Hey guys! Welcome to my second fanfiction! I hope you enjoy it :)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters! They all belong to the MCU!
Caution: This fanfiction has a lot of dark and angsty themes so if you are uncomfortable with that, please don't read!
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Hi! Here's another chapter for you :) Sorry it took so long!
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"Guys, FRIDAY found another HYDRA base. We gotta go." Clint calls, running into the common room.
"Ok. Let's go guys." Tony tells them.
"I will assist with your mission." Thor says.
"Great. Everyone out in 5!" Natasha calls.
Everybody runs into their rooms to get their suits.
"I'm coming too." Peter says.
"Peter. I need you to stay here. You're not ready for HYDRA yet." Tony says calmly.
"No. I won't let you go. Not after last time." Peter argues.
"Pete. I promise I will be fine. You have to trust me." Tony says.
"Please. I-I can't go through that again. Tony." Peter tells him, tears welling up in his eyes.
Tony leads Peter to the couch.
"I have the whole team and I'll get out as soon as possible. Do you trust me?" Tony asks his kid.
Peter sighs. "Yeah, I do." Peter mumbles.
"But if anything happens to you, I'm not going to forgive you." Peter tells him.
Tony nods and kisses the top of Peter's head.
"I'll be back before you know it bud." Tony tells him, getting off the couch.
Tony turns and runs over to the Quinjet.
"Be safe." Peter whispers after him.
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Peter finished most of his homework, watched a few episodes of a TV show, and made himself a sandwich. He's never been so bored in his life.
"Hey FRIDAY? When are they going to be back?" Peter asks the AI.
"They should be back in approximately 3 hours if everything goes according to their plan." FRIDAY replies.
"Is Tony ok?" Peter asks.
"The boss is alright along with the rest of the Avengers. They are currently infiltrating the base." FRIDAY tells him.
"Great. Thanks FRI." Peter mumbles.
"Your most welcome Peter." the AI replies.
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Peter walks into the common room and sits down on the luxury couch. He thought about all the things that had happened to him these past few months. He lost his aunt, Tony became his guardian, he met the Avengers and they became his new family, he got kidnapped by Hammer, and now, he met Thor and Loki. It all slams into him in that moment leaving him breathless.
"No. I cannot have a panic attack right now." he mutters to himself.
Peter slows his breathing gradually and leans his head on the back of the couch. Loki enters the room suddenly and Peter snaps his head up.
"Oww." he groans from the sudden movement.
"Maybe you should consider not moving that quickly. You mid-guardians are quite fragile." Loki tells him in a slightly teasing tone.
"Umm thanks?" Peter laughs.
Loki looks around the common room and sits down in front of Peter.
Peter glances at him nervously.
"Why aren't you with the others?" Peter asks him cautiously.
"I am probably the farthest thing from an "Avenger". Unfortunately, I was not invited." Loki tells him nonchalantly.
"Oh. Well, you would probably be pretty useful. You could just snap your fingers and make all the HYDRA people disappear right?" Peter asks the Asgardian.
Loki shrugs. "Perhaps."
Peter's eyes shine excitedly and Loki regards him.
"Thank you for defending me last night." Loki tells him carefully.
"Oh.. was n-nothing." Peter stammers. He definitely wasn't expecting that.
"Yes, it was nothing. Defending the person who tried to destroy your world from the Earth's mightiest heroes is definitely nothing." Loki says sarcastically.
"They're actually really nice. They'll warm up to you." Peter tells him confidently.
"They are very protective of you."Loki points out.
"Yeah. I guess. They're pretty great." Peter says smiling.
"Stark is very protective of you. More so than the others. He doesn't like me very much." Loki smirks.
"I'm just as protective of him. And you're my friend so I'll make him like you." Peter shrugs.
"Umm that is if you want to be friends." Peter says, looking at the floor sheepishly.
"I think that would be alright. Like I said before, you are tolerable." Loki tells him.
Peter beams and Loki gives him a small smile.
"Peter? Where's Tony?" Pepper asks, running into the room.
