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September 5, 2022 at 9:34 am #116767Anonymous
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@gracie-j. Awww, thank you! You are so sweet! đ„°đ„°đ„° You’re good, girl! I started school back this past week and it’s definitely taken away quite a bit of my time. đ Just started High School, so…đŹ
September 7, 2022 at 2:34 pm #117015Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@gracie-j. @keilah-h. @ava-blue. @godlyfantasy12. Two more chapters! (and the next chapter will be from Pietro’s POV y’all! <3)
Chapter 14
Sam leaned against the wall.
Great.
Just what they needed.
The front door opened. âIâm home!â Thor called.
He stepped into the room.
Stopped, right in his tracks.
And laughed.
Hard.
âOh, Loki, Clint, PietroâŠyouâreâŠyouâreâŠâ Thor couldnât finish the sentence before he fell over himself in laughter.
Loki rolled his eyes. âDoes anyone have anything to get us out?â
âWhat happened?â Thor asked, wiped tears from his eyes.
Sam rolled his eyes. âSpider-Kid happened.â
âTHATâS ME!â Peter cried, jumping up and down and raising a hand. âSee? Like this!â
He pulled two of his fingers back on both hands.
A shot of webbing went out of both hands.
One grabbed Steveâs legs, the other the wall.
Then, suddenly bound Steve to the wallâŠ.upside down.
Tony spat out the water heâd been drinking. Laughed. âHowâd you manage that one, Peter?â
âI donât know!â Tony laughed again, as did Thor.
Even Natasha laughed.
Bucky smirked.
And Sam couldnât fight back a grin.
Wanda was openly laughing now.
Tony put out his fist. âHey, kiddo, fist bump.â
âHello!?â Steve cried. But laughed. âYou have some odd talent, Peter.â
Peter fist-bumped Tony. âTony! I have odd talent!â
Tony smirked. âSo I see.â
Thor chuckled and walked into the kitchen. âAlright, letâs get you all free and clean up theâŠsilly string? Is that what that is? Not the webbingâŠtheâŠother stuff.â
Peter nodded eagerly. âYEP!â
Sam watched Thor, wary of his reaction.
âRILEY!â
His best friend, more like a brother than a friend, fell.
And there was nothing Sam could do.
No.
Not there again.
Sam shook his head, clearing it.
âWeâll get that cleaned up too.â Thor noted.
Huh.
Thor wasnât angry.
âI wish I had been able to be here playing with silly string.â Thor mused, a tone of sadness in his voice.
Loki chuckled. âMaybe next time brother.â
Chapter 15
âThat meeting with Pierce took way longer than we were hoping.â Phil noted.
Maria shrugged. âAt least itâs finally over. Good thing we ran and got some food. I really donât feel like cooking.â
âNone of us do.â Nick replied, turning the key in the lock.
Thor was already home since the van was back.
Nick opened the front door.
And was met with silence.
Odd.
Phil and Maria set the fast food on the kitchen table.
Phil walked around. âWhere are all the kids?â
âI have no clue.â Nick replied. The silence wasnât just oddâŠit was worrying.
âThey have to be here somewhere. The van is still here.â Maria replied, âBut where?â
Nick glanced around. Stopped. âPhil, was there a spider-web there before?â
Phil came to stand beside him. âWhere? OhâŠI see. Thatâs a big web. It couldnât have been made in a day, could it?â
Nick raised an eyebrow. âI wouldnât think so.â
The back door opened, and laughter and jokes rose.
âOh, hello Nick, Phil, Maria, youâre home.â Loki greeted. âWhat are you looking at?â
âThe giant spider-web on the wall.â Nick replied.
What in the world had these kids done while they were gone?
Loki turned around. âUhmâŠguysâŠwe missed one.â
Nick raised an eyebrow.
âOne whatâŠoh.â Maria said.
âWhat happened?â Phil asked.
âSpider-Kid happened.â Natasha replied, stepping into the kitchen.
The others followed, and finally, Thor closed the door behind them.
Nick raised an eyebrow. Glanced at Phil and Maria.
ââŠSpider-Kid?â
âYeah! Like this, Nick!â Peter cried, rushing forward.
He looked at the wall, pulled two fingers, and a shot of webbing went out.
Nick stared.
Hm. Interesting.
He met Phil and Mariaâs gazes. They both nodded.
