We rushed in to our classes, and then the first half of school went by smoothly for me, then we all headed to lunch. I sat on my seat, then a moment later, Jean slid into the spot she was at yesterday, and took a look at my face, and said "Had a good night, didn't you?"
"I thought I hid the signs on my face." I said "But clearly, what Talia taught me wasn't good enough against you, for whatever reason."
"I didn't know it through your expression." She said "Yesterday, you and her were talking about stamina, and sparring, and soft, and hard, and at PE today, she had the slightest limp ever. The only reason I saw it was because I was looking for it. But that isn't the only thing I found out."
"What else did you find out?" I asked.
"So, here." She said, as if it was something important. "I'm a mutant, and I have powers. And she was broadcasting, basically mentally screaming about the good night she had with her Spider."
"Your powers have already awakened here?" I asked, surprised.
"That's not what I'm focusing on." She said "Did you just invite me to your table, because you knew I had powers?"
"Jean," I said, stretching my hand towards her, "touch my hand, I will give you some information, tell you something."
She did, and I spent several seconds giving her the knowledge of me, and what I was, and why I did it. "Ok." She said.
"I honestly didn't bring you to our table because of your powers." I said, as the others made their way to the table, and looked at us in confusion. "I brought you, because you're family, and remember, I have family to protect, and I will protect them. I brought you, because I thought your powers didn't awaken yet, and I wanted you to trust me before Charles manipulated you, so I could keep you safe. That's all I wanted, honestly."
"I get it." She said "You just wanted to keep me safe, I get it, and I'm thankful for that. I thought you just wanted me for my powers, and I felt violated."
"Birdie." I said "I would never do that, I could never do that. I make allies for their power, and I make friends, because I like them. I am sorry I made you think that, I should have seen this coming, and I should have cleared this up beforehand."
"So, how filled up is your house?" She asked. "Oh, and how was last night?"
"My house is filled nearly to the brim, but more people are always welcome. And last night, I think it was a day for me, I'm not sure, I went to another planet, and lived a millennia."
"Peter." Gwen said "How about you tell us the story from the beginning, like from when you died? That's where we lost track of what was going on."
"I can do that." I said "But how about we do this after school, at my place? What we're talking about has a lot of gore, and I can't eat at the same time, it was a lot."
"Ok." Liz said "But is Jean coming too? Apparently she knows your secret."
"If she wants to come, then she can." I turned to face her. "You want to come, Birdie? There'll be several more mutants, and like a whole bunch of mutates."
"Two things." She said "Birdie? And what's the difference between a mutant and a mutate?"
"Birdie," I said "is a reference to something that will happen to you, I'm almost one hundred percent sure it will happen, and that's why I brought you to our table, I wanted to be near you when The Phoenix awakened, and I wanted to make sure you stayed safe, and the Shi'ar Empire, or The Kree, didn't attack you, or even if they did, that I would keep you from having to maul them, I was willing to maul them instead. And a mutant, is a race of people that are born with the power, while a mutate, is someone out of the race of people, who gained s the power, through some sort of something. So, Captain America is a mutate, while you are a mutant. There are others too, like the Inhumans, if you come to my place you'll meet one, but I think she's... Temporarily disabled." At that, Tess started laughing, and I said "Remember, we said no laughing, I fulfilled my promise, I went to the beginning of times, and I came back. Respect that, and control yourself. Laugh if you want, but don't say anything."
"You went to the Beginning Of Times?" Gwen, Liz, Ned, Betty, and Jean all asked at the same time.
"Yeah!" Tess said for me. "He saved the universe, and died, and -"
I slapped my hand onto her mouth, and said "No spoilers. I will tell my glorious story, that covers all time, with proper gusto, and you won't talk anything, about anything."
She nodded her head, and said "If I said it, you could totally just undo it, right? And do some crazy shit, I don't even know how much more powerful you are."
