WarMachine Saga

by Barricade Pax

WarMachine MARK I: Homecoming

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It's been a couple of months sense the events of Black Panther, its now the last day of July. The event's of Spider-Man Homecoming start in just over a month. As of right now me and Dashie are running/flying around looking for thugs to stop when i spot a very familiar black dodge charger out of the corner of my eye.

"Follow me babe" i said. "We got an old friend to reunite with" i continued. as i started to follow the car.

After a while the car pulled to a stop and the driver got out and we landed/stopped in front of him.

"Hey Robbie" i said. "How you doing?" I asked.

"Your in New York as well?" Asked Robbie.

"Im here on official Wakandan business, why are you here?" I asked.

"Wakanda? Last i checked you where white" said Robbie.

"Im good friends with the king" i said.

"Doesn't matter, im here on Ghost Rider business" said Robbie.

"Of course you are" i said. "You meet up with shield yet?" I asked.

"Yeah" said Robbie. "Why do you ask?" He asked.

"No reason" i said. "How long you gonna be in New York?" I asked.

*Attention all units we have a robbery in progress at the corner of 86 North Roberts St. and 32 Riverside Street*

"Dash go catch them and bring them back here" i said as she dashed off.

"Who are you chasing this time?" I asked.

"Another corrupt relative?" I asked.

"No, and its none of your business" said Robbie.

"It really is" i said. "Look Robbie, as much as i like you the world just doesn't so the sooner we get this done the sooner you get to go home to Canterlot" i said.

"Me and Gabe live in New York now" said Robbie. "We did something big back in Canterlot, no we can never go back" he continued. "You should know what that's like" he continued. "Your a war criminal that's only immune to those crimes because of his connection to the king of a previously third world country" he finished.

"Your not gonna Ghost Rider me are ya?" I asked.

"Of course not, i sided with the Captain on that one" said Robbie. "But i am gonna go Ghost on those perps your girl is bringing back with her he said as he turned into the Ghost Rider.

"Im back" said Dashie. "And i brought all four perps" she continued.

"Good" said the Ghost as he grabbed his chain and killed all four of them.

"Now that that's over" i said. "When you make the deal with Coulson, dont ask for his life... doing so spells bad news for the whole galaxy" i said.

"I dont know what you mean by that, but ill take your word for it future seer" said the Ghost as he turned back into Robbie.

"I gotta go man, but ill see you later" said Robbie as he got in his car and drove off.

"That man's other personality is down right terrifying" said Dashie.

"I can agree with you there" i said.

A month has passed sense my encounter with Robbie and the Ghost. I've decided to join Peter's school so i can be there during the events of Homecoming. Dashie's being left in charge of the Wakandan outreach center. with lees then a week left until school starts im beginning to worry, cuss they didn't say when in the first third of the school year Homecoming takes place in... im going in somewhat blind on this one. In other news, the entirety of season four of Agents of SHIELD has come to an end. Glad to report that Coulson isn't slowly dying this time around. However, i dont know what the Ghost replaced the deal with... i dont think i want to know. Robbie and Gabe live on the other side of the island, so me and the Ghost made a deal, me and Dashie superhero this half of New York and the Ghost gets the other half and never the two shall meet. As of right now, me and Dashie are talking about that last point.

"So what happens if a criminal is exactly in the middle of New York?" Asked Dashie. "Do you rock, paper, scissors, for him/her?" She continued.

"No we team up, Gabe pointed that out as well" i said.

"Gabe knows his secret now?" Asked Dashie.

"Yep, and he thinks its fucking awesome" i said.

"Things are looking up for the universe arnt they?" She asked.

"Give it about two years" i said.

"Id ask what happens, but you'd just replie with 'spoilers'" said Dashie.

"That's True" i said.

"Its something really bad isn't it?" Asked Dashie.

"Very" i said.

"I'll remember to not get involved then" said Dashie.

"Doesn't mater, it'll effect you either way" i said. "Its that bad" i continued.

