Several murmurs from the audience and conversations took place after the end of that fight. All battles up to that point had defined a certain average power for first-year students, but everyone was quite impressed with the actions of both contestants. Obviously Reyes' demonstration of latent power had been extraordinary, no doubt, but no one belittled the whole strategy that young Parker had had during the confrontation, even though it had meant his defeat.

Robbie left the field, being inside the tunnel that would take him to other internal wings of the stadium; he would probably go to the infirmary, he would have to be sure of something. But it is clear that the universe wanted to play with him, and hero number 2 was in the middle of his path;

— Look! If it is not the boy of the time !? - the hero says with open arms, seeming to be unusually happy at that moment, as if he had returned to being the hero he was when he was younger

— What do you want? - Robbie asks dryly, he didn't want to waste time there - I'm busy so spill it.

—... – the hero lowers his arms and puts himself with a more serious face - since you abandoned that rebellion and accepted your power, we can go back to training and...

— You don't understand right? - Robbie says in a discredited way to then laugh without humor - nothing that happened there will change what I think of you. This is my power, and I will do whatever I want with it ...

The boy says that and soon starts walking again, purposely bumping into the hero, who tries to say something, but nothing comes out and just watches the son leave without looking back.

— A broken rib, several bruises, first-degree burns and, of course, completely lacerated wrists ... - Claire says reading the file of the boy Parker, unconscious and bandaged, in one of the beds in the makeshift ward for that event. She then turns to Tony - anything else you want to add?

— You make it seem my fault that he is like that ... - the hero says while exchanging the look between his colleague and the boy

— And who else would it be !? - she asks, losing her patience a little

— Wasn't that planned okay? He did it on his own and ... - Tony then sees Claire's gaze on him - okay, it was my fault, happy now?

— Not at all ... - she says heading for the boy, before hearing the door being opened with force and a certain quartet entering and shouting;

— PETER! – Wanda, Gwen, Danny and Kei exclaim when they almost tear the door out of the infirmary and go inside to observe their unconscious friend and colleague

— Children ... - Claire tries to be strict, but those children were a lot of fun - Mr Parker is resting now

— Sorry Night Nurse ... - Wanda apologizes and looks at the man who was also in the room - ah, hello sir...

— Ah! Good afternoon - he says quickly turning his face so that the students do not see him - well, I'll be going ... - he says soon leaving the infirmary in a hurry

— Who was he? - Kei asks colleagues, receiving a 'shrug' from them

— How is he doing? - Wanda asks the heroine a little sadly, while looking at one of Peter's hands, and feeling the enormous desire to hold it

— Some injuries, nothing that can't be repaired ... - she says to the quartet before revealing the bomb - but I'm going to have to perform surgery

— SURGERY!? - they ask in unison, afraid of what could happen

— Calm down, it's no big deal - she says with her hands outstretched trying to calm the spirits - but his webs have damaged some internal tissues, so I'm going to have to rearrange some things so that my Quirk doesn't cure him in the wrong way

— Ah... – the students say relieved, seeming to understand the situation better

— So I would like a little privacy for that - she says and then sees three agreeing, understanding, but Wanda, just nods weakly and looking slightly down at Peter - but I would not refuse a helper, if one of you wants to stay .. .

Wanda's eyes light up instantly, and she looks up hopefully. Gwen, as it was, quickly noticed such movement from her friend, and also saw that the Night Nurse was looking at the brunette when she said that, so she decided to give a little help;

— But what a pity! Danny has a fight now and Kei and I were SOOOOO excited to watch - she says holding the blonde's arm and again taking Kei off the floor and putting him under her arm like a suitcase - so Wanda can stay! She can also move things with her mind so she will be very useful! - the blonde says smiling, quickly getting ready to leave the room

— So it's decided ... - Night Nurse says, but then looks at the girl with the bow - If you want, of course...

— Yea! - the girl says, very excited, but then blushes and says in a more controlled voice - ah, I mean, of course, it would be an honor ... - She says smiling and crossing her hands in front of her body

— All right ... - the nurse says going to get the necessary instruments.

Robbie, who has watched the whole situation since the arrival of "Parker Squadron", watches Peter still unconscious in bed, without showing any signs of nightmares or mental problems, maybe he was worrying about nothing, but it didn't cost anything; he would see him again after the surgery. The boy thinks and then silently leaves his position leaning against the wall outside.

