His Armored Heart

Chapter Three

After several weeks of near nonstop working, the suit was finally ready for the first flight. Tony stood in the lab, in the suit, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he glanced over at Bree. "It's now or never..."

Bree typed out a few commands on the computer then sat back in the desk chair. "It's all on you Tony. Jarvis, watch over him."

Tony nodded and closed his helmet, then he was off. It took a few moments to get the hang of things, but soon he was shooting through the sky. This is the best feeling! He weaved around clouds and shot straight up as high as he could go and quickly found out that he had more things to work on with the suit. "Jarvis? reboot!" he called out as the suit coated in ice and he began to fall. He reached for the knob on the side of his thigh, fumbling with it while he fell. Once he turned it, the flaps in the suit opened, causing the ice to break and reboot the system. "Jarvis?"

"Yes sir."

"Remind me to fix the icing problem."

When Tony returned from his flight, he hovered over the garage. "Kill power." He hollered instantly, because of the weight of the suit caused him to fall through the roof and into the garage, startling Bree. He sighed and roughly pulled his helmet off. "Make a note to fix the icing problem." He grumbled, just as one of his robots sprayed him with extinguishing liquid.

"Just icing?" Bree questioned. She walked through the rubble and up to Tony. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. That was an exhilarating experience." Tony chuckled. "But yes, just icing for now."

Bree sighed and stepped back so Tony could stand up. "I'm sure between you, Jarvis, and I, we can figure it out."

"We will, I just don't want to forget before my next flight." Tony commented as he slowly walked over to the platform he started at and began getting out of the suit.

Bree watched as the robots began helping Tony remove the suit. "That looks like it's a bit complicated."

"It is. I'm going to work on a better system for putting it on and taking it off." Tony replied.

When Tony ended up standing on one foot while the robots tried to get the suit off, Bree couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sorry Tony, but the sooner the better."

"Sir, please hold still," Jarvis stated. "It will be easier."

"I am holding still." Tony snapped. "I am working on it and I know how ridiculous I look."

"It's okay Tony, they almost have it," Bree chuckled just as the last boot was removed and Tony could stand back on two feet.

"I just need to make some adjustments to the program I already have. It shouldn't take long." Tony said, then he stopped on his way to his computer. "We should have a nice dinner first."

"Dinner?" Bree asked. "Are you adding to our usual hot tub date?"

"Yes I am. I also feel bad for getting so lost in my work and not paying as much attention to you this past week. I want to apologize for that." Tony said sincerely.

Bree walked up to Tony wrapped her arms around his waist. "Well, if this date is like the last one, I think I will enjoy it."

"I hope you will enjoy it." Tony smiled. "I will let you decide if we stay in or go out for dinner."

"I believe I will," Bree replied. She ran her hands up and down his back slowly, wanting to relax him. "What are you in the mood for?"

Tony shook his head. "I need to know what you are comfortable with. I will be happy either way."