I did have a rant planned due to Peter-3 being more comic accurate and the fact he'd call out Tony for his bs, and the mindless Tony fans hating but, I decided, fuck it, it's my fic. If you hate Peter-3 calling out Tony, you're free to stop reading. I might even have him call out Tony again now just to annoy you all further.
Peter raced home as it was dark to find the kitchen already painted and a note from Ben saying there was food for him in the oven. He saw Mary Jane being yelled at by her father and headed outside, throwing away the trash as she came out as well. Noticing Peter, the two of them talked for a bit, talking about what they planned to do when they finished high school and moved out of their homes, Mary Jane said she wanted to act on stage, Peter telling her she was an amazing actress.
"Damn, you forgot to go back to help?" Betty asked.
"Yeah, I did." Peter-2 frowned. "I was a reckless idiot sometimes. If I could change things, I'd have started here really, I could have done more to show my appreciation for Ben and May."
"Do you want to be an actress?" Yelena winked at MJ, seeing the younger girl frown at the scene as she heard her other self talking about the stage.
"No, I want to do something I find meaningful with my life." MJ shot back.
"She really was." Peter-2 said to his past self on the screen, misty-eyed.
Mary Jane told Peter he shouldn't hunch, standing tall looked good on him, before Flash pulled up outside with a car, Mary Jane rushed off to join him as Peter got an idea.
"A first compliment? Married by the weekend." Eddie teased.
"Not a bad car for the early 2000's, I guess." Flash said, seeing his alter on the screen.
"I'd never date Flash." MJ grimaced.
Peter looked over adverts for used cars, before seeing a car for just under $3000 and an ad saying colourful characters were wanted for amateur wrestling, 3 minutes for $3000, and an idea formed as he began to draw up different costume ideas, Peter worked on his designs for a costume over and over again.
"You made your costume to take part in a wrestling contest so you could buy a car to impress Mary Jane?" Ned asked.
"Yeah, at that time I didn't really care about these powers beyond how I could use them to impress her." Peter-2 admitted.
"I can't say I blame you, part of my fun as Iron Man, at least to begin with, was the attention of others, especially women." Tony admitted. "I'll admit, I wasn't perfect. I know what you meant, Peter, when you rounded on me for calling out that guy. I didn't think about what others have to do sometimes, but I like to think I've got it right most of the time."
"From what I've heard about you, Mr Stark, and what I've seen in these, you're a good guy, hell, even a hero. I know you've meant well, and I know Peter-1 worshipped the ground you walked on, I guess what I'm saying is, I've got no issues with you." Peter-3 shrugged.
Cutting to Norman Osborn, he reads the Daily Bugle report on how Oscorp and specifically Osborn himself may be finished when he heard a maniacal laugh. Looking around, he saw nobody.
"Well, that isn't creepy in the least." Cindy shuddered at the Goblin laughter.
At the Parker household, Ben said to May how something was bothering Peter, and as Peter said he was heading to the library, Ben said he would drive him, as he told May he would speak to Peter. Before Peter could get out of the car, Ben stopped him leaving as he told him he wanted to speak to him now. Ben said how Peter was changing, and was acting different, giving Peter a talk as Peter denied they changed the exact same way.
"He really cares about you." May smiled, remembering how her own Ben cared for Peter as if he were their own.
"I doubt there's any universe where Ben doesn't care for me." Peter-2 stated, Peter-3 nodded.
"I didn't always appreciate Ben, what he did for me, but I know he only had my best interests at heart, always."
"Mine too." Peter-2 smiled at his alter, smirking as he saw the younger man blush slightly.
"You do seem like you're changing with your powers from how you were at the beginning of the videos." Clint remarked.
"I did let them go to my head, the ability to stand up to Flash, to do all these amazing things, I did let go of my responsibilities to Ben and May." Peter-2 admitted.
Ben told Peter that even if he could beat up Flash, he shouldn't, as "With great power comes great responsibility."
"Wise words to live by." Natasha nodded, seeing the tears in the eyes of both Peters, Ned and MJ.
"What's so important about that? I know May said it?" Steve asked.
"In most universes." The Watcher's voice began. "The loved ones of Peter Parker say that, motivating him to become the hero destiny wanted him to be, but at a terrible cost."
"What's the cost?" Yelena asked, worried she already knew, having heard May say something similar before they saw her death.
"An everlasting exchange." The Watcher's voice spoke again before falling silent.
Peter told Ben to stop acting like his father, he wasn't, and he didn't need to lecture Peter.
"Harsh." Tony noted.
"I was a dumb kid and should have thought more about what I was doing and saying." Peter-2 admitted. "I hurt him and all he wanted to do was help me."
Ben said he'd pick Peter up at 10pm, as Peter got out and he sadly drove away.
"Poor Ben." May sadly said, looking down at the scene.
Moon Knight was amazing.