"I'll be looking forward to that" said Dashie sarcastically.

"Im dreading it" i said as if Dashie had been serious.

"So how long tell you start spying on Peter?" Asked Dashie lightening the mood.

"I already have, the real question would have been 'when do i start spying on him at school?'" I said.

"When do you start doing that?" She asked.

"Soon" i said. "Three days" i said.

Three days later it was the first day of school and nothing of interest happened really, just Peter and Ned being total nerds, what else is new? Sense then it has been a month and a half ive found out that the events of Homecoming will start happening sometime this week. I've gotten in with Peter and Ned, now where the three amigos. And somehow Peter doesn't know im a spy, guess we where right about him slowly developing it and it not coming to form until Infinity War. Anyway, Monday this week has come and gone, one of the next four days is when the events of Homecoming start, and im super exited. Alright Karen, end log entry.

"Alright Sir" said Karen as she turned off the log entry recorder.

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"Join me, and together we'll build my new LEGO Death Star” said Ned walking up to me and Peter.

“That's awesome. How many pieces?” I asked.

“Three thousand eight hundred and three” said Ned.

“That's insane” said Peter.

“I know. You want to build it tonight?” Asked Ned.

“No, I can't tonight. I've got the Stark--” Peter tried to say but Ned cut him off.

“Stark internship” said Ned cutting Peter off.

“Yeah, exactly” said Peter.

“Always got that internship” i said.

“Yeah, well, hopefully, soon it'll lead to a real job with them” said Peter.

“That would be so sweet” said Ned.

“Right?” Asked Peter.

“He'd be all, ‘Good job on those spreadsheets, Peter. Here's a gold coin’. I don't know how jobs work” said Ned.

“That's exactly how they work” i said.

“I'll knock out the bones of the Death Star” said Ned.

“I'll come by afterwards. For the most part, the difficult thing is the base of it” i said.

“The top half we can knock out in two hours, tops” said Peter.

“That'd be great” said Ned.

*Later that day at the gym*

“Okay, so how do we calculate linear acceleration between points A and B?” Asked the teacher. “Flash” he said calling on said student.

“It's the product of sine of the angle and gravity divided by mass” said Flash.

“Nope. Peter. You still with us?” Asked the teacher.

“Yeah, yeah” said Peter. “Mass cancels out, so it's just gravity times sine” he continued.

“Right” said the teacher.

“See, Flash, being the fastest isn't always the best if you are wrong” i said.

“You're dead” Flash said to Peter and me.

*Lunch, the next day*

“Did Liz get a new top?” Asked Peter.

“No. We've seen that before, but never with that skirt” said Ned.

“We should probably stop staring before it gets creepy” said Peter.

“Too late” i said.

“You guys are losers” said MJ.

“Well, then why do you sit with us?” Asked Ned.

“Because I don't have any friends” said MJ.

*Later that day*

“Peter, it's nationals. Is there no way you could take one weekend off?” Asked our teacher.

“I can't go to Washington. If Mr. Stark needs me, I have to make sure I'm here” said Peter.

“You've never been in the same room as Tony Stark” said Flash.

“Wait. What's happening?” Asked Liz.

“Peter's not going to Washington” i said.

“Really? Right before nationals?” Asked Liz

“He already quit marching band and robotics lab” said MJ. “I'm not obsessed with him, just very observant” she continued.

“Flash, you're in for Peter” said the teacher.

“I don't know. I gotta check my calendar first. I got a hot date with Black Widow coming up” said Flash.

“That is false” i said after pressing the buzzer button.

“What'd I tell you about using the bell for comedic purposes?” Asked the teacher.

*Later that night, ATM bank*

“Yo, this high-tech stuff makes it too easy” said the robber dressed as Thor.

“Told you it was worth it” said the robber dressed as Iron Man.

“Okay, go, go, go” said the robber dressed as Captain America.

“Oh, nice” said the robber dressed like Hulk.

“We can hit, like, five more places tonight” said the robber dressed like Thor.

