Time Period: After age of Ultron. (2015)
Avengers Tower, {A.C.S.D} lab
Thursday 6:30 PM
A soft hum pulsed through the lab's steel walls, broken only by the mechanical click of systems powering up. The letters A.C.S.M.—(Advanced Cloning System Machine)—flashed to life on the central monitor.
Behind the console stood Dr. Max Green, Stark Industries' head of experimental research. Genius. Visionary. Obsessive. The man Tony Stark had trusted with one of the most ambitious projects ever proposed: A.C.S.D. { Advanced Cloning System Division}. A cloning experiment conducted, to reach new Biological feats and also, to counter Earth's increasingly unpredictable future, and the upcoming intergalactic invasions on Earth. Tony's vision to save Earth..These were the reasons gave birth to the creation of this Division In Stark Industries.
From above, a sharp metallic thud echoed.
Iron Man landed with a metallic boot sound on the ground.
The suit hissed open slightly just enough as Tony Stark steps forward, relaxed but sharp-eyed. He clapped a hand on Max's shoulder.
Tony: (taps his back) "What's cooking, Max?(Winks) "That thing better not turn into a gelatinous space junior." (Tony patted his back, wrapping an arm around his shoulder)
He points at the cloning chamber with a smirk, then grew serious.
Tony: (dead-serious) "You see that? That's not just a science fair project. That's the edge we need. One more invasion, and we don't get second chances."
Max swallowed hard, adjusting his gloves.
Max: (nods) "Yes, Mr stark… It's ready. Running the sequence now."
The machine whirred. Pressure valves hissed. Ten tense secondspassed.
Then—a figure emerged. Humanoid. Breathing. Alive.
{Just a random subject}
Max took a shaky breath.
Max: "It… it worked, Mr. Stark."
Tony narrowed his eyes, folding his arms.
Tony: (observing) "I suppose so."
But something in his voice hinted at unease.
The figure inside the chamber took a slow, unnatural breath. Skin pale. Eyes open — but unfocused.
It stepped out, barefoot on the cold floor, head twitching slightly like it was adjusting to… being.
Tony raised an eyebrow. "Okay, spooky. You sure this thing's not on mute?"
Max frowned, typing rapidly, entering coding formula's.
Max: (reading) "Vitals stable… no neural spike. But the brain scan is… weird. It's like—it knows things, but it's not thinking. Like it's stuck in a memory loop."
The clone turned its head toward them. Not fast. Not slow. Just… deliberate.
Itslips parted slightly. Then it spoke — in a voice identical to the original subject.
Subject: (questions) "Where's… my son?"
Tony:(blinks) "Okay, no. Nope. That's not okay."
Max: (stepped forward, cautiously) "The clone has its memories Mr Stark.." (He stuttered, secretly amazed by his work)
Tony: (dead serious) "It's not supposed to remember. The memory data wasn't part of the program—this was supposed to be blank... pure template."
The clone's eyes darted around the lab, then locked onto Tony. A moment of silence passed. Not angry. Not aggressive. Just cold. Unsettling.
Tony stared back, jaw tight.
Tony: (commands) "Kill the program, Max."
Max hesitated.
"But we've never gotten this far before—"
Tony: (shouts) "Max. Shut. It. Down."
The clone suddenly whispered, more to itself than anyone else:
Subject: (Flackbacking) "I was at the lake... before the fire... before the sky turned red..."
The lights flickered. Max's console flashed red.
Tony: (suspicious) "something's not right here.. JARVIS rewrite the AI systems
J.A.R.V.I.S: (softly) "Certainly Mr stark"
the lab becomes normal.
Tony: (snapped) "That's it."
He stepped back as the suit came alive, unfolding and wrapping around him like a steel embrace. Sharp metallic hisses echoed as armored plates locked into place, sealing him completely inside. Pistons hissed softly, mechanical joints clicked with utmost precision, the suit molding perfectly to his frame. The arc reactor in his chest flared brighter, casting an intense glow beneath the armor. With a final, confident click, the helmet dropped down, sealing his world away. The HUD's sleek rectangular eyes lit up, piercing through the darkness with a fierce, electric blue.
