Hey, what's up, fanfiction readers. Thank you to everyone who has favorited, followed or reviewed this fic so far. It's crazy how much this has gained so much support over the last year, I thought I'd continue with it, since I haven't updated the story in a while, so now it's that chance. It's also been two years since Spider-Man: No Way Home came out, which is crazy. Welcome to the next chapter of my Spider-Man story, where Harry and Felicia are trying to find May Parker in search of answers about the place that they're in.
As for the setting, this will take place concurrently with the second act of No Way Home, where Peter is trying to cure the villains with May's help and it's after the fight scene with Doctor Strange.
Guest 1: Thanks. Yeah, it's been almost a couple years since No Way Home came out and when I saw both Tobey and Andrew on-screen for the first time in years, my heart melted, especially Tobey, because I grew up watching Tobey's Spider-Man, so I was overjoyed in seeing him again. As for the Peter/Felicia relationship, I initially wanted them to be a couple, but then I realized I have done a couple of fics where they are one, so I didn't want to repeat myself again and decided to have them as friends. I'm also glad that you enjoyed how I handled Harry's confusion, since he's in an another universe. As for the villains, I'm not sure if they're going to surpass Williem Dafoe as Norman Osborn if they plan to include an MCU version of the character, but Scorpion, Rhino and Shocker would make good villains in future Spider-Man movies. Hell, they can even set-up the Kingpin as a Spider-Man villain, since he was originally one in the comics. I do hope they bring Harry as Peter's college friend in the MCU, since they originally became friends in college during the comics, as well as Gwen Stacy.
Guest 2: Thanks. I originally wanted to have Harry and Felicia's appearance at the final battle be a surprise, having them appear during the Green Goblin's reveal when Harry shows up alongside Felicia and stop Norman while reuniting with Peter-2, but I think you've given me a very good idea. I'll try to do my best in including both Harry and Felicia in the final fight and not re-write everything that made the final scene of No Way Home so memorable. As for the villains, I'm not sure if I'm going to include the TASM Harry and Raimiverse Venom together, because this is following the story presented originally in the film, so having both of these characters may make it overcrowded. Yes, I agree, we were robbed of Tom Hardy's Venom in NWH, as he served nothing of importance in the story.
THWA: I appreciate that you liked my story. I will be posting the latest chapter right now.
Disclaimer: I do not own Spider-Man or The Marvel Cinematic Universe. They belong to Sony Pictures, Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige and Sam Raimi.
Outside The Hotel, New York
Determined to find Peter's aunt, May, Harry and Felicia left the hotel and waited outside to get a taxi. As Harry and Felicia glanced at the cars passing on the road, their thoughts were lingered on Peter, as the both of them were worried that something might have happened to Peter. Since they had arrived in this reality, Harry and Felicia were confused about their surroundings as the New York they knew was very different and more technologically advanced. Now that he knew Felicia's reason for her arrival in this universe, Harry was now willing to help her find Peter, as the both of them had the same goal.
Harry had planned to find Peter's aunt, May, as she was the only person who personally knew Peter aside from him and Mary Jane back in his universe. The last time he saw May was when he was invited to Peter's birthday party alongside Mary Jane, where he ended up accusing him for taking pictures of Spider-Man since he still resented the webslinger for his father's death before he found out the truth during Octavius' ordeal.
As the two of them kept waiting outside, they saw a taxi car passing through them and hailed it. The cab then stopped and Harry and Felicia ran towards it. The cab driver then opened the window and saw the two of them standing next to him.
"Can I help you?" The cab driver asked Harry and Felicia.
"Do you know someone named May Parker?" Harry asked the cab driver.
"I've heard of her." The cab driver said. "She's been helping out a lot of people in this city through her charity work."
"Charity?" Felicia asked.
"Yeah. She's working for F.E.A.S.T." The cab driver inquired.
"Could you take us to F.E.A.S.T.?" Harry told the driver
"Sure." The cab driver told the two. "Hoop in."