Maria motioned to the table. âWhoâs hungry?â
All hands shot up.
Phil chuckled. âAlrightâŠalrightâŠbut hands first.â
They all rushed to the sink.
Within a few moments, everyone was finished and sat down. Maria and Phil handed out meals.
Nick watched.
SoâŠthat was how Peter was enhanced.
The kids began to eat.
Phil and Maria both gave him a nod.
âItâs time,â Phil mouthed.
Nick cleared his throat. Stepped closer to the table, pulling out a chair and sitting down.
All the kids, save for Peter and Pietro, stopped eating, and turned to face him.
âThereâs something we need to talk about.â Nick said, clasping his hands in front of him on the table.
Phil and Maria both sat down as well.
âIt has long been a dream of ours to help kids withâŠunique abilitiesâŠto learn how to control those abilities. Peter evidently has someâŠdo any of you? Whether you do or donât doesnât make a difference. Weâre a family now and nothing will change that.â Nick said.
Yes, heâd requested enhanced kidsâŠbutâŠTony interrupted his thoughts. âMany of us donât necessarily have special âabilitiesâ but we do haveâŠother things we can do.â
âCan you control them?â Maria asked.
Sam shook his head. âNot all of us.â
âWould you all like to show usâŠafter dinner, of course.â Phil suggested.
They all glanced around.
Finally, Bucky nodded. âYeah. Sounds good.â
September 7, 2022 at 3:06 pm #117018YAY WEâre getting to their powers/abilities
#IfMarcelDiesIRiot
#ProtectMarcel
#ProtectSebSeptember 7, 2022 at 3:08 pm #117019Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@godlyfantasy12. YEP!!!! So PSYCHED! đ
September 7, 2022 at 4:58 pm #117022@freedomwriter76 Yay!! I actually watched the real Avengers movie a couple days ago with my Marvel-loving friends.
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
September 7, 2022 at 5:13 pm #117026Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@keilah-h. Thanks! đ Ahh, you did!? AWESOME! I have finally watched all the Avengers movies (The Avengers, Age of Ultron, Infinity War, Endgame, those four). I have not watched all the Marvel movies. There’s too many. XD
Totally NOT excited for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever…September 7, 2022 at 5:16 pm #117028Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@keilah-h. I MUST ask: What did you think of it?
Who was your favorite character?
Favorite quote of the movie?
What did you not like? (as far as the movie/characters go. I know none of us enjoy the profanity.)
Just a few questions…XD
“I Got That Reference!” Hehe, one of my favs.ÂOh, or: “There’s Only One God, Ma’am, and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t dress like that.” I love that Steve quote. XD
September 7, 2022 at 6:20 pm #117034@freedomwriter76 Well, Iâve seen it once before, with my dad. My friends had the volume like ALL the way up this time though.
I learned a few things this time around:
1: Clint Barton is fast becoming one of my favorite Marvel characters.
2: Donât ever ask if Banner and Natasha are a thing in the later moviesâmy friend yelled at me for that. Itâs not like Iâm shipping them!! (Yet, anyway. If I get a good reason to ship them I will.) I was just asking, because she was the first one he asked about in Thor Ragnarok when he was asking whatâd happened while he was gone.
3: A few of my friends have an obsession with Loki, even when he stabs someoneâs eye out. I donât get it!! I think heâs cool in his show, when heâs realizing all his actions are really leading to his own destruction and he really needs to get a hold of himself, but him as a villain, I want to knock him over the head.
4: The battle scene towards the end reminds me of something out of the Halo video games. My brother likes those, soâŠâŠ
And yes. I greatly enjoyed that quote. One of my friends said: “Steve Rogers meets two gods and still believes in only one. Tony Stark meets two gods and is still a bit of an atheist. Bruce Banner meets two gods and just beats them both up.”
I think she got it from a meme but still, pretty funny.
Oh, and I liked when Loki was like “You canât defeat me, Iâm a god!” and Hulk just totally whomps him and is just like “Hmmmph. Puny god.” and Lokiâs just whimpering in a hole in the floorâŠ..
Argue with me if you want, but I think he kinda deserved that.
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
September 7, 2022 at 6:44 pm #117037@freedomwriter76 Also I get you NOT being excited. The way Disneyâs doing things these days makes me want to call them up and yell at them. Marvel is teetering on the edge of “going too far”. Star Wars has thankfully been mostly immune, but Iâm verrrry cautious about their new shows. Iâve ended up liking all of them so far, so I hope they keep with their track record of being good.
