Luci fell limp in Peter's arms and he panicked.

"Luci?! Lucinda!" He saw the three gunshots in her chest, head, and shoulder. He looked at the girl he had webbed up.

She had a gun in the hand he forgot to web up. Peter webbed her all over and felt like screaming.

Peter fell to the ground with Luci and held her close to him. "Lu, you gotta stay with me! Don't do this to me!"

He called the ambulance in a panic and once they arrived, Peter called Tony.

"What's up kid? I thought I told you to call Happy, not me," Tony was working on a project.

"I-it's Luci! She's been shot! I need you Mr. Stark! I-it's all my fault!" Peter was freaking out and Tony couldn't understand anything he said.

"Woah, kid. Calm down. I can't understand you," Tony said as he stopped what he was doing.

"Lucinda was shot!"

Tony froze, his tools and the phone dropping to the floor.

Minutes later, Stark was at Peter's position as the young boy sobbed on the ground. He had called in the S.H.I.E.L.D. medical squad so that Luci's identity could remain a secret.

"What if she doesn't make it Mr. Stark? What am I gonna do? This is all my fault. I should've paid attention to the attacker and not Lucinda. None if this would have happened. I-I'm the reason..." Peter trembled as he watch the med squad try and keep Luci alive.

Tony comforted Peter, terrified himself that he would lose his niece, but he had to stay strong for Peter and Luci.

"It'll be okay, kid. Lu is strong and she has wanted to be with you for a really long time. I don't think she will let go of her life when she finally has you," Tony hugged Peter as he cried.

"But it's all my fault... sh-she came and I didn't web up the criminal's last arm... a-and she shot Luci... I'm so stupid..."

"Peter, we've all made mistakes, kid. We have to learn from them. And I'm sure that when Luci wakes up, she won't blame you," Tony rubbed Peter's back.

"What if she doesn't wake up? I don't want to live without her. I finally realized that she is all I need and all I could ever want," Peter watched the S.H.I.E.L.D. medics load Luci into the ambulance and speed off to the nearest base medical facility.

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After months of Luci being in a coma, Peter still didn't listen to anyone who told him to move on. He held on to the  belief that she would be okay and visited her every day.

Ned and MJ found out so they were allowed to visit her as well.

Steve came into the room and looked at Peter.

"How is she today?"

"Same as yesterday, sir," Peter said to Sreve as a tear slipped down his cheek.

"Queens, we need to have a talk," Steve sat next to Peter. "I know you blame yourself still but just know, it's not your fault. Maybe this is God just testing you. I see you in here every day and you sleep over on weekends just to be with her. I trust you, Queens, and I think you're passing God's test."

"I just want her to wake up so I can tell her that I'm so sorry that I let this happen to her..." Peter rubbed his arm and looked at Luci.

She looked so beautiful but the only movement she gave was her chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm.

Peter kissed her forehead and stayed by her side still.

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Destiny looked at Steve when they were home. "What if we lose her? How is Orion gonna react if she's gone?"

Steve held his wife close to him. "She'll make it. I know she will. She's stubborn like her mother."

That made Destiny giggled, "and she is strong like her father."

"Lucinda will be okay. I can feel it," Steve said before he kissed her cheek.

"Okay, I hope you're right." Destiny pecked his lips and sighed softly.

They snuggled and were both praying that their daughter was okay.

"Orion knows she'll make it too. He has asked if he could visit but I told him that he can only visit if no one else is around," Steve said and Destiny frowned.

"But can we see him? I want to see my baby again," Destiny said, wanting to hold her son in her arms again. Having to send him to live with her brother was the hardest thing she had ever done but she knew it was the safest option since he was so unstable.

"I'll make sure we get to see him. He's our son. I know you miss him." Steve kissed her forehead gently.

"I do..."

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Tony was extremely worried and he knew that Peter thought he was mad, but he wasn't. He knew that Peter didn't mean to get her shot and he had done something similar with Kaylanna because he had been distracted by her.

"Luci will be fine, Tony," Kaylanna said softly as she wrapped her arms around him from behind.

"It's not just Luci. I'm worried about the kid too. He blames himself completely but I know what it's like to get distracted," Tony turned and wrapped his arms around her.

"Yes, you do know," Kay giggled and pecked his lips. "I remember the one time I distracted you and you were so mad at yourself because you accidentally let the guy get away."

Tony grumbled and Kaylanna just smiled at him lovingly.

"They'll both be fine, Tony. Trust me," Kaylanna said softly as she leaned up to kiss him.

Tony pulled her closer and kissed her gently. He trusted her and he wanted to believe that himself.

"Thanks, babe. I needed that. I don't know what I would do without you," Tony chuckled lightly.

"You would probably just go on with your building and inventing, glad that you don't have a woman to tell you that you need to snuggle and to take a break," Kaylanna snarked as she looked up at him.

"Haha, very funny," Tony said sarcastically.

"You know you love me," Kaylanna said with an innocent and adorable smile.

"Yep, I do. I don't want to love anyone else," Tony kissed her forehead with a loving smile.

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A few days later, Ned and Michelle were visiting Luci with Peter.

MJ rubbed Peter's back soothingly nd said, "at least if she goes, she'll go knowing that you finally loved her like she has wanted since forever."

Ned whacked her shoulder. "Not helping!"

"Well it's the truth. She's liked him since as long as I can remember," Michelle defended.

"He knows but don't make him think about her dying! We want her to live!" Ned gave a glare.

"Well her heart is failing," MJ said as she pointed to the monitor to show her weak heart beat and Peter panicked.

He ran to get the doctor and when he came back, her heart beat was even weaker but what Peter heard next killed him.

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP