The day of my court hearing finally arrived, after a lot of days of interrogation, retelling my story, and spending time with Mr. Murdock. On the day of my hearing, I went to the courtroom accompanied by Ned, May, and MJ. On the way, I could see several people burning my photos, and chanting my downfall. I kept my head down and somehow managed to drag myself through to the hearing. Mr. Murdock and Karen were already there.
The hearing began in the morning, and dragged on till noon. I answered everything that was asked of me, but the other parts were all a blur to me. The day ended and the court was adjourned. With some kind of special permission, I was allowed to stay at my home, during the length of my court hearing. The first day of my court fight, I lay on bed at night, staring at my ceiling, when MJ called.
"Hey MJ" I started.
"Hey Peter. How are you?" she replied.
"Oh the same old, same old"
"Mhm seems great." She replied with a hint of sarcasm
"You know, I can't wait until all this is over."
"Sometimes, I think what happened was for the best. Now you don't have to hide your real identity from anyone."
"Well, as a matter of fact, I never wanted to hide it from you MJ."
The night passed talking to her, and the next day arrived. The hearing went on for the next week or so, with plenty of gaps between the dates.
On the last day of the second week of my hearing, Mr. Murdock came to my house, to tell me that I was allowed to go and visit one person. This came as a surprise, as it was quite unusual. I did not mind. He soon left after a cup of tea, and I started to think about who I would visit. MJ and Ned were on the top of my list, but suddenly an idea stuck my head.
Of course! Why did I not think of that before? I could ask Dr. Strange for help. He could make everyone forget that my identity was ever leaked. I immediately made up my mind, and got going.
I knew the address to the Sanctorum and I made my way there with a hood over my head and a sunglass on my eyes, hoping and praying no one would recognize me. I made it to the Sanctorum without any hindrance. As soon as I entered a cold wind chilled me to my bones. For some reason, it was snowing inside the Sanctorum. As I entered, Dr. Strange, walking down the stairs greeted me with a mug on his hand.
"Peter. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"Sir, I needed your help."
"Peter, please. We saved the half of the universe together; I think we are beyond you calling me sir."
"Ok, um Stephen." I ended awkwardly.
"That sounded weird but I will allow it." He said after a little pause.
I recounted to him all that had happened to me these past few weeks. Finally, I proposed to him my plan.
"Peter, what you ask of me is huge. But there is such a spell. It is very complex, and a small mistake can unleash real chaos and madness."
"Don't do the spell, Strange, the consequences will not be good." Mr. Wong said from behind me. I quickly turned and greeted him. He was clearly going somewhere, with his suitcases. He did the magic-portal thing they always do, and before stepping in said one last time, "I am warning you Strange, don't do anything stupid when I am not here." And with that he was gone.
"Follow me Peter." Commanded Mr. Strange
I followed him down to the basement below, where he came out with a book and opened it.
"Are you ready Peter?"
"Yes sir!" I replied.
"The whole world is now going to forget who Peter Parker is."
".....Wait, the whole world? But can't some people know though?"
"That is not how the spell works Peter" he replied, already waving his hand as magical beams appeared out of nowhere and a box of light surrounded him.
"But my Aunt, she really should know. And Ned's my best friend. And MJ, oh no, she is going to forget everything we did together."
"Stop interrupting the spell Parker" Strange practically yelled.
I backed up immediately. A look of strain came upon his face, as the magic beam between his hands and expanded and the whole room burst with a bright, white light. I covered my face with one hand, and the other instinctively went to my chest where the nano-tech suit was.
After the light cleared, all the magic boxes were gone. Ds. Strange was sitting on the floor, a defeated look on his face. I rushed towards him and kneeled beside him.
"Mr. Strange, what's wrong?"
"I messed up Peter. I opened the gates of the Multiverse."
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (Spider-Legacy #1)
Fanfic"For the first time in the history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even...
