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Spider-Man is... Peter Parker?! PT. 1

Note(s) : This is inspired by a post from @kzele and the reblog by @thecatchat

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The itching ache corrupting his mind wouldn't rest, the unrelenting screams and the claws that nag at his every waking moment. Peter Parker, a teenage boy, Spider-Man, a superhero, he doesn't feel like one, not right now.

The Symbiote infecting his mind was not his own fault, yes, he had been slightly careless, and yes, he could've prevented it, but foresight is something he didn't and couldn't have had.

Today? Our superhero isn't awake, Peter is asleep, a victim of his own mind. The Symbiote, Venom, takes over, and while Peter is not conscious, Venom fights the crime that he would otherwise be unable to stop. There's one problem with this shortcut, it's killing him, infecting him slowly, his attitude is worse, his empathy is gone, his love for his family and friends is no longer.

Unknown to Peter, the symbiote doesn't just take over when he's asleep.

And while he's being punched, kicked and slammed into the ground, Peter can't feel any of it, the Symbiote keeps his consciousness at bay. The ones fighting him don't know his true identity, they may not know Peter Parker, but they know Spider-Man.

The Sinister Six can tell something is wrong, they know the infamous web slingers moves, his sarcastic quips, the way he voices his thoughts out loud, but this day he's dead silent.

Even when he burnt his tongue and it hurt to speak he still did, this is... Different, unnerving. Like when you visit a place after years, the differences are so small it's practically the same, but it's not quite right enough for it to be familiar.

Only one thought is shared between the six villains.

This isn't Spider-Man.

The thought for many is just that, something they can brush over and never think of again, but for Sandman and Doc Ock, one a man who has been beaten by Spider-Man more than he can count, and the other a super genius, it's hard to get rid of the feeling that something's wrong.

The Symbiote infecting Spider-Man has enough strength to defeat the Sinister six as if it's no real feat, and it's getting close to that.

Doctor Octavius' plan is running thin, his current battle with Spider-Man growing desperate. Vulture is flying above, occasionally scratching the Spider to try and aid his team mate. Rhino has his horn stuck in a building, which he can't pull out because Sandman and Electro are next to him, one stuck in a puddle and beginning to regret even coming along, the other is almost completely out of electricity, laying down limp on the ground a few meters away.

But, one member came more prepared than he could ever realise. What the Symbiote didn't anticipate was Shockers new upgrade, it looks the same as his regular gauntlets, works similarly too. It uses sound waves to stun and even incapacitate a human, the noise is at a frequency that it could even deafen some one if used in long periods of time.

He'd wanted to try out on the spider for weeks, but somehow the infamous hero was always busy with another criminal, now, he has his chance.

While Spider-Man was busy with Doctor Octavius', throwing kick and punch to the metal arms, which he surprisingly didn't have any issue with, Montana snuck behind him, and sticking out his fist, he yelled for Octavius to move and he fired.

Doc Ock's moved out of the way, and he turned for a moment, only for a moment so he could check on one of his damaged tentacles, but his head snaps right back to the Spider when he hears a blood curdling scream.

They had all expected Spider-Man to hold his hands on his ears, to yell and try to run away, but the noise he's letting out doesn't sound like anything the bug had made before, it doesn't even sound human. Two voices at once drown one another out, the symbiotes control is becoming fragile, Peter's mind is slowly awakening.

Electro gets off the ground with a groan, hunched over, he stares in confusion, his eyes trying to narrow, to focus on the scene that's playing out before him. Finally, Sandman manages to escape the predicament, he hoists up Electro and walks a bit closer to... Whatever is happening, allowing Rhino to yank his horn out, partially collapsing the building.

Even more confusing was for Spider-Man to begin convulsing, his screams get louder, his body contorts as he falls to the ground, twitching erratically. The entire Sinister Six watches in a mix of horror and confusion as his suit begins to peel off his body, whatever the creature is, it begins to worm around, desperately trying to cling to its host.

Shocker immediately puts both of his hands together, blasting the creature with full force in an attempt to separate it from Spider-Man, in his head, this is because it's clear... Whatever this thing was, gave Spider-Man his new found strength, and none of the Sinister Six want to go through a beat down that embarrassing again.

Spider-Man's body immediately stops struggling when the creature finally separates, he lays limp, but the strange goop continues to scream and try to worm away, it sounds ungodly, something that'd give a man nightmares, it desperately attempts to crawl away from the unbearable pain it's in.

"Will one of you morons help me?!" He yells frantically, the black goop writhes, unable to move away from Shockers blast as it's mind is flung into full panic. After a few beats of silence from the Sinister Six, the symbiote still screaming, one of Doc Ock's tentacles slam down a trash can over the creature, keeping it trapped in place.

In their panic and stunned confusion, they failed to notice what happened to Spider-Man, that the strange creature wasn't just a top of his regular suit, it was on his skin, when their eyes finally focus on the web Slinger, they realise what just happened.

There on the floor lies a young, skinny boy, he's completely limp on the ground, his skin is pale and covered in dark bruises, he's only dressed in a tank top and shorts.

Vulture lands on the ground with a thud, staring in shock at the sight before him. But soon enough, both his and Electros eyes widen in recognition, that mole, those eyes, that hair, that's Peter Parker.

"That boy is skinny, what are they feeding you city kids..." Shocker mutters under his breath, so quiet that he didn't even realise he spoke, his eyes stare blankly, yet in slight confusion, at the limp body.

"What the hell is that?!" Rhino exclaims, staring, dumbfounded, by whatever that creature is and whoever this boy is.

Sandman could feel Electro squirming slightly, and so let him go, the electrical charged man seems to be in a trance, his eyes wide and breathing shallow.

"Peter...?" Electro takes a few steps closer to his limp body, he can see the pain he's in, his breathing is shallow, his lips slowly turning blue from the cold.

"That's the alien brought back by Sargent Jameson's ship." Doc Ock observes, his eyes narrowing as he stares coldly at the garbage can, it shakes every few moments, the symbiote is desperate to escape it's new cage.

"Wait, wait, so, Spider-Man is a kid? And he got infected by some random alien goop?" Rhino blurts out, in shock at the situation presented to him.

"No, you insolent fool." Doc Ock shoots a glare towards Rhino, adjusting his goggles for a few seconds. "This is just some boy the... Parasite, must've taken hold onto." He explains away, waving off Rhino and his, rather astute, observation.

"Yeah, that makes sense, doc! This kid is Peter Parker, he's an intern at Conners laboratory, I used to be the electrician there." Electro suddenly pipes in, he almost goes to pick Peter up, but jerks back upon realising he doesn't have his gloves on. "He's way too wimpy, there's no way he's Spider-Man." He firmly states.

"He's also Norman Osborn's son's best friend..." Vultures eyes narrow slightly as he mutters cold words, he crosses his arms and makes no move to help Peter.

Sandman feels sick to his stomach, he's frozen in shock, hardly able to process the situation. He never wanted to hurt a kid, or anybody, sure he robbed banks, but he never set out to try and hurt civilians. This isn't what he signed up for.

"We need to get this kid to safety, now." His voice comes out strained, losing it's casual and rough nature, he uses his sand to pick up Peter, his eyes snap around, observing the city to find a safe place.

"Hm..." Almost hesitant, Doc Ock furrows his brows for a few moments before speaking up. "We have a safe house for emergencies, follow." Doc Ock waves a hand to motion Sandman forward, but for a moment, and only a moment, his eyes linger on Peter before he begins to walk off, his tentacles propelling him forward.

HI! Part two of my Refuge series based within the TSSM universe has been posted on A03.

Summary: What will happen when Tombstone goes after Peter? 

TWs: broken bones, blood and injury, blood, loss of tooth/teeth, guns, violence, non-consensual drug use, kidnapping

Disclaimer: I do not own anything!

Story under the cut and on A03!

Montana huffed as he did his best to calm himself. He didn't take kindly to anyone threatening the kid, and now his own boss had made a major threat towards the kid. He wasn't quite sure how to proceed, but he knew that it'd have to be done carefully. He entered the Group chat on his phone and sent a message for an emergency meeting at Ock's lair later that night. He didn't want them all crowding in his apartment while May and Peter were still staying there.

~~~~~~

Peter hugged Harry before leaving to meet Montana. Normally, he'd just walk, but with how crazy things had been, it would be better to have Montana pick him up. Peter took note that Montana was tense as they drove back to his apartment building.

Peter cautiously questioned "I take it that your meeting didn't really go well?"

Montana grimaced and responded without looking at Peter "Nope."

Peter didn't pry further, but he did wonder what had put his uncle on edge.

~~~~~~

Late at night, Montana left the apartment quietly.

It was quite easy to make it to Ock's lair. He was solemn faced as he entered the lair. Ock was quick to greet him, but did not yet ask any questions. It only took a little while longer for the whole gang to appear.

Quentin appeared to be the most worried as he took a seat by Montana.

Once everyone had focused on him, Montana began.

"As some of you know, I had a meeting with my boss Tombstone this past afternoon. It didn't go very well, as he accused me of not doing my job and proceeded to threaten Peter's life. I'd say that we could take them out of the city again, but we can't keep uprooting the Parker's lives every time a new threat comes around. We need to handle this differently, and Tombstone's not as direct of a threat as Osborn was. I have no doubt that Tombstone has spies watching Peter though." Montana said as the others showed varying degrees of surprise or exasperation.

Adrian rolled his eyes "Is it really worth it to protect his child if he keeps getting himself into so many messes?!"

Ock spoke "Of course it's worth it, Adrian. The boy is highly intelligent, and of much use to us. You know that, otherwise you would not have helped defeat the Goblin."

Adrian huffed and stood down.

O'Hirn said "One of us can always try to tag along with the kid. Sandman and I can try to schedule more tutoring schedules so he stays busy outside of school or patrol and he'd be with one of us most of the time."

Montana replied "That wouldn't work full-time, but it would help. I know there's no way to stop Tombstone from watching Peter, but so long as one of us is always around the kid, he'll be fine. We need to make a schedule for who'll stick around the kid each day."

Dan spoke "well, none of have really strict work schedules, so we'll probably just have to do it day by day."

Ock spoke "Precisely. I will also keep a closer eye on the surveillance system of his school. I know that the Enforcers likely have a job tomorrow, and I am going to be busy. Anyone free for a shift protecting the child tomorrow?"

Quentin spoke "I'll do it. Tomorrow's my day off at work. Plus, I can actually blend in and act as a substitute teacher and keep an eye on him all day. TInk helped me with my photostatic veil idea, so I can use tomorrow as a test run."

Montana nodded and said "Thanks, Quentin. Keep us updated if you spot anything suspicious."

The group meeting soon dissolved, all in agreeance that Peter must be protected.

~~~~~~

Tinkerer stood tall as he was escorted to Tombstone's office. He was unsure of what the meeting would be about.

He raised an eyebrow as Tombstone motioned for him to sit.

Tinkerer did as requested and Tombstone spoke "Tell me everything you know about Peter Parker."

Tinkerer furrowed his brow and said "He's quite intelligent, and as you know, he's been working in my workshop for a little while. He's improved upon the equipment that the Enforcers use and has helped me work on a few other projects. I know as much as Hammerhead has likely already told you."

Tombstone nodded and said "I figured, but I also need to know about his interactions with the Enforcers."

Tinkerer grimaced and said "Why such an interest? The kid has no dreams of working for us full-time."

Tombstone's eyes flashed with anger as he said "It is not your place to question my motives."

Tinkerer was not cowed as he said "It is my place to question you when you seem to have taken an interest in the kid."

Tombstone hummed and pursed his lips.

He then said "I see that Parker has gained your favor now as well. Just remember who your boss is, Mason. You either answer to me, or you will lose funding."

Tinkerer huffed and said "Fine. I will not answer any more of your questions. I don't need your funding. I just stayed on with you because you needed those suits for the Enforcers. You can find someone else to do that or they can hire me personally. I don't answer to anyone but myself."

Tombstone gritted his teeth and angrily ordered "Get out then!"

Tinkerer calmly stood and walked to the door. As one of the lackey's opened the door for him, he looked back at Tombstone and said "I suggest that you be careful. Peter Parker has many people who care about him, and you would be treading dangerous waters if you intend to mess with him."

He could hear Tombstone's aggravated growling as he left the room and shut the door behind him. He calmly left Tombstone's hideout and headed for his own apartment. He had to update everyone on the group chat that Quentin had added him to.

~~~~~~

Peter sighed as he finally returned to school with Harry. His arm luckily didn't have to be in a cast any longer either. Luckily, Gwen and MJ policed the crowd of students that tried getting to them to ask questions. Peter was not really looking forward to the next week. He had quite a bit of work to make-up for his classes and now more was going to be added.

