Summary: What if Tony escaped the cave a few days faster than the original timeline? Therefore, when he treads through the desert, Rhodey didn't find him first, Rose Potter did. Rose, who was taking a vacation from her dimension, stumbles upon a dying man. So what does she do? Save him. Curse her saving people motto. FEM Harry! (MOD)

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Ichigo0-0Rose: Hey guys! So, I have no words really to say about my lateness, and I'm sure you're not interested in reading this note. So without further ado, on with the chapter! :)

Chapter 8- Needed Information

"The future of air combat. Is it manned or unmanned?" Rhodey asks a group of military pilots following his lead. "I'll tell you, in my experience, no unmanned aerial vehicle will ever trump a pilot's instinct, his insight, that ability to look into a situation beyond the obvious and discern its outcome, or a pilot's judgement." He said with passion.

"Colonel?" His attention turned to right and saw his best friend, Tony, walking up to him. "Why not a pilot without the plane?" Tony joked.

"Look who fell out of the sky." Rhodey teased as he presented his friend to his group. "Mr. Tony Stark." They all went to try and shake hands with Tony, and he obliged them.

"Speaking of manned or unmanned, you gotta get him to tell you about the time he guessed wrong at spring break." Tony told the pilots as if giving them useful advice. "Just remember that, spring break, 1987. That lovely lady you woke up with." He turned his head to Rhodey with a smirk.

"Don't do that!" Rhodey exclaimed, trying to hide his embarrassment.

"What was his name?" Tony continued on. The pilots chuckled.

"Don't do that."

"Was it Ivan?"

"Don't do that. They'll believe it. Don't do that." Rhodey pleaded but laughed anyways.

"Okay." Tony stated with a nod.

"Give us a couple minutes, you guys." Rhodey told his group, and they dispersed elsewhere. "I'm surprised." He said, as he turned his head to Tony.

"Why?" Tony asked in confusion.

"I swear, I didn't expect to see you walking around so soon."

"I'm doing a little better than walking."

"Really?" Rhodey said teasingly.

"Yeah." Tony said a bit more seriously. "Rhodey, I'm working on something big. I came to talk to you because I want you to be a part of it."

Rhodey gives off a chuckle not fully comprehending Tony's seriousness. "You're about to make a whole lot of people around here real happy, 'cause that little stunt at the press conference was a doozy."

"This is not for the military. I'm not…" Rhodey made a face of confusion. "It's different."

"What? You're a humanitarian now or something?"

"I need you to listen to me."

"No." Rhodey flat out dismissed Tony's words. "What you need is time to get your mind right. I'm serious."

Tony just gives him a fake smile. "Okay," He said, but really, he was hoping his best friend would understand. How could he not when they both have seen a small part of battle. Didn't he understand?

"It's nice seeing you Tony." Rhodey starts to back away, clearly stating this was the end of their conversation.

"Thanks." Tony whispers before he leaves.

Rhodey was heading back towards his group when he heard his name being called. "Lieutenant Colonel." A man in a black and white suit and a man in military uniform came up to him.

Rhodey salutes to the man in uniform "General. What can I do for you today sir?"

"At ease." The general said. "I would like you to meet Mr. Phil Coulson. He's a part of the government division that's a little bit higher than you need to know."

"Sir?" Rhodey said, not really following.

"He has come to ask a few questions, and seems to believe you are the perfect candidate for it. You can use my office space if needed. Until then, I wish you both a good day." The general starts to leave before turning back to them. "I'll take care of your group Lieutenant Colonel."

"Yes sir, thank you sir." Rhodey responded. He turns to Coulson. "Would you like to head to the general's office?"

Phil shakes his head. "No need. There are just a few questions we wish you to shed some light upon."

"We?"

"Our department."

"Which would be?"

"Classified." Phil stated. "Now then, could you shed some light on your friend Mr. Stark's escape?"

"Would you clarify?"

"The reason your friend was able to be found was a strange signal appearing on our radars in the desert. Once we had a closer pinpointed location, we informed the department of defense to send someone over and check it out."

Rhodey looked flabbergasted. "That was you sir?"

"Indeed." Phil nodded. "Now, the circumstances of Mr. Stark's escape. How did you find Mr. Stark?"

Rhodey thought back at how he found Tony and who was with him. The strange girl that popped up out of nowhere, and Tony gave no hints on who she maybe. Just a girl who was now staying at Tony's place for who knows how long. "If asked, please do not shed light on Ms. Potter's arrival Mr. Rhodes." Jarvis's voice said as he remembered the phone call last night. "Not all is what it seems."

Could he trust Tony when he's not in his right mind at the moment?

