The last time I publish a chapter is around June or July 2023. I was busy these few months due to my internship hours (600). I finished my internship and had to finish my last college year before entering the business world soon, and it is possible that the updates of this book might become once or twice a year, but I wish that is not the case.

Anyways, you can expect a poor chapter coming from a fledgling of an author. I hope you enjoy despite the poor plot I made for this chapter.

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Chapter 38 - Confrontation

"[First is seeing someone who looks like my mother in this dimension, and now it's confirmed that Miles' uncle is the Prowler? This day isn't for us two, after all.]" Spider-Deku groaned, earning a gasp from the Spider-Woman.

"[Wait, am I missing something?]" She asked while looking at Izuku.

"[Just from me, collided with someone who had an eerie similarity with my late mother.]"

"[Shoot...]"

"[Anyways, where did you get the information?]" Izuku quickly avoided the touchy subject and focused on the current matter.

"[Peter told us.]"

"[Me?]"

"[Who?]"

"[The blonde Peter.]" Peter '33 and Izuku gave an 'Ohhh' response to the girl.

"[So, what are we gonna do now?]" Spider-Noir inquired

"[We have to be vigilant. Who knows? Maybe when we're scouting, we can be seen, and you can imagine a lot of things next.]" Izuku placed a finger on his chin, thinking of what the public will perceive it.

"[There will be articles and questions that will make the people all over the world more curious. It will be a trend of 'New Spider-Men', 'The Rise of Spider-Society', and other topics related to it. It's gonna be a field day for the government and declare to possibly hunt us.]"

"[That is something that I don't wanna happen.]" Gwen grimaced.

"[Don't even jinxed it.]"

"[I'm not.]"

"[What now?]" Peter '33 asked.

"[Either lie low, or better go back inside Miles and his roommate's room.]" Gwen suggested.

"[Or just go back inside the van and watch Peni fixing the drive.]" Izuku considered another option, resulting to Peter '33 agreeing with him while Gwen was gonna back and tell the Peters about the choice. Once she's out of view on the top of the building, the two opened the rear doors to see Peni, still making the key that can solve this temporary madness of a multiverse collision.

"[Hey, guys. What's up?]" Peni momentarily looked at them before focusing on her current work.

"[Just had to go inside. We heard from Gwen that Miles' uncle is the Prowler who works for Kingpin.]" Peter '33 answered.

"[Really?]" She stopped with eyes widened as she stared at him.

"[Yes, and the reason why we're going inside is the possibility of being seen. Prowler might go running around the state from what we all know. Jumping from building to building, anything we can do, he can do better.]" Peter '33 explained before hearing a dull thump behind them.

Izuku opened to see Peter B.,  Porker and Gwen standing. No sign of the blonde Peter.

"[Where's Peter?]"

"[Aside from 'right here', he told us he can be a bait to see if he can talk Prowler out. Well, that is if he was found out up there.]" Peter B.'s finger pointed up, indicating that this dimension's Spider-Man will be exposed in the building.

"[So, you're gonna help him, or go inside?]" Peter '33 questioned.

"[I'm gonna go inside. He can take care of it.]" Peter B. answered dismissively.

"[I don't know if that's trust, or that you have the inability to help.]" Gwen said with a deadpan look at the veteran of the group.

"[I'm leaning with the latter.]" He joked, earning a 'Are you serious?' look from his comrades.

"[Do I look like a joke to you?]" Peter asked them.

"[Yes, you do.]" Porker replied.

"[That hurts.]" The veteran said in disbelief

"[We all are.]" Izuku defended.

"[You mean us too?]" Gwen asked with eyebrows raised.

"[If one's a joke, then all of us are.]"

"[I see.]"

"[What's this, a class of clowns?]"

"[A class of circus, if you asked me.]" Porker answered.

"[I can already imagine you're the host, or the test subject, or both.]" Peni joined the conversation.

"[Hey!]" They all laughed at the mutated spider-pig while Peter B. chuckled.

"[This... is a nice change of pace.]" He thought to himself, remembering what his counterpart said to him on the balcony that he won't let a single person, citizen or a hero, to die in his watch.

