A/N: My bad for not posting in a while. I am currently without my laptop because GeekSquad sucks. Anyways I've deleted most of Road to Civil War, because after rereading it, you guys were right. Several people were written out of character and I sort of retconned my very first one-shot. This is fanfiction. There is no need to stress out about fitting your work into the actual canon. This is meant to be fun and to creatively do what you wish with the characters you love.

I should be getting my laptop soon so I can start writing again. I've got interesting ideas. Also I decided to edit and revise this particular part that many of you have already read before. It's the heated dialogue between Spidey and Tony. I'm proud of the references I got right long before all the later footage description and casting details and what not. Looking forward to this Civil War movie. Rumor is the trailer will drop with the release of Spectre.

Anyways, for the new readers. I hope you enjoy this short!

Will It Be Worth It?

Int. Stark Tower, Workshop Level – Afternoon

Tony flips through the 3D schematics of his new armor, making changes as he sees fit. His new A.I program assists him with the design and other suggestions.

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "What are you planning on calling it?"

Tony: "I don't know, something cool like – (says with pizazz) Bleeding Edge."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "Sounds a bit adolescent for my liking."

Tony: "Always gotta hit me with your opinions."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "It's what you created me for, boss."

Tony: "Yeah well, I already got Pepper to bust my chops. You know J.A.R.V.I.S. never talked back to me as much as you did."

F.R.I.D.A.Y (sarcastically): "Wow that really hurts."

Tony: "There's totally a heartfelt bond here, I can feel it in my tingly bits."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "That makes one of us."

Tony: "Out of all the personality traits to embrace and you chose to be salty."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "Can't help it. I was programmed this way."

Tony: "God I love you."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "You have a visitor."

Tony: "What?"

BAM! Something slams against the window right outside his workspace.

Tony: "JESUS!"

Knocking over tools, he jumps around to see Spider-Man planted on the glass, waving hello.

Tony (grasping onto his chest): "Warn a guy next time would ya."

F.R.I.D.A.Y (holding back a mean remark): "I-I'll remember to do that, boss."

Spidey (banging on the glass): "You gonna let me in?"

Tony walks over to the window, gesturing for F.R.I.D.A.Y to let in their guest.

Tony: "Darling, you if would be so kind…"

The window rotates open and Spidey slides in.

Tony (pats his back): "How's it goin, kid."

Spidey: "Hey."

Tony: "What brings you to my domain?"

Spidey: "You invited me over remember…"

Tony (baffled): "…?"

Spidey: "Like two days ago. Over text…"

Tony (looks up): "F.R.I.D.A.Y did I?"

F.R.I.D.A.Y (reaffirming): "That you did, boss."

Tony: "Oh…how about that."

Spidey: "Man you're getting old."

Tony grins. He enjoys finally having someone with equal wit to bounce off of. He leads him into his workshop. He can't help but look over his new costume, critiquing it from head to toe.

Tony: "Come on in, neat new threads by the way."

Spidey: "Thanks. Dudes at the base cooked it up. Way more comfy."

Tony: "You know if you ever want to try something a little more, I don't know, competent. I'd be more than happy to make ya something."

Spidey: "Heh, that'd be awesome it would, but I'm good."

Tony: "You can be better. Amazing –no wait- Sensational! How about?-"

Spidey: "Spectacular."

Tony (going on with excessive hand gestures): "Yes! Spectacular, I like that. Gimme a shot, whataya say? Let's ditch the cliché red and blue and go for more red and gold. Add in some of my tech, a blend of lightweight tungsten with Nano fibers- no wait, Vibranium. If I can get my hands of more of it. Give you some sharp extra arms, some repulsor beams –what do spiders have? Oh, some venom blasts! (Then uttering more to himself) That'll top Widow's little bee sting or whatever it is she has."

Spidey (chuckles): "Chill baby, chill! I said I'm good."

Tony: "It just pains me to see you out in public like that. If you ever want an upgrade, (pats himself on the chest) I'm your guy."

Spidey: "I'll keep that in mind."