He looked back at Coulson. "I found Tony wandering in the desert, slightly still injured. Someone must have patched him up real well while in captivity, because his injuries didn't seem as severe as they should have been. There was nothing that I would consider out of the ordinary except his cleaned up wounds."

"I see." Phil said.

"If that is all, sir, I believe I am needed elsewhere." Rhodey saluted and walked away, leaving Phil behind. "I hope you know what you're doing Tony." Rhodey thought. "Because I think we're about to be diving into a whole lot of trouble from here on out now."

Phil sighed. "Fury's not going to be happy with this." He pulled out his phone and called someone.

"Hello. I would love to stay and chat, but I need some information at the moment." He pauses to hear the person on the other side's response. "I need you to give me the information of the body identification and the autopsies from the people you found at Mr. Stark's kidnapped location. Yes, the cave. Please send them promptly." Without saying goodbye, Phil shuts his phone close and walks promptly back to his division.

"Oh hello Tony." Rose greeted when she saw Tony enter his home. "How was your visit with Rhodey?"

"Not as well as I expected angel." Tony said with disappointment. "Oh well, his lost."

Rose slightly frowns at his dismissal. "Anyways, follow me to the lab. I got an idea that needs to be put in motion, and I need my lovely nurse to gawk at my brilliance." Rose shakes her head and gives off a giggle before following him to his workshop.

"Jarvis, you up?"

"For you sir, always." Jarvis voiced. Rose went to go sit down and get comfortable.

Tony sat down at his computer and started to type away. "I'd like to open a new project file index as Mark Two."

"Shall I store this on the Stark Industries Central Database?"

"Actually, I don't know who to trust right now." Tony said with a hint of anger. He then turns to Rose. "Don't worry angel, you're not one of them." He smiles at her. She smiles back.

"Anyways, until further notice, why don't we just keep everything on my private server?" He flicks an image on screen onto a 3D projection scale. Rose stares at it in amazement.

Tony grins at her face. "Remind me to help tutor you in some of this."

"Working on a secret project are we sir?" Jarvis asked.

Tony starts flicking parts he didn't like or need into a small projection trashcan. "I don't want this winding up in the wrong hands like another project of mine did. Maybe in mine, it can actually do some good." He gives it a final flick, and the image spun around.

Somewhere in the desert of Kabul, Afghanistan

Men dressed up to avoid the harsh sun and stormy winds, pulling pieces of metal from the ground. A pile of metal was starting to build up within each passing minute. No one stopped digging until they heard a man of theirs shouting.

"I found it! I found it!" He held up the face plate of an iron mask in the air. The sun's light beamed off of it.

"Bring it to me!" A man demanded. His face not entirely covered like the rest of his men. It may be because of the head wound that was still healing or he didn't need it. He didn't care at the moment. His man ran over to him, and gave him the mask.

He stares at it with thought and anger. "You will rue the day you messed with me Tony Stark."

Short Interlude

"This is Agent Coulson, what do you have for me?" Phil said as he answered his phone on the first ring.

"Someone got there before us sir. The organization, The Ten Rings, seemed to have wiped it clean of any evidence."

"So what can you tell me?"

"We found some blood stains on the ground or behind some equipment, and have identified most of the members. None of them are Raza I'm afraid. However, the good news for you is that we found the remains of a body that may interest you, about two miles away from the cave. It would seem they were hoping the animals or Mother Nature would get to him first."

"And who would that be?"

"A scientist by the name Ho Yinsen."

Phil paused in thought. "Get me everything you have on him and send them to me ASAP. Thank you for the information. If you have anymore, please call me immediately."

"Will do sir." There was a click sound heard on Phil's side of the phone call. He shuts his phone.

"Someone must have patched him up real well while in captivity, because his injuries didn't seem as severe as they should have been. There was nothing that I would consider out of the ordinary except his cleaned up wounds." Phil remembered Mr. Rhodes words from yesterday.

"It would seem we have found our doctor. Now, how did he and Mr. Stark play a role in the Ten Rings's plans?"

Author's Note: So Rhodey still believes in Tony. He's not going to waste away years of friendship because of the government is breathing down on both their necks. They stay together thick and thin! So guys, we are like halfway through with the first movie. I know, it doesn't really seem like it, but it's true. There is still a lot to cover, but it's getting easier to plan. Rose didn't really have a big part in this chapter, but let's be honest, she wasn't really needed with all this action was going on. The next chapter on the other hand should have her more. I'm trying to dissect and integrate Tony's personality into this story, and I hope that is showing in these chapters. Anyways, I'll have the next chapter posted up soon, so be on the lookout. Otherwise, I'll see you guys in the next chapter! :)