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A/N: So um... I lied a little... sorry. In my last author's note I said that Sam's chapter was next. I actually forgot to mention that I'm inserting a Peter POV next. Opps. Sam is next, then Danny, then Luke. So... oops... The idea was to expand the episodes that focused on each character and after each one to add a Peter chapter. I know he's the main character, and this series puts more focus on the rest of the team, but like I said in the FQAs of chapter one, Peter was going to be featured more than last book (which was once). So... I think I made this clear enough. Hopefully.
It's been over like three months since I updated this chapter and I am very sorry it took this long, I was so caught up in school I wasn't writing as much as I used to. With this story particular, I have to sit down and watch the entire episode and pause it as I go, so it takes longer than my other stories where everything is coming from my own head. Well... this got really long really fast. Thanks, everyone for the continued support and I would really appreciate some reviews to let me know what you think! Love hearing from everyone! Thanks so much for reading! Let's get on with the show!
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ArtemisBAMF1218 - Hello again. I am so sorry it took me so long to get back to working on my FanFic! I can't say that enough! It's great to hear that you appreciate the expansion. It's daunting at first when you calculate that one chapter is equivalent to five and a half minutes of the episode. But I think I made this work. I agree that they all have their traumas and while I am much more comfortable writing certain characters, I hope to do them all justice. This chapter is a lot more laid back compared to the emotional roller coaster of the past couple chapters. But it's a nice rest. Thanks for always reading and I hope to hear from you soon. Enjoy!
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Chapter 9: Peter
Good ole' Fury with the cleanup. He'd sent us home once the others all woke up.
There's no rush, per usual, Aunt May was out for the night with friends doing something. But we're still exhausted from dealing with all of this…
What day is it?
It is Saturday… right? Yeah, shockingly it's only around 9:15. It's been dark for a good while… wow…
Good news is: Aunt May won't be home for nearly another hour. We've got time to get home and get settled so it looks like nothing happened…
Thank you, Aunt May, for having such an active social life, on the weekends especially. She might be doing it to get out and have some time away from all of us… which I might need to think about doing… I mean… I love the team and all… but after this mess… I might need a little Solo-Spidey time.
Power-Man, Iron Fist, and Nova had gone on ahead. They're all probably eager to get home and eat… I'd drug them all over Manhattan today trying to get answers from White Tiger…
It's fair enough.
But once we had retreated into the safety of the urban jungle of trees, White Tiger had crouched down and looked back on the park.
The whole zoo was surrounded by SHIELD crafts and agents restricting the area. A good area of the park was too...
Thankfully, no one was around to get hurt…
And no one was hurt…
Those landscaping things are going to cost the city a fortune to pull out of the ground and re-landscape. That spike pit is going to leave so many of the authorities confused. And how many crossbows were planted in the ground? These are some good questions.
How long did Kraven take to set all this up? And when? Those things were all over the park!
I jump down from where I was perched like a bird on the wall and crouch down next to Ava, "that's the well known White Tiger we know and love… in a best friend's sort of way."
Ava looks over at me and stands up. Muscles all relaxed… that's good… good sign…
I stand up and give a groan from my sore muscles, crime fighting in hard. I need a hot bath or shower or something…
Wait… if Luke's already home…
Never mind…
"Heh, yeah, I just wanted to thank you, for your confidence in me, and for sharing about your uncle, and..." Ava trails off at her eye plates soften.
She takes me by complete surprise as she hugs me around the neck.
Since when are we huggers?
I touch her side and I feel my face heat up with awkwardness.
Ava is a hardcore hero; this soft side, especially after all this intenseness, is a little freaky.
I mean I can appreciate her being a little… I guess softer when the time calls for it…
Still a little freaky…
My hands find her shoulders easy and I pull back and hold her shoulders at about an arm's length.
"Yeah, well." I drop my hands. "Anything for the team…" I cross my arms, close my eyes, and turn to look back over the park. "Let's not get all mushy about it…"
I can hear her trying not to laugh at me.
Hey… if the awkwardness can make her laugh, she's going to be fine.
I open one eye and drop my arms, facing her again. "For what it's worth – I think your dad would be proud of the hero you turned out to be, and your brother, and your grand-."
"Your Uncle Ben would be proud too." She cuts me off before I can embarrass myself by talking too much. "As stupid as you are… you're pretty smart sometimes…"
I take a step back at my eyes land on the red laser dot on Ava's next.
"What is it?" Ava asks.
"Uh… a laser." I point to the spot as it moves to her face and rests on her eye plates.
"Hey, is she still all catty?" Nova's voice projects from across the rooftops. "Get the dot kitty."
He's sitting on the billboard a few feet away with his phone in one hand. His other hand has his pointer finger waving around, glowing the same red as the laser.
"Make the internet smile!" He teases.
Ava growls and pounces after him, startling him and causing him to drop his phone as he flees her wrath.
"Hey! Whoa! I'm sorry!" Nova yells above her as he floats out of her reach. "Hey!"
He could so just supersonic himself right out of here. But instead, he's going to toy with her…
Won't do that if I were him, but after everything that's happened…
She's softened up…
And I think we all can appreciate that…
Ava laughs as he pounces after him on all fours, clawing at his legs as he hovers above her.
I step over and aim my wrist at Sam's phone.
"Yeah!" I shout holding up the camera and recording. "Go get him, Tiger! Oh! Wait for me! Cat videos are huge!" I shout chasing after them.
"And that's everything you guys need to know." Ava finished explaining the White Tiger Amulet as we sat at the table. "I'm sorry I let it get this bad without explaining to you guys what was going on. But… the amulet can have a mind of its own sometimes… a feral side. And I can control it most of the time. But Kraven did his homework… he knew how to draw it out, throw me off…"
Yeah! Go Tiger! Stepping up and letting us get to know here a little more.
