Max watched as the race was set up. "Get ready boys, girls, and in between!" Nino announced. "For today, we test the power of muscles vs skill!" He shouted, causing the class to 'whoop' in anticipation.

Personally, Max was never one to be interested in such activities. He was more into science competitions and gaming leagues. "Twenty euros says Kim wins by three seconds." But he'd always join a betting pool. Odds were always in his sights.

"No way. Forty says he loses by ten." Nino tipped his hat. "He'a big and bulky, but Alix has skates. Kind of a no-brainer even for someone struggling with math."

"I'm with Nino on this one, girl power to the max." Alya grinned.

"I'm betting fifty that the little roller jockey falls on her faces and loses with utter humiliation." Chloe crossed her arms.

"How is it that Chloe of all people showed up to the bet but Marinette didn't?" Nathaniel scratched his head. "I feel like that should be reversed."

"She said something about covering a delivery for her parent's bakery." Peter answered, holding up a pretty decorative banner depicting Alix and Kim facing off. "But she made this to show off her support."

I'll stick with Alya, thirty euros to the girls." Felicia, the new girl, offered.

"Even for someone who doesn't study physics in their off time, I feel like Kim should at least know Wheels beat feet." Peter rolled his eyes.

"Kim is a water animal. He thrives in pools, lakes, and oceans." Max clarified. "He actually managed to beat the time of a dolphin once."

"Really … then I'll bet ten for Kim and see how it goes." Peter offered.

"So betting between friends is just small amounts of money to whoever you think is gonna win?" Adrien asked, continuing to once again show how sheltered he was.

"Yep." Peter nodded.

"Then I'll bet a hundred euros on Kim."

Everyone looked at the Agreste as if he grew a second head. "If that's his definition of small, then I don't want to know what he considers big." Ivan muttered.

"And I take it the second richest person in the classroom considers the whole thing beneath her." Peter guessed.

"Are you deaf? I clearly stated earlier I'm here solely to see the little jockstrap fall on her face." Chloe responded bluntly.

"Wow, honesty, and here I thought you couldn't have a single virtue. Thank you for proving me wrong." How Peter was able to talk back to Chloe and not get expelled or kicked out of school from her manipulation was a mystery Max was still trying to figure out.

"Winning this race, shutting Kim up and making Chloe lose money? It's practically the perfect birthday present." Alix smiled, strapping on her roller blade. "Speaking of which, I need someone to hold onto this." She pulled out a shiny silver antique pocket watch. "My dad gave it to me today and it's a family heirloom. I don't want to risk it falling out in the race." She placed it in Alya's hand, before moving to the track.

"Wait, I've gotta film." Alya stated. "Marinette, you hold onto this."

"Covering for her parent's bakery, remember?" Peter reminded her.

"Right … then you take this." She shoved it into his hands.

"Sure, why not?" He rolled his eyes.

"Alright racers, start on the line." Max announced as Alix and Kim got into position. "I want a clean race, one lap around the fountains, which should add up to fifty meters. If Kim wins, Alix forfeits her skates, but if Alix wins, Kim will stop making bets for the rest of the year."

"How bad do these bets get?" Peter asks Nino.

"Hey Kim, after this I bet you can't do a headstand for a whole day!" Rose shouted, to which Kim responded with a thumbs up.

"That answer your question?" Nino asked. "They've landed him in the hospital about five times this year alone."

"On your mark … get set … go!" With a shout, the two launched forward, as Kim created the lead from the friction a foot could give.

"Kim's got a good bounce to him, that's for sure, but Alix's dealing with less resistance and more momentum." Peter noted as the race went on.

"True, but the corner is where it's at." Max pointed out.. "Unless Alix can manage to grapple onto the fountain without losing said momentum, Kim will utilize it to clear a lead."

"I do not need you geeks running your mouths while we wait for these losers to flop." Chloe rolled her eyes.

"Why? It drowns out your voice, so I think the commentary is actually quite lovely." Peter snorted.

"Like you would know lovely if it hit you in the face. With your bargain bin shirts and that old tacky watch." Chloe glared, and with a speed that Max didn't know the rich girl had, snatch the trinket out of Peter's hands.

"What, hey, that's not yours to mess with!" Peter shouted.

"Last I checked, it's not yours either." Chloe dangled the watch with her fingers. "And like I need to do much. This old thing's a hunk of junk."

