Johnny thought FRIDAY probably set a record for getting cross country. They arrived 20 minutes ahead of schedule. Dr. Cho and the rest of the Avengers had plenty of forewarning and he was pretty sure the door was open before the jet had come to a complete stop. Bucky was in the cabin first followed by Dr. Cho and her team.

"All of you are to report to Med Bay to be checked out before being released for a debrief." Dr. Cho glared at Bucky. This had been a point of discussion for the last 30 minutes. He wanted intel which she understood but she had dealt with stubborn superheros for way too long. Everyone was getting checked out. She glanced at all of them waiting for them to move only to realize that the age of 19 was apparently a whole other level of stubbornness. She understood immediately that they weren't letting Peter and Wyatt out of their sight. "At least move out of the way so we can load them on stretchers." She looked over at two of the med techs. "Take Wyatt first. Imaging and then prep for surgery." She glanced at the group who had at least moved out to the back and were apparently deciding who was going to stay with each patient. Jennifer followed Johnny and Davis off the plane with Wyatt leaving MJ, Bobby, and Bucky with Peter.

MJ watched as they loaded Peter onto a stretcher. She glanced over at Bucky. "Have they found Ned yet?"

Bucky nodded. "He was at a local hospital listed as a John Doe. They want to remove the controller devise before bringing him back so they're arranging to do it out there." Bucky looked down at MJ. "So far he doesn't remember anything."

MJ let out a sigh of relief. "Peter will be glad to hear he's ok."

"Have you talked to Tony?" Bucky followed MJ and Bobby off the plane.

"About an hour ago. He said he was about 3 hours behind us." MJ had not particularly enjoyed that conversation simply because she knew how upset Tony was even though he had been masterful at hiding it. There wasn't anything she could tell him that would have made him feel better.

Bucky followed MJ to MedBay. He had Dr. Cho's team check MJ out first then Jennifer so Bucky and Sam could debrief them about their last 24 hours. Bucky definitely wanted to talk to MJ by herself first. None of them knew Jennifer so they didn't know what to expect. He also wanted to try to time it so MJ could get back to Peter's room by the time he was done being evaluated and treated.

MJ knew she was fine but understood why she had to be checked out. She had years of dealing with Peter downplaying injuries and she imagined the rest of the Avengers were just as bad. Once given a clean bill of health she followed Bucky to one of the conference rooms.

"Do we need to worry about Jennifer?"

MJ shrugged. "I talked to her on the plane but she's still in shock. It's a lot to take in. 24 hours ago she was dating a normal guy from MIT and now she's drowning in the reality of the world we live in. But I do think she'll keep their secret." She walked Bucky through the events since dinner last night. It was hard for her to fathom that it had been less than 24 hours. Bucky was a lot more forthcoming with information than she expected him to be. By the time Jennifer walked in he had told her Basil hadn't been found but they recovered some files related to the controller technology. They also thought they may know what was interfering with Peter's Spidey sense and Davis's inability to create a portal in close proximity to the building but they needed to get Tony's input on some of it because quite honestly the tech was over their head.

Jennifer walked in and sat next to MJ. She had also been given a clean bill of health. MJ thought she looked a little less shell shocked. MJ hoped it might be partially because Wyatt was out of surgery and was currently in recovery. Wyatt and Jennifer were good together and she thought Jennifer could actually adjust to this life.

Jennifer's account was pretty much the same as MJ's but with fewer details. It didn't take Bucky long to figure out he had all the information the two girls could offer and he released them.

Walking out Jennifer grabbed MJ's arm. "I want you to know I heard what you told me on the plane. I understand the need to protect them. I won't betray that."

MJ smiled. "Thanks. I thought maybe once you had time to process you'd be ok." She looked over at her while they waited for the elevator. "And Wyatt?"

"Wyatt and I apparently have some things to discuss so the jury is still out on that one." Jennifer followed MJ into the elevator. "But I think those things might be worth discussing." She looked over at MJ and returned the smile. "So we'll see."

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Tony walked down the hall towards Peter's room in MedBay. He had spent the entire flight rotating between talking to Dr. Cho, Nat, and Bucky so he was mostly up to speed with the situation. Now all he wanted was to see Peter. Being told your son had been electrocuted...again and shot...again was nerve wracking when you were halfway across the globe. He pulled the door open and froze at the sight in front of him. MJ was curled up against Peter's side, sound asleep. It was a sight that reminded him that Peter was no longer the 14 year old boy he had taken to Germany. He had grown into the man Tony knew he could become. It was a bittersweet moment and Tony realized he didn't want to wake MJ which meant he wasn't going to go park himself next to Peter's bed. At least not yet. He stayed at the door long enough to assure himself that Peter was alive and breathing on his own and that the heart monitor wasn't quite as irrational as it had been the first time he had been hit with electricity then retreated. He looked down at the three boys sitting in the hallway with their backs against the walls. "You're not moving are you?"

Johnny looked up. "No sir."

Tony nodded and walked towards Dr. Cho's office. "FRIDAY find someone to move three comfortable chairs into the hallway outside Peter and Wyatt's rooms and get someone to bring Johnny, Bobby, and Davis some food." He walked into Dr. Cho's office.

Dr. Cho looked up when Tony walked in and frowned. "I'm surprised you're not in Peter's room."

Tony shrugged, "MJ was asleep and I didn't want to wake her."

"Good. She was starting to crash last time I saw her." She studied Tony's expression. "You're handling this a whole lot better than I expected you to."

Tony shrugged. "He's alive. I panicked enough on the plane. Seeing him breathing on his own in person put some of the panic to rest." He sat down in the chair across from her desk. "How much damage did he do?"

