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Chapter 12: That a Girl
(In Aunt May's House 25 minutes later)
May is sitting on the couch, waiting for Coulson. He had called her to tell her that they need to talk in person. He informed her it concerned the last mission Peter went on. A million thoughts were going through her head. She hoped her worst fear hadn't come true. As much as she tried to push the thought from her mind, it still lingered like an illness that took so long to go away.
'Please let him be ok…' She begged in her mind, the same thought repeating since she received the call.
There was a knock at the door. She opened the door and there Coulson stood. The expression on his face made her eyes widened with shock.
"Is… he... is my Peter…" She stuttered, her voice thick with fear. "You should sit May. I have something you need to see." He calmly answered. They took their seats beside one another on the couch. He pulled out a device from his left coat pocket. He pressed a button. A holographic screen appeared.
"What is this?" She asked. "Peter's last mission." Coulson answered.
The recording started to replay, showing the group being ambushed by Dracula's forces. May gasped at the sight of her boy fighting the villains. She chuckled a bit at seeing what he did to Ock. Coulson vaguely smiled. Next came the part where Cap fought the vampire lord in single-combat. May could care less about the fight, but payed attention. She stopped a cry of shock when the vampires pounced on her boy and the others. Then she saw the part where Ava was about to be fed on.
'No… She didn't…" May continued to think before the next part of the recording displayed.
The two watched Peter go into a rage and protect his close friend. This did bring a smile to both of their faces. But May knew Peter had always been the selfless type, putting everyone else before himself. She saw how he attacked the vampires to protect the girl and the way he treated her immediately after.
'My boy… rescuing the damsel in distress… Though Ava… NO!' May gasped in her mind at the next part.
She swathe vampire king sink his fangs into Peter's neck and drink his blood. Tears came to her face, believing he was dead, drained of life. May buried her face into Coulson chest, crying with sorrow.
"Ke... Keep watching... there's more you need to see…" The man stammered.
May didn't want to watch anymore, but she felt like she needed to. Reluctantly, she kept watching. The vampire king reveled in his new power. Her anger spiked, but she was horrified to see what the vampire did to the heroes who tried to attack him. May thought she would retch at seeing Deadpool's head being ripped clean off. But she stopped herself. A smile vaguely came to her face when White Tiger fearlessly threatened the vampire king.
'That a girl…' May mused to herself. "This… is important here…" Coulson sighed.
May's eyes filled with shock and horror as she saw her boy rise as a vampire. The sound that resonated from Peter's mouth made May's blood chill instantly. The sound was awful and horrible to listen to.
"He's… he's…" She gasped. "There's more…" The agent of SHIELD added.
She thought it couldn't get any worse… but she was wrong. May watched as the vampires dragged Ava to Peter, for him to feed.
"PETER NO!" May screeched with fear. "Quiet down, we don't need anyone snooping…" Coulson quickly said.
May nodded and continued to watch. She frowned at the ghastly voice of the vampire lord who told her boy to feed on one of his closest friends. But a proud smile came to her face at seeing him refuse to attack her.
'That's my boy.' She chuckled in her thoughts.
As the recording continued, her smile turned to an expression of horror once he saw her boy attack the one called: Wolverine. Her eyes filled with shock at seeing the wound he dealt to the mutant.
"But… but… I-I thought…" She gasped.
She believed he was free of the vampire's control when she saw him refuse to feed on Ava. But there he was protecting the one who turned him from Wolverine's attempt to save him. It became painfully clear: Dracula did have a great degree of control over Peter. He wasn't completely free. But why didn't he attack Ava? Before she could think on it, the next part played.
"No… No… No, no, no, no…. NNNOOO!" May cried, her voice full of despair at seeing her boy disappear with the vampire lord and his minions.
This is what Coulson wanted to show her: Peter had become one of Dracula's servants. May couldn't believe her eyes at what she was seeing. She wanted to believe it wasn't real, that it was an illusion. But she knew all to well: Peter is gone…. May stifled her crying. Coulson wrapped his arms around her, saying words of comfort. Then Coulson received a call on his communicator. He talked with a familiar voice for a few minutes, but May was to busy crying to notice.
"May, I need to take you somewhere." He said. "I'm not leaving to start anew." She grumbled. "That's not what I meant. I'm taking you somewhere where you'll be safe. Here in the city where you'll be protected and be updated on Peter' whereabouts." He informed her. "… Ok… Let me gather a few things…" She answered. "Ok." He replied.
Over the next few minutes, May packed up some supplies and then followed Coulson to his car.
(25 minutes later, outside a building)
The pair walked into the tall building where several agents of SHIELD and people in uniforms are walking around.
"Where are we? I didn't look to see the building's name." May asked. "You'll see." Coulson said as they walked into an elevator.
Coulson pressed the penthouse button. It took some time, but they eventually reached the top. The elevator door opened and the pair walked into the main room. She was surprised at who was in the room.
"Hello Ms. Parker, welcome to Avengers' Tower. You'll be safe here." Tony Stark said.
The heroes who fought Dracula and his minions in the recording May watched were all here. The Director of SHIELD was here as well. Tears came to the woman's eyes.
"Get my boy back." She said. "We'll do just that." Iron Man said, a smile on his face. "Where's Ava at?" May asked.
White Tiger was shocked to hear Peter's aunt ask for her. But she figured she knew why.
'She's furious with me… She's going to say it should've been me… not him… I don't blame her…' Ava thought to herself. "We'll give you room to talk." Fury said, and everyone but the two women.
Ava expected her to scream and cuss at her for what had happened. But May walked up to her and hugged the girl. Tiger didn't expect this.
"I-I thought you'd be furious… how can you forgive me so easily?" White Tiger gasped. "What is there to forgive? You didn't do anything wrong…" May answered. "I… wasn't the one who Dracula feed on…" Ava said. "I know… but he saved you from that fate. That monster would've killed you, but my boy lives." May answered.
May slightly let go of Ava, but kept her hands on her shoulders. Ava removed her mask to look at May with her own eyes. May could see the tears running down Ava's face.
"But…" Ava tried to say but May interjected, "Ava… Peter cares for you, he wouldn't have jumped in if he didn't." "But he almost fed on me. Peter almost drank my blood. I saw the look in his eyes." Tiger added. "Ava, I watched the recording. He stopped himself; I know he would do everything to keep you from harm. Especially from him trying to harm you." Aunt May said. "I..." Tiger stuttered, not knowing what to say. "Just bet my boy back. He'd do the same for you. Just don't give up." May calmly said.
Ava looked at her with a fiery, passionate gaze.
"I don't plan to." Ava replied, her voice matching the gaze in her eyes.
Tiger pulled her mask back on and walked off to join her team. May smiled.
"That a girl." May chuckled.
To be continued…