So this is an AU where Peter is Spider-Man, but somehow gets Tony Stark's number on complete accident. He has no idea who the person is, but it develops from there.

Peter designed the homecoming suit and the Iron Spider. He keeps the iron spider in a watch.

This is based off of @BlackShadow030930's book, called "Wrong number kid". Definitely go read it, I've cracked up so many times reading it. There will be some similarities, like the Mr. Emoji thing (i wasn't feeling super creative as to think of a new name) as well as the basic idea, I loved the premise so go read it.

Do it.

Trigger warnings: a bit of graphic violence around halfway through

Also, a helpful translation for later:

mr. emoji - Tony
Nat - Natasha
Arrow - Clint
Captain - Steve
James - Rhodey
Barnes - Bucky
Mr. Green - Bruce
Mrs. Emoji - Pepper
Bird - Sam
Magic - Wanda
Sight - Vision

Tony's Phone

***-***-****
Ned! I need you to cover for me!

Tony
???

***-***-****
I'm doing some web design stuff, you know?
Just make up a cover story please?

And not about porn. We saw how that worked
last time.

Tony
Okay, you got the wrong number. Also, you need new friends I think

***-***-****
Are you sure you're not
messing with me?

Tony
I'm not. How did you even get this number?

***-***-****
You gave it to me.

***-***-****
*Ned gave it to me

***-***-****
Who is this?

Tony
Oh shit did you just triple-text?

***-***-****
Who is this though

Tony
A person

***-***-****
How very specific of you.
I'll give you a name if you give me one.

Tony
... deal

***-***-****
My name's Peter

Tony has updated ***-***-****'s name to Peter

Tony
Here's a name: Clint

Peter
Is that your name?

Tony
No, I said I'd give you a name. not necessarily mine.

Peter
😠

Tony
Ha, gotcha

Peter
What's your name?

Tony
Can't say.

Peter
Well, what should I call you?

Tony
The root of all evil

Peter
Like android emojis.

Peter
you're a guy?

Tony
yes

Peter
okay then... Mr. Android? Mr. Text? Actually, Mr. Emoji sounds good

Tony
...

Peter
Alright then Mr. Emoji it is :)

Tony
You're so weird.

Tony
You've gotta get yourself a life.

Tony
It's been a few minutes, you good?

Tony
Peter?

Tony
... you okay?

Tony
well, he must have a life after all.

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Peter's Phone

Peter
Sorry about that, mr. emoji!

Peter
i have class

mr. emoji
wait, how old exactly are you?

Peter
tell me and i'll tell you

mr. emoji
I'm 48

Peter
Oh shit

Peter
I'm fifteen

Peter
You're not a internet predator, right?

mr. emoji
i- no i'm not, but if I were,
you'd be too late

Peter
well, you're not, so I'm good

mr. emoji
and yet that's exactly what an internet predator would say

Peter
are you trying to make yourself seem suspicious?

mr. emoji
nah, just teaching a random kid basic
survival skills

mr. emoji
didn't your parents teach you this?

Peter
ha, jokes on you, my parents are dead

Peter
get rekt

mr. emoji
oh shit im sorry

mr. emoji
you're an orphan?

Peter
well technically i live with my aunt because
my uncle is dead, she's my legal guardian

mr. emoji
well then

mr. emoji
i guess i'm here to talk if you need me?

Peter
thanks ig, mr. emoji

-----two days later----

mr. emoji
i'm bored

Peter
sucks for you mr emoji

Peter
i'm in calc

mr. emoji
haha yeah i keep forgetting that you're a student

Peter
yeah, what are you up to?

mr. emoji
... a meeting

Peter
cool.

Peter
oh shit the teacher sees me hold up

mr. emoji
good luck

Peter
okay i'm good

mr. emoji
nice

mr. emoji
so what are your plans for after school

Peter
whOA there mr. emoji that's a bit stalkerish

mr. emoji
you've learned something, i'm so proud

mr. emoji
i assume you live in new york from
your phone code
but like in general,
what will you do?

Peter
uhhhhh

Peter
go to the deli, study, do some web design, like I said earlier.

mr. emoji
what type of web design do you do?

Peter
uh... just run some stuff on queens

Peter
i mean new york in general

Peter
not that I live in queens or anything

Peter
okay haha just ignore that

mr. emoji
aaaaaand so much for your learning.

Peter
:(

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Peter
hey mr. emoji

Peter
i'm lonely

mr. emoji
why don't you have like a trillion friends with you?

mr. emoji
you seem like, from your personality, you should

Peter
yeah... i don't have a lot of friends

mr. emoji
Ned, the dude you thought I was,
I'm guessing is one?

Peter
Yeah, and MJ, not that you know who she is

mr. emoji
cool

Peter
ha, i guess I only have two friends

mr. emoji
*three

Peter
I know how to count, mr. emoji

mr. emoji
clearly you don't

mr. emoji
because I'm your friend too :)

Peter
aww, thanks mr. emoji

Peter
that actually... means a lot. thanks

mr. emoji
any time

------one week later-----

***-***-****
is this Peter?

Peter
yes...? who is this?

***-***-****
you can call me Nat

Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Nat

Peter
nice to meet you? I think? how do you know me?

Nat
let's just say i'm a friend of
mr. emoji's

Peter
oh, cool

Nat
eh, he's not all he's cracked up to be

Peter
cracked up to be???

Nat
Oh yeah forget I said that he's totally
not someone you should know

Peter
see, the way you say that makes me feel like
I should know mr. emoji

Nat
nahhhh

Peter
you're kinda sus, not gonna lie

Nat
haha that's accurate

Nat
i like you, kid

Peter
i like you too :)

Peter
wait i'm not a kid 😔

Nat
yeah, okay small child

Peter
:(

Nat
wanna be in our groupchat?