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
September 7, 2022 at 7:30 pm #117038Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@keilah-h. Yeah. As long as they don’t ruin Wakanda Forever, I’m sure I’ll love it, because I am kinda excited, just…you know…cautious! đ (but like, I LOVED Falcon and the Winter Soldier. đ)
1. OH MY GOSH!!!! YES!!! CLINT IS AMAZING! (he’s my mom’s favorite. đAnd he’s just awesome in every way. đ)
2. Well…they kinda are. đ€·ââïž Not, like, officially dating or anything, but they do make a pretty cute couple. @gracie-j agrees. đđ„° (that’s because they DO love each other…that’s probably why he asked about her first. AND THAT IS SO DARN CUTE! đđđ)
3. I totally get you! I like Loki, however, he is not one of my absolute favs. But many people I’ve met, he’s, like, their ABSOLUTE favorite. But I really only like him when, as you said, he’s not the villain. Like, from what I’ve seen of Ragnarök, he’s EPIC! And in Infinity War…love him too. But in The Avengers…naw, girl. I don’t need that in my life. đ
4. Haha, that’s funny. đ€Ł
Haha, so true and so funny! đ€Ł
And yes, Bruce beat them both up. đ
YES!!!! THAT IS SO FUNNY!!!! đđđ (Girl, no shame, no shame and no judgement. When Loki gets thrown around is like, my favorite part of the movie đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł)
Oh, he TOTALLY deserved it. đ
September 8, 2022 at 8:49 am #117056Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@keilah-h. @godlyfantasy12. @gracie-j. @ava-blue. Alright y’all, I have more chapters. (Like, 5 this time. I was on a roll yesterday. XD)
Chapter 16
They were going to get to show off their powers!
Pietro was very excited. He shook Wandaâs hand, fast. âWanda, Iâll get to show my speed!â
âYou already have!â Wanda replied with a giggle.
Pietro smiled. He was glad she was smiling.
She didnât do that enough.
Pietro followed Uncle Phil and the others into a big room.
There was plenty of room to run.
âWoah! Whatâs this place!?â Pietro asked, letting go of Wandaâs hand and looking around, fast.
âA training room. Now, slow down please.â Maria said with a smile. Pietro stopped running.
âOkay!â
âAuntie Maria, let me show you what I can do!â
âPeter, I think you already did.â Tony replied with a chuckle.
Pietro smiled.
Peterâs powers were coolâŠbut not as cool as his speed!
âNo, Tony! I can do this too!â Peter jumped and stuck to the wall. He began climbing up the wall.
That was so cool!
âThatâs so cool! I wanna climb the wall!â
Wanda clutched his hand. âPietroâŠâ
He gave his sister a grin. âBut Wanda, wouldnât that be so cool!?â
âYeahâŠbut dangerous.â She said softly.
He watched Wanda.
She hadnât been the same since that day a long time ago.
When theyâd lost Mama and Daddy.
Pietro missed them.
But NickâŠUncle PhilâŠAunt MariaâŠhad given them a home!
âIâd be fine, Wanda! Wouldnât you like to go on the wall!?â
Wanda shirked away. Pulled away. Her red eyes lit for a moment with an emotion Pietro didnât know. âNoâŠno I donât.â
âBut WandaâŠwouldnât it be fun?â He asked, his smile fading.
âNoâŠit would be dangerousâŠandâŠand scary.â
âBut that makes it more fun!â
Wanda shook her head.
Pietro huffed.
She didnât like to have fun!
But he looked back at his sister. She looked scared.
âWandaâŠdonât be scared.â
She slowly inched away. Eventually went to Steve, leaning against him, her face buried in his shirt.
Pietro followed her. âWandaâŠâ
A hand touched his shoulder.
Pietro turned.
Smiled when he saw Uncle Phil. âHello Uncle Phil!â
Phil smiled. âWould you like to go now? Peterâs done.â
âYeah! Watch me, Uncle Phil!â
And he ran.
As fast as he could. Around the room. Onto and off a wall.
Wow! He didnât know he could do that!
âWatch this!â He ran, jumped at the wall, kicked off, landed back on his feet, and ran again.
âAlright, thatâs enough.â Nick called.
