One of the many perks of being a supersoldier was the quick recovery time. With the spider bite, Peggy could recover more quickly than Pop and Uncle Bucky, but not to the extent that Wade can. That being said, she became conscious again while they were transporting her to wherever the fuck they were taking her. Peggy opened her eyes slightly, enough for her to seem but small enough so the asshats who took her would think she was still unconscious. About thirty minutes passed before they made a sharp right, stopping a little too quickly for the teenager. As they were unloading her, Peggy noticed they were in the warehouse district outside of Brooklyn. This is such a cliché, Peggy thought as they placed her on the ground in the middle of the abandoned building (rude!), putting steel handcuffs on her. Peggy would've scoffed if it wasn't for the fact that she was still "unconscious". I wonder who the grudge is against, the teen mused as footsteps entered. Whoever it was, they looked like a cheap Punisher knockoff. "Such a shame we'll have to kill her," the unknown man murmured, "she could've become such a valuable asset against the Captain."

Before deciding on whether to continue to stay unconscious or give a smartass reply, Peggy heard glass shatter and heavy metal boots land between her and Punisher -2.0. "Back away from my daughter, bitch!" Dad yelled from the inside of his helmet.

Peggy smirked, rolling towards the conveniently-placed crates. Opening her eyes and taking a moment to adjust to the bright lights, she easily ripped off the cuffs. Flexing her hands Peggy looked, around to scope out the extent of the fight. Pop and Uncle Bucky were kicking Bitch Punisher's ass, Uncle Clint acting as Dad's eyes as he and Wade fought off some goons. Peggy watched in wonder as Wade sliced a man's Achilles' heel with Bea while Arthur caught another in the shoulder. The grace in which Wade moved always made Peggy feel grateful that they bumped into each other back in January. And it was a good thing that she was watching her boyfriend, otherwise she wouldn't have noticed Taskmaster in the shadows studying Wade's fighting style. It wasn't going to help him beat Deadpool, but Peggy wasn't going to give him a chance to find out. My parents are going to kill me, she thought before running around the battle, webbing Taskmaster and throwing him with all her strength into the far wall. "Fuck off Skull Face," she told him.

"Well well well," it looks like we not only found the Captain's daughter, but Spider-Man as well," Bitch Punisher, throwing Pop into Uncle Bucky, knocking them both into Dad.

Spider-Man smirked, raising her hand to halt Uncle Clint. "It doesn't matter, asshole.I'm still gonna fuck you up," she told him. Her opponent raised a gun to her chest, firing three bullets in rapid succession. Peggy dodged all of them easily, webbing the barrell shut. "This is sad. I expected more effort from a Punisher knockoff, but it seems that my expectations were too high," she said, flipping him the bird.

Punisher Rip-Off sighed. "You have the strength of one father but the personality of the other. It would've been a little harder to crack you, but we would've gotten there soon enough."

"Bitch please," Peggy said, "I live with three assassins who trained me to deal with shit like that. By the time I would've cracked, you'd've died of old age." She snorted. "Not even then, actually." Suddenly what he said fully clicked with her, causing Peggy to narrow her eyes. "You were planning on turning me into the next Winter Soldier and use me to kill my father, weren't you? You know he would've never hurt me. Expect the plan changed. Someone higher up in HYDRA probably realized I'd be more trouble than I'm worth."

Punisher -2.0 clapped slowly. "Very good, Ms. Rogers. I'm surprised you could come to such a conclusion with those leaps of logic."

"Never rip one over a Stark. I can outthink you ten ways to Sunday."

"Perhaps," the Punisher knockoff said, grabbing two knives from his belt before swinging at her.

Peggy managed to get swiped on the cheek, not even flinching at the blow. "The only reason I figured it out is because it's what I would do in your situation," Peggy told him, her spider-senses guiding her to raise her arm to catch Bea and Arthur in time. Kneeling down, Peggy crossed the katanas in front of her face as her attacker bared down at her, metal clanking together in a way that made Peggy give a silent apology to Wade's katanas. "Y'know what else? At least I'm not stupid enough to underestimate Hawkeye," she said just as an arrow pierced his calf. Before he could even react, Peggy used her boyfriend's katanas to push him back. Throwing him off balance, Peggy tossed Bea and Arthur in the air as she delivered a spinning kick, her left foot connecting with her enemy's head, knocking him unconscious immediately. Landing as epically as Aunt Nat, Peggy stretched her arms out to catch the katanas. She curtsied to Wade, who was clapping sarcastically. "And that is how to properly beat the bad guy."

