You Mispronounced Spider

Chapter 3

[A/N: So my goal for this story is 10,000 words per chapter... if you haven't noticed.

sorry not sorry?]

Pepper had always insisted that Tony get a new PA ever since she became the CEO of Stark Industries. After Natasha used that opening for an undercover mission to spy on him he'd been pretty hesitant on hiring ever since. His paranoia of accidentally picking up a SHIELD agent, or worse HYDRA, was to rational to even risk it. Even if HYDRA was destroyed there might always be someone out there with the same agenda.

But as he sat there in the office of Egwin the Witted only days after getting his own vault setup, he realized he didn't have the faintest clue of what this wizarding society was like, so, he was going to have to fall back on his basic business instincts, if you don't know enough to do it yourself, higher someone who can do it for you. That roughly translated to getting a personal assistant: wizard addition. Thus why he was in Egwin's office while Peter strolled around the city in armored spandex. He kinda hated that he knew only one person of note in this new world but it was the only option he had.

"Mr. Stark, I didn't expect to get a visit from you so soon, I hope your finding your vault satisfactory," the goblin said as he walked into the room. Tony was still wearing a suit from a previous meeting, as he stood up he buttoned the coat before greeting Egwin with a handshake.

"Good so far, but that's not the reason I'm here," Tony said before they both sat down. Egwin at the elevated desk and Tony on the chair in front of it.

"Then how may I help you, Mr. Stark?" The goblin grinned with a sharp smile.

"You know what a PA is right?"

"Yes, it's mostly a muggle term but there are variations here," Egwin seemed to already pick up where the conversation was going. "Trying to find someone to... compensate for your lack of knowledge Mr. Stark?"

"In business you stick to what you know, and find people to take care of what you don't."

"Even in our different worlds business remains the same, favors will cost you."

"I thought it might," Tony said plainly. "What's your price?"

"The element you created, Starkanium, I would like a single gram of it."

Tony thought for a moment, "I'll give you a forth."

"Deal," the goblin quickly said. Tony didn't like how quickly the creatures accepted the small amount.

"Still, that stuff not easy to make and a bit of a high price for a PA," Tony commented.

Egwin smiled, "I assure you Mr. Stark, I can get you someone that will be worth it. Give me a three days and I'll have someone sent to you."

"It will take me a week or so before I can get the Starkanium ready."

"I do not mind the wait," the goblin stood up and Stark follow as they both walked over to the door. The goblin held out his hand, "it was a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Stark."

"Likewise," Tony said before taking his leave.

******

Peter cursed at himself quietly as he dragged himself onto the roof of an abandoned warehouse. Tony was going to kill him when he found out he'd been shot.

It's not that he couldn't dodge it, in fact he actually jumped in front of the bullet to prevent it from hitting an old man who had stumbled upon the robbery Peter was attempting to stop. Long story short the robbers got away, the old man is still alive, but Peter now has a bullet in his side, though, this isn't the first time he's found himself in this predicament, but it is the first time the bullet stayed in him. The most he's gotten before were grazes.