Chapter 97: Spider Refuge
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Here''s the second chapter!
Also...it''s so hard to write with different spider-men in the scene...XD
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<strong>Chapter 97: Spider Refuge</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">As Benjamin and the rest jumped into the portal, they traveled through this bright and glowing hexagonal tunnel.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although they traveled through it fast, Benjamin could catch glimpses of web-like cracks around them which showed different universes through it.
<span style="font-weight:400">So this was the Spider-verse?
<span style="font-weight:400">While he was thinking that, he frowned and looked back.
<span style="font-weight:400">Just now, he tried to expand his telepathy to see if he could probe those universes but found someone behind them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Is that…Deadpool? What the hell’s he doing here?
<span style="font-weight:400">Just as he was thinking that, he had already passed through the portal andnded in a white room.
<span style="font-weight:400">Seeing Benjamin walk out, Peter shouted at him excitedly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Capt! How awesome was that!? We actually crossed universes!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright, stop geeking out. More importantly, close the portal. Now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel frowned but since everyone was here already, he just closed the portal as told.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s wrong?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Gwen asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, it’s nothing. Deadpool was right behind us and I don’t really want to deal with that guy.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter looked at the area where the portal was and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, what happens to him now that the portal closed? Is he going to be stuck in limbo?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No. To begin with, these bracelets just let us control our destination through the Spider-verse. Even without it, you can still travel through it, just that you’ll most likely get lost and end up in some strange world.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin patted Peter to reassure him.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. He can’t die anyway.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, Deadpool finallynded through one of the cracks and arrived in a strange world where everyone’s heads were oversized, small bodies, and huge hands.
<span style="font-weight:400">Deadpool fell silent at first while looking at the chibi Avengers.
<span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, heughed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ha! Looks like you’re head’s finally proportional to your ego, Iron Man! Can’t say the same to Hulk though. What’s with those huge hands, guys? Masturbate much?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t know who you are but you’re dead!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“HULK SMASH!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Chibi Iron Man and Hulk shouted angrily and began to attack Deadpool.
<span style="font-weight:400">Back to Benjamin and the others.
<span style="font-weight:400">After leaving the white room, the group found themselves surrounded by Spider-people of different sizes and appearances.
<span style="font-weight:400">Some of them were walking through the walls, the ceiling, the nted pathways that crisscrossed throughout the area, and some just…walking normally.
<span style="font-weight:400">There are also those that has extra legs, extra arms, extra eyes, riding on spider vehicles, spider horse, mechs…
<span style="font-weight:400">Anyway, there’s a lot of them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter and MJ were absolutely dumbfounded at the sight before them.
<span style="font-weight:400">While still shocked, Peter asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How many of them are Peters?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why don’t we find out?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Gwen smirked and shouted.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Peter!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, about 90% turned their heads and greeted her.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh hey Gwen!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Wassup Gwen?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Gwen!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How’s your day, Gwen?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yo Gwen!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Long time no see Gwen.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Gwen chuckled turned back to Peter.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That many.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Great Scott!”
<span style="font-weight:400">When Peter eximed that, another Spider-Man that seemed a bit taller than him and suit that had a huge white spider on his chest chuckled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Your world has Back to the Future too? That’s awesome.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, yeah…hi, I’m Peter. You are…?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Also Peter.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The other Peterughed and then turned to Miguel.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Miguel, you’re back. This the one?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah. Let’s go and meet the others.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sure. But uhh…who are the others? And this kid…?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Kid?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel frowned then suddenly remembered Leah who was still attached to Peter.
<span style="font-weight:400">…Hepletely forgot about her…
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oi. Why did you bring the kid!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? Oh…I forgot she’s still here…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter finally reacted and noticed Leah was still attached to his back, sleeping.
<span style="font-weight:400">With everything that’s been going on, plus Leah was quiet and light, he forgot about her…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. I can protect her.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“And this is…?”
<span style="font-weight:400">The other Peter looked at Benjamin curiously.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and stretched out his hand to the other Peter.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Benjamin Freed. I’m this Peter’s boss, basically. So I’m tagging along.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ben…is it? Are you your world’s version of Uncle Ben?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“No no no! He isn’t Uncle Ben!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter answered instead.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly and couldn’t help but think.
<span style="font-weight:400">With how May acted before…he may very well be his future Uncle Ben…
<span style="font-weight:400">The other Peter shook his hand and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What do you mean by boss? I’m not sure what Miguel told you guys but…this is pretty dangerous, you know?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, don’t worry about it. I know a few tricks.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well…if you say so.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The other Peter shrugged and no longer bothered about it.
<span style="font-weight:400">In any case, he knew Miguel and since Miguel allowed him to follow, it should be fine.
<span style="font-weight:400">The other Peter then looked at MJ solemnly and sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“? What’s wrong?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You must be…MJ, right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah. Is there going to be a problem?”
<span style="font-weight:400">MJ asked as she ced a hand on her hip.
