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Well that took longer than I expected and it's quite short, but I didn't want to add anything.

Most people will have noticed that there was something weird last week, an update that wasn't one. I am very sorry, as it was
a mistake from my part. But please, when something like this happens, look into the reviews first before I get the same message
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I hope you enjoy this chapter in which Peter's identity will finally be revealed! :D

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Chapter 16

When Peter woke up, he didn't know where he was. He was lying in a bed that was not his, it was a little softer and a lot bigger, and that bed was in a room that wasn't his either. There wasn't much in this room except for the bed, a sofa and a few chairs and a bookshelf. A large window covered the wall to his left and outside this window there where tall buildings. So he was probably somewhere in Manhattan.

Then he remembered the events before he fell asleep. He had been feeling unwell and Loki had looked after him. He had heard voices, a short time of black – and then this warm flow that had made him feel better.

I must still be in Stark Tower, he realised. Well there were certain ways to find out if that was true.

"JARVIS?" he asked aloud.

"How may I help you, Master Peter?"

It felt odd being called "Master" by the AI, but there were more important things right now. And the fact that JARVIS answered at all gave him certainty that he still was in Stark Tower.

"Are the Av… Tony and the others somewhere around?"

Somehow it felt too distant to simply call them the Avengers. "The Avengers" were some marvellous super heroes. "Tony and the others" were his friends.

"They are all in the living room on the top floor. You are currently on the 89thfloor."

"Thank you JARVIS. Could you tell them, that I am awake?" Peter asked after the short moment of silence that it had taken him to process the AI's information. It seemed that his mind was not fully awake yet.

"I already informed them four minutes ago when you woke up, on request of Mr. Stark himself. He should be here shortly."

Right on cue the door opened and Tony entered the room, followed by Steve, Bruce and all the others including Loki. The teen sat up in bed immediately, ignoring the slight spell of dizziness that hit him.

"Peter! You're awake!" Tony exclaimed, stating the obvious. Peter couldn't quite describe the look on his face. It was something between worry, relief and curiosity.

"Hey." He smiled weakly, crossing his legs.

"Feeling better?" Bruce asked him, a little less boisterously than Tony. Peter nodded.

Then he looked over to Loki, trying to find out if the Avengers knew already. His brown eyes met green eyes and for a second they simply looked at each other.

"No, I have not told them yet", Loki then said aloud. "But I am afraid it is inevitable to do so in the near future."

Peter felt all eyes directed to him. Oh great. He fidgeted with his sheets, avoiding the glances while desperately thinking about what to say.

How do you reveal your secret identity? What were the right words?

Oh, by the way I'm Spider-man; I think you already met him… Let's go hunt some criminals together…

No, that definitely wouldn't do. And he didn't have his web shooters on him and therefore couldn't pull a stunt like he did when revealing it to Gwen.

Wait, where were his suit and his web shooters? A sudden feeling of panic crept over him. He always knew where his equipment was.

"Is something wrong?" Bruce asked frowning. Peter looked at him for a few seconds before registering the meaning of the words.

"No, it's just… Do you know where my bag is?" he asked, directing the question to no one in particular.

"I think you left it in my lab." Tony answered. "Shall I go fetch it?"

"Yes, please." Peter said. That bought him enough time to think about how to explain him being a vigilant spider.

Or so he thought. But when Tony came back ten minutes later he still had no idea what to do. They had passed the waiting time in silence; everyone seemed to be in his own thoughts.

"There it is." Tony said, handing the bag over to the teen. "You left it on one of the tables in the laboratory."

Peter only nodded and opened the bag to glance inside. To his relief everything was there.

"Why is that bag so important to you?" Tony asked. The curiousness of that man knew no limits. Peter already wanted to invent some story about a presentation and important learning material when it suddenly dawned to him. The answer to this last question was the same as it was to the previous.

Well, he had to answer it anyway so why not like this?

"Why is that bag so important to you?"

Bruce had to admit that this was a question that had bothered him as well in the last ten minutes, but he hadn't dared to ask. The doctor part of him saw how pale the young man was and how disoriented he seemed. It would probably be best to let Peter rest another few hours.

