The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

It took Stark a long time to realize that the place he was standing in was not reality. Recalling the previous few minutes, after Ma Linglong gave him a glass of blue drink, he fell asleep. He suspected that the drink contained Some material.But he didn't blame Ma Linglong for doing this at all. Instead, he was grateful to her. Stark's insomnia for several days was about to break his body.This situation happened a few months ago, and there were too many thoughts in his mind that he couldn't stop, and he was running at high speed every minute and every second.

It's not that he hasn't slept at all, it's just that the shallow sleepiness and the low-quality sleep that often wakes up can't be called sleep.

His face is ugly, Stark knows, that's for sure, he doesn't even bother to take care of his mustache, these few days when Ma Linglong is not around, he has unknowingly made dozens of Mark Armor, and there is no tendency to stop at all, their firepower is mighty, dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than an army composed of hundreds of soldiers.

Every piece of armor can fit people in, just like his favorite royal suits, the details are so perfect that they are perfect, even so, Stark didn't intend to stop there, as if he had fallen into a magic barrier.

"Stark." Ma Linglong entered his consciousness, and soon found the man who was looking around with a dazed expression.

"What did you do to me, bad girl?" Stark was very happy to be able to make out with his girl in his dream, so he didn't have to worry about sleep deprivation, and didn't have to worry about snubbing Ma Linglong, "You're real right Well, this is not my dream, I mean, you stunned me, stunned on all levels, and then you came to my dream to chat with me. I said, why don't you dress up A little less, or don't wear it, anyway, there are only you and me in the dream."

Stark's guess was quite accurate. He hugged Ma Linglong's waist and kissed her lips. The touch was real, which made him very relieved.

"You know, after our lives are connected, I can feel any discomfort from you." After the passionate kiss, Ma Linglong pulled Stark to sit on the ground, surrounded by a green grassland and forest The gentle picture can make Stark's nerves less tense. Ma Linglong guided him to come up with these, "You don't have to force yourself, tell me the truth, what's wrong with you."

Ma Linglong knew very well that Stark had always had the habit of updating his armor. He was never restless with the status quo or longed for stability. Every disaster Stark experienced gave him inspiration to strengthen his equipment.But she never thought that Stark's "Mark Series" number had reached 42 in just three months, and when she recalled three months ago, Mark's number was less than 10.

This is obviously an astonishing number, which means that Stark already has his own steel army, which is powerful and only commanded by him.

The Ministry of Defense must not know about this, otherwise they may fall into a high level of panic again.

The performance of each piece of armor is slightly different, and Stark has made targeted improvements to almost all threats he can think of, whether it is against superpowers or Hulk (I heard that the anti-Hulk The armor is still under study, if the doctor hadn't quit temporarily, they should have finished it).

There is even anti-magic among them, whether it is the pulse gun or the design of the defense system, it can attack supernatural forces.Ma Linglong believes that the reason why Stark was able to invent the armor that resists magic is entirely collected through Jarvis, her own information, and then converted into easy-to-understand data for Stark's research and reference.

Ma Linglong didn't feel angry about this, or felt being used, she was proud of Stark's intelligence.

But this is not a good thing, because all this is not like Stark's past style at all, at least not the same as what Ma Linglong knew about Stark.He's not an overly cautious person, just because he's smart doesn't mean he's good at planning ahead, Stark prefers to enjoy the present, he never plans for the future.

"That's really bad, Linglong." Stark gradually relaxed his vigilance in his own world, and he said to Ma Linglong in a voice like announcing a death sentence, "I have symptoms of anxiety disorder (ayneurosis), My insomnia all comes from it, I think I'm going to die, but I still have a few armors to finish." He thought for a while, and immediately said, "Of course, of course, and you, you are the most important Yes, if I die, I won't be able to attend our wedding, and the armor is actually very important."

Faced with Stark's jumpy way of speaking, Ma Linglong blinked her eyes, and it took her a long time to barely guess the meaning of "ayneurosis": "You should go to the hospital and see a psychiatrist." This is Ma Linglong The only idea that could offer him at the moment.

Stark shook his head and said, "Jarvis is the best doctor, he can solve 80.00% of the world's diseases."

"But he certainly can't treat anxiety or other mental illnesses."

"I'm not mentally ill." Stark's brown eyes flashed a vigilant look, and he reluctantly laughed twice as if he had heard a bad joke.He tightened his shoulders nervously, and then took a look at Ma Linglong: "I haven't reached that point yet, I haven't even taken any medicine, I just have some symptoms of that aspect, besides, I don't have time to go to the hospital. Mark 43 and 44 must be completed before the end of the month."