Pietro came to a sudden stop. Grinned at Uncle Phil. âHow did I do, Uncle Phil!?â
Phil smiled. Pulled him into a hug. âWonderful, Pietro. Was it fun?â
Pietro laughed. âYeah!â He hugged Uncle Phil tighter.
âWandaâŠwould you like to go?â Maria asked.
Pietro pulled out of the hug and turned to his sister.
Her powers were really cool too!
âWanda, you have to show them your powers! Theyâre cool!â
âI canât control themâŠand I donât want to show them.â Wanda replied, Steveâs arm still wrapped around her.
âBut Wanda, you gotta!â Pietro insisted. âNo one will get hurt!â
âSomeone might!â Wanda replied, walking over.
âYou can at least try!â
They stared at each other, eyes narrowing.
Pietro laughed and smiled. âIâll win a staring contest.â
Wanda sighed quietly. âOkayâŠIâll show them and Iâll try to control it so no one gets hurt.â
Pietro nodded. âYou can do it, Wanda!â
She walked away.
Closed her eyes.
Behind her, three cardboard boxes began to float into the air, surrounded by a pinkish red glow.
âWanda, YOUâRE DOING IT!â Pietro cried.
She could do it!
âWow. Thatâs impressive.â Maria mused with a smile.
Wanda opened her eyes. âPietroâŠI really am doing it!â
âYou are! I knew you could, Sis!â
Wanda laughed.
And the boxes flew in all directions.
They hit the wall. One hit the ceiling. The other the door.
Some of them had to duck and even take cover.
Wanda stopped. âIâŠIâm sorry.â
âItâs fine, Wanda. Thatâs the point of all of you learning how to control your powers.â Phil reassured her, going to her side. He wiped away the tears coursing down her cheeks. âThere now, you did really well. We were all impressed.â
Wanda looked up at him. Pietro rushed over. Wrapped his sister in a tight hug. âIâm so proud of you, Wanda! My sister rocks!â
Wanda laughed. Took his hand. âAt least I know youâll always be with me.â
âYou got that right!â Pietro replied.
She was his sister.
They were always side by side.
And nothing would ever change that.
Chapter 17
Bruce leaned against the wall.
Pushed up his glasses, which fell again.
âAlright Bruce, your turn.â Nick said, turning to him with a smile.
Bruceâs throat went dry.
He couldnâtâŠhe always broke things. Big things.
Things other people couldnât break easily.
âDonât worry. Iâll be fine. See!? Thereâs not that much radiation in this area!â
Oh, he had been so wrong.
âBruce?â
âUh, what?â He mumbled, looking up at Nick.
âYour turn.â
âOh. IâŠI really donât want to. Someone else can go next.â
âCome on, Bruce, show them.â Clint urged with a smile.
âIâŠI really donât want to. I donâtâŠI donât feel the best right now.â
Maria gave him a worried frown. Pressed the back of her hand against his forehead, soft. âAre you running a fever?â
âNoâŠIâŠuhmâŠmy head hurts.â Bruce replied. Shrugged. âIâll be fine in a few minutes.â
âUmâŠokay then.â Maria stepped away.
Bruce almost sighed in relief, when Tony came over, a smirk on his face.
Uh oh.
That probably didnât mean anything good.
When Tony wanted to make something happen, he found any way to get that something accomplished.
âCome on, Bruce. Stop lying. You know you and Steve are horrible at it.â
âTony, my head hurts. Iâll be fine in a few moments.â
âNo. Youâre just making an excuse. Come on, Bruce, we gotta show them. Iâll be showing mine, and you know I donât like to.â Tony grinned.
Bruce slightly narrowed his eyes.
He wasnât going to do it.
He wasnât going to let Tony convince him.
âNo.â
Tony sighed. âFine, Bruce. But if anyone calls you a chicken later, I wonât stop them.â
âTony, what are you doing?â Nick asked, his tone carrying the faint tinge of a warning.
âA chicken? Why, just because I donât want to hurt anyone?â Bruce asked with a roll of his eyes. He pushed back up his glasses.
Tony could get him so annoyed sometimes!