"Chloe, that belongs to Alix." Adrien gave the girl a sad pout. "It means a lot to her, and you shouldn't mess with it."

"Why would she want some dumb old watch?" The rich girl asked.

"Maybe because you can't understand what a present from a parent is like." Peter glared.

"Oh, you leave parents out of this." Chloe glared.

"Did I hit a nerve? Did mommy not love you enough?" At that moment, Adrien and Sabrina both shared looks of horror.

"... I'LL RIP YOUR FUCKING TOUNGE OUT!" Chloe jumped on top of Peter.

"Chloe! Peter! Knock it off!" Adrien got in the middle as he and Sabrina did their best to seperate the two.

"She/He started it!"

Crack

… They all turned to the broken watch on the ground, run over by a horrified Alix. "What … how … Alya!" The girl cried out, tears down her eyes. "I trusted you!"

"I handed it to Peter!" Alya immediately pointed to the American.

"It was going fine until Chloe got grabby."

"I wouldn't have done anything if you kept that stupid mouth of yours shut!"

"SHUT UP!" Alix shouted, picking up the broken pieces. "It's all your faults! What am I going to tell my dad!? He trusted me to keep it safe..and..and.." The girl didn't finish as she skated off, her tears leaving behind a small trail.

"…So anyone keep track of who won?" Kim asked tactlessly.

"... Kim." Max stated.

"Yeah bud?"

"You're an idiot."

"What does that have to do with anything?" Well, at least they knew their place.

"Crap, I gotta fix this." Peter leaned down.

"How?" Alya asked. "Buy the same model? Find someone in town that does repairs?"

"Well, yeah. Internet's great for finding anybody of any niche." Peter answered. "Besides, not like the resident wannabe Queen bee is going to do anything, or care enough to try."

"Excuse you, I can totally put in effort." She rolled her eyes. "But why work on an old crummy watch when you can get a new digital one?"

"Your only proving my point on the family sentiment thing."

"Seriously, you two stop it!" Adrien let out a rare yell of anger. "Chloe, you can't just disrespect people's property like that, that's not alright." He then turned to Peter. "And that wasn't cool either Peter. If anyone knows anything about parents being a touchy subject, I thought you of all people would understand." The latter seemed to actually wince at that one.

"Hey." Felicia raised her hand. "As the new girl I have to ask … purple butterflies are bad, right?"

"Absolutely." Alya nodded. "Always run away when you see one."

"Well one of them just landed on Alix." The girl pointed to the skater … who was covered in a purple misty energy. Oh no.

"I accept Hawkmoth! I will break time to save my watch and destroy everyone that gets in my way!" The girl shouted, as out of the mist came Alix, wearing a green costume with a visor like helmet, and futuristic skates on her feet. "Call me Timebreaker. And to make up for breaking my watch … give me your time!" And now she ran after them.

"Take the American nerd, he was holding it!" Chloe shouted as she began running off. "Sabrina, shield me from the back!"

Timebreaker touched Sabrina … who began fading away. "Chloe … something … CHLOE!" Were the last words she had, before she faded away to nothing.

"Who's next! I need more time if I'm gonna save my watch!"

Peter hightailed it quickly to the nearest hiding spot, ducking as the sounds of his classmates running away in fear rang in the air. "That could have gone better." First time he caused an Akuma. Well it was mostly Chloe's fault, but maybe he could've held back on the mommy issues. Rough. Now he needed to fix this quickly … Hurry up Ladybug. "Annasi, Thwip It."

He felt the familiar supernatural energy overtake him. Okay, if Timebreaker needed to tag people, he needs to get his class away as quickly as possible and restrain her until Ladybug undid the Akuma, or else Sabrina would be going bye-bye forever. "Hey Alya! I got a tagline for you for your blog! Terrible friend ruins a valuable heirloom! They sacrifice their lives for the sake of getting it back!" The roller skating villain shouted as she circled around the aspiring reporter.

"Secondary headline! Spider-Man rescues red head from a lady who thinks skates are in fashion!" He quipped, throwing his chain and pulling Alya out of the way. "Your choice in the end, just offering variety."

"Spider-Man!" They both shouted.

"This is the worst game of freeze tag I've ever seen played. You know you're supposed to give people a chance to be unfrozen right? Or do the French play it differently?" He questioned, letting Alya down as he kept his eye on Timebreaker.