"[Guess we had to trust Peter on this, but it wouldn't hurt to get some back up, right?]" Izuku asked.

"[You're going with him?]" Gwen questioned to which the Midoriya kid says yes.

"[Not that I don't doubt his fighting skills, but my gut tells me he's going to be in a rough time.]" Izuku reasoned.

"[Be careful out there.]" Peter '33 said.

"[I will.]" Izuku said before leaving the van. He looked up to see where they dropped. He peeked to the streets and see that no one's looking at the alleyway they're in.

Feeling okay, he web-zipped to the wall and ran to the top. Jumping, he immediately saw Peter and landed behind him.

"[Hey, Izuku. What brings you here?]" The blonde Peter asked with his mask on.

"[Thought you need some company.]"

"[You know, I can do it by myself.]"

"[That'll only tire you out, sir. I can't imagine how many enemies, or arch-nemesis you have, but at the very least, let us carry some of the burdens.]" Izuku explained while sitting down beside him.

Peter lets out a chuckle before saying thanks to one of the younglings of the group.

They sat there for a few moments before Peter Parker started a conversation. "[Do you have someone you fancy?]"

Izuku was taken back at the sudden question. "[Well, considering that our lives have been... a joke to the society at the past, do you have someone that caught your attention?]"

Izuku, despite having a girlfriend, was hesitant. He's not the person who can publicly expose or even tell it to his friends that he has a girlfriend. Considering that they're in a different dimension, might as well shoot it.

"[I... do.]" Izuku wavered but puts up a small smile.

"[Really? Who fancied you?]" Peter was intrigued, but also mindful of the personal boundary he's stepping in. To think that at such a young age, someone in their group, had a girlfriend.

"[...Was it too much to say that she's the one who saved my life?]"

"[It's not that exaggerating. Heck, even my wife saved me from going insane before I get bitten.]" The boy's eyes widened and felt there's a pattern going on here.

"[And, I'm glad that one of my teachers gave me a push.]" Peter added to which Izuku questioned who. "[He's someone who gave me this advice, despite him being my college professor. It was few days before I confess to Mary Jane. 'Love should never be a secret. If you ever keep something inside such as complex love, it will kill you.']"

Izuku listened attentively. "[I should ask. Do you two ever go to dates?]"

"[From time to time, yes.]" The realization after made Izuku sad. "[But, recently, we... didn't have time. She's having some work studies with a hero since it's gonna be her last year as a high school student, and me? Well, I'm trying to finish my studies and currently on my last few days of a one-week internship with a hero who recommended me to be her intern.]"

"[Well, that's life. Love may spark at first sight, but you gotta make a work for it. Even we had a bumpy ride during those years. It's hardly perfect. But even then, I still love her.]"

"[I see.]"

"[Anyways. The hero whom you interned under, what's her power?]" Peter asked a different topic, less emotional and more on the bright side.

"[It's rabbit. Her powers gave her rabbit-like anatomies and abilities. Of course, since its rabbits, you can totally imagine where she's storing all of her strength.]" Peter answered if the strength came from her legs.

"[That's right. Just one swift kick from her and you'll get a traumatic brain injury, even worse, can make you force to retire.]" This made Parker grimaced before thinking he'll stay behind his wife, before an idea sets upon him.

"[You said that she has rabbit-like anatomies, right? Does that mean she's in the heat now?]"

...

So much for the bright side.

"[I... don't want to talk about it.]"

"[Wait! You see her-]"

"[No, no, no, no, no! I didn't see her do it! Well, during my stay at there, at least.]" Izuku interjected.

"[What you said is correct, and I'm not sure how she can satiate her... libido.]" Izuku blushed at the last word.

"[Not to mention her legs are her strength... I'm gonna pray for her future husband, and the landlord if she's staying at the apartment. And her neighbors as well.]" A deadpanned Peter replied.

Yikes.

Back with Miles Morales, he was sprinting all the way back to his apartment, where he told Peter to everyone where they can meet and avoid getting Aunt May in danger. And he also realized that everyone in the dorm would be in danger too.