J.A.R.V.I.S: (softly) "Sir I'm detecting a major flaw in the clone, It's physically stronger than his real counterpart"
Iron Man: (raises hand, charges repulsor)"You really wanna test me right now?" (muffled through the suit) "Let's not make this , alright?" (Charge intensifies) "I really don't wanna ruin the floor."
The clone blinked slowly. Breathing steady. Movements human… but off — like a puppet who'd memorized every step but forgot the meaning.
Then, he spoke again.
Subject: (grinns) "I remember everything."
Iron man: (froze, repulsor uncharges) "What do you mean… everything?"
The clone looked down at his own hands. Flexed them.
Subject: (clenching & unclenching hands)
"My first bike. The name of my dog. The scar on my ankle from falling off the porch. I remember my wife's face. I remember dying."
Max's face went pale.
Max: (shocked) "That's not possible. The memory banks were wiped. We never even uploaded personal data—"
Subject: (cuts him off) "I'm not a copy."
He looked up, eyes sharper now. Cold. Focused.
Subject: (coldly) "I'm the one who lived. I remember being him. I remember every second. But I woke up here… and now I'm stronger. Faster. I don't feel pain. I don't feel fear."
IronMan:(steps in)"You're not him. You're a construct. You're walking muscle and memory, nothing more."
Subject: (tilted his head slightly, smirks) "That's what you tell yourself. But if I have his memories, his feelings… his soul... what makes me less than him?"
Max: (whispers to himself, horrified) "He's not just a clone... he thinks he's the real one." Trulyamazed by his creaton.
Max: (stuttering) "M-Mr... Stark?"
Subject: (stepped forward, voice unshakeable)"No... I am the real one. He died. I didn't. So tell me, Mr. Stark…" (his eyes narrowing) "Why shouldn't I be the one who gets his life back?"
Iron Man's repulsor remained aimed at the clone–subject, the subject didn't even flinch.
Max stood frozen, watching everything unravel — the experiment he believed would change the world now looked more like a mistake he couldn't take back.
Iron Man: (muttering) "Well this experiment is a total waste"
He lowered his arm slowly. The clone didn't move. Just watched.
Iron Man: (turns to Max, voice low and cold)
"You didn't follow protocol. No data wipes. No neural map separation. You played Villian."
Max: (defending himself) "I thought it could be beneficial to us, can't you see? It's astonishing..."
Iron Man: (sighs, resisting) "You didn't think, Max."(snaps) "YOU GAMBLED WITH SOMETHING WE BARELY UNDERSTAND YET! And what if it wasn't some nobody you brought back? What if that was Banner? Or Thor? We'd be stacking FUCKIN DEAD BODIES.."
Max: (clenching his fists, fueled) "But it worked.. and we have datebases about this whole experiment...Don't you see..? Mr Stark...It works..it's paid off Mr Stark.. This clone remembered everything. It's truly alive!"
Iron Man: (collecting himself) "No" (explains) "These clones physically enhanced thanks to your brain cells lacking a brain, andddd... it's a major threat, it's flawed and the clones unstable MI, it's dangerous.. a demise for humankind.. for all of us"
He walked up to the console and, with a swift motion, ripped the main interface cable out. The screens glitched and went black.
Iron Man: (firmly) "Stark Industries doesn't build ghosts," Tony said. "Class dismissed Mr Max."
Max: (mutters in disbelief) "But Mr stark?" (completely lost) "You can't—do this.."
Iron Man: (direct) "You're fired, Max. Effective & Permanent." (After a pause, demeaningly)"You're unstable."(smiles, claps his hands)"Alright! Everybody, let's wrap this up"
Iron Man:(the masks open with a soft hiss) "Your going to be replacing Max, of course in a different major Project" (smirks, at her) "Hailey? Hailey Rivers.. Am I right..?
Hailey: (burns up immediately, stuttering) "ohh.. yes Mr Stark.. breathes, yesMr.. I'mHailey, pauses..Hailey Rivers.
Iron Man: (calmy)
"Congratulations, sweetie 🎉 Your now taking official lead over this division, and of the upcoming major project.
Hailey: (stammering)
"Y–yes, Mr. Stark... I–I won't let you down."
Iron Man: (the mask closes with a soft hiss, and a final confident, click) "Yeah, you can meet Happy, on Tuesday 2015 at Avengers tower okay? He's gonna give you all the paperwork."
Hailey: (nodding)
"Y–yes, certainly I'll attend the appointment."
