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(Two weeks later)...
Tony was still very upset about the meditation exercise. He was still persistent about magic and tried to ignore Lotus. However, Friday had told Pepper what happened, excluding the parts with magic, and forced him to continue. Which he did, otherwise Friday would have told Pepper again and if she finds out, let’s say we wouldn’t see for a while.
Tony was still defensive when it comes to Lotus, he does like Lotus but just unsure of her power. After all, the book did use magic to make a bunch of push pin float and fill a room. Maybe he was just paranoid but he is still a little wary of the book. This was the day that the UN was either going to amend the Accords or not. If they did, then he finally got stage one of his plan completed. If not, he needed more evidence to convince them into amending the Accords. He really needed the Accords amended.
He’s already near the conference room, he was nervous. His hard work of siding with the people and compromising with the government is probably going to pay off. He took a deep breath and opened the doors.
(In the Conference Room)
The conference meeting left off from the previous meeting, they only a few more people wanting to represent their statements. The room felt separated or split apart. When Ms.Robinson the representative of England came up, everyone was very intent on listening to what she had to say. During her presentation, on his left Tony saw that Ms. Fujita and Mr.Császár were glaring at Ms.Robinson’s presentation. He also noticed that on the right, Ms.Sahana and Mr. Colbert looked inconspicuous looks towards Ms. Robinson’s statement. Through Tony’s eyes, He could see that the women were trying to make the Accords somewhat lenient. He somewhat felt bad for the women because, about the majority of the people in this meeting support that, the Accords are supposed to feel restricted but fair for every enhanced people, but it seemed like she translated his version of fair to very lenient on the Accords. After her presentation, it was finally time for people to decide whether to pass or veto the new amended Accords.
Tony was starting to get worried, he knows that Ms. Robinson, Mr. Colbert, and Mr. Császár were going to pass the new amended Accords. It's just Ms. Sahana and Ms. Fujita, he was worried about the most. During the first meeting of the Accords before it was bombed, they were very prideful of the Accords and seemed as if they didn’t want to change anything. However, this is the final decision and it’s time to decide.
Tony just sits at his seat waiting for the voting to end. He really couldn’t see what side each representative was voting for but, he hoped that they chose for approval. After the voting ended, people started tallying the votes. After counting all of 193 votes, they were ready to announce whether the Accords were approved or not.
“We, the United Nations, have voted on the amendment of the Accords. We here, now announce that the amendment towards the Accords was approved”
If Tony wasn’t in a conference room right now, he would have slapped the people had doubt on him in the face. Including himself. He wasn’t certain it would have been approved but now, he had confidence that everything in his plan would work out.
(After the Meeting…)
Happy drove Tony to the hospital. Tony wanted to see Rhodey, and how he was doing. Ever since his paralyzation, Tony has been regularly checking up on him, to see if he was ok. He even built prosthetics that would help stabilize his legs. Tony was just very concerned for his friend and wants to help him in any way he can.
“Tony I told you, it’s not your fault.” Said Rhodey sighing.
“But it feels like it is! I shouldn’t have brought you on that battlefield.” Tony replied sadly.
“Tony, I’m your best friend. I’ve been with you ever since MIT. Don’t be such a worrywart sometimes.” Rhodes smiled
Tony can’t help it, his best friend was in therapy trying to heal his legs, he can’t just sit there and do nothing.
“Sour Patch” Tony whined and hugs Rhodey.
Rhodey pats his back, “There there. Now, what happened at the meeting?”
Tony sighed and told him everything. From the presentations to the voting, and the final decision. “Now I’m supposed to help them with keeping track with the accords and making it as fair as possible.”
Rhodey smiled, “That’s great news, Tones.”
Tony looked down at his feet, “I’m not sure if I’m ready for that yet. I mean, I can barely take care of myself sometimes. Now helping the Accords, that’s a big step...I just don’t know”
Rhodey placed a hand on Tony’s shoulder and smiled,” Tony, you’re the only person that I know who can do it. You’ve come this far, and I don’t see any problem with the Accords yet. With your knowledge and experience, I know you can do it.”