"Why?" Ma Linglong couldn't understand Stark's extreme approach. She didn't know what happened to him that made him desperate, as if he was impatient to do something big, and he was already successful enough. up.

"Because Mark 43 is already half-finished, don't you have the heart to see it stay on the test bench with hands and feet separated? That's fine, I can take care of myself." Stark elongated his tone embarrassingly, and he answered irrelevantly, subconsciously He wanted to stay away from Ma Linglong.When he had this idea, the space of consciousness distorted, and Ma Linglong was almost thrown out by him.

Stark forced himself to calm down: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to drive you away just now!" He hugged Ma Linglong's body in a panic.

"You are very wary of me." Ma Linglong grabbed the fingertips of Stark's arm and pressed out five clear holes in the man's clothes, "Because you are in trouble, and you want to face it alone, even I'm totally ruled out."

"Yeah, that's how damn I am." Stark hugged her nervously, "but I don't want you to leave me, you see, I'm a selfish person, trying to hide you and want to get you at the same time understanding."

It can't be blamed that Ma Linglong couldn't figure it out. The kidnapping incident a few years ago would not be easier than anything he experienced after that. Stark almost died in Afghanistan, but he didn't leave any psychological traces because of it. Or physical shadows, he even used the reactor in his chest to create one great work after another.

Throughout all the battles, even the one at Hogwarts, he had never encountered a real defeat. Even in the face of aliens, he also gave the opponent the most severe blow.

But Stark reacted as if he was the one who lost the battle.

Ma Linglong has never doubted that Stark's strength is even a bit beyond normal people's experience of peace after life and death, which makes Ma Linglong firmly believe that Stark is invincible, and his inner world is stronger than his appearance.

Ma Linglong shifted her gaze from her hand to Stark.The man just hugged the girl in his arms trembling slightly. He might be afraid of what terrible things would happen if he really pushed Ma Linglong out of his consciousness at that moment just now, Biqiruita The thing that made him even more heartbroken when someone blew up Stark Tower almost happened.

"Yes, that's it, you guessed it right." Stark suddenly let go of his arm slightly, his brown eyes reflected Ma Linglong's face, "Kirita, alien spacecraft, what else, Luo Kei, yes, that bastard kidnapped you, and I just can't do anything but act like a fool."

Ma Linglong looked at him in surprise, because she didn't think about what the problem was. She just remembered the New York War, and Stark told him everything.Because in the conscious world, Stark could hear Ma Linglong's thoughts, so she quickly figured out all the truths that made Stark what he is now.

It wasn't caused by a single incident, but a combination of many things finally broke his strength, or in other words, his pretended strength.The New York War was just a trigger, a cruel reality that made him see that he was not invincible.

"You can't do everything alone, Stark." Ma Linglong said with some difficulty, "No one can do everything without a partner."

"Obviously you didn't think about this issue before concealing your personal 'privacy'." Stark countered unwillingly, "When you coaxed me, you still knew 'can't be alone'."

"What do you mean?"

Stark should remember what Fury told him at this time, let him control his mouth. Stark has been trying very hard to control his mouth, but unfortunately, there has been no successful case so far, so he said There was a problem that Ma Linglong had ignored for a long time.

"You can only live until the age of 48." Stark immediately regretted it when he spoke. He didn't want to say it in a questioning tone, which was obviously the most inappropriate topic so far.But he didn't hold back. When Ma Linglong was about to respond to him, Stark said faster than her, "In fact, it should be 50 years old, but for some reason, you are two years less."

Stark knew that he was not the only one who was used to facing and dealing with some difficult troubles alone, he pretended not to care that Ma Linglong's lifespan was so short, and even imagined that they were still discussing when their hair was full of gray The delicate relationship between technology and magic.But he knew that he would never be able to have such a day, because neither he nor his fiancée seemed to be very afraid of death, doing highly dangerous careers all day long.

He didn't think it was unfair to him, at least they were the same kind of people, so after Stark got the news, he told himself that Ma Linglong kept him a secret because he was afraid that he would worry.But on the other hand, Stark also didn't want to accept Ma Linglong's accusation. He didn't want to see his girl standing in front of him, just to tell Stark that what he experienced was actually true. It's no big deal, and he shouldn't get nervous about it.

He can't stand this.

Because Stark knew that the life that Ma Linglong experienced was far more cruel than his own, he was once again thankful that it was the right choice for him to refuse to be friends with ordinary people, at least he didn't have to remind them of it, fearing that they would be killed by Iron Man's enemy. revenge.

