Twelve

Emil gasped as the metal claws tightened around his body, yanking him off the van and up into the air. Below him, he heard Peter cry out and jump only to have the other claw catch his foot in midair. Some man in a metal bird suit was taking them up, flying higher and higher.

Now, Emil had seen Falcon's wings and was aware of how they worked. But this suit was not an imitation or a copy. The edges of each wing were razor sharp, with the wings themselves being twice the length of the man they were carrying. The bird guy was scary enough but the rapidity decreasing ground under them was becoming more of an issue.

Emil twisted, trying to reach Peter but they were too far apart.
"Spider-Man!" He yelled as a parachute deployed from the back of Peter's suit, pulling him out of the bird man's clutches.  Instantly Emil teleported out of the grip of the claws, falling after Peter. They collided, bodies getting tangled in the parachute as they fell, Peter screaming, towards the water.

Emil flipped them around so when they crashed into the water, he took the brunt of the impact. A gasp left his lungs as the water hit his back, feeling like a brick wall. The force making him go limp as pain spread through his limbs. He could feel Peter moving, struggling to swim as the heavy material of the parachute dragged them deeper underwater.  Emil watched his vision go hazy as water began filling his lungs.  He could distantly hear Peter trying to speak but all that came out was bubbles.

Peter shook Boo desperately as they slowly sunk. 'Come on!' He wanted to scream. They were going to drown if Emil did not wake up. Peter could feel his lungs burn for oxygen and his movements become sluggish. Something grabbed him, pulling him and Boo through the water and out into the cold air. Blearily, Peter looked up to see Iron man carrying them. 
"Oh, hey", he smiled drowsily.

"And and then the swooped down, like a monster", Peter explained, squeezing out the water from his mask. He was sat on top of a climbing frame in the nearest park whilst the iron man suit hovered in front of him. "Lifted us up like a thousand feet and just dropped us. Is he going to be okay? How did you find us anyway? Did you put a tracker in my suit?"

The suit shifted Boo, who was still unconscious, in it's arms and gestured. "I put everything in your suit, including this heater". Peter sighed in content as his suit suddenly warmed up. "And Boo is going to be fine, a little banged up but fine. What were you two thinking?"

"The guy with the wings is obviously the source of the weapons. I've got to take him down".

"Take him down now?", Tony mocked. "Listen there are people who handle this sort of thing-"

"Like the avengers?" Peter interrupted. "Anyway mister Stark, you didn't have to come all the way out here. I was handling it".

"Oh no, I'm not really", The suits face popped open, revealing it as empty. "Thank god this place has WiFi or you would be toast. Now forget the flying Vulture guy please. And Boo too while your at it".

"Why?" Peter asked indignantly, insulted by the idea that he should forget about Boo. He hated being treated as a kid.

"Why? Because I said so!" Tony Stark yelled. "This boy is an assassin and a killer. He has the ability to go anywhere in the world which makes him dangerous. If it wasn't for Steve and T'Challa then he would be locked up. Stay close to the ground, help the little people. Like that lady who brought you the churros".

"But he tried to help", Peter protested. "He's not dangerous. The only thing he's done since he left hydra, apart from help his father, was spray paint your buildings. And I'm ready for more than that now. You certainly thought so when you let me take on captain America".

"Trust me kid, if Cap wanted to lay you out, then he would've. Listen to me, if you find these weapons again then call Happy".

"Are you driving?" Peter asked as the sound of an engine cut through.

"You know it's never to early to start thinking about college", Tony mused as the suit gently laid Boo onto the ground. He quickly fixed Emil's mask, which had come off, before flying up again. "He should be waking up soon. You get home", he told Peter sternly. The suit spoke in a robotic voice 'mr Stark is no longer connected' before turning and flying away.

Peter sighed slowly but was interrupted by the sound of coughing. Pulling his mask back on, he leapt down from the climbing frame, landing next to Boo.
"Hey Boo, are you okay?" He asked worriedly.

Emil groaned as Peter helped him into a sitting position. "I feel like I've crashed through a building. Was that Tony Stark I heard just now?"

"Um yeah", Peter hesitated. "He pulled us out of the water. He said I should stay away from you".

Emil winced in pain as Peter helped him stand. "Will you?" He asked, leaning heavily on Peter for support. "Stay away from me, I mean".

"No, I'm not a kid. I can protect myself.", Peter whined. Emil chuckled then grasped his ribs as they complained. He shivered and Peter realised that the other was still soaking wet.

"You should get home", Peter murmured, scanning what he could see of Boo's face. He did not look good. A bruise was forming over his cheek and he looked paler than usual. His voice was horse and croaky from coughing up water and he grimaced every time he moved.

"No I'm okay", Emil pushed himself away from Peter and stood by himself. "I've had worse. I heal pretty fast. This will all be gone in two days".

Peter grimaced. Whilst Boo's healing was faster than a usual humans, it was still slower than his own. "Come on, you can lean on me. You took the force of the impact, It's the most I can do", he pulled Boo's arm back over his shoulders, taking his weight.

"No no," Emil protested. "I'm fine, I'm fine. I just need to get home and dry off".

"Oh okay", Peter mumbled as Emil staggered away from him. 

Emil paused for a moment before waving. "See you around Spidy. I'll keep in touch".

Peter blinked at the flash of blue light before sighing again. "Bye Boo".

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