Chapter 5: Search and Rescue Pt. 1

2 weeks later...

"Kid, get ready. You're going with them."

My eyes widened as Tony Stark stared at me in the briefing room.

"Are you sure they need me Mr. Stark? Maybe Rescue or the Wasp or even you. I don't think I'd be very useful."

Sam Wilson laughed.

"Look Arachnid-Kid, you're faster and more nimble than any of us, and objectively smarter than us going on the mission. You'll definitely be useful."

"Not to mention the only one with real powers." Scott Lang added.

I nodded.

"I'll go then. Let me just tell May and MJ."

Tony clapped his hands together.

"It's decided then. Sam, Rhodes, Parker and Lang will go. Meet me back here at 8 for a briefing. Avengers, dismissed."

The whole team had been assembled and all left.

Rhodey, Sam, Hope and Scott all went to the training room.

I went off to find MJ as Pepper went off to who knows where.

I arrived at the guest room that MJ had been staying in and knocked on the door.

She answered almost immediately.

Her hair was messy and covering her face and she had grey track pants and a very loose white sweater on.

"Oh, did I wake you up?"

She yawned and shook her head.

"I've been up since 5 dork. I just don't hit the gym like the rest of you."

I rubbed the back of my neck.

"Ah, right."

She crossed her arms and leaned on the door frame.

"Somethings up. Tell me."

I smiled softly.

"I'm just telling you that I'm going on a mission. It shouldn't be too long. A few days at most."

MJ frowned.

"But we had a date."

I sighed.

"I know. I was hoping we could reschedule for when I get back? I'm really sorry Michelle."

"It's ok. I'll keep myself busy while you're gone don't worry. Just...don't die ok?"

I pulled her into a hug.

"I won't. I'll come see you before I leave ok?" I said, turning to leave.

"See you then loser."

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The room was dark save for the soft blue glow of the table in the centre.

"Bucky Barnes was last seen in Amsterdam 5 days ago. He hasn't been heard from since. I'm not a big fan of the Manchurian Candidate but something needs to be done." Tony Stark said, data pad in his hand.

"He's my friend Stark. I'm leading the mission." Sam said, crossing his arms.

Tony nodded.

"You guys are going to Amsterdam to look for clues. If you find anything, you're to contact base and the rest of the Avengers will come to assist. Don't take on something you can't take ok gentlemen?"

Rhodes patted Tony on the shoulder.

"For all we know, Buckys just gone off the grid. We'll find him and be back before the end of the week."

Scott smiled.

"We've got Captain America with us, the shield alone should scare anyone we fight."

Sam laughed.

"You're damn right it should."

Tony clapped his hands together.

"Alright then. Kid, don't get into trouble. Eagle boy, keep everyone in line. Thumbelina, don't do anything stupid. Good luck."

Sam turned to us, smiling.

"Avengers, its time to suit up."

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"I dig the new suit kid."

Sam smiled as he saw my black and red suit.

The eyes on the suit widened as I smiled.

"Thanks. I made it before I fought Mysterio in London."

Sam stood up from the bench he sat on. White mechanical wings stretched from his back, the blue and white suit of captain America with a red star in the centre on his body.

"Quit showing off Sam." Rhodey said, his blue and red war machine mark 6 suit on his body.

I'd only seen him wear it once, when we fought Thanos' army.

"Says the literal walking tank."

Scott Lang entered from the area he changed in.

His suit was almost identical to what he wore when I fought him at the airport, but it was grey and red as opposed to white and red.

"New suit tic tac?" Sam asked.

Lang nodded.

"This one shouldn't malfunction like the other, plus..." Scott aimed his arm at the wall and a red blast shot out of it.

"Hank gave me stingers like Hope."

"Well colour me impressed tic tac." Sam said, picking his mask up from the bench.

It was a full face mask that matched his armours colour scheme with red goggles for eyes.

"Time to go team. Kid, web on to Rhodes. Scott, shrink down and ride on my back."

"Try not to fall." Rhodes said as he began to lift off and I quickly swung a web onto his leg.