Ma Linglong didn't immediately respond to his inappropriateness, which made Stark panic again. He knew that he shouldn't use the attitude just now to tell the other party's long-hidden secret, and this secret was so unpleasant. He exposed her pain in a rather brutal way.

"If you want to break up with me, I won't agree." Stark didn't control his mouth again, and the speed of his speech concealed his uneasiness and fear. Suppress the damned shivering, or better wake up immediately, but he gets neither benefit, "You can try, you know how difficult I am."

Ma Linglong's heart was not disturbed, she thought she would feel very sad, but instead she felt a little relaxed, as if she had thrown away the burden that had oppressed her for a long time.

Ma Linglong has already guessed who revealed this information to Stark, and it definitely can't be Natasha: "My father told you?"

Stark stood stiffly in place.

Becomes the answer by default.

Stark looked like a frightened and desperate fawn, he stared into Ma Linglong's eyes in bewilderment, the expression on his face looked remorseful and sad.

"You're such a bastard." Ma Linglong gently held Stark's slightly trembling hand with her fingers, "I'm so pitiful, but you had that attitude just now, you're killing me."

"I didn't..." He subconsciously denied, but quickly stopped, he hugged Ma Linglong again, and apologized with all his strength, he didn't know what else he could say or do to make up for his unrestrained speech , he will probably never be able to make it up.

"I know we can't be a normal couple like ordinary people." Ma Linglong stroked the man's back, "Of course I guess, we don't envy people who have an ordinary life, after all, we are all quite pretentious .”

"Aren't you going to accept my apology?" Stark asked cautiously.

"You didn't do anything wrong, you're just a little bit fierce, a little bit stupid, not so caring, extremely willful, other than that, it's okay."

"It seems that I am really useless." Stark said sadly.

"At least you know how to admit your mistakes, even if you kill them." Ma Linglong said, she tightened her arms and shook Stark's upper body lightly, "I'm sorry, I'm not sure if I can go too far with you, But I didn't think about giving up until the end, but think about it, maybe you will die faster than me, after all, you will rush to the forefront whenever there is danger."

"No, unless you undo the soul-changing spell, we'll all have to finish playing."

Obviously this is a heavy topic, even if it is said in this way, it can't hide its coldness.

"I'm just worried about you." Ma Linglong said, "Based on our relationship and our experience, no matter what happens to you, I have no reason to ignore it. I will give you absolute freedom and will not interfere with your private affairs Hobbies don't mean that I should also stop caring about you, this is not the behavior that a married couple should have, especially before your body gets worse, I have to ask about the secrets you don't want to reveal."

"Sorry." Stark said slowly, he let go of his arms, and took Ma Linglong to sit on the ground again, "I really...I found out that I might need to take a lesson before getting married, the kind of 'how to' Is there such a course for becoming a qualified husband? I think there should be." He asked himself.

"I didn't come here to accuse you. I just hope that our relationship will be different from those of your women who have slept together overnight. It's not shameful, and it shouldn't be difficult for you to tell me what's on your mind. Let me tell you, all couples do this." Ma Linglong said sincerely, "I also have troubles, after seeing that Loki's magic can bring the dead back to life, even though he used props, he did it without any harm. Bound by the law, there is no need to pay any price. To be honest, I am very envious that he can change into other people as he wants. The last time I saw him, I was already a little jealous. Loki used this to try to Trick me into going to Asgard with him."

Stark cursed "Damn".

"I've been scratching my head over this matter. Of course, I didn't choose to stay on Earth or go to Asgard." Ma Linglong said, "I always thought that the magic I learned and knew well was the most remarkable, but I was wrong. Now, I will never catch up with Loki, and he is just one of Asgard. The gap between me and him is not only hundreds of thousands of years, but light years, and my victory over him , He gave it all up. Loki probably hasn't realized it yet, and I always feel that he is using this to humiliate me."

"I don't know about you..." Stark looked at Ma Linglong in disbelief, and he kissed the girl's hand, "I thought you wouldn't have emotional fluctuations because of this kind of thing, I never Come to think of it, you'll be jealous too."

"Of course I will be jealous. The only difference between me and you is that I have stepped out of the shadows, but you have not, and even worse."

"Yes, what you said is not wrong." Stark's fingers lightly rubbed the corner of his clothes, he was brewing, "I should tell you, it has been a while, everything has changed after the New York War."

"I can feel."