Peter
your internet predator groupchat?

Nat
:/

Peter
sorry it was a joke Nat

Nat
mr emoji wants me to tell you i'm female

Peter
tell mr. emoji thanks, ms. nat :)

Nat
aww so cute, such a small child.

Peter
:(

Peter has been added to "We're a mess"

***-***-****
Who is this guyyyy

Nat
someone you need to know

***-***-****
look for the last time, i didn't take your arm!

***-***-****
you did! I have footage!

mr. emoji
actually it wasn't him

***-***-****
explain before i kill you

mr. emoji
it was me

Peter
I am... so confused

mr. emoji
oh hey kid

Peter
hi, mr. emoji

Nat
hey peter!

Peter
hello ms. nat!

***-***-****
but who is thissssss

Nat
this is Peter, a kid who somehow texted mr. emoji and
ended up befriending him

***-***-****
mr. emoji????

Nat
I'll tell u on the other group chat

***-***-****
ohhh

***-***-****
well, peter, you can call me arrow

***-***-****
i will be captain

***-***-****
you can call me james

***-***-****
i wanted to be james :(

***-***-****
you can be JB

***-***-****
ew no, call me barnes

***-***-****
i'm mr. green

***-***-****
i'm mrs. emoji

***-***-****
um just call me bird

***-***-****
i'll go by magic

***-***-****
call me sight

Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Arrow
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Captain
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to James
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Barnes
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Mr. Green
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Mrs. Emoji
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Bird
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Magic
Peter has updated ***-***-****'s name to Sight

Peter
By the way, Mr. Emoji, should I know you?

mr. emoji
see the fact that you decided to type with
correct capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
scares me

Arrow
someone's in troubleeeeee

Nat
good luck to you mr. emoji

Peter
Speaking of Mr. Emoji, why do you guys get to
know my real name but I don't really get to know yours?

mr. emoji
because you got yourself tricked, that's
why

Arrow
So, Parker, what are you doing?

Peter
see now you're using the "proper" writing

Peter
wait wtf how do you know my last name?

Nat
Peter Parker? I wasn't going to check him

Peter
wtfffffffffffffff

Captain
um language

mr. emoji
oh wow the captain knows some texting lingo?

Peter
the shock in that sentence
implies that Captain is
unfamiliar with the internet??

mr. emoji
oh yeah he's oooooold

Barnes
old as dirt

Captain
um you're older than me, Barnes

Nat
they're both ancient

mr. emoji
yeah, coming from the youngest of us

Magic
uh excuse me?

Sight
aren't you forgetting a few?

Peter
how old exactly is everyone? (I'm 15)

Captain
well, let's just say I'm pretty old and
Barnes is a year older

Nat
I'm 32

Magic
27

Arrow
45

Bird
38

Sight
It's weird

Mr. Green
47

James
48

Mrs. Emoji
43

Peter
ok most of you aren't too bad

Peter
captain, sight, and barnes are a bit sus

Nat
agreed, 100%

----- two days later -----

Peter
so where do you guys work?

Nat
a lot of places

mr. emoji
we mainly all work at Stark Industries

Arrow
that's probably the best way to describe it ^

Peter
no WAY! that's so COOL

Mr. Green
the answer is that we work at S.I.

Mr. Green
guys you need to work on
figuring out how to sound
less confusing

Peter
thanks mr. green! :D

Arrow
we are pretty cool aren't we?

mr. emoji
i'd have to say we are

Peter
well, if you work at S.I., you'd have to be! i read
somewhere that only 12% of
applicants actually get in

mr. emoji
you could probably get in if you wanted to,
i had a background check run on you

Peter
mr. emoji, that's both very creepy and yet
surprisingly nice at the same time

mr. emoji
that's the name of my autobiography

----- two weeks later -----

Barnes
fight me, bird bitch

Captain
language

Mrs. Emoji
boys, play nice or i'll kill you

Peter
guyssssss

Nat
yeah?

Magic
SIGHT GET ME THE FUCKING APPLE JUICE

Captain
language

mr. emoji
what's up, peter?

Bird
Magic you sound a bit angry, is something wrong?

Magic
you know DAMN WELL why I'm angry, Bird

Captain
language

Peter
i'm going to apply for an internship at Stark
Industries!

Magic
omg Peter, that'd be amazing!

Nat
that's awesome!

mr. emoji
i'm sure you'll get in!

Sight
i'm so proud of you peter <3

Mrs. Emoji
Peter, that's great! I can't wait!

Peter
thanks guys :)

mr. emoji
i'll put in a good word for you

Nat
same

Sight
I will, too

Magic
so will I

Mr. Green
we all will

Peter
thanks for the offer

Peter
but

Peter
i'd rather this be something I do
myself, because I can do it

Peter
than something that is basically
given to me by others

Nat
♡

Magic
aww that's awesome

mr. emoji
that's so sweet of you, so precious

Barnes
i wish everyone were as adorable as u

Arrow
Peter you're so perfect

Peter
thanks guys ♡

Nat
just sayin but

Nat
cough, copycat, cough

Peter
:)

----a few days later-----

mr. emoji
you live in queens, right?

Peter
yeah?

mr. emoji
ever heard of the local vigilante?

mr. emoji
spider-man?

mr. emoji
Peter?

mr. emoji
you good?

mr. emoji
still there?

mr. emoji
I'm gonna track your IP address if you
don't answer

mr. emoji
hello?

