Rundown (Spiderman x Reader) (II)

79. I Believe

And all good things will come to pass
But the truth is all you have to have
And would you lie for it? cry for it? die for it?
Would you?

"Guys, what are you doing?!" Ned yelled.

Frankly, I don't have an idea either. When my brain started computing normally again, I noted Peter had the cube spell thing and Doctor Strange was spinning in his seat.

However, MJ acted quicker than I did. "Guys, you gotta go. Go!" she said in defensive mode.

"This is why I never had kids," Strange sighed. In a blink, he wasn't inside the cell, but trotting to catch up with us.

Peter shot a web and I used my light 'rockets'. However, my perception of the world blurred as I flew to the street instead of the sky. Of course the Master of The Mystic Arts would portal me.

"Give me the box," I heard on my... left? Right? In front of me? I don't know anymore. I kept going inside portals and exiting in different directions. Nonetheless, Peter denied his request, and I briefly saw how the golden gauntlet disappeared from my wrist.

When Strange was too focused on Peter, the portals ceased, earning me a landing on the curb. Ow.

The world took its sweet time to stop spinning. I was immediately aware of Peter, in his regular clothing, floating, his Spider body still clutching the cube. Just like Bruce Banner was with the Ancient One back in the Time Heist. "Oh, my God. I'm dead," he cried.

"You're not dead. You've just been separated from your physical form," Stephen explained.

"My physical... What?!"

When Strange reached out to retrieve the box, Pete's arm dodged it. Several times. "How are you doing that?"

"I have no idea."

"The tingle," I beamed proudly. It must be able to activate his sixth sense even when he's not in control of his corpse. I know he hates when we call it the tingle, but we're still figuring out a better name. "Awesome!"

The doctor struggled in fetching it. "You should not... be able... TO DO THAT!"

Meanwhile, Peter swam back into his body. At a touch, he flung back into the street and quickly got back up. "That might be one of the coolest things that's ever happened to me, but don't ever do that again."

Strange summoned his cloak but I used a light lasso to slow it down.

Unfortunately, Strange caught up to Peter. When they met, it looked like the air cracked. Peter and Strange weren't there anymore, so I must assume the Sorcerer created a weird-ass illusion I can only cross my fingers that my boyfriend can get out.

Knowing I had no use here, I sprinted back to the Sanctum. "Hey. Where's Peter?" Ned asked on my way in.

"I'm not sure. Strange and he went inside a portal to another universe... I think. Eldritch magic is so confusing."

As if on cue, the familiar golden circular wisps appear, Spiderman jumping out and holding the cube. "I'm sorry, sir, but... we have to try," he said to the portal as it closed.

MJ, Ned, and I rushed to get to him. "Dude, what happened?"

"I just had a fight with Doctor Strange and I totally won!"

"What?"

"Look, and I stole his ring thing." He took off his mask and handed the ring to Ned. "I was swinging through the city, and then I went through this... massive mirror thing, and then I was back..."