Iron Man: (casually)
"JARVIS schedule an appointment with Mrs. Hailey at Avengers tower on Tuesday 2 pm."
J.A.R.V.I.S: (politely) "As you wish sir." (Makes an appointment of Hailey and Happy on Tuesday, 2pm at Avengers tower) "Sir, I have made the appointment you requested."
Iron Man: (casually)
"Don't be late Mrs. Hailey."
Hailey: (politely)
"Y–yes, Mr. Stark... I'll be on time."
Iron Man: (causally)
"You can dismiss now."
She, nods and dismissed,
Max's secretary and experimental partner was promoted for CEO of this division by Stark, and she and her crew would be assigned to an upcoming project by Stark.
Iron Man: (Faces Max)"Security will escort you out shortly buddy." (Winks)
Max stood alone in the humming lab, eyes locked on the clone still standing silently in the chamber. His creation. His proof. He immediately puts S⁴(Super soldierserum Sample)into his lab coat's pocket
The clone looked back at him.
And for a flicker of a second… it smiled. Like it thanked him.
Tony repulses the clone of the Subject leading him to death. As his body fell to the ground.
"We don't need clones" stark said coldly
As the clone coughed, at the verge of death Subject: (on the verge of death)"I'm not a cc.clo.. clone." And he Died.
Tony looks back at Max again, his gaze serious, as security slowly escorts Max.
Iron Man: (coldly)"You don't know what this machine could do Max,"
Max struggled against the security guards dragging him away, trying to break free — but he couldn't.
Max: (snarles) "You'll regret this, Stark..."
Max: (longer — more personal)
"You'll regret this, Tony Stark!"
As the doors closed behind him, Stark turned to the ruined machine.
Iron Man: (flatly) Destroy it. "I don't want even a single scrap left behind."
He hovered slightly as his suit powers up again.
Iron man: (serious toned) "Clean up this whole mess,"
He turns around and with a blast of repulsors, he fly into the sky with great speeds anddd.. he was gone, he flew away
The lab crew stood in silence for a moment before sighing and getting to work.
One of them groaned, dumping shattered metal into a waste container.
1"What a pain in the ass."
The other nodded, kicking a broken panel aside.
Worker #2 (whining) "Yeah, we're the ones stuck cleaning up Max's disaster. Totally not fair."
They kept working in silence a moment longer.
Worker #1 "Bet we're getting reassigned, "Maybe even fired."
Worker#2: "Man, I really don't wanna lose this job,Too damn high-paid for that."
Worker #1: "Yeah.... Me neither."
Worker#2: (snaps, clenching his hands) "Fuck this! Oooo just ooo ohh.. if I just get my hands on Max"
1st Worker: (nodds)"Yeah he'd be dead that's for sure"
the first one agrees, picking up a debris.
Worker #2: (kicking the wall) "Darn it... Argggh..." The second one kicks the wall.
Worker #1: "Relaxxx"
MEANWHILE…
The elevator doors slid open with a ding. The guards dragged Max down the hall like trash on garbage day.
When they reached the exit, one of them gave him a shove.
Guard: (scoffing) "Skedaddle. Shoo, shoo… moron, Go haunt someone else"
The doors slammed shut behind him.
Max stumbled, fists clenched, face burning with rage and humiliation.
Max: (whispering to himself)
"This isn't over, Stark…" he hissed to himself.
Max: (eyes, burning with hatred)
"I swear.. I'll make you pay"
He walks down the road . Thinking about the clone he made and what could he accomplish by it .. but Tony Stark. A hatered in his heart consumes him...
Max: (Lashing out)
"TONY STARK!! Thinks he's the wisest guy in the room—URGGHH—that arrogant bastard!"
(He swings his arm violently, breathing heavy)
"I'll make you pay for what you did to me."
He calms down after a brief moment of Hatred and hurt, returning to his senses again.
Max: (panting heavily) "Alright... There, there Max breathe.. cough cough breathe steady. " (Exhales , catching his breath) "At least you got cap's blood"
he takes out the S⁴ serum cartridge (Super soldier serum sample) from his lab coat pocket, inspecting it.
Max: (laughs, voice echoing)"This is it" he smirked...
Max: (evil smirks) "Well Max, let's get to work".
As he walks and finally disappears into the crowd.