Chapter 6

It had been weeks since the incident and Tony had just about enough. At first he was angry at the kid for acting out in such a violent manner. It went against everything he thought the kid had stood for and it upset him. Then he grew worried.

A desperate Tony had Happy begin the search for Peter Parker by the thirteenth day, and when he found nothing, Tony set after it himself.

The genius billionaire used every resource available to him, including some he had ordered special from out of country. He found thousands of Peter Parkers but not one of them so far was his kid, and so after another ten days of searching, Tony finally gave up.

Tony isn't worried about whether the the kid is alive or not. He knows he is because criminals are still being found with Peter's signature sticky webs holding them down. And because Tony knows this, he's allowed Peter some slack with his whole disappearing act, but FRIDAY pointed something out that Tony had yet to catch.

He had been so focused on finding Peter that Tony hadn't paid any attention to what exactly said kid may be up to. According to recent news reports and data statistics, criminal activity in Queens is at an all time low. With the murder rate being at only 3.1 percent, the city is celebrating. Well the city minus one.

While it's true more criminals are being turned in than ever, they are not always found in good shape. Where there would have been maybe one black eye or a few cracked ribs, full body casts and slightly dented skulls have become common. Even thought they have done bad things, this is not an appropriate way to handle them.

The concern for the health of their citizens- criminals or not- has had city officials voicing concerns about a possible change in the way Spider-Man handles his crooks. This could mean that eventually, if things don't settle down, the city may turn on Spider-Man.

Also, and more alarmingly, Tony has heard that S.H.E.I.L.D. has taken an interest in his new style of taking down the bad guys. And if they got their hands on his identity...Tony would hate to imagine the outcome.

However, the kid's decisions were his own and until he made himself known, there is nothing the billionaire can do to help him. This was a truth Tony eventually came to accept. That very acceptance came crashing down the second Steve just about ripped off Tony's front door.

"Tony! We got him."

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Peter, with legs and arms bound to a chair, watched as the common room doors slid open and the brainiac billionaire stalked in. A range of emotions crossed his features: concern, fright, and pure raw anger.

A sudden feeling of regret took Peter down a notch but his stubbornness and pride raised him higher. He steeled his shoulders and locked eyes with his once mentor, feeling only slightly stupid at having been put in this position. Tony advanced on him quickly and Peter almost jerked in surprise at feeling his arm hairs shoot up in warning of a possible danger. Never before had this man been a threat to him and Peter shifted nervously in his seat.

Tony didn't slow his pace when he reached the teen but in one fluent and quick motion, he slammed his hand against Peter's chest. The chair flew backwards and Peter jerked violently but before it could hit the ground, Tony grabbed Peter's collar and raised him until their noses almost touched.

"Who the hell do you think you are?!" Tony screamed into his face and Peter scrambled to get breath back into his lungs, something deprived of him from both shock and force. The sudden chaos caused his senses to explode without wanting and Peter choked, his lungs constricting painfully.

Tony watched as the boy retched for a moment and he stopped yelling. The moment Peter finished through, Tony was back at it. From across the room Steve was throwing worried looks their way, but was doing nothing to interfere.

"I won't apologize to you. This is something that you need to figure out for yourself and realize how stupid you're being right now. You're a child and we're the adults and you listen to us." Peter started blankly at Tony, desperately attempting to keep his emotions in check. He's made too big a scene to stop now, but something Tony said struck him. The statement didn't help him feel better though, instead only more guilt seemed about to spill over and a sudden pang cause him to almost gasp. White noise grew louder in Peter's ears until he could barley make out the works Tony was saying to him.

"We know...scared... May died...you...sleeping. But we...help... let..." Peter moaned and his eyes slammed shut at another pang in his stomach. Nothing else mattered in this moment, only that awful sound and the darkness that surrounded him. He tried calling out to someone but he only gagged on his own spit. His body began shaking and Peter felt disconnected from his nerves, panicking when he realised he couldn't control it. A scream sounded far off and Peter distinctly acknowledged it was his. Then, out of no where a face.

Something hard connected with his face and the pain stopped. Just...stopped. The darkness and noise was still there but it was dulled and Peter felt an immense feeling of gratitude. He barley managed to part his lips and speaking before he passed out limp against a warm body. "Thank you Sam."

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Yoooo *chuckles nervously* how you been...? Okay okay I'm sorry I haven't posted but I feel like this fandom is sick and dying. It will be revived again when the new spider movies come out but until then I feel I only have a few supporters. That's enough, I'm not picky, but I don't like writing for no likes or reviews. Those of you that review will get chapters dedicated to them. All that have reviewed recently, this one's for you.