Spiderkid

Guardians: Part 5

(Btw MJ knows about Spidey in this one.
Recap: The Guardians of the Galaxy are hanging out with the Avengers until an alien attack happens. Meanwhile, Peter has to go to school, according to Tony...)

"Peter!" Ned waved frantically above the crowd of students. MJ took a less obvious approach and nodded her greeting. I grinned at the sight of my two best - and only - friends. Just wait until they hear about the Guardians. Fortunately, my first class was the same as theirs, so I could explain everything.

We sat down, choosing three seats in the back of the classroom very carefully. Luckily, it was one of those catch up days, where if you have any missing/late work you could get them turned in, then do whatever. As three of the nerdiest kids in school, which I had no problem admitting (I mean, Tony was a nerd), we didn't have anything to work on.

"So I'm staying with the Avengers this week," I said casually. Ned's mouth fell open and MJ closed her book.

"Why haven't you invited us over yet?" Ned whined.

I grinned and beckoned them closer. "There's a team of alien superheroes living in the guest rooms, that's why."

MJ snorted. "Yeah, right."

"No, seriously!" I assured her. "They said there was going to be an attack on Earth, so now they're just sitting around waiting for it while Rhodes - I mean War Machine - alerts the militaries."

"No way," Ned's eyes shined with curiosity. "That is awesome. What are they like?"

"Wait," MJ has her calculating look on. "Aliens are going to invade Earth? Why? Or, better question, when?"

I really wished she wouldn't have jinxed the planet with those words.

Not a second after they had left her mouth, we heard an explosion outside. It made the building shake and the electricity flicker. The teacher trailed off, hand still up on the white board holding a marker. Everyone in the classroom went quiet. The whole school was silent. Maybe even the city.

It seemed like all of New York was holding its breath.

Another explosion, this one much closer, made the building sway. The lights went flickered and died, the cloudy grey sky outside now their only way to see each other. Students all at once started screaming and panicking. Most stood up, papers went everywhere and the teacher tried to calm them down vainly. Chairs, desks and backpacks were thrown to the side.

I mostly remained calm, being in situations like this before. My friends did too, but mostly for my sake. Ned's pale, scared expression and MJ's gritted teeth said other wise. But they kept up the act for me. I love my friends.

"I gotta go," I told them, grabbing the strap of my backpack as everyone either crowded by the window or hid under their desks.

"Peter!" MJ grabbed my wrist as I opened a side window. I looked back at her serious face.

"Don't die," she told me grimly.

I gave her a lopsided grin that I normally reserved for Spidey. "I'll try not to."

I pulled my mask on while everyone was distracted and launched myself out the window.

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Ugh, I hate rain, I thought, costume already soaked.

I had to swing all the way to Avenger's tower, clearing people out of burning buildings and telling pedestrians to head below ground. A ship easily bigger then the Tower appeared from the clouds.  If I had thought the Guardians' ship was big, this thing was Hulk-massive. XXXXXXXXL in ship size. Nothing had come out of it yet, but it had already started its attack. The military had been clearing the city out since it had begun, learning from their mistakes from Loki's invasion.