01x12 - The Origin of Iron Man, Part 2

[bunniefuu]

TONY: Survival was my concern,
not escape.

[ECHOING] Day and night merged...
...night merged... ...merged...

ARMOR: Rewind. Replay.

Memory Module malfunction.
Hold for evaluation.

Iron Man Armor computer rebooting.

Access Tony Stark Memory Module,

and rewind memory holograms
to starting point six hours ago.

Rewind.

Commence playback
to present time and recap.

Responding to an eruption alert at his
volcano-powered microchip factory,

Tony Stark, as Iron Man,
interfaced with the drone IRVING

to prepare for magma analysis.

Then, while working atop
the unstable lava crust,

he was attacked
by a sub-magma robot.

With Iron Man's visual transmission
capability temporarily disabled,

The Mandarin
substituted a false message,

so the Armory team would not know
of Iron Man's danger.

Subsequent voice analysis
by this computer reveals

it was the work of Modok.

Meanwhile, his Armor damaged
in the struggle,

Iron Man escaped, only to be attacked
by the alien dragon Fin Fang Foom,

who sent him crashing
into an ancient ice cavern

deep within the core of a glacier.

As his enemies continued
to search for him, injured,

his Armor
requiring 6.4 hours for repair,

and his emergency life support
depleted by the sub zero environment,

Tony had only one chance to survive.

How am I supposed to keep awake,

stay alive long enough
for my friends to find me?

ARMOR: Activate Memory Module.

Its energy
will maintain body temperature,

until your armor
is repaired and recharged.

Begin hologrammatic replay.

To his father's dismay,

young Tony Stark refused
to take responsibility,

often with catastrophic results,
and chose a life devoted to pleasure.

When Tony finally realized he
did not need to compete with his father

and could stand on his own,
it was too late to make amends.

As his father always wished,
Tony worked hard and prospered.

Then arch-business rival
Justin Hammer struck again,

transporting him to The Mandarin,

who wanted him to create
an invincible armor

with which his forces
could conquer the world.

Pain-ridden,
ever in danger of paralysis

from deadly metal splinters
embedded near his spine by the blast,

Tony labored endlessly, but
his experiments were unsuccessful.

And then The Mandarin added
an unexpected element.

[ROARS]

[RUMBLING]

Report!

ARMOR: Recommend continuation of
Tony Stark Memory Module playback

to sustain your life support.

In other words, if I don't
relive my past, I have no future.

- Correct.
-Okay, replay.

And if you happen to have a hot
corned beef sandwich on you,

-pass it around.
- I am a computer, not a delicatessen.

Just play back, okay?
I hope it keeps me awake.

TONY: The Lion God Emperor!

It seems like a thousand years ago
when he attacked me from his coffin.

[PANTING] Stay back! I am old,
but I will not go quietly to my doom!

I don't intend to harm you.
I thought you were attacking me.

The Mandarin has a sadistic
sense of humor, and...

- Yinsen? Dr. Wellington Yinsen?
-You know me?

-[GROANS] I am dizzy.
-Let me help you.

Of course I know you. You're
the greatest physicist in the world!

YINSEN: That is a dubious
assumption, young man, but thank you.

[SIGHS]

I am definitely too old
for adventures in the martial arts.

It didn't look that way to me.
But your costume and makeup?

I was performing a bit of classical opera
for my grandson's eighth birthday,

when The Mandarin's th*gs
spirited me off quite roughly.

Obviously, they were theater critics.

I was kidnapped, too.

I'm supposed to come up
with an invincible armor

so The Mandarin
can take over the world,

but so far, no luck.

- Ah! Neuromimetic telepresence.
-That's the key, of course, but...

That's your special field!

The Mandarin obviously means for us
to work together, but I won't do it!

You hear me, Mandarin?
I'm through being your sl*ve!

A colorful but accurate statement,
my young friend.

For now, let us bend!

Yinsen. We became friends.

MODOK: Dreadknight! Hypnotia!
Blacklash! Have you learned anything?

Yes. It's cold up here.

I want Iron Man, not a weather report!

Blizzard! Has your team
been successful?

BLIZZARD:
Not yet, Mandarin, but we will be.

We're searching any place which
might have given Iron Man sanctuary.

A very thorough search,

to teach everyone the dangers
of working against us.