"You always manage to make it to the party before anyone else." Alya smirked.

"Eh, let's just say I keep my spider eyes close to the ground, given this is like the fourth or fifth time I had to save you." It was like Hawkmoth was going through the list. "You really gotta give me the deets on this class when we interview, so many teenagers here seem to get akumatized." Help build familiarity on his Spidey side as well.

"How about you give me your miraculous instead!" Timebreaker skated forward, with her hand raised.

"You see, I would, but I'm getting it polished later, and it would be rude for me to give you unpolished jewelry." He smirked, flipping over the skating villain. "Whoa, getting a little handsy there, are we? You do understand we just met don't you? You really need a lesson on boundaries."

"Just shut up and stand still!" She went after him.

"Asking two impossible things at once? You really are a high achiever." Lead her to a spot to do the least damage, figure out where the akuma is, and wait for Ladybug.

"Well Supervillains are people too. They have to think about their careers, whether or not they're going to graduate to bank robbery and world domination." A flash of black came in as Chat Noir's staff tripped over the villain. "Salutations, my wall crawling friend. I see you've been getting well acquainted with our latest guest."

"Evening alley cat, and yes, she's been quite the rude guest however. You wanna bet your claw the akuma is in her helmet or in her skates?"

"I'm no fool Spider. I'll bet my tail, but not my claw. How else will I hold the hand of M'Lady?"

"My leg …" The villain groaned, suddenly on the ground.

"Alix!" Rose rushed over. "Are you ok-" And she was rewarded for her effort with a touch. "I …"

"I am now, thank you for the seconds you gave me, friend!" She smirked. "Just a couple more and I'll be able to go back in time and save my watch!"

"Uh, have you seen the x-men. Dr. Hank McCoy has a LONG lecture series about how many times they've messed with the timeline and how much it's screwed them over." Spidey quipped, grappling her leg and pulling her down.

"Don't care, I'm getting that watch back!" She grabbed onto the chain, pulling on it as she yanked herself over to Spidey.

"Sorry Spidey, but I'm gonna have to take your dance partner!" Chat charged in, kicking the chain and forcing Peter to go off to the side. "I gotta practice my tango for M'lady."

"Keep your distance Chat. She's a hugger!" Spidey reminded as the villain tried to land a hit on the cat hero.

"Aw, you want to cuddle with the kitten? Just stop being evil and I'll let you do it to your heart's content." Chat cheekily commented, using his staff to keep the girl at a distance.

"Not to worry!" She grabbed onto the staff. "Just a poke!" Timebreaker then touched Chat's arm.

"CHAT, NOOOOO!" Spidey shouted.

"It's…it's too late for me….find Ladybug…" Chat coughed as he faded. "She…she can fix everything…"

"Wow! Six whole minutes, must be the nine lives!" The villain grinned. "I'll be taking that miraculous before you vanish."

Chat was going to vanish … if Ladybug didn't come, Chat would vanish … into nothing. "Like HELL you are!" Spider-Man wrapped his chain around her and began swinging her around and around until he smashed her through a wall. "Ladybug, where the heck are you!?" Why was the most important player on the team always so late!?

"Gaahh …" She groaned, getting up. "Fine then, if you're gonna be rough about it, I'll just take my leave!" Timebreaker began to skate, green sparks forming along her roller blades.

"You're not going anywhere!" He yelled, forcing his hands out and jumping towards the villain. "Adhesion!"

She began pulling back, as Spidey punched her in the helmet, cracking it. "Get off of me!"

No butterfly, which meant the Akuma was in her skates. "So you can waste away more lives over something petty?! I don't think so!

"Then I'll just use your time instead!" She reached out her hand to touch him.

"You couldn't touch me..!" He jumped off the girl, forcing her into the ground. "Not on my worst day, and definitely not on your best!"

"Aggh!" She grumbled as she got back up. "Forget this! I'm taking my chance right now!" The skates began to spark again

"Oh no you don't!" He grabbed her leg, yanking on it. "No momentum, no time travel!"

"Unless I'm strong enough to force right through it!" She snickered, moving forward as the sparks got brighter.

"NO YOU DON'T!" He stuck to the ground, keeping his chain gripped tightly around her as he pulled harder and harder. "I'm not letting you take any more lives!"

