Sorry again for the wait.

Recently, I met Marisa Tomei at Comic Con! She also agreed that her death in No Way Home was unnecessary.

Indiana Jones 5 was awesome, and I'm excited for Blue Beetle!

Also, I just added a cover art to the first chapter of "Spider-Man: Home Run" on AO3! Go check it out!

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

I own nothing from Spider-Man or Marvel.

Chapter 13: Hello Little One

A few days later, Pepper called to talk to Peter about something important. Apparently, Tony had set up a trust fund-of-sorts for Peter to help him pay for college and other things, and with a baby on the way; he definitely needed it. However, there were a couple of caveats. One; he wouldn't have access to it until he graduated, and he turned 21. Two; Pepper was hiring him as a freelancer for Stark Industries!

Peter just couldn't believe it!

Pepper even explained there weren't a lot of people that are as familiar with Tony's tech as he was.

Plus, there weren't of a lot of people she was willing to trust with his tech, especially since one of those people was so egotistical that he not only endangered the lives of many people to try and make himself look like a hero; he almost succeeded in doing so by trying to frame someone who is both one of the most upstanding heroes there is and just a kid.

Naturally, Peter had a lot to think about regarding this matter.

He also met a brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius. The man had ideas for advancements in prosthetics. Instead of just fake limbs to replace lost ones; Octavius wanted to make mechanical ones with neuro-interface. Connecting to a person's nerve-endings, the new prosthetics would work like a real limb! Just like in Star Wars or Fullmetal Alchemist.

Next big thing that happened was everyone threw MJ a Baby Shower, even though she didn't really want one. She always felt awkward at parties like this, and it was especially the case when she was the guest of honor. Still, she received gifts that she was aware she and Peter would need, like baby clothes, a crib, baby toys, and other things. Pepper even gave her a number for an obstetrician to deliver the baby, Leslie Phillips.

Pepper assured her that she was not only highly qualified, but unsurpassed at keeping confidences. She even delivered Morgan.

And of course, MJ's mother reassured her that she would also be there for support. That helped ease some of her worries.

Once classes started again after the holiday; the young couple did theirs online. MJ could barely move around like she used to, because of what little energy she had left. And Peter needed to be around to help her, but also because he wanted to. And since he was gonna be busy with the baby soon, he and the recruits worked out a rotation-of-sorts for who would patrol the city each day or week.

It went between Ava, Kate, Nova, Squirrel Girl, and Peter. Those that couldn't get around the city as quickly as Nova or Spider-Man had their own customized, maneuverable, personalized motorcycles. Peter even had one for some occasions. (1)

What no one expected next was the return of an old enemy; a man wearing an exo-suit with giant bird wings!
Except...this guy wasn't Adrian Toomes...!

Peter remembered in excruciating detail how it felt fighting Liz's father, plus what his outfit and wings looked like. Adrian wore a dark-brown leather jacket with a furry collar, a fighter pilot's helmet with glowing green eyes and an oxygen mask. His wings were very large, had built in turbines, and were powered by scrapped Chitauri technology.

This new guy's outfit was more sleek looking; green-colored armor with silver on the gauntlets, and the shoulder-neck area. The wings were large and silver-colored, but looked more like bird wings. Oddly, his whole head was exposed, revealing a bald Caucasian male in his mid-to-late thirties, and a rather sinister look on his face. (2)

Somehow, he was able to maintain altitude and maneuver without any turbines built into his wings!

Fighting this new "bird-man" was just as tough as fighting Liz's dad, but in a different way. Not only could he fly fast, but he could also fire razor-sharp artificial feathers from his suit! Thankfully, being around the tall buildings gave Peter more room to maneuver, but the guy barely gave him any moments to recover!

Still, Peter was able to get onto his back and damaged the power pack on his back, which deactivated the flight capabilities of his suit! He then webbed the guy up and left him for the police.