Luckily, nothing new had been added in his English class, as there was a substitute for the day. He didn't recognize their name or appearance, but their tone and the way they moved seemed familiar. The guy also seemed to be super passionate about the topic of the work they'd been given to complete while the teacher was out for the next week with the flu.

All the other classes seemed to pile on the homework though. He even had an essay to work on for his advanced biology course. He wouldn't have time to hang out with his friends or uncles for  a while. He considered himself to be good at school, and none of the assignments were really hard, but they would still be time consuming.

The day luckily came to an end after his chemistry lab. It had been an odd day purely because random classmates would occasionally come up to him and ask about his disappearance before Gwen or MJ could stop them. Peter was kind of flattered that they had practically made it their mission to keep other students from hounding him with questions that he didn't really want to answer.

He went to his locker to grab a couple of things and met Harry outside of the school. Gwen and MJ had already left.

Harry questioned "Did you want to hang out or work on our mathematics homework?"

Peter replied "Sure. We can either go to your place or Montana's place."

Harry then glanced behind Peter and smiled as he called out "Hey Quentin!"

Peter turned and smiled.

Quentin spoke "Hey guys! You two need a ride? I was in the area so I figured that I could pick you both up after school."

Harry answered "Yeah! That'd be great! Pete, can we go to your place?"

Peter nodded as they walked to Quentin's car.

Quentin smiled and said "Good! To Montana's we go!"

Peter smiled fondly.

~~~~~~

Quentin smiled in relief as Peter didn't seem suspicious of him. Peter had stared at him a few times during his English period, but luckily didn't seem to know that it was him. The photostatic veil that he and Tinkerer had made worked splendidly. Quentin had to admit though, it had been kind of fun substituting.

He knew that the normal teacher would be out for the rest of the week, so he went ahead and signed up to be the substitute for the rest of the week. He wasn't getting paid as much as his usual job, but at least he'd still get paid while using his false identity. He'd just take the next week off from his normal work.

They arrived at Montana's building soon and Quentin spoke "Go on up, kid. I'll be up there in a few minutes."

Peter soon left and Quentin got his phone out. He whistled as he sat in his car and opened the group chat to inform everyone that he had the in school surveillance of Peter covered for the week, but that someone else would have to pick him up after school.

~~~~~~

Peter and Harry finished their work fairly quickly and had enough time to relax before Harry wanted to return to his home. They luckily avoided talking about anything concerning the fact that Peter would be inheriting the Osborn fortune. Quentin soon had the honor of taking Harry home.

~~~~~~

Peter yawned as the day went by slowly. Once it was late enough, he'd gone out and patrolled a little bit, and unfortunately stayed up so late that he only got a couple of hours of sleep. Both May and Montana had reprimanded him for staying out so late, but it had been worth it. Granted, it probably wasn't the greatest choice, considering the fact that he couldn't stop nodding off in the middle of his classes.

He yawned as he leaned his head against his hand while trying to pay attention. Luckily, the bell soon rang, and it was the lunch period.

Peter just laid his head on the table and started snoring.

Gwen, MJ, and Harry shared a concerned glance as Harry said "He must have stayed up too late when studying last night."

Harry then glanced at a frowning Gwen. She'd have an earful for Peter later. She and Harry both knew that Peter was tired because he'd been out so late last night because of his Spider-Man duties.

All three of the friends were surprised as Peter's head suddenly popped up and his eyes were wide open.

Gwen could tell that Peter had suddenly become tense. Harry soon caught on and MJ noticed his change in demeanor.

Soon, Peter could feel the eyes of many students on him, and it was even worse than when he'd come back a few days ago. He tuned into many conversations around him and he heard many whispers of his name and the fact that he'd inherited the Osborn fortune and everything. Peter bit his lip. Someone broke the NDA and let all of the information out. Peter knew that there was going to be trouble.

Gwen and Harry shared a look as the intercom sounded "Peter Parker to the Principal's office."

Peter quickly got up and left for the office. He really needed to get out of the school before any reports could show up to harass he and his friends.

The other three friends shared looks of worry for Peter as they too could hear some of the conversations going around the cafeteria.

~~~~~~

Peter was greeted by both May and Montana as he arrived at the office. He'd already been checked out for the day.

Montana spoke "I'm sure that you may have already heard, but someone broke the NDA. We wanted to come and get you before any press could ambush you after school."

Peter steeled his jaw and nodded as Montana and May stood beside him while they walked out. Luckily, the press was not at the school.

The trip back to Montana's apartment was quick. The midday news was on and playing as they entered the apartment, and Peter was greeted with a picture of himself on the screen and a banner revealing that he was the heir to the Osborn fortune. All he could do was sit on the couch and hold his head in his hands as May rubbed a hand on his back in comfort.

Montana, however, was angry. He'd find whomever had broken the NDA and ensure that they paid for releasing the confidential information.

~~~~~~

Peter ended up having to take a day off from school, as reporters had been trying to contact him again. They'd also been trying to contact Harry for questions, but luckily, Harry was used to dealing with the press, so he gave no comments. Peter felt horrible about the entire situation, but there wasn't much that he could do. Harry had met him at Montana's after school to give him any homework he had missed and told him that thing would blow over eventually.

Peter wasn't quite sure if that would ever happen.

~~~~~~

"Boss, I don't think that going after the kid's going to end well. Not to mention the kid was the main benefactor of the estate when Osborn was killed." Hammerhead said as Tombstone raised an eyebrow.

"If you wish to remain in my employment Hammerhead, I suggest that you not question my actions or orders. I know what I am doing, and I do not need or want to explain my reasons to you."

Hammerhead grimaced and said "Alright. It'll be done. I'll make sure that one of our guys is on the security team at the kid's school."

Tombstone nodded and replied "You are dismissed."

Hammerhead soon took his leave while thinking that his boss's plan wasn't going to lead to anything good.

~~~~~~

As Peter expected, things were different when he returned to school a couple of days later. He would have waited longer, but he wasn't going to let the actions of the press control his life. He'd just try to take a note from Harry and express the fact that he didn't want to comment. Plus, it helped that they couldn't be too persistent, as he was still a minor.

Honestly, he could handle the reporters. The reporters were no where near as annoying as many of his fellow classmates who continued trying to ask him questions or be his friend. He hated the additional attention, and had no idea how Harry had dealt with that for most of his life. Though, he did have more of an understanding of why Harry could be so standoffish sometimes, and definitely understood why it was harder for Harry to trust people. You could never know if someone was truly trying to be your friend sometimes. Peter was just glad that Harry knew that he, Gwen, and MJ were his actual friends.

Not to mention it was kind of uncomfortable that the security around Midtown had increased since Reporters had been seen outside of the school. Peter could also tell that his uncles were worried about him. He was getting texts from them more than usual as they worried for him.

Peter was slightly zoned out as he munched on his lunch.

He only zoned back in when Gwen laid a hand on his shoulder and asked "Are you alright?"

Peter smiled lightly and responded "I'm fine, Gwen. Man, Harry, I don't know how you ever dealt with this kind of thing."

Harry shrugged and said "I lived with Norman Osborn for many years. Dealing with reporters and 'fake friends' was nothing compared to always being seen as a disappointment by him no matter what I did."

Peter was slightly surprised as someone sat their hand on his shoulder. He grimaced as he turned slightly and noticed that it was one of Flash's friends whom he couldn't even remember the name of. His spider sense was up a little, but he knew this guy wasn't an actual threat, just an annoyance.

"Hey, Parker! Here's an invite to my party! It's at my house tomorrow!" the guy said as Peter shrugged his hand off.

Peter said "No thanks. I'm not a party person."

The guy then frowned and said "Aw, come on Parker! It'll be fun!"

MJ spoke up "He said no. Quit bothering us."

The guy rolled his eyes and said "Really Parker, you're going to have a girl speak for you? Just come to the party. You can even bring these other losers with you. You're already on your way to being the most popular guy in the school because of how much you've been in the news, and you being at my party would be great for my own popularity!"

Peter stood up and huffed as he said "I already said no, and please don't talk about my friends that way."

Peter went to turn and leave, and the guy grabbed his arm. Peter turned around and glared at the offending hand that was gripping his arm.

The guy spoke "Just come, Parker! I'll even say please if I have to. I really need something to boost my reputation after I got a speeding ticket last week and my girl dumped me!"

Peter shook his head and wrenched his arm out of the guy's grip as his other friends stood up and practically pushed the guy away. Peter groaned. He could feel a sensory overload coming on. His head was hurting.

He grimaced as Gwen gently touched his shoulder. She looked at him and noticed that he'd flinched slightly. She went to say something, but Peter spoke "I'm going to go outside for a little bit. Sensory overload."

Gwen nodded and watched as Peter left. Harry wanted to follow Peter, but MJ said "Leave him be, Harry. He's overwhelmed."

Gwen nodded and said "He'll be alright. We'll check on him if he doesn't come back in before the bell rings. He'll have to come back in here though. He left his phone and bag at our table."

~~~~~~

"Agent 1187 reporting. I have eyes on the boy. I am leaving my post from within the school to follow the boy. I will radio further information in when it is clear for Mr. H. to come." the Agent reported as he followed Peter to behind the school's gymnasium.

Agent 1187 watched as the boy finally stopped and stood against the wall. The boy was hyperventilating and had his eyes closed. It was the perfect time to strike. Agent 1187 made their move.

~~~~~~

Peter was uncomfortable as he leaned against one of the gymnasium walls. His sensory overload had only gotten worse as he left the cafeteria. He closed his eyes for a little bit and held his hands over his face. He could tell that he was hyperventilating, but he couldn't do anything but ride the overload out. Not to mention it was annoying how his sensory overloads always set off his spider sense.

He was unprepared when he felt someone grab his arm, and his eyes shot open. Before he could turn around, a needle was shoved into his neck and he was pulled against someone as he tried to cry out, but his mouth was covered. He tried to pull himself out of the person's grip, but he was so tired and still aching from the sensory overload.

He made small noises of discomfort as he was gagged and blindfolded. He was feeling horrible. He soon lost his battle to remain conscious.

~~~~~~

Gwen and Harry went together to check on Peter. They knew that he'd likely gone behind the gym. When they got there, he wasn't there.

Harry said "Where could he be? He left his stuff at the lunch table, and he wouldn't just leave the school. I'll check the restroom and you check the halls in the five minutes of lunch we've got left?"

Gwen nodded and said "Yeah."

The two searched, but by the time the bell rang, Peter wasn't back or found anywhere close to the cafeteria.

They knew that something had to be wrong. Peter wouldn't just leave his stuff behind, especially not his phone.

They met MJ back at the table and she grimaced as she questioned "No sign of him at all?"

Harry and Gwen both nodded a negative.

MJ nodded and said "Okay, let's go to the office. They likely won't be much help, but we've at least got to tell them that there's a missing student."

It did not take them long to get to the office and speak with the principle.

The principle furrowed their brow and said "I'll have security check on a few things."

The three waited at the office outside of the principle's office while the head of security came in with a sheepish look. The guy headed into the principle's office and closed the door. The three friends shared a worried look as Gwen leaned closer to the door and listened in.

She heard the security officer say "One of my men has gone missing from their post, and none of the others have seen Mr. Parker. I'm sorry, but I think that my staff has failed to do their job. We need to go on lockdown and get the police here."

Gwen leaned back and bit her lip as she whispered to MJ and Harry that Peter was most definitely missing along with one of the security staff missing form their post.

Harry quickly got his phone out and started texting Quentin about the situation. None of the uncles were going to like this at all.

~~~~~~

Peter groaned as the blindfold and gag were taken off of his face. He had only just started to stir. He soon noticed that he was tied to a chair, his hands tied behind the back of the chair. He had a massive headache and his spider sense was still going off, but he wasn't having a sensory overload anymore. He was surprised when he looked forward to see that his kidnapper just so happened to have brought him to Tombstone.

Tombstone said "So, Peter Parker, what makes you so special that my Enforcers aren't doing their jobs? Is it because you're so obviously not suited to be a criminal even though you won't hesitate to make technology for them? What makes you so endearing to them? Why are you so important in the grand scheme of things? I know you're not biologically related to any of them, so what makes you special to them?"

Peter just bit his lip and looked away without saying anything.

Tombstone sighed and said "Answer me, boy."

Peter grimaced and looked directly at Tombstone, but refrained from answering. Tombstone looked to the side and made a small hand motion. Peter grunted as his head was knocked to the side by a punch. He could have avoided it, but he didn't want this guy even having a hint that eh wasn't a normal human.

Peter grimaced as he tasted blood. He could feel a little bit of it dribble down his chin. A tooth must have been knocked out. He spit out some of the blood as he flexed his hands behind his back.

He glared at Tombstone as the man raised an eyebrow.

Tombstone hummed as he said "Impressive. You don't even seem to be phased. That will not last very long though, unless you choose to answer me now, boy."

Peter said nothing as he stared at Tombstone. Things were about to get a little more painful.