“What's up, guys? You forget your PIN number?” I asked as i walked into the bank with my WarMachine armor on. “You're the Avengers. What are you guys doing here?” I asked as i threw Hulk and Thor into the ATM’s. “Iron Man, Hey, what are you doing robbing a bank? You're a billionaire” i said as i blasted him threw the window. I got picked up by Captain America's strange gun. “Oh, this feels so weird. What is that thing? I'm starting to think you're not the Avengers” i said.

*Outside the bank, Peter on the phone*

“911. What's your emergency?” Asked the 911 operator.

“WarMachine is fighting the Avengers in a bank on 21st Street” said Peter.

“Let's wrap this up. It's a school night. So how do jerks like you get tech like this?” I asked as i got up and Cap’s gun started to malfunction.

“No. Wait, wait, wait!” Yelled Peter from outside. The gun went off and sliced Delmar’s diner in half, Peter rushed in-side. “Mr. Delmar. Hey, Mr. Delmar, you in here? ls anybody in here? Hello?” Asked Peter.

*School the next day, Gym*

“Hi. I'm Captain America. Whether you're in the classroom or on the battlefield…” said a vhs tape of Captain America.

“Do you know him too?” Asked Ned.

“Yeah, we met” said Peter.

“...fitness can be the difference between success or failure” continued vhs Captain America.

“I stole his shield” said Peter.

“What?” Asked Ned.

“Today, my good friend, your gym teacher will conduct the Captain America Fitness Challenge” concluded vhs Captain America

“Thank you, Captain. Pretty sure he's a war criminal, but I have to show these videos.It's required by the state. Let's do it” said the gym teacher.

“Do Avengers have to pay taxes?” Asked Ned. “What does Hulk smell like? I bet he smells nice” said Ned.

“You have to shut up” i said scaring the shit out of the two.

“You know my secret, Ned did you tell him?” Asked Peter.

“No” said Ned.

“He didn't have to, im WarMachine” i said.

“Oh… cool” said Ned. “Is Captain America cool,
or is he like a mean, old grandpa?” He asked like i didn't just reveal im a superhero.

“Ned, just…” said Peter.

“Hey, can I be your guy in the chair?” Asked Ned.

“What?” Me and Peter asked.

“Yeah. You know how there's a guy with a headset telling the other guy where to go? If you're in a burning building, I could tell you where to go. There'd be screens around me, and I could swivel around. I could be your guy in the chair” said Ned.

“I don't need a guy in the chair” Me and Peter said.

“Looking good, Parker” said the teacher.

“Now, see, for me, it would be F Thor. marry Iron Man, and kill Hulk” said a random girl.

“Well, what about the Spider-Man?” Asked Liz.

“It's just Spider-Man” said another random girl.

“Oh, my God, she's crushing on Spider-Man” said the first random girl.

“No way” said the second random girl.

“Kind of” said Liz.

“Oh, gross. He's probably 30” said the first.

“You don't know what he looks like” said Liz.

“Like, what if he's seriously burned?” Said the second.

“I wouldn't care. I'd love him for the person he is inside” said Liz.

“Peter knows Spider-Man” said Ned out of nowhere.

“No, I don't. No. I-- I mean--” Peter tried to say.

“They're friends” said Ned cutting him off.

“Yeah, like Coach Wilson and Captain America are friends” said Flash.

“I've met him, yeah. A couple times.
But it's…” Peter tried to say.

“...through the Stark internship” Ned finished for him.

“Yeah, well, I'm not really supposed to talk about it” said Peter.

“Well, that's awesome” i said.

“Hey, you know what? Maybe you should invite him to Liz's party. Right?” Asked Flash.

“Yeah, I'm having people over tonight. You're more than welcome to come” said Liz.

“Having a party?” I asked.

“Yeah, it's gonna be dope” said Liz.

“You should totally invite your personal friend Spider-Man” said Flash.

“It's okay. I know Peter's way too busy for parties anyway, so…” Ned tried to say.