<span style="font-weight:400">The other Peter chuckled seeing that.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yep. MJ alright.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s that supposed to mean?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well…anyway, just prepare yourself.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?
<span style="font-weight:400">MJ was confused but the other Peter didn’t say anymore as he turned around.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, we should go. Follow me.”
<span style="font-weight:400">As they followed the other Peter, Peter noticed Miguel’s pretty quiet while following the other Peter from behind so he approached Gwen and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why is Miguel following that Peter quietly when he seems annoyed by me? How are we so different? I’m also Peter!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Gwen rolled her eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That Peter’s one of the older ones here. And he’s also one of the more mature and reliable ones. You’re…well, you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter was speechless again.
<span style="font-weight:400">On the other hand, Benjamin just smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">He recognized the other Peter as the PS4 version Spider-Man.
<span style="font-weight:400">He used to y it in his previous world as well and knew that Peter was indeed a reliable one.
<span style="font-weight:400">Following the PS4 Peter, they soon arrived in an open area with about a dozen Spider-people in the middle, seemingly in the middle of a discussion.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked around and could recognize some of them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-Noir, Spider-Punk, Ben Reily Scarlet Spider, Kaine Scarlet Spider, Miles Morales…and another Miles Morales…Jessica Drew, Clone of Jessica Drew, Iron Spider, ck Suit Spider-Man, Cosmic Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Silk, another Spider-Gwen, and a few more Spider-Men….
<span style="font-weight:400">What surprised Benjamin as well was that there was also the Superior Spider-Man here which should be Doctor Octopus who had taken over Peter’s body.
<span style="font-weight:400">While the Spider group was discussing, Spider-Girl noticed their arrival and her eyes widened.
<span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, she ran towards them and tossed herself onto…MJ.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Mom!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“???”
<span style="font-weight:400">Confused, MJ didn’t know what to do. Everyone also stopped talking and looked over in their direction.
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel sighed and ced a hand on Spider-Girl’s shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“She’s from a different universe, May. She’s not your mother.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-Girl froze when she heard that.
<span style="font-weight:400">Taking a deep breath, she slowly separated herself from MJ and looked down.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sorry…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine…Umm, was I, or rather, your world’s version of me…your mother?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Spider-Girl nodded and removed her mask.
<span style="font-weight:400">She had short brown hair inherited from her father, Peter, and beautiful green eyes from her mother, MJ.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’m May. May Parker. They call me Spider-Girl.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter was amazed by the wonders of the multiverse and couldn’t help but say to MJ.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So that’s how our daughter’s gonna look like?”
<span style="font-weight:400">This instantly earned a blow from her elbow to his ribs.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t get ahead of yourself now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“M-MJ…just a reminder…you have super strength now…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh don’t worry. I remembered. It won’t be painful otherwise.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">At the side, PS4 Peter winced.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yep…she’s an MJ alright…”
<span style="font-weight:400">MJ ignored Peter and smiled at Spider-Girl.
<span style="font-weight:400">“May, is it? It’s nice meeting you. Although I’m not your mother, I hope we can still be friends.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Definitely!”
<span style="font-weight:400">At this moment, the other Spider-people approached as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">Superior Spider-Man frowned and was the first to speak up.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I get the spider kid and the redhead but…who’s the kid and this guy?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ah, this one’s Leah. She was attached to me before we met Miguel over here and I sorta forgot she was still on my back so she’s here with us now.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Superior Spider-Man was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">He turned to Miguel and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is this guy supposed to be the Prodigy?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Don’t ask me. He’s the Spider-Man of that universe. Unless there’s more, he should be the one.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miguel sighed and shook his head as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter stared at them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Why do they keep insulting his intelligence!?
<span style="font-weight:400">“And this one?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, I’m Benjamin Freed. I’m this Peter’s boss so I’m tagging along.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Superior Spider-Man was speechless again.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is this a joke? Does this look like a fucking field trip!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">He snapped.
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter was surprised and couldn’t help but ask.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s wrong with that Peter? I thought we’d all be fun.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, that’s not a Peter. Well, he is. But at the same time not…He’s Doc Ock in the body of Peter. It’splicated.”
<span style="font-weight:400">One of the Miles Morales answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">Peter was confused.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Sorry, what? Doc Ock is in his body!? Do I have to worry about my Doc Ock taking over me too!?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, I don’t know? Maybe?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Miles shrugged.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin knew that Peter’s going to start overthinking it and reassured him.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry, if that happens, I’ll make sure to put you in prison.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s not going to help!”
<span style="font-weight:400">As they were talking, Cosmic Spider-Man approached them as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Benjamin Freed, is it? I can sense some kind of divinity from you…are you a God?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I suppose you can say so.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Cosmic Spider-Man smiled and nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It would be good to have you here. I’m also a Peter Parker. But in his world, they call me Captain Universe. You’ll all be safe here. Wee to the Spider Refuge.”