Peter
sorry

mr. emoji
oh thank god

mr. emoji
as I was saying, spiderman?

Peter
*Spider-Man. You're forgetting the hyphen

Peter
and yes, who hasn't?

mr. emoji
me, apparently. until now.

Peter
what brought this on? did he save
you?

mr. emoji
no, but i'm looking into him

Peter
why?

mr. emoji
seeing if he'd be a good avengers candidate

Peter
???

mr. emoji
for my boss obviously

Peter
ohhhhh

Peter
well, he's a cool dude

Peter
i can't say much about him

mr. emoji
you say that like you know
him personally

Peter
What?!?! No way!!

mr. emoji
that's your texting tell

Peter
???

mr. emoji
when you're lying, you start
to type properly

Peter
weirdo stalker much?

mr. emoji
;)

mr. emoji
about spider-man?

Peter
we all have secrets

Peter
i don't know your name, you
don't get to know my relationships

mr. emoji
kid, I could find out in a second

Peter
but you won't

mr. emoji
... i won't

----a few minutes later-----

Peter
i'm so nervous

Nat
why?

Mr. Green
need to talk about anything?

James
can i help?

Peter
not really, thanks though

Peter
stark internship interview is today

mr. emoji
oooooooo

Mrs. Emoji
fun

Peter
correction: terrifying

Arrow
lol

Bird
i believe in you :D

Nat
you'll do great ♡

Peter
thanks guys

mr. emoji
but if you get in, can i
put a good word in for you then?

Peter
mr. emoji

Peter
really?

mr. emoji
yes, really. did I stutter?

Peter
that was sarcasm, mr. emoji

mr. emoji
oh

mr. emoji
hard to tell over text

mr. emoji
welp, gotta go

Peter
oh okay

Peter
i'm almost at the tower, it's hugeeeee

Peter

Nat
how'd you get that angle, kid?

Arrow
???

Peter
yeeted my phone and hoped i'd
catch it?

Bird
reaaaaaally

Peter
jk lol I'm on one of those like really high
trains

Peter
what are those called?

Nat
monorails?

Peter
yeah that's it

Magic
do i get to meet you?

Peter
well i hope so :)

Arrow
M A G I C

Peter
whaaaaaat

Peter
why can't i meet youuuu

Bird
we're classified

Mrs. Emoji
boss would be mad if he knew
we were texting random people

Nat
we're busy right now

Barnes
we're on a work trip

Captain
we're sick

Arrow
all of the others look stupid

Nat
um excuse me

Arrow
except Nat

Mrs. Emoji
exCUSE ME

Magic
PARDON

Arrow
and magic and mrs. emoji

Barnes
i'm?? offended???

Arrow
Barnes looks extra stupid

Barnes
excuse ME

Arrow
i don't care about your opinion

Peter
see you all gave me different answers

Peter
and that leads me to believe you're lying

Nat
hopefully we can meet you someday

Peter
yaaay

Mrs. Emoji
mr. emoji would be sad that you've apparently
learned nothing from his internet safety lessons

Magic
oh yeah mr. emoji knows eVeRyThInG about being
safe

Magic
especially on the internet

Mrs. Emoji
Touché

Peter
gotta go! I'm in the tower!

----------

Peter's POV

Peter walked into the lobby in awe. A blonde receptionist was sitting at a desk across the room, so he went over to her. "Hello, ma'am," Peter started. "Hello! I assume you're here for the internship?" The woman asked. "Oh! Y-yeah, I am, thank you," He stammered out quickly. "Down the hall and to the left. There's an elevator you can take to floor 53."

Peter thanked her profusely and then followed her directions down the hall. On the way, he bumped into a woman that was a bit taller than him. "Oh! Sorry, ma'am, I didn't mean to-" The woman turned her face toward him and in a bit of shock, he realized it was the Black Widow.

Peter almost had a heart attack - was she going to murder him? Crap, crapcrapcrap...

Instead, she smiled warmly. "It's okay. Don't worry about it, Peter," Natasha said. "Sorry, really." "Don't worry about it," The woman repeated. "Oh. Thank you, ma'am! Have a nice day!" She smiled again. "You too."

It was only once Peter was in the elevator that he realized that she had known his name.

Well, it's Natasha Romanoff. I can't really be surprised, huh?

--------

Peter
aaaaaAAAAAAAH

Nat
what happened?

Peter
i ran into Natasha Romanoff in the hallway

Peter
and by ran into, i mean that literally

Peter
it would've been the coolest moment in my life
if I weren't so embarrassed

Magic
oh oof

Arrow
ha ha good luck with that

Nat
you like the Black Widow?

Peter
well, yeah, the Black Widow's cool

Peter
but it's really like - Natasha
ROMANOFF, you know?
She's amazing! like, the woman behind
the hero is so cool.
she's such a queen and MJ, Ned
and I stan her. She takes
nobody's crap and stood
up to the entire world! fearlessly! the first
female to be among the
legends of the world! and like wow!
she's an icon! she doesn't need no
man! and she's super smart,
too! like, that whole bit
with figuring out Loki's
entire plan? that got posted
on the internet? and she's got all her bases covered! hacker, badass, entire army in one woman, multitasker, don't mess with
her 'cause she'll fuck you up! a complete
legend! she knows what she's doing
and she's unafraid to do it because of what other people think, and that's one
of the hardest things to do, like, ever.

Magic
I'm showing this to her

Magic
she's crying

Magic
(in happiness)

Peter
wait nooo

Peter
now i'm embarrassed

Arrow
i love that you wrote a whole paragraph
solely of you fanboying over Natasha Romanoff

Peter
oh crap the elevator's there, talk
to you guys later!