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"Hey Pepper. Tony and the others went on a mission. They'll be back in a few hours. Is anything wrong?" Peter asks.
"The press knows Loki is here and the public is not happy about it." Pepper says looking at Loki.
"Is there anything you need me to do, Mrs…" Loki trails off.
"Potts. And no...I arranged a press conference and I need Tony to be there." Pepper explains.
Loki nods.
"Did you have anything to eat?" she asks Peter.
"Yeah, I had a sandwich." Peter replies.
"Ok sweetie. I have some work to do. Can you tell Tony to talk to me when they get back?" Pepper asks.
"Sure Pepper." Peter says with a smile.
"Great. I'll see you later honey." Pepper says, kissing his forehead.
"Bye Pepper!" Peter tells her.
After she leaves, Peter turns back to Loki.
"Is she your mother?" Loki asks.
"Not my birth mom no. But I think of her as a mom. What's your mom like?" Peter asks.
"My mother is gone. As is my father." Loki tells him slowly.
"I'm sorry. My parents died in a plane crash. My uncle died in front of me and my aunt died a few months ago in a car accident." Peter tells him quietly.
Loki stares at the teen at a loss for words. This child had lost so much, and yet, was the purest and kindest person he has ever known.
"So Stark took you into his home?" Loki asks.
"Yeah. I'm Spiderman. Kind of like a vigilante. And he was like a mentor so yeah…" Peter trails off.
"You're trusting me with your identity." Loki says surprised.
"We're friends. I trust my friends." Peter shrugs.
"I don't trust anyone any more." Loki admits. It was true. After all the heartache in his life, it was almost impossible for him to trust anyone. The only exception was his brother.
"You can trust me." Peter says sincerely.
"I'll keep that in mind." Loki tells him, giving him a half-smile.
Peter smiles and gets up off the couch. "I'm going to go finish my homework. Are you alright here by yourself?" Peter asks kindly.
"I have been by myself for most of my life. I think I can manage, little one." Loki says fondly.
"Ok. I'll be in my room if you need me." Peter says, walking towards his room.
"Oh and Loki? You're not alone anymore." Peter tells him.
Loki stares at the boy as he heads off to his room. This child was one of a kind. And Loki would protect him for his kindness.
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"The Avengers are back and are heading into the common room." FRIDAY says, startling Peter a bit.
"Thanks, FRI! Are they all ok?" Peter asks, getting off his bed.
"They are all in good condition." FRIDAY tells him.
"Thank goodness." Peter mutters to himself, running into the common room.
Tony looks up as Peter runs into the room.
"Hey, buddy!" Tony exclaims, wrapping his kid up in a hug.
"Hi, Tony! Hey guys." Peter says, returning the hug.
"Hey, bug. What did you do while we were gone?" Steve asks, from the kitchen.
"Probably nothing useful right kid?" Sam jokes.
"Heyy! I did some homework!" Peter complains.
Tony smiles fondly at the teen as everyone laughs at him.
"You did homework for 4 hours?" Clint asks incredulously.
"The kid's a good kid unlike you Katniss." Natasha says, ruffling Peter's hair and sitting down.
"Well I didn't do homework the whole time! I talked to Loki for a bit." Peter tells them.
Tony tenses a bit along with the other Avengers.
"Pete. Be careful alright? You just met him." Steve tells him.
"Guys chill. Loki's cool. He's not going to do anything. Jeez." Peter says, rolling his eyes.
Tony and Steve exchange looks.
"Hey, Tony? Pepper wanted me to tell you to talk to her after you came back." Peter tells him.
"Ok. Let's get out of here squirt. Guys, order something good!" Tony tells them.
"Good meaning Shawarma right?" Steve jokes.
"Of course I mean Shawarma! Get to it! We'll be right back." Tony calls.
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"Peter! We're late! Come on!" Tony calls. Peter races down the stairs muttering apologies.
"Geez kid. Pepper's going to give me a mouthful. Not everyone can worm their way out of everything with their puppy dog eyes you know." Tony says teasingly.
