Tony and the rest of the Avengers were sitting in the living room (somewhat close to the med-bay) with May.
"So does Peter have any friends that could visit him while he's here?" Clint asked, trying to start a conversation with the worried aunt.
"Yeah. He has one that knows and could probably come to visit. He-" May was cut off by Peter's scream.
"HELP!"
The team immediately sprang up from their seats.
They started running down the halls to the med-bay.
"HELP!"
They were almost there, Tony in the lead, followed by May.
"TONY! HELP! PLEASE!"
The terrified screams broke Tony's heart.
He burst into the med-bay, followed by May.
The rest of the team stayed outside.
"Peter, it's okay, I'm here, what's wrong?" Tony asked worriedly, rushing up to the teen's bed.
"I can't feel my legs." Peter said fearfully, tears in his eyes. "Please help me. I can't feel my legs."
Tony wrapped his arms around the boy, who started sobbing into Tony's shoulder.
Tears ran down Tony's face as he hugged the teen.
"It's going to be alright. We'll help you. Don't you worry."
"I'm sorry." The kid's voice was so small, broken up by tears.
"Oh my god, kid, there's nothing to be sorry about. Please never apologize for getting hurt again, okay?"
Peter nodded into Tony's shoulder.
He clung to him like a lifeline.
Tony didn't mind.
May stood next to the bed, crying silently.
Outside, the team was a mess.
Wanda was sobbing into Natasha's shoulder, who had tears shining in her eyes.
Steve and Clint were trying to look strong, but their eyes also shimmered with tears.
Rhodey and Sam had to turn away from the scene and sit down outside the med-bay, out of sight of Tony and May.
Bruce walked in with a solemn frown on his face, as he had to check Peter over, which probably would frighten the young boy.
The team never knew that they loved Peter so much, but the teen had a special place in each of their hearts, even though most of them had only met Peter a week prior.
The sight of the poor teen had broken their hearts, especially Wanda's.
Wanda had known Peter for a while, just had never known his age (She was 17 herself, but had experience fighting with the Avengers and had had her powers much longer than Peter).
They were very close friends in battle, but she had never actually seen his face.
She had assumed that Peter was at least as old as her, maybe a year older.
He was the most mature fifteen year old she had ever met.
Wanda was not comforted by that fact.
Peter had gotten hurt so much.
He had protected them so many times.
He didn't deserve this.