章 59: Chapter 57 continuation

"Really?"

"Sure, I'll just download a PDF onto my phone and we can get started."

MJ was happy at my offer. She began slowly, she took a while to get into the role, but I encouraged her to keep going. Soon it became dark outside but Anna didn't seem to mind MJ staying over. We worked on her script until dinner, where MJ joined me, Ben and May.

It was honestly a nice Sunday, I got to kick back and relax for a while, something I haven't done in a long time. MJ and I were a lot closer now, it was nice to have my friend back. And I wasn't lying about Felecia, I really didn't know the first thing that was on her mind.

Later in the night I returned back to my basement and worked on the arc reactor some more until I was sure I could reproduce it or at the very least understand it. I soon got bored though so instead I took out the drone leg I had in storage.

I began dissecting the thrusters, finding out how they worked. I began to understand the design, which I'll admit was ingenious. It used concentrated Muon particles, an elementary particle similar to electrons but with a much denser mass. They could be adjusted to increase it's density or decrease it allowing for flight or as a physical weapon.

The repulsor technology was amazing to study, I swear, this was a copy of Tony's tech and I was already learning so much about it, imagine what I could do with the real thing!

It got late pretty quickly for me and I decided to call it a night. Putting the drone leg away I went back to bed exhausted. I walked in a yawned, removing my shirt and got ready for bed, but just then I heard a low whistle.

"Impressive Mr. Parker. For a skinny guy you sure are packing."

I moved on reflex, jumping towards the voice with a kick aimed at his chest. He grabbed my leg but wasn't able to stop the force behind the kick to push him up against the wall. I grabbed a stapler and charged the man, pinning him against the wall by the throat with the stapler pressed against his bald head.

I looked at the man properly for the first time and realised he was back and was wearing an eye patch. I blinked, I recognized the man immediately, Nick fucking Fury, head of SHIELD. Oh I have done fucked up.

"Very impressive," he chuckled, "mind losing up? I can't breath."

I lost my grip slowly, I needed to play dumb, he's the greatest spy on the planet, no high school kid had no business knowing he existed let alone know his name.

"Who are you, how did you get in here?" I growled.

"My name is Nick Fury, I'm the head of SHIELD."

I raised an eyebrow, "you're supposed to be a spy?"

"Exactly."

"Then why are you in my bedroom?" I growled pressing the stapler against her cheek.

"Are you seriously going to threaten me with a stapler?"

"I can pin a staple into your eyeball how about that?"

"No, I don't think you will," I heard the click of a gun and I felt something cold and metallic stuck between my ribs. I looked down, I didn't notice him draw his gun, fuck, rooky mistake. "Now, can we talk like civilised people?"

"You don't get to trespass into my house and then preach about civility pal," I growled, but slowly backed away, my eyes never leaving the gun. My spider senses weren't tingling so I knew he wouldn't hurt me, but better safe than sorry.

"Now then, I'm here to talk to you about the Avengers initiative," Fury smiled.

I kept my facial expression under control though on the inside was I shocked and surprised all at the same time. Avenger? Me?! Holy shit?!

"What's an Avenger?" I asked doing my best to seem dumb.

"It's task force I'm assembling together that will take on the threats that are beyond the limits of ordinary men and women."

"And why would you want a teenager like me to join your secret club?" I asked, fearing the answer I knew he was going to give.

"Come now Peter are we seriously going to pretend like you're still just an ordinary kid?" Fury raised an eyebrow, wow he is really good that doing that.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Sure you don't Peter...or should I say, Spider-man," Nick smirked as I looked horrified.

"You are crazy man, get out of here before I call the cops," I hissed, I knew resistance was futile, but I had to try right?

"You do that, and I'll tell them about how you constantly break the law trespassing and acting as a vigilante."

"With what proof?"

"We have video of you changing into your costume and have several images of you dead lifting steel beam in that abandoned train yard you like to visit."

I raised an eyebrow, "wow, I didn't know SHIELD had that many cameras in Queens...unless you hacked the cameras and obtained the so called evidence illegally which would be inadmissible in court."

Fury smiled, "you're smart kid, I like that. And you're right, we can't actually throw you in jail, but taking you into trial will reveal your secret to the world, do you really want that?"

I growled, "so that's how it is huh? Join you or you'll tell everyone I'm some kind of superhero? Blackmail thy name is Fury."

"You're honestly not giving me a lot of choice here kid," Fury admitted, "if you join us though I promise you won't regret it. We can give you the state of the art training and tech. We can train you to be better, smarter, the ultimate Spider-man."

I knew the offer, I had already expected Fury to pull this card on me sooner or later. He was applying to the poor kid inside of me that had no friends that was desperate for recognition. Sadly for him I wasn't that kind of Peter Parker any more.

"Tempting offer, but I'll pass. I already have everything I need."