Gonna slow this one down a little, not much action here but I thought it deserved some more character interaction and story driving. Sorry if that's not your thing but I wanted to get it out and into the thick of it.
Spider-man felt himself being thrown through another rift in the Quinjet. Only this time he landed in a place that made him feel conflicted, his home.
It's...my world. I can go home just like that, right now. Everything I've been working towards and now I have an out...but what about Ava and Luke? Danny? They need me, but they're not even my friends! They're not my versions of my team, what should I do?
Spider-man was shocked at how badly he wanted to go home, to see his aunt May, to see Ava.
No, I have to finish what I started. With great power, there must also come great responsibility. I owe it to the others to help them. Sorry guys, I'll be back soon.
Spider-man was once again sent hurtling through the multiverse. Finally, after much travelling, he arrived back in the dimension of his darker side with his future team.
Okay let's do this. Just fly this thing out of here, like a video game. I think it is at least.
Spider-man put the Quinjet in gear and hit the big red button. Big red buttons always do stuff, so why not? The Quinjet flew out of the Baxter Building and into the air above New York City.
Holy crap that worked! I'm actually flying this thing! Now I just need to figure out how to land.
Luke was perched on the roof of Midtown High, awaiting the return of his friend. As an engine's roar became audible in the distance, his spirits rose.
"Ava! Come out here! You gotta see this!" Luke yelled back inside.
"What's happening? Did Peter get it?" Ava asked as she climbed up to Luke.
"Looks like it, unless that's someone else flying a Quinjet."
"He actually did it, nice one Parker."
The Quinjet was set down beside the school and walked out onto the pavement.
"Lady and Gentleman, I present one Quinjet as requested." Spider-man said taking a bow.
"Nice! I'll just fix it up a little and get you over to the Raft." Luke told him.
"How long will it take?" Peter asked, the symbiote retreated off his face to reveal himself.
"It should be ready by tomorrow at the latest. You should get some rest anyway."
"Yeah, maybe you're right."
The three of them went back inside and Luke got to work on the Quinjet.
A few hours had passed, and Peter was sitting on the edge of the roof of his old school.
"Hey Webhead, what're you doing up here?" Ava had noticed his disappearance, she figured he'd be up here.
"Just thinking, about everything." Peter was unusually serious. His voice was quieter also. Ava took a seat next to him.
"Wanna talk about it?"
"It's nothing, just some crazy stuff going on."
"I know what you mean, this other 'you' and your world...kinda nuts."
"Did your version of me ever tell you why I do this? Why I'm Spider-man?" Peter asked. He knew there were differences and he wasn't sure if this was one of them.
"No we never got around to spending a lot of time together." Peter could see this made Ava sad, he took hold of her hand.
"When I first got my powers, I was selfish with them. I figured the only person I ever had to look out for was me. One day, someone robbed the wrestling guy who ripped me off. I decided it wasn't my problem and I let him go."
"Peter…"
"When I got home I found out my uncle Ben had been murdered. He was shot by a car-jacker in cold blood. I tracked the guy to an abandoned warehouse and had him cornered. It was him, the guy I let run right by me a few hours earlier."
"Oh my god. What'd you do?" Ava was starting to tear up.
"I left him for the cops, webbed to the wall of the warehouse and unconscious. I learned what my uncle had been trying to teach me, that with great power there must also come great responsibility." Peter looked over at Ava. Their eyes met and she embraced him.
"Peter I'm so sorry, no one should have to go through that." Ava let him go.
"It's alright, I live with that every day and it makes me stronger."
"Wow, now I get what drives you all the time. It's incredible Peter. I see you're not just some idiot in a spider costume." Ava gave a little chuckle at the end.
"Gee thanks, glad to know you respect my wardrobe." Peter smiled at her. "You look good Ava, Luke's been working you hard?"
"Thanks, yeah it's been tough but I'm starting to feel like my old self again." Ava stood up. "We should go back inside, get some sleep. It's gotten late."
Peter got up also. "Sounds good, I'll walk you inside."
"Not like you're going someplace different webs."
"I thought it'd be a nice gesture Tiger, let me have that one would ya?"
The two heroes went back down into the school, the moon shining bright in the clear night sky. The task that loomed over the team seemed so distant at times like these, but it was coming, and they couldn't avoid it.