Iron Man in Equestria

He had been rejected, denied of the opportunity to work alongside the best of the best that the human race had to offer. Now, Titanium simply locked himself inside his workroom continuing to amass an army of mechanical proportions. Not even the sounds of knocking from any members of his family was enough to break his concentration.

"GO AWAY!" he would say. "I'M BUSY RIGHT NOW!"

The cycle continued for several long days and nights as all Titanium could do was vow revenge against Tony Stark and his company. Finally, on the day before Stark Enterprises' Equestrian division would open, Titanium was nearing the completion of his project when his wife snuck into his workroom while he wasn't looking.

"I told you that I am busy right now," he said tensely stopping work on the robot he was working on and turning around to face her. "Go away."

"You've been in here for five days and nights," she protested, disgusted at her husband's behavior. "You've made us all become worried sick about you all because you got denied a job."

"This wasn't just any job, Webo!" he snapped, angrily throwing down a screwdriver. "This was a chance to work with a human! As far as I am concerned, they are far more smarter than we are! Do you know what could HAVE BEEN?! Do you?!"

"I do, but there is no need to scream about it!" she cried, backing away in fear of Titanium's temper. "You can try again with somepony else!"

"Do you see anypony like Stark, Webo?!" thundered Titanium. "Somepony who specializes in robotics? No, you don't! By being rejected, I've let you and the kids down!"

Ashamed, Titanium turned around away from Webo to sulk in shame.

"You didn't let us down, honey," she said, exasperated. "In fact, I think you are being too hard on yourself.

"Oh, puh-lease," he scoffed, once again turning around to face her again. "You know that I am a pony who doesn't like failure of any sort. When I walked into Stark Enterprises, I thought I was going to get the job, the chance to be among the best in my craft. But, he assumed that I didn't want to be part of a team project. He is in the wrong, Webo, he is in the wrong and I am going to make him pay for it."

Without hesitation, Titanium pressed a button and the robot soldier pony turned its mechanical head towards him.

"Do you know who I am?" he asked the pony.

"You. Are. My. Master," answered the robot, activating a pair of blasters from its side. "Sworn. To. Serve. You. And. You. Alone."

Webo was shocked and disgusted by what she saw and knowing that there was no other way to get through to him, merely just stepped out of the workroom.

"What do you think, Weebo?" he asked, turning around to see that his wife wasn't there, much to his irritation. "Idiot mare. Turning back on the pony who provided for you for so many years. Well, I don't need you or the kids. I'll go at it alone, just like I have always been. Equestria will see that they made a mistake by forcing me out of business and Stark will see that he made a mistake! Yes, I'll show them all!"

And he continued to go around and activating his robotic pony army, determined to extract revenge against all who had wronged him.

…

Back at Twilight's castle, Tony, Julia and Jim were relaxing with Twilight, Starlight and Spike in the dining hall. They all had a big day the next day with the grand opening of Stark's Equestrian offices and they had to be prepared both mentally and physically.

"I know you aren't really very much herbivores," said Twilight. "In terms of eating hay."

"Trust me," chuckled Jim. "I've had worse, Twilight. In fact, Tony, remember we were in Vietnam and we had Tarantula? I almost puked."

"You did puke," remarked Julia eating a salad. "In fact, you couldn't stop puking until we got back to the United States."

"Whatever you say, Chuckles," Jim replied in a sarcastic tone.

However, Tony said nothing, instead just picking away at his pony made dish.

"Tony are you still thinking about that pony we turned away a few days ago?" Julia asked. "Get over it! He'll find a new job."

"I know I should get over it," Tony sighed. "But I can't. You know how it is, turning someone away from a job that they really wanted. We've done it many times and it never gets any easier."

Tony then turned his attention to Twilight.

"In fact, Princess Twilight, have you ever heard of Titanium?"

"Why do you ask me?" wondered the Princess of Friendship. "As far as I am concerned, I have heard of him. When I was growing up in Canterlot, Titanium was a pony who always believed he could go the extra mile. My dad, Night Light, would often visit him back when he had his business."

"I actually also remember him as well," remarked Spike. "He was always very hard working and driven."

"Exactly Spike. Perhaps a little too driven if you ask me. One thing he didn't like was failing at whatever he set himself out to do."

"Basically," guessed Jim. "He's a pony that doesn't tolerate failure. Kind of like you, Tony."

This caused Tony to blush slightly with embarrassment. Seeing this as a way to ruin the dinner, Twilight quickly thought of a way to change the subject.

"Uh, yes, well," she stammered, nervously looking over at her former pupil. "Starlight, you told Julia about accepting her daughter into the school of friendship, right?"

"I did. The door is always open to humans as well as any other creature in Equestria."

"How is the teaching system in your school, Twilight?" asked Julia. "Is it like any other school in Equestria where they strictly teach pony history or human history?"

"Mostly pony, but since we'll be open the doors to humans," Twilight answered. "We can always put in human history as well. Just uh, we need to learn about human history ourselves."

Twilight couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed at this statement, however, the three humans found it amusing to an extent. At that moment, the door opened to reveal Rarity coming into the dining hall with a pair of garment bags in her magic aura.

"So sorry to interrupt Twilight," the fashion loving unicorn said. "I just have Mr. Stark and Miss Carpenter's suits for the opening tomorrow."

"Hope you took care of them," advised Tony, rising to his feet and taking his garment bag from Rarity. "This is a big deal."

"Well, rest assured darling that I always take care of my clients' clothes with the utmost care and respect," reassured Rarity who then pulled out a jewelry box and passed it over to Julia. "And, Miss Carpenter, I've also taken the liberty to polish up your necklace. I must say, it's a very beautiful one. Not very often I see any jewelry that is of pure gold."

"I do appreciate it," said Julia, accepting her necklace as well as the garment bag containing her suit.

So, they finished eating and turned in early for the night, hoping to get a good night's sleep ahead of the grand opening. Little did everyone know, however, of the chaos that would soon erupt thanks to Titanium…