Previously
As Nikki walked Dr. Foster inside, Jamie let a long sigh. It was mainly of stress, but also partly relief. And that relief was because of Dr. Foster. With him here and his expertise on Quantum Theory, maybe, just maybe, they had an even better chance at success.
Jamie shook his head at it all, it was a lot to unbox, but that's life.
As he started back inside, the sound of another car coming onto the premises. He recognized it immediately and put on a half smile as he watched it come down the path until finally it came up and stopped right in front of him. The driver rolled the window down and looked up to the red head, revealing the driver to be Peter Parker.
"I'm back!" he stated in a fake deep voice and a grin.
Jamie chortled at hearing he friend say that, recognizing what it was from. "Terminator 3. Nice choice, good timing."
Peter opened the door and stepped out of the car to stand there with his friend. "Thanks. Thought about it on the way up the road. Oh! By the way, I was able to make this."
H held up his right hand which had what looked like a thin metallic clamp that went around Peter's whole hand. "A fully functioning Time-Space GPS."
Looking at it up close, Jamie looked at the device and wondered how it worked. "Looks cool."
"Yeah, now I just gotta figure how to navigate properly."
"Oh, well someone who knows just got here." Jamie said, referring to their new guest. "His name's Bill Foster, and he's an expert with this quantum stuff."
Peter's face lit up with some hope. "Really?"
"Yep. Nikki just took him inside, we're testing out the machine right now."
"Alright, good. Sounds like we got it."
Jamie bobbed his head at that with a shrug. "Yeah, we-we got something. Heh! I'm glad you're here though, Peter. I'm glad you decided to help, I know you weren't exactly in favor of it at first."
When he said that, Peter felt that pinch on the heart again as his fearful thoughts began to haunt him again. He nodded at Jamie's words in sad truth. "Yeah...yeah..."
"You ok?"
"Yeah, I just...I mean, I'm glad we've got a shot at getting these stones, but...things are different now. My priorities have changed, and...there's more to be afraid of. And if it works then...(shrugs)..bring back what we lost? Yes, would love that. Keep what I've got? HAVE to! There's no alternative to that...and, ya know, maybe not dying would be nice..."
Jamie nodded at those words, agreeing with his "big brother" completely. He wanted to do this as well, but he didn't want to lose anyone in the process. And surviving it all as the end result would be nice. Because then, they'd all be together and, hopefully, back with their loved one. All of them...yeah, that would be nice.
Holding out his hand, Jamie nodded once again with a sympathetic smile. "Sounds good to me."
Peter smiled at his "little brother" and his understanding of his feelings with this, and took Jamie's hand and shook it. That was before the two brought it in for a hug.
Holding that hug for a bit, Peter thought back to ten years ago. When they were going to find Thanos and get the Stones, he had hugged a five-year-old Jamie them, and he was doing the same now as they, yet again, were on the precipice of a similar mission. Ad Peter still had the same goal in mind: protect Jamie and Nikki. Whatever it takes.
Breaking the hug, the two smiled at each other once again before Peter remembered something and spoke up. "Hey, remember when you were five and you said you didn't have a shield, but I told that I'd show you some moves like your dad?"
As he asked that, he motioned for Jamie to follow him to the back of the car.
Jamie thought back for a minute before snorting and nodding at the question. "Yeah, that was the day we first met. Why?"
Peter didn't reply though. Instead, he smiled knowingly as he opened the trunk and looked back to Jamie once more before pulling out something big that was covered by a sheet. But he flipped the sheet over and revealed it to be the shield of Captain America.
Jamie's eyes went wide and he gasped when he saw it. He was literally breathless and speechless at the sight of the red, white and blue marvel that was his father's for many, many years. He'd heard many stories about how his father used it and had even seen pictures and videos of it. But now, here it was. Right in front of him.
Looking up to Peter and back down to the shield, Jamie wanted to take it, but wasn't so sure. He realized that once he did, he didn't just hold a piece of metal.
He would be holding his father's legacy. A symbol. A symbol that was a beacon of hope to people. This was meant for that great symbol, not him.
"Pete, I...I don't know." He stuttered, worry and doubt showing in his voice.
Peter, not seeing anything wrong, gave a little shrug. "Why not?"
"Well, for one thing...this was made for Captain America."
"Yeah, and?"
"I'm...I'm not Captain America."
It hurt to say that, but it was a sad truth. And Jamie knew it too.
Peter thought about that though, and Jamie made good point. But then, he got an idea and something good came to mind. "That's true. You're not Captain America. But you are the son of Captain America. So in a way, that makes you the next Captain. And...I'm sure he'd want you to have it."
A nervous smile came to Jamie when he heard that. He kept looking at the shield and contemplated whether or not to take it.
"Plus," Peter started again, "I have to get it out of the garage before Morgan takes it sledding."
That made the two laugh a little as Peter held it out to Jamie. "C'mon Jamie. Take it." Peter whispered, urging his "little brother" to take his birthright. The redheaded teen looked at the Spider-Man before back down to the shield. Letting out one more nervous breath, he hesitantly took it.
A cold sensation came to his fingertips as he felt the shield before taking it. It was surprisingly light for its size. Smooth. Quite shiny too. He flipped it and put his left hand and arm through the straps and held it close.
A feeling of pride came over Jamie as held his father's shield. The mantle had now, in a way, passed down to him. It was his turn now.
As he admired and got the feel of it, Peter simply watched with a proud smile. It truly made him happy to see Jamie take his father's shield. This passing of the torch. He knew that Cap would be proud of his son, because he was proud of Jamie right now.
The redhead lifted his head to look back at him and just smiled. "Thank you, Peter."
Peter, still smiling, shook his head and shrugged. "Don't worry about it, you deserve it! You're the captain of this project."
"Hey, you're part of it too. I wouldn't be able to do this without you. You're like how Uncle Tony was to the team, the brains with the cool tech. Plus, Him and Dad lead the Avengers together and were the backbone along with Uncle Thor."
Peter snorted and smiled at that last statement. "Thanks Jamie. But, I'm no Iron Man."
"Well, you're good enough...Spider-Man."
Jamie came forward and hugged Peter again, and the spider-powered young adult hugged his friend back.
"Thank you, Peter."
"No problem... Captain. Captain of our team."
Jamie snickered and shook his head at that.
When they finally broke the hug, Peter reached back into the trunk of the van.
"We uh...are getting a whole team together, right?" He asked.
Jamie shrugged a little with a half nod. "We're working on that."
Peter nodded and pulled out his backpack and suitcase and closed the trunk. "Well, let's get to work!"
And the two leaders headed inside to continue with the mission.
Captain on the bridge! We've got our new captain guys! And Peter's back too to help. This is why I broke this and the last chapter up because I wanted this chapter to be solely focused on Peter giving Jamie his father's shield and him becoming the new Captain America. And I hope I executed it nicely and that it was likeable enough for you guys.
Lmk what you guys think. REVIEW PLSSSSSS!
Next chapter will be up soon and trust me, THAT will be the kickoff of this story. I promise that one will get things rolling like a snowball, you'll see.
Til then, later guyssss!
