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          CH04 : STICKY HANDS
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I sat in my room writing down in my notebook, but I was also thinking to myself. I think it's been about a month since miles and I talked, I haven't even called him. mostly just left him on read every time he would text me, but then he suddenly stopped.

I could understand why, honestly. I placed my headphones on and began listening to music, tapping my fingers against the desk.

Getting up from my desk I made my way over to my bed, staring up at the ceiling and sighing to myself. I just thought if maybe I reached out to miles we would maybe, I dunno, talk again?

I took my headphones off when I heard a knock on the door, it opened and I saw my mom walk in. she noticed I was still a little upset about what happened. I didn't tell her I witnessed it though.

"Good news, I finally opened the diner. Guess who visited?" My mom says as she sits next to me, tucking some hair behind my ear.

"Who?" I asked curious cause I wanted to know, "Miles did. I don't see you two around each other anymore..why?" she asks.

"Please don't bring that up right now. I don't wanna talk about it, or him for that matter." I mumbled while rubbing a hand over my face.

My mom sighs, "[Name], did something happen between you two? his mom is also concerned. it's been two days and you haven't came out of his room yet, you've been isolating yourself."

"I know. It's just, after dad died he told me not to give up and that's what I'm doing right now." I said and sat up a little.

"Well, that's what our family doesn't do. we don't give up, we never give up. that's why he was so hard on you, because he loved you." My mom said while wrapping her arms around me.

"You ever think about moving out of Brooklyn?" I asked her, she looked off to the side but I noticed her saddened look.

"Uh..your aunt, she uh, I told her to uhm...take you with her to New Jersey for awhile." I froze when I heard her say that.

I quickly stood up and shook my head, "Why New Jersey? that's so far away." I say.

"Just for a bit until I get everything settled. I'm sorry I had to tell you this way but please trust me, okay? I don't know why it took me so long to tell you and if you're mad at me I understand." My mom says.

"But I'm gonna- I'm gonna be away from miles and that's one thing I don't want. I'm not going there." I said while shaking my head.

My mom stares at me before sending me a smile, "Hey. that's okay. that's perfectly fine. you're just like him...you remind me of him everyday. that's a good thing, he was pretty stubborn. now you see where you get it from."

"Yeah." I nod and gave her a smile as well, I pulled her into a hug. at least I wasn't going, I didn't wanna be away from miles.

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"C'mon, c'mon do the eye thing. LET ME SEE THE ELECTRICITY—" before I could finish I felt my hand vibrate and the plug from my hand caused a huge spark to be created and the blast made me fly back.

I stared down at my hand to see that (f/c) spark come from my hands and the items in my room began to...

Levitate?

I should be dead honestly, I just got electrocuted by that stupid socket. I didn't know putting my finger in it would 'kill' me. It didn't.

Okay so rule number one: never put your finger in a socket.

Frankie was witnessing all of this and was just licking his feet currently, he was levitating too.

"Stop levitating please!" I shouted and everything fell down, I sighed in relief and Frankie just let out a meow.

This cat wasn't any help but it sure was funny. maybe visiting the cemetery wouldn't be so bad.

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I made my way down the sidewalk and into the cemetery, I opened the gate and quickly shut it behind me right after.

I glanced over at someone with a spider...with some spider-man merch on? okay, is it just me or does that person look familiar?

I walked forward and started making my way towards them, not even noticing the man behind me.

"Hey, miles that you?" I asked and the person quickly turned around, I felt pain shoot right through me and I was thrown back into someone, sending shock through that person.

I fell face flat in the snow and the same happened to the guy, I clutched the side of my waist.

"[Name]!" Miles shouted and ran over to me, "I'm good, I'm good." I reassured and stood up.

"I've gotten electrocuted two times and still didn't die. miracle right?" I said and forced a smile, "Huh?!" Miles replied.

"So..this guy, what'd you..." I couldn't finish before I fell face forward on the ground and passed out.

"Crap, crap!" Miles exclaimed as he picked me and the guy up in his arms, I could hear but couldn't open my eyes.

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I woke up from my slumber and let out another yawn, I was still pretty tired. I opened my eyes and saw the same man from earlier tied to a punching bag.

Miles stood from across from him while he had his arms crossed, lord have mercy on me cause what have I gotten myself into again?

"Why do you look like Peter Parker?" I suddenly spoke up, Miles turned to me and I sent him a glare, "my face hurts." I said through clenched teeth.

"Heh..heh, sorry." Miles said and I just turned away from him, the glare stayed for awhile before I rolled my eyes.

"Because I am Peter Parker." The guy— the other Peter says. this was interesting...

I started circling around him, "Then why aren't you dead? and why is your hair different? why are you older? and why is your body...a different shape?" I asked.

"Pretty sure you just called me fat." Peter replied and I shook my head rather quickly, "I didn't! don't put words In my mouth!" I exclaimed.

"You don't look so hot either, kid." Peter told us, I went over to the other side of the room and pinched the bridge of my nose.

Peter glanced at miles, "Most superheroes don't wear their own merch."

I glanced over at miles and noticed this, I remembered this myself and crossed my arms while shaking my head. he looked ridiculous.

"Are you a ghost?" I asked Peter while glancing at him, "No." he answers.

"Are you a zombie!"

"Stop it."

"Am I a zombie?"

"You're not even close."

"Are you from another dimension? like a parallel universe where things are like this universe but different? and you're spider-man in that universe? but somehow traveled to this universe, but you don't know how?" Miles says.

It was quiet, me and Peter stared at him surprised. I placed a hand on my hip and ran a hand through my hair.

