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Summary: Tony made a time travel machine.
// TW: Sadness. A lot of sadness. Long story (probably). // ______________________________________________________________
Tony stumbled through a box on his lab's floor. He furrowed his eyebrows, wondering who entered his lab after he hasn't been there for three years. He put down the boxes on the table then crouch down to examine the box.
When he open it, he saw a lot of sketches about Spider-Man's suit and some pictures lying in the box. He look through few sketches and it reminds him of how much he loved Peter back then. He take a polaroid covered in dust and he blow it gently.ย
"Mr. Stark, hi!" Peter greeted.
"Hey kid, how's school?" Tony just keep focusing on his suit. "There's this one kid- I don't know if I should tell you this. Maybe its kind of unnecessary." He just put his bag on the table.
"Come on kid, tell me about it." He stop focusing on his armor and turn to Peter. "He's smart, stronger than me, and a really good kid. I lowkey got insecure because he's literally your type of kid."
Tony just laughed when he heard about it. "Come on Peter, you know better. Yeah, he might be smart, strong and a really good kid but there's one thing he's missing."
Peter tilted his head, feeling weird about it. "Hold on, stay still."
Tony grab his phone and take a picture of him. "One thing he's missing is this." He showed the picture.
"What do you mean? That's me?"
"Yeah, that kid isn't you. I don't want a kid who is 'better' than you because they're not you, Parker. You're my kid."
He just can't believe that he still remember about the event behind that polaroid. Another polaroid fell from the stacks and he look at them.
"Peter!" Tony shouted. "Hold on kid!"
He skidded his body through the balcony and grab Peter's hand. "Come on, I'll pull you up!"
Tony can hardly pull him from the balcony but managed to grab Peter. "You could've died! What were you thinking without your suit!?"
Peter just look down, holding his tears while listening to Tony's mad lecture. "God- I am so sorry. I shouldn't be mad at you like that. I'm really sorry."ย
"Its alright Mr. Stark, it was my fault for trying to help." Peter didn't dare to look up with his glassy eyes.
"I know I'm not a perfect mentor, I'm just afraid to lose you. I can't afford that."
Peter look up with his tears streaming down the cheeks and Tony instantly hug him tightly. "We still have stories to write, so, do not go anywhere. Even if its imperfect, you make it perfect."
Tony suddenly curved a smile on his face when he still remember about his memories with Peter. He shot his head up and look toward the lab entrance, just imagining whenever Peter would walk through the door and he would go for a long hug with him. Unbeknownst against him, his tears were already running down. Those days were happier back then when he still had him.
"I lost the kid." Tony mumbled. Nebula appear behind them, holding a small body.
"We lost, Tony." Steve sadly expressed his grief.ย
After a few days focusing on recovery, he finally had the courage to step into his lab. He spend three days just sitting in the middle of his lab. The hope he had for Peter to magically appear in front of the lab entrance just hurts him a lot. Tony wants Peter to come back to him, he wants Peter to be home. He wants to see the smile that never fades away.
After losing the fight with Thanos, he just can't let the image of the lifeless body Peter Parker right in his arms erased from his mind. Peter knew it was coming. He knew that he had to sacrifice himself to save Tony from being crushed by Thanos.
So he did it. He invented a time travel machine just so he could see Peter's smile again. He doesn't want to think about the risks that he could face, he only care about seeing Peter again.
He stayed up most nights to invent the time travel machine. Some days he wanted to give up, but whenever he saw the pictures scattering on the wall, he would motivate himself that he needs to see Peter again.
"This is our chance, to bring everyone back. We only have one chance to retrieve each stones so do not mess up." Steve explained and they travel back in time to find the Infinity Stones.
// 2010, New York. //
Tony, Steve, Bruce and Scott finally made it to the Battle of New York where they were fighting with the chitauris. "Alright, Tony, you're with Scott. Bruce, you know what to do. I'll go get Loki's sceptre."
