PETER PARKER sat down in front of the Hulk. He was wet, because it was raining. He didn't care, all he cared about was Tony Stark and the fact that he was dead.
Hulk, or better Bruce Banner, gave him a dry blanket and a glas of milk.
"T-thank you", Peter stuttered and stopped a tear from running down his cheek.
"It's okay, Peter", said Bruce. "Why are you here?"
Peter swallowed. "I - I need to bring back Mr. Stark."
The Hulk turned pale. "You're not being serious?"
"I am, Mister Hulk, sir."
"Please, call me Bruce." In this moment, Bruce finally understood Tony's love for the kid.
"Bruce. I can't live a moment longer without Mr. Stark. Every evening, Morgan wants me to tell her stories about him, I'm so close to cry, every damn time! My sister shouldn't see my tears, she's only five, Pepper is like my mother, she comforts me, but she's in pain herself. i can't live like this anymore, not even a day."
Bruce sat down. He shook his head, slowly. "I shoulnd't be doin' this, i really shouldn't ..." He looked at Peter who was just a broken, tiny teenager who wanted his dad back. "kid ... you know where to find scott lang?"
"no ...?" Peter gave him a confused and hopeful look.
"okay, little one", bruce continued. "I'll help you ..." he looked away. "if we can save tony, maybe also natasha ..."
Peter nodded and he stood up, drank his milk with both hands - Bruce has been thinking that only little children did this - then he looked at him.
"time-travel", the spidey-boy said. "you said scott lang? Isn't that Ant-Man? yeah, yeah. So, you manage him and i'm looking for some help. we need people that travel with us."
"who do you have in mind?"
"my friends, MJ and Ned, two absolute geniuses. Uhm, Harley Keener, he's a friend of Tony, 'round my age, i met him at ... the funeral. he stayed for some days with us, pretty intelligent, --"
Bruce interrupted Peter. "those are kids, it's too dangerous, i don't wanna be responsible for dead kids!"
"-- then they'll just help building the machine. And we can build Iron Man-Suits!"
"Even Tony was often so close to death, in his suit. Bring up better ideas than kids, kid."
"Okay ... Dr Strange, Wanda Maximoff and Captain Marvel. More Magic! They're the three most powerful Avengers in time! And They're adults!"
This time Bruce couldn't say anything against it.
"Deal?", said Peter. "You manage Lang and i do the very same with Strange?"
"You sure --", "-- yes, i am, thank you sir, mister hulk, bruce!"
And then he just ran out yelling "yay, i'm coming, mr. stark!"
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