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The sound of the computer beeping rang through the lab "Ms stark a video has been uploaded to your personal browser. All indications say it is from Mr. Stark " Said Javis

"What?!" she asked, pulling up to the desk. "On screen!"

"Hey, Ami," Tony said. "I don't know if this will make it through. I have a few seconds and the military would take too long to hack into. Get a message to Rhodey, that I'm alive. I don't know where I am, but I'm alive. And... I lo-"

"Nonononononono!" Ami began frantically typing. "JARVIS! Bring him back!"

"The feed was only one way," the computerized butler said. "Even if I did, he wouldn't know you were there. I did record it, for you. The link was severed."

"Then find where the hell it came from!"

"Right away, miss."

Ami slumped into the chair, trying not to break down. The ending had started to sound like a goodbye and she wasn't about to accept that.

About twenty minutes later javis spoke "Ms Stark it seems the location was somewhere in the middle east, it seems Mr. stark used something that made his signal hit different towers so his location could not be traced" he said

"God damn it, Tony!" she said, hitting the table. "Let's get to work. We will find him, JARVIS."

3 months later...

Obediah looked at Pepper, saying, "She needs to be reined in. If she isn't looking for Tony, she's drinking until she passes out."

"I'll take care of it," Pepper said. "I did it before Tony went missing, and I'm doing it now."

Pepper walked into the lab and saw Ami asleep at the computer again. She sighed and put a blanket around the younger woman. Then, her phone rang.

"Pepper, we found him," Rhodey said. "We're almost home. Think you can get Ami to the airstrip?"

"Yeah."

Two hours later, Ami and Pepper were watching Tony walk out of the plane. Ami and Pepper held onto each other to keep from running to him. As soon as he was close, Ami couldn't hold back and wrapped her arms around him. She didn't notice anything else. As she sat next to him, she passed out, the stress draining from her. Tony was happy to have his sister back.

Two months later...

Ami tapped out the tune of Back in Black as she worked on her new program. Then, a crash sound played through the house.

She ran to the garage and saw what looked like an metal person inside the remains of one of Tony's cars ad Dum-E sprayed it with the fire extinguisher.

"The hell?!" Ami said.

"I can explain," groaned Tony.

"I'm waiting." She crossed her arms.

"you wouldn't understand your a girl but im living every boys fantasy, robots and stuff " He said standing up "Anyways you told me i needed more hobbies now i have one" he said walking away towards his computer.

She moved between him and the computer... well, him in a robot suit. "You said you could explain. Either tell me what the fuck you're doing, or the next time you go to bed, I'm stealing this thing and going on a joy ride. You haven't hardly talked to me and you're acting so different... What's the hell is going on, Tony? I'm starting to worry about you."

"That not new, honestly you and pepper could start a club "things that worry me about tony stark" He said sarcastically "look I'm just keeping busy and trying something new" he said moving around her "shouldnt you be doing the same?"

"Oh, I am," Ami said. "It's called, 'keeping the assholes on the Board of Directors from stealing the company from my idiot brother' and it's hard when he's playing with whatever the hell this thing is! You shut down the weapons manufacturing, which was what founded the company! I can't help you if I don't know what's going on! The next step for me is to convince them to give me the controlling share so it doesn't leave our family!"

Tony sighed "ami....not now ok" he said with his back to her "i promise ill catch you up later for now let me fix this alone" he said in a more serious tone

She just looked at him, tears falling. He was pulling away from her. When he tried to reach out to her, she moved away and ran upstairs. She packed a few things and drove to Stark Industries. She couldn't stay in the house if he was going to do that. It was like she lost him and even with him there, he wasn't really. She downed a bottle of brandy and passed out on her office couch. Obediah walked in to check on her, the security team informing him as he walked in. He covered her with a blanket, a smile on his lips.