Our new Lives as Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.

"Can you hand me that?"

a woman handed him a futuristic gun. "Are you really going to try this out?" - "Of course I am, if I don't show results, the college will pull my funding." - "You'll kill yourself." - "It's perfectly safe."

he aimed the gun at a wall. "And you're about to see that."

he pulled the trigger and a green liquid in a oval shape formed in front of them. "See, perfectly safe."

the green turned red, and sucked there couple up before they could react.

MCU. Afghanistan.

I sat up and felt pain all over. "What happened?"

I looked around to see I'm surrounded by sand.

I looked down to see metal.

I felt towards my face and pulled something off. I looked at what's in my hand, then memory's flooded into my brain.

I gasped. "I'm now... Tony Stark!"

I sat in silence for a moment trying to put things together. I have so many memories in my head. So many thoughts running wild.

'I don't know how, but when I the portal tuned red, it sucked me up and I became Tony Stark right after he escaped.'

I stood up and looked at the suit. "I can think and walk."

I did just that. I started to walk, and I was in a daze as I walked. My now past life, my childhood, teenage years, then adult life. Then Tony's life just like my last one ran through my head.

After I went through everything I snapped out of the daze and fell to my knees.

As I did I heard Helicopters. I looked up to see a few fly over me.

I started laughing and yelling. "Yes! Me, I'm here!" I watched them turn around to land in front of me.

The smile couldn't leave my face as I watched Rhodey run out to Me.

Rhodey: "How was the Fun-Vee." I didn't say anything and reached out my hand so he can help me up.

He grabbed my hand. "Next time you ride with me."

He helped me up, and into the chopper.

We made it back to the base, and I got handed the suit I asked for.

Once I changed, I got into a plane and headed back to the states.

Once landed, and the ramp came down, I got rolled to the edge before I got up and waved away the Medics.

Once on solid ground I looked in Pepper's eyes and the feelings Tony had rushed to the surface.

I walked closer without thinking and touched her face... I pulled my hand away. "No, I have Julie."

Pepper went wide eyed and whispered, "Jack?"

my hands shot up to both sides of her face, and I looked deeply into her eyes. "It is you." - "How is this possible?" - "How am I supposed to know, one moment I'm... Well, you know, then the next I'm in the desert." - "Well, aren't you supposed to be the smart one now? Please tell me you got his memories and brains?" - "Yes I got them, I don't like the way you asked, you sounded like without his brains I wouldn't be able to become." - "Time and place." - "Right. Let's move to the car."

I sat In the car and Happy immediately asked. "Where to boss?" - "I want an American hamburger, then a Press Conference." 

Pepper got in and shut the door. "You really want a Press Conference?" - "Yes I do. But not for the reason you might think. Happy, Burger first."

We pulled up to my HQ and I got out of the car to be met by Stane.

Obadiah put his arm around my shoulder. "Look at this! Tony. We were going to meet at the hospital.

"No need to go to the hospital. I'm in perfect health."

Obadiah: "Look at you! You had to have a burger, yeah?"

"Of course, I needed something American."

Obadiah: "You get me one of those?"

"Unfortunately, no."

I look away from Stane as a glare started to seep through.

He looked at me funny as we walked.

As we walked into the Conference room he gained a smile and spoke. "Hey, look who's here!.. Yeah!"

I walked through the crowd and walked behind the podium.

I stood there until everyone went quiet.

"I saw many things during my vacation that just shouldn't be shown at any hotel." That got some nervous laughter. "I saw that my weapons, for some reason are turning up in places they shouldn't be, and cause harm to people, innocent people that should've never laid eyes on a Stark weapon.

I got shown the hard way that my company is not doing what it should. I got shown that it needs a total overhaul!"

A reporter raised his hand. 

"Yes, Ben." - "What exactly happened over there?"

"What happened was I got my eyes opened. 

I got shown that what I thought I was doing is wrong. So that's why I plan on releasing a whole new line of work that will hopefully better help our soldiers and any civilian that might be caught in a crossfire.

So that being said, I'm not stopping any Manufacturing on weapons, As even if I stop making them, others will continue to do so so at least if I make them hopefully I can make them safe and good enough that the fight doesn't have to continue to happen.

But I'll also be looking at other areas to move into."

A bunch of hands rose.

"Sorry. No questions. Thank you."

I stepped off the stage and walked into the back.

I sat down on a chair and looked off into the distance.

'Did I make the right choice? Should I of closed the Weapons department? 

What I said wasn't wrong. Even if I don't make weapons, others will. So... i don't know. That's something I can deal with later.'

I stood up as Pepper walked in. I seen confusion written all over her face. I Don't know why, But I didn't feel like dealing with it right now. 

"Let's go. Is Happy out front?" - "Yes, but, I think we need to talk." - "Maybe later. Let's move."

I made my way out front to see Happy standing by my door.

He opened it and I stepped in.

"Home."

Happy: "Right away Sir."