They split up and Tony came across this one shop. He froze for a moment when he saw a familiar face. "Tony, lets go, we only have one hour."ย
Tony just stare at the kid until he's coming to him. "Iron Man!"
"Hey, Peter Parker, right?" Tony smiled.
"Yes! My name is Peter!" The 11 year old kid smiled. Without a thought, Tony pull him into his embrace and couldn't be more happier. "Tony! Hurry up!"
He let go of Peter and look at his face one more time. "See you again, kid." He walk into the Stark's Tower with Scott.
// After time heist. //
"You alright Tones? You seem-ย disturbed."ย Rhodey stand at the lab entrance. "Yeah, yeah I'm good. Just had something on my mind." He stare at the picture. Rhodey walk towards him and saw the picture that he's holding. "There's nothing we can do to bring him back. I'm sorry Tones." He stroke Tony's back while he's staring at the picture with glassy eyes. "Each time I look at those polaroids, I just sit here and wait until he's arrived, but he never would."
A sudden explosion shocked both Tony and Rhodey, indicating them that something is coming.
// Fight with Thanos. //
Thanos finally got the gauntlet and he felt electricity coursing through his veins. Tony look at Strange, just putting up one finger.
"One."
He gather himself back and reach for Thanos hands even if he knew that he couldn't fight him. Thanos threw him away and Tony went black for a second.
"I am inevitable." Thanos snapped but there was nothing. When he look around, he saw Tony kneeling on the ground with the stones in his gauntlet. "And I am Iron Man." Tony snapped and the whole Thanos's army wiped out of existence.
When Tony open his eyes, he was somewhere, but pretty sure not a place he's familiar with. An average teenage kid were standing in front of him, just smiling. "Peter..." He run towards him and hug him for long enough. "Mr. Stark, I've missed you!"
"Where did you go?" Tony stroke Peter's cheek. "Here, the afterlife. I was dead on Titan, remember? It's not your fault that I died, Mr. Stark. I can't let you die yet, you have a story to write, right?"
"Yeah, I meant with you. I want my whole book to be with you. I have so much to say to you, Parker." Tony finally smiled after a long time. The world starts to fade slowly and Tony tried to grab Peter. "Wait, you can't go yet! Peter!"
He snapped back to reality. He lean his body against the compound's debris and just thought for a second that he's gonna make it out alive after the snap. "I still cannot believe it that he's gone."
Rhodey stare at Tony whom face is burned from the snap. "Soon, Tony. Soon." Rhodey know that Tony wouldn't be able to make it due to his brain damage. "Peter must've been excited, I'm sure he's preparing books for you to write memories with him."
"I just can't accept the fact that our story ended like that. Maybe we can write another ending, right?" Tony smiled towards Rhodey, already imagining each happy ending that he got in his mind.
Pepper were shocked when he saw Tony's condition. "FRIDAY, give me report."
"Life's function critical."ย
Tony just look around him, witnessing everyone's expression throughout their faces. "Tony, look at me."
He meets with Pepper's gaze, who is currently holding her tears. "Our story are perfect just like however you describe or imagine it. Now, go and grab your pen. Peter's waiting for you in the lab. I'm pretty sure he's smiling right now." Pepper smiled.
"All I want is for him to be home." Tony frowned. "I miss him. Whenever I look at the lab's entrance, I cannot see his smiles anymore. They were drowned by my regrets and sadness."
"Its okay, you can go home now." With that sentence, Tony smiled and his heart slowly stops. His hand dropped from the chest and a picture of Peter's smiling fell onto the ground.
// Afterlife. //
Tony open his eyes and he saw his suit armor right in front of him.ย Am I alive?
Footsteps can be heard from the entrance. He turn around and saw Peter coming in with the biggest smile ever. "Hey Mr. Stark! I bought notebooks and some stationery!"
They drop their stuffs and just hug like there's no tomorrow.
"We're home." _____________________________________________________________
My main inspiration of making this story is my own edit below. Tony Starkโs Pulang.
