Spider-Man: Broken Path

The Spell

"What do you think you're doing here!?" Strange says to Spider-Man

"I'm sorry, I kinda needed something."

"You know there is an entrance to the Sanctum right? How did you get in here? I closed the windows and- you know what let it go, what do you need?"

Spiḍer-Man leaves his web and stands up and takes his mask off.

"Well you know how the entire world knows that I am Spider-Man?"

"Yeah.?" Says Strange

"Well when Mysterio revealed my identity, my entire life got screwed up, I was wondering if maybe you could do something to make it so that he never actually revealed my identity?"

".....I can do that, but I shouldn't, that spell contains high risk"

"You're a magician why is that a problem?"

"If the spell messes up it will destroy the sustained nature of space time, I don't want any of that happening, I am sorry kid, I can offer you some tea though."

"No no no please sir I know you can do it, you're the best sorcerer in the world, and I know you won't mess it up"

Strange gives an exclaiming look at Peter and looks to his side.

*sigh* "Alright follow me" Strange says as he walks towards the Sanctorum basement.

"Yes! Thank you sir really mea-"

"Listen Peter, there will be some consequences for this spell."

"What?" Peter asks.

"Well, does anyone close to you know that you're Spider-Man?"

"Y-Yea, my Aunt May does, MJ, Ned from my school, Happy.."

"Unfortunately those people will forget your identity and every event that happened after they got to know your identity, are you ok with that?"

"Wait...can't we just make it so that some people still know?"

"It's not how it works Peter."

Peter becomes worried, he looks to his side, sad and disdain, he gets flashes of all the memories he made with MJ, Ned, and everything they went through.

"I-..."

Strange gives a *sigh* "Peter, being a hero is not easy, you're a kid, sometimes we need to sacrifice things that are closest to us to make our life work, I wouldn't have these powers if my wife.....the point is, we all lose things, you will still have everyone close to you, sometimes you need to play the big sacrifice for a consequence you're trapped in."

".....I am ready."

Strange gives a faint smile "C'mon"

Peter follows Strange down to the basement.

"What the heck is this place?" Peter says.

"The sanctorum basement, something you'd never expect a basement to look like." Strange says as he plucks a hair from Peter's head

"Ow!" Peter exclaims.

"You Ready?" Strange asks.

"Yes..no..wait will you remember who I am?"

"Yea."

"How?"

"I am the one to cast the spell, it won't affect me whatsoever."

Peter gives a nod.

Strange drops the hair in a gin shaped bottle. drops it in his hand and creates a sling ring around him, "May the entire world forget, that Peter Parker is Spider-Man!" The sling ring forms a full circle on top of his head, Strange puts his hand on a pentagram below, and the sling ring explodes. *BLAM*

"Did...Did it work?" Peter asks.

"It should have."

"Oh...well..thank you sir, thank you so much, I owe you one."

"Yeah well maybe you can buy me a drink someday." Strange says.

"I am not old enough."

"Yeah you can by ME a drink."

"Right!"

Peter walks out of the basement as Strange follows him.

"Have a good day Doc!"

Strange gives a forward nod and a faint smile.

Peter puts his mask on and swings away *THWIP*

"Did that actually work?" Peter talks in his head. "That was easy, wait...MJ, Happy, May...oh no.

Peter swings into the distance until he reaches home. He sneaks in through the window. Instantly removing his outfit.

Peter walks out of the room, May is watching a television broadcast as Peter walks upto her.

"May?" Peter says softly

"Oh! Oh Peter, where were you I've been wondering for hours."

"I was just around, hanging out with Ned, hey um by the way, I saw Spider-Man swinging across the streets too, he's awesome."

"Spider-Man? That's nice did you talk to him."

"N-No no I just saw...him."

May nods "Cool...I have toast ready for you in the kitchen, go have some."

"Ye-Yeah, I- I will do that." Peter says in a sad tone.

Peter takes himself to his room and sits down, "This...I guess this is my path. Everyone has forgotten, everyone...me and MJ, I guess we're over."

"Peter!" May calls out.

Peter comes out, May points at the tv saying "That's your new college you applied too!"

Peter looks and is shocked, seeing that the college building now has broken glass windows, the interior from the back seems like it had exploded with a bomb , and the entire facility was on fire.

"Reporting live from The New York Times, looking at the situation we saw a glimpse of a flying Green looking person, he seemed to have thrown a bomb at the facility, Police are investigating the case and the fire department is on the way." TV Reporter says.

Peter, in a state of worry and shock, goes back to his room, May still watching the news.

"Flying green guy? Mysterio!? He is alive? No- No no no it can't be...I saw him die..I need to check for myself."

Peter puts on his Spider-Man outfit, takes his mask and puts it on.

*sigh* "A man can never catch a break." Spidey says as he jumps out of the building and swings through the streets across buildings.