Men Have It Rough

Stark felt like he was about to lose his mind. Watching the women face off against one another, he had a feeling a world war could break out at any moment.

Considering that they had come looking for him and caused this whole mess, Stark was sure Alvin would make his life miserable once he arrived.

As Thor's "backup," the Valkyrie Sif had become good friends with Gisele at that costume party. Their similar outfits, shared misfortune, and a series of coincidences had brought them together, and the two "losers" had naturally formed an alliance to find some comfort.

But now, the valiant Valkyrie couldn't make heads or tails of these Earthlings. By Asgardian custom, shouldn't they be fighting it out first, to match all this tension in the air?

Tej, the boss of the Racing League, was now beside himself with excitement. He had invited Stark to this high-profile race in the first place to draw attention.

ESPN had bought the broadcast rights to the Death Race, and the staggering hundred-million-dollar fee had left everyone involved rolling in money.

The long race, which had lasted more than half a year, was finally coming to an end today. Unfortunately, to accommodate the broadcast, the truly "deadly" part of the Death Race had been canceled and replaced with a bona fide car race.

So Tej needed a big moment to make the race more exciting. Stark had been meant to fill that role, but who could have guessed that the man would set off to compete in such a dangerous event without getting his fiancée's permission—and that she would come looking for him?

Just as Tej was feeling disappointed, Gisele did him a huge favor by verbally provoking Fox. Now that was entertaining.

With Iron Man out of the picture, a