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Pepper came back upstairs after a hour or more, seeming distressed

"Did you know what he is upto downstairs?" Pepper asked Chris

"I choose to not question whatever he blows up because it makes my life twenty times easier" Christina stated

"So that is a yes" Pepper said

"Partly... just don't tell me what he is actually up to... I don't want to worry" Christina said as she looked at the date, seeing it was the 24th.
"Tony has an appointment today with Agent Couslon, just saying" Christina smiled

"I did not realise that was today... I best just go back and try talk sense into him" Pepper sighed

"Goodluck, I have tried that since I could talk" Christina joked as she made her way upstairs to change into something other than her onsie. She placed her hair up into a pony tail as she wore some gym trousers and a tight tank top before making her way downstairs to see her brother

"You're awake" Tony said with a tiny smile

"Looks like neither of us slept... are you being safe?" Christina asked him

"Always, I promise that much" Tony smiled

"Alright... I'm gonna go sit out front for a while... just relaxes me for some reason to watch the beach from the drive" Christina smiled.

7.P.M

Christina sat on the white walls, watching the sun go down and the night sky hit before she heard an unusual sound.

"What are you doing here Obie?" Christina asked

"Just making sure you don't get in my way" He snarled weirdly at her as he tried to knock her out, just before she did pass out she heard this high pitch screeching noise in her left hear, recognising the device. Her body was dragged into a corner of the drive that no one would find unless it was on purpose as Obie then went inside, just as she passed out.

▪︎SHIELD HQ▪︎

Couslon assembled a team to go with him after Pepper explained everything she saw on the clip and showed them it all. He stepped aside for a brief moment as he called someone

"Yeah, I need you to go find Christina... she should be at the mansion but Pepper thinks she isn't their and you're a great tracker" Coulson explained

'On it' he got as a response form the female. He hung up and walked with Pepper and the team down to the cars.

The female stood aside in the shadows as Tony and one of his cars left the premises before she searched the driveway and soon found Christina out cold on the floor

"Chrissy, get up" She said as she shook her awake

"Nat? No, this means it's another point for you saving my life" Christina grumbled

"That's your concern?" Natasha asked as she carefully helped Christina up the Stark placed her hand on her ear as felt the blood

"See, this is exactly why I hate this stuff... only benefit is, I know I was right about Stane" Christina said as she let the two back inside the house. Nat sat her down on a chair and checked her over
"You know I am fine, right?" Christina said as she then saw Pepper calling her

"Christina! Are you okay? Where are you?" Pepper asked

"I'm fine, are you? Did he hurt you?" Christina asked her

"He is fighting Tony at Stark Industries" Pepper answered

"Stay safe Pepper" Christina said as she line cut, obviously Tony trying to call her again.
"I gotta go" Christina said as she tried to stand up, but Natasha pushed her back down

"Absolutely not! Chris, you just got knocked out so the last thing you need is to try fight in something major like this" Nat argued

"Please, my brother... please Nat" Christina begged

A hour passed before Coulson came to the house

"Is he okay?" Christina asked

"He is, they are at a military base for a press conference... I'm here to take you to them" Coulson explained

"Alright... see you soon Tasha" Christina smiled as she hugged Nat before she left with Couslon to the base.

A few hours passed before the conference actually started, Tony was having Pepper cover up all of his bruises and cuts while Christina got changed into a dress and blazer.

"I don't know why I have to attend this" Christina said as she came out into the room

"Because I want you to" Tony answered

"So mean" Christina sighed as Coulson came back in

"Heres your alibi" Coulson said as he handed Tony some cards

"Okay..." Tony said as he took them

"You were on your yatch" Coulson explained briefly

"Yeah?" Tony mumbled as he started to read it

"We have port papers that put you in Avalon all night and sworn statements from 50 of your guests" Coulson explained, getting a small laugh from Christina

"See, I was thinking maybe we should say it was just Pepper and me alone on the island... Chrissy could then be on her usual spa weekends" Tony tried to protest

"I hardly ever get those" Christina said

"That's what happened, just read it word for word" Couslon told Tony

"There's nothing about Stane here" Tony stated as he read through it with Christina over his shoulder

"That's being handled. He's on vacation, small aircraft have such poor safety record" Couslon explained

"But what about the whole cover story that it's a bodyguard?" Tony asked
"He's my... I mean, is that... that's kind of flimsy, don't you think?" Tony added

"This isn't my first rodeo Mr Stark. Just stick to the official statement and soon, this will all be behind you... you've got 90 seconds" Couslon said

"Don't count me down, I'll start to panic" Christina said as she cringed a little over it

"Stop being such a baby about it. You're coming with me" Tony said as Pepper walked off to talk to Coulson

"Let's get this show on the road" Pepper said as Phil left.

"You know, it's actually not that bad. Even I don't think I'm Iron Man" Tony stated to Pepper, Christina shook her head as she walked closer to the edge of the room to wait for Tony.

"And now Mr Stark has prepared a Statement, he will not be taking any questions. Thank you" Rhodes said as he moved aside as Christina and Tony walked out. She went to Rhodeys side as Tony started

"Been a while since I was infront of you. I figure I'll stick to the cards this time... there's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop-"

"- I'm sorry, Mr Stark, but do you honestly expect us to believe that was a bodyguard in a shit that conveniently appeared despite the fact that you-"

"- I know that its confusing. It is one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations or insinuate that I'm a superhero" Tony stated to Christine

"I never said you were a superhero" she defended herself

"Didn't?" He asked and she hummed a no
"Well good, becuase that wound be outlandish and fantastic. I'm just not the hero type, clearly... with this laundry list of character defects... all the mistakes I've made, largely in public" Tony said, Rhodes carefully moves infront of Christina to whisper something to him
"The truth is" Tony read but he hesitated as he looked at Christina before the rest of the people
"I am IronMan" He announced and the crowd went crazy as Christina laughed ever so slightly.

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