Out of the frying pan into the fire.

He smacked me around for a couple of seconds. That was until I download Son Goku's fighting style. It had surprised him enough That I had taken the advantage. The evil saiyan sneered. " You think aping Kakarot's style is going to save you I am the Prince of all Saiyajin, and your a human in a sardine can! "

" Yeah I may be human!" I challenge. " But I am Iron Man ! And that's all I need to stop you!"

When he 's about to say something arrogant. I blast him in the face with my repulsors. After he recovers I fire some smart bombs distracting him. I drop something from one of the panels in my armor, Capsules.

Old man Briefs may have hated me, But that doesn't mean I'm not going to use his tech. Then My surprise appears . Different armors. From the past. See I've been rebuilding and updating old versions of Iron Man for a little Idea a friend of mine James Rhodes had called Iron Corps

Three armors appeared around "Evil" Vegeta.

" What is this? " he screams.

" The big one I call Hulk Buster."

" The one punching you I gave the name Thor buster."

" This last one is my newest , Saiyan Buster."


Using the Extremis . I command them all to attack. A sonic barrage. His ears bleed and he screams in immense pain. All the armors still beat him senseless along with myself.

He gets up blasting the shells. He didn't have enough to vaporise them. So I make them self destruct. Causing The bastard to bleed more. He flies after me. It's time to try out my new trick.

I unleash a simulated version of Bulma's smell, and a recording of her voice saying " Calm down Vegeta. It works it confuses him for a second which allows me to blast him again.

So it doesn't matter an alternate universe version, has the same weakness. Problem is it's a one trick pony. He charges me and grabs me by the throat. " Now I have you Stark!"

" You also have my chest laser!" I declare firing it in his eyes. Idiot didn't have his force field up. He then receives a shot to the jaw with my fist. Now we're just down to punching each other,normally he could peel me out of this armor, but now he's rather weak.

While we've playing the punch each other game, I try to figure out some way to put him down. He's weaker now but still dangerous. Ok time to call up another one of my protocols, then my armor. Gives me a message.


" SCAN COMPLETE ANOMALY FOUND CYBERNETIC SPINE!" So he's somehow been injured. And this cyber part , keeps him walking huh? Let's see what happens when I use the Extremis on it.

He falls like a puppet with his strings cut. " What happened my head hurts!"

"I just burned out the interface between your brain, and your artificial spine. Also I wouldn't try to get that repaired, unless you like the idea of being mentally retarded. Now tell me where your version of Bulma is I have to pay her back as well . "

" She's dead you tech jockey! The version of myself from your reality killed her! Then his Mirai murdered my children!" I'm alone !"


" Your not going to get any sympathy from me buddy."I would have spit but that's not a good idea inside a metal helmet. " You used me as a tool for your little conspiracy. Now I'll let you join your family. "

A missile pops out of a panel on my arm. It's adamantium tipped so I'm sure it would do the job , if that was really what I wanted to do. " No! Please he snivels." and here's the main difference between the my Universe's saiyan prince and this one. This one's a coward.

Like any bully he'll back off once he's beaten. " I'll tell you who'd behind the villain conspiracy!"

" Ok talk ! " I say getting a little tired of his whining.

" Mephisto!"

Oh Damn! Mephisto? If true we could have a major problem. Looks like I have something to discuss at the next Illuminati meeting. I open up the portal back to my Universe. " Oh yeah Veg head? I just recorded your little whimpering session there, and sent to every communications satellite on this planet. So I doubt any of your allies here will want anything to do with you. Also I'm going to do the same in my reality so the conspiracy will know you ratted out Mephisto. "


I wave. " Have fun!" then go back to my Universe.

A lot's happened since then I have to campaign for the job of SHIELD director. Rhodey's found some candidates for Iron Corps , and he's reclaimed his War Machine armor.

Next was a meeting with some of the Avengers. I'm trying to get the team back together maybe I should have picked less volatile members.

She Hulk is an Agent of SHIELD in good standing , but is a little angry at me for helping send her cousin into space. Hercules also hates me for fighting with Capitan America, And Thor's beef with me is I helped clone him.

" Stark Thy perdify is well known to us! Why should the Noble Avengers work with thee!"

