FYI Peter is 12 and was adopted by Tony and Pepper when he was 6

Tony

I was checking the preparation for the Quinnjet. We had gotten the call from Fury an hour ago. Apparently the Guardians needed backup with the black order. Apparently they are taking up their master's legacy. Normally Quill's team could probably have taken care of it. But apparently they got ahold of the reality stone and now we had to rush in. Thankfully it was in the middle of the night. Which meant I wouldn't have to see Peter's worried face. Every time we went out on a mission Peter was always worried about me. Not like Pepper. There was just something about it that always makes me wanna stay and not suit up. After a while of stressfully looking at an Ipad Pepper walked out of our bedroom and my heart skipped a beat.

"Is Peter awake?" I asked.

"No. He's still sleeping. Tony are you sure you're gonna be alright? This all....seems....dangerous....even for you" Pepper said.

I sighed and nodded agreeing.

"It is" I answered honestly.

"Then why are you going?" A voice that did not belong to Pepper said.

I looked down only to see my twelve-year-old son looking at me with his sad puppy eyes. I bent down and sent him a reassuring smile.

"Hi squirt! What are you doing out of bed? It's late" I said as calm as I could.

"I heard noises....dad, why are you going away?" Peter asked.

"Well a few friends of mine need our help. So we gotta go and help them" I said trying to sound like it wasn't a big deal.

"You will be coming back, right?"

I smiled and put my hand on his shoulder.

"Of course. And afterward we'll go to the park and get some ice cream, okay?"

"You promise?"

"I pinky promise" I said and hooked my pinky finger to Peter's.

Peter smiled and hugged me. I smiled and hugged him back. This was gonna be the hard part. Letting go of Peter.

"Stark we gotta go!" Nat yelled.

I pulled away from the hug and dried a tear from Peter's cheek.

"Goodbye Pete" I said as I walked away.

"Dad?" Peter said.

"Yeah?" I said turning around.

I don't care that I'm in a hurry. Peter's always gonna be my number one priority. No matter what.

"Please don't say goodbye. You said you'd come back" Peter said as Pepper put her arm around Peter.

"I will Peter. I'll see you soon" I said before I left.

Peter

I started sobbing a little. Dad always has to help people. He's always the hero, to me and to everyone else. But I don't want him to leave. Mom hugged me trying to comfort me.

"Do you think dad will break his promise?" I asked.

Mom pulled away and dried my tears before she shook her head with a reassuring smile.

"No sweetheart. He wouldn't do that to you. Your dad loves you too much" mom said.

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My friend: *acts irresponsible and do dumb shit*

Me: *drinks several energy drinks in a day without eating anything*

Me: "Maybe I should eat something if I'm getting another Monster. I haven't eaten anything today"

My friend: "YEAH! otherwise you're gonna get a heart attack or something"

Me: *looks over at the candy*

My friend: *pushes me forward* "Don't even think about it. Get real some food"