Peter smiles. "Where is Pepper?"
"She's already there. Something about getting stuff ready." Tony shrugs.
They head over to Tony's signature Audi and climb in.
"Wait! Where's everyone else?" Peter asks, grabbing the seatbelt.
"They're taking the limo." Tony tells him. Peter nods
They make idle chat and soon they're at the compound.
"Let's go Pete." Tony says, casually putting on his signature sunglasses.
Peter nods and they walk into the stream of reporters. Peter still wasn't very comfortable with them, but he didn't completely panic like last time, which was a good sign.
They head inside and Pepper comes over to greet them.
"Hey Tony. Hi Pete. You guys ready?" Pepper asks.
"Born ready baby." Tony smirks. Peter laughs and nods.
"Great. Everyone will be arriving in a few minutes. It starts in about 10." Pepper says, before hurrying off to do important CEO stuff.
The rest of the Avengers arrive a few minutes later.
"Hey, guys!" Peter exclaims.
"Hey squirt!" Clint says, giving him a fist bump.
"Hey Peter." Wanda says with a smile.
Loki lingers at the back looking bored. Peter walks over to him.
"Hi Loki!" he says enthusiastically.
"Hello." Loki regards him.
"Are you nervous?" Peter asks.
"This is the least of my worries. You would understand if you experienced what I have." Loki says, rolling his eyes.
"Right. Why would a God be afraid of a press conference?" Peter asks, laughing.
Loki gives him a smile as Tony puts a hand on Peter's shoulder.
"Press conference is starting. Pete, you're going to be with the Avengers on the left side, and Loki's going to be in the front." Tony tells him, not caring to address Loki.
"Ok. Bye Loki!" Peter says, giving him a small wave.
Loki waves back and heads off toward his brother.
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"We, as the Avengers team, personally vouch for Loki. He will not create any more trouble on our honor." Tony says sternly.
"How can you know that? He could betray us! He tried to take over the planet!" someone yells from the audience.
Chaos breaks out in the audience, people yelling and screaming at them.
"The Avengers are here to keep you safe. As long as we are here, we won't let anything happen to you all." Steve announces calmly.
"You can't promise that!"
"Don't trust that lunatic!"
"Execute him!"
Loki stood with his head bowed.
Peter felt his blood boil. Why can't people just give Loki another chance? Suddenly, the hair on Peter's arms stood up. He felt a violent tingle. That's weird...what the? Peter looks over at Loki and sees a red dot on his forehead. Loki doesn't seem to notice it.
It almost feels like slow motion.
"LOKI! GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Peter screams.
Peter dives at Loki and pushes him down, but not before the bullet enters his left shoulder.
All hell breaks loose as everyone in the room rushes to get out of the building. The police are rushing to restrain the gunman as the Avengers run into the crowd to try and placate everyone.
"Peter!" Tony yells.
Peter winces as he pushes off of Loki.
"Oww." Peter mutters looking over at his shoulder.
"Why did you do that?" Loki whispers, stunned.
Peter tries to shrug, but all he can do is wince.
Then, Tony is there.
"Oh my God. You ok kid?" Tony asks, kneeling at Peter's side.
Steve stands guard with his shield, looking at Peter with worried eyes.
"I'm fine. After everything, a bullet is the least of my worries.
Tony's heart clenches. That is the last thing you should hear from a 15-year-old kid. Peter had been through so much shit.
"Damn you and your self-sacrificing self." Tony mutters, rubbing his eyes.
Tony's eyes flick from Peter's face to his wound which is surrounded by green magic.
"Hey sto-" Tony starts, rounding on Loki.
"He saved my life. I'm not going to hurt the child." Loki says annoyed.
"What are you doing?" tony demands.
"I'm keeping the blood in." Loki tells him.
Tony studies him with analyzing eyes and nods.
"I'm fine guys. But, if you could get the bullet out of me, that would be great too." Peter winces.
"Don't worry bud. You'll be ok." Tony says confidently.
