Chapter Text
Texting
"Talking"
June 2012
Bruce was working to find the Tesseract in silence, trying to find the unique energy readings, somewhere on earth. Though he haven't had much luck yet. The energy he was trying to track was so very unique that he felt out of his depth. Even with his seven PhDs.
He was trying to track the weird glowing thing for the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization or also known as Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Such a lame name. Well, according to his 19 year old nephew it's a lame name. And having met some of the people from this organization, he thinks he agrees with Peter.
S.H.I.E.L.D. thinks that he wasn't aware that people from their organization have been following or keeping an eye on him since running away from America and Ross. But he most definitely did know.
After he ran away he went into hiding, travelling from country to country trying to lose tail of the people who were trying to use him. But he should have known that his nephew Peter would find him. After all the kid is a genius in more ways than one.
Whatever hacking Peter did he managed to contact him after a half a year on the run. When asked how he found him Peter told Bruce that he hacked SHIELD database and found a file on him and his whereabouts. But how Peter knew about SHIELD in the first place, well that's a secret only known to Peter.
All in all he knows about SHIELD. Whenever Peter called he always updated Bruce on SHIELDS' work regarding him.
Bruce knows his nephew and isn't naive enough that Peter only hacked the SHIELD and only read the information regarding Bruce and then left it alone.
No. That's a definite no. Peter probably read every peace of information he could get his hands on. Because of course he did. Bruce swore that one day his curiosity is going to get him hurt or worse killed.
Prime example for reading other files on SHIELDS server is when Peter called Bruce in April in 2011 and started rambling about aliens. Because apparently aliens exist. And some of them can shoot lightning from their hammers. "How cool is that?" Peter had said on the phone.
And isn't that a shocker? But apparently it was his new reality. Among tracking blue cubes that "surprise, surprise" is of alien origins.
Another shocking thing is that Bruce is on some potential superhero list called "Avengers Initiative" that is named after some woman called Carol Danvers who went missing several decades ago.
And apparently Peter is also on that list or at least Spider-man is.
According to Peter his name isn't mentioned on any of the SHIELD files except a mention that Bruce has a nephew. No files about Peter being the Spider-man.
Bruce definitely finds it amusing that SHIELD can uncover all kinds of secrets- big or small- but they haven't managed to find Peters' vigilante identity. Even when he just started going out in his homemade costume. He hopes that it will stay that way.
So here he was working on tracking that damn cube when suddenly his phone pinged.
-Hey Dr.x7 uncle Bruce. how is SHIELD treating you this lovely day?- Because of course Peter knows that he is with SHIELD and smiled fondly at the nickname for him. Before Bruce gained his seventh and last PhD he was Dr.x6 uncle.
-I'm fine. Just working on some project for them. The Other guy is not needed. This time they only wanted those Dr.x7 PhDs.- Bruce responded.
-I don't trust them. The "Avengers Initiative" project may have been shot down but your name is still on the file. among your strengths and weaknesses. Not to mention that bloody prison cell they have built. and it has a description- "it can contain even someone as strong as Hulk". I don't like you being with them. Besides since the exams are over I'm trying to relax for a few days and rescuing you from SHIELD would seriously interfere with my relaxing days.- Peters' text said. even in texts Peter tended to ramble a lot.
-Feeling very loved right now. Can't have you missing your relaxing days. And what did you say about the weaknesses? You only ever mentioned the Other Guys strengths, not weaknesses. What do they have on me, that they consider a weakness?- Bruce texted back.
-Ehh... It's nothing really. Technically, they consider me to be your weakness which is insulting. The files says "... Banner and his nephew are very close and can be used against him..." something like that.-
-WHAT?- Bruce texted him back and took a deep breath. Now was not the time to change into the Other Guy.
The rational part of him knew that Peter could protect himself better than most people. The irrational part of him wanted to lash out at SHIELD for even mentioning his nephew is such context.
-Calm down Uncle Bruce. I'm fine. I can protect myself. You know that. Besides I feel more annoyed and insulted than scared that they called me a weakness in the first place.-
-okay, but don't go out of your way to look for trouble. I worry and so does the Other Guy. You know how fond he is of you. He would probably crack some skulls if someone tried to hurt you.- Bruce texted. -On the other hand ignore the first part of the last text. For a moment I forgot who I texted. You practically live and breathe the word Trouble, so just be careful please.-
-Will do! Good luck with tracking down the Tesseract!- Peter answered.
-I never mentioned what project I did for the SHIELD Pete!-
-Peter?-
-Stop hacking SHIELD servers!-
"Ugh, teenagers", Bruce grumbled under his breath and went back to work.