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“FRIDAY, tie him up,” Tony ordered. Metal flew from his own suit and secured the kids hands and feet to the chair. He couldn’t move. Tony could see Steve and Sam looking out the window - probably checking to see if any Hydra agents had followed them.

“Alright, kid, talk.”

“Holy- this is the coolest thing that has ever happened to me!” The boy exclaimed. He was grinning ear to ear which Tony could certainly say was a first for one of his prisoners.

The boy looked normal enough besides his heavy breathing and excited eyes. Tony couldn’t see him being a secret Hydra spy but they were told he was carrying the-

“FRIDAY, scan him for the data,” Tony commanded. They had to know.

“Scan complete. The data is currently located within Mr. Parker’s arm. It is connected to a major artery. Removing is not recommended without specialised tools.”

“What? I don’t-“ the kid started.

Right. So he was a secret Hydra spy. Natasha reached over and yanked his t-shirt sleeve up and over his shoulder to expose his whole arm.

“There’s no scar.” She always spoke like what she said had no importance.

“I don’t- there’s nothing in my arm-“

“Have you had any surgeries recently? Anything you were unconscious for other than sleep?” Natasha asks. The kid shakes his head, suddenly looking a lot less excited.

“You’re with Hydra,” Sam said, although he posed it more like a question.

“Woah, you mean- you think I’m with the Nazi people from World War Two? Surely you’re not- you’re not serious,” the kid breathed. He was starting to sound funny with every inhale.

“Yes or no, kid. Are you with Hydra?” Tony asked.

The kid - Peter, according to his records - shook his head. “I am not with Hydra,” he wheezed.

Tony looked to Natasha. She worked like a human lie detector with all her training, so he trusted she would confirm that the kid was lying. Except she stood there looking like she was in the middle of decoding something.

“Where’s your inhaler?” She asked. Tony furrowed his eyebrows, looking between Natasha and Peter before finally realising that something wasn’t right. The kid was barely breathing, he was- he was basically turning blue-

Natasha found a pump and gave it to Peter, coaching him through inhaling and taking deeper breaths. Just when he started calming down and thanking her, she turned to Tony.

“He’s not lying. I don’t know how, nothing makes sense to me right now, but he’s not lying.”

But that didn’t make sense. Tony trusted Natasha completely but-

He has the data. It’s embedded in his arm. How can he possibly not be with Hydra?

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