After Nick Fury finished speaking, he originally thought Peter Parker would be very excited to join his organization. After all, what teenagers like Peter want most is to save the world and be a great hero.
What's more, they had a common enemy in Hydra standing before them.
However, to his surprise, Peter looked at him with disdain.
Peter suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.
If it weren't for the fact that this guy in front of him was so dark, he would have thought he had traveled through time and returned to a few hours ago.
Seriously, bro, you're copying your recruitment speech!
Did you pay for the copyright?
Nick Fury, unaware that he had become a stand-in, was somewhat confused by Peter's change in attitude.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Of course, Peter wouldn't tell him, I've joined a secret organization whose mission statement and slogan are exactly the same as yours, and then spill all his own information.
Please, he's not Holland, that spoiler-maniac.
In reality, however, Ben didn't intend to completely hide the existence of the Galactic Plumbers. After all, if they didn't make a name for themselves, how could they compete with the Avengers for members?
It was just that at this point, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s understanding of the Galactic Plumbers was still based on the strong possibility that it was an alien organization.
Nick Fury had asked the Skrulls in the agency, but they hadn't heard of the Galactic Plumbers either, and could only speculate that it was a recently formed organization.
Seeing Peter shake his head, Nick continued, elaborating on the Avengers' plan in detail.
But Peter shook his head: "If it's to deal with Hydra, I can help, but count me out if you want me to join the Avengers."
Such a blunt refusal caught Nick Fury off guard.
Black Widow, standing nearby, saw him fail again and immediately gave him a suspicious look, as if saying, That's it?
Nick was clearly a little flustered, and even his tone changed subtly. He asked with a hint of urgency, "Can you tell me why?"
"Your Avengers..." Peter extended a finger and twirled it in the air, as if categorizing something, drawing a circle.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be subject to official regulation, right?"
"We have autonomy," Nick replied.
But even the naive Peter knew very well that many things, once power intervened, their nature would change drastically.
Of course, perhaps due to the special nature of the Avengers, they would have more autonomy than other organizations, but ultimately, they couldn't act purely for justice.
In the past, Peter might have agreed.
But now, having joined the Galactic Plumbers, he had no need to join such an organization.
So Peter continued, "I think, as an official organization, the Avengers must have a lot of trouble to deal with..."
"Of course." Nick nodded.
The purpose of founding the Avengers was to deal with major disasters and to turn the tide in desperate situations.
He thought Peter would be happy to hear this, as young men always craved a huge crisis to showcase their skills.
But Peter shook his head and said:
"Then you definitely shouldn't have me join. I'm not that capable. I'm just a kid from Queens. I don't have world-destroying mechs or indestructible shields. I'm just a friendly neighbor to the people of New York, doing some insignificant small things while you save the world."
Peter also wanted to be the most dazzling person, but he also knew that most people were willing to save the world, but only a few were willing to do insignificant small things.
Just like Iron Man Tony Stark.
He could fight terrorists to the death for world peace, and it was even possible for him to fight aliens.
But he wouldn't deploy his expensive battle armor to help an elderly person with mobility issues cross the street a few blocks away, wouldn't arrest petty thieves stealing wallets, and wouldn't care if some child was cornered by other children in an alley...
These were things only he would do, because he was Spider-Man, not a superhero, just a friendly neighbor to the people of New York.
"Alright, I think as long as we're all fighting for justice, it doesn't matter which organization we're in," Peter changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about dealing with Hydra. Do you have any plans?"
Speaking of Hydra, even Steve turned his head to look at Nick Fury, curious to see what kind of plan this guy had.
But in reality, only Nick Fury knew.
He had no plan at all!
He couldn't even find a trace of Hydra. These documents were just an excuse to lure Peter Parker into joining the Avengers.
But he couldn't say that.
If he directly admitted he didn't know, wouldn't that show S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence system was incompetent?
Although he was panicking internally, Nick didn't show it on his face.
"The plan is to wait and see, to avoid alerting the enemy."
Actually, what he said wasn't unreasonable.
Given Hydra's nature, if they realized they'd been discovered, they would naturally go back into hiding, making them even harder to find.
