Peter Parker and the Avengers

Field trip part 3

Peter had enough, he was going to end this once and for all. He'd been letting Flash bully him because he knew he could take it. Peter knew that if he'd stood up for himself Flash would have moved on to someone weaker who would never stand up for him or her self. But this had to stop, after today if he ever saw Flash bullying someone he'd help them fight the bully, just like he fought bad guys.

Peter and Flash were both circling each other in protective stances, Peter was visibly more assertive than the bully. Flash ran at Peter and tried to throw a hard punch at him but failed miserably, Peter dodged easily. Peter took that as an opportunity to use one of the techniques Nat had taught him about using someone's strength against them. Hence, when Flash threw another punch, he toppled over, Peter was impressed when the horrible boy quickly got up, he had horrible technique but clearly wanted nothing more in life then to beat Peter. Flash punched again, his fist flying aimlessly in the air. He missed, and Peter just danced around. Peter kicked Flash's legs from under him and Flash went tumbling to the ground. Peter, having thought he had proved his point turned his back to the boy and started walking away. That was a mistake, seconds later his peter tingle went off and something, a body, collided with Peter's back. Flash had flung himself at Peter, aiming for his throat. Peter reacted fast, so fast it could have been a give away of his special abilities.Luckily for him, the class was too enraptured in the fight to notice the details. Peter did a backflip and flung Flash to the ground for the fourth time, this time the bully didn't get up and Peter put his knee on Flash's throat. ''Are we done now?'', Flash just lifted his head as much as possible in agreement. Flash shakily got up after Peter and gulped. The bully was now kind of scared of Peter, of course, he'd never admit it but he was, he really was, Peter could have easily killed him today. Clint and Sam congratulated Peter and then whispered what they really thought to Peter. ''You did good Peter, he deserved it, you shouldn't have pulled your punches as much as you did though''. Peter smiled and did a little handshake with Sam while Clint just huffed about Nat not agreeing to have a special handshake with him. Happy finally stopped lecturing Catherine and go his group together. The students were all gawking at the Avengers and Peter. Their classmate had just beaten Flash with insane ease and was chitchatting and handshaking with the Avengers. Peter's classmates finally started moving when they heard their tour guide speak. ''We're going to be going to lunch now so everyone pease follow me''. The class followed them through the door and Peter had to sprint to catch up. MJ sidled up to him. "I feel bad for you loser, the minute we're all left alone they're all going to pounce on you. Wanda must be losing brain cells right now, their thoughts must be so loud. You did a real number on Flash, didn't think you had it in you." She finished speaking and smirked at her last line. She then proceeded to poke Ned's shoulder. ''Ned, are you finally calm enough to save Peter? Because something tells me that some other Avengers are going to make an appearance.'' Ned simply nodded and gave Peter a wide grin that told the spiderling that his best friend was back and no longer in I'm in love with the Avengers mode. Before long, the class reached the supposedly empty conference room they had access to for lunch. Key word: supposedly, because the Steve Rogers sitting on the right side of the table seemed real enough. The students froze and some of the girls and boys squealed. Peter on the other hand tried to hide behind MJ which wasn't a great idea because she went and sat down four seats down from Steve leaving Peter exposed. Sometimes he wished MJ didn't seem so blazé about everything. Some of the girls glared at MJ thinking she was trying to get Captain America's attention. It was quite the opposite and if she had been she would have failed miserably. Steve had an expression of deep concern on his face as he read a mission report and if he was aware of the class meters away from him he did not show it. Peter suspected he knew because how could a super soldier not know. He was shaken from his thoughts by Ned anxiously advancing to where MJ sat. Peter decided to follow him knowing he was only delaying the inevitable. Luckily, or unluckily for him, a sudden energy seized his classmates and they all hurdled towards where Steve sat. All of a sudden Steve shot up from his seat and scanned the room, grabbing his files. His eyes met Peter's and in his haste he ignored all the kids which was quite out of character for Captain America who was the kind and polite Avenger. Steve walked over to Peter and asked him a question that had clearly been weighing on him. ''Hey Peter, did you see Nat come back?''. Peter inwardly smiled at his worry and wanted to see his reaction at what followed. He always found it very nice that Steve cared about Nat so much, other then that, he was very oblivious. ''Um yeah, I saw her a couple hours ago on the SHIELD floor, she was yelling with Fury and covered in blood. I'm not sure what happened.'' ''WHAT?!''. Steve's outburst was loud and everyone turned to look at them. Steve gave everyone in the room an apologetic smile and turned back to Peter when his phone rang. He raced out of the room after a short conversation of yes and no's, he whispered a quick ''Mission'' and was gone. Peter went and sat down where his friends were, all the while ignoring everyone's questions. Happy had to yell ''Silence!'' for the students to shut up and drop off their things. Soon they were all in line and ready to follow Happy to the staff kitchen. Apparently, Tony had hired a private caterer for the tour group. When they got to the kitchen, all the surfaces were covered with different types of food, there was everything from cheeseburger to fancy salads. All the students went around heaping mounds of food onto their plates and Peter knew the minute they were gone, all the interns and other members of staff were going to be filing their stomachs with the delicious food. When everyone was satisfied with the amount food on their plates they all followed Happy back to the conference room, the staff room being only available to staff . Everything was going fine, everyone was eating and chattering excitedly about the Avengers. Of course, the peace was soon disrupted by one very very dumb Flash Thompson. "Hey Penis you must be enjoying your meal, you're so poor you could never afford any food like this." He started laughing and all his cronies accompanied him. This time it was Happy's turn to start yelling. "What did you just call Peter?! You better not ever call him that again, you have no idea the amount of trouble you get in with Tony and... !" Happy halted his lecture before he could expose anything more about Peter's relationship with the Avengers. He then glared at Flash and the teacher who was trying to lecture the terrorized Flash who was threatening to sue. Happy didn't usually take to people and Peter was one of those exceptions. He cared about Tony's kid even though he didn't always show it. He also knew how much Peter mattered to the Avengers. Flash ended up cowering behind his friends but clearly didn't lose any initiative in the making Peter Parker suffer department as he sent pathetic glares Peter's way. By then, everyone was done eating and ready for the next activity that happened to be in one of the labs. They were going to be building robots. What Peter didn't expect was for this activity to involve more Avengers...