"Although the battle is over, I can't let it go. At first I thought the irritability was only temporary." Stark shook his head, "But no, I saw those alien spaceships in the wormhole. Imagine. And I'm just a man in an iron shell. If it wasn't for Sirius, I think I would have been shot down in the first place. The only reason I didn't break down is because you were by my side and you gave me everything, love and friends .Can you imagine, I thought I didn't need friends in my life, but the truth is, I want to have them so much."

Stark couldn't sit still and talk about this, he shook his legs and tried to stand up from time to time: "It's great, really, I love you, I'm lucky. But, I can't sleep, You probably don't know what I've been doing while you're away." He raised his arm to show off the tiny sensing device implanted in a blood vessel.

"I know you added something to your body." Ma Linglong said immediately.

"Honey, you know everything." Stark lowered his arms and held her hands and said, "That's why, when I feel threatened, the armor immediately activates, so I dare not sleep, I try I checked the data, but this still happens from time to time, I don’t know if those dangerous iron shells will fly out while I’m having nightmares.” He took a deep breath, “But I can’t take out the sensor, I want to get used to them, and get them used to me, because I have to protect the most important thing in my life, which is you." He said, "And my iron suit, they are..."

"They are a part of you. If the armor flies out, without your control, it may do damage against the owner's will. At that time, you will face the danger of the Ministry of Defense asking for them."

"Yes, that's it, but I swear you're the most important thing." He licked his lips hesitantly.

"I'll tell you a secret, I hope you can be happier." Ma Linglong saw that Stark had other worries, so she said, "I may have a solution to the problem of longevity."

The entire consciousness space is suddenly filled with pink flowers.

"Really?" Stark's sad expression disappeared almost instantly, "What you said is true, I can feel it, God, this feeling is really good!"

Ma Linglong said: "It's very risky, but it's worth a try."

"what can I do for you?"

"Just live well."

Stark suddenly became serious: "Do you still remember the Ten Commandments?"

"Hard to forget."

The last time they fought terrorists from the Ten Commandments was in Afghanistan. They kidnapped Stark in an attempt to get a deadly weapon from him.Ma Linglong's most profound influence was that a dark wizard was mixed in. Ma Linglong later told Stark about this matter.

In fact, she didn't think about it anymore, after all, it had been so long until Stark mentioned it just now.

"I've been tracking news from the Ten Commandments, and apparently all my efforts have been in vain. Since we destroyed that cave and I cut off their money, they seem to have disappeared completely," Stark said. "But recently, Ten Commandments has become active again, even more high-profile than three years ago."

The Ten Commandments State made several big moves this time. Not only did they take hostages and demand ransom from the government, but they also broadcast live murders via unknown signals on TV stations across the United States. Stark has been unable to trace the source of that signal.

This act of the terrorist directly cheered him up. The dark flag representing the Ten Rings appeared in the middle of all the channels that were broadcasting. The cross logo that made Stark extremely angry once again stirred up his fighting spirit. More of an anxiety of course.

The panic created by the Ten Commandments State is not just about killing hostages live. The whole of America is under the threat of terrorists secretly dropping bombs. When Stark learned everything from Colonel Rhodes, nine explosions have occurred. However, only three cases were reported on TV, still in a very cryptic tone.

Stark felt that this was a problem left by him. He should have exterminated those lunatics three years ago. It seemed that the terrorists thought so too. Their purpose of sabotage seemed to be directed at Iron Man.

This time the leader of the Ten Commandments State came out in person. The guy who called himself Mandarin looked like a Chinese, or he was a Chinese, because he repeatedly hinted on TV that he came from the most mysterious land in the East. , Mandarin's long black hair and goatee also seem to be suggesting this feature.

He was dressed in a Manchurian dragon robe, with rings of different colors on each finger, and his posture and tone were very arrogant.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. must have known about this." Ma Linglong had no idea of ​​the Mandarin, and she had never heard his name.

"I'm not going to ask them for help," Stark said.

"You can take advantage of this."

"I have a partner," Stark said. "Of course not you."

"Sirius?"

"It's not him, and he can't use magic here." Stark said, he smiled smugly, "Batman."

Ma Linglong felt dumbfounded: "When did you reach an agreement?"

"After he told me you were dating Captain America."

The author has something to say: PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress (mental) disorder;

Nini in the movie is set to be more lonely by the author. Pepper doesn’t understand and support him, and he doesn’t have many friends. The colonel puts the government first, even though he has done a lot for Nini.Nini can't be released mentally, and she is unwilling to tell others about her troubles (and no one understands).