Nick Fury's face immediately darkened, and Tony's didn't look much better.
Just as the two were about to give William a beating, Natasha stepped in to stop them. With a helpless look, she said, "You three are seriously childish!"
After leaving the donut shop, William and the others drove toward Tony's luxurious villa.
The convoy was enormous. To find the missing Tony, S.H.I.E.L.D. had dispatched a large number of agents. Now, to ensure Tony's safety, all those agents had set out together.
One black Rolls-Royce followed by countless black SUVs made Tony feel like a president on a state visit abroad.
After returning home, Tony changed into comfortable pajamas. Dozens of agents secured the entire villa—some stood at the entrance on guard, some kept watch from inside their cars, and others watched the sea through binoculars...
In truth, they were not all that useful. They were mostly there to make Director Fury look impressive.
Meanwhile, William, Tony, and Nick Fury sat on the balcony, discussing life together.
"Let's get this straight first—you're not allowed to ambush me," William said warily.
All he had done was take two donuts in one go and accidentally tell the truth.
Those two had acted like they'd been pumped full of adrenaline. Luckily, Black Widow had stepped in, or Tony and Nick Fury might have pinned him to the ground and rubbed his face into it.
"Where were we?" Tony asked with one leg crossed over the other. "You said the Arc Reactor technology was incomplete?"
"That's right." Nick Fury nodded. "Your father said the Arc Reactor was merely a stepping stone toward an era-defining technology. Back then, he planned to launch an energy race across the world. He found a kind of super-energy source; compared to it, even a nuclear reactor was inferior to