"Then I'm guessing that the future doesn't look too bright for!" Timebreaker laughed as she moved forward, moving faster enough to lift Spider-Man off the ground as the sparks grew bigger and brighter.

"NO! … DON'T … FIX THIS!" He shouted as the sparks became bright.

Alix smirked as she passed Kim. "Nice try slowpoke!" This bet was a suckers game. Just a straight shot to the finish line, and she was assured. As dumb as Kim's bets could be, they were easy money days like this.

As she got closer to the finish line she could see everyone argue about something, probably no big deal … until a vortex of energy appeared next to the finish line. "What the …"

FLASH

And suddenly, a girl in a green suit with a cracked helmet, held up by Spider-Man, came out of nowhere. "Give me the watch!"

"AAAHHH!" The class screamed, her watch being tossed up in the air.

"My watch!" Damn it! Why did she bring it to the race!? Dad trusted her to take care of it! "Come on, come on!" Please be fast enough to catch it, please be fast enough..!

Crack

"No….No!" She cried out, her world feeling like it was going to fall apart. Her family heirloom, a prized possession that dad entrusted her with over her brother…something her father trusted her to take care of…and it was ruined!

"My watch! This is your fault Spider-Man!" The masked girl shouted. "I could have saved it if you-"

Smack

"Oh shut it you psychotic creep!" Spider-Man punched the girl into a wall. "All of you, Akumatized villain, scram NOW!"

"Uh… okay… Spider-man…" Peter looked like he was confused before he and everyone else ran off… something Alix couldn't even bother to do. She could barely remember to breathe as she stared at her broken watch.

It was her responsibility, something beyond valuable. It was one of a kind, passed from parent to child, over and over again. And now it was broken … there was no way to repair it … how … how was she going to-

Alix felt her soul open. "Timebreaker, I am Hawkmoth, your watch was destroyed unfairly, I-"

"Wait … are you talking to me or her?" The villain asked.

"... I'm talking to her?"

"But I'm Timebreaker." The villain said.

"Wait, how is this possible? I'm only supposed to talk to other akumatized villains I create.

"I'm you from the future Alix!" The villain exclaimed, skating to her. "Hawkmoth gave me the power to go back in time and stop my watch from getting destroyed … until THAT bastard ruined it!" She pointed to Spider-Man.

"Oh would you stop with the pity party already!?" The angry hero shouted as he whacked the villain from the back. "Your watch broke. I'm sorry, but somethings you just have to live with!

"Live with …." Alix cried. "My father trusted me with … I trusted them all with it … and it broke because of you!"

"Yes, that hero ruined your chances. He doesn't want you to have a happy ending. All he seeks is the fame from stopping a villain." The voice in her head made a good point. "But I can give you the power to fix all of that! You'll work side by side with yourself, with the power to break time and save your treasure! After all, who else can you better trust but yourself?"

"Yes, Hawkmoth." She felt herself change, empowered, as she stood up. "Timebreaker the Second! Get ready for double trouble!" Timebreaker skatted with herself, both trying to tag the false hero.

"Double trouble? I feel like that's a recurring theme right now." Another chain appears on top of her future self, and another Spider-Man appeared right next to the second. "Hey there good looking. Care to explain why you have my good looks or do I need to sue?"

"How the heck are there two of them!?" Second shouted.

"The Spidey over there hitched a ride. He's a future copy, just like me." First explained.

"Ooooh, future self. Hey, do I get my diploma, an engagement ring, an adoring crowd?" The new Spider asked.

"You'll get a foot to the mouth if you don't focus on the villains!" The angry spidey shouted as he sent his chain around the first's arms. "The akuma in the skates. Focusing on stopping their movements and momentum. Hit their heads to disorient them."

"Hey now Spidey, relax." Chat Noir said as he entered the field. "They're just brainwashed people, remember? No need to get super violent on them…." Chat looked at the two Spidey's. "..Am I seeing double or did I get into some very bad catnip?"

"Apparently time travel is real." The calm spider said. "So much fun to be had. Maybe we could switch up costumes on the weekends. Spider slumber party."

"Ugh, do I really talk this much?" The angry Spidey groaned. "Yo, double time! Miraculous holders have more time than anybody else! You want to save your stupid watch? Come and get us!"

"Oh yeah? Then let's have at it!" Second started running straight at the younger Spider while First went after the angry one.