Wandering the workspace, Spidey admires the 3D model of the new armor.

Spidey: "Cool new suit."

Tony: "I know. I'm thinking of calling it my Bleeding Edge Armor."

Spidey (impressed): "Even cooler, I like it."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "Of course he would."

Tony (snaps at the air): "No one asked you, F.R.I.D.A.Y."

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "My apologies, forgot a girl wasn't allowed to voice her own opinions."

Tony: "You starting this again? Now? Really? We have a guest."

The teenage hero laughs. Just from her tone, Spidey could tell that if she had a visible face, she would be smiling oh so smugly.

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "My, where are my manners? I'll go ahead and leave you two alone."

Spidey: "She seems nice."

Tony shrugs and grumbles profanities under his breath as he closes his armor's schematics.

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "I heard that."

Tony (tossing his arms in the air): "Could you stop!?"

F.R.I.D.A.Y: "Love you, boss."

F.R.I.D.A.Y leaves for good this time. Spidey couldn't help but crack up. Tony flips through his digital files on his touchscreen desk, searching for a specific one.

Tony: "Swear I have too many women in my life now."

Spider-Man controls himself and pretends to wipe a tear from laughing too hard.

Spidey: "Ho man, I needed that. So…what did you want to see me about? Or did you forget that too?"

Tony: "No, no, I got it, just one sec- ah, here it is."

Stark pulls out the file he was looking for. A large document fizzes into clarity before him, and he moves the hologram over in front of the boy. It looks to be a classified government document. Tony begins to explain with on hand comfortably in his pocket.

Tony: "I've been meeting with this senator, real hobbit-looking fella, but we quickly became buddies. Anyways, he presented quite an interesting thing to me. (Pointing to the document in between them) This here idea. More of a plan, really."

Spidey flips the digital page.

Tony: "It's not finished yet, obviously. This is just an outline, bullet points-"

Spider-Man reads the big bolded title in front of him.

Spidey: "The Superhuman Registration Act…"

Spidey: "…wow…"

The young hero read through what was available on the Act.

Tony: "I know."

Spidey: "I mean, like…wow!"

Tony (starts pacing around the room): "Yep. So, come on, hit me. Thoughts, comments, concerns?"

Spidey: "Yeah…a few (understatement). They're honestly thinking of going with this?"

Tony (twirling around a thin tool in his hand): "It's a precaution, for now. They needed a contingency plan at the ready."

Spidey: "Ready in case of what?"

Tony: "In case another disaster like South Africa happens. And trust me this was the friendliest outta the bunch. Monitoring super humans, way better deal on the table than what General Ross kept proposing."

Spidey: "Who?"

Tony: "Doesn't matter. Look-"

Spidey: "Wait, the government had other alternatives? Like what?"

Tony (grimly): "You don't wanna know."

Spidey: "…uh okay but…what are your two cents on this?"

Tony (walks around the table towards the boy): "Honestly? After some revisions and tweaks, this bill is something I can get behind."

Spidey: "Seriously?"

Tony: "Yeah, why not?"

Spidey: "Why not? How about why, like, ever?"

Tony (stands in front of him): "The paycheck for one. What are you, not even driving age right?"

Spidey: "I'm a New Yorker. Don't need a car. Besides I got my own mode of transportation."

Tony: "Not the point. What's the point? Here's the point. You risk your life for this city every day. So do the proper boys in blue. Now you can be legally deputized, so to speak. Get compensated for your heroic troubles. Beats any minimum wage gig you ever had."

Spidey: "I already get a generous monthly salary with the Avengers."

Tony: "Missing the point again. Look, forget the money. Think about going legit. We're talking about full-fledged Superheroes that people can look to with trust and feel safe. Don't you want that? No more bad press from the Bugle. No more being a 'menace'."

Spidey: "I hardly think tossing me under the spotlight will make the public fall in love with me."

Tony: "Why wouldn't they? New players like you are popping up every week now. Let's have them officially instated, and fully trained to go out on the field."

Spidey: "By who? Who can possibly train super humans? The government?"

