As soon as the teen had left, Tony ran through the possibilities in his mind. Could it really be that simple? It didn't explain his unexpected crash, and he had not been hacked, despite that the evidence pointed in such a way. He knew that for certain. But he couldn't figure out what had actually taken him down.

Although this gave him an avenue to investigate. It hadn't taken long for Tony to pull off his clothing, or for his undersheath to deploy, and by the time Alstair's elevator dinged to the top of the building, Tony was already there in the armor, and waiting.