"Why did an angry red head have to want me dead? Now I know my odds are very limited." The young Spidey lamented as he flipped around.

"I know your role is to get them angry, but that seems like a bit much." Chat noir noted to the older Spidey as he ducked under a touch.

"Waiting for Ladybug to come won't work, she doesn't show up and you paid the price." Angry Spidey said.

"And my nine lives didn't save me? My Kwami lied to me."

"So if Ladybug coming to us won't work, then we just got to bring us to Ladybug." Younger Spidey smirked.

"Speaking about your plan isn't going to make it work!" Older her shouted.

"Yeah, but neither is your stupid broken watch." The angry spider went to her broken watch … and stepped on it, over and over.

"... DIE!" They would tag him even if it meant death.

"Here you go Ms Chamack." Marinette smiled as she handed out the cake. She would've preferred to be with her friends and watch the bet between Kim and Alix, but when her parents gave her the pouty eyes and begged them to make the delivery, she was left with no other choice. At least Peter agreed to take the banner in her place.

"Thank you Marinette. You even came five minutes earlier than expected." Ms. charmack. "I'll be sure to tell your parents how reliable you are the next time I make an order."

"Oh, thank you. That means so much to me." Hopefully it would let her off with some more free time. Between school and designs and Adrien and heroing … it left a girl stressed.

"This was really good Marinette. I half expected you to be at the race and rush the cake delivery at the last minute." Tikki told her from her purse.

"Peter took over my role, so I didn't have to worry there." She smiled. He was a really good friend, usually backing her when she stumbled, and best of all, never took any of Chloe's crap whenever she was her usual horrible self.

"The fact he's one of Adrien's closest friends helps a lot, doesn't it?" Tikki sent her a smirk.

"Well, I mean, it …" Please let there be a distraction.

"Hey, younger me!" A voice said. "This isn't working, just go after civies. If the heroes wanna get in our way, they'll have to close the distance!" … Wait what?

"Marinette!" She saw Nadja rush back to the door. "Please, let me back i-" The woman was hit by a girl covered in green skating gear … as she began to disappear. "Please, no, I have a daughter."

"Don't worry, when I save my watch, you won't even remember!"

"No!" A flash of red came into view as Spidey came in, and punched the villain in the face, sending her flying into a nearby car.

SMASH

"Your open!" A second villain that looked the same as the first rushed at Spider-Man with an exposed hand.

"Open sesame? Open season? Open emotionally? Don't leave me hanging!" Another Spider-man showed up, yanking the girl by the shoulders with his chain.

"Don't be afraid to talk, I'm all ears." Chat noir jumped in, using his staff to push the first villain into an alleyway.

… Ladybug needed to fix this now. She would NOT live in a world filled with two Spideys. Marinette rushed into the attic. "Tikki, Spots On!" After the familiar energy covered her, she leapt out of the window, swinging to see what was going on. Chat and the two Spider-Men were fighting against two green skaters … skaters … was this Alix? Why were so much of her class akuma victims? And why were their two versions of the same villain?! Don't tell her that the Akuma got loose without purification.

She landed down next to them. "Had a run, what's-"

"YOU WEREN'T THERE!" The second Spidey shouted out of nowhere, pointing at her. "You weren't there and Chat paid the price!" He what!?

"Hey, chill, as long as we prevent it, no harm no foul." The first Spidey rolled his eyes.

"What, what's going on here!?" Ladybug shouted.

"Time travel, M'lady." Chat responded calmly. "The moody Spidey comes from a dark future where you didn't show up for the akuma." She what!?

"My guess is that they finally canceled the bachelor, poor Serina."

"Five minutes, could you shut up for five minutes!?" The moody Spidey asked.

"We'll I could, but then you'd still be talking, so that's a no."

Ladybug shook her head. "Alright, we need information. Keep them away while we-"

"The psychotic creep is Alix, obsessed with pocket watches and tagging heroes." The older Spidey said. "The akuma's in the skates, they have extra speed and the ability to kill someone if they tag you with their hands. Accumulate enough tags, or they take down a miraculous user, they go back and multiply their numbers. We need to coordinate them away from other civilians, limit their mobility, and destroy their objects without being in hand to hand range. Ladybug's lucky charm will set a trap, me and my annoying self will act as bait, and Chat will cataclysm the skates. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Sp-spider Sir." She responded, feeling a bit of heat in her cheeks. There was no way this was the same Spidey. This guy was actually smart… and so confident.

