Chapter 90: Fighting her own creation!

Meanwhile

At Stark International Headquarters, the celebration for Pepper, taking the position of COO is in full swing. The grand hall is adorned with elegant decorations, and the air is filled with the soft hum of conversations and clinking glasses.

Pepper, radiant in a stunning backless dress, stands at the center of attention, graciously accepting congratulations from colleagues and friends.

"You look stunning," you greet Pepper and kiss the back of her hand. Your eyes linger on her, scanning her hot figure appreciatively.

"Thank you, Luke," Pepper responds, a warm smile on her face. "You clean up pretty well yourself," she says with a small blush as she checks you out.

"Well, I couldn't let you have all the attention," you reply with a playful smirk. "Care for a dance?"

"I would love to," Pepper says, taking your hand.

You both move to the dance floor, where you wrap an arm around Pepper's waist, guiding her in a slow, sensual dance. You both sway to the music, your movements synchronized and graceful.

"You look really sexy tonight, Pepper," you whisper in her ear. "I can hardly hold myself back from eating this Hot Pepper."

"Uhm Thanks," Pepper replies, her cheeks flushed averting her eyes from you. "This dress was a birthday gift from Toni."

"So, how's she?" you ask, your tone casual but your eyes keenly observant.

"Busy as always," Pepper says with a chuckle. "She's been working non-stop on her projects. Sometimes I worry she pushes herself too hard."

"I can imagine," you say, your voice thoughtful. "And what about you? How have you been holding up with all the new responsibilities?"

"It's been challenging, but I'm managing," Pepper says, her smile unwavering. "And you, Luke? What have you been up to this days? any exciting new projects that I should be aware of?"

"Nothing too exciting," you reply, brushing off the question. "Just the usual business stuff."

As you both dance, you lean in closer. "Did you increase the security as I suggested?"

"Yes, I did," Pepper says, a hint of curiosity in her voice. "Why? Do you think there's a threat?"

"Just a precaution," you say in a serious tone. "I have a feeling something might go down tonight." You recall how you have seen glimpses through your Precognition Power of you fighting against unknown enemies here tonight.

Before Pepper can respond, the sound of gunshots echoes through the hall. Chaos erupts as armoured thugs in masks surround the room, weapons drawn. People scream and scatter, trying to find cover.

"Stay close to me," you say urgently, pulling Pepper towards a corner. You grab the invisible metal suitcase that you had brought with you, your expression going tense by the second.

As you were about to take further action, a giant mech crashes through the glass window, landing heavily in the middle of the celebration.

Your watch buzzes with an incoming call. It's from Toni.

Before you can respond, the mech's speakers blares out Toni's voice, calling for you and Pepper.

"Lucas! Pepper! Come out, or I'll kill everyone here!" the voice commands.

You instantly realize it's Obadiah, using Toni's voice. You hand an anti-cognitive mask to Pepper, instructing her to stay hidden. "Put this on and stay out of sight," you whisper urgently.

Pepper nods, slipping on the mask, blending into the background. You try to slip away to a hidden corner, but the mech starts firing bullets into the air, creating more chaos.

"If Lucas and Pepper don't come out now, everyone here will die!" the mech threatens in Toni's voice.

The thugs, taking a cue, point their guns at the terrified crowd. The situation grows more dire by the second, the room filled with screams and cries for help.

Before the mech can do more damage, a red blur streaks down from the sky, slamming into the mech with a forceful impact.

BOOM!

"Stane!" Toni's voice rings out as she pummels the giant mech, sending both of them crashing through another set of glass windows, out of the building

You watch as the thugs continue to menace the crowd even after the giant mech is gone. You spot three special individuals among them, wearing different attire and looking like their leaders.

You instinctively know that the time has come for you to enter the stage as you grip your suitcase tightly in your hand.

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Toni uses the suit's thrusters at full power to push the heavy mech as far away from the building as possible. They both crash through some buildings and crash land on a highway.

"Ma'am, I recommend that you get away from here," Jarvis's voice brings Toni's consciousness back as she had just blanked out for a second from the impact.

Toni gets up and looks ahead.

"So, you had made one more suit!" Obadiah yells as he gets up menacingly.

Toni also gets up, ready to defeat her own creation!

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So there will be 2 battles occurring simultaneously:

Battle 1: Toni Vs Obadiah [Mk-III vs Mk-II (Iron Monger+Mk-I)]

Battle 2: Lucas Vs Hydra

Here are some detailed stats of Toni and her suit for anyone interested.

Also instead of Endurance both Toni and Obadiah will work on Suit Energy; i.e. every action, attack, defence will consume some suit energy.

