fiction | Part of the journey is the end

4. Mirror Dimension

At the Undercroft, Ned opened the refrigerator to find otherworldly specimens in jars.

All of them sent Stephen and Wong a strange look.

"Dude, why the hell do you guys have that in your fridge?" Sam asked.

"Research," Stephen replied.

"Aw, they're cute," said Wanda.

"As the Sorcerer Supreme, I don't live at the New York Sanctum anymore," said Wong. "I'll be at Kamar-Taj."

MJ told Peter to keep an eye out for the trees since they didn't know where Osborn was.

"Smart," Natasha complimented.

She and Ned watched a live feed from Peter's phone, duct-taped to his chest.

"That's pretty resourceful," Steve said, impressed.

"I can't do any of this without them," said Peter.

Peter was wearing his black and gold suit, swinging from power lines, landing in a dark forest.

"The black and gold suit looks good," said Bruce. "The wires are sticking out, which is a problem, though."

"Eh, he'll be fine," said Bucky.

In the background, something in the sand moved.

The Avengers glanced at each other in concern.

Sam groaned. "The sand moved weirdly, which means it's another strange thing, so it's probably a Multiversal visitor."

"It's not even Osborn," said Clint. "Octavius, Osborn, and the dinosaur were enough."

Tony clenched his jaw. "I'm so tired of these visitors."

Peter froze as his Tingle activated, and behind him, an eerie blue light appeared.

"Oh shit, what's happening now?" Peter said warily.

He activated his magic web-shooter, and three rings of Eldritch magic appeared.

Stephen looked satisfied at the Eldritch magic while Tony frowned.

"Magic web-shooters," Peter said, amazed.

He quickly turned around to see a blue humanoid figure hovering above the power lines.

Peter frowned. He'd also seen that guy in his dream. He remembered it because it had been so weird.

Stephen pinched the bridge of his nose. "Another Multiversal visitor."

Bruce leaned closer to get a better look. "He's drawing energy from the power lines."

"Another weird guy then," said Rhodey.

"I hope this visitor is the last one," said Loki. "All of them need to go back to their own universes. The Multiverse is already vulnerable."

Wanda nodded. "The longer they stay, the higher the chance that many more visitors will show up."

"I know; I want them to go back as quickly as possible too," said Peter. He'd seen enough Multiversal troubles for a lifetime, and he wanted Ned and MJ to keep their second chance at MIT.

Peter asked Electro if he was from another universe to no reply.

"How are they supposed to know they're in another universe?" said Clint. "Octavius didn't know."

"Before all of this, if someone asked me that, I would've thought they were crazy," Bucky added.

He sent a magic web at Electro, which went right through him.