"How come I don't get a sir?" The annoying one smirked.

"Because he doesn't ask stupid questions like that." Ladybug answered bluntly as she threw up her Yo-Yo. "Lucky Charm!" The object swirled in the air … and a stop sign landed in her hand.

"I'm not sure that they're the type of villains to obey traffic laws." Chat Noir quipped.

She looked around. Cars, traffic lights, potholes … "I've got something. The intersection of Champs-Élysées and the Avenue des C. Bring them there in three minutes. Chat, with me."

"Nice, the love birds get to spend one on one with each other while I remind mister moody here the wonders of his quip filled youth." The annoying one pointed at an empty space. "... Wait, where did he go?"

"He left after M'lady said three minutes." Chat said. And this other Spidey was efficient to ….was there a way to keep the new one over the old one?

Chat watched as his Bugaboo began setting up her trap. He was telling pretty confident about everything, even if something bothered him in the back of his mind. "Don't you think it's weird that Spidey shifted so drastically?" He asked. "I mean, given what he's said, he's only like, given what he explained, five minutes older than everyone else."

"A lot can happen in five minutes." His lady answered. "He said he said you paid the price … Spidey must like you more than you realize."

"Well he did say he was weak for blondes…hope this doesn't mean I have to break one bug's heart by choosing another." Chat snickered.

"Sorry to say Chat, my eyes are already on someone else … although that might change." Ladybug muttered.

"What was that?"

"I said when they come through here, they'll launch themselves off the ramp caused by the street sign and the car, being blind to the wire trap behind it that will capture the villains like a net." Ladybug explained. "While they focus on getting out, you come out from the pothole underneath and cataclysm their skates."

"Very sneaky M'lady. But clever." Chat nodded with a grin. "You ever think about going back in time yourself? Not literally, but… just imagining what it's like."

"Well yeah, there's a lot of mistakes I'd undo … like a LOT." She nodded.

"I'd spend more time with my mom." He admitted honestly. "Not that I didn't before, but… having extra time with her before…." Chat paused. "I'd just like to tell her that I ended up okay."

"You lost your mom?" She asked with curious eyes.

He was about to answer … "Yo Skater girl! Didn't this whole thing start because you wanted to prove how fast you were!? Cause last I checked you still can't catch us!" The Spider-Men returned. Chat rushed to his position, waiting in the hole.

"You won't be saying that for long when I erase that annoying mouth of yours!" One of the time breakers shouted out.

"Could you erase the rest of him too? I feel like that would make things a lot better." The moody one groaned.

"Harsh dude. You're not invited to my birthday anymore." The funny one laughed. "Wait, does that mean I can't go myself? Aw man, and I was looking forward to all that cake too."

"You won't be looking forward to anything anymore because you'll be literally out of time!" The time breaker with the cracked helmet shouted.

"He's here, so clearly I survive!" The funny one shouted as they leapt over the cars, the Timebreakers following suit … before they got caught in the traffic light wire web Ladybug set up. "Haha, talk about an intersection only seen in New York!" Guess it was his time to shine.

"Cataclysm!" He activated his super power and charged in.

"Oh no you don't!" The cracked Helmet timebreaker pushed herself out of the trap just enough to free her hand..which was now aimed at his face. "Not every day I get to skin the same cat twice!" Crap, this was going to suck.

"Adhesion!" With a shout, the villain's hand switched … to Spidey. "Do it!"

"But..!"

"Just go!"

With no room left for argument, Chat Noir continued, slashing the heels of both pairs of skates and making them crumble to dust. The purple butterfly began reaching to the sky as Spidey began vanishing.

"De-Evilize!" Ladybug skipped her normal speech as she swung at the akuma, sending it out. She ran for the stop sign, tossing it up. "Miraculous Ladybug!"

The ladybugs began spreading through the air as the two Alix's began to switch back. "Whoa… this is weird."

"We did it…we fixed it." The vanishing Spidey smirked. "Glad that's over with."

"Why isn't he fixed!?" Chat asked.

The ladybugs continued to fly around … taking the future Alix, and making her vanish. "Cause that's going to happen." Older Spidey smirked. "Chat, thank you for being a reliable feline, but try not to make too many self sacrifices in the future. Younger me, lay off digs at other people's parents, that's a low we shouldn't cross. Ladybug … make sure to get here on time more often."