Tony laughed. âWell, yeah. Youâre not being brave like Pietro or Wanda. Wanda was scared too, but she did it. But is it more than that, Bruce?â
âTonyâŠâ
âYou better listen to Nick, Tony.â
âWhat, Bruce? Donât want to get me in trouble? Come on, nerd, use your powers!â
âNerd!? Youâre calling me a nerd!?â Bruceâs body shook. His skin began to turn green. âWhat about you!? Youâre always getting Aâs in Science and Math and always going on non-stop about your inventing!â
Tony smirked. Leaned in close. âWhoâs the one with the glasses that donât even fit his head? Whoâs the one that was so interested in a blocked off, old radioactive plant and got himself turned into a green giant? Whoâs the one whoâs always reading and skipped two grades of school?â
Bruceâs entire body shook.
HeâŠwasâŠmad.
Tony smirked. âNow whoâs the nerd?â
Bruce roared.
He was taller now.
Muscled.
It happened again.
Tony always got under his skin.
Bruce roared again.
âAha! See, this is Bruceâs power!â Tony cried.
Chapter 18
Natasha glanced around the room. Thankfully, they had gotten Bruce to calm down enough to turn back intoâŠwellâŠBruce, and even more thankfully, no one had gotten hurt.
Other than a few boxes and the wall, which now had a dent.
Now Maria was calming him down the rest of the way.
Nick, Phil, and Maria werenât happy with Tony for causing Bruceâs anger, but they werenât yelling at him and hitting him, which was odd.
But next was her turn.
And she wasnât quite ready for that.
âAlright Natasha, do you want to go?â Phil asked.
Now or never.
She nodded. âYeah. Iâll go.â She stepped forward.
âYour turn, Natalia. Show that girl the true power of the Black Widow.â
She shook her head.
NowâŠhow was she supposed to show her powers?
On herself?
That wouldnât work.
âWhat are you doing?â Tony asked.
âSheâs thinking. Nat, are you okay?â
She gave Clint a smile. âYeah Clint, Iâm good. JustâŠtrying to decide how to show my skills.â
âHere. Iâll help you.â
She turned to Bucky with a small smile. âYou sure? You know Iâm pretty good.â
Bucky smirked. Laughed. âMaybeâŠbut can you beat me?â
Natasha smiled. âWeâll see.â
Bucky nodded. âI wonât use my full strength on you.â
Natasha nodded. âThat probably wouldnât end well.â
She noticed that the three adults, and Thor and Loki, were watching them with quizzical looks.
Bucky glanced at them, then gave her a grin. âLetâs give them a show.â
Natasha nodded.
They both got into position.
And began.
She swiped, she jabbed, ducked, slid, and knocked down.
Bucky was a formidable opponent.
But Natasha was determined to win.
She had been freed at eight years old.
But she would never forget how to fight.
âHi. Iâm Clint. You are?â
She smiled shyly. She had just been sent hereâŠmet this boyâŠand he already wanted to talk.
âNaâŠNatasha. Some people called me NataliaâŠbut my name is Natasha.â
âNice to meet you, Nat. Hey, wanna play something with me?â
Such fond memories.
Natasha ducked as Bucky made an attempted swipe at her side.
She could hear Clint cheering her on in the background.
Silly boy.
Didnât he know she was already going to win?
When Bucky made another lunge, she went in, down and low.
Grabbed him around the waist, knocked him down with all her force, and pinned him.
She smiled. âDone yet?â
Their eyes met.
Bucky chuckled. âYeahâŠI think Iâm done.â He tapped the floor three times, and Natasha leapt off.
Brushed a strand of her red hair behind her ear.
Bucky stood.
Stuck out his hand. âGood fight?â
She took his metal hand. Squeezed it and shook it. âAmazing fight.â
Bucky grinned. âMaybe next time I wonât go so easy on you, huh, howâs that sound?â He dropped her a wink.
Natasha laughed. âYou freak.â
âYou gotta teach me karate!â Pietro cried, running over.
Bucky glanced at Natasha.
âSure, kiddo. But Natashaâs better at it than me, so you better ask her.â
Pietro turned to Natasha. âWill you!?â
âOhâŠI donât know. Maybe I will.â She gave Pietro a wink and smile.
He ran back to Wanda. âYay! Wanda, Natashaâs gonna teach me karate!â
âI said maybe.â
Bucky laughed. Shrugged. âDoesnât make a difference to him.â
âNatasha, Bucky, that wasnât karate.â Nick noted.
They both turned to face him.
âYeah. Not quite. So?â Natasha asked.
