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“Should I be jealous that you’ve picked up another spider, sir?”
Fury smiled before turning to face Agent Romanoff, unsurprised at her presence in his office. “Of course not. You know you’re my favorite.”
Romanoff’s lips twitched, but her tone was serious. “You sure he’s ready for this? For us?”
“He’s older than you were when you started.”
“Yes, but he’s a hero, sir. With all due respect, we are not heroes.” She sighed. “I’m still not sure how I feel about this whole ‘training heroes’ thing.”
Fury’s eye narrowed. “Like it or not, Romanoff, the Avengers aren’t going to be around forever. We need to make sure we have another generation of heroes to take their place. Not a bunch of hormone-addled teenagers wreaking havoc. Leaving kids like Peter Parker unsupervised, undisciplined, could run the risk of them turning into supervillains someday.”
Romanoff raised an eyebrow. “Have a little faith, sir. I think those kids will surprise you—Parker especially.”
Fury snorted. “You just like him because of the name.”
Romanoff’s lips twitched again. “We spiders do have to stick together, sir.”