The ride to the tower was a giant blur. Peter passed out after making Tony promise that everything would be okay and shit if that one wasn't going to bite Tony in the ass later. Sooner rather than later the three medical vans pulled up to the tower and all three gurneys were rushed into the building. Tony tried following Peter's but was separated during the elevator rides down to the medbay. By the time Tony made it to the medical wing everyone was being assessed and he wasn't allowed back per Bruce's orders.
"I'm sorry boss but you have been denied entry to the medbay for the time being." Friday announced as Tony tried to open the medical doors.
Tony thought about fighting the AI but decided against it. He knew that even if he could override his way into the medbay that Bruce would be upset and would be distracted from working on whoever he had with him. No; May, Ned, and Peter needed Bruce and Helen Cho to help them. They didn't need to be distracted by Tony throwing a temper tantrum.
With that thought in mind, Tony sunk down in a chair next to the door and closed his eyes. He had been having a calm morning with Pepper and Morgan when Friday had alerted him to Peter's distress. Pepper had been cooking pancakes while Tony colored with Morgan at the kitchen counter. And then Friday had informed Tony of the situation the Parkers were in and Morgan had started crying because Peter was hurt and the only thing Tony could do was call a suit while Pepper tried to comfort their daughter.
"Friday where's Pepper and Morgan?" Tony asked.
"Pepper is in the living area with Colonel Rhodes and Steve Rogers. Morgan is currently watching a television show with Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton." Friday answered.
"Have Pepper come down here if she can."
"Of course, boss."
Not even five minutes later the elevator opened and out rushed Pepper, Rhodey, and Steve. Pepper made a beeline for her husband, sitting in the seat next to him and hugging him as tight as she could.
"Oh my god are you okay? Is Peter okay? What happened?" Pepper asked, leaning back to take a good look at Tony's face.
"I'm fine. Their car was awful Pep, it was crushed and flipped over. Peter was conscious when I got to him but he was really confused and he passed out on the way to the tower. Ned and May were unconscious the entire time I was there. They didn't even stir when they got pulled out of the wreckage. May had to have the jaws of life used on her. I have no clue what happened but there was an overturned truck and multiple other car accidents." Tony sighed, leaning into Pepper's embrace.
"The news is reporting that the truck jackknifed and flipped over. Some cars got crushed, some tried to move out of the way and crashed into others. The driver was drunk. Not a scratch on him." Rhodey supplied, jaw clenched.
Tony felt his blood boil as he listened to Rhodey relay what had caused the accident that had left the Parkers and Ned's lives at risk. Some bastard decided to drink and get behind the wheel of a very large truck and had caused all of this chaos. It made him sick. Before Tony could express his anger the doors to the medbay flew open and out walked Doctor Bruce Banner.
Tony and Pepper simultaneously jumped to their feet and soon all four adults were nervously circling their friend. Bruce immediately raised his hands in a calming gesture, efficiently cutting off any questions that were about to be slung his way.
"I have no updates on May or Ned. I am primarily caring for Peter at this time. Peter came in with a severe concussion and a heavily bleeding head wound. We were able to stop the bleeding and suture the cut. As for the concussion the only thing we can do now is keep waking him every thirty minutes and asking him questions. He also has been treated for the multiple cuts and scrapes along his arms and face that were caused by the window shattering. He has two broken ribs on his left side and three bruised ones on his right. We had to put his left knee in a brace as it was dislocated during the crash. With his advanced healing his body tried to mend it out of place and we may have torn some ligaments when we set it. Overall Peter is very lucky and will make a full recovery." Bruce relayed to the concerned group surrounding him.
"How long will it take him to heal since he has advanced healing?" Steve asked once Bruce was done talking.
"Well, considering that he has multiple injuries to heal from, it may not be as quick as he normally heals. However it should be quicker than the average human. I predict his concussion will be gone by tomorrow morning, maybe even late tonight. His knee will take up to a week to heal and his ribs anywhere from three to five days." Bruce responded.
"When can we see him?" Tony asked, wanting nothing more than to sit by his kid's bed.
"Actually we had woken Peter up right before I came out here and he was asking for you. I wanted to let you know how extensive his injuries were without little super-hearing ears listening in." Bruce smirked, stepping aside so Tony could see the kid.
Tony gave Pepper a kiss on her cheek and nodded at Rhodey and Steve before stepping into the medbay in search of Peter's room.
The first thing Peter had been aware of was pain. Everything hurt from his knee to his ribs. His head hurt the worst though. Peter imagined a little pissed off leprechaun had decided to play around with a jackhammer inside his skull. Opening his eyes was the worst mistake he could have ever made. The light was so bright it shot intense stabbing pain straight into his head to join the little leprechaun inside.
Once he was able to hold his eyes open a little bit he realized that Bruce was trying to talk to him. After telling him what year it was, what his name was, and who Bruce himself was; the man left in search of Tony per Peter's request. He really wanted to know how May and Ned were, he remembered being in the car with them during the accident, but other than that he couldn't remember much else.
Before he could continue to ponder their whereabouts, Tony was slipping through the door of his room and sitting in a chair by his head.
"Hey kiddo, how are you feeling?" Tony asked, one hand holding onto Peter's right and the other gently carding through his hair.
"Hurts… 't hurts…" Peter tried to say but his tongue felt heavy in his mouth.
Tony glanced somewhere over Peter's shoulder and squeezed his hand a little.
"Well it looks like they've got you hooked up to the good pain meds so hopefully that pain will go away soon." Tony reassured him.
Peter slightly nodded and closed his eyes but quickly opened them as he realized that he was about to fall asleep. Tony seemed to realize the same thing because he gave him a knowing look.
"Go to sleep Pete. I'll be here when you wake up." Tony said, giving him a small smile.
"May… 'nd Ned… where… they?" Peter whispered, eyes squinting against the harsh light. That light was really hurting his head.
"They're each in their own room being taken care of. I don't really know how they're doing right now though so don't ask me that." Tony responded truthfully.
He didn't know how May and Ned were doing and he purposefully had avoided trying to find out their conditions before seeing Peter. He knew they most likely weren't doing all that good and he didn't need to be stressing the kid out when he wasn't completely coherent.
Peter's eyes fluttered closed again before he opened them back up, a little slower this time.
"Go to sleep Pete." Tony whispered, a fond smile breaking across his face despite all of the concern and anxiety he was feeling right now.
Peter sighed and squeezed Tony's hand once more before closing his eyes and succumbing to the darkness.
