"Hiro! Hey Hiro!" He turned his head to see Ari running up to him, phone in her hands. "Look at this really funny video Sara sent me!"
"Uh, that's her blog channel." He pointed out when seeing Ari bring up the page. "But, what's the video?"
She grinned and clicked on it. The camera showed Sara at the mall, a faint holiday jingle playing.

"So, fair viewers. I'm at the mall." Sara gestured to the scenery. "Finally buying my brother a new phone."
"What happened to David's old phone?"
"Um, the showcase fire..."
"Oh."

The video continued. "And as I'm going through the dang store, I find this." Sara tilted the camera and dozens of Christmas decorations were over the store, David was to the side humming the holiday tune playing. "Halloween was recently and this is what I see."

Words could not describe the irritation on her face.

"Christmas loving maniacs."

Both Ari and Hiro howled with laughter. "Oh my gosh poor Sara!"
"This... this is what I have to put up with." Sara groaned. "It's too soon for these holiday shenanigans."


Ferns and Nerds group chat:

Sara Ferns: IF I HEAR ONE MORE CHRISTMAS SONG IN THE FALL I'M GOING TO BURN THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT STORE DOWN!
Wasabi: SARA

Mikan Ferns: Tempting but DON'T

Hiro Hamada: So I guess now is a bad time to ask how's Baymax

Fredzilla: HE LIVES

Sara Ferns: "Sara is still raging about Christmas so I took her phone" -David. "Also where's Ari?"

Ariel Rosemary: Present! : D

Wasabi: How's it going in the Big Apple?

Ariel Rosemary: I HAVE COUSINS NOW HOW DO I PROCESS THIS

Mikan Ferns: Eat ice cream and cry

Mikan Ferns: Speaking from experience

Ariel Rosemary: Huh.

Gogo: Wait you cry?

Mikan Ferns: So rude ;-;. But understandable. I am aware of my heartlessness tbh.

Sara Ferns: "Sis no" -David

Hiro Hamada: Can I get a Baymax check plz?

Honey Lemon: We played tennis the other day! It was fun!

Gogo: Today I'm gonna teach him how to skate : )

Ariel Rosemary: GOGO USED AN EMOTICON I WOKE UP IN THE WRONG DIMENSION

Fredzilla: IT'S BEEN 3000 YEARS

Gogo: I s2g you two are peas in a pod

Hiro Hamada: Fred stop trying to steal my sister!
Sienna Kline: I log in to wonder what the hell did I just read

Hiro Hamada: Fred's jealous I called Ari my sister first :3c. Too slow sucker.

Fredzilla: Were it not for the laws of this land I would have slaughtered you

Ariel Rosemary: Guys stop : (

Sara Ferns: YOU MADE ARI SAD NOW

Honey Lemon: Guys!
Hiro Hamada: OH MY GOD I'M SORRY ARI

Fredzilla: FORGIVE US FOR OUR SINS

Ariel Rosemary: Fred you're lucky you're back home, Hiro I'm calling Peni.

Hiro Hamada: WELP I'M DEAD GUYS READ MY WILL TO BAYMAX

Gogo: I'm moderating it so I can have all your stuff in the garage

Sienna Kline: I repeat. What did I just log in to.


Meanwhile in a group chat that isn't hosted by the Fern Kids…

Parker Plays joins the chat

Good Cop: HE'S ALIIIIIVE

Parker Plays: I was gone for 2 days, seriously Miles. Seriously

Chaos Energy: At least I checked in with the group chat Peter.

Parker Plays: Must you sass me like this

Chaos Energy: Ye : )

Spider Gwen: Hey Peter!

Anya: Hey.

Parker Plays: Hey guys!
Parker Plays: ...Where is Harry D :

Bad Cop: I'M HERE DON'T BE SAD

Parker Plays: : D

Chaos Energy: No homo

Bad Cop: Good to see you too Peni

Chaos Energy: ; P

Parker Plays: Sorry for lack of attendance, I've been spending time with my cousins. They're visiting.

Anya: Understandable, have a nice day

Spider Gwen: Plural?

Parker Plays: Ari,jpeg

Parker Plays: I have a new cousin now. Her names Ari and I will take over the city for her

Bad Cop: Same

Chaos Energy: Well that escalated quickly. I think she's okay. Hiro talks about her a lot so it's taking time knowing her in person

Good Cop: Oh my gosh cutie I have to meet herrr!