"— AND WE ARE BACK LADIES AND GENTLEMAN ! AFTER THE MAIN FIGHT BETWEEN PROTAGONIST AND RIVAL / ALLIED, WE RETURN WITH OUR NORMAL PROGRAMMING FROM AND TO COADJUVANTS !" Deadpool seemed to be more excited again "AND WITH YOU; DOREEN GREEN VS DANIEL RAND ! "

Without needing to pass the instructions again, Emma Frost just turns to the two contestants, making sure that they both know the rules and limits, and if they have any doubts. But after confirming that they both understood and had no questions, she announces the start of the competition.

Unlike her last fight, this time Doreen takes off, quickly running with her legs and arms, like a real squirrel, trying to catch the martial artist off guard.

But while she had only seen Danny's battle with Riri, the boy had a secret weapon, having used it only during the cavalry battle; and knowing the opponent's super senses, it would be perfect.

As the redhead approaches, Danny prepares himself, carrying the palms of his hands with Chi and placing himself in a position with his right leg in front and slightly flexed and the left back and stretched.

In the last few meters, Doreen leaps forward, and Danny's plan kicks in. With his opponent just over a meter from him, the boy claps his hands, releasing a wave of energy and Chi, which hits his opponent, by overloading her sense of hearing and tact. With that the girl raises her hands to her ears, in the middle of her trajectory in the air, with that, Danny uses this opening and holds his arms. Then, he uses the momentum of the girl's movement to roll backwards, still holding her, and in the end pushing her hard with both legs on her belly; which causes it to be thrown to the other side.

She soon falls to the ground and her tail, her greatest strength, soon finds itself out of the demarcated line, meaning the victory of the blond.

"—AND WITHOUT TIME TO LOSE WITH THESE FIGHTS, NOW WE GO TO KAMALA KHAN VS TYRONE JOHNSON ! "

Shortly thereafter, both students met in the arena, receiving the same questions that Emma Frost had asked the previous pair, and when she had her answers soon, the teacher started the fight.

Without wasting time, Kamala already increases the length of her arms and the size of her hands, and quickly tries to catch Tyrone to get him out of the field. The girl had seen his fight against Seol, so the best strategy was to stay away, so he was less likely to use his power, right?

Wrong. Easily teleporting away with each attempt by Kamala to hold him, Tyrone tries, every moment he has, to find an opening so he can end the fight, and soon she appears. Kamala had never used her enlarged limbs for long periods of time, generally preferring to catch people off guard with the sudden increase, but she preferred to change her strategy for that fight, which proved to be her undoing.

For a second stopping the attacks to catch her breath, Tyrone explores that opening. With black smoke surrounding his body, he teleports himself until he is behind the girl, and with the approach, she comes into contact with the smoke and her eyes open, glassy, as if she had seen a ghost. Taking advantage of this breach again, Tyrone used the smoke and pushed his opponent off the field, thus guaranteeing his victory, while the girl shook her head as if she had come out of a kind of trance.

Back at the infirmary, Wanda sat on Peter's left side, and now he held the boy's hand. As the heroine finished using her Quirk on the boy, the glow soon faded and disappeared from the boy's body. The nurse then starts packing, throwing the gloves away and leaving the instruments to be sterilized. But as she removed the gauze from the boy's arm, she listened;

— Why did you do that? ... - The heroine hears from the brunette with the red bow, who stared sadly at Peter

— Something on your mind Mrs. Maximoff? - the nurse asks if turning to the girl

— Ah! S-sorry, I-I was just thinking out loud ... - she says blushing after the fright and looking away

— Your mental health is as important as your physique - the woman says, finishing undoing the gauze by turning to the girl, looking at her directly - I have also been told that I am a great listener...

—... – the girl bites her lips, not sure what to say, until she finally tries - Peter is a very determined person ... He always knows what he wants and always goes out of his way to get it, he dreams of one day be the number 1 hero, and I can see every day how hard he works, and the festival was no exception, but...

— But...? – Claire asks

— Before he went to fight Reyes, he told me that he didn't think about winning anymore - the girl says remembering what happened - he said that; "Heroes save those who need help", but why did he give up?

— Hmmm... – the nurse thinks about the situation - maybe his goals have changed, something related to the Reyes fire explosion that I saw on TV? I had never seen anything like that before.

— It could be ... - Wanda thinks to herself; she had seen that the boys had talked at times, if you could call what had happened conversation, but because of the distance she was, she hadn't heard anything very concrete. Was Reyes the one who needed to be saved? If so, what should he be saved from?

— Well, whether he wants to be the best or not, he has to learn to take better care of himself and learn a new way to use his Quirk - the nurse says when he finishes removing the bandages on the boy's right forearm

— What do you mean? - Wanda asks

— This is what I mean - Claire then rotates the boy's forearm enough that Wanda could see the inside, where there was a scar; the mark on the skin that was a deformed circle in the center and with other thinner scars coming from it - his webs have a compound that degrades the epithelial cells, if he continues like this, the wounds can increase until he damages the nerves, and lose the movement of the arms...

