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Under Tony's command, the remaining energy of the Mark suit was channeled into his right fist.
Tony slowly crouched, adopting a fighting stance. As soon as the big black dog pounced, he would land a punch!
"If this punch doesn't settle it, I'm done for."
Tony felt a bit regretful, realizing he might have acted hastily and should have been better prepared. But it was too late to worry about that now!
"Awroo!!"
Black Shuck howled as it charged at Tony.
Tony took a deep breath, waiting for Jarvis's signal to strike.
The tension was palpable. Despite its severe injuries, Black Shuck moved swiftly, reaching Tony in no time, ready to bite.
"Sir, now!"
Jarvis relayed the command.
Tony was about to throw his punch when—
"Boom!"
A silver figure descended from the sky, landing directly on Black Shuck, knocking it out cold.
A silver-gray armored suit, bearing a heavy machine gun on its shoulder, stood over Black Shuck, calmly facing Iron Man.
"Sir, you can stop now. Colonel Rhodes has arrived."
Jarvis reported to Tony.
"What? What about Black Shuck?"
Tony, prepared for the final blow, was momentarily stunned.
"It's unconscious."
"Restore visual systems!"
Tony immediately reactivated his suit's visuals, seeing War Machine, the suit he had given to Rhodey—or rather, Rhodey had commandeered.
War Machine's visor opened, revealing Rhodey's face.
"Hey, Stark, looks like I saved your life. You seem to be holding up well."
Rhodey, unaware of the situation, assumed Tony was doing fine, given he was battling a terrifying creature.
"Yeah, I'm always in top form."
Tony opened his visor, putting on a confident face for Rhodey.
"You know, I was just about to blow up that dog. You missed quite a show."
Tony boasted.
"Sure, sure, I only saw you being tossed around like a ragdoll."
Rhodey replied, exasperated.
"Wait! You saw that? When did you get here?"
Tony pointed at Rhodey, bewildered.
"Just as you got flung the first time. But I promise I won't tell anyone."
Rhodey grinned mischievously, making Tony roll his eyes and cover his face.
"Wait, it's not just you."
Tony looked at the screen.
Luffy: "Wow! That armor is so cool! What is it?"
Franky: "It screams high-tech! Flying, shooting—it's a man's dream!"
Naruto: "So awesome!"
Nobita: "Really cool! I want armor like that too!"
Dan: "You have Doraemon; you don't need armor."
Nobita: "Right! Doraemon, I want one!"
Doraemon: "No, you still have homework."
Tony, seeing no one cared about his embarrassing moments, sighed in relief. At least no one knew how humiliating it had been.
"Buzz buzz!!"
A Quinjet descended, and Coulson emerged from the open hatch.
"Mr. Stark, the cage is ready. You can load the dog now. Thank you, Colonel Rhodes!"
Coulson waved, his eyes shining as he looked at their armors.
"Alright!"
Tony said, lifting Black Shuck and covering its eyes.
"Wait, isn't that a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent? Tony, when did you start working for them?"
Rhodey asked, puzzled.
"Hm? They begged me to help them out."
Tony replied, boarding the plane.
"Need a lift?"
Tony asked Rhodey.
"No, I'm on a mission here. I need to report back. Should I tell them to contact S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Rhodey replied.
"Yeah, have them talk to S.H.I.E.L.D."
Tony said, placing Black Shuck in a specially prepared titanium alloy cage with freezing gas and advanced anesthetics, secured with titanium chains. He didn't believe this wouldn't contain the big black dog.
"Goodbye, Rhodey. By the way, that suit looks good on you."
Tony waved as the plane's doors began to close.
"Goodbye. By the way, Hammer Industries is hosting an exhibition tonight to showcase new weapons for me. You should come check it out!"
Rhodey said before flying off.
"You actually went to Hammer Industries."
Tony shook his head in disbelief, then sat down.
"Hey, get me a coffee and a burger. I'm exhausted."
Tony requested from Coulson.
"Sorry, sir, we don't have any."
Coulson replied with a smile.
"Don't you guys know how to reward a returning hero?"
Tony rolled his eyes.
"Sorry, but can you tell me what that big black dog is?"
Coulson asked, looking at the massive cage. Black Shuck's abilities were terrifying.
"Think of it as a reaper from hell. Ask your boss for more details."
Tony deflected, leaving the explanation to Nick Fury. He then looked out the window, tapping his fingers.
"Strange, where's the reward?"
Tony was puzzled. Previous SCP captures had immediate rewards. Why not now?
Something felt off.
Tony looked outside, sensing something was wrong.
"Hey, Coulson, are we heading to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Tony noticed they were flying in the opposite direction.
Coulson also realized something was wrong and approached the cockpit.
"Hey, where are you going?"
Suddenly, the co-pilot stood up, pointing a rifle at Coulson.
Coulson backed off in fear.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!"
Other agents in the Quinjet raised their guns at Coulson and Tony.
"Don't move if you don't want to die!"
The co-pilot threatened, glaring at Coulson and Tony.
(End of Chapter)