"Wow. that was really just a guess?" Peter asks, "We learned about it in physics." I answered while shrugging my shoulders.

"Quantum theory." Peter says and I shrugged again.

"This is amazing! you can teach me and [name] like Peter said he would." Miles said excitedly.

"Before he died." Peter added and both me and miles nodded, "Yeah. exactly!" I spoke.

"Yeah, right." Peter replied and I frowned when I noticed his change in tone, "Look, we made a promise to him." Miles said.

"Here's lesson number one, kids. don't watch the mouth. watch the hands." Peter said and I stared at him confusedly.

The rope fell from his hands and I let out a small gasp, Peter kicked the punching bag towards miles making him collide with the door.

"Deserved." I mumbled while laughing, Miles sent me a glare and I immediately stop laughing while clearing my throat.

"Peter, seriously-" Peter just webbed miles mouth to make him go quiet, I sat down while leaning on my hand tiredly, nearly about to fall asleep.

"Trust me, kid. this'll all make you a better spider-man." Peter said and before he could web away he started..glitching?

I ran towards the window with miles, "Hey, are you okay?" I asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"No, I'm not." Peter replies and I watch as he gets up, "What's going on with your body?" Miles asks.

"I don't think my atoms are real jazzed about being in the wrong dimension." Peter says as he glitches again, "look, I'm not looking for a side gig as a spider-man coach. I got a lot going on in my dimension."

"'With great power comes great-'" before miles could finish peter turned to him, "Don't you dare finish that sentence. Don't do it! I'm sick of it." Peter said.

He was about to leave once more before he glitched again, "Want my advice? go back to being regular kids." Peter said.

That's not easy. we have to deal with all of this- I don't even know what I am! if I get mad, guess what?

Things began to levitate and sparks come from my hands like I'm a walking bolt of light or something.

When I do something or if I'm on the brink of death, I'm back alive again. I don't die! not saying I'm immortal or anything like that cause I can die— it's just when I do I get right back up.

I got electrocuted two times today! by miles and a socket, and I didn't die. sometimes I'm scared one day I won't ever be normal again cause this is my life now.

"We don't have a choice! Kingpin's got a supercollider. he's tryin' to kill us." Miles says, "what did you just say?" Peter asks.

"Kingpin's trying to kill us..?" I repeated, "Who cares about that. where's the collider?" Peter asks.

"Brooklyn. under frisk tower." Miles answered, I glanced off to the side and saw a message appear on my phone.

Mom:
Where are you??
seen

I left her on seen and I let out a sigh while rubbing my head tiredly with a small groan, I knew she was probably gonna be worried.

"Goodbye." I heard Peter say and I turned to him quickly, "where are you going?" I asked.

"When it runs again, I'll jump in and get back to my life." Peter says, I stepped onto the brick wall and surprisingly I didn't fall.

Miles followed right next to me and it felt like my feet was on some type of magnet, "You can't let them run it. we're supposed to destroy it so it never runs again or everyone's gonna die." Miles says.

"'Or everyone's gonna die'. this is what they always say. but there's always a little bit of time before everybody dies...and that's when I do my best work." Peter said.

"Aren't you gonna need this?" Miles says and holds the key the other Peter gave him, "Aw, you have a goober. give it." Peter replied.

"Wait, no. not so fast. he called it an override key." I say, I felt miles breath against my neck but I did my best to ignore it.

"There's always a bypass key, a virus key, a who-cares key. I can never remember, so I always call it a goober. give it." Peter demanded while making a 'gimmie' gesture with his hand.

"We need it to destroy the collider." Miles chimed in, "I need it to go home." Peter replied.

Miles put the key in his mouth, "I'll swallow it. don't play with me." he said.

"What?"

"I said-!"

Before miles could finish Peter webbed the key out his mouth, "the collider created a portal that brought me here. and I have to get..." I heard him trail off.

"Did you break this?" Peter asks and I turned to miles, my eye began to twitch and I clicked my tongue.

"No, it broke." Miles protested and I shook my head, "yeah he broke it." I said, "I don't remember what happened." he says.

"See, this is why I never had kids." Peter mumbled to himself, "can't we just make another one?" I suggested.

"We can't do anything. thanks to your boyfriend, I have to re-steal what your guy stole from Alchemax...and make another one of these." Peter explains.

My eyes widened and I quickly shook my head, miles covered his face to try and hide his face.

"Y-You got it all wrong! we aren't together! never will be!" I said as I shook my head, "That doesn't sound convincing at all." Peter says.

"Getting off that topic, if we don't turn off the collider after you leave..everyone in this city, our parents, my mom and millions of others, will die." I explained, "and you're just gonna go home and leave me and my friend here to figure this out by ourselves? you good with that spider-man?" I asked.

The lady in the window stared at us as she saw us walking, grabbing her phone she took a picture of us. that was probably gonna surface on the internet.

"Yeah." Peter answered and I stopped, miles was next to me. a frown made its way on my lips.

Then an idea came to mind, I kneeled down and miles did the same, I leaned my head on his shoulder as I made a fake sad expression.

"What are you guys doing?" Peter asked us, "Making you feel guilty. is it working?" Miles asked.

"How could..? No. look at me. does it look like it's working? No. No, it's not..." then he coughed into his arm on purpose, "Ahh! No! No! No! do not let them win!"

I stood up slowly, a bit of hope in my eyes. Miles stood up as well.

"Alright kids, you win. come on, we don't have a second to lose." Peter says.

END OF CHAPTER 4