Chapter 121: I Forgot

Peter and May were driving along the highway headed to Tony's new estate, getting ready to spend the weekend, while Peter would babysit Morgan. Driving down the road listening to "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John, a classic, the terrain was pretty good, all you could see for miles was tall trees, green grass, and the beaming sun.

Peter was excited to babysit Morgan, it was a way for him to hang out with his little sister, and take a break from college essays. Though he was still going to work on them anyway, it was weird to think he was only nineteen and going to MIT, Peter missed the road trips he and May would take. This one was worth it though, since they talked and jammed out to music.

At the moment Peter was asleep, having been exhausted from waking up early to drive, the drive from their Queens apartment to the house was about four hours, give or take. So as Peter opened his eyes, letting them get used to his surroundings, he looked over at May. Who's hands were on the wheel, tapping to the beat of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash.

She glanced at him and smiled, "Morning sleepyhead." She said.

Peter rubbed his eyes, he checked the clock on his phone, it read 8:00 A.M. "Mornin' May, how long was I asleep?" He asked.

"About an hour, since we left the apartment at 7:00. We've got three hours left of driving." She replied, Peter nodded his head, grabbing his backpack and taking his notebook out. May laughed when she noticed what he was doing.

Peter looked at her, "What?"

She shook her head, "Nothing."

"It's obviously not nothing May, you've always told me I've been a bad liar, are you ready to eat your words?" Peter teased.

"You're studying at eight in the morning Pete, you do realize we're going to spend time with friends and family, and you're studying." May explained.

"If I don't get this essay done, I'm going to fall behind in one of my classes. So yes, I'm studying at eight in the morning. In my opinion it's better than studying at Mr. Stark's place." May couldn't necessarily argue with that, Peter was in his first month of college. And for a freshman he was handling it well, along with being New York's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.

She kept her eyes on the road but it all went in a blur when another car crashed into them and they went spiraling out of control and into a ditch. From that moment on everything went dark for Peter. Soon the sounds of beeping and muffled voices were knocked into Peter's senses. He slowly opened his eyes, wincing at the brightest of an overhead light.

As he came too the voices around him became clearer, he didn't recognize who was talking, he could distinguish that it was two women, and a man. His eyes adjusted to everything going on he saw the three adults, standing at the end of his bed talking.

They turned and gasped, one woman with brown hair and round glasses ran up to him and hugged him, a little too tight since Peter made a sound of discomfort. "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to squeeze you that hard." She said.

"I- It's okay." He replied.

"Hey buddy, how're you feeling?" The man asked.

Peter was confused, he felt fine, or at least that's what he thought. "I'm okay, I think, where am I?" The man sat down next to him.

"You're in the hospital Peter, you got into a car crash with May. Luckily you guys weren't injured too bad." He studied the man, he had a goatee, he was wearing pretty casual clothes, but with a red tie, and he smiled softly, but the real question that ran through the young boy's head was: "Who the heck is Peter?"

"I have a question, who's Peter and who's May?" The three adults looked at each other in concern, the woman with red hair got up from her seat. "I'll go get the doctor." She said, before leaving the room. Peter looked between the other adults and could see they were sad.

"Why are you sad? D- did I do something wrong? I'm sorry." He said, May and Tony looked at Peter and May grabbed his hand, rubbing her thumb over his knuckles.

"No sweetie, it's not your fault. We just want the doctor to check on you." She reassured him.

Peter nodded, still having no idea of what was happening, but soon the woman returned with the doctor who went over to Peter. "Hey kiddo, how are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm okay, but they called me Peter and I don't know who that is. And someone named May." Peter explained.

The doctor nodded, "Alright, well is it okay if I ask you some questions?"

"Sure." Peter answered, the doctor began pointing to each of the other adults and asking Peter if he knew who they were. He shook his head, feeling each adult's worries with every answer he gave. "Okay, what's the last thing you remember?" The doctor asked.

"Uhhh, I remember being in a car, but everything went dark and then I woke up here." The doctor asked to step away with adults to talk to them, so meanwhile they were outside. "It is very evident that Peter has amnesia, it may be a few days, weeks, even months before his memory returns." The doctor explained.

"For now, we can give discharge papers and pain killers for pain."

"Okay, thank you Dr. Hewitt." Pepper said, soon Peter was discharged and they went back to Tony and Pepper's home. Walking into the house and being greeted by a little girl and another older man chasing after her. "Peter you're here!" The girl squealed out.

She hugged his legs but Pepper and Tony grabbed her away. "Morgan, be careful Peter just got here. Let him settle in, sweetheart." Tony said to the excited eight year old.

"Sorry Pete." She apologized, Peter smiled shyly in response. So Morgan is her name. Peter noted. "It's okay, don't worry Morgan." He said, "Dad! Can I show Peter to his room?" Morgan asked, looking at her dad.

"Sure, but be careful Peter is tired from the long drive."

Morgan pumped her fist up in excitement, grabbing Peter's hand and tugging it. "C'mon Peter!" Peter laughed and went along with Morgan, and once he was out of ear shot the adults started talking. Happy knew about the accident and of course, at Tony and Pepper's request, he didn't tell Morgan. As they didn't want her to worry about her big brother.

After they talked Tony went to Peter's room seeing him look at everything, specifically a certain picture of him, a girl, and another boy, they looked to be his age. Peter felt Tony's presence and saw him standing in the doorway. "Hi." He greeted.

"Hey kiddo." Tony replied, he went to see what Peter was looking at, he could tell the kid was trying to remember but nothing came to mind. "I don't know who they are, I'm trying to remember, but I can't." He told Tony.

Tony smiled somberly, "I know Pete, these are your friends, well your girlfriend Michelle, or how she likes to call herself MJ, and that's Ned your best friend."

Peter was confused, he didn't know he had a girlfriend. "She's pretty, way too pretty to be with me." He said.

"She'd probably slap you upside your head for saying that. You guys are adorable together." (Said every Spideychelle shipper *including myself* ever, lol.)

"Ned seems cool, have I known him for a long time?" Peter asked.

"You've known Ned ever since kindergarten, and you met MJ in your freshman year of high school." Tony said.

Peter tilted his head, "How old am I now? Because I look the same as in the picture."

Tony chuckled, "You're nineteen bud."

"When's my birthday?"

"Your birthday is August 10th 2001." Peter hated knowing he had all of these memories, moments in his life that made him the man he is today, but somehow they were locked inside a box and someone threw away the key.

"How old am I in the picture?"

"I think you were fifteen there." Tony saw Peter's expression and laughed.

"So I've always had a baby face?" Peter questioned.

"Yep, but that's a good thing, you'll probably look your age when you turn thirty. It's mostly a guess." Tony said.

"Why don't you get some rest okay? Us adults will be out in the living room if you need anything." Peter nodded and decided to take a short nap. It was weird knowing Peter's memory was gone, but maybe it was a good thing, maybe he didn't have to go through the trauma his old self would often have recurring nightmares about.

(Part two anyone?)
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The End of Chapter 121

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