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Chapter 1
Peter was on his way home from training with the Avengers, after he got bit by a radioactive spider during a school field trip to Oscorp, he went to the Avengers for help. He told his Aunt and Uncle about his issue and they agreed that he needed to get a handle on his new abilites. He would train with the Avengers every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He quickly formed a close bond with the team.
When he got to his street in Queens he saw police cars and an ambulance at his house. He broke into a run and got there in time to see two bodies in body bags being wheeled away. Peter couldn’t breathe when he saw the bodies of his Aunt and Uncle. Captain George Stacy came up to him, they knew each other through his daughter Gwen, who he went to school with. He also knew about his abilities, and he knew how to keep a secret.
“Peter” said George
“What happened?” Peter asked
“Peter, this isn’t the best time to”
“What happened?” Peter repeated
“Someone broke in, he shot them and stole their car, we’ll get him Pete.” George said
Peter ran from the scene with George being unable to catch up with him due to his abilities. He found an alley, opened his duffle bag and took out the red and blue training suit Tony Stark made for him. He ran across the rooftops searching for his Uncle’s car.
Meanwhile at Avengers Tower…
“Ms. Romanov” said FRIDAY
“What is it?” asked Natasha Romanov AKA the Black Widow
“There has been a shooting at the Parker residence, Ben and May Parker are deceased, and Peter appears to be in pursuit of their killer.” FRIDAY answered
Natasha didn’t waste any time, the rest of the team was out on a mission, and she volunteered to stay and train Peter. There was a tracking system in Peter’s training suit just in case he was captured. She got to her car and floored it to catch up with Peter.
Peter had found his Uncle’s car, he chased it via the rooftops, he saw it come to a stop in front of an old ware house, wanting to keep the element of surprise, he entered the ware house through the roof entrance.
Natasha tracked Peter to the warehouse, she went through entrance, her pistol at the ready. She hoped she had made it in time to stop Peter from doing something he regretted. She heard the sound of fighting. She ran toward the sounds to find Peter confronting the murderer.
“Please don’t hurt me” said the killer “just give me a chance, JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.”
“What about my Aunt and Uncle, did you give them a chance, did you?” replied Peter with pure rage in his voice. He grabbed the killer by the neck and lifted him against the wall, “ANSWER ME” Peter said as he took off his mask.
Natasha saw Peter just stop and put the guy back on his feet. The killer pointed his gun at Peter’s head and right when he was going to pull the trigger, Natasha shot the gun out of his hand, and Peter knocked the guy out with one punch.
Peter turned and saw Natasha approaching him. Peter then looked back at the murderer, and to his horror he recognized him, “no it can’t be, that face I saw him running down the street on my way home last week, I got out of the way.” Peter began to cry, “It’s all my fault, they’re dead because of me.” Peter said as his voice broke as he sobbed. Then Natasha’s arm was around his shoulder. When Natasha looked into his eyes she saw a boy whose world had been completely shattered.
“Come on Peter, let’s get out of here” Natasha said and Peter nodded and put his arm around Natasha to steady himself because he was so exhausted. They got to the tower, and Natasha took Peter to her room. Peter got into her bed and she tucked him in.
Once Peter was asleep, Natasha grabbed some pajamas and left the room to change. Once she had done that, she called Captain Stacy to inform him that Peter was safe and sound at the Tower. Then she went back to her room to find Peter tossing and turning, she immediately went to his side.
He woke up and Natasha embraced him “I’m here Peter” she said
“They’re gone, I’m alone.” Peter replied as he sobbed into her shoulder.
“Don’t say things like that little spider” Natasha said softly as she stroked his back to comfort him, “I’m here, the team and I will take care of you.”
Peter fell asleep in her arms, she stayed with him that night, he needed a comforting presence to help him sleep. The next morning Natasha left Peter in her room asleep, she went to the kitchen to get breakfast ready. She heard the elevator doors open and in walked Clint Barton AKA Hawkeye.
“Thank god, you’re here Clint.” Natasha said
“I’m sorry, we got in pretty late when we heard the news, is Peter okay?” he asked concerned for the young man.
“He’s fine, he is my room asleep.” Natasha replied, “Can you take over while I go and check on him?”
“Yeah, of course.” Clint replied as Natasha walked back to her room.
She opened the door and saw that Peter was beginning to wake up. Peter opened his eyes to see Natasha coming to his side.
“Hey little spider, how did you sleep?” she asked
“Alright I guess.” Peter replied
“I know this is going to be tough Peter” Natasha said soothingly, “But know that you have a home with us.” And Peter smiled at that, knowing he that The Avengers would be there for him. “Come on, Clint’s finishing up breakfast and you need something to eat” Natasha said as she took Peter’s hand and led him to the kitchen.
Clint was putting the pancakes on plates when he saw Natasha and Peter. Once he was done laying out the food he went over and said, “Hey Pete, I’m sorry about your Aunt and Uncle, we’re here for you all of us.” And Peter gave a sad smile and hugged Clint before sitting down.
