Spider-Man : Beyond The Spider-Verse

Chapter 2: A New Hope

"She's right!" Margo suddenly chirped. Everyone quickly turned their heads to look at her, the tension within the group slowly dissipating. Margo quickly gestured toward the holographic screen, her face flushed with a mixture of excitement and emotion. Next to her, Peni clasped her face in shock as she analysed the results of the scans.

"Look here! These scans prove that breaking canon events don't cause the destruction of the multiverse! If not, Miles' dimension should have unravelled ever since that universe's Peter died, as the original Spiderman would not have gone through his canon events! This dimension should theoretically also not be standing as there is no Spiderman to go through his own canon events, but here we are! " Margo practically shouted, fascinated by their discovery. As she took deep breaths from that outburst, Peni continued on. "Those scans on the other hand", she said as she pointed at another section of the computer, "Show that the collapse of the multiverse is due to the incursions." She looked at the rest of the gang expectantly, waiting for their amazed reaction. They just stared at her, with confused expressions on their faces.

"Can you please explain what you just said in simpler terms? My head hurts more than after a long night drinking at the pub." Hobie interjected as he clutched his head in mock pain, drawing a chuckle from the others. Peni, on the other hand, was not so amused.

Huffing, she continued "We scanned for similarities between the collapse of Miguel's universe, the current collapse of Pav's universe, and other universes that had collapsed before that were stored in data drives." Pav shook slightly at the mention of his universe, but still listened intently to Peni.

"They all shared one thing in common, which is the fact that a being from another dimension had entered and left a huge impact on them. This leads to what is called an incursion, where the universes involved start to collide until one or both collapses. In Miguel's case, he altered the life story of his daughter drastically as she was supposed to grow up without a father. As he stayed in that universe for a prolonged period of time, and ignored the warning signs of it starting to collapse, it eventually, well you know..." Peni said, gesturing wilding with her hands.

"As for Pav, Spot caused the equivalent of a 10.0 magnitude Earthquake, not to mention setting off a collider which would have resulted in further damage to that universe." Margo finished, as she continued where Peni left off.

Gwen's head literally felt like it was about to explode from this revelation.

"There's something I don't get." Noir piped up as he adjusted the fedora on his head. "If this is the case, why hasn't the spider-society collapsed from all the spidermen from different dimensions converging there? Should it be too much for that universe to handle?" His eyes widened slightly in confusion.

Margo shrugged. "I guess it has something to do with the watches we wear. It provides some sort of dampening effect on the incursions we cause. However, as we can see in Miguel's cause, it does not completely stop incursions from happening. Coupled with the fact that his watch was an old prototype, it might not have the current dampening powers that our watches have."

"However," She added with a tint of hopefulness in her voice. "I believe that with enough time, Peni and I can reprogramme the watches to fully prevent incursions from happening! Until then, we gotta make sure we don't do anything radical to change the fate of the multiverse!" She cast a knowing look at Hobie, who held out his hands in exasperation. As he opened his mouth to reply with a snarky quip, Gwen cut him off.

"That's great news!" Gwen sighed. She turned back to Noir, who gave her the smallest nod of approval. With that, she finally addressed the team.

"So," She began, forcing a small smile. Peter. B shot her a small thumbs up in response. "So, you've all familiar with the deal – our guy Miles Morales is in one sticky situation, and the entire multiverse is hanging by a thread. Yeah, it sounds like a heavy load, but guess what? We've got the power to make a real difference here, and I know we can pull it off." She looked everyone in the eye, expecting to see fear, but all she saw was resolve. She pressed on. "Doing this means having to face off against Miguel and the entire spider-society, not to mention fighting the largest threat the multiverse has ever seen."

"But you know what? Miles needs us. The multiverse needs us too. We're talking about countless realities on the line here. We're not just saving one day; we're saving every possible tomorrow."

"If we don't stop the Spot, if we don't stop the spider society from continuing with their actions, then the entire multiverse will crumble and fade away. I'm sure that's not what we want." Spider-Ham chuckled, causing Pav to elbow him lightly.

Ignoring her friend's antics, Gwen continued. "I'd understand if any of you guys don't want to do this. I really do. But Miles needs my help, and I won't abandon him again." She looked up at the rest. "If anyone wants to step out, please do so."

In response, the entire spider-gang took a step forward in unison, the ground trembling from the vibrations of their footsteps. Gwen beamed in gratitude as they all nodded in approval.

"This will really push us to our limits, challenge our beliefs, and force us to confront the unknown. But remember, we're not alone in this. We've got each other, and together, we're a symphony of strength, a web of resilience that can withstand anything. Just remember, we're all fighting for the same thing here."

"And if you ever doubt yourself, or question the reason for the cause you are fighting for, just think about Miles."

"Think about how he saved your city from collapsing."
The corner of Pav's mouth turned upward just the slightest at this remark as he thought about how Miles had helped save Mumbattan from complete destruction.

"Think about how he embodies the very thing you respect."
Hobie smirked. "Anarchist." He whispered, before giving a small salute to Gwen.

"Think about his friendly demeanour, his outgoing personality."
Margo blushed slightly, remembering how silly Miles was when she first met him, and how easygoing he was compared to the uptight nature of the rest of the spider-society.

"Think about how he came back for you, even after you gave up on him."
Peni, Spider-Ham, Noir and Peter.B all lowered their heads in shame, remembering how Miles still helped them despite the fact that they saw him as inexperienced and even mistreated him.

"Think about that leap of faith." Gwen said as she looked directly at Peter, who smiled bitterly as he reminisced how Miles inspired himself to talk to MJ again.

"And finally, think about what he has given you." Gwen whispered as a single tear ran down her face, addressing herself more than anyone else around her. Looking around, she did not see a single pair of dry eyes, not even Hobie's, looking back at her.

"That was good, Kid." Noir finally commented as he too, wiped away a tear from the inside of his coat, with the rest of the Spider-gang nodding their heads.

Gwen smiled. "What are we waiting for then? Let's find our boy Miles!"

With that, she activated her web slinger and zipped forward into the darkness, the rest of the spider gang following closely behind.