A/N: I know I should be working on 'Moving?' but I can't decide between the 3 different ways I could move the story in, I actually plan to set up a poll on my profile to get some outside input on it. Anyways, I was sitting in my Humanities class and this idea popped into my head, and I had to write it down so I did. (Just a heads up the characters get a little OOC in this story.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Iron Man: Armored Adventures

"Rhodey, I'm worried about Tony. Ever since Gene told him his dad is alive he's been in the lab more than he used to. I know he's fixing it up because the stupid Tong blew it up and that isn't what bothers me, what bothers me is the he refuses to let us anywhere near the armory."

"Pepper, I wouldn't worry too much about it. This is Tony we're talking about. You should know that when something is important to him he takes it very seriously and right now the most important thing to him is finding his dad."

"But that's just it. I don't know if he ever will find his dad" Pepper replied solemnly.

"I wouldn't let Tony hear you say that. Besides how could you even think that?"

"Think of who said his dad was alive."

"Gene did, so?"

"In case you forgot he hasn't proven himself to be a very trustworthy person."

"Well yeah but I have a hard time believing that even a jerk like him would lie about something like this."

"You'd be surprised at what he's lied about," Pepper replied as she lowered her head to look down at the ground.

"What're you talking about Pepper? Do you know something that Tony and I don't know? What aren't you telling us?"

"I know a lot of things that you guys don't know or even care to know, but that's not the point."

"Pepper, I meant something about Gene."

"Then yes, but they're not important…" she said meekly.

"Pepper…" just as Rhodey was about to try and coax an answer out of his red headed friend the doorbell rang, "That's the pizza. Pepper, will you please go get Tony."

"Ugh. Why Rhodey? Why does it have to be me that has to go get him. You are perfectly capable of going to get him. So, why not you?"

"Because, Pepper, he's more likely to listen to you."

"Whatever…"

*at the armory*

"Tony? Are you in here?" Pepper shouted as she started to search the armory for her friend.

"Pepper?"

"Tony? There you are. I've b…"

"What are you doing in here?" He asked angrily not even caring that he had interrupted the girl.

"Duh. I was looking for you."

"Well you found me. What do you want?"

"There's no need to be rude. I was sent to come get you so you'll come eat lunch."

"I'm not really hungry and…"

"Tony you've been 'not really hungry' for like the past month, you need to go eat something."

"I'll eat after I find my dad," with that he turned to go back to his work but was stopped by the hand that was placed on his shoulder.

"Tony, starving yourself won't help you find your dad. Besides what if you can't find him?"

"What makes you think I won't?"

"Well think of who told you your dad was fine."

"It was Gene so?"

Pepper was now officially pissed. She couldn't figure out how after everything that Gene Khan had done to them Rhodey and Tony could still trust him on this. She couldn't understand how they didn't realize that their trusting Gene had led to the betrayal that they faced just over a month ago. "What if he was lying? What if your dad is really dead and you can't find him? What if Gene lied, huh? Did you think of that?"

The next few seconds happened so fast Pepper didn't know what happened till it was over. In mere seconds Tony had turned around, grabbed both her wrists, and pinned her forcefully against the nearest wall. His once crystal blue eyes seemed to turn to black as he yelled his next words at her.

"If there is even the slightest possibility that my dad is alive and that I can find him then I am going to try with every ounce of strength I have. You can't possibly understand how I feel right now so don't try. So, why don't you just keep your worthless opinions to yourself because they're just as useless and stupid as you are," with every heart shattering word his grip tightened around her wrists and just when she thought they would break he let go and turned back to where he had been working.

"Tony…" Pepper managed to choke out through the waterfall of tears that were pouring down her face.

"GET OUT! NOW!" Pepper didn't want to be yelled at again so she took off running towards her house, not even bothering to stop inside Rhodey's house to grab her belongings or to apologize to Rhodey as she ran into him on her way out of the armory.

After paying for the pizza Rhodey had decided to come see what was taking so long and was thoroughly pissed at what he found when he got down to the armory. He had walked in to see Pepper with her back against the wall crying with Tony yelling at her to get out. Rhodey wasn't sure what had transpired between his two best friends, but he knew that if Pepper was crying like that than something bad had happened and he was gonna find out what. So Rhodey walked up to the boy who was once again engrossed in his work and forcefully turned him around and ordered him to explain what happened.

