A sucker for you -Loki

Long way from home

Tony finally found a little stopping area and stole a blanket to cover himself in the cold

"Stark secure server now transferring to all known receivers." A voice said

"Misty, it's me." Tony sighed in the phonebooth "I've got a lot of apologies to make and not a lot of time. So... First off, I'm so sorry I put you in harm's way. That was selfish and stupid, and it won't happen again. I'm sorry that our daughter is out there and I don't know if she's safe or not. Also, it's Christmastime and the rabbit's too big. Done. Sorry. And I'm sorry in advance because I can't come home yet." Tony was dragging his iron man suit with a rope to find a safe place "I need to find this guy. You gotta stay safe, that's all I know. I just stole a poncho from a wooden Indian."

Tony used a big tool to open someone's garage or shed. his suit fell instantly when the door opened

He looked around and realized he could use some of the items there.

Then he tripped over his suit

"Let's get you comfy." He said as he sat the suit up a little "You happy now?" He sat back with it until he got up and started working at the desk that had the lamp. He started picking stuff out of his arm until a little boy came in with a device pointed at him

"Freeze!" The boy yelled "Don't move."

"You got me." Tony said as he raised his hands "Nice potato gun. Barrel's a little long. Between that and the wide gauge it's gonna diminish your FPS."

Then the boy shoots a glass and it breaks

"And now you're out of ammo." Tony said as he put his hands down in disappointment

"What's that thing on your chest?" The boy asked him

"It's an electromagnet. You should know, you got a box of them right here." Tony told the boy

"What does it power?" He asked Tony until Tony flipped the light towards his suit and stepped away so the boy could see. He then dropped the potato gun and gasped "Oh, my God. That... That's... Is that Iron Man?"

"Technically, I am." Tony said

"Technically, you're dead." The boy replied as he handed him his newspaper

"Valid point." Tony shrugged

"What happened to him?" The boy asked

"Life. I built him. I take care of him." Tony paused "I'll fix him."

"Like a mechanic?"

"Yeah."

"Hmm. If I was building Iron Man and war Machine..."

"It's "Iron Patriot" now." Tony interrupted

"That's way cooler." The boy gasped

"No, it's not."

"Anyways, I would have added in, um, the retro..."

"Retro-reflective panels?"

"To make him stealth mode"

"You want a stealth mode?"

"Cool, right?"

"That's actually a good idea. Maybe I'll build one." Tony said then the boy accidentally ripped something off of the suit "Not a good idea."

"Oops."

"What are you doing? You're gonna break his finger? He's in pain. He's been injured. Leave him alone."

"Sorry." The boy said genuinely

"Are you?" Tony snapped but had to calm himself down "Don't worry about it, I'll fix it. So, uh, who's home?"