Anya: Awwww precious.

Spider Gwen: She's so adorable! I feel like I've seen her tho : /

Parker Plays: Hiro sent me a picture once and I showed you, remember?

Spider Gwen: Oh right!

Chaos Energy: I'm right next to her and showed her your reactions. She's like "?"

Good Cop: TELL HER I SAID HI : D. I WANNA MEET HER

Chaos Energy: That's a maybe.

Bad Cop: I wanna meet her too.

Parker Plays: Come over then!

Bad Cop: : D

Parker Plays: : D

Good Cop: I feel so betrayed *sob*

Anya: Aww poor Miles

Spider Gwen: Oof


Peter snickered with amusement as he scrolled through the chat. Miles does love being dramatic in the chat. He felt his fingers drum to the beat of the rock tune playing throughout the cafe. Now if Harry could show up all will be well in the world.

And speaking of the devil, a familiar head of swooped up black hair walked through the door. His sky-blue eyes were full of amusement.
"Hey Pete." Harry greeted him warmly.
"Harry!" He bounced up with joy, scooping him into a hug. "Glad you could make it, I know things are busy for you since taking over your dad's company."
"Well I was able to reschedule a few meetings to keep an old tradition of ours." They both took seats. "So, your cousins are in town."
"Yep." He nodded.
"And from the picture you sent in the chat, Ari's the new one?" Harry raised an eyebrow. "What's she like?"
"Curious." Peter hummed. "A bit awkward, and scared for some reason. But she's got a kind heart. Hiro really adores her, he used to call Peni all the time about advice for her."
"How come?"
"According to her, Ari's suffering from amnesia. Probably due to a traumatic experience based on what she remembered."
Harry frowned, a look of concern in his eyes. "Should... should you be telling me this?"

He raised an eyebrow at the question. But realization hit Peter like a truck. "Oh, well I don't want to hide stuff from you anymore." Considering how much of a dent it put in our friendship.

"I get it." Harry gazed outside, rain was starting to drizzle in. "I never should've listened to my dad about how much of a menace Spiderman was."
"He's your dad." Peter placed a hand on Harry's shoulder. "Of course you love him and listen to everything he says."
"He was still manipulative." Harry clenched his teeth. But Peter pulling him into a hug calmed him down. "Thanks Pete."
"If you need anyone to talk to, let me know." He smiled at him.

They didn't continue talking about the subject as they got their smoothies. Harry was instead talking about some of the stuff he was doing at Oscorp, Peter felt a twinge of pride of how much good his friend was doing with his father's company.

"I've started to become addicted to french vanilla coffee now." Harry was telling him. "It wakes me up in the morning and now I've become a typical boring adult who loves coffee."
"Oh no!" Peter dramatically exclaimed. "Does that mean you're gonna buy coffee every time now?"
"Pfft." He chuckled. "Nothing beats the smoothies here, I just like coffee now."
"You better not start teaming up with Peni to try and get me to try coffee." Peter raised a hand. "I don't think I could win the war."
Harry flashed a dramatic grin. "Start counting for your doom Pete, soon you will bow down to the might of coffee!"
"Oh no!" They both burst into laughter.
"Also..." Harry's gaze darkened. "I'm glad you could make it, because guess who keeps trying to badger me for a partnership?"
"Please tell me it's not August Wilkins?"

"I wish." His friend's gaze darkened at the mention of the CEO of I-Tech. "The nerve of that guy thinking he can casually barge into Oscorp with a business deal after what he tried to do to me and T-" Harry paused. "Nevermind. I don't wanna talk about it."
Peter understood where he was coming from. He didn't want to think about their missing friend either. "I hope she's still out there…"

"I don't know." Harry frowned. "But I know that it's not your fault she's gone."

"Yeah." Trying to change the subject, he glanced back to Harry's shining blue eyes. "Peni found a way to communicate with the other spider people, I got to meet them and they were cool."
It worked, his friend perked up. "Oh, really? Were they all named Peter?"
"No!" There was a pause. "Well three of them but one's a talking pig so-" He got cut off by Harry's laughter.
"Oh my gosh, you cannot win no matter what dimension you're in!" Harry snickered. "So no alternate spider version of me?"
"You'd be terrible at quips."
"I thought you told me that I can be well equipped for situations?"
Peter groaned as Harry cackled at his own pun. They spent the rest of their time enjoying smoothies and talking about various sciences, mending over the injuries that had been inflicted on their relationship.


