-Unbetaed so please kindly point out any mistakes.
-Very likely inaccurate medical procedure and terms although I did some research about them.
-Canon typical violence.

Peter was excited because there were only two homework assignments rather than the usual five or more. He would have time to build the Avenger Tower Lego with Ned. Ned was equally excited to add to the Tower to his collection of Avengers Lego characters.

As he exited the main school gate, he suddenly got a mental message the Doctor needed his help urgently. It was like having a thought planted to his head airborne which was most likely to be the case if the Doctor was involved.

"Sorry, Ned, someone needs my help. You can build them by yourself first."

"Are you sure? By the time you are done, I've most likely finished the whole Tower. Dibs on the Avengers' common room and Thor's room."

"You can dib on anything you want but Iron Man's room is mine. You can even have Cap's room."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I've seen enough of him in the PSA videos. Building his room may cause some flashbacks."

"You're the man, Pete. By the way, who needs your help? Is he or she an Avenger? If it's Thor, can I come along? I don't mean joining you superheroing but just admiring from afar, in totally non stalkerish way."

"No, it's none of the Avengers. It's Doctor Strange."

"The magician? Cool. I've never met a magician before. Can I come along?"

"He only summoned specifically me so I'm not sure whether others are allowed. The dangers he faces are different from the Avengers. It's often beyond my pay grade or even the Avengers', not that I'm getting paid of course. Besides, he is very private in regard with his newly chosen occupation. I'll gently mention you when I have the chance and see what he thinks about meeting you."

"Sure, sure. Don't want to interrupt something magical. Since when do you use the word summon and occupation?"

"Since I met Doctor Strange." He slapped his own forehead. "I start to speak like him. He could be so formal sometime. By the way, could you come with me to this alley? The usual."

"Aww, man, I should just move next to your apartment so I don't have to carry your clothes and backpack a few blocks nearly every day."

He patted Ned's shoulder. "I'll let you build the swimming pool and the Quinjet."

Ned grinned. "You know me so well, Pete. Don't skimp on the details of your upcoming adventure."

The location the Doc sent was a warehouse just five blocks away from school. He presumed that was the reason why Doc called for his help instead of the Avengers or some other superheroes.

Peter perched on the opposite rooftop. He saw two guards with guns standing at the door and chatting. Two men were loading stuffs from the warehouse to a van. He didn't see any sign of Doc.

"Karen, can you detect how many people are in the warehouse?"

"Yes, I can detect heat patterns. There are four people inside. One is lying down and the other three are standing around him. I used the pattern of heart rhythms to confirm the person lying down is Doctor Strange, most likely unconscious."

Peter's heart froze. So Doc was already in trouble. At least he was still alive. "Karen, I'd like to listen in on the conversation of the guards outside."

"Certainly."

The guard on the left said, "Too bad the big boss only wanted to capture him without inflicting too much damage. I'd like to hear him scream and beg when I beat him up. I wonder whether a magician especially a pretty one like that would scream louder than others."

"Perish that thought, Gary. Don't let the big boss hear you. You know how upset he is when people don't follow his instructions to the letter. Look on the bright side, when he is under our control, you might be able to command him to lick your boots and other more demeaning tasks for us."

"That's what I like about you, Stuart. Always a glass half full. Too bad we can't use his cape."

"We're lucky that we could contain the cape at all. It protected its master at all cost even after he was down. Only when we threatened that we'd harm its master if it didn't go to the containment unit that we could manage to capture it at all."

"Yes, and now boss wants to see the cape and his other belongings to see if there're more powers or secrets to be revealed and ensure he couldn't escape. We need to make sure that Boris and Ivan deliver them safely."

Peter had heard enough. He waited until Boris and Ivan went inside again. "Didn't your moms tell you it's impolite to steal?" He used his web to yank the guns from the guards.

They advanced toward him. He then webbed their mouths before they could call for help. As they tried to remove the web, he webbed their hands together and swung down to kick both of them to the ground. He then knocked Gary out in one punch. He might have used a bit too much force than necessary but then again Gary was not a very nice person.

Stuart tried to crawl away which was comical given both of his hands were still bound.

"Am I that boring? Let me help you sleep faster then." He then punched Stuart lights out.

He climbed into the van to wait for Boris and Ivan. He hid behind a big crate. He saw a transparent box containing the Cloak of Levitation. He also saw another box containing Doc's tunic and other belongings. He really hoped Doc was OK inside.

As soon as Boris and Ivan climbed into the van, he yelled, "Surprise!"

Both guys jumped out of the van, one ran toward the warehouse while the other ran the opposite direction.

Peter shrugged. "I guess my reputation precedes me. You are definitely smarter than your colleagues." He first webbed the feet of the guy running toward the warehouse and dragged him back. He then webbed the feet of the other guy and let him fall.

He quickly knocked them out. He bundled four of them together so it would be harder for any of them to escape.

He tried to open the boxes containing Doc's items but they seemed to be enchanted as mere brute strength couldn't open them. Perhaps Doc could open them.

He wasn't sure whether he should call for reinforcement as Mr Stark would insist. Perhaps he should see the situation inside first before deciding.

Karen told him there was an open window at the warehouse near the ceiling so he came in from there and perched on a support beam. There was a flurry of activities near the center of the warehouse so he crawled closer.

Doc was certainly in the centre of those activities. He was lying unconscious in a cot with his hands and feet were cuffed to the four corners of the bed. He was wearing only his brief. He was gagged with both hands were enclosed in iron gloves so even if he were conscious, he couldn't even twitch his fingers.