Bird
good luck!

Mr. Green
i believe in you!

------------

Peter's POV

Peter exhaled shakily as he walked into the room.

And holy crap.

Tony Stark was standing RIGHT THERE.

And smiling at him.

"So, Peter Parker, right?" The man asked. "Y-yeah. Nice to meet you, sir," Peter stammered out. "You too, Mr. Parker. So, would you care to step into my office?" "Yes, sir," He managed formally.

"So, tell me about yourself," Tony invited. Trying to put as much confidence into his voice as he can, Peter began. "Well, I attend Midtown High School. I'm really interested in technology, science, and coding, so when I learned about this I thought it would be really fun." Tony nodded slowly, making Peter even more stressed.

"Well, your application was superb, Peter." "I- uh, thank you."

The man smiled a bit. "Feeling a bit anxious?"

Peter grinned. "No, why would I be anxious?" He asked sarcastically.

He regretted the words as soon as they came out of his mouth. Tony, however, smiled more genuinely and laughed.

The interview continued on, with Tony asking more informal questions and Peter doing his best to answer politely, but still slipping up with some jokes.

"Well, thank you for your interview today, Peter. You're certainly a promising candidate. There will be a series of tests tomorrow that can raise your likelihood of winning, if you want to attend?" Tony inquired. "I- I'd love to. Thanks, sir!" Peter responded excitedly.

Tony looked like he was holding back a smile. "Alright, kid," He said, with a tone of something Peter couldn't quite grasp - something alike the way his aunt spoke to him sometimes. "I'll see you tomorrow," Tony finished, failing to fight back the grin.

Peter was extraordinarily confused as he left the office.

And came face-to-face with Natasha Romanoff.

"I'm stealing you," She said, smiling. "Wait, what?"

Natasha guided him down a hallway. "A... person I know showed me something you said earlier. She told me to call her 'Magic' to you." Peter blushed. "Oh! S-sorry if any of that offended you, I-" Natasha cut him off. "No way. That was one of the nicest things anyone's ever said about me."

Peter smiled softly. "It seems like you should get more praise for what you do." Natasha's smile turned sad. "A lot of people see me as a killer, not a hero," She said quietly. Peter hesitated. "Nobody at our school does. You're a huge inspiration to all of us, especially my friends and I. MJ - oh, she's one of my friends that's a girl - totally thinks you're amazing, like I do. The world needs more people like you," Peter told her.

Natasha pulled Peter into a hug. Peter, somehow feeling comfortable with the woman, hugged her back. "Thanks, Peter," She whispered. "It was no problem! It's all true," Peter assured her.

------Back in the elevator------

Peter
guys i'm freaking out

Peter
Natasha Romanoff is so amazing

Peter
she thanked me for what I said and like
still was awesome the entire way through!
Like, is there any way she isn't badass? I think
not. What a legend.

Magic
i told you she was happy

Arrow
you are so weird, what's your
voodoo magic?

Nat
I'm not surprised

mr. emoji
me neither. why are you surprised,
arrow? it's peter.

Arrow
true

Peter
oh, hi mr. emoji! you're back!

mr. emoji
hey kid :)

Peter
ok but i'm so scared

Peter
i feel like I completely messed up
my interview. i accidentally said something
sarcastically and joked around a few times
because he kinda reminded me
of interacting with you guys and ackkk i'm
freaking out

mr. emoji
something tells me that the
fact that you joked with him makes him
like you more

Nat
tony does love making jokes

Peter
you refer to him as Tony?

Peter
i thought he was your boss??

Nat
he's very approachable. makes us all
call him tony.

mr. emoji
when you get hired, he'll probably make you
call him tony as well

Peter
*if

mr. emoji
*when.

mr. emoji
trust me, if he knows his shit, he'll
know you'd make a great intern.

Nat
3

Barnes
2

Mr. Green
1

Captain
language

mr. emoji
right on time!

Magic
n i c e

Peter
wow i'm not surprised

Peter
but like you really think so?

mr. emoji
Peter, i know so

Peter
thank you guys

Peter
you're like my emotional support group chat

Nat
we'll always be here for you :)

----two days later----

mr. emoji
i told you that you would
be hired

Peter
well i'm sorry for being emotionally
insecure

mr. emoji
jeez, kid

----one hour later----

Peter
i think there was a mistake??

Peter
apparently i'm his personal intern??

mr. emoji
it wasn't a mistake. tony saw your scores on everything and immediately upgraded you

Peter
great, set the bar high why doesn't he?

Peter
scare the crap out of me why doesn't he?

mr. emoji
you'll be fine, kid

----one week later----

Peter
idk mr. stark seems to like me but
i don't know

mr. emoji
don't worry, he's spoken highly of you
Read yesterday

-------

mr. emoji
so, how's school?

Peter
I'm on my way out! The day's finally
over!

mr. emoji
that's great!

Peter
i know! school felt so
long todahsdlk;g

mr. emoji
Peter?

mr. emoji
are you okay?

mr. emoji
what happened there?

mr. emoji
did something happen?

mr. emoji
Peter, answer the phone right now

mr. emoji
kid, seriously, are you okay?

mr. emoji
Peter!

mr. emoji
answer before i trace your ip

mr. emoji
i'm tracing it now

mr. emoji
okay so you're still in school, that's good.

Peter
who is this?

mr. emoji
... kid? we've been over this, I'm not telling
you

Peter
oh, so parker talks to a random stranger on
the internet

Peter
what a loser

mr. emoji
EXCUSE ME?

mr. emoji
who is this?