“Come on. He'll be there. Right, Parker?” Asked Flash.

*Later that night, Liz’s party*

“Okay. We're gonna have Spider-Man swing in say you guys are tight, and I get a fist bump or one of those half bro-hugs” said Ned.

“Can't believe you're at this lame party” said MJ as we walked past him

“But you're here too” i said.

“Hey, guys. Cool hat, Ned” said Liz as she walked up to us.

“Hi, Liz” Me, Ned, and Peter said.

“I'm so happy you guys came. There's pizza and drinks. Help yourself” she said as she walked off.

“Dude, what are you doing? She's here. Spider it up” said Ned.

“No, no, no. I can't-- I cannot do this. Spider-Man is not a party trick, okay? Look, I'm just gonna be myself” said Peter.

“Peter, no one wants that” i said.

“Dude” said Peter.

“Penis Parker, what's up? So where's your pal Spider-Man? Let me guess: In Canada with your imaginary girlfriend?” Said Flash as he walked up to us. “That's not Spider-Man. That's just Ned in a red shirt” he continued. I could tell it was going to be a long night.

*not to long later, weapons deal not to far away*

“What the hell?” Asked Aaron.

“Now, this is crafted from a reclaimed sub-Ultron arm straight from Sokovia. Here. You try” said the first shocker.

“I wanted something low-key. Why are you trying to up-sell me, man?” Asked Aaron.

“Okay, okay. I got what you need, all right? I got tons of great stuff here. One sec. Okay, I got black hole grenades, Chitauri rail-guns” said the other dealer present as he accidentally fired the gun.

“You letting off shots in public now? Hurry up” said Aaron.

“Look, times are changing. We're the only ones selling these high-tech weapons” said Shocker one.

“This must be where the ATM robbers got their stuff” said Spidey as him and me spied on them.

“I need something to stick up somebody. I'm not trying to shoot them back in time” said Aaron.

“I got antigrav climbers” said the dealer as Aaron’s phone went off.

“Okay, what the hell is that? Did you set us up?” Asked Shocker one as he approached Aaron..

“Hey, hey, man” said Aaron as he backed away.

“Hey! Hey, come on. You gonna shoot at somebody, shoot at me” said Spidey as he jumped in front of Shocker one.

“All right” said Shocker one as he was about to shoot Spidey but i landed in front of him and the blast bounced of me and back into the dealer. The both of them get in there van and start to drive off.

“Who were those two?” Asked Shocker one.

“We gotta call him” said the dealer as shocker one tried to shoot me again but it bounced off and into the van. Spidey jumped on to the van at this point.

“Did you just do it again?” Asked the dealer.

“Shut up” said Shocker one.

“I'm calling him” said the dealer as he turned a corner and flung Spidey off the van and into someones backyard.

“Oh, my butt! Great. Guess I'm gonna have to take a shortcut” said Spidey as i continued to pursue the criminals.

“Almost got you. Thought you got away from me, didn't you? I got you right where I want you” said Spidey as he caught up to us.

“Surprise!” Yelled Vulture as he came from nowhere and picked up Spidey and started flying straight up.

“What the hell?” Asked Spidey.

*Later, after Spidey gets pulled out of the lake*

“And then he just, like, swooped down like a monster and picked me up, and took me up like a thousand feet and just dropped me” said Spidey before he paused. “How'd you find me? Did you put a tracker in my suit?” He asked.

“He put everything in your suit” i said.

“Including this heater” said Tony through the Iron Man suit as he turned on the heater in Spidey’s suit. “What were you thinking?” He asked.

“The guy with wings is the source of the weapons. I gotta take him down” said Spidey.

“Take him down now, huh? Crockett, there are people who handle this sort of thing” said Tony.

“The Avengers?” Asked Spidey.

“No. This is a little below their pay grade” i said.

“Mr. Stark, you didn't have to come out here. I had that. I was fine” said Spidey.

