Ironman: 5 years before Endgame

Characters from Marvel are used in this story.

Based on the events of the Marvel Infinity saga (especially Infinity War, Endgame).

This story is purely fictional.

2018, Avengers compound,

Tony gets up from the sedation given by Bruce Banner and Pepper sitting near him working in a laptop gets up and goes near him asks Tony, are you okay?

Yeah, Pepper, where are the others? Tony gets down from the bed and walks out to the lawn, sits on the ground touching and feeling the lawn, Pepper tries to hide the truth that others went on a mission to find Thanos and retrieve Infinity stones.

Pepper says They are on a mission and gulps.

Tony Stark understands the situation and He says Pepper, let us go to our home.

Tony and Pepper reach their big mansion and Pepper explains how Stark Industries employees, many of them got dusted.She is managing the Industries by limiting its sectors and working with the people available.

Tony, Pepper reach their big mansion and they start living there.

First day, Tony and Pepper go for a long walk in the city viewing the people trying to get back to normal life.

Many people see Tony but many do not come to him to take a photo and get autographs.

Tony shakes his head and they go to a cafe and have a coffee.

When they reach a river bridge and stand there viewing at the sunset, Stark says to Pepper, I failed, the kid, I could not save him (sobs), I thought my life was over, but this is the one of the chances given to me by life, I should not waste it, what's done is done.

Pepper hugs Tony pats his back, Everytime is gonna be alright.

Both walk home.

Tony and Pepper arrange their marriage in a church and Happy Hogan, James Rhodey attends it while Tony does invite avengers who attend it.

After their marriage, Tony sells their mansion and gets a farmhouse where they move on.

Tony stashes most of his technologies in his storeroom, only having some bleeding-edge technologies with which he develops some applications to run his industries.

After two months,

Steve Rogers and Rhodey discuss the role of avengers in current society and Steve enquires about Tony and Rhodey, captain he is recovering from those incidents.

Keep an eye Rhodey, you know about Stark, says Captain.

Sure Captain, replies Rhodey.

After a year,

Pepper Potts returns home from hospital after her regular checkup, yes, Pepper is pregnant for 6 months.

Stark works as a lecturer in MIT and He returns home and starts preparing the dinner for both.

Pepper and Tony sit at the dining table, Pepper eats the food and says good one Stark.

you know well Potts, I have been doing these things for a while and I will always learn from my mistakes and smiles.

Tony, open up your mind to me, why are you diverting yourself from your thoughts made of guilt, anger and fear, talk it out, I know you says Pepper.

Well, Potts, I have done whatever I could do to change everything but I am unable to put things back to how it was.

Tony shakes his head and gets up.

Tony provides the medicines prescribed to Pepper and arranges the bed for her to sleep.

Tony goes to the storeroom, takes out a rough notebook of the things he worked on and tears it down.

Tony kneels down on the floor.

After 6 months,

Tony, Pepper and their new baby, Morgan, sit in their house playing.

Tony holds the little fingers of Morgan and looks at her smiling.

Tony enjoys every day, going to work, taking care of Morgan, happily living his life now filled with love.

Tony Stark even starts a youtube channel named "Starks" and records videos explaining physics concepts for school students but does not upload the videos and thinks to upload it later.

Tony also resigns from his MIT lecturer job, restarting some more sectors of his industries.

2023,

Scott Lang, Natasha and Steve Rogers reach the farmhouse of Stark and ask his help in time travelling.

Stark strictly advises them and refuses the offer.

That night,

Stark reaches his storeroom and takes out a simulation software and an AI program and fits it under the dining table, sets it up and goes to the kitchen to cook the food.

Love you 3000 times, Stark.