—...– not knowing what to say, Wanda covers her mouth, scared, she did not know that Peter's skills were so degrading for him; losing arm movements ...

But in the middle of the girl's contemplation, both the student and the nurse hear the door open hard. Soon, Reyes enters the room, looking around until he finds Peter and looks at him on the bed. He then proceeds to move towards him.

— Reyes? – Wanda asks not knowing why the boy was there

— Sr. Reyes, why are you here? - the nurse also asks

— Why is he still sleeping? - Robbie asks, not bothering to answer the questions directed at him

— He arrived unconscious and after a minor surgery, I used my Quirk to cure him, I probably spent a little more of his energy so he continues ... - Claire tries to explain herself, since the boy seemed elated for some reason

— No ... - the boy looks worried and goes to get closer to Peter, holding his leg and shaking him slightly – Araña...Araña!

— What are you doing? He needs to rest! - Wanda asks not understanding anything and pushes Reyes away from Peter

— We don't have time for this ... - the boy tries again, but is stopped

— Don't touch him! - Wanda says a little more irritated, activating her Quirk and creating the two spheres of red energy in her hands, with her eyes shining as well, and placing herself protectively between Peter and Reyes - why would we need to wake him up?

— Because if we don't wake him ... - Reyes starts, a little irritated, but seeing no escape, he needed to tell - he will be trapped, in a coma, reliving his sins for eternity, or worse, what he thinks his sins are...

Peter was sinking. He didn't know where he was, everything was dark, but he could see it somehow, even without a light source. He was falling, but not in free fall, he was more like he was sinking, but without water.

His fall continues, until he reaches a bottom, he gets up and looks around, the floor was smooth and completely black. Looking around, he doesn't recognize anything, there was nothing there.

Then he looks back and recognizes two figures a little far away;

Hello? - he asks, but no answer

He starts walking towards the figures, until it is possible to recognize them; two people, a man and a woman, both adults, with their backs to the boy. The clothes were no big deal; jacket and pants for the man and a blouse and skirt for the woman.

But before Peter could touch him, they both turn to the boy;

Look what we have here ... - the man says

I thought we had abandoned you years ago ... - the woman completes as if they both share the same voice

Peter knew them. Even if a shadow covered their eyes; the woman's brown hair, the man's black-framed glasses.

Peter only had pictures and misty memories of the two.

Richard and May Parker.

His parents.

Danny was standing in the locker room, he had his phone to his ear. After advancing to the semifinals, he decided it would be a good time to share information with Orson; the same was at work, which usually consisted of patrols, so he probably wouldn't have watched the festival on television until that moment, but if he hadn't been in a battle at that point, he would have been able to answer his cell phone ... at least that's what Danny expected ;

"Hello?"

— Orson! – Danny says excited

"What do you mean? Do I have to say anything? "

—... –Danny then quickly recognizes the message he had helped him record for when he didn't answer; Danny was not very good with technology, but Orson could be worse

"Well, if I didn't answer, I don't have time for small talk anyway and ..."

Danny hangs up the phone; he was probably busy at the moment. So he had to win to come back with the best news possible for the eldest at the end of the day ...

Orson Randall was in the middle of his patrol through the streets of East Harlem; his mission and that of his team? Identify and neutralize a new villain who has caused the death of several low-class heroes across the region, and his goal was to end it all.

The middle-aged man was one of the oldest heroes still at work, his brown hair was under the yellow mask he wore, as well as his gray eyes. His muscular body was covered in a dark green long-sleeved T-shirt with a black dragon symbol on the chest. On top of it he had suspenders with holsters for his two pistols, hidden under the brown overcoat. At his waist, a belt with several pockets, along with brown pants and a pair of black boots.

Scratching his badly shaved beard, it was the fifth time he had walked around those same blocks and until now nothing suspicious, until he observed a movement in a nearby alley. Turning around and starting to walk towards him, he takes out his trusted Walkie-Talkie and talks to his colleagues;

— I'm going to investigate a movement in an alley at the end of 113 near Second Avenue ... over - he says on the radio; there were new devices for that, but he was never able to get along with the technology

"— Understood, anything let us know ... over" He hears the voice of his partner Misty Knight

— Okay, over and out ... - he says putting the radio back on his belt and pulling out a gun

The alley was even a little dark because of the position of the sun, but not enough that it could stop him. He walks cautiously, with his finger on the side of the trigger, not on top, he didn't want to shoot a cat or a beggar unintentionally. He then hears a noise in the back and sees a figure moving away; with clothes too heavy to be anyone else.

