~Here's chapter 7! Geez...So many chapters to post!~
Taskmaster had his sword raised, getting ready to strike the fallen soldier.
Spiderman jumped into action, shooting a web, striking the sword, and pulling it from the man's grasp.
"What?" He looked back at him.
"Spiderman!" He snarled.
Captain America rolled and stood next to Spiderman.
"Thanks." He breathed relieved.
Peter gave him a simple nod.
The battle went on for several more minutes before Hybrid grabbed hold of Taskmaster. Hybrid then leapt high in the air and jumped away like a flea.
"Follow them!" Captain America yelled.
Iron Man grabbed Captain American and flew away, The Hullk grabbed the assassins and jumped away, Thor used his hammer and was gone within seconds.
"Spidey!" Peter looked over at Wade as he ran over to him dressed in his mercenary attire, his black boots, army green pants, and deep red shirt with no sleeves. His swords were strapped to his back.
"Where is everyone?"
Peter grabbed him, holding him close.
"We have to hurry!" He shot a web out and flew into the air.
Wade shouted, "Shit," As they shot up in the air.
In the far distance Peter saw Hybrid and Taskmaster jump into the top floor an old abandoned factory.
Jumping down into the factory Peter and Wade saw The Avengers fighting the two villains.
Every time Wade tried to get close to Taskmaster Hybrid got in his way.
"Isn't it amazing that six heroes, a Spider, and a mercenary can't stop us?" Taskmaster asked loudly, making sure everyone heard.
"I have a present for you." He took out two glowing cubes and threw one at the Avengers' feet. It grew around them, turning into a neon pink cage.
The Hulk slowly shrank back into Bruce.
"What the hell?" He asked.
"It's a special metal, not of this earth. You are powerless. Anything you throw at it will reflect right back at you."
"You need the key to open them." He held up a bright neon blue skeleton key. He dropped it into a pouch on his belt.
Wade and Peter looked at one another.
"Just you and me Spidey."
Wade, with his swords spinning ran at Taskmaster. Hybrid jumped at Peter.
Shooting a web at Hybrid's face, temporarily blinding him, Peter jumped and kicked him in the chest, sending him to the ground.
Ripping the web off his face Hybrid swiped his arm out, slamming it into Spiderman's torso. Peter hit the ground in front of the cage that held his family.
The wind was knocked from him. His ribs weren't completely healed yet. Struggling to breath he stood, preparing to fight.
Hybrid grabbed at him, missed, and tried again. Peter kept jumping up, and swinging on his webs.
"The man spider isn't doing well. He is injured." Thor commented as the Avengers watched Spiderman fight Hybrid.
"Hybrid is too strong. He's way bigger than that lizard that he fought last year." Steve said.
"He needs help." Natasha said looking over at Wade, who was still fighting Taskmaster.
Taskmaster got a few good hits in, but so did Wade. He suddenly threw the other cube at him, trapping him in the metal prison.
"NO!" He said, swiping his sword on the metal. Nothing happened. He tried again and again.
'Peter can't fight both of them alone! They'll kill him!' Wade thought.
"Give it a rest, Wilson!" Clint said in the other cage beside him.
"But…Spiderman…!"
"I'm sure he'll think of something." Steve said, with hope evident in his voice.
Taskmaster said, "Enough Hybrid! The Spider is mine."
Hybrid backed off and Taskmaster picked the beaten Spider up effortlessly by the front of his suit. He walked over and stood in front of the cages.
Dropping him Peter fell to his knees, breathing hard. The evil man pulled out a long, sharp, dagger and held it at Peter's back.
"Avengers, I have heard you were all smart, geniuses even, but you have no idea who Spiderman is?"
"What is this?" Tony asked. "Why is Spiderman's identity important to us?"
Peter's heart raced as did Wade's.
"Well," Taskmaster said gripping the top of Spiderman's mask, "It is very important to you all when Spiderman is," He yanked off his mask, "your son."
The Avengers' eyes widened.
"Peter?" Steve said quietly in shock.
"No. It can't be." Tony asked shaking his head in disbelief.
"We had no idea." Natasha said, her voice shaky.
Peter let out a breathy chuckle. "This is awkward. I didn't want you to find out this."
"He's just a kid!" Wade shouted, hoping Taskmaster would spare him even though he knew he wouldn't.
"I shall kill Peter Parker in front of you Wade Wilson. This is the price you must pay for trying and failing to kill me." Taskmaster dug the blade in just a bit, leaving a small scratch. Peter winced.
"Once he is dead the Avengers will go after you. His death will be on your hands." He dig the knife in deeper, drawing blood.
"I'm sorry." Peter said to his family, looking into his parent's eyes.
Steve gripped onto Tony's hand, Tony held on tightly. They could do nothing except watch as their baby boy be in the clutches of this mad man.
"Please stop," Steve cried. "We'll do anything. I'll take his place."
"No, take me. Just let my son go." Pleaded Tony.
Taskmaster held the knife back, getting ready to plunge it deep within Peter's back.
Peter slid his hands behind his back and shot his webs out, they struck a half-destroyed crate. He jerked it towards them. He jumped away just before the crate struck Taskmaster.
