Collateral Damage

Chapter 1: Parker?

A/N: Major spoilers for Spiderman NWH!!! You've been warned.

November 28th, 2024

Y/N POV

"I'm just so worried about him right now, Pepper. It's not like he doesn't do stuff like this all the time, but it's different now. I don't know how he's gonna fix this."

"I know, honey, but your brother has got this under control. He has got so much help right now."

I shake my head before continuing, "Peter gets so reckless sometimes and he can never just think about himself. I really wish he would. He is gonna do something stupid that'll gonna save everyone but himself. I can just feel it. He does this every damn time."

He's done it again. Peter Parker, has gone and gotten himself into trouble again. It's not even his fault this time though. It's Mysterio's fault, and I don't want to hear any fucking arguments because I was there.

But now, he's turned the entire city of New York against. My little brother. Sort of.

We have been trying to get Peter's name cleared, but he fucked that up too. He messed that up so badly that it opened up the fucking multiverse. I am worried sick now though. MJ called me about an hour ago and gave me a rundown of everything happening.
Apparently, there are two other Peters and they are helping him take down all of their villains at the Statue of Liberty.

Are you fucking kidding me? Can my kid brother get his head out of his ass for 5 minutes? I know he has to do this, but it sure is making me fucking nervous. I can't even imagine how my mom is feeling right now.

A little backstory, my mom, May Parker, is Peter's aunt. We took in Peter after his parents died when he was 2 in 2003. He's lived with us ever since, and is essentially my brother so I call him just that. Everyone assumes we're siblings anyway, and we pretty much are with the two year age difference.

My dad, Ben Parker, died when I was 12 circa 2011. We were all torn up about it, but Peter thought it was his fault. He still thinks about it, I think.

Ever since the blip things have been weird. Peter and May ended up disappearing for five years leaving me with the closest person in my life at the time, my boss, Pepper Stark.
So now Peter's is 18 and I am 25. My life has never been worse than in those 5 years without him and May. I really don't know what I would do with myself, if I lost him or May again.

I have worked for Stark Industries since I was 16. Tony needed someone to design suits for him because "it's all about branding". So, he started an intern program, I was the only one who survived his mood swings.

I may have started as an intern with Stark, but when I turned 18, Pepper hired me as a full time designer. I designed most of the Avengers' suits- I make them look good-  and Tony puts in all of the high tech shit. Tony obviously had Peter, so Pepper claimed me as her adopted Parker. She's like a second mother to me and I spend more time with her and Morgan than I do at my own house.

"It's part of the job though sweetheart. Superheroes never put themselves first, we know that better than anyone." Pepper pulls me out of my thoughts.

"I'm sorry Pep. I know, Tony was the king of that."

"You don't need to be sorry kid, Tony chose Peter because he saw himself in him. Himself, but better. You have so much more to worry about than I ever did."

I put my head in my hands as Pepper reaches over and rubs my shoulder. Morgan leans into my side.

All of the sudden my mind goes blank.  I can't remember what we were just talking about. I can't even remember why I'm at Pepper's house.  I sit back against the couch and look over at her.