Hi, I'm Peter.
With the weekend's arrival Tony went away with Pepper and Morgan. The tower was quiet and seemingly deserted until Bucky found a kid making a sandwich in the kitchen. “Oh Hey Mr. Barnes!” He jumped a bit at the teenagers sudden enthusiasm. “Have we met before?” He nodded as he shoved more than half the sandwich into his mouth. “The airport fight” He looked him up and down. “Chew your food then talk.” There wasn’t a kid at the airport fight was there? Unless.. “You were the spider kid right?” He nodded and attempted to speak with another mouthful of food. “CHEW” he snapped startling them both. “Sorry I didn’t mean to snap.” The boy finished his sandwich. “It’s ok sometimes I forget I need to eat a lot more than most people and then when I finally get a chance to eat i'm so hungry I can't really control myself and then when I get excited I like to talk and sometimes it's kinda hard to pick one or the other and I need to be stopped. Hi I’m Peter.”
He nodded. "Hi Peter." He began fixing a cup of coffee intending to take it back to his room and finish the book he was reading. "So what are you doing today? I know the Captain is out at a fundraiser tonight and Mr. Stark is out and Dr. Banner is busy so it's just you and me." He looked over at him. "What do you normally do when you are here?" He pondered it a moment then began making another sandwich. "Well, I work in the lab with Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner or I train with Captain Rogers. What do you do?" It was clear he wasn't getting back to his book. "Not much. Only been here a week."
He rocked on his feet for a few moments. "Do you like sushi?" He had just finished the second sandwich. "Um...yeah but you just ate two sandwiches." He shrugged, " I have a super fast metabolism. I eat a lot. So sushi? I know a place that's all you can eat. Really good prices, not too crowded."
Bucky looked nervously at the door. "I'm not supposed to leave the building without Steve" he said quietly. Peter tilted his head and looked him up and down. "Why? You aren't on house arrest. You know what it's fine, they deliver. Hey Friday can you order from that sushi place? Double what you normally get." He smiled. "Did you meet dum-e and butterfingers yet?" He shook his head. "No I'm still learning my way around."
Peter suddenly took hold of his left hand. "Well let's go see them while we wait for food. Friday will let us know when food’s here." They took the elevator down to the lab. "Kid i dont think Stark wants me here." Peter just waved his hand. "Mr. Starks not here." They were quickly greeted but two robots who almost reminded him of dogs. "Butterfingers, dum-e this is Mr. Barnes." They moved over to him Dum-e taking an immediate interest in his arm. "Aw they like you." Peter showed him around the lab and the things he was working on until Friday notified them the food had arrived.
They grabbed the food from the lobby and made their way back up stairs. "So do you like any movies? They did have movies back then right?" He glared at Peter a moment. "Yes we had movies. I'm not sure I have any favorites. War movies are a trigger for me and older ones kinda frustrate me because I can't always remember what i should." Peter was setting out the sushi and grabbed some soda from the fridge. "Well good thing is I don't like war movies. Let's see about filling you in on pop culture. Friday play back to the future for us." He got situated on the couch and patted the seat next to him excitedly.
They were half way through the second Back to the future when Peter sat up. "Friday stop the movie." He looked over at Bucky. His cheeks were slightly flushed. "Mr. Barnes? Are you allergic to fish?" Before he could answer Bucky bolted for the bathroom. "Friday if Dr. Banner is back can you send him up?" He followed into the bathroom and found Bucky wrapped around the bowl. He could see some redness around his throat. He was aware that his version of the serum wasn't perfect but he hadn't considered allergies.
Bucky looked up at him. He looked green. He could see a little bit of redness near his lips. "How did you know?" Peter rummaged in the cabinet and found one of Nats spare hair ties and pulled his hair out of his face. "Spidey senses. It's like this feeling i get that warns me something's off." A few minutes later Bruce found them in the bathroom.
"Friday said you needed me is everything ok?" Peter quietly shook his head and pointed to Bucky. He could see patches of rash and swelling on his throat and face. "Is he having an allergic reaction?" He sat down to get a better look. "Wow. Have you gotten sick like this before?" He shrugged. "Kinda.last time i just threw up and my throat was tight i thought my night terrors triggered it." Bruce hoisted him up off the floor. "Let's get you down to medical and get you something for this."
He was surprised how well Buck cooperated with him. He started an IV to rehydrate him and gave him some antihistamines to stop the reaction. He took the time to go over him and look for other signs of a reaction. He saw his abdomen was slightly bruised. "What's this?" He gently felt the bruises. Bucky winced a little. "I tend to hit the toilet too hard when I throw up. It comes so quickly I can't get there quick enough.It's fine though" He frowned.
"You throw up like that all the time?" He looked embarrassed. "Yea. Like I said it happens after I have a nightmare." Bruce was taking notes. "That sounds like a neurological problem to me. We should get some scans and have Strange take a look. Peter keep an eye on him." He came back a few moments later and set things up to run tests. Bucky had fallen asleep,making it easier to get scans done. Now all he needed was to wait for Strange to arrive.
He showed up an hour later. Bruces explained what Bucky told him. When they pulled up the scan they could see the problem straight out. "How is he even walking and talking?" Bruce looked dumbfounded. "They must have thought that would make him easier to control." Strange looked angry as he surveyed the scans. "Did No one check this before? This has got to be the most inhumane way of living. No wonder he has problems.Wheres Steve we need to talk to him now. Stark too."
Bruce managed to catch Steve just as he walked in. "We need you in the med bay." He quickly rushed down with them. "So a few things. We found out despite the serum Bucky is allergic to fish. It might not be too bad for him in moderation but the amount he and Peter ate was more than he could handle but that's not the real issue. I'm gonna let Strange explain the rest." They managed to get Tony on video despite the late hour so that he could see what was happening.
"We did some scans of James' brain to figure out why he was getting sick every night. It's clear someone tried and failed at one point to remove pieces of his brain. Probably in an effort to manipulate him better. His brain is slowly putting itself back together but the brain activity going on during sleep seems to be overwhelming and triggers the vomiting. Bruce and I believe that we can use Stem cells to help the process. It will still take time but we think it is our safest option. We wanted you to be aware of the issue. If I can keep him sedated long enough we need to drill a small hole in his skull to inject the cells once in the serum will help with healing and he will be good to go. I'm not doing anything until he's awake and we talk." Tony looked pale as Pepper looked over his shoulder in shock. He gave a quick nod. "Ok good info doc. Do what you need to. I'll cover the costs. Later." After speaking with Bucky and making some calls Dr. Cho came in to assist them the next day. He had told them to get it over with as quickly as possible.
He was surprised he woke up in his bed rather than the med bay. Steve was sitting at the bedside reading. "wow you woke up faster than we thought. How are you feeling?" He took a moment to consider the question. "I guess ok. My head hurts a little but otherwise I'm good." He patted his arm. "Good. Dr. Cho wants you in bed for the next 24 hrs. You are on brain rest. You can listen to quiet music but no TV and no reading." He frowned. "Peachy."
There was a knock on the door and Peter stepped in. "Hi mr barnes. I wanted to check on you. Sorry last night was a bust. We can finish back to the future next weekend if you want." He smiled. "Sure kid. We can do that but no sushi next time." Peter sat down on the bed and began to go through all the food they could eat instead. Steve took this chance to excuse himself and let Peter keep him company.