I was about to respond, when I saw The One Above All mopping the floor. "I have someone to talk to." I said, and got up.
They all protested slightly, but I ignored them, and I walked up to The One Above All, and said "You're welcome."
"You did it all, that fast, and you're back!?" He said in surprise, then shook his head. "I knew you were greater than me, Legend."
"I collected the blood of several of the ones who nearly killed you, Stan. I would say that I am stronger than you, in some aspects."
"Yes, you are." He said "I thank you for saving me multiple times that day, and I will forever be in debt to you, me and the universe."
"You know who brought me here, don't you?" I asked, and he nodded. "I don't want to call in the debt just yet, but one day, I just might. You're welcome."
I turned around, and went back to my table before he could give a proper response, but I heard him say "He was the same before he saved me, he was the same when he saved me, and he is the same, after he saved me. The One Truly Above All, I applaud you."
I sat down with a smirk at what he said, and Tess said "You had that information in your grasp!"
"I won't tax him with giving me information that will cost him his life, Tess." I said "I know how people like The Shadow think, and I'm not about to risk a tantrum that kills my people."
She realized the truth in what I said, and she relaxed, and said "He was right, you are The One Truly Above All."
"I'm many things, Tess." I said "We can go into the long discussion of which name properly covers all my bases, but I won't. Now, in eight seconds, the bell will ring."
Sure enough, the bell rang. "How do you know that?" Liz asked, getting up from where she was sitting.
"Familiarity, with one's self, with one's powers, with one's magic, with one's artifacts, does that to you." I said cryptically.
"When did you gain such a wise, and old, and powerful side? You're doing this as if it's normal, what happened yesterday?" Gwen asked.
"I became The Ghost, and I lived through time and space, becoming a new person, within the same old person." I said, not letting them get the answers they were fishing for.
"Guys, he won't give you an answer, admit it." Betty said "His new side is quite interesting, and I wish to know what happened, and he will tell us in his own time."
"Fiiine." They all grumbled, and we headed to class.
After class, they all piled into my car, squishing in the back, and Jean called shotgun before anyone even came to the car, sitting in the seat like it was hers, savage. I drove home fast, but not roughly, or like I was in a rush, simply as if I just wanted to go fast.
We arrived at our house, and I said "Don't faint at the amount, and diversity, of people in the room, please."
I knocked the door, and then opened the door, and said "We're home, everyone! And we've got guests! So behave yourselves, and Clint, don't think about grass skirts! No one wants to see your boner!"
"That's totally the type of thing you would say when you have guests over." Natasha said, crawling on the ceiling, coming up to us. She dropped in front of me, and hugged me, and kissed me on the cheek, then said "Crystal's still sleeping, and Cindy just woke up. I was lucky to wake up, and Death was laughing at us."
"She had millennia of practice over you guys, of course she was laughing at you guys!" I said, laughing lightly myself.
"Don't laugh!" Nat said, easing herself into my arms. "It's not funny! How powerful are you these days?"
"I still have to find my limits, Talia." I said "What're Tarts and Sexi doing? I can hear them sitting in a room, in intense- oh my god they're playing Monopoly!"
"The ultimate game to make siblings hate each other, perfect." Tess said "Just two or three days after they met, you're letting your kids fight each other."
"Hey!" I said "This game will actually be interesting! Tarts has experience over her, but Sexi can see all the possibilities!"
"Since when did you have another kid?" Ned asked "I thought you only had Sexi, when did you get another one, what happened last night?"
"Let's sit down on the couches." I said, and led them there, when I saw Cindy, sitting on the couch with a blanket over her, eating some chips. "You're not still naked, right?"
"I didn't have enough energy to make myself some clothes, so yes, I am." She said "We're doing that again."
"After we beat the fuck out of the Inheritors." I said, sitting next to her, and pulling her into me. She cuddled, then said "So I'm a queen now, right?"
"I don't see a throne anywhere near, but if there was, then you would be the queen." I said "But don't ask for a throne, I don't want that, not yet."