Miles pulled out his phone and texted a certain person.

{You}
{Peter, where's everyone?}

He sent the message to his mentor slash friend before looking ahead. Looking at the buildings, he's almost there. Lungs are slowly starting to burn, some sweats are dripping down to his cheeks, but he kept running.

Just a few yards ahead and he's there. He would've continued if not for the pedestrian lights turning red.

"[Diantre.]" He cussed in a Spanish accent. Shaking his head, he turned back and go back to the alleyway he just passed by. He went to that place before checking left and right. No one's looking means he's in the clear as he climbed the wall and zipped up to go up quickly.

Reaching the roof, he went to the side, crouching, to see the direction where he's currently heading. He looked to the building ahead of him, readying himself to jump.

"[Come on, you can do this, you can do this.]" Miles said, encouraging himself that he can jump over. He continued puffing for motivation until he stopped and made a run for it. Fixating all his power to his legs, he ran until he was close to the edge and jumped. Eyes wide opened and almost close to tears as he hold in his breath. It felt like minutes before landing on the rooftop a building.

Hands to his knees, Miles was breathing heavily while in disbelief. Hundreds of thoughts are ruining his mind to think rationally. Did he really jump from one building to another? Is he dreaming? Did he proved a point? Was he brave or stupid? He didn't commit suicide, did he?

Okay that last one sounds so bad.

"[Wow... I did it.]" Miles whispered as he raised his head to see another building but this time, its connected. The sides of his mouth curled up when he continued to go to the Spider-Gang's location. Then he had a feeling if he kept on jumping, then the people would clearly notice it. They'll think its Spider-Man, but how wrong they are.

Well, technically he's Spider-Man. In training.

So, Miles decided to find the fire exit of the building he's on, walked down and onto the road he goes. No sooner than thirty minutes later, he finally reached the building, and noticed a parked van in the alleyway. The first person he sees is Peter B. Parker.

"[Miles.]"

"[Peter.]" The dark-skinned teenager approached the van as the veteran of the group exits the van. The latter pulled the boy behind the van so that they can't attract unwanted attention.

"[Were you followed?]" Peter asked calmly, staring into the boy's eyes. He shook his head no with a comment of 'I don't think so.' Peter looked up and never did his Spider-Sense flared since the first hour they've been here. They're safe, for now.

"[Come on, let's get inside.]" He gestured the young man to the rear doors as Miles saw Peter '33, Gwen, Porker and Peni inside.

"[Guys? What are you doing here?]"

"[Hiding from prying eyes.]" Peter Porker answered.

"[There's a chance of him already going out, searching every city to find us.]"

...

"[I... I don't think they would go that far.]" Miles conveyed his thoughts, and everyone looked at him like 'Is he serious?', but he added more. "[I mean... looking for us in Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles. Because think about it, guys. We're here in Brooklyn, and my uncle is working with Alchemax, or more directly, Kingpin. And I remembered what Peter said in the collider. He said to Goblin that-]"

"[Wait, Green Goblin's here?]"

"[No.]" Miles shakes his head. "[He's dead. Got caught in the blast and added that large debris fell on him.]" Gwen let out a relieved sigh when Miles said that Peter of his universe wouldn't let Kingpin build a portal to another dimension under Brooklyn.

"[That would mean the security of wherever his collider is located will be tighter than ever.]" Porker said. Miles looked down dejectedly. He's never been this pressured before, and he got two things to worry about. First would be getting his fellow Spider-Men friends go home and the other...

How can he make Uncle Aaron surrender? He knows that their bond wouldn't go back to what it was before once he realized who he is. Maybe giving space? But that would be unlikely to happen. What's gonna happen to him and his dad? From what his uncle told him and what he knows, is that they haven't been in touch with each other for a long time since his 6th birthday.

Now, here he is, hiding his recently spider powers and his identity as the second new Spider-Man from his friends and families who had no idea. When this is all over, he's going to ask some advice from his mentor.

