I'm sorry Spider-man is who?
Tony needed backup. He had to face Steve and he knew that he couldn't do it alone.
Not that he was fully alone. He still had a good enough team like Rhodey and T'Challa and the others but even still, Steve had more. He knew he did.
That meant he needed a recruit.
But there wasn't exactly a Wikipedia page full of superheroes that he could look up and find. He actually had to do his own research in order to find someone else to join the team.
He set Friday to the task of looking for superheroes in New York and if that came up empty handed then he would spread out to further places. He didn't mind having to travel out of the state. That was the least of his worries.
Friday of course found answers. But they just didn't do it for him. Luke Cage and Daredevil, he just didn't know if he could first off get them on board with the accords and then secondly to actually help him. He needed someone who would listen.
It was the last result that Friday found, a vigilante found around Queens. Dressed in what looked to be a onesie. He or she was impressive. It appeared as though he had super strength as well. According to the video the strength was near enough what Steve had if not more.
But that wasn't what drew Tony in. It was the web shooters. They had to have been homemade because he knew that they weren't exactly something that was sold. And he was impressed by the formula. It was strong enough to keep the hero up and allow him to swing through the city. Like a spider.
It explained the costume design anyway.
Tony decided he was the perfect candidate but he didn't know who he was. And so he did what any billionaire would do. He got his AI to run some research. He got Friday to hack into the cameras around queens and to find out where the kid was coming from. Where he was going.
And of course, Friday did her job. She managed to pull up footage of the spider thing going through a window of an apartment. The hero then wasn't seen until the next night which meant that was obviously where he lived.
After finding that out, the rest was easy. Tony wanted to just rush over to the apartment and get everything sorted out as quickly as possible but he was a clever man. He knew he needed to do his research before he went over there and so he did.
There were only two residents in the house. The home owner, Ben Parker had died the previous year around the time Spider thingy had first made an appearance. He had left behind his wife, May Parker (Who was absolutely gorgeous according to her picture, not that he would say that to Pepper) and his teenage nephew Peter Parker, who had been left in their care at a young age after his parents passed. A tragic story.
But every hero needed a backstory, an origin if you would.
He knew that it couldn't have been May that had been out patrolling the streets of New York, but that left a far worse option. It meant that a teenager was out every night risking his life to help others.
There were no records of any testing or experiments done on the boy so he didn't understand where the powers came from, not that he expected there to be records of it but he was still curious.
The boy was clever. He found his grades from his special science school that he went too. That explained how he managed to make the web shooters or formula. He was the perfect candidate.
Now Tony wasn't heartless. The thought of bringing a teenager into the war zone made him sick to his stomach. But if things went as planned, there wouldn't be a fight. And that wouldn't happen. He didn't really see much of an option. So now all he needed was a story. Because he didn't know what his aunt knew but he wasn't going to be the one to tell her that her nephew went out in the evenings dressed in pjs to fight crime.
And chances were she didn't know seen as he seemed to climb in and out of windows. It didn't seem necessary if she was in the know.
But first things first. The kid could not go out with that thing on him. He needed a proper suit. And good thing that Tony was good with suits. But he kept the spider aesthetic. You never know, it might be important to the boy.
Tony Stark was actually nervous walking to the apartment. Him, nervous. It was unheard of. He didn't get nervous.
But he kept his nerves intact and gave a confident knock to the door, praying that Peter answered the door.
He didn't of course.
It was May herself and so Tony put on a confident smile and looked at her.
"You must be May Parker; it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Tony. Tony Stark. Is your nephew at home?"
May was taken aback. "Peter? No he, he isn't home yet. He should be back soon though. What's this about?" She asked raising an eyebrow at him.
"He didn't tell you about the September Fund?" Tony asked acting surprised, being more surprised that he came up with that on the spot.
May shook her head. "Maybe you should come in Mr Stark, we can discuss it over some tea until Peter gets back. I just made some Walnut, Date loaf."
Tony smiled at her. "That would be great."
((And the rest is history! Another 5 times something happens and one time something else happens fic, I know, I'm sorry but it popped into my head and I just decided to go for it. It's just some light entertainment. Please let me know what yous think and if there is anyone in particular you want to see in this fic because at the moment nothing is set in stone and I can change things around if need be. I hope you all enjoy and please review with any thoughts. Thanks!)