Then Julia appeared in the room in her red dust, or whatever, and said "Peter, The Inheritors have sensed your energy, and they plan on attacking us, and other universes, in five hours."
I gave the slightest nod, then said "Thank you for telling me, Madame Web. Is there anything you believe I should know before we get ready for the fight?"
"The army you have is strong, but it is not strong enough." She said "I believe you know that, but I advise that you call in your debts, and bring in your allies lieutenants, and armies."
"You're suggesting that I bring a whole lot of pawns, Julia." I said "I don't operate like that, and neither do you, and we both know that. I will recruit other Spider totems, from the multiverse."
She bowed her head, then said "While I may not operate like that, Your Highness, I know that we may need that, but what you suggest should work."
I nodded, then said "Thank you, Julia. I will handpick our soldiers, give me fifteen minutes, and I will go, then I will come back with an army."
"As you wish, Your Highness." She said, then disappeared, teleporting away.
"I swear," I said "she calls me Your Highness just to peeve me off, while she's being so serious! She thinks I can't see her smirk, or something! But ignoring my lieutenant/advisor/other stuff, I have a story to tell."
"Before you regale your tale of glory throughout all time," Talia said "what will you call your planet? Please don't call it something simple as Utopia."
"I would never!" I exclaimed "I don't have a name, not yet, but I was thinking the Planetary Web, but that's corny, so I don't know."
"You made it!?" Cindy asked, surprised "No wonder it was so beautiful! The coral, the fish, and I totally want to ride those dolphins one day!"
"So the jungle wasn't beautiful?" I asked, in mock sadness. "I made all the most beautiful animals and birds, and even the bugs!"
"That spider!" Nat said "It was blue, and had red legs, and was glowing blue on lines on its legs! That was so cool! How long ago did you make the planet?"
"It was in the early 1800's" I said "I was bored, and I wanted to waste my time, so I made a solar system, it took me all of three seconds, but I spent the next two hours on the details."
"Yo, what?" Ned said "Can you just explain, instead of talking about crazy shit that I'm not sure what to think about!"
"Ok, fine." I said "But you'll totally love the planet I made for you, it has tech that is billions of years ahead of what you have, no joke."
He blinked at me three times, then said "Dude. Just. Fricking. Tell. Us. What. Happened. To. You. Yesterday."
"Oh, right!" I said. "So, y'all remember the talk about me being the Legend Of The Beginning Of Times?"
"Let me guess," Liz said "turns out those legends are true, and you fulfilled your destiny, or something."
"Let me explain!" I said "So, yes. The Legends, were true, but the thing is, I didn't want past me to be prepared for what was coming, he had to do it in the spur of the moment. So, when it so happened that Thanos said that he would send me to the Beginning Of Times, I thought it would be him, and started making plans for such an eventuality, when in reality, I would nearly die fighting Morlun, and would be left without my legs, merely a torso and a head, laying on the concrete. Then when I was there, I realized my plans, and so I used the last of my mortal strength to take Morlun out, then I went back in time, after ensuring Talia's safety, and landed in the Beginning. I didn't reveal any of my other names, I just used Legend, and collected the blood of a Celestial that I will meet again in the future, and started fighting The Evil Gods Of The Beginning Of Times, fighting for my life, alongside many others, against many others, there were about billions, on each side, and I was the leader of the good side. Every time I saw someone who's powers I could use, I collected their blood, and eventually, became one of the strongest there were, there were only three that matched, or was close to my power, and the janitor was one of them. He's not really a janitor, but that's his way of getting close to me, for now, I think. But the evil guy who matched my power, he was Knull, and he killed me, but right before he killed me, I used a spell on him,making him weaker, but I let him kill me, it was my destiny. This war, had lasted billions of years, or more, and was in a very large space, over billions of square lightyears. With my death, the war was over, almost all of the evil gods were killed, the only one left was Knull, and he just killed me, making him the most powerful man in the field, and no one dared to attack. But what no one knew, is that while I may have died, it was what I wanted, and I didn't truly die, but I still kissed Death. Then several millennia later, me and Death had Tarts, and then a few millennia after that, Earth came into existence, and I had fun watching the dinosaurs, then they left, and humans took their place, and then before I knew it, it was stuff I already knew about, the fall of the Roman Empire, and stuff. So I started getting bored, and I made a solar system, tailored to my future needs. Now, you'll meet my oldest son. Tarts!"
