.
I have to stop him.
Tony, where are you going?
You don't know where the Ghost went.
You don't even know who he's working for.
AIM, Stane, Nefaria?
I... I can track the helmet.
Okay, um, I'm gonna get Pepper, too.
Rhodey, it's not just the armor.
It gets worse. He also knows...
Hold on.
Tell me, Stane.
What do you want more than anything in the world?
Correct.
Time to break out your checkbook.
You'll be making me a very rich man.
The Ghost number has been disconnected.
Please hang up and try again.
Nice outfit.
Nice place.
The roaches make you feel at home?
You're not going anywhere!
That's a big ouch.
Big ouch.
Tony, are you there?
Rhodey, told me everything. What's going on?
Found Ghost. Can't talk.
Got to stop him from uploading the armor specs to a network.
If I don't get those specs back,
any criminal will be able to build his own Iron Man armor.
Well, any criminal with like a gazillion dollars to spare.
Maybe not so helpful.
Right.
Sorry. I totally know what you mean though, Tony.
Remember that cute jacket I got last week?
And then Whitney comes to school
with the exact same jack...
Oh. I'm just saying.
So not cool.
Oh, good. Irony.
No, no, no!
Got you, you slippery little jerk.
I'm on my way, Tony.
I'll try to save you a piece.
There's not gonna be much left when I'm through with him.
You're not very good at this.
Huh?
See you again soon, Tony.
Oh, not again.
Tony, are you okay?
Ghost is getting away.
Whitney paid him up to meet you alone last time.
You can do the same.
Pepper, she paid him 10 mil.
I don't have access to that kind of coin, yet.
So unless you have a few million lying around.
Uh, I have $4 in bus tokens.
Go kick his butt!
Ghost!
Why even bother kid?
But now it's time we end this game
and say goodnight.
They can't all be real.
Analysis indicates sustained hard light holograms.
Solid holograms just like the kind Madam Mask used.
Solograms, if you will.
The latest in decoy tech.
Hey, Rhodey, you almost here?
Anytime now, buddy. I'm running out of ideas.
I got .50 calibers worth of ideas.
Go airborne.
I'm with you.
Did we get him?
He's off the radar.
He's... He's gone.
He got away.
All of that for nothing.
I blew it.
And now he has the armor specs.
It's over.
I lost.
You can't see it that way, man.
Rhodey,
I'm so sorry.
Sorry for what?
He doesn't just have the specs,
he has me.
My identity. And if he has me,
then he has everyone I care about.
You, your folks, Pepper, Whitney.
What're you talking about?
He saw me taking off the armor, Rhodey.
He knows I'm Iron Man.
Well, the way I see it there's only one thing to do now.
What? Go to school.
The test starts in a couple of hours.
The test?
I don't have time for that.
I have to find the Ghost
and stop him before he sells Iron Man.
You've been going nonstop all night,
just reacting, And you've been losing.
So step back, regroup, think about what to do,
and then go after him.
Churchill.
World War II.
You're right, Rhodey.
You may not need school, but I do.
My mom will ground me for two weeks if I don't pass.
Then kiss War Machine goodbye.
Come on, we got to get this armor off
and get ready for class.
Who commanded the allies in the invasion of Normandy?
Name three battles Captain America fought in 1942.
What French city did Churchill evacuate?
You still have 42 minutes till the end of class, Mr. Stark.
Do you want to double check your work?
No thanks.
I'm good.
Hammer.
Eyes on your test, Ms. Stane.
Stane?
Oh, no.
Mr. Stark, where are you going?
And don't say...
Bathroom!
Complete Iron Man designs.
Stark International will be the supplier
of the world's premiere military battle suit.
Well done, Obadiah.
Maybe you can lead this company into the future.
Won't Iron Man have something to say about this?
I think not.
Are top lawyers have looked into this.
And the Iron Man technology has never been patented.
It's mine. I mean ours.
No!
Oh, hey, dudes,
dudettes, how did you do?
Pretty well, I think.
I wonder how Tony did.
I hope he's okay. Maybe we should check on him.
See you later, Happy.
What are you worried about him for?
Did you see how fast he finished?
Tony has nothing to worry about.
Done, deal.
I don't know how you got those specs, Ghoul.
It's the Ghost.
For how much I just paid you, I can call you whatever I want.
Don't push your luck, blondie.
You're about to make me the richest man in the planet.
How can I score any bigger than this?
Time to retire.
You again!
Don't you know when to quit?
So you sell the specs to both Stane and Hammer.
Which one did you double cross?
Stane if you must know.
And now they have my armor and my identity.
I get your angry, Tony.
But it's nothing personal.
Just business.
Time to end this.
I've got a private plane I just bought waiting for me.
Nice try.
I already recalibrated my armor
to your little solograms.
I think you forgot something.
What the...
No!
Oh, yes.
Now, you're as solid as me.
Actually, a lot less solid. Squishable in fact.
Please don't hurt me, Tony.
You're pathetic, Ghost.
Warning, armor defenses penetrated.
I got a backup generator
for just such occasions, kid.
Five minutes of power.
Long enough to tear that mechanical heart
I'm grabbing right through your chest.
You can't.
You're bluffing. You go solid and yank it out,
my armor cuts your hand off at the wrist.
I should tear you apart.
Why not? I don't have anything left to loose.
I didn't sell your identity, kid.
Your my investment in the future
and my insurance policy.
What?
Next year you take over the Stark fortune.
Your secret identity will be worth
exponentially more than it is now.
Then maybe I should do more than take down your tech.
You're no killer, kid.
Besides, anything happens to me,
that video I shot automatically gets uploaded to the internet
in a heartbeat.
So what's it' gonna be, hero?
Make your decision.
Tony, where have you been? How did it go?
Did you find him? Did you get the specs back?
No, Ghost sold the specs to Stane and Hammer.
He said... He said he'll wait
till I'm 18 to blackmail me over my identity.
You should, uh, call the cops!
Oh, I can call my dad
and have the feds come down hard.
If I call the cops, everyone will find out I'm Iron Man.
Trying to avoid that, remember?
Besides, I never patented the armor.
What do you mean?
That means it's all up for grabs.
Anyone can create their own Iron Man.
Then I say,
"Suit up and steal those plans back from Stane and Hammer."
Or rip their places trying!
Yikes. Don't mess with the Pepper.
Guys, I don't know what to do.
This could be the worse day of my life.
No, you've had at least five or six worse things happen to you.
Tony, I shouldn't have made you take the test.
I should've gone with you.
You didn't make me do anything, Rhodey.
I got myself into this, and I have get myself out.
How?
By doing whatever it takes just like Pepper said.
Like I said.
All I know is one thing,
this battle with Stane and Hammer,
it's about to become an all out war.