Using his Chi, Orson uses the wall to propel himself forward, with a jump big enough to stop in front of the fugitive, gun in hand and pointing at the man with the skull mask.

— It's the end of the line ... Traskmaster - he says and watches the villain just lifting his head and staring at him

— What do you mean by eternal coma? - Wanda asked lowering her arms and deactivating her Quirk

— Part of my father's power, and consequently mine, is the "Penance Stare" ... - Reyes starts by saying

— It's what makes criminals see and feel the pain of everything they've done wrong, isn't it? - Claire asks - I received several in a catatonic state when I worked at the Hell's Kitchen hospital

— Exactly, but as I kept my power for a long time, it accumulated ... - Reyes says as if he felt the regret of his actions - and I activated it unintentionally...

— You still haven't answered me ... - Wanda says looking annoyed

— My accumulated power got out of hand and caused Peter to receive the impact of a 'Stare' much stronger than he should have - Reyes says - and he must be reviewing what he thinks his sins are now...

Peter didn't know what to say, he didn't know how to express anything. And how could he? The only memory he had of his parents were photos and some blurry memories; it wasn't like he had memories of things that happened over ten years ago.

But anyway, he knew it wasn't them, he felt it, he just couldn't explain what they were doing there, and where it was "there".

What are you doing near us? - your 'dad' asks you - get out of here, we don't want you around - he says with disgust

But Peter tried to stop it; his parents had died in a plane crash, he had gone to the wake, he had seen the coffins, but the part that kept those memories didn't seem to work at that moment. Something was holding him hostage to toxic memories and lies he had told himself; everything he had felt when he was a Quirkless child, who thought he would have saved his parents if he had one.

When you didn't have Quirk, you could understand - your 'mom' says - but now, having one, killing someone? Our son, a Murderer?

Murderer

Murderer

Murderer

Murderer

Murderer

Murderer

Murderer

MURDERER

MURDERER

MURDERER

MURDERER

Snif...snif – suddenly, Peter no longer sees the pair, they have disappeared, but in a way that is as if they were never there. He then starts to hear a cry, and turns to the side to see another person, hugging his knees from a distance

Excuse me ... - Peter felt his voice hoarse and his cheeks red, he had not even realized that he had cried

Snif... – Peter comes closer to see that she was a white-haired woman, but that she was not old enough to have such naturally colored hair

She then turns around; the glasses, the eyes full of tears, the red nose...

Aunt May?...

You ... - she says and grits her teeth as she stands up - you killed him...

Aunt May? – Peter takes a step back

You killed him ... - she says louder and raises her head to face him - YOU KILLED HIM! KILLED MY HUSBAND!

... – when May came to console him in the death of Uncle Ben, Peter would have preferred that she had been nervous instead of having forgiven him ...

... that scene made him change his mind

YOU KILLED HIM ! YOU KILLED HIM ! - she runs and throws herself at Peter, her eyes glassy, she tries to scratch his face with her nails, but Peter held her wrists, she was stronger than he thought - YOU KILLED HIM ! KILLED HIM!

Peter killed someone?

Parker?

Killed someone?

Peter killed...

Killed

Peter looks around and notices all of his colleagues; Reyes, Flash, Laura, Seol, Gwen, Danny, everybody, it was like they didn't notice him there. Their neutral expressions as they spoke to each other. His words like a poison in Peter's mind; always reminding him of the worst day of his life.

The shed

The criminals

Tombstone

The bullet

Uncle Ben

Blood

Weak pulse

Peter?

Everything disappeared once more and the boy is face to face with Wanda, the girl had the same shadow covering her eyes, she looked down, not looking at him

Wanda... – Peter feels the lump in his throat, but he struggles - it was an accident I swear ...

*SLAP*

Peter feels the burning and heat in his left cheek, the one that took the slap, he falls to the floor stunned, not by the force of the blow, but by who had given him.

How could I get close to someone like you !? You are not a hero ... you are a villain ... a monster ! - she turns and runs out, soon disappearing too

Peter was on the floor, tears were streaming, his heart was tight, he felt a lump in his throat. He felt sick, but nothing came out, he couldn't breathe, he couldn't bring air to his lungs. Everything he had done to his uncle...

Peter? – and standing by his side, his skin gray and lifeless, his eyes colorless, his glasses broken, his clothes dirty, and a blood stain on his chest that was slowly spreading...

Ben?

In the middle of Reyes' explanation, the cardiac monitor that was connected to Peter fires; his heartbeat was extremely fast and his unconscious body started to shake and move uncontrollably.

