As stated, Nico Minoru formed a team with other teenagers to stop their supervillain parents. The team's name is Runaways, ...
During this battle, Peter stands up for a fellow student who, instead of the familiar guy-in-the-chair, Ned Leeds, Nico Minoru (Grace Song), becomes Peter’s best friend in this series.
Vasquez-Eberhardt teased, “What if things jagged one way or another with the Multiverse ... altering Peter’s relationships and introducing Nico Minoru as his new confidant.