Thank you guys for still reading this story even after I didn't update for a while :)
I think I have dragged this story out long enough so this is the last chapter! I'll try to make it a good one :) If its not satisfying for you guys I'll rewrite it, but hopefully you all will enjoy it :)
Don't worry I have other ideas so I'll be writing more stories if you're interested in seeing more from me : )
"I don't suppose you'll let me go?" Sarcasm clearly noted.
"But then you'll miss my guests that are coming over of which I know they are dying to see you." Tony replied sweetly back with a smile on his face.
"What!? Who's coming?!" The smile on Tony's face made Peter worry.
"Just some people. I'm pretty sure you know them." When Tony stopped there Peter inclined his head telling him to continue. "Oh just some lovely ladies that go by Gwen and Aunt May."
As Cap. and Natasha continued battling the robotic spiders along side Clint, everyone was thinking what Tony had in mind. Cap. wasn't too reassured by his plan for bring in civilians, but apparently had a good idea that "wouldn't disappoint".
"I hope Tony figures this thing out soon. There seems to be an endless supply of these damn spiders." Clint grunted as he shot an arrow that landed directly in the eye socket of a crawling spider.
"I just hope Thor is able to subdue Loki and bring him in." Natasha gave her two bits worth.
"Have no fear fellow comrades I have successfully taken Loki out!" Somehow Thor always managed to sound enthusiastic.
"Where is he?" Steve asked out of curiosity.
"I have left him at the Man of Iron's tower on the outside balcony knocked out. And don't worry he won't wake up." Thor stated confidently.
"Are you positive that he won't awaken?" Natasha didn't bother to hide the doubt in her voice. Its just in her nature to be blunt.
"Don't worry Lady Tasha I wouldn't have left if I thought there was a slight chance he could awaken." Thor reassured her. Natasha shrugged and focused back on taking out the spiders. After all that they have been through she knows she can trust Thor's judgment.
"Sir the ladies are here and I have taken the liberty of escorting them to your location."
"Thanks Jarvis! I just hope this works…" Tony sighed as he awaited for the ding of the elevator that would bring him the hope he needed. He didn't have to wait long before Gwen and Aunt May arrived at their floor. They were both shocked when they saw Peter in all green and Gwen couldn't help but bring her hand to cover her mouth.
"As you can see Loki has done something to Peter which we are hoping we can fix. If not things aren't looking too good for Peter…" Tony hated bringing up bad news.
"What makes you think that we can help?" Aunt May was genuinely curious as to why the billionaire needed their help in the matter.
"I called him bugboy when we were fighting before and he seemed to snap out of Loki's control for barely a second, but I caught it and I'm pretty sure that s what you call him right?" Tony directed the question at Gwen.
"Yeah I do…" Gwen caught onto Tony's thought process quickly after that. "So you decided to jump straight to that conclusion before doing anything science related?"
"I know so unlike me… But I firmly believe this will work. It just has too." Tony sounded desperate by at the end.
"We'll try our best." That was the only solace Gwen could give Tony. Tony nodded in response and left the room to give them space.
"As touching as that all seemed I don't think Tony is in his right mind if he thinks two girls can break me." Peter smirked from where he was strapped down.
"Oh Peter…" Aunt May's voice shook as she took in her 'son'.
"Peter listen to my voice. Don't you recognize either of us?" Gwen asked hopeful.
"No." Peter's blunt answer made both of the girls sad, but it wasn't going to deter them from the task at hand.
"Peter do remember the point in time that started our whole relationship? I remember like it was yesterday." Gwen smiled softly to herself. "I asked you what your name was and you thought I didn't know it, but I was just testing you since you had been hurt prior."
"The only relationship is between Loki and I. He is my master."
"Wow how quickly you dismiss our love." Gwen tried to keep up the positive facade that was slowly falling by joking. "I think it was in that point of time that you realized I knew you existed." That sentence seemed to have an impact on Peter as he lurched forward in surprise. "The truth is I noticed you way before that, but I knew you were the shy guy type. I'm just glad we connected. My happiest times have been with you."
Even though he was wearing a mask Gwen knew Peter had a confused look on his face so she didn't relent. "After my dad died I didn't think I could be happy again, especially when you dumped me. My heart broke, but then you said something that lifted my spirits up: "Some promises are meant to be broken. From then on I have been on cloud nine and Peter I can't lose that. I can't lose you…" Gwen had tears falling down her cheeks by the end.
"I… I uh But I can't leave Loki…" Peter sounded very disorientated. They knew that he was close to breaking and surprisingly it was Aunt May that dealt the finale blow.
"Peter, honey, Uncle Ben wouldn't approve. With great power comes great responsibility. Honey you have to own yours." Aunt May spoke softly like she was talking to a five year old. Both ladies jumped back when Peter's back arched off the table. He seemed to be in pain, but they couldn't do anything except watch. After a minute of watching they smiled in relief when they saw the green begin to fade from his body.