" Thor calm down! I.... What is the meaning of this!" I was referring to Vampirella coming into the room naked.

" Now why would you boys. Care about that? When you can have a little fun?"

Oh Hell she's hypnotising us! Must call up.. My armor. Of course Simon Williams Blunders in and asks . " Hey what are we doing?" try to fight her but she keeps talking. Getting me and the others to do things. What surprised me is he ensnared Thor , a god. Ok Hercules is one too but he's easy to sway. I hope this bitch gets sick on the Extremis in my blood.

She swayed Thor! I can't fight this! Next she tells us she wants to free Mirai from Superman. And We can't do a thing but put him back in her clutches Sorry mirai. I didn't want to pay you back for all your help by making forcing you to be her slave.

From the jaws of defeat....

I'm definitely dumping the damn Spider- Sense from the armor. I really don't see how Parker stands it. Because of it I lost the fight with the Henchman. When he came up with the Executioner's axe.

After that it was a blur. I woke in some dingy warehouse some days later. Henchman taunted me with his victory, Why do they always have to taunt us? He punches , me and leaves me tied to a chair.

After I shake off the drugs he 's used on me, I reach out with the Extremis, and find, him. He's drinking , and in some bar. Of course. I command his cybernetic arm to splash him in the face with his own drink.

" That's not good for you Mr. Abrahms and I should know."

" What Stark? Aren't tired of being kicked around wait where are you?"

" Where you left me. I'm talking to you from your CPU. Now it's my turn to have some fun." I make him punch himself in the groin, then in the face a few times.

" Damn it Stark! What happened to you idiots playing fair?"

" I helped create a clone of Thor I don't play fair. I play to win. "

Thinking of the Thor clone reminds why he came after me in the first place. When I was mind controlled The evil Vegeta came up with this great idea. To get the Magdelena out of the way. He forced me to catch her , and brain wash her.

I never succeeded, but now that I think of it when he attacked me it was to both defend his girlfriend , and avenge a betrayal I was forced enact.

When the Civil War first started , and I was in control of myself. I had made a deal with the local 432 To keep a lot of the supercriminals off the street. Then that bitch. That So called " Evil Universe" version of Bulma took control of me through my armor. Then that's when everything went to Hell.

I stop the beating on Henchman. Dammit he was in the right. I was in the wrong, a puppet whose strings were commanded by two sadists, who wanted to bring our Earth to it's knees by tearing it apart . Afterwards They and their allies the mysterious " villain conspiracy" would rule what's left.

I Let Abrahms go. " I've beaten you, you've beaten me. Let's just call it even. Also you have my word I'll never go after Magdelena again."

I don't wait for his answer. I disconnect from his CPU. At this moment a bunch of SHIELD agents lead by the Sentry. " I've finally found you sir!" he says . Snapping my bonds.

" What happened to you and the villains? " I ask.


He shrugs. " They had me for a bit there. But M.O.D.O.K. had a psychic backlash when he saw something in my mind. After he was down, The Wrecking, Crew, and Speed freak went down easily. "

Oh great something else to worry about. Sentry isn't really all there. Sometimes his Powers create this manifestation of his negative emotions called the Void. He also has untapped telepathic potential. He once wiped the entire world's memories of his existence.

If M. O. D.O.K. Had seen some kid of Warning signs of Sentry losing it again. I need to know. " Ron? Where's M.O.D.O.K. now?"

" He escaped, but the rest are in the Vault."

Of course. I remember Something else. Henchman told me, he sold my blood to AIM. I use the Extremeis to find the other parts of the Virus. There I find AIM about to crack it's coding. I command all their computers to shut down evreything including power , and security.

" Agents ! Listen Up! There's an AIM cell outside the city. " I command. " we need to shut it down now!"

So hours later we bring down Aim , and I destroy my blood sample, and any notes they made while studying it.


When I get back to the Helicarrier, Blackwidow threatens to punch me. " What did I do now?"

" I am not joining with that joke squad the Champions again! I am Staying with Col. Fury!"

The Champions? I wouldn't force my worst enemy on that team. Where did she get that idea? Oh yeah because Hercules was whining to me about it. I thought she was refusing to join the Avengers which is why we argued I started laughing.

" Tony I do not see why this is a laughing matter...."