"What do you want, Dad?" Sexi called "We're in a very intense game of Monopoly! Don't disturb us! If you want, you can watch, but no advice! You're older than Cherry Face by a few million!"
"Cherry Face?" I asked, surprised, but amused. "What type of a nickname is that, for your own brother?"
"She decided that since Cherries were tart," Tartarus said "and since you and Mom called me Tarts, it would be a good slur for me."
"What is the problem with that?" Sexi said "His face is so white, when he blushes, he gets as red as a cherry, and his future girl will looove it."
"Stop trying to pinch my cheeks!" Tartarus said "You're disrespecting your older brother, how dare you!"
"Half-brother!" Sexi said "And last I checked, I was brought into Dad's life earlier than you, so in his eyes, I'm older!"
"I'm several billion years older than you, you Karen!" Ooh, Tarts just did that! "You're just an old white lady, who thinks she can tell people what to do!"
I heard Sexi pounce at him, and then she said "You're not even fricking alive! What shit do you think you can tell me, you ghost?"
"I am alive!" Tarts said "I'm the product of life and death, so I'm both, and neither! You claim to be the smartest soul alive, but you're just an over glorified computer!"
"Says the person who is so old, he's practically crawling! You can't even run as fast as Dad, and he's older than you, you virgin millennial!" This was clearly not their first time at this.
"That's because I inherited Dad's control!" Tarts said "You don't have none of it, you be watching the club cams all the time, you horny baby!"
"Guys!" I called out, nearly laughing. "While your roasting match is very entertaining, get over here, we've got some guests!"
"Some more step moms of mine?" Tartarus asked "I'm coming!"
I facepalmed. "He totally got that from you, Tess." Tarts came down the hallway, and I said "Guys, this is my son, Tartarus. He is very handsome, he got that from me, and his mom, we're the hottest people from the Beginning Of Times."
"And he still didn't fuck once, even with his Cherry Face." Sexi said, jumping onto his back, then pinching his cheeks, making them red. "There's my baby bro's Cherry Face!" She said
"Stop it, Sexi!" Tarts said, trying to throw her off. "We're supposed to behave! You didn't even need to destroy our Monopoly game, you white bitch!"
"Shut the fuck up, Deadweight!" Sexi said "Stop your grim whining, and get me a nephew, or niece, you small peen!"
"Kids!" I said. Immediately they stopped, but Sexi was still hanging on Tarts' back. "How many times have you done this before?"
"What, her calling me a small peen?" Tarts asked. "She doesn't realize that since I got your Celestial powers, my dick can be as big as I want."
"Well, that's a part of what I was asking you." I said, shaking my head amusedly. "What I wanted to know, was how many times have you had sibling roasting matches?"
Sexi and Tarts both blinked at me, then they both looked at each other, then looked at me, and they both asked "That's called a sibling roasting match?"
I started laughing, then said "Go along, clean up the mess you made in the room with your tussles," I pointed a finger at them. "But no powers, do it the old-fashioned way."
They both groaned, then Sexi kicked him in the balls, and he groaned, and she said "Stop crying, you virgin millennial. This is your fault." She started walking back to the game room.
He followed her, saying "How was it my fault? You literally pounced at me like ten times! I only pounced at you three times! And you're the one who destroyed the board!"
They both were arguing with each other, as they entered the room, and started cleaning up. "They'll be all right." I said, laughing.
