The Spider and The Flame (Peter Parker)

Part 17- Rescue

Ash's POV Playlist
- You and I tonight by Faber Drive
This song actually fits the previous chapter better but I forgot to add it in before!!!

"Pete! Pete, where are you?" I scream, flying around the room, flipping the couch and looking in every corner I can. I hear no response.

So where is he?

The fire alarm blares as I search frantically for Peter. I fly down between the broken floor boards and pick up the rubble, finally seeing the outline of a body. Pete is staying close to the ground, coughing his lungs out with his legs caught under the broken floorboards.

I pick up the floorboards on his feet without any hesitation, finding myself stronger than I thought I'd be. I rush to pick up Pete and I hold him up, draping one of his arms over my shoulder. I hold behind his back and begin to rush towards the closest exit, breaking the door open and finally getting outside.

I collapse to the ground under Pete's weight and he falls, rolling onto his back. His face is black with soot, and he's wincing in pain. I examine his body, looking for a wound of some kind, and I find it immediately. On the right side of his torso, from just under his armpit to just above his hip is an enormous burnt mark, bubbling and blistering.

Pete's eyes are closed and his breathing is quick and shallow. I know that he's had a serious amount of smoke inhalation.

I hear the sound of an ambulance and fire trucks from the distance and my eyes divert towards the source of the sound. I watch as multiple fire trucks arrive on the scene and start to extinguish the fire I started.

"Help! Help!" I scream, waving my arms frantically in the air as an ambulance approaches us. Paramedics burst out of the ambulance and run to us, bringing a mask with oxygen to attach to Pete's face. Another man comes with a stretcher and places it down next to Pete.

"Miss, we need you to step back." One of them orders, pointing away from Pete. Reluctantly I stand up and step backwards, stumbling as I bump into someone behind me.

My head swivels quickly and I find myself caught in the arms of Tony Stark.

"Mr. Stark..." I cry.

"What the hell happened?" He fumes, pushing me off of him.

"I-I don't know, I lost it and-"

"You lost it?! This is what happens when you lose your temper!?" His eyes narrow and fill with a dark colour.

"I..." I stare down at my feet, tears flowing from my cheeks. I lick my lips and try to compose myself, but find myself turning to look at Pete on the ground. I've never seen him so helpless, so painfully broken. Knowing that he's like this because of me is the worst feeling imaginable. "Is there anything I can do?" I ask, gesturing towards Pete.

"Haven't you done enough?" Tony spits, walking past me and towards the paramedics. "Get out of here, run back to your band of mercenaries."

"But- but I love him," I croak, tears spilling faster than they had before.

"I suggest you move on. Peter will be." Tony turns his back on me and walks off.

I feel a hand on my shoulder and jump in surprise. Turning my head, I see Steve standing next to me with a hand on my shoulder. Immediately I jump into his chest and hug him, crying into his suit. He strokes the back of my head.