~~~~~~

Montana was furious as he and Quentin got to the school. May had stayed behind at the apartment in case the police were to come by. Tinkerer had come over to stay with her while he went down to the school with Quentin. Montana knew that the others, including Dan and Ox, would be meeting at Ock's place to see if they could track down where Peter had been taken through Ock's cameras.

He didn't bother to even listen to the security people as he barged past them and into the school that was no longer locked down once they'd figured out that there was not a threat to any of the other students. Quentin followed close behind. Montana headed directly for the office. He knew where it was because he'd picked Peter up from there a couple of times.

He stalked in there and paused as he saw Harry, Gwen, and MJ.  Quentin walked past him and Harry stood up. Quentin hugged him and said "Hey, kid. We're working on trying to find Peter. I hear that you three are being kept here for a little bit because police want you to answer a few questions."

Harry nodded and Montana spoke "Well they can't keep you here, and they likely won't be any help. Unless they force you to stay here, you guys can go or come with Quentin and I. The students have been released for the day because of Peter's disappearance."

Gwen spoke "I'm coming with you two. I already texted my dad and said that I was going to be with Harry and MJ for a little while to study."

Harry and MJ both nodded in agreeance.

Montana nodded and then said "Alright then, I parked close. We'll take my vehicle to Ock's place."

The principle came out and said "Wait, Mr. Brice! You can't take them with you!"

Montana gritted his teeth and looked back as he said "I'm not taking them with me. They're following me. They have permission from the school to leave without the need of a guardian signing them out."

He then turned away as the principle continued trying to get his attention. He once again shoved past security people, who weren't really good at their jobs, and everyone got into his vehicle."

MJ sat beside Gwen and said "So, I'm guessing that Ock refers to Otto Octavius. How did Peter even get involved with this bunch of people that he now calls uncles?"

Harry shook his head and said "That doesn't really matter. All that matters is that Peter trusts them, so we should too."

MJ raised an eyebrow, but nodded.

~~~~~~

Peter's breathing was erratic as his head was held up by one of Tombstone's goons standing behind him. Blood was running into his eyes as he stared back at Tombstone. He'd lost another tooth, his nose was broken, and he'd been hit so many times that he'd be surprised if he had any unbruised skin left. Not to mention, it was getting harder for him to see between the blood getting in his eyes and the swelling from all of the hits.

Tombstone curled his fists as he said "Your refusal to speak is rather annoying, boy."

Tombstone looked up and motioned to one of his men "Again, but this time, break some bones."

Peter cringed as his head was dropped. He couldn't keep a scream from being released as his left kneecap was broken.

~~~~~~

Hammerhead grimaced as he stood outside of Tombstone's office. He couldn't help but feel that his boss's actions just weren't right. Don't get him wrong, he's a criminal, but there was no sense in beating a kid like that just to get some answers and threaten the Enforcers. He really felt bad for picking the kid up in his limo after Agent 1187 knocked the kid out.

Honestly, it was kind of impressive how well the kid was doing though. The kid hadn't said a word at all yet. There had been plenty noises of pain coming from Tombstone's office, but the kid hadn't spilled anything.

Hammerhead cringed as the kid suddenly screamed. He couldn't take it anymore. He had to contact Montana.

~~~~~~

Montana was pacing as Ock scanned his cameras. Tinkerer had even joined them to try and search through the footage.They had gotten footage that the kid had been put into an unmarked and unlicensed limo, so they were fairly certain that the kid was going to be taken to Tombstone. Only, they weren't sure which of Tombstone's bases they would have taken the kid to, and they couldn't afford to raid the wrong base.

Ock combed through the footage for hours, but nothing seemed to be working. The limo just disappeared from any footage once it gets close to the outer city limits.

Montana's pacing and Ock's arguing with Quentin and the Vulture did nothing to help calm the three teens that had come along with Montana and Quentin.

Gwen was aggravated as the three monitoring the cameras continued bickering over something stupid concerning the proper way to go through the footage.

Gwen stood and whistled loudly.

She spoke once everyone's eyes were on her "Okay. Everyone needs to cool it or stop arguing over things that won't help track down where Peter was taken. Since some of you have flight capabilities, why don't you try to go out and patrol and see if you can track down anyone who may have pertinent information. Mr. Brice, do you know if Peter had any other electronics on him that could have been tracked?"

Montana just shook his head. The kid's phone was still with them, so there wasn't really a way to track the kid's location that way.

Toomes grimaced and nodded as he said "Very well, Miss Stacy. I don't like taking orders very much, but you have a level head, and it does make sense to do so."

Toomes soon left the room.

Quentin just looked sheepish as he said "Sorry guys, I'm just worried. I'll send some of my gremlins out to search. Tink's already sent some of his drones out, but none of them have detected anything yet, and they don't go beyond city limits yet, so they're not helping much. I think that my gremlins can go quite a way's away from the city though, so they might help until we get a concrete location."

Dan nodded at Quentin's statement and said "Maybe we should just make our way through the bases that we know Tombstone has out there, Montana. He already knows that we'd do anything to get the kid back. He's going to expect us to retaliate anyway."

Montana grimaced and said "It's too risky to go in blindly to a random base of his. I don't want to risk that he'll move Peter around if we raid the wrong base."

Dan sighed and said "Montana, we've got to do it. We'll find the kid either way, and we can't let him stay in Tombstone's hands for very long. We both know that Tombstone does whatever he wants to do in order to get what he wants, and right now he wants something from Peter. We've got to risk it."

Montana nodded and said "Okay. We'll suit up and go. You three kids stay here and help Ock watch the cameras."

None of the teens looked thrilled about sitting and waiting, but they knew that they'd just get in the way if they went with the Enforcers to try and find Peter.

Montana spoke again "Quentin, be ready to tail us and act as backup. We should be able to do it ourselves, but we need to be ready just in case."

He then went to leave the room, but then his phone rang. Montana looked at his phone and grimaced as he recognized the number. Hammerhead was calling him.

He put the phone on speaker and threateningly said "Where's my kid, Hammerhead."

Hammerhead spoke "We're at the base about forty miles west outside of the city. Hurry, Shocker. Tombstone's hurting the kid, and I just don't condone that. I'll back you up when you get here."

Montana practically growled as he said "We'll be there soon. Don't think that just because you're helping right now, you won't face out wrath eventually. You still had a part in getting the kid to Tombstone."

Hammerhead just sighed over the line and hung up. They had an exact location now, presuming that Hammerhead was being truthful. Based upon the resignation and worry in the guy's voice though, Hammerhead was not lying.

Montana spoke again "Flint, O'Hirn, Quentin, you're with us. Quentin, you'll get Peter out of there and the rest of us will handle things. Tink, please hand me some of your enhanced restraint cuffs. It's time to wage war on Tombstone."

The Enforcers were soon suited up and ready to go with the others. They had a kid to get back.

~~~~~~

Peter was clenching his fists hard as he did his best to hold back his tears even though it was hurting his arm. He felt awful. His arm was broken again, and both of his kneecaps were in bad shape. This would take quite a while to recover from.

Tombstone spoke "I don't know how you handle this physical violence so well, but let's move on. Since that's not working, how about we move on to threatening those you love. You answer me or else that aunt of yous will face some consequences of your refusal to answer me."

Peter growled as he hissed out "Don't you dare go after her!"

Tombstone laughed and said "So, he finally speaks. How far do I have to go to get you to answer my questions though. Should I bring her in?"

Peter responded "Never. I'll tell you that I view the Enforcers as my uncles. What more do you need to know? Why am I so interesting to you?"

Tombstone growled and yelled angrily "You are a threat to my business, and I will not allow threats to remain within my midst!"

Before Peter could reply, the door behind him was opened and one of the lackeys reported that the base was being attacked.

Peter smiled painfully. He knew that his uncles had come, and Tombstone was doomed.

~~~~~~

Hammerhead let the Enforcers and company into the base. He said nothing as O'Hirn and Flint went a separate way and started destroying things.

He led the way to Tombstone's office. It was quite easy for him to just push the lackeys aside, as they were too wimpy to fire at him and definitely couldn't defeat the Enforcers. Not to mention, all of their guys seemed to be horrible shots. Hammerhead really had to reevaluate who he was hiring.

He was equipped with his own strength plus a couple of guns he stole from the lackeys along with his own gun. It was not going to be easy to take the Big Man down.

~~~~~~

Montana was furious as he entered Tombstone's office and saw that he was standing behind the chair in which Peter was tied to, and gripping the back of the kid's neck.

Tombstone looked at the group gathered around the entrance and said "Hmm. Hammerhead, I see that you have betrayed me to the Enforcers. That will be remembered once this fight is over. Meanwhile, my Enforcers tear my base apart just to get to this boy. Tell me, Shocker, what is so important about this boy?"

Shocker growled as he said "We already had this discussion, Lincoln. Release my kid."

Tombstone laughed and said "Why would I do that, Shocker. If I get rid of this whelp, you'll go back to doing your job properly."

Dan spoke "You're crazy if you think we'll ever work for you again after you hurt the kid."

Tombstone spoke "Snapping his neck will be easy. It'd be done before you could ever make a move towards me."

Tombstone was startled as a voice sounded from behind him "Not before me though."

Tombstone was then bombarded with some of Quentin's gremlins as Quentin laid a punch on Tombstone's face. Peter was no longer in Tombstone's grip. Dan quickly ran towards the chair and untied Peter and picked him up while Quentin was distracting Tombstone.

Montana spoke "Mysterio, move."

Quentin quickly moved back towards where Dan had carried Peter towards the door and took Peter in his own arms while Montana launched an attack on Tombstone.

Peter didn't complain as Quentin took him away from the fight.

Montana spoke "You know, after tonight, you ain't going to be the big man of crime anymore. You harmed one of my family, and NO ONE gets away with that, crime boss or not."

Tombstone just threw off another gremlin that had been trying to chew on his arm and gritted his teeth. He looked towards Montana and said "You really think that you can beat me! There's a reason that I've been the Big Man of Crime for so long. You can't beat me. You're lucky that I'm not killing you right now."

Montana shot at him with his gauntlets, and Tombstone dodged it easily.

Tombstone spoke "Pathetic attempt, Shocker."

Tombstone then grunted as he was hit from the side by Dan and knocked into Ox who punched him.

Tombstone growled as he spit out a tooth.

He then quickly drew his gun and started shooting. Montana was grazed on his right shoulder and Dan ran straight at Tombstone.

Things were about to get a lot more heated.

~~~~~

Quentin grimaced as he took in Peter's appearance while getting the heck out of Tombstone's base. The kid looked awful. Not to mention the kid was out. He wondered if it was from blood loss or something else. He could tell that the kid had multiple broken bones along with some severe bruising. It made him hope that the others were giving Tombstone the beating he deserved.

Luckily, their transportation was equipped with good first aid supplies. Quentin was glad that he was familiar with first aid, though he hated that it was the kid who had helped him become so familiar with how to perform the proper first aid. He started cleaning the cuts and wounds that he could while attempting to stabilize the breaks. They had to get the kid to Ock's fast. He'd know how to set the bones right since he had all of the proper medical equipment in his hidden laboratory. Kind of freaky, considering the lab was there for sinister reasons until Ock figured out that the kid was Spider-Man, but at least it could still come in handy.

He was honestly surprised, but grateful, that the kid didn't have any gunshot wounds, considering how much Tombstone liked his guns.

~~~~~~

Montana punched Tombstone after discarding the busted gauntlet that Tombstone had hit when fighting him. Montana was also quite pleased that he was the first to draw some of Tombstone's blood. After his punch, the brute fell back and spit out a tooth as blood ran down his chin.

Tombstone snarled at him and went to shoot at him again, but had run out of ammunition when he'd tried to gun Ox down only minutes ago. Ox had easily dodged most of the bullets, and the others had been caught by his awesome armor that was bulletproof thanks to some improvements done by peter and the Tinkerer. If only Montana had used the new bulletproof armor, then he wouldn't have a graze on his shoulder.

Montana got the firearm away from Tombstone and threw it across the room where Ox crushed it easily.

They were prepared when Tombstone pulled out another hidden gun. Montana sent a blast towards hm and knocked the man back into the wall which caused him to lose his grip on the gun. Dan was able to pull it away as well and Ox crushed it as Montana fought Tombstone hand to hand. Tombstone may be vicious, but nothing was going to stop Montana from making the man pay for hurting the kid.

