
After the ceremony, Rhodes calls Tony to find his whereabouts. John already knew where Tony was so he went straight to the casino after the award slowly. After he comes to the table where Tony is, he sees Rhodes talking to Tony. After losing money at the gambling table, he was ready to go home only to see John standing and staring at him across the table. Rhodes leaves after reminding Tony to be on time for a flight to Afghanistan.
"Hey boy, you didn't come to ruin my luck at the gambling table. Really true?" tony said as he approached John. Behind Tony stood Happy. John stared at him for a few seconds because in the original world the actor Happy was the director of the movie Iron Man. She looked at Happy but said nothing.
"No, Mr. Stark, I just came here to see you. I'm attending an awards ceremony and I walked in here just to see you." John lied
"Well, don't drink here. If you get caught, the media will ruin your good image" Stark said with a laugh
"I've never drank Mr. Stark. I heard you're going to Afghanistan tomorrow. You have to be careful there because the place is not safe now." John reminds me once
"Don't worry I'll be fine, the U. S. military will protect me because these weapons are important to them." Tony answered without much care. John shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. He doesn't want to change his trajectory because this journey is important for him to change himself.
After saying goodbye to each other, John moves away and looks from afar as Tony takes a reporter into the car after he interviews her intensely. John smiled after he saw it. John returned home on a flight the next day.
As per the original timeline Tony arrived 3 hours late by his private plane to Afghanistan. As the flight attendant closed the door the plane felt a gust of wind pass through it. But he didn't feel there was anything wrong about it.
Somewhere in Afghanistan
After showing off his missile capabilities, he went to the military Humvee. Soon he gets a call from Obadiah asking about the situation and Tony replies happily.
After Rhodes left in a separate way, Tony and the convoy drove towards the military base. Suddenly a sound was heard and the front Humvee exploded. They're being ambushed. There was a fierce battle between the soldiers in the convoy and the people who ambushed. The soldiers were outgunned and outnumbered. Tony after realizing the dire situation escaped, but soon a missile flew up and got stuck nearby. Tony after seeing the name label on the missile tried to run but exploded before he could do so.
As soon as the convoy was hit, SHIELD got the immediate information about the ambush and sent agents to find out what happened. After Fury knows the whole process he was agitated. He immediately called Coulson to start searching for Tony. Even after 2 weeks he couldn't find Tony. Fury was really stressed now and he immediately called Kazekage.
"Hello Kazekage, I would like to apply for a mission. I want a team of your ninjas to be sent to Afghanistan to find Tony Stark. He is an important asset for SHIELD"
"Ohh. I have got the information. But sadly I can't help you in this. Because there is another person from another world who has his eyes on Tony. We don't want to be in conflict against him. But don't worry he is a good guy. I am sure he will bring Tony back" Gaara replied.
"Another man from another world?" Fury stopped for a few seconds "Okay, I get it. Thank you Kazekage" Fury replied and immediately called Coulson.
"Coulson stop all your activity looking for Tony and come back. We need to see our consultant. We have a new guest" said Fury. Coulson understood the meaning and asked his team to stop all operations and return home.
After returning the next day, Coulson and Fury go to Jameson's new home. Jameson bought a new home on Long Island with a view of the sea. Far from Stark Tower. And even the Daily Bugle news agency moved into a new building away from Stark Tower.