"[Miles.]" Peter Benjamin Parker called him as the boy stared at him. "[There's something that I haven't told you, well that is if you're thinking about saving the world... or us.]"

Peter halted his speech, had to make sure that Miles' attention isn't flying around the world but here in this moment.

Back at the rooftop, Izuku and Peter were having a conversation. A certain conversation about the green-haired boy's universe.

"[A certain arch-nemesis of mine told me this. When the time comes, when they have lost the hope, eventually they will hate on someone who caused the destruction.]"

"[You mean the villains?]"

"[A part of it, yes. But they'll hate on the heroes as well. Ever thought about that?]"

Izuku considered this and thought for a moment before expressing his feelings about the topic.

"[I did. It's just that I never even think about it when it's not even the right time.]"

...

"[Izuku, I want to know your thoughts about heroes. What do you know about them?]" Peter asked.

Izuku blinked a few times before looking ahead of them. He can see some tall buildings in the distance and pondered.

"[If someone asked me about that, they would say that heroes are the protagonists. That's only the surface of it.]"

"[Mhm.]"

"[When I think about it, heroes are meant to be looked at, admired, inspired and the leader of the people. They are brave, self-sacrificing, defeat evil and villains, and many more.]" The boy halted and glanced at Peter.

"[Go ahead. If it's too long, I don't mind.]" Parker motioned Izuku to go on.

"[They overcome their fears and always put themselves in risk to save others. There are so many definitions that I can't even think what to start and where to end.]" He chuckled embarrassedly, causing the listener to chuckle as well.

But that light mood soon replaced with Izuku's somber look.

"[Back in my world... I think the word hero is lost for who-knows how long. They became heroes and gain money, fame, often selling merch, attention-seeking, and people depended on them. But the chaos in the city where I was pulled from, heroes can't even defeat those creatures that are meant to wreak havoc. When I say creatures, they are usually three or two. And the surprising part is, there are ten or more heroes came to the rescue, but failed to stop the instigators.]"

Izuku took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "[The society was defined by superpowers, or Quirks in my case. And I used to be the part of the Quirkless side before I get bitten by the radioactive spider in a laboratory in my school trip a few months ago, or a year. One such person caught the eyes of his own country, even me. His hero name is All Might.]"

"[Damn. That's a nice ring to it.]" Peter remarked.

"[His super strength and the cause to save many earned him the trust of many and rose to the top, stopping multiple villain case, breaking records and such. But right now, he's reaching his retirement, and the whole Japan would tumble.]"

"[That's not good.]"

"[I know. The impact he made can't be done so easily with heroes these days. They can't even save young people from receiving harsh treatments from their peers. Heroes become blind to the point that they ignored the pleas of people without Quirks. From my experiences, I prayed, hoping that any hero aside from All Might, save me from the torture I have endured for ten years of my life. But they didn't. That's where I realized... not everyone was born equal.]"

...

"[Now, with me having spider powers...]" Izuku looked down and gazed at his hands, slowly trembling. "[I have this drive that I NEED to change the society. I need to make everyone realize that they don't need to depend on us heroes, or even looking up to us. It's like saving the world from damnation that is humanity.]"

...

"[Miles, for me... It was Mr. Osborn.]" Peter B. said.

"[Wha-What are you talking about, Peter?]"

"[The day when we had an outing with the Osborn family is the day Norman realized who he was fighting against. I only came to know who he was when he... said something about my MJ during our fight. At the end? It didn't end well, and I didn't get to save him.]"

The veteran breathe out.

"[I said this because... he was like a father to me. When my uncle died, he came to the funeral and had a heart-to-heart talk with me and his son, Harry. And I treasure those short-term moments, even until now. When he died, a part of me died as well. Then, my friend Harry tried to murder me because he thought I killed him. But then, we reconcile and tried to save MJ and the others... He sacrificed himself to save me.]"

"[That's why, Miles. / Izuku.]" Both Peters said in sync.

"[You don't have to save the whole world. Just save the person who you really love.]"