The two continued to fight and eventually passed into the hallway, where Tombstone tripped over a fallen lackey. Before he could even try and get up again, he was held down by Hammerhead's foot.

Hammerhead spoke as he took in Tombstone's furious glare "I suggest that you stay down unless you want to die by their hands soon, because for that kid, they'll fight to the death. I warned you not to go after the kid, but you didn't listen. It's time for a new Big Man of Crime to take over and actually listen to their workers."

Tombstone snarled as he said "Even if I'm put in prison, I will be able to get myself out. I have enough money and a good reputation within the community."

Dan glanced down at Tombstone and stared him in the eyes with disgust as he said "You forget, Tombstone, that the Enforcers keep their own records of missions they go on for you. We served our time for some of those things and got out, but you were never caught because we covered your tracks because you secretly got us out. You forget that we keep proof of everything we do. we don't leave a paper trail, but we do keep records. You can thank the Tinkerer for never trusting you enough to not keep our own records once we first got our suits made by him. You will go to jail, and your reputation has been ruined. Proof of what transpired today with the kid will also get out. Your money won't be enough to keep you out of prison, Tombstone. Just be lucky that we're giving you a chance to live. Your hide may be close to impenetrable, but there are other ways to kill you. So even if you ever think of getting out or coming after us or the kid again, don't be surprised to find something rather dangerous in your drink, because we will be watching you."

Tombstone just snarled as Hammerhead moved to the side as Ox came and restrained Tombstone. They were so glad that Tink had sent them out with enhanced cuffs.

Dan could tell that Montana was still tense and ready to kill Tombstone as they started to leave.

Dan laid a hand on Montana's shoulder and said "Why don't you go check on Flint and O'Hirn?"

Montana recognized that it was a distraction tactic, but he didn't care. He nodded and left towards the direction where he could hear screaming from some of Tombstone's people. He knew that if he were to spend five more minutes within the immediate vicinity of Tombstone, the albino man wouldn't be living for much longer. Impenetrable skin or not, he'd find a way to kill the man. After all, he had hit hard enough to knock a couple of the guy's teeth out earlier.

~~~~~~

It didn't take Montana long to find Flint and O'Hirn. He couldn't help but be a little bit pleased as he took in all of the damage to Tombstone's property.

O'Hirn and Flint were both relieved when Montana told them that they had restrained Tombstone and gotten the kid out of the place. They had been there to cause damage, and boy did they do their job.

They soon headed out of the base and to their transportation. Luckily, Hammerhead was going to transport Tombstone to law enforcement with his own limo. Dan had reluctantly volunteered to go with Hammerhead to be sure that Tombstone was taken in.

Montana was really worried as soon as he got to their vehicle and noticed that Quentin was just cradling the kid in the middle seat while whispering reassurances wile Ox was looking on with worry.

Ox's eyes were teary as he said "Fawn hurt bad."

Montana steeled his jaw and got in the driver's seat as everyone else piled in.

Quentin spoke "We need to get him to Ock quickly. His pulse is off and he's sweaty. He passed out as I was taking him out of here. I don't think that the drugs they gave him ever fully ore off. Should Peter even be affected by drugs like this?"

Montana grimaced and answered as he hightailed it on the highway "I don't know how it works. I know that regular cold medicine works for him if taken in higher doses, and so does ibuprofen if taken in a large amount, but I don't know how normal doses of a tranquilizer woudl affect him."

Quentin hummed and held peter closer. The kid wasn't looking good at all.

~~~~~~

All at Ock's base were prepared when the posse of uncles got back. Vulture had radioed ahead from where he had followed them by air once they got back within city limits. Gwen couldn't help but gasp in fear when she saw Peter's condition though. He looked like he was on death's doorstep.

Gwen only stopped staring when MJ sat a hand on her shoulder and smiled softly.

She said "He's Peter. I know that he looks horrible right now, but if we know Peter, we know that he'll recover and bounce back better than ever."

Gwen nodded, but she couldn't help but worry. Harry seemed to be in about the same boat as he stood outside of the medical lab that Quentin had taken Peter into. The three teens watched as Montana and Quentin helped Ock treat the worst of Peter's wounds. They knew that Peter had multiple broken bones, and they were kind of glad that Peter was not conscious as the bones were set.

They only looked away for a brief moment when Dan came in with May. May stood at the window and leaned against Dan after looking in and seeing how hurt Peter was. She was teary as she curled her hands into fists. She knew that this wasn't a Spider-Man incident. She never had any thoughts that anyone would go after Peter Parker the civilian. Dan held her close as he steeled his jaw.

Eventually, only Montana remained in the medical area while the others poured out.

Ock spoke "I have taken a couple of blood samples, but I did find evidence that Peter was injected with something more recently than when he was drugged when he was taken. That would likely be why he had not regained consciousness. He had a broken knee and a broken arm along with severe bruising across his torso, head, and legs. He is also missing a tooth. His heart beat was erratic when he arrived and he was diaphoretic, but I have treated him to the best of my ability, as it is not recommended that he visit a doctor unused to dealing with human mutates, and I may not be a medical doctor, but I have the knowledge needed to help him medically. I have administered a proper dose of pain medication. His condition had been stabilized."

Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief that Peter had been stabilized.

Eventually, Ock's tests were completed, and it was confirmed that Peter had been overdosed with a tranquilizer shortly before the Enforcers had arrived at Tombstone's office to rescue him. It was also relieving that Ock had been able to combat the adverse effects of the tranquilizer, though it had not been a relief to know that Tombstone had likely tried to kill the kid via an overdose. With luck, Peter would be awake sometime soon.

Though, Ock had failed to notice that he had mentioned Peter's mutation in front of a few who were not yet in the know that Peter was Spider-Man.

Flint, O'Hirn, and Vulture were quite curious about what Ock meant by Peter being a human mutate.

~~~~~~

Peter groaned as he reawakened. He still felt horrible, but based upon his lessened spider sense, he was back in a safe place.

He opened his eyes and was greeted by the sight of his uncle Montana dozing in a chair beside the uncomfortable medical bed. May was dozing in another chair on the other side of the medical bed. He wondered what exactly had gone on after he'd passed out from the second tranquilizer that Tombstone had injected him with.

Montana soon stirred and noticed that Peter was awake. He leaned forward with a smile.

He whispered "Hey, kid. How are you feeling."

Peter replied "Not great, but at least the swelling's gone down and I can see properly again. It's also nice to not have blood in my eyes anymore."

Montana cringed but said "Do you need more pain meds? It's been a while since Ock gave you any."

Peter sighed and replied "I would not be adverse to it. Man, I'm aching and hurting all over."

Montana got up and said "I'll go get Ock."

Peter nodded and soon Montana had left and come back with Ock, who had a proper dose of medicine prepared. Peter hadn't even noticed that he had an IV connected until Ock injected the medication through it.

Peter questioned "What all happened after I was drugged again by Tombstone? I remember you guys coming into his office, but nothing after."

Montana spoke "We took Tombstone down, and he's imprisoned with no chance of getting out."

Peter sighed in relief.

He also cringed as he realized that he had disappeared from the school when he was supposed to meet back with his friends in the cafeteria.

He questioned "How are my friends?"

Montana answered "They're good. They only left a little while ago. They were worried about you too. You also don't have to worry about school for a little while. They'll be closed for the next couple of days while they reevaluate their security team and get a better security system installed since it was one of them who initially drugged and kidnapped you."

Peter nodded and yawned.

He sleepily replied "Thanks for coming to get me out of there."

As Peter drifted off, the last thing he heard before falling asleep was Montana's soft words "I'll always come for you, kid. Always."

~~~~~~

Hammerhead smirked as he entered one of the Big Man's bases after the news broke out that Tombstone had been incarcerated. Now that Tombstone was gone, it seemed that the power all deferred to him. None of the lackeys made a move against him, and someone had to take on the title now that Tombstone was in prison. He made his way to Tombstone's old office and went in. He sat in the chair that used to be Tombstone's favorite and reclined slightly. Yeah, he could get used to being the new Big Man of Crime.

Hi! Story three had been posted within my Refuge series.

TW: Blood, injury, non-consensual drug use, insomnia, daggers, stalking, anxiety, sensory overload

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Story under the cut!

Months passed, and luckily things calmed down, especially after Montana hired a lawyer and media specialist to help Peter make an official statement and answer questions so that they wouldn't rag on him too much. The worst thing still remaining from the events in the past though, was the fact that Harry was fighting a battle to become an emancipated minor, and with little to no money of his own left, it was quite hard especially since he refused to take any of the money Norman had left Peter, but so far, he'd been allowed to live by himself so long as a social worker came by every day to ensure that he was fine.

One of the best things though, was that all of those close to him now knew his identity. Though, some were quite aggravated that they'd been hurting a minor for all that time. It had resulted in a couple of arguments, but soon things were settled.

He had had to take about a week off from school, and a press release had been issued about the kidnapping, so everyone unfortunately knew about that, but at least he didn't have to hide why he was injured that time. Peter had healed well from his wounds though, and he'd been back out patrolling for the past few weeks. He'd wanted to start patrolling again earlier, but May decided against it, as Peter was still healing. One good thing to come of it though was the fact that he'd gotten more work done in the labs and earned more money from the Tinkerer. The best part was though, that with some of the inheritance money, they'd been able to rebuild their home in Forest Hills, so they were no longer living with Montana.

The uncles were all even more protective than before. Peter'd seen more than one of them during his patrols just to keep an eye on him ever since he'd gone back to being Spider-Man. Not to mention Quentin was hanging around the school more as well. He blended in quite well, and made a splendid drama teacher after the old one passed away recently.  He'd had to leave his old job, but he'd discussed it with Montana and the others and everyone liked the idea that Quentin would always be at the school if Peter ever needed anything immediately. It also helped that Quentin also wanted to be there for Harry.

Not to mention, things in the criminal underworld had deescalated and become less harmful when Hammerhead took over after Tombstone's arrest. There were way fewer dead people. Hammerhead found it more useful to keep people alive and use them as informants as opposed to killing everyone who had any information he wanted. Crime had also gone down since Peter had revealed his identity to the rest of his group of Uncles because some of them had been really confused when they'd taken him to Ock instead of an actual medical doctor.

Peter was enjoying this night though. It was beautiful and it was the best for just taking a relaxing swing through the city.

He couldn't help but sigh and take off his mask when he reached one of the highest points with no cameras near in the city. It was so much better to see the view with unmasked eyes. Though, he had to wonder why his spider sense was still on the fritz. It always seemed to be at a low hum ever since he'd been rescued.

~~~~~~

Kraven growled as he used his long range goggles to watch the spider perch at one of the highest points in the city. He smirked as he saw the spider unmask. He'd been watching the spider-child for a while, but it was great to get confirmation that his target was indeed Peter Parker. It would be time for the final hunt soon. The spider would fall by his hand.

~~~~~~

Peter yawned as he did his best not to fall asleep in the middle of English. He'd gotten plenty of sleep the night before, but the book they'd been assigned to read in the class was just so boring, and he couldn't help but doze off out of pure boredom.

Luckily, the bell soon rang and he was able to go to his next class. Harry met him in the hallway, as they had the next class together. Peter immediately noticed that Harry looked more downcast than usual.

Peter furrowed his brow and questioned "What's wrong Harry?"

Harry sighed and responded "I can't live by myself anymore and I don't qualify for emancipation. My social worker wants to place me in a foster home with the next couple of weeks."

Peter grimaced and looked down.

He looked up and responded "Do you think they'd let Aunt May take you in. I know that she wouldn't hesitate to take you in."

Harry shook his head and said "It has to be someone already registered to be a foster parent, and I know that's not your aunt."

Peter sighed and said "I'm sorry, Harry."

Harry just nodded as they proceeded to their next class.

~~~~~~

The school day went fairly quickly, and Harry was allowed by his social worker to go to Peter's home and work on a project they had been assigned.

May overheard their conversation about Harry's current living situation as they were coming in.

She spoke "Hello Harry. I couldn't help but overhear that you're having some issues with emancipation. Let me get you the number of a friend of mine that helped me when I last had some legal issues to take care of."

Peter and Harry just stood there as May pulled out a business card for Nelson and Murdock's firm. Peter wasn't really surprised that those were the people she had been talking about.

Harry took the business card from her and saved the number of the firm into his phone.

He responded "Thanks, Ms. Parker. I'll give them a call tomorrow. Do you think they'll actually be able to help?"

May snickered as she said "Trust me, they're some of the best lawyers I've ever known. They'll take your case."

Harry nodded and he and Peter went up the stairs to Peter's room. May called up to them that dinner would be ready in about an hour.

