Here Comes Baby Stark! *not a drill*

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 The video opens to Peter, Ned, and MJ sitting at the kitchen table. Tony and Pepper are just visible in the background, their heads peeking over the back of the couch.

"Hey guys, welcome back to the Ironfam!" Peter says brightly. "So, today I'm here with Ned and MJ, and we're going to be getting Sorted into our Hogwarts houses!"

"Peter told us this was something that was highly requested," Ned adds. "And we wanted Mr. Stark to do it with us, but... he said no."

"Also, it's obvious which House he'd be in," MJ adds.

Peter and Ned turn to her, giving her confused looks.

"He's a Ravenclaw," MJ says after a moment of silence. "This should be obvious. You two are the geeks, how do you not know this?"

"Anyway," Peter says, turning back to the camera. He lifts a laptop up from the seat beside him. "We're just gonna go create Pottermore accounts, and then we'll be back!"

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"So I just made an account," Peter says. Tony and Pepper are no longer visible. "We're about to start the quiz. I'm going first, then Ned, then MJ. Okay, first question. You come to-"

Tony skids into the room, looking panicked.

"Stop whatever you're doing!" he shouts, his voice a little crazed. "We've got to get Pepper to the hospital! Now!"

"Oh, my god," Peter almost drops his laptop, but luckily, MJ catches it and sets it on the table. "Oh my god, as in, it's happening? It's go time?"

"Yes, it's go time!" Tony snaps, running his hands through his hair. "Oh my god, I'm not ready for this!"

"Mr. Stark," MJ says, her voice forceful. "Calm down. Do you have a hospital bag packed?"

"What?" Tony turns to MJ. "Yes, we have a hospital bag packed, we're not stupid!"

"Okay, where is it?" MJ asks. "And where's Pepper?"

"Pepper?" Tony's eyes widen. "Oh, ****, I forgot Pepper!"

Ned rolls his eyes.

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Ned seems to be filming, as Peter and MJ are standing at one of the windows. Peter seems to be panicking, while MJ is trying to calm him down.

"Ok, so, Mr. Stark and Pepper are headed to the hospital," Ned informs the camera. "Everyone agreed that everyone that's not Mr. Stark or Pepper should stay home. Well, Rhodey was somewhere doing something for his work stuff, but he's on his way to the hospital right now, he'll meet them there. I think Mr. Stark will need it, he looked like he was about to fall apart. Natasha, Clint, Steve, Bucky, and Happy are on their way here, because it looks like Peter is about to fall apart. MJ's on it, but... it's not working out too well."

He moves the camera closer to Peter and MJ, so their voices can be picked up.

"What if Mom dies?" Peter was saying, his voice tight with panic. "What if Morgan dies? What if- what if the hospital is attacked, and everyone dies?"

"Nobody's going to die," MJ says, her voice uncharacteristically gentle. "Pepper and Morgan are going to be just fine."

"You don't know that!" Peter says, sounding like he might start crying. "People die in childbirth all the time! And everyone-everyone around me dies! What if my luck rubbed off on them?"

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"The team is here," Ned informs the camera. Peter is sitting on the couch. His knees are drawn up to his chest, and both Lady and Chloe are being tightly held. They're both wriggling around, but Peter is not letting go.

"Peter, let go of Lady and Chloe," MJ says, gently but firmly. "You don't want to hurt them on accident."

Peter immediately lets go of both of them, and wraps his arms around his knees instead.

Natasha strides into frame, and she goes immediately to Peter. She knees down in front of him and begins speaking softly in Russian. Ned turns the camera to show Clint, Steve, Bucky, and Happy exiting the elevator.

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Peter is holding the camera now. He looks much less panicky. "Sorry for that, I was just having a brief mental breakdown."

"Brief?" Ned asks.

"Shut up," Peter says, pointing an accusatory finger at his friend. 'It was brief to them," he gestures to the camera.

Ned snorts.

"Anyway," Peter continues, after giving Ned a firm look. "Mr. Stark just called, he said everything's going fine, and he's going to call once Morgan's born. We're just going to be here, waiting for that call, so... I guess we'll see you when he calls."

"You called him Mr. Stark," Ned calls towards Peter. "I thought you weren't doing that anymore."

"I'm stressed, okay?" Peter says, his voice strained with both tension and withheld laughter. "I'm doing the best I can, here!"

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"Oh, also," Peter says, standing in the kitchen now. "I'm just gonna say, sorry this video is so short, I know a lot of other YouTubers have, like, really long videos when a baby's born, but Mom and Mr. Dad both didn't want to film at the hospital, because... that just seems weird, and we didn't want to do that, so it's a lot shorter than you were all probably expecting, so... sorry."

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"Oh my god, Mr. Dad's calling," Peter says, holding up his phone to show the camera. "It's... that means it's done, Morgan is officially here, I just..."

He accepts the call, and Tony's face comes into view.

"Hey, kid," he says quietly. "It's all done."

"Oh my god," Peter whispers. "She's... she's here?"

"Yeah, Pete, she's here," Tony smiles. "They're both asleep, do you want to see them?"

"Yes," Peter immediately says. "Hang on, I'm gonna get everyone over here."

He sets the phone down and walks out of frame for a moment. When he returns, everyone else is behind him.

"Okay, ready," Peter says.

Tony smiles again, before turning the camera to show Pepper dozing off in the hospital bed, Morgan in her arms, also asleep.

Everyone on Peter's end awws at the sight, and Peter's eyes seem suspiciously bright.

"We're gonna be bringing them both home tomorrow afternoon," Tony adds. "We'll see you then, alright, kiddo?"

"Okay," Peter whispers. "You'll call me tonight though, right?"

"Right," Tony nods. "And tomorrow morning. You good at home until then?"

"Yeah, we're all good, everyone's here and helping," Peter nods. "I'll see you tomorrow, then."

"See you," Tony says. "Love you."

"Love you too."

The call ends.

"You're officially a big brother, Peter," Ned says, squeezing Peter's arm. "You've got a baby sister."

"I've got a baby sister," Peter echoes, a brilliant smile spreading across his face.

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