Too Little Too Late

Peter Parker / Friday / Happy Hogan / Laura Barton

Peter and Harley got along like a house on fire. Like brothers from the very start. When Cooper was around it would be even worse than that. When Tony would let them go to the lab, it would either be inventing crazy stuff and upgrading their armours or they would make everything explode. And to be real, the second option was happening more often than not. Tony did like everything that would go boom so he was not complaining. When they were actually inventing, it was something beautiful to watch. Harley was good at making weapons, like his potato gun and Peter would be good at any bioengineering. Cooper was the glue to make both into something incredible. Peter was still Spiderman, working principally in New York. He was also an Avenger but he has asked to be called out only in case of planet threatening kind of problem. He had seen too much considering his young age and participated in too many battles already. Harley was to take the Iron Man's mantle in the future. In the meantime, he was known under the name of Iron Lad for training purposes and also because there was no saying no to the teenager. Tony had tried. Harley had just built his own armour in the family barn. He had been more than ready to use it. Tony had learnt with Spiderman already that the teenagers wouldn't be stopped. So, he settled in giving them the best protective suit of armour he could build.

Cooper was more of a behind the scene kind of guy. He was kind of their Jarvis and more. With Ned, Peter's best friend, they were simply the best at what they were doing. They could help repairs on the fly, hack into almost anything and anywhere, make plans and analyse a situation like anyone's business. That kind of thing. Cooper already knew that his sister, Lila, would be the next superhero with a bow. That would suit her a lot better than it would have done him. She was already better than him at archery anyway. She loved to train with both their mother and their father. Cooper was still mad at Clint. He knew that he needed to get past that. If not for his relationship with Clint, at least for himself. That was easier said than done. He couldn't even call the man father without getting incredibly angry. Cooper was making an effort each time they would meet. Things weren't easy and wouldn't be for quite a while.

Friday had had her own issues with her big brother. They had talked it out very openly and logically. She was pleased to see him go to university and open himself to the world at large. He was moving on from Wanda as well. Sometimes she had envied his body. If she had one she would be maybe more helpful to her Boss. If she had one she would have gone straight away to find him in Siberia. She could take her father in her arms. Boss had asked her if she wanted him to build her one. Friday asked for some time to think about it. The decision was not an easy one, her father understood that. She needed time to think about it logically. But really it was more of emotional need. Her father gave her the perfect alternative. Both. A body she could take and leave as she pleased. Just like uploading and downloading herself. Once ready, Tony taught her everything like a child. Her balance, walking, writing with her hands. He made sure to make her taste buds so she could really enjoy the food, something Vision didn't have at first. Until Tony created an equivalent for her. So, he gave some to his first son. Vision's cooking really improved after that. Tony would often take her to Earth to show her everything the world could bring her. He was also there for her when she was feeling overwhelmed. Friday was able to learn all those human things at her own pace. She understood her brother a little bit more after that. Feelings were very complicated.

Happy Hogan and May Parker got married a year after the invasion. Tony was so excited by the whole prospect that he promised to pay for everything and then some. Typical Tony but they wanted something intimate. May chose Laura and Jodie to be her bridesmaids. The three women had become really close since they had all been beamed up in Tony's living room. They had a lot in common, life experiences and bright children. Happy thought it was very obvious that he would choose Tony to stand next to him at the altar. Apparently not that obvious because Tony looked really surprised, almost shocked when he was asked. Happy couldn't help feeling sad seeing that. Tony had really been mistreated by people. He really looked like the kid that was never picked to play with others. Tony accepted of course, with one of the brightest smiles Happy had ever seen on him.