[epic music]
[♪♪♪]
[pained yells]
[moaning in pain]
SCIENTIST: You're getting worse.
The tests confirm my initial suspicions.
Since you became the Living Laser,
your body has continued to evolve.
And you're still transforming.
Unfortunately, your light form is now destabilizing.
Wait a minute. What are you saying?
Whatever was holding you together, isn't anymore.
And I'm afraid it could be fatal.
No...
No!
You have to help me!
I'm afraid there's nothing more we can do for you.
But a civilian has come forward.
He's familiar with the equipment that first transformed you.
He's offered to help.
Someone wants to help me?
Who?
Hey.
[epic music]
[theme song playing]
[♪♪♪]
♪ He's a man on a mission ♪
♪ In armor of high-tech ammunition ♪
♪ Trapped on the edge of an endless game ♪
♪ His teenage life will never be the same ♪
♪ In a dangerous world he does all he can ♪
♪ He's Iron Man ♪
♪ Iron Man ♪
[electronic signal]
[solemn music]
[♪♪♪]
Wow. I don't know if I feel safe,
or even more worried.
Stick with worried. It'll keep you alive longer.
The Laser agreed to this,
but if he tries anything, you run, got me?
Mister Parks, my name is Tony Stark.
My father made the suit that did this to you.
I was on the Helicarrier and learned about your condition.
My dad's technology is causing it.
So your dad... he was some kind of crazy inventor?
You could say that.
So this is his mess, and now it's my responsibility.
This isn't your dad's fault, kid.
It's Iron Man's.
What?
Iron Man did this to me, not your dad.
No, that's not what--
That's it. You're done for today.
Waste of time.
Well, I'm impressed.
The Laser tries to take you out and you try to save his life.
I'm with General Fury on this one.
I mean seriously, the Laser did try to burn a hole through you.
Twice!
On top of hijacking a space station
and holding the world hostage.
He wouldn't have been able to do that
if my dad hadn't made the suit.
That's unfair. He locked it away in his vault.
You know he'd--
That's just it. I don't know anything about him anymore.
Sorry. Look, I've got research to do.
[solemn music]
[♪♪♪]
[cardiogram beeping]
[machinery in action]
[energy crackling]
Let me know if you can feel this.
You shouldn't, it's just a spectrum analysis.
I'm finding traces
of a mineral called Kylite. I think it may be causing--
All my life, people have stepped on me and called me useless.
But you're trying to save my life.
Why?
Because you're not useless. And your life is worth saving.
Thank you, Tony.
[alarm signal]
Did you do that?
The Helicarrier went into full alert.
We have to get you out of here right now!
Actually, about five minutes ago would have been better.
[tense music]
[pain grunt]
Agent Hill!
Well, well, well. Tony Stark.
[snicker]
Now if this isn't just perfect.
Ghost, what are you doing here?
We had a deal, you were paid--
Enough. I'm not here for you, Stark.
I'm here for him.
Me?
You see, the people who hired me to eliminate you
were a little upset when I took a better offer.
So now they're insisting I do this for them.
Oh, A.I.M. has big plans for you.
A.I.M...
This may sting a little.
[screaming in pain]
No!
What did you do?!
I just made him easier to carry.
Huh. I think I can hear him screaming in there.
There are hundreds of SHIELD agents here,
and you're a few miles up in the air.
How do you plan to get out?
[sarcastic laugh]
Oh, I think SHIELD is gonna be a little too busy
to worry about me.
[power shutting down]
[alarm signal]
That was the sound
of the Helicarrier's engines going dead.
Aaah!
See you around, Stark. Or maybe not.
[engines failing]
[alarm signal]
Do you hear me, engineering?!
I need this thing back up in the sky right now!
Sir, this isn't an engine failure.
Something external is keeping them shut down!
[dramatic music]
[out of breath]
[suspenseful music]
[♪♪♪]
Uh! Ghost!
You're persistent, I'll give you that.
[♪♪♪]
Ha!
So you're gonna try and take the Laser?
Or save the ship?
