Torn

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Katia wandered the party alone. At one point she hung out with MJ and Ned for a while. She was getting kind of worried. Peter said that he would be back at the party. As she walked around, some guys hit on her but she either kept walking or punched them in the face.

She decided to just go looking for Peter. She stepped outside and took a deep breath, wondering where to start. Then she looked up and saw something rather unusual. Someone with metal wings that slightly resembled Sam's metal wings, was flying in the air carrying a red and blue silhouette. Red and blue. It's Peter! Then the bird-man dropped him. She saw Peter try and deploy a parachute, but that wasn't working. At least there was a lake there so he wouldn't be falling on hard ground.

Katia jumped on her motorcycle and sped off. She rode as fast as possible, hoping that she wouldn't be too late. When she got there, she saw Peter sitting on the monkey bars of a playground. "Peter!"

Peter looked up, "Kat!" He jumped down and ran over to her. They hugged. Katia almost didn't want to let go. She wanted to hold him forever. But then again, he was soaking wet.

"I'm sorry, who is this?" Katia turned around at the familiar voice. It was Tony Stark. Why was he here? Did he save Peter?

"Um, this is my... Girlfriend..." Peter said, nervously.

Katia's heart fluttered. She smiled at him. She pretended not to care at school but she was glad they were using labels.

"So, you told your girlfriend your secret identity?" Tony said skeptically.

"Uh, yeah..."

"Okay, I have better things to do. Bye." Tony powered up his suit, getting ready to fly.

Katia had only known the man for a few seconds, but she had decided she didn't like him very much. "I'll give your regards to Natalie Rushman!" Katia yelled as he was flying off. She laughed as he almost fell out of the sky at the mention of the name. But he didn't turn back. She knew that would probably put her identity at risk but it was worth it.

Tony almost stopped the thrusters at the mention of Natasha Romanoffs alias. Did this kid know her? No, it can't be. Maybe she only knew Natasha as Natalie Rushman. But that would be impossible because Natasha only used that alias for the fake job at Stark Industries. So that means that this girl knew Natasha as Natasha. And not only that, she had to know about Natasha's covers. He also noticed that when she came into his general vicinity, the suit was a little buggy. That can't be a coincidence. The Iron Man suits never malfunction. They are made by Tony Stark after all. He was determined to figure out who this kid was and why she knew Natasha. And when Tony Stark is determined to do something, he sees it through.

Then Katia turned back to face Peter. "Peter! Are you okay?! I saw you fall!"

"I'm fine. A little tired to be honest." Peter explained.

"Well... I think I can help with that... give me your hand." Katia held out her hand.

"Umm... okay." Peter held her hand, not expecting much. Suddenly, he felt a surge of energy coursing through his body. He looked down and saw that Katia's hands were aglow with electricity. It was a beautiful and terrifying sight all at once. Peter gasped and looked at Katia with surprise.

She quickly pulled away. "Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you..."

"No, way! That was awesome!" Peter beamed with excitement and curiosity. "Do you have healing powers or something?"

"Um, no. Energy powers. Mostly electricity. I got them a couple of years ago." Katia explained shyly.

"This is crazy! You could be a hero if you wanted to." Peter said.