Tony: "No, us. New blood trained by the top dogs, themselves. The squad that started it all."

Spidey: "The Avengers,"

Tony (pats the kid's chest with his back hand): "Yes! Once I get congress to implement the changes, I'll get the old team onboard, and think of all the good we can do."

Spidey: "You haven't thought this all the way through have you?"

Tony: "Of course I have-"

Spidey (cuts him off): "Clearly you haven't, because there's just no way, no way that…"

Tony: "What?"

Spidey (Rubs his forehead, stressed): "…Cap would never go for this."

Tony: "…why do you think I'm showing you first?"

Spidey (puts two and two together): "This is why you called me over here? To get me behind this, so I can convince Cap to do the same."

Tony: "We all know he's got a soft spot for you. You're basically his sidekick. He'll hear you out."

Spidey: "No, he'd talk some sense into me. Tony, c'mon man, think of the worst case scenario."

Tony: "The only worst case scenario is if we don't go with this. I'm trying to save us here!"

Spidey (snaps): "But at what cost!? Did you ever stop to think about what would really happen to guys like me if we register?"

Tony: "…?"

Spidey (rants): "I know the high rolling Avengers up here can't even grasp the concept of a secret identity, but I have friends down there – (points down the window to the streets of NY) good people- who wear a mask to keep their loved ones safe. Me included!"

Tony (trying to calm him down): "Kid I-"

Spidey (rant on with aggressive hand gestures and body language): "Forcing us to register would leave us exposed –vulnerable. We have a list of enemies longer than your dating history. They would come after what little we have left in order to get to us. And you should now all about that mister, 'I am Iron Man'. How many times have the bad guys come knocking on your door? How many times has Pepper been in danger simply because you couldn't keep your mouth sealed for a second? And I thought I was supposed to be the one who never shuts up. I mean, who the hell tells the terrorists their home address on national television!?"

Tony (lifting a finger): "Okay…that was harsh."

Spidey: "Too personal?"

Tony (wincing): "Just a tad bit."

Spidey (collects himself): "Listen, I get that you have the best intentions, but you know where that road leads."

Tony: "This is different."

Spidey: "How? How is it this at all different?"

Tony (loudly): "This isn't Ultr—"

He clenches a first and shuts his eyes, keeping his cool.

Tony (calmly): "This isn't some bugged out program."

Spidey: "Noice,"

Tony: "This is a chance to change the template. Set a better example that will pave the way to a better world. A safer world where people can look up to the sky and not be afraid of who or what might come smashing down. They'll know that there are heroes, proper heroes watching over them on their way to work, to school, back home."

Spidey (shaking his head): "Same old song, just a different tune."

Tony (guiltily): "We've screwed up too many times-"

Spidey: "We?"

Tony (admits): "I, I've screwed up too many times."

Spidey: "I'll say. Why on earth would you even think it was a brilliant idea to create a highly advanced artificial intelligence? Haven't you seen like any sci-fi movie, ever?"

Tony (dismisses his smartass remark): "Something had to be done. Something always has to be done! I can't rest and put away the suit for good until I know that the world is good. I need to know that I'm leaving behind a brighter tomorrow.

Spidey (sighs): "Tony-"

Tony (passionately): "This Act came along and I reacted. I'm making the best out of a bad situation, for the sake of all of us. So that the government doesn't come hunting us down with everything they got! So that civilians aren't terrified when they see a new enhanced pop up. They'll know if we're friend or foe; they'll know who we are and what we can do. After all we've put them through, don't they deserve that much?"

Spidey: "Don't strive to clear your conscience at the expense of the rest of us."

Tony: "I'm not the one being a selfish millennial here."

Spidey (offended): "Say what now?"

Tony: "What can any of our enemies possibly do against all of us combined with the State backing us up? Our friends and family will be protected, think of it as the greatest insurance coverage they can have. Our work won't follow us home this time."

Spidey: "Wasn't S.H.I.E.L.D. the reason the Avengers assembled in the first place? They were backing you guys up. They were your safety net. Best of the best. Yet it all came crumbling down."

