Chapter 3
Fury says, " And what is your so-called offer? Mind to tell us? "
" Well don't worry, It's really tempting and you can't really resist." Peter hears a little more laughter from Tony. God! he loves to hear him laugh. " I will join the avengers but only part-time, I'll continue my patrols at night, I'll help people whenever I want, wherever I want and however I want, I won't let anyone control that, I won't kill anyone unless it's a life-threatening situation, and of course, I'll reveal my identity to you guys but not to the public." He smirks as everyone looks surprised and curious looks.
" You won't give us your identity and what we want on a silver platter. What do you want in return? " Nick Fury asks.
" Now that's the question, I was waiting for. I want you guys to keep my identity a secret and accept all my conditions. You guys can not store information about my identity anywhere. Neither somewhere digital like your shield database nor somewhere physical as to some paper file and stuff. Only people in this room and people I approve of can know my identity. " Peter says with confidence.
" How can we do that? We need to add your data in shield database. If you are worried about it getting leaked, you have nothing to be afraid of. No one can access it and it is very secure." Commander Hill interjects.
Peter laughs a little, " Hacking into shield database is quiet really easy Commander Hills, I can give assurance for that. That is also one of the benefits you'll get if you accept my offer. I can help you make your database more secure, strong, and better. I can work on it with Mr.Stark if he wants to work with me." he said.
" Of course Spidey, I'd love to. And your offer actually does sound tempting." Tony replies. Peter is full-on fanboying inside but outside he is staying tough as he says, " Thanks Mr.Stark. It would be my pleasure to work with you if given a chance." Peter looks around and says, " I can answer all your questions after I reveal my identity when you accept my offer. It's not even that hard all you have to do is keep identity to yourselves and not input my information anywhere and trust me you can never double-cross me. I have access to everything Tony Stark and Shield has access to. " his smirk can be heard in his last sentence.
" Jesus! How intelligent are you man? " he hears Bruce Banner ask THE BRUCE BANNER. " Hey, Dr.Banner it's a pleasure to meet you I've read all your works. And I really don't know how intelligent I am. I don't like to bound my intelligence." he replies.
" If we're having Spidey on our team, we're going to have one more lab worm." Clint groans. Everybody laughs.
" I'm trusting you guys with my identity so you guys can at least do that for me. You'll know so much more or you'll stay as clueless as you are. The choice is yours." he concludes and look towards Nick Fury.
There is a silent for a while then Nick Fury speaks up, " Ok Spider-Man. We accept your offer but you'll have to tell us everything we ask you. I give you my words that we won't store your information anywhere and none of us will ever reveal your identity."
Peter smile at his victory but quickly says, " Thank you, Director Fury. I respect your words and all but I would have trusted them more if there were no recording devices on your's, Commander Hill's, Miss Romanoff's, or Mr.Barton's bodies. But don't worry they are disabled too. I have a contract ready to print out. All everyone has to do is to read and sign."
"Karen! you know what to do." as he said that there was a voice coming from the ceiling sensors. " Of course, Spider-Man " Karen says smugly. Peter was proud of her as she knows when to say Peter and when to say Spider-Man. There was a sound of paper printing from the printer in the room.
"Oh my gosh! you didn't only disabled Friday in this room but you also installed your own AI here. I must say I'm impressed." Mr.Stark says.
Peter can feel his blood rush to his cheeks and he is grateful that he is wearing a mask, " Thank you Mr.Stark." he says and the printer noise stops. " Spider-Man, the document is ready. " Karen informs. " Thanks Karen" he replies as he walks towards the printer to collect the papers.
" So here are the papers, you can read them and sign. Once they are signed, I'll remove my mask and answer all your questions. After that, I'll remove the lockdown, and also Karen from your system and Friday will be back online here. " Peter explains.
He sees Miss Romanoff come to him and smile at him as he takes the document from him. She starts reading it and after that she signed it. Then one by one everyone does the same. Until Mr.Stark comes up and signs.
" Hey, you'll be acting as my intern. That explains why Pepper's and Happy's signature are also needed. You did consider all the consequences, didn't you? For how long were you working on this contract and your plan? " Mr.Stark asks.
" Well, I came up with the plan last night before sleeping. There was no way that what I did in the last two days would go unnoticed. And as for the contract, I was only able to finish it on my way here." Peter answers.
"You're kidding right. There is no way that's possible" Tony says as he sounds astonished.
" It is true Mr.Stark " he says. " Karen, can you contact Miss Potts through Friday and inform her to come here with Mr.Hogan as soon as possible saying it's important. " Peter commands Karen. " Ok, Spider-Man it's done. They are both at the compound so it won't take much time " she replies. " Thank you, Karen " he says softly.
" Woah man, you really are making yourself comfortable " says Tony and Peter just shrugs.
Captain Rogers comes near them and says, " You are doing good work. I like your morals and selflessness. I have seen how strong you are. Hope we can train together soon. "He pats peter's shoulder and walks away."
After a few minutes, Pepper and Happy come there and Peter asks Karen to let them in. They were explained about the situation but they were easier to convince. When Pepper reads the contract and signs, she asks, "Who was the one who wrote this contract? There are no loopholes in this. We need to hire that person."
Peter again blushes under his mask as he replies, "You just did Miss Potts. It was me who wrote that contract. Thanks for the praise."
"That's not all Pep. He finished writing it on his way here. I'm going to be so proud to have such an intern." Tony adds.
Pepper looks shocked but is quick to recover as she smiles softly and says, "It's great that we have the honor."
The last one to sign the contract is Director Fury, he says before signing, " It's good you added the point that you won't reveal the information you know or will know. I don't think I'll regret signing this contract."
"Now that everyone has signed, can you please remove your mask and tell us who you are?" Tony says with excitement and curiosity clear in his eyes. And others agree with him.
Peter laughs at that and says, "Yeah sure but before that.." before he can continue Clint and Scott let out whines of "Now what?"
Peter laughs again and continues, "Karen, can you please scan the document and upload it on my server."
" Really Spidey? " Tony says.
"You can never be too careful." He shrugs his shoulders. He sees approval on Director Fury's face and feels accomplished.
After a little pause, he takes his hands to his mask and thinks this is it. He slowly removes his masks and says, " Hey everyone. I am Peter Parker and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Before anyone says anything, Yes, I am old enough to sign a contract cause I am more than 20 years old. I live in Queens, New York. "
" What the fu-" someone says before shouting in the room starts. Everyone is busy shouting but Tony is only staring at him. Their eyes meet and when Tony realizes that he is caught staring, he starts blushing but didn't break eye contact. Peter smirks at him and winks to which Tony's blush darkens. Peter doesn't know where he got that type of confidence but he's happy he did. As for Tony, he is starstruck by Peter's beauty. He has never seen someone like him. He feels his heartbeat quicken but their moment comes to an end.
When Peter has enough of the shouting, he shouts louder than others with authority in his voice, " Enough! I have sensitive hearing. Why don't we sit down and talk like civilized people? what do you all say? " everyone was silent before Nick Fury speaks, "I like the kid. Let's sit down and talk."
Once everyone is settled around the table on their seats, Peter says, "Now speak with no shouting and one person at a time."
"I can't believe that we were negotiating with a 20-year old. You have got some serious skills, man." Rhodey says.
"Thanks, Mr.Rhodes" Peter says. "No need to be so formal, you call me Rhodey. Same for others, you can call them by their name." Rhodey tells him. " Okay Rhodey, I'd do that " Peter replies.
"You're only 20. Does that mean that you started when you were 13? Are you kidding me?" Tony asks once he is out of his daze and now is more worried.
"It's ok Tony. I was and am good, smart, and strong enough to survive." Peter replies confidently. Tony blushes slightly as he hears his name from Peter's mouth. He thinks that Peters voice very nice and his name sounds good when he says it.
"I was bitten by the radioactive spider when I was at the field trip at Oscorp. After that I got really sick for two days. But I got really better the next morning. I did not need my glasses to wear. Then I realized that I got powers like a spider. It was a good thing that I kept the body of the spider with me. So I did some research in my lab and found that it was radioactive. I then checked my DNA. The bite completely changed my DNA. It is now half of the spider's and half of human's. Then I tried out my powers and found out that my senses dialed up to 11. I can stick to any surface like a spider. I have super strength and I'm way more flexible. I have this sixth sense which I call spidey sense that warns me few seconds before things happen if they are a danger to me which gives me great reflexes. I apparently don't know how strong I am. I have never been pushed so far as to use all my strength except the ferry incident to atually check it. " Peter explains.