~~~~~~

Peter and Harry worked on the project for a little while until Peter cringed hard.

Harry was surprised when Peter just dropped his notebook and gripped the back of his neck while looking towards the window.

Harry spoke as he looked around the room "What's wrong, Peter? What's the danger?"

Peter cringed and said "I'm not sure, but I know it was a brief spike in my spider sense. I looked out the window, but nothing dangerous is there, and I don't hear anything abnormal. It's been going off all the time ever since I was rescued from Tombstone's base, and sometimes it just spikes randomly. It's become quite annoying and even painful sometimes. Almost like a miniature sensory overload."

Harry frowned and said "Maybe you should tell Ock about it. I know that he's been helping you with some of the more spidery aspects of your biology."

Peter nodded and said "Yeah. I'll do that. Right now though, we've got to work on this project. it's due next week, and I cannot afford a fail."

~~~~~~

Kraven left quickly. He had deployed an experimental drone to spy on the spider-child. He was quite fascinated by how well the child's danger sense worked. As soon as he had the drone close to the window, the child had cringed and looked towards the window, but not in enough time to see or hear the spy drone. Kraven was so glad that he had invested in getting the tech from A.I.M.. Both that and his enhanced cat senses were coming in handy. It would help him monitor the spider's actions without ever having to be close.

~~~~~~

Gwen and MJ noticed the next day that Peter was rubbing his neck more often and seemed to be unfocused.

MJ spoke "Did you forget to buy anxiety meds or something, Peter?"

Peter shook his head and said "No. I don't take anxiety medication. That is something to think about though, considering how I've been feeling for a while."

Gwen pulled him to the side after MJ left and questioned "What's really up, Peter?"

Peter rubbed his neck again and answered "My danger sense just won't stop going off no matter what I do. It's constantly buzzing and now it's causing sensory overloads more than it ever used to do."

Gwen still seemed concerned, but the bell rang and they were both about to be late for their next class.

Peter said "I'll see you later Gwen."

Gwen watched him go with worry.

~~~~~~

Peter and Harry walked together to a convenience store after school. They'd be going back to his aunt's house to just relax since it was a Friday night and they planned on hanging out for a while since Harry's social worker had already approved.

Honestly, Peter was just glad that he wasn't being tailed by one of his uncles. Quentin had offered to drive them, but Peter had declined. He needed a little bit of space, and luckily Harry understood. Peter never liked having a lot of attention on himself.

The walk to the house would be a lengthy one, but it would be worth it. Peter needed the time to just walk and hopefully clear his head. He needed the time to just walk around without thinking about any of his problems or Spider-Man things. Maybe that would help his spider sense calm.

He and Harry walked quietly together. Granted there were still a lot of people around, but it was nice to try and tune them out. It was harder to do with enhanced senses, but not impossible.

All was pretty calm until Peter felt a sting on his neck and reached up to feel what had hit him. He didn't feel anything though.

Harry had stopped and started questioning "What's wrong, Peter?"

Peter didn't feel anything abnormal so he just said "I think that I got stung by something. Do you see a bump on the side of my neck or anything?"

Harry took a look and hummed as he said "It looks like a bug sting? It's red, but not swelling very much. You okay?"

Peter rubbed his neck again as his spider sense amplified again.

He groaned and said "I'll put some antibiotic cream on it when we get to my house. It should be fine."

Harry nodded and they continued walking, unaware that they were being watched by a grinning Kraven, who was very satisfied with the micro-sized darts that his supplier had developed. A.I.M. would be pleased to know that the items he had commissioned were working quite well. The little spider had no idea what had just hit him.

~~~~~~

Peter tossed and turned. He was so restless, and anytime he came anywhere close to sleeping, his spider sense would screech or he'd have some sort of nightmare if he managed to fall asleep. Whenever he'd wake up, he'd be breathing hard and he could hear an eerie echoing of drums.

No matter how much he tried to get comfortable, they nightmares and drums wouldn't stop haunting him.

~~~~~~

Harry frowned as he glanced at Peter. The teacher was in the middle of a discussion about natural selection, and Peter looked like he was about to drop off. Harry was used to Peter looking like he was tired, but right now, he just looked like he was sick as well.

After class ended, he approached Peter.

"Hey, Pete? Are you sure that you don't need to go home?" Harry questioned.

Peter rubbed the back of his neck and replied "No. I'll be fine. I just didn't sleep well last night, and I've been having nightmares."

Harry grimaced and replied "Anything you think I can do to help?"

Peter sighed and shook his head "No. They'll ease off eventually. I just happened to have a really bad night, and I think that I'm going to have a sensory overload soon. My neck is aching massively."

Harry grimaced. He knew that whenever Peter's spider sense became overwhelming, Peter would pretty much shut down.

Harry nodded and said "Yep, I'm calling your aunt to check you out for the rest of the day. You don't look very good, especially compared to how you usually look when this happens."

Peter sputtered and said "But I was going to study with MJ and Gwen at lunch."

Harry hugged and said "I'll just tell them you got sick. It's not a lie."

Peter sighed and nodded. To be honest, he wasn't feeling great, so it probably would be better if he went home.

Peter heard Harry make the call, and soon he was called to the office and checked out by May.

May drove him home. They didn't talk. Harry had warned her that Peter had seemed to be about to go into a sensory overload.

Once they got back home, Peter went straight up to his room and collapsed on the bed. Hopefully, he'd actually get some rest this time.

~~~~~~

It was not a restful period. The nightmares continued, and the drums pounded louder each time. Peter had no clue what he could do to get them to stop.

~~~~~~

Another week passed, and Peter's friends were worried. He continued to look worse and worse as the week went by, but he'd refused to stay home.

Harry had even texted Quentin about the situation. Quentin had come down at the lunch period to check on Peter and grimaced.

Quentin spoke "Kid, do you need to go to Ock? Maybe he'd be able to help or figure out what's causing all of this?"

Peter sighed and said "Probably. I'll go after school though. I've got a few errands to run."

Quentin grimaced and replied "I can drive you. You don't seem to be in any condition to be off by yourself."

Peter nodded. He was glad that he had protective uncles.

~~~~~~

Kraven watched as the boy left Beck's vehicle. He smirked as he took note of how sluggish the boy's movements were. He'd been watching the boy via a camouflaged drone throughout the day, and he was looking weaker and weaker. The boy looked exhausted. It would be time to strike soon. He needed to weaken the prey before trapping it and taking it to a location where a true hunt could take place.

~~~~~~

Peter got even less sleep the next night. He and Harry were going to go to the library after school to study, but Peter wasn't sure that he'd actually be able to focus.

He couldn't help but yawn and hope that he'd get more rest later. He hadn't yet remembered to go see Ock and see if there was a solution to whatever was happening. He'd been forgetting to go to either of the labs ever since the nightmares came back with a vengeance, and he knew that his uncles were getting worried.

~~~~~~

Peter was slightly surprised when Montana came to pick he and Harry up after school. He and Harry got into the vehicle. Harry sat in the back and listened as Montana and Peter talked.

Peter smiled warmly and said "Hey, Montana."

Montana frowned and said "Kid, it's been a while since you've come around my place. Have you been looking at the group chat? We've invited you quite a few times, but you've only responded a couple of times.

Peter rubbed the back of his neck as he said "I haven't been feeling great lately, and my spider sense has been off the charts for some reason. I can't sleep without having nightmares or even fall asleep easily. I forgot to stop by Ock's lab the other day and keep forgetting to go to the Tinkerer's lab as well on the normal days which I work."

Montana grimaced and replied "You haven't been out as Spider-Man in a while either. I should have asked you about this sooner. Harry, do you mind if we skip your study time and I take Pete to Ock's?"

Harry let out a sigh of relief "I don't mind at all. Gwen, MJ, and I have been worried about him for a while. Quentin's been keeping an eye on Peter as well and recommended that he go see Dr. Octavius, but I think you're the only one that could actually get him there at the moment."

Montana smiled and nodded as Peter leaned his head back a little. He let out a sigh. He didn't even remember talking to Quentin about going to Ock's.

~~~~~~

Kraven was ready. It was time to get the spider. As soon as that car stopped, he would move.

~~~~~~

The ride to Ock's didn't take very long. Peter's head was pounding with a headache. He hadn't even attempted to fall asleep and he was hearing the drums and his spider sense was going crazy. He stepped out of the vehicle and was dizzy as he stood. He gritted his teeth and held his head as a wave of pain hit him.

Montana and Harry stood with him, but there really wasn't anything that they could do to help him. Peter felt a pinch in his neck and yelped. He began to feel drowsy and sick. The last thing he heard was Montana's startled yell as he collapsed.

~~~~~~

Kraven acted. The dart to the boy's neck worked quickly, especially since the slow release microchip filled with drugs from last time was still affecting him.

Kraven quickly dropped down and grinned as he took in the other boy's terrified gaze and Montana's furious one.

Kraven growled as he bared his teeth and said "Move aside, Shocker. The spider is mine."

Montana was holding onto Peter as he said "No. Not a chance. You aren't going to hurt him, Kraven."

Kraven just laughed as he replied "You are weaponless Shocker. You have no say in this matter."

Kraven lunged and pushed Montana back. Montana unfortunately had to let go of the unconscious Peter, whose body rolled to lie beside Montana's vehicle.

Neither Kraven nor Montana had noticed that Harry had run into Ock's base to try and get help.

Kraven easily knocked Montana out and grabbed Peter. His parkour was quite impressive as he escaped with his prey.

~~~~~~

Ock grumbled as he collected the unconscious Montana. He had seen a scuffle break out on his cameras, but he had not arrived on the street in time ot pursue Kraven and get Peter back. He would have to track down Kraven's base if they ever wanted to see the spider child alive again.

Montana most certainly would not be happy upon regaining consciousness.

~~~~~~

Peter groaned as he woke. His head was hurting, and his spider sense was going off. He could also faintly hear the pounding of drums. He tensed as he heard a menacing laugh.

He groaned and sat up. When he dared to look up, he was met with the sight of Kraven.

Kraven laughed as he said "I knew it would work, little spider. Your danger sense has been off even more since I used a microdart on you. It included a microchip inundated with drugs that would release in periodic intervals. I knew that you'd be so distracted that I'd be able to catch you and bring you here to my estate. Not to mention the near constant presence of my camouflaged drone has had you on edge as you could sense, but not see it once it was completed. All you can sense is danger, and I can tell that it's been driving you insane. I have brought you here tonight to face me in a battle to the death. I know you can hear the drums! You will fall by my hand tonight, spider. You will have a few minutes to run as a head start as I like to chase my prey, but it won't do you much good. Prepare to die."

Peter cringed and groaned. He was breathing hard as he stood and stared at Kraven. He wasn't scared of this psycho! Man, he hated the aftermath of being drugged, He still felt so weak!

He curled his fists as Kraven threw a fake spider suit at him.

"Suit up, spider! The final battle will begin soon once you have regained your full mental capacities!" Kraven said as he left the room.

~~~~~

Montana was furious when he regained consciousness. What use was he if he couldn't even help his nephew escape a threat?! He immediately got his suit and put his gauntlets on. He'd be prepared to fight as soon as they could figure out where Kraven had taken the kid to. He had noticed that Quentin and Tink had arrived though. Ock, Quentin, and Tink were working on trying to track Kraven down and checking cameras. Harry was sticking around and Montana took note that the laptop screen showed some of Kraven's financial records.

Unfortunately, the other two Enforcers as well as Toomes, O'Hirn, and Flint were all out of town. They wouldn't be able to help with this situation. Montana curled his fists. He recalibrated his gauntlets as he waited for anyone else to say something. Every once in a while he would glance at his phone when a message came through in the group chat. Everyone was worried about the kid.

The dang kid just couldn't stay out of trouble.

~~~~~~

Peter had reluctantly taken the head start. He had enough time to look around, but all he could see were trees and grass. No sign of any roads or anything to help him get a sense of direction. He figured that Kraven must own a rather large property. Too soon though, Kraven made his first move and tackled Peter.

Peter got out of his grip and punched Kraven. He then kicked him back by a few feet. Kraven ran at him again.

Kraven growled after Peter flipped over him.

He spoke "I see that you failed to put on your costume, little spider. No matter, I still know that you're the spider. You will not escape me!"

Peter couldn't help but grimace. This guy truly was nuts.

~~~~~~

Tinkerer spoke "Kraven has a property located in upstate New York. If I were a betting man, I'd sat that he likely took Peter there. I've sent my research on Kraven to you, Octavius. Do either of you know anything else useful about the man?"

