Spiderling and Spider-Man [Closed to Peter]

[st_ayedhidden]

Annie was excited to see Peter. When he disappeared, she had been very scared for him. When he returned, she was happy to know he hadn't died back home. While he was gone, she had taken the liberty of taking the web shooters Peter had made for her and practiced. As she marched through the halls with vibrating excitement, Annie couldn't wait to show Peter what she had learned. Her own practice combined with the various lessons from Loki made her feel very confident.

She stopped in front of his door and knocked. She decided to dress up for the occasion in her usual homemade costume. This time she had her web shooters on her wrists too.

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[st_arkintern]

"Well, now I'm here so we can definitely do that," he says. "We'd probably want to start with smaller buildings first, though. I fell on my face a lot at first. A lot."

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"Did you ever hurt yourself badly?" She asked, thinking of home.

Annie knew she was more "durable" than an average girl her age, but she still didn't like getting hurt.

[st_arkintern]

"Yeah, lots of times," Peter says. "Before May knew I was Spider-Man, I kinda had to lie about it when it was bad enough for her to see."

[st_ayedhidden]

"Must have been pretty bad." She observed as she looked at him like she was imagining bruises. "I think that's one of the things mom was afraid of sometimes, but like... kids get hurt all the time, right?"

She used that argument a lot.

"Once I'm good with the webs, I'll still need to learn how to fight thought," She added.

[st_arkintern]

"Yeah, but May eventually warmed up to the whole Spider-Man thing." It hadn't been overnight for sure, but she realized it was better she knew what Peter was doing than have him continue to do things in secret. "When you're ready to learn how to fight, let me know. I'll teach you what I know."

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"You will??" She asked excitedly.

Annie wasn't sure he'd agree to it. She wondered if people here would say she was a kid and didn't need to learn to fight. Annie knew she would have to at some point. It was in her blood. A grin spread wide on her lips.

"Thanks!" She said. "I want to get as good as you. I want to keep people safe."

[st_arkintern]

"You'll definitely get as good as me," Peter says reassuringly. "And you'll definitely keep them safe, too. The most important part of keeping people safe is keeping yourself safe. If you're not safe, you're not gonna be able to help anyone else."

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She took in his advice seriously and nodded with a serious expression. Annie did not want to be a liability to anyone. She already knew some people wrote her off for being a kid. She knew she'd have to prove herself tenfold.

"What's the next thing you think I should learn?" She asked.

[st_arkintern]

Peter hmms at that.

"I think," he says slowly after a long moment, "that maybe it might be good for us to work on our spider-senses."

Spider-senses. Peter definitely liked that better than Peter tingle.

[st_ayedhidden]

Her interest piqued suddenly.

"You mean the thing we get when there's danger?" She asked.

[st_arkintern]

"Yeah," Peter says. "I thought maybe you could help me, too. It hadn't really been acting right lately."

[st_ayedhidden]

She frowned deeply.

"It hasn't been acting right?" She asked. "Did something happen?"

[st_arkintern]

Peter dampens his lips. "Nothing really happened... I think it's just not working as good as it used to. Kinda like when you get super out of practice with something." Not that Peter had been out of practice.