"What about the webs?" Bruce askes.
"And how much is the most weigh you have picked up?" Steve adds.
"I can produce a natural web from my wrist but they are not as strong as the ones I chemically make or as accurate for target. I have made my web-shooters with which I can make different type of web combinations. Those are really helpful in fight. As for the most weigh I picked up is a whole warehouse. Last night before the plane crash, I and vulture had a fight at an abandoned warehouse which he made collapse on me and left. I had to get out on my own by picking the rubble on my shoulder and moving it. " Peter answers. He hears everyone gasp.
"Are you ok? Are even in a situation to seat here? Shouldn't you be at the hospital?" Tony asks question after question as he is worried about the guy.
"Relex Tony, I'm sorry I forgot to mention. I have a healing factor and I heal really fast. I just have to eat a lot cause I have a fast metabolism. So I'm completely fine. I'm almost healed. I ate something after going home last night and I ate breakfast too so it's ok." Peter explains. "That's good." Tony says as he feels himself calm down. Everyone gives them both a look but doesn't say anything.
"What makes you do this? helping people?"
"When you can do the things I can, but you don't and then the bad things happen, they happen because of you. And I don't need that kind of guilt on my conscience. I already have enough of that." Everyone looks at him with a knowing look.
"Who else knows about your identity?"
"My aunt, uncle, and 2 best friends know. They know from the beginning. It was my uncle's advice that encouraged me to become Spider-Man which is 'With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.' My aunt and uncle didn't know when I first started but after a little while I told them and a year later I told my friends."
"What about your parents?"
Peter's breath hitches but he replies, "They died in a plane crash when I was 5 years old. They were both scientists. Mary and Richard Parker."
"Are they the Parker couple who has done so many genetic researches? I've read many of their books." Bruce asks.
"Yepp. It's them." Peter says proudly.
"We're sorry for your loss."
"It's ok. It was a long time ago." Peter gives a small smile as he replies.
"What about all the technology? Do you make them? How did you figure out my arc reactor tech and when?" Tony asks, eager to know the answers and even more eager to know more about Peter.
"Yes, I make all my techs. Sometimes, Ned, my best friend gives a hand in the lab with coding and ideas but he is still in college so he is not around very much." Peter replies with a breathtaking smile at Tony.
"What do you mean by he is still in college, do you not go to college with him?" Tony adds into the question.
"No, I don't. I graduated from high school at 14 and went to MIT. I graduated from MIT at 16 and a half. I was MIT submitting my thesis for my Ph.D. there when the New York invasion happened. I now have 5 PhDs in Biochemical Engineering at 17. Robotics and Nanotech Engineering study at 18. Astrophysics and Chemical engineering at 19. I'm taking a break from studying because I wanted to take some time to myself and maybe find a job which I did today. Now I'm starting to change my mind and want to continue with the other PhDs I have been wanting to do. Even though I was taking a break I couldn't help but work on my 2 thesis. I'm actually done with half of them so guess I can get my PhDs in Biology and Medical Science in the next 6 months before I turn 21." Peter answers him but everyone looks at him with disbelief.
"Woah Woah Woah wait, what? You've already got 5 PhDs and going to get 2 more in six months and that you graduated from MIT even earlier than Tony and going to finish 7 PhDs even before Bruce. Give a human a break." says Scott little dramatically.
" I'm proud of you Pete. But how do you manage all this at once? " Tony says and asks Peter.
"You can say that I have great time management skills." Peter says with a wink to hide his blush but Tony sees through it as he smirks to him. While Director Fury, Natasha, and Pepper looks him with approval.
"I figured out your arc reactor tech two years ago to solve the problem with my nanobots. Not just figuring out, I also improved them by making them with event cheaper but better elements. after that I even made my nanotech suit but I never used them cause I did not want attention on myself. But during the ferry incident, I had to use my nanobots to save those people." Peter answers the question Tony wanted to know the answer of.
