The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel;Re)/Issue 8

This is issue 8 of the Invincible Iron Man.

Transcript
The issue starts with Tony, Terrax and the held back Jack O'Lantern staring at Galactus over Earth. Suddenly, Galactus starts to speak. Jack O'Lantern screams and tries to escape as Terrax grabs him and brings him to Galactus. Galactus then squishes Jack O’Lantern's face, draining his Power Cosmic. He then hands the unconscious villain back to Terrax. Galactus walks off as Tony lets out a scream of frustration.
 * Jack O'Lantern: He's not going to try and eat us right?
 * Tony: Galactus is currently under a treaty in which he can't harm Earth. That doesn't say anything about you.
 * Galactus: Terrax, bring the misuser of the Power Cosmic here.
 * Terrax: Of course.
 * Galactus: Iron Man, stop the man who is trying to harness the Power Cosmic. Or else I might go back on our treaty.
 * Tony: No need to threaten. I was going to hunt this harnesser anyways. No need to worry.
 * Galactus: For the sake of this planet, I hope you're right.


 * Tony: F.R.I.D.A.Y., scan everything you can. I need to find Kearson DeWitt.
 * F.R.I.D.A.Y.: May I ask why if that doesn't bother you?
 * Tony: It's for the fate of the entire planet! If I don't find Kearson, then Galactus might consume this planet whole.
 * F.R.I.D.A.Y.: Scanning.... found him. He is in.... Stark Mansion.
 * Tony: WHAT?!

Tony flies extremely fast and sees Morgan, Pepper and Happy Hogan all tied up and Kearson pointing a gun at Morgan's head.


 * Morgan: Daddy? What's goi-
 * Kearson: QUIET! I see you are here Tony. That's good. I heard of your talk with Galactus. Of course you want to rip everything from me! When I was about to create a new brand of super humans, you had to call in Galactus and ruin my project! You took away everything I cared about! It only makes sense for me to take away yours.
 * Tony: Kearson! Don't be irrational! I didn't call Galactus here! He was going to come anyways, if I accepted it or not. Let's just talk this out! There is no need for this to be violent!
 * Kearson: It's too late! You ruined all chances of this possibly being civil! Now which of your loved ones should I kill first? Your wife? Your bodyguard? Or your sweet little daughter?

Suddenly Edwin Jarvis comes, sees the situation and jumps on Kearson.


 * Edwin: Leave the Starks alone!
 * Kearson: Your elderly butler it is.
 * Tony: Kearson no!

Tony tries to fly to Kearson as he grabs his gun and shoots Edwin in the heart. Edwin starts to cough and then falls down to the ground. Tony, in a fit of rage, rips off his suit and runs towards Kearson. He tackles him to the ground and rips his gun out of his hand. Tony then starts beating Kearson up until he lays down unconscious. He then frees Pepper, Morgan and Happy.


 * Happy: Umm thanks for saving our asses.

Tony ignores Happy and runs to Edwin's dead body and starts to sob. Pepper then runs to Tony and puts her hand on his shoulder.


 * Pepper: Tony... you did the best you can do to save him. It's not your fault.
 * Tony: Kearson indirectly caused two people I care about to be ripped from me. All because I wanted to try to prevent something terrible from happening.
 * Pepper: Tony! Snap out of it! You saved my life more times than I would like to admit! You are a hero! The Invincible Iron Man! You can't let one grave injury and one death hold you down!
 * Tony: You're right.
 * Pepper: I know you are.

It cuts to Tony working at night as the computer shows "Filename=J.A.R.V.I.S.”