Meanwhile in another… ANOTHER group chat:

Spiderfam Chat:

Sp/dr: Guys if my brother keeps going on patrol I'm going to strangle him

Sp/dr: Workaholic DOES HE HAVE TO DO THIS WHEN OUR COUSINS VISIT

Ben: I HEARD THAT!

Dad: Weren't you going to hang with your BF?

Ben: HARRY IS NOT MY BF

Sp/dr: Yet

Ben: WOXKwo,ceO-XLAC[PW;X]PCXP';C;

Sunflower: Peni you should probably stop

Noir: Is that some type of norse code?

Gwanda: No it's keyboard smashing, oof.

Ben: I just left, and I'm doing an extra patrol because SOMEbody ditched her shift again!

Sp/dr: I couldn't give our cousins the slip, okay?

Ham: Oh you got folks coming over? How's Spy reacting to them?

Sp/dr: She's doing fine. Do you miss your spider buddy that bad?

Ham: YES

Noir: I thought you were a pig?

Ham: I was a spider first Noir!
Dad: Ben you go finish up patrolling and go to your cousins bc I'd kill to be in your shoes rn.

Ben: You not my dad!

Noir: Repeat that?

Ben: OKAY GOING NOW

Sp/dr: Thanks Noir! : D

Noir: No problem Peni, anything for you gal.

Ham: Lol Noir is trying to take your dad title B.

Dad: I'm not scared by someone who didn't know how to use a phone until we made this chat.

Noir: It's like using a portable typewriter

Noir: Miles and Gwen would prefer you having the dad title though.

Sunflower: Ye :3

Gwanda: Where's the lie tho

Noir: I still do not understand those little faces you type in.

Sp/dr: They're emoticons : D

Sunflower: Also can one of you come over? Doc Ock is causing trouble again : (

Gwanda: Uch.

Sp/dr: She scares me more than our Ock.

Dad: Your Ock is a bratty child, Miles's Ock is freaking nuts.

Ham: I have nothing better to do, omw.

Sunflower: Yayyy!

Gwanda: My Ock's been in jail for awhile, I'll come too to sharpen my skills

Noir: Only you would face Ock again just as target practice

Gwanda: *Shrug*

Ben: I finished patrol, are you happy now?!

Sp/dr: That was quick

Ben: Haven't seen much since Scorpion showed up.

Ben: Wait you guys are beating up Miles' Doc Ock? OMW

Sp/dr: DANGIT PETER GET BACK HERE

Sp/dr: Uch I'm going to make sure he doesn't do something stupid

Noir: Might as well come too to make sure the kids aren't in trouble

Dad: Okay so we're doing a beat up Doc Ock party now.

Sunflower: Burgers for everyone afterwords

Dad: WOO LET'S GET THIS BREAD

Noir: We're getting burgers however.

Sp/dr: It's a joke, I'll tell you later.


AN: Filler chapter in a filler fic!

Also mild Spiderverse cameo with the rest of the Spiders... I had to give them a group chat. And owo what's this? Mild foreshadowing to og plot w/ the spiders? Well it's a slow burn plot.

Anyways enjoy the texting memes, and feel free to ask questions to the cast!

Anyways time to answer questions! Also omg I'm so sorry to AlphaGodzilla19 for not answering this one sooner!

Question: Are you planning a MSM fic?

Well this technically is one so yeah! I have some plans for another crossover with the MSM kiddos but that's in the far off future!

Now for some questions from the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious AgentOfAngst!

To Hiro: What's your favorite childhood memory?

"I guess the only memory I have of my parents, I don't really remember their faces, I just remember the feeling of safety... I guess to explain it. But I'd say my favorite memory present day is meeting Ari and having her into the family, she's awesome."

To Gogo: What's your family like?

"My dad's cool! He recently got married to this other guy he met. That's all I'm saying."

To Granville: Are you glad to be back at teaching or does it bring bad memories?

"Funny you think I stopped teaching when I stopped being a teacher at SFIT. I worked in a lot of places, but it's comforting to be back at SFIT. While recent events brought up the past, it doesn't prevent me from helping the future."

And to Megan (shocked pikachu meme): Looking forward to your introduction, what are you up to rn?

"I don't think I'm supposed to appear yet... oh wait's in the AN. I'm adjusting to moving to SFIT for your information! You'll see me sooner than you'll think : )"

That made my day XD. See you guys next time!