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“Master Tim you cannot be here right now.” Alfred stood between the two of them.
“No it’s fine, we need to talk anyways…” Peter said to him, ready to fight.
Tim threw his crutches aside. “Come on you fucking alien!”
“Alien? The fuck? Your insults couldn’t be a little more creative?”
“So you admit it!” Tim said aggressively and was suddenly holding a bo staff.
“What?” Peter dodged Tim’s staff.
“You’re..” Peter dodged him again. “An alien.” Peter dodged once again. “Pretending to be Peter Parker!”
“What the fuck do you mean?!” Peter dodged his bo staff one more time before he got sick of it and webbed the staff towards him. Instead of being in Tim’s hands they were now in Peter’s who threw it to the side.
“It’s enough boys.” Alfred stood between the two.
“Alfred how dare you let this… pretender! In the cave?!” Tim yelled at Alfred.
Alfred just wanted to say something when Peter was just a little quicker than him. “What the fuck do you mean pretender? And what are you rambling on about aliens for?!”
“I know what you are!” Tim pointed at him trying to get closer but Alfred stopped him.
“And come on what am I?” Peter laughed at him.
“You heard me.”
“So I’m an alien… pretending to be… myself..?” Peter was still laughing.
“Tim stop being so ridiculous.” Cass began.
“Cass I have proof. I went to the real Peter Parker today!”
“Well you couldn’t have because I’m right here dumbo!” Peter said.
“You and Miles are both fakers. No one believes me but I know my own truth!” Tim yelled. “So Cass when he stabs you in the back don’t come crying to me because I warned you!”
“Enough of this nonsense master Tim! Up to your room.” Alfred yelled back and pointed up towards the manor. “Right this instance!”
Tim gave a look to Peter, it looks could kill Peter would’ve been dead now.
Peter was so confused, he prepared to fight him but instead he was yelling at him like he was crazy.
Peter was confused until he realized that he could actually have a counter part. Just like captain Marvel, he remembered when he just arrived in Gotham and they were going research. With the search of captain Marvel another hero came up. It did look like a gender swapped version of Carol. Maybe the counter parts here were gender swapped…? So that would mean he was Cis in this universe..?
But instead of thinking Miles and him came from another universe he thought they were aliens…?
“I’m sorry about Tim..” Cass apologized for him.
“You don’t need to apologize Cass.” Peter’s mask disappeared from his face again. “I actually understand him now.”
Cass looked at him weirdly. “Well you’ll have to explain that one because I don’t get it.”
Peter cleared his throat. “I can’t, not right now, not here.”
“Well then, you explain whenever you can.” Cass smiled.
“Excuse me you two. I’m upstairs if either of you or master Jason is in need of my assistance. I’m going after master Tim.” Alfred explained himself and headed to the stairs.
“So…” Peter broke the awkward silence that started. “Where did you say your dad was?”
Cass lit up when she heard his question. “He’s on a mission with the Justice League. He didn’t specify what kind of mission.”
“Okay about that Justice League what exactly is that?” Peter carefully asked.
“You don’t know…?” She looked at him weirdly again.
Peter shook his head. At that moment two motorcycles stormed in.
A cool black one and one very purple one. It was Robin and Spoiler.
“Spider-Man!” Spoiler called out when she removed her helmet which was matching the rest of her outfit.
“Stephanie.. right?” Peter carefully tried.
“Yes that would be me!” She ran up to Cass and Peter. She gave Cass a tight hug.
“I was just explaining what the Justice League was to Peter.” Cass began.
Stephanie removed her mask and looked at Peter weirdly too. “Under what rock did you live?” She laughed.
Peter held up his shoulders.
“Anyways. It’s a group of the biggest superheroes and well, vigilantes. Bruce together with Superman and Wonder Woman set it up. They usually come together to fight world or even universal threats.” Cass explained.
“They have awesome yearly barbecues!” Stephanie added.
“Don’t talk about the Justice League barbecue with non members Brown.” Damian told her.
“What as if you’re a member, Wayne.” She teased.
“Not…. Officially. But I would be on their future member list sooner than you would be.”
