"Dad! Have you seen my new tennis shoes?" Peter yelled through the penthouse.
"No! Just wear a different pair of shoes! I have the flight prototype out by the elevator. Try them on!" Tony yelled back from the private lab.
"Why? They might blow up like last time! I'll just wear my other pair! I have to leave to get to school on time, so see you in about an hour!" He yelled back before going down to the front lobby. Happy was waiting outside in the car.
"Come on Peter, hurry up." Happy told him when he stepped out of the door.
"Ready!" Peter said as he climbed into the car. Happy left for the ride to school.
"Uh, Pete don't you think that you shouldn't wear that sweatshirt to school?" Happy asked.
Peter looked at it and realized that he was wearing his Stark Industries sweatshirt that said 'Parker-Stark' on the back of it.
"Shit! Happy, do you happen to have an extra sweatshirt of mine in here?" Peter asked nicely.
"I actually happen to have your academic decathlon shirt in here, if you want it." He answered.
"Thank you!" Peter took the old sweatshirt off and put the new one on. The two spent the rest of the car ride jamming out to the radio.
"See you later!" Peter told Happy when they pulled into Midtown's parking lot.
Peter spotted both Ned and MJ in the crowd of kids walking into the school and went over to the two of them. It was more crowded than usual with all the kids that had bags for the trip.
"Hey guys, you ready for the trip?" Peter asked his two friends after meeting up with them.
"Yeah! I can't wait to tour the tower!" Ned fanboyed.
"You've already been there a million times!" Both Peter and MJ said before laughing at the synchronized speaking.
They got to their class right before the bell rang and Miss Blackburn walked in.
"Okay class! I know you're excited about the field trip, but we have to do one thing really quick. Remember when we had to do the writing on what Stark Industries, Tony Stark, or the Avengers means to you? Well those were sent to the person they were written about and judged. Each group had a chance to win, but the winner will get some special experiences. First, they will go to the Tower in a car with the Head of Security, Happy Hogan, instead of the bus. Next, they will get a more private room and a private tour of the place by none other than Tony Stark himself. Anyway, on to the winner. The winner is…"
Peter doubted it was his group. He had paired up with Ned and MJ and was assigned the number one for their group.
"Group One! Ned, Peter, and MJ! You three get to leave now! You have to get there earlier than the rest of us, so go with the man outside the door to the car. We'll see you later!" A lot of students groaned, and Peter heard a "stupid Penis Parker" from Flash.
Flash had been bothering him about his internship all week. Apparently, he thought that it was a fake internship, and that Peter was going to get expelled for lying about it.
The three students grabbed their bags and headed out to see Happy waiting for them right outside the door.
"Hello! You must be the- oh, it's just you guys. What are you doing out here?" Happy started before really noticing who it was.
"Excuse me, but we are the winners." MJ sarcastically sassed him.
"Well come with me. Now that it's you, I don't have to pick up the sweatshirt laying in the back seat." Happy explained.
"Lemme guess, Peter tried to wear his 'Parker-Stark' jacket to school again," Ned laughed. The four got to the car and Happy opened the door to both the passenger side and the back seat. Ned and MJ got in the back after Peter called shotgun.
"So, are you guys ready for the trip today? I guessed it will be a bit boring for you, seeing as you've all been to the tower before." Happy asked them.
"Really? I don't think I know the way around the tower, it's not like I live there or anything." Peter said, sarcasm lacing his voice.
"I wouldn't think that at all! I don't know why you would even say something like that! Preposterous!" MJ acted, letting out the little actress nobody knew was inside of her.
"Hey kids, we're here! And way before the bus too! When you get in just go through regular security, you three have your passes and know what to do. I have to put the car in the garage, then I will take you to the room you'll be staying in." Happy said about a half hour later and then let the kids out of the car.
"Thanks, Happy!" Ned told him as he got out.
Shortly after, the trio got into the lobby. Only one receptionist was suspicious but didn't ask anything about it. She just assumed that the private car for the field trip had arrived before the bus. They got to the security checkpoint and were asked by the tour guide what they were doing.
"Oh. Happy, the man who drove us here, said to go through security and meet him on the other side, as we were the contest winners." Peter explained.
"Okay, but you're going to need your passes. Names please?" The tour guide, Malia as her nameplate read, asked them.
"Peter…"
"MJ…"
"and Ned!"
"I don't see any of your names on any of the passes. Do you have passes already?" Malia asked, getting very confused.
"Yes, and no." Peter told her, "Ned and MJ have passes, but I don't. I don't need one anyway."
"Uh, yes you do. Our head of security is very strict on the pass policy. Oh, and look, here he is now." As she said that, Happy walked over.
"Let's go!" Happy told them.
"Sir, this young man," she motioned to Peter, "thinks that he doesn't need a pass to get in. I thought that right was only given to people in Tony Stark's immediate family."
"Well, Peter is Mr. Stark's personal intern. Mr. Stark decided that it would easier to give him the privilege, them being close and all." Happy explained. Malia nodded and let the kids go on their way.
They headed through security and were greeted by FRIDAY. He said a nice "Welcome Miss MJ, good to see you again. Have fun on your field trip," after stating that she was of the Level 8C rank. Next, he told Ned a pleasant "Welcome Ned, glad to have you back. Enjoy your trip," after stating that he also was of the Level 8C rank. Lastly, he said "Good morning Peter, I have noted that you are also on a field trip here and have put into place the protocol." Luckily, FRI knew to say that ending a bit quieter than the rest. It was also said that Peter was of the Level 8A rank, the highest rank of all.