"No, we're not!" They both screamed from the room. I started laughing even more, and said "Yeah, sure. Say what you want, kids, but the Legend knows all, sees all, before they happen."
"Was he always like this with you?" Sexi asked Tarts.
"Yeah, some weird voodoo shit he says for the jokes every now and then, was what I thought of it, honestly." Tarts said "What about you? Was he like that with you, or did you have a normal dad? If you did, I feel sorry for you."
"Cherry Face, I'm like only a couple of weeks old. I couldn't have had a normal dad, you dumbfuck. But yeah, he was always like this, but you couldn't have known, Baby Boy."
I looked at everyone, ignoring the kids, and said "Any questions, comments, concerns, clarifications, suggestions, confusions, you have, that I may alleviate?"
"Yes." Jean said "So while I know, my powers helped me know, no one else here does, so, what happened last night?"
Cindy looked confused, then said "It was only one night? I thought it was longer. But everyone here knows, other than Liz, Gwen, Ned, and Betty. Hey y'all by the way, I've been... Busy."
"Where have you been?" Liz asked. "How about you tell us the full story, Peter. You're really good at that, don't leave the part about why Cindy is naked, and in your arms."
"You're still naked?" Nat asked. "How are your instincts not... Y'know, giving y'all a crazy libido? I saw you two last night, you guys had it bad."
"You didn't just see," Cindy shot back "you were a part of it too, you had it just as bad. And I don't know, but I don't care."
"You know who had it worst?" Talia asked "Death, she was just going at it, like there was no tomorrow, she didn't even pause."
Death appeared, then said "That's what happens when you've been separated from your lover for a couple decades, when you've been with him for millennia, mortals."
"What I don't understand," Nat said "is how you can just call us mortals, and we just take it in stride, knowing it's just a joke."
"Because I'm chill like that." Death said, then added, "And it was longer than a night, Peter used the time stone, it was actually about two days."
"How did you know?" I asked, then I realized, then said "Ohhh, you realized because way more people die in that long, so you realized."
She sat on my lap, then said "Nail on, Legend. You didn't have time on your side like usual, so you made time work for you, smart man."
"Reaper, I have to go recruit other Spider totems, sorry." I said "Can you please get off of my lap, I have to go?"
"Last I checked," she said "you still had to explain last night's events to your two, or three, not sure there, two or three other lovers, and your two friends, last night, so I'm here till you're done."
"You're technically in my spot, Death." Cindy said "I'm The Bride, also known as The Spider Queen, according to Ezekiel. That should be my spot."
"I'm not moving, mortal, and you can't make me." Death said "Wait till I leave, you don't even have enough energy to move, probably."
"You had him since the beginning!" Cindy protested. "Be a little nice to little mortal me, and give me some space, please?"
Death turned to glare at Cindy, but Cindy already had puppy eyes out, and Death tried glaring, but after several moments, she said "Fine, mortal." And made space for Cindy, who took it eagerly.
"Ah, shit." Cindy said as she got on. "You're making me a portal to bed tonight, I don't think I'm going to be ready to walk again yet."
"The story, please, Peter?" Ned asked "Like, last time I saw you, you were going to fight Captain America, and call him out, then, next time I see you, you're immortal! And you lost your v card!"
"I just told you the story!" I said, indignant. "I just explained everything! I lost my v card to Reaper here, and I told you how I'm immortal!"
"Yeah, but you didn't tell them about last night now, did you?" Jean said smirking. "I think they want to know how you have an Asian chick in your arms, claiming to be your queen, and who that red girl is, and what the war will be about?"
