Head down. Mouth shut. Eyes closed. Only a few of the rules Richard Parker carved into Peter's mind. But none are as important as Rule #1: Don't trust anybody. Yet, things turn complicated after Germany. After Tony Stark. As Tony copes with the effects of Siberia, he'll discover that Peter Parker is a whole new headache for him to deal with, one he'll find he doesn't mind as much.

"Sir, I've found something rather odd," Jarvis interrupts. "There seems to be gradual levels of radiation increasing down on the first floor." Jarvis hums in interest. "Radiation as in someone came from a CT scan or radiation as in-" Tony thumbs at Bruce. " It's rather odd, sir." Or the one where the Avengers witness Peter's change and unofficially adopt a spider child.