"Can you show me your lab and your projects and even the improvement you made for the arc reactor and nanobots? And can you show me your nanotech suit too and your researches? where is your lab? " Tony asks like an excited puppy and Bruce also looks at him with expectant eyes. Everyone laughs at them.
"I would be honored if Tony Stark and Bruce Banner visits my lab and wants to know about my tech, projects, and researches. Both of you has been my Idols since I was 12. Though I like Tony more." Peter adds the last line sheepishly to which Tony blushes hard. Tony is confused as to why he is having this type of reaction to Peter. He doesn't know why what Peter thinks about him matters to him.
"In fact, all of you guys can come to my house for dinner tonight. I and my aunts are great cooks. I can show my lab and work to everyone. But you guys need to be undercover. I don't need my house's photo in tomorrow's newspaper." he chuckles at the last line.
"Is there anything you can't do?" asks Pietro getting annoyed.
Peter laughs at that and says, "Maybe. I don't know. I haven't come across anything like that. But there must be many things like that. It's just that I'm spending most of my time doing what I want to do." he is genuine with his answer.
They continue with questions and answers. Somewhere in the middle of it, Peter removes the lockdown and Friday is back online. Everyone started to leave as per their need. Now only Peter and Tony are left in the room. They both stare at each other's eyes for a while and then look away getting a little embarrassed.
"I must say that I never expected Spider-Man to be this young, handsome, and smart. There must be many girls after you." Tony breaks the silence. Tony feels something within him flume as he thinks of Peter with someone else. He doesn't like the idea very much. Oh god, am I falling for Peter? Tony thinks to himself.
"Would you believe if I say I've never been a relationship before?" Peter asks cautiously. Tony starts to laugh and says, "Good joke. You're kidding, right?" when Peter does not say anything Tony stops laughing and says in a small voice, "You're not kidding. You're serious." Peter nods to that. Tony feels really happy for some reason, he is happy that Peter wasn't with anyone before. Tony does not want him to be with anyone else in the future too. He wants to keep him for himself. Tony realizes what he just thought and thinks Damn! I really did fall for Peter. I have a crush on guy 5 years younger than me. Gosh, I really am a mess. But I'm not giving up on him. I'll try and make him fall for me too.
"Why?" Tony asks Peter. "Just never found someone with whom I wanted to have something like that. It just never felt right with anyone." who was not you Peter wanted to add but he couldn't. He didn't wanted to scare Tony away so he can't tell him about his long-lasting crush on the man. He did not think that he will get the chance to get close to Tony ever but now that he does have it, he doesn't want to lose it. He will work hard to win the man's heart.
yes cause you didn't meet me. we'll be good together. Tony thinks to himself before smiling and saying, "Don't worry, You'll find someone like that soon."
"Yeah hopefully" Peter replies and then he sees the time. It's 3:45 in the afternoon. He has only a few hours for cleaning and making something good with May for dinner he invited the Avengers. He still can't believe that. "I think I should get going. I need to prepare for tonight's dinner too with my Aunt May." he says as he takes out his phone and messages Tony his address. "I send you my address on your phone number." he informs Tony.
"You know what I won't even ask how you got my number." as Tony says that they both start chuckling. "Be safe on your way home." Tony says as he gives him a genuine smile. "I will be. See you later at night at mine." he finished saying as he reaches at the window and jumps out swinging away. Tony chuckles to himself as he thinks I can get used to this. He smiles at the thought and started going towards his area in the compound to go to his room. He wants to look good today. As he was walking, he pulls out his phone to check and save Peter's number. He saves his number as Petey♥️. He was going to put his phone away but he hears a notification go off.
Petey♥️ : Hey Tony!
Petey♥️ : I forgot to tell you that my 2 friends will be there too.
Petey♥️ : Would you guys mind it?
Tony smiles at the messages.
Tony : Hey Peter!
Tony : No, I'm sure that non of guys would mind that.
Tony : Are those two Ted and MJ?
Petey♥️ : Tony!! It's Ned and yes it's them.
Tony : Yeah yeah it's all the same babe🌸
Tony panics as he realizes that he wrote babe🌸 at the end of the sentence but the sound of his notification makes him look at his phone.
Petey♥️ : 💜
Petey♥️ : It is different Tony.
Petey♥️ : See you soon babe😉
Tony : See you soon💕