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Peter's 16th Birthday

The video opens to a close-up of Tony's face, as he sets the camera up and backs away.

"Okay," he says, taking a deep breath. "So, today is Peter's sixteenth birthday, and Pepper and I... have a bit of a special surprise for him. As most of you know, Pepper is pregnant, and we told Peter by telling him he was going to be a big brother."

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"I'm going to be a big brother," Pepper says.

"I'm going to be a big brother," Peter says.

"Yes!" Pepper nods.

"Did I get it?" Peter asks. "I got it? Yay!"

He reaches up and takes off the headphones. Tony and Pepper share exasperated looks, as it appears that Peter did not understand the message.

"Peter," Tony says, looking at him seriously. "Say the sentence again, and really think about it."

Peter gives Tony a strange look. "I'm going to be a big brother? What, does it mean something?"

"Peter," Pepper says gently, reaching out and grabbing his hand. "You're going to be a big brother. You."

Peter looks at her for a moment. "I'm going to be..." realization seems to hit. "...a big brother? I'm going to be a big brother? You're pregnant?" he shrieks, leaping to his feet.

"Yes!" Pepper nods. "Yes, Peter, I'm pregnant."

"Oh my god!" Peter shouts. "Oh my god, you're pregnant!"

Tony and Pepper share a worried look, as they can't tell if he's excited or not.

"Yes..." They say in unison, sounding cautious.

"This is the best day of my life!" Peter shouts, jumping up and down. "Oh my god, is it a boy or a girl? Do you know yet? It doesn't matter, I'm going to be the best big brother in the world! Oh my god!"

Peter suddenly sits back down on the table, and drops his head into his arms. He appears to be crying. "Oh my god," he says again, looking up, his eyes teary. "There's... there's a baby. Inside of you! I'm gonna... I'm gonna be a big brother!"

Pepper and Tony both stand up and hug him tightly.

"Yes, you are," Tony says softly. "And you are going to be the best big brother ever."

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"And that brought on a lot of questions from all of you, wondering if Peter was my son." Tony says. "And... he's not. Until... almost a year ago, he would come over here all the time, but he lived with his aunt. But a while ago, Peter's aunt was in a car accident, and... she didn't make it. So he came to live with me, and Pep and I took temporary guardianship of him. And Peter's been trying really hard to act as though things are normal. He kept making these videos, he kept going to school, hanging out with his friends... but I know he still feels like he's intruding, because all the papers and stuff label me as his 'temporary guardian.' So..."

Tony lifts up a packet of paper.

"I think it's time to take the 'temporary' off of that title. And, you know, if he wants... formally adopt him. So Pepper and I were talking it over, and we thought... what better time than his birthday? So we've sent him out with Natasha for the day, and we're going to throw him a surprise party. And once all the gifts and things are opened, we're going to bring this out and give it to him, and... see what happens. So... yeah. Let's get cracking."