âThat looked like hand-to-hand combat fighting. The fighting soldiers are trained in.â Nick replied.
Natasha glanced at Bucky. He was studying his metal hand as he clenched and unclenched it.
âYeah. We just learned how to fight. Bullies, you know?â Bucky said quietly.
Nick gave them both a look.
Natasha knew he didnât believe them.
ButâŠhe smiled. âAlright. You two both did very well. Steve, Clint, whoâs next?â
Chapter 19
Steve glanced at Clint. âYou can go.â
Clint shook his head. âNope. Weâve been going from youngest to oldest. Your turn.â
âWeâre the same age.â
Clint smirked. âNot true. Youâre about a month younger. SoâŠyour turn.â
Steve sighed.
Well, looked like he had no choice.
Steve stepped forward. Now, how was he supposed to show his abilities?
He could pick something up.
OrâŠsomething.
He was a lot stronger now.
He was older, and besides, the serum had helped immensely.
âAlright, hold still kid. This wonât last long.â The smiling doctor reassured.
Steve nodded. He wasnât scared. Now he could stand up to bullies.
And, as a bonus, heâd get some money.
To provide for himself.
A man walked in.
Stopped in his tracks. âAre we sure that kid isnât five?â
âHeâs eight, sir. JustâŠdoesnât look it.â
Steve shook away the memory. Alright. Heâd find a heavyâŠahâŠa dumbbell. A heavy one, too.
Perfect.
Steve walked over to it.
Began to pick it up.
âWhat are you doing!?â
âI have to do this, Steve. If I donâtâŠPierce will hurt you.â
âWho cares, Buck!?â Steve screamed, the wind heavily tousling his hair, lifting his shirt, and causing him to shiver. âIâll be fine! You could get seriously hurt!â
Bucky scoffed. Walked closer to the ledge of the building, gun in hand. âI have to, Steve. I canât let him hurt you.â
âBucky, what is wrong with you!? You canât kill someone! I wonât let you!â
Bucky turned on him. âAnd what will you do!? Iâm trying to keep you safe, Steve.â
âWell, maybeâŠâ Steve gripped the gun in Buckyâs hand, âI donât need your protection!â
âSteve, let go of the gun!â Bucky yelled.
âNo! Iâm not going to let you hurt someone out of fear!â Steve screamed in reply.
âSteveâŠletâŠgo!â Bucky pulled away.
And like a nightmare straight out of a bookâŠhe fell.
Steve couldnât even scream his name.
The gun fell out of Steveâs hands.
It was all his fault.
His fault.
Steve dropped the dumbbells with a thud.
They hit the ground, hard.
Heâd been lifting over 80lbs of weight.
His breathing heaved.
Bucky lost his armâŠalmost diedâŠfailed the missionâŠtwo years agoâŠand all of it had been Steveâs fault.
Bucky could still have his left arm, a normal, left arm, if Steve hadnât been so stubborn.
He had made Bucky fall.
If Bucky had diedâŠit would have been Steveâs fault.
Tears coursed down his cheeks.
Steve wiped them away.
Bucky never failed another mission after that.
If he had, Steve would have been punished, as he had been after that mission.
After Bucky had been given the metal arm and recovered, of course.
Bucky had cried and begged Pierce to stop, but his begging fell on deaf ears.
Steve didnât remember anything after that.
Just falling asleep and then waking up back in bed.
âSteveâŠSteveâŠâ
âWhat?â Steve whispered. Heâd slipped out again.
Phil gave him a small smile. Glanced at Nick. âHeâs back now. Hey, Steve, kid, whatâs up?â
Steve shook his head. Pulled away. âItâs nothing.â
âSteveâŠwe want to help you.â
âYouâŠyou shouldnât.â Steve began to reach for the dumbbell. âI can finish showing you.â
âYou donât have to. Youâre fine, Steve. You can stop.â
âBut you wanted me to.â
âYes, but if youâre done, then stop.â
âYou only stop when I tell you to, Steven.â Pierce slapped him, hard, âWe wouldnât want to earn more punishment, would we?â
Steve looked up at him, stars dancing in front of his eyes, tears coursing down his cheeks.
