Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2008) s02e24 Episode Script

2x24 - The Dragonseed He is a man on a mission in armor of high tech ammunition trapped on the edge of an endless game his teenage life will never be the same in a dangerous world, he does all he can he's Iron Man Iron Man Temugin.
Temugin.
- Do you not hear me when I call? - Look, mother, I made these.
What is this? Where did you get these ideas from? Where have you seen this before? In my dreams, mother, and sometimes when I'm awake, too.
These circles you draw, Temugin they are rings, like this one.
This is a very special ring.
It has been in our family a long time, and one day, when you are ready, it will belong to you.
Wow.
There is no one like you in the world.
You will be the one to bring all the rings together again, and when you do, you will accomplish great things, for this is your destiny.
My destiny.
Nine rings.
You were right, mother.
I will succeed where my ancestors have failed.
When the 10th ring is finally in my possession, I will have control over everything! Come on, satellite.
I know you're working.
Where is Gene and his stupid Makluan rings? Where are we? Just calm down, Pepper.
We're almost there.
Calm down? Rhodey, how do you expect me to behave when you've got me walking around blind for, like, forever plus one? We're very, very, very close.
What's with this whole surprise thing anyway? I mean, my birthday isn't for three months.
Well, I guess Tony just couldn't wait that long.
Tony? What? - Yep.
- It's really? Uh-huh.
Pepper Potts, you are now the proud owner of the new Stark solutions X-51 stealth infiltrator armor.
Tony! Oh my gosh! Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh! This is only the best present in the entire history of the known universe! So does that mean you like it or Love it.
Are you kidding me? Oh, I completely love it! Well, you know, I figured, since you put in enough practice time with the old stealth armor - Yeah, uh, sorry about that.
- Nah, forget about it.
Let's focus on what you're going to call yourself.
Ooh, what about Iron Girl? No-no-no, Ironette.
No, wait.
Iron Woman! No, it's all so derivative.
It's got to be something unique, timeless, something that screams hero! See what you created? Okay, Pepper.
Look, before you put the armor on, you've got to read up on some important safety protocols, Basic operations, hot interface.
I'm going to take it for a quick drive, just once around the block.
You know? Oh, yes! Be back in a few hours.
Pepper, no.
Wait! You better hope she doesn't take out New Jersey.
Let's just hope it's the shore and nothing else.
I'm armoring up.
Right here.
Eat my silver and purple dust, S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
jetpacks.
Zoom.
Zoom, zoom.
Zoom.
W-w-w-whoa! Pepper.
Pepper.
What? I'm just breaking her in.
Oops, sorry.
Pepper, seriously, there's a whole bunch of stuff you need to know about your suit, you know, before you accidentally blow up a skyscraper? Well, I know I got the repulsors and unibeams, like you guys.
What else? Well, you have energy bombs, for one.
You mean laser grenades? Would you please stop? What's this one do? Stealth mode! Look, I'm like the Invisible Woman.
The stealth function puts a big drain on the battery, so you Here I am.
Ooh, there I go.
Pepper.
No Pepper.
Pepper! Maybe we should call you "stealth machine.
" More like "annoying machine".
Oh, come on.
I'm just having a little fun.
Makluan energy signature detected.
That's it! Finally.
- What's finally? - It's Gene.
His rings are emitting large amounts of Makluan energy.
He's teleporting all over the place.
That means he's going after the 10th ring.
So where is he now? Mainland China.
China? You mean, like, China, the other-side-of-the-world China? This won't be a short trip.
I'll have to come up with an excuse for why I'm gone.
We all will.
You need us, so don't even try to argue.
Okay, so we need a cover story.
Any ideas? Hey, mom, is it cool if I stay the weekend at Tony's? We want to do something special for his birthday.
A party? No, Dad.
It's just me, Rhodey, and Tony.
That's the whole science olympiad team.
Come on, Dad.
Please say yes.
Please, please, please, please, please, or I'll keep saying please and get really annoying.
Of course Pepper's folks are okay with it.
You're welcome to give them a call.
- Dad? - Sure, Tony, I'll let you go, just as soon as I find out what it is you're not telling me.
You're about as good at keeping secrets as your mother was.
You going to fess up or what? I'm three days from turning 18.
You don't have to know everything about everything, Dad.
Oh, really? When you're living under my roof, you bet I do.
Why does it matter when all your time is spent working on this is are you working on a weapon? - Anthony - Then what's this? You're working on weapons again, after everything, after you swore to me? Will you calm down? It's not what you think it is.