You choose, Stark.
[tense music]
Uh!
Ah!
AGENT: Sir! Engines are back online!
Pull up!
[engines starting]
Arthur...
[ominous music]
[continued scream]
What ...
Where am I?
[menacing music]
[shocked yelp]
SCIENTIST SUPREME: Living Laser.
Welcome to A.I.M.
We've been waiting for you.
What do you want?
A.I.M. has determined that your unique energy signature
is the perfect power source
to bring our greatest creation to life.
MODOC.
No, you don't understand.
I must get back to SHIELD, my life depends on it!
Oh, no. You misunderstand.
We don't expect you to survive.
[dramatic music]
Rhodey!
Rhodey, where are you? We've got a big...
...problem.
Uh, hi.
'Hi?'
When will you stop avoiding me?
What? I'm not, I've just been--
Let me guess. Busy.
School stuff? Lab stuff?
All of the above?
You've been disappearing, not to your lab.
Why don't you tell me what's going on?
-We've been-- -I wasn't asking you.
I... I've been working on one of my dad's old projects.
It's just been taking up a lot of my spare time.
We'll talk, I promise.
I just really need to get back to that project.
Okay. But Tony?
I want you to know that you can trust me.
You can tell me anything.
I don't understand why you didn't just tell her!
I can't! Do you know how smart your mom is?
Scary smart.
The more she's aware of,
the sooner she'll realize I'm Iron Man.
And then it's all over.
Come on, you're--
Rhodey, I just can't deal with it right now.
I must find the Living Laser.
Fine, but you're being...
Wait. Find the Living Laser? Isn't he in SHIELD custody?
He was. A.I.M. took him.
But I can track the Laser's energy signature right to them.
SCIENTIST SUPREME: Science is everything.
And MODOC will be the pinnacle of scientific achievement.
A mental organism designed only for conquest.
MODOC will lead A.I.M. to world domination
and create a new world in the image of science.
Give me a break.
MODOC is the perfect symbiosis of biology and science,
with the processing power of the human mind
combined with the cold efficiency of a machine.
And handsome!
[laugh]
I mean really, with all your super-science
you couldn't make it look a little less ugly?
MODOC will have power beyond anything man has ever seen.
His very mind is a weapon!
All we need now is the energy to bring him to life.
[tense music]
[♪♪♪]
Please, don't do this!
I'll do anything you want, just don't hurt me!
You should be honored to give your life for science.
For something bigger than yourself.
Prepare MODOC's harness for the energy transfer.
Sir, long-range sensors are picking up an incoming signal.
It's man sized, and approaching at Mach 2.
SCIENTIST SUPREME: Iron Man.
[crumbling rock]
[heroic theme]
[clinking metal]
[gunshots]
[powering up]
SUPREME: Sandhurst! Get over here and help me!
Ghost! What are you waiting for? Destroy Iron Man!
[evil laugh]
You don't have that much money. Good luck with your giant head.
[gunshots]
[action music]
Argh! Sandhurst, activate the firing mechanism!
Now!
No... No!
[pained yells]
Aaah!
[laser sizzling]
[laser blasting]
[cardiogram accelerating]
[heart beat failing]
Aaah...
[pain moan]
Laser!
Parks! Are you...?
Iron Man... no...
Get away...
MODOC... lives.
Great MODOC! How may I serve...
[energy explosion]
MODOC...
W... Why...?
Basil Sandhurst intends to betray A.I.M.
He is continuing to work on the Controller Discs.
His planned betrayal is made possible by your incompetence.
Wait! No!
[scream]
MODOC controls A.I.M, now and forever.
Oh, so you're in charge now? Fine. I'll beat you up instead.
MODOC: Designation: Iron Man.
Threat status: negligible.
[pained scream]
[moaning in pain]
MODOC: I know everything A.I.M knows about you, Iron Man.
Your armor may protect your body,
but your mind is defenseless against mental attack.
All of your knowledge, including your true identity, is mine!
Stark, Anthony Edward. Male, age 16.
You now belong to A.I.M.