The two members stared at them, baffled at their lectures before looking away, mulling over those last words. In the case of Izuku Midoriya, his mind was immediately filled with Nejire Hado's situation. Miles had his mom, Uncle Aaron, and dad. Now that his uncle is the Prowler, only he had to do this and avoid letting anyone in the group fall in his hands.

When they have the moment of understanding the value behind those words, something else came by and decided to interrupt, especially those at the rooftop. Izuku and Peter felt the flare of their Spider-Sense as they look to the side and was tackled by a quick moving object that felt like getting hit by Truck-kun.

Izuku had a moment where everything's in slow motion. His eyes widened at the attacker before grabbing their shoulders, positioned his legs on their chest and monkey flipped the assailant away from them. Both Spider-Men gathered themselves up, and see who they're up against.

"[He's here.]" Peter whispered and Izuku agreed. Purple-colored enhanced suit with a cape, high-tech gadgets, and spike-layered fist knuckles, there's no doubt. Prowler entered the battlefield. Behind the mask, Izuku squinted his eyes to keep track of their opponent's attention when the Prowler laid eyes on him first. Prowler used his hover boots to dash at Izuku, who evaded by jumping up, but someone with experience in battling, this is only a tactical retreat.

Prowler changed his directions towards the sky and grabbed the young boy in a choking manner. Peter, who watched events, tried to pull Aaron back to the ground, but his webs caught the air. The hired criminal flew across the cities, but not high enough for the people to see what just zipped above them.

Izuku tried to pry off the grip, but Prowler didn't let him when he was sent to the alleyway and skinned his back against the concrete wall, then the rough wall before sending him to another wall. He groaned in agony as he struggled to lift his battered body before raising his head up to see the Prowler slowly approaching him with gadgets, ready for the start of round one.

The boy looked at the Prowler's lenses, his movement and posture, he felt it before. One that even matched Stain's intensity, but nowhere near Kobalos'. That could only mean one thing.

Aaron Davis, the uncle of Miles Morales, is going to kill him. And he was all alone, dragged away from others so that one-by-one, the Spider-Gang is nothing more than just a dust to Kingpin's path of returning his family back to life. His mind had a momentary flashback of Stain's words.

"Time will come when killing is necessary."

He bit his lips, knowing that right now his life is at stake. Will he ever make it out alive and stopped the Prowler? Or will the Prowler get him and kill him instantly before hiding his body somewhere away from the public's prying eyes?

...

He wouldn't consider the latter option. He was seconds away from getting impaled by Kobalos' spikes two days ago, and he would find a damn way to survive this. And to do that... is to fight back. Footsteps are coming closer as Izuku saw the assaulter tried to kick his face. He ducked down and puts his left hand up, stopping the next attack and grabbed the knee that was close to hitting his face again.

In Prowler's eyes, he has the advantage. If his left overhead punch and knee strike was stopped, his right arm's available for the follow-up. But it didn't happen when the boy kicked his right leg, causing him to go to the ground on his knee before receiving another kick to the face.

He stumbled back, before getting back up and so does the kid. Looks like he got some spine to fight back. Not bad. But he wouldn't let him do that again. His hover boots powered up and got Spider-Man again in the air. He had the upper thanks to the experiences from battling his Spider-Man and he knew that mid-air is not his strong suite.

First, Prowler performed a sleeper hold on the young super-hero before feeling a hard strike from his side. He thought that this Spider-Man packs a punch before releasing him. Just as he let go, seized him again, this time to the shoulders before kicking Spider-Man on the gut and sends him away.

Thinking he'll win the battle like before until something sticky struck his chest and was pulled forward to where his enemy is. In a split second, he saw a strand of web coming out of Spider-Man's wrist and saw him cocked his arm for the punch. Following his gut, he raised his arms to deflect the incoming attack. What he got is not a successful defense, but a violent hit to the abdomen. Hurling in agony, he flew back to acquire some distance between themselves.

He landed on his feet while the other tumbled before recovering his support and glanced back at him. The eyes behind the mask tells the whole story to the Prowler. He will fight back and do everything to stop him.

He'll man up his game.

