CHAPTER 5: A Whole New Ball Game

Peter P.O.V.

As I'm waiting for Pepper and Happy to discuss what they want me to do, Morgan and I are playing charades. It's her turn so she picks out a card and quickly puts it closer to her face so I don't see it. She starts laughing and it makes me laugh.

"Okay, you have to get this." She says and puts the card in the used stack. We've been playing this game for 15 minutes. Looks like it really is adult like business. Morgan starts jumping around the room and doing combat moves. I'm just sitting there, really confused.

Playing these type of games are hard because I can't really tell what little kids are doing so she's probably going to win this game."Uhhhh, are you a ninja?" She gestures to me that I'm on the right track. Well, maybe I do understand."Okayyyy. Are you a superhero?!" She vigorously shakes her head yes. Okay, I have a chance to win.

"Are youuuuuu, Hawkeye?!" Damn it Peter, she's not doing the bow and arrow. I'm going to lose being stupid like this. She starts rolling around the ground and she's pretending that she's spraying something with both of her hands. Ohhhhhh!

"Black Widow!" I exclaim and she lays on the ground. What the heck?"Yes, you got it!" The result of the snap is making me think about the old Avengers all over again.

"Yessssss! I told you I would do better the next time." I tackle her and she starts laughing. I roll around the room as I hold on to her and she starts screaming. My phone starts to ring. I release her and gently sit her on the floor.

MJ- Hey, first two classes down. After this class it's lunch, still wanna go off campus?

Oh crap, class is for an hour and 20 minutes and I don't know if I'll make it back to school with all of this stuff going on.

PETER- Uh, I still have things going on with the Avengers but I'll let you know when I'm done

MJ- Okay, don't ditch or you're really in for it Spiderman. Plus, I have something to tell you.

Ooooo, I wonder what she's talking about.

"Who are you talking too?" Morgan is over my shoulder looking at my phone as I'm laying on my side."Uh, it's my, um girlfriend."

"You have a girlfriend? What's her nammeeee?" Morgan asked."Her name is MJ. Well her actual name is Michelle, but she responds with MJ when it's people that are close to her."

Morgan clears her throat. Oh gosh. I'm in for it as I know exactly what she's about to do."Peter and MJ sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" I mouth the words with her and smile because she's really adorable."Peter and MJ swinging off the ground. Swinging in the city when people are around!" Wait a minute, I don't remember that being apart of the lyrics."Morgan, where did you get that from?" I ask."Well, Happy and I were watching TV, Happy fell asleep and I saw you get one of those web thingies and I knew you were using it for someone." This kid is just as smart and sneaky as her dad. How did I not see her when I came in?

"Oh, well Morgan, I have something for you, and you keep this between the two of us okay?." She shakes her head and gets closer to my face."Don't tell Happy or Pepper that I took one okay? You promise?" It sucks that I'm making a 5 year old keep my secret, but she's really smart so she'll know how to get around it. Pretty sure she's better at it than Ned is.

I put my pinkie out and she does the same."I promise." We hook our pinkies together."Can you teach me how to shoot a web Peter?" She asked me."You know what, maybe I can get you one and I can show you." I keep whispering because I still don't want to bring any of this up in another conversation.

"Yay!" She puts her hand up."I love you Peter." She puts her arms around me and hugs me. She makes me want a child in the future."I love you too Morgan." I embrace her and hug her tight.

"Awww, how cute." I hear Happy say from the door."We discussed and looked at the portal thing some more, we know exactly what needs to happen."

"Okay. What's up." I get off the ground with Morgan in my arms and I walk to sit on the couch as Pepper is coming out to stand in front of Morgan and I.

"Well, when this multiverse is suppose to happen, it's going to tear a whole dimension and it's going to allow people to come into our universe." Happy explains.

"If they come into our universe and they stay for too long, our world is going to be thrown off balance and they will die. So Peter, you're going to have to shut it down."

"Shut it down? How am I going to do that? I don't even know where this is."

"Didn't Tony give you a tracker?" Pepper asked. Righttttt."Okay, so I can track the person who is trying to make the portal and stop it from working?"

"Yes, but you're gonna have to do it soon as you can get the tracker." A kid who has to go to school 5 times a week with homework, more dates to go on, and more dinners to go to with my Aunt has plenty of time to get a tracker and take down a whole portal. Hey, this is what I wanted to do.

"So kid, you need to make a little chip that will shut it down."

"Ohhhh, okay. I think I can make something that can work." I tell them and I try to wrap this conversation up as soon as I can so I can get back to school."Peter, don't rush through all of this, do you understand what we're telling you?" Happy asked, knowing that I'm trying to leave.

"Yes Happy, I understand."

"Look, we know we aren't the tech geniuses that Tony was, but we've learned some things along the way and we want to help you in the best way that we can." Pepper informs me.

"I appreciate you guys helping me out, but I really have to get back to school and I don't want MJ to wait on me or anything."