"Thank you." Felicia said.
Harry and Felicia then opened the back door of the taxi and placed their seatbelts upon entering. The cab driver revved the engine and began driving towards Queens.
"So, what was it like?" Felicia asked. "When you first arrived here? What was the last thing you remember?"
"I..." Harry tried to speak before recalling about the last time he was in his home universe. "The last thing I remember before coming here was heading to help Peter fight Sandman and the guy in the black suit. I was on my way to the construction site where MJ was being held hostage and Peter was fighting against the two, but then..." Harry then let out a sad sigh as he began remembering.
After leaving his lair, Harry landed on his glider and put on his retractable mask, flying to the construction site to save Peter and MJ. However, just as Harry flew, the world around him suddenly began shaking just as a glowing orange light appeared. Harry stopped and looked at the glowing light in the sky.
"What the hell..."
"What?" Felicia asked.
"I saw a bright light while I was on my way. It was like if the sky was consumed by a shock wave and filled the entire world." Harry explained. "Suddenly, I found myself being in a similar place where I was from, but different. While trying to figure out the place I was in, I noticed the people looking at me didn't know me. Like it was the first time people saw me. Then, I saw a photo of Peter on the news, but with a different suit and his identity was exposed."
"Peter exposed his identity?" Felicia pondered.
"I guess so, though I don't know how that happened." Harry admitted.
"I suppose he didn't remove his mask to everyone and broadcasted himself on the news." Felicia quipped.
Harry chuckled before speaking again. "Anyway, the next thing I saw was Jameson broadcasting the revelation to the people in Times Square. What stroke me about Jameson was that he was bald."
Felicia giggled. "Really?"
"Yeah." Harry continued. "But then, I had to get back home and talk to my butler about what was going on, only to find out that the mansion my father and I lived was now occupied by different people. They didn't know who I or my father was and they never knew about Oscorp too. That's when I realized everything was different from my home and I decided to find both Peter and my father to seek the truth, only to run into you."
Felicia's expression turned serious as Harry continued his conversation and showed sympathy to Harry. "I'm sorry."
"Thanks." Harry appreciated.
"You know, I understand what's like to being in a different place and being desperate to find answers." Felicia insinuated. "I saw the same bright light as you did while contemplating about my relationship with Peter at Empire State. Upon finding myself in this place, I tried to find Peter everywhere, but I ended up seeing him on the news with his identity being exposed. I didn't understand how that ended up happening either. Since the people were confused about my appearance, I had to disguise myself to keep my identity hidden."
While Harry and Felicia were continuing their conversation, the cab driver stopped at the F.E.A.S.T. Headquarters located in New York.
"Aw. You know, as much as I'd love hearing you two continuing with your chit-chat, I don't wanna keep waiting all day." The cab driver told Harry and Felicia. "You sure wanna get out or what?"
Harry then pulled out the money out of his jacket pocket and gave it to the cab driver. "Thank you."
As Harry and Felicia left the taxi, the cab driver looked at the money and laughed. "All in a day's work."
After the taxi drove away from the F.E.A.S.T. community center, Harry and Felicia looked at the headquarters and planned how they should approach May and warn her about Peter's disappearance. Harry noticed the the words "Mysterio was right" written on the billboard of the F.E.A.S.T. Community Center, as well as Spider-Man's mask graffitied with a circle and cross on it.
"Who could have done this?" Harry asked himself.
"Alright, first thing, we need to make sure to ask the people inside the building about May, and when we find her, we need to ask her about Peter's location. She's the only one who knows where he is." Felicia told Harry.
"Right. Then, once we find him, we need to find out the truth about Peter's identity reveal." Harry added.
"Let's go." Felicia said.
F.E.A.S.T. Community Center
Once they entered the community center, Harry and Felicia's objective was clear; find May to learn about Peter's location. As they walked around the center, the duo tried to find anyone they could talk to. They were lost over who could they talk to, as they were unable to locate May anywhere in this building. Then, Harry and Felicia opened the door to the kitchen, figuring that May could be waiting for them, only to find out that May wasn't inside the kitchen. They wondered where she could be right now.