Slowly pulling his hand away from his gut, Prowler stood up and glared back at Spider-Man, wishing that he'll never get the light at the end of the day. He charged at him as the superhero jumped back and fell down the building. If Spider-Man thinks he can escape the Prowler, then he's absolutely wrong.

Aaron Davis gave chase as he jumps down but met with a web on his face. He levitates in the air out of safety as he was trying to pull out this gross web that felt like spits but more sticky. Then, he felt a slight resistance in his suit and suddenly pulled him down. He braced for impact, thinking he'll bump with a powerful impact to the ground. What he didn't know is that it was a trap.

His body made contact with the spider web, courtesy of Spider-Man himself. But it wasn't that long when he tried to remove the web from his face and attempted to pursue him. How did he managed to do that fast?

Suddenly, his body was slowly covered in webs, like how a spider traps their prey to feast on with no struggle.

Izuku Midoriya's plan to distract the Prowler came to fruition. The narrow area in the alleyway gave him the advantage to shoot webs everywhere quickly. Attaching from one wall to another, immediately creating the said web. Once Miles' uncle is stuck in the web, he snapped every thread and threw them around the villain's body. Exposing just the head, Izuku grabbed his immobilized body and gently dropped him against the wall despite the visible struggle to get away.

Spider-Deku tells him to stop struggling, but the Prowler didn't comply when the silent buzzing sound emanates from his side. Unfortunately, Izuku heard it when he swiftly lifted the villain's mask. His instinct was about to crush the earpiece, but it would give him away. Who knows, Kingpin might have installed a tracker in the earpiece and if he did destroy it, they would trace where it was last pinged. It's highly possible.

His Spider-Sense flared off when he looked to the right and saw a blur of light-green stick with four claws opened and held him in the neck, lifting him in the air before crashing down with a definite thud. It began to choke him, losing air slowly and miserably.

Izuku glanced up to see three tentacles, each ending with claws like the one's on his throat, and they are connected to the lady with a suit.

"[It seems you have a bit of a trouble there, Prowler.]" Said the lady when one of the claws turned into a saw, freeing Miles' uncle from his predicament before studying their first captured Spider-Man. Izuku stared at them before glitching out in pain.

"[Aww, is the itsy-bitsy spider have nowhere to go?]" The lady asked mockingly to which Izuku assumed that the lady is Doc Ock. "[My friends actually call me Liv.]" She answered with a smirk. "[My enemies... call me Doc Ock.]"

"[Then that's enough for me to know.]" Izuku was losing oxygen as he grabbed hold of the appendage that was causing it. For a split second, it seemed that the appendage was getting bigger. And he thought, are the tentacles inflatable?

"[Are those the last words I hear?]"

"[Not for me.]"

"[We'll see.]" Doc Ock gestured Prowler to finish the kill. There's a whirring noise from his claws and Izuku perceived that he will die at their hands. He wouldn't let it happen. "[Sorry to crash your party with your only life, but this is the end for you, little spider.]"

He grumbled at her before whispering something they didn't hear. Doc Ock leaned closer and inquired, "[What's that?]"

"[You should've killed me when you got the chance.]" That split moment of their baffled look gives Izuku the opportunity to grip tightly the tentacle and tear it off with half of his full strength. Doc Ock was surprised by this act as the Prowler drove his claw at the boy's face. Izuku intervened it with his left hand while his other arm was faced at the lady's face before flexing his ring and index fingers, shooting a web to her face.

While prying it with her own arms, she controlled her three remaining tentacles to stop Spider-Man. Izuku saw them lunging at him and he rolled to the side, dodging the Prowler's claw and the claws. Prowler, who had trouble plunging the final attack, unfortunately punctured a hole at one tentacle, deflating it until it's rendered useless.

"[That's two.]" The boy thought as he stared at the villains of this universe. Doc Ock clicked her tongue when Prowler charged in. Izuku stood still, eyeing the incoming attack. Aaron Davis had his arm swung back for the momentum to punch. This result in Izuku raising his arms to defend, leaving his gut open. Prowler saw this and maneuvered his body with his right leg out in front. What he didn't know is that Spider-Man anticipated this, a deceptive look that comes with a powerful blow.