"Not quite yet," Taskmaster said, raising two guns to Peggy, quickly firing at the teen.

Thanks to Wade's meticulous care of his precious katanas, Bea and Arthur easily sliced through the bullets. Wade managed to kick a gun out of Taskmaster's hand before his ankle was caught. Taskmaster easily threw him, causing Deadpool to crash into Peggy, the katanas thrown from her grasp. They landed in a heap on the floor. Once they were out of the picture, Cap, Winter Soldier and Iron Man concentrated all their firepower on Taskmaster while Hawkeye made sure What's-His-Bitch was well and truly down. "They won't be able to take him out. He has all their moves," Peggy said as she helped Wade into a sitting position.

"Then how are we gonna beat him? With Dance Dance Revolution?" Wade asked, pulling Peggy with him when he stood. "In case you forgot, he has all of Spidey's moves too."

Peggy breathed a sigh of relief. At least Wade didn't seem mad at her deception. "But not yours. So what about Spideypool?"

Wade gave his girlfriend a shit-eating grin. "You gave us a ship name?"

"It was better than some of the things our fans came up with." Wade opened his mouth, but Peggy covered it with her hand. "Taskmaster first, dick jokes later. Deal?"

"Deal," Wade mumbled behind Peggy's hand. Peggy gave her boyfriend a wink before turning towards Taskmaster. "Ready when you are."

Peggy smirked before webbing Taskmaster on the chest, pulling him towards her with most of her might. This caused Taskmaster to stumble forward before cutting the web with his sword, having drawn it after throwing Wade to deflect the Winter Soldier's blow. Cap threw his shield at their opponent, who deflected it easily. The iconic weapon landed near Peggy. Webbing it, she jumped towards Taskmaster, twisting around mid air. This allowed her to get the velocity needed before she released it. The shield hit Taskmaster square in the chest, allowing Wade the opening he needed to knock him flat on his back.

Taskmaster looked directly at Peggy. "Until next—" An arm protruding from his chest cut him off, knocking him out clean. VISION materialized through the floor in his preferred costume. "Are you well, Miss Peggy?" VISION asked, already running a diagnostic scan.

"I'm fine, Vizh," Peggy told him, waving him off. "Could probably do with some shoes, but it can—" Uncle Clint produced a pair of nude ballet slippers from the spare space of his quiver, tossing them to his niece. Peggy caught them. "Thanks, Hawkeye," she said as she slipped them on. Uncle Clint gave her a two-finger salute as they waited for Director Coulson and a SHIELD team to arrive. Instead of SHIELD though, they got Uncle Phil with the rest of the Avengers and New Warriors. "Vizh," Peggy said, feeling a deep grief well in her chest, close to a panic attack.

VISION said nothing, pulling her through the floor despite the protests all around them.

~*Remember*~

Everyone found Peggy crying on the couch, having the mother of all panic attacks. VISION was kneeling in front of her, a bottle of water and a damp washcloth at his disposal. Wade carelessly dropped his katanas on the ground, rushing over to Peggy. He wrapped his arms around her, tightening his grip when she tried to get away. Eventually though, Peggy gave up and all but collapsed in his arms, trying to calm herself with the beat of Wade's heart. "I'm sorry I lied you," Peggy managed to get out between hiccuped breaths. "Didn't want you dead because of me. Like Captain Stacey, like Gwen almost was. Can't lose anyone else. No more blood on my hands." She looked down at said appendages, imagining Mr. Stacey's blood dripping from her hands, my fault a mantra spilling from her lips.

Wade didn't say anything, knowing that the only people who could help her right now would be her parents. All he could do was hold her, rocking her back and forth in his lap as Steve and Tony sat on either side of them, the other heroes sitting either in the remaining chairs or on the floor. "Does Gwen blame you for her father's death?" Steve asked.