"What are you talking about Rhodey?"

"Pepper just ran out of here in tears after you yelled at her to 'get out' or did you forget that?"

"No I didn't but I was trying to," Tony replied as he turned his face to the side to hide the hint of sadness in his features.

"Are you gonna explain to me what happened or am I gonna have to consult the security tape?" He said turning to face the computer screen.

"You can watch the video," replied Tony as he continued his work on the armor.

Rhodey sat down at the screen and rewound the tape to where Pepper had entered the lab. He watched as Tony snapped at Pepper while she remained calm, it was only when Tony failed to see why Pepper doubted his source of information did she lose it, although compared to Tony's reaction Pepper seemed to merely raise her voice. Rhodey couldn't believe he saw happen next. Tony had pinned Pepper against the wall and was yelling at her at the top of his voice completely oblivious to the tears streaming down her face. However, what happened next left him almost speechless. Tony had called Pepper "useless" and "stupid".

"Tony!"

"What?" Before Tony could turn around all the way to face his friend Rhodey punched him as hard as he could in the jaw. "What the hell was that about?"

"I can't even believe you have to ask. Fine if you don't know watch the video!" Rhodey decided that if after watching the tape Tony still couldn't see what he had done wrong than he, Rhodey, would just beat him up till he figured it out.

Tony watched the tape in horror. He remembered yelling at Pepper but he didn't remember pinning her against the wall or calling her useless and stupid. Rhodey watched his friend with a careful eye as he watched the video and was taken aback when Tony showed the amount of shock on his face that he did.

"Rhodey please tell me I didn't do that," begged Tony. He was disgusted with himself. Pepper was one of his best friends and if what he was watching was true he just treated her like she was nothing.

"Dude, you just watched the tape. You can't honestly tell me you don't remember doing that?"

"That's just it. I don't, well not all of it at least. I remember yelling at her but I most definitely don't remember pinning her against the wall and calling her…that"

"So you don't think she's stupid and/or useless?"

"No. I don't and there is no way I ever could," snapped Tony.

"Then why'd you say it?" challenged Rhodey.

"I don't know. I was upset and I swear on my life I didn't mean it. I guess I just said it without thinking of any consequences."

"Well, your lack of the ability to think before you speak, or in this case yell, has Pepper really upset," he said gesturing to the screen that showed how upset Pepper had been after the exchange between the two.

Tony was now frantic. He knew he screwed up and all he could do was hope Pepper would forgive him for his stupidity like she always did even though deep down he knew he probably didn't deserve her forgiveness and on some level her friendship and loyalty. "But I didn't mean it! She'll understand that right?"

"I'm guessing not since she was feeling like that before you said anything."

"What're you talking about?"

"For a genius you can be really stupid at times." When all he got was a confused look from his friend he continued on. "Well, she felt stupid because she really liked Gene and he turned out to be a humongous jerk that stabbed us in the back and…"

"Wait. I'm confused I liked Gene too but I don't feel stupid because of it."

"Dude I guarantee you didn't like him in the same way she did," he said with a smirk.

"What're you," it was then that it hit Tony what he meant, "Oh, I didn't know that."

"Obviously," ignoring the glare Tony was now giving him he continued on with his explanation, "Anyway, she feels useless cause a certain genius won't let her help with anything Iron Man related since Fing Fang Foom and even before that you only let her do limited amounts of things."

"I had no idea she felt like that," with the second half of Rhodey's explanation Tony officially felt like crap. He couldn't believe he had been so oblivious to someone he called his best friend's feelings.

"Well she does feel like that and you telling her what you said only made things worse."

"I have to apologize to her," with that he pulled out his phone and tried calling her. After trying for nearly ten minutes he came to the conclusion she was screening his calls and that he would just have to go apologize in person, something he mentally scolded himself for because he didn't think of doing it sooner. So, with that thought he took off running as fast as he could towards her house.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to go beg for forgiveness from Pepper."

Well, what do you think? Was it good? Bad? Should I continue or should I just end it here? Either way please review!