Izuku Midoriya moved his body at the split second, dodged to the side, swung his left arm to the body. Aaron groaned as the place where he got hit is extremely painful. It's a blow to the liver. He rolled until a dumpster stops the force.

Seeing that Miles' uncle can't get up for a few seconds, Izuku looked around to see Doc Ock calling for reinforcements. His eyes narrowed. She would bring everyone in the Alchemax with weapons to stop them... and remove their existence from life. He shot a large amount of web at Prowler, halting his struggle before shooting a web line at the remaining villain.

Doc Ock raised her head to see a web coming at her. She deflected it with one of her inflatable appendages, and get the chance to reel Spider-Man in and immobilize him again. When she thought it was a mistake on his part, it was actually a momentum for him to attack. The boy sucker punched her, staggering back before getting kicked to the gut.

Izuku took the opportunity to halt the tentacles by attaching them to the walls. After doing that, he proceeded to rip them apart which shocked the scientist. Liv thought that with numbers, this Spider-Man can't do it alone. But seeing how he battled against two of them and the fact that he ripped her inflatable appendages goes to show that she gravely underestimated this other dimension's Spider-Man.

"[I gotta tell you, Doc Ock.]" Izuku stopped her. shooting her hands, feet, body, and mouth in order before crouching down on her level. "[The moment you told me that my life would end up here, is the moment I know you're going to kill me. And I would do anything just to survive and live my only life. And not being taken down by someone like you.]"

Liv glanced at the lenses and felt a chill in her spine. One that she never thought she experienced in her days of working in Alchemax.

Fear.

But this is a different kind of fear. The fear she used to have was always worrying about the mistakes she had made and learned from them, earning her the spot as Alchemax's head scientist. But this fear is like trying to survive in an unknown forest, not knowing what dangers lurking within. When she encountered danger, no longer is she the survivalist, but the prey to its predator.

Izuku stared for a firm moment before whispering, "[If you try warping one of my people in my universe, then you're welcome to do it. I'll do whatever it takes to stop and destroy Alchemax.]"

"[But... I-I don't even know what universe you're in.]" Doc Ock said, her voice trembled.

"[And that's the point.]" Izuku said in a matter-of-fact. "[Wanna play god? Be ready for consequences.]"

Those are the last words the boy said before knocking her out with a swift punch to the temple. Her head limped to the side as Izuku looked at Prowler, who's still down for the count. Izuku wondered if he put too much power on that move, because a punch to the liver is no joke. Everyone who got hit in the liver is surely going down, no matter how durable their body is.

One wrong move and its a danger to health. If ruptured or struck hard enough, there would be a severe internal bleeding that leads to inevitable death. And this is something that he doesn't want happen to someone.

The boy cautiously approached the still down Prowler before shooting the villain's gadgets to his chest and his legs tied together. Good thing he's paranoid. Not too much, but at least scanned what his foe did.

The usage of his legs and hover boots are what gave him away. Sure enough, if he didn't tie them when he's legs reach, his Spider-Sense would go on and tell him to back away, giving Prowler the chance to break free and either a tactical retreat, call Kingpin, or fight back despite being one-on-one.

But those didn't happen. Legs are tied, and he has nowhere to go except to talk.

"[Izuku.]" A voice heard from above. The mentioned person's face twisted in irritation when he looked up to see his friends, with the exception of Peni, came to the scene. Gwen was the one who called out.

"[You're guys are a little late.]" Izuku sold them out.

"[We had to search every alleyway while not getting the public's attention.]" Peter '33 said rationally.

"[Well, can't blame you. Also,]" The boy stared at Spider-Woman before whispering to her. "[Great way to call me out when someone can hear us.]"

Gwen's eyes widened before feeling guilty and apologized to Izuku, who sighed in return for her carelessness.

Izuku shrugged it off as he changed his attention to the unconscious scientist lady.

"[Doc Ock? How did she track you?]" Peter was surprised. He expected to be Prowler, but did he pulled Izuku to Doc Ock by any chance?