Peter
the name's flash

Peter
you can call me "better than you"

mr. emoji
somehow i highly doubt that

mr. emoji
what did you do to peter?

Peter
nothing he won't recover from

Peter
stupid dick

Peter
as for you, i don't want to hear a
word of this in public. i'll have
my parents sue your life away

mr. emoji
i'm sorry, do you want to die?

mr. emoji
did you hurt peter?

Peter
i don't know, did I?

Peter's POV

Looking back on it, Peter always wished he could fight back against Flash. But he couldn't risk seriously hurting the boy. So, after being kicked into the lockers, punched multiple times, thrown across the hallway again, and slammed harshly into the ground, he couldn't do anything to resist Flash picking up his dropped phone. A brief thought flashed through his mind of Mr. Emoji talking to the bully. Hopefully nothing would happen.

Peter was probably in trouble when the world started getting blurry. Blood had started to flow down his face and into his shirt.

Okay, Peter. Assess the damage. You've been through way worse. Black eye, almost certainly. Possible broken nose. Abrasion near the temple and another on his chin. Possible concussion or other type of head trauma. There would probably be bruises in a few minutes.

And, apparently, coughing up blood.

Flash leered at Peter. "Loser. Talking to some random guy on the internet. Probably because you have no friends, huh?" Peter squeezed his eyes shut through a pounding headache that had started up.

"You're so worthless. Can't even fight back," Flash sneered, shoving Peter up against a row of lockers and punching him in the face. All his instincts were screaming at him to fight, to throw a punch, to flip the boy into the lockers, but he couldn't.

Stars exploded in front of Peter's eyes when he was slammed harshly into the locker again, again, and again.

Then something happened. Peter was dropped to the ground with a hard thud. He heard Flash let out a gasp, and a clatter as a phone fell to the floor. Peter let out a small, wet, cough and let his head rest against the floor. Flash gasped in fear and ran. Peter heard the slamming of his feet against the ground for a while.

Someone leaned into Peter's field of vision. A man with dark brown hair and a goatee. Concern was evident in the man's eyes. Through Peter's swaying world, he couldn't quite place the face. The man was saying his name - "Peter, Peter!"

He tried to say something, but nothing came out. Instead the world steadily fell into a deep void of blackness.

------------

Peter slowly opened his eyes to see a fancy white ceiling above him. He shot up into a sitting position to see that he was in a hospital room, connected to an IV. Tony was sitting in a chair a few feet to Peter's right.

"Oh! H-hi, Mr. Stark. Um... what's going on?" Peter inquired. "You got the shit beat out of you at school," Tony replied bluntly. "Language!" A voice yelled from outside in the hall.

Ha... sounds like Captain from the group chat... Peter thought deliriously.

"Oh, great..." Peter muttered, rolling his eyes. "I don't remember much." Tony nodded sympathetically. "I'm not surprised. The school's been alerted to his behavior. I'm glad I showed up in time," The man said. "You... showed up? How did you know?" Tony waved off the question. "I have my sources."

"No offense, but... why do you care, Mr. Stark? I'm just an intern," Peter pointed out. Shock - real, genuine shock - entered Tony's eyes. "Are you kidding? Why do I care? Because you're my intern, kid. And you're one of the most amazing people I've ever met. That's why I care. Also, I said it's Tony."

Peter frowned. "I've known you for like a week." Tony hesitated. "Well, that's enough time to know. Speaking of. Grade 3 concussion. Multiple abrasions on the face. Broken nose. Severe contusions. Black eye. Dislocated shoulder," The man listed. Peter raised an eyebrow.

Looks like he was mostly right in his earlier diagnosis.

"And, 2 hours later, you're almost completely fine. We set everything to heal perfectly. You definitely still have a bit of a concussion - your words are slurring some, squinting, and you flinch when I speak, indicating some light and sound sensitivity. Your bully is surprisingly weak. The cuts weren't very deep. Bruising is almost gone, thankfully, so the blunt force wasn't too strong. Your nose has set well, and your black eye is healing quickly. You're dismissed from work today," Tony said seriously. "What!?? " Peter cried. "I don't want to be!"

Tony looked surprised. "You just got slammed into a wall, multiple times. And you still want to work?" He inquired. "Yes," Peter replied defensively.

Tony broke into a grin. "I knew I chose the right intern." "Don't forget it, Mr. Stark."

"It's Tony."

"Mr. Stark."

"Tony."

"Mr. Stark."

"Tony."

"Mr. Stark."

------ the next day ------

You have 27471 new messages

Peter
Wow, I'm gone for a day and you guys send more than 27000 messages?

Peter
mr. stark's not letting me go to school.
he says i'm "too injured"

Nat
we were worried about u

Nat
mr. emoji said you were beat up?

Magic
Are you okay??

Arrow
who do I need to kill?

Nat
I'll help

Barnes
So will I

Mrs. Emoji
I will as well

Bird
Let's all team up

Captain
Assemble

James
Let's kill a motherfucker

Sight
Agreed

Nat
Oh shit you know the captain's mad when
he doesn't correct cursing

Peter
haha tru

Peter
I'm fine now, thanks guys. I'm afraid we can't
kill him, he's still a kid

Arrow
So it's a he!

Captain
Nat, run through the databases on Midtown
High males. Especially ones who have
had contact with Peter or forms describing
issues regarding him

Nat
already on it, Cap

Arrow
as you can see, we'll figure it out
anyways. wanna tell us instead?

Peter
um

Peter
not reallyyyy

Nat
i've got one. even got security footage.

Peter
isn't that, like, illegal?

