Identity Within Part I

It's autumn, 2017. Just a mere few weeks ago, Tony mourned the life of his protege on the barren lands of Wakanda. One miracle and another bewildered event behind him, and he found himself more than happy to move on — and more importantly, finally marry the love of his life. The capable, qualified, trustworthy Pepper Potts.

But if the wedding wasn't stressful enough, multi-tasking to get Norman Osborn behind prison bars sure was proving to be a bit of a challenge. Perhaps some of that Parker Luck was rubbing off on him. And if he was so innocent, why wasn't Norman in court defending himself? In fact, why had no one heard or seen from the man for weeks? The last time Tony smelt something so fishy, it was thirteen-hundred-feet under the ocean. Something wasn't right.

Meanwhile, Peter's been trying hard not to think too much about Harry's sudden radio silence. Sure, he had told the guy they couldn't be friends— Mr. Stark was right, it was too dangerous having close proximity to Norman Osborn. And it wasn't as if he was expecting Harry to forget about all that. It wasn't fair to not give him a reason why. Maybe not responding to his texts made sense, but ghosting everyone this time around? Peter couldn't shake the feeling that something was up.

But with Mr. Stark's wedding right around the corner, there wasn't much time to think about any of that. A wedding Peter got to be in — Peter Parker, in Tony Stark's wedding — as the ring bearer, nonetheless. He couldn't wait. Nothing was going to mess this up, he'd make sure of it.

Now if only he could remember where he put the rings...