Peter Parker One-Shots

Gym Class (Part 1?)

Okay, It's been SOOOOOO long since I've posted. I've been super busy, but I happened to have time to write part of a story and I'm just going to post it as is. It's not done, but I will finish it soon. 

So this takes place during No Way Home. If you look up the cast on Google, Hannibal Buress, who plays Coach Wilson, is listed. I think this means one of two things: either Peter finally joins the football team (very unlikely), or we're going to get a scene of Peter going all out in gym class. So I wrote the gym class scene.

Anyway, enjoy the short story that ends at a bad stopping point.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Peter tried to avoid the stares as he made his way to the locker room. This was going to be his first gym class since Mysterio revealed his identity to the world.

Usually, he would turn his back to the other guys in the locker room to hide his chest, but today he didn't even bother. He knew that was a mistake, as everyone in the locker room seemed to pause just to watch him as he took off his shirt. He put his gym shirt on, but left the room to finish changing in a bathroom stall.

Peter walked into the gym and sat with Ned, MJ, and the rest of his class on the bleachers as they waited for Coach Wilson to give instructions.

"Alright, class. Today we'll be starting a new unit. I wish I didn't have to teach this, but it's part of the curriculum. We'll be learning about self-defense." The students cheered, because who doesn't want to learn how to kick someone's ass?

"We'll be starting with learning how to punch. Everyone up, come down to the gym floor."

The students made their way down to the floor and formed six rows of five kids. Coach taught the students how to position their feet, which was wrong, but Peter decided to let that go, and just stand in the correct position on his own. Eventually, it was time to learn how to punch.

"Now," Coach Wilson said, "make a fist like this." He wrapped his fingers around his thumb, then punched the air in front of him to demonstrate.

Peter sighed. He raised his hand.

"Yes Parker?"

"Um, you're going to break your thumb."

"What?"

Peter hesitated. "I said, you're going to break your thumb if you punch like that. As soon as you hit someone, the force of their body on your fist will push your fingers into your thumb and snap the bone in half. Trust me, I've been trained professionally."

Coach sighed. "I honestly have no idea what I'm doing. I've never punched someone in my life. Peter, why don't you come up here and teach everyone how to punch? In fact, why don't you just teach this unit? I assume you actually know what you're doing."

"Um, sure." Peter made his way to the front of the gym and began to demonstrate. After a few minutes, he had the students form one long line in front of him.

"Now it's time for you to practice on a real person."

Some of the students made punching motions toward each other.

"On me," Peter said to clarify.

Betty was first in line. She was afraid to hurt Peter, and it showed.

"It's okay," Peter said. "I get punched all the time, and it doesn't hurt that much for me."

Betty nodded. She positioned her feet and threw a punch at Peter.

Peter caught her fist in his left hand. "That's the same thing Coach Wilson was doing. If you punch like that, you'll break your thumb."

He showed her how to punch correctly again, and she tried a second time. This time, she hit him hard in the shoulder. He didn't even flinch.

"Nicely done," He said, and she moved to the back of the line.

After about fifteen more students had gone by, MJ came to the front. Before Peter could say anything, she tackled him to the ground. The students gasped. Peter got up quickly, and caught her shoulder between his legs and twisted her to the ground. MJ fought back by trying to hold him in a choking position, but Peter wiggled free and was soon kneeling on top of her holding her arms to her back.

"Alright, you win," MJ said with a smile.

Peter laughed. He then explained to the students that he taught MJ how to fight a little while back, and that they sparred all the time.