(Heads up! We kinda just made up random street names for this chapter so just... don't worry about it- XD Also Content Warning!!!)

Matt kept Kasey close, pulling the blanket tighter around her. "What if we call him?" Matt asked, before clarifying. "Tony, I mean. He might be able to help where we can't."

She hesitated. "How would we explain how we know? And he'll know I'm here if I say-" She covered her ears again, letting out another sob. "Never mind! Do it! Please!" She begged him.

"If he asks any questions, just leave that to me. No matter what happens, I'll make sure that you're here, safe." Matt told her earnestly. He wanted her friends to be safe, but he wanted her to feel safe as well. Grabbing his phone, he rang Tony to fill him in.

Kasey nodded at that and waited, staying pressed closely against him, trying to keep quiet as she cried.

—-

"No-!" Aurora let out another scream, this time not from physical pain, but from pure horror. She couldn't help but watch, as in her eyes, his literal neck was sliced.

If only she had installed an AI, she would've been able to call for help. If only she had gotten out of there quicker. "Leave him be! Please!" She begged, straining with all her waning energy against the restraints.

He turned to look towards her, a grin on his face as he stepped over to her. "Are you going to behave now, little spider?" He asked her.

Peter was trying to suppress the bleeding as he kept coughing it up, struggling to breathe.

Aurora was fighting back tears, her mind ringing with troubles. On one hand she was desperate not to cooperate with them, on the other, she couldn't let them hurt Peter. She let out a broken sob, and a short nod. "Just leave him be-"

He grinned. "See? Was it really that hard?"

Peter looked up at Aurora and tried to open his mouth to tell her not to but only coughed up more blood, his body shaking as it worked in overdrive, trying to heal him.

The man glanced at him but noticed his accomplices were starting to stir. "Ah, about time you lot woke up!" He told them and they stared in shock at the scene before them.

"Wh-what the hell? Did you do this??"

He grinned. "All by myself. And you thought I was stupid to bring a knife to a gun fight."

Aurora still had her mask above her mouth, so she pleaded with Peter silently. Get out of here.

She wanted him to escape, so he wouldn't end up in a position like hers. She couldn't bear to see any of her friends like that. Maybe if she went with them, she'd be able to take them down from the inside-

Or maybe that was just her trying to rationalize her defeat.

Peter noticed and gave a barely noticeable shake of his head but coughed up more blood when it sent pain flaring through his body. He wasn't sure he could even move like this...

The men stood up and observed their friend's mess. "Holy shit- You got two of them?!" one of them asked in shock.

"What about 25?"

"Never showed." Was his reply.

"I'll call HQ and have em send transport. Maybe some extra gear to keep em detained should they try anything." Another stepped aside to make the call.

Peter's heart was racing madly in his chest as he fought to breathe through the blood that just kept filling his mouth. He finally managed to web his throat up a bit and wrap it around to try to suppress the bleeding there but man he was getting dizzy...

Please. She pleaded with him. Once the 'transport' those men were talking about got there, it was all over. She stuck her way through the torture this far, but she didn't know if she'd be able to do it forever. Her body was engulfed in pain, and each movement was stopped short by the blade stabbing at her spine.

Peter hesitated but carefully started to try to move only for one of them to notice and grab hold of him, by the back of his mask, making him squirm and choke as he wasn't able to cough up the blood with his head tilted back.

"You're not going anywhere." He snarled at him and slammed the side of his head into the concrete.

Peter made a strange, pained noise as his head spun and his ears ringed. He coughed out the blood in his throat and tried to regain his breath but saw the ERRORS popping up on his HUD before it informed him Karen went offline.

This was just getting worse way too fast.

—

Tony was still searching for Kasey when Matt called him. "Hello?" He wasn't sure why Daredevil was calling him, unless he found Kasey again??

Matt calculated his words before speaking. He kept a protective arm around Kasey the whole time as he spoke. "I can't go too far into details at the moment, but time is of the essence. I've gotten word that two of your spiderlings, Spiderman and Interweb, are in over their heads. Somewhere around 12th and Barnes, and 14th and State."

Tony's eyes widened as Friday started tracking Karen's location. He started to ask how he knew but recalled his comment about him being able to hear them if they called out to him in Hell's Kitchen and reluctantly went with that. "Do you know any of the situation?" He asked him as he adjusted his course.

Kasey heard the question and tilted her head a bit, trying to see if she could pick up on anything. "...four... men..." She whispered softly. "Can't make out what they're saying but I think there's at least four." She stayed pressed in Matt's protective embrace.

Matt heard Kasey, and was glad for it. It was during this time, when Matt took notice of how alike his and Kasey's skills were. Turning his attention back to Tony, he responded. "There's around four men there." He paused, not sure he should add the next part.

"There was also screaming."

"Shit. Friday, have you narrowed the location?" He asked her.

"Karen is working on sending it to me as we-" Friday stopped.

"Friday?" Tony called for her.

"I... I've lost connection with Karen." She told him.

"What?! How?!" He demanded.

"She's gone offline, sir."

"Shit." Tony swore again. "Do what you can to track them the old fashion way."

"Right away, sir." She confirmed.

Kasey heard that Karen went offline and Matt felt her tense up and her heart skip a beat. Karen wouldn't have gone offline unless she was damaged or forced into it-

Matt cursed under his breath. He wanted to stay on the line to keep them both informed on what was happening, but he didn't want to overload Kasey either. He moved the phone, lowering his voice to barely a whisper. "Are you okay?"

Kasey shook her head, not hesitating to admit she was terrified. "If Karen is down then they've seriously hurt him or damaged the suit to the point it forced a shutdown." She explained, her voice fast but near silent. "I'm scared they're gonna kill them."

Claire had been sitting and listening the whole time, worried about everyone involved and hesitated. "Hey, why don't we go sit in the other room?" She spoke quietly to Kasey, making her turn to Claire. "I know it's scary but we have to trust Tony." She whispered.

Kasey hesitated. She wanted to stay with Matt cause she felt safe there but... hearing what was happening wasn't helping the sick feeling in her gut.

Matt appreciated Claire, he really did. She had been more helpful than anyone thought this whole ordeal, and the only thing she had asked for in return was for them to rest. Matt mouthed a 'thank you' to her and turned to Kasey.

He continued to whisper so Tony hopefully wouldn't hear. "She's right, you staying here would just worsen your worry."

Kasey glanced at Matt before nodding and getting up, taking the blanket with her as she and Claire disappeared into the bedroom.

Tony heard him talking to someone else in the room and had questions but... You know what, Friday is still searching, he can look and talk at the same time.

"Who are you talking to?" He asked him.

Matt listened for the two of them, until it sounded like they went into the bedroom. He heard Tony and hesitated. He couldn't tell him about Kasey, but he was running out of lies.

"No one you have to concern yourself with." There, that was somewhat of an answer.

Tony narrowed his eyes a bit at that but left it be as Friday finally narrowed down a rough location and he headed that way.

He just hoped he made it in time.