Hi! I'm back with Chapter 2!

I just want to let you know that I greatly appreciate the feedback! It really motivates me, so I'm continuing the story.

So without further ado, here's Episode 2!


Episode Two: Three Tiny Spiders (Part Two)

Description: With the three Spider Men finally reunited, Peter is beyond happy. However, the celebration is cut short when they find out that their universes merged. Now, they must race to find the cause of this, and to find out what exactly the crack in the sky is.


No.

Freaking.

Way.

"Uh… Peter? Are you okay?" Peter 2 asked, concerned.

"Oh man… is he brain dead?" Peter 3 gasped.

Normally, Peter 1 would be offended by the assumption. But, he could see why Peter 3 thought that. After all, he's been doing nothing but staring at them for at least 2 minutes now.

"I don't think he believes it's us." Peter 2 mused.

Peter 3 looked offended. "What? Who ELSE does he think we are?! A pair of weird cosplayer fans?"

Huh. To be fair, Peter 1 hadn't thought of that. Maybe they could be.

As he thought of this, 2 and 3 realized that he was considering the possibility, causing Peter 3 to sigh.

"No, we are not weird cosplayer fans. Come on, Pete! Remember us?"

After he said that, 2 and 3 both took off their Spiderman masks, showing their faces. Peter's eyes widened, and before he knew it, his hand reached up and poked Peter 3's face.

"Uh… what are you doing?" Peter 3 asked, a bit creeped out.

Peter's other hand went to touch Peter 2's face, now touching both of the Peters. The more he kept his hands there, the more Peter's eyes widened.

"Alright, ENOUGH!" Peter 3 whined as he softly slapped away Peter's hand, "you're weirding me out, dude."

Peter brought back his hands, and used them to lift up his own mask, an expression of shock and disbelief apparent on his face.

"You're real…" he whispered.

2 and 3 shared a glance, slowly understanding why Peter was so shocked. Then, after a few seconds, they looked back at him.

"Yeah, of course we're real." Peter 2 replied.

Peter blinked, the shock slowly disappearing into happiness.

"Peter?" he asked.

Peter 3 grinned. "Yep. Peter?"

Peter nodded, wide-eyed and smiling. "Yeah."

"Then, it's settled. We're real, you're real, we're all real." Peter 2 chuckled.

Suddenly, Peter 3 pulled Peter 1 towards him and wrapped him into a hug.

"And so is this hug! Bring it in, man!"

Once he registered the gesture, Peter hugged back tightly, as the three did a group hug. If he wasn't convinced before, this was the thing that made everything sink in. His alternate selves were actually here, back in his own universe.

But, as they all let go of each other, Peter was just as overwhelmed with confusion as he was with happiness.

"What? But- How did… where… who… why… WHAT?!" he sputtered.

Peter 2 nodded in understanding and smiled sheepishly with a shrug. "Trust me, buddy, we're just as confused as you are."

"But, still! How did you guys even-" Peter started to say.

Suddenly, he was interrupted by a KABOOM sound, as the Rhino started to recover from the blow in the building he was blasted into. The three Spidermen tensed, pulling down their masks in unison and getting into fighting positions.

"We might need to hold off the Q&A for a second, guys. We've got bigger problems." Peter 3 warned.

"Agreed." 1 and 2 answered in unison.

At that moment, Rhino finally blasted away from the destroyed building, stomping back into the intersection and looking beyond furious.

"I SHALL KILL YOU, TINY SPIDER-"

Rhino was cut short when he opened his eyes and stopped, as he finally realized something. Slowly, he frowned in bewilderment.

"... What is going on?"

Peter 3 threw his arms out, grinning. "Aleksei, my man! Long time no see!"

Rhino rubbed his eyes, blinking at the three Spidermen. Slowly, he raised his finger and pointed at each of them slowly.

"One… two… three." Rhino whispered, incredulous.

"Wow…" Peter 2 said in a voice filled with fake wonder as he started to slow clap, "Would you look at that, guys? Rhino learned to count! Let's give it up!"

After he said that, the three Spidermen clapped, Peter 3 even whooping and cheering. As they did, Peter 1 tried hard to hold back laughter. It was amazing how quickly they could lighten up the mood.

"ENOUGH!" Rhino hollered as he stomped his foot into the ground, causing the three Spidermen to stop clapping with noticeable smirks on their faces.

Rhino then took a few more moments to stare at them, before he shouted again, flaring up with incredulous indignation.

"WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? There's not one, not two, but THREE tiny spiders?! Since when has there been more than one?!"

Peter 3 whistled. "Woah there. You must be behind the times! Didn't you know? There's always been 3 Spidermen. You're only taken down by 1 Spiderman because we don't want you to be humiliated in public if we ever decide to jump you all at once."

"That's right," Peter 2 agreed before tilting his head towards Peter 1, "And we would've continued to let your ass get beat by only one Spiderman, if you hadn't tried to choke this one to death. That's a no-no in our book."

Peter 3 shook his head with a "mm-mm" sound before saying, "A BIG no-no."

Slowly, the two Spidermen walked towards Rhino, who started to back away with fear.

"So now that you tried to take out one of our own," Peter 2 continued, pausing to chuckle, "it's only natural that we ALL take you out. Forget about humiliation because that's the least of your problems. Mess with one of us, you mess with all of us."

"Yessir," Peter 3 piped up.

As Rhino got backed up against the wall of a building, he still managed to look unfazed and tough.

"Like you tiny spiders can beat me! I'll squash you like bugs!" Rhino threatened.

Peter 2 looked unbothered by the threat. "Go ahead. We're not stopping you. Just know that you're going to have a rough time really soon. Isn't that right, Spiderman?"

2 and 3 looked back at 1, who was so busy staring at them in awe and admiration that it took him a second too long to realize that the question was directed at him.

"Uh… right! Yeah, right." he stammered.

3 nodded before glancing back at Rhino. "Okay then. We'll be gentlemen and give you a three second head start. Make your move. Three..."

Rhino looked puzzled for a second, while the three Spidermen stood still.

"Two..." Peter 2 said, continuing the countdown.

Once he said that, Rhino broke out of his stupor and pushed off the wall, getting ready to charge. A few seconds passed after two, as Peter 1 was still stuck in a stupor himself. While the other two Peters didn't look worried, they did look back at him.

"All yours, Kid-Pete." Peter 3 whispered.

As he heard the whisper, Peter 1 finally snapped out of it, just as Rhino started to charge towards them.

"One!" he shouted.