Stephanie gasped. “And why would that be?!”
“Batman’s son, Ra’s al Ghul’s grandson. I can go on further if you’d want to?”
“No you can shut up.” Stephanie folded her arms over each other and faced away from Damian who was looking at her satisfied.
“Well, I’ll be looking forward to those barbecues since I’m obviously even higher up than Damian.” Peter jokingly added.
Damian turned around to face Peter and his face was really angry.
“I’ll be immediately going to my bedroom. If you’d need me, or father is home sooner than expected, you know where to find me.” He told Cass. She nodded in return and he headed towards the stairs.
“Alfred’s no suit upstairs rule Damian!” Stephanie reminded him.
Damian responded in the form of a middle finger.
Stephanie reacted with a fake shock.
“I don’t understand how you survive living with him 24/7 Cass.” Stephanie told her.
“You don’t live here?” Peter asked Stephanie.
“Nope, not one of Bruce’s kids. I’m just here a lot.” Stephanie answered him.
“Right got it, I still don’t have your interesting and confusing family dynamics together.”
Cass and Stephanie laughed. “Well they are quite interesting and confusing.” Cass agreed with him.
Peter laughed a little too until he felt twisted again. The entire situation with Tim felt so weird. Before their short conversation Peter was so angry at him but now he understood. He understands wanting to protect your family when something you’re not familiar with and what screams suspicion is suddenly around your family.
Peter wanted to know what he found out. What he knows exactly and what he thinks is the matter.
“Stephanie, you did patrol with Miles right? Or at least seen him?” Peter asked her.
“Oh yes, we had a good night. You did patrol with Cass?”
Peter shook his head. “With Jay. He got hurt that’s why I’m here.”
“Is he okay?”
“Will be okay, he inhaled too much smoke. Burning building.”
“Firefly is locked up right Cass?”
Cass nodded. “Much as I know he is.”
“Hm okay.” Stephanie nodded.
“So Miles went home, and he’s okay?” Peter asked her.
“Yes he went home, he said he was already expecting you to be there though.”
Peter waited a moment before he responded.
“Are you okay Peter?” Cass asked him.
Peter nodded very distantly. “Yeah I was just thinking…”
“About what?” Stephanie was quick to ask.
“You think I…” Peter began awkwardly. “I don’t know… It’ll probably sound stupid.”
“Shoot Pete, trust me whatever you have to say we’ve probably heard worse.” Stephanie giggled.
“Is there any way I can stay with Jay, I don’t want to leave him alone.” Peter admitted.
“Sure, as long as you’re not the evil alien Tim claims you to be. I think it’s fine.” Cass laughed.
“Well Cass I can promise you I’m not an evil alien.”
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The first thing Jason noticed when he woke up was his sore throat. He got woken up by his need to cough.
He was not in his apartment. He sat up straight and looked at his surroundings. The medical wing of the cave.
Jason had been spending way more time here lately than he wanted.
He wanted to get out of bed and leave unnoticed since he had the idea it was still very early in the morning. Until he noticed Peter.
He was asleep in the chair next to Jason’s bed, someone put a blanket around him to keep him warm.
The second Jason saw Peter he didn’t want to escape anymore.
It didn’t take long for Peter to also wake up. He still smelled like smoke and wore his Spider-Man suit. Jason couldn’t judge because he was in the exact same situation.
“Good Morning you.” Jason said as Peter was rubbing his eyes.
“Hey!” Peter said while yawning.
“Why did you stay here and whose idea was it to take me here.” Jason said a bit more rough than he meant it.
“Cass, she said not to take you to normal doctors under any circumstance. And I stayed because I didn’t feel good leaving you here.” Peter said honestly.
“I appreciate that Pete. And yes the normal doctor thing is a Bruce thing. He’s paranoid about keeping our identity secret. That’s why he’s not the biggest fan about you and Miles knowing.” Jason explained and coughed right after.
Peter rushed to his nightstand where there was a glass of water which he immediately handed to Jason.
Jason took it and took some sips. “What do I do without you Parker.” He smiled.
“I saw Tim.” Peter began.
“You did? What happened?”
