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Tidal Wave's Documentry

She did it for the shits and giggles.

She also did it because she would regret it if she didn't.

WHO IS TIDAL WAVE?

The screen showed Y/N L/N, sixteen years old and determined to prove the identity of Tidal Wave over the course of the three-part documentary she was making, unknowing that it would become viral within days of the first part being released. Behind the camera, way off screen, was Peter Parker and Harley Keener, Tony Stark's prodigy children, grinning like crazy as Y/N started the documentary. Only a few people knew what was to come, and those few people were about to have a great few weeks.

"My name is Y/N L/N, and with the help of my friends, Ned Leeds, Harley Keener, and my boyfriend, Peter Parker, who provided me with a lot of red yarn for this project, we're going to uncover the identity of Spider-Man."

They started with videos, photos and newspaper articles of Tidal Wave, Y/N giving the important dates, such as when she showed up on the team, when she took down the Shark, that time she was spotted fighting alongside Spider-Man and Iron Man-

"Which begs another question, does Tony Stark know Tidal Wave's identity?"

The screen cut to an uncomfortably close shot of Tony, who was sitting in their makeshift interview space in the compound.

"No," Tony replied. "I made her suit, absolutely, but I don't know her identity."

Y/N's voice sounded from off screen. "Have you tried to uncover it before?"

For a second, Tony looked nervous – a split second that would later be screenshotted and shown around as evidence that Tony knew the truth Y/N was going to unravel – but the expression disappeared quickly, his usual façade reappearing.

"I haven't looked too closely," Tony said, his voice careful. He'd learned his lines expertly. "But I think it's in everyone's best interest if we don't discover her identity."

"Why's that?"

Tony waved a vague hand. "Everyone has the right to privacy, kid. But, I suppose, it feels like one of those things we're not supposed to know."

Then Y/N and Harley stood in front of a cork board they'd set up. Tony had leant them a few empty conference rooms to use for their project – much to the chagrin of the officials and businessmen who passed the window, confused expressions on their faces as they watched the teens roam around.

"There were a few answers we ruled out immediately, despite how popular they were when we did a poll online."

Y/N had gained a little bit of popularity online, not just with her Instagram and the photos she took, but with her Twitter, because Tony Stark once posted a photo of the four of them (Peter, Harley, Tony, and Y/N) in the lab, and she became an overnight sensation of who the hell is this girl? The only answer anyone found was Pepper's personal intern, but they continued to follow her anyway. Therefore, the poll that appeared on screen had in the region of eight thousand responses, the most popular two by far being 'Lady Gaga' and 'Pepper Potts'.

"We asked Pepper if she was Tidal Wave."

"No," Pepper said, in the interview chair. The camera was no less close to her face than it was to Tony's. She had unsurprisingly few pores.

"So, that's that," Y/N continued.

"We can't verify if Lady Gaga is Tidal Wave," Peter said, next to her, "but we can safely assume she isn't, because, well, She's literally a goddess. She'd choose a cooler superhero."

Y/N shot him an offended look that would later become a reaction image to people saying moronic things online.

"So, with that out of the way, we had to start digging."