After the word was said, it was like time slowed again. As Rhino came hurtling towards them, the three Spidermen effortlessly jumped out of the way. Once all of them were out of the way, time went back to normal and Rhino charged past before skidding to a stop, avoiding direct impact with another building. With an aggravated shout, Rhino turned around and charged again. As he came towards them again, the three shared a look. Even though they hadn't established a plan, they all seemed to know what to do.

Immediately, 2 shot a torrent of webs into Rhino's face, causing the latter to falter in his attack and grab his face. While he was distracted, 1 and 3 got to work, webbing up his feet and legs. So when Rhino tore off the webs, he realized he was trapped and started trying to free his legs. But before his hands could reach down to the webs, 2 raced over to him and dished out an uppercut, which knocked Rhino's head into the air and made him fall over with his legs unable to break his fall. Finally, 1 and 3 webbed Rhino's arms to the ground, trapping him for good.

Rhino roared in frustration, struggling to get free. But then, 3 silenced his shouts by shooting webs at his mouth that glued them shut. As Rhino squirmed, his shouts now muffled, 2 grinned.

"Welp. We warned him." he said smugly.

Peter 3 smiled too as he gave Peter 2 a high five. "Yes we did. No one messes with the Spiders!" he exclaimed.

Suddenly, Peter 1 raced over to them, clearly ecstatic.

"THAT WAS SO COOL!" he yelled enthusiastically.

2 chuckled. "You think so?"

"Yeah! How did we even DO that?! We dodged him altogether, and the way we shot our webs like PEW, PEW, PEW! And that UPPERCUT! DUDE. Where have you been hiding THAT skill?!" 1 gushed.

"Gotta agree with Peter 1," 3 added, "Never knew you could do uppercuts, man!"

Peter 2 rubbed his punching hand a little. "Always could. The only thing that I DON'T know about uppercuts is how to make your hand hurt a little less while doing it."

As the three talked and laughed, the sound of police sirens cut them short, indicating the approach of police officers.

"We should probably stay out of their way." Peter 1 noted, "The cops here are NOT friendly."

2 and 3 nodded, and with that, the three Spidermen swung away as the first police car came into view. Together, they swung through the city, using their webs to make their way through every street. Down below, the citizens looked up in awe and shock, totally baffled at seeing 3 Spidermen instead of 1.

As they swung, Peter 1 closed his eyes with a smile, the wind rushing against his mask. He had forgotten how good this could feel. He hadn't felt this way in a while, not since the incident. But, being here now, alongside Peters 2 and 3, the whole thing felt surreal. Like a dream that he never wanted to wake up from.

That feeling didn't last for long though. It ended right after another ear splitting snapping sound seemed to shake the world.

Peter 1's eyes flew open, and as he looked over, 2 and 3 had the same expression of shock. Quickly, the three landed on the nearest building roof to look at the source of the sound. And that happened to be the purple-white rift in the sky, which was glowing brighter and growing larger. Slowly, the three removed their masks to get a closer look at it.

"Something tells me that THIS is gonna be a problem." Peter 3 finally said, gesturing at the rift.

"Yeah. We need to figure out what exactly to do to fix it before it's too late." Peter 2 agreed.

Peter 1 was about to agree, when a realization hit him like a truck.

"Wait…" he started to say.

2 and 3 looked over at him, worry creeping onto their faces.

"What's up?" 3 asked.

Peter 1 pointed at the rift while looking at them. "You guys can see that?"

Peter 2 and Peter 3 raised an eyebrow in unison. "Yeah…?"

Peter 1 dropped his arm, his eyes brightening. "You can ACTUALLY see it?! Like, you know it's there?"

Peter 3 blinked, incredulous, then gestured dramatically at the rift.

"Bro. How can anyone MISS seeing this? It's literally filling up the entire sky!"

"Plus it's been making loud bangs that's been annoying me all day." Peter 2 added, rubbing his temples.

Peter 1 was still for a moment before shouting, "YES! FINALLY!" and jumping for joy. But he didn't jump for long when he noticed the baffled looks on Peter 2's and Peter 3's faces, causing him to stop.

"Oh. OH! No, no, I don't mean-" Peter 1 stammered before he stopped, sighed, and tried again, "I'm not celebrating the fact that there's a mysterious rift. The crack in the sky is bad. Very bad. Like 'world changing' bad. I'm not happy about that. I'm just happy that someone else sees what I see. All of the people I've encountered today thought that I was crazy when I brought it up…"

Peter 1 paused before looking down at his hands, growing a little embarrassed.

"I thought I was crazy…" he finally sighed.

After he said that, Peter 1 waited to see what 2 and 3 would do next. After a few seconds, he heard chuckles. That escalated to giggles, then snickers, and finally laughter. Peter 1 looked up to see Peter 2 and Peter 3 laughing.

"Hey! What's so funny?" Peter 1 exclaimed, him being the bewildered one this time.

Peter 3's laughing subsided as he wiped a tear from his eye. "Sorry, we shouldn't be laughing. Just… the way you celebrated and jumped around-"

3 didn't get to finish, due to a sudden rush of laughter overtaking him. As Peters 2 and 3 continued to laugh, Peter 1 just stared. He couldn't believe it. His counterparts weren't looking for an explanation at all. They just found his celebration hilarious.

Peter 1 didn't know what to feel at first, but the more he watched the two, the more their laughs made him snicker. Soon, Peter 1 was laughing alongside 2 and 3. Partly because he also found his sudden outburst of happiness amusing, but mostly because Peter 2's and Peter 3's laughs were way too contagious.

After a few moments passed and the laughter faded away, Peter 3 put a hand on Peter 1's shoulder.

"In all seriousness though, trust me when I say this," Peter 3 said, before pointing a finger in Peter 1's face, "You're not crazy. Nor are you going crazy. If anything, you're pretty sane. I, on the other hand…"

Peter 1 shook his head with a smile. "Come on. If I'm not crazy, you're DEFINITELY not crazy."

Peter 2 stood in between them, with crossed arms and a smirk. "How about we just call both of you crazy, and call it a day?"

Peter 1 and Peter 3 looked at him with wide eyes. "HEY!"

Peter 2 snickered. "What? It's not a bad thing. It's what Spiderman's all about. Crazy powers, crazy life, crazy sense of humor. Everything about Spiderman is crazy."

Peter 1 thought about it for a moment before saying, "You're not wrong."

Just then, the three heard a whooshing sound before looking back at the rift. It seemed to be glowing brighter by the second, the light inside of it swirling faster and faster.

"I'll tell you what's actually crazy though. That huge cut in the sky." Peter 2 said, growing serious.

Peter 1 gulped. "Do you know what it is?"

Peter 3 looked closer at it, squinting. "Correct me if I'm wrong… but I think that's supposed to be the multiverse. Remember that time where we cured all of the villains? Huge rifts like these popped up left and right, and a bunch of villains that knew Spiderman were coming through them."

