Exposed || PETER PARKER [3]

[03]: Doctor Strange

2023 ― Queens, New York

Peter walked through the streets of New York, making his way to the Sanctum Sanctorum where Dr. Strange lived. He didn't tell Amaya about his plan; he thought she would try to talk him out of it. Peter went to ring the doorbell outside, but then the doors opened. He was surprised to see that the Sanctum was completely covered in snow. He noticed two people off to the side shoveling the snow into buckets when he walked inside. Peter cleared his throat, but they didn't stop shoveling.

"Um, hi," Peter said. The pair that was off to the side stopped shoveling, and they looked at Peter in shock. As if they didn't know how he was able to get inside. "Hi?" Peter said again but more like a question. "I'm uh...-" Peter was cut off as Wong walked through a portal.

"...-The most famous person in the world. Wong, try not to slip; we don't have liability insurance." He introduced himself, and then he noticed that Peter was alone. "Where's the other most famous one?" Wong asked.

"Uh, she doesn't know I'm here right now," Peter said as he walked further into the Sanctum. "Is all this for a holiday party?" He asked.

"No. One of the rotunda gateways connects to Siberia. A blizzard blasted through." Wong said.

"Because someone forgot to cast a monthly maintenance spell to keep the seals tight." Doctor Strange said as he levitated down the stairs with a cup of coffee in his hands. He slightly slipped when his feet hit the ground, but he regained composure.

"I now have higher duties," Wong said.

"Higher duties?" Strange asked.

"The Sorcerer Supreme has higher duties. Yes." Wong said. Peter looked at Dr. Strange with a confused look on his face.

"Wait, I thought you were the Sorcerer Supreme?" Peter said.

"No, he got it on a technicality because I blipped for five years." Strange responded.

"Oh, well, congratulations." Peter started to say to Wong.

"If I'd been here, then...-" Wong cut him off.

"...-You'd burn the place down," Wong said, and Peter knew if Amaya were here, she would've laughed. Then Wong turned to the pair of people in the corner. "You two, no one said, stop shoveling."

"So Peter," Strange said when Wong had left the room. "To what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked.

"Right. Um, I'm really sorry to bother you, sir, but...-" Strange cut him off.

"...-Please. We saved half the universe together. I think we're beyond you calling me "sir." Strange said, and Peter nodded his head.

"Okay. Stephen." Peter said.

"That feels weird, but I'll allow it," Strange said.

"Um... When... When Mysterio revealed mine and Amaya's identities... our entire lives got screwed up, and I was wondering...-I mean, I don't know if this would actually work, but I was wondering if... maybe you could go back in time and make it, so he never did?" Peter asked.

"Peter... we tampered with the stability of space-time to resurrect countless lives. You want to do it again just because yours and Amaya's got messy?" Strange asked.

"It's not... it's not about me. Amaya doesn't even know that I'm here, but this is hurting her and many other people. My Aunt May, Happy, and our best friends, Steve and Katherine. Steve and Katherine helped save the world, too, and now their names are getting tarnished because their daughter was branded a murderer. Their futures are ruined just because they know us, and they've done nothing wrong." Peter said, and Strange sighed.