“Oh, I'm not here” said Tony as he opened the mask and revealed he was remote controlling the suit. “Thank God this place has Wi-Fi or you would be toast right now. Look, forget the flying vulture guy, please” he continued.

“Why?” I asked.

“Why? Because I said so! Sorry, I'm talking to two teenagers. Stay close to the ground. Build up your game helping little people, like that lady that bought you the churro. Can't you just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?” Asked Tony.

“But I'm ready for more than that now” said Spidey.

“No, you're not” i said.

“That's not what either of you thought when I took on Captain America” said Spidey.

“Trust me, kid. If Cap wanted to lay you out, he would've. Listen to me. If you come across these weapons again, call Happy. You know, it's never too early to start thinking about college. I got some pull at MIT” said Tony as he hung up the call.

“No, I don't need to go to--” Spidey tried to say before getting cut off.

“Mr. Stark is no longer connected” said Friday.

“That's awesome” i said sarcastically.

“‘Stay close to the ground?’ What is he talking about?” Asked Spidey.
*the next day, before everyone leaves for the decathlon*

“Hey, it's Peter” said MJ.

“Guys” said Peter.

“Peter?” Asked Liz.

“Hey, buddy” said Ned.

“I was hoping I could rejoin the team” said Peter.

“No, no way. You can't quit on us, stroll up and be welcomed back by everyone” said Flash.

“Hey, welcome back!” Said the teacher. “Flash, you're back to first alternate” he continued.

“What?” Asked Flash.

“He's taking your place” i said.

“Excuse me, can we go already? I was hoping to get in some protesting in front of an embassy before dinner” said MJ.

“Protesting is patriotic” i said.

“Let's get on the bus” said the teacher.

*Washington D.C., Washington monument*

“No, no, no. Kat, what's going on up there?” Asked Spidey.

“The Chitauri core has detonated and caused severe structural damage to the elevator” said his suits A.I.

“Oh, no” said Spidey.

“My friends are up there” said MJ.

“What? Don't worry, ma'am, everything's gonna be okay” said Spidey as he started running for the monument. “Excuse me, excuse me” he said as he ran through people. “Oh, my God, that's tall” he said when he got to the base of the monument.

*Inside the monument, inside the elevator*

“Oh, my God. Look at the ceiling” said one of the students as one of the support cables snapped.

“Just stay calm, everyone” i said.

“Oh, we are all going to die here” said Flash.

*Back with Spidey*

“Estimating 10 minutes before catastrophic failure” said Kat.

*back with me*

“We're freaking screwed” said Flash as another cable broke.

“Okay, I know that was scary, but our safety systems are working” said the teacher.

*back with Spidey*

“The safety systems are completely failing” said Kat.

*back with me*

“We're very safe in here” said the teacher.

*back with Spidey*“

“The occupants are in imminent mortal danger” said Kat.

“Going as fast as I can!” Said Spidey as he burst through the window on the top floor of the monument and caught the elevator as it was about to drop. “Let's go” he said as he helped the first student out. “Give me your hand” he said as he helped me out. I snuck out the window and put on my suit and went to where the elevator would land if it fell.

“You now have 125 seconds until catastrophic failure” said Kat.

“What?! Why?” Asked Spidey.

“Unexpected motion has caused the deterioration to escalate” said Kat.

“Okay, who's next?” Asked Spidey.

“Me, it's my turn” said Flash.

“Flash, seriously? What are you doing?” I asked from the first floor.

“Don't worry. I got you” said Spidey as the elevator started to shake, as it was on its last support cable.

“Hey, hey, hey Big guy, quit moving around” said Spidey to Ned.

“I'm sorry, sir” said Ned.

“Let's go, let's go!” Said Spidey.

Everyone was out of the elevator except for Liz and the final cable broke, Spidey caught the elevator with his webbing and pulled it back up. Liz got out of the elevator.

“Thank you” said Liz.

“Are you really friends with Peter Parker?” Asked Flash as Spidey left.

