Pressure // MARVEL // PETER PARKER

CHAPTER 9: now this is the chapter i can start being evil >:)

IT WASN'T UNTIL Morgan found another envelope in her locker she remembered the blackmailing situation. Out of pure frustration and helplessness she felt the urge to cry, but she wouldn't in the school hallways. She could do that later at home. Right now she quickly put the letter in her bag and rushed to her next class which she was almost late for.

The second she took a step into the English class, the bell rang and she got stared to from all desks. Hopefully she looked at the teacher. He made a gesture to her table and thankfully that she wasn't reported late she sat down to grab her books. Behind her sat Peter and a kid named Chris whom she had probably spoken to once or twice.

Peter noticed how a white envelope fell on the ground. He grabbed it from the ground, not even looking at anything written on it.

'Morgan,' the blond whispered, 'you dropped something.'

However, the teacher heard it, too, and he turned around to give Peter an angry look.

'Peter, grab your stuff please and move to the front,' the man told Peter annoyed.

Geez, this guy was strict.

Peter, however grabbed his stuff, under which Morgan's letter. He sighed and decided to give it to her after class. For now he hid it for his already least favorite teacher. Now that he couldn't stare at Morgan's brown hair anymore (joke's on you, Peter, because now Morgan stared at yours) the lesson was pretty boring, so Peter was one of the first to put his books in his bag as soon as he heard the bell ring.

But, Morgan was quicker and had already left class. Peter wanted to follow her to give her her property back, but a guy from his class, Chris, stopped him.

'You know Morgan Rogers?' Chris asked with wide eyes.

'I do,' Peter told his classmate. 'Is that so special then?'

Chris sighed. 'Except for her being the most popular girl in school and having a really close group of friends, no.'

'Well, I need to give her something back, so if you'd maybe-?' Peter didn't finish his sentence. Chris nodded and Peter rushed out of the classroom to find Morgan. She was nowhere to be found. He sighed and looked at the envelope with in elegant letters written Morgan Stark on it.

Hold up, Stark?!

Something was off about this whole situation. Peter felt it. No, he knew it, because it was his spider-sense who let him know it. And his spider-sense was never wrong. To his irritation, his spider-sense wanted to alarm him about something Peter looked at the envelope again, knowing his spider-sense told him to open it.

'No, that's invasion of privacy. I'm not doing that,' Peter mumbled. He continued walking to his locker, but it just kept feeling off. 'I'm not going to fricking open it.'

Then his spider-sense got so annoying, that Peter chose to open it.

Dear Morgan,

So, you actually did it. We never thought you would have it in you. Little rebel, you are. This time we're not going to ask you money or the first Iron Man suit, but we're going to ask you something bigger. And due to that fact, we'll make the threat bigger too. We want you to give us the recipe to the AI Jarvis and the very last Iron Man suit. If you won't, we won't just reveal to the world that you're Steve Rogers's and Tony Stark's daughter. We'll also attack your home. We now own Mark II anyway. Mail it to the same e-mail address as last time before tomorrow (Tuesday the 25th) 2359.

Signed, anonymous

There were so many things going on here. Morgan Rogers was actually Morgan Stark? And since when was she the child of Captain America and Iron Man? She was getting blackmailed? Did she honestly give some villain money and the first working Iron Man suit? Was she in danger? But most important of all: why didn't she just tell Peter?

'Hey, Parker! What d'you got there?'

Peter looked up from the letter and saw Oliver. 'Did you know?'

'I know everything,' Oliver joked, clearly unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

'About Morgan's parents?' Peter continues. Oliver was blown back by the question and didn't answer immediately. Peter took it as a yes. 'Why did she keep it a secret for me?'

'You have to understand she both didn't want to endanger you or herself. It's already bad enough that Ellie and Miles know, too,' Oliver unsuccessfully calmed Peter down.

'When did she tell you guys?'

'That's beside the point. How-'

'Oliver.'

Oliver sighed frustrated. He cared about Morgan, hell, he loved her like a sister, he truly did. But whatever she did must've been really stupid if even Peter fucking Parker judged her for it. He had to tell Peter the truth, even if it wasn't his place. He could be telling everyone about it, for God's sake. Maybe he would go to Tony and Steve themselves. Or hurt Morgan.

'The first day we met each other,' Oliver sighed. 'But how did you know? I'm assuming it wasn't because Morgan told you, else you would've talked to her instead of me.'

Peter stayed silent and gave Oliver the envelope. It took him a minute, but once he finished reading the letter, his eyes held a mix of emotions.

'She's being threatened?' Oliver asked Peter softly.

'Well, it's not like she tells me things, so I wouldn't know,' Peter told Oliver frustrated. 'But, yeah, it seems like it.'

Oliver took his phone from his bag. 'I'm going to call Morgan's dads.'

'Don't!' Peter exclaimed. Oliver looked at him, questioning. 'There must have been a reason she didn't tell her parents.'

'What do you suggest we do then? Just hope she won't get hurt? Hate to break it to you, Pete, but that's not how the world works,' Oliver told Peter sarcastically.

'I know someone,' Peter thought out loud. 'He's a hero too. Do you know Spider-Man?'

'Who?'

All right, that hurt a little.

Peter sighed. 'Red suit, black lines on it. Just look him up on YouTube. Anyway, I'm kinda friends with him. I could have him take a look at it.'

And while Peter and Oliver were still discussing the whole blackmailing thing, Morgan was in the yellow school bus, currently driving home. She took a sip from her bottle of water and put it in her bag again to grab her letter, to finally read it. But she didn't feel it. She quickly opened another part of her bag, but that was empty too. She cursed under her breath and then remembered something. She opened her phone.

Peter Parker c:

hey, peter, you said i dropped
something during english, right?
was it maybe a letter or something
like that?? read 4:14

no it was just a pen
but chris (the guy next
to me) kinda kept it
soooo sorry bout that :/ received 4:20

np haha, was just wondering read 4:21

are you okay morgan? received 4:21

i'm fine, thanks, just a tad
tired. school and stuff, don't
worry about it :) read 4:21

alright then see ya tomorrow! received 4:21

But Morgan wasn't "fine, just a tad tired." While she looked out of the window, she didn't see the beautiful trees and unfamiliar neighborhoods, but her world falling apart in little pieces.