Catherine finally stepped up to the plate and got all the students into the elevator. When the doors opened to reveal one of the Avengers labs Peter was confused. Had Catherine messed up again? How did she have access to this floor? Finally, all the pieces went into place. They were doing the activity on this floor and Tony had given Happy permission to bring them here. This was bad. They all stepped into the main lab and all the students were in awe of the set up. The fanciest equipment on the market was all over the place and the most science-y of the students were over the moon. Everyone, including Peter, was extremely chocked when Bruce Banner emerged and shakily instructed the students to take a seat at one of the tables. They all did just that and Peter was starting to feel a bit bad for Bruce. The guy was obviously stressing about having to talk to a bunch of star struck teens. Sadly for Peter, Bruce was saved from this slight inconvenience by Tony Stark. "Why hello Midtown High! He discretely smirked at Peter and continued. " I'm sure you already know who I am so let's get to the important part. You're going to be building robots! And we're going to pick the best ones!" Tony then pointed to himself and Bruce. Currently, Peter was thinking that Mr Stark was way too excited for something as menial as judging robots. Soon, all the students were rushing around the spacious lab trying to acquire the necessary pieces for their robots. Peter and Ned already knew the exact location of all the parts they would need and MJ just sat in the corner reading her book. She had told Dr Banner that she didn't feel the necessity to add to the technological consumer empire and other such things. All of that talk had left Bruce slightly lost as to what she was talking about. Tony walked around the room looking at people's models and looking extremely disappointed except when he stopped at Peter and Ned's table. He would usually linger there for longer periods of time and actually acknowledge their robots and speak to them. This surprised the students of Midtown High. Flash had not given up on his cause, he was determined to prove that Peter was a liar and a fraud. This is why he decided to speak. Flash shakily addressed a question to the billionaire. ''Mr Stark sir, do you hire high school students as interns?''. Tony answered "No, we don't hire high schoolers, only university students and higher." Seized with a fit of joy at the thought of exposing Peter, Flash made a fatal mistake. "I knew you were lying Penis, you'd never be smart enough to work with Tony Stark!" Tony looked up with an expression of pure rage. "What did you just call my kid?!" "Um ...Nothing —". Flash was cut off by Peter, "It's fine Mr Stark...just a harmless joke". Peter chuckled nervously and Tony looked about ready to burst. Bruce was clearly fighting the Hulk who was trying to come out and destroy Peter's bully. Green veins were starting to pop out of his head. Peter and Tony finally noticed the fight that was going on in the corner of the room and rushed Bruce out of the room. Incidentally forgetting about Flash in the flurry of the moment. Meanwhile, the class was thinking about the events that had currently unfolded. Why had Tony Stark called Peter his kid? Flash was left all alone trembling in fear, twice today he had been afraid for his life. This was the first in his life he had actually been scared. He'd always had people protecting him and telling him he was amazing. The quiet contemplation of the students was suddenly disturbed by Wanda Maximoff. They were all looking about, talking and wondering about what was going on when a figure appeared in the distance of the open hallway. Soon they could see it was the Scarlet Witch and lots of the students were fidgeting, hoping to see one of their idols. Only, the more perceptive students such as MJ noticed the murderous expression on Wanda's face. Red energy was filtering out of her hands and her eyes had a slightly reddish tint. For the first time that day, MJ showed some emotion. Her eyes widened and she looked slightly panicked, for her at least. Meanwhile, Peter and Tony had finally managed to calm Bruce down. Subsequently, Peter had also managed to get Mr Stark to understand why he let Flash bully him. Now, Peter and Tony were heading back to the lab room. Bruce had decided to stay in his personal lab and escape the stressful environment in the other room. When they reached the open lab what they saw surprised them. No, it didn't surprise them, it scared them, just a bit...