The Spider & The Butterfly

Mission Breakout

While most of the Avengers were fighting on a planet, two currently found themselves on an entirely different front, space. Iron Spider was exploring the alien ship he was in to find one man in particular. 

"Good job Parker,"  Peter thought. "It's one thing to spend countless nights watching marathons of Sci-Fi flicks with Harry and Janna."  He looked away to a window, showing the dark, star-patterned void that was space. "It's another to actually be living one out. And I thought harboring a teenaged alien girl that looks like one of us was weird." 

While he was zoned out, he hit something with a *clang*. The object turned around and the humming of repulsor power could be heard. Pete took a defensive stance, but when both realized who the other was, they dropped their guard. 

"Tony?" Iron Spider asked. 

"What? Did you expect Santa Claus?" he asked sarcastically. "What are you doing here?"

"Same as you. Saving the wizard guy."

"No, no, no. YOU need to be back down on the ground." he firmly stated. 

Peter turned to the side and saw Earth shrinking through the window. "Little late for that."

Stark's helmet dissolved, revealing his head. "Look. Whatever you were thinking, it's in the past now. What needs to happen now is securing the Time stone."

"That's what I've been doing!" he said with slight agitation. Suddenly, something tapped him on the shoulder. Spidey swiftly turned around and let out a small yelp at Doctor Strange's Cloak of Levitation behind him. "God, don't scare people like that." he whined. 

The red piece of clothing wrapped itself around Peter's arm and started tugging him. While he wasn't moving anywhere fast, it was still a mild annoyance. "What are you doing?"]

Tony raised a brow. "I think the enchanted towel wants you to follow." Immediately the cloak slapped him. 

Reluctantly, the young hero let himself be led to the bridge of the ship with Iron Man close behind. There they saw Strange suspended in air by an unknown force and many clear colored needles surrounding him.

The Sorcerer Supreme had just awoken when Ebony Maw approached him from the front. "In all the time I have served Thanos, I have never failed him." Maw slowly got closer to Strange. "If I were to reach our rendezvous with the stone still attached to your vaguely irritating person, there will be... judgement." 

The energy needles surrounding Doctor Strange grew white and one moved inside his cheek. His veins started to become visible as he struggled to tolerate the pain. "Give me... the stone." the alien eerily whispered. 

Peter and Tony watched what was transpiring before the latter leaned back. "You got twenty seconds to think of a plan. Go." 

"Um. Okay, okay, okay. Um." Peter said as he played multiple scenarios and ideas out in his head. In almost no time, he got one. "Okay!" He stood up from a kneeling position. "Ever seen that really old movie, Alien?" 

Maw continued to torture his prisoner, who had begun screaming in pain at this point by multiple needles entering his body. He heard metal clanging behind him and turned to see Iron Man charging his repulsor blasts. He blinked unfazed. "I could end your friend's life in an instant." he threatened. 

"I gotta tell you, he's not really my friend. Saving his life is more of a professional courtesy." Stark retorted. 

"You saved nothing. Your powers are inconsequential compared to mine." the telepath stated while using his power to left scraps off the ground.