Ock simply said "No." as Montana elaborated.

Montana said "No. Kraven was very secretive. None of us knew much about him. Thanks for sending me the location. Our posse will be ready to roll out soon. Thanks for the enhanced cuffs as well. At this rate, I'm going to have to carry them everywhere I go with how much this kid gets into trouble. Are you going to fly us?"

Tinkerer snickered and said "Yes, and good luck. The property will have enhanced security systems around it, but I'm sure that won't be a problem since Quentin is coming with us as well. Not to mention, most of it can be bypassed since we'll be taking the copter."

Montana nodded. It was time to go get his kid......again.

~~~~~~

Peter struggled in Kraven's grip as the man pinned him to the ground. Peter was breathing hard. He grimaced as Kraven moved one hand to get a dagger off of his belt, and Peter used Kraven's minor distraction to punch him in the solar plexus. It had been a quite awkward and uncomfortable maneuver to perform, but Peter had managed, thankful for his flexibility. Kraven grunted and fell back as Peter jumped back up into a fighting stance.

He gnashed his teeth as Kraven got another dagger and now wielded one in each hand. Peter kept his eyes on Kraven as Kraven circled him. Kraven once again made the first move. He lunged at Peter with one of the knives. It grazed Peter's left bicep, but Peter now had an advantage. He was behind Kraven, and had the ability to kick him in the back. Kraven flew forward and rolled after Peter's hard kick.

Peter quickly grabbed a dagger that had fallen to the ground. He definitely wasn't experienced in fighting with weapons like that, but he had to think of something, especially since he'd refused to put on that fake costume and web shooters that the guy had provided him with. Luckily though, he had some training with knife throwing thanks to his extended family on Montana's side. Hopefully, using the same techniques with a dagger would be similar.

Kraven came rushing at him again and went for a headlock, but Peter dodged just in time and managed to get a cut in. Kraven had howled in pain as the dagger sliced some of the skin on his side. His claws seemed to sharpen as he observed his wound.

Peter's eyes widened as Kraven spoke "You have drawn blood, spider. I'm rather impressed. Let's finish this though."

Peter could practically hear the memory of Billy instructing him on the best spots to aim for in a fight if someone were trying to hurt or kill him. He knew what places would be best to go for when going for either the kill or even a non-lethal blow. He never thought that he'd have to apply the knowledge to real life, but it may very well save his life if he acted soon.

Peter bit his lip and threw the dagger, hoping that the calculations he'd quickly made in his head would account for the difference in the blade size of this dagger and the knives that he's learned with on the Brice family's land.

Peter ducked and rolled out of the way as Kraven released an angry roar and rolled. Kraven made injured wildcat sounds as Peter's heart raced. Peter couldn't help but be relieved. The knife had hit the exact spot that he'd aimed for. It had hit the patella of Kraven's dominant knee and downed the man. Peter had thrown the dagger with enough force to break the bone. Peter couldn't help but cringe at the amount of blood flowing from the wound though.

He quickly took in his surroundings and grabbed another dagger from the ground that Kraven had lost his grip on when he'd rolled after being impaled in the knee. Peter didn't hesitate to run. He just hoped that he was running in a direction that would get him as far away from Kraven as he could.

~~~~~~

Montana and Quentin both were well equipped as they arrived at Kraven's place. Tinkerer had given them infrared goggles, so that it'd be easier to track the whereabouts of Peter and Kraven since Kraven's property was rather large. They'd arrived by helicopter. Tinkerer had flown, and he'd continue to scan the area from above and report anything of use to Montana and Quentin through their comms.

Ock would make use of his time by raiding the mansion and seeing if he could find anything of use. He was also in charge of calling the authorities in to come get Kraven once they were able to incapacitate him and find Peter. Montana and Quentin made sure that they were connected on comms and went separate ways in order to cover more ground.

~~~~~~

Peter was breathing hard as he ran away. He didn't even really know what direction he was going, other than away from the main threat.

He let out an 'oof' when he hit someone though. He felt arms come around him and immediately started to struggle until he finally heard his Uncle Montana's voice. Peter only relaxed slightly as Montana released him.

Peter turned towards him with a smile and did his best to regulate his breathing. Eventually he was able to speak again.

"H-Hi." Peter simply said as Montana shook his head and pulled the goggles off.

Montana calmly took Peter in his arms again and hugged him. The kid had really needed it. Peter just let his head slump against his Uncle's shoulder for a minute.

Montana spoke "How injured are you?"

Peter sighed and said "Not bad. Just a few cuts, and lots of bruises. I got a good hit in on his knee with a dagger, but I wasn't sure about his stamina even with an injury, so I just started running."

Montana hummed and said "We're not far from the tree line. I've already sent a discreet message that I've found you, but we've still got to track Kraven down. The authorities should be here any minute if Ock did his part right, so we'll be skedaddling pretty quickly."

Peter nodded as Montana started to lead them out of the woods.

It wasn't a long trek, but soon after leaving the woods, they heard growling sounds. Peter knew that Kraven was close. His spider sense spiked and he pushed Montana away just as Kraven launched himself out of the woods and pounced on Peter. Kraven's claws dug into Peter's shoulders. Peter couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. He blocked out whatever nonsense Kraven was trying to spout and acted upon instinct.

He curled his legs up towards his torso as best as he could and he kicked. Kraven flew backwards and hit a tree. Before he could even think of getting back up, Ock was on the scene and restrained him as he cursed and continued going on about how they were ruining his destiny.

Peter had stood shakily and Montana was quickly by his side again. Peter leaned on him heavily as the wounds on his shoulders continued to bleed.

They were all startled as they soon heard multiple alarms blare. Montana listened to Tinkerer through comms about what was going on and repeated "It's the proximity alert. Police personnel along with a Ravencroft transport vehicle are arriving. They've been looking for him for a while now.

Soon, Quentin had joined them back at the scene, and all of them watched as the police finally arrived. They had aimed their guns at the villains, but hesitated when they saw Peter and the state that he was in. Then they realized that the one called Kraven was restrained by Ock. They were still wary, but they knew who the real threat was.

Ravencroft personnel took charge of the scene and had Ock assist them as they restrained Kraven for transport. They made use of the cuffs that Tink had created. They also took care of bandaging Kraven's injured knee.

Kraven hissed and growled as he yelled "No! NO! I will not let you restrain me any longer! It is my destiny to destroy him!"

He could be heard growling and snarling up until the back doors of the Ravencroft transport vehicle were closed.

The cops were just standing around, and were surprised when Ock spoke to them. He approached the one in charge of the scene.

"Hello, officer. This drive contains all of the incriminating files you need along with other sensitive information on Kravinoff. I trust that no move will be made against me or my associates at this time, as this was a rescue?" Ock spoke calmly.

The officer replied "No. We're not even equipped for that. We were just called out here on emergency. No hostilities."

Ock just nodded and the officer called his superiors. They woudl need a detective on the scene and would have to close off the property to conduct a full investigation of events. Ock was not worried though, he had already hidden the information that Kraven had been after Peter because of the Spider-Man persona. It was quite easy to fabricate evidence that Kraven had gone after Peter because of his closeness to many of the members which used to belong to the Sinister Six.

The chaos had quieted some, but it was still a rather eventful time.

Peter was still trying to regulate his breathing. He had defeated Kraven on his own. He had defeated the crazy guy on his own as Peter Parker. It had been rather different using his spider abilities while outside of the costume, but it had saved his life.

He leaned heavily against Montana as a wave of exhaustion hit him. The adrenaline rush must have worn off. Not to mention, for the first time in a while, his spider sense was silent.

The last thing he heard before passing out was Montana's startled shout as he started to fall.

~~~~~~

Peter couldn't help but groan as he reawakened. He was achy all over, but honestly felt better than he had in weeks. He soon opened his eyes to see that Montana and Quentin had already noticed that he was waking up.

Peter yawned and groggily questioned "What happened?"

Montana answered "You fought Kraven and had a major adrenaline crash, kid. Not to mention once we got you back to Ock's lab he scanned you and found that you had a microchip in your neck that was periodically injecting you with drugs. Ock and Mason were able to remove it though."

Peter smiled and said "Thanks for coming for me guys, but I'm still really tired. My spider sense is actually silent at the moment, and I'm really tired, so I think that I'm going to pass out again."

Montana and Quentin both laughed.

Quentin said "We'll still be here when you wake back up, Pete. Get some rest."

Peter nodded and yawned again. He was soon asleep.

~~~~~~

Harry hated that he'd had to rush off for an emergency meeting with his lawyer. He'd wanted to be there when Peter was brought back, but unfortunately he couldn't be. Not to mention, he'd be busy for the next few days and wouldn't be able to visit him, but he was at least getting updates via text from Montana and Quentin. He was just glad that Peter was relatively alright and finally able to get some rest.

~~~~~~

Peter was soon well rested and ready to roll again. Once he'd woken up the second time, after about ten hours of sleep, he felt monumentally better. The only thing he hated was that Aunt May had been terribly worried. She hadn't even known anything about the situation until he'd been brought back, and she was terribly angry about it, but glad that Peter was safe again.

Not to mention, the news hadn't caught wind of anything. That was sort of a blessing.

It was finally the night before he had to return to school since he was finally mostly healed, and Montana was hosting a movie night at his place. Everyone would be in attendance.

Montana smiled at Peter as they worked on popping popcorn in the kitchen. He was glad that Peter was feeling much better now.

Montana remembered a previous thought and said "Well kid, I have a job for you if you want it. I need your help designing some armor that I can keep on me at all times so that I'm always ready to help if help is needed. When you got taken by Kraven I didn't have any of my armor on me, and I couldn't beat him in a fight. I at least want some gauntlets that I can masquerade as watches."

Peter smiled and replied "That's a great idea. I'll write some plans up and take them to Mr. Mason. I'm sure that he'll help."

~~~~~~

Soon, most of the group was in attendance. Peter answered the next knock to the door, and Harry was there.

Harry hugged Peter, happy that he was relatively fine now. His wounds from the fight with Kraven had healed well, and there was minimal scarring.

Peter was going to be coming back to school the next day. Harry had been updating Gwen and MJ via text, but only saying that Peter had gotten sick. Even though Gwen knew the secret, Peter didn't want her to worry too much, especially since she tended to hover. Plus, this way he'd hopefully avoid receiving the look.

Harry briefly looked at his phone and sighed after reading a recent notification. Peter could tell that something was wrong.

He questioned "What's up, Harry?"

Harry rubbed the back of his neck as he said "Mr. Murdock has arranged a meeting with me and my social worker among some others for tomorrow, and I'm nervous. I really just want to stay by myself or at least decide who I can stay with. I really hate all of this legal stuff."

Peter smiled lightly and did his best to reassure Harry. He really hoped that things would turn out well.

He and Harry soon took their respective seats on the couch.

~~~~~~

Peter hoped that Quentin was alright, as he had left midday without texting he or Harry.

Harry had been worried as well, but had seemed to calm as he received a text reassuring him that Quentin was fine.

The remainder of the day was filled with anticipation for Harry, as he had a meeting after school. Nothing Peter, Gwen, or MJ said could ease Harry's worries.

As the day ended, they wished him luck, and Harry parted ways with them as he got into his social worker's car. Murdock would be meeting them there.

~~~~~~

Harry was utterly confused as he entered the meeting with the lawyer May had recommended and his social worker. Matthew Murdock was a strange man, but he was quite great at his job, so Harry wasn't too worried. The only thing worrying about the meeting was the fact that he had no idea if CPS was going to move him in with people he had no desire to live with or get to know.

When they entered the meeting, his eyes widened. Quentin was sitting with the CPS people and his social worker. Harry then furrowed his brow. He was so confused. He thought that meetings like this were supposed to be confidential. Was Quentin pretending to be a CPS person to ensure his safety?

One of the women from CPS spoke "Hello, Mr. Murdock. Thank you for your presence. It will really help with finalizing the documents if all goes as planned."

Matt smiled and nodded as everyone took their seats. The meeting officially began.

Harry's social worker introduced herself "My name is Madelyn Smith, and today's meeting was called to discuss the placing of Harrison Osborn into a safe foster home."

Harry shrank into his seat as she continued speaking.

"I must say though, that an application for adoption has already been submitted by an interested party, Mr. Quentin Back."

Harry's eyes widened as he sat forward and glanced at Quentin who was smiling at him sheepishly.

Miss Smith continued "It is quite odd how these proceeding have occurred, but somehow things were fast tracked, and Mr. Beck has been approved if the minor, Harrison Osborn, wishes to accept the offer of adoption."

Harry furrowed his brow as he stuttered "Yeah, yeah, yes, I accept. I trust Quentin."

Matt spoke "I have the needed paperwork with me to proceed as I was contacted before this meeting proceeded."

Harry was still surprised and stunned as the paperwork was doled out and signed. The meeting was not taking long.

Matt spoke again "Thank you for agreeing to host this meeting, and this paperwork will be submitted to the state. An official hearing will be held at a later moment, but now that the paperwork has been signed, Harrison Osborn is now in the custody of Mr. Quentin Beck and at the time of the hearing may so choose to change his last name."

The meeting was soon over.

Matt walked out alongside Harry and Quentin soon joined them.

Matt questioned "Well, Mr. Osborn, are you planning on changing your last name?"

Harry glanced nervously at Quentin and rubbed his neck as he said "If Quentin'd be fine with that, I'd love to change my last name. I don't want to be an Osborn and have that name define me for the rest of my life."

Quentin patted Harry on the shoulder and said "I wouldn't mind it a bit, kid. I hope that you don't mind that I pulled a few strings to take you in?"

Harry smiled and said "I don't mind it at all. You're like an uncle to me."

Quentin laughed and said "Great! It's settled then! Harrison Osborn is no more, but Harrison Beck he shall always be, if he so chooses!"

Harry smiled widely and said "And a great Beck I hope to be!"