Peter 1 nodded. He remembered that day clearly, and that moment he saw those cracks light up the sky. And it was in this moment right now, as he stood by his counterparts and watched the crack grow bigger bit by bit, that the weight of this situation hit him.

This was bad. This wasn't supposed to happen at all. If the rift truly represented the multiverse crossing over with his universe, that meant unimaginable things could unfold. The things Peter tried so hard to prevent, going so far as to make sure that the world forgot him to keep the multiverse away. But now, the spell Doctor Strange casted was broken somehow– that was the only way to explain the multiverse rip in the sky.

Does this mean that what he did… was for nothing?

"... hey, Peter? Are you okay?" Peter 2 asked.

Peter 1 looked back at 2 and 3, who were staring at him with concern. For a moment, he considered lying. But, what was the point of lying to yourself?

"No." he admitted, "I'm worried, guys. Do you think that they're going to come back? The villains who know Spiderman? The villains who know Peter Parker?"

Peter 2 and Peter 3 looked back at the rift, and for a second, they looked just as scared as Peter 1. But, as mentioned, that was only for a second.

"No. Not right now at least." Peter 2 answered.

Suddenly, Peter 1's mind flashed back to a villain they had recently fought. "But what about Rhino? As far as I know, he's not supposed to be in my universe."

Peter 3 looked the tiniest bit confused before saying, "He doesn't. He belongs to MY universe. So it makes sense he's here."

Peter 1 and Peter 2 looked at him, both of them frowning.

"Why would it?" Peter 1 asked.

Peter 3 hesitated before saying slowly, "Because this is my world. You don't know that?"

Once the sentence sunk in, Peter 1 completely blanked. His world? This was Peter 3's world?! But, that made no sense. Peter lived here. His apartment was only a few blocks down. No way could this be Peter 3's universe. No way.

So, Peter 1 replied, "No? This is my world?"

Now Peter 3 was confused. "What? No it's not. This is my world!"

"Are you sure?" Peter 1 asked with a raised eyebrow.

Peter 3 raised an eyebrow in return. "Yeah. I mean, my house is like a few blocks away. I live here. So, I'm pretty sure that you two landed in MY universe."

Peter 2 shook his head. "I think BOTH of you got it twisted. This is my world!"

"YOURS?!" Peter 1 and Peter 3 shouted in unison.

Peter 2 blinked, as if this was common sense. "Yes. I should know. My house is a few miles away."

"No. MY apartment is a few miles away!" Peter 1 protested.

"Okay, we can't ALL live in the SAME AREA. That's ridiculous." Peter 3 sighed.

"Exactly. We don't share a universe as far as I know." Peter 2 agreed.

"How about this? I'll prove to you guys that this is my universe by showing you my house. If you guys are for real, your houses will be where you say it is, and we can settle whether or not it's any of our universes. " Peter 1 suggested. "Deal?"

2 and 3 hesitated before saying in unison. "Deal."


With a plan in motion, the three Spidermen left the building to visit the first house, which happened to be Peter 1's since it was the closest. Peter 1 led 2 and 3 to where he lived, determined to show them. But as they approached the building, Peter 1's resolve faded in a snap.

What was he thinking?! He couldn't show them his apartment. It was embarrassing! Not just because it became a mess from the earthquake. His apartment overall was tiny and boring. Most definitely a disappointment compared to Peter 2's and Peter 3's houses, for sure. For them to see it would be beyond humiliating.

That was why he stopped a few buildings away, and led the other Peters to a building right across from it. When they landed on the roof, Peter 1 simply pointed to his apartment building.

"See? This is where I live. My apartment's on the 5th floor. It's… nice I guess, heh. There's a GREAT window view, open space plan, stuff like that. I would elaborate more about how cool my apartment is, but pfft, I don't wanna bore you with the… details." Peter 1 explained rapidly.

There was silence in the following moments. Peter 2 and 3 looked at the building then at Peter 1, who finally clapped his hands together with a smile.

"OKAY! Now that you know where I live, let's bounce on over to Peter 3's house, yeah?" he said quickly, already preparing to take off.

But before Peter 1 could leave, Peter 2 said, "Hold your horses, buddy."

Peter 1 turned around to face him and blinked, internally thinking, Who the heck says, 'hold your horses' unironically?!

But before he could dwell on that topic, Peter 2 continued speaking.

"How do we even know that you live here if you don't show us?"

Peter 1 smiled nervously, his chuckle just as, if not more nervous. "I did show you. It's right across from us."

"And your apartment's on the… 5th floor?" Peter 3 asked.

Peter 1 nodded. "Yep. Apartment 5C."

Peter 2 and Peter 3 then shared a glance, both looking like they were conveying a secret message that only they could understand. But, Peter 1 got the message the longer he studied the looks they gave each other.

"Okayyy… so why don't we just… walk away-"

Suddenly, Peter 2 and Peter 3 raced to the edge of the roof. While 2 jumped off and swung to the building, 3 paused to talk to 1 with a grin.

"Sorry, Kid-Pete. We gotta see this for ourselves." he said, finally jumping off after he finished talking.

Peter 1 immediately jumped off after them, speeding over to the building with urgency. 2 and 3 were now crawling on the building, maneuvering around windows to prevent people from seeing them. Quickly but carefully, 1 crawled after them.

"What are you guys DOING?!" he whisper-shouted.

"Fact checking your claim, that's all." Peter 2 replied rather nonchalantly.

"Wow, so you don't believe me then?" Peter 1 accused, a bit annoyed.

Peter 3 looked down at him, shrugging. "It's not that we don't believe you. We just know that you have something to hide."

Peter 1 prickled slightly at the reply. "I do NOT!"

"Really? So you wouldn't mind the sneak peek we take at your humble abode? Wow, thanks man!" Peter 3 answered with a grin, taking Peter 1's words in stride.

Peter 1 froze, sputtering. Then, he groaned and resumed crawling while thinking, Is this what having siblings feels like?

Soon, the three approached a small window that looked into Apartment 5C, Peter 1's place. Even from the tiny vantagepoint, Peter 1 could see that things were a mess in there, which made him even more embarrassed.

"Well, here we are! There's your sneak peek at the wonderful apartment that is the residence of Peter 1! Yay! Now, let's go to Peter 3's house." Peter 1 declared, saying the last sentence in a quick and dismissive tone.

After he said that, 2 and 3 gave him a long look, which made 1 a little nervous.

"Is… there anything wrong?" he asked.

Peter 2 took a deep breath before saying, "Look, man. If you're not cool with us looking at your apartment, just tell us that."

Peter 1 blinked before deflating a little. "Was it that obvious?"

