Floating in an endless white void, a man suddenly jerks awake.

"GAHH!!"

He snaps his head from side to side, only being met with the void.

"Aw fuck, I'm dead!!" He screams, both of his hands at the side of his head.

The man attempted to flail around, but eventually just gave up, at least until he left himself floating upside down.

"Great, now the blood will rush to my head" He angrily said, trying to fix his position.

"I mean, does it even matter? I'm dead aren't I?" He asked himself.

His question was answered when two hands grabbed his waist, and spun him upright.

"You aren't dead, at least not yet" A voice behind the man said.

He turned around, and saw another man, one who wore black boots, a black trenchcoat, black gloves and a black top hat.

The mystery mans face was also oddly covered by a thin veil of smoke, making it look like he had no head at all.

"Who the hell are you?" And how come you get a fit?" The first man asked, disappointedly looking down at his plain blue pants and white shirt.

The dark man placed a hand on the other man's shoulder.

"Consider me a friend"

The first man nodded, not really questioning it.

"Ok, so what now?... Wanna play rock paper scissors?" He asked.

The dark man laughed, shaking his hand.

"Don't worry, you won't be here long, I just need to make you the offer"

The first man arched an eyebrow.

"Offer?"

"Yes, it's something my agency has been doing recently, at least to those who have had wrongful deaths in their life" The dark man began to say, as he reached for something in his coat.

"The offer is simple, if you want, we can make it to where you are reincarnated in an entirely new world, with the abilities and appearance of your choice" He finished, taking out a piece of paper from his coat and presenting it to the man.

The man grabbed the paper, thinking of all the possible options he could pick, if this offer was indeed real.

"Are you serious? I can pick anything?" He asked, excitement evident in his voice.

"Yes, although the world you appear in is predetermined, it's similar enough to our world. So the abilities you choose are able to be used to their fullest" The dark man answered.

The man nodded, saying "Ok.... I pick iron man! Tony Stark!" With vigor.

The dark man nodded as well.

"Very well, if that-"

"I want ALL the suits bro, at least all the MCU ones, and maybe a few comic ones, can you do that?" The man interrupted.

The newcomer cleared his throat.

"Please don't interrupt me again" He said, pointing at the man.

The man raised both of his arms, palms facing the dark man.

"Alright, dam, didn't know you would get so peeved. But can you do it?"

"Yes, if you want every single suit, we can make that possible, anything else?" The dark man asked.

The man thought about it, giving his answer with a finger snap.

"I want money! And, you know, Stark industries, cuz, duh, and-" He began to list, but stopped when the dark man shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but we can't do that, where would all the fun be if you had that much that soon?" He said, shrugging.

"Oh, dam... ok, well that's it I guess" The first man said.

"Great, any other questions? We have all day after all, there's no rush" The dark man said, reassuringly.

"Yeah, actually, are you reincarnating me as a baby?" The first man asked.

"If that's what you desire, we can make it happen" The dark man responded.

"Ok good, cuz I don't want that, I've already lived my childhood and teen years, just plop me as a carbon copy of MCU's Tony Stark"

The dark man gave a thumbs up.

"Done"

"Oh! And, am I gonna find other iron men? I'm assuming I wasn't the only one to pick iron man, so..." The first man asked, debating whether he should throw hands with the others.

"No, everyone who accepts our offer gets a world to themselves, there shouldn't be any other humans in the new world. Unless somebody chose abilities that let them traverse through different worlds, then in that case, there may be a chance they appear in your world for some time" The dark man answered.

"Ah, I guess that makes sense" The first man said idly.

"Anything else?" The dark man asked.

"Nope! That's it" The first man responded.

Truth be told, he was curious about some other things, and he could have asked some more questions, but he just really wanted to get into it, after all, if this guy wasn't lying, he would not only have a chance at a second life, he would live it as Iron Man!

"Perfect! then, if you would" The dark man said as he reached into his coat and pulled out a pen, handing it to the first man.

