American comic book: Absolute Spider-Man

Although Tony and Maya's rekindled romance was somewhat abrupt, it was also quite reasonable.

But their sweet talk was soon interrupted.

Gwen found Colonel Rhodes, who had been pried out of his Iron Patriot armor by Killian's men and imprisoned somewhere in the manor. She then located Peter and the others by sound and brought Rhodes over.

At the lab entrance, Rhodey saw Tony carrying Pepper on his back, kissing and hugging another woman, and he looked utterly disgusted.

"Tony, you really can't change your ways," Rhodes interrupted their sweet talk.

Tony was startled when he heard his friend's voice: "Rhodes, what are you doing here?"

Rhodes scratched the back of his head awkwardly: "The president sent me to fight terrorism, but I didn't expect there to be bio-modified terrorists mixed in with the civilians they kidnapped..."

"So you were captured?" Tony laughed gleefully, seeing that Rhodes was alright.

"Ahem, then what are you doing here, and with this lady... does Pepper know?"

Upon hearing Pepper's name, Tony felt both embarrassed and worried: "Pepper has been kidnapped by these people. I came here to rescue her. Have you found Pepper?"

Gwen said regretfully, "I searched the entire manor but couldn't find Ms. Potts."

Maya said, "I know where Pepper is. Killian took her to the Roxon oil terminal and injected her with the Extremis virus."

Upon hearing that Pepper had also been injected with the Extremis virus, Tony was instantly enraged.

Maya said to Tony, "He's trying to force you to perfect the Extremis virus this way."

Tony said with a ferocious expression, "I'm going to hang him up, blast his crotch with an energy cannon, and then blast him again after he grows back."

"Well," Rhodes said, "let's put revenge aside for now; there's a bigger problem."

"The Iron Patriot is in Killian's hands. I heard him order his men to wear armor, disguise themselves as me, infiltrate Air Force One, kidnap President Matthew Ellis, and incidentally crash Air Force One, killing all the White House officials on board and causing national panic."

"Shit!" Tony cursed.

Peter said, "Gentlemen, let's not delay. Let's take a break and prepare to rescue Air Force One."

……

Inside Air Force One, Killian's second-in-command, Extremis Soldier Seven, is wreaking havoc in his Iron Patriot armor.

He cleanly and efficiently dealt with the Secret Service agents protecting President Matthew, then used his palm cannon to destroy the control panel in the cockpit of Air Force One, before emerging from the Iron Patriot and throwing the president inside.

During the fight, the aircraft's cabin was torn open by the Steel Patriot's palm cannon, and the powerful airflow sucked more than a dozen officials and maintenance personnel on site out of the air at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

The Iron Patriot, carrying Matthew, took off from Air Force One through the gate and flew toward its designated destination.

Seven put on a parachute and prepared to jump out of the opening.

Just then, the Mk42, which had undergone some simple repairs, flew in from outside the cabin and punched Seven, blasting him into the cabin.

Inside the teetering Air Force One, Mk42 ejects Peter from the aircraft and then, under Tony's remote control, dives downwards to rescue those sucked out of the cabin.

Peter used the Ring of Raghadore to block the entrance to the cabin and then rummaged through a hidden compartment in the president's desk to find a compact pistol.

To deal with a single Desperate soldier, a pistol is enough.

After firing two shots at the thick desk and quickly confirming the trajectory, Seven, who had been blasted into the cockpit by the Mk42, walked towards Peter, his body glowing red and radiating heat.

Peter raised his pistol at Seven, who gave him a mocking look, as if laughing at Peter's overestimation of his abilities.

"Bang!" Peter fired a shot. The bullet, with limited penetrating power, entered Seven's eye socket, carrying kinetic energy as it struck his hard skull. Inside his skull, it bounced repeatedly, turning his entire brain into a mess.

"Ha, Extremis soldier." Peter threw his pistol at the fallen Seven's face and walked into the cabin without looking back.

Peter quickly gathered all the surviving personnel from Air Force One together, then opened a portal and took them to a safe place.

"Tony, I'm done here. How's it going on your end?" Peter asked into his headset.

"All 13 crew members who were sucked into the air have been rescued. Air Force One is in a good position now. I'm going to destroy it to prevent it from crashing into densely populated areas and causing casualties."

……

News of Air Force One crashing and the president falling into the hands of terrorists swept the globe like a storm, and panic spread like a virus among the top leaders and the general public across the United States.

Killian continues to operate under the Mandarin's name.

They will hang the president, dressed in his Iron Patriot attire, from an elevated structure at Roxon Pier, ready to broadcast his execution live to the world as the Christmas bells ring.

At that time, the vice president, who is already under their control, will take over the White House in accordance with the law.

Pioneer Technology will exploit this puppet president and the panic across the United States to extend its reach into every corner of the US military and even the NATO military and defense industry.

At his Miami ranch, Tony is comforting Maya, with whom he has rekindled his old flame.

"Tony, I've been injected with the Extremis virus and can protect myself now. Can I come with you?" Maya pleaded.

"Listen to me, Maya. You're a researcher; you should be staying in the rear and focusing on research, not risking your life on the front lines," Tony advised.

"And what about you? As the world's best scientist, why do you want to fight people yourself?" Maya retorted.

Tony was speechless for a moment after being rebuked, and could only gently hug Maya.

"Pepper is still waiting for me there. I failed to protect her before, and this time, I must rescue her myself."

Hearing Pepper's name, Maya felt a little disappointed, because although she had known Tony for 13 years, she was now the third party who had interfered in someone else's relationship.

"And what about me? What am I? The other woman?"

Upon hearing this, Tony realized the problems he was facing.

However, as a seasoned player in the dating scene, this was no problem for him.

"I don't want to lose you, and I don't want to lose Pepper. I'm willing to give everything for you, including my life, and there's no favoritism involved. If either of you is in danger, it's my fault. Now, I'm going to make up for my fault."

Maya was quickly persuaded by Tony, and the two kissed.

Peter and his companions witnessed the entire event from a short distance away. Rod said gleefully, "Once Pepper is rescued, things will get interesting."

Gwen then warned Peter, "Peter, you must never be like Tony."

"Uh... I'll try my best," was all Peter could say.

After Tony and Maya kissed goodbye, Tony walked toward the three of them.

"Jarvis, start the family party plan."