Peter 3 nodded. "Big time."

Peter 1 was quiet for a bit before saying, "I'm sorry. I should be cool with it. It's just… ugh, I'm afraid you'll think that it looks..."

Peter 1 trailed off, but the last word he was going to say was loud and clear. Bad.

"Don't think that," Peter 2 scolded softly, "we're not going to judge you. You don't have to show us the apartment, but don't make that decision because you think we're just going to look down on it. We're not judgey."

Peter 3 nodded. "Right. No matter where you live, you're not gonna be judged. You see, we…" he gestured to him, 1, and 2, "we don't gotta worry about judgment from each other. I'm not just talking about houses, but in general. Remember that, okay?"

Peter 1 nodded, knowing that 3 was right. In the time they had known each other, they've been nothing but honest, no judgment whatsoever. When thinking of that, Peter 1 started to realize that going from that progress to denying 2 and 3 from seeing his apartment up close because of embarrassment was incredibly stupid. Plus, the appearance of his apartment was the least of their worries, especially with a multiverse threat on their hands.

So finally, Peter 1 said, "You're right," and opened the window to let them in his place. Slowly, one by one, the three Peters jumped into the apartment and looked around.

Now that he was inside, Peter 1 saw that the place wasn't really messy to begin with. Nothing broken littered the floor, and everything that had fallen was intact. While there was a coat of ceiling dust on the floor, it wasn't really that noticeable unless you were to look closely. So other than the fallen objects, the apartment was more or less the same.

Which is why instead of humiliation overtaking him, Peter 1 only felt the tiniest bit guilty. The tiniest.

"Well, here it is. For real this time." he finally said.

Peter 2 and Peter 3 looked around, silent. After what seemed like forever, Peter 2 said something.

"You weren't kidding about the window views." he noted, glancing out of the windows.

Peter 1 nodded, letting out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "Yeah, I wasn't lying about that."

Peter 3 meanwhile was by the desk, looking at the drawings, his eyes wide.

"Woah…. DUDE. DID YOU DRAW THIS?" Peter 3 exclaimed.

Peter 1 and Peter 2 walked over, 1 blushing a little bit as he realized that this was the first time someone actually saw his artwork.

"Yep. Do you like it?" he asked.

Peter 3 didn't answer right away, but as he flipped through the drawings, his expression (eyes wide, mouth open, sparkling eyes) spoke for itself.

"Like it? LIKE IT? I LOVE IT! Woah, this is so cool!" Peter 3 gushed.

Peter 1's eyes widened. Judging by his impressed tone, Peter 3 really did mean that. Peter 2 also was looking through the other drawings, just as impressed.

"You're an amazing artist, man. Seriously!" he exclaimed, eyes bright.

Before Peter 1 knew it, he was smiling a huge grin, a smile that he had no idea he could muster.

"Thanks! That… that really means a lot." he managed to stammer.

Soon, Peter 3 picked up a drawing, which he stared at for a little longer than he did with the other drawings.

"… wow. Is this supposed to be us?"

Peter 1 and Peter 2 walked over to look closer at the drawing 3 was holding. It was the drawing that he had recently completed, the one with him and his alternate selves hugging and smiling.

It had seemed that while the other 2 Peters faded from the artwork before, it was only temporary, as they were back in their place. But of course, Peter 1 had no idea that the event ever happened. But what he did notice was that the colors in the drawing were a lot more… vivid and bright. Especially the color on Peter 2 and Peter 3.

Perhaps he was just imagining the brightness of the colors.

Peter 1 nodded as he looked at the drawing. "It's my most recent one."

After he said that, 2 and 3 proceeded to gawk at the artwork, marveling at it for far longer than what 1 expected.

Are they that impressed?

Finally, Peter 3 shook his head a little while whispering, "Amazing. Absolutely amazing."

Peter 2 looked at Peter 1. "So, I'm assuming that you draw for a living, right?"

Peter 1 smiled sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head. "Not for a living. It's more of a hobby. Sometimes I do think of doing art commissions, but… I don't know."

"You should go for it! You got the talent, and I bet TONS of people would love to have drawings like these!" Peter 2 encouraged.

Peter 1 went quiet, thinking about it. For the past five months, he had lived as Peter Parker, an average yet awkward college dropout who loves coffee and being alone. What if he instead lived as Peter Parker, an aspiring artist and social butterfly who currently does commissions but wants to pursue an art major? Would his life be any different? Of course it would. But, how would it be different?

Either way, it seemed like both lives would still share similarities. Either way, he would still be a friendly stranger to MJ and Ned, he would still live alone, and he would still feel unfulfilled. Just in a different way.

But instead of saying these thoughts out loud, Peter 1 shrugged and answered with a simple, "Maybe".

As they all stood by the desk though, another thunder sound was heard. Only, this one was quieter and more subtle. Still, it sent tiny vibrations through the furniture and caused the sketched rifts in the drawing to glow….

Wait… what?

Simultaneously, all three Peters' eyes grew wide as they looked at the drawing. There was no mistaking it. The cracks in the drawing were glowing, bright little lines illuminating the drawing. But the weirdest part was that when the thunder stopped, the rifts stopped glowing, going back to normal.

"Is… there any chance that the glowing rifts are some kind of special effects you were able to create?" Peter 3 asked.

Peter 1 shook his head slowly. "I don't think I'm at THAT level of artistry."

Peter 1 slowly proceeded to take the drawing out of Peter 3's hands, and examine it up close. Occasionally, he positioned it in a different angle, trying to see anything he missed. But, the drawing remained unchanged (although the color of Peter 2 and Peter 3 was a little duller than before, but that was most likely a coincidence).

"I don't get it. How did it glow? And why did it glow when that rift sound occured?" Peter 1 finally sighed.

Peter 2 narrowed his eyes, deep in thought. "I don't know. But maybe… your drawing… is connected to the rift in some sort of way?"

Shock overtook Peter 1 at that suggestion. Connected? Was that even possible? No way. The only way that a connection like that could be forged would be through a force that transcends the laws of science. But then again, that force did exist. It was called magic. But what would magic have to do with the multiverse? Multiversal theories seemed to be grounded more so in science rather than magic. So the cause of the theoretical connection between the drawing and the rift would most likely have a scientific reason behind it, not a magical one.

As Peter 1 thought of this, Peter 3 spoke up.

"You should keep it with you. That may be a key to solving this mess. Plus, it seems like it's too important to leave here."

Peter 1 slowly nodded. Peter 3 was right. What if the drawing glows again when it's left here with no one to witness it? If this was left behind, the Peters would be left with another unsolved mystery. The drawing definitely didn't look like it would single-handedly hold all of the answers. But it held one answer. That was a start.