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"Sam, you see anything?"

Rhodes and I sat on a rooftop while Sam and Scott searched around the blocks where Bucky disappeared.

"Not yet. Haven't heard from tic tac tho. Someone should check up on him."

I tapped the comm on my ear, staring into the beautiful lights of a city at night.

"Scott, you read me?" I asked.

"Loud and clear kiddo. Tell Sam to regroup with me, I've found something and my communication with him is blocked. You two get here too."

"Alright, see you in a few."

I motioned to Rhodes and he spoke.

"Sam, I think Scott found something. His position is 2 blocks north of you. We'll meet you there."

"Sounds good. Stay low, stay quiet. Wilson out."

I leapt off the building, swinging a web to a nearby rooftop and began making my way over as Rhodes took off.

I ran across the wall of one building, almost hitting a fire escape and leapt to the next, shooting a web and propelling myself forward.

Swinging a few more blocks, I landed in an alleyway where the other three were waiting for me.

"So much for fast and nimble." Sam mumbled, the eyes on his mask glowing.

Scott and Rhodes chuckled and I rubbed the back of my neck.

"I found a trail guys. It goes right through the wall of this factory." Scott said, kicking the wall.

The eyes on my mask narrowed.

"Hey Karen, you there?" I asked, and the hud in my mask began to glow blue.

"Hello Peter. How are you?"

I smiled hearing her voice.

"I'm doing great Karen, just need some help. Can you run a scan of this factory in front of me please?"

"Sure thing Peter."

A blue grid slowly covered the building and its schematics appeared in the corner of my mask.

"It appears the wall is hollow and there are several rooms in the bottom portion of the building that are neither legal, safe or in the schematics."

"Gotcha. Thanks Karen. Keep scanning for activity and keep me updated."

"Of course Peter."

I turned to Rhodes.

"Rhodes, can you bust through that wall there please."

The eyes on his suit mask glowed slightly and he raised his arms.

"You want me to blow up a wall during a stealth mission?"

I nodded.

He sighed and looked at Sam.

"The kids onto something. Break the wall down."

Rhodes shrugged, raised his arm and shot a rocket into the wall, blowing a hole right through it.

I swung in through the dust.

A cold, empty and dark room of metal was what awaited me.

"An entry point is right below you."

I looked down and my mask highlighted an elevator shaft.

"We blew up the elevator. Shit!"

I turned to Rhodes again.

"Blast through here, quick!"

Rhodes blasted through the floor and the four of us quickly made our way down the elevator shaft.

"It's dark in here." Scott said as he rode on my back.

"Wait to go Captain Obvious." Sam said as he slowly descended.

We landed in a bright, white hallway.

On the wall straight ahead, was a black Hydra logo.

"No way..." Sam muttered, pulling his shield off his back.

I could hear Scott charge his gauntlets, and Rhodes readied his guns.

"It appears this base has been in operation for many years." Karen said in my ear.

"Right under our noses." I said.

"Be ready for anything." Sam said and we began to march forward.

The whole base was white halls, and I could feel myself getting lost.

Five white halls later, we found a heavily fortified door.

"Rhodes." Sam said.

Rhodes walked over to it, his arms morphing into rams.

"3...2...1..."

BAM!!

The doors flew off their hinges and we stepped into the room.

It was dark and made of concrete.

Cages filled the room, most of which containing people and animals, dead and alive.

"What are they doing in here?" Scott asked, his mask retracting.

Karen began scanning the cells, and I could tell Sam and Rhodes we're doing the same.

"Genetic manipulation experiments Peter. These are human lab rats."

The eyes on my mask widened as Sams shoulders slumped.

"Their experimenting on them Scott." Rhodes said.

"Is Bucky is here?!" Sam asked, sounding worried.

"Not that I can find." I said, the blue grid passing over the room.

"Somethings up man. We haven't fought anyone yet. This has to be a trap."

Sam placed a hand on his chin.

"Come to think of it. This was too easy."

As if on queue, the lights to the room turned on, blinding us.

