"Mark, the National Guard has mobilized. Their target is most likely Tony Stark!"
The moment the National Guard mobilized, Alice sent Mark an alert.
Public opinion in the Federation had turned against Tony over the past two days.
Congress, in particular, had even decided to seize Tony's armor by force.
So Mark had asked Alice to monitor the military bases near New York and alert him immediately if they launched any operations.
Mark left the Space Station and flew toward Tony's location!
In the original storyline, Rhodey had been forced to take Tony's Second-Generation Armor and hand it over to the Military to settle the dispute, preventing a direct confrontation between Tony and the government.
Mark did not want the Military getting its hands on Tony's armor, so he decided to intervene personally this time.
By then, Rhodey had arrived at Tony's birthday party and found him dancing wildly in his Iron Man armor, surrounded by beautiful women.
"Hey! Rhodey, you're here!"
Seeing Rhodey, Tony greeted him with a smile.
"Tony! The National Guard is already preparing to move against you. Are you sure you won't hand over the armor?"
Rhodey approached Tony and asked him again, his expression grave.
"Rhodey, since you're here, just enjoy yourself. Let's not spoil the mood with that!"
Tony stepped forward, draped an arm around Rhodey's shoulders, and smiled.
Rhodey shook his head. He knew Tony had made up his mind and would not surrender the armor.
He quietly left the birthday party and headed for the warehouse where Tony kept his armor.
Rhodey had previously seen several older generations of armor that Tony had retired in the Armor Warehouse.
He planned to take one suit back to Blake to satisfy his demands. That way, Blake would have no excuse to bring troops over