PRESENT.


(Minutes after defeating the Vulture)


Iron Man landed on the roof of a building, being followed almost immediately by Spider-Man, who had a look of sadness and shame. When he saw it, Iron Man sighed and made the mask of his helmet rise so he could see his protégé directly.
- Peter... - Iron Man said.
- Look, Mr. Stark... I just couldn't help it... - Spider-Man said.
- Child, calm down, I'm not Cap, I'm not going to scold you for looking for revenge at the Green Goblin.
- You're not?
- No, but I must tell you that you must not let your quest for revenge result in your teammates or anyone else getting hurt. You are an Avenger, you can't afford to set your goals above the safety of people.
- ... I know... I'm sorry...
- Look, kid, I'm not here to save your butt nor to lecture you, in fact, I came here to bring you a little present.
- A present?
- Yep, JARVIS should be bringing it here right now.
In that moment, Spider-Man's suit disappeared in a flash of blinding light, at the same time that something metallic was heard landing just a few paces away from Peter.
When the flash disappeared, Peter turned his gaze a bit and gasped as he saw a red and golden armor right betweeen him and Iron Man. Said armor, however, was nothing like the usual suits that Tony Stark used to make, being sleeker and having a giant spider in the front. And at Peter's stunned look, Tony couldn't help but let a smile form on his lips.
- Took you long enough, J. - Tony let out still smiling.
- I apologize, sir. - Tony's AI answered while the suit turned to face him. - Aerial traffic delayed me a bit, mainly because of your orders of keeping the Spider-Man Armored Fighting Suit V 1.4 out of everyone's sight.
- Wow... - Peter said in amazement. - It's great... wait a second, Spider-Man Armored Fighting Suit?
- Yep, like I said, I brought you a present and it's this armor. - Tony smiled. - I designed it myself, with a little bit of help from Hank and Reed, as well as some mystical protection, courtesy of our dear friend, Stephen.
- And why "Version 1.4"?
- Versions 1.0 through 1.3 were... quite a failure. That's why I asked Hank and Reed for some advice.
- What Mr. Stark means is that he could not replicate your wall-crawling abilities and much less let the suit adapt to them or your spider sense. - JARVIS said.
- Thanks, JARVIS... - Tony said sarcastically.
- As always, it is my pleasure to help.
Peter, on the other hand, was just ignoring Tony and JARVIS while he eyed the suit with complete awe. It was completely different from his suit, from the design to the color pattern, but he couldn't help but feel that it looked very awesome, as well that he couldn't wait to try it.
Meanwhile, a little red and blue creature flew out of Peter's hoodie, gnawing on a piece of chocolate, and once the creature set his gaze upon the armor, he couldn't help but feel outstanded.
- What the hell is this? - Leopardon asked with his mouth full of chocolate.
- Leopardon! - Peter snapped as he blushed out of shame.
- Easy, Peter, it's ok, your kawami is just taken aback by the suit's awesomeness. - Tony chuckled.
- It's "kwami"... - Leopardon snapped.
- Meh, it's the same. Anyway, I built that suit for Peter, just in case he needs some extra firepower or extra strength. - Iron Man explained.
Leopardon flew closer to the armor and inspected it closer, eyeing the suit carefully.
- The suit is made of advanced protein-scale nano-technology, with seventeen layers made of different materials, which are specifically designed to make the armor durable, comfortable and useful. It possesses the same radar and Heads-Up Display systems than any of my armors, they also can link to your spider-tracers, it comes equipped with standard repulsor projectors and increases the user's strength to lift up to 75 tons with ease, but if you use it with your powers, I guess you can manage to lift up to 100 tons. It will withstand up to .50 caliber projectiles and reaches speeds of up to Mach 10. Also, I installed my personal favorite, JARVIS, do you mind showing them?
The AI didn't reply, he just did as he had been ordered and made the suit release some sort of mechanical spider-legs.
- Three spider-arms that are equipped with cameras on the tips for reaching nearly any possible place and angle, micro-pincers to manipulate objects and can help you crawl over walls quicker. - Tony said as he smiled. - I dubbed them waldoes.
While Peter and Leopardon kept inspecting the suit, the kwami couldn't help but think about Tony's reasons to build the armor.
"Iron Man definitely built it out of guilt, he doesn't want Peter to get hurt like he did back in the Goblin Nation or during Kang's second attack, it was him who told him to go after Gobby and Kang after all." Leopardon thought. "I knew Stark cared about Peter's well-being, but I didn't even imagine it'd be this much."
And while the boy and his creature were eyeing the suit, Tony chuckled.
- From the expression on your faces, I'd say you two are amazed by the suit. - Tony said.
- More like outraged, Stark. - Leopardon said as he ate the last piece of his chocolate. - You and this kid are going to be the end of me, you guys are literally outdating me.
- Think of everything we do as improving you, Leopardon, we can't really replace you. - Peter said.
- Not yet, at least. - Tony chuckled.
Leopardon shot a glare at Tony, then JARVIS said:
- Sir, you are running late for your meeting.
- Right, Pepper will kill me if I don't make it in time. - Iron Man said as his mask lowered back into place. - JARVIS, do me a favor and fold the armor so Peter can get her out of here.
- At once, sir.
With that said, the armor started to fold within itself and turned into some sort of backpack, which Tony picked up and threw into Peter's arms, taking the kid aback as, even if it was made of metal, the backpack was quite lighter than it looked.
- Take care of her and don't use it unless it's completely necessary. - Iron Man stated.
- Of course, Mr. Stark... I mean, Tony. - Peter replied with a smile.
- Need a hand to get to the ground?
- Don't worry about me, I got that covered - Peter said as he uncovered his Miraculous. - Leopardon, transform me.
The little flying creature was absorbed into Peter's bracelet, then the youngling was engulfed in a blinding light, which replaced his civilian clothes with his Spider-Man suit once it died.
- Great. - Tony said as he took off. - See you around, kid!
Iron Man flew away as Spider-Man smiled, then he threw the Spider-Armor over his shoulder and swung away, keeping a grin in his face.
"It's great to be an Avenger." Spider-Man thought.