The Finale
Spider-Son | @mightbespidey
Good morning!
[picture of Spider-Man swinging through NYC]
- Iron Dad | @tonystank
@mightbespidey NO PHONES WHILE SWINGING
-- Spider-Son | @mightbespidey
@tonystank Yes dad.
--- Iron Dad | @tonystank
@mightbespidey Also: aren’t you supposed to be at school now?
---- Spider-Son | @mightbespidey
@tonystank It’s Saturday, Tony
----- Iron Dad | @tonystank
@mightbespidey I totally knew that
Try to be bicon | @failingatlife
It’s the #ironfam moments I live for now
- Victor | @depressedcat
@failingatlife honestly, same/
Peter was swinging through New York, while keeping an eye out for any crimes. It was starting to near lunchtime, and Peter was starting to feel a bit hungry. He also promised May to be back by 12, so he started to swing back. Peter was happy. Happier than he had been in a long, long time. Yet something was missing. Or rather, causing him stress. Peter wasn’t entirely sure what it was. It wasn’t school. He could keep up easily, even with the AcaDec work included. His relationship with MJ was thriving, and Peter was going on another date with her that very night. He was happy with Tony, Pepper and May all being parent figures in his life. He had siblings, or as close as he was going to come to them. Harley, Wanda and Alicia were very important in his life, as was Ned. His internship was amazing, with friends like James and Katie. He enjoyed helping people out when they couldn’t help themselves, which was where Spider-Man came in. In short, Peter was the happiest he had been since his uncle died.
It wasn’t until he stopped a mugging and was swarmed by reporters after when he realised what was wrong with his life. The Spider-Man secret was bumming him out. He was sick of hiding his identity, but he was also afraid of exposing himself. It could get his aunt into danger. He decided to talk about it with Tony and Pepper, forgetting about it until he got the chance to do so. He webbed himself out of the situation and continued swinging to the Tower.
“Hey May, I’m home!” Peter yelled out when he landed in his bedroom. Peter heard a vague grunt of acknowledgement and quickly changed into his regular clothes. He walked out and he smelled food. May often burned their food, but when she didn’t, it was amazing. She had made some delicious grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. May was reading at the table and Peter quickly sat down. She smiled at him and stood up to get two plates with said sandwiches on them. Peter dove in.
After lunch, he hugged May in a hurry and raced upstairs to the penthouse. He hoped desperately that Pepper and Tony were there. It wouldn’t be too bad if Tony wasn’t there, since Pepper had the common sense in their marriage, but if he was there, Tony would be nothing short of a blessing. When he entered, he saw Pepper and Wanda sitting on the couch. Peter sat down on the chair next to them. “Hey guys, can you help me with something?”
“Of course, Peter, what do you need help with?” Pepper said kindly.
“Well, I was on patrol this morning, and I got hoarded by reporters after I’d stopped a mugging. Most of them wanted to know my true identity, but since I am the heir to SI, I’m already quite known. The main reason I didn’t want to tell people was that I if did, people would bother my aunt and my friends. Now I’m already associated with the Avengers anyway, I don’t think it would be that different,” Peter rambled, but Pepper and Wanda seemed to have understood everything.
“So you want us to tell you whether or not to reveal your true identity?” Wanda asked.
“… Yes? Is it that such a bad idea?” Peter rubbed his face.
“No, it isn’t. I can see how much it is stressing you out. I mean, I can’t tell you from my own experience how Tony would do this, since he spoiled it on the first possible occasion, but I think he would be equally, if not more, stressed. Are we the first people you asked?” Pepper said.
“You are. I didn’t know who else to ask.”
“You could ask Nat, May, Tony, MJ, anyone you want, Pete,” Wanda told her younger brother. “I wouldn’t ask Harley or Alicia, though.”
“I wasn’t planning to ask either of them. They’re pure evil.” Peter shuddered. “I’ll ask all of the others, though.”
So, Peter spend his afternoon talking to people about his idea. He asked May (you should think about it some more, honey, but if you really want to, do it), Nat (I wouldn’t if I could avoid it, but that’s completely your choice), Tony (I’m the worst possible person to ask this to, Pete), Steve (do whatever feels best, Peter, but I would make absolutely sure I was ready), even Bucky (do it, don’t do it, both are fine. You should do what makes you feel happy). By the end, he realised that he needed to go in two hours to meet MJ and he was still planning to do some homework before that, so he went to work quickly.
MJ had been waiting for five minutes now. She didn’t really mind, but with the fall starting to show, it was getting colder and after her short walk from the subway, she was basically freezing. After another five minutes, Peter showed up. He walked up to her and hugged her. Once they parted, MJ felt a little warmer from her boyfriend’s warm coat. They started walking towards the restaurant they picked and chatted along the way. She knew something was up with Peter, but didn’t push it. Instead, she calmly waited until they were in the restaurant, then until they picked, and when they finally ordered, Peter was ready to open up.
