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INT—IN IRON MAN'S HIDDEN LAB—DAY
IRON MAN rolls across the floor picking up speed. Closer to the electrical panel. Faster. IRON MAN STRIKES THE PROTECTIVE FENCE AND ERUPTS IN A SHOWER OF SPARKS. Like an electrical blast. The armor lost in the BRIGHT FLASH.
INT—IN IRON MAN'S HIDDEN LAB—DAY
The shower of sparks ends. THE OUTER SHELL OF IRON MAN'S ARMOR LOOKS BURNT. Covered in BLACK SOOT. Just standing there at the gaping maw of the DESTROYED ELECTRIC PANEL.
Then he FALLS OVER BACKWARDS ONTO THE FLOOR with a DOOOM.
INT—INSIDE OF THE IRON ARMOR—DAY
TONY looks like hell. Face drenched in sweat. BREATHING labored. But still he wears a smile. A smile of relief. A smile of, he won! And then, his expression begins to slowly fade. Tony stares straight ahead. Looking blank. As if he's considering one important question: What now?
ARTIFICIAL VOICE
Danger. Energy reserve is low. System-wide shut-down imminent.
TONY
Query: I can't move. Please list
available options.
ARTIFICIAL VOICE
There are no options available.
INT—IN IRON MAN'S HIDDEN LAB—DAY
CAMERA MOVES, starting at ONE OF TONY'S EYEBALLS staring blankly ahead, moving back now, revealing the NARROW EYE SLIT surrounding the eye, and then his GRIM FACE PLATE. Camera moves further, revealing IRON MAN SPRAWLED ON THE FLOOR, spread-eagled, his joints frozen, the outer shell CHARRED. Camera moves, further now, up to the ceiling, until Tony seems a small and helpless thing on the floor.
TONY (V.O.)
And so...I'm going to die in here.
They will find my body encased in a coffin of my own design.
Tony Stark's eyes stare up at the ceiling. There is no sound now but his BREATHING. Weak and fragile BREATHING.