Chapter 60

Dr. Richards gave Mara Jade Skywalker a serum which cured the Yuuzhan Vong disease that she had been suffering from. Then Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, and the Thing left the Skywalker apartment and returned to the Fantasticship. There they found the Human Torch and—to their surprise—Spider-Man. Reed used a remote device to open a portal back to their home universe and returned to their Earth.

Hal opens a portal to Tahiri's time. They step through together. They appear in Tahiri's room just seconds after she had left it. Then Hal creates another portal to transport himself back to his universe. Jaina Solo, who had heard the orb's explosion, bursts into the room.

Jaina: "Tahiri! What happened?"

Jaina catches a glimpse of Green Lantern just before he vanishes. Jaina wonders if she is hallucinating.

Then Jaina looks at the strange clothes that Tahiri is wearing.

Jaina: "Tahiri, what are you wearing?"

Hal, who has made himself and the interdimensional portal invisible, transforms Tahiri's jeans and t-shirt into a set of jedi robes. Then Hal steps through the portal.

Jaina shakes her head in astonishment.

Jaina: "I'm going to go back to bed. I must not be feeling well."

As Jaina is turning to leave the room, she bumps into her younger brother Anakin Solo in the doorway.

Anakin Solo: "Could you girls keep the noise down? I'm trying to sleep."

Tahiri runs across the room and hugs Anakin tightly.

Tahiri: "You're alive!"

Anakin Solo(grinnng): "Yeah. Last I checked."

The next day Peter Parker returned to his day job, as a teacher at a New York City public high school. On his way to his classroom, he was stopped in the hallway by the new Assistant Principal, Mrs. Taylor. She had noticed the bruises on his face and was concerned.

Mrs. Taylor: "Hi, Peter."

Peter Parker: "Hello, Mrs. Taylor."

Mrs. Taylor: "Please call me Kelly."

Peter Parker: "Ok."

Mrs. Taylor: "Peter, are you alright?"

Peter Parker: "Yes."

Mrs. Taylor: "What happened to your face?"

Peter Parker: "..."

"I was kicked in the face by a cheerleader."

Mrs. Taylor: "Really?"

Peter Parker: "No, not really."

Mrs. Taylor: "So what really happened?"

Peter Parker: "Would you believe I was attacked by aliens?"

Mrs. Taylor: "No, Peter."

Peter Parker: "Alright. You remember my wife, MJ?"

Mrs. Taylor: "Yes. You're not going to tell me she beat you up, are you?"

Peter Parker: "No. MJ and I went to a pro wrestling show. While we were there, this wrestler called Edge tried to hit on MJ. She shot him down of course, but he didn't take rejection well. He got aggressive, I tried to fight him, and he beat me up."

Mrs. Taylor: "Oh my!"

Peter Parker: "Fortunately, security broke up the fight quickly but not before he hit me in the face a few times."

Mrs. Taylor: "Well, are you sure you're alright? Do you want to take a sick day?"

Peter Parker: "No, thank you. I'm okay."

THE END