As I expected, Hammer's drones started acting out during the presentations, but this time we were on hand.

Summoning up a barrier, I made sure that the drones weren't able to fire on the audience as Gwen moved Hammer out of the way and stopped the drones from escaping until Tony arrived, smashing though the skylight.

The drones were down in moments after that.

One round of mini-missiles while they were trapped like this, and they were dealt with.

I stared at the mess of Hammer-drones.

"Well, that was anti-climactic," I commented.

Tony shrugged, "What can you expect? It's hammer tech?"

I nodded, "Do we have a lead on Vanko? These things have Arcs in them and we know that Vanko was the only one that was able to miniaturize it like you?"

"JARVIS?" Tony asked.

"Just a moment," Jarvis responded, "I'm getting reports of airspace violations, originating near the Hammer Technologies Research and Development Facility in upstate New York, I suspect he will be coming to you."

I nodded, "Tony, get somewhere where you can fight him without risking anyone else."

He nodded, "You can get everyone evacuated, I guess, though, I don't know why that would be necessary."

As he took off, I sighed, "Gwen, do you mind keeping an eye on him?"

She sighed and shot a web into the ceiling.

I turned to the cowering spectators, "So… does anyone need any medical attention?"

"My husband passed out!" cried one woman.

Sighing, I blasted him with some biotic energy, after which he quickly woke up, "Anyone else?"

I had the staff begin evacuating the people after that, checking the drones for the bombs that I knew they contained and carefully extracting their Arc Reactors.

"How did it go?" I asked.

Gwen shrugged, "I didn't need to do much, Tony managed to knock him out of the air with a missile of some sort as he came in to land. It just hit him and he was down."

"I'm assuming SHIELD has him now?" I asked.

She shook her head, "Nope, he blew himself up as soon as he realised he was getting nowhere."

I rolled my eyes, "Well, I suppose that's typical, talks the talk, but as soon as he's faced with real punishment, he takes the easy way out."

"He did go to prison in Monaco." Gwen argued.

Tony rolled his eyes, "He already knew that the Russians were going to try and get their hands on him as soon as possible. At worst, he'd be locked up in Putin's R&D before he saw the inside of a courthouse."

Gwen stared, "Really?"

Tony shrugged, "Honestly, if SHIELD or the US Government could sentence me with 'community service' and force me to make weapons again for them, they would, but this isn't Russia, and if they tried to do that to me, the rest of the US would know and the politicians in charge would be so bogged down in scandals that they wouldn't even consider running for office."

I nod, "Speaking of politicians, have you dealt with Ross yet?"

"Yeah, between Wolverine going on that talk show a few months ago and talking about Weapon X, and what Betty was willing to testify once I promised her protection and lawyers, Ross is on track to life in jail and Bruce is already on his way home. Plus, I get two new science buddies for Candyland!"

"So, what's the plan?" I ask, staring at the deserted streets.

He shrugged, "Pep's arranging for a full military sweep and all prototypes are being taken off the show floor for the next few days while they get checked over by a panel of independent technicians."

"One last showcase on the last day?" Gwen asked.

He nodded, "Something like that."

"Well, I hope it goes well for you." I offered.

He grinned, "Anyways, Pepper asked me to fly the flag a bit to help people calm down and relax a little."

As he took off again I turned to Gwen, "He has it bad, doesn't he?"

She nodded, "From what I can tell, the probability of him asking her out before Friday is basically a hundred percent. Though, it's most likely going to be tomorrow."

I look at her, "Not tonight?"

"She's going to be so stressed that even he can't miss it and he's going to clear her schedule tomorrow." Gwen says and she looks up and squints, "Or at least, that's the feeling I'm getting from the Web."

I take a moment to stare at her, "I didn't know your powers had gotten that well developed."

"Well, I've had a lot of practice. I've almost gotten it to the point that I can start using it to track people, so I'll be able to start helping dad with the missing person cases." Gwen says proudly.

I take a moment to pat her shoulder, "If you need anything at all, I'll be there."

"Yeah, there are a couple of cases that just popped up and I want to get them sorted as soon as possible." She mentioned morosely.

I nodded, "Have you had any luck with Los Lobos?"

"Yeah, with Spider-woman providing backup, they've been able to put away a lot of them, and even rescue quite a few people that they were in the process of… selling." she shuddered.

I nodded, "Seriously, just tell me if you want anything. Even if you want me to make a set of armour for your dad or something, just ask.'

She smiled and leaned into me, "No, we've been dealing with it. If nothing else, The web-guns I've given them has already seriously helped things out, to the point that they haven't really needed me to help outside of the actual super-villains, so I'm not sure how much something like magical power armour would help. Or even if he'd be able to keep it."

I shook my head, "Come on, he's the police chief, why shouldn't he get some toys?"

"Because he isn't SWAT silly," she said batting away at me, "He's not actually cleared for all the heavy weaponry and stuff."

I frown, "Well that sounds boring. He should at least have some way of protecting himself."

"I mean, the security systems at home are pretty good?" She offers.

I look at her, "You mean the security systems in his apartment block that we breeze by every time We come in through the roof?"

She rolled her eyes, "Come on, you know that any commercial security system isn't going to stop either of us."

"I could at least offer to fix that, right?" offered.

She shrugged, "I mean, I guess so. I'll talk to him about it later."

I take a moment to look at her, "Still, I guess if you aren't too concerned about it, I really shouldn't be bothering you about it."

"No, I guess I've just gotten used to it. Dad was a cop for as long as I can remember, and I think I stopped thinking about that. I'll talk to him about some of the options we have for him if he wants to pursue that." She said hugging me.

I looked around, "Hey, wanna get some dinner?"

She looked at me, "Why not. Where do you want to go?"

"Well, I happen to have some reservations at Antonio's so…" I offered.

She pounced on me kissing my helmet before launching herself into the air, "Come on, we need to get ready!"

I chucked and floated into the air launching myself across the Expo as I followed her.

Eventually, we reached the edge of the town, and I felt a strand of web latch onto my leg and reached out to grab Gwen as she swung up into the air alongside me.

Cradling her in a princess carry, I wove a bubble of invisibility around us and kicked into high-gear as the ground beneath up blurred."

We eventually reached the penthouse that Gwen had finally moved into, touching down next to the pool.

As she bounded over to the doors she giggled and ushered me into her flat.