So, Peter 1 folded the drawing into a tiny square and stuck it inside of a pocket in his suit for safekeeping.

"We should move on now. The more we stay here, the less time we have." Peter 1 said before turning to 2 and 3, "Whose house is next?"


A few minutes later, the three Peters found themselves standing in front of a townhouse in a neighborhood filled with identical townhouses. They were now at Peter 3's house, the second closest place.

Now that he was actually standing in front of it, right by the front steps, Peter 1 felt unnerved. Peter 3 really did live here. Which meant that it wasn't Peter 1's universe. Or it wasn't FULLY Peter 1's universe. But if he wasn't in his own universe, then where WAS he?

Peter 1 sighed. Another mystery to solve.

As they walked up to the house, Peter 1 found himself pulling his jacket close to him. Before they had left his house, the three had decided to cover up their suits with jackets and coats, to avoid being seen in their suits (it was a minor miracle that Peter 1 actually had coats that fit his much taller and more muscular counterparts—good thing he was a fan of oversized hoodies). The idea was perfect for 2 reasons.

One: they could walk around freely without their masks, without worrying about how people would react when seeing Spiderman without any facial coverings.

And two: even though it was March, it was still cold as hell, it seems. They needed all of the warm layers they could get.

Since their suits were covered, the three could enter places through the front door rather than a window. Which is why they were going up the front steps all the way to the door.

As Peter 3 reached into his pocket for his keys, he suddenly paused, looking back at Peter 1.

"Um… hey man. If you want, you could stay outside. You don't have to do this, you know." he offered.

Even though the suggestion sounded ludicrous, Peter 1 didn't take it offensively. That was because he knew the reason behind it.

Currently, Peter 3 still lives with his aunt, mostly to help her out here and there and to help manage the bills. He was and still is acquainted with his Aunt May. And that could possibly be hard for Peter 1.

The problem wasn't the fact that Peter 3 and his Aunt May were close. It wasn't jealousy. It was more of a… post-traumatic thing. Everyone knew about Peter 1's Aunt May. How Peter 1 was still hurting from her fairly recent death, but was slowly healing and coming to terms with it. Peter 1 knew that 3 felt a little uneasy at the thought of the former and Aunt May meeting. Afraid of what it could do to Peter 1.

But, in Peter 1's eyes, it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't like he was meeting an Aunt May that looked exactly like his. Sure, it would be hard. But, Peter 1 could handle it. He's handled a lot worse.

So that was why Peter 1 shook his head and said with a small smile, "I'll be fine. Plus, you forced me to let you see my apartment. Now I'm going to do the same to you."

Peter 3 didn't seem to be fully put at ease by the reassurement, but he did smile back.

"Okay, okay. Just checking." he teased as he inserted his house key into the hole and unlocked the door.

As soon as the door opened, a soft breeze of warm air greeted them and the three slowly walked inside. Peter 1 took a moment to breathe in the sweet air, which smelled of freshly brewed coffee and perfume, the two scents somehow complementing each other perfectly.

As the three stood in the foyer, Peter 3 called out. "I'm home!"

In another part of the house, there was some rustling before Aunt May came into view. Peter 1 stilled, looking at her. His assumption was right. Peter 3's Aunt May didn't look like his Aunt May. She looked older and the tiniest bit shorter. But, they both shared that signature warm yet steely gaze that any Aunt May was guaranteed to have. They had the same first impression; kind and sweet, but a tough person you didn't want to mess with. Overall, the two Aunt Mays did look different, but when it came to emotional appearance, they were more or less the same.

… maybe he should've taken his opportunity and sat this one out.

When Aunt May came into view, at first she was looking down, securing the cuffs on her jacket.

"Hey, Peter, you came just in time. I was just about to…"

At that moment, she looked up, taking in what was in front of her. Her gaze drifted from Peter 3 to 1 then 2, a slow look of confusion showing on her face.

"Hm? You brought friends?"

Even though at a first glance it looked like Peter 3 didn't react, Peter 1 noticed that his eyes widened.

Apparently, it didn't occur to Peter 3 that Aunt May needed an explanation as to why 2 other grown men she had never seen in her life were standing right beside him.

"Oh!" he finally replied, "Oh yeah… forgot to tell you, heh. I'm… doing this thing for one of my college classes. These are my partners for it, and I brought them here for some… er, good old-fashioned brainstorming! That's okay with you, right?"

Peter 1 and Peter 2 both flashed a quick confused glance at each other that seemed to convey, That was the best excuse he could come up with?

But, it looked like Aunt May bought it, as the confusion cleared from her face.

"So, a study date? I see." Aunt May mused, "Well, I don't mind you all studying here. Not one bit."

Peter 2 spoke up. "Thank you, ma'am."

Aunt May focused her attention on him and Peter 1, her eyes darting between them.

"If you don't mind me asking, what are your names?"

Peter 1 was just about to say "Peter" before he clamped his mouth shut with realization. He couldn't say Peter Parker. Neither could Peter 2. Why? Because there already was one Peter Parker, so if they were to say that all of their names were Peter Parker, Aunt May was bound to get suspicious.

Peter 3 must've realized this before Peter 1 did because he quickly interjected with two names that differed vastly from "Peter".

"Tom and Tobey," he quickly replied.

In terrifying unison, Peter 1 and Peter 2 slowly blinked then turned their heads just as slowly to look at Peter 3 with visible confusion painted across their faces.

"Tom?" Peter 1 mouthed.

"Tobey?" Peter 2 mouthed, just as puzzled.

The moment of displayed confusion didn't last long though, as 1 and 2 looked back at Aunt May, who looked like she was bordering along the lines of suspicion, and straightened up with smiles.

"Yep! I'm Tom!" Peter 1 piped up.

"And I'm Tobey!" Peter 2 added.

Aunt May nodded, her suspicion dissolving, while smiling. "I'm May Parker. Nice to meet you!"

She walked over to them and extended her hand. She shook Peter 1's hand first, taking him by surprise. As he felt the soft yet firm hand gripping his hand, he felt strangely at ease. So when she let go, Peter 1 felt as though that simple moment was far too short.

As Aunt May shook Peter 2's hand, the latter flashed a charming smile that seemed way too genuine to be fake.

"It's nice to meet you. I must say, you have a wonderful home."

Aunt May smiled as she let go. "Aw, thank you. I try to keep it clean every chance I get. Sometimes hard to do when you live with Inspector Gadget over here."

A spontaneous laugh escaped Peter 1's mouth, as he and 2 snickered, while 3 prickled at the joke.

"Aunt May!" he gasped.

