Chapter 3

Note: I apologize for the delay in the chapter as I was busy with my university assignments and final exams for the past two weeks, hence I couldn't focus on writing the chapters for this fic. Then I had to rewrite this chapter thrice because previously I had included Ben parker in this fic ,like Peter preventing Ben from being killed during the mugging in the first draft and in the second draft Peter was sent back to the time where he hadn't been bitten by the spider yet , informing Ben about all these future events in one single stretch Then I realized that Ben surviving will make it too easy for Peter in defeating Thanos and it will also drastically change the future events in this fic ,besides Peter is going to have lot of mentor/father figures in this fic so adding ben will be an overkill. And also, mcu hasn't given much info about Ben parker so I didn't want to mix comics Ben with mcu, since I felt that I wouldn't be able to work it out. And Now I'm done with all my other works. You guys can expect regular updates in this story. I thank you guys for the reviews, bookmarks and favorites. Constructive criticism and reviews are always welcome.

Peter heard a faint knock on his door followed by the familiar voice of his aunt asking

" Are you awake Pete? Can I come in?"

Peter could sense that she was really sad for some reason from the way she spoke, which put him on his guard immediately since he didn't get the chance to find out when exactly he has been sent back. He cautiously replied "Yeah I'm still awake May, so you can enter". When his aunt entered his room, Peter noticed that her eyes were bloodshot as if she was crying for days and her body language screamed despair and agony. The only time he had seen his aunt in this state was during the weeks after his uncle was killed. He hoped that this wasn't that week but the moment his aunt sat beside him and placed her arm around his shoulder he understood that it was indeed that dreadful week. He could feel comforting and apologetic emotions flowing through his bond with the infinity stones. He felt this comforting and he was bit happy that the infinity stones were concerned about him.

Even though he had felt the pain of losing his uncle before it, still experiencing it once again made the situation even worse than before. Tears started welling up in his eyes subconsciously. He had made peace with himself about his uncles' death but the old guilt was gnawing its way across his chest. He didn't notice his aunt pulling him closer to her so that his head was resting on her shoulder. Then she started speaking

" Peter I understand that you are feeling guilty about what happened to Ben ,but it's not your fault, there was nothing you could have done to prevent it unless you had risked your life which would have made it worse for me ,for Ben if he had survived and you did not .Ben wouldn't have wanted you to be like this .Trust me when I say this ,we consider you like our own son ,we took you in because we loved you like our child even before your parent's demise . I know that you are hiding something, ever since your uncle died you have been leaving home at night and you come back with bruises. I am not going to ask you tell me what it is. I trust you Pete so whenever you feel like you can talk about it, tell me what it is. Don't ever think that I would hate you no matter what it is."

Peter wanted to interrupt his aunt and tell her that he is partially guilty and responsible for his uncles death .But the way she spoke made him not to interrupt her .To his shock that she had noticed about his bruises and him being absent in his home during night made him rethink about what had happened when he being spider man was discovered by his aunt by accident after the homecoming fiasco. His aunt was initially surprised but that was replaced by fear, pride, anger and ended in disappointment. Surprised that he was able to get away with this secret so long, feared for his safety, Angry for unnecessarily involving himself in a fight with other experienced heroes which might have killed him or permanently injured him just because Tony Stark asked him to do so which isn't his problem at all.

The only thing which he couldn't face at that time was the look of disappointment from his aunt. Disappointed that he didn't trust her enough to tell about his powers and his vigilante activities, that he trusted Tony Stark more than her, and that she wouldn't hate him for what happened to Ben .May didn't speak to him for two whole days because she had started doubting her parenting skills .She had assumed that she had done something really bad ,for him not to trust her with his secret ,then he somehow managed to convince her that there wasn't anything wrong with her parenting skills and she had done anything wrong ,it was just his guilt and need to protect her from danger .She was still unconvinced but somehow things became normal .Peter didn't want to face that look of disappointment from her again ,he didn't want to put her through that again .So he decided tell his aunt everything from being spider man to the time travel .He didn't want to keep any secret from his aunt ,not after what she had said moment ago. He could sense approval from the stones for deciding to share his secret with his aunt especially from the soul stone and mind stone through the bond and the time stone was apologetic was bringing back to the time where he had suffered the most. Peter wasn't angry or upset though, it's because of sent to this exact time that he is going to tell his aunt everything.

Peter took a deep breath ,then he looked at his aunt and said "May I would like tell you a lot of things ,like why I am coming home with bruises ,about me missing during the night but not now ,tomorrow I will tell you everything ,please give me some time ,tomorrow after you come from your work ill tell you everything ".

