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A black Audi drove down the long road and a figure silhouetted from the sun behind him appeared on the roof of a building across the street. The shadow moved to the very edge and proceeded to look through his black binoculars. As the binaculars followed the car, the man raised his walkie-talkie "Stark has left his compound. You know what to do"
"I see him" a static masked voice replied on the radio followed by a click
"The kid will be seated with Stark"
"Roger that" the radio went dead and the man on the roof smirked "This is going to be fun" he placed the binaculars in the bag and fled from the building.
"Peter your rides here" Ned nudged at his best friend with his elbow with a hint of amusement in his voice. Peter groaned looking at the black Audi. Tony had yet again come to pick him up. He didn't mind that at all, infact he loved when the older man would act all 'fatherly' towards him but why in the world did he have to park the car right infront of the main gate where whole school could see them "Yeah I can see that"
"Dude this Stark internship programme is really awesome. I didn't know they were giving free rides to the interns" commented one of Peter's classmate
Peter smiled sheepishly rubbing his hand at the back of his neck "It's not like that... really... Mr Stark is.. he's just being nice"
Ned giggled beside Peter who cleared his throat "Okay then... see you guys tomorrow. Bye" he waved and started walking towards the car
"Say hello to Mr Stark for me" shouted Ned and Peter showed a thumps up
"Good evening kid" Tony greeted with a smile. Peter slouched down next to him placing the bag in his lap "Good evening Mr Stark... Good evening Happy"
"Good evening Peter" replied Happy pressing on the gas pedal. Tony adjusted his glasses "So how was your day?"
Peter shrugged "Usual... boring classes and boring projects" Tony snickered "You do realize these boring classes and projects are gonna help you graduate right?"
"I know Mr Stark" Peter said nonchalantly "Actually you don't .. have to come pick me.... everyday"
Tony looked at Peter norrowing his eyes "You don't like when I come?" The boy pressed his lips "It's not that.. umm... my friends.. they always teas..." he paused when his spider senses spiked at the back of his head
"Pete?"
"Mr Stark... something is wrong"
"What do you mea..."
Tony's words were cut off when sound of a loud explosion reached his ears. He looked to see everything was burning in flames infront of him. Happy slammed on the brakes and tried to serve around the fire and the smoke. Out of nowhere came a car and crashed right towards them, the same side where Peter was seated. Happy lost control and the car flipped into the air, all three being tossed like rag dolls, even with their seat belts on. Before Happy could stop their roller coaster ride, the car headed straight for a brick wall, colliding with loud impact and then everything went black for them
The car had flipped so many times that Peter had become disoriented before he even sustained the concussion that had him drifting in and out of consciousness. He was fleetingly aware of the coppery blood pooling in his mouth making him even more nauseous. His head throbbed because of the blunt hit he took when the car crashed to his side. He knew it was bleeding as the trail of blood dampened the collar of his shirt
When the car stopped rolling Peter tried to look at his mentor with his blurry eyes and heart raced to new level when he saw the older man was already knocked out cold "Mr Star.." was all he could get out before a sharp pain shot through his skull and his eyes rolled at the back of his head as he finally lost consciousness
Tony slowly opened his dark brown eyes and groaned when his muscles screamed at him. His ears were ringing loudly while his head and rest of the body hurt like he had just rolled down a steep hill. He coughed as the black smoke invaded his lungs and grimaced at the pressure on his chest. When he could breathe a little better, a new fear settled in his chest when he saw dark smoke was rising at the front of his car. This was not good. He needed to get out of here...
Peter
Tony looked to his side to see if the boy was okay but found him leaning as far forward as his seat belt would allow, with eyes closed and head hanging. With heart pounding against his ribcage and adrenaline pumping through his veins, he quickly checked for a pluse "Please be alright... Please kid"
Tony sighed in relief when his fingers traced the low thumping of hearbeats. He gently pushed Peter back in his seat "Pete wake up!"
Peter's head lolled to his side and that's when Tony noticed blood dripping down the boy's forehead behind his soft black curls "Shit" he cursed softly
"Sir...?"
"Happy! Are you okay?" Tony asked feeling relieved to hear his friend's voice. Happy let out a groan "I think so"
"Can you move?"
"Yeah...but what happened?"
"No time. Get out and help me with the kid. He's suffered a head wound and is unconscious... the car looks like is going to go on flames. Hurry!" Tony barked orders as he unbuckled Peter's belt "C'mon kid let's get you out of here"
It took a five long minutes for Tony and Happy to pull Peter out of the wreck, the door smashed shut from two sides. Both men were exhausted by the time they were able to drag the boy away from the car before it blew into flames. Just when Tony was going to suggest what to do next, a strong booted foot jabbed him right below his shoulder blades. The same treatment was given to Happy as well
The sudden and unexpected attack forced both men to stumble forward, dropping Peter's limp body on the ground
Tony turned around just in time to block another kick that was aimed at his head, with his forearm. He was still sore from the accident so he was having hard time blocking the rain of kicks and punches that were thrown at him from his attacker. Happy too was dragged away from them and got engaged in a fight with the other masked man
During the fight Tony was unaware that he was purposely being seperated from Peter and taken to other side of the car where he couldn't see his incharge
A third masked man jumped from a motorcycle and ran towards Peter who was still lying unconscious on the other side of the car. He roughly grabbed the young boy's hand and pulled it straight out, causing a light blue vein to pop in the crook of his arm. He then pulled a syringe out from his pocket and jabbed it in the vein and proceeded to inject neon yellow liquid in the boy's arm. Peter let out a soft groan and moved slightly but the man wasn't worried. He had done his job. The liquid had vanished inside the boy's body. The mysterious man left the street without being noticed by Tony or Happy
Tony was surprised when his attacker abruptly ran away from their fight. He turned around and saw Happy come running towards him "Are you alright?" he asked panting heavily
"Yeah" Tony brushed off the dirt off his clothes
"Who were they?" asked Happy
Tony shook his head "I don't know...where's Peter?" he quickly rushed to the other side of the car and sighed in relief when he saw the boy was slowly propping himself up from the ground "Pete? Are you okay?"
Peter's hand went to touch his bleeding forehead "I think so"