[BLIZZARD LAUGHING]

Excellent, Blizzard!
Yours is the correct approach.

Scourge the area
until our quarry is found!

Hypnotia! Join Blizzard
in the search at once, and...

What?

[SNIFFING]

[EXCLAIMS IN DISGUST]

I smell sulfur and brimstone!

It's the dragon. Quickly, Modok!
To the garden.

The last time he came indoors,

it took me a month
to get his stench out of the tapestry.

w*r MACHINE: Somewhere in that
crater below is where we lost him.

Julia! Wanda! Century's found Tony!

CENTURY: Alas, I did not.
But I have found where he has been.

I don't know about you,
but I'm praying for a sinus attack.

Silence! Why have you come,
Fin Fang Foom?

I did not summon you.

[LAUGHING EVILLY]

I do as I please, Mandarin.

And it pleases me now to claim
payment according to our agreement.

Ridiculous!
You were to destroy Iron Man.

But I shall destroy him,
if you live up to our bargain.

How dare he insult us?
Exterminate him!

If anyone can terminate Iron Man,
it is he.

Very well, dragon, what do you want?

I want your dragons, Mandarin!
Give them to me now!

[LAUGHS EVILLY]

You want my dragons?

[LAUGHS]

My dear fellow, I have none.

Yes, now fly away,
you horrible creature,

and eat a ton of breath mints!

[LAUGHING EVILLY]

It was you who constructed
the two mechanical dragons

now residing in your
subterranean laboratory, Modok.

You who believed they would give
The Mandarin power over me.

You were mistaken!

The dragons, please.

Will you use them
to hunt down and eradicate Iron Man?

Of course.

Then a bargain has been struck!
But uphold your end of it, this time.

No one fails The Mandarin
more than once!

Mechanical dragons of gold and silver,
attend me!

[ROARING]

Too long have I lacked
the company of my own kind.

Their familiar forms give me pleasure,
even though they are artificial.

Come, brothers! To the hunt!

I must confess,
I'm disappointed in you, Mr. Stark.

Your brilliant scientific breakthroughs

always kept you
one step ahead of me in business.

So, I assumed you'd perfect
the armor we wanted quite rapidly.

But this limp, flaccid abomination
is unacceptable!

They're intentionally
dragging their feet.

I suggest you t*rture the old man
and give Mr. Stark a bit more incentive.

I shall t*rture them both,

if Mr. Stark and Dr. Yinsen
are unable to demonstrate

a greater willingness for their task,
by tomorrow morning!

Your friend's agony
will be on your head,

and yours on his!

But we've interrupted your dinner.

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

NOW!

YINSEN: The projector has
now replaced a view of us

with the hologram we prepared.

Stark would instantly discover
any sophisticated bugging device.

That's why I've resorted
to good old-fashioned eavesdropping.

[THE MANDARIN CHUCKLING]

Clearly the threat of t*rture
hasn't affected their stomachs.

But the night is young.

Our cover hologram
won't fool them for long!

Let's hope we can activate the armor
in the time we have.

None of them realize
that the Armor has been tuned

to your neuromimetic signature, Tony.

Until you interface your thoughts
with its computer or touch it,

it is lifeless.
Profound good luck, my son.

- What is it?
-You called me "son."

- It was unexpected.
-But sincere.

- Now hurry!
-Yes.

What's wrong? Why have you stopped
the Memory Module?

ARMOR: Enemy search party
approaching. Secure for silent running.

TONY: Fin Fang Foom again!
And this time, he's brought two friends.

w*r MACHINE: It was tough enough
forcing IRVING down.

- We don't want to spook him now.
-Where's Tony, IRVING?

What happened to him?

IRVING: Accessing visual replay.
Replaying.

w*r MACHINE:
Tony's scanners were covered!

So that's how The Mandarin
replaced his image transmission!

CENTURY:
Both a robot and Fin Fang Foom.

The Mandarin was determined
to destroy Iron Man this time.

SPIDER WOMAN:
Wait, look! Tony fell into a glacier!

Yeah, but which one?

Computer, energy status!

ARMOR: Auxiliary reserves restored
to 70% capacity.

Main supply still below safe levels.

Then we'll have to tap auxiliary.
Freezing to death.

- Resume Memory Module replay.
-Continuing.

It works!
I'll armor up and get us out of here.