"Guess we're starting at last night, when I appeared in the living room, back to life." I said "So we started chilling, more or less," the others all filed into the room, wanting to hear my story, while they were parts of it, but everyone enjoyed the tones of my storytelling, I was a pro, not a natural, but a pro. "And then all of a sudden, Julia appeared, and she informed me of something I expected from before, that The Inheritors were declaring war. So we decided that I would need to recruit an army, and then it was suggested that I bring Cindy, from where she was. See, the thing is, Cindy was bit by the same spider as me, and in the lore, she's known as The Bride, or The Spider Queen. And when we're around each other, them urges go up, and then when we do the deed, it reflects across The Web Of Life. So, since they know of me anyways, and we would rather have Cindy with us, rather than a cold dark bunker, locked in, we decided to bring her here, and I brought her, and then our instincts went up, and we were in my room, then we went to one of my planets, along with several others, and that is where I will stop telling this story. But as for Julia Carpenter, she is Madame Web, -"
She appeared, and said "You called for me, your Highness?"
"Wipe that smug smirk off your face, Julia." I said "I have yet to understand why you wish to spend your time here, annoying me to no ends, instead of taking care of Rachel."
"I will bring Rachel now!" She said, and disappeared.
"I should lock the Web off this area, but I won't." I said "So guys, be nice to Rachel, she's a nice, sweet, little girl, and be nice to her."
Then Julia reappeared, with Rachel in her arms. Rachel was a cute seven year old girl, and she had red hair like Julia. "Hey, Rachel!" I said "I've heard so much about you! How're you doing?"
"Uncle Peter!" She said, then hugged me. "I saw you, with my powers! I saw you come here, and I decided you would be my Uncle Peter! Is that ok?"
"It's totally fine, Rachel!" I said "It's awesome, even! I wanted you to call me Uncle Peter! How're you doing, how was your day? Was your mom spending too much time here?"
"No, Uncle Peter!" She said, jumping in my lap, she was really excited, clearly. "She had to, you guys were in danger! It's fine!"
I looked at Julia, who was smiling softly, and said "Just because you're Madame Web doesn't mean you have to leave your daughter like that, Julia."
"Unfortunately, Peter, I do." She said. "You leave your daughter, your son, your lovers, your family, all the time, and I am bound to do the same."
"The king takes the brunt of the work, Julia." I said "You do not have to leave her like that, I won't pull you from your daughter. But you both have powers here?"
"Yeah, we do!" Rachel said, jumping around "The Madame Web before Mom came to our house, and gave Mom the powers, but I was so close, so we both got them!"
"As Rachel said," Julia said "she was too close to The Web Magic the previous Madame Web used, and the power was given to both of us, but neither of us lost our sight."
"I can see that," I said smirking "Saw what I did there? Saw that? Pun aside, you guys can join the freakshow crew, and live here, then you're not leaving Rachel alone."
"That would be awesome, Uncle Peter!" Rachel said, jumping off my lap and running to Julia, and started pleading "Mom, can we, please!?"
"I suppose we can, Rachel." Julia said hesitantly. "You really want to stay here, clearly, and you can learn a thing or two from your Uncle."
"Yeah! Like how to use my powers without getting people in danger, and having fun at the same time!" Rachel said, then she ripped her spider legs out of her shirt.
"Wait, why do you have spider legs, Jellybean?" I asked "I thought that was something only us Adaptoids had."
"It's something for those of Earth-313," Julia said "that are vital to the Web, or have a major position in the Web Of Life."
"So you're saying Gwen is one of us, but has no major position in the Web Of Life?" I asked "How's it working, and what's Tess's position, and Talia's?"
"She is major, but only as major as Peter Parker of Earth-616, he is one of the greatest, but he's no king, or such." Julia answered "As for your other two questions, I believe Teresa is known in the lore as the mother of The Wolf Spiders, future children who will take their mother's name, as well as their father's powers, making them worthy of the name. As for Natasha Romanov of Earth-313, she is the Black Widow, one of the major spider totems."
I looked at Hunter, who was looking confused, but happy at the same time. "I knew something like this was coming." I said, smiling. "Congrats, Wolf."
"Thanks, Karma." He said "But, I'm not a family man. I'm the lone wolf, who stays out of the pack, and I will fail them.'
