If I Remember You

11

Peter

"Let's talk things out" Peter #3 suggests as he stands in between me and the guy in front of me who looked just about ready to kill me and throw me over the Empire State Building.

"THERE IS NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT" He yelled desperately into Peter #3s face as he winced in pain. "sensitive hearing" he whines shaking his head from side to side.

"Now move or I'll move you" the person threaten as I laid on the floor. Isabel knelt behind me asking me if I was okay.

"You know I can't let you do that Pete" Peter #3 said softly placing a hand on the guy's shoulder in an attempt to comfort.

"I've been Spider-Man a lot longer than either of you two fools together. So, don't make me hurt you. I'm not here for you. I'm here for him" He seethed glaring down towards the ground, pointing at me.

"I can't let you hurt him. He's our friend" He tries again as Peter #2 shoves him aggressively. "Come on man. Please don't. I really like you" Peter #3 pleads looking down at me.

"Why are you trying to kill me?" I speak up for the first time as Isabel helps me to my feet.

"Why? You still have to ask? Peter what the hell were you thinking?" Peter #2 yells as he reaches for me. I reflexively move aside and it only makes him angrier.

"You ruined my entire fucking life Parker" Peter #2 declares tears dwelling in his eyes as he falls on his knees defeatedly.

"Please just talk to me. What did I do? I promise I'll fix it" I tell him trying to comfort him but Peter #3 shook his head in disapproval grabbing my upper arm to pull me further away from Peter #2. "Not now. Just give him space" He mumbled as I frowned but nodding my head.

"When you decided to reconstruct reality, a world with no Peter Parker, it changed all of our own reality. You know that much don't you?" He tells me glaring up at me as I nodded.

"Yes. Peter came to see me earlier today" I tell him pointing at Peter #3 who carefully eyed our interaction on high alert.

"So you know that his reality was rewritten correct?" He asks me again. "Yes. Gwen is alive now" Peter #3 speaks on my behalf as Peter #2 frowns.

"That's great man. I'm happy for you." Peter #2 said softly. There was a long pause before he continued. "I lost MJ. Mary Jane. My wife" he whispers almost in agony.

Silence.

"What? Wait-wait you-you have a wife?" Peter #3 reacted first as he looks down at Peter #2.

"Yes. I had a wife. I had a family. And I lost them all. I lost them all because of you" He says with tears running down his face as he glares up at me.

"Me?" I voiced softly with my eyebrows furrowed.

"Erasing Peter Parker from reality might have brought Gwen back. But it erased everything I ever shared with Mary Jane as Peter Parker. And I lost my family. I lost my everything. Can you fix that?" He tells me throwing my own words in my face.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know" I apologize trying to approach him but he snapped at me. "Don't come close to me. Just don't" He tells me as my eyes tear up feeling his pain.

"I didn't know. I swear." I tell him while Peter #3 laid his arm around me in comfort.

"What can we do now? There has to be something. What's your plan?" Peter #3 asks Peter #2. "because if you're here that means you have a solution to your problem and you need Peter to fix it" He finishes as he glances down at Peter #2.

"I do. I need Peter to undo the spell. And I'm not leaving until he does" He declared standing on his feet and glaring at me with determination.

"I'm bringing my family back and I'll do anything and I mean anything to get them back" He threatens looking at the both of us.

"Even if I have to take you both down" He adds as Peter #3 raises his hands up in surrender. "We're on your team man. We are friendly neighborhood Spider-Mans. We are not deadly neighborhood Spider-Mans" He says teasingly as I scrunch up my nose shaking my head 'no'.

"Too soon?" He mumbles. "Yes" Both Peter #2 and I say in unison.

"So there is three of you? Don't tell there is fourth Spider-Man swinging about in New York to even out the odd number" Isabel speaks up out of the shadow.

"I forgot she was here" I mumbled.

"She's been there the whole time?" Both Peters said simultaneously as I look towards her.

"Yeah. Me and half of New York. You all need to stop shouting. People don't need super hearing to make out what you three are saying" She suggests with her arms cross looking back and forth between my Spidey-friends.

"Peter's tiny apartment only fits one of you. And since you are trying to kill him, then I guess you'll come with me" She adds pointing at Peter #2 as he rolls his eyes.

"I'm not trying to kill him" He said defensively walking towards her. "Yeah well showing up out of nowhere with a knife in hand trying to stab him in the back screams the exact opposite" She counters with a pointed look.

"Whatever. My back hurts. I need food and sleep" He tells her rubbing his lower back. "So how old are you? 50?" She asks him bluntly as Peter and I suppress our laughter.

"I'm 37" He clarifies glaring back at us.

"I'm 22" Peter tells us and I smile.

"I'm 18. Well almost 19" I tell them.

"You both are babies. So I think I should be Peter #1" Oldest Peter suggests.

"And I'll be Peter #2" Middle Peter adds.

"I have an idea" Isabel perks as we turn our attention unto her.

"Yeah?" We all said in unison.

"Old Spidey will be called Pete. Middle Spidey will be Peter and baby Spidey you will be Parker" She offers looking at each and every one of us with a satisfied smile.

"She called you baby Spidey" Peter jokes as he laughs, with Pete soon following his laughter.

"I wanna call you baby Spidey moving forward" Peter adds.

"I'm tempted too" Pete adds with playful eyes.

"Please don't" I groaned in embarrassment. "Come on Parker. Lighten up." Isabel teased with a grin as I roll my eyes at her.

"Let's go home" I tell them with all of them trailing behind me.

"Whatever you say baby Spidey" Peter teases. "Oh shut up Peter! You too Pete!" I hush them.

"I didn't even say anything" Pete counters. "I could sense you were about to" I tell him and he chuckles.

"Fair enough" He tells me as he walked down the very noisy and crowd streets of New York.

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Hello Spideys! So what did you think of this chapter? Any theories? Or ideas? Do you like the new names? I just didn't want to keep calling them Peter #1 #2 #3.

So, just to refresh: Tobie's Spider- Man will be called 'Pete'. Andrew's Spider-Man will be called 'Peter' and Tom's Spider-Man will be called 'Parker'.

Keep them in my mind while we interact with all three Spider-Mans

Comment. Vote. Let's talk!

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