— What's happening? - Wanda asks scared

— He's having a fit! - Claire says and launches to try to hold the boy - quick, try to restrain him, he could get hurt

The two students quickly launch themselves at Peter, holding his arm, leg and torso in an attempt to restrain him, but the boy was very strong, and as he was having an unconscious attack, his nerves were activated without him wanting to, resulting in movements they were much stronger than they should have been. With a blow from the brunette's arm, Wanda is thrown backwards and Robbie finds himself with no alternative

— You give me no choice, Araña... - Reyes says and activates his Quirk, invoking three chains that wrap around Parker and manage to stop him, at least for now

— You're hurting him! - says Wanda as she got up from the floor and saw that Peter was still trying to move, but was fortunately restrained by the currents

— As long as we don't have a better option, we'll stick with it - Robbie says, trying to focus on the current problem of waking Parker

— What are we going to do now? - Claire asks what everyone there thought

— Can't you cancel the 'Stare'? - asks Wanda

— If I could have done it already - he says coldly, but soon corrects himself for the real reason - I didn't have this training, I don't know how to do it...

— What about your father? He can? - Wanda tries

— He can only cancel what he caused - Reyes says - and the technique is more complicated, he would not be able to teach me in a hurry

— Would we have access to his mind? - Wanda asks, this time directed to the nurse - to touch something?

— We don't have anything here that can stimulate his brain - says the heroine looking around the room

— We don't have a thing, and what about a Quirk? - Reyes proposes

— Professor Frost! We can call her and ... - Wanda starts optimistic

— It won't work - Claire is the one who breaks - Emma can only create the psychic link in conscious peoples

— Anyone in the audience? It may be our last chance, even if it's small ... - Reyes says trying to be rational

— Wanda, it's yours ... - Pietro, out of nowhere, appears at the door, probably because he's using his speed, and stops what he was saying when he saw the scene - what's going on?

— Pietro! - his sister says when she realizes him - Peter was hit by a Quirk and is in a coma having nightmares that can leave him like this forever...

— We need you to go to Professor Frost and ask her ... - Reyes starts, but is interrupted by the speedster

— Okay, calm down! I don't understand anything, is Parker in a coma? What happened? - the boy asked not understanding anything

— I accidentally used a lot of my Quirk and put Parker in a coma - Reyes tries to explain as quickly as possible, as they didn't have much time - if he doesn't wake up soon, he can be in a coma forever, so our only solution is to try mess with his brain

— Okay, calm down! Do you need to connect to it by the brain? - he asks - like, to try to control a nightmare?

— That's a oversimplification of events, but yeah and ... - As soon as Reyes answers him, the platinum gaze sticks to his sister and she looks back at him for a few seconds until he understands what he was referring to

— No, no, no! I won't do this, I can't ... - she says walking back a little

— Yes, you can do it - the boy says putting his hands on his sister's shoulders - you did it last time...

— After several attempts that failed and only made the situation worse! - she says stiffly, removing her brother's arms from her

— Sorry, what are you guys talking about exactly? - Robbie asks

— She manages to mess in people's minds - Pietro says and soon realizes what she had said - not in a bad way! She tried to change my nightmares when we were younger...

— I can use my Quirk and tinker with the electrical parts of the brain - she says crossing her arms and looking down - by doing some research I was able to focus on the subconscious areas and try to avoid these nightmares...

— It can work - Reyes says scratching his chin

— But it's been a long time since I did it and I've made the situation worse a few times and ... - Wanda starts to despair, without even having done anything

— Wanda! - Claire comes close to the girl, who now had slightly watery eyes and holds her hands - you don't have to do it if you don't want to, it's your choice. But think of Peter, what would he do instead

"He would help as much as he could ..." The answer immediately comes to Wanda's mind. Peter was a hero, he would help anyone who needed it and when it was needed, not doubting his abilities.

The girl looks at the unconscious boy, who was trembling and trying to free himself from the tight chains that bound him, she then puts herself in an upright position and says;

— I'll do it ... - she says, which receives a smile from Pietro and Claire and a wave from Robbie, but the platinum soon slaps his hand on his forehead when he remembers what he had come to do

— That's right! - Pietro remembers - Wanda, your fight is about to start, I came here to get you...