- You lied to me, Dad.
- Tony Mother, I wish you could be here for this.
I alone will bring order to this chaotic world.
I will become the hero I was born to be That I was destined to be.
It makes perfect sense that this should end where it all began.
I see that now.
Thank you, mother.
Thank you, great ancestors.
Tony, is that you? No, sir, I found something I can't quite explain.
I'm putting it on screen.
It's unmarked, but definitely ours.
The trouble is we have no record of it ever being launched into orbit.
What do you suppose it is, Mr.
Stark? Tony? You haven't said a word this whole trip.
- Don't you want to talk about it? - No.
Hey, I'm sure your Dad has a perfectly good explanation for designing a new weapon.
Don't go down there all mad like this.
We need a game plan, Tony.
Warning, missile lock detected.
- Whoa! - Warning, multiple missile locks detected.
Multiple? How many is Oh, that many.
Not good.
Remember how I said something about having a plan? I let my emotions get the best of me, Rhodey.
Sorry, it happens to the best of us.
Uh, not to interrupt all the warm and fuzzy, but we're still being shot at.
Rhodey! Ta-da, Armorina to the rescue.
Armorina? Too awesome.
Oh, it's too awesome, isn't it? Oh, my gosh.
Hi, guy who's trying to blast us into panda food.
- Wanna try something fun? - What did you have in mind? Wait.
I've got an idea.
- How did you manage that trick? - I hacked in with Extremis.
Right now they're following three fake dots.
Nice.
You should lead with that next time.
I know.
I know.
Now to find Gene.
Let's see.
I can map the satellite data against my GPS.
Um, Tony? I don't think we'll need to bother with all that.
Yeah.
No.
Two days two days I've been walking these corridors, flying, teleporting, and now I'm back where I started.
This was all much easier when I had Howard Stark at my service.
I can do this.
It's my destiny, no matter how long it takes.
What? That sounds like Tony.
This place is seriously huge.
Did you see the torn-up bamboo trees out there? It must've been raised from deep inside the Earth.
That's how powerful Gene's become with nine rings.
Let's hope he hasn't gotten to the 10th one yet.
Roger that.
- Ooh, treasure.
- No, just common chinese currency.
Gene must be using them to keep from getting los Three of you now? Are you starting your own little Iron brigade? Big mistake, Mandarin.
Hello, new recruit.
Ready to fall before the Mandarin's might? Give it a rest, Gene.
I'm so over you.
Pepper? That's you? I don't want to fight you, Pepper, but I won't let anyone stand between me and my destiny.
You've lost your mind, Gene.
To think I was into you.
This is how it has to be.
I'm sorry.
Not as sorry as you're about to be.
The maze.
It was a ruse.
This is it.
This is - He's going for the ring! - You're too late, Tony.
My destiny is The temple guardian.
It has to be.
The protector of the 10th ring.
Wha It's in my head? You, Gene Khan, you have the Dragonseed in you.
What? The Dragonseed it makes you not entirely human.
Okay, this is getting weird.
If I'm not human, then what am I? You are part Makluan, as were your ancestors.
That is why you are able to wield the rings, whereas your stepfather Chang was not.
Makluan? So Gene is part uh, ring? The rings were made by my people, the Makluan, eons ago.
Forged in the heart of the first star, they were created for our overlord, who used the power of the rings to enslave world after world, crushing whole civilizations.
This was our way for thousands of years, either conquering worlds or extinguishing them until I found I could bear witness no longer.
As the overlord stuffed himself with food and drink, I was able to retrieve the rings from his chamber.
I made my escape, though not undetected.
The overlord hunted me for what seemed like ages until I lost him in a remote galaxy where I happened upon a small, habitual planet Earth.
Its people were primitive, but I saw in them great promise, unlike that of any other race I'd encountered.
One man in particular was a boon to his people, selfless, kind, and strong.
I knew this noble Khan was wise and worthy enough to use the rings, and so I bestowed upon him the Dragonseed.
It altered his DNA, allowing him access to the power of the 10 rings.
This man, your ancestor, became the very first Mandarin, and now the honor has been bestowed upon you, Gene Khan.
It it all makes sense.
The dreams, the drawings I made as a child, of of you.
So Gene isn't part ring.
He's part alien? Always knew there was something reptilian about that dude.
Hang on.
If all this was true, why were all the rings hidden? In his old age, the first Mandarin grew weary of his children, who wished to use the rings most unwisely.
He decided the scatter the rings across the planet, returning the 10th ring to me.