Relief washed over everyone. Tony and Steve let out breaths they didn't know they were holding. Wade felt so relieved he thought he would collapse.
When Taskmaster was trying to stand Peter jumped high in the air and kicked him in the face.
'All right, baby!' Wade cheered in his mind.
"Hybrid, you stupid animal! Help me!" Taskmaster yelled.
The beast ran over, but Peter flung a web out, it stuck to a banister, and he shot upwards. The beast grabbed Taskmaster instead.
"Peter," Wade yelled getting his boyfriend's attention. "Get the key!"
Peter glanced over the villains who were running over to him.
"Peter!" His Pop yelled, "Be careful!"
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Tony shouted, but regretted his words. "Never mind! I do a lot of stupid crap! Do as your Pop says and be careful!"
Peter knew his parents didn't want him here, but it's not like he could leave them here. Taskmaster would kill them.
'If it wasn't for Hybrid I could get the key.' Thought Peter from his spot on the banister.
Peter was struck with an idea. Well, if you could even call it an idea.
He then jumped down and shot web after web at Hybrid's feet, all the while dodging his claws. The beast finally hit the floor, but Peter didn't stop there. He continued to hit him until he was cocooned.
"Bravo," Taskmaster clapped, "Well done Spiderman. You could be so much more powerful if you would let me train you."
"You would train me?" Peter asked in surprise.
"Of course, my boy. Did your so-called family ever train you?" He rested a hand on Peter's shoulder.
"Don't listen to him Peter!" Clint yelled.
"Take my hand and we will train together. We'd be unstoppable." He held a hand out towards Peter.
"Young Peter, he is filled with evil! Do not fall for his trickery!" Thor shouted.
Peter slowly took hold of the man's hand.
'No,' Wade thought, his knees buckling under him. 'This has to be to a trick. Please, baby, no.'
Peter then jerked the man's hand towards him roughly, catching the Taskmaster of guard. He jumped, spun around and kicked the Taskmaster in the face.
He hit the ground and Peter shot webs on his hands and feet. Crouching down he grabbed the key from the pouch.
As he walked over to the cages he heard Taskmaster say, "Why must you keep fighting, Peter Parker?"
Peter stopped in his tracks and glanced at the villain and then back to his family, "I fight because of them, for everyone. I have to help to people. And I will fight till my last breath to make sure that the people I care most about in the world are safe." He looked at Taskmaster, "We're are 'sooo' far from perfect. But I wouldn't trade any of them for anything. I love them. They're my family"
"This is why you are weak!"
"If I'm so weak then why are you the one on the ground?"
"Damn," Tony smirked. "That's my boy!"
Steve hit his shoulder to silence him.
Peter unlocked the closest cage to him, which was Wade's. Wade wanted to grab the younger man and hold and kiss the life out of him. But he couldn't, not here. Only at his apartment could he do that.
Peter then unlocked his family's cage.
His parents grabbed him and held him tight.
"Oh Peter," Steve said burying his face in his son's hair. "We had no idea."
"How could we not have known?" Tony asked Steve.
Steve just shook his son, his face still in his son's hair.
Once they released him the yelling started.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Tony screamed, "How could you be a superhero? You could have died!"
"What would have happened if you gotten hurt or killed and we wouldn't have known when and why?" Steve asked, his face angry.
"You don't have the proper training!" Natasha scolded.
"You should have come to me or Nat and asked us to train you!" Clint said.
Bruce and Thor were hurt that Peter had lied to them all, but Bruce, even though he was the Hulk, didn't like yelling. Thor was actually proud of the boy. Yes, he didn't agree with the lying, but the boy was a warrior!
"Hey, go easy on the kid." Wade said.
The Avengers looked at him.
"Just because you helped, doesn't make you a good guy." Clint said in Wade's face.
Peter was about to take up for his boyfriend when Taskmaster and Hybrid broke free of the webs.
The beast grabbed the evil man and jumped out of the building.
"Shit." Tony cursed. "How can we put these guys down for good?"
"Everyone hitch a ride." Steve said, grabbing on to Tony's hand.
"Peter, stay here." Tony said sternly.
"Wade, stay away from us." Clint said as the Hulk grabbed him and Natasha.
Once the Avengers left Wade looked to Peter.
"You're not staying here, are you?"
Peter bent over and grabbed his mask off the floor.
"Nope and neither are you."
"I'll run or get a cab. I'm not letting you swing us to the fight again."
"What's wrong, sweetheart," Peter teased. "Scared?"
"No, I just…Ugh! Fine! Let's go!"
Arriving at the scene, which was in the middle of a street uptown, Wade said, "I'll help take care Taskmaster." He looked Natasha, Captain America, and Iron man trying to take him.
Peter glanced over at Thor, the Hulk and Clint doing their best to hold down Hybrid.
"And I got Hybrid."
Before they ran off in separate directions Wade grabbed Peter's upper arm, "Be careful."
"I will."
Wade smiled, "You have no idea how bad I want to kiss you right now."
"Later," Peter promised."
Peter then ran and jumped at Hybrid.