Mr. Green
who? i just stopped myself from
getting too angry

Nat
Eugene "Flash" Thompson. Stupid
name for a stupid kid. Has some sort of
grudge against Peter because Peter's so
much better than him.

Peter
NAT!

Peter
well i guess i'm glad i got the whole squad here

Peter
except mr. emoji

Peter
but guys mr. stark is sitting in the corner of the
room creepily staring at me. do you think he's
annoyed that i'm still on my phone?

Magic
i think he's jealous he doesn't know who
you're talking to

Peter
his phone keeps buzzing lol

Peter
he had to turn it on silence

Nat
well isn't that odd

Mrs. Emoji
so, are we going to kill him?
i think tony would want to join in

Arrow
let's send a representative

Bird
i'll tell a friend to go get him

------------

Peter looked up from his phone to see Tony staring at him with an odd mixture of amusement and affection. "Are we going to go work?" He inquired. Tony raised an eyebrow. "We are not going anywhere. You're not allowed to leave that bed OR that IV until you're perfectly fine."

Peter made a face at him. "That's not fair."

"Says the kid that got beaten up, huh?"

There was a quick knock on the door, and Sam Wilson stuck his head in. "Sam!" Tony exclaimed, surprised and confused. "Tony! Bird called me. Says he needs you," Sam informed him.

Tony grinned. "Okay, tell him I'm coming," He replied. Tony got up, gave Peter a light hug - "That's not a hug, you're just getting the door for me, right?" Peter inquired, smirking as he reminded the man of one of their first interactions as intern and boss. "Shut up, kid."

Sam gave Peter an appraising look as Tony walked out of the room. "You look like shit, Peter," He said sympathetically. "Really?" Peter asked, widening his eyes. "I didn't notice!"

The man snorted. "Still got that sense of humor, I see." Peter frowned at him. "Sorry?" He queried. "That Tony always tells us about, obviously," Sam elaborated.

"Oh, okay, cool," Peter said, still confused. His Spidey Senses were going off slightly, enough to indicate a white lie.

Sam gave him a quick grin. "Well, from the way Mrs. Emoji was going off, the kid that's bullying you is gonna die," The man said, then walked out the door.

Peter was struck with the clear impression that Sam Wilson was hiding something.

---------

Peter
so. you guys called Sam Wilson on me?

Bird
why yes, yes we did

Nat
that is correct

Peter
what was he lying about?

Bird
???

Arrow
what do you mean?

Peter
he was hiding something.

Nat
how could you tell?

Peter
long story

James
do tell

Barnes
^

Peter
just kinda... the way he was acting.
he seemed to know things he shouldn't have.
eyes kept darting to the door, didn't make clear
eye contact, tripped up but had a
cover story... he was reeeeeeeeeally weird

Bird
don't like the falcon, I gather?

Peter
well he's super cool, obviously. i
mean, flying around up there facing
bad guys with a few guns and no special
powers is pretty insane. he saves a
ton of lives. he's an inspiration to all
of the others who don't have
superpowers!

Arrow
"the others"?

Peter
i meant like me. the avengers were the collective group of superpowered
people that I was referring to. everyone
who's not an avenger is "the others"

Nat
i see

Nat
anyways, we're going to kick
Thompson's ass

Captain
i would say language but

Captain
he deserves it

Mr. Green
^

Bird
100%

Peter
by the way

Peter
who are you? because
if Sam Wilson is Bird's messenger, you have
to be in a real position of power
in order to even contact him

Peter
unless...

Peter
your names are kinda suspicious...like if you think about it, Nat could
be Natasha... Captain would be like
Steve Rogers... Arrow could be Clint...
all the names are kinda correlated...

Arrow
what are you implying?

Arrow
that i'm clint barton?

Nat
haha you really think that?

Nat
doesn't that sound a bit far-fetched? that
you somehow messaged this "mr. emoji" who
happened to be an avenger?
which avenger would he even be?

Peter
haha you're right. just my brain running away.
sorry, not a ton to do when you're sitting on a bed
waiting to be able to get up again lol

Arrow
oof that sucks

mr. emoji
who would I be?

Peter
mr. emoji! :D

Peter
i dunno? i don't have a specific
person for everyone??
i would say mr. stark but there's no way
he would put up with me
if he knew what i talked to you about lol

mr. emoji
confidence. you need it. I'm sure that
he'd still love you

mr. emoji
we're at your school by the way.
waiting for the eugene kid to show up

Nat
oh look he's here. we're all staring at him
intimidatingly. i'm using a speech to text thing
tony made, it's surprisingly accurate

Peter
pleaseeee don't kill him

Arrow
there are worse things than death :)

Nat
;)

mr. emoji
he looks like he's about to cry

Mrs. Emoji
well it's not every day you see this

Peter
i'm watching news coverage...
why did you bring the avengers?

Sight
The real question is, why not?

Nat
Natasha wanted in when she heard
of Flash hurting you. She and Tony told
all the others about you while you
were unconscious. they all wanted a hand
in beating up this kid

Peter
that's kinda sweet and kinda creepy

Mr. Green
bet you can't find us on the news

Mr. Green
we're well disguised

Peter
:(

Peter
hey i see my friends! you see the girl
with the curly hair next to the
dude with the dark hair?

Nat
i see them. I'm telling
the avengers.

Peter
Oh! I think i can pinpoint your location.
ms. romanoff just looked
over to a corner that's right out of range
of the camera

Peter
i'm so angry i just want to meet youuu
:(

Nat
:P

Captain
this is going to be interesting

Barnes
can't wait to fuck this
kid up

Captain
language

Barnes
:(

Magic
haha this kid thinks he's better than
you Peter

Peter
i know i'm watching the news, the Avengers
are live.

