Hello heartbreakerninja here,
Yayaya its a new chapter. And a much much longer one this time. This chapter actually went through a lot of changes after it was initially finished. Mostly because I realized I forgot Bucky. So I had to go back and slide him. It actually worked out better once he was in the chapter. Then I just didnt like how it flowed and how the chapter was progressing so I went back and tweaked it a bit. The original tone was much different than its final version.
Well anyway I hope you enjoy the next chapter in our on going drama and shenanigans with our favorite French and American hero's.
*In Avenger Tower. In The meeting room*
Coulson looked at his Stark tablet, then at the Avengers sitting at the table in front of him, and then back at the tablet. He did this a few times before looking over at Fury who looked a few moments from having a stroke or a conniption fit. He started to speak before stopping and then thinking about it before looking at the tablet again, sighing in exasperation before looking at the Avengers again. He tried again before looking at the tablet again. He then turned to Fury again.
"I have concerns….." was all he was able to say. Clint and Tony both snorted causing Nat to elbow them both. Coulson just sat down at the table with a soft thunk. Only Fury remained standing. Bucky swore softly in Russian before looking at the ceiling, as if it held the answers.
Both Fury and Steve had their foreheads in one hand and the other crossed in front of them holding their other elbow. The twin looks would have been funnier if it wasn't for the reason why.
On Coulson's tablet was the picture Peter had sent the Avengers over messenger the day before of himself and his Aunt in front of the Eiffel Tower. And if that wasn't enough what the boy hadn't noticed, because of how small they were in the picture, was the two figures sitting on the top tier of the Eiffel tower. Their two mystery heroes. Who seemed to be equally oblivious to who had "accidentally" taken their picture; seeing as they were sitting there sharing, what looked like, macrons from a local bakery completely at ease. Fury gave a loud aggravated sigh. The only reason they saw it was because Stark's AI pointed it out to her boss.
"Has anyone contacted Parker about what he's walked into?" Fury asked.
"Nope." Sam answered with a pop to the P. He didn't even look up from the window he was staring out of. More swearing could be heard from Bucky. At this point Bruce thought he might actually be praying but he was not going to ask to be sure. Fury just continued as if it wasn't happening.
"Did he have any previous knowledge about what's been going on in Paris?"
"Nope" Rhodey answered without looking at the Director.
"Do we know if he went with his suit?"
"Probably" Clint answered almost gleefully. Earning himself another elbow from Natasha. Bucky's head hit the table as he continued with his quiet swearing. Tony rubbed at his eyes. Fury turned away from them before continuing.
"Do we have any reason to be concerned that the three will somehow come into contact?"
"No, but with Spidykids luck, it's only a matter of time." Tony answered with a sigh. Honestly, he didn't know whether to be concerned or laugh at the absurdity of it all. Only Peter would go on vacation to actually go on vacation, and end up in the middle of Avenger and SHIELD business. Seriously, this kids luck was dangerous. Fury spun back around and placed his hands flat on the table refusing to look up at the boneheads in front of him.
"So none of you had a hand in him going to Paris? Of all the places he could have gone; after winning a supposed free trip for two to anywhere in the world, he just happened to choose the one place we have two unknown vigilantes. Both possibly around Parker's age. Both having a thing for parkouring around their city just like Parker. Both wearing skintight uniforms just like Parker. Animal kingdom shticks, just like Parker. Both sticking to just their city, just like Parker. Now all three are in the same place. Do see why I'm having a hard time believing none of you made this happen?" Fury said finally looking up to give all of them a death glare that did little more then make Sam and Rhodey roll their eyes and Clint and Tony to give a loud combined snort. Natasha just looked back with one eyebrow raised. Bruce only shook his head. Thor, Vision, and Wanda were not in attendance as one was off world and the other two were on a trip. Steve's only response was to thunk his head down on his arms on the table and groan. The army did not train him to deal with this kind of nonsense. Bucky patted Steve on the back while still having his head on the table. At least he had stopped Swearing.
