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What the hell's this?

What's happening?

- That's good! - Chika!

Uh!

Why don't we get outta here and go grab something to eat?

I heard of this this Victorian supper joint in Osaka.

How's that grab ya?

- No. Not tonight. - Huh?

I still have a ton of work that needs to get done. Sorry.

What was I thinking?

Why would she turn me down?

I will never ever understand women in a million years.

Are you crazy? What are you doing in the road?

- Finally! I found you. - Huh!

You're Iron Man, Tony Stark.

What in the world...?

I know you.

My name's Aki.

And I ran away from Zodiac.

So Aki, you came to me because you think I can help you?

Hm?

So what is it you think I can help you with?

Just stuff!

There has to be more to this than what this girl's telling me,

I mean, it's doesn't make sense.

Someone her age connected to Zodiac...

- Tony- - Hm?

You look skeptical, so I'll show you that I'm special.

Hm?

Okay.

Now do you believe me about Zodiac?

So why'd you want to meet me?

Well, they said that you keep causing them problems.

You must be powerful or they wouldn't say that.

- So I thought you could... - And just who are “they”!?

Are you part of Zodiac!?

Did they send you here?!

Oh, jeeze! I'm sorry.

Look, please don't cry. W-waiter! Can I have some ice cream!?

What happened?

A special ops squad was ordered to secure.

Zodiac weapons stash.

And all of them were found dead.

Captain Sakurai!

We were able to recover some data off a damaged computer.

It's on this flash drive, sir.

Oh boy!

Okay. We need some answers here.

Yes, this is Nanami.

Nanami, hi! It's Tony. Listen, um, I am sorry,

hate to wake you up, I need to ask a huge favor.

Oh no! Where'd she go?

Aki!

There you are.

How long have you been up and...

What are you doing?

Doing some cleaning!

That's nice! I... I have a maid...

Aki! I left some documents here.

Yeah, they were a big mess, they were all over the place!

So I shredded them.

You what? Ah!

- Hey Tony! - Hunh?

Your Appolser's awesome! Can I try it?

Hold it! Be careful! Don't... Don't touch that!

Wow! This whole place is so cool!

- Aki! - Huh?

This is not a playground. There are very many

dangerous things in my.. house.

Hey put me down! Put.. me..

- Uh-oh! - Umm!

Are you okay?

I'll get it!

No no no! I'll get it!

This visit is strictly business. I can handle this.

I'm here to discuss a perfectly legitimate work matter.

- Hello - Hi there! Who are you?

Oh hi. I'm... I work with Mr. Stark

and brought over some findings I thought he should check.

You are...?

Oh I'm Aki, Tony's daughter!

What?! Oh!

Aki, honey! I'll get the door!

Oh! Hi!

Sorry about that.

You shouldn't be saying that.

I'm really the one who's so gullible.

That girl can be quite a handful.

So, Chika... What brings you here?

I mean, it's not like you need a reason.

- You're always welcome here. - Hey, hey Tony!

Thank you!

And I'm not just trying to flatter you.

I really do enjoy your company.

So then, do you think, you're Tony's girlfriend?

We're business associates, Mr. Stark and I work together.

Hmm.

Well, I'd say that's a good thing.

When it comes to the ladies, Tony's quite popular.

That's not true at all! I don't know why she'd say that.

Oh? Well, I heard you on the phone last night

whispering to some woman.

What?! What, ah, no, look, I...

I should be going.

Wait... It's not how it sounds, that call was...

Please look through the materials by tomorrow, Mr. Stark.

- Chika...! Wait! - It's all right. I'll let myself out.

You're better off without her. She's an ice princess.

That's enough from you!

First you completely trashed my lab.

Now you're doing your best to mess up my personal life! Is that it?

You might as well be working with Zodiac!

- Tony... - What?

You are-ME-AN!!!

Wonderful!

What is it with me and crazy women?

Hello!

I'm looking for the person in charge.

I'm Nanami Ota, from the Tokyo Journal.

Welcome!

I'm here doing some fact finding,

hoping you might have some information about this girl.

Have you ever seen her before?

That's Aki.

Where did she run off to?

What if Zodiac's looking for you, too, Aki?

Hey! It's me. I'm calling with the info about Aki you wanted.

What do you got for me?

Well, I did a little digging and tracked down her last known address.

I found out that two years ago,

she was orphaned when both of her parents died in a horrible accident.

Aki and her parents were on a hijacked plane

that exploded while in flight.

Aki was the sole survivor and ended up with us-here at the orphanage.

