I'm The Son You'll Never Have

Chapter Two: Sickness and Recovery

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Norman quickly arrived and picked Peter up and carried him to the tower's Medbay. He frantically ordered Harry to call May and Ben.

Harry called them quickly and said "May, Ben! You've got to get here now! Something's wrong with Peter!"

May and Ben quickly got their keys and in a panic hung up on Harry. They arrived at the tower within a half hour. Ben filled out a few medical forms while May talked to Harry and Norman. "Harry, what happened? Was he showing any signs at all of being sick?"

"No May, he was fine and then all of a sudden he passed out and now he's seizing and more and Dad and I are freaking out."

May grimaced and asked "Was he bitten by anything?"

Harry's face paled and he said "I don't know, maybe, he said he felt a bite, but neither of us found a puncture wound or a bug."

May grimaced and sat down. She put her hands over her face and sighed. "This could be anything. Norman, can we transfer him to Queens Memorial where I work. I can't afford it here, and I could keep a better eye on him there."

Norman smiled and said "No, May, he can stay here no charge, I've known him all his life, it's the least I could do."

"Okay, thanks Norman. Ben and I still have work but we trust you, and we'll be stopping by frequently until he gets better." May told Norman, and she got up and sat beside Ben who had finished the med forms. They were all tense as they waited for a doctor to update them on Peter.

Norman's phone rang and he stood up to take it.

"I'm sorry, but I have to take this business call. I'll try to be quick."

Norman smiled at Ben and May and took the private elevator back to his study. He waited to answer the call until he was sure he was alone in his study.

"Cooper, What was that! You didn't tell me it would hurt or could kill him!" Norman ranted furiously while Cooper sighed before replying.

"Norman, calm down, it's just a side effect, he'll be fine in a few days."

"He better be, or your head is mine!"

Norman furiously ended the call and exhaled loudly. He was worried about Peter. He would always worry about Peter. Norman stayed in his study to calm down for a while and kept the Medbay's cameras up so he would be aware of when the doctor was ready to update them on Peter. He just wanted to see if the cross-species genetics worked, but at what price would it come? Norman couldn't lose the only person he's ever truly cared for aside from Richard and Emily until she left him. He could lose his son just because he wanted to see if a stupid science experiment worked.

The doctor approached May and Ben a couple of hours later. Norman had gotten back down a few minutes ago.

"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Parker and Mr. Osborn. Peter is stable now, but we'll be watching him carefully for the next few days. I'll keep you updated on his condition, and please let me know if you have any questions."

A collective sigh of relief echoed throughout the room.

"May, I'm going to step out for a minute and call Tony. I know he'll worry if Peter doesn't show up to his Friday Afterschool internship."

Ben silently walked out to make a call to Tony.

Norman disdainfully asked "When did Peter get a Stark internship, he could have so much better at Oscorp?"

Harry signed and said "He got the internship about three months ago right before school started. He wanted to get himself into MSST, even though you offered to pay for him. He entered the Stark scholarship competition, and his invention caught Stark's eye so he got not only the scholarship, but an internship with Stark too. It confused everyone, especially since Stark reportedly doesn't work well with others in the lab. He told Peter that his invention was brilliant, and suddenly Stark is Peter's mentor. Sorry dad, Peter didn't want to tell you because you and Stark have never gotten along."