Q&A with the Avengers
The setting felt… precarious. It was after Infinity War, thankfully with a timeline where Peter Quill hadn’t made that disastrous decision. My class trip to the newly opened Avengers museum, a few blocks from the Compound, was on Saturday. Tony had graciously allowed me to skip school and patrol as Spider-Man during the tour. The real worry wasn't the tour itself, but Ned. Flash Thompson would inevitably harass him, and MJ was home sick.
Peter’s Pov
I was already screwed. My class had a trip on the newly opened Avengers museum just a couple of blocks away from the Compound on Saturday and it's said that 'all' of the Avengers will be there for a Q&A after the tour. Lucky for him Tony allowed him not to come to school that day and just be Spiderman the whole tour. But what I'm really worried about is Ned. Flash will keep on bothering him and MJ won't be there since she's sick.
The museum was packed with displays of old costumes, deactivated weapons, and replicas of current gear. The tour began, and I, in my new red and black suit, fell into step with Uncle Loki, who was dressed in his *Ragnarok* attire. A text message pinged on my comm. Ned sent a picture of my original suit, displayed alongside my current red and blue iteration, and a replica Iron Spider. Below the picture, a quote: “We all start from somewhere.” Ned’s caption read:
“Flash hasn’t stopped staring at this, ranting about how Spider-Man once stole his car to foil a crime. It’s pretty hilarious. And weirdly enough Flash haven't talked to me at least once this whole trip.”
A wave of relief washed over me. Flash wasn't bothering Ned.
“Peter, I’ll be over there,” Loki said, gesturing toward Thor, who was fixated on Mjölnir. “He hasn’t moved an inch.” I nodded.
Something brushed my shoulder. I turned to see the Cloak of Levitation, floating on its own.
“Where’s Mr. Strange?” I asked. The cloak pointed toward Doctor Strange, who was chatting with a woman. Then it pointed to its replica. I followed it to the display case holding its ‘twin’.
Finally, the Q&A began. Tony introduced the Avengers. “Carol isn’t here,” he explained. “Maria Hill said she’s unavailable.”
“Now, without further ado, let’s begin,” the tour guide announced, picking students to ask questions.
“Thor, who could lift Stormbreaker?”
The entire audience pointed at me, Steve, Groot, Bucky, Loki, and Vision.
“Steve, Bucky, do you know the movie *Star Trek*?”
“Yeah, I’ve watched it,” Steve replied.
“You actually watched *Star Wars* not *Star Trek*.” I said.
“What’s the difference?” Steve asked.
“There is a ton of difference Steve!!” Bucky said. "I've watched but Steve clearly haven't." He added.
“Spider-Man, how did you get your powers?”
“Radioactive spider bite,” I replied.
“Is it true that you hold Prank wars outside?”
“Yes,” we all answered in unison.
“Doctor Strange, what’s it like having magic and being part of the Avengers?”
“It’s fun, especially during Prank wars,” Mr. Strange smiled.
“Is Loki still evil?”
“Not really,” Thor answered.
“It varies from moment to moment,” Loki added.
“Shuri, do you know any vines?”
“Vines and memes are my life!!!” Shuri shouted.
“Don’t mix Spidey and Shuri together—it just causes chaos. We learned that the hard way,” Sam Wilson said.
“We’re not that bad!” Shuri and I said simultaneously.
“Yes, you are!” T’Challa said.
“Remember the Taco incident!” Tony screamed.
My mind flashed back to the chaos of the Taco incident. A wave of nostalgia washed over me.
“Good times,” Shuri said, taking a sip of her soda.
She realized her bottle was empty.
“This bitch is empty,” Shuri muttered.
“YEET!!!!” Shuri and I shouted in unison, launching the bottle. It slammed into the tile floor, cracking it.
“See what I mean!” Tony exclaimed.
“They’re teenagers—let them be,” Wanda replied.
More questions flooded in—how Ant-Man’s suit worked, how flexible T’Challa’s suit was, and so on. Then came the inevitable question.
“Spider-Man, is it true that you know someone named Peter Parker? He’s our classmate, and it just sounds unbelievable.” I was pretty sure it was Flash.
“Of course I know him. He works at Stark Industries with Ned. He helps me with my web shooters and some of the Avengers’ weapons.” I finally put an end to his rants but I guess that didn't stop him and decided to ran his mouth once more but his next words surprised me.
“Wow!!! Peter and Ned are not lying! I mean for high school students it's pretty unbelievable so we kinda not believed them.”
“Young mortal, what’s your name?” Uncle Loki asked, his right eye twitching slightly.
“Flash Thompson,” Flash replied proudly.
I braced myself. Flash was so dead. I’d had to convince everyone *not* to kill him.
“I remember Peter mentioning a certain Flash Thompson once,” Aunt Nat commented.
“Why can’t we be friends?” Flash replied with a smile.
“You know kid, the Avengers hate liars and you are clearly lying about being close to Peter.” Steve said.
“Because as far as I remember Pete said you're actually his bully.” Shuri said.
“I believe you lied to be close to him to earn a spot on the internship after all I denied your application seven times.” Tony said.
“Strange the kid deserved to be punished why don't you make him pay for it.” Uncle Loki said looking at Mr. Strange knowingly what he need yo do.
Mr. Strange nodded and a portal formed around Flash and he fell on it.
“What did you do?!” I asked nearly screaming.
“He’s fine. I’m a Doctor once I don't kill people but he’s gonna be falling for about 30 minutes.” Mr. Strange smirked. “He’ll fall straight to him room floor after 30 minutes so no need to worry he’s fine. For now.” Mr. Strange added and whispered the last part.
“So anymore questions?” Clint asked.