Chapter 43: Obadiah’s End II
Following the noise, Dave found Tony sprawled out on the floor of his workshop, his hand clutching his chest, breathing heavily. The arc reactor in his chest was missing—it wasn't where it should be.
"Tony!" Dave rushed to his side, kneeling down. "What happened?"
Tony coughed weakly, looking up at him. "Obadiah... took the arc reactor... he..." Tony gasped, struggling for breath.
"Why didn't you use the armor?" Dave asked, already pulling out his phone to contact medical help or alert someone.
"Didn't... get the chance... he used an old pranking tech of mine," Tony managed to say. Dave nodded, understanding the situation.
"Do you have any spare reactors?" Dave asked as he scooped Tony up in a princess carry and began to head downstairs, where all of Tony's tech was usually spread out.
"Not... there... my room," Tony gasped as his condition continued to worsen, looking as though he might faint any moment.
Dave followed Jarvis' directions and rushed Tony to his room. As he entered, he found a hidden safe behind a painting, just like Jarvis had directed him. Opening it, Dave saw a bunch of spare arc reactors neatly stored inside, causing him to breathe a sigh of relief.
He quickly grabbed one and carefully placed it into Tony's chest.
"Ahhhh," Tony gasped loudly, breathing deeply as he sat up, clutching his chest. "You... saved me there."
"Well, you had a lot of spares," Dave said, noting there were about ten more arc reactors inside the safe.