Pierce scoffed. âLook, Steven, look at whatâs happened. What you have done. James lost his left arm. You are a silly, stupid, arrogant child. You will learn to listen and obey. OtherwiseâŠwellâŠIâm afraid someone will be earning himself a punishment every day.â
âItâs all my fault.â
âSteve? What are you talking about?â
Steve pulled away from Philâs embrace.
âNo. I donâtâŠI donât want to hurt you too.â
âSteve, what are you talking about? You wonât hurt me.â
âNoâŠI will. I hurt BuckyâŠhe almostâŠhe almost died. I made him lose his arm.â
Why couldnât he control his breathing!?
âSteveâŠheyâŠlisten to me.â Phil reached for him.
Steve shirked away from his touch. âDonâtâŠdonât touch meâŠplease.â
Phil nodded. âOkay. I wonât.â
He backed away. âYouâre not alone anymore, Steve. You never will be. Ever again. No one will ever hurt you, or they will mess with this entire family. I need you to know that.â
Steve looked up at Phil. âIâŠIâŠIâm sorry.â
Phil slowly shook his head. Smiled. âDonât apologize. Youâre learning.â
Without even thinking, Steve rushed to Phil, buried his face in Philâs jacket, and wrapped his arms around Phil.
Phil wrapped his arms around Steve.
Held him close.
âWeâre a family now. And nothingâs ever going to change that.â
Chapter 20
Phil took Steve out of the training room.
Soon, Clint went, showing off his archery and perfect aim.
Then, Bucky went, showing the strength he hadnât shown when fighting Natasha.
Sam finally went, showing them how strong he was, though it wasnât as strong as Steve and Bucky, and showing off the wings Tony had built him.
âTony, your turn.â
Tony took one, small step forward.
Now he knew how Bruce felt.
And he didnât turn into a big, muscled, green monster of destruction.
Tony slowly shed his jacket, worn at all times.
The adults stared, and Thor stood with his mouth open.
Tony took in a deep breath.
The arc reactor must have looked odd.
Tony grabbed and put on one of the metal gloves heâd made.
He hadnât been able to finish the whole suit yet.
Didnât have enough spare parts, or the right ones, from the dump.
He aimed at a target.
And shot, turning the target into dust.
Nick looked at him.
Their eyes met.
âTonyâŠwhatâŠis that?â
âAn arc reactor. ItâŠitâs my heart, basically. ItâŠit umâŠkeeps me alive because thereâs someâŠsome metal in my chest thatâs alwaysâŠalwaysâŠumâŠmoving closer to my heart every minute.â Tony tried to ease his breathing. âThis stops it.â
âMetal? TonyâŠwhat happened?â Maria asked, soft, caring.
Howard, his father, hit the brakes, hard.
A screech.
But the truck was coming too fast.
It couldnâtâŠor wouldnâtâŠstop.
Maria, his mother, screamed.
âNO!â Tony screamed.
A sudden collision.
Pain in his head.
Blood.
So, so much blood.
Tony slid out of the car, and his world faded to black.
âTony?â Nick said, soft.
âIâŠI need to go.â He rushed past Maria and Nick, who called out for him to come back.
He couldnât.
He wouldnât.
Tony rushed past Phil and Steve, who were talking, up the stairs, and into his and Bruceâs room.
He locked the door, fast.
Flopped down onto his bed, burying his face in the blankets.
âHeâs fading. Fast! Quickly, get the reactor put in!â
Tony angrily swiped at the tears coursing down his face.
A massive car accident.
Made New York state news.
Gave Tony the metal in his chestâŠand took his parents away from him.
A knock sounded on the door.
Tony groaned. âBruceâŠleave me aloneâŠplease.â
âBut what if itâs not Bruce?â
Tonyâs head shot up.
He stood and went to the door.
Unlocked and opened it.
âPeterâŠwhat are you doing?â
âI thought you might need a teddy bear. They always make me feel better. Can I come inside, Tony?â Peter asked, holding out a brown stuffed bear.
Tony sighed.
How could he say no to that freckled, smiling, gape-toothed face?
Besides, Peter wouldnât bother him by asking how he was, right?
âFine. Yeah. Come in.â He motioned Peter inside.
Peter smiled and walked in.
Tony quickly closed and relocked the door.