"You're sitting here," I said "and you're a part of this pack. You've been with us, for the whole time, and I've heard you reassure Tess quietly. You're a pack wolf too, it's about if you're accepted or not, Hunter."
He nodded, then said "If you trust me with your nieces and nephews, then thank you."
"Hey, I'm not trusting just you," I said "I'm trusting Tess as well, to smack you into shape when the wolf wants to leave, or when you want to do self sacrificial shit."
"Oh, he won't." Shuri said, smirking "Because he knows that if he somehow makes it back home, he will get his ass whooped to your solar system."
"Ok, now, we have some things to do, we have to go recruit the others, this will be a war, that will be recorded in the books of history." I said "This is one of the few things I cannot predict how it will turn out, there are so many possibilities, be ready for anything, be ready for everything, be ready for whatever, be ready for however, be ready for whenever, be ready for universes to be thrown at us, anything."
"That was a bad speech, Pete." Tess said "I've seen, and heard you do way better, this was the worst ever, do us one better."
"My good speeches are waiting for when I've come back, with my army, I need to give them a pep talk, that makes them fear me, instead of the enemy."
"Uhh, what?" Johnny asked "You want them to fear you? What type of a king are you? You're supposed to make them love you!"
'Not that type of fear, Matchstick." I said "There type of awe, or intimidating vibe, that's what I'm talking about, you burnt brain idiot." Johnny protested, but I ignored him, and looked at Nat, Cindy, and Death, who were all on my lap, and said very politely, "Would you please get off of my lap? I have to get the army, then come back, and play with Jellybean, she's been waiting for me to play with her for like forever, right, Jellybean?"
"Yeah!" Rachel said eagerly "I saw you do that talk with the other Peter, then I couldn't see anything other than you, screaming in pain, and I wanted to help that pain go away!"
I got up, the others having got off me while Rachel was talking, and I squatted in front of her, looking into her eyes, and said "You just took all the pain away, Jellybean. Thank you."
I hugged her, and placed a kiss on her forehead, and she said "Why am I a Jellybean? Jellybeans are yummy, but I'm not yummy!"
"Not because you're yummy, Jellybean." I said, laughing. "It's because you're jumping around, and bouncing around like a Jellybean, and you're making my day."
She hugged me with all her spider legs and arms, and said "You're going to beat the fuck out of The Inheritors, Uncle Peter."
"Woah, woah." I said "Big words for a little girl, where did that come from, huh, Jellybean? And don't you worry, they're not going to be alive to cry, when I'm done with them."
"Thank you, Uncle Peter." She said, sadly. "I saw them when you came back, and I don't want them to live, I'm scared of them."
"Just stay behind me, Jellybean." I said "They won't get through me, they won't get you, ok? Your Uncle Peter is going to keep you safe."
"I know that, Uncle Peter." She said "That's why I asked if we could stay here, I wanted to be able to cuddle with you and Mommy, when I am scared."
"You're a big girl, Jellybean." I said, sad that such a little girl was so old, already. "I'm a big man too, and I don't think that it's bad when I'm scared. I will admit it, I will scream about it, I will cry about it. You saw me, Jellybean. It's fine to be scared, and I will be there for you, whenever you're scared, and there's always anyone else in the house, we're all here for each other, till the end of the line. The fear always is real, but we can always have family to help us."
She hugged me tightly, then said "Take care of those fears, Uncle Peter, please. I'm afraid that you won't come back, I've seen it happen. Please, Uncle Peter."
I enveloped her, hugging her from all sides, being a blanket for her. "I will, Jellybean. Whatever it takes, you know I love that statement. Whatever it takes, I will take care of it."
"Thanks, Uncle Peter." She said. I kissed her forehead, then I got up, and said "See you guys in twenty minutes, with my army."
I teleported out of the room, not waiting for an answer. I was headed for another universe, and hopefully save a father in time.
First destination: Earth-982.