The medical team finally runs in after the police and Avengers completely neutralize the threat.
"You're going to be ok." Tony tells him.
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"The surgery went well. It took a little longer than anticipated as his body started to grow muscle and tissue over the bullet, due to his healing factor. But, he is ok. He'll be completely healed in a few hours." Helen says.
"Thank you." Pepper says.
"Thanks Helen." Tony tells her.
Helen nods and heads out of the room to tell the others.
Tony and Pepper turn back to Peter and start firing questions at him.
"Jeez! Can you both stop babying me? I'm fine, I swear!" Peter complains.
"You just took a bullet for Loki! I don't know if I should be worried about the bullet wound or your mental health." Tony tells him incredulously.
Peter sighs. "He's a good person. You guys are just being biased cus he did some questionable stuff in the past." Peter sighs.
Tony rubs a hand across his face. "First of all, biased for good reason. Second, questionable?! Trying to kill everyone is not questionable!" Tony tells him.
Peter laughs, but it quickly turns into a wince.
"What's wrong? Does something hurt?" Tony asks, going into dad mode.
"No, it's just. It's really hot in that place." Peter tells him.
"I can go get an ice pack-" Tony starts.
"That's not necessary." Loki says, coming in.
"Man! How the hell did you get in?" Tony asks.
Loki ignores him and focuses on Peter. Peter looks down, his cheeks heating. Loki comes over and waves his hand. Green magic surrounds Peter's arm and he lets out a little moan.
"Better?" Loki asks.
"Yeah, thanks." Peter smiles.
"What is it?" Tony asks Peter.
"Loki's magic is awesome! He's cooling my skin down, it's not hot there anymore!" Peter says excitedly.
Tony, Pepper, and Loki laugh at the teen.
"Are you alright child?" Loki asks softly.
"I'm fine. I guess I'm pretty stupid huh?" Peter asks.
"Well yes. You put yourself in between me and a bullet. Other than that, why?" Loki asks, lightheartedly.
Tony is confused as well and looks back over to Peter.
"Well, you probably saw that bullet coming right? You could have just used your magic to block it or something. You didn't really need me to come and save you." Peter says, laughing a bit.
Loki frowns and clears his throat. "Actually, I did not see that bullet coming. If you had not done what you did, I probably-"
"He would have died." Thor says coming in.
Loki nods and looks down.
"Hello, child of spiders. Are you well?" Thor asks kindly.
"Hi, Thor. I'm fine thanks." Peter squeaks.
"Since when have people been more comfortable around you than me?" Thor questions his brother.
"Not people. Just this one." Loki says.
"I'm not uncomfortable around you Thor. It's just your, well, you." Peter stutters.
Thor chuckles.
"I am indebted to you. You saved my brother's life." Thor says looking at Peter with fond eyes.
"It was nothing, really." Peter tells him, sincerely.
The adults in the room all smile down at Peter.
"Is he capable of coming down to dinner in a few hours?" Thor asks Tony.
"I don't think-" Tony starts.
"Yup. Totally coming. Why?" Peter asks, smiling cheekily at Tony's annoyed expression.
"Apparently the team is having a small party. Just us, in your honor. We can't have a party in your honor without you, can we?" Thor asks him.
"Woah! The Avengers are throwing me a party!" Peter says, almost jumping out of bed.
"Yes, so get better child." Loki tells him.
Peter nods, his eyes shining.
"Ok. If Pete's coming today, he needs rest. Everybody out! By the way, how did you guys get in here, anyways?" Tony questions.
"We're Gods." Loki and Thor say at the same time.
Tony rolls his eyes and shuts the door.
"Get some shut-eye kiddo." Tony says, sitting down on the edge of Peter's bed and running a hand through his hair.
Peter grabs Tony's shirt softly. "Stay with me?" he asks.
"Ok, bud."
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"Tony I'm fine!" Peter says for the millionth time.
"Ok! Ok! Just checking!" Tony defends.
Peter laughs as they head into the elevator.