"Ohhhh, he's trying to get back to the girl." Happy and Pepper smile at me. Oh great, now everybody, even Morgan is making me feel weird."Okay that's enough. I'll probably come back to start working on that chip thing you're talking about. Nice to see you guys."

"Nice to see you too Peter." Pepper says as she picks Morgan up.

"Let's go kid." Happy and I start going the other direction. I look back and wave at Morgan as she smiles and waves back at me.

MJ P.O.V.

Peter really has to come and see what's going on at school right now. The announcements are talking about this thing called the Receptor. Something about portals and dimensions colliding together. Sounds super weird.

Ned has been struggling to keep the Star Wars spoilers to himself because Peter isn't here to talk about it with him, and I'm just trying to read until Peter comes back to school.

PETER- I'm here now. Sorry I was late

MJ- It's okay. Meet me outside of school.

Anytime he's late anywhere he always feels the need to apologize, and later on I might get sick of it, but right now I'm trying to focus on this book that I'm reading.

All of a sudden a car pulls up right in front of me, making my hair blow in the wind. Of course it's Peter and the guy he works with named Happy.

"Bye Happy." He says and closes the door. Happy speeds away as soon as he closes the door. How is he able to drive that fast?

"Peter! Finally you're here, we have something to tell you!" Ned is screaming for just about everybody to hear.

"Hey guys, what's going on?"

"On the announcements they were talking about a portal that's going to open and it's called the Receptor." I told him. I can see in his eyes that he's starting to get worried."Oh no. That's what I went to Avengers Tower for and I have to fix it."

"Okay, what do you have to do?" I ask."I have to make a chip that's going to shut it down. I don't really know what I'm going to use but I have to figure out fast. If the whole world knows about it it's bound to happen really soon. Come on, we can go to my house."

Peter starts to rush and he pulls out his keys as fast as he can when Ned and I are speed walking with him."Dude, you literally get to do the coolest stuff! This is the benefits of getting to do this kind of stuff with him." Ned says as we all pile into the car. Like I haven't done enough of this stuff with Peter already.

I don't know, Ned's comment is making me concerned. I get the feeling that Peter doesn't want me to be apart of the fighting stuff. The only thing I really do is watch him. It seems odd.

Peter is driving down the street really fast and we stop at his apartment complex.

As we're walking into his room, he goes over to a bag and pulls out a little piece of technology. All of a sudden I see that it's a tracker that shows the entire world. Tony Stark really knows his stuff.

"Okay, I need to see where this could possibly happen." Peter scrolls through it to look into New York. Since Ned and I are interested in this too, we see a really big bulky guy on the screen with a few other people.

"Start programming it to see if it'll turn on." The man had a really deep voice, and the other guy was typing so fast it made my head spin.

"It'll work Kingpin. We have everything set into place. If Spiderman comes and tries to mess with our receptor again, you got him handled this time." I look over at Peter who looks the most worried out of all of us."Yeah, I bet I do." His mischievous smile is making all of us sick to our stomach.

"Prowler, I need you to be on the look out tonight. Make sure none of those superheroes come. Especially Spiderman.

"Yes sir." The guy in the purple looking outfit says and walks out of the room. Peter turns the tracker off."How does that guy know who you are?" I ask him.

"I don't even know. I've never heard of King pin before or prowler, none of these people.

"Dude, they said they're turning it on tonight! Does this mean we could all disappear again? Blow up? Or maybe go into another uni-"

"Yes Ned, all of that is a big possibility." Peter says. I hit Ned so he can stop stressing Peter out. If he has to do this, he can't freak himself out."Peter, I know this is a lot to think about, considering the Blip and all of that, but I know you'll be able to do it." Peter looks straight into my eyes and I can see the doubt he has.

I pull him closer to me, I hug him, and kiss his soft face."And with that, I'm coming with you."

"Oh, no way. MJ, you're going to be at home as I'm doing this."

"No Peter, I'm going to watch you do what I know you can do."

"MJ, they're trying to build a whole portal that can already destroy anyone or anything, and I'm not okay with any of those people knowing who you are and trying to attack you, Ned, May, anybody. I have to go and do this on my own."

He sits on the bottom bunk and massages his head, breathing heavy as he's angry about the entire situation. So I was right again. He doesn't want me to be apart of his world at all. For once, I was hoping that when he wanted to teach me how to swing, and the two of us were doing it together and it felt right, that was his way of saying he wants me to be apart of his world.

That he wanted me to not only be there for him when he's Peter, but when he's Spiderman too. I guess not.

I'm still going to do it, whether he likes it or not."Peter, listen to me." He slowly looks up and he meets my eyes again."You could've considered me to be a stalker before we started dating all that time, I don't care. I'm going to be there for you now, like I was then. I'm here for you and I'm going to help you with this."

"I don't need you to help me MJ. I just need to know that the girl I care about most is safe." He says."Everybody needs help. Even Spiderman needs help Peter."

I just wish he could see that I'm always there for him, no matter if he's Peter Parker or Spiderman.

"I need to know that you're going to be safe. I'm doing this so I can protect you."

And the conversation is left at that.