I was in front of Tony within a minute as he was crawling towards his lift.

"David?" He looked up at me in shock while trembling. Lifting him up and placing him over my shoulder I entered the lift.

"For...a..." He tried talking.

"Save your jokes until I fix you up, Mr Stark." I walked out of the lift towards his lab while he became quiet as he kept on shaking in pain.

"Stay here." I placed him down against a table. I smiled as I walked towards the Arc reactor cased in a glass that was engraved with ‘Proof that Tony Stark has a heart’.

Opening the lid and taking the reactor out I walked towards Tony. "Now stay still," I warned him as I prepared to fix the cyberman up.

“I could have… done it… myself.” He said tiredly to which I smiled. 'Yeah, you could have but it won't be fun if I couldn't mess with you occasionally and not partake in the prelude to the Avengers.' I thought to myself.

'Besides I am going to need that money soon for some labs in Mexico.' I brought the Arc reactor above him.

‘Insert the Arc Reactor perfectly into Tony.’ I ordered my ability which soon did as commanded.

Tony laid back staying still as I began working. Suddenly, he froze as realisation dawned on him. “Where...is...Pepper?”

‘Let me talk and carry on inserting the arc.’ I ordered my rooted potatoes.

“Currently going to the lion’s den,” I told him.

“How...much do...you want?” He asked me as I inserted his arc reactor onto the mounting hole in his chest with precision.

“For?” I asked him.

“Rescuing her!” He raised his voice as he leaned his head back in pain.

“Depends, do you want me to kill Mr Stane in the process or not?” I asked him.

“Uhhhhh!” He groaned as the reactor slowly activated.

“Just... protect her... darn it!” Tony shouted in pain as the arc reactor provided energy for his body slowly to pull the ever-approaching shrapnel out of his heart.

“That will be $50 million for protecting Ms Pepper, Mr Stark,” I stood back up while watching him nod in pain as he felt the reactor around him.

“I will collect the payment later,” I said as I disappeared from there. If I stayed any longer I would have to listen to his lame jokes.

Within a few moments, I arrived before Pepper who was running away from Stane who had just activated the ironmonger suit.

'Something feels wrong?' I looked at the scene feeling something off about it.

She ran towards the narrow corridor while Stane caused an explosion killing the agents shooting at him. I walked towards her calmly. She stopped as she saw me stand blocking her path.

“Hello, Miss Potts.” I greeted her with my nano mask but didn’t mask my voice.

Pepper froze in place while Stane ran closer.

“David?” She asked as I disappeared from her view.

*Bam* Appearing behind her I stopped Stane's metal fist. "What?" Stane looked at me in confusion and shock.

I saw the undying zombie, Phil Coulson, appear around a corner. He quickly hid seeing me as he fumbled to take his phone out and trying to record what was happening.

I began pushing Stane back by holding onto his metal armoured fingers, which was soon beginning to crumble.

“I am afraid I can’t let you hurt her Mr Stane. I have accepted the contract to protect her.” I told him.

Stane was shocked at the fact I was pushing him back.

However, he soon aimed his minigun in his right hand at me. “Die, freak!” He shouted.

*Click**Click**Click**Click**Click*

“AHHHH!” Pepper screamed however, nothing happened.

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“Huh?” Stane looked confused.

“It won’t work Mr Stane. Now if you are finished, I got better things to do.” I said as front kicked him sending him flying back towards the table next to Phil Coulson.

"Fuck!" Phil cursed as he tried to jump out of the way but the table slammed onto him knocking him down.

I don't really care about his recordings as they would never identify me unless I wanted to.

I turned towards the stunned Pepper. “Come on Miss Potts,” I told her.

"You...how..." She had her mouth open while pointing at Stane then at me.

"He will get up in a few seconds. I don't like dirtying my hands unless I am specifically hired for it. So can we hurry?" She woke up from her daze and nodded. She started running out and I just followed her.

“I thought I asked you to save Tony. Where is Tony? How is he?” She remembered.

“I believe you will see him in a few moments time, Miss Potts,” I told her.

*Whoosh* Arriving outside we were just in time as Tony flew there.

'Wait, I can definitely feel something off here.' I looked around as Tony began shouting at Pepper. “Why didn’t you answer your phone?” The mask on his Mark 3 armour opened up.

‘Darn forgot to adjust the setting on the EM field.’

“I am afraid that must have been me. Forgot to switch off the EM field.” I said as I adjusted the field to allow phone calls to come in through my watch.