Fury gave an aggravated sigh before turning around and away from the table again. He was physically holding himself back from banging his head against the wall. Of all the Superhero's in New York that he thought he would have to keep out of Paris, Parker was not one he thought to have on the list. The kid was, well, a kid. His Aunt did not make the kind of money needed to go on world traveling trips. The farthest the kid usually went was out of state to visit family, and the occasional school trip. There was also the few times he hitched a ride with the Xmen. Nevertheless, never had Fury had to worry about out of the country trips. He really should have. Murphy's Law and Parker's luck should have proven that.
In addition, any super villains or Hydra knew better than to try to take the kid out of state while he was under the protection of the Avengers and a handful of other local vigilantes. AIM tried it once and it did not go over well for them. Hulk seemed to really like the kid, and did not like bad guys picking a fight with the scrawny kid when he was around. They got as far as the docks near Hell's Kitchen before Hulk turned their shipping boat into scrap metal. Surprisingly Dare Devil was the one who got the kid out of there while Hulk was tearing the place apart. The kid collected odds and ends vigilantes faster than Fury could. They had no idea how he kept finding them.
Nevertheless, even with all of that protection, the kid still ended up halfway around the world and right smack dab in the middle of it. Moreover, without even knowing "it" was even going on. Things where so much simpler when it was just Carol he had to worry about and Cap was still on ice. Whose idea was it to get all these boneheads in one spot? Oh yeah, his.
A sudden ringtone had everyone looking at Tony. Tony had a confused and then amused look on his face before texting the caller back. Rhodey recognized the ringtone as Peters.
"What did the kid text this time?" He asked as he leaned over to look.
"Kid made some new friends." Tony said with a smirk. Steve, Fury, and Coulson all visibly stiffened. Bucky started muttering in Russian again.
"Please tell me it's not our two mystery duo," Steve begged with his head still on top of his arms on the table. Fury and Coulson both hoping the same. Tony just gave another amused snort.
"No Spangles calm down. You too Winter. He stopped at a local bakery for a snack, met a few of the local teens at said bakery, and was somehow talked into hanging out with them. Apparently, one of the girls lived in Las Vegas at one point and roped Pete into helping with her friends English and they, with his French." Tony answered with a fond smile. He turned the phone around so the others could see the picture sent.
The image was a group shot. Peter was recognizable to the left of a cute dark skinned girl in glasses with a teasing smile. Beside her was another lanky dark skinned teen. This time a boy with headphones around his neck. He had his arm around a blond haired green-eyed pale boy who looked shyly at the camera. On Peters other side was a dark haired, blue-eyed girl who also looked shyly at the camera. She had her hand up in a peace sign and a sweat smile. It was hard to discern what was behind them but it looked like the bakery from the outside.
Peter looked pretty at ease with the group surprisingly. Under the picture, another line of text came through. 'Meet my new friends. Adrien, Nino, Alya, and Marinette.' The sight and name of the Blond boy surprised Tony. It was hard to miss the face of a famous clothing brand. He wondered if Peter realized whom he was in the presence of. He also recognized Alya from his research into Ladybug and Chat Noir. He also recognized the other two teens from clips and social media posts from Alya's Facebook page. They were her boyfriend and best friend respectively. He gave an audible groan. Of course, only Peter would find the one group in Paris who had anything to do with the new heroes without actually talking to the actual duo. Nat rose an eyebrow before looking at Tony. She too had put two and two together.
"How does he do that?" Tony only response to Natasha was to shake his head and shrug. He really did not know at this point. The kid collecting the right people by accident could be a considered a superpower at this point.
"Only Peter." Was his only response much to the confusion to everyone else at the table. Fury looked between the two before scowling.
"Care to share with the rest of the class?" Fury demanded. Tony responded by moving the image from his phone to the screen on the wall at the other end of the table.
"Recognize anyone? Besides Petey that is."
Rhodey squinted at the image before it clicked. "Isn't that the Agreste kid?" Tony nodded.
"Yep. Adrien Agreste only son of Gabriel Agreste. One of the biggest names in the Fashion industry. Before he lost his wife a few years back, he and she came to a few of the Stark galas and other charity functions. After she disappeared, he has become somewhat of a recluse and rarely leaves his estate. However, that's not the kid I want to focus on right now. Recognize anyone else in the picture?" Everyone looked closely at the image before Fury groaned and Steve's eyes widened in disbelief. Bucky stopped swearing again in utter disbelief.
