Spider-Man: Dark Web

Freaking Out

Thanks to tommmholanddd for all your support with this story and for giving me some awesome ideas for future chapters.

Tony and Pepper had taken the news of Peter getting married considerably well, but in reality they were freaking out.

Tony was pacing his lab deep in thought, he wad glad that his son was happy. But at the same time wasn't he too young to get engaged. He knows Peter said that he'd be waiting until they had both finished school before actually getting married. But the thought of it still scared him.

He sighed and sat down at his workbench and began fiddling with another watch he was making for Peter. This one was and improved version of the one he currently had. He'd be able to speak with not only his AI but with FRIDAY as well.

He'd also gave full access to the Iron Man armory in the event that he needed help. He even programmed the house party protocol into the watch to include all versions of the Iron-Man armors and the Iron Spider suits as well!

But what he was proud of the most was the Mark Z Iron-Man armor that he had created for Peter specifically and had installed in not only his car but this new watch. Tony never admitted it but he was actually planning to retire from being Iron-Man and he planned on having Peter take over when he turned eighteen. But now he needed to up the amount of protection on Peter as well as getting protection for his future bride.

He opened a small black box to reveal a purple watch that he had designed. It wasn't as heavy duty as Peter's but it could communicate with FRIDAY and also transform into a Iron-Man hand that would be able to shoot concentrated concussive blasts. But to keep it fun he also made it so it connect to her new Stark Phone which he had built as well. It also shared the purple design. He was proud of what he had accomplished in merely two days after the announcement.

Pepper opened the door to his lab and entered carrying a massive pile of paper work. She set them down and gently snaked her arms around the waist of her husband as he worked. She was very curious as to what he was working on.

"Honey, what's all this?" she said gesturing to the watches that he was working on.

Tony gave a brief explanation of their functions and their purpose before continuing his work. Pepper loved watching him get into, as Natasha Romanoff herself has dubbed, 'Dad Mode.'

Which was kind of great to see, but he usually worries himself too much.

Meanwhile Peter and Michelle were currently hanging out in his lab almost twenty floors below his father's.

Michelle watched in slight awe as Peter worked on the most complex mathematical equations that she had ever seen. She was good at mathematics​ but could only understand a slight fraction of what he was working on.

'Damn my future husband is a fucking genius!' she thought to herself proudly. He looked cute when he was deep in thought. Michelle stood and walked over wrapping her arms around his waist and snuggled her head into his shoulder. Peter smiled as she did this.

"Peter you're really smart. I don't even know what this is?" she said softly. Peter just chuckled.

"These are the equations for the new battery for the next generation of StarkBook Pros. I have the Operating System fully programmed but the battery only lasts 3 days. I need it to last longer," he said with his brow furrowed in concentration. Michelle nodded in understanding and bestowed a kiss upon his cheek before sitting back down on his desk. She picked up a small disk that sat on his desk. It had a spider symbol emblazoned on it.

"Peter what's this?" she asked holding up the disk. Peter glanced at it then back to the board. Then he turned around in slight realisation. He looked at the disk in her hand and quickly snatched it away throwing it at the wall. This scared Michelle as she could see him going pale and beginning to sweat. His breathing became uneven as he began to shake. His hands gripped his hair and he slid down the wall to the ground.

"Peter what's wrong you're freaking me out!?" said Michelle feeling panicked. He began to cry and she sat down next to him wrapping her arms around him.

"D-dad gave m-me that t-the day I f-found out Aunt M-may was d-dying," he sobbed. Michelle felt tears leaking from her eyes now as she could see the heartbroken man next to her.

"I s- should have tried harder to find a cure," he said slightly shaking but he sounded a bit better.

"I made a vow to never put that suit on again, to focus on me getting better. To do what May wanted me to do. To be the best student I could. To have a normal life. That's what I'm gonna do," said Peter with what seemed like anger and grief in his voice.

Peter got up from the floor and picked up the disk and crushed it in his hand breaking it to peices and throwing them into the bin.

"Spider-Man no more," he sneered. He took off the web shooters on his wrists and did the same with them. He looked to the corner where a tarp stood covering the object beneath. He shook his head and sat back down on his office chair leaving a scared and bewildered Michelle Jones watching him. She never knew about that vow he made. She could also see the pain in his eyes as he destroyed the disk and his shooters. But she could see that I lightened slightly when he was finished.

Michelle went over and sat herself down on his lap and curled up a bit into his chest. He stroked her head many feelings flowing through him. Primarily guilt. He made her feel scared of him, he could see it in her eyes. It was fear. That was not a look he ever wanted to see again.

Spider-Man was finally finished with. But maybe not his hero career? Something he definitely needed to sleep on. He could feel Michelle's breathing change to a steady rhythmic​ pace, she had fallen asleep in his arms. It actually felt soothing knowing she was there for him and within moments the two were asleep in Peter's lab. Not long later Tony and Pepper came down from Tony's lab to check on them just to find them both sleeping curled up together in Peter's chair.

Needless to say Tony and Pepper took pictures and shared them with Wanda and Natasha. How could they not. It was the cutest thing they had ever seen.