Ow. Older and more experienced. And an athlete to boot! Next to his own sort-of daughter, Peter was starting to feel like a total amateur. It was getting clearer and clearer to him why the Ultimates didn't think he was ready. It stung a little, of course. But it wasn't like there was much Peter could do about any of it.

"You've been at this longer than I have, then." And longer than he ever will, really. "Did I- uh, your dad train you up or something?"