~~~~~~

Detective George Stacy observed the scene once all other agents were out. He had already viewed some of the digital files, but had easily noticed that someone had encrypted them and edited them. He had decided to go back to the Kravinoff mansion and observe the source files. Those would be much easier to decrypt than the copies.

He sent all other agents away as he worked.

It took him quite a while to decrypt everything, but he didn't become one of the best detectives for nothing. He had skills that many of his fellow detectives could not boast about. If only they knew of his past before he'd become a detective. He had quite liked being a secret agent, but that was all in the past.

He watched through all of the footage concerning the incident and read through all of the documents that had been hidden. He knew that the paper trail had likely already been destroyed, but he'd been lucky that the digital files remained deeply hidden until he'd unearthed them.

Once he observed the actual evidence, he sighed. He wasn't too surprised that Kraven had targeted Peter because of his spider qualities. He'd known that Peter was Spider-Man for quite a while now. That boy would never know how many times he'd covered his butt and protected his identity from being revealed.

He sighed once again and made the decision to completely erase all of the files pertaining to Spider-Man and Peter. He'd protected Peter's identity almost since the kid had first become Spider-Man, and he sure wasn't going to jeopardize that now. He'd protect that kid and his identity whenever able and needed.

Once all of the data was fully erased, George shut everything down and exited. The others present shot him questioning looks, but he wasn't going to answer to them. He'd just keep his impassive face on and let them think that he had found no additional information.

All in all though, George was extremely glad that Peter had made it out of that situation alive, and that the Spider's identity would remain a secret.

A/N:  Thank you for reading.

I am not a social worker or have anything to do with law processes, I just wanted a certain event to happen, so I took creative liberty and threw how real law and CPS works out of the window.

Hehehe.....Can you tell that I like it when Peter Parker's the one attacked as opposed to when he's using his Spider-Man persona? Can you also tell that I'm obsessed with kidnapped Peter Parker stories?

Story four of my Refuge series is up on A03!

Venom comes back with a friend to finally try and rid the world of Peter Parker. 

TW: Violence, blood, attempted murder, kidnapping

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Things were quiet for another couple of months, and it was now the beginning of summer. There would be much more free time to work with and enjoy with family. Peter was also looking forward to going back to the Brice family land for the fourth of July in a couple of weeks. He had missed them for quite a while.

Not to mention, there was another new development. Gwen had made the first move and asked him out, and now she and Peter were a couple. A similar situation happened with Harry and MJ. Both couples were happy, and now they had the summer to spend together doing fun activities.  Plus, the friend group could talk openly with each other about Peter's identity. MJ had actually figured out Peter's identity on her own when he ended up saving her from a mugging and she recognized his voice.

They hoped to have a great summer.

~~~~~~

Eddie hummed in his cell at Ravencroft. They all thought that he was crazy, but he knew he wasn't. He'd been trapped in this place for ages, and the symbiote was near full strength again, but remained mostly hidden. He knew that the symbiote hadn't truly left him. It just disposed of most of itself in order to fool Parker and the others until it could regain its strength.

Eddie clenched and unclenched his hands. He hated Ravenroft. Once the symbiote reached its peak fitness, they'd escape, and he would be able to destroy Peter. These people at Ravenccroft trying to change him would be the first on his kill list after Parker.

Only, he hadn't noticed that every once in a while, parts of the symbiote would chip off when it emerged before it was strong enough to take him over, in need of new hosts, and so near his own cell laid a very unstable man named Cletus Kasady.

A lone bit of Venom spawn made its way to Kasady's cell, ready to gain its own strength, and ready for Hell to be unleashed.

~~~~~~

Peter laughed hard at a joke that MJ made after a particularly bad part of the movie that they and all of the uncles had made the decision to go and watch. He did his best to repeat the joke, and soon the whole group was rolling with laughter while MJ sported a huge smile. Harry had even laughed so hard that soda came out of his nose. Gwen had no sympathy whatsoever.

MJ smiled as she took int he group. She was the newest member to this rather odd group. Peter's uncles were a large group, but ever since they'd shown that they truly cared for Peter, she'd had no problem being around any of them.

They'd unfortunately been kicked out of the theater for being disruptive, but none of the group minded. Most people had already given them a wide berth anyway due to the fact that villain group were quite recognizable, though they couldn't currently be prosecuted for any crimes, as they hadn't committed any recently. MJ thought to herself as she watched everyone. Peter was good for all those guys.

~~~~~~

Eddie smirked and snickered as Venom purred into his ear after another couple of weeks of agonized waiting. It was almost time. Just another few days, and the symbiote would be ready. All it needed now to completely heal itself was a human brain. Eddie smirked. He couldn't wait for Kafka to come in. She'd taste glorious to the starving symbiote.

Meanwhile, in the cell over, Kasady was smirking as guards hovered outside of his cell. He'd bitten the ear off of one of them the previous day, so now he was restrained. He couldn't help but smirk under the mask covering his face. A little devilish morsel had greeted him last night and crawled on his leg and seeped into his skin. He could feel it pulsing within him. The two of them had similar wants and needs. He let his anger fuel it as he surrendered his body, but not his mind, to its control.

Soon, the guards were rushing around as a red substance spread all over Kasady's body as Kasady cackled behind his mask. He knew the first person whom he'd visit after killing everyone within this hellhole. He'd make a little visit to Peter Parker and thank him for rejecting the symbiote which spawned his own. Just the thought made Parker's brain sound all the more appetizing. Without his rejection, the beautiful rage of the symbiote would not be making him stronger.

Eventually, all of the bonds were broken, and the symbiote completely covered Kasady. Kasady continued cackling as he easily broke out of his cell and ripped the head off of those who had been guarding him. He continued within the hallway, killing every person he saw as he went. Patients or doctors, all tasted pretty good to him.

The only one left alive within the facility when he was done was Eddie Brock, now in his Venom form after breaking out and killing as well.

Kasady purred as he approached Venom and said "Hello, Daddy. Call me Carnage. Time to find Parker."

They shared a maniacal laugh as they both grinned.

Soon, they left the grounds of Ravencroft. It was about midday and it was the first time either of them had seen the actual sun in so very long.

~~~~~~

Peter smiled as May yelled to him "Don't forget the popcorn, dear! We need it for the family movie night tomorrow! Be careful!"

Peter replied "Yes ma'am! I'll grab them after I drop these books back off at the library."

He hummed as he walked along the street. He could just web sling, but it was nice to just take a relaxing walk once in a while. He couldn't wait for tomorrow's weekly movie night with everyone. It was finally his turn to host it at his house. Not to mention, it would be a little bit easier to fit in their living room than Montana's. Their living room was a little bit more spacious.

The walk to the library had taken a little while, but Peter had enjoyed it. Now all he had to do was stop by the store and grab a couple of things.

Only, as he started walking again, he started hearing terrified shouts from a block over, and soon his eyes widened as he was greeted by not only Venom, but another guy with a symbiote. Peter turned and went to run, but was quickly caught by one of Venom's tendrils. He grimaced and turned to glare at Venom.

Venom purred and said "Uh, uh, uh, Peter! You're coming with us!"

Peter then yelped and screamed as Venom restrained him with more tentacles and started running off.

Peter struggled in the symbiote's grip, but couldn't escape. it had somehow gotten stronger. He thought that he'd destroyed that thing, but he'd been wrong.

He grumbled and yelled "Let me go, Eddie! Where are you trying to take me?!"

Carnage was the one to look back at him and reply "We're taking you to a most public place to string you up high where everyone can see you, and then we'll eat you!"

Peter was disgusted as Carnage grinned and bared his long sharp teeth which were dripping with blood.

There wasn't anything that he could do to escape or call for help. He really hated symbiotes. He wondered how he was ever going to get out of this.

~~~~~~

Robbie rushed into Jonah's office and firmly said "Jonah, turn your monitor on! A new situation with Venom's come up. The thing's targeting Peter again!"

Jonah grimaced and turned his monitor on and curled his fists as a news helicopter followed the movements of Venom and a new symbiote person. He soon started barking orders to get reporters on the scene. He had to find someone else to do the photography since Parker was the hostage in the situation.

Jonah felt sorry for the poor kid. He just always seemed to get the short end of the stick when it came to crazy things happening.

~~~~~~

Peter could do nothing as he was strung up by Venom's tentacles. The tentacles put him in a very high up position where Peter knew the news helicopters could get a great view of his terrified face.

Along the way to this destination, he had been disgusted as Carnage just ripped the head off of whomever happened to be in their way.

Venom looked away from him and Peter decided to try to appeal to Eddie "E-Eddie, don't do this! We were like brothers, remember!"

Venom growled as he said "We may have been brothers once, Parker, but your actions ruined my career! You will die today!"

Venom then turned back around and put his arms out as if beckoning for the cameras to give their attention to him.

He spoke loudly "People of New York, I welcome you today for this presentation! Today you will have the honor of witnessing Peter Parker's death by my own doing!"

Venom grinned towards the news helicopters that flying and capturing every event that was happening. Peter looked down and could see that multiple news vans had arrived, and were surely catching every word that Venom spouted.

Venom was happy to have an audience as he continued "I have been trying to get rid of this little pest who resisted me and ruined my life for what feels like ages! No one paid attention to me when I revealed that this little pest is Spider-Man, and likely still will not! Either way, Peter Parker is Spider-Man! He rejected us and he wronged us, and for that he must die! He decided that he was too good for us! The time for his reckoning has come! Watch as I end the life of this meaningless imp!"

Peter struggled within the bonds of the Venom symbiote's tendrils. The thing had somehow strengthened. He still wasn't strong enough to get out of its grip. He struggled harder as Venom grew in size and used additional tentacles to raise himself to his level and stare him in the eyes. He was terrified and Venom could see it in his eyes.

Venom grinned as he yelled "Finally, my revenge on Peter Parker will be complete! I will bite of your head for everyone to see, and it will be delicious!"

Carnage was now beside Venom after crawling up the side of the building to the left, and growled "I thought that we were going to take him down together, Daddy! I thought that he was going to be my prize since he's the one who rejected you. You seem to be getting all of the glory and eating the one that allowed for our creation! Well, NOT THIS TIME! I AM CARNAGE! I AM STRONGER! HE IS MINE!"

Carnage then bared his long teeth and started ripping into a furious Venom. Venom was pulled downward towards the ground, and his control of the tentacles holding Peter began to slip. The tentacles restraining Peter had loosened, and Peter couldn't help but yell as he began to fall to the ground. He closed his eyes, ready for the worst. Not even Spider-Man could handle that drop and hope to live.

Only his momentum was carefully arrested as he and another person grunted. He slowly opened his eyes and laughed before sighing in relief. His uncle Adrian had caught him.

Peter could see news copters following their track as Adrian flew away with him. He could still see the two symbiotes fighting though. Adrian was slowing down. Adrian landed carefully on top of a roof close by.

Peter was gently placed on his feet and Adrian kept a steadying hand on his shoulder.

He spoke "Everyone was notified as soon as Ock's monitors captured the symbiotes coming into the city. We were a little bit late to try and get you to safety though. I'll distract the news copters for the moment though. Here's your suit. I know better than to try and get you to stay out of this fight. Montana and Quentin will arrive for back-up soon. At the moment, they're the only ones other than you with the tech in their suits to help against these things."

Peter smiled as he took his suit and watched Adrian fly away. The news helicopters followed him. He quickly suited up and perched on a ledge close enough for him to get a good view of the fight from.

