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Spider-Man zipped passed Hawkeye who was perched on the roof of a tall building. He was pretty impressed by the teamwork displayed by the Avengers. He knew they were recently formed and had a few hiccups, but when push come to shove they all came together like they had been working together for years. They seemed to know each other strengths and weaknesses and everything they did was so natural. Peter had to admit he wouldn't mind working with them in the future, but they again they probably don't need him.

He was jerked out of his thoughts when he saw Captain America and Black Widow surrounded by a ton of Chitauri. Although they seemed to be handling themselves pretty well he swooped in and knocked out the three that were creeping close to them. He stayed there and fought back to back with two real heros. As the number of Chitauri dwindled he took to the skies again and gave Cap. a little salute before rounding the corner of a building, disappearing from sight.

As soon as he turned the corner he was faced with a horrible scene: the Hulk was surrounded by at least fifty Chitauri and they all took aim. Spider-Man stared knowing there was nothing he could do that would really help. He turned back to go warn the others, but it was as if everyone decided to get hurt at the same time.

As Spider-Man approached a recovering Thor and Captain America he couldn't help but overhear the end of their conversation.

"You know that's a one way trip right?" There was a tremendous amount of concern and fear in the Captain's voice.

"Don't remind me." Tony's tried to act nonchalant, but Peter could hear the tremble.

He was a little confused about what they were talking about since he came into their conversation a little late. Then he saw Tony carrying a missile and was heading straight for the hole the Chitauri have constantly been pouring out of. It finally clicked…

Peter looked back at Thor and the Captain and saw them watching Tony with sad expressions on their face. But what he saw behind them was more troubling, Loki was standing there with his scepter and was pointing it straight at Captain America.

"Look out!" Without waiting for reaction Peter ran towards them and pushed Captain America out of the way. As he pushed the Captain out of the way he felt something go through him.

Thor immediately tackled Loki which knocked out the mischievous god when his head collided with a near by car.

"I owe you big time kid." Captain America said as he turned around to thank his saviour. What he saw made his blood freeze over, Spider-Man was propped against a big piece of debris clutching his stomach. There protruding from the young hero's stomach was Loki's scepter. He was about to run to his side, but Natasha said she found a way to close the portal.

"I just need Loki's scepter. Guys this is crucial we need to find that scepter." Natasha actually sounded worried.

Steve looked sadly at Spider-Man and knew that he needed that scepter, but that would be sentencing the guy to death.

"Hey… It's okay." Steve could barely hear the guy, but ran to his side as soon as he spoke.

"What?" Steve couldn't hold back his surprise.

"I heard what she said. You guys need this thing to stop the chaos. Take it." Peter tried to sound as forceful and confident as he could in the position he was in.

"I can't do that to you. I don't think you get the severity of your situation. If I take this there is no way you'll get help in time." Steve couldn't believe what Spider-Man was suggesting.

"What is one life compared to that of thousands... I'm willing to do this so take it! You're wasting time! I can see the explosion is nearing the hole, you have to take it to her now!" Peter started to bring his hands up to pull it out himself, but Steve finally followed his orders.

Steve cringed as he heard Spider-Man's gasp and moaning sounds as he ripped the scepter from his stomach. He immediately turned to Thor and commanded he bring the scepter to Natasha.

With the scepter Natasha was able to start the process of closing the portal. They all watched as the hole got smaller and smaller and prayed that Tony would make it, Peter included.

Just as it looked like no one was going to come through Tony came out of the hole right as it was about to close. They all cheered and ran to where he was falling since he didn't look like he was slowing down. The Hulk jumped up before Thor could retrieve his with his hammer.

As Thor ripped off the metal plating of Iron Man's face mask they all stopped as their hearts filled with dread. It looked as if Tony was breathing, but the Hulk let out a wail and Tony's eyes flew open.

"Please tell me nobody kissed me.." Tony asked in a joking manner. "What no Spidey, did he run off when shit got tough?"

Thor and Steve made eye contact and immediately started sprinting towards where they left the vigilante. They could hear the other's following them as they ran and dropped beside the somehow still alive hero.

"Hey kid you hanging in there?" Steve asked with a little hope that just maybe they could save him.

"Peachy keen over here. I just wanted to say thanks for allowing me to fight alongside you guys. Definitely the best day ever." Peter said with a smile even though he knew that they couldn't see. Seeing as though he wasn't going to make it Peter thought: why not just show them?

"Hey could you take off my mask?" Peter uttered out.

"Are you sure? I know you wear that mask for a reason." Steve asked with confusion.

"Well there is no point now seeing as I'm not going to make it." Peter sighed and started talking slower breaths.

"Natasha is on the phone right now…" Steve stopped short when he saw Natasha shake her head. Instead of continuing he obliged to Spider-Man's request and gently took of the mask and looked into the eyes of his savior.

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