Aboard Ebony Maw's spaceship.
Tony was discussing moving the battlefield to Titan with Doctor Strange.
The tragedy of the last Battle of New York was still vivid in their minds.
Rather than destroy their own home, they might as well launch a surprise attack on Thanos' homeworld.
The two adults discussed their plans, while the kids talked about becoming Avengers.
"When did you become an Avenger, Sean?"
Peter could hardly believe his good friend had become an Avenger before he had.
Shang-Chi pulled off his hideously ugly mask. "Just a few weeks ago."
"I was teaching a thief a lesson when Mr. Stark came to my apartment."
"Wait, you're not an Avenger yet?" Shang-Chi asked in surprise, as if he had just discovered something. "I thought you already were."
"Uh..." Peter stumbled over his words. He still wasn't mature enough.
He had no idea that he had nearly become an Avenger last time, but he had thought himself clever and assumed it was a test from Tony, so he had turned it down.
"All right, I'm not one yet."
"Kid."
Tony called out to Peter, who didn't react in time.
Then Tony walked over and, like a queen knighting someone, made a show of tapping Peter's shoulders with his hand in place of a sword. "From now on, you're an Avenger."
The joy came so suddenly that Peter couldn't even process it.
His mouth fell open, and Shang-Chi congratulated him. "You're an Avenger now. Ned's going to be so happy when he finds out."
Of the three friends, Ned was the only one who wasn't a superhero yet.
But neither of them would look down on him for that.
"Mr. Stark, what do we do now?" The moment Peter became an Avenger, he was eager to prove himself.
Tony told