" Heh! Seems like we had a bit of a miscommunication somewhere. Your talents would be wasted in The Champions."

" What do you mean by talents?" she eyes me suspiciously.

" Espionage. I'm not sure what you people were thinking when you founded the Chmapions, but that was a waste of all your times, and how did you convince the Ghost Rider to stay around? Never mind The team I was wanting you on was a SHIELD sponsored Avengers. We'd meet once a week unless there's a major emergency , say monsters attacking New York the rest of the time you could work with Fury all you want. Think about it, and get back to me. "


I spend a day in a healing tank that Mirai created for our agents when I get out I check my messages and emails. Most are from Carol, others are from investors in Stark Industries. I'm doing pretty well in the stocks. One I get from my armor.

It received footage of Vampirella acting strange. Hitting on Nick Fury , and almost killing Mirai. If not for his sword, he'd be a corpse. The suit wants to attack Vampi, first I'd like to know what I'm dealing with.

I make a call. To our man working on Drakulon. " Agent Darke give me everything you can On Vampirella. I want to know if she has a twin."

" A twin?" He questions.

" Did I stutter? Get on it!"

" Yes sir!"

I watch the footage one more time then my mind drifts back to the Abrahms Incident., and all the other mess The fake Vegeta, and Bulma put me through. I decide I need to get even.

I call Carol I get her answering service." I just wanted to tell you I have some personal things to do... I'll see you when I get back."

So after entering the " Evil Universe's" coordinates into the Portal SHIELD scientists made based on designs from Bulma's. I enter , and use my armor to find that bastard who ruined my life.

I find him in a warped version of Capsule Corp. " What do you want Rhodes?" he shouts.

" Wrong Iron Man." I answer. " Though I have nothing but respect for Rhodey, well my Universe's version anyway."

" Stark! I don't know why you've come here! But this will be your grave!" he gets up from what looks like... Is that a wheel chair? He starts powering up.

" Armor! Vegeta protocols now!"

YES SIR MR STARK! SCANNING Subject : VEGETA ORIGIN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. ANOMALY FOUND. SCANNING.........

Anomaly? Don't tell me that when I'm about to fight this Bastard!

TBC

Henchman strikes.

Hercules decides to be an ass and attacks me.



Halfway through the fight he sees some woman , and decides he would rather harass her. So I guess this is what I'm going to end up doing for who knows how long getting into fights with people I think of as my friends case in point Wonder man.

At the Amazing Mutant Race, I try to console Carol After she here's about the witch hunt our superiors are trying to put her through, and are using Nick Fury as their attack dog.

Oh and since I've protested they've actually come up with this stupid idea for an election to detirmine who will be sole director of SHIELD. So Simon barges in to Carol's hotel room, and starts up with the worst pick up lines In the history of man kind.

Agent Danvers asks him to leave after about thirty minutes of him refusing to do so I make him leave.


His ionic powered blood spills all over the floor burning into it. It's funny when we were in The West Coast Avengers together , and Simon was in that stupid green costume he would always brag about how he could crush me. And I take him down with one punch funny.

After consoling Carol, I go back to my day job, at Stark Enterprises, there Sentry is attacked by this team of villains. I'm about to help him when this familiar voice challenges me.

" Stark! Your going to get it now!"

" Ah Mr. Abrahms what do I owe the pleasure Of your Visit? Or do you prefer the name Henchman?"

" You Stole my money you Bastard!" He raves.

" And You shot , and threatened me or do you remember that? You know I'm getting tired of super powered meat heads thinking they can push me around , and I won't push back."

" You threatened to kidnap and brain wash the Magdenla." he spits.

" Kidnap no. The Registration Act was the Law she wasn't registered, As for the rest I was mind controlled."

He glares " How many times are you going to fall back on that excuse Stark? How many times are The Avengers just going to forgive you? Well I'm not as stupid as they are. I see you don't have your briefcase this is going to be easier than I thought."

I smile " That's what you think." At my mental command my armor forms around me. I take this moment of surprise to blast him with a repulsor ray.

" Now you can go back to whatever hole you crawled out of, or you this won't end well for you, your choice."