"Wow!" Peter exclaims as the elevator dings.
The common room is completely transformed. The regular lights are off, replaced with millions of tiny new ones dotting the ceiling, looking like stars. FRIDAY is playing soft music and the Avengers are all sitting around the TV in the main room. Steve, Wanda, Bruce, and Loki are all sitting around on the sofa, laughing at something. Clint is on the floor with Natasha laying her head on his lap, reading a magazine. Thor, Rhodey, and Sam are in the bar making everyone's drink orders (and failing miserably).
"Hey, Pete! How are you squirt?" Clint asks.
"Yeah. Tony wouldn't let us come see you." Steve says.
"Well, he is kind of a buzzkill. I'm fine guys." Peter says, heading over to the couch and sitting down next to Steve.
Tony playfully slaps him and sits down next to Bruce.
"So whatcha guys talking about?" Tony asks.
"Thor's hammer. Come on man, it's a trick!" Clint says.
"No no. It's much more than that. But, please be my guest." he says, gesturing to Mjölnir while sipping a beer.
"Really?" Clint asks, raising his eyebrows and getting up.
"We won't hold it against you if you can't get it up Legolas." Tony says, smirking.
Clint shots Tony a dirty look and grasps the handle with one hand. He tries to pull and gives up with a laugh.
"I don't know how you do it!" he exclaims.
"Smell the silent judgment?" Tony asks, laughing at Clint with everyone else.
"Please Stark. By all means." Clint challenges.
"Fine. Never one to shrink from an honest challenge." Tony says, stepping up to the hammer and putting a hand through the strap.
"Come on Tony!" Peter cheers.
Tony smiles. "It's physics." he shrugs.
Tony grasps the handle and pulls. He clears his throat.
"One moment." he says. He heads to his workshop and brings out his gauntlet. He tries again and fails.
"Rhodes get up here and help me." Tony says, throwing Rhodey his War Machine gauntlet.
They try and fail once again as everyone laughs at them.
Everyone tries one by one, but no one can get it up.
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After an embarrassing attempt at a joke by Bruce, everyone looks at Peter.
"Come up kid! Your turn!" Sam says.
"Me? Really?" Peter asks. He didn't think he would get a turn.
"Yeah! Get up there!" Natasha cheers.
Peter smiles and gets up off the couch.
"I think the kid is worthy." Steve says.
"Wait wait! Everyone place their bets before the kid tries!" Rhodey calls.
"Nah he's just a kid. Maybe when he's older." Clint says.
Almost everyone agrees except for Steve, Loki, and Wanda.
"I think he's worthy." Loki says.
"Your bias. He saved your life!" Rhodey points out.
Loki shrugs.
"Ok squirt. Go ahead. We're dying of suspense here!" Bruce says.
Peter nods and puts his hand through the strap.
"Here it goes!" Peter says.
He lifts with all his strength but suddenly realizes he doesn't have to. He can lift the hammer with little to no effort. Peter gapes at it and slowly puts it down.
Everyone is looking at him with wide eyes and open mouths.
"Ummm. What just happened?" Peter asks, looking at everyone's shocked expressions.
Loki is the first to break out of the shock. "I knew it! You have been bested brother!" he says, laughing at his brother's priceless expression.
Thor chuckles, still looking at Peter in awe.
The team finally breaks out of it.
"Welp. Peter is better than all of us. Let's all retire!" Clint calls.
"That's awesome kid! So proud of you!" Tony says, giving Peter a side hug.
"The son has defeated the father." Natasha smiles.
Peter blushes at that comment and Tony smiles proudly.
"Thor! Hand over Asgard!" Rhodey laughs.
"Don't worry, I don't want Asgard Thor." Peter tells him.
Thor smiles. "Well if you did, I'm sure there would be no better ruler than you child of spiders." Thor tells him.
Peter blushes and pops some popcorn into his mouth.
"Anyway, what movie are we watching?" Peter asks.
So! My version of the Age of Ultron scene, except with Peter and Loki :)
Please review! Tell me what you think!