Peter was in a rush going back to New York from a mission in Mexico. Fury has been demanding from them quit for some time now on the alleged worldwide cases of people disappearing going on for the past few months. The mastermind is downright cunning, always ahead of them. There were however no leads as to the purpose nor commonality between the victims except for one thing and that is…they'll disappear for days without any trace and be found on another country without recollection of where have they been and how they get there.
He's been working with different heroes now and kind of the one in charge for sending missions except those which involve off world since those stuff are already taken care of by Captain Marvel and the Guardians along with Thor.
"Another one reported to be in Melbourne, Spider-man. The civilian is a citizen of Hawaii and was missing since May 25th. He claimed that he's been a resident of Melbourne since birth and says a different profile from that we gathered." said Scott through the comm
"different accent, different personality, different background but same DNA"
"He is the same subject"
"Strange signals were again recognized by our satellites before the man reappeared" followed Sam
"Those radiation signals picked up by our satellites must have something to do with the disappearing and reappearing" Shuri theorized
"And if they do, we still can't track where they are coming from" Hope added.
"okay, we can call it a day, everyone" Peter answered
He shut off his com and drove as fast as he could to the Stark's residence. He usually does not go on these big missions anymore and remained in the headquarters with Dr. Banner deploying teams on each mission. They made this plan in order to deal with everything happening at once since more and more heroes were recruited to the team. This one, however, was different because of the alarming rate of individuals missing. Peter couldn't deny still suffering from PTSD during the Snap and the Blip which both left deep wounds inside him.
"ETA 48 mins" EDITH announced
"Wh? 48 minutes? I need to get there faster EDITH" he answered while holding the steering wheel
"I'm sorry, Peter but there is a huge traffic jam ahead and I plotted out the best shortcut for you to pass through" the AI replied
"Looks like I'll have to swing my way through"
He swung as fast as he could until he arrived. All the red and gold balloons are everywhere as the backdrop was simply but elegantly decorated by paper flowers. The tables and chairs were covered with white linen with arc reactor shaped lamps as center piece. He can hear the slow music filling the air and could see how well-dressed people were in that occasion.
He immediately changed into his tux and put on his maroon bow tie, placed a red rose by his suit's pockets and fixed his hair before entering the arch made from red and gold ballons.
"What took you so long?" Happy asked him as he led the younger man in the crowd
"May, he's here"
"Oh my gosh, Peter. You're very late. Do you know what to do?"
"Actually, no"
"I sent you the program"
"Yeah, I haven't really checked it and"
Pepper approached them wearing a relieved smile on her face and Peter knew that instant why she has it
"Pete, so glad you made it on time. She's been waiting for you"
"I really am sorry Mrs. Stark but…you know"
"Missions…yes" Pepper replied holding his arm and carefully dragging him to the center stage where the other guys are patiently waiting in line "I don't want to hear it"
"But now, you have the most important mission of all" she muttered leaving him with the rest of the gentlemen. Peter shifted his gaze to the crowd before looking at the other men in line with him. He recognized some of Stark relatives and those who came from the Potts. He saw Morgan's friends and classmates and 5th in row from him he saw..is that…"Keener?" he thought to himself.
"Haven't seen him in a while. What's with the beard?" he continued to curiously question
As each man was called by the host, it all boiled down to the person Morgan requested to have her last dance with and that's none other than him
"And not but not the least, or dear Morgan's big brother…Peter Parker" the host announced
He took small steps towards the center where Rhodey gave Morgan's hand to him and whispered "You miss the practice"
"I can pull this off. Watch" he replied as he take Morgan's hand with his left hand handing her the flower in his right
"Peter, oh my gosh you made it" his little sister hugged him quickly even his spidey senses was not ready for that
"Mom said you were on a top secret mission"
"Of course, of course I'm here"
"I wouldn't miss this for the world, Morg"
"Now shall we?"
He led his little sister gracefully across the dance floor as his recorded birthday message for her was played and heard by the crowd
He heard all those "ooohs" and "aaaaahhs" thanks to his super hearing but most importantly he hears his sister's heart beat. Slow and calm like the song they're dancing to.
Morgan then let her head rest on his chest as they continue to sway in the center, this time, more slowly.
"I couldn't imagine everything without you" Morgan said with tears brimming at the side of her eyes
"So do I, Morg"
"But this is no time to be all melodramatic now. It's your birthday and you're officially an adult now. We should celebrate"
"I got a present for you"
"I told you already I'm done with giant stuffed bears"
"But I got you a giant stuffed dog"
"Peter…." She complained
"Okay…okay…then I hope you'll like the giant stuffed spider-man"
And with that he heard his sister's signature chuckle and they continued dancing until that portion was announced by the host to have ended. He sat with May and Happy and had a great conversation that night. He looked at the whole setting and remembered how Tony would love this event and would do everything he could to make it the best for Morgan.
The night ended up pretty magical and amazing except for the fact that they don't know where else to put the giant stuffed plushie that he got for Morgan.