“Nothing. He tried to fight me but he couldn’t even hit me once. That’s not the point, the point is that he thinks I’m an alien and I understand him.”
“An alien? How? What? Peter please more context?”
Peter looked around. “I don’t know if I can safely give you the context right here…”
Jason gave him a confused look.
“I promise I’ll explain.” Peter whispered. He heard that someone was coming, probably Alfred followed by someone else Peter didn’t yet recognize.
“Master Jason, you’re awake I see.” Alfred came into the medical wing with a tray of food. Behind him was Bruce, he looked a little beaten but nothing very bad.
Alfred placed the tray on a table and refilled Jason’s glass of water. “How are you Master Jason?”
“Well I’ve got a sore throat but I’m okay.” Jason answered him.
“You’ve been here an awful lot lately JayLad. Are you sure everything’s okay?” Bruce asked him.
“I just told Alfred that I’m okay Bruce, I don’t need you checking in as well.”
“Jason, it’s okay..” Peter whispered.
“Thank you for staying with him through the night Peter.” Bruce thanked him.
“It’s no big deal, he’d do the same for me.”
“Yes he would. Anyways I want to apologize for my son’s behavior earlier. I have no idea what’s going on with him.”
“Oh no, no it’s all okay. Tell Tim that I understand, and I’m actually not as mad as before.”
Bruce gave him a confused look. “Alright, I will do that..”
“How was your mission Mr. Wayne?” Peter asked him to be nice.
“Oh, it was fine. And please Peter it’s Bruce.”
“Alright… Bruce.” Peter smiled.
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“So… You owe me an explanation Parker.” Jason said as they were walking towards the bookshop.
Alfred let Jason go in the afternoon. He had books on pick up at his usual bookstore and needed to pick them up, Peter just joined him.
“Right…” Peter said awkwardly staring at his feet. “Tim’s suspicious… I mean I understand him. I think I would react similarly if I found out what he did…”
“Peter you’re being very vague now.”
“He called me an alien..”
Jason gave him a mad look.
“And I understand because I’m not the only Peter Parker in this universe-“
“What?”
“I’m not the only Peter Parker…” Peter said carefully finally daring to look up at him.
“What do you mean? Are you a clone?” Jason tried to figure it out.
Peter laughed. “Not as complicated as that I think.”
“I need details Parker because I’m afraid I don’t get it.” Jason laughed as a response of Peter’s laughing.
“I said in this universe.”
“Are you saying… There are more universes?” Jason tried.
Peter softly nodded, Jason noticed a tear running down his cheek.
Jason grabbed Peter’s face softly and wiped away his tear. “Peter it’s okay.. Are you implying another you came to this universe..?”
Peter looked away, Jason still had his hands on his cheeks.
“I’m the intruder.”
Jason looked at him for a little bit, speechless.
Peter stepped away from Jason’s hands and cleared his own tears. “It’s okay if you don’t want to see me, if I were you I’d take Tim’s side-“
“Are you insane Peter? I don’t care about none of that! Other universe? I don’t care you’re my… friend!”
Peter looked so incredibly beautiful Jason’s heartbeat skipped a beat and he just knew Peter noticed that too.
“How… How did you come here..?”
“In my universe I’m a well known hero. Miles and I were fighting a new guy until he made a portal. Miles fell into it and without a thought I jumped after him.” Peter sighed. “Since then we’ve been here in Gotham. I understand if you would rather not hang out anymore…”
“Peter!” Jason called after him when Peter turned around to leave. Jason caught onto his hand and pulled him back in.
“Peter I don’t fucking care. I mean it does answer a few unanswered mysteries I had about you.” He laughed.
“It does?” Peter laughed through his tears.
“Definitely..”
“Well what can I say.” Peter shrugged.
“And Pete. You’re not an intruder. It’s not your fault you’re here.” Jason took a deep breath. “I do assume you want to go back home..?”
“Miles more than I. I kind of had nothing to loose, and not many I left behind. I do miss New York, I miss Ned, I miss the Avengers-“
“The who?”
Peter laughed. “The Avengers. You could say they’re my universes Justice League.”