Aunt May simply shrugged innocently, her eyes glinting with playfulness. "What? It's true. I truly believe that wherever you walk, a trail of screws and bolts follow you."

Peters 1 and 2 laughed harder, holding back some of the laugh so that they aren't rolling around and howling like hyenas. Peter 3 meanwhile tried to wipe off the grin on his face by looking mad.

"That's not true!" he demanded.

Aunt May made a simple "hm" before saying, "Agree to disagree. Anyways, I wish you'd told me sooner about your friends visiting. I'm about to go work another shift at the hospital. If I were free, I'd prepare you all some refreshments." she winked playfully at the last sentence.

Peter 3 raised an eyebrow. "You're working again?"

"Only for a few hours really. I'll be back in the early evening. In the meantime, if you leave during that time, just let me know. Otherwise, I trust you with whatever goes on around here. You guys won't burn down the house while I'm gone, I hope."

"Don't worry. We won't." Peter 1 said.

Aunt May smiled, staring at the three for a few seconds before going to the door while saying, "Well then, with that in mind, go work on your college project. Bye!"

All three of them waved in unison and said, "Bye!"

As she opened the door, Aunt May paused to look at them, a bit startled. After a few seconds, she closed the door while saying, "Wow. They must be good friends if they can sync up like that."

After the door closed, silence filled the place once more, as the three stood still. Peter 1 contemplated saying something, but Peter 2 beat him to it.

"Tommy? Tony? Really?" he asked Peter 3.

Peter 3 scoffed. "Uh, it's Tom and Tobey, for your information."

Peter 1 frowned while smiling. "It seems like you've had those fake names planned for us for a while."

"I didn't," Peter 3 said with a shrug, "You guys just look like what a Tom and a Tobey would look like."

"We do NOT!" Peter 1 and Peter 2 protested in unison.

"Do so." Peter 3 snickered.

"Okay then. If I'm Tobey and he's Tom, you'd be… Andrew." Peter 2 declared.

"Andrew?" Peter 3 repeated, him being the confused one this time, "Nah. Now THAT was a random name you thought of. I do not look like an Andrew."

"Hmm, I don't know. You do look like you'd be named Andrew." Peter 1 mused.

"Definitely." Peter 2 confirmed.

Peter 3 let out a skeptical "mhm" before saying in a sarcastic tone, "Sure… okay."

After he said that, it went silent again, as 2 and 1 looked around at the place. Only, when the silence was broken, it wasn't broken by talking. It was broken by the sound of rumbling.

Not "catastrophic rift" rumbling… but "hungry Peter 1" rumbling, coming from his stomach. Apparently Peter 1's stomach wasn't happy about him skipping breakfast this morning.

Peter 1 clutched his stomach immediately, his face burning with embarrassment.

Really, stomach? Why'd you choose now to complain? For comedic timing?!

As Peter 1 looked up, 2 and 3 were looking at him with amusement.

"Hungry?" Peter 2 asked.

Peter 1 tried to play off his embarrassment with a chuckle. "Yeah, I guess. I skipped breakfast to stop Rhino."

"Aw man, that sucks. You know, I'm feeling pretty hungry too. Maybe we could grab something to eat first in the kitchen." Peter 3 sighed.

Peter 1 looked a little uneasy. "I don't know… would your aunt mind?"

Peter 3 waved a dismissive hand. "'Course she wouldn't. In fact, she goes out of her way to stock up on food in case a visitor comes over so that she can stuff their faces."

With that, the three moved from the foyer all the way to the kitchen. But as soon as 1 and 2 stepped foot into the kitchen, 3 gently pushed them back.

"Uh, uh, uh. I'LL be making the food for you guys. You're the guests after all." 3 chided.

Both Peter 2's and Peter 1's eyes widened.

"Really? Are you sure? You don't have to do that-" Peter 2 started to say.

"I'M SURE, CHILDREN! Now, run along. Go wait in the living room while Mama whips up a nice meal." Peter 3 insisted, waving them off like a demanding parent.

Peter 1 and Peter 2 relented, with amused smiles.

"Okay, okay." Peter 1 replied.

After he said that, 1 and 2 made their way over to the couch area and plopped down on the comfy furniture. In the kitchen, rustling was heard until 3 shouted something.

"Are any of you guys a fan of reheated frozen pizza?" he called.

Peter 2's eyes brightened. "YES! That sounds so good!"

Peter 1 nodded in agreement with an eager smile. "Yeah! It's been a while since I've had that."

"Alrighty! Two pizza pies coming right up!" 3 replied.

After many minutes passed by, the three were now sitting at the dining table, 2 whole and piping hot cheese pizzas in front of them. They then took the time to serve themselves and finally started to eat.

As soon as they took their first bite, the three's eyes all widened and sparkled simultaneously.

"Sweet Mother Hubbard, this is AMAZING!" Peter 1 whispered in joy.

Peter 2 nodded eagerly in agreement. "I'm convinced pizza is one of the most revolutionary things in the world."

"I'm such a good chef, you guys. I should open a restaurant!" Peter 3 exclaimed before closing his eyes with a grin, "I can see it now. A building smack dab in the middle of Hell's Kitchen, teeming with tourists and with a large greeting sign saying, 'Welcome to Spidey's Popular Interesting Divine Extraordinary Restaurant!™'. SPIDER for short."

"And what would you sell at Spidey's Popular Interesting Divine Extraordinary Restaurant ™? Reheated Digiorno cheese pizzas?" Peter 2 asked teasingly.

"Nooo? … I'd also sell cheesy fries too." Peter 3 replied.

Peter 1 chuckled. "You know what? I'd eat there. Cheese fries and pizza sounds like paradise."

"Yeah, except if you're lactose intolerant…" Peter 2 pointed out.

After that, the three continued to have funny and lighthearted conversations, even after they had finished their meal and moved on to the living room. Hanging out and talking with people you genuinely enjoy after not doing so for such a long time made Peter 1 actually forget about the circumstances. Forget about how he, 2 and 3 aren't supposed to be here, and how their universe had drastically changed. That kind of situation seemed to be impossible to forget, and yet when talking with 2 and 3, it completely slipped 1's mind.

That is, until another blasting sound occurred, serving as a wake-up call to the three, just as they started to look and feel comfortable on the couches. Before the sound, the three were simply relaxing and enjoying each others' presence, but now they were perked up and alert. Once the boom ended, Peter 2 spoke.

"It seems like these rift sounds are getting louder and more violent by the minute… We may need to move now, and go over to my house." he said.

Peter 1 and Peter 3 nodded in agreement for a few seconds, before Peter 3's eyes widened. Suddenly, he stood up, startling the two other Peters.

"Could you guys just wait here for one minute?" Peter 3 asked.