"Young Peter is here to help us!" Thor yelled happily
After several minutes of fighting they stood from the ground where Hybrid at thrown them.
"Breathing hard," Clint said, "He's just too strong."
"If only the magic potion would ware off." Thor commented as he watched the Hulk get punched by the beast.
"That's it!" Peter turned to Clint and Thor, "Keep him busy. I have an idea!"
He swung over to his parents.
"Peter? Dammit! We told you to stay at the warehouse, where it's 'safe'!" Tony scolded.
"You can be mad at me later!" He dodged a punch. "Listen Dad, Dr. Simmons, created the serum at Os Corp. You can make an antidote there."
"I'm on it." He flew into the air.
Spiderman then jumped into the fight to help his dad, Natasha and his boyfriend.
"We need some help over here!" Clint grunted as he hit the pavement.
Wade looked over and saw Hybrid about to pound Clint into the ground. He quickly jumped over rubble to get to him. He sliced his sword across Hybrid's shoulder. The beast screamed and turned his attention to Wade.
It gave Clint the opportunity to pull an arrow out of his quiver; looking straight down the arrow he aimed it at the beast's back. Letting go the arrow went deep into it's back. It screamed again.
Before Hybrid could recover Thor slammed his hammer across its face and Hulk grabbed him, throwing him hard into the pavement.
Wade held a hand out for Clint to take. The archer hesitated at first, but took the other man's hand.
"Thanks. But," He held up a finger in Wade's face, "This doesn't change anything. I still can't stand you."
Wade smirked, "Wouldn't expect anything less."
"Natasha!" Steve cried out. Both men looked over to see Taskmaster pick her up, by the throat.
Wade spun his swords in his hands, getting ready to kill the man that almost killed his boyfriend not even an hour before.
Clint held an arm out, "I think its time we switched."
He then ran at Taskmaster, the villain predicted his move, though, and stepped out of his way.
Spiderman flung web in his face and he dropped Natasha to the ground. Clint helped her up, as she tried to catch his breath.
As Taskmaster was getting ready to deflect Natasha's punch, Spiderman shot a web out and hit his fist, the force of it knocking him off balance. Black Widow managed to finally get a hit in.
"Damn kid," Clint grinned. "You're not half bad."
Peter was about to say 'thanks', when Clint's grin fell and he said, "But you're still in trouble, with 'all' of us."
"Ugh!" He groaned.
The battle went on for a while before Iron man flew overhead. He hovered above Wade.
"Wilson!" He called, getting the mercenary's attention.
When Wade looked up at him he tossed a small syringe filled with neon green liquid at him. He caught it.
"It's an antidote. It'll turn grumpy here back to normal." He flew off to make sure his son and husband were okay.
"Hey, you! God of lightning!" He yelled at Thor.
Thor looked at him, "I am Thor of Asgard, God of THUNDER!" He glared at the mercenary.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever! Look, I need you to keep this guy busy while I inject him with this." He held up the syringe.
Thor gave him a simple nod and looked for the Hulk, "My green friend! I need assistance! Wade needs us to keep this creature at bay."
Thor and Hulk got to work. Thor held onto one of Hybrid's legs, while the Hulk grabbed him from behind.
Wade ran to Hybrid's leg and stabbed it into the thick skin.
"No!" Hybrid growled and slowly shrank back to his human self. He was naked and weak. He stumbled to his feet before the Hulk grabbed him and held him up between his thumb and pointer finger.
Seeing his comrade fallen, Taskmaster dug into a pouch and took out some small gray silver beads. Throwing them to the ground, they exploded into a cloud of smoke. The smoke cleared by the whipping sounds of a helicopter. When the smoke cleared completely he was gone.
Nick Fury stood at the open door of a huge black helicopter.
His dad and Pop were pushing him into it. It closed after he was seated between his parents, Clint and Natasha sat across from them.
Fury stood right in front of him.
"Am I going to see who the man behind the mask is?"
Peter hesitated for a second and in that second Tony sighed and ripped the mask off his son's head.
"It's just our son, Nicky boy."
Fury looked impressed, but he smiled.
"I'd like to shake your hand, Peter Parker. You saved New York from becoming lizards last year and now you're fighting alongside your family."
He held his hand out and Peter took it.
"This will be the last time, trust me." Steve said with his arms crossed over his big chest.
Peter dropped Fury's hand and looked down at the metal floor. 'Just like I thought, they aren't even going to give me a chance. They've already decided for me.'
"We'll see." He said before sitting in the only other vacant seat next to Clint.
"We'll see?" Tony repeated. "No, nope, now away you are not roping 'my' son into S.H.I.E.L.D."
"I think that's my decision." Peter said coldly, not looking up from the floor.
Tony and Steve quickly looked to him.
"Excuse me?" Tony said. "As long as you live under 'our' roof you're going to do exactly as we say."
"Well, I'll just have to find somewhere else to live then," He looked at Tony, "Won't I?"
"Peter," Steve practically gasped in shock.
Peter went back to looking at the floor.
The rest of the ride to S.H.I.E.L.D. was silent.
Steve looked at the ground like Peter was doing and Tony was messing with his suit. Their son's words stung them. They made it back before the others.
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