"The name's Peter Parker," I ruffled her hair playfully, "if you ever need someone to talk to, call," I walked away, letting her say her final goodbyes. I nodded at Pepper and Tony, I noticed a diamond ring on the former's finger, guess Tony did keep his promises after all.
I walked up to them, "Tony, I need a favour."
"What?" he asked.
"I'm working on a new suit design," I told him, "one that should put an end to my need for upgrades for a long time. But I need a few things."
"What do you need?"
"A weapons dealer by the name of Ulysses Klaue," I recalled the name from Age of Ultron, "I understand you used to deal with him?"
"Klaue….you don't want to mix up with him Peter," Tony warned, "he's ruthless and cruel. He's a slaver, a monster and-"
"-And I'm going to rob him blind," I replied, "I just need a location, that's all. He should be somewhere in Africa."
"Well that narrows things down," Tony snorted, "fine, I'll get you anything JARVIS managed to dig up. But no promises, got that?"
I nodded, "right," I smiled at Pepper, "congratulations. He's a lucky man."
"And he knows it," Peper smiled, "you sure you don't want to stay for dinner?"
"No," I sighed looking at my watch, "it's late, I need to get home soon. Besides, it's Christmas Eve and I still haven't bought my presents yet."
"Well you better hurry then, chop chop," Tony waved me away, just as Riri finished mourning and slowly walked to Tony and Pepper.
"Right, see you later. Call if you ever threaten a terrorist or something," I snorted, walking out of the graveyard and into my car. I drove out before taking off into the air, blasting off towards New York.
A few hours later:
I sighed as I put away the washed dishes from dinner, "alright, I'm going to bed you guys."
"What's wrong Pete? Getting old?" Richard asked with a chuckled from the couch next to the fireplace.
"No," I snorted, "I'm just exhausted. From the extra hours at the Baxter foundation and last minute gift shopping I'm spent. Also, I need to sleep, or else Santa might not come this year," I replied, winking at the man.
"Good night Peter!" May called out, "make sure you get enough rest dear!"
"Night aunt May, uncle Ben, dad!" I called out walking upstairs, yawning, it had been a long day. I spent most of it shopping, I had honestly forgot it was going to be Christmas, since I did spend three months in another world at another time.
I had gotten MJ and Liz a custom made smartwatch with a panic button directly linked to Sexy, in case they were in danger. And for MJ I also gave her 50 bucks, since she did win that bet we made.
For Johnny I got a year's supply of microwave popcorn, his favorite binge food. For Reed I got him a book on yoga and one on the Kamasutra. What? He's the most flexible guy in the world, it would be a crime if he didn't read those books!
For Ben I got a book on self acceptance, since it was something he really needed and for Sue...well, I got her a smutty romance novel about a love story between an hot older cougar and a young impressionable handsome man. And a signed copy of Stephen Hawkings book on Black Holes. The first one was more of a gag gift than anything.
I also got gifts for Jean and the X-men. For Rouge I got a pair of latex gloves and a whip, hehe. For Scott I got a pair of custom made sunglasses that would never fall off by accident, meaning no clumsy mistakes.
For Kurt I got him a Hellboy comic book and Kath got the Hollow Man. Evans got a new skateboard, Logan got a shaving kit, Ororo got a book on gardening, since I knew she liked that and or the professor I got a book on human ethics. And a afro wig….I was more serious on the second gift.
And for Jean...well, I got her two gifts. The first was a sexy set of red lingerie with my birthday attached to it. And the second was a magical item. A psychic totem which Strange gave me to focus my mental abilities. I told Jean how it worked, hopefully she would find it useful.
I also got a gift for Fury, a box of beard oil. Hehe, figured since he can only grow a beard he would want a big one.
I didn't really get anything for the Avengers, since I didn't know were most of them lived. I got Bruce a book on Krav Maga, my reasoning is if he can protect himself, he won't have to rely so much on the Hulk.
For Nat I got a set of silver bangles, nothing too complex, jewelry is usually the best way to go. For Steve I got him a pendrive filled with popular movies and for Tony I got him a book on parenting.
I also sent Clint a book on how stupid archery was, but I doubt he will actually like it. Hehe, whatever.
I got May a set of gold earrings, Ben, an expensive blazer and for Richard a nice watch. Which also served as a panic button just in case.
I yawned as I walked into my room and closed the door behind me. Now, I had just one last thing to deliver. My final gift to that special person.
I quickly changed into my costume and swung out of my home heading towards the bridge connecting Manhattan to Queens. I set my web shooters into the hardest setting and got to work.
The Next day:
I yawned as I woke up on Christmas morning. I took out my phone and sure enough people had noticed the gift I had left last night and had taken pictures. It was currently the most trending picture on Twitter at the moment.
I smiled as I looked at the pic. It was taken during dawn, just as the sun came up, hitting the water below, casting shadows on the web words I had put up. There, strung across the bridge were the words, 'Merry X-mas Kitten. Love- S'.
I smiled, I really hope Felicia liked it. I put down the phone jumped out of bed, throwing my window open and sighing. It was a good day...a very good day. But….I had one last present to give.
I changed into my costume and went out swinging. I made my way into the city with a red present webbed to my backpack. It took me a while, but I managed to find the hospital in question and by having Sexy hack into its records I found his room easily enough too.
I opened the window and slipped inside. The steady sound of his heartbeat ringing loudly in the room. There were various tubes attached to his body, state of the art machines were used to monitor him and a clean set of bandages around his head.
"Hey Harry," I sighed as I sat down next to him, placing the gift I got by his bedside, it was a Blueray of the mask of Zorro, according to Peter's memories he and Harry used to watch that all the time.
I looked at his sunken face, he had been in a coma since the day he was injured. The doctors say he might not wake up anytime soon. I can only imagine what Norman must be feeling.
Usually I wouldn't even think of him but Harry….he was Peter' friend. I didn't want him dead. And I guess I felt a little guilty. I sighed as flicked a hair from his face, "Merry Christmas pal...get better soon, okay?"
And without expecting a response, I left the room the same way I came in. Immediately I heard the siren of police vehicles go off in the distance. I grumbled, even on Christmas crime refused to take a damn day off.
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