But Senator Stern was less amusement, "Do you or do you not posses a specialised weapon?" he asked.

Snap!...Snap!

Reporters are surrounding the area as pictures are being taken of the scene happening in front of them.
"I do not" Tony bluntly answered.
"You do not?" Senator Stern inquires, in the middle of confused, skeptically and disbelief.
"He does not, sir" Christopher repeated his older brother previous words as he sat next to him.
"It depends on how you define the word weapon" Christopher said.
"The Iron Man weapon" Senator Stern elaborated.
"My device does not fit that description" Tony countered, firmly.
"Well..." Senator Stern started to say.
"How would you describe it?" Senator Stern asked as he went and took off his glasses, relaxing in his seat.
"Tony, be careful what..." Christopher said to his older brother before he answered.
"I would describe it by defining it as what it is, Senator" Tony replied, firmly.
"As?" Senator Stern inquired.

"Uh, it's a high-tech prosthesis" Tony answers with a small shrug.

Laughing

"That is...That is..." he stutters.
"It's actually the most apt description Tony can make of it" Christopher told them, trying to correct his older brother mistake of words.
"It's a weapon. It's a weapon, Mr Stark's" Senator Stern informed.
"He's an idiot" Toni whisper to Nathan.
"Please, if your priority was actually the well-being of the American citizen..." Christopher started to argue.
"My priority is to get the Iron Man weapon turned over the people of the United States of America" Senator Stern explain to them, growing angry by the minute.

"Well, you can forget it"

"I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one" Tony stated.
"To turn over the Iron Man suit would be to turn over myself which is tantamount to indentured servitude or prostitution, depending or what state you're in" Tony explain to the crowd.
"You can't have it" he concluded.

Voices...Laughing...Sigh

"Look, I'm no expert..." Senator Stern started to say, but Tony cuts him off.
"In prostitution?" Tony questioned.
"Of course not. You're a Senator. Come on" he joked.

Laughing

Tony went and waved cockily at the crowd behind him with a smile.
But the man soon stopped as his gaze landed on Bethany, the look on her face clear disappointment.
Tony mouths no and Bethany answer shaking her head, "I'm no expert in weapon..." Senator Stern clarifies for them.
"Clearly" Tony mumbled under his breath.
"We have somebody here who is expert on weapons" Senator Stern states.
"I'd now like to call Justin Hammer, our current primary weapons contractor" he announced.

Door Open

The man entered the room, "Let the record reflect that I observed Mr Hammer entering the chamber, and I am wondering if and when any actual expert will also be in attendance" Tony stated.
Insulted the man himself as Justin headed forward towards the front where a microphone is.

Voices...Voices...

Bang!...Bang!...Chuckle

"Absolutely. I'm no expert..." Justin began to say.
"I defer to you, Anthony. You're the wonder boy" he stated as Tony eyes wondered over the room in boredness.
"And hello to your lovely daughter, Katherine Stark" Justin greet with a smile
"Senator. If I may..." Justin said and Senator Stern gestured for the man to contiune, permission to speak.
"I may well not be an expert, but you know was the expert?" Justin said.
"Your dad. Howard Stark" Justin answered, making Tony looks back over him.
"Really your father along with grandfather, the original Howard Stark" he added, making Christopher froze slightly and Sarah noticed his expression has change.
"Really both fathers to us all, and to the military-industrial" Justin contiune to say.
"Let's just be clear, neither one of them were flower children. A lion" Justin pointed out.
"We all know why we're here..." Justin trailed off.
"In the last six months, Anthony Stark has created a sword with untold possibilities. And yet, he insists it's a shield. He asks us to trust him as we cower behind it. I wish I were comforted, Anthony. I really do. I'd love to leave my door unlocked when I leave the house, but this ain't Canda. You know, we live in a world of grave threats, threats that Mr Stark will not always be able to foresee" Justin said.
"Thank you. God bless Iron Man. God bless America" Justin finished.

Applause...Applause

"That is well said Mr Hammer" Senator Stern complicated the man, praising him as Justin goes back to his seat and sat down.
"The committee would not like to invite Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes to the Chamber" he announced.
"What?" Tony asked as he turn around in his seat at the double door.

Door Open

James enter the Chamber, "Rhodey?" Tony said his friend name.
Tony went and gets up from his seat, Footsteps...Footsteps
"What is Mr Rhodes doing here?" Sarah questioned, confused as James walking forward.
"I've no idea..." Christopher replied, but he did has some ideas why the man is here for.
James has a grim expression on his face, "Hey, buddy" Tony greeted as the two men met in the middle.
"I didn't expect to see you here" he said as Tony went to shake his friend hand.

But James held his hand up, "Look, it's me, I'm here. Deal with it. Let's move on" he said in a tired tone as James turns and walk over to the table.
"I just..." Tony started to say as he follows him, but James cuts him off.
"Drop it" James seriously tells him, not sparing another glance at Tony as he move his seat back and sat down.

Sigh

"All right. I'll drop it" Tony replied, giving up as he went and sits down in his chair.
"I have before me a complete report on the Iron Man weapon, complicated by Colonel Rhodes" Senator Stern informed.
"And, Colonel, for the record, can you please read page 57, paragraph four?" Senator Stern requested.
Making James look up at Senator Stern with an raised eyebrow.
"You're requesting that I read specific selections from my report, Senator?" he questioned, clarifying that he hear right.
Senator Stern nod his head, "Yes, sir" confirm and James glances over at Tony.

"It was my understanding that I was going to be terryfing in a much more comprehensive and detailed manner" James said in confusion.
"I understand. A lot of things have changed today" Senator Stern respond, fixing his tie.
"So if could read..." he trailed off before James cuts him off.
"You do understand that reading a single paragraph out of context does not reflect the summery of my final..." James pointed out.
"Just read it, Colonel. I do. Thank you" Senator Stern demanded with a fake smile, losing his patience.