They certainly took every precaution to anticipate Doc fighting back. Doc needed to use his hands to make certain gestures and his mouth for incantation. They also cuffed his feet in case he kicked his way out. They certainly were afraid that any of the Doc's possessions could let him escape then they stripped them away.

He saw a pentagram complete with chains which could be used to chain a human being next to Doc's bed. Well, at least Doc was not in the middle of the pentagram which could only mean more bad news.

Doc was hooked into machinery that looked like EKG, EEG, and IV hook. One guy was monitoring the EKG and IV drop while the other the EEG, they both wrote down something on their tablets when something occurred. One guy looked very smug as he stood at the bottom of the bed facing Doc. None of them had any weapons on them.

Time to act.

"Have your mom ever told you that it's creepy to stare at someone sleeping?"

The eyes of smug guy widened comically but before he could do anything, Peter webbed his hands and mouth then he swung down kicking the guy on the chest. He dropped on top of the guy and knocked him out.

Predictably, the other two guys ran toward the door. So Peter webbed their feet and let them fall.

"It's also impolite to leave without saying goodbye but again if your mom ever taught you, you wouldn't end up here."

He knocked those two out and webbed them together with the smug guy.

He returned his attention to Doc. He just noticed that Doc wore headphones which didn't bode well. Looking up close, he noticed that Doc was quite muscular for a guy who didn't rely much on physical activities. He recalled that Doc learned some martial arts in Kamar-Taj so perhaps that helped.

He then noticed the scars across the doctor's chest, torso, and the rest of his body. Most of them were usually covered by his robe. Some of the scars were over vital organs like his heart and lungs which should be deadly. Most of them were a few months old but some were quite recent.

Suddenly Peter felt a surge of protectiveness over the Doctor.

Peter always considered Doc very powerful. Not because he could he could tie up the bad guys with merely some hand gestures although that was very cool. He considered him powerful because he could put back the debris at the tunnels back to the original places with merely his thought and will power. He couldn't recall any other superheroes who could do that. He also admired that Doc always tried to find the least lethal and the most compassionate way even when he faced deadly enemies from this realm or others. That certainly took strong resolve.

But looking at him at this state made him realize how vulnerable and human Doc was. He only relied on his knowledge about cosmic powers to protect this world but his body was still frail without any super soldier serum or radioactive enhancement.

"Karen, is it safe to release the EKG, EEG, IV drip, and headphones?"

"Yes, I've checked and they are not booby trapped."

Peter's first concern was the headphone so he quickly took it out. He noticed that the headphone was connected to a phone and it was playing "Doctor Faustus. Part 1 of 3." Whatever it was, it didn't' sound good for Doc. He also noticed syringes on a table next to bed with the labels "Strange, Stephen. Scopolamine" and "Strange, Stephen. Mescaline." If he ever doubted that they targeted Doc specifically, here were the proofs.

"Karen, please find out whatever you can about Doctor Faustus, scopolamine, and mescaline!"

He then released the piece of clothes gagging Doc and put it on the table. He needed to collect evidence to whoever would investigate this kidnapping. He then unhooked the IV drip, the EKG, and the EEG.

He went through the pocket of the smug guy who he assumed was the leader and found a set of keys. The cuff key shaped differently so he could easily find it to uncuff Doc. The key to the gloves was a bit trickier but after the third try, Peter found the right key.

He then noticed Doc's hands were trembling more violently than usual. They must be cramping after being confined for a long period. He sat on a chair next to Doc and started massaging both hands to ease the cramps. "Oh, Doc, what have they done to you?"

Karen replied, "I can answer that question but you're not going to like it. Mescaline and Scopolamine are mind-altering drugs used for brainwashing. Doctor Faustus is a HYDRA agent famous for hypnotizing and brainwashing. I believe the Doctor was being brainwashed."

Notes:

-If you expect fluff and friendship by reading the first two chapters, I'm sorry for the change of direction. This arch is about friendship and hurt/comfort both physically and emotionally. For a change, it's Peter doing most of the comforting. There will be appearances by some other Avengers. For the fluff. friendship, and humor lovers, I haven't abandoned you. There will be plenty of those in upcoming chapters. Initially, there were only three chapters in this arch but I think there will be at least five chapters now given some characters really like to talk. *sigh*
-I did plan to include Wong and Happy in this chapter but yes, the story gets too long so they will be in the next 2 chapters.
-I mentioned the first meeting between Doc and Spidey is in the "Amazing Spider-man Annual #2" which is correct. However, in the comic itself Spidey mentioned "like the old days" which was a mistake because Stan Lee forgot that they hadn't met. Decades later, some writers decided to write an "official" new meeting for them in "Untold Tales of Spider-Man - Strange Encounter."
.-The extent of relationship between Dr. Strange and Spider-man can be seen in:
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It was Peter's birthday when Dormammu with the Mindless Ones attacked New York. Dr. Strange decided to sacrifice himself to stop Dormammu. Peter knew his plan so tried to stop him. They both ended up trapped outside of time and space. It's a good story about the relationship between Spidey and Doc and the meaning of self-sacrifice and making hard choices. I believe the line about dying 1000 times is the inspiration used for the final showdown in the "Doctor Strange" movie.
-Doctor Strange is very badass so don't let this arch make you think otherwise. I'll mention them in the next chapter so this note won't be too long. However, since he is "only human" without any super abilities unless you count his magic, he could easily be taken down by surprise attacks especially from behind.
-I hope Ned and Peter are in characters and the very brief action scenes satisfactory.