I Am Ironman (MHA) Chapter 26: Birthday Present

[Third Person's PoV]

Tony and lissa were seen on an airplane back to Japan after they spent lissa's 14th birthday party with their family.

lissa was slightly pouty as she looked out the window, ignoring Tony. Tony, seeing how lissa was ignoring him, rolled his eyes.

"Are you really that mad I didn't get you a birthday present?" Tony teased.

"Hmmph," she said, turning her head further away. "I would have been fine with even a birthday card," she muttered.

"There's a reason I haven't given you your present yet. It's back ho," Tony continued to tease.

lissa looked towards Tony in confusion. "What?"

"What is it?" lissa asked curiously.

"Oh? Now you want to talk to ?"

lissa just looked down as she pressed her fingers together. "It's just you didn't seem to care much about my birthday, so I was worried…"

Tony rolled his eyes before smirking and interrupting her sentence, "Just wait till we get back ho, then we will see if I care enough."

lissa nodded her head and kept trying to guess what Tony had gotten her. Tony just denied all her guesses until they landed.

It took them about an hour before they arrived back at his lab. "Co, follow ."

When they made it to the center of his underground lab, they found a large box wrapped in wrapping paper with a large red ribbon on it.

"What is it?" lissa asked as she looked at the side.

"Why don't you open it?" Tony said as he sat down on his chair and spun around.

lissa walked towards the large box, pulled on the ribbon, and moved out of the way as all four sides ca down, revealing the inside of the box.

It was a beautiful blue Iron Man suit, clearly designed for a woman, specifically for lissa.

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She looked at it with widened eyes and saw that there was a note taped to its chest where the Arc Reactor was.

She reached for it and read the front, "For lissa Shield, Happy Birthday my little secretary, from the greatest mind this world has ever seen." She chuckled and scoffed, "You're even arrogant in your birthday card, typical."

She then opened it and read the letter inside, "I know you wanted to go to the tech departnt at U.A., but I think that is a waste of your potential. All Might had once said it as well, 'You have the heart of a hero,' so why not beco one. Join the U.A. Hero course with , since after all… Every Iron Man needs his Iron Maiden…"

lissa looked towards Tony with quivering lips and teary eyes. "Tony… is this a proposal?"

"Huh?" Tony asked, taken aback by the question.

"If I didn't know any better, I would have thought you were proposing to ."

"What?"

"Especially this line here, 'Every Iron Man needs HIS Iron Maiden.'"

Tony started to stutter, taken aback by how she was interpreting it. "What I ant was… I didn't an it like that…" Tony began to blush.

lissa giggled as she went and wrapped her arms around Tony. "I'm only pulling your leg, Tony. Thank you."

Tony let out a sigh of relief. "Don't worry about it. So what do you think?"

lissa wiped her tears before nodding her head. "Alright, I'll join you… I'll be your Iron Maiden," she said in a teasing tone.

"Please stop saying it like that," Tony said, still embarrassed.

Which caused lissa to giggle.

"Why don't you try it on," Tony said, changing the subject.

lissa nodded and walked towards the suit of armor. When she put a hand on the Arc Reactor, the suit opened up, exposing its inside to her, almost like an invitation.

lissa put her back towards it, and the suit closed like a door. She heard so things locking and spinning into place before turning on.

She then heard Friday's voice, "Retinal scan complete. Welco aboard, lissa Shield. All systems are fully operational."

"Still as cool as the first day I put on your suit," lissa said with a large smile as she examined her hands while opening and closing her fists.

Tony smiled as he watched lissa enjoy herself. She turned her head towards him and said, "Co on, put on your suit. I don't want to fly alone."

Tony smirked as he put his index and thumb in his mouth and whistled.

lissa watched as one of the cases with a red and silver Iron Man suit opened. Its eyes glowed to life, and it began walking toward Tony.

Tony spread his arms as he stood up and walked back. The suit mirrored his movents, opening its arms. The front of the suit then split open, ready for him.

With a fluid motion, Tony stepped into the suit. It closed around him, bolting shut with a series of clicks and whirrs. "Friday, open the window," Tony commanded.

The window leading to the beach outside slid upwards. Tony turned to lissa, a playful grin on his face. "After you, my lady," he teased.

lissa smirked and activated her thrusters. She soared out the window, her suit's systems humming with power. Tony followed close behind, his suit a blur of red and silver.

Once outside, lissa's voice ca through the comms. "What Mark is my suit, Tony?" A faceti screen popped up in her HUD, showing Tony's face.

"Yours is Mark 24. Mine's 23," Tony replied.

"Figures," lissa said, good-naturedly.

They soared over the coastline, performing intricate maneuvers. lissa tested her suit's weapons systems, firing repulsor blasts into the ocean. Tony demonstrated the suit's ability to withstand high-velocity impacts by diving into the water and rocketing back out with ease.

"Let's test the unibeam," Tony suggested. lissa nodded, aiming at a distant rock formation. The suit's chest plate opened slightly, and a powerful beam of energy shot out, disintegrating the target.

"Wow, that packs a punch," lissa said, impressed.

"Try the flares," Tony instructed. lissa deployed a series of flares from her suit, watching as they ignited and spread out, creating a brilliant display of light.

"These will co in handy against heat-seeking missiles," Tony explained.

They flew higher, testing the suits' altitude capabilities. "Activate stealth mode," Tony commanded. Their suits shimred, blending into the sky until they were nearly invisible.

"This is incredible," lissa whispered, admiring the camouflage effect.

Tony smiled through the HUD. "Just wait. Let's try the ergency dical protocols next."

lissa simulated a critical system failure, watching as her suit imdiately administered a painkiller and deployed a dical diagnostic display. "This could co in handy," she noted, impressed by the suit's ergency response capabilities.

"Alright, now for sothing fun," Tony said, deactivating stealth mode. "Engage combat training simulation."

Their HUDs filled with virtual targets and obstacles. They weaved through the sky, taking down simulated drones and avoiding energy blasts. lissa's movents beca more fluid as she adjusted to the suit's responsiveness.

"How's your targeting system?" Tony asked.

"Spot on," lissa replied, hitting every mark with precision.

"Let's test the suit's AI interface," Tony suggested. "Friday, initiate tactical analysis."

Friday's voice ca through both their comms. "Tactical analysis initiated. Assessing threats and providing optimal combat strategies."

Their HUDs displayed strategic overlays, highlighting potential threats and suggesting counterasures. They followed the AI's guidance, executing maneuvers with precision.

As the sun began to set, they hovered above the ocean, their suits casting long shadows on the water below. "Thanks for this, Tony," lissa said sincerely.

Tony smiled. "Anyti. Now, race you back to the lab?"

"You're on!" lissa laughed, and with that, they both took off, streaking back toward the shore in a blur of blue and silver.

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