Chapter 17 — The Stark Expo (1/?)

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(Gimme all you power stones, Pretty Please)

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~Peters POV~

~Location - Parker residence~

"Hey Peter, MJ" Ned call's out entering my room.

"Yeah?" I reply.

"Guess what I got?" Ned says with a big grin.

"A girlfriend?" MJ says/questions

"The newest Star Wars Lego set?" I say just after MJ.

"No, a star was movie prop" MJ calls out.

"No, it's gotta be some scrap from Iron mana vs Iron Monger!" I shout out with a grin.

""No, Tickets to the Stark Expo"" We both call out. Laughing as soon as we finished our sentence.

"You guys take the fun out of everything" Ned grumbles holding out three tickets.

"To be fair Ned, you told us weeks ago you wanted too go" I tell him.

"Hmm how did you get tickets this late?" MJ asks looking at the date on the ticket.

"It's just one of the benefits of being a Co-CEO of a successful business" Ned says puffing up his chest.

"You agreed to pay triple, didn't you?" I deadpan.

"Haha Nooo" Ned says nervously.

"Ah well not much can be done now" MJ states. "These are for the Hammer industry day, No?"

"Yep, Justin Hammer supposed to show off some sort of revolutionary product or something" Ned explains with a shrug.

"I doubt it, the guys an idiot" I say offhandedly. "He try's to hard to be Tony Stark"

"I agree. He's not even as Hot as Tony either" MJ says, getting looks of me and Ned. "What? We all know it's true"

""Hmm agreed"" Myself and Ned say at the same time.

"So what day are we going?" I ask not having a proper look at the tickets.

"Oh tomorrow" Ned tells me.

"Sounds good, looking forward to it" I tell him.

~The Next Day~

"I'll see you when I get back yeah?" I say to aunt May.

"Mmhmm, see you later" May nods in agreement not taking her eyes of her tv show.

"Love you" I say walking out the room.

"Love you too kiddo!" May shouts back making me smile.

*Ring Ring* *Ring Ring*

"Hello" I say answering my phone.

"We're outside hurry up" MJ says before she hangs up not letting me get a word in.

Heading outside, I see a red car parked up.

"Come on Peter" Ned shouts sticking his head out the car door window.

"Yeah, Yeah. I coming" I say getting into the car.

"Stark Expo here we come" Ned exclaims putting his arms around mine and MJ's neck.

~Scene Change~

"Woah, this is awesome" Ned exclaims looking at all the different technologies on display.

"Hmm it's alright" MJ says not all the impressed.

"Yeah could be worse though" I say.

"Let's take a look around" Ned says dragging MJ and I along with him.

The first display we stop at of any significance is a display showing off a drone. It's a fairly basic drone, it flys and has a camera that's all.

"I could make a drone better then this in my sleep" I say walking away from the display.

"Don't be so harsh" Ned says still looking at the display.

The next display that actually got my attention, is a 3D Printer. It was more advanced then your typical 3D Printer, but this one also had the effect of being able to fit into a office.

"I should be me one of these" I say out loud.

"Yeah, we could print out our very own action figures" Ned agrees.

"Yeah sure, I'd like a Spider-Man action figure" I say.

"We should start to head over to the main pavilion if we wanna catch the Hammer presentation" MJ says interrupting my fantasy of starting a Spider-Man line of action figures.

"Let's get a move on then" Ned states walking in front of us.

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Making it to the Main Pavilion, the three of us just chat between us waiting until the main presentation begins.

Mid way through an intense conversation about who the strongest DC Hero is, it's obviously The Flash, music comes on signalling the start of the presentation.

The Justin Hammer comes out dancing to the middle of the stage.

"Why was he dancing like an idiot?" MJ asks more annoyed the confused.

"Cause he is one" I tell her.

I don't really pay much attention to the rest of his speech as I really only came here to see if Hammer industry can produce something on par with Stark Tech.

"— Ladies and gentlemen, today I present to you the new face of the United States military. The Hammer drone" Justin Shouts getting my attention.

"A drone that's it?" I question silently.

"Army! Navy! Air Force! Marines! Yeah! Yeah! Woo! That's a hell of a lot better than some cheerleaders, let me tell you" Justin Hammer, continues as multiple different drones raise from the floor.

"But as revolutionary as this technology is, there will always be a need for man to be present in the theatre of war. Ladies and gentlemen, today I am proud to present to you the very first prototype in the Variable Threat Response Battle Suit and its pilot, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes" Justin Hammer finish's taking a slight step back and clapping at the drones.

"For America and its allies, Hammer Industries is reporting for…" Before Hammer can finish Iron Man lands on the stage.

"This can't be good" I hear Ned murmur.

"I agree" I say silently hoping I don't have to get involved.

Iron Man turns to the crowd and waves getting cheers from everyone. It just a few seconds later Colonel James Rhodes suit aims a gun right at Iron Man.

"We gotta go" I say grabbing Ned and MJ.

"Peter?" Ned questions, most likely asking if Spider-Man will make an appearance.

I see Iron Man and most of the drones take off. While some of the drones start to take aim at the scare crowd.

"Shit" I curse, pulling Ned and MJ out of the scattering crowd.

"Sorry about this MJ" I say as I begin to get into my Spider-Man suit. "Sarah Handle the cameras"

"I knew it" I hear MJ whisper.

"Get somewhere safe" I tell my friends as I leap into the crowd heading towards the drones.

~End of Chapter~