Jason looked at him with his mouth open. “You’re saying you’re part of your universes Justice League?”
Peter proudly nodded.
“I have so many questions man…”
“Well I have nothing much to do. After the bookstore we can go back to my place I can explain a bit better there.”
Jason picked up a bag of books he paid and they were on their way to the Bowery. Instead of walking Jason got them a cab since it was a short while walking.
Peter opened the apartment door and Miles was inside.
“You don’t mind telling me you weren’t coming home?” Miles looked at him angrily.
“Sorry M.” Peter apologized and closed the door behind Jason.
“I did get a package, look!” Miles said excitedly and held up a Wayne Enterprises phone. “I got it from Tim.”
“Well he could get me presents too because you now got the newest phone there is.” Jason smiled at him.
“Look here Jason.” Peter pointed at the wall.
The wall was made into an improvised clue board.
There was one picture of the guy, a semi clear CCTV screenshot.
“What the hell… His face…?”
“Yeah I know it’s unsettling. That Joker guy did remind me of him.”
“Peter what the fuck are you doing?” Miles asked him.
“It’s okay Miles. He knows…”
“He knows…?”
“Yup I know.” Jason added. “Wait… isn’t this the tornado guy?”
Miles nodded. “Well fought him together once remember?”
Jason nodded his eyes still on the board.
“So… Do you guys have any clue how to get back?” Jason carefully asked and turned around.
“Kind of. We need to catch the tornado man and confront him. From there I think we can go back. I mean he brought us here so he can get us out right?” Miles said.
Jason nodded understandingly. “You know you guys don’t have to do this alone right? I mean you guys got a full Bat team on your side. And my siblings aren’t the best detectives for nothing.”
“You think they’d do that..?” Miles asked carefully.
“I don’t think it I know it Miles.”
“So you said you had questions?” Peter smiled at him.
Jason crashed down on the sofa bed.
“Tons of. First one is how did you become a…. What was the name again?” Jason was thinking. “A your earths member of the Justice League?”
“Oh I can explain the moment we became Avengers.” Peter smiled.
“You can even show it.” Miles added.
“That’s right… I can! The Iron-Spider suit records everything I do when I’m in suit. I was wearing it that day. Karen..?”
While Peter was contacting that Karen again Jason kept looking back at the board.
“Jason I got it…” Peter said. The small compact version of his suit was on the coffee table. It shot out a 3D projection of a scene.
It was a familiar looking man with an odd beard talking to another man who also had an odd beard but instead of normal clothes he wore a big red cape.
It looked as if they were arguing. The scene played.
"-I don't think you quite understand what's at stake here." The man with the cape said.
“what? No, It's you who doesn't understand that Thanos has been inside my head for six years. Since he sent an army to New York, and now he's back! And I don’t know what to do!” The shorter man said. “So.. I’m not so sure if it’s a better plan to fight him on our turf or his but you saw what they did, what they can do. At least on his turf he’s not expecting it. So I say we take the fight to him! Doctor. Do you concur?”
The man in the cape sighed. “Alright Stark. We go to him.” He paused. “But you have to understand, if it comes to saving you, or the kids or the time stone. I will not hesitate to let any of you die. I can’t because the universe depends on it.” He said seriously.
Stark patted the Doctors arm. “Good, nice moral compass. We’re straight.” He turned sideways and walked towards Peter and Miles. “Alright Kid.” He spoke to Peter. He stretches his arm forward and puts it briefly on either shoulder as if he’s knighting him. “You’re an Avenger now.” He walked straight past Peter now and towards Miles who he did the exact same for.
The projection flickered out.
“Taadaa..” Peter did jazz hands.
“So you got knighted as an Avenger?”
“Basically. It wasn’t on purpose though it was kind of a heat of the moment, moment. We were fighting a big angry purple alien from space.” Miles explained.
“Aliens are from space dumbass.” Peter teased.
Someone knocked on the door.
“Who the fuck…” Peter muttered, he grabbed the compact suit and stuffed it in his pocket before looking through the peep hole.
“It’s… uh.. Tim?” Peter carefully opened the door.
“The fuck are you doing here?” Jason asked him aggressively.