Toni Stark in Mk-III Suit

Stats:

Strength (STR): 18

Intelligence (INT): 10

Wisdom (WIS): 8

Endurance (END): 20 (suit energy capacity: 100%) (Palladium arc reactor)

Luck (LUCK): 7

Agility (AGI): 15

Attacks:

Repulsor Blasts: 1d20 + 18 (STR) , Energy Consumption: 5%

Unibeam: 2d20 + 18 (STR) , Energy Consumption: 15%

Missiles: 1d20 + 18 (STR), Energy Consumption: 5%

Defense Check (DC):

Shielding: DC 18 (More DC will be added if you choose to just defend)

Armor: DC 20

Mk-II/ Iron Monger suit is very strong as it is coated with Omnium Steel and is powered by Vibranium-palladium arc reactor. It also has way more attack options than Toni.

As these battles are happening simultaneously there will be some POV switching.

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Toni looks around and sees the civilian cars passing by avoiding the two of them. Before the Obadiah gets his bearings she should take the initiative to do something.

Repulsor Blast: Fire a repulsor blast from her palms at Obadiah.

Unibeam: Fire a powerful energy beam from the chest.

Missile Launch: Launch precision-guided missiles at Obadiah.

Close-Combat Punch: Engage in close combat and deliver a powerful punch.

Shield: Activate your armour shields and get ready for defenxe.

Evasive Maneuver: Ready yourself for a high-speed dodge to avoid the next attack.

Defensive Flight: Take to the air to gain a tactical advantage and avoid ground attacks.

Environmental Interaction: Use the environment (e.g., vehicles, road debris) to her advantage.

Overcharge Repulsor: Overcharge repulsors for a more powerful blast.

From all these options Toni thinks that going on the offensive is the right choice, she does not want Obadiah to hurt the innocent people on the freeway, so she should let him focus all the firepower on herself.

Round 1 (Repulsor Blast selected)

Toni: Repulsor Blast: 36 (5%) AC: 20 Energy: 100%

Stane: Gattling Gun: 26 (8%) AC: 24 Energy: 120%

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Toni raises her palms towards the Metal giant.

Bam!

Obidiah stumbles back quite a distance as he is blasted by the energy blast.

"Ughh, have a taste of your own weapons!" Obadiah grunts as he raises up his right hand.

Dadadddadaadda!

Bullets fire from his gattling gun at Toni who does her best to shield herself from the fast assault.

She was starting to feel a tiny bit remorseful for adding the gattling gun to Mk-II!

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[Expert Training: Tier 2 Complete]

(50 Exp/Tier2)

[Tier 2: Invisibility (30) (Adept) -> Tier 2: Invisibility (80/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Black Cat Physiology (5) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Black Cat Physiology (55/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Earth Portal Creation (65) (Apprentice) -> Tier 2: Earth Portal Creation (100/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Earth Portal Creation (100) (Adept) -> Tier 3: Earth Portal Creation (25/100) (Apprentice)]

[Tier 2: Telepathy (30) (Apprentice) -> Tier 2: Telepathy (80/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Clairvoyance (10) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Clairvoyance (60/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Astral Projection (10) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Astral Projection (60/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Chi Manipulation (25) (Apprentice) -> Tier 2: Chi Manipulation (75/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Temporal Looping (0) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Temporal Looping (50/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Holy Fire Magic (18) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Holy Fire Magic (68/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Lightning Absorption (0) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Lightning Absorption (50/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Data Warping (5) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Data Warping (55/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Psychokinesis (0) (Novice) -> Tier 2: Psychokinesis (50/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 2: Lightning Angel (17) -> Tier 2: Lightning Angel (67/100)]

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[Expert Training: Tier 3 Complete]

(40 Exp/Tier3)

[Tier 3: Force Field Manipulation (40) (Adept) -> Tier 3: Force Field Manipulation (80/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 3: Precognition (10) (Novice) -> Tier 3: Precognition (50/100) (Apprentice)]

[Tier 3: Metal Constructs (80) (Adept) -> Tier 3: Metal Constructs (100/100) (Adept)]

[Tier 3: Metal Constructs (100) (Adept) -> Tier 4: Metal Constructs (25/500) (Apprentice)]

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[Expert Training: Tier 4 Complete]

(30 Exp/Tier4)

[Tier 4: Personal Anti-Power (0) (Novice) -> Tier 4: Personal Anti-Power (30/500) (Novice)]

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[Expert Training: Tier 5 Complete]

(20 Exp/Tier5)

[Tier 5: Personal Anti-Force (81) (Novice) -> Tier 5: Personal Anti-Force (101/1000) (Novice)]

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[Expert Training: Complete]

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Updated details:

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Earth Portal Creation (from Gacha)

[Tier 3]: Across regions or neighbouring cities. A few 100 kilometer. Max 3 Portals simultaneously.

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Metal Constructs (Evolved-1)

[Tier 4]: Forge large-scale machinery or weapons such as tanks, helicopters, or artillery from the available metal.

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