Tony smiled and hugged him, ”Thanks Rhodey Bear.” Rhodey hugged back and replied, “You too, Tones.”
“So, same time tomorrow?” Asked Rhodey
“No, sorry but I have somewhere to go Tomorrow,” Tony replied.
Rhodey raised an eyebrow, “Really? Where?”
“Yea, I’m just visiting an old mansion in California that my parents used to own,” Tony answered.
“I thought you sold almost all of the mansions that your parents owned?” Rhodey asked.
“Actually, I kept the one in London, Malibu, and Los Angeles. I did sell at least three or five of the mansions my parents owned.” Tony said.
Rhodey just chuckled and said, “I hope this visit doesn't end up like the Shawarma incident. I still remember that you had told Friday to prepare you a list of reasons, ‘Why Shawarma is the best place to eat in the world’ I still can’t believe you did that. You even had a megaphone! Happy literally was grabbing you and dragging you out of that restaurant. You’re lucky that they didn’t ban you from that place.”
Tony just blushed as he remembered that memory. “That won’t happen again!...I’m just going to search something in the mansion. Something that may help me in the long run.” Rhodey smiled, “Good luck, Tones. I’m counting on you.” Tony hugged Rhodey one last time and left the room.
(In the Private Airplane…)
Tony sat in his seat, waiting for the plane to start. He looked out his window and frowned. He was happy that he finally got some progress done, and was going to help and be a big contribution to the renewed Accords that made it way better and fair than the original Accords. However, once it was over, for now, he just seemed saddened. Alone. No one really to rejoice with beside Rhodey, Pepper, Happy, and Peter. He missed Bruce’s company and wanted to see him once more, but he had been absent for a while. Jarvis would have rejoiced with him, however, he’s no longer here and is now Vision. He doesn’t know where Vision is but, he knows he is safe. Thor had been absent as well and hasn’t returned. After the Civil war, it’s just him. He sighed as he turned away from the window. He looked down at the next seat and saw to his surprise, Lotus.
Lotus wanted to apologize for making Tony uncomfortable with magic, and decided to sit next to him. She used her magic and made a flower crown appear on top of Tony’s head. Tony slimed softly and said, “Thank you…” Lotus nodded and hugged Tony.
Tony said, “I’m sorry as well, Lotus. I know you didn’t want to make me feel uncomfortable, and you didn’t know about my certain disliking of magic when I met you. I’m trying, ok?”
Lotus just nods and sits next to Tony. The flight is now starting and it’s going to be a long 5 hours but, he’ll make it. He is just uncertain of what is in the mansion that Lotus needed so much.
(At the mansion…)
Happy had dropped Tony off in front of the mansion, “Are you sure that you’ll be alright?” He asked. Tony nodded, “I’ll be alright, it’s just that I have been here in ages. Besides the plants that have been overgrown for a while, it’s still the same as always.”
Happy nodded, “I’ll be at the hotel, call if you need me.” and drove away.
“Later Happy” Tony as he waved goodbye.
He opened his bag and Lotus sprang out, Tony turned to Lotus and said, “Alright, we’re here. Now just lead the way of where you want us to go, and I’ll follow.” Tony opened the mansion, and Lotus led the way.
Lotus went upstairs to the second floor, turned left, and went straight leading to a long hallway. She then took a right and went straight. Her directions led her and Tony to a big room with double doors. Tony tried to open the door but it was sealed shut, Lotus turned to a page that stated that magical door is often seal shut and could only be opened with magic. Lotus then proceeded to use her magic to open the door, which soon revealed a giant library filled with ancient scrolls, relics, and magic books.
Tony was in utter shock that his family mansion had an area where someone could practice magic. His father also disapproved of magic so, he wasn’t the culprit. It was probably his mother or Jarvis, they often told him of many magical stories and myths. He looked at Lotus and started to follow her to a shelf next to a wall. Lotus pointed with her flaps to the correct switch and Tony pulled the switch. The switch opened a secret room, that led to an office. It had monitors, a computer hardware, and a huge desktop PC tower. Many ancient scrolls, files, and books had covered the floor. Tony went forward and sat on a chair next to the computer desk. He saw a videotape that was only titled “Message from Mom”. Tony was curious and decided to watch the video.