“I need to apologize.” Tim stated.
“Come on in man.” Miles invited him. Peter opened the door a bit more so he actually could come inside.
“I wanted to begin with to state I’ve been too rude and I’m not against aliens it’s okay. I mean my boyfriend is literally half Kryptonian which I know is not an excuse at all-“
“We’re not aliens.” Peter cut him off.
“Woah, straight forward, love that Pete.” Jason giggled.
“How are there two Peter’s. I went to New York. I met him, he’s so rude by the way totally not like you. Your poor aunt and uncle who need to put up with him-“
“Aunt and uncle…?” Peter cut him off again.
“Yeah, nice people Ben and May right..?”
“Did you say your uncle and aunt are-“ Jason began.
“-dead. Yes.” Peter finished his sentence.
“Oh, I’m sorry…” Tim apologized very confused.
“Okay Tim. See we’re from another universe. Peter and I don’t belong here.” Miles said shortly.
Tim stared at him with his mouth open. He was speechless for a little while which resulted in a quite awkward silence. “You mean to tell me…. The multiverse theory is… true!?” Tim said excitedly.
Miles slowly nodded, surprised by his excitement.
“That explains so much! That explains how there are others like you. That explains your skills, being unnoticed by both Bruce and the Justice League!” Tim started to ramble. “I’m so so sorry for thinking you guys are bad guys, I’m sorry for stalking you, I’m sorry for stealing from you and I’m also sorry for taking your DNA. Oh my god I’ve been so stupid…”
“Well, I can’t talk for Miles but I’m still pissed. I don’t have a tendency to rip you to threads anymore.” Peter said.
“I… Forgive you. I understand your reaction Tim.” Miles said.
Jason looked weirdly at Miles. “Well I’m on Peter for this one.”
Tim looked weirdly at Jason, squinting his eyes as if he knew something.
“Well uh… Miles how’s the phone?” Tim asked him.
“It’s awesome, I’m really grateful. You honestly shouldn’t have.” Miles smiled widely.
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“So… Since when do you have powers?” Jason asked him. They were in the middle of patrol on a snack break on top of a roof.
“I was 14 and bitten by a radioactive spider on a school trip. So since I was 14.”
Jason nodded impressively. “And what are your powers?”
“Ready for the list?” Peter smiled at him. “I have super strength, super hearing, super smell though I never use it, I can stick to anything walls, roofs you name it and I can do it. I have accelerated healing, awesome reflexes and my spider sense. That basically means I can sense stuff.”
“You’re literally so cool, so Miles has the same?”
Peter shook his head. “He has even more, so he has the same but add his ability to camouflage himself which gives the illusion of invisibility. He can also channel bio electricity to enhance his attacks which is awesome.” Peter smiled. “He got bitten by a Spider around what is it three years ago?”
“So you’ve been just patrolling New York together for the past three years?”
Peter nodded. “We’re your friendly neighbors Spider-Men. Well patrolling and the occasional Avengers stuff. Or a vulture or something, you know those typical big bad guys.”
Jason giggled. “Oh yes I know.”
Peter looked sad.
The type of sad Jason recognized from Bruce, Dick and actually almost all of his siblings.
Grief.
“Who’s on your mind Peter?”
“Huh?” Peter looked at Jason, not processing what he just said.
“Who’s on your mind Peter?” He repeated himself.
“It’s just…” Peter sighed. “You heard what Tim said about the other me right? And how he met my aunt and uncle?”
“It’s your aunt and uncle isn’t it? You said they were dead in your universe?”
Peter nodded. “And I know exactly why they’re still alive in this universe.”
Jason frowned.
“Spider-Man isn’t supposed to exist in this universe. And Spider-Man is the reason why uncle Ben and aunt May died.”
“Peter you can’t say that, you can’t do this to yourself.” Jason protested.
“Were you there Jason? Can you tell me in detail how it was not my fault?” Peter’s mask appeared again and he stood up.
Jason stayed silent.
“That’s what I thought.” Peter said before shooting a web and disappearing from the roof.
“No Spider-Man! That’s not what I meant!” Jason tried.