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Iron Man 258 #1 synopsis by
T Vernon
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As part of his recuperation regimen, Iron Man flies around the desert, destroying sand dunes and cacti; returning to the office, Mrs. Arbogast informs him that Dr. Erica Sondheim is waiting to see him. So Tony talks to his doctor, who reveals that during his back surgery she found a biomass which may be a mutated version of the biochip she had earlier used to repair his broken back. Tony’s girlfriend Rae Lacoste arrives with flowers for Tony so he sends Erica off while he makes kissy face with Rae. They are interrupted by James Rhodes and Rae has to go back to work as Oprah’s in town. Tony tells Rhodey that he suspects the biomass was reactivated by the nanites Justin Hammer had injected into him as part of the Armor Wars story arc, which could mean trouble if they are back….
A short distance away, Rae Lacoste reports to Justin Hammer that they are picking up the transmissions from Stark’s bio-lab. The scientists try to scan the biomass and it goes crazy, sending a message to Stark Security to kill Tony Stark. Suppression Drones begin hunting Tony and shooting at him and the human guards can’t override the system. Tony has to evade them and fight back, eventually decoying them with a fuel truck which explodes. Rhodey hears the explosion and comes running, picking Tony up in a helicopter but the autopilot takes over and tries to throw Tony off. Rhodey gets him to the top of the administration building where he runs in and dons the Iron Man armor, returning to rescue Rhodey from the crashing copter. Shellhead destroys the rest of the drones and deduces that the biomass is to blame. He heads to Erica Sondheim’s office where she tries to bring her findings up on the computer but she is electrocuted instead and the face of a digital Tony Stark appears on the screen proclaiming itself the Tony Stark that should have been….