𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 | ❝ i'm here to make sure you don't kill us all. ❞ in which grayson moreno is sent to keep an eye on peter parker after the death of his mentor. 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒: 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐑 - 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑-𝐌𝐀𝐍: 𝐍𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 | �...
"ALRIGHT, SPECTER, what's the plan of action here?"
Gray shot Ned a sideways look, leaning over to spit a mouthful of toothpaste into the sink. "What do you mean?"
"Mysterio!" Ned was practically bouncing as he followed Gray into his room, where he took off his shirt and stretched his arms as he turned to lay down on his rickity bed. Since he wasn't a member of Midtown Tech, he was given the priviledge of not having to share a room with anyone. Unfortunately, it seemed as if he would be sharing a room with Ned; since the boy had a lot to say. "Do you know him? Have you ever fought aliens with him before?"
"I can confidentally say that I have not," he cocked an eyebrow at Ned, "have you?"
"What? Of course not-" he chuckled, "I was just asking because you're like, an Avenger, and-"
Gray almost smiled, he liked messing with Ned, but he liked the boy's childish wonder more. Sitting up, he brushed some hair from his face and pursed his lips. "I don't know Mysterio," he admitted, "but he can't be that bad, he did blow up a water-monster."
"So cool," Ned muttered under his breath, a dazed smile on his face. "Do you wanna go ask Peter with me? Or do you think that he would know anything?"
Peter one hundred percent didn't know anything about Mysterio -- Gray knew that for a fact. But he didn't want to crush Ned's dreams, so he just rose to his feet with a sigh. "I dunno, let's go ask him."
He grabbed a sweater from his bag, leaving it unzipped as he followed Ned into the hall. The hotel they were staying at looked like the setting of some sort of nineties horror film. The floorboards creaked with every step, and the chipped paint on the walls only added to the deteriorating feel. The doors were abnormally small, and Gray had to duck to avoid hitting his forehead.
Peter was brushing his teeth when they walked in, and Gray tapped his finger against the doorframe, "knock, knock, Spidey, we have-"
His muscles tensed as he heard a sound from the corner of the room, a barely audible click that he had heard one too many times. He took a step backward, managing to avoid the dart that was shot at his shoulder. It whizzed past him, hitting Ned directly in the neck, and making the boy's eyes widen; before he slumped to the floor, unconscious.
Gray whirled around, holding his wrists up as if he was about to activate his suit. Before he got the chance, he felt his chest deflate slightly at the face staring back at him.
Nick Fury rose an eyebrow, "I see Tony taught you well."
"Jesus Christ!" Gray shut the door with the back of his heel, feeling his heart race. "What the hell was that? Haven't you ever heard of saying 'hello'?"
