poisoned 🕷️ peter parker [1]

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"Previously on Peter Screws the Pooch." Tony's voice could be heard coming from the Iron Man armour as he landed on the building room. Jessica prepared herself for what was coming, and it was definitely not a congratulation speech. His first words were dedicated to the Spiderling. "I told you to stay away from this. Instead, you hacked a multimillion-dollar suit so you could sneak around behind my back doing the one thing I told you not to do." 

Jessica's eyes opened wide after hearing that and she turned to Peter in disbelief "You did what?!"

But Peter wasn't concerned about that, especially. "ls everyone okay?"

"No thanks to you."

"No thanks to me?" The boy raised his voice as he stepped forward the man's super suit, not thinking he was inside it from previous experiences. "Those weapons were out there, and I tried to tell you about it... but you didn't listen. None of this would've happened if you had just listened to me. If you even cared, you'd actually be here." 

Right after he had spoken those words, the suit opened up, revealing Tony's figure stepping out of it. The surprise was for both of them since Jessica didn't think he was present either.

"I did listen, kid. Who do you think called the FBI, huh? Do you know I was the only one who believed in you? Everyone else said I was crazy to recruit a 14-year-old kid."

"I'm 15." Was the only comeback Peter came up with.

"No, this is where you zip it, all right? The adult is talking. What if somebody had died tonight? Different story, right? Because that's on you." He continued his lecture on the boy. Jessica stood silently behind them, but outrage was growing inside her. She thought Tony was being way too hard on the poor boy. "And if you - or her, because you put her through this situation - died I feel like that's on me. I don't need that on my conscience."

"Yes, sir. I'm sorry. I understand."

"Sorry doesn't cut it."

"I just wanted to be like you." 

"And I wanted you to be better." 

This is when the girl thought it had gone too far. 

"Tony... don't be so hard on him, he was trying to save them. And I actually think he's right!" Peter turned to face her in shock. She was agreeing with him? "He did warn us about those weapons. Look at what they do! We need to stop this before something bigger happens!"

"You shut up too." Was Stark's response, using the same tone as for Peter. "You were supposed to avoid this kind of situation, but still, you let this and Washington happen. One can slip off, but two is more than enough."

"I told you was not going to babysit him!"

"And just because of that all of this happened." Tony took a big breath to think his next words as the two outraged teenagers awaited his reply. 

"It's not working out."

"What?" Jessica asked, confused.

"You're coming with me." Mr Stark pointed at the girl. " From now on you're living in the Avengers HQ, under strict supervision. Also, you'll be happy to hear that I found a way to reverse your powers. There you go, you got what you wanted." 

That startled her. What did he mean by reversing her powers? Was that even possible?

"And you." He now pointed his index finger at Peter. "I'm gonna need the suit back."

"For how long?"

"Forever. Yeah, that's how it works."

The teen shook his head and begged. "No, no. Please, this is all I have. I'm nothing without this suit."