—... – Wanda is surprised, had it been that long? But that didn't matter, not anymore - say that I give up the fight

—... – Pietro says nothing, just looks down, he knew his sister was doing the right thing, but he couldn't help feeling bad about it - what do I say to them? - he asks, probably referring to teachers about the fight

— Say that; a hero saves those in need ... - she says determinedly, still staring at Peter

— Okay... – Pietro says and runs out to warn a teacher

— I prefer to do this alone, if it's not a problem ... - she says turning to Night Nurse and Reyes

— Of course ... - the heroine says, taking a clipboard and leaving the room with Robbie walking behind her

— Without eye contact and without me concentrating, you have a minute until the chains are released - The boy says seriously and Wanda just agrees and soon sees him leaving and closing the door

— Oof... – she exhales calmly, trying to get her heart to stop beating so fast - here we go ...

She then activates her Quirk, but this time without creating the energy spheres, but only by wrapping her hand in red energy, she then makes it tremble slightly with a few movements and sends it into Peter's head, infiltrating the energy through his ears. . She closes her eyes and gets ready, now was the time.

Ben was not himself at the time. He was literally a walking corpse; the color of his skin, his clothes, his lifeless eyes, nothing about him said he was alive, except the blood stain on his shirt that was slowly increasing.

Peter ... how can you do this? - Ben he asks, looking desolate with his nephew - what was wrong with raising you?

Uncle Ben ... - he tries to build a sentence, but to no avail

I help you, I support you, I stand by you ... and this is how you repay me? - he asks referring to the hole in his chest - I thought I had created a good boy, but good boys don't kill their uncles...

Ben ... it was an accident ... I didn't want to - Peter couldn't contain the river of tears that soaked his face, and the lump in his throat only increased

An accident? AN ACCIDENT!? - he asks looking furious - you go looking for a known criminal, disobey me, run away and go on a suicide mission, how is this an accident!?

Ben ... I'm sorry, I'm sorry ... I'm sorry

You are sorry? - Ben looks at him - sorry!? You killed me Peter! It wasn't a bandit, it wasn't a gun, it was YOU! YOU KILLED ME ! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!

I KNOW! - Peter screams at the top of his lungs for nothing, he is alone again. Sitting up and hugging his knees, he lets himself cry - I know it, I know it...

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Peter? – without wanting any more of that, the boy doesn't even care to look, he hears footsteps approaching, until he feels a hand on his shoulder – Peter?

Ah! – Peter gets scared, it was Wanda's voice, he turns to see it, but she was normal, without her eyes misty and looking at him worriedly

Peter... – she tries to reach out a hand to wipe Peter's tears, but the boy soon gets scared and walks away, not wanting to get another slap, the girl then lowers her arm - it's okay Peter...

No, it's not ... I killed him, I killed my uncle ... - Peter says coldly

That was an accident Peter ... - she tries to say

No, it was not! I disobeyed him, and ran away, he followed me and ended up dead ... - Peter reveals - I am not a hero, I am a villain, I am a monster...

He didn't think so ... - Wanda says - and I don't think so either ...

"We will not always be able to save everyone ..., but we will try, your uncle didn't just die, he saved you, for a moment, he was not a victim, he was your hero, and all he wished for was that you were too. That is why we are here, learning, training, to save as many people as possible, because a hero needs to help those in need. Ben is gone, and it's tough, it's hard, but he trusted you, knew that you would be responsible with your powers. It will be a difficult journey, but we need to be strong...for everyone that is not here anymore..."

But what if I can't? - Peter asks - what if I can't be strong enough?

Then we will be here to help you ... - the world then lights up, and Peter sees his aunt, his friends and Wanda, all looking at him smiling

Thank you ... - he says looking at Wanda

Don't thank me yet ... - she says getting up and extending her hand - we still have a long way to go ... so what? You're coming?

You bet! - he says taking the girl's hand and standing up

Peter blinks a few times, slowly getting used to the brightness of the room. He was in the 'what a surprise' ward, he thinks to himself. He looks around, he was lying on the bed, a table with a chair and some papers were a little further on, but he didn't see Night Nurse anywhere. He then looks to the side and recognizes a brown mane and a red bow lying on top of him.

— Wanda? – he asks, what makes the girl wake up

— Peter? – still groggy with sleep she doesn't seem to notice much, until her eyes go wide - PETER ! - she screams and throws herself at the boy, wrapping her arms around his neck

— Yeah, that's my name, no need to shout ... - he says sarcastically, but hugs the girl back

— I was worried - she says letting go and then punching him in the shoulder - never scare me like that again

— Hey that hurt ... - he says

— Good! - she says pretending to be angry, but then softens and smiles. But Peter soon looks to the side and sees the scars on his arms - Night Nurse said you have to find a new way to use your webs, or in a while, the damage will be irreparable...

— ... – Peter looks a little more seriously at his arm, that was something serious, but then he gets up and looks at the girl again - I'll think about it later, I expected something like that then...

