Time Flies When You're Saving Lives

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Tony requested to be dropped off at the Arc Reactor building, he told me he knew Obadiah would be upset with what he's done so at least they'd be somewhere private to discuss the matter. I, on the other hand, requested to go back to the house and just meet him there, bringing Pepper along with me.

The drive back to the house was short and quiet. Pepper was busy dealing with the press because of Tony's surprise announcement. Once we arrived, I told Pepper to go ahead inside, needing to make a quick call. I dialed Nick's personal cell, it only made it to two rings before he answered me.

"I take it you heard," was the first thing he said.

"You bet I did. What the hell do you think you're doing?" I asked him angrily.

"Clara, don't you want to know how he escaped? We've got people saying they saw a flying object crash a few miles out from the camp."

"I don't care, Tony is under my protection therefore you can't approach him without my authorization. SHIELD can't approach him until I tell him what my job really entails, alright," I told him firmly.

I heard him scoff at the other end making me raise an eyebrow.

"SHIELD," I heard him mutter.

"What? It beats saying Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enfor-"

"Alright, I get it. I just want people to know who we are," Nick defended making me laugh.

"And Nick, tell Phil to do a more thorough search on Obadiah."

"Will do, bye."

I hung up the phone and went inside the house straight to Tony's workshop.

"JARVIS, has Tony sent you anything related to his new body part?" I asked the AI as soon as I got into the shop.

"Mr. Stark has privately sent something to me after he got his check up before he arrived. He has requested that I put it in his private files," JARVIS informed me.

"Pull up the files, make up a list of all the components needed," I ordered JARVIS.

"Ms. Clara, I'm afraid you don't have the power to do that."

"JARVIS, do it, override it under my authority, 'Connors, Clarissa M.' ."

"Override passcode accepted."

A list appeared before me, checking it out.

"Order everything on the list but do it secretly," I said to JARVIS.

"Of course Ms."

Not even a few minutes later, JARVIS informed me of Tony's arrival. I heard him enter his code to the shop as he entered.

"How'd your talk go?" I asked him as soon as he was in my line of sight.

Tony was playing around with a hologram as he answered me.

"Obie has the worst poker face ever, Rhodey probably told him about it."

I nodded, but my mind was thinking about how wrong that was. Rhodey wouldn't tell Obadiah about Tony's predicament, not after I told them not to.