Tony and Rhodey naturally couldn't leave as casually as the others.
As citizens of the United States, they had a duty to help rescue their president.
The problem was how they were going to get there.
Tony had armor, but Rhodey didn't.
After flying all the way from Tennessee to Florida, the armor also needed recharging.
After discussing it, they agreed to go by boat.
Where would they get a boat?
The man playing The Mandarin had helpfully told Tony that he owned a very cool, very large boat.
That was also one of the reasons Trevor the actor had become The Mandarin.
Women, weed, and a cool boat-what more could a man want?
Aboard the moving boat.
Tony and Rhodey discussed whom to call.
They decided to notify the Vice President first.
Once that was done, Tony held his phone, still hesitating.
"What are you thinking about?" Rhodey glanced at Tony as he steered the boat.
After learning that Killian intended to kidnap the president and head to the dock,
they had decided to find some help.
Tony gripped his phone, his expression conflicted.
At a time like this, the best person he could think of was John.
Knowing John, saving a president probably meant very little to him.
Worried about Pepper Potts, Tony thought it over and finally decided to call.
The call connected.
"How's Pepper?" he asked immediately.
On the other end, John was baffled. "What makes you so sure she's here?"
There wasn't the slightest concern for whether Tony was alive or dead in his voice, which left Tony silently grumbling.
Tony suspected that if he hadn't called, John wouldn't have bothered with him at all.
As though he'd known Tony would be fine, John wasn't even surprised to receive the call.
It was as if