Carol is in trouble

In the fight with Wonder Woman and Carol, Diana leveled some serious charges, against carol. I guess I have to See if there's any validity to what she's saying. My first move is to interview Sabertooth, who's been incarcerated at the Vault since his last run in with Wolverine.

No I don't believe I'll really get the truth out of him , but it will give me a good idea on how to proceed. In about an hour so I'm staring at the ugly psychopath manacled in adamantium.

" What do ya want Fury? " he spits. " Wanna gape at me? Like an animal in a zoo bub?"

" Yeah looking at your disgusting mug is the highlight of my day. " I respond sarcastically. " So creed what do you u have to say about this mess with Carol Danvers?"

" Her fight with Wonder woman was hot. Coulda used some O' that gratuitous nudity though. "

" Not what I mean..."

Creed interrupts me. " Yeah about the whole stealin' a sperm sample thing? Yeah I did it. And she gave the mutant cure in return . Then I iced Logan. Too bad the little runt won't stay dead. Problem was she wanted a Logan clone I thought I'd be A hoot if I gave 'r Wondy's kid instead."

" Did you coerce her in any way..."

" heh! Maybe A little, but it didn't take much She wanted James so bad she woulda done anything to get her away from that little asian floozy. Even break the law Let me guess Fury. She's gonna end up in here ta keep me some company eh?"


" That remains to be seen. Also I heard the Rhino made you his b*$h in here any way. Now you don't want him jealous now do you."

" when I get outta here I gut, Ya Fury I swear!"

" The line to kill me forms on the right Creed. Take him back to his cell guards!"
Later on that Night, Tasha Slinks in my office. " Nick Is something wrong? "

" You can say that, Widow."

" Uh- Oh you called me Widow. What is it?"

" The surveillance tape in one of SHIELD's old bases came it does show Creed stealing a Wonder man sample from the archives."

" But that doesn't prove she gave him Mutant cure she could have slept with Wonder man ."

I laugh bitterly. " No one would sleep with Simon unless there bat s*it crazy Scarlet Witch. Even if that could be excused Another surveillance video catches Carol taking a sample of mutant cure without authorization. Looks like when she gets back from the race I''ll have to suspend her. Until we get to the bottom of this mess."

Me VS Wonder Woman

So Logan is alive… However I have gotten nothing but a cold shoulder and now …..

Tony drove me to the start of the race… It was a tough race but I can not tell you who won this lap or part… against the rules…

While at the Hotel I had a run in with Wonder Woman…. I was heading out to meet Tony when I saw Logan and Ana , well everyone….

They were all in the lobby… Teams, Fans, supporters… oh and TV, newspaper and radio reporters… it was crowded….
Down Wonder Woman flies grabbing me… "I can not deal with you in your condition but when Wonder Man's baby is born…. I will come back for you and bring you into justice!"

I snatched away from her, "Careful Amazon! Not that is any of your business but this is Logan's baby!"

"NO, Sabertooth gave you semen from Wonder Man.. to bad… What a Tangled Web We Weave . . . . . . when first we practice to deceive!" Wonder woman yelled back…

Before I knew it I punched her…. She tied me up with her Lasso and made me tell the truth the whole truth…

Just what I needed.. To tell the truth in front of cameras on how I gave Sabertooth the cure to become pregnant…

"And it isn't Logan's!" Wonder woman yelled…

"It is from the weapon X.. in some sense it is!" I yelled back…

Wonder Woman lifted me and through me… I came loose and charged her again…
I kicked and punched her hard… She went flying and then came at me…

I resisted as she tried to tie me with that stupid rope…


We were bloodying each other up then Tony stepped in and separated us…

Scott just stood there egging it on and whined when Tony stopped us…

I stormed out and Logan yelled… "Sorry doll … you got the wrong STUFF! Talk to ol Simon!"

As he laughed at me so did everyone… I threw a fit in my hotel room. Scott just starred at me when he entered and I took a bubble bath…

I sunk in letting the warmth sooth my body when I heard a noise… I sat up and found Scott had let the reporters in when he left….

I was overwhelmed with flash bulbs and was so glad that Tony came in when he did…

After Tony got rid of them and I cried in his arms He and I made love… While we were sleeping I was woken by a bang at the door…



When I answered the door I stood shocked…..


"Hey Babe, Daddy is home….." Simon smiled…


Just what I need…..