Jade didn't really know what had happened, because one minute her hand was dust, and the next she was back in the kitchen. She shook her head, stumbling back as she tried to work out what had happened.
"Mum?" she called out, noticing a different table and chairs in the kitchen next to her. She looked up as someone screamed. "Who are you?" she asked, looking at the stranger stood in the doorway.
"Ar-Are you Jade White?" the person asked. Jade nodded slowly, glancing behind the stranger's shoulder to see her mum looking around.
"Mum!" she shouted, pushing past the stranger and pulling her into a hug. Sally White held her daughter tightly.
"What happened?" Sally asked, looking to the stranger who was staring at the two open-mouthed.
"5 years ago, half the world's population just, turned to dust. You and your daughter-You're considered dead," he told her, Sally gripping onto Jade tighter at his words. "M-My wife was hit by a car after the person driving turned to dust," he said, tears falling at the memory. Sally smiled sadly, pulling away from her daughter and walking to the man.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Mark. Mark Adamson," he said, holding his hand out. Sally smiled, shaking the outstretched hand.
"It's nice to meet you, Mark," she said, pulling her daughter into her side. "Could we stay here for tonight? Until we can organise something?"
"Of course! It was your apartment first. I'll go get some blankets," Mark said, smiling at the two before going down the corridor.
"5 years," Jade whispered, looking up at her mum. "It felt like an hour, not even that." Sally nodded, pulling Jade closer.
"It's alright, sweetheart. We're here now and that's all that matters."
"Oh my god," Jade said, pulling back from her mum. "I was on the phone with Peter."
"You can use the phone," Mark said, coming back into the room and carrying some pillows and blankets.
"Thank you," Jade said, smiling as she ran to the kitchen, punching in Peter and May's number. It rang for a few seconds, before someone picked up.
"Hello?" a young boy asked, and Jade stuttered at the unfamiliar voice.
"He-Hello. Is there a May Parker there? Or Peter?"
"Oh yeah, she just appeared in mummy's room," the boy said, Jade sighing in relief as the boy passed the phone over. "May?"
"Jade, thank god! There's a family living in my apartment! They told me it's been 5 years! They thought I was a mistress!" May said quickly, while Jade tried to came her down.
"May. May!" Jade shouted, stopping the woman mid-sentence. "Is Peter there?"
"No. He was at his internship," May said, quietening her voice so the family didn't hear. May had grown used to the girl helping a bruised Peter out, and she was grateful she knew his secret. Jade nodded, biting her lip.
"We must have re-appeared where he turned to dust. That means he's-" Jade trailed off.
"Jade? Where is he?"
"He's on a different planet."
XXXXXX
A few hours passed, and Jade stared at the phone. She'd rung Anna, and she laughed through tears as she complained how her brother was now nearly the same age as them. Sally and Mark were both sat in the living room, the news blaring out.
"In an amazing turn of events, all those who turned to dust five years ago in what became known as 'The Snap', returned early this afternoon. All those affected in 'The Snap' have stayed the same age, all returning to the same place where they disappeared five years ago," the announcer said, and Sally shared a smile with Mark.
"I'm glad someone as nice as you chose to live here. Anyone else might have thrown us out," Sally said, and Mark grinned.
"I would never throw someone out," Mark answered. Jade smiled knowingly as the two glanced at one another.
"I'm gonna go up to the roof," Jade announced, walking to the door and grabbing her jacket.
"We'll shout of you if Peter rings," Sally promised her daughter, Jade nodding before shutting the door after her. She walked up the familiar stairs, breathing in deeply as she opened the door to the roof.
"Jade," a voice rasped out. She looked up, bringing her hand to her mouth, tears falling over her hand.
"Peter," she whispered, before running into his open arms, the two clinging onto one another as if their lives depended on it. "I was so worried," she said, her voice muffled as she buried her head into his neck. They stood like that for what felt like forever.
"Mr Stark died," Peter mumbled, and Jade tensed, pulling back so she could see Peter's face. She searched his face, seeing the bruises and redness of his eyes. "H-He sacrificed himself to stop Thanos from turning everyone to dust. I-I couldn't do anything," he said, and Jade pulled him closer as he broke down into sobs.
"I'm sure he knew what he was doing. He was protecting you, Peter, and I'll thank him always for that," Jade said, smiling softly as Peter cried into her neck.