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Chapter 8
"Oh well, all good things must come to an end." Tiffany Sherwood smiles. Tears pour freely down the face of Tony Stark as he watches the woman skip over to Peter.
"DON'T YOU TOUCH HIM YOU CRAZY BITCH!" Tony yells at the screen. "I SWEAR I'M GOING TO HUNT YOU DOWN AND KILL YOU!"
She jabs a needle into Spiderman's neck.
"NOOOO!" The group collectively screams.
"Move a muscle and I shoot." A shaky male voice interrupts.
Tony's heart leaps and a smile breaks out. He knows that voice.
"Who the hell are you!" Tiffany spits.
"Happy, Happy Hogan." Happy answers firmly. "And that's my kid you've got there."
Happy has a gun pointed at Tiffany Sherwood's heart.
"Well, isn't this embarrassing." Tiffany laughs. "And here I was thinking Tony Stark was the one looking for this little tike. I guess he didn't care about the kid as much as I thought. The best he could do is send his driver!"
"Just put the syringe down and this can all be over." Happy informs her.
Tiffany's face drops from joy to rage.
"Over!" She hisses. "OVER! This will never be over! Women will always be oppressed! Women will always be overlooked! Women will always be seen as the weaker sex! Tell me Happy do I look weak to you!"
"No." Happy says trying to calm her down. "You look very strong... but I think it takes an even stronger person to not hurt somebody when they have the ability to."
Tiffany seems to genuinely think over what Happy has said for a few seconds.
"Don't try and trick me!" She hisses clearly beginning to panic. "I know... I know what I want."
"Tiffany, please don't do this!" Happy begs frantically. "His name is Peter Parker. He's a 15-year-old science prodigy at Midtown High. He was orphaned at age 7 and had to watch his uncle die when the attack happened on New York 8 years ago. He's one of the nicest kids you are ever going to meet. He lives with his Aunt May. They are the only family they have left. Please, don't hurt him." Tiffany's gaze drops and her smile completely fades. For the first time since he has seen her, she looks human.
"This is the only way to make them understand." She whispers. "I'm sorry."
She injects the liquid into Peter, and Happy shoots the gun. Her body drops and Peter's body begins to shake.
"Tiffany, please don't do this!" Happy begs frantically. "His name is Peter Parker. He's a 15-year-old science prodigy at Midtown High."
"Dang he's young." Daisy breaths. Everyone in the room has their eyes glued to the screen.
"He was orphaned at age 7 and had to watch his uncle die when the attack happened on New York 8 years ago. He's one of the nicest kids you are ever going to meet. He lives with his Aunt May. They are the only family they have left. Please, don't hurt him."
"Oh, that's so sad!" Jemma states almost automatically.
"Please, please, don't," Tony begs the screen tearfully.
"This is the only way to make them understand."
"NO!" Tony screams.
"I'm sorry."
The bang of the gun and the sound of Peter's body shaking fill the room.
"No no no no no no!" Happy breaths as he sprints over to Peter's seizing body. Happy takes the restraints off Peter and pulls him off the table. "Come on kid! Don't do this!"
The next thirty seconds Happy holds Peter's head down while he has a grand mal seizure. He is so focused on the kid he is startled when his phone goes off.
"Where are you!" Tony yells into the phone. Right, the live feed. Happy completely forgot about that. "2342 East Lindale St. Queens."
"I'm sending a SHIELD med evac team," Tony tells him quickly. "Natasha should be there any minute with some backup."
"Boss-"
"Don't worry we'll have a medic there in 10 minutes, 15 tops," Tony tells him.
"Boss-"
"Good work Happy."
"TONY!"
"What."
"We're in the basement of the kid's apartment building."
Peter's seizure lasts another two minutes. Definitely not good. The next 4 minutes Happy just sits there holding the boy. Burns and cuts litter his body. His Spiderman suit has almost fallen off his body at this point. The boy is dirty and covered in his own dried blood. His face looks pained and sweat pours out of his body. Behind his eyelids, Happy can see Peter's eyes are twitching rapidly. Peter feels light. He's always been a smaller boy, but this is different.
"Happy." Natasha breaths walking into the basement. She has brought Melinda May and Vision with her. "How is he?"
"I don't know... not good... I mean... I can't really tell... but she injected him with that" Happy chokes out clutching the boy tightly.
"He appears to be in distress." Vision says.
"That's because he is you floating robot!"
"I'll take this to Simmons," May states picking up the syringe and putting it into a plastic bag.
"I'll deal with this," Natasha says referring to Tiffany Sherwood.
A minute later a SHIELD medical team rushes into the room and takes Peter from Happy.
"We have him," Natasha tells Clint. "Simmon's got him."
"Did she-"
"Yeah"
"Damn."
"Yeah."
"I'll bring in Dr. Sherwood to the compound."
"Sounds good."
"I'll tell Sam and Wanda."
"Thanks"
"Yep."
Clint looks over his shoulder. A drenched Linda Sherwood is sitting in her chair. Never once did she break. Who is this woman? And what has she done to Peter Parker?
I am debating changing the title to a Schizophrenic Spider
PS: Sorry that was a spoiler