[screaming in pain]
COMPUTER: Alert. Abnormal brain wave activity detected.
[with difficulty] Call... Rho... Rhod...
User error. Command not recognized.
Repulsor technology.
Armor schematics. Earth Mover schematics.
Technovore virus data.
The information in your brain will be useful to A.I.M, Stark.
No!
Get out of my head!
Aaah!
Unacceptable.
[continued scream]
ARTHUR: Can't be...
That can't be...
Tony?
Tony can't be Iron Man...
Tony tried to help me.
Tony tried to save my life, not Iron Man, he...
TONY: Surrender now, and I'll make sure you get medical help.
[pain grunt]
Listen to me!
You need help!
The energy from your equipment has changed you!
It could be fatal!
Laser...
Parks, right? Arthur Parks? What are you doing?
You want to take me out? Then what?
He was trying to help me.
[moaning in pain]
Continue to resist, and I will destroy your friends,
your family, everyone and everything
you've ever cared about.
[with difficulty] I...won't... let you...
Then you will be destroyed along with them.
[energy blast]
Ah...
Guess what, freak?
They used me to give you life,
I'm betting I can take it away, too!
[energy blasting]
[heavy breathing]
Uh, Tony?
Where are you...
[tense music]
[scream]
You may not have a mind to access in your energy form,
but you can still be hurt!
[yelling in pain]
Computer, give me direct access
to SHIELD Helicarrier's bridge, now!
COMPUTER: Access.
What now?!
Someone is hacking through all of our communications systems!
We can't stop it!
Fury! I've tracked the Living Laser to A.I.M. HQ.
If you want your prisoner back, trace my signal right now.
[tense music]
[pain grunt]
Fool! You could have faded away with a minimum amount of pain.
Now you will suffer in ways you cannot imagine.
[laser blasts]
Iron Man...
[heroic theme]
Computer! Randomize the frequency
of the armor's neural interface! Now! Aaahhh!
TONY: Arthur! My armor will only protect me for a few minutes,
but his mind blasts can't hurt you!
Argh!
TONY: Come on, you've got to have a weakness.
[energy charging]
You have both outlived your usefulness to A.I.M.
Aaah!
You wanted a piece of me, ugly? Well, here you go!
[continued scream]
No! Nooo!
[yell]
Error! System core failing!
External processors and memory compromised.
Ah...
Arthur!
Failing. Core memory purge complete.
MODOC: Alert! Perimeter breach in progress.
Intruder designation: SHIELD.
[heroic music]
[♪♪♪]
Core processor and memory are damaged.
I am at risk.
Unacceptable! MODOC must preserve!
[gasp]
Hang on, Arthur. I'll get you back to SHIELD.
All my life, I was a nobody.
Then I get this power,
and I use it to try and hurt you.
The one guy who wanted to help me.
But you saved me, Arthur.
Yeah. Imagine that.
I'm the guy who saved Iron Man.
[electricity crackling]
[glass shattering]
[ominous music]
Iron Man, where is he?
Where's the Laser?
He's gone.
[melancholic music]
Tony.
Roberta...
I--
Tony, your father chose me to look over you.
I want to be there for you, help,
but you have to let me in.
I can't.
Tony, I know everything.
You do?
I know you've been going to work at SHIELD,
trying to help that man.
I know, because I gave SHIELD permission to let you.
I also know you found out your dad made weapons for them.
And I know you're taking it badly.
How am I supposed to take it?
He lied to me, all my life.
Everything he ever told me,
about helping people, about the evil of weapons,
about using our genius to better people's lives, it's all lies!
He made weapons, and he never told me!
Look at me, Tony.
Do you know when he gave up this business?
16 years ago.
The day you were born. It nearly destroyed his company.
He spent the rest of his life
creating things to help people, not hurt them.
He spent the rest of his life
trying to be someone his son could be proud of.
And I know that wherever your father is,
he's proud of you.
[melancholic music]
Thank you.
♪ Iron Man ♪
♪ He's Iron Man ♪
♪ Iron Man ♪
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