1 and 2 glanced at each other, before 1 replied, "Sure, but what are you-"

Before he could get his question out though, 3 was gone, racing to the basement. "Thanks, I won't keep you waiting!"

Once 3 was gone, 1 and 2 looked back at each other.

"What was that about?" 1 asked.

2 shrugged. "Beats me."

Despite their curiosity however, 1 and 2 stayed put. Exactly one minute of distant sounds of rustling and banging in the basement passed before 3 came back up with a tote bag that was basically stuffed to capacity with mechanical objects.

"What's all of this?" Peter 2 asked.

3 looked down at it before replying with, "I'm not exactly sure. But, it's what was in my lab. And trust me when I say…"

3 looked back up at his two counterparts with a smile. "I have a feeling that science is another key to solving this."


At Peter 2's house, Peter 1 and Peter 3 stood in the doorway, their eyes the size of dinner plates and their mouths dropped open. Meanwhile, Peter 2 was taking off his shoes and hanging his house key on the one of many hooks provided by the door for coats and jackets.

"Holy smokes…" 1 and 3 whispered, slack-jawed.

So far, the living spaces that were visited ranged from below average to average. But with Peter 2's place… calling it average wouldn't be doing it justice. The house was fairly big, with 3 whole stories. The decor and the furniture available looked fancy, like the kind of quality you'd find at a furniture store. Not to mention, the house was out in the suburbs, in a very nice and quaint area.

It definitely wasn't a mansion. But it was close to it.

Peter 2, who was now removing his jacket, looked at 1 and 3 with a raised eyebrow.

"You do realize that you can come in, right?" he asked.

Even though they heard 2 loud and clear, 1 and 3 stood still for a few seconds more before stumbling inside.

"You live here?" 3 finally asked, saying what he and 1 were both thinking.

Peter 2 nodded in response, an amused smirk on his face. "Surprised?"

Peter 1 blinked, gaining back some of his senses. "Well… it's not like we expected you to live in a not-so nice place. We just… didn't know a place like this existed, really. You don't find great suburban neighborhoods like this that are so close to New York City."

Peter 3 nodded. "Yeah. What he said."

Peter 2 chuckled. "I understand. To be honest, I didn't know places like these existed too. If it weren't for MJ, I'd probably go on to never discover Tarrytown."

As they moved on to the living room, Peter 3 raised an eyebrow.

"MJ, hm? Does she live with you?" he asked.

"Yup. I mean, we are married, so…" Peter 2 casually answered.

Yet again, 1 and 3 looked shocked. "WOAH! YOU'RE MARRIED?!"

Peter 2 smiled with a nod, holding up one of his hands to show a wedding ring on one of his fingers. 1 and 3 were about to start showering 2 with congratulations, when Peter 2 talked again.

"You're better off not congratulating me. The wedding happened more than 3 years ago." 2 informed them.

Peter 3 gasped dramatically, feigning a look of offense. "And you didn't INVITE us? How dare you! I could've been there to give the drunk yet touching speech, while Kid-Pete could've been the cute and tiny ring bearer!"

Peter 1 looked at 3 with bewilderment. Cute? Tiny?!

Meanwhile, Peter 2 smiled apologetically. "I would have invited you guys to the wedding. Seriously, I would. Well, if I had known about the multiverse."

At those words, the rumble occurred again, the force exerted by the sound being strong enough to shake the walls. The three looked around as it ended, prompting Peter 2 to huff.

"Speak of the devil." he sighed.

Peter 1 looked worried. "We really should get to the bottom of this. The sound's getting worse and worse."

The three sat down on the couch, their happiness dissipating in seconds. Now that they were at Peter 2's house, it was now confirmed that this definitely wasn't Peter 1's universe. Nor was it Peter 2's or Peter 3's. What universe they were in now, however, was a dilemma that all three of them were beginning to figure out.

"Okay. I guess we all know by now that we are not in one singular universe, correct?" Peter 2 started off.

1 and 3 nodded. "Right."

"So I've been thinking of a theory…" 2 continued, a frown appearing on his face, "But, it's a bit iffy, maybe impossible given the laws of multiversal theory."

"Well, let's hear it anyway." 3 replied, "A lot of impossible things have happened already. So your theory wouldn't be the craziest thing we've heard or considered."

"True." 2 admitted before sighing and finally saying, "I think… our universes merged. Somehow."

Peter 1 and Peter 3 nodded, not shocked or rattled by the suggestion at all.

"I think so too." 1 said, "It makes sense, considering that we all suddenly coexist together after months of being apart."

"Plus, it kind of explains the rift." 3 pointed out, "More specifically, the issue of people not seeing it. They must think that it's normal. Actually, they may not even see the rift at all."

"Yeah. But, how can WE see the rift? And how come WE know that this universe changed and nobody else does?" 1 asked.

"I guess it's another perk of being the fabulous Spiderman." 3 sighed, his words dripping with sarcasm.

2 put a hand on his chin, thinking of an idea. "Perhaps, if we can go over what happened today, we can pinpoint the moment our universes merged. Maybe something happened that indicated the merging of our universes, something that all of us caught."

Peter 1 frowned, thinking back on what happened this morning while asking, "Then, what did you guys do today?"

3 was quiet before saying, "Well, for me, I woke up this morning scared out of my mind. Mostly because I heard that loud explosion and freaked out. But then, when I told my Aunt May about it, she didn't hear it at all. So, I went out with my Spiderman suit to see what the hell was going on.

"That was probably when I encountered Rhino. He was robbing a nearby bank, and I assumed that the noise came from him. So, I fought him. But, he managed to escape to another part of the city after knocking me into a building."

Peter 1 nodded slowly. That would explain why Rhino said, "I thought I had dealt with you before". He must've mistaken him for Peter 3.

"Once I gained consciousness, I went after Rhino. And that's probably when I ran into…"

"…me." 2 whispered.

1 looked between the two, wide-eyed.

"You guys found each other before me?" he asked.

2 nodded. "Yeah. Before that, I was also relaxing at home when I heard the bang. MJ didn't seem to hear it at all when I asked her about it. So I went out to see what was going on. That's when I found the large crack in the sky. And… I don't know… something came out of it."

Now, this was news to Peter 1 and Peter 3.

"What did you see come out of it?" 1 asked.

2 shrugged helplessly. "I have no idea. Honestly. It was so far away that all I could see was a tiny dot emerging from the rift and making its way to New York City. That was why I made my way over there and ran into Peter 3."

3 nodded, deep in thought right now. "After that, we decided to find you. And we did. Just when you were starting to get tortured by Rhino. How are you feeling by the way? You got hit pretty hard by him."