— PETER! – suddenly a chorus of the three voices of; Gwen, Danny and Kei echo through the infirmary as they almost burst the door and interrupted the boy

— THEY TOLD US THAT YOU HAVE DIED ! WAAAAAAH ! - Gwen screams as she jumps on Peter and starts crying

— In fact Reyes told us that you were in the infirmary after my fight with him ... - Danny replies

The memories then go back to Peter; the whole situation inside his mind; his parents, his aunt, his friends and colleagues, Uncle Ben ... Even though he always tried to look beyond, the memory of that night continued to invade his mind and his nightmares. Aunt May talked to him and let him out at times, but she always said that talking to more people could help. Peter looks at his friends, and the image of all of them looking at him, when Wanda had gone to rescue him, they deserved to know…

— I have something to tell you ... - Peter then tells the story, saying nothing related to his Quirk and Iron Man, but just exposing everything related to the Tombstone and the death of Uncle Ben.

Because Wanda got in touch with Peter's memories, she just stands beside him, passing her hand lovingly on his back, helping him to tell everything to his friends. In the end, Peter felt much lighter; his eyes were slightly watery as he waited for his friends to respond;

— You've been through a lot Peter ... - Danny who starts - more than most here. But don't worry, we are a team, will we always be here for each other.

— No pearls of wisdom now? - Gwen asks amusingly to the blonde, laughing lightly and wiping away a tear - but he is right, we will be here for you, all of us... - the girl says in a voice a little hoarse

— Let's become the greatest heroes! - Kei says raising his fist - and because of that I will stop watching hentai ... for a week!

— Hehehe… - Peter laughs weakly, but a real laugh - thanks guys, I don't know what I would do without you…

— You would be in a coma right now for starters... - Wanda says amused and holds Peter's hand, smiling, and with slightly reddened cheeks

— That's true ... - he says, remembering what happened - thanks…

— GROUP HUG ! - Gwen screams and pulls Danny and Kei into the embrace, falling on top of Peter and everyone laughs at the situation

— Hehehe… - after they split up, Peter's mind returns to reality - Wait a minute, your fight against Reyes, Danny? How long did I sleep? What round are we in !? - Peter asked worried to have lost so many battles

— It will be the second semifinal now between Amadeus and Tyrone! - Kei answers

— Amadeus? Did he beat you Wanda? - Peter questions

— No, I ... gave up ... - she says sadly, and Peter couldn't believe it - in order to help you, we didn't have much time

—… - Peter feels the shock of that information, everything that Wanda had said about wanting to help her mother, everything that disappears because of him; of course, it wasn't 100% his fault, but he still felt guilty - Wanda...

— No! - she says stiffly - you were not to blame and you will not apologize for that! I chose to help you, and I would do it all over again. A hero has to save those in need, doesn't he? - she says and ends the question smiling

— For sure ... - the boy says, leaving that matter aside, but soon remembering something else - but Danny, your fight against Reyes, what happened?

— Well ... - Danny scratches the back of his head in embarrassment when he remembers

"It had been a few minutes since the start of the fight and Danny felt the advantage; he was a master of different combat styles, and having discovered Reyes' strength in boxing, he already knew how to face it.

After a succession of punches, kicks and other maneuvers, Danny had managed to corner his opponent at one end of the stadium, a good push and the victory would be his.

So, Danny uses a few seconds to prepare a blow with his energized fist, but Reyes already seemed to have predicted it.

From inside his clothes, a chain coming out of his sleeve, quickly comes out and coils around Danny's forearm, in the non-energized part, and pulls it away.

In a few seconds, having achieved an opening, Reyes strikes Danny and then takes his arm and throws him off the field, just enough for his feet to come out and give Reyes the victory. "

— It wasn't one of my best moments I admit ... - he says with his head down

— You were amazing Danny ... - Gwen says hugging the blonde's arm - and look on the bright side, you can still dispute the third place...

— So you better go, the next fight is about to start - they look to see the heroine Night Nurse standing in the doorway and smiling - come on, everyone out! Parker was my only patient and now he is no longer my problem! - she says and then expels the five pre-teens from the infirmary, and they head to the gym, for the next fight.

Tyrone previously thought that he would have difficulties in this fight; for the obvious reason that he had had one more fight than his opponent Amadeus, since, for some reason, Wanda decided to give up her fight, thus guaranteeing a free seat for the boy of Asian descent. But the boy didn't really expect Amadeus to have found it, and managed to take advantage of one of his weaknesses.

Returning to the arena, after traveling through Darkforce, Tyrone looks around, seeing nothing, and then looks up, seeing the greenish shape falling at high speed towards him. He quickly teleports again, narrowly escaping the opponent who creates a real crater by impacting the ground.