About six months ago,

some people came here wanting to adopt her and she left with them.

But she didn't know anything about Aki's

whereabouts since she left the orphanage.

- That's it? - Not quite.

Here's what else she had to say...

I'm not the first who's come here asking about Aki.

There you are.

You shouldn't have gone running off.

I- I was worried... that...

You wanna go play with them, don't you?

If I play with them, they'll all be in danger.

I'm not really that good at controlling this power I have.

That's how I lost my mom and dad.

I'm sorry!

Whoa! Tony?

How bout this, we're done with talking about the past, okay?

- Hunh? - You'd consider me a friend, right?

Yup!

Well then you better hang on,

cause we got a lotta fun ahead of us, little lady!

That was fun. You hungry?

Yeah!

Captain Sakurai. Just what brings you here?

Mr. Stark.

I need you to let me take custody of the Zodiac girl.

So, it was you who was asking about her.

Sorry, but I'm going to have to say “no” to your request.

No way!

Then you leave me no choice.

Hah?! No! You...

Tony!!

What...?

Finally, you're awake.

Aki! What have you done to her?

Don't be concerned.

She's just sleeping.

What is it you want with her?

It's vital we control the power that she has.

We know her brain generates

an incredibly strong magnetic field.

Strong enough to control the iron in someone's bloodstream.

Manipulating a person's hemoglobin could kill them.

Huh?

What is that?

We recovered this from a Zodiac computer that we seized.

According to this data, Zodiac has been using

this girl's unusual gift to power some of their weapons.

Apparently, they're connected through brain waves.

We could use your help analyzing this data.

To keep Japan safe.

Yeah, I'll do it for you, but only to protect Aki.

It's coming...

It's coming...

Virgo...

What's “Virgo”?!

What was that?!

It's an attack!

What the hell's that?!

Aki!

Damn it! Return to HQ!

Idiot! You could've been killed!

How much for your car?

So Doc, what's wrong with her?

I'm not sure.

There are some anomalies in her MEG scan.

Damn!

Take a look at this flash drive.

Something on it might help.

We've got a flying object on radar. It's closing on us fast!

Time to suit up.

Next time, pick on someone your own size.

Tougher than I thought.

Computer, lets turn up the heat, shall we?

Okay, sweetheart, how about a face lift?

Let's see, how much you can take!

Aki!

That's impossible!

Oh, we're just getting started.

Wait! Stop!

- Hold your fire immediately! - Why?

Aki's brain is somehow hard wired to that Zodiac robot.

Every shot you fire at that thing is affecting her.

- You could kill her. - How's that possible?

Mr. Stark!?

Can you hear me?!

Please answer me! Tony!

Tony?

I have to help Tony.

Aki, no! You're too weak to get up.

Stand back!

Tony's going to die. I have to save him.

C'mon. Bring it.

Stop it!

I'm glad, you're safe now, Tony.

Aki, no!

Virgo's done! Time to finish this!

What just...?!

Sakurai!

Tony...

Let me handle this!

The shields are breaking down!

We can't let them go offline!

We need to normalize the energy levels.

Ready the EMP.

Aki! Let go of me!

Why? You have a death wish?

Look down there!

Arm the EMP shields! And hurry!

The EMP barrier! Good thinking, Chika!

But the barrier won't hold for long.

At this rate, Aki doesn't stand a chance!

You're waiting til' she runs out of steam?

You know how much collateral damage that's going to cause?

Think logically.

How many people will have to die,

before your plan to save one girl fails?

Chika, Am I right in thinking that my Iron Man armor

can withstand the magnetic field for about thirty seconds?

That's right, in theory.

What are you doing?!

- Saving Aki! - That's suicide!

I've got to try!

This is absurd.

I won't let you down, Aki!

If I play with them, they'll all be in danger.

Hang on!

I'm glad, now you're safe, Tony.

Pull back!

Aki!

Tony?

You came to help me.

I told you, I wouldn't let you down.

What?

That's what friends are for.

Iron Man has extracted the little girl from Virgo!

And they're both alive and safe!

Drop the EMP shield!

And destroy Virgo's residual energy.

Affirmative!

You ready?!

Looks like, she's completely recovered.

It's great. Now she's just a normal little girl.

Yeah.

Hm?

Oh! Sorry!

Here you go.

Thanks a lot, mister!

Her memories of knowing you and Zodiac have all disappeared.

As have her powers.

It's okay. It's all good.

Now she has a chance to live a happy, normal life.

Come on, Doc! What about that date?

I think, we deserve a little rest and relaxation, don't you?

Sure, why not?