"[That's what I'm thinking. Prowler didn't drag me to her, she came to the scene by herself. But there's a lot of alleyways for her to know my location. Unless...]" Izuku stared at the only individual that is highly possible for the scenario to happen. "[You called her, didn't you?]"

Prowler didn't answer, and instead stared at them, particularly at the Spider-Man with green linings, now known to him as Izuku. "[Your silence means yes. You either called her during the battle, or you called her before the battle. You were stalking, huh. Well, as expected from a villain. You thought that killing the weak Spider-Man in the gang would pressure all of us, huh. Let me tell this... Aaron Davis.]"

The composure of Prowler faded quickly when his identity was known. His heart is pounding at a fast rate and sweat began to form in his body. Numerous questions are swimming around his mind, and the common question is already there in his head.

"[What would happen if a close family member discovered who you were at the time?]" Izuku asked him, to which Aaron's mind already went to his nephew's face. He already imagined the face he can make. Confuse, shocked, and terrified. One can say it's a dreadful scenario that they all wish to wake up, but this is the harsh reality even worse than a nightmare.

"[You've made a terrible mistake the moment you signed your life for Kingpin.]" Izuku remarked harshly before adding that a mercy can be brought upon his life.

"[Isn't that a bit too much?]" Peter asked.

"[I'm no expert, but it's the consequence that will come back to haunt him sooner or later.]" Izuku replied.

"[So, what should we do with him now?]" Peter Porker inquired.

"[Might as well asked him where the collider is.]"

"[Oh, I know where it is.]" The blonde Peter interjected, they're surprised at his response, and he didn't tell them about it. "[It's under Kingpin's tower, and you're not gonna-]"

While he continued his statement, the Japanese teen raised the Prowler's mask at the side and pulled out the earpiece before easily crushing it, worried that Prowler might have audio recording and he's on speaker mode. They heard from Peter that there's guards and scientists lurking around the collider and will stop them at all costs.

"[We're ready anytime.]" Gwen said before adding, "[All we have to know is him. Is he ready for it?]"

Prowler, despite knowing that his identity has been exposed, was curious. Could there be more than six of them? Was Kingpin really this desperate? He was told that the Alchemax made an enormous project that could bring the dead people, specifically his family, to life. That would take months, or even years to finish it.

All it needs is the parallel universes that has different variations of Kingpin's family. He's not knowledgeable in this area of expertise, but wouldn't that mean the collapse of those universes and merge with his own?

"[She has to finish it soon.]"

"[She will. Just a few minutes and we're gonna go.]"

"[Might as well kick some ass along the way.]"

"[And him?]" Izuku gestured at the disabled Prowler.

"[We're taking him.]" Peter replied.

"[And where?]"

"[You know where it is.]" He said before approaching the Prowler and carried him over his shoulder as they zipped up to the rooftops and returned to the alleyway. Before reaching the destination, Peter noticed that they will attract neighbors in each floor of the apartments, listening to their conversation. With it, he told them to go to the rooftop instead.

They went at the top after agreeing to the justification before lowering the Prowler against the vent pipes.

It wasn't long until a door to the rooftop swung open. Their heads turned at it and saw Miles coming out, wearing casual clothes. Observing his every movement made the dark-skinned teenager stiffen, but nonetheless moved forward. Miles stared at each of them before looking at the incapacitated Prowler. Despite seeing his face once, Miles is still nervous.

He planned this while they were searching and rescuing Izuku. He explained to them that they should meet at the alleyway, or else the rooftop. He stayed behind as to recollect the memories he cherished with his uncle.

He slowly walked towards the immobilized Prowler, who was struggling as hard as he could to wriggle out of the web. His actions abruptly stopped when a shadow cast over the thief and looked up to see the last person who he wanted to see. Izuku has his eyebrows furrowed, disturbed at how this will go. He had a feeling this will go downward for Miles and his family.

The rift between Miles and his uncle is already gone larger than life itself. He can't even imagine the several outcomes once this is done. However, the truth is that this, in and of itself, is the harsh reality that exists. The only option, other than running from the truth, is to confront it.