Peter
he probably is better than me
at a lot of stuff if he tried

mr. emoji
i call BS

James
^ you're too polite to admit that
you're better than him

Peter
oh no i literally can't- flash looks
horrified. i feel kinda bad for him

mr. emoji
you feel bad for the boy that gave
you a grade 3 concussion, a dislocated
shoulder, and a broken nose, among
other things?

Peter
i should be able to take it

Bird
kid why do you have a guilt complex?

Bird
you're just a kid

Peter
ha just a kid

Nat
you shouldn't have said that

mr. emoji
baaad idea, bird

Peter
just a kid whose parents are dead.
who couldn't help his best
friend through the time when his dad died.
just a kid whose uncle died in
his arms but he could have helped
him if he had acted sooner.

Peter
but i'm just a kid. what do i have
to be guilty about?

Bird
oh shit... peter, i'm so sorry

Peter
don't worry, mr. bird

Peter
it's not something i go around
telling anyone

Sight
well, let's kill this guy super quickly.

---------

Peter sighed as he put down his phone to look at the television.

"What did you just say?" Tony asked, glaring at Flash. The boy visibly lost some of his confidence. "Yeah, that's what I thought," Natasha put in, cleaning out her fingernails with a knife. "Peter is ten times better than you'll ever be," Sam added. "From what I've heard, it would be closer to ten thousand. Probably a million," Clint added.

Peter smiled more than he had thought was possible.

They cared about him. Some of them cared despite never having met him.

Peter leaned back in his bed. He was going to have to meet the rest of the Avengers.

----30 minutes later----

Natasha walked into Peter's room. He shut the laptop quickly and smiled at her. "Hey, Peter," She said, grinning. "I trust you saw the news we made at your school?" Peter laughed. "Hey, Ms. Romanoff. Yeah, I did. The media was having a field day!"

The woman smirked. "It was worth it. The others want to meet you." Peter blinked.

"They're outside the room now. Want me to let them in?" She inquired.

"I- uh, sure, let them in," Peter stammered. Natasha grinned and opened the door, letting a chattering crowd of Avengers in. "Peter!" Clint crowed in delight when he saw him.

"Uh- hi there, Mr. Barton, sir," Peter managed, confused. "So this is the kid that's been turning Tony into a frantic helicopter parent?" He asked excitedly.

Peter almost flinched at the word 'parent' being dropped so casually in conversation. May was technically his "legal guardian", he didn't have a 'parent'.

"Ha, well I hope not," Peter said, laughing. Tony made an injured face. "All of my parents end up dead, so..." He clarified.

Clint choked back a laugh. "Nice. I like you, kid. How are you with a bow?" Peter frowned. He'd never tried. "Well, my aim in general is pretty good," He said hesitantly.

"He is a kid of many talents," Tony announced.

Wanda stepped forward, introducing herself quickly with a grin.

Then Steve Rogers, James Barnes, Colonel Rhodes, Vision, and-

"OH MY GOD! YOU'RE THE-"

"... yeah, I'm the Hulk," Bruce Banner said, a twinge of disappointment clear in his voice.

"THE MOST RENOWNED SCIENTIST OF YOUR GENERATION!" Peter barreled on excitedly. "I've read all your papers on gamma radiation - which, by the way, is amazing! - and the book you wrote on nuclear physics! Those were amazing!" He continued.

Bruce looked incredibly touched. "Th-thanks," The man managed, sounding as though he were about to cry.

Tony stuck his tongue out at Peter. "I thought I was a pretty renowned scientist," He said, mock-sad. "Oh, don't worry, you're pretty cool too," Peter replied, smirking.

----------

An hour later, they'd made arrangements for Peter to stay at the tower for the night again.

------------

mr. emoji
so, like we were talking about
a while ago

mr. emoji
how can i find spider-man?

Peter
He hangs around queens/new york
at night.that's all we really know. stops muggings, etc.

mr. emoji
are you sure? because the way
you spoke implied that you knew him

Peter
my lips are sealed

mr. emoji
:(

----that night----

Peter crouched on top of a building, waiting for any signs of crime.

"Hey, Spider-Man," A metallic voice came from behind him. "Mr. Stark!" Peter exclaimed, surprised. "That is, Iron Man?" Tony laughed from inside his suit. "Spidey. You're getting pretty big on the streets," Tony said.

"Well, fighting crime can give you a name," Peter said, widening his eyes (which would transfer to the lenses)  to show it was a joke.

"I'm sure it does," Tony said slowly. "Well. I've been sent to ask if you want to join the Avengers."

Peter gasped. "Wait, really? " He inquired. He knew that Tony was considering it - Mr. Emoji had told him that much - but he didn't think it would actually happen!

"It's a big commitment, but we think you'd fit the job," Tony replied, nodding. "Can I have a bit of time to think about it?" Peter asked.

"Sure. Swing over when you decide."

With that, Tony fired up his repulsors and blasted away.

----2 days later----

Peter
okay don't freak out

Peter
but is anyone free? I need your help.

Nat
i'm available. what do you need?

Peter
i kinda have a bit of an inconvenience?

Peter
like you know where cunningham park
meets with 81st? in queens?

Nat
...yeah?

Nat
what about it?

Peter
i need help? there's an alleyway near there

Peter
just like if you have time, i'm in a bit
of a bad situation

Nat
if this is something to figure out who
i am...