The ranking system was quite easy, the different numbers were the different floor sections they could reach, and the letters were the rank within the level. A Level 1C ranking was used for public tours and could only go up to the fifth floor, and that was with an escort. The top rank of Level 8 was used for Tony, Pepper, Peter, Morgan, the Avengers, Happy, Ned, MJ, and the rest of the families of the Avengers.
"Okay, let's go up to the room. If you guys don't want to stay in the room, you can go up to Peter's room and stay there. But the private tour guide will be at the guest room in about an hour, so after that tour is done you can go up." Happy talked as they walked. Soon they were at the room. They got in and got settled and before long the hour was over. A knock was heard on the door and MJ went over to open it.
"Hello, …MJ? What are you doing here? Wait... your group won? Congrats! I'm guiding the private tour, so get the rest of your group and we'll go." Tony stood in front of the door with Morgan balanced on his hip.
"Boys! Get over here! Time to go!" MJ yelled out to Peter and Ned in the back of the room. The boys scrambled over, and Ned gasped when he saw who was standing at the door. Seeing the man, Peter gasped too. He decided to play it cool though.
"Petey!" Morgan squealed and squeezed herself out of Tony's grip. She toddled over to Peter, and he picked her up.
"Hey sissy, are you coming with Daddy, Ned, Chelly, and I? It would be really fun if you came." He asked his little sister.
"Can I Daddy?" She asked Tony.
"Sure, baby girl, just stay with us." He warned before talking to the three teens, "Where do you guys wanna go? I don't care, you've all seen the tower. We could either go up to the living room or go to the labs. We don't have to be back until lunch. Or we could skip lunch with your class, I think Steve has gonna make some croissant sandwiches."
"How about we go up to the living room. I didn't get to rematch Scott last night!" Peter decided.
"And what if he's not up there?" MJ asked, sassily.
"Then Peter just races me. Or we all race each other and anyone else up there who wants to." Ned replied.
"Or we could watch TV! Morgan is really good at picking out shows." Tony suggested.
"Miwster Wogers!" Morgan squealed.
They all headed up to the Penthouse and sat down to watch some Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.
[Time Skip Brought to You By… THE GIRLS OF DELTA NU! THEY CAME TO SEE, THEIR PRESIDENT BE LEGALLY BLONDE! Might've done a Legally Blonde dance once, wink wink]
The trio had already eaten sandwiches before going downstairs to meet up with their class for lunch. Peter was happy for this though, his metabolism the way it was.
"Hey Penis! Where did you and your freak friends go? Probably got a talking to for lying about your internship, eh? Cause we all know it's fake." Flash taunted Peter when they met up the other group in the food court.
"Flash just stop it! We don't need this on a school trip." Peter countered before walking away to get his favorite thing ever, food.
He went over to the section with the homemade casseroles. The lady working there smiled at him as he filled his place up with some tuna noodles.
Finding Ned and MJ, they all sat down at a table near the window. MJ had picked up a bubble tea and her book while Ned had a single slice of chicken club pizza.
"So, Pete you think we'll have any visitors during lunch today?" Ned asked his best friend.
"I dunno. Hope not…" Peter spoke too soon.
"Peter! We made cookies!" Wanda came over to the kids' table with a Tupperware container hovering beside her.
Behind her was Vision, looking around at the schoolchildren curiously.
"Hello Peter." He said.
"Hi Wanda, hi Vision. What kinda cookies?" Peter tried to play it cool and normal.
"Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter." Those sounded amazing to Peter. He definitely loved Wanda cookies too.
"I have one. Or two maybe." Peter told her. Vision opened the box and let him pick out his cookies and then offered some to Ned and MJ. At this point, some students were watching.
"See you later guys! Have fun on your field trip!" Wanda and Vision waves goodbye as they left towards the elevator.
"Peter! How do you know them?" A kid asked.
"From my internship. I see a lot of the Avengers being Mr. Stark's personal assistant and everything," Peter explained.
"Really," Flash said, standing up and pushing his table away from him, "You expect us to believe this crap, Penis Parker? You most likely bribed them! Probably had to sell something valuable for it because we all know you don't have the money."
"Flash, can you just stop! Nobody likes you and your stuck-up, pretentious ass! Didn't your parents teach you to be nice? Oh wait, your parents are never around!" MJ countered, getting pissed off at Flash.
"Boys! Break it up!" The boy who the three suspected to be their tour guide, yelled. Peter immediately recognized him, "Finish up eating and go and hang around the elevators."
The boy walked up to Peter, Ned, and MJ, them being at the very end.
"Hey Harls," Peter said and put his arm on the other boy's shoulder. Harley pecked his boyfriend on the cheek.
"Pete, help me with the tour," He pleaded.
"No, I'm here with the class. I told you that yesterday in the lab." Harley started giving Peter puppy dog eyes.
"Hmph, Okay, I guess. Talk to ya later babe," Harley made his way up to the front after Peter kissed him.
"I still can't believe you two are dating. And my two best friends both swing both ways." Ned told them before walking to the rest of the group.