The plot does take a while, and dude Wonderland was a SHIT world, trust me you aren't the only one who hated it. I got stuck on it a few times too in the past, definitely hope they never make you go back in the series whatsoever other than the Chain of Memories game, but that was much simpler on GBA. 

Well there's obviously more to it but if I was to sum the series up, those three words easily. Steve v.s. Tony for Pepper, epiccccc. You know that would happen in a roleplay though; Captain America v.s. Iron Man, and it's not even a Civil War. Deep down Pepper's gotta be flattered xD

Well, I did work harder on this one more than so many others, I'm not sure what it was but I took my fucking time with it and it appears to have paid off since I have your affection <3 eat well!