Author's Note: As a reply to Spider-Bat I very much meant Glen Stacy, as in a male version of Gwen Stacy, so in this story HIS name is Glen, thank you. Continuing forwards. I own nothing.

4. Maybes

The lab was huge, it looked like it took up the entire floor of the building with only small office spaces set into the walls here and there. It was a clean white with different areas working on different projects. Piper spotted Dr. Connors quickly and smiled at him. She still felt guilty looking at the stump of a shoulder that was all that was left of his arm though. He nodded to them and Piper led the two boys to the holo-table he was working on. She smiled a bit sadly at the project he was working on. It had been something he and her father, Richard Parker, had been tinkering with years ago. He smiled at the group, the two boys looked a bit starstruck.

"Dr. Connors, this is Glen Stacy and Abe Attah, your new interns." Dr Connors turned and reached out his hand to the two of them.

"Nice to meet you both and welcome to Stark Industries. I hope Miss Parker here wasn't too intimidating." Piper laughed.

"When have I ever scared off true talent Doc?" The doctor grinned at her and began to explain the research they were doing into cross species genetics and the possible medical applications. Piper checked her watch and thought as Doc Connors led the interns around the room. MJ still hadn't called her, probably upset she'd ditched the dance class. Sam and Luke were sparing with Captain America today, he'd said his friend Sam Wilson might drop by but he wasn't sure. Danny was helping Dr. Banner with his mediation, that left Ava. If she couldn't tell her dad about what the drive had contained maybe it was a good idea to let the others in on the information after all. She shook her head as the interns made their way back over to her.

"Alright so since so many internships are starting at the same time dad planned a little get together for everyone, just so everyone can get to know each other and maybe make some more friends." Glen and Abe nodded at her and they all headed back over to the elevator. They left their lab coats, making sure to take their badges with them as they headed up a few levels to the conference level. Piper kept her lab coat on though. They arrived and were greeted with a small crowd, maybe twenty people, all ages fourteen to eighteen, milling about. There was a large refreshment table set up and Piper smiled at the two boys.

"And I'm afraid this is where we part ways. Go mingle, have fun, make new friends. I have a few projects to work on." She stepped away and made her way into the crowd, towards a different elevator. Before she could reach it though someone grabbed her shoulder. She turned, coming face to face with her father. He grinned at her.

"You're not slipping off so easily. MJ texted me, asked why you ditched dance class. I told her I called you with a tech emergency. She forgives you but as repayment you have to stick around and not leave me with a bunch of kids." Piper snorted slightly and snagged a crystal flute of what ended up being sparkling grape juice off a tray.

"You are great with kids whether you admit it or not. Don't you have a speech to make?" He nodded and stepped up onto the small stage. The crowd of teens grew quiet as Tony smiled at them.

"Welcome, one and all to Stark Industries!" There was a smattering of applause. "Each and every one of you is here because you are exceptionally talented, be it in electrics, bio chemistry, coding, bio electrics, honestly I could keep listing all day but that's not why we're here. We're here because we all share something, a hope for the future. That hope comes from kids like you, kids who stand up and let their intelligence speak for them. So, let's skip the speeches for now and see what those big brains of yours can do. Mingle, make friends, networking is half our jobs, never know when you might need another brain to help out. Cheers." He raised his glass and the crowd applauded and cheered for a moment before beginning to mingle. Piper made her way over to the refreshment table and grabbed a slider. Someone stepped up next to her and grabbed a few pigs in a blanket. She glanced to the side and saw the cute blonde, Glen, grinning at her.

"You seemed pretty eager to get out of here, how come you didn't?" Piper laughed slightly.

"I… I don't really like crowds, too loud." She wasn't lying, ever since she'd been bitten by the Oscorp spider her senses had been dialed up to eleven, sometimes higher. Crowds tended to give her headaches. At least this place wasn't blaring music. Glen nodded popping one of the treats into his mouth.

"Yeah I understand that." Piper raised an eyebrow at him, he laughed slightly.

"My dad is the police chief, he drags me and my little brothers to big police events all the time." Piper raised an eyebrow. She saw the resemblance now. Chief Stacy was always the one declining comment on the Spidergirl. They had the same nose.

"So what's the son of the police chief doing in a Stark Industries internship?" Glen laughed.

"Sometimes I wonder the same thing, but then I got a look at the lab and got to meet Dr. Connors!" Piper giggled at the expression on his face. He blushed slightly.

"Sorry this is all probably pretty dorky to you, but honestly I've read all of Dr. Connors papers, Dr. Banners too. It's fascinating stuff." Piper shook her head.

"No, it's not dorky at all. I still stay up reading scientific journals, honestly I don't remember the last time I read something that wasn't a science journal. Gets me teased a lot in school." It was Glen's turn to laugh.

"Somehow I can't picture someone teasing you." Piper blushed bright red.

"You clearly don't go to Midtown High." Glen shook his head.

"Nope, Central Park East." Piper smiled as she snagged another slider. They kept talking as they drifted away from the table. A few hours later Piper noticed that the other interns were starting to trickle out of the room. She glanced down at her watch and laughed slightly. Glen raised an eyebrow at her.

"We've been talking for three hours." Glen checked his watch and swore.

"Damn it I missed my subway. I'm gonna get in so much trouble." Piper stood and held out a hand.

"Well we can't have our interns getting in trouble can we." He stared at her for a moment then followed her out of the room. She led him to a garage and told him to wait there, while he waited he called his dad to let him know he was still at Stark Industries and would be home as soon as he could. He glanced up as the door Piper had left through reopen. She stepped back through it but she was dressed in something different this time. Her blue pencil skirt had been replaced with a pair of well worn jeans, her button up with a leather jacket. She had a helmet under her arm. He blinked at her for a moment. Then he grinned.

"I am just not sure what to make of you Miss Parker." She frowned at him as she led him over to a beautiful blue motorcycle. She handed him the helmet she'd been holding and picked up the one that had been on the seat of the bike.

"What do you mean?" He shook his head.

"Science nerd to biker girl in under ten minutes." She laughed and he took the helmet slipping it on.

"For your information the leather is for safety, road rash is no joke." He laughed as she mounted the bike and gestured him to get on behind her. He did, hesitantly wrapping his arms around her waist. She laughed as she gunned the engine and drove out of the underground garage.

They arrived at the apartment building quickly and Glen laughed as he dismounted the bike and laughed.

"That was a lot of fun Miss Parker thank you." He handed her back the helmet which she slipped it into the saddlebag and flipped up the visor on her helmet.

"It's just Piper please." He smiled again and nodded.

"Will I see you in the lab tomorrow?" She grinned and flipped down her visor.

"Maybe." She revved the engine and he stepped back as she drove off. He smiled to himself as he made his way inside.