After breakfast Natasha’s phone rang, she answered, “Hello” she said
“It’s Captain Stacy, we’ve finished processing the house, when Peter is ready bring him so he can collect some of his things.” Said George
A few hours later, Peter, Clint, Natasha, Sam Wilson, and Steve Rogers arrived at Peter’s house in Forest Hills, Queens. When they got out of the car, Peter took a deep breath and he and the others walked to the front door of the house. When they entered the house looked untouched, Peter saw the outlines of where Ben and May’s bodies were found. Sam patted Peter on the shoulder reassuring him that he and the others were there for him. Peter and Natasha went upstairs to his bedroom. When they walked in it was exactly as Peter left it. The only thing that stood out was an envelope on Peter’s desk. He picked it up and opened it, he and Natasha sat down on his bed as he unfolded the letter.
Dear Peter,
I cannot imagine what has been going through your head since you got you powers, but I do know that you are going to be a great man when you grow up, even if your Aunt and I aren’t there, I know that the Avengers will take care of you should it come to that. I want you to remember Pete that ‘with great power comes great responsibility’ its something your grandfather would always tell me and Richard growing up. Please be what you are meant to be, a hero.
Love,
Uncle Ben.
Peter saw a stamp of a spider next to his uncle’s name. Then he refolded the letter and began to cry. Natasha took Peter into her arms and held him tight. After Peter stopped crying, he and Natasha started packing up Peter’s things. After that was done Peter had to get something from the basement that he used as a lab. He found what he was looking for on the table. It was a device he had been working on in his spare time, he called it the Web-shooter, he couldn’t shoot webs naturally so he had been working on a way to do it based on a formula his father left behind, he didn’t have time to test it the last time he worked on it, so he placed on his wrist and fired a perfect web line, Natasha saw that and was impressed. When Peter turned around and saw her at the top of the stairs he gave her a slight smile. While Sam and Clint put Peter’s things in the trunk, Peter took one last look at the house, he had grown up there, and now he had to leave it behind.
That night Natasha was on the phone with Director Nick Fury, without any next of kin Peter would have to go into the system.
“I’ll pull some strings Agent Romanov” Nick said, “I’ll handle everything on my end, you and the others should focus on helping Peter.”
“Thank you, Director.” Natasha replied
“Don’t thank me yet, one of you has to sign the adoption papers.” Nick pointed out
Natasha took a breath and said, “okay we’ll figure that out when we get to that point, have a nice evening Director.”
“You as well Agent Romanov.” And the two of them hung up.
“Nat, is everything okay?” asked Steve Rogers as he approached her.
“Yeah, Fury is working on speeding up the adoption process so Peter doesn’t have to go through the legal side.” Natasha said, “One of us has to sign the papers to be his primary guardian.”
“I think it should be you Nat.” Steve said
“What, why?” Natasha asked stunned at Steve’s suggestion
“When I see you training with Peter, he brings out the best in you.” Steve said and Natasha smiled at the thought of being Peter’s adopted mother. When the Red Room took her it came with a price. She was sterilized, meaning she would be unable to have children, she saw Peter as her chance to be a mother, but her job as a SHIELD agent would complicate things, there was a chance of him being put in danger as a way to get to her, but on the other hand she and the Avengers had been training Peter for months, and there was the possibility he might want to become a Super Hero, they had all discussed it at points, Tony offered to help him make a suit, the suit he wore for training was a prototype for what he could use in the field. Peter could handle the street crime, and could handle the big stuff when the team believed he was ready.
“I think you're right Steve, it would be good for both Peter and I.” Natasha said and Steve smiled, nodded and left to go to his room, and sleep.
Peter sat on his bed looking at the letter Uncle Ben left him, he has read and re-read a number of times since he returned to the tower. ‘With great power comes great responsibility’ the words went through his head dozens of times. He decided that he would make those words his motto, and that he would become a Super Hero to honor his Aunt and Uncle.
He out the letter in the drawer of his nightstand, and just sat there lost in thought. He heard his door open and saw Natasha come into the room, and she sat down next to him. “You alright?” Natasha asked
“Getting better.” Peter replied
“I just talked to Fury, and one of us has to adopt you if you want to stay here with us,” Natasha said.
“Oh,” was all Peter had to say.
“You don’t have to decide now, I just wanted to give you a heads up, Fury is working on a way around the legal angle so we could get straight to just signing the papers.” Natasha added
“I know, thanks for the heads-up Nat.” Peter replied and the two embraced.
“Get some sleep little spider, we have a long day tomorrow.” Natasha said as she kissed Peter’s forehead. She tucked him in and turned off his light as she began to leave the room, she took one last look at him, and closed the door.
“FRIDAY.” Natasha said
“How may I be of service Ms. Romanov?” asked the AI
“Let me know if Peter has a nightmare, even if I’m asleep.” Natasha said
“Acknowledged, sleep well Ms. Romanov.” FRIDAY said
“Thank you. FRIDAY good night.” Natasha said as she went to her room. She got ready for bed and sat on her bed with her back to the wall, her room was right next to Peter’s at her request. She softly knocked on the wall letting Peter know she was there, and he responded.