Multiple Ages
Okay, so for this chapter I decided to just combine multiple 400-500 word stories into one chapter. They are all of Peter doing some kind of charity of volunteer work, but at different ages. It will clarify his age with each one. I just wanted to explain why the top said what it said.
12 Years Old
Tony knew Peter liked helping other people even as he was a little kid. He was always wanting to help the people he saw sitting on the streets and always volunteering to help out at Stark Industries. That's why, when Peter asked to go with Ned to help out at the humane society, Tony said yes. He even went with them to make sure nothing went wrong. Besides, if Tony Stark was seen at the humane society, people were more likely to go there.
"Come on, Dad!" Peter called, holding three leashes.
Peter had been thrilled when the front desk sent him out with three medium-sized dogs and told him to give them a walk. Ned had preferred staying with the cats so his mom stayed with him while Tony went with Peter. In addition to the three dogs Peter had, Tony had been given four tiny dogs that seemed to enjoy running under his feet and twisting the leashes around.
"I'm coming," Tony grumbled, finally getting the dogs to obey and followed Peter down the sidewalk.
As they walked, Peter happily talked to the dogs while Tony struggled to not step on one of the chihuahuas. By the time they returned to the humane society, Tony was exhausted but Peter was still bouncing. He was sad to give the dogs back to the worker who would return them to their cages and unfortunately, even the worker seemed to notice this.
"Would you like to take more?" a worker asked. Peter nodded quickly, not bothering to ask his dad first.
"Yeah! And can I take big dogs?" he asked eagerly.
The answer was yes, so while Peter took two German shepherds, Tony got a Burmese mountain dog. He wanted to chihuahuas back.
13 Years Old
Sokovia was a mess. There was no way the country would recover from Ultron quickly and the team all felt awful. Of course, when Peter heard the country was in bad shape and had been nearly destroyed, he asked if he could start a Sokovia help organisation. Tony was all for the idea and made sure Peter had everything he needed including the necessary volunteers.
"Peter, this is Wanda," Clint said, bringing a brunette over to Peter.
Peter had just landed in Sokovia with Pepper after managing to convince his dad he would be safe and Uncle Clint was the first to meet them.
"She's from Sokovia and will join the team when we get home," Clint said, "She'll also help you out."
Peter smiled and Wanda forced a small smile.
"Cool!" Peter said. He turned to Wanda and asked, "How do I start? Cause I want to help fix things but I don't know where to begin."
"Come with me," Wanda said.
Leaving Pepper to help the team, Peter nodded and happily followed Wanda further into the city, asking her a million questions about Sokovia and how she had joined the team. After showing him her magic, his questions only grew in number.
"I'll answer your questions later but right now, we need to help people," she told him. Forgetting all of his questions at once, Peter nodded.
"I made backpacks full of blankets, clothes, and hygiene items we can give them," Peter told her and Wanda smiled. "They're back on the jet, but if we tell them will they come?"
"Yes," Wanda answered.
Peter grinned and ran towards a small family huddled next to a building. He tried telling them to go to the jet for supplies, but they didn't understand him. When Peter looked upset, Wanda hurried to intervene. She translated to the family for him and pointed out the jet. As the family thanked them and hurried towards the jet, Peter turned to Wanda.
"Thanks, Wanda," he said before spotting another family and tugging Wanda in that direction. "Let's go help them now!"
15 Years Old
It was Peter's idea first: he would dress up as Spider-Man and go to the nearby orphanages. Ned had suggested the whole team go, but Peter had said that would be too stressful. The Avengers weren't all agreeing at the moment and half of them were fugitives. In the end, they stuck to Peter's original idea and Ned went with him. They weren't sure exactly how to approach the orphanage, so they walked up and rang the doorbell.
"Hi!" Peter said as the door opened, "I'm Spider-Man and I was wondering if I could hang out for a while."
The woman that answered gave him a strange look.
"Why?" she asked and Peter awkwardly shifted on his feet.
"Well, I just wanted to see if I could make them happy," Peter said, "I only have one parent which I know is better than nothing, but I figured I could help them have a good Sunday."
The woman still seemed hesitant.
"I can prove I'm really Spider-Man if you want," Peter suggested, suddenly understanding why she might be wary.
She nodded and Peter shot a web at the nearest building, swing off in that direction then doing a flip as he swung back down. He grinned even though the mask covered his mouth.
"Come on in, Spider-Man," the woman said, allowing Ned in as well.
They followed her inside where she rounded up all the kids. As soon as they saw Spider-Man, they got excited. Peter and Ned ended up staying at the orphanage until the last kid was sent off to bed. When they were led to the door, the woman happily said they were welcomed back anytime.
"Thank you," she told them before shutting the door and leaving Ned and Peter to find a taxi home.
17 Years Old
This time, it was Michelle's idea. She has been bored Saturday morning and called Peter and Ned, asking them if Spider-Man wanted to go visit kids in hospitals. While Peter thought it was a brilliant idea, Ned thought it was cliche. It didn't take much convincing, though, after Peter reminded him how much the kids in the orphanage had enjoyed it and soon they were headed towards the nearest hospital. Peter was the first one there.
The hospital staff were more than willing to accommodate Peter's every need. He had arrived as Spider-Man so he wouldn't be seen ahead of time, but the doctors and nurses acted as if he was royalty and took him to every wing of the hospital they could. Some kids got excited when they saw him while others became shy. It didn't matter to Peter, though. He talked to every kid for several minutes before leaving. Only when most of the kids fell asleep did he finally leave.
"That was awesome!" Peter exclaimed as they walked out of the hospital.
"Yeah, best day ever!" Ned agreed.
Michelle just grinned as she hailed a taxi.
"It was pretty fun," she said before ducking into her taxi.
Ned hailed the next one and once Ned was gone, Peter swung through New York and back to Stark Tower where he promptly fell asleep.
19 Years Old
Peter knew Michelle was big into women's and equal rights marches, so it wasn't really a surprise to him when she cancelled their date due to a sudden invitation to a march she hadn't known about. He had been in the middle of getting dressed, but now he no longer needed a tie and an ironed dress shirt. As he looked in the mirror, though, he spotted his Spider-Man suit draped over his desk chair. With a grin, he quickly changed and leapt out of Stark Tower, making his way towards the march Michelle had told him about.
It was hard to find Michelle in the crowd, but Karen was able to locate her quickly and Peter swung down beside her. She seemed surprised to see Peter but then just grinned and handed him a sign (she liked to make them in her free time so she was never caught off guard at a march). He grinned back and took the sign, holding it above his head and chanting the same thing she was.
Of course, the news got ahold of the fact that Spider-Man was at a women's march. They showed up an hour after he arrived and tried to pull him aside for an interview, but Peter refused. Any time they asked him a question, he proudly shouted the chant at them and turned back to continue marching with Michelle. That was probably one of the most covered marches of the year.
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