"How does he do that?!" Coulson gasped before looking at Tony stunned. Tony just shook his head, chuckled, and shrugged. Honestly, he did not know. Clint and Bruce just looked confused.
"Mind cluing the rest of us in Stark?" Clint snarked. Tony only nodded before blowing the picture up to just Alya.
"Meet Alya Césaire. Her family moved around a lot due to her mother being a fantastic Chief. Her family is from France but lived here in the States for a few years before her mother gained the position of Head Chef for the restaurant in Le Grand Paris hotel." Tony answered. Clint just looked more confused.
"Oookay….and why is that important." Clint drawled. Tony only smirked before pulling up a website on the screen. It was the Ladyblog.
"Alya is also the Admin for The Ladyblog. A blog designed around our newest vigilante duo, but mainly the leading lady, Ladybug." Tony answered. Steve just thunked his head on the table again and groaned something about the army and not being prepared. Sam just patted him on the back in sympathy. The Air force had not prepared him for this either.
"So what do we do now? Do we tell the kid? See if he can maybe do recon?" Clint asked. Tony was about to object when FRIDAY interrupted them.
"Boss, KAREN is trying to reach you with Peter on the line via the suit." Well that answered the question of if he had the suit, Tony thought grimly.
"Patch them through."
"On it Boss." There was silence before a female voice could be heard telling Peter that Tony was on the line.
"Hey Mr. Stark." Peter's voice said timidly over the towers meeting room's internal speakers. The timidness put Tony instantly on edge.
"Hey Pete; how's France?" Tony asked stiltedly, causing Peter to laugh nervously.
"Oh you know, very…. French like. Lots of good food, cool places to visit…. (Insert crash noise here) Interesting people to meet." Peter's response made Tony's eyes narrow.
"Peter want to tell me why you're in the suit and just pray tell is going on?" Tony said in what Rhodey and Pepper had dubbed his "Irondad" voice. Peter just laughed nervously again. They could hear some screaming and more crashing noises in the background.
"Yeah about that. Did you know Paris has their very own super villain? And that he likes to uhh, turn upset people into brainwashed super villains with powers? Cause I didn't. Not until my new friends clued me in 5 minutes before a kid got angry about not being allowed to have ice cream and turned into a giant ice-cream monster. Because I have to tell you, they do not tell you that on the tourist websites. Oh yeah, and they have their own superhero team. Apparently, one of them is a fan of mine. Found that out when I snagged him with a web line to keep him from being buried under a mountain of chocolate chip ice-cream. Which was great because then he vouched for me so that his partner did not try to clock me for 'interfering in miraculous business.' I have to tell you, she is kind of scary. Acts a little like Miss. Black Widow. And did I mention magic is involved? Like a lot of magic? Does Dr. Strange know about any of this? Cause I got to tell you, this feels like his kind of thing." Tony looked slack jawed at his phone before looking at Rhodey who was equally slack jawed.
"Mr. Stark you still there?"
Stunned silence was all that met Peters rambling explanation. It worried Peter enough that he was about to ask Karen if they were still connected before he heard the distinct voice of Nick Fury Cursing up a storm over the suits speakers. The shock of the new voice caused him to almost lose his grip on the side of the building he was hanging on. He had not been expecting anyone else to be on the line.
"Umm, Mr. Stark am I interrupting something?" Peter asked slightly worried he was in trouble. More swearing could be heard, this time in Russian. Clint could also be heard cackling in the background.
"How?! How does he do it?!" Clint cackled in the background.
"Honestly I don't know!" Tony answered in exasperation; followed by more Russian and English swearing from two separate people.
Peter felt like he was missing something and was way out of the loop.
"Karen, are they in the middle of a crisis or something? Because I'm a little lost."
"I'm not sure Peter, but FRIDAY says all vitals are normal other than a rise in collective blood pressure. There is also no threats detected in or around New York that would have their attention." Karen answered soothingly. Peter just shook his head and got back into the fight.
Maybe they would be explain what was going on after they were done talking…..and swearing.
Russian Swears and Clint's cackling followed him back into the fight.