The man was identified as Raniero "Blackie" Drago, a former associate of Adrian Toomes. Ned posted on social media to dub the guy as "The Vulture", since they never actually gave Liz's dad a villain moniker.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Two Weeks Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Uh, guys...?" Ned nervously pointed out. "Look...!"

Peter and MJ looked at the news broadcast, showing a giant glowing sphere over the Statue of Liberty, changing it into a giant statue of...Mysterio?!

"What in the hell?!" Peter exclaimed.

"We all saw the same video, right?" MJ asked, rhetorically. "Quentin Beck is dead."

"I'm...not entirely sure this IS Beck, or even his associates," Ned stated. "I mean, this is the same look, but...Beck wanted to make himself look like a hero. This new guy wants to be a conqueror."

"One thing they have in common; ego," MJ commented.

Peter put on his costume and headed out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Scene Change~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Just as Spidey landed on one of the buildings in view of Liberty Island, Nova and Riri in her Ironheart armor hovered next to him.

"Need a lift?" she asked.

"Love a lift," he replied.

Riri allowed him to attack a webline to her leg, so she pulled him with her as she flew over to Liberty Island, along with Nova.

"That machine above the statue looks alien," Nova stated.

"Wow, he's really taking inspiration from Mars Attacks, isn't he?" Spidey asked.

"Those eight orbs around the UFO look like they power the shield around the core," Riri pointed out. "We destroy the orbs; we deactivate the shield-"

"And destroy the core!" Nova understood the plan.

As they flew or swung around destroying the orbs, Mysterio's voice spoke out...

"Spider-Man! And I see you brought some friends," His voice sounded like a robot's, but with emotion. "Quentin Beck was a fool! Why pretend to be a hero when you can just take what you want? Soon, I will remake everything in my image!"

"Thanks, but no!" Spidey retorted as he destroyed another orb. "We like Lady Liberty the way she is!"

Nova destroyed the last orb, then Riri flew up to the core, which was a giant brain!

"You weren't kidding about Mars Attacks," she commented before blasting it with her repulsors!

"Well, this prolongs things," Mysterio's voice spoke out. "Come to my fortress so I can deal with you personally, wall-crawler. As for you two, you're not invited!"

"Rude!" Nova complained.

The UFO deactivated and the Statue of Liberty returned to normal. (3)

Nova and Riri gave Peter a lift back to the mainland, then headed home. After getting back to the island, Spidey swung to his next destination. But when he got to it...not what he expected...

"Wait, Mysterio's fortress is an apartment?" he questioned as he climbed in through the window. It was a nice regular space, but looked like it was home to a video game nerd. There were dozens of posters and figures from Halo, Mortal Kombat, Metal Gear Solid, Legend of Zelda, God of War, and more. (4)

He checked the large bookshelf, and found one of the books was a hidden lever.

He pretended to gasp, "A hidden elevator behind a bookcase? I did not see that coming!"

He then entered the elevator, which headed down. But then it stopped and the floor opened, causing the hero to fall! He landed in front of what looked like the entrance to a Fun House. Large, creepy clown face and everything.

"You know, if this Mysterio thing doesn't work; you could tryout as The Joker," he commented.

"Everyone knows the Joker is just an anarchist," Mysterio's voice responded. "Trying to prove everyone's one bad day away from becoming him."

"Wow, a comic nerd as well? Why don't we talk things out instead of fighting? We might have more in common than you think."

"I'd rather shut that mouth of yours, permanently!"

The doors inside the clown mouth opened up, revealing a large room that you'd expect to find in a fun house.

"Oh, boy...so what have we got here?" Spidey asked as he looked around.

Then, the room actually flipped upside-down! Spidey quickly stuck to the floor so he didn't fall, then crawled over to the double-doors at the end of the room.

"First Mars Attacks, then the Joker, now Haunted Mansion?"

"True artists take inspiration from other things," Mysterio's voice echoed.

"Either that or a hack..." Spidey muttered.