Tony: "That was a secret, shady as all can be organization. I'm talking about no more secrets. No more games. Just all of us and the intelligence agencies involved with this Act on the same page for once. We'll establish regulated policies that will benefit both us and the American people."

Spidey: "Easier said than done."

Tony: "After I'm in, the necessary tweaks will be made, and it will get done."

Spidey: "Than what? You'll run for president?"

Tony: "Aren't you sick of it? Humanity constantly dicking around with each other. We should be resolving our differences, standing together against a common threat like the Avengers were meant to. The real enemy, the only enemy that matters, (points to the sky) is out there. And we're gonna need all the help we can get. The Registration Act will help with recruiting new talent. In time, maybe, just maybe, we'll be ready. All of us. Strong. United… 'Together'."

Spidey: "It's a beautiful dream. It'll just be a nightmare to get there."

Tony: "This is the first big step."

Spidey: "But ask yourself…will it be worth it?"

Tony: "…"

Spidey (grunts, turning away with his hands pressed against his head): "Man…I picked the absolute worst time to become an Avenger."

Tony: Listen… just imagine this: (rests an arm around the boy's shoulders) imagine a team, dozens of teams across all 50 states. Hell, we'll have guys patrolling oversees. Enhanced who are working round the clock, tackling super powered crime and saving people's lives. Enhanced who are properly trained and loyal. Who don't act outside the law, because they are the law."

Spidey (slides away): "And we'd have to answer to the government, I'm assuming. That's who we'd report to right? Because in no alternate universe would they ever let us run things. Training or no training, that's just a recipe for disaster. And even if we don't slip up, what makes you think the government won't? They never go corrupt, or have their own secret agendas? What do we do when they start sending us off to carry out their dirty work? Fight their wars? Take out their enemies? Registered will be obligated by law, by our oath, to follow their orders without question. If things get that bad, we'll probably rebel, rebel against the State. Think of the innocent casualties then."

Tony (walks passed him): "It won't come to that. I won't let it."

Spidey (turns to look at him): "How can you possibly promise that? And since when do take orders from anyone anyway? Unless…(realizes) you. You'll be the one giving the orders."

Tony (assures him): "Spider-Man, it's not like that."

Spidey: "Maybe not, but that's what it'll seem like to the others."

Spidey starts making his way over to the open window.

Spidey: "Listen…you almost had me. We want the same endgame, we do, but I'm just not seeing it- not like this. I can't. You're envisioning the bigger picture, the clean future. I'm worrying about the immediate aftereffects if this thing comes to pass. You want me on your side? All of us on your side? Meet back with those suits in congress as much as you have to, sweeten the deal. Then pitch me a better sell, because right now no way am I buying…I'm sorry Tony."

Tony (frustrated): "For Christ sake, this bill will save lives!"

Spidey (whips around): "And it'll ruin lives in the process!"

The young hero points over to the hologram display of the Superhuman Registration Act.

Spidey (strongly): "If this thing goes into effect, it will split you and Cap right down the middle. And I for one do not want to be caught in between you two."

Tony (loses his cool): "Why can't any of you people understand that I'm trying to do what's right here! Ever since I blasted out of that cave, it's all I've ever tried to do! From the very start, Pepper lost her shit when I first put on the suit. Then the team got up in arms over my attempt at a peace keeping program. Now you with this. It'll be a rocky road full of landmines, I get that. But it has to be done! I gotta do whatever it takes to make this world just a tiny bit less frightening. It doesn't take a genius to understand that!"

Spider-Man stares at his intensity. It's no use. He just hops onto the windowsill. Before leaping out onto the city below, he looks over his shoulder.

Spidey: "…You know for a genius, you're not very smart."

He drops out the open window. Spider-Man exits.
Tony furiously swings arm across the table, knocking over all his tools and equipment on it. He grabs himself a prepped drink and slumps onto his chair. Exhales. Tony stares at the counter in front of him, staring into his Iron Man helmet positioned right in front of the important document. He contemplates the actions he might have to take, evaluating for himself if it will indeed be worth it…