Peggy shook her head vehemently. "She told me it was his job. That he saved me like he would have for anyone else."

It was dead silent for a moment. Then: "You fought the Lizard by yourself." And for the first time since meeting him, Wade heard true fear in Tony Stark's voice.

"What happened to Doctor Connors was my fault. I didn't help him as well as I should have, and he nearly paid the ultimate price for it." Peggy shudders, causing Wade to wrap his arms a little tighter around her. "When I'm not training or doing schoolwork, I visit Dr. Connors at the Detention Center. Says he doesn't blame me, but that doesn't make it any easier."

"...Is this why you're spending more time in your lab lately?" Steve asked, tentatively taking one of his daughter's hands in his much bigger ones.

Peggy nodded. "I originally created VISION to help JARVIS with balancing school, friends, and training. That's when I realized that VISION had developed his own consciousness, all without tampering from either me or JARVIS. I thought it was incredible. Still do, in fact." Peggy smiled slightly. "It's nice to know that I brought someone good into the world, especially with all this bullshit going on."

"And I am grateful that I'm able to help. Now, please drink this in order to return some fluids to your body," VISION said, nudging Peggy's free hand with the water bottle. Peggy took it and drank two-thirds of it in a single gulp. "Good, now do you wish me to make you anything?'

"Triple bacon cheeseburger with extra bacon, please," Peggy asked. VISION nodded, handing Steve the wash cloth before getting up and heading to the kitchen. Bruce looked at his niece curiously. "He's trying different hobbies. He is a really good cook."

"He's very human," Bruce noted, his tone curious.

This caused Peggy to laugh nervously before trailing off awkwardly. "Some of that's because I based his programming off JARVIS, with some tweaks here and there. I used the synthetic-tissue machine we have on hand to create a body, along with vibranium samples I got when Black Panther needed Spider-Man's help. I mean, I had to take a DNA test to prove I was Captain America's daughter, but I think it worked out in the end."

"What's that thing on his forehead, then?" Johnny asked.

Peggy blanched. Leave it to Johnny. Fortunately VISION came to her rescue, both with food and an answer. "That 'thing' in my forehead is the Soul Gem, originally housed in Loki's scepter. Miss Peggy stopped Green Goblin from stealing it after he attacked the Helicarrier nine months ago. Feeling that it was going to fall into the wrong hands, she replaced it with a synthetic crystal." The android set the plate on the table, standing tall against the shocked looks of everyone. "It is not that she didn't trust you with this information, but you didn't know she was Spider-Man. Telling you one truth would mean being forced to reveal another she was not yet ready to. As she has the intellect of Iron Man and the heart of Captain America, it would be wise to trust her on such matters."

It was dead silent for a moment before Tony started laughing, hugging his daughter from behind. 'You need to show me how you configured the machine to do that. I would have never thought that type of hybridization would be possible."

"People never thought males could conceive and carry to term, and yet, here I am," Peggy replied, raising her arm to squeeze Tony's hand.

"And we're all grateful for that," Steve said.

"Amen," Wade agreed, resting his forehead against the side of his girlfriend's head. Peggy smiled softly to herself before reaching for her burger, Wade holding onto her left arm to keep her balanced. After setting the burger down on her lap, she ate like a man starved for weeks. Wade smiled to himself at the image, continuing to rub a hand up and down her back. Wade had only ever been in love once in his life. He was fifteen, and she was fourteen. But what he had felt for Carmelita had nothing on Peggy. She let him know it was ok to be damaged, ok to have the scars that life gives you as a mark for every time it fucked you over. Peggy made Wade want to be the hero she saw in him, even when he didn't see it himself. He loved her, and he wanted to— Wade's thoughts were cut off as Peggy suddenly stopped eating. He'd been so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even notice that she'd finished eating. And it wasn't even white and yellow's fault!

Hey! yellow exclaimed.

We resent that, white added.

"What?" Wade asked Peggy, ignoring the boxes.

Peggy looked around the room before looking at Wade, gracing him with a smile that made him fall even harder for her. "I know I'm a genius and all, but I kinda feel like doing something stupid. You game?"

Wade smile back at her. "Bring it on."