"I heard that!" Mysterio shouted.

The doors opened, which led to a small room with no exit, except down a square-shaped hole. And...the doors closed behind him...

"Great..."

He went down it, landing at the entrance of a giant maze.
"Okay, no way am I going in there! Mazes are fine on paper, but I never wanna be in one!"

"If you want to get out, you have no choice but try to solve...the challenge of the Minotaur!" Mysterio announced.

"Oh, well, that's just GREAT," Spidey groaned.

He ran into the maze, which had a linear path...at first. Then came a passage where you could either go left or right...

"Hey Karen, which way do you suggest?" he asked his trusty AI.

"I'm not sure. I would suggest jumping over the maze to see where to go, but there's a force-field meant to keep you in. The only way out is through."

"Of course, there is..." he muttered before cracking his knuckles. "Alright, let's get this over with."

He decided to go right, then left, left, right, left, right...then he heard heavy footsteps at the same time his Spider-Sense tingled...!

"Oh, boy," he muttered before he turned around...and there it was: the Minotaur, which growled ferociously while snorting through its nose, holding a gigantic mace in its hand.

Spidey ran a good distance away, then came to a dead end! As the Minotaur now had him cornered, he suddenly got an idea...!

He got in a matador-like stance, "Right here, red suit! Toro, toro!"

The creature charged full-speed, only for the web-head to jump up and it ran through the wall! In fact, it went through three walls!

Spidey fake-cringed, "Oh, are your ears ringing?"

He kept going, baiting the Minotaur to keep smashing through the walls until he reached the center of the maze. Then, for good measure, he punched a hole into the back of the Minotaur, revealing hundreds of wires.

"Just as I thought; a robot."

"Curse you, Spider-Man!" shouted Mysterio's voice over the intercom.

"Let me guess...(Imitating Edd/Double D's Voice) 'That isn't how you go THROUGH a maze'! Well, it worked for Ed, so there." (AN: one of my favorite moments from Ed, Edd, n Eddy! XD)

The lighting of the room changed from temple-lighting to the flashing lights of a nightclub. The lights were colored purple, green, and light blue, then all the walls of the maze collapsed as green smoke started to fill the room.

"Fine! I'll crush you myself!" Mysterio spoke out, this time, coming from the center of the room as a giant version of his fishbowl helmet rose out of the ground, along with the rest of the top half of his body! The rest of him was "magically" still in the ground, covered by green smoke.

"Welcome to your nightmare, Spider-Man!"

Spidey chuckled awkwardly at the villain's new size, "Is it too late for us to be friends?"

"DON'T YOU DARE MOCK ME!" Mysterio shouted in fury, causing Spidey to snicker.

"No, mocking you would be saying you finally picked a size that matches your ego."

Mysterio's giant arms swiped at the hero, who expertly dodged and fired impact-webs at his helmet!

"AGH! NO!" Mysterio cried as his helmet began to crack, but Spidey wasn't done with him, quite yet.

"What's behind curtain number one?" he asked rhetorically as he shot a webline at a nearby curtain, and pulled out whoever was hiding behind it, which turned out to be Mysterio himself.

The giant version he'd been fighting disappeared like an illusion and the smoke started to clear. Spidey lifted the Master of Illusion up by his collar to glare at him.

"Right now, you're thinking "if only you'd taken that giant act to Vegas instead"."

"Curse your endless babble, Spider-Man!"

"Yeah, yeah," Spidey shot him with a taser-web to knock him unconscious. "Just like Beck; all flash, barely any substance."

He delivered Mysterio to the police and headed back home. The next day, the news revealed that Daniel Berkhart was the new Mysterio. Berkhart was a former special effects artist that lost his job after one of his pyrotechnics caused an accident. (5)

Meanwhile, MJ now looked like she was nearing the end of her pregnancy, despite it being the end of month five. She started getting tired a bit more often than usual, though she still tried to do things as long as they weren't too much on her.

