Something Interesting Has Begun.
The Avengers/ The Amazing Spiderman Crossover
Peter knew this was not going to be his day, hell his week. Dr. Connors was out and has lizard out once more. The Avengers lend him a helping hand and now he finds himself tangled up with SHIELD and a world a 17 year old should never be a part of. AU and nice! Loki –shocker I know.
Disclaimer: I do not own either the Avengers or Spiderman. Perhaps some Superfamily and tons of Science Bro's travelling around here.
Chapter Ten: Answers Are Given
Peter was sitting on the leather couch in Loki's ultra modern living room that was connected to his ultra modern kitchen. The teen was feeling extremely awkward as he cleared his throat looking at anything but the Norse God sitting across from him in a leather armchair with a high back looking more like a throne than anything, for his own safety Peter decided not to bring it up.
"So you know for a Norse God you have surprisingly good taste?" Peter said to break the silence that had engulfed the duo.
"Thank you, now are you willing to tell me what happened or will I be forced to use my magic?" He asked a perfect eyebrow.
"Wait a second, Thor said you were stuck here but your magic had been redistricted." Peter interrupted.
"It has only been redistricted, that does not mean that I can not still use traces of my magic." Loki explained slowly like he was talking to a child.
"Huh." Peter murmured storing that tidbit away for future use if needed.
"Well as it seems you won't tell me what happened, I will have to see for myself." Loki sighed standing up, brushing off his pants before approaching the teen. Peter raised his hands in a surrender position leaning back from the Norse God, who reached past the outstretched hands and placed his index and middle finger of his right hand against Peter's forehead. Peter blinked and suddenly his life ran through his mind as Loki watched it all. When he retracted his fingers Peter gasped and fell against the couch limply.
"I see." Was all he got from Loki.
"What was the point of that?" Peter questioned a few minutes later after regaining his breathe and evening out his pulse.
"I now understand." Loki stated simply.
"Understand what exactly?" Peter pressed.
"Why you do what you do, how you became who are you." Loki said just as simply.
"Thanks I guess?" Peter arched an eyebrow.
"I understand, but I do not believe the Avengers will be so understanding unless you clear it up for them." Loki reminded Peter about how he stormed out of the Tower early that day.
"I suppose I should go back…" Peter sighed rubbing his neck. "But I have a question for you 1st and I want a good answer. Why are you being so nice and normal to me? Shouldn't you I don't know, be trying to kill me as I'm part of the Avengers now?" Peter questioned as their odd relationship was giving him whiplash.
"I am how you say, trying to turn over a new leaf. I do not hold a grudge against you like I do Thor. I have no reason to. I am banished here and I want a 'normal' life where I can belong someplace." Loki said and Peter tried not to melt in his seat, the poor guy just wanted to have a place to call home and who was the teenaged spider to say otherwise?
"Okay, I get that I really do. I won't rat you out and I will be your… Friend." Peter had paused looking for the correct word.
"Thank you Friend Peter, now I would advise going back to your Tower to ease the Avenger's mind's." Loki made a shooing motion at the teen who raised an eyebrow amused.
"Fine, I'm going." Peter chuckled as he grabbed his backpack. "How am I suppose to explain how all my injuries are gone?" He turned to see Loki shrug his shoulders.
"You're the teenaged genius, you figure it out." Loki smirked and Peter flipped him the bird and darted out before Loki could figure out the human meaning behind the gesture.
"Now to pay a visit to this 'Flash'." Loki muttered before going to get changed and hunt down the teen who hurt Peter.
Peter scaled the fire escape once more and headed back to the Tower. He landed on the landing pad and shuffled towards the common room, he cleared his throat causing a pouting Tony and a mediating Bruce to look up startled.
"Peter?" Bruce asked as Tony shot to his feet.
"Er, hi…Sorry for running off before…" Peter ran his hand through his hair.
"Do that again and I swear I'll hunt you down and tranquilizer your ass." Tony swore before gently whacking the teen over the head. "What happened to your bruises?" Tony noticed the lack of colors on the teen's face. That had Bruce up on his feet and gently inspecting the teen who decided to stand there and let the doctor do his doctor thing.
"One of the perks of having mutated spider DNA in you, you heal fast." Peter joked praying it would work.
"Fair enough." Bruce murmured.
"Jar, tell the others that Peter is back and is in the common room with us." Tony instructed JARVIS.
"Already done sir, they are all on their way up." JARVIS said in his awesome British accent, just as he finished the elevator doors dinged and the remaining Avengers hurried out. All four of them were in work out clothes clearly they deicide to go beat some punching bags up in his leave.
"Hi guys." Peter gave a little wave as Bruce prodded his ribcage. Loki really knew how to heal, he had to give the Norse God that. "I'm guessing you want some explanations huh?"
"It would be nice." Clint crossed his arms while he was perched on the back of an armchair that Natasha had claimed.
"Yeah I thought so… First off I am sorry for running off like that before. I just wasn't used to so many people caring if I got beat up, I mean my whole life I have been bullied and I've just come to terms with it." Peter admitted shyly.
"You shouldn't have to come to terms with being bullied." Steve said clenching his fists tightly.
"Who is the one that has hurt you friend Peter? We shall find this man and make him pay!" Thor boomed, already feeling close to the newest and youngest member of the team.