Tony placed the tape on the videotape player and started to watch the video. Lotus was next to Tony waiting to see what the video was about.
“Hello?”
“Mom…” Tony looked at the screen and saw his mom. In Tony’s opinion, she looked as beautiful as ever considering her age. The video was recorded a week before Tony started college.
“Ok...Hello, my name is Maria Collins Carbonell Stark. Sorry, I’m just a little nervous about this recording.”
Tony smiled at his mother’s antics, usually, she was confident when it comes to videos. I guess it’s probably because she was recording this by herself or it was because Tony was leaving for college.
“I guess you probably know that by now, don’t you son?” Maria smiled slightly but she soon frowned and faced the camera.
“I guess you’re wondering what your mother is doing right now Tony...Well, I was worried that this day might come. I probably won’t be there when you figure it out.”
Tony was confused, what did she mean by that?
“...I can’t really explain it to you since it’s complicated. You may not believe me because it involves magic and sorcery. I know you’re thinking that this is ridiculous, right?”
Tony would have said that was ridiculous, that is if he hasn’t been through enough trauma from magic, villains, and other stuff.
Maria’s faced turn serious “You may not know this but magic does exist. There are wizards, witches, and sorcerers. Now, what I’m getting into is something that you may be a little confused about. Now, there is two very powerful guardian sorcerer. They are guarding something that holds an immense amount of power. They are called the infinity stones.”
Tony was surprised that his mother knows what the infinity stones were. He was just associated with the infinity stones during New York and Ultron. He now wonders what his mother knows about the infinity stones.
“They are six immensely powerful objects tied to different aspects of the universe. They possess unique capabilities that have been enhanced and altered by various alien civilizations. These stones are scattered in different places. You may remember the tesseract in Shield, don't you?”
“My mother knew all along!” Tony screamed. He wondered why his mother didn’t do anything about the Tesseract if she knew along.
“The tesseract contains the space stone. However, your father and Shield are using it for weapons and its power. So, I really couldn’t obtain it. I know, it’s in the wrong hands but I can’t risk being caught and accused of stealing. Especially since it’s Shield.” Maria winced at the thought.
Tony nodded, ‘who knows what they could have done with my mother?’
“There is another stone, called the Time stone. A powerful sorcerer is tasked with protecting the stone from getting stolen and landing in the wrong hands. I’m unsure of who obtained the stone now but, I know that the stone is saved in their sanctuary.” Maria breathed in and sighed, “ I was also tasked with a stone. This stone is the most powerful out of the all the infinity stones. I was the guardian of the Soul Stone.”
Tony remembered that Thor said that the Soul Stone was the most powerful stone. Thor said that the Soul Stone was the most powerful out of all of them, but never really explained how.
“ The Soul Stone was under my protection. I was and still am a very skilled sorcerer. However, I had to restrict my powers and the Soul Stone’s power from the public. There are many agencies and villains that could have potentially stolen the Stone.”
Tony nodded, however, he wondered, ‘If his mother was the guardian of the Soul Stone, where could it be now?’
“After your father and I got married, I knew I had to keep the stone a secret as well. Your father is a genius so, he may use the stone for his personal project. An ability that the soul stone has is locating and tracking the souls of others. So, we know that he would have used it for Captain America.”
Tony had a grimace look on his face, and sighed, “Thank heaven for that…”
“I had found a solution to the problem but I only used it when you were born…” Maria looked guilty and upset about the solution. She sighed and continued, “Tony,...if you’re experiencing some active glowing within the eyes, levitation or floating in thin air, or an aura surrounding you. You might have an idea of what is going on…”
Tony tilted his head in confusion, he was experiencing two out of three side effects she stated, but...then Tony was silence.
‘No fucking way...Mom you-!’
“I had sealed the Soul Stone in you. I transferred its powers and abilities in you. It was the only way I could have kept the stone safe...I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to experiment my magic on you like that...I’m sorry”
Tony was just sitting on his chair, in still silence.
“WHAT?!”