But the problem was, that statement sounded utterly ridiculous when applied to S.H.I.E.L.D.
A massive organization like S.H.I.E.L.D. had at least sixty percent of its members belonging to Hydra, and many of the rest were spies from other agencies.
The whole place was a nest of vipers.
There was no way Nick Fury could find any trace of Hydra. Even if one or two strongholds were occasionally discovered, they would just be decoys to mislead people.
"Then notify me when you're ready to make your move."
Peter was already ushering them out.
He'd figured it out: this Nick Fury was clearly trying to get something for nothing, pulling out a document and expecting Peter to do his work for free.
Of course, Peter was grateful that Nick Fury had told him about his parents, so he didn't have any ill feelings towards Nick Fury. The only reason he wanted them to leave was that it was almost time for Uncle Ben and Aunt May to return.
"When Benny gets back, I'll talk to him. If we find any information related to Hydra, we can share it with you," Peter said.
Unbeknownst to Nick Fury, who was completely unaware of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s true nature, he didn't know what he might face next.
He thought that Ben's artificial intelligence system was no worse than Tony Stark's. The guy was even nicknamed "Hacker." If he was willing to help, maybe he could actually find clues about Hydra.
Ben: I guarantee I'll find them, bro!
I'll even take down the whole nest for you!
"In that case, please put in a good word for me with him," Nick said.
"Put in a good word?"
Peter blinked in surprise.
Nick immediately said tactfully, "We had some differences of opinion on certain matters before, which led to some... insignificant little conflicts between us."
Hearing this, Peter nodded:
"Don't worry, Benny is a really good guy."
And so, Nick Fury and Natasha left first. Steve stayed at Peter's house a little longer, expressing how highly he thought of Peter.
"You know, Peter, I think I'm not as good as you."
Steve said with a smile.
"How could that be? You're Captain America!"
Captain America sighed and said, "Just as you said, everyone dreams of saving the world, but not many are willing to focus on the small, insignificant things around them."
His emerald green eyes reflected memories from nearly a century ago.
"Back then, I was solely focused on joining the army and serving my country, wanting to dedicate all my strength to fighting the Nazis. But I overlooked so much more. Like my sickly mother..."
He narrowed his eyes. After a moment of silence, a somber atmosphere filled the air. Peter wanted to say something, but Steve interrupted him.
He looked at Peter earnestly and said:
"Peter, there are many people in this world who want to achieve great things, but only a few are willing to take it step by step, starting with the smallest things. And we both know that the latter is truly great."
"Hang in there, Peter."
"Don't be a successful superhero, be a good person."
He patted Peter's shoulder and left.
Earlier, he had told Nick Fury that perhaps Peter had the same qualifications to lift Thor's Hammer. Now, he was certain that it was undoubtedly the case.
Night.
After the family had dinner, Peter knocked on Ben's door and walked in with the documents Nick Fury had given him that day.
He recounted the entire incident from beginning to end.
Hearing this, Ben said:
"Actually, you could have chosen to join too."
"But I've already joined the Galactic Plumbers!"
Peter's eyes widened.
"So what? The Galactic Plumbers doesn't forbid you from joining a second organization, and you could use it to extract all the Avengers' intel and pass it to me," Ben said while looking at the documents.
Peter: ???
"You're so despicable."
"Thank you for the compliment."
After a while, Ben put down the documents in his hands, pinched his chin, and pondered, "About your parents, I've actually investigated them too..."
"Really?"
Peter was very surprised.
"You never mentioned it to me."
"Because I couldn't find any information. They didn't use the internet for important documents," Ben waved the paper documents in his hand, most of which were even handwritten.
"I didn't expect it to be Hydra."
Hearing this, Peter nodded. Then he heard Ben continue, "What surprised me even more was S.H.I.E.L.D. coming to us, asking to join forces to deal with Hydra."
He let out a cold laugh.
So they're attacking themselves, huh?
Then, Ben immediately made a decision.
"Peter, since Hydra caused your parents' death, we will show them no mercy!"
"You mean..."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. has brought this doom upon themselves!"
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