Currently, she was taking a bubble bath to ease the soreness out of her body. Especially her breasts...

They had increased in size, just like the doctor had said. She went from 32 B to 34 C, by now.
She groaned as she massaged them.

"This had better be worth it," she said to herself.

Everyone told her it would be. Her mother said that when she holds that little one in her arms for the first time...well, she'd know it when she felt it. And Peter told her she'd be a great mom; loving, nurturing, playful, and firm when she needed to be. So in the end, yes, it would all be worth it. But it didn't make it any less stressful.

"OH SHIT!" She heard Peter scream from the kitchen, followed by the smoke alarm going off!

"Oh, now what?" MJ muttered before she carefully climbed out of the tub, dried off, and put on her robe, then went to go investigate.
Once she opened the bathroom door, she smelled something burning.

Peter had just opened one of the windows and placed whatever he was cooking in front of it, trying to air the place out.

"What the hell happened?" MJ questioned, looking like a scolding mother.

Peter chuckled in embarrassment. "So...I tried to make dumplings..."

She scoffed a bit, "Yeah, 'tried' being the operative word." She then turned on the exhaust fan to help with airing out the place. (6)

"Well, bright side; no fire," he chuckled nervously.

MJ couldn't help but grin just a little, despite everything.

~~~~~~~~~~~~A week and a half later...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The couple was at the Avengers Facility, cause the baby had been restless lately.

As MJ was explaining when it started to Dr. Leslie Philips, she felt sudden pain in her abdomen.

"AGH!" she cried out as she clutched her belly.

Peter and Desirée immediately rushed to her side!

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, I think so," MJ took a deep breath. "I don't know-" She felt the pain again, along with something wet trickling down her legs. "Oh shit...! My water broke...!"

Leslie told Dr. Cho, who then called Doctor Strange, who then appeared seconds later via portal.

Helen and Leslie got MJ into a hospital gown, Strange began conjuring some kind of spell. Desirée left to join May and the others in the waiting area, while Peter stayed by MJ's side.

"It's okay, MJ," he told her. "I'm not going anywhere!"

"Peter...I'm so scared, right now...!" MJ whimpered.

He took her hand, "It'll be okay. You can do it; you're one of the strongest people I know."

Once MJ was fully dilated, Leslie told her to push when the next contraction hit.

The moment the first one struck, MJ was practically screaming her head off...and Peter was no better since she was practically crushing his hand. If she didn't have powers like his, he probably wouldn't have felt it.

The spell Strange cast was going to make the childbirth a little easier.
Still, it was very painful. MJ felt like she was torn apart from the inside-out. It was absolutely excruciating!

"You're doing great-" Peter started to say, only...

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" MJ yelled. "YOU DID THIS TO ME!"

"And there it is," Peter muttered with a bit of fright.

"Don't let it bother you," Strange reassured. "All pregnant women do this."

"You're doing wonderful, Michelle. This little one is in a big hurry to get here," Helen stated.

MJ pushed again, screaming in pain, and cursing at Peter without realizing it.

"Oh, I see the baby's head~!" Leslie mused.

"Oh, god, please just let this end!" MJ cried.

"Just one more strong push, sweetheart!" Leslie told her.

MJ screamed as she pushed as hard as she could, then collapsed on the bed, panting and sweating.

A baby's cry filled the room, followed by Leslie announcing, "It's a girl!"

Peter's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open in surprise and awe at what he had just heard.

"A girl...!" he whispered as he looked as if he was trying to get a breath in.

Strange used his magic to cut the umbilical cord while Helen wiped the baby girl with a towel, then gently placed her into MJ's arms.

MJ, covered in sweat and flush-faced, suddenly forgot about all the pain and exhaustion she had gone through as she stared at the face of her newborn daughter...feeling a sense of warmth swell inside her chest.

