Irondad & Spiderson

Harley Part 3

Part 3 is here. thanks for being so patient and happy reading!

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Peter had thought Harley's first day at Midtown had gone well and so did Harley. And it did. He had only been reprimanded by a teacher once (Mr. Ramsbottom that gorgeous s.o.b.) and made a few new friends other than Peter's small group. He had also joined a few clubs and corrected a teacher, effectively solidifying his position as the outspoken nerd. But there are worse things to be. Like a bully. We're looking at you Flash.

Harley was actually excited for the next day (also showcasing his nerdiness). The night after his first day, he and Peter raced through the tower to reach Peter's lab and began their homework before continuing their work on Harley's suit. The teenagers seemed to have inherited Tony's lack of proper time management and ended up staying in the lab until midnight. They probably would've stayed longer but thankfully Tony had been walking back from his lab accompanied by a very tired Pepper. The couple had noticed the light in Peter's lab on and decided to investigate, only to find the pair half asleep with potentially dangerous chemicals in their hands.

Before Harley knew it, he was waking up to the annoying alarm FRIDAY played through the hidden speakers in his room. The only way to turn it off was to stand up so Harley did just that. It was actually a genius idea of Peter's that had been brought to life with the assistance of Ned's coding skills. Tony had loved the project so much that he adapted it from just Peter's room to every room in the tower. I could go on and on about how awesome it is but that's not important to the story.

After a quick shower, Harley was making his way down the winding staircase that led into the large granite kitchen. He had just finished pouring cereal into his bowl when someone dropped from the ceiling with a loud 'BOO!'

Harley's scream was so high pitched that he could be compared to Mariah Carey in 'Emotions'. The cereal box flew out of Harley's hand and landed somewhere near the living room, spilling a trail of frosted flakes over the spotless floor. The fight or flight reflex in Harley activated and led to the mysterious intruder getting punched square in the nose. Thankfully there was no cracking sound meaning it wasn't broken. It was only after the punch that the figure fell off the ceiling and landed on the floor with a painful groan. The adrenaline slowly dwindled and Harley finally got a good glance at the stranger he had just punched.

Peter.

The uninjured teenager instantly began apologizing in between laughter as he ran to grab a bag of ice. Peter continued to lay on the floor, practically crying in pain. Footsteps were heard and Harley glanced up to see Tony with a half assembled Iron Man suit forming around his body with Pepper close behind. When the billionaire finally noticed there was no danger, the suit disassembled and returned to the watch on his wrist. Harley stood frozen like an antelope in headlights before pointing a finger at Peter and shouting "his fault!"

"You're the one who broke my nose!" Peter retorted.

"You're the one who dropped from the ceiling!"

"Yeah but you spilled frosted flakes everywhere!"

"Because you scared me!"

It was at that point Tony interrupted. Pepper instantly ran over to Peter's side and checked his nose. "Definitely broken" she said after her examination.

"Where'd you learn to punch like that?" Tony directed his question towards an embarrassed Harley.

He shuffled back and forth on his feet as he responded. "I got bullied so I learned how to defend myself."

Tony looked as though he had had an epiphany and quickly shifted his gaze over to Peter. "Harley just gave me the best idea. I'm gonna teach you how to punch, kid. I know you know how to punch since your Spiderman and all but I mean punch hard enough to stop a bully without killing him. Trust me, Pete. I know about Flash. I know everything."