The Spider

Green Guy and Web Kid

I awake in an unfamiliar room.

"Hello Ray," says Friday, "Would you like me to tell Dr. Banner you're awake?"

I jumped at Fridays voice and found myself stuck to the ceiling, trying to find out what just happened. By the time I realized it was Fri, my door opened and Dr. Banner was starring at me.

Why is Bruce upside down? Was the first question that popped into my head.

Then I realized that everything was upside down. And that I was on the ceiling.

I curse and get down, plopping a seat on the bed when Dr. Banner speaks, "What in the world kid?"

Oops. "Friday scared me..."

"Ah," He says, as if he realized something important, "Friday, erase footage in guest room 655- On second thought, turn off cameras in room 655 and delete all recordings from yesterday until now."

"The cameras have been turned off and footage has been deleted, sir."

"There," Dr. Banner says to himself, "Taken care of."

Curiously, I ask, "Won't Tony know something is up?"

"Nah," Bruce says, sure of himself, "Tony only looks at camera feed when he thinks something is wrong or different. You should be in the clear."

"Ok..." I trail off.

"So," He adds, pushing himself off of the door frame, "Why don't you get ready? And I'll be in the lab war room with doughnuts and a project or two when you're ready."

I smile to myself, "Cool." And with that, he leaves, closing the door behind him.

I feel extremely masculine today.

I look through my duffel bag, and luckily, the only thing I have is a Sum 41 T-shirt, baggy jeans, a beanie, and converse. For once, my wardrobe matches how I'm feeling.

I don't mind the little bit of my bangs that hang out of my beanie. In fact, I embrace it, and wet it to make it curl and wave slightly.

I look in the mirror. I have actually mastered this look like the boss. I look like a total punk rock, grunge kid. My jeans have holes and my black converse scream teenage angst. 

It's perfect.

I head to floor twenty and am greeted with Bruce eating a glazed doughnut. 

But he's not alone.

"So we're a dude today," says the annoying billionaire in the room, "interesting..."

I don't correct him because A: he's not wrong, B: he's freaking Tony Stark. You don't correct Tony Stark. Well, unless you're The Spider, not Ray.

"Yeah," I mumble, looking to Bruce for an escape, a comment, anything.

Luckily, he gets the hint, "Ray, why don't you grab a doughnut and check out this project," He says while gesturing to the table with the holograph of a room on it.

I grab a doughnut and stare at the holograph, "What is it supposed to be?"

Tony laughs, "Well you see kid," he pauses, like an idiot. Like an idiot talking to an idiot. Talking to me, "It's a room."

I roll my eyes and speak before I can think, "Really? I thought it was a tree."

Dang it. That's something The Spider would say.

Tony looks at me, shocked. Bruce laughs. I mean, laughs so hard he snorts. He barely is able to choke out, "T-the K-kid," more laughing and coughing, "Just freaking burned you."