May just nodded "Pete take your time, like I said you don't have to force yourself. But no matter what, I will be there for you and nothing is going to change between us. You might find this hard to believe, but trust me when I say this ben and I took you in not because of duty but because we started loving you as our son even before your parent's death, so there is nothing to be afraid of. And it would be best if you skip the classes tomorrow since you look too exhausted, since its Friday I'm sure you won't miss much lessons in the classes tomorrow.".

May had left his room after sometime asking to get some sleep but not before giving a tight hug. Peter was relieved that he had this conversation with his aunt. It gave him a satisfaction and comfort that he has the support and care of his aunt. The only concern he is having right now is how to explain about the time travel, thanos and the snap without freaking her out. He being masked vigilante and having superpowers, he can manage it by showing her his powers but the time travel is another issue. Soul stone did say that he was granted certain abilities from all the infinity stones in their respective fields .So he might be able to use the ability provided by the mind stone to project his memories into her mind .Before that he need to contact the stones through the bond as soon as possible to ask if it is ok for May to know about the future events and also learn about how to use the abilities granted to him .

Peter just closed his eyes and focused on the weird sensation on his mind which he had assumed as the bond or the connection between him and the stones .Its like as if he knew what he was doing .Within few minutes he was able to sense the presence of the infinity stones in his mind ,followed by the familiar voice of soul stone

"Hello young one, we all heard the conversation between you and your mother figure, and we wholeheartedly approve your decision of sharing the truth with her. We are happy that you have got the answer for the issue which has been troubling you for the past few years of your life. We couldn't find any bad intentions or malice from her, by sharing the truth you are going to have someone on your side who can support you emotionally if things go wrong .Even with all our gifts ,the path ahead of you is really tough .And we are really sorry for sending you at this time, for making you go through the same pain and suffering of losing your uncle again. Even though we planned and worked this together, Time stone feels that it is solely responsible for your situation since Time stone was the one who sent you back in time using its power. Contrary to proper belief we infinity stones cannot control completely control all the aspects, even we have our limits."

Peter simply shrugged and said

"I was sad initially but I understand mistakes happen besides I'm assuming that this is first time you guys have chosen someone and have sent them back in time like this, so everything is fine now. I'm actually happy that I got another chance to right the wrongs in my life and as well as to protect the world from the upcoming decimation. In fact, me being sent back to this time is really good since I can do a lot of things like prevent the avengers from splitting up and prevent the passing of the accords. I believe the split was one of the reasons why Thanos won, no one was prepared for him. Tony told me that accords was one of the major reasons for the infighting among the avengers. The other reason was the issue of Bucky Barnes, if I could somehow convince both Tony and Captain America to resolve that problem peacefully then world will be able to face Thanos ..So far I can detect changes in my physical abilities which is due to the power stone but I have no idea about abilities granted by time stone and mind stone .So can you help me how to use these abilities?"

He didn't get a verbal answer instead he could feel the information about the abilities being passed into his mind through the bond he has been sharing with infinity stones especially the ones from the mind and time stone. It's as if the abilities of mind and time stone complement each other .Understanding the ability of mind stone will help him learning the ability of the time stone without much difficulty .Peter was overwhelmed by the amount of information being transferred into his mind .The information with which he can use the abilities all most subconsciously. After an hour or two the transferring of the information stopped along with the overwhelming feeling ,during this time he just closed his eyes and focused on the comforting sensations which were coming through the bond especially from the time stone and mind stone ,since they noticed the strain on his mind and tried to relieve it .Even though it didn't make a difference much still peter welcomed it .

Even though Peter was extremely exhausted both physically and mentally. HE decided to practice the abilities at least a bit so that he will get the hang of using it. He would be lying if he said that he wasn't excited that he was going to do magic especially recollecting memories and projecting them into other people's mind and viewing the events of the past and future, which are the few psychic abilities he can perform thanks to the mind stone and time stone. Magic was something he never believed until he saw using his abilities and skills in Titan .If someone had told him an year ago that he would be chosen by six mystic stones ,travel back in time ,gain psychic abilities to prevent a mass murdering maniac from collecting the said stones so that he wouldn't erase half of the universe ,he would have laughed at them and would have politely said that they have a very vivid imagination. But the jokes on him now, here he is in the middle of the night trying to project his memories subtly into his aunt's mind and failing miserably. He could sense an emotion similar to "I told you so" from the mind stone, Peter simply rolled his eyes and stuck his tongue out in a childish manner. After an hour he did manage to project one of his most cherished memories winning the academic decathlon and celebrating it along with ned and mj.

Peter initially felt really bad about testing his abilities on his aunt, he was concerned that he might harm her by mistake but after multiple assurances form the mind stone and soul stone, he reluctantly tried it. The guilty feeling was replaced by wonder and elatement the moment he successfully projected his memories into his aunt's mind, it was like he was reliving the memory again through his aunts dream but the only difference is he can sense her emotions. Even though it was a dream for his aunt she still felt proud of him which made him really happy. As the memory was really short, it took only three minutes for it to end.