Tony looked at me in annoyance. However, Pepper ignored this and leapt to hug Tony, which she soon awkwardly stopped seeing as she was touching cold metal.

“Done. You should be able to make calls.” *Ping**Ping**Ping**Ping* Just as I finished adjusting pings sounded in her phone.

Before they could ask anything Stane crawled out of the ground. “Where do you think you are…” However before he could finish Tony dived at him.

“Oh my, here we go again,” I said with a sigh before I disappeared from the scene as the Shield agents including Phil Coulson began converging in on the area.

I looked around the area looking for the thing that was strangely ticking me off. Something was very weird and didn't feel right to me here.

I kept an eye on Tony, Stane and Pepper. I wasn’t paid to fight just to protect Tony and Pepper. Since they are both fine I don’t need to act much.

They finally wound up above the Stark Industries building, where the giant arc reactor was stored.

'What the fuck? How did they still end up exactly here, exactly like this?' I then realised what has been ticking me off.

'Timing! It was the timing! Even with me messing around with the plot everything is going according to the script on the movies.' I closely observed their fight wondering how the hell everything was correcting itself even with my interference.

I had to stop my observation act, seeing Tony down and Stane gloating before the barely hanging Tony above his large art reactor.

“Push it!” Tony shouted just as Stane prepared to launch another missile he heard a familiar sound.

*Click* *Click* He looked at the missile that refused to fire.

I appeared in front of Stane. “You with your EM field again!” He stated in anger and raised his right arm.

However, before he could do anything, I punched his throat making him choke. He was unable to even hold his throat with his arms in his suit.

Picking him up I threw him towards the arc reactor. Everything began moving slowly for me as I activated the full effect of HE serum.

I ran and quickly grabbed Tony hanging on the metal rail. I jumped down just as Pepper hammered the big red button in front of her.

Carrying both of them in my arms I quickly took them both to a safe distance.

*Boom* Stane fell through the roof and crashed onto the overloading arc reactor causing a chaining explosion laced with lightning while we arrived a safe distance away.

“I have fulfilled both contracts. I expect the sum of $125 million in my account by tomorrow.” I told them as they looked at the explosion in shock.

“The fuck!?” They were both lost and confused seeing how they were all fighting for their life a moment ago and now they were out watching the very building they were in exploding.

“Also, if anyone asks remember ‘Jack of All Trades',” I told them as I leapt from the area. I don't want to stay around for questioning and I am frankly not in the mood for any either.

I appeared back in the alleyway where I had hung the shopping bags on a metal rail sticking out from the high wall.

I clicked a button on my watch and the colours of my clothes returned back to how it was before.

Grabbing the kit I began walking while gritting my teeth in frustration. 'Are you messing with me El?' There was no way the plot would be so accurate unless a powerful being like him was messing around.

With me having helped Tony he should have arrived sooner yet strangely he only arrived just as Pepper got out just like in the movies. Then there is the whole butterfly effect flying out of the window.

'I know you are listening to my thoughts El. If you are forcing the plot to go your way I won't let that happen!' I promised myself not to let anything like that happen. I don't want her dead for a stupid stone just because of the stupid world.

I took my phone and called Natasha. “Where are you, David? We just had a power cut.” She asked me while I hid the worry in my voice with surprise. Her voice already soothing my stress a lot.

“You are not gonna believe what I just saw!” I began walking in the direction of our home.

“What?” She asked in interest.

“1 giant mech and 1 normal sized robot fighting each other,” I told her to which she just remained silent.

“David, come back immediately! Also, where are you now?” She ordered me through the phone in concern.

“Don’t worry I just saw them in the air before they disappeared up in the sky." I heard the relief in her voice causing me to smile.

I decided to mess with her a bit. "There was also this big explosion from the direction of Stark Industry before the power went out. Should I got check it out?”

“Get out of there!” I heard her hurriedly closing the door and running out.

'Crap I might have gone overboard!'

“Wait I was joking. I am coming there just stay there and stop straining your body.” I shouted as I quickly ran in the general direction of home.

After a few minutes of running, I saw her panting on the street holding her stomach. “Nat!” I shouted as I quickly ran to her.

I dropped the bag on the floor and lifted her shirt slightly to look if her wound had gotten worse. Luckily nothing happened.

I sighed in relief seeing she was fine. “Don’t worry I am just tired of running.” She said as I hugged her.

“Also stop scaring me like that.” She hit me but I just hugged her in happiness.

"Sorry." 'I won't let anything happen to you like last time.' I kissed the top of her head.