*the next day, back in New York*

“Dude, dude, dude. What is it like being famous when nobody knows it's you?” Asked Ned in the school hallway.

“Crazy dude, It's crazy” said Peter.

“Should we tell everyone?” Asked Ned.

“No” i said.

“Should I tell everyone?” Asked Ned.

“No, dude. That's not a good idea” i said.

“Okay, come on, we'll be late to class” said Ned.

“Were not going to class” said Peter.

“You're already in trouble for ditching the decathlon” said Ned.

“Dude, listen, I figured it out. The wingsuit guy is stealing from Damage Control. What he takes from Damage Control, that's how he builds the weapons. So all we gotta do is catch him” said Peter.

“But we have a Spanish quiz” said Ned.

“Ned, I'm probably never gonna
come back here. Mr. Stark is moving
the Avengers upstate so when I bring this guy in--” Peter tried to say before getting cut off.

“Dude. You want to be a high school dropout?” Asked Ned cutting off Peter.

“I am so far beyond high school right now” said Peter as he turned around to face the principal.

“Parker, my office” he said.

*later that day, ferry*

“Okay, Karen, activate enhanced reconnaissance mode” i said.

“Sure thing. He's up front, main deck” said Karen.

“I hate this guy. It's the guy from the bridge, right? Who's that other guy? Just keep me posted” said Spidey.

“There's no record of him in my criminal database. Incoming call from May Parker. Should I reroute to your heads-up display?” asked Kat.

“I can't talk right now. I'll call her back. Hey, dronie, keep an eye on that guy. We can't let anybody get away this time” said Spidey.

“Who's the guy on the left?” I asked.

“Mac Gargan. Extensive criminal record, including homicide. Would you like me to activate Instant Kill?” Asked Kat.

“No, Karen, stop it with the Instant Kill already” said Spidey.

“White pickup truck” i said.

“Dronie, scan the ship for a white pickup truck” said Spidey as his logo popped of his chest and went to search the ship.

“Oh, this is too perfect. We got the weapons, buyers and sellers in one place” i said.

“Incoming call from Tony Stark” said Kat.

“No, no, no. Don't answer” i said.

“Mr. Parker. Got a sec?” Said Tony through Spidey suit phone.

“I'm actually at school” said Spidey.

“No, you're not” said Tony. “Nice work in D. C.” he continued. “Okay. My dad never really gave me a lot of support and I'm trying to break the cycle of shame” he continued before getting cut off.

“I'm in the middle of something” said Spidey cutting him off as we lept into a fight with the criminals.

“Don't cut me off when I'm complimenting you. Anyway, great things are about to-” he tried to say before noticing all fighting sounds going on. “What is that?” He asked.

“I'm at band practice” said Spidey.

“That's odd. Happy told me you quit band six weeks ago. What's up?” Asked Tony.

“I gotta go” said Spidey as he hung up the call.

“Hey!” I yelled as i used my magnetic hand to steal all of the criminals guns. “I'll take those!” I said. “Hey, guys. The illegal weapons-deal ferry was at 10:30. You missed it” i continued.

“Spider guy's here” said one of the criminals.

“Not so fast” said Spidey as Shocker two tried to punch him. “I got to say, the other guy was way better with that thing. I'm honestly-- I'm-- I'm shocked” he joked.

“Freeze! FBI. Don't move. Get on the ground” said a bunch of FBI agents as they stormed all of us.

“FBI. What do you mean, FBI?” Asked Spidey.

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation” i said.

“I know, but what are they doing here?” Asked Spidey as a gun exploded cutting the ship and half.

Spider man was dangling in the middle of the ship trying to pull it back together.

“Yeah, Spider-Man!” Yelled one of the people on the ship. A bunch of flying discs surrounded the ship and pushed i together, i used my repulsors to weld it back together.

“Hi, Spider-Man. Band practice, was it?” Asked Iron Man as he flew up to Spidey.

“Yeah, Iron Man!” Said the same dude from before.

