
Chapter 1
Tony Stark was walking up to the next Doctor that Pepper insisted he meet. He wasn't really paying attention since the palladium poisoning was advancing faster than he would like. At least all the paperwork was set up and everything signed over in case he bought it early. His new PA was confusing and despite his compromised mental state he knew she was a honey pot so he kept her out of his lab and away from his files. JARVIS was still arguing for him to at least tell Pepper, Rhodey, and Happy about the poisoning but he just couldn't do that.
Pepper said something that Tony didn't really hear and his hand reached out automatically to shake the nameless Doctor's hand. A spark leapt between them even as both their hands closed reflexively. They both had a split second to realize that something was happening that was out of the ordinary before they both went down.
"Tony!/Stephen!" cried two female voices, one for each collapsing man, before they both blacked out.