"Harry?" Norman's voice spoke. Harry shot up quickly, letting out a loud gasp. He looked around before looking at his father and his best friend.
"Harry, you ok?" Peter asked. Harry looked at Peter. Shaking his head slightly. His breathing began to speed up. As if he were hyperventilating.
"Son" Norman said, kneeling down in front of Harry and putting his hand on his sons knee.
"What's wrong?" Norman asked with concern present on his face.
"I…I don't know" Harry shook his head.
"Well, before your dad came in…I tried to wake you. You seemed-"
"Really under?" Harry finished. Peter sat back slightly. A look of shock and confusion appearing on his face.
"I need to…" Harry said, quickly getting up from the sofa and leaving his and Peter's office in a hurry. Peter stood from the sofa he had been sitting on and both him and Norman stood there confused and worried.
As Harry entered the lobby area where his mother's tree and May's blossoms were, he felt a panicky feeling start to arise. So much that his heart began to speed up. Putting his hand to his chest, he could feel the rapid thumps. Becoming disoriented from this, he collapsed to his knees, putting one hand on the garden wall for support.
"Harry!?" Peter said in concern. Harry could hear Peter's rushing footsteps coming towards him. But he failed to look because he was panicking so much. It wasn't until Peter kneeled down beside him and put his hand on his shoulder, that it seemed to calm him down a little bit. However, not enough to completely diminish the severe panic attack.
"Harry?" Peter repeated. Harry looked at him and he could see the concerned look in his eyes.
"What's happening? Are you ok?" Peter asked, putting a hand to the side of his best friends face.
"I c-can't breathe" Harry shook his head as he continued to hyperventilate.
"Let's get you outside" Peter said as he helped Harry up.
LATER, OUTSIDE
Peter swung down to Harry with a bottle of water he had grabbed from his backpack, which was stashed somewhere on the roof of EMF. He handed Harry the bottle, insisting that he needed it after the panic attack he just had earlier.
"I'm sorry about what you had to see" Harry apologised, taking a swig of the water.
"You don't need to apologise, Harry. You just need to let me know what's going on" Peter said with a worried look.
"I don't know how to tell you…you're gonna think I'm crazy" Harry shook his head.
"Harry, I fought a guy in a rhinoceros suit. I'm pretty sure I've seen and heard crazier" Peter smiled, laughing a little. Harry sighed a little, looking away from Peter for a second and taking a deep breath.
"You died" Harry looked back at Peter. Peter looked at him, wide-eyed.
"What?" Peter spoke in shock.
"Yeah" Harry nodded.
"What happened?" Peter asked.
"We were at an old zoo in Jersey. We found Connors. And Kraven stabbed you. You died right in front of me and MJ" Harry answered.
"That's what you're dreaming about? Me dying?" Peter asked, recalling what happened before Harry left the office abruptly.
"Yeah except…it's not a dream" Harry shook his head.
"What is it?" Peter asked.
"I think….I'm in a time loop. I'm not sure how I got into it in the first place but, I feel like it's the universe telling me that I've gotta find a way to save you" Harry told him.
"A time loop? Like from one of those cool sci-fi films?" Peter asked. Harry nodded.
LATER, ROOFTOP
To talk about Harry's conundrum further, both friends headed for the roof of EMF.
"Ok so…..run me over the details. Start to finish" Peter told him.
"Well, you start by calling me about Tombstone's location at the foundry. I arrive at the foundry with this really cool suit on. We take out a few hunters together here and there. After rescuing Tombstone, I head back to EMF where later I tell you that Connors hasn't arrived and that I needed some help with something. You arrive, then MJ calls…about Connors being held at an abandoned zoo in Jersey. We head there. We take out a few several hunters. We try to get Connors to safety but the serum he was injected with, forces him to transform. You try to go up against Kraven and he stabs you. While MJ rushes to you after you get tossed out of the atrium, I beat up Kraven for what he did to you. You collapse in the atrium when you and MJ get back there. And after I rush over to you guys after beating Kraven, you….died. And then, I'm suddenly back at EMF with you. Again" Harry explained, getting emotional.
"Harry I….I don't know what to say. That's…alot" Peter said in a shocked tone.
"I know. And it's alot I have to deal with" Harry sighed, wiping some of the forming tears from his eyes. Peter looked at Harry with a furrowed expression.
"So, have you been able to do something different? To try and change it?" Peter asked.
"No. The first time I thought it was just a bad dream. The second time, I thought I was having a weird case of deja vu. Now….now I'm realising I'm in a time loop" Harry answered.
"What can we do to change it somehow?" Peter asked.
"I don't know. Maybe….getting Miles to help or something" Harry shrugged.
"No. He's got an essay to finish. Besides, with what you've told me…..these hunters and Kraven, are dangerous. Miles is just a kid. I don't want him getting hurt" Peter said, shaking his head.
"But what if it changes it?" Harry said, looking at Peter.
"Harry. I know you want Miles to help. And to be honest, so do I. But I can't risk him getting hurt. His mom would kill me if anything happened to him" Peter told Harry.
"Well I don't know what else to do, Pete. I don't know how to change it. We can't just let Kraven hold Connors hostage. And we can't let the hunters keep Tombstone prisoner. So, I don't know what to do" Harry shook his head, shrugging.
"Maybe we could come at Kraven at a different angle. It might change it" Peter suggested.
"Yeah it might. But I don't know, Pete" Harry said.
"I guess we find out" Peter said.
And like before, Harry and Peter rescued Tombstone from the foundry. But instead of heading back to EMF, they both went straight to the abandoned zoo. Harry and Peter fought off the hunters like the last two times. They tried rescuing Connor's. But again, his transformation still happened. MJ still tried to attack Kraven. Peter tried to approach Kraven to take him out next but once again, he was stabbed. Harry yelled out in anger and frustration. No longer just for the fact that Kraven had stabbed Peter but that Harry couldn't prevent this from happening again.
However, Harry thought to himself. What if he chose not to attack Kraven. What if he could help MJ in getting Peter out of the zoo. Bolting out of the atrium, he approached MJ, who was holding Peter up, and helped her to help Peter to walk.
"Just stay with me, Pete! Please!" Harry begged.
"I'm sorry Harry" Peter gasped as he soon collapsed to the ground, causing MJ and Harry to also fall.
"No!" Harry said, trying to pull Peter up from the ground with MJ's help. But he was deadweight.