"That cannot have been easy," Danny said from beside me. "Thank you, Ava."
"That explains a lot…" Sam rearranging his cards. "You know, the whole attacking us thing, and you clawing my pants. That picture is on the internet now!"
Ava only laughed at his complaint. "Well, that's on you, could have been worse."
"How?" Sam challenged as he dealt the cards.
"I could have unmasked you."
"Ava's got a point." I jump in. "Mooning a crowd in Little Italy doesn't seem so bad now, does it, moon boy? You could have had your identity blown and had to move back to space."
Sam glares at me. "You're going to regret that."
"Alright." I shrug. "My turn right. Uno, by the way."
"So, we're all good, right?" Ava clarifies as Danny takes his turn.
"Yeah," Luke places down his card. "Some guy you have history got the better of you, but you overcame it, it all checks out."
We're still on red. Good… and we skip Sam…
"And no one is offended by anything I did while not in perfect control?" Ava asks again as she lays down a wild card. "Uno. We're green now, by the way. Peter, draw four."
I glare at her as I pick up the cards… of course, she would do that to me… "I was so close…"
"Hey, you've got a losing streak to maintain." Ava shrugs, "can't have you winning."
"Ava, Ava, Ava, sweetie…" Sam leans back in his chair all dramatic, laying his cards face down. "You live with four teenaged guys. We're not that easily offended, we're not high school gossip girls."
"Moon boy." Ava coughs.
"Hey!" Sam shouts at her.
"Comedy gold!" I call; I hold a finger in the air and draw a circle. "A full circle, good one, Ava."
"You deserved that," Ava says stiffly.
"Sam's got a point," Luke added. "We're heroes. I mean you scared us a little this morning when you came down and finished the carton of milk in one go… but we've got you… no need to worry."
Sam picks up his cards again and looks over at Ava suspiciously as he debates his next move.
"Thank you, but can we please forget this morning?" Ava groans.
"That was one mean burp," Sam mutters to himself, throwing down his card with satisfaction. "Skip Ava and back to Web-Head."
I've been losing track of the game.
"Uh, there," I throw down the first card I find. "Sorry Danny, draw two."
It's been such a long day…
I throw a look over at the clock in the living room.
A little after ten… Aunt May should be coming in soon…
I'm so tired…
Thankfully one more day of rest before I have to go back to school on Monday, but that means that I have to do all my homework tomorrow because this Tiger situation has consumed nearly all of my energy and attention the past few days…
But it's over…
I lay my head down and watch as Sam does his whole act as he picks his card and lays it down.
"Really, you don't have any draw two cards?" I ask as he lays down an eight.
"I'm out of trick cards." Sam deadpans. "Please tell me you don't have an eight or anything yellow."
"I don't have either," Ava says with a grin laying down her card.
A wild card…
"That's where all those wild cards went." Luke muses.
"We ready to call it a night?" I ask as I sit up. "I mean… I know you guys were drugged and asleep for a couple of hours, but I am worn out."
"Yeah," Sam adds his cards to the pile and collects out cards to put them away.
"I get the shower first," Ava says instantly.
"Second!" Sam nearly falls out of his seat as he quickly sits up.
"Third!" Luke and I shout at the same time.
"Come on man, you use all the hot water…" I mumble. "Can I please go first?"
Danny shakes his head, smirking beside me. He showers in the morning… he's the genius in this situation. But he gets up so early… I could never manage…
Luke gives me a frown. "I get it next time then."
"Deal and can we please keep the showers quick?" I ask.
I'm not pointing any fingers… but we all take way to long when we shower.
"I'm washing my hair tonight." Ava shrugs.
She pushes her chair away from the table. "I'm going to get a head start." She dismisses herself.
"Are you meditating tonight, Danny?" I ask as he also stands up from the table.
"Yes, I need to. I'll do it down here so you don't need to worry about disturbing me." Danny knows exactly why I'm asking.
I really try not to disturb him, but I have… numerous times…
"Thanks… I'm sorry about every time I burst in…" I lean back in my chair and rub the back of my neck. "But I'm still not used to it."
"It's fine," Danny says easily. "You really shouldn't worry about inconveniencing us. We are guests in your home."
"Yeah, well it's our home now." I correct him.
"Hey, Danny," Sam walks back over to the table. "Your powers are kind of like Ava's right?"
"In a few ways," Danny nods. "Are you referencing something specific?"
"That Tiger having a 'mind of its own' or whatever happened that caused her to unleash on us last night." Sam leans on his chair. "Is your chi, or whatever you do, like that?"
"Yes." Danny nods seriously. "I have it under control. You do not need to worry about me."
"But Ava's so disciplined. And she cracked under the pressure." Luke adds from where he was getting a drink in the kitchen.
"I assure you, I will tell you if I have any trouble. Does that ease your mind?" Danny offers.
The doorknob rattles some as Aunt May unlocks it.
I guess this superhero conversation is over now.
Aunt May walks in and closes the door behind her. "Hey guys, did you eat already?"
"We ate." Sam grins, perking up almost comically.
"How's Ava? She seems a little sick this morning." Aunt May asks putting her purse on the table by the door.
"She's feeling way better." I get up from my seat.
Aunt May nods. "That's good."
"Well," I walk over to the stair. "We're all pretty worn out. We're calling it an early night."
"Alright. You boys sleep well." Aunt May smiles as we one by one retreat upstairs, each chiming into the chorus of 'thank you's.
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