The man grabbed the pen, looking around for a hard surface to sign the paper.

"Oh, sorry about that, just sign it with my back, I don't mind" The dark man said, turning around.

The first man placed the paper on the other man's back, and signed his name onto the paper, not reading through the fine print.

The dark man turned back around, grabbing the paper from the other man's hands.

"That's it then, enjoy your new life! Struggles and all!" The dark man said, placing his hand on the other man's shoulder.

"Alright! So... What now? Do I just-" The first man began to say, before getting interrupted by a fist straight to the face.

"Good luck, Tony Stark..."

Somewhere in Ponyville, the newly arrived Tony Stark jerked awake, feeling a hard surface on his back and bottom.

He rubbed his eyes, trying to get rid of the sleep from them.

"Ugh..." He groaned out, looking around him, finding that he was in some sort of alley.

Looking down at himself, he saw that he was wearing a grey business suit with a black tie, alongside a blue arc reactor lodged in his chest.

Stark tapped on it a few times, confirming that it was metal.

Turning his head to the side, he spotted a conveniently placed mirror, wich he grabbed, bringing it up to his face.

He was met with the face of Tony Stark.

"That guy wasn't lying..." He idly said as he stared at himself through the mirror.

...

"Heh, awesome"

Throwing the mirror behind him, Stark looked down at his wrist, wich bore a watch.

It looked like any other watch, but having a slight feeling to the contrary, Stark pressed the small button sticking out from the watch's side.

In response, a holographic menu popped up, showing a wide array of different suits, including some Stark recognized from the comics.

It also showed many gadgets he could use, but sadly, most of the items in the menu were locked, with only the first six suits of the MCU at his disposal.

"Why the hell can't i-" Stark began to say, before he thought back to the dark mans words.

'Where would the fun be if I had too much, too soon?'

...

"But why would that matter?... Eh, guess I'll just find out later" Stark said as he got rid of the menu, and grabbed a small bag of coins on the ground.

"This seems to be my starting cash" He said, opening the bag up and taking a peek inside, gawking at the contents.

'Gold coins?! This is supposed to start me off?!'

Stark whistled, closing the bag, and began heading out of the alley.

'Well, this'll be my second life huh?... Then let's see what this world has to offer" He said, prepared for whatever was thrown at him, as he stepped out onto the street.

And immediately stepping back after seeing the anthropomorphic ponies.

'They were ponies right?' Stark thought to himself as he peeked out again.

They had tails, large manes, heads looked like that of a pony's, just more colorful. And hoofs instead of feet.

"God damn, I wasn't expecting that one" Stark said with a chuckle.

After all, according to himself, he was prepared for anything.

Taking a deep breath, he walked back out onto the street with a hard resolve.

'Just act natural' Stark thought to himself as he walked down a street, still trying to wrap his head around the people he was witnessing.

They were... Ponies for Christ sake!

And not even that, it looked as if some had wings, letting them fly! And others had horns, those could use magic!

At least, if the floating objects alongside the glowing horns meant anything.

'This is crazy...'

Stark shook his head, if he was really thinking about it, he was the weirdo. Humans just weren't a thing around these parts.

'That'll surely be fun' He thought to himself as he took in where he was.

It looked like a medieval village, with a few out of place buildings sparsely placed around the town.

'What time period am I even in? Hopefully I'm not too behind, or else I feel like they'll treat me like some type of technology messiah' Stark thought to himself as he watched various pony's placing decorations around the place.

'They seem to be preparing for something, a holiday maybe?'

Stark looked around, spotting a literal giant gingerbread house nearby.

Just looking at the thing made his stomach growl.

"Maybe I can ask around about wherever the hell I am over there" Stark said to himself as he made his way to the building.

Author's Note

Basically a rewrite of my story 'The names Tony Sparkle Stark' it'll be pretty similar, just earlier in the series timeline, and hopefully written better.