Tony lounged back in the soft leather seats as Happy drove him back to the tower. He was hoping to catch Peter's class to give them a final inspirational send off.

He took a sip of his drink as his fingers flipped through his phone. The device suddenly vibrated with a call. Tony rolled his eyes as he accepted and brought up a video chat with Natasha.

"Yes Ms. Romanoff?" Tony drawled. Her usually stoic face was marred by a deep frown.

"Are you on your way back to the tower Tony?" She demanded.

"Missing me? I am the life of the party." He smiled charmingly. Her scowl told him this was about something else.

"Were you aware Peter has a bully?" She demanded, "And that Spider-baby isn't fighting back because he is hell bent on keeping his powers secret?"

This time it was Tony's turn to frown. He didn't know any of that, Peter had neglected to tell him.

"Go speak with his teacher, I'll be there in ten minutes."

"Oh yeah, did I mention his teacher knows but allowed it to happen because he seems to think Peter is lying about being your intern?!" Her anger very apparent.

"Oh really?" He sneered. An odd sense of protectiveness swelled in his chest. "Nat, grab Steve and James. I know how we are going to deal with this."

Peter had mixed feelings when Steve and Bucky had showed up in the labs his class was currently touring.

Luckily, they just asked a few questions and left before any one could figure out who they were. He could only assume FRIDAY had showed them something that made them ask about Flash, he should have felt bad for ratting the other teen out, but he was having too bad of a day to really care.

As he caught back up to the group, he found Mr. Harris waiting for him with a scowl.

"Didn't we just talk about you disappearing?" The teacher snapped.

"Yes, but …"

"No! No more excuses Mr. Parker! I am taking you down to the bus, you can finish off your day there!"

"But Mr. Harris I was just …."

"GO Mr. Parker!"

His class snickered and whispered as they turned to see who Mr. Harris was tuning out. Flash was supporting a particularly large smirk.

Peter's face flushed red and followed his teacher with his head down.

Outside Mr. Harris left the boy with the grumpy old bus driver before heading back into Stark tower.

Peter looked up at the A on the side of the tower with a mixture of anger and sadness, how could he get kicked out of his own home?

The rest of the class took their seats in the auditorium. Tony and Pepper stood off to the side watching the group.

"Where is Peter?" Pepper asked. She was aware of the situation and was glad Tony had decided to set the record straight. Steve came up behind them.

"Apparently the teacher has banished him to wait on the bus," he answered after a quick chat with FRIDAY. Tony shook his head.

"Alright. Pep, can you and Nat go get our boy please? The rest of you, lets get this done. Avengers, assembly!"

Pepper shook her head at his attempt at humour. Tony shrugged, he couldn't be on all the time.

Tony took command of everyone's attention as soon as he swept on to the stage. He oozed confidence, charisma and charm. Loud cheers and fangirl squeals filled the hall.

"Yes, yes I know! I am awesome!" He caroled, "Welcome! To Stark industries!"

More cheering.

"Not many people get a chance to see the wonders of this place! And since I have made a special exception for you lot, I thought I would make the experience even better!" He swept an arm out and Steve Rogers came onto the stage with him, followed by Bucky.

The class went wild with cheering and screams. Tony held up a hand and the room instantly quieted.

"So, you have seen some of the labs, you've seen the administration, and the high-tech training tools. But that's not the only thing we do at Stark industries! For example, I have personally designed and built Cap's shield, I designed an entirely new prosthetic for Sergeant Barnes, and of course …."

Tony threw out his arms dramatically and his Nano-tech Ironman suit sprung to life much to the delight of the crowd. As it disappeared again Tony smiled.

"I am sure you are all wondering what other secret projects we have been up to here at Stark industries right? Well this next one is big! It is also the reason you all got invited here today. I assume you know the city's favorite web-head right?"

There was a murmur of excitement.

"Well Stark Industries was commissioned to build the Spider-man's next suit to help keep this great city safe!" A hologram of an amazing new metal-infused Spider-man suit sprung out from the floor and the group gasped. "This is the Iron-Spider. This impressive design was not conceived by me though. This is brain-child of my personal intern, and your very own Peter Parker!"

A pin could have been heard dropping. The students all looked to one another before ultimately turning to their teacher, Mr. Harris.

"Where is Peter?" Tony asked, knowing full well he wasn't there. Mr. Harris seemed to shrink under the billionaire's scrutinizing glare.

"Mr. Parker is outside," he finally answered.

"Outside? Why would one of my employees be outside when I am sure he would love to tell you about his new project?"

"It seems I have made a mistake. I was under the impression Mr. Parker was not being entirely truthful about his employment here, and as a result was a bit harsh with him."

Tony frowned.

"Next time, maybe don't make such bold assumptions." He snapped. "Perhaps you should also do your job when a student is being bullied."

FRIDAY projected the security camera footage on to a nearby wall for all to see. It showed Flash pushing and taunting the smaller teen.

Mr. Harris turned red and hung his head low.

His expression was nothing compared to Flash's when Captain America and the Winter Soldier hopped down from the stage to corner him in his chair.

"Son, that there is something that I just can't stand," Steve stated, "Peter is a good friend of ours and to watch you pick on him really irks me."

"I think we should step outside and have a good talk about this," Bucky growled in his best scary voice. The two men took the boys arms and marched him through the side door much to his dismay.

Just then Pepper and Natasha entered the room through the double doors with Peter in tow.

Peter froze when he saw the ten-foot hologram of his new suit. His eyes went wide, and he almost choked on his own tongue.

"Ah, there he is! The man of the hour! I thought you would like to share your new project with your classmates. It's not everyday you get to build a suit for a superhero!"

Natasha wrapped an arm around the boy's shoulders and escorted him to the stage.

"Ah, yeah, sure." Peter muttered.

After the presentation the Avengers mingled with the students and answered their questions.

Steve and Bucky returned eventually with a very pale Flash. The teen silently joined his friends and didn't look at anyone.

Peter almost felt bad.

Tony threw an arm over the young intern's shoulder and smirked as more students approached them to congratulate Peter on his work and ask him many questions.

Eventually the tour ended, and the students reluctantly got back on the bus.

Peter was going to join them, but Tony stopped him short and spoke with Mr. Harris.

"Peter is just going to stay here Mr. Harris, he has work this evening anyway."

"Um, I am sorry Mr. Stark but I can't just release a student to you." The teacher tried being professional.

"Oh, it is quite alright Mr. Harris, you may phone the school. They will tell you I already signed him out."

"But only a guardian can sign out a student."

"Yes, I know." Tony was losing his patience, he wasn't used to people questioning him. "May Parker and I have already made the arrangements that I am added to Peter's emergency contacts and custodian list."

Mr. Harris looked dumbfounded. He turned away to make the call but soon came back with a sheepish smile.

"Yes, of course Mr. Stark."

The teacher practically bolted away to get out of the billionaire's sight.

Peter waited until the buses pulled away before bursting into frantic stutters.

"Oh geeze, Mr. Stark, I mean Tony, you almost made me crap my pants when I saw the Spider-man suit up on the hologram! What the hell! I mean, I get it now but give a guy a heart attack! And when did you and May change the papers at school? And what did you guys say to Flash? He looked like he really did soil himself!"

Tony did something then that was out of character for him, but the group could only smile and refused to make fun of him for it. He hugged the boy.

Pepper and Natasha couldn't help themselves and flung their arms around the adorable duo. Steve and Bucky did the only manly thing they could. They looked away from each other and made it a group hug.

"You guys are great." Peter muttered into Tony's shoulder.