“MJ, there was something I needed to talk to you about,” Peter said.
“Enlighten me,” she responded.
“Well, I stopped a mugging this morning, and after, reporters swarmed me. Most of them were asking about my identity. It got me thinking. Should I tell them?”
“Umm, that’s a very difficult question, Peter.” And most definitely not what she expected. “Have you talked to anyone else about this?”
“I have, but most told me to listen to my heart and similar bullshit.”
MJ laughed. “Well, there is a certain truth to that. Your heart knows what is best for you.”
“But I’m sick of that kind of bullshit. I need some actual advice. Pepper’s was the most useful and she told me that it’s stressing me out, which I obviously already knew, and that she otherwise had no idea what to do, as Tony hadn’t gone through anything similar, since he revealed it immediately.”
MJ laughed again. “Okay, let’s ask you some questions. Do you want to tell the world?”
“Yes,” Peter replied.
“Do you know you’re ready for it?”
“I… Yes?”
“That’s a question, not an answer, Peter,” MJ said.
“Well, I think I’m ready, but I’m not one hundred percent sure yet. I don’t know if I’ll ever be.”
“I think you should sleep on it, enjoy yourself tonight and get back to it tomorrow. If you still think the same, do it.”
Peter leaned over to kiss MJ. “You’re the best, you know that?”
“I know,” MJ said. She was smiling. Both were happy.
The next day, Peter woke up in his bed, next to MJ. Nothing had happened, they just cuddled all night long. God knew they needed the comfort, after everything. MJ was still sleeping, so Peter quietly got up and left the room. He was hungry, even more after he saw that it was already eleven. He made some eggs for him and MJ, who got up shortly after Peter. Together, they enjoyed their eggs. Peter knew May wouldn’t be home until half past one, because she had Sunday morning yoga classes from eleven to one.
“You still want to do it?” MJ asked.
Peter was silent. He’d forgotten about it after he talked to MJ about it last night.
“Yes, I do. I’m ready. This is the right moment. This way, I’ll never have to hide anything from Tony’s and Pepper’s kid,” Peter said.
“Okay. We’ll need to discuss this with Pepper, Tony and May first, since they’re all sort of your parents. When will they all be available?” MJ probably knew all of their schedules, so why she asked was beyond Peter. He, of course, answered anyway.
“Pepper and Tony are somewhere around here all day, and since it’s Sunday, they won’t be busy. May will be home around one thirty,” Peter said.
“So, we will wait for May to come home and then, we all go up to the penthouse and we talk about it with them and anyone else who wants to join in.”
Peter kissed her. “You’re a genius,” he said.
Official Avengers | @avengers
For next weekend, there’s a press conference scheduled concerning one of our honorary members!
- Jumping | @sirob
@avengers WHO ARE THE HONORARY AVENGERS??
-- Sleep-deprived ass | @fairiessleeptoo
@sirob according to Wikipedia, all underage heroes with ties to the avengers are considered honorary avengers and also the avengers in space
--- Jumping | @sirob
@fairiessleeptoo thanks sis, but I don’t think any space avenerrs are on earth rn are yhey
---- Sleep-deprived ass | @fairiessleeptoo
@sirob so that has to be spidey, doesn’t it
----- Living the life | @romanathena
@fairiessleeptoo @sirob DOES THAT MEAN WE”LL FIND OUT WHO SPIDEY ISS
------ Low-key Immortal | @lokigodofmischief
@romanathena Who knows? ;)
Spider-Son | @mightbespidey
LOKI IS ON EARTH AND HE HAS TWITTER!!!!!!!!
- Low-key Immortal | @lokigodofmischief
@mightbespidey Hello Spider-Man, I have just arrived with my brother Thor
-- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@lokigodofmischief does he have Twitter too
--- Potato Son | @harleykeener
@yeeterparkour I’m working on it. He keeps destroying his phones. He already has Twitter, though, so you can follow him @thorgodofthunder
---- Iron Dad | @tonystank
@harleykeener WHY did you make LOKI, who destroyed New York, a Twitter account?
----- Potato Son | @harleykeener
@tonystank Because I wanted to. That was years ago, and since, he has helped us
------ Iron Dad | @tonystank
@harleykeener fair point
Captain Marvel | @caroldanvers
Hi Twitter! I’m new here, just like @lokigodofmischief and @thorgodofthunder. Thanks @keenersis for helping me with this account!
- Pepper’s Intern | @behindthebook
@caroldanvers Hi Carol! Nice to see you!
-- Captain Marvel | @caroldanvers
@behindthebook Hi MJ! It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
--- Pepper’s Intern | @behindthebook
@caroldanvers It has. About three months, right?
---- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@behindthebook @caroldanvers how do you even know each other?
----- Captain Marvel | @caroldanvers
@yeeterparkour Hi Peter! How are you doing?
------ Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@caroldanvers Hi Auntie Carol! I’m doing great, what about you?
------- Captain Marvel | @caroldanvers
@yeeterparkour I’m doing great, too!
-------- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@caroldanvers @behindthebook BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW EACH OTHERR?-
--------- Pepper’s Intern | @behindthebook
@yeeterparkour long story, Pete
Potato Son | @harleykeener
@keenersis Why didn’t you guev @caroldanvers an #ironfam naem
- Potato Daughter | @keenersis
@harleykeener OH FUCK
-- Uncle America | @steverogers
@keenersis Language, children
--- Uncle Bucky | @jbbarnes
@steverogers Says he who just came into the room cursing like a sailor
---- Uncle America | @steverogers
@jbbarnes Like you’re such a saint
-- Potato Son | @harleykeener
@keenersis TIME FOR THE LAPTOP
--- Potato Daughter | @keenersis
@harleykeener OH NO
---- Iron Dad | @tonystank
@keenersis @harleykeener What is this lapt--- OH NO HARLEy
Auntie Marvel | @caroldanvers
I was asked to post something by @harleykeener?
- Auntie Marvel | @caroldanvers
@harleykeener I see, thank you
-- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@caroldanvers @harleykeener don’t be fooled, she teared up just as bad as when she first saw @freyathenorsecat
--- Uncle Thor | @thorgodofthunder
@yeeterparkour You have a cat named Freya? I know the goddess Freya, she’s very nice and would be honoured to have a cat named after her
---- Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@thorgodofthunder You know the actual Freya?????
----- Uncle Thor | @thorgofofthunder
@yeeterparkour I could take her with me one day if you’d like.
------ Intern Son | @yeeterparkour
@thorgodofthunder I WOULD LOVE THAT
The day of the press conference had arrived. Peter was nervous, but he was ready for the world to know. At the moment, he was hiding backstage, where no one would find him (he was on the ceiling). He needed a minute for himself. He was about to step out there and show himself to everyone. He was currently in the Spider suit, with a formal jacket over it. It looked kind of weird, but May and Pepper told him to do it, so he did. He jumped down with a flip and went to where he knew his family was.
Nat saw him approaching and walked over to him. She pulled him into a hug and whispered: “Be strong, Peter, you can do it.” She released him and kissed his forehead.
Wanda was with Nat and she also hugged him. “Be strong, младший брат, be strong,” she said.
“Good luck out there, Pete,” Alicia said, also hugging him.
He moved to Harley and they did their secret handshake. “Good luck,” he said.
“I can finally tell everyone my best friend is Spider-Man!” Peter also did his handshake with Ned.
He kissed MJ, after which she wrapped him in a hug.
He hugged May and Pepper, who both kissed him on the top of his head. “You can do it, baby, don’t be scared,” May said.
“You ready, kid?” Tony was waiting for him. In response, Peter put his mask over his head. They walked to the stage, where tons of reporters were waiting for them to come out. Not that they knew who they were waiting for.
“Hello, and welcome to a very special press conference. We are gathered here today on request of Spider-Man. He has something very important to tell you all,” Tony said. He gestured towards Peter.
Peter stepped forward to the microphone. “Hi everybody. I am Spider-Man. I have protected New York City to the best of my powers. Or, at least, I tried.” Some of the audience laughed. “I am not insinuating that I will quit as Spider-Man, but rather, I will give Spider-Man a backstory.
Almost three years ago, I was bit by a radioactive spider on a field trip to the Oscorp building. I was fourteen. After, I was sick for a week. My aunt and uncle were scared, because I’d never been that sick. Once my illness was over, I no longer needed to wear glasses and I suddenly had the strength to stop a driving bus. I was astonished and it was all very weird. I could also sense when danger was coming, tough not always very accurate. I am hypersensitive thanks to this spider.”
Peter took a deep breath and continued: “A month later, I was out getting groceries with my uncle. It was already dark. That night, the store was robbed. My uncle tried to stop the robbers, but he couldn’t and got shot for it. He didn’t survive. After, it was just me and my aunt. I decided to become a hero, because I felt guilty. I could’ve saved my uncle that night, but I didn’t. Now, I don’t blame myself anymore, because I didn’t know how I could save him. I created the formula for my webs, which strongly resemble actual webs. I created a suit, but it wasn’t until Mr. Stark found me, that I got this one. That is my story.
Now, some of this story may sound familiar to you. That is because you’ve heard it before,” Peter said. He breathed in and out, and in again. He pulled his mask off. “Because I am Spider-Man.”