"You need to invent something that protects him against electricity. He's young and the Spider will probably repair all of the damage but if he's not careful he's going to end up with just as much heart damage as you have." Dr. Cho sat back in her chair and looked at Tony. "It would be helpful if we knew how much he got hit with. Did they find the taser device when they found Ned?"

Tony shook his head. "No. But I can give you a baseline. This watch was rated for a certain amount of electricity. The fact that most of the components were fried tells me that it was a pretty high charge. I think Wyatt pushing Ned off of Peter was probably what prevented more damage from happening." Some thoughts were rolling around in his head but he needed to talk to Peter first. Something about using Ned to attack him with a taser didn't sit right with him. "How is Wyatt?"

"He'll recover. I'll have to figure out some way to rehab him in Boston. I think I can get him ready to head back by Sunday night by using the cradle technology but he'll still need somewhere in Boston to do therapy for maybe a week."

"Whatever you need Helen. How's his head?" Tony thought through different things he could set up in Boston.

"Apparently his head is just as hard as the rest of your heads. I expected him to have a skull fracture but his X-rays came back clean. He'll just have a really bad headache for a couple days."

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Wanting to give MJ some time to sleep Tony headed to ops. "What's the latest?"

Bucky and Sam looked up in confusion when Tony walked in. "Why aren't you camped out in Peter's room?"

"MJ was asleep and I didn't want to wake her. When are Steve and Nat planning on coming back?" Tony sat down and started flipping through the information compiled on the tablet in front of him.

"They took off about 30 minutes ago. SHIELD is going to bring Ned back in a couple days." Bucky put another tablet in front of Tony. "As long as you're not holed up in Peter's room, take a look at this."

Tony picked up the second tablet and started reading. "This explains why Peter's Spidey sense was off. We've thought it all was somehow related to brainwaves which are nothing more than electrical impulses. It makes sense that the controller technology would interfere with those impulses so it could override them." He thought through the implication of Davis not being able to form a portal. "I may be able to explain Davis too...I need to try something first."

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Tony returned to the MedBay floor seeking out Davis only to find the hallway empty. He heard voices from Wyatt's room and figured Wyatt had woken up. Putting the experiment on hold he pushed open Peter's door and stepped in. MJ's head turned and looked toward the door. Tony smiled, "You were asleep when I came in before. I thought you probably needed the rest. Has he woken up at all?"

MJ slid off the bed. "I'm not sure if you can call it waking up. He tried to roll over and almost pulled the heart monitor off."

Tony chuckled. "Yeah, he is not the most elegant sleeper nor does he really respect medical equipment. He's gotten himself tangled up in wires and tubes more than once. It's honestly why a lot of this is wireless at this point."

MJ smiled and looked down at Peter. "So how long does he usually sleep?"

It dawned on Tony that this was MJ's first experience with hurt Peter. She had seen him on the tail end of recovery but never really during this part. "My guess is he'll be out all of tonight and part of tomorrow. Broken bones and cuts he would just go to sleep and be fine in the morning. His body has the ability to triage wounds so it'll take care of the biggest problems first. So right now, it's working on healing the damage in his heart." He glanced over at the heart monitor that was still showing an irrational rhythm. "You'll start to see the rhythm settle into a more even pattern over the next six hours or so. Then it'll work on mending the wound on his side." He looked over at MJ. "And just a heads up, he gets really irritable when he's hurt."

MJ looked up at Tony and mentally filed away everything he had told her. She knew that this wouldn't be the only time she would find herself sitting in a hospital room with Peter. She was glad she was here and not just waiting for the 'I'm not dead' text or a text from Karen cataloging the non-life threatening injuries.

"MJ, why don't you go upstairs and get something to eat. My guess is you haven't eaten much today." Tony watched her debate the idea of leaving. "I'll stay with him and then when you get back and I can fill you in on the 'tips for dealing with hurt Peter'.

MJ smiled. She was starving but she really hadn't wanted to leave Peter. She also knew this was a new area for Tony. Before, she was pretty sure he stayed with Peter the entire time he was in MedBay. And now, he was having to share. She thought he was doing fairly well with it so far. She nodded and walked towards the door. "I'll be back in a bit."

Tony watched her walk out and then settled into the chair next to Peter's bed. He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he didn't hate the idea of sharing Peter with MJ. Peter would always be his son and he would always be at Peter's side when Peter needed him. He was just incredibly happy that Peter also had MJ. She was good for him. He looked over at the bed when Peter moved a bit. He saw Peter's hand move to where MJ had been a few moment ago.

Peter tried to force his eyes open. "MJ...". He was groggy enough that he wasn't sure if he actually spoke her name or if it was just in his head.

"Hey Kid."

Peter turned his head towards the familiar voice and felt the comforting pressure on his shoulder. It was the voice that always told him he was home and that he was safe. "Dad..."

"I sent MJ to get something to eat." Tony leaned over and ran his hand through the curls. He could feel Peter trying to fight through the grogginess. "Pete, you need to go back to sleep." Tony watched a frown form on Peter's face and it dawned on him what the problem was. "Wyatt is in the room next door. He's awake and will make a full recovery. Steve and Nat found Ned and he too will be ok". He felt a Peter relax. "Anything else you're worried about?"

"MJ...".

Tony frowned. While Peter was generally out of it at times like this he usually at least remembered what Tony said. "MJ went to get something to eat."

Peter tried shaking his head. "No..." he moved his hand next to him. "She was keeping me warm."

Tony laughed. "Kid, as your father I'm not sure I can tell your girlfriend to crawl back in bed with you."

Peter rolled over and settled back into the bed. "Sure you can. You're Tony Stark. You can do anything."