One word: Ice cream. Its's Peter's medicine. Therefore, making it Spiderman's as well. (Or 5 times Spiderman offers it to someone to comfort them while on patrol. And 1 time he gets some in return.)


1. A Kid Who's Lost

(Also, this will include changes in character perspective. One character's view to the next. Apologies, if this is confusing.)

It was a Saturday, so no school. Ned had his grandparents over. Michelle was busy writing for her blog about the political truths of some government conspiracy. May had gone to work. This resulted in Peter having nothing to do. Spiderman, on the other hand, had plenty.

He had been out since ten, and it was now two. After non-stop swinging around, stopping some muggings and posing midair for a couple youtube videos, there wasn't much going on. But Peter was happy about that. "No crime today, at least. Finally, criminals learn the meaning of a Saturday!" Peter yelled this out to the sky, before taking another bite of his hotdog.

He was swinging his legs, looking at the people walking below the building roof he was sitting on, halfway through with his hot dig, when his enhanced hearing picked up on something. "KAREN, do you hear that?"

"I'm afraid not Peter. I'm unable to pinpoint the noise you are hearing, as I am not programmed to hear the things that you can." Peter rolled his eyes at KAREN's snakiness, and replied smoothly with, "A kid KAREN. There's a kid crying." A few seconds went by, before the AI spoke. "I see now. There is one a few blocks away from your current location." Peter jumped up at the information. He quickly finished off the hotdog. He wiped his fingers on the suit, and pulled his mask down.

Peter swung around, heading only a few blocks away form where he was. This section of Queens was full of large malls and other businesses, so pinpointing the one person the sound was coming from was near impossible with the many people walking around. Peter ended up finding the kid sitting against an alley wall. He dropped down beside her the kid, noticing that it was a young boy who appeared to be nine. He also noticed that the kid was surprised and scared, but who wouldn't be when a masked dude jumps out of nowhere next to you?

Peter decide to be gentle. "Hey! You may not know me, but I'm Spiderman! And you are?" Peter gently probed him for information, and he smiled when the kid, still teary eyed, smiled in return, showing off his missing tooth. The kid wiped his eyes. "I know who you are! You're a superhero! My name is Oliver." Peter nodded, and he grabbed one of Oliver's hands, first checking that it was okay. When he got consent, Peter put the small hands in between his, creating a sandwich. He closed his eyes for a moment, humming, before opening them again. "I'm sensing that something's wrong Oliver."

Oliver nodded, and sniffed. "My mom got a promotion, so we moved here a month ago. We were touring the city, but I got lost in the mall. I tried looking for her, but there were so many people. So, I came outside. I really miss her." Peter had his heart go out to the boy, remembering the time he lost May at the supermarket around the same age.

"Yeah, it's scary." Peter told him gently. Suddenly Peter parked up - acting of course - and said, "How about this? I'll help you look for your mom!" Oliver's eyes widened. "You''ll do that?" Peter nodded, and his arms were suddenly filled with Oliver. "Thank you Spiderman!"

Peter chuckled in response to that. "Don't thank me yet!" Oliver puled back looking confused, but Peter smiled before moving fast. All of a sudden, Oliver was sitting on Spiderman's shoulders, who was standing up. Spiderman started walking, and Oliver wrapped his arms around Spiderman's neck. "Woah? Where are we going?" Spiderman chuckled, drawing odd looks as the sort of city hero had walked out of nowhere with a child on his shoulders. "We are login to look for your mom, but first we have to get something first. What's your favorite ice cream flavor?"

Peter had asked all this while crossing the street, and entering the mall. People continued to take notice of them, some to stop walking entirely, and other snapping photos. "I- I like chocolate." "Okie-dokie. Watch your head." Oliver complied, and his eyes widened as he noticed that they were in an ice cream store.

Peter walked up to he counter, starling the teenager working at. "One chocolate cone, and a pistachio cone as well, please." The girl handed them over, and Peter realized that it might be difficult. He gave her a quick smile. "Just a second." Petercrouched town, allowing Oliver to jump down. Peter bounce back up, now accepting the offered cones. "Thank you." He immediately handed Oliver his. "Go on, sit down."

Oliver complied and he sat down at a small table near the front of the sop, so that he could see the other shoppers walking around. 'Maybe I'll see my mom." He thought. Oliver startled when Spiderman repeated the thought out loud after paying, suddenly in the chair across from him. Oliver nodded, and they sat in silence, eating they respective cones. More people had come walking into the store and had taken notice of them, but others who had overheard the conversation of them searching for Oliver's mom quickly explained to the others. Oliver could hear the "Aww" and "So helpful!" He couldn't tell id Spiderman had heard, for he was looking out the window, too searching for Oliver's mom.

Oliver finished his cone, and ten minutes had gone by, and he was feeling worried again. He hadn't noticed how nervous he was until, Spiderman asked him, "You want another ice cream?" "What?" Oliver was confused, but Peter looked anything but. "Ice cream calms me down. And it calmed you down for a while too." When Oliver didn't reply, Spiderman gave a hopeful smile. "Don't worry. I lost my parents in the crowd all the time. I wasn't always this amazing, spectacular, ultimate superhero in front of you. I got scared too, but I knew it was okay because I trusted that my parents would find me. And they always did."

Oliver nodded, and they continued looking.

Apparently knows had spread around the mall - and all of social media - that Spiderman was at an ice cream parlor, helping a kid find his mother. Oliver's mother, who was desperately looking as well, on the other side of the mall, heard this. He only thought was, 'Please be my Ollie.'

She didn't care that she was a rising business lady with a name to uphold. She literally ran across the mall, finding herself outside the ice-cream parlor. She felt like falling, because right there in the window was Spiderman and her Oliver sitting down, staring at her with shocked eyes.

She hastily entered the ice cream parlor, and the other customers inside immediately realized what was happening. But that wasn't what mattered.

"Oh my go- Oliver! My sweet, precious Ollie!" She was next to her son in a second, pulling him into a hug. Oliver was crying as well from relief and happiness. The separated and she finally took notice of the slightly awkward and mainly very happy neighborhood Spiderman. "Thank you! Thank you! I'm so grateful!"

Spiderman chuckled. "No worries. Oliver and I weren't scared. Right?" Oliver nodded against her chest. "Yup. Because Spiderman told me that you would always find me. And you did!"

Gods, did she just want to break down crying right now. Spiderman laughed and he held out his fist for Oliver to fist bump. They did, reenacting the one Baymax and Hiro had done in Big Hero 6. Spiderman stood up and straightened himself out. "Anyways, I got to go, but be carful both of you okay. I'll be here for you guys if you ever need me." Spiderman was already halfway out the door, before he turned around with an afterthought. "Remember Oliver. If your ever sad, Ice cream is an amazing treat!" He winked.

The next thing she knew - or anyone in the mall knew - he was outside swinging away. She had barely gotten outside the ice cream parlor, when bystanders walked up to her asking questions. She only had on thing to say. "Spiderman is a hero, and he always will be."

Peter was on his bed as he closed out the social media article about it, (Spiderman Helps Reunite Mother and Son), and he closed his eyes. May found him asleep with a smile on his face, she too having seen the article. She went over placed a kiss on peter's forehead. "You will always be my hero too."


I've started another 5 plus 1 thing. Surprise!

Gosh, you think one would get tired of it, but nope! Not with characters like these!

I hope you guys like it, and if you have a suggestion, I'm open to it!

-OnlyEscape