One of the F.E.A.S.T. members approached Harry and Felicia, sensing that they may need her help. "May I help you two?"
"We're looking for May Parker." Harry told the female F.E.A.S.T. member.
"Have you seen her around here?" Felicia asked.
"No. I'm sorry. She just left a few hours ago alongside a stranger from a "different universe"." The F.E.A.S.T. member told Harry and Felicia.
Harry pondered at the "stranger from a "different universe"" quote, coming to the realization that his father might be with May and he would be one step closer to the truth.
"Where is she now?" Harry asked her again.
"She's at a condo in Long Island." The female F.E.A.S.T. member said.
"Right." Felicia nodded. "Let's go."
As the afternoon had reached the city, Harry and Felicia changed to their costumes and went on a race against time to reach May on Long Island. Clad in her Black Cat attire, Felicia jumped from building to building while Harry was in his New Goblin outfit and riding on his glider. Their thoughts were lingered on Peter, as they hurried up to Long Island. This could potentially be a revealing moment for Harry, as he learned that his father was now in May's company, making it possible to reunite with his father. He had some much to talk with his father about, not just about the dimension he was in right now, but about their relationship.
Happy Hogan's Condominium, Long Island, New York, Night
When Harry and Felicia reached the location of the condo in Long Island, Felicia reached the ground while Harry stepped off his glider, before noticing that the condo was now left in ruins. Neither of them had any idea of how that happened, but it was clear that they had arrived too late and thought May could be in danger.
"We're too late." Felicia muttered.
"I hope my father is still out there." Harry wondered to himself.
Harry and Felicia then slowly walked towards the condo before they stopped upon reaching the entrance. They then heard a voice coming from someone inside the building.
"Just let me... catch my breath..."
Not wanting to be noticed, Harry and Felicia hid behind the building and saw from the shadows a young man tending an older lady, who had been gravely injured and ended up succumbing to her wounds.
"May?" Peter asked as he saw May's stilted expression, having realized what had happened. "May? Will you look at me, May? Please?" He then began to gently shake her, but to no avail, as he was unable to accept what happened. "May? May? What are you doing, May?"
Watching from afar, Harry and Felicia showed sympathy to the young man, who had lost his paternal figure.
"Will you just wake up and talk to me? Please?"
Having received no answer, Peter began to sob upon losing his aunt. In a daze, Peter then saw Happy being rolled in and surrounded by the SWAT team, who had cornered the building. They locked eyes before Peter turned back to May one last time and heard Happy screaming to him as he got out of the car and held up his hands.
"Peter! Run!" Happy screamed as he was restrained and pushed into the hood of the car.
Not wanting to be noticed by the SWAT team, Harry and Felicia left the scene quickly. At the same time, Peter barely heard the SWAT team or Happy shouting at him, as he was only focused on May.
"It's just me and you, okay?" It's just me and you." Peter reassured as he tearfully kissed the forehead of his now dead aunt. "Oh, May. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so so so sorry. I love you."
The SWAT team opened fire at him and Peter fell back as he got shot on the shoulder. Realizing he needed to leave, he shot May one last devastated look before turning and fleeing before the SWAT team entered the building. Peter was now unsure about what he was supposed to do now that he had lost his aunt.
However, little did he know, fate was about surprise him once again...
And that's the end of the fourth chapter. It's been almost a year since the last time I updated this story, but the support gathered for this fic had motivated me to continue. So yeah, turns out the ending of this chapter deals with the aftermath of the apartment fight during No Way Home and in the next chapter, we will see Peter encounter Harry and Felicia. It's also the first time we see Felicia in action as the Black Cat.
The cab driver is obviously played by Bruce Campbell, who made cameos throughout the Spider-Man trilogy.
Let me know your thoughts on this chapter and I hope you enjoyed it. Stay safe everyone and take care.