*Homecoming night, after Spidey’s finale fight with Shocker two*

“Nice shot!” I said after Spidey knocked out Shocker two and he reached for his earpiece.

“Ned, the guy with the wings is Liz's dad” said Spidey.

“What?” Asked Ned.

“I gotta tell Mr. Stark. Call Happy Hogan. He's Mr. Stark's head of security. Get a computer and track my phone” said Spidey.

“Will you be okay?” Asked Ned.

“Hurry, we gotta catch him before he leaves town” i said.

*5 minutes later*

“I'm sorry about dinner, but I know when branzino's fresh,
and that was not fresh, okay? So--” Flash said to his date as he drove his car.

“Flash, I need your car” said Spidey after he landed on the hood of Flash’s car.

“Sir, technically, this is my dad's car, sir. So I can't--” Flash tried to say before getting cut off by Spidey pulling him out of the car and getting in. I walked up to the passenger side seat.

“Get out” i said. She got out and i got in, we drove out as Spidey got back on his earpiece,

“Hello, Ned? Hey, hey, can you hear me?” Asked Spidey.

“Go for Ned” said Ned.

“Ned, I need you to track my phone” said Spidey.

“Yeah, but where is it?” Asked Ned. “Never mind, found it” he said. “ Genius move. Okay, he just passed the GameStop on Jackson Avenue” he continued

“Hey, where are the headlights on this thing? I'm in Flash's car” said Spidey.

“I'll pull the specs” said Ned.

“Okay, i'm hanging up now, Thomas will call you” said Spidey.

“you're on speakerphone” i said after Ned picked up my call.

“You stole Flash's car. Awesome” said Ned.

“Yeah, it's awesome. It's-- Get out of the way, get out of the way! Move!” Yelled Spidey.

“Are you okay?” Asked Ned.

“I've never driven before only with May in parking lots. This is a huge step up. Hey, have you gotten through to Happy yet?” Asked Spidey.

“Yeah. I'm working on it. I just gotta backdoor the phone system” said Ned as he opened a call on his second screen.

“Takeoff in nine minutes. Hello? Hello? Who Is this?” Asked Happy as he accepted the call.

“Mr. Happy, it's Ned” said Ned.

“Who?” Asked Happy.

“I'm an associate of Peter Parker. Got something very important to tell you--” Ned tried to say before getting cut off.

“You gotta be shitting me” said Happy as he went to hang up, but before he could i cut him off.

“Dont fucking hang up you fat son of a bitch” i said.

“Thomas?” Asked Happy. “What the fuck are you doing with this Ned kid?” Asked Happy.

“Not important right now” i said. “What is, is that the flying vulture guy is going after your ship your putting all you pricles shit on” i continued. “Now stop that that flight” i said.

“It's to late, they just took off” said Happy.

“Damn” i said as Ned hung up.

“Hey, Ned, how we coming on with those headlights?” Asked Spidey.

“Round knob to the left of the steering wheel, turn clockwise” said Ned.

“Left, okay. Okay, perfect. So where's my phone now?” Asked Spidey.

“He stopped next to Stark” said Ned.

“Of course he did” i said as i flew out of Flash’s car.

*Later, on the shipment jet*

“This better work, Mason” said Vulture.

“Trust me, boss, even one of those boxes and we are set for life” said Mason through his comlink.

“Yeah” said Vulture.

“You have 30 seconds to get to the cockpit and override their security. Cloning transponder signal. Launching decoy drone. Entering new coordinates” said Mason

*Back with Spidey, clinging to the other side of the jet*

“Just a typical homecoming on the outside of an invisible jet fighting my girlfriend's dad” said Spidey as he reached the top of the jet at the same time as Vulture.

After an epic fight between Spidey, Vulture and myself. Vulture was launched backwards towards one of the engines and he bounced off of it destroying it.

“I can't believe that worked” said Spidey.

“Chief, they're losing altitude. Get out of there” said Mason.

After Spidey and i redirected the ship so that it crashed on the beach we were running up to where Vulture was, he was pinned to the ground by the wings.