"Peter...!" she whispered. "Are you seeing this?"

He touched his daughter's head gently, tears falling from his eyes, "She's beautiful...!"

"I mean, look at her...!" MJ whispered. "She's the most amazing, most gorgeous thing I've ever seen!"

As her eyes welled up with tears, she felt that unexplainable warmth her Mom told her about.

"Let's get you two cleaned up," Leslie chimed in. "Peter, why don't you go and tell everyone the good news?"

Peter nodded before he soon headed out to where everyone was waiting anxiously for the news.

"Well, Peter?" May asked, expectantly.

"...We have a new baby girl," Peter replied.

May, Pepper and Desirée squealed with happiness and hugged him. Ava, Kamala and Kate all held their hands out to the others, who looked dejected as they each pulled 20 dollars out of their pockets.

"Did you guys seriously bet on whether it was gonna be a boy or girl?" Peter questioned.

"Pretty much," Ava shrugged. "What? We were bored!"

Helen came in after half a minute, "Peter? They're waiting for you."

Peter smiled before he looked at the others. "So...do you guys wanna come and see her?"

"We'll give you two a few minutes with her," Pepper responded with a smile.

Peter followed Helen to a new room where MJ was, sitting up in bed, holding their daughter. Just the sight of it alone was enough to bring him to tears.

"Don't just stand there crying, nerd," MJ said jokingly, even though she was in tears, as well. "Come here and say hi to your daughter."

Slowly, Peter approached the two and sat beside them on the bed. The baby gurgled as she wriggled her tiny, chubby little fingers, all wrapped up in a blanket and wearing a cute little pink hat on her bald head.

He saw that she had a perfect mix of traits from both of them; MJ's skin complexion, eyebrows, nose, and her eyes were shaped the same. But her face was a mix between hers and Peter's. She also had hazel-colored eyes.

"She's absolutely perfect," he whispered as he allowed her to grasp his finger in her little hand.

"We still haven't picked a name for her," MJ said.

"That's up to you," he responded. "Since she's a girl; it's what we agreed on."

MJ thought for a minute, "Anya."

"Anya...it's perfect for her," Peter agreed.

"Is that your name, Anya?" MJ asked in a cutesy voice to her daughter, lightly tapping her nose. Anya seemed to let out this little squeal like she was laughing...and it made Peter and MJ fall in love with her even more than they already had.

But then she started to fuss a little. Thankfully, MJ knew what she needed. She adjusted her gown to nurse her baby for the first time.
Almost instantly, Anya latched on to MJ's nip and began to suckle.

"She's not hurting you, right?" asked Peter.

"Please, compared to giving birth to her, this is nothing," MJ replied. "I can barely feel this."
After a minute, she finished, then fell asleep.

"She's beautiful..." whispered Peter.

May poked her head in, "Can we come in now?"

"Sure, but quietly," he answered.

Soon, everyone quietly began to enter the room so they could get a look at the newborn baby...and needless to say, it was definitely love at first sight.

Desirée knelt down to get a closer look at her granddaughter, "She's absolutely beautiful...! What's her name?"

"Anya," MJ said.

"It's perfect for her," May whispered before she sniffed and wiped her eyes, then put a loving hand on her nephew's shoulder. "Peter...I wish your parents and Ben were here to see this."

"...Me, too, May," Peter replied.

MJ finally gave him a chance to hold her. He was very nervous; sure he saved that baby from that fire, but this was his own daughter.

"Go ahead and hold her, nerd," MJ urged him.

He took her as gently as he could and just looked at her. He didn't speak a single word. Just took in how utterly adorable and beautiful she was.

May, Desirée, Pepper, and all the girls got a chance to hold her, before giving her back to MJ.

Soon, Anya just let out this cute little yawn, which let everyone know how tired she was...and MJ didn't look like she could keep awake much longer, herself.
Everyone started to leave the room, with Peter being last after giving MJ a kiss, then kissing Anya's little forehead.

Once he was outside...he almost fainted due to being overwhelmed by everything once the rush and baby love finally subsided, but thankfully, May managed to catch him.
