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Chapter 42

Third Person POV

A scream resounded off the walls as  Ana writhed from the burning pain that coursed through her body, making her skin glow orange. Black spots filled her vision before she passed out once again.

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Tony stirred from unconsciousness.

"Ah. Okay." He tried to move is arms but failed seeing as they were zipped tied to a bed frame which he was standing on. Maya looked behind her before twisting her chair around so she was facing Tony Stark.

"It's just like old times, huh?"

"Oh, each. With zip ties. It's a ball." He replied sarcastically.

"It wasn't my idea." Maya told him.

"Okay. So you took Killian's card."

"I took his money." She corrected.

"And here you are 13 years later, in a dungeon." He said.

"No."

"Yeah."

"No, you're in a dungeon. I'm free to go."

"Yeah." 

A small sighed escaped Maya before she stood up and walked down the concrete steps.

"A happened Tony. But I'm close."

Tony tugged on the zip tie hoping it would miraculously snap off.

"EXTREMIS is practically stabilized." Maya told him.

"I'm telling you it isn't." Tony said raising his voice.  "I'm on the street. People are going bang.They're painting the walls. Maya, you're kidding yourself."

"Then help me fix it." She pleaded holding up a name card that said, 'You know Who I Am' with the start of an equation on the back of it.

"Did I do that?" Tony asked himself.

"Yes." She said in disbelief.

"I remember the night, not the morning. Is this what you've been chasing around?"

"You don't remember?" Maya asked upset.

"I can't help you." He told her right away. "You used to have a moral psychology. You used to have ideals. You wanted to help people. Now look at you. I get to wake up every morning with someone who still has their soul. Get me out of here. Come on." Tony said. Maya turned around just as Killian stepped into the room.

"You know what my old man used to say to me? One of his favorite of many sayings 'The early bird get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.'"

"You're still not pissed off about the Switzerland thing, are you?" Tony asked him.

Killian set down the case before turning to Tony. "How can I be pissed at you, Tony? I'm here to thank you." He said walking towards Tony. "You gave me the greatest gifts that anybody's ever given me. Desperation. If you think back to Switzerland, you said you'd meet me on the rooftop, right? Well, for the first 20 minutes, I actually thought you'd show up. And the next hour...I considered taking that one-step shortcut to the lobby. If you know what I mean."

"Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what happened to the first mouse." Tony stated.

"But as I looked out at that city," Killian continued ignoring Tony's remark. "nobody knew I was there, nobody could see me, no one was even looking. I had a thought that would guide me for years to come. Anonymity, Tony."

Tony sighed in slight boredom and exasperation. 

"Thanks to you, it's been my mantra ever since. Right?" Killian looked over at Maya whom nodded. "You simply rule from behind the scenes. Because, the second you give evil a face, a bin Laden, a Gaddafi, a Mandarin, you hand the people a target."

"You're something else." Tony stated as Killian sat down opening up the case.

"You have met him ,I assume?" Killian asked referring to Trevor.

"Yes. Sir Laurence Olivier."

"I know he's a little over the top sometimes. It's not entirely my fault. He has a tenden- H-He's a stage actor. They say his Lear was the toast of Croydon, where ever that is. Anyway, the point is, ever since that big dude with the hammer fell out of the sky, subtlety has kind of had its day."

"What's next for you in your world?" Tony questioned.

"Well, I wanted to repay, you the selfsame gift that you so graciously imparted to me." Killian stated before dropping three orbs onto the ground which rolled forward and revealed a hologram of Ana strapped down. Her skin was glowing orange. "Desperation. Now, this is live. I'm not sure if you can tell, but at this moment the body is trying to decide whether to accept EXTREMIS or just give up. And if it gives up," 

Tony flinches and looks away from the hologram of the one person he loves. His eyes glazed over as he felt another anxiety attack coming on, his breathing becoming labored.

"I have to say, the detonation is quite spectacular. But until that point, it's really just a lot of pain." Killian stated as Tony saw you screaming from the pain. Killian pressed a button and the hologram ceased to exist. "We haven't even talked salary yet." He said standing up, he strides forward and grabbed Tony by the neck. "What kind of perk package are you thinking of?" He questioned as his face glowed a faint orange. 

"Let him go." Maya stated distracting Killian. Killian inwardly rolls his eyes.

"Hold on, hold on." He tells Tony before releasing him allowing Tony to breathe.

"Maya..." Killian trailed off.

"I said, let him go." Maya yelled holding a device to her neck.

"What are you doing?" He questioned her.

"1200 CC's. A dose half of this size, I'm dead." She threatened.

Looking at Tony, Killian says, "It's times like this my temper is tested somewhat." He tells him before looking over at Maya. "Maya, give me the injector."

"If I die, Killian, what happens to your soldiers? What happens to your product?" She pestered him as she went up the concrete steps.

"We're not doing this, okay?"

"What happens to you? What happens if you go too hot?" She continued to question him.

Inhaling sharply Killian stared Tony down right in the eye. He raised his gun and shot Maya.

"The good news is, a high-level position has just been vacated." Killian stated. Maya held her stomach as she dropped to the ground.

Tony sighed looking down at the floor.

"You are a maniac."

"No, I'm a visionary." He corrected. "But I do own a maniac." He said walking back up the stairs. "And he takes the stage tonight."

-

In a different locked room Ana continued to feel the burning pain.

"Looks like the boss wants you relocated."

Ana squinted her eyes open and saw Savin.

"What's going on?"She groaned as she yelled out again. 

"You're still in phase 2." He stated as he walked over and disconnected the platform she was on so she was portable.He wheeled her down the hallway and to wear the helicopter was located. He loaded her up as they began to take off.

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