“Your wingsuit. Your wingsuit's going to explode!” Said Spidey as he ran up to him and unhooked him from the wingsuit and tried to pull him from the rubble.

“Time to go home, Pete” said Vulture.

“I'm not leaving until your safe!” Yelled Spidey as we pulled Vulture from the rubble and ran the fuck away from the explosion.

*the next day, school*

“Congratulations, decathlon national champions” said the teacher. “I'll have to put this back in the trophy case soon but just for motivation right now at this practice. I'm ahead of the game, but we will need a new team captain next year. So I am appointing Michelle” he continued.

“Thank you. My-- My friends call me MJ” said MJ.

“I thought you didn't have any friends” i said.

“I didn't” said MJ.

“We gotta go” said Peter pointing to me as he stood up.

“Hey, where you going? What are you hiding, Peter? I'm just kidding. I don't care. Bye” said MJ.

*Outside the school*

“Hey, Happy. What-- ? What are you doing here?” Asked Peter.

“I really owe you one. I don't know what I would do without this job” said Happy. “And besides, boss wants to see you” he continued.

“Is he here too?” I asked.

“No, he's upstate” said Happy..

“Upstate-- Like, upstate-upstate?” Asked Peter.

“Yeah, let's go” said Happy.

*Upsate Avengers base*

“Take a look. It's pretty impressive, huh? They just finished remodeling the whole thing” said Happy as we came to a stop in his car.

“You don't see that every day” said Peter as we got out and Tony walked up to us.

“How was the ride up?” He asked.

“Good” i said.

“Give me a minute with the kids” said Tony.

“Seriously?” Asked Happy.

“Yeah. I gotta talk to the kids” said Tony.

“I'll be close behind” said Happy.

“How about a loose follow?” Asked Tony.

“All right? Boundaries are good” said Happy as we all started to walk.

“Sorry I took your suit. You had it coming. Actually, it turns out it was the perfect tough-love moment that you needed. To urge you on, right? Wouldn't you think? Don't you think?” Asked Tony.

“I guess” said Peter.

“Let's just say it was” said Tony.

“Mr. Stark, I really--” Peter tried to say but he was cut off.

“You screwed the pooch hard, bigtime. But then you did the right thing. Took the dog to the free clinic, you raised the hybrid puppies… All right, not my best analogy. I was wrong about you. I think, with a little more mentoring you could be a real asset to the team” said Tony.

“To the-- ? To the team?” Asked Peter.

“Yeah. Anyway there's about 50 reporters behind that door. Real ones, not bloggers. When you're ready why don't you try that on?” He said pointing to a new suit. “And I'll introduce the world to the newest official member of the Avengers:Spider-Man” he continued as Peter walked over to the suit. “Yeah, give that a look. After the press conference, Happy will show you to your room your new quarters. You'll fit right in” he continued.

“Thank you, Mr. Stark. But I'm good” said Peter.

“You're good? Good-- ? How are you good?” Asked Tony.

“Well, I mean, I'd rather just stay on the ground for a little while. Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Somebody's got to look out for the little guy, right?” Asked Peter.

“You're turning me down? You better think about this. Look at that” he said pointing to the suit. “Look at me. Last chance. Yes or no?” Asked Tony pointing to himself.

“No” said Peter.

“Okay. It's kind of a Springsteen-y, working-class hero vibe that I dig. Happy will take you home” said Tony.

“Yeah?” Asked Peter.

“Yeah. Mind waiting in the car? I need a minute” said Tony.

“Thank you, Mr. Stark” said Peter.

“See you around” said Tony.

“Okay” said Peter. “That was a test, right? There's nobody back there?” Asked Peter.

“Yes, you passed. All right, skedaddle there, young buck” said Tony.

“Thank you, Mr. Stark” said Peter as he left.

“Your giving him his original suit back right?” I asked.

“Yep, but no time for that, we need to talk” said Tony.

“Figured we would” i said.

To be continued...

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