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Tweak says, "let's dance"

Tony was still walking on cloud nine after his wedding and subsequent weekend alone with Pepper, but Monday was a special day he wouldn’t miss for anything. It was Morgan’s birthday, a day he’d never take for granted. He couldn’t wait for the school day to end so that his family could celebrate together. However, breakfast was barely over when he logged onto the network and saw Peter’s best friend arrived in Goodland. Tony knew Peter tried to be strong for everyone else, but he knew the kid had to miss his best friend. How much had Tony missed Rhodey? How much did he still miss Bruce and Happy? Sometimes people just needed a best friend.

Tony could tell why Ned and Peter were friends the minute he and Ned started typing together; furthermore, there was no way Tony would leave the kid to figure Goodland out on his own. Peter was in school, but Tony would take care of the kid’s best friend until Peter could step in.

Ned said he was nearing the apartments so Tony agreed to meet him in the lobby. He vaguely knew what Ned looked like from when Peter showed him photos and from when he watched their matches, but he’d never met him. Still, it wasn’t hard to pick out a new kid in Ostrich’s Villa, especially when most were in school.

“Ned?” He asked. “I’m Tony.”