"Easy kiddo."

"I don't blame you," Pepper commented. "Tony actually fainted after we took Morgan home for the first time."

"Fortunately, both Michelle and Anya are in perfect health," Helen said as she walked in. "But, we'd like them to stay a few more days so we can fully evaluate MJ's powers, now that she's given birth."

Peter, May and Desirée agreed to that.

The next day, Peter brought MJ some breakfast as she woke up, still holding Anya.

"How are you feeling, MJ?" he asked.

"Still tired as I don't know what," MJ replied. "It didn't help that Little Miss Scream-My-Head-Off here woke up at 3 AM, wanting a midnight snack."

And yet, said little culprit looked as innocent as ever.

Peter put the plates and a rolling table and brought it over, "Here, let me take her so you can eat."

"She's all yours," MJ said as she gently and carefully handed Anya off to Peter, who cradled his daughter in his arms.

"Hi, Anya," he cooed softly, which caused Anya to coo back at him.

He took her to the kitchen so he could feed her, where May already had a warm bottle of milk ready.

"Okay, Anya, here you go," May said as she began to feed her grandniece, who suckled on the bottle.

Once MJ was finished eating, she changed out of the hospital gown and into her workout clothes; a black sports bra and black Adidas tight pants with white stripes. Now, time to see what she could really do with her new powers, which she admitted she was kinda looking forward to as much as being a Mom.

First, strength tests...

"So uh...this is actually something I never tested myself," Peter admitted as he got into position in the hydraulic powered squat bar.

"Well, it's a good thing we're getting to this now, then," Helen said as she started the press. Considering the extreme forces the machine could produce, it was designed to stop the instant the squat bar lowered even the barest millimeter.

When Dr. Cho saw the pounds of force go into the quadruple digits, she became very, very thankful for that safety feature. Turns out, Peter could resist ten tons of force before even beginning to buckle. She quietly neglected to mention the best Bucky was able to do was five tons, on a good day, after a lot of stretching and warm up. MJ, it turned out, was just slightly stronger than Peter. The maximum weight she could lift was eleven tons.

Needless to say, he was rather impressed.

Next was equilibrium/balance...

"Wow, this is kinda amazing," MJ said as she effortlessly performed an unsupported handstand, going so far as to only use one hand. It actually almost took her breath away just how easy it was. Squirrel Girl asked her to run the Balance Obstacle Course in the Facility, which she aced with flying colors! MJ's balance was the same as Peter's; they could adjust their position by sense on any object, despite how small or narrow it was.

But then came something really extraordinary: MJ and Peter's connected "Spidey Sense"!

"I never mentioned this before..." she began. "But, ever since I got powers; I always get this buzz in my head that gets stronger depending on how close Peter is to me."

"Interesting," Bruce Banner commented. "Kind of a "lover's radar"."

Peter chuckled. "That's a new one. Gotta remember that."

Next, Ava asked MJ to spar with her a little. While only having knowledge from self-defense classes, MJ was able to keep up with an expert martial artist like Ava. Her reflexes were forty times faster than a normal person, and her agility allowed her to maneuver around her opponent.

But as they sparred, MJ suddenly felt nearly unbearable pain in her hands and arms!

"MJ!" Peter cried as he ran to her.

But then she felt her regular Spider-Sense warn her of something; like Peter would be in danger if he came near her!

"Peter, stay back!" she managed to say through her clenched teeth.

Peter immediately stepped back, his own Spider-Senses going off.

The pain eventually centered between the outer knuckles on her hands. She felt something sharp piercing her skin from the inside, making her scream in pain! Once the pain stopped, MJ took a minute to get over it, then looked at her hands. There were two, one-inch lang, bone-like fangs protruding from between her outer knuckles on each hand.