I placed myself in deep stasis, waiting for the one who would discover the other nine rings and use their power to find me here.
Tell me, Gene Khan, are you worthy of this power? I am worthy, and I'll do whatever I have to, to prove it.
I do not think so.
I see much darkness in you.
Tony, what are we gonna do? Hope that space lizard kicks Gene's armored butt.
Gene, let it go.
You can't defeat this guardian.
He is "the guardian".
This is my destiny, Stark.
Of course I can.
Your ancestor was far more adept with the rings.
He was nothing.
I don't believe it.
You will fall.
So much petulance, so much anger.
You are not worthy of the 10 rings.
You dare challenge my birthright? Pepper, hold onto me.
That Makluan ring will be mine.
You will not stop me, alien.
You can be harmed.
Tony, we can't let Gene win.
If he gets all 10 rings No, you're right, Pepper.
- Rhodey? - Yeah, let's do this.
Even you said this power is my birthright.
You cannot deny me what is rightfully mine.
Don't you understand? I'm going to bring order to the chaos of this world.
- You have to believe me - Oh, I think he believes you, Gene.
You assisted me.
Yeah, well, enemy of my enemy and all that.
He's inside my head! Mine, too.
You would be far more worthy than Gene Khan to wield the rings.
Uh, thanks, sir, but, uh I'm just fine without any alien DNA.
- No offense.
- None taken, as I was not referring to you, but to the female human.
Hah! See? Not everything's about the oh, so wonderful Tony Sta Wait.
What? Me? You are all fools if you think you can keep me from my legacy.
Fools.
Pepper, stealth mode, now! Fine, you're the one I want anyway.
You think you can rescue your friends, but you're wrong.
You're not strong enough to defeat me.
Oh, I think I'm doing a pretty good job so far.
- How? - How did I find you? The rings are more powerful than you realize.
That and you never stop talking! Pepper! Now, where were we, Makluan? You are a disgrace to your lineage, Gene Khan.
You are a monster.
Silence! I'll show you.
Who is the disgrace now? No! The 10th ring is mine! The power.
I can feel the power.
I can see I can see everything, every molecule, every electron, it's so beautiful, so amazing.
I'm not even mortal anymore.
I am raw power.
I can do anything.
I can I can destroy Iron Man.
- Gene, don't do this.
- You sicken me.
I can't believe you pretended to be my friend.
Listen to yourself.
Can't you see what all that power is doing to you? I'm tired of your lies.
Good-bye, Tony Stark.
Who? Not Pepper.
No.
Howard Stark? - Are you okay? - I don't understand.
- Anthony, are you all right? - I what? Anthony? No, sir, I'm Tony, you can cut the charade, son.
How how long have you Since I first saw Iron Man in the newspaper, after I was abducted.
I knew only you could've built that armor.
What have you done to me? This little number is a quantum dot energy field suppressor.
I designed it specifically to short circuit the Makluan rings.
You Something's funny, Gene? You you're too late, Stark.
You should've built your weapon before I got the 10th ring.
Nothing can stop me now.
I can even reshape reality itself! Limitless power.
And now, Howard Stark, for your insolence No! It's okay, son.
A pointless last act of bravery, Stark? Letting you prove me right, Gene.
Go ahead.
Strike me down.
You're no great hero, no destined King.
You're a power hungry child who would gladly squash whoever stands in his way.
Lies.
That's not true.
Then please, Gene, prove him wrong.
Don't do it.
I will prove you all wrong.
I will prove it to you and the entire world! Dad, are you okay? Knowing my little bluff paid off, I'm great.
Bluff? You mean you you I figured you were a War Machine, Rhodey, but this this is new.
Please.
Please, please, please, don't tell my Dad.
And what are you calling yourself? I'm thinking "Rescue.
" Rescue? What kind of name is that? The super awesome kind of name.
I mean, I've come to your guys' rescue a bunch of times already, and You did what? When? - "Rescue.
" I like it.
- Me, too.
Um, Mr.
Stark, are you gonna tell my Mom about this? I can't say I exactly approve of what all of you are doing, but I suppose, if I were your age, with a high-tech suit of armor, well Oh, Mr.
Stark, you totally missed it.
The alien guy said I was most worthy to wield the 10 rings.
Hardly sounds like an honor to me.
Look at what it's done to Gene.
Yeah, but I'm a person of great moral character.
I know things look bad, son, but at least we survived.
Did we? Gene has all 10 rings.
- He won.
- What do you think this means? It means Gene Khan may be the most powerful being in the Universe.
It means the entire world is in deep, deep trouble.