No! The Mandarin must not know

that you and the man in armor
are one and the same.

Better he should believe
he has two implacable foes.

A little straw from my bed,
my theatrical training,

and the bits of makeup remaining
from my opera costume

serve the purpose well.

Now, remove your clothing
and don the Armor. Quickly!

[BLIZZARD LAUGHING]

BLIZZARD:
Random destruction is entertaining,

[CHUCKLING]

but it has not revealed
Iron Man's hiding place.

However, this zero-temperature-based
scanner may reveal any...

Hold on, there! That glacier!

Yes! Iron Man must be inside!

Move on!

Strange! They ate and then went
to sleep without exchanging a word!

They should be working, not sleeping!
I want results! I...

Of course, I don't mean to dictate to you
in your own castle, but...

You are quite right, Justin.

I think it's time I gave our guests
a harsher reminder of our expectations.

Wait here, and watch.

He comes! Hurry!

TONY: What is it?

ARMOR: Unknown parties
have broken through

the glaciefs north face,

and are making their way
toward this cavern.

Danger! Danger! Danger!

[ALARM BLARING]

TONY:
Enemies approaching from the north!

The glacier will fall on me
if I try to get free,

and my Armor is still in the shop.

I hate it when that happens.

Computer. Armor status.

ARMOR:
Fully operational in 71 seconds.

-70, 69, 68, 67, 66, 65...
- I'll be a Popsicle by then!

Continue Memory Module replay
until my Armor is ready.

Replay!

YINSEN: Do not attempt to hurry
the armor donning process.

You must take sufficient time for the
neuromimetic interface to be complete,

or you will be too weak
to fight effectively.

TONY: Inside my Armor,
my broken body felt no pain.

What my mind directed,
my Armor delivered,

its power far greater than I imagined,

the obligation to use it wisely
weighing far heavier

than I dreamed possible.

Thanks to Yinsen,
I had achieved the incredible,

and made peace
with my father's memory.

- Tell me! Does it work?
-It's amazing! The power!

- But I'm strangely disoriented.
-Use your scanners.

[ROARS]

Whatever or whoever you are,
that armor is mine!

No! You are not ready!

[YINSEN SCREAMING]

IRON MAN: Yinsen!

I will never forget what happened here.
And neither will you!

I was free! Free at last!

- Computer! Report!
- ARMOR: Armor repair complete.

Power reserves at full capacity.
Armor components ready for access.

Couldn't you cut it just a little finer?

Magnetic attractors, engage!

- w*r MACHINE: Tone! You're alive!
-Tony, honey!

SCARLET WITCH: My precious!

Just like an Indiana Jones picture,
huh, babe? The hero gets all the girls.

And we get to take out the garbage.

[SCREAMING IN PAIN]

Hot! Hot! Hot!

MODOK: They found him!
They found him!

And I shall finish him!

Fin Fang Foom! Wherever you are,
repay your debt to me now!

The Mandarin informs me
that Iron Man has been found.

Away!

[LAUGHING EVILLY]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

No! No! No!

IRON MAN:
Great to be warm again, Jimbo!

I was starting to feel
like a frozen meatloaf dinner.

w*r MACHINE: Funny,
the stuff you can suck up in a cyclone,

huh, Whirlwind?

Stuff like tracers.

[SCREAMS]

This way, lovely ladies. Look this way!

Look! Deep into my eyes.

I hate pushy women.

What a crummy way to pick up a date!

DREADKNIGHT: Goodbye, Shellhead!

Foolish fellow! You never know
what you'll run into in the mountains.

MODOK: Yes! Yes!

-[CLEARS THROAT] Hooray for us.
-The moment of truth and triumph!

[LAUGHS]

Now, Fin Fang Foom!
This is the moment I've hungered for!

IRON MAN:
The dragons have monumental power.

Unable to hold out for long,
but we must fight back!

My sensors say this ledge is low-grade
silver-bearing ore. The dragon's fire

is fusing the silica content
in the surrounding mountain into glass.

And glass plus silver makes a mirror!

Obliterate Iron Man and his spawn!

Do it now! I order you!

I do not take orders!

Come, brothers,
I am weary of this sport.

No! No! No!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

w*r MACHINE:
I don't know what turned them off,

but I'm sure not sorry to see them go.

IRON MAN: Let's go home!

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