"W-what the?!" MJ questioned in shock. "What are THESE?!"

Peter and Ava slowly made their way over to her, then the latter knelt down to get a closer look at these "fang-things".

"This could be one of your powers that Peter doesn't have," she suggested.

Peter gently took her left hand in his, being careful not to touch the fangs,
"They kinda look like spider pinchers..."

"He might be right," Ava said as she noticed that something was dripping out of the ends. "Look... I think this might be venom."

MJ glanced at them, quizzically.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Scene Change~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dr. Banner did a CT Scan on MJ's arms, "You were correct, Peter. These "pinchers" coming out of your hands are akin to spider-stingers. Each is coated with a powerful neurotoxic venom."

Dr. Cho shrugged, "Well, there are subtle genetic differences in your augmentations. It stands to reason you'd have slightly different abilities."

"There's also something just below the inside of her wrist," Bruce added. "They look similar to what spiders use to spin webs."

That made MJ's eyes widen, "Wait...my body can make its own webs? EW!"

"Oh, come on, MJ, it's not that bad!" Peter said.

"Easy for you to say!" she responded and made a small gesture in his direction, accidently firing a web-strand from her wrist! Thankfully, he avoided it!

"Whoa, okay! Sorry!"

"Looks like you'll need practice with that, as well," Dr. Cho commented.

"Don't worry," Peter said. "I can help with that."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Scene Change~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kate had set up some targets for...target practice. MJ quickly discovered that shooting her webs required thinking about it, and making a hand gesture similar to the one Peter did.

She could make web-strands, web-balls, and entrapment webs. The other types of webs Peter used would require gadgets.

Her stingers were the same way; all she had to do was think, and they came out. It took her a few tries to get over the pain of them coming out, but it didn't bother her anymore. Thankfully, her skin always instantly healed once she put them away.

Now, everyone was taking a break for lunch, so the young couple got to spend more time with their daughter.
MJ held Anya to her chest, allowing her to nurse while Peter watched.

"You're staring again, dork," she commented in a teasing tone.

"Can you blame me?" he asked.

MJ shook her head, "I guess not. Just yesterday, I brought this little one into the world. Not even a minute after holding her for the first time, and she's already stolen my heart."

"Not just yours," Peter said as he gently stroked his daughter's head. "She stole everybody's hearts. And despite all the good I've done as Spider-Man; she's the best thing I've done in my life."

"Me too," MJ stated, happy tears in her eyes as Anya coughed a bit after she released her mother's nipple.

MJ put her over her shoulder and burped her, "Good girl."

Anya seemed to giggle a bit at that.

"Hey, I'm curious; does your tingle feel more intense depending on the danger?" MJ asked Peter.

"Yes," he answered.

She was hesitant to ask her next question, but her curiosity got the best of her,
"What was the most dangerous moment you sensed?"

Peter's face suddenly looked traumatized...

"Peter?" MJ asked in concern.

It took a minute for him to pull himself together, "When, uh...when I got erased by Thanos..."

"...Oh..." MJ realized. "W...what did it feel like? I mean...you don't have to tell me if you don't want to..."

Peter just stayed quiet, then Anya reached one of her little hands in her father's direction, prompting MJ to hand her to him. He smiled as he held his little girl, gently bouncing her in his arms, causing her to giggle.

"Feel better?" MJ asked.

"A little..."

MJ drank some of her water, then sighed, "I can only speak for myself, but...I didn't feel it..."

Peter glanced at her before she continued...

"One minute, we were in the gym watching the marching band, then several of them crumbled into dust. I was...completely ignoring the bands performance, but then I heard several gasps and I saw more people vanish. Ned...looked at me just before he vanished, but I barely had time to acknowledge it before I lost consciousness...which was most likely when I disappeared."

