"Here's your script. You were on a yacht, and here are the signatures of 15 people who can testify to this," Coulson said after handing the statement to Tony.
"Iron Man. That's a nice name. Ritsuka, Yinsen, what do you think?" Tony asked while reading the newspaper, as Coulson left.
"It's a cool superhero name," I said, as Yinsen just shrugged.
"It should be Titanium Man because Tony used a titanium-gold alloy, right?" Yinsen suggested, but we both disagreed.
"Anyway, it's not like I'm special or something. Da Vinci and Karna are more qualified for the hero job," Tony said, sounding out of character.
"Why do you think that, Tony?" I asked, noticing the sudden change in him.
He looked at me for a few seconds before speaking from his heart.
"Hmm, because Da Vinci and Karna are more powerful, and I'm nowhere near their level. The recent problems I faced made me realize how weak I am, and I got to know reality," Tony continued, but I interrupted him.
"Stop, Tony. You are more than you think. Da Vinci and Karna faced many dangerous situations, so they have the experience and knowledge to handle them. But Tony, you've only faced a few situations like that, and look how far you've come. Tell me, Tony, do you think you've reached the best version of yourself? Is the suit you created the best version? Have you truly reached your true potential?"
Both Tony and Yinsen started to listen seriously to my words.
"No, you haven't. You are far from it. It doesn't matter how fate hits you and how weak you feel. The only thing that matters is how much you can take the hits from fate and stand against it. It's about how much you can improve and become stronger." Tony slowly started to understand.
"You may feel weak or useless, but remember to do your best. You're just starting your first journey. I felt the same way when I fought with my friends. It's okay to feel weak in front of powerful beings, but if you don't try to become strong, then it's your fault. My friends always told me to do my best. And you too, Tony, you should do your best and become better than anyone. Your story is just starting." Tony then looked at me.
"Tony, you've already created a beautiful legacy. You are Iron Man. You have the heart of a hero," I said, pointing at his arc reactor.
"You will definitely become the greatest hero of all time in the future, and I believe in that possibility and in you too," I said with a smile. I felt guilty that my existence made him feel less motivated, so I used my Ritsuka Fujimaru motivational skills. Maybe my savior status was activated, but who cares as long as Tony becomes the best version of himself.
"Damn, kid, do you have any skills to make others shy or what? You're really making me shy now," Tony said, feeling suddenly motivated by a 19-year-old kid. I rememberd even William tell said same words as Tony before.
Suddenly, Potts came into the room.
"Huh, did I disturb you guys?" she asked, seeing everyone staring at her.
"No, it's nothing. I think we should leave Tony with his girlfriend, Yinsen," I said and rushed out before Potts could hit me.
"Hey, Ritsuka, I'm not his girlfriend. I will talk with Morgan later," she said, but I had already left.
Tony just smiled and started to tease and express his feelings to her. It was up to her to accept his feelings.
***
"Now I will follow the script, unlike last time, to vilify myself again," Tony said as he laughed and came on stage.
The following scenes unfolded exactly like in the original world.
"I am not a superhero because that would be ridiculous and... fantastic," Tony said, slightly distracted.
"I never said you are a superhero," the reporter who had questioned him earlier responded.
Then he remembered my words, his legacy, and said,
"The truth is... I AM IRON MAN," Tony declared with a smirk.
Immediately, the reporters went crazy and started asking him questions, but he turned around, refusing to take any.
"So it begins," I said with a smile, knowing that from here onwards, the world wouldn't go the same as in the movie because this world was different and based on comics.
Tony thought about Da Vinci and Karna. He knew the level of genius that girl had and the power Karna possessed. But he didn't feel weak; he only thought about his goal. His goal was to become stronger and better than anyone. Of course, he would face problems and work harder. He had good motivation to become stronger than before. This change in him would surpass many levels in the future.
***
Then the three of us reached Tony's home, and I sat beside Happy in the car. I asked Happy to train me to drive the car, and he agreed. As we went inside, we heard noises in the hall and the harsh words of my friends. We went to the hall, and I was surprised to see what had happened.
I saw Nick Fury tied upside down by my friends and Morgan in the hall. They even tied a thread to his mouth so he couldn't speak.
"Hey, what are you doing, guys?" I rushed towards them. He is the Shield director. What in the world did he do to deserve this punishment?
"Ritsuka, Tony, you guys, this one-eyed guy is a thief. He came to this place and even tried to hack Jarvis with a hacking device. Look at his face; he looks like a child kidnapper. Let's hand him over to the police. We didn't get his identity from the Internet. I bet he's an international criminal," Da Vinci said, but Nick Fury started to move his head, trying to say he was innocent.
"I think he is not a criminal," Karna said, making Nick feel relieved, but his next words shocked him.
"But he had ill intentions towards my master and Tony. I can feel it," Karna said, ready to take action if I ordered him to.
"If he is an enemy to my husband, then he will die," Morgan said, using her fairy eyes to see that this human wouldn't hesitate to attack Ritsuka.
Of course, if I turned out to be an enemy to this world or Shield, Nick Fury would think to kill me.
"Sir, I suggest we hear what he has to say. Everyone here doesn't listen to me at all. Only Da Vinci is sensible, but this man, while trying to escape from Ms. Morgan and Karna, broke Da Vinci's favorite dinosaur model (toy) after entering this lab, and Da Vinci has been mad ever since," Jarvis said.
I totally forgot that Nick Fury would visit after Iron Man 1.
Then I understood what happened. When Nick Fury came to Tony's house in secret to talk about the Avengers team, Morgan detected an unknown human presence and released her killing intent towards Nick. Sensing her killing intent, he trusted his instincts to run away and went to the lab, where he accidentally destroyed Da Vinci's toy.
I can't fault him for this mistake as a top spy. No human can resist Morgan's killing intent. Even when I faced Morgan with Caster Artoria, she easily massacred an entire army with her killing intent who came near her clones. Nick Fury, even with his experience, couldn't do anything in front of death.
"Morgan, you should stop releasing your killing intent on him. Yinsen, bring water. Karna, release him. Da Vinci, I will buy a new model for you later, so calm down," I said, believing it was torture to feel killing intent. Yinsen went to bring water. Karna released him.
"Hmm, if you say so, husband," Morgan said, stopping her killing intent on Fury. Fury then started to breathe normally.
Tony didn't understand killing intent. He thought it was a magic spell. He already planned to create an armor to withstand magic, so he needed to improve himself and gain as much knowledge as possible.
"Get the water, motherf... fudgering water," Nick Fury almost said the fuck-word but seeing Da Vinci, who was a little girl, decided to change the word. Yinsen gave him water, and he drank the whole glass like it was wine.
***
{Welcome to the comics world}
Note: From now on, the story will be based on comics and my imagination, but superheroes' origins won't change. The next arc will be based on the X-Men team and Hydra.