Peter
no way tgere are easief wahs to do thay

Nat
you okay kid? i'm on my way.
your spelling went a bit weird

Peter
jusr a bit dizzu

Peter
i thinj you'll understanf why

Nat
i'm there, where are you?

Nat
oh shit

----------

Peter was slumped in the corner, a knife sticking out of his stomach. "Hey, Nat," He mumbled as a shadowy figure ran into the alleyway. "Shit, Peter, what happened?"

A feminine voice. The woman was wearing a black hoodie and dark pants. Clearly she didn't want him to see her face. "I mean nothing big, but-" "Nothing BIG? Peter, you were stabbed!" Nat cried. "It happens a lot."

"It happens a LOT?" She yelped. "Yeah - okay, I wouldn't have called you up but I kinda - okay, here, I'll give it to you straight - I'm Spider-Man."

There was a shocked silence. "Of course. Of-fucking-course. It's a good thing I was prepared for anything." She knelt down beside him and scrabbled for the bottom of the torn fabric, pulling it apart so she could see the wound.

Nat grasped the hilt of the knife and, with incredible precision, pulled it out, then quickly adding a dressing and putting bandages down over it. "Kid," She muttered, sounding awfully familiar somehow. "Thanks, Nat," He said tiredly, lying back against a wall. "Yeah - no problem, Peter. Shit. I don't- I didn't- you have a healing factor, right? Do you think it needs stitches?" Nat asked quickly. "I don't think so," Peter managed, only slurring a bit. "It should be gone in an hour or two. Thank you... for coming," He gasped out.

"Of course! I couldn't let you sit in an alleyway for a while!" Peter laughed a bit, the motion disturbing his bandages. "I probably... would've bled out if it weren't for you. So seriously... thank you," He whispered.

Nat clasped his hand in hers. "Anytime. Is there anything else you need, or...?" Peter shook his head. "You can go now. I'll check in with you later." Nat smiled at him, still incredibly familiar but he couldn't quite place it in his dazed state...

"Ok, Peter. Make sure you do, or I'm tracking you right back down!"

----- one week later -----

Peter
I get to stay the night again!

mr. emoji
awesome! I knew they loved you

Peter
haha that's a bit of a stretch mr. emoji

Nat
we love you :)

Peter
aww, thanks Nat

Mr. Green
Nat's right. You're amazing, don't forget it.

Peter
stoooop I feel like I'm gonna cry

Mrs. Emoji
♥️

Peter
I love all of you :)

Barnes
You too

Captain
Love you

Magic
We love you a ton!

Sight
It seems repetitive to say it now but
I love you as well.

Bird
<3

Arrow
love ya

James
Love youuuu

----------

Peter looked up from his phone and walked into the lounge where the Avengers were waiting. He took a chance to send one last text to his friends.

Peter
I'm here! Wish me luck!

As if on cue, all of the Avengers' phones rang, except for Natasha's and Clint's.

Peter looked up, eyes narrowed in surprise.

Steve looked a bit guilty, and Sam was avoiding eye contact. Natasha and Clint looked composed as ever, but the others were all subtly looking away.

Peter
...guys?

They rang again.

Peter
...wtf

Natasha looked down at her phone, which was silenced.

She typed something.

Nat
... surprise?

Peter stared at them in complete silence.

Arrow
haha

Clint started laughing from his place on the couch, finally making eye contact with Peter.

"I told you!" He crowed, smirking triumphantly. "Shut up, Clint," Tony muttered in annoyance.

"What's going on?" Peter asked archly. Natasha smirked a bit at him. "Give it five seconds of thought, маленький паук. You'll come to it."

Peter was pretty sure he already knew.

Peter
So. You guys lied.

Arrow
Well we never actually stated that we weren't
the Avengers. Just that it was highly unlikely
that you'd be in the circumstances you are.

Nat
And what happened is certainly
unlikely.

Peter made a face at the two.

"So. Arrow and Nat, yes?" He inquired. Clint nodded with a grin.

He turned to the rest of the Avengers.

"Bird, and Barnes," Peter said, nodding to the two. "James. Magic and Sight." Wanda gave him a thumbs-up.

"Captain - god, horrible idea. That was so obvious." Steve rolled his eyes.

"Mr. Green. You watched me freak out about you and pretended you didn't know me," Peter exclaimed accusingly to Bruce. The man just smiled, amused.

"And... Mrs. Emoji. Mr. Emoji."

Tony spread his hands out helplessly, flashing a grin. "What can I say?" He asked.

Peter made a face at him. "Sorry?" He suggested. Tony smirked at him.

"Well, fuck you guys," Peter said, running for the window.

They were the Avengers, and Nat already knew.

This was revenge.

As Steve called a 'language', Peter opened the window and jumped out, mask forming around him once he was out of their sight.

He shot a web from his wrists and swung over to stick to the side of the wall. Peter climbed above the window, hearing shrieks from inside. They were 91 stories up. No cameras and nobody could see this high.

"Fuck! Somebody call the cops!" Tony screamed. "Deploy a suit! Do something !" Clint was screeching. "Guys, don't worry!" Natasha said calmly.

"Look Romanoff, you may not have emotions but we all love the kid and we know you do, too, so don't say that we shouldn't worry that the kid is practically dead!"

"Nah, she's right, don't worry," Peter said, poking his head back in as the mask went back into his watch.

Cue screaming as he hopped back inside the building.

Anyways I hope you liked that!

The ending felt a bit rushed but I didn't really know how to finish it because it was getting really long.

I can do a part 2 if you guys want!

Should I make this into its own book? I noticed some of you commenting that.

I am hoping to double update this week so let's see what happens!

Have a good day/night!