All though he was exhausted yet he decided to try the abilities of time stone one last time before sleeping ,compared to the psychic abilities of mind stone ,the ability gifted by the time stone was a piece of cake .Since the technique is almost similar to that of projecting his memory ,he was confident that he can succeed in the first attempt. He always wanted to know more about his childhood and also about his parents, whenever he asked about their work or their friends ,his uncle and aunt would change the subject, he assumed that it was a painful subject for them so he didn't pry much .But now he has ability from the time stone ,maybe he can just get a glimpse of their life before their untimely death. And besides this is a perfect way to test his powers without complicating anything. He focused his mind just like he did for projecting his memories but this time he directs his mind on events related to his parents Mary and Richard Parker around 14 years ago .He felt as if he was moving really fast ,even though he was lying on his bed the whole time, this sensation is almost similar to that of time travelling sensation. Then all of sudden he found himself in the middle of a room, in which three people were having a discussion, funny thing though no one has noticed his presence which means that he is indeed looking at the events in the past related to his parents. Observing the people in the room, he was able to recognize his parents barely due to them being younger than what he had seen in his aunt's photo album. The third person in the room ,an African American man of age approximately 40 with an eye patch on his right eye whom he hadn't seen in any of the photos .But from the body language of all the three occupants in the room ,it seems that the man with eye patch was an authorative figure and was well respected by both his parents. The man was wearing a black leather jacket which had an outstretched eagle symbol with the world shield etched beneath it.

Peter could only hear snippets of the conversation like all their information will be completely removed from their database and they won't be joining the duty for four years ,whether his dad and mom are ok with his mom and him taking the parker name and whether his mom will change her mind about not telling this important information from "him" ,his dad assuring the African American guy whose name was Fury when he addressed him as director Fury that only may and ben knew this secret about Peter and they will take it to their graves .The body language between his parents were off its as if they are just friends , unlike couples ,the entire situation was really weird as if he was missing something really important. And all of a sudden everything went blank, few seconds later he was back in his room, seems exhaustion has caught up to him. He was too tired to do anything about the conversation, his final thoughts before sleeping were "what was the secret about him? Who is that him that his mom was hiding the information from and what information was it?who was that fury guy and what exactly is shield? Why did his dad say that he is fine with his mom and him taking the parker name? Is his dad really his dad?"

In a different part of the city, more appropriate to say in the Avengers tower, their new member Vison an android was experiencing pain and discomfort due to the mind stone on his forehead. The stone was glowing brighter than usual and in spite of him technically being its wielder, he still couldn't understand the extent of its power or how it can be used .This reaction from the stone was highly unusual ,it looked like it was resonating in a specific wavelength which he couldn't comprehend and then all of a sudden the stone became normal .Hence according to the protocol he informed the avengers immediately .Tony and Captain Rogers were concerned about the stone's activity and after having a conversation with ,Tony informed him that he would like to study the stone tomorrow regarding its weird behavior and if possible there might be a way to remove the stone without harming him .He obviously accepted since he knew how dangerous the stone is and its past history of being associated with threats .Only after giving Tony his consent he realized that he had promised to help the Maximoff girl in controlling her power. He informed her about the situation and apologized formally for not being there to help her tomorrow. She simply shrugged and accepted his apology; he was relieved that she didn't make a fuss about it and was surprisingly mature.

In a different place known as The Kamar Taj located somewhere in one of the mountains of Nepal hidden from the plain sight of normal humans only visible to people with magical talents, where the wielder of the time stone and current sorcerer supreme known as the ancient one was observing the Time stone for past few hours. She had sensed tremendous magic being casted and change in time line as if some one or something had travelled through time. The time stone was glowing brightly and resonating in an abnormal pattern, the only other this had happened was during the battle of New York where the time stone had contacted its counterparts the mind stone and the space stone which were involved in the battle too. Meaning that time stone along with other infinity stones were working together on something or someone. Unlike other people who wielded the infinity stones before, she knew that the stones are sentiment and they have huge sense of moral. Using the time stone to find out the change in timeline would be futile because based on the emotions emitting from the time stone, whoever the person is has earned the trust and affection of the time stones and probably other infinity stone stones too. And she respected the wishes of time stone by not using it to find the identity of the person who had managed to gain the trust of all the stones , if it wants her to know about this person then it will definitely let her know .But still she was bit curious and interested to know about this person, hence she decided to look into this issue further again by using magic other than that of the time stone .

Please let me know how you guys feel about this chapter. And most of you wanted Wanda as the paring for peter ,I will wait for till the next chapter before finalizing the pairing but as of now Wanda is in the lead .And I will be replying for all your reviews in the next chapter .I have started writing the next chapter but im not sure when i will upload since i have to make sure that there isnt any discontinuity or confusion inbetween the upcoming chapters