Peter couldn't help but stare at the two as they fought. it didn't seem that either one had noticed that he'd been released. He wasn't quite sure how to proceed other than maybe using sound waves again.

The two symbiotes screamed as they battled each other. It was quite vicious. Venom's claws ripped into Carnage and went beyond the symbiote. Kasady could be heard screaming from within.

Carnage yelled "YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT!"

He ripped into Venom with his extended tentacle blades and managed to stab Venom through multiple points. The symbiote shrank back slightly, and Eddie could be heard screaming. Carnage didn't let up as he continued the fight. He continued making more tentacle blades and stabbing Eddie over and over. The Venom symbiote was doing its best to heal Brock and keep over his head and the most vital areas, but Carnage's attacks lived up to the name.

Soon, Eddie was vanquished, and only the symbiote remained. It was truly disgusting as Peter watched with fear and disgust when Carnage just scooped the symbiote up and consumed it. He was terrified for his life, but he had also just watched the one he had previously considered a brother die at the hands of that monster. He was angry at the loss of Eddie.

Peter's breathing was hard as he dropped down to the ground close to Carnage and activated the sound pulse. It hurt his ears too, but he knew that it would work on the monster. He was stunned as all it did was make the thing angry. It didn't harm it in any way.

Before Peter knew it, Carnage grabbed him by the neck. Peter struggled for air as Carnage held him up off of the ground and smirked.

Peter was grasping at Carnage's arm as he tried to get some air in. Carnage just purred and laughed.

He spoke "Awwww. Stupid little spider. That only worked against my daddy, and I'm not my daddy! I'm stronger! I bet you'll taste so much better without that mask on though!"

Carnage licked the mask as Peter tried to get himself out of his grip. Nothing was working, and Peter could tell that he was close to unconsciousness.

He barely felt it when Carnage ripped the mask off of his face, though he felt it when Carnage laid his bloody and sickening tongue on his face and licked him again.

Blessed breath finally came back to him when Carnage howled. One of Dock Ock's tentacles was piercing Carnage's chest and the end was spinning and cutting up Kasady's insides as Ock pulled it back out.

Carnage worked quickly to try and heal Kasady. He was breathing heavily and rasping as he growled at Ock and dodged the next attack. Only, it was worse, because the Shocker had finally arrived on the scene. He used his modified gauntlets, and though Carnage wasn't as sensitive to the frequencies, the modified blast from Shocker's gauntlets along with a different frequency that Peter had used caused Carnage to shriek in pain and start separating from Kasady.

Peter was laid on his back and could hear the fight, but he wasn't strong enough to do anything. He felt awful. His heart was pounding and his neck was hurting so much. It felt like Carnage may have broken something. It was still really hard to breathe. It was getting so much harder to avoid losing consciousness.

Kasady was screaming alongside his symbiote. Sooner, rather than later, Mysterio arrived and brought more sound along with fire to the scene. Peter had once told him that these things were sensitive to heat, so he figured that while the others slammed on their attacks, he could use literal fire against them. Ock easily weakened Kasady's body to near death, and the symbiote finally completely separated from his body.

They kept up the onslaught of attacks, doing their best to avoid Peter's prone body. Soon, the Vulture was back on the scene and the Carnage symbiote was scooped up into a secure containment unit that it couldn't get out of. It was going to go to one of the most secure facilities on Earth. The fighting soon stopped and Kasady was already dead on the ground from his wounds.

Soon, the Rhino, Sandman, Dan, and Ox arrived on scene. Their eyes widened as they took in the scene of death and saw the prone body of their nephew. They'd been in charge of helping civilians escape.

Soon, Montana was the first to kneel by Peter's side. He ripped off his own mask and gauntlets and threw them to the side. Peter's eyes slowly met his own and Peter smiled lightly.

The others soon joined Montana, but Peter solely kept eye contact with him as he let out a tiny breath and his eyes rolled into the back of his head as his body lose the tenseness that had still been there.

Montana started to hyperventilate as he checked Peter's pulse.

He shook his head and said "No. NO! I refuse to lose my nephew!"

He quickly started chest compressions. He wouldn't let Peter die. He couldn't. The kid had too much ahead of him to lose. He had too many people to leave behind.

~~~~~~

Gwen yelled in fear as she watched the fight with Venom and Carnage on television. She'd been happy when Peter had been picked up by the Vulture, but now she was utterly terrified, as she'd just watched her boyfriend be unmasked for the whole world to see, and with this, there was no way of going back to normal. Peter's secret was out, but that wasn't what worried her. What worried her was the fact that Peter was lying on the ground surrounded by what used to be the villains and Montana was doing chest compressions.

George soon raced into the living room where Gwen was watching the fight from and said "Gwen, what's wrong----" and cut off when he saw the television and cursed.

George steeled his face and said "Gwen, have they shown Peter's face while he's been in the suit?"

She nodded and then paused before questioning "Wait? How'd you know that it was Peter?"

George just smiled softly and replied "I'm not one of the world's best detectives for nothing, Gwen. I've known his identity since almost the first sighting. Only, now, everyone knows. I'm going down there to hopefully mediate the crowd. From the looks of the television, emergency medical services have already arrived."

Gwen bit her lip and looked back at the television as she listened to her father leave. She watched with sadness as one of the other Enforcers, Ox, had to hold Montana back as the paramedics worked on Peter and did their best to help him.

Her hands shook as all she could do was stare at the television in fear and ignore the texts she was no doubt getting from Harry and MJ. She only had eyes for Peter, and right now, she just hoped that Peter hadn't died.

~~~~~~

Jonah couldn't help but stare at the monitor in shock. The kid had fooled them all the whole time. He really was Spider-Man.

He'd be more worried about it if it didn't look like the poor kid may have just died. Jonah couldn't help but steel his jaw and watch as the footage continued. He hoped that the kid would survive.

~~~~~~

Montana and Quentin stood outside of the intensive care unit that Peter had been shuttled to once the paramedics had gotten his heart started again. Octavius was with the doctors to assist, as he had the most knowledge about working with Peter's unique biology. The others remained outside of the building to keep an eye on the perimeter and at as security in case any reporters or threats were to come up and try to get to Peter.

Before too long, Dan came in with May. Montana hugged her as she teared up and wiped her eyes as she sniffled.

It had felt like ages before Otto came out of the room and reported "Peter is currently critical but stable. He has a broken hyoid apparatus, cracked atlas and axis, and multiple broken cervical vertebrae. Surgery will have to be done. I will be assisting as I have the knowledge over dosage for medication and knowledge of human anatomy. The forms for the procedure are currently being drawn up. Ms. Parker, I highly suggest that the operation be done. It will give Peter the highest chance of survival."

May leaned heavily against Montana. Montana steeled his jaw and hugged her to his side while Quentin just clenched and unclenched his hands repeatedly.

May sniffled and replied "I'll sign whatever needs signed! Just do whatever you have to to save him!"

Otto grimaced and replied "I'm afraid that even if the procedure goes as expected, Peter may be completely paralyzed."

May covered her mouth and turned her head into Montana's shoulder as he held her close. He too was sniffling.

Quentin's hands began to shake as he said "I'm going to join everyone outside. Call me if there are any updates."

Montana nodded and Otto agreed.

~~~~~~

The surgery took nearly twelve hours to complete. Otto had observed the entire procedure and assisted with a couple of the most delicate processes. Repairing the bones was quite hard, but it was rather fascinating to watch as the boy's healing factor was working on repairing the bones as they were placed back together during the surgery. Peter's enhanced healing was far more valuable than Otto had previously thought.

With how rapidly the healing was taking place, no screws or metal had to be placed, but it also made the reconstruction of the bones harder as some had already tried to heal and had to be rebroken. Every twenty minutes, more scans were done, and more X-rays were taken. His brain activity looked fairly normal every time it was checked.

Only twenty hours after the reconstructive surgery, most of the bones appeared to be close to perfectly healthy. It would still be a waiting game until Peter showed signs of waking up though. The boy had quickly fallen into a coma post-surgery.

Otto worried about whether or not Peter would ever be able to move his head properly again. If he ever regained consciousness, even though the bones appeared to have healed well, there could still be problems. The bruising on his neck was still rather prominent, but the swelling had gone down quite a bit. Normally, the bruises would go away fairly quickly, but it appeared that Peter's body worked on repairing the worst of the injuries first.

It was now a waiting game.

~~~~~~

Reporters did their best to try and get the scoop on Peter Parker, but no one would do it. Jonah Jameson had even put out a plea in his paper for people to leave Peter Parker and his loved ones alone. Detective Stacy had dropped by the hospital to talk with Montana briefly and express his grief at the fact that Peter was in such a bad state. Peter's friends were all terrified as they had all been updated that Peter was in a coma after having such grave injuries.

Gwen had even told off a reporter who had tried to interview her about her relationship with Peter. Her father had been the only one to keep her from decking the guy.

~~~~~~

It had been four weeks since Carnage and Venom had both been destroyed.

May hummed as she rubbed circles into the back of Peter's right hand. She and Montana had been there almost constantly. The others would stop by occasionally, and were ever vigilant around the hospital, but neither May nor Montana could bear the thought of leaving Peter for very long.

Montana was on Peter's other side. It hurt seeing the kid connected to so many machines.

Only, today would be different. Today, both May and Montana had immediately noticed when Peter's hand twitched and his eyes started to flutter open as the alarms on some of the machines started to beep.

Montana pressed the button to call a doctor in as he and May both worked to calm Peter down. He had seemingly been fighting the endotracheal tube until they calmed him. They also took note that he seemed to be grimacing.

The doctor soon came in alongside Otto. Unfortunately, an extubation had to be done right then. Peter was coached through it, but it was still quite uncomfortable. He was tearful as his vitals were checked. He grimaced as he turned his head towards Montana.

Otto soon gained his attention by questioning "Peter, does it hurt to turn your head?"

Peter shakily and raspily replied "A little bit, but it's mostly just achy."

Otto let out a sigh of relief and asked another question "Would you try to move your toes for me?"

Peter furrowed his brow and attempted to do as requested. Everyone in the room let out a sigh of relief as Peter was able to move his toes.

Otto said "That's a very good sign."

Peter looked like he wanted to say something, but his throat was still aching. Otto handed him a small tablet that he could use to communicate with them.

Peter typed a question "What happened after Carnage choked me? Did anyone else die? Are all the others fine?"

Montana answered "Carnage has been destroyed. No others died after you were choked. Most of the fatalities from that day took place as the two were escaping Ravencroft."

Peter grimaced and said "My identity?"

May replied "Everyone knows, dear. It was broadcasted on the television when when that monster ripped your mask off. The reporters have calmed down slightly though over the past couple of weeks."

Peter grimaced and typed another question "How long have I been in the hospital?"

Otto answered "A little over four weeks. You nearly lost your life. Your neck was broken when you were choked. We were afraid that you would not make it or that you would be paralyzed even after the bones were repaired."

Peter steeled his jaw and typed another question "How are Gwen, Harry, and MJ?"

Montana answered "Worried about you, but good other than that. Same with all of the others. Everyone's been coming in too see you every once in a while. Even that Jameson guy's stopped by to check on you. We almost didn't let him in until May approved. You'll have more visitors soon if the hospital allows it, by the way. I notified everyone through the group chat that you came out of the coma."

Peter nodded. It really was extraordinary that Peter had little consequences remaining from the injury. It appeared that the main thing remaining from the worst of the damage was the slight atrophy of his muscles.

Peter smiled and typed "You know, I'm feeling pretty sad right now from the fact that things have changed so much concerning my identity. Can I have a hug?"

Montana snickered as Peter smiled. Both Montana and May gave him a gentle hug.

~~~~~~

Peter had to attend physical therapy for about a month until it was deemed that he was strong enough to return to his Spider-Man duties. He'd regained most of his strength and muscle mass within the week of waking up, but everyone wanted to be sure that he wasn't going to overtax himself. They were lucky that he hadn't suffered any permanent damage.

The worst part of everything though, was that Peter had ended up missing half of the summer break, and missed the trip to the Brice's for the fourth of July. The family had been told why Montana and the Parkers couldn't come, and they had sent their well wishes. Peter still hoped that they could at least get a trip in to see them sometime soon though.

The first time Peter had made a public appearance after the coma, it had been for another press conference and consult with his lawyer Matthew Murdock. Everything had gone well, and the reporters had been appeased. Not to mention, his uncles had all hovered and went into protect mode.

The first time Peter was stepped back out as Spider-Man though, that was a highly celebrated event. The people of New York City were happy that the hero from Queens was back in action. They knew that Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, would always do his best to protect them.