Peter 1 thought before shrugging and saying, "I feel fine, actually. I've been hit with worse."

"Well, either way, when we found you, you were a little too close to kicking the bucket. That was why we tried to connect with you through our Spidey-Senses."

Peter 1's eyes widened. So the voices he heard in his head weren't hallucinations after all… or God, for that matter. "How did you even find out how to do that? Communicating with Spidey-Senses?"

"I don't know. It was kind of an ability I learned on the fly, really. We gotta learn more about that though, but…. we should probably do that when there's no multiverse merging going on." 3 answered with a sheepish smile.

"What about you? I'm guessing your experience was the same." 2 asked 1.

Peter 1 started to slowly nod. He did technically have the same experience. Only, he wasn't woken up from the sound. That was the dream's doing.

Suddenly, he froze. The dream… What did he even dream about? Wasn't it about rifts? No… it was about wishes, right? Something was off. Peter knew he had a dream, an important one it seems. But, for the life of him, he can't remember what it is.

"Hellooo? Earth to Peter 1?"

Peter 1 blinked, focusing on his surroundings. The voice came from Peter 3, as he waved a hand in front of his face. Apparently, 1 has been doing nothing but staring ahead for a minute straight.

"Yeah?" Peter 1 asked.

2 looked a bit concerned. "Did you hear what I said? I asked if your experience this morning was the same as ours."

1 thought for a second. Should he tell them about the dream? But what good would it even do to say, I had this really weird dream last night that I don't remember but seems important?

Instead, he simply replied with, "Yeah basically."

It wasn't a lie, really. He did hear a bang. That was what mattered.

"Okay. So, that means that the bang we all heard was the sound of our universes merging together," 2 concluded.

"The bangs aren't stopping though. Does that mean that our worlds are still merging?" 3 asked.

Peter 2 nodded. "Most likely,"

1 buried his face into his hands and flopped backwards in defeat. "Great. Just freaking fantastic."

Simultaneously, the three Peters let out a heavy sigh. Now that they had a new understanding of what exactly their situation meant, they had no idea what to do. They could start trying to fix things, try to create some sort of solution that could separate the universes and make everything go back to normal. But, where would they even start? It wasn't like there were instructions or a DIY on how to stop 3 whole universes from merging. Nor was there a rundown on what would happen once the 3 universes transformed into 1. There seemed to be only one overall thing that the Peters knew about this whole thing. Bad things were going to happen.

But as they heard a thump somewhere in the house, it seemed more accurate to think that bad things were happening right now.

This sound didn't sound like the rift noises at all. Firstly, it didn't vibrate through the air. Secondly, it was a short yet concentrated noise that could be easily pinpointed. And thirdly, as soon as the thump occurred, all three of the Peters could feel their Spidey Senses tingling.

Peter 3 looked towards the open walkway that led from the living room to the foyer, with a nervous gulp.

"Any chance that's the missus?" he asked, his eyes darting to Peter 2.

2 slowly shook his head. "MJ's at work…"

1 put a hand on the wall, trying to feel vibrations to indicate the presence of someone in the house. Meanwhile, 2 went from uneasy to dismissive.

"It's probably the house settling." he explained, "Nothing to worry about."

Peter 1 looked offended at the assumption, as he looked at 2.

"Have you SEEN a horror movie, dude?!" he whisper-shouted, "If you hear mysterious thumping inside your house, then it's more likely a ghost or a demon trying to eat you, rather than the 'house settling'. That's a known fact."

2 raised an eyebrow. "Horror movies are fiction, you know that right?"

1 shook his head. "Three words. Blair Witch Project."

3 scoffed. "Man, come on. You HAVE to know that the movie's events aren't actually real, and that they just made it look real."

"Really? Then, how do you explain the 'actors', huh? They went missing!" 1 protested.

"That was a marketing stunt to gain publicity." 3 answered, "A classic maneuver to gather popularity for your film-"

"Enough with the horror movie talk." 2 snapped.

Just then, the three heard something else. Periodic thumping echoing through the relatively silent house. Footsteps. With a simple glance to each other and not another word being spared, all three Peters grabbed their masks and pulled them on, prepared to beat the intruders as Spiderman.

Quickly, they rushed silently to the walkway, pressing up on the wall next to it to avoid being seen if the intruder was right there. Slowly they peeked out to see who was in the foyer. And although no one was there, there were 2 shadows that seemed to grow by the second. Just as rapidly as they moved to peek out, the three Spidermen moved back to their position on the wall, just as they heard voices talking.

"... are you sure they're here? This house seems empty." one voice asked.

Peter 1 frowned. That voice sounded familiar. But, that would mean… no. No way is the Sorcerer Supreme right here right now. It could be a coincidence, and this could be a plain old burglar that just happened to sound like him.

But then, the second voice spoke.

"Positive. That locator spell I did is very accurate. They're here." the voice answered.

Peter 1's eyes widened. Now THAT was a voice that he couldn't dismiss. He should know. He literally helped save the universe with him.

"Stephen?" he whispered.

3 looked at 1, wide-eyed.

"You KNOW them?" he whisper-shouted.

"Yes!" 1 replied with a frantic nod, "He's Doctor Strange!"

2 and 3 stared at 1, trying to remember who Doctor Strange is, prompting 1 to sigh.

"The wizard? With the red cape and the swirly portals?" 1 clarified.

2 and 3 finally understood. "Ohh…"

Just then, they all heard the first voice speak again.

"Wait. I hear something." he mumbled.

As the footsteps got closer, it was then that Peter 1 knew what to do. Before either 2 or 3 could stop him, Peter 1 jumped out to stand in the passageway, right in front of Wong and Dr. Strange.

The two wizards jumped in a state of minor shock.

"Huh. Guess you weren't lying." Wong whispered to Strange.

Meanwhile, Peter 1 gestured to himself.

"You guys! Hey! It's me. Peter!" 1 exclaimed.

Strange put a hand on his chin in deep thought.

"So that's his name. Peter." he said softly.

Peter 1 grinned. "Yes! It's so good to see you guys! And just in time too. We may need some extra help to-"

"Silence!" Wong demanded.

Peter 1 raised his eyebrows, a little taken aback by the order, but shut his mouth obediently. After that, Wong stood tall and looked him dead in the eye with a stare that sent multiple shivers down Peter 1's spine. But those shivers were nothing in comparison to the dark feeling of dread 1 got when Wong talked.

"Due to crimes against the Sacred Timeline, you and your accomplices are hereby under arrest by the order of the Sorcerer Supreme. Come with us quietly for apprehension."


And that's it for Chapter 2! Now that Dr. Strange is thrown into the mix, what will happen to our Spidermen? Find that out and more in the next chapter!

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