"...I had no idea," Peter whispered.

"I never shared," MJ shrugged. "It was like I blacked out for a second, then I woke up, but we found out what happened and that five years had passed." (7)

"Doctor Strange said the same thing when I came back," Peter said.

"It was...really scary," MJ admitted.

Peter's phone then started to ring, and the caller ID said "Ned", so he answered.

"Hey Ned!"

"PETER!" He practically yelled. "Dude, where've you been?! I've been texting you for days and you never responded!"

"Oh, jeez, Ned, sorry!" Peter apologized. "I mean, I've just been busy, you know with MJ and the baby and all. Speaking of which; she gave birth yesterday and it's a girl!"

"Wait, for real?!" Ned asked in surprise.

"Yeah! We came to the facility cause she said she was in pain, but then she went into labor."

"What did you name her?"

"Anya."

"Aww, that's adorable!" Ned said.

"Hey, Ned," MJ said while holding Anya.

Peter put his phone on speaker.

"Hey MJ! How're you feeling?"

"I can't describe it," she said. "Best I can say is "beyond happy"."

Ned chuckled. "That's good to hear!"

"Also, since I'm not pregnant anymore, I'm testing what all of my powers are," she added.

"So, is it the exact same as Peter?" Ned asked. "Or something extra?"

Peter began to explain to Ned the new powers that MJ had acquired.

"Okay, the organic webs is cool, but gross," Ned commented.

"Yeah, I didn't like it that much, either," MJ said.

"Does Anya have powers?"

"She won't until she's older," Peter answered.

"Ah, gotcha," Ned acknowledged. "Well, still, this is great! I'm so happy for you guys, right now!"

"We are, too, Ned," Peter agreed.

MJ placed several butterfly-kisses on Anya's cheek. That made her baby girl giggle while Peter smiled at them, lovingly.

After a couple more hours of testing; Peter and MJ took Anya home to their apartment, thanks to one of Strange's portals. May and Desirée also joined them.

"Welcome home, sweetie," MJ whispered to her baby girl.

Anya cooed in her mother's arms, her eyes taking all her surroundings. The moment MJ entered the apartment, that's when the dogs suddenly entered the room, but their excitement turned to curiosity as they noticed the little bundle MJ was holding.

"Noon, Tessa, this is Anya," Peter introduced his new daughter to the dogs as he and MJ knelt down.

The dogs sniffed at the infant, wagging their tails as they carefully looked at her. It was as if they knew that this baby was so tiny and fragile, so they had to be careful. Anya giggled at the tickling sensation from the sniffing.

Soon, the dogs both sat down, calmly, showing that they had accepted their new family member.

"See that?" asked Peter. "They love her."

MJ held Anya close to her head and said in a cutesy-voice, "Of course they do. Who wouldn't love this cute little face~?"

Anya squealed and giggled, causing Peter and MJ to laugh before they both gently kissed her forehead.

"Well, I should be getting back home and tell Caleb the news," Desirée said.

"See you, Mom," MJ said. "And thanks, again."

"Anytime sweetheart," she said, then kissed Anya's forehead. "Grandma will see you later, precious~!"

Anya giggled as she wiggled her little hands at her grandmother, who turned to walk out the door.

"Take care, you three!" she called.

"Hope you don't mind that I stick around to help in the morning," May suggested.

"Sure May, that'd be great," Peter answered.

1. The same bike he had from the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon.
2. This is Vulture from the Ultimate comics.
3. The Statue has not been changed to whatever the hell they did in No Way Home. Seriously, who's dumb idea was that?
4. This is almost like the Spider-Man 2 game from 2004.
5. That was Mysterio's original origin.
6. This was referenced a few times in the Insomniac game! XD
7. Yeah, the only time we got perspective of what it was like for the people that vanished was with Black Widow's sister in that episode "Hawkeye".

MJ just gave birth~! I always planned for it to be a girl, but I didn't want to go the predictable route and name her Mayday. And yes, MJ gets to keep her powers!

Now, get ready for the next chapter, cause we're going into THE SPIDER-VERSE!

So, read and review, please, and look forward to that!