The complicator was as follows; Tyrone could see, more or less, his surroundings as he moved within the dark dimension, but he saw a static version of the place when he transported himself, he could not see movements or objects being moved, so if Amadeus left his field of vision, when he returned, would have a chance of attack against the Afro-descendant.

But the boy tries to think; Amadeus was able to move limited when he was at the top, so he needed to go as far as possible to try to corner him.

Tyrone then moves through the dark dimension, walking through the shadows and black smoke that simply existed there and moves to a point farther away from the opponent; he was being increasingly consumed by Darkforce, but he would make it worth it.

Amadeus returns to the ground when realizing that his opponent was far away; he could see him covered in black smoke, but at the same time he was sweaty and panting. He then takes advantage of this situation. Pushing himself forward, he makes a leap towards the opponent, but in the middle of his trajectory, he disappears again. Lowering his feet, Amadeus starts to brake so that he can jump again and escape Tyrone's senses. He pity that he didn't count on the other boy's plan.

Tyrone soon moves behind the opponent, and extends his shadows to reach him and does the same thing that he had done with everyone he had fought so far; he made them see their fears and hopelessness by being in contact with Darkforce energy. It was not the noblest strategy, he knew that, so he had gone to apologize to both Seol and Kamala, explaining that everything was part of the game, that he would never have intended to hurt them, luckily they had understood. But this time something happened, having passed a few seconds, Tyrone hoped that the vision would take Amadeus's concentration away and he would come out of the Hulk form, which would make it easier for the brunette to get him out of the field.

But everyone is impressed when Amadeus gives a slight twist and hits Tyrone in the stomach with a punch.

Taking the blow, Tyrone flies, heading towards the outside of the field; luckily he manages to teleport before something happens, and he just falls to the ground without air, but at least he wasn't out.

Opening his eyes, Tyrone feels a shadow, and looks up to see his colleague hurrying down towards him; he no longer seemed to want to win, he wanted to see him shattered, the strategy had gone wrong.

Disappearing and appearing behind Amadeus, Tyrone tries to understand what was happening;

— Amadeus! What's going on with you? - Tyrone tries to ask, and the colleague turns to him, but something was wrong; his eyes were glazed, his jaw was tight, he was gnashing his teeth, drooling, and the veins in his neck were jumping, seeing his fears had not made him recoil, they had driven him crazy

— RAAAAAGH! – he advances again, only for Tyrone to teleport to the other side of the field, and the green monster is lost looking sideways

— Enough! I'll get this over with myself! - Professor Colossos says getting up from his place and walking towards the arena to interrupt that fight, but he sees Tyrone raising his hand in his direction, the boy seemed to have some kind of plan. Piotr stops for the moment, but is right next to the demarcation line in case he needed to interrupt things. Professor Frost does the same on the opposite side

— Oh, ugly thing! - Tyrone yells at Amadeus Berserker mode

— Grrrrr... – the giant stops looking around and stares at him, showing his teeth ominously

— You want me? - Tyrone asks - so come and get it...

— GRRRRRRR! – the boy wastes no time and runs at full speed towards Tyrone.

With the emerald giant rapidly approaching, both teachers are prepared for the worst, and Tyrone begins to prepare for his trick up his sleeve.

In a few moments, his body begins to exhale more and more black smoke, which was as if it came out of the boy himself. He then takes a deep breath, with the smoke still coming out of him and stares at the monster that was coming towards him, it was now or never.

With the imminent impact, Amadeus launches himself in an attempt to grab the smoke boy, but as soon as he comes in contact with him, he passes right by him, as if he were not there, and falls rolling out of the demarcated field. He turns even more irritated, and throws himself back at his opponent, who was kneeling and panting, but he is caught mid-flight;

— Now you're mine! - Colossos says, as he quickly grabs Amadeus, squeezing his neck in a rear naked choke; even in the form of the Hulk, the boy was still smaller than him - Emma!

— Grrrrr! – Amadeus struggled and tried in any way to free himself, until Emma Frost got close enough, placing her hands on the boy's temples and staring him deep in the eyes, in a few seconds, the boy softens and passes out, soon returning to his usual shape.

"Emma Frost, Quirk; Mood Swing. She is capable of altering the releases of substances in a person's brain by looking at them in the eyes; making them more susceptible or making them pass out. The closer, the easier it is "

Tyrone was still breathing deeply and kneeling, the technique he had trained with Tandy for the past two weeks, putting himself between the two dimensions, being there while he wasn't there, was more tiring than he had anticipated. The boy then looks up to see a picture of him and Reyes, side by side, in the big screens, indicating the last match of the day, to define the great champion.