"What …" And with another swarm of ladybugs, the future Spidey … vanished.

"I …." They turned to Alix. "Did I kill …"

"Hey, it's all right." Spidey leaned down, sitting next to the girl. "You got angry, and Hawkmoth took advantage of that … the fact he/I/we kinda told you to 'get over it' probably didn't help the situation. I get it, having something like that brushed aside stings." He pointed to her hands. "That's why we gotta take extra care of what matters to us."

"My watch…it's fixed!" Alix looked at her hands and held the pocket watch up.

"Now you know to keep it safe, cause magic ladybug insurance isn't something you should take Advantage of." He laughed. "Speaking of; melon head, you should probably head on out before you time out, I've got this covered."

"..." She sighed, holding out her fist to Chat, who graciously accepted.

"Pound it." And they left out of the way.

"So close… why… why didn't the good Spidey stay…" She groaned.

"Your 'good' Spidey seemed a bit on the rough side … I'd prefer my heroes smiling, you know." He told his lady, as a familiar beeping filled the air.

"And I prefer less jokes."

"Aww, don't be like that. You know my humor is PAWsome."

"... Better than Spidey's, I'll admit." She smiled at him as she swung away.

"Whoa! Progress!" He cheered. Still; he would take the jokey Spidey over the serious one anyday.

Annasi floated around as he rubbed his head. "Kid, promise me you'll never purposely travel through time or dimensions? I'm the Kwami of stability, I prefer to not have headaches from the universe being tampered with to such a degree." He groaned. "I already have about two hundred alternative timelines in my head thanks to those x-people, and that's not even getting into Sass and his holders." Intuition may be a concept, yes, and it may play into the spider sense, yes, but did it have to involve time travel?

"Wait, you can remember alternate timelines?" Peter asked as he handed his god blessed coffee bean.

"Technically you can too if you're transformed. Trust me, it's not as fun as you think it is." Annasi said as he munched down on his favorite meal. "Since the Annasi of that timeline came back to, it was more of a shared memory type situation." He explained. "Luckily you didn't both use Adhesion at the same time, otherwise, the universe would have realized that it has two concepts of stability to run off of and … that's only worked well with Fluff from a linear standpoint." Crazy girl. A bit ditzy but good hearted. Had no concept of boundaries either.

"… Noted." Peter nodded. "… So, time traveling villains … we really need to prepare for anything." He huffed, flopping on the bed.

"You're not gonna work on your clip collage?" Annasi asked.

"When you technically see yourself die, it makes you tired." He sighed. "And he was so moody and angsty too. How could I change within such a short period of time?"

"Well that other you saw Chat Noir die, so that may have something to do with it." He munched on his bean. "Different experiences, even by five minutes, leave a big impact."

"… Right …" Peter muttered. "I mean…it's not like it happened to me…right….I mean….that was whatever freaky alternate timeline that happened?"

"If that's how you want to see it." Annasi shrugged. "Denial is actually more helpful in the right circumstances."

"…What do you mean by that?" Peter asked.

"Technically it did happen. You and Chat Noir died today, along with a bunch of kids. But time shenanigans and the miraculous cure fixed it up." He responded. "No consequences, remember?"

"…Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Peter winced. "Cause if it is, your pretty bad at doing it."

"Look kid, I don't like going over the details, because it's long and boring." Annasi rolled his eyes. "So I'll give you the short answer. The universe is a web, everything and nothing happens all the time. What matters isn't what is or isn't happening, but what you give value to. So the real question is … do you care about it happening, do you care about preventing it, or not?"

Peter looked at ground, contemplating his choices. "..Well, Chat's the only one that appreciates my humor, so obviously the world needs more of him. I don't regret saving people." He said. "… Although I'm not gonna go out beating up brainwashed people because of it. That Peter clearly went overboard."

"Probably." He did get brief Ezekiel vibes off the guy. "The best advice I can give you is just be you. No freaky time clones of you, just you."

"… Thanks Annasi." Peter said, moving to rest.

"Anytime kid." He wouldn't tell the kid to his face…but this was the first genuinely selfless act he's ever seen him do, even if it was from an alternative version of him. While it would take several steps….Peter was on the right path to NOT being corrupted. Today, whether the kid knew it or not, was his first day as a hero.