"...."

"Very well" James replied in defeat and held the report in his hand.
"As he does not operate within any definable branch of government, Iron Man presents a potential threat to the security of both the nation and to her interests" James read out from the paper in his hand.

Then...

"I did, however, go on to summarise that the benefits of Iron Man far outweight three liabilities and that it would be in our interest..." he said before Senator Stern interrupted him.
"That's enough Colonel" he replied, but the man continued.
"to fold Mr Stark..." James continues.
"That's enough" Senator Stern tells him, but James ignores the man.
"...into the existence chain of command, Senator" James finishes saying.

Hmm...

"I'm not a joiner, but I'll consider Secretary of Defense, if you ask nice" Tony stated with a smile.

Laughing

"We can amend the hours a little bit" Tony tells them.
"I'd like to go on and show, if I may, the imagery that's connected to your report" Senator Stern said, moving on and trying to get back to the subject at hand.
"I believe it is somewhat premature to reveal these images to the general public at this time" James try to tell Jim, rebuffing.
"And with all due respect, Colonel, I understand" Senator Stern assured, interputed James again.
"And if you could just narrate those for us, we'd be very grateful" he tells him.
"Let's have the images" Senator Stern demanded and on the two television screens photos are shown on them.
Toni held up her tablet, held in her hand and Tony nodded.
"Intelligence suggests that the devices seen in these photos are, in fact, attempts at making manned copies of Mr Stark's suit" James began to say.
Toni running a decryption code on her tablet, tap...tap...tap...
"This has been corrobated by our allies and local intelligence on the ground..." James continued.

Beep...

Tony went and gets out his phone from within his pocket, turning it on to reveal a message.

All yours, boss

"...indicating that these suits are quite possibly, at the moment, operational" James said as the message made Tony smirk.

"Hold on a second, buddy"

"Toni, if you do the honour" Tony said to the girl.

"Let me see something here" Toni replied as she gets to the work and started to tap...tap...along the screen.
"Oops! I commandeered your screens" Toni exclaimed with a cheekily smile.

Chuckle

"She need them" Tony informs everyone.
"Time for a little transparency" Toni said.
"Now, let's see what's going on..." Toni trailed off as she continue to type away on her tablet.

Voices...Voices...

"What is she doing?" Senator Stern asked in concerned and worry.
"Now, if you direct your attention to said screens" Tony
"Is that North Korea?" Nathan as displayed on the screens at this current of time is a video of a copy of Iron Man suit.
They exited the hangar, but...promptly fell over.
Clearly doesn't very well at all as next everyone saw next on the footage, Bang!..Bang!..Bang!..Bang!
The bullets flying off the suit and killing the soliders around them.
"Can you turn that off? Take it off!" Senator Stern demanded and Justin immediately stands up from his seat.
"Iran" Toni said as Justin pushes a man out of the way, making his way to one of the Television.
The suit is flying, but...only for five minutes!
The suit went and...Crash!
The suit has crashed and is on fire as Justin trying and struggling to find the off switch.

"No grave threat that" Tony joked with a chuckle as Toni went and went to the next footage.
Tony suddenly smile in delight as he instantly recognise the man on the screens.
"Is that Justin Hammer? Does that look like Hammer? How did he get in the game?" Tony questioned and the man stop what he was doing, see what everyone looking at.
Justin eyes widened as displayed right now in this current time in the screens, is a video footage of him?!
He's instructing a copied version of Tony suit,"Okay, give me a left twist. Left's..."

Justin quickly went and continue to do what he did before as...

Tony looks over to James.

Jamed looks away from Tony, covering his mouth as a smile spreads across his face.
Justin continues to fumble around, slowly becoming redder in the face.

Then sudddenly...

The suit malfunctioned as it twisted with the man still inside it.

Screaming!!!!!!

"Oh shit! Oh shit!"

On the screens Justin throwing a mini temper tantrum as the man in the suit is in pain.
Justin managed to find the power cords as he went and yanked them out of the extension cord.
Making the screens turn off, Voices...Voices...

"Wow..."

"Yeah. I'd say most countries, five, ten years away" Tony states and then turns his head to look at a frustration Justin.
"Hammer Industries, twenty" he added with a smirk.
"I'd like to point out that the test pilot survived" Justin assured the crowd.

Voices...Voices...

"I think we're done is the point that he's making. I don't think there's any reason..." Senator Stern said before being intriptrd.
"The point is, you welcome, I guess" Tony stated, making Senator Stern confused at the man words.
"For what?" Senator Stern asked.
"Because I'm your nuclear deterrent. It's working. We're safe. America is secure" Tony explain to Senator Stern.

"You want my property?" he asked.
"You can't have it. I did you a big favour" Tony tells him as he went and stood up from his seat.
Tony turns around to face the crowd, "I've successfully privatised world peace" he announced.

He went and use his hands to make peace signs, Voices...Voices...

"What more do you want? For now! I tried to play" Tony and Senator Stern couldn't take it anymore, furry and anger building up inside him.
"Fuck you, Mr Stark! Fuck you, buddy" Senator Stern swore at the top of his voice at Tony.

"We're adjourned for today"

Applause...Applause

*Hall*
Door Open

People are exiting the Chamber, "At least I get to keep the suit" Tony stated.
"That Justin Hammer was an idiot!" Toni mused.
"How do you know him?" Nathan ask Tony.
"I met him through business. He wanted to trace once" Tony explain to Toni and Nathan.

*Airport*
Footsteps...Footsteps

The group came down the steps of the airplane to the very last step onto the ground.
One half went over to one car as the other walk over to where Happy is waiting for them.