The Invincible Iron Man

Hmm?

Aah!

The Mandarin!

Yeah, looks like

we're gonna need

someone else on the temple.

Mr. Rhodey!

Mr. Rhodey.

It's Mr. Rhodes

or just Rhodey,

not both, remember?

The rains are

nearly upon us,

and you are very far

behind schedule.

Not my fault.

If the underground rivers

continue to swell,

the ruins will collapse.

Mr. Tony promised you would...

You wanna blame someone,

try the Jade Dragons.

Their little commando raids

have cost us weeks.

That is a security issue,

and Mr. Tony promised us...

I know.

He promised a lot of things.

What happened?

You were due yesterday.

Inspections in Shanghai.

One more strip-search

and my price goes way up.

Mr. Rhodey.

Mr. Ling, it's gonna be fine, really.

We now have enough liquid steel

to start pumping it

under the excavation.

But will it be enough

to raise it safely

above the ground?

Look, it's a sound plan,

and I'll do my best.

That's all I can promise.

Our gratitude, Mr. Rhodey.

I got that one.

Aw, Tony.

Mmm, chocolates and ladyfingers,

my favorite.

Rhodey, I'm kind of

in the middle

of something here.

We got hit again.

How are the ruins?

Any damage?

The ruins? No.

And I'm fine, too.

Thanks for asking.

Hey, I knew you'd be okay.

You just don't get it, do you?

These lunatics

mean business, Tony.

Better finish dessert

without me, sweetie.

I'm gonna have to take this.

Okay, so what happened?

We can't defend ourselves.

That's what happened.

We've been over this, Rhodey.

Yeah, and I'm

guessing that's why

you bumped the shipment

of weapons from the cargo.

What are you talking about?

I didn't authorize any weapons.

Tony.

You went behind my back?

What choice did I have?

The closer we are to raising

the Mandarin's temple,

the closer we are

to getting our butts blown off

by those crazy zealots.

The Jade Dragons aren't

trying to kill anybody,

but if guns get thrown

into the mix, people will die.

So you're telling me

you didn't KO the shipment?

No. Would I have? Yes.

Because I knew they'd

most likely be stolen.

Look, one way or another,

I gotta get some support here.

All right, Rhodey.

I'll fly over.

You said that last week

and the week before that.

This time, I promise.

I'll clear my schedule.

Just hang in there.

Now it's time for something

that really needs my attention.

Pepper, darling,

you look concerned. Am I late?

40 minutes,

and they're not happy.

So what else is new?

I say we keep it casual today.

Smudged lipstick might

be a little too casual.

Mr. Chairman, gentlemen.

Okay, I take it we're not here

to form a company softball team.

Cavalier as always, Mr. Chairman.

This is just one more example of

how little respect Tony Stark has

for this company

and its shareholders.

Ah, the shareholders.

You know, I bet they'd

love a softball team.

That's right, Tony.

Laugh it off,

just like you do

everything else.

Let's see how funny

you think this is.

We're correcting

a grave mistake today.

Remind me,

which mistake is this?

Handing you your own

Advanced Technologies division.

It was a colossal error in judgment

giving you that much freedom.

Need I not remind this board

I was against that decision

from the very beginning?

You need not.

Then let me get to the point:

you're being charged

with gross malfeasance.

On what grounds?

Let's try your little

excavation in China,

with a price tag of 226 million

and climbing.

You not only agreed to do

this without board approval,

you're doing it all for free.

You wanna know

about China?

Call it a gesture of goodwill.

But their government

is so grateful

that they've just

awarded us contracts

worth 20 times

what we're spending over there.

Here. Look them over.

I think you'll be

quite impressed.

Now, is there anything else?

How about the half a billion dollars

you've spent so far

on some secret project,

again without board approval?

Believe me when I say

that what I've been working on

is the future of this company,

a company that my innovations

have built into an empire,

making every person at this table

indecently rich,

despite the fact that this board

has done nothing but get in my way.

It is our job to control

loose cannons,

just as it's our job

to cut them loose.

What are you saying?

Mr. Chairman,

I motion that Tony Stark

be relieved of his duties

and that his division

be shut down.

You can't do that.

I second.

Dad, say something.

All in favor, say "Aye."

Aye.

You want my father to drive

this company on his own?

Because he will,

right into the ground!

It was the right decision, Howard.

Relax and enjoy

the show, gentlemen.

Today you get to witness

a 3,000-year-old city

rise from the dead.

Okay, let's do this.

Commencing infusion

of liquid fiber steel.

Lookin' good.

Five seconds

to maximum dispersion.

Three, two, one.

All stuffed.

Initiate sonic bombardment.

Gentlemen, what's happening here

is that sonic vibrations

are causing the liquid steel

to expand,

kind of like cotton candy

or steel wool.

When we cease

the sonic bombardment,

the steel will harden.

See these foundation balloons?

As they begin reaching

full capacity,

they'll push up against

the base of the excavation

and raise your ancient city

to ground level.

After that, my friends,

it's there to stay.

Move.

Li Mei.

I've told you I will

not take innocent lives.

I decide what lives

are innocent,

and anyone involved in

the raising of that city is not.

Now you will take

as many lives as I command,

or I will take yours.

East and West

have joined in preserving

an important part of our heritage.

Heh. Too bad not everybody

agrees that's a good thing.

You must understand

the Mandarin's was the darkest,

most violent of all dynasties.

Hundreds of thousands died

under his brutal reign.

But that's ancient history.

Some fear that

by raising his temple,

it is inviting history

to repeat itself.

And what do you think?

Many will pay tribute to this place,

and prosperity will follow.

To me, that is a good thing.

Go! Run!

Aah!

Aah!

Uhh!

Ahh!

Hmm. Pepper, you minx.

You just couldn't stand it

any longer, could you?

The ruins in China

were attacked again.

Ah. Well, tell Rhodey

I'm dealing with a crisis here.

I'll fly out when I can.

Tony, Rhodey's missing.

What?

And the workers,

they're all dead.

Uhh!

What do you want from me?

Not you,

Tony Stark.

Sir, we have

an obstruction ahead.

I don't care.

Just detour around it

and get me to the dig site.

Yes, sir. Go right.

We're taking the side street.

This isn't right.

The streets here

are never empty.

Look out!

Back up. Back up.

Move! Move!

Go! Go! Go!

Tony!

My God, what have you done?

You butchers!

Huhh!

Will he live?

For the moment,

but his heart

has suffered great damage.

Understand me, old man.

If he dies, you die.

Aw, man.

We gotta do something

to keep him alive.

You are a man of medicine?

An army medic,

but that was a long time ago.

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