POV: Tony
It's ten in the morning when Peter shows up. I have to say, I'm surprised he's coming right away, especially to this "internship" that basically is a full-time job. He's definitely surprised to see me when I open the door, maybe just noting the reality of being face to face with Tony Stark.
"Mr. Stark? I'm Peter Parker, your intern," He says nervously, hefting his backpack and suitcase, which are both strapped to his back. "I, um, brought my bike, where do I put it... sir?"
"Oh, here, just put it inside," I said, taking his old, beat up bike and propping it against the door. I'd need to fix that up for him. "Set down your bags, too, I'll get them later."
He left his stuff in a heap by the door, except for his phone, which he takes out of his suitcase. I wonder how long until he discovers the group chat.
"So, what am I going to be helping you with, Mr. Stark?" he asks, pocketing it. I smile.
"Well, first I want to get to know you. You're only a freshman, right? So you're going to be my intern for a while if you want, kid."
"Oh. Well, okay, Mr. Stark."
"So, you were the smartest of all the applicants, not going to lie," I said, "you have anything specific you're working on?"
"Well, I was going to try to do this web-shootery kind of thing," he said, scratching at his arm. "But that's not for school or anything, so I-"
"How far have you got?" I asked, beckoning for him to follow me up the stairs. I might as well show him my lab, since that's where he's going to be working.
"I think I've got the formula down, but I haven't tested it yet, sir," he said. Something about his nervous demeanor put me off.
"You can drop it with the sir, kid."
"Oh. okay, Mr. Stark." He followed me in silence, which also put me off a bit. Something about his proffesionalisticness, and probably how I don't do that kind of thing.
Steve walks down the hallway and stops when he sees us.
"The kid's here already?"
"Yup," I said, grinning. "This is Steve Rogers, kid. Steve, his name is Peter."
"You're Captain America!" Peter exclaims, surprised he's meeting him, maybe. We are in Avenger's tower. Maybe he thought it was just me or something. Either way, he shakes his hand, and I'm surprised Steve doesn't just tear it off. Maybe he likes the kid, even if he doesn't like why he's here. "Are you going to be here all the time? Can I punch your shield? If it absorbs all vibrations, how does it bounce?"
"Don't know, Pete," he says, slightly taken aback by the kid's enthusiasm.
"Cap? Where'd you- oh, hey Peter," Natasha says, following Steve. The kid looks like something insane just happened.
"Ms. Romanoff you're here too?" He said in disbelief. I wonder why I didn't trigger some sort of reaction from this kid, besides on the text chain.
"Huh? oh, we're all here. Right now, at least," she said nonchalantly, leaving the kid shocked.
"All the Avengers?" he asked. I patted his shoulder.
"yeah kid, all of us. Now come on-"
"Peter Parkerson is here?" Thor yelled, following Natasha. Oh my gosh, who put a tracker on the kid?
"Mr. Thor!" the kid yelled, excited again. "I thought you were hanging out on Asgard!"
"Well, young Midgardian, things needed to be taken care of here," he said, hefting Mjolnir. Peter looked at it in wonder.
"Can I try lifting it?" he asked, bouncing on his feet a little. "Is it heavy if you're halfway worthy? Is that how it works, that it's lighter the worthier you are?"
"I actually-"
"That's why Vision can lift it!" Steve exclaimed. I gave him a look, and he stopped.
"What about Mjolnir?" Loki asked, from the opposite end of the hallway. So soon? He stood there, still handcuffed, staring at the group. I breathe a sigh of relief when I notice he's wearing his weird dress cloak, not his sweater he went to the library in. "Oh. Have you all found someone new to follow around?"
At everyone's silence, he rolls his eyes and walks up to Peter.
"Are you Tony's new intern?" he asked, a note of something in his voice I can't remember hearing.
"Yeah. Nice to meet you, Mr. Loki," the kid said, shaking his hand awkwardly. At his confused expression, Peter nods to his bracelet. Steve inhales sharply next to me, and I jab him in the ribs.
"Oh. Well, nice to meet you too, Peter," Loki said, shifting his weight to his other foot. The chains on his wrists jingled.
Clint and Bruce run past the corner, see the scene before them, and immediately stop.
"So, we're too late?" Clint says, putting his bow back over his arm. Bruce just follows him towards everyone standing in the hallway.
"My apologies, but you did unlock my room," Loki said, fidgeting with his chains again. With a click, they fell off. "And these are yours, I believe?"
He put them in Clint's hand, and I'm surprised they didn't reconfigure themselves around his wrists. No one says anything for a moment.
"Oh my gosh you guys are the freaking Avengers and Loki what-" Peter started ranting, and I put my hand on his shoulder so he stops.
"Yeah, kid. We are. Now, you are my intern, so would you mind following me?" I said, lightly pushing him beside me as I turn to continue down toward my lab. Behind me I can hear Steve telling Thor that the kid was totally right about how Mjolnir worked and Natasha asking Bruce and Clint why exactly did they let Loki out. Loki himself was next to Peter, I realized.
"What are you doing?" I asked, stopping walking. Peter pulled me ahead.
"He can come, right Mr. Stark? I feel like he'll understand what I'm working on, since he already helped me so much at the library," he smiled at me innocently. Loki was hiding a grin himself.
"You're brighter than I thought, kid," I said, ignoring Loki giving me an unnerving look I knew meant that best case I would have an alarm on my phone set for one in the morning. Of course, since I'd be awake then, I ignored the possibility and kept walking.
"Why is he here, Mr. Stark?" he asked, winning himself a trademarked Loki grin.
"I'd like to say I'm too much trouble for Asgard."
"You're not," I said, but of course Peter didn't pay attention to me.
"Why did you want me to use a story where you're the hero, then?"
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My fault (The true story of Ultron and a buncha chaos)
Fanfiction(ACTUALLY CONCLUDED) Neither Loki or Tony really had a good father, and when Peter Parker finds his way into their lives after Uncle Ben died, they both decide to give him what they never had. On top of that, Ultron's story has more to it than anyon...