"You don't have to Thor, thanks for the offer buddy." Peter said sending a small smile towards the large blonde Norse God, feeling already at ease with the fact he was talking with the Norse God of Thunder, it might have to do that he had just come from talking with his brother who lived next to him. Still so weird.
"But you have the strength now not to let that kid beat you up anymore." Tony asked confused from his spot beside Steve, the duo was acting like overprotective parents. The thought amused Peter and would express this idea to Clint after; he knew the archer would get a kick out of it.
"Yeah I did try to get back at Flash once, I was in the stages of still learning about my abilities and I kind of overdid it…My... Late Uncle Ben made me see just because I have power doesn't mean I should use it to get back at people who have hurt me." Peter explained and Steve nodded wisely.
"He sounded like a good man." Bruce said kindly.
"He was, one of the best…" Peter couldn't bring himself to tell them that because he was the reason why his Uncle was dead, all because he told the store clerk it wasn't his problem. Peter clenched his hands into fists before letting them relax and sinking into the nearby couch beside Bruce.
"Anyways, I have dealt with it my whole life I'm pretty sure I can last a year or so more." Peter shrugged his shoulders.
"If you're sure…" Natasha sighed knowing the tone of voice Peter had taken, there was no winning this argument.
"I got this guys and Clint, Tony. No hunting him down?" Peter turned to the two who had moved to the edge of the group and were whispering to each other. When Peter called them out and they at least had the dependency to look like two teenagers caught by their parents or teachers.
"Fine, fine." They grumbled annoyed with being caught and told off by a 17 year old.
"If you need help, or anyone to talk to… We're all here." Steve placed a firm hand on the teen's shoulder that slumped under the gentle pressure.
"Thanks guys." Peter felt more at ease knowing his team and surprisingly Loki had his back on this. "So movie night?" He asked hopefully.
"I was thinking Lord of the Rings trilogy? We are trying to introduce the Cap here into the world of movies." Tony waved a box set in front of the group.
"Aha excellent! One ring to rule them all!" Peter started and to his surprise Clint picked it up from there.
"One ring to find them all, one ring to bring them all…" Clint glanced at Tony who was grinning.
"And in the darkness bind them!" Tony finished and the trio high fived.
"I didn't understand that reference." Steve muttered to Bruce who gave him a smile.
"Watch the movies and you will." Bruce assured the super solider who nodded and settled in on an armchair across the room from the one Natasha was curled up in.
"This is going to be fun!" Tony dropped on the other side of Peter making the teen crushed between the two scientists. Clint squished in beside Thor who was grinning at the archer making the man smile back; the big blonde's smile was infectious. The movie started up and Peter couldn't but keep a grin on his lips for the whole movie. He managed to get his phone out and sent off a text to Clint.
"Steve and Tony were acting like overprotective parents, is Stony a real thing now?"
Peter could hardly contain his laughter when Clint burst out laughing during the battle in the Mimes of Moira; he was curled up clutching his stomach. Thor was whacking his back to make the archer breathe. He took a few minutes to calm down before sending the message to Natasha who actually giggled behind her hand. Peter had felt accomplished; he made two-master assassins laugh with one text. He snuggled down in his spot between Bruce and Tony, eyes dropping closed. He was drifting off when he felt himself shift, he was now lying on a chest, he felt the cool touch of metal from he was guessing Tony's Arc Reactor and a hand softly threading through his brown hair. It was really soothing and Peter found his mind wondering if this was what it was like to have a father… Uncle Ben had been a good uncle, just that though. Peter let himself smile and fall into a peaceful sleep.
Flash was taking a shortcut through a back alleyway, his fists where throbbing from punching Parker. When had the nerd's skin this hard, sure the two were getting better but Flash was still holding a grudge against Parker. He felt a hand fly around his throat and slam him against the brick wall.
"Listen to me closely. If you EVER attack Peter Parker again, I will find you and make your worst nightmares come true." A dark voice hissed in his ear, the hand tightened making Flash see spots before the hand was released and Flash coughed while taking deep breaths. He looked around wildly seeing nothing but shadows that seemed to be drawing closer to him. He pressed himself flat against the wall feeling more scared than he had ever been as the shadows took different terrifying shapes all coming towards the blonde jock. Flash yelled before he tore out of the alleyway his eyes squeezed closed, not noticing a large white smile that seemed to be coming from no where.
Loki smiled rather proud of himself, this jock was going to leave Peter alone now. Loki hummed to himself as he walked out of the other side of the alley, merging with the crowd of humans. He found his thoughts straying to Peter Parker. The teen was changing him; he had 1st thought to use the teen to get to the other Avengers to get his revenge from New York… Now that he had met the teen and gotten to know him, he felt rather protective of the teenaged spider like he was his little nephew or his little brother. It was an odd feeling for the Norse God but it wasn't an unpleasant one. He would have to monitor his feelings more closely, his plan was already off course. He could correct it rather quickly but he wasn't sure if he wanted to. Damn what was this teen doing to him? The teen even agreed to being his friend, his first friend ever. It was giving him a warm feeling in his chest and it was clashing with his Jotunheim blood. Loki shook his head and kept walking, he would have to see what might happen.