The scientist part of him however wanted to know how the poison had gotten into Peter's system, and that part was slightly dominant at the moment, fuelled by Tony's unconcealed curiousness.

A short moment of silence followed the question in which Peter seemed to think about what to answer. The young man opened and closed his mouth a few times. Then he just handed the bag to Tony.

Everyone in the room seemed to hold their breath as Tony opened the bag and looked inside.

For a few seconds the inventor didn't move. Then he stuck his hand into the bag and slowly pulled something out. Something red and blue with a black pattern on it.

Tony shook the cloth in order to unfurl it a little, then he held it in front of him so that everyone could see it.

It was a suit. A blue and red suit with a black spider-web pattern on it. Bruce recognised it immediately. Another moment of silence. Bruce glanced over to the teenager who was obviously observing their reactions, a certain anxiousness written on his face.

"You're not a cosplayer, are you?" Tony asked, sounding a little hoarse.

Peter shook his head. "No."

"So… it's the real deal?" Clint asked incredulously. The young man nodded and reached out for the bag. Tony passed it over to him and he took out two metallic shining wristbands.

He took one and put it around his right wrist. Then he directed his hand towards the wall, thumb, forefinger and little finger extended. A slim white wire spurted out of the band and attached itself to the wall, connecting Peter's wrist to it.

Bruce approached the wire, Tony following suit. Examining it closely, Bruce assessed that the wire seemed to be made from organic material, much like a spider's web. Tony reached out and plucked the wire carefully.

"Awesome." The inventor whispered. "Where did you get that? How much can it hold out?"

The boy smiled slightly, seemingly relieved. "Theoretically I could pull a plane with that," he answered. "And I… kinda borrowed it from OsCorp."

Tony opened his mouth probably to ask more questions, but he was interrupted by Natasha.

"Only to make this clear" she said turning to Peter. "You are spider-man and you –" she pointed at Loki. " – you knew it."

Peter and Loki exchanged a quick look, then they both nodded.

"Can do anything else besides shooting this web?" Tony asked. Peter nodded.

"I'm faster and stronger than the average human. I heal quicker and I have a spider senses that warns me against danger. And I can do this."

He carefully got up from the bed, seeming a little unsecure on his feet and turned to the wall. He laid hand on the wallpaper and then suddenly started to climb up until he was hanging under the ceiling over the bed.

Bruce noticed his mouth standing open and quickly shut it. Peter stayed on the ceiling for a few moments before loosening his feet and gently swinging down to the bed again, panting slightly.

"How do you do that?" Steve asked bewildered.

"It's like real spiders" Peter explained, still a little out of breath. "There are incredibly little hairs, like cilia, and they help me to cling to almost anything. It took me a while to control it though."

"So your… condition is genetic, yes?" Clint asked, curious. "Are you a mutant or something like that?"

"Well… Yes and no." Peter answered, leaning back into the cushions. "I mean, yes, it is genetic and therefore yes, technically I am a mutant, but I wasn't born with these abilities."

Bruce saw Steve lean forward a little. Just like him, they both were not born with their super powers either.

"How did you get them?" Tony asked.

"Being bitten by one of OsCorp's genetically enhanced spiders," the teen murmured in reply. He had closed his eyes and seemed to be really exhausted. Suddenly Bruce felt bad for having pestered the teen with so many questions. He already wanted to raise his voice in order to suggest they let the teen rest, but Thor beat him to it.

"I believe we should let our young friend sleep a little more." the God of Thunder said, trying his best to lower his booming voice. They looked at each other, wondering when Thor did get so apprehensive (especially Loki who was the most confused) but they all nodded.

"If you need anything, Peter, we will be up in the living room." Tony said. The teen simply nodded, not opening his eyes. Bruce saw Loki frown in concern, but the trickster didn't say anything. Apparently he too thought that all the young man needed now was a little more rest.

They quietly left the room one after another. Once they had closed the door Tony turned to the rest of the team.

"Why the heck don't I have genetically enhanced spiders? I really need to look into that…"

Bruce just shook his head and smiled. Then he looked over to Loki who seemed to be deep in thoughts. He still had some questions for the trickster to answer.

And that's it for today ^.^ Please leave me a review and tell me how you liked the revelation scene :D