In the doorway, stood a man wearing a heavily modified black ballistic suit.

On his head was a full face mask and a skull on it. His arms had gauntlets that could extend into knives.

"Rumlow." Sam growled.

"Wilson." Brock Rumlow said.

"Step aside before we kick your ass again." Sam said, taking a defensive stance.

Rumlow chuckled, activating his gauntlets.

"Other way around Wilson. You're not getting out of here."

The blades extended on his gauntlets and 12 Hydra soldiers flanked him.

They all raised their weapons, red dots trailing on all of us.

"I'll give you one chance to give up willingly."

Sam threw his shield, dinging 3 in the head and knocking them over.

"I'd rather kick your ass!" Sam said and flew towards Rumlow.

Rhodes began to fire off into the soldiers and Scott shrunk down.

I webbed the gun of a goon right before he pulled the trigger on me and threw it at the one beside him.

Webbing the wall, I propelled myself and kicked the goon in the face. Flipping off him, I punched the one beside him hard enough to shatter his mask.

My sixth sense began to go off, and I stopped fighting.

"Whats up with my Peter tingle?" I muttered before a hard punch in the back sent me into a wall.

I hit the wall hard enough to leave a spidey print in the wall, the wind being knocked out of me.

"Owwww..." I moaned as I rolled over.

A silver and gold arm grabbed me by the throat and lifted me in the air.

Struggling against my attacker, I looked into their face and realized who it was.

The eyes on my mask widened as another punch connected with my face, sending me flying back.

The man aimed a gun at my head but as he fired Sams shield flew in front of me, blocking the bullet.

"Bucky! The hell are you doing?!?" Sam cried as he flew and kicked him off me.

I stood up gasping for air.

Rhodes was battling Crossbones as Scott battled with some goons.

"ARGH!"

I turned and saw Crossbones had punched through Rhodes' armour, breaking the rig that helped him walk. He collapsed on the ground, moaning in pain.

Rumlow punched his mask repeatedly, the heavily armoured visage slowly breaking.

I regained my composure and shot a web at Rumlow, it latching on to his gauntlet.

I pulled back hard, tearing the gauntlet off and sending him flying.

"Scott! Help Rhodes!" I cried and sprung back into the action.

I kicked a goon in the face, knocking him over. I sprung off of his face, spinning in the air to dodge bullets and punched another goon, sending him into a wall.

I webbed onto him and spun him over my head, throwing him at another goon trying to shoot me.

I kicked a goon who got to close, webbing him to a wall.

I saw Scott struggling to pick up Rhodes.

I shot a web at Bucky as he was about to punch Sams shield and I pulled him back.

"Sam! Go help Scott get Rhodes out of here! I'll hold them off." I said and blocked a punch from a goon.

"Kid, you won't make it if you're by yourself." Sam said and threw his shield at 2 goons.

"Scott needs your help, and you're the leader. Go Sam!" I yelled and flipped around a slew of bullets.

"Dammit kid. As soon as Rhodes is out I'm coming back." He said and flew off.

Scott and Sam dragged Rhodes and the remaining goons turned their attention on them.

I shot a web at one of their faces, blinding him momentarily.

"Hey! Shoot at me!" I yelled at them.

"There's the spider kid! Get him!" A goon yelled and started shooting at me.

I flipped through the bullets, shooting webs and kicking any goons who got too close.

"Come on guys. This is too easy." I said as I punched one so hard his body armour broke.

I felt someone grab my shoulder and turn me around. A sharp pain erupted in my stomach.

"This easy enough for you brat?" Brock Rumlow snarled.

I looked down, seeing the blade from his remaining gauntlet in my stomach.

"Oh man..." I muttered, the pain slowly growing.

Rumlow pulled the blade out and I fell onto my knees.

"I've got the kid boss. You want him alive? Burn the base too? Whatever you say, I expect my reward."

Rumlow picked me up.

My Peter tingle started going off again and he pulled his arm back.

I blocked his punch and kicked him back.

"Dammit kid. You made a mistake." He said and stood up.

He motioned with his hand and I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head before everything went black.