Eyes opened up slowly as they adjusted to the light coming from the window. Thea, a brunette haired teenager, woke up to the loud music of AC/DC being blasted over the speakers in her bare room. Thea's room was not a typical teenage room. It wasn't filled with posters or candles, instead, it had only the essentials inside of it. A queen-size bed with white linen sheets lay in the middle of the room. A single table with a laptop sat underneath the giant window that let rays of sunlight into the room. Blinking a few times, Thea sluggishly sat up in her bed. A warm comforter and her PJs were the only things keeping Thea from freezing. Still hearing the blasting music pouring out of her speakers, Thea placed her bare feet on the cold wood flooring and quickly made her way down the expansive hall to the kitchen. The cold floor waking her up once her bare feet touched it, sending a shockwave up her spine to her brain.

Thea grinned softly as she heard Tony sing along to the current song playing in the background. Tony was not her biological father; he was more of a father-figure in her life, a mentor of some sorts. Tony had taken her from the streets when she needed it most. She was living on illegal practices such as pickpocketing and conning people out of their money. But one day, Thea choose the wrong person. Thea rubbed her eyes, removing the sleep from her face as she looked at Tony, in the kitchen dancing and making coffee. His dance moves were not in tempo with the song, but it seemed like Tony didn't care; and without turning around Tony shouted over the song, "Good morning kid!"

He pivoted around, a smirk evident on his face at the sight of Thea, her hair a mess on top of her head, trying to be a bun but failing miserably, her eyes still filled with sleep, and deep bags causing her to look older than usual instead of the ripe age of 14 she was at the moment.

Thea opened her mouth to speak but was immediately stopped with a single finger that Tony held up. He then reached over the counter he was next to and grabbed a small remote. With a single push of a button the music silenced. Taking the newfound silence as a welcome Thea spoke.

"What the fuck do you want with me at 7 in the morning on a Saturday?" She grunted, still half asleep and angry from being woken up unwillingly. Thea crossed her arms and waited for Tony's response to her question while he pivoted back around to the coffee machine once it began to make a dinging noise, sounding that the coffee was done. Tony turned back around to face Thea, a new cup of coffee in his hand.

"Oh yeah." He blew on his cup in order to cool down the steaming coffee. "How would you like to go on a mission for me?" He proposed. He stared down at the steaming cup and then back up at Thea, whose face showed something along the lines of shock.

Thea uncrossed her arms and walked closer to the chair at the island in the kitchen. Pulling out the chair and sitting down she replied, "What kind of mission?" Thea rested her elbows on the table and leaned against her arms, "You know after what happened, the world isn't going to take too kindly to me again."

Tony walked over to the chair next to Thea and pulled it out, sitting down on it and setting his cup down. He agreed with her, "I know kid, but I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't absolutely necessary and you know that." Tony looked at her in some form of desperation. Thea pivoted her chair to the left where Tony was situated. Her face still rested in her hands.

"So then," she paused, thinking of what to say next. "What is the mission?" Tony's face lit up at her response.

"I need you to find someone for me. There is a new superhero in Queens going by the name of Spider-Man." He confided in her. "But with that costume he has is he really considered a man" he muttered to himself.

Thea pretended not to hear her last comment and replied, "So that's it? You just want me to find out who this Spider-Man is?"

"Yep, that's all I am asking of you; nothing too dangerous and you should be fine on your own for the time being."

Thea paused for a moment, taking in all the new information before asking, "How do you want me to find him exactly? Queens isn't a particularly small place you know."

Tony nodded in agreement and answered, "I know, that's why I narrowed down the spectrum for you. We know as of now that Spider-Man is a student at a school called Mid-Town High."

Thea lifted her head from her hands, leaving a red mark on her face and already knowing where this conversation would be headed. "And how exactly do you think I plan on getting him then?" She asked him, now sitting up straight in the chair.

Tony sighed and with an apologetic look in his eye he confessed, "I know you aren't going to like this but since you're a teen and Spider-Man is obviously one too I thought that—"

Thea interrupted saying, "No, no way in hell am I becoming a student at the Mid-Town hell school. There is a reason I'm not in school right now and that's because I am not normal, not even in the slightest."

"Look I know, believe me, but I know you can do this. If anyone can do this it's you, kid." Tony reassured Thea, sensing her discomfort. He placed a light touch on her shoulder and rested his hand there. "I trust you."

Inside Thea's mind, she knew there could be so many possible things that could go wrong at the spur of the moment. Thea dropped her head and gazed down at the floor. "I don't know Tony, what if something goes wrong and I hurt more people or people find out who I am or—"

Tony stopped her, "Don't worry, I'll be there for you, I just can't do this myself. Please Thea; I know you'll be strong."

Tony let go of his light grasp of her and waited for her response. She lifted her head slowly and looked into his eyes saying, "Okay." Tony smiled at her, the corners of his eyes showing crows feet. Thea smiled back at Tony. "Now leave, I want to sleep as much as I can now before I have to get up earlier than this every day." She groaned playfully.

Tony stood up from his chair and took a step with open arms. Thea stayed put in her chair as Tony hugged her tightly, saying, "Thank you so much Thea; you're the best daughter I could ever have." He then left Thea with a smile on his face and a kiss on the top of her head.

As Tony left, Thea began to realize what she had just gotten herself into. Not only does she have to wake up at a reasonable time every morning, but she also has to deal with everything else a teen has to deal with. Thea, still sitting on a chair in the kitchen, threw her head down on her arms resting on the countertop and groaned.

~ Author's Note ~

All rights to Spider-Man and original plot goes to the Marvel franchise and their fantastic movies and comics. I own new story lines and new characters, like Thea Quinton.

Hello everyone! This story is moving along quite nicely if I do say so myself. I hope it's not too boring already.

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