Time rewound a little, back to when Peter had followed Steve to destroy a Hydra base.
After Schiller took over Hydra's operations, the Avengers' missions began to go less smoothly. Peter felt a little discouraged, so he called Schiller, hoping to get some comfort from him.
He understood all the reasoning Steve had given him, but some feelings of disappointment were always hard to shake. Peter had stayed at Schiller's psychiatric clinic for a while before, and during that time, he could consult Schiller directly about any emotional problems he experienced.
He felt that had been the most emotionally stable period of his life. It had felt wonderful, so even after leaving, Peter still missed those days.
"Uncle Ben often told me that failure was normal in the adult world. You might have to go through many failures before succeeding even once."
"I understand what the Captain means too. Even studying and taking exams takes an entire semester, let alone dealing with an espionage organization as powerful as Hydra."
"But our operations used to go pretty smoothly. We caught a lot of Hydra agents and avenged those poor victims."
"I was really happy then, but recently, I've seen even more disgusting and horrifying experiments in Hydra bases, yet I can't catch the people responsible right away..."
"Whenever I think about the pain those victims went through, I feel like I can barely breathe. And when I think those evil people might go on to threaten others, it feels even worse."
Peter sighed into the phone. On the other end, Schiller asked, "Where are you right now? At the Avengers base?"
"That's right. They're outside discussing tactics, and I'm calling from the Lounge. I'm a little worried they'll hear me and think I'm..."
"Your base should be underground, right? You'd better