Marvel One Shots

losing tony- endgame.

peter was running around, punching thanos's people as he flipped over them to continue his search for tony. "mr. stark?" a grin spread on his face as he saw tony, but it dropped when he saw who he was fighting. "mr. stark!" he tried yelling, but the battle going on around them was too loud.
thanos raised his hand. "i am inevitable." peter sprinted closer when thanos snapped. peter froze, squeezing his eyes shut. he couldn't tell if his stomach was really hurting or if it was the past pain he was remembering. then he realized nothing was happening, so he opened his eyes.
but he'd rather turn to dust again then to find the gauntlet on tony's hand instead. "And I... am... Iron Man." he saw tony raise his hand, staring thanos down.
peter knew tony was doing this for him, so he shot a web to a large rock behind tony, speeding over to him.
peter watched tony snapped, and he screamed. "tony, no!" he grabbed tony's shoulder and gasped at the sudden pain that overcame his arm, spreading through his whole body.
"peter!" tony called before collapsing backward, peter falling with him.
peter groaned as his arm fell off tony's shoulder and hit the ground. he watched the gauntlet roll side-to-side, glancing around the battlefield to see people disappearing. he ignored them, trying to sit up, trying to get to tony. "tony, p-please," he collapsed back to the ground. he cried out as his back slammed against the ground once again. he could already feel his body beginning to heal, but it still hurt.
peter knew tony had received most of the damage. he also knew that tony didn't have any healing powers. he watched tony, waiting for him to laugh, to make a joke. he wanted tony to save himself, to save peter. but he wasn't going to this time.
peter watched pepper run toward them, heading toward tony. tony shook his head, "help p- peter," his voice cracked.
peter called out, "no! i'm fine! HELP TONY!"
rhodey was standing behind pepper, but he was looking at peter, not tony. peter was able to sit out, and somehow crawled to tony's side. "mr. stark," peter cried, crawling into tony's side.
tony put his hand on peter's head, softly rubbing his hair. tony tried not to cry. this wasn't the way he wanted to go, but he always assumed this would be how it happened. he just never wanted peter to see it. "are you okay, kid?"
tony could feel peter's sobs as his whole body shook. tony wiped the tears. "it's gonna be alright, pete. stay strong, okay? you're a great kid, and you're gonna have a great life." he took a shaky breath as he watched the hero he'd grown to love sob heavily. "i'm gonna be okay."
peter put his head on tony's shoulder and wrapped his arms around tony's waist. "i love you, mr. stark."
tony sighed, "i love you, too, kid." he paused. "listen, i've got a daughter now... Morgan. she knows about you. you've gotta protect her, alright? and take care of pepper."
peter shook his head. "no, no, YOU'VE GOTTA PROTECT HER, TONY. YOU'VE GOTTA PROTECT ME!"
tony looked behind peter to send steve a look. steve nodded, grabbing bucky's arm to pull him forward. they both grabbed peter to pull him away. "i'm so sorry, peter."
peter tried to run toward him again, but lost his strength as the reality set in. tony wasn't going to be okay. he wasn't going to be around anymore. he felt bucky's face beside his ear. "you don't wanna see him like this, kid."
peter turned his face into bucky's jacket. he didn't really know bucky, but he didn't know who else to go to since he couldn't go to tony. he sobbed quietly against bucky until he remembered...
peter turned, "tony, i-" but tony's eyes were lifeless, his body limp. he looked around, seeing the tears in everyone's eyes.
rhodey shook his head at peter slowly. "he's gone, kid."
peter ran to tony's side, tripping over rocks as he went, but he ignored it. he dropped down, touching tony's face. "i was the kid, mr. stark. i was the kid you saved. i was the one in the iron man mask, trying to save you.." peter dropped his hand to tony's chest, wishing it would move one last time. he'd never seen the arc reactor light not shining. he closed his eyes. "my parents died then.. he killed them. their plane crashed, and i- i was with aunt may when i saw the plane on the news. i didn't realize it was them, but then.. uncle ben took me to the kitchen and gave me some ice cream. he told me what happened and i was so... i was so angry. but i had uncle ben and aunt may. they took care of me, they told me stories about my parents. and then i got these powers. these powers that i didn't know how to use because they were different and scary. and i knew i shouldn't have told anyone. but uncle ben... he knew something changed, and he was basically my dad, so i told him. and someone heard me, outside of the car, they heard uncle ben tell me that nothing would change how much he loved me, that even if i had powers like the other heroes we saw, everything would be okay. and i believed him.. but then someone shot him. i found him in our living room, luckily aunt may wasn't home. when i got there, he was laying on the ground, blood was already everywhere and i tried to help, but it was too late. and he told me that someone wanted to know who had the powers. but uncle ben wouldn't rat me out, so instead, he kept quiet. and the guy got mad and he.. he killed him. and it was all my fault." peter took a shaky breath. he knew everyone was watching him and that tony couldn't actually hear him. but he needed to tell tony, no matter what. "and i was depressed.. i wanted to die, but i knew i couldn't leave aunt may alone. i never told her it was my fault.. i didn't want her to hate me. so i kept everything inside, and i decided to come up with a suit that would hide my identity but give me the ability to fight guys like uncle ben's killer. and even when i did, i was still so sad. and i never talked to anyone but ned. and when flash punched me, i knew i could hit him harder, but i was so angry at myself that i just- i let him do it. and i didn't think i'd ever get over it. but then you came to my house and you offered me the chance to become a real hero, to fight by your side. so i took it. i knew the risks, but i took it, because this was my chance to help, and even if it went badly, at least i wouldn't have to deal with the sadness anymore... and then suddenly, you talked to me. you were helping me, and teaching me things i'd never know without you. you taught me so much, and i grew to realize that i thought of you as my dad. and it was even stronger than uncle ben, because you had no motive to do it. i had no relation to you, and you still.. you still kept me around. and i was finally fucking happy, tony. and now you're gone. this time it's my fault again. if i would've only been a second faster, i could've taken more of the energy from the gauntlet. but i was too late, too dumb... so now i'm angry and i'm sad and i'm so, so tired. but i can't get bad again. so i'm going to stay happy for you. and i'm going to be the best hero i can be, but i just... no one can ever be as great as you. there's never going to be anyone better. and i hope you knew that.. knew that i loved you so much." he choked up, falling onto tony's chest as he cried once again. he felt someone touch his back lightly.
"he loved you, peter. he did this for you," pepper was sitting beside him now.
he raised his head, hugging her tightly. she had the soft scent of tony weaved into her hair, and he breathed it in, allowing himself to relax. tony still had his own family, and maybe peter could be a part of it...
he slowly stood to look at everyone else. they were all kneeling, staring at the ground. "he would want us to be happy. we won, guys. we beat thanos," he forced himself to smile. the avengers looked up at him and nodded.
peter would miss tony, and he wouldn't let anyone forget the greatest avenger.