âYour room is big! I have to share mine with Pietro and Wanda! Tony, hereâs Mr. Bear!â Peter made the bear wave. âHello, Tony! Iâm Mr. Bear!â
Tony couldnât help but chuckle. He sat back down on his bed. âThanks Peter, but I donât need him. Iâm fine.â
âThen why are your eyes red?â
âIâm fine.â
âTony was crying, Mr. Bear. He needs you.â Peter said, coming over to the bed. âHere, Mr. Bear wants to give you a hug.â Peter handed his bear off.
Tony finally took him.
Hugged Mr. Bear to make Peter happy. âThere Peter, is he good now?â
âOnly if youâre happy, Tony.â
âPeterâŠâ
âMr. Bear wants you to be happy! You donât need to be sadâŠâ Peter crawled onto the bed. âWe have a family. Mr. Bear wants you to be happy!â
âI know, PeterâŠand I am.â
Peter pursed his lips. âAre you?â
Tony glanced at him. Set Mr. Bear in Peterâs lap. âPeterâŠIâm happy. Really.â
âNo more crying?â
Tony gave him a small smile. âYeah. Iâm okay. NowâŠyou were being stubborn about making Mr. Bear give me a hugâŠdo you know what that means?â Tony grinned.
He didnât need Mr. Bear.
He had needed Peter.
That smile. That happiness and faith.
Peter set Mr. Bear aside. âI donât know.â
âIt meansâŠyou get aâŠâ Tony reached over. Grabbed Peterâs waist. âTickle!â
He began to tickle Peter, and Peter laughed and tried to push Tony away. âTony!â
âNO! I will never stop!â he tickled Peter, and Peter laughed, and laughed.
He got away.
Tony grabbed him again. âOh no you donât!â
After a few moments, they were both laughing, and Tony stopped.
Peter grabbed Mr. Bear and settled in Tonyâs lap.
âYouâre silly, Tony.â
âMe? Youâre the crazy one.â
Peter laughed. âNo. You crazy!â
Tony chuckled. Peter leaned against Tony. Yawned.
Tony wrapped his arms around him.
Peter clutched his bear close. Yawned again.
Tony wrapped his arms around Peter tighter.
âI love you TonyâŠbig brotherâŠâ
Tony looked down at Peter, who was already falling asleep.
Did heâŠjustâŠ?
Tonyâs arms wrapped tighter around Peter.
âI love you too, Peter.â
And he was surprised to find that it was true.
(Not gonna lie, writing that Tony/Peter moment made me so happy. XD I needed something happy. My poor babies and their trauma. *sobs*)
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SCREEEEEEECHHHHHHH
*ahem sorryâŠone moment*
SCREEEEEECH
PETER AND TONY OH MY STINKING GOSH!! I LITERALLY HAVE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE FEELS RN!! SCREEEEEEEAAAAAAAM!!! I. NEED. MOOOOORRRREEEE!!!!!!
ALSO!â I AM LOOOOOVING TONY SOOO MUCH HE IS BECOMING ONE OF MA FAVES!! That with him and Bruce was the BEST I love Snarky Tony!!!!!!!
UUUUGGGHHHHH
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#ProtectSebSeptember 8, 2022 at 9:22 am #117060Does my baby Peter have some trauma? Cuz I have a feeling he does but maybe he like doesnât understand it or he just keeps this happy demeanor so it doesnât affect him until he remembers it??
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#ProtectSebSeptember 8, 2022 at 9:23 am #117061Or was he too little to remember anything.
but Ik that Pierce was a jerk soâŠliving in that orphanage mustâve sucked even for someone his age. AlsoâŠhow he got his powersâŠso Iâm likeâŠhm
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@godlyfantasy12. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!!!! YESSSSSSS TONY AND PETER…OHHH…I’M JUST IN LOVE!!! đđđđđ I’M SO GLAD YOU LOVE TONY!!!! (he might have to be one of my favs in this AU too. đ)
And ahh, good questions! đ€ Well, being as little as he is, he probably thinks it was “normal”. (as is pretty common for little ones, or people in general that live through abuse, to think) But he also has a happy demeanor. I’m thinking at some point something will give a hint that something is wrong and he has trauma too, but still deciding how to show that. đ Because Pietro does too, but doesn’t show it either. Also, some personalities are just able to take abuse a little better than others, you know? That’s why it affected Wanda more than Pietro.
But…I’m sure Peter has something. Maybe, like, he’s scared of a certain thing because of something they did to him? đ€ Makes me sad thinking that the poor baby has some trauma. đđđ
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