"Tony!"
Tony ran back into the room when he heard the shout and couldn't hold back the smile when he saw Peter was his normal self again.
Steve was about to punch a spider off the hood of a near by car, but they all just stopped crawling.
"Son of a gun… He actually did it." Steve was happy and turned to the others with a smile on his face.
"I wouldn't look so happy Cap. for all we know nothing worked and Tony decided to kill him.." Natasha felt the need to point out that they shouldn't be celebrating yet.
"He would have called! He wouldn't do that before we got to say goodbye to the Man of Spiders!" Thor yelled in outrage.
"But he knows we couldn't just abandon the civilians…"
Steve couldn't take this talk much longer and quickly called Tony. He was ecstatic to learn that he had good news to report to the others. They all smiled in relief, yes even Natasha showed emotion that day. They immediately got to work in cleaning up the city so they could see Peter right away. Surprisingly it didn't take long for them to dispose of the bodies of the fried spiders and they all rushed to the tower to see Peter. Of course they picked Loki up on the way and brought him inside.
"Wow I'm so glad to see you guys! It was weird, I could see all of you but words that were not mine kept tumbling out of my mouth. I tried to resist, but…" Peter began to tear up and couldn't finish his sentence. All he could think about was what he did under Loki's control.
"Hey, Peter look at me. You didn't do anything bad. You didn't hurt anyone and thats what counts." Gwen consoled Peter.
"I… I know. I just felt powerless. I could hear his voice in my head telling me what to do and I felt guilty when I couldn't overcome his commands." Peter slumped and buried his head into his hands.
"Kid don't sweat it. Clint still feels guilty about what he did under Loki's control. The thing you have to get through your mind is that you had no control over what you were doing. You weren't doing the things you did willingly." Tony felt sympathy for the kid and wished he didn't have to go through that. Peter looked up and gave a slight nod and gave a little smile. Peter turned his attention to Gwen and his Aunt and Tony left to give them time to catch up. He decided to go and find the other Avengers- after all they still have to deal with Loki.
"What have I missed?" Peter asked in a light manor.
"Well you remember Mary Jane? After two days of you not showing up she went right to Flash… Their dating now, but other than that nothing really except your Aunt and I have missed you dearly." Gwen smiled at Peter.
"Wow… I don't even know what to say. I've missed you guys as well! Why don't we all go get some dinner?" Peter asked.
"That sounds like a good idea, but don't you think the Avengers are going to want to talk to you?" Aunt May inquired.
"I think they can wait a day to interrogate me." Peter hopped up and grabbed both of their hands and steered them towards the exit.
"Man of Iron! Nice of you to join us! Is young Peter okay now?" Thor shouted as he saw Tony join them.
"Everything is a-okay pointbreak." Tony laughed at Thor's enthusiasm. When he saw Bruce with them he gave a sigh of relief. He worried a lot since he just left him when he took the chance to capture Peter.
"Uh guys I think we have another problem…" Clint informed the group.
"Oh shit…" Everyone said simultaneously as they watched a fleet of chitauri come straight for them. They all immediately got into fighting stances.
"We come in peace." Natasha raised her eyebrow at that statement.
"Why should we trust you?" Steve asked- always the one to take charge.
"If you hand over Loki we will have no quarrel with your people, but if you refuse then things could get messy." The leader of the fleet announced.
"Thor you can't let them take me! You know what they'll do to me!" Loki screamed while trying to get out the the chains Thor had put him in.
They all turned to Thor since he had Loki with him. Thor sighed as he looked down at his brother. He wanted so badly for them to be a family again, but after this display he knows that will never happen… He knows what he has to do.
"I see now that my brother bond with Loki can never be what it was. For the sake of the safety of earth you may take him." Thor turned around as he said this unable to watch them leave with Loki.
"Wait before I go I just want to know one thing. How did you manage to free Peter? It has been bugging me. I would never admit that I didn't know, but seeing as I have no future I may as ask." Loki sounded dejected.
"You underestimate the power of love." Tony smirked as Loki had a disgusted look on his face as though he thought love was weakness. In truth love conquers all.
Everyone, even Natasha, hugged Thor as the chitauri left with Loki.
"Well on a lighter note should we officially invite Peter to join the Avengers?" Tony asked.
"That's a swell idea Tony." One guess who that was- yep Steve.
"Watch it Capsicle your age is showing." Tony laughed at his own joke. And as they say laughter is infectious. All of them were laughing together as they made their way back home.
Hopefully you all like the ending as much as I do xD
I hope you all enjoyed the story in its entirety! : ) I know I had a blast writing it and sorry for all the long waits!
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