The Trickster Book 2 (Iron Man 2)

Build Up

3rd P.O.V

Caleb stared as his dad finished placing the maquette.

"Jarvis, could you kindly Vac-U-Form a digital wire frame? I need a manipulatable projection."

A blue line scanned the maquette. Meanwhile, Tony clapped his hands and snapped his fingers.

"1974 Stark Expo model scan complete, sir." Jarvis announced.

Tony lifted the hologram and took it with him.

"How many buildings are there?" Caleb asked, curiously.

"Am I to include the Belgium waffle stands?" The A.I. asked.

"Yes, you do. Show me." Caleb said, standing up.

Tony snapped his fingers and the hologram was on the vertical now. Tony and Caleb came next to it on rolling chairs.

"What do you see?" Tony asked his son.

"It looks like-" he cut himself off, feeling stupid for thinking that, but Tony encouraged him. "It looks like an atom."

"Exactly." Tony pointed to his son. "In which case the nucleus would be here." He touched the earth statue. "Highlight the unisphere." He made a circle and zoomed on the earth. "Lose the footpaths. Get rid of them."

He passed his hand and the footpaths disappeared.

"What is it you're trying to achieve, sir?" Jarvis asked.

"I'm discovering... Correction. I'm rediscovering a new element, I believe. Lose the landscaping, the shrubbery, the trees." Tony said.

Caleb quickly made a mental calcule.

"Parking, exits, entrances. Structure the protons and the neutrons using the pavilions as a framework." He said, takin off the things while he was saying them.

Tony nodded in agreement at his son. He zoomed in some more on the earth and the pavillons came in contact. At the end, it was one big blue ball with a lot of blue sparkling dots.

Stark made an arm motion and the ball got even bigger, enveloping them. The father and son stared, in shock.

Caleb made it shrink and took it in his hands, examining it.

"The proposed element should serve as a viable replacement for palladium. Unfortunately, it is impossible to synthesise." Jarvis announced.

Caleb hummed to himself.

"Not so sure about that, Jarvis." Caleb said, standing up. "Get ready for a major remodel, bitches. We're back in hardware mode."

Caleb made one last paint line and backed up, putting on protection goggles. Tony, wearing the same goggles, destroyed a wall with a big hammer.

Minutes later, Tony made a hole in the ground and Caleb took the electric box, taking out the wires he needed. He threw the wires in the hole his dad had made. Tony went downstairs and took the wires further in where they needed to be.

The next day, Tony cut the rope that was holding the box together and he and Caleb took out the big pipes and placed them where they needed to be.