𝖉𝖆𝖞𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙~𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖊𝖗 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗

𝖒𝖆𝖝

𝖎 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖗𝖔𝖆𝖒𝖊𝖉 𝖚𝖕𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖘 𝖆𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖏𝖚𝖓𝖔 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖑𝖊𝖋𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖌𝖔 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖉𝖔𝖜𝖓 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖘. i remembered after ned had searched for a snack in the refrigerator down here that there was absolutely nothing edible in the undercroft. unless you wanted a component for a spell bubbling around in your stomach. so i wandered upstairs to steal some snacks from stephen's hidden stache to bring back down to the kids. i made a little portal to throw them through just in case i saw the former sorcerer supreme as i made my way back down. i could hear mj and ned talking to the two young heroes through the call they were on as i threw the bags to them. juno and peter had resorted to duct-taping their phones to their chests so mj and ned could help them find something. 

"i genuinely don't know how you guys do this without throwing up," i heard mj say as she caught the last bag of chips. i chuckled and closed the portal after ned gave me a thumbs-up. i closed stephen's cabinets and scribbled on a random piece of paper that i would restock his shelves back up soon before starting to make my way back downstairs. i jumped off the last step back into the moist air of the basement and rounded the table to lean between the two teenagers. ned was set up behind one computer and mj behind the other. juno's camera shifted around as she looked around and peter's stayed frozen in place. "guys did you see that?" juno asked looking around but all we saw on the camera were the silhouettes of the dark trees. "uh no... it's pretty dark." i answered shifting my gaze between the two computers. i saw peter's hand take hold of juno's wrist making her camera turn toward him. "what's happening?" ned asked scooting closer to the table and trying to see anything around them. "peter what is it? is the tingle thing happening? is your tingle tingling?" mj asked frantically as we saw a glow take over the trees around them. juno's camera shifted first then peter's to focus on the bright light coming from the electric lines above them. 

"please tell me you guys are seeing this too." juno muttered as peter aimed the enchanted transporter that stephen had given him earlier. the camera wasn't picking it up great i had to admit but amongst the pixels i could make out the form of a man amongst the electricity. my heart picked up its pace and my palms began to sweat at the farmiliarity. "is it osborne?" ned asked beside me before peter answered quickly. "no he was green this guy's blue." that confirmed it for me. "peter web him hurry up." i spoke firmly into the line and he didn't hesitate to fire it after i told him to. i watched the shot as he fired it and not a moment passed before it went through him and a tree appeared in one of the cells in front of us in the crypt. "shit!" 

i watched on juno's camera as he jolted to life above them and they dodged the shots of electricity with us three shouting directions at them. the two kids on the screens were yelling either at us or each other we couldn't really tell. suddenly static took over the microphones before the camera went out on both lines. "shit shit shit ok um you two stay here and watch these guys i'm going after them." i didn't give the two a chance to respond before i slipped through a portal at my feet. 

in an instant i was falling through the sky above the fight watching as peter was snatching the electric lines and juno was helping a...sandstorm. "i can't hold him much longer,"  a face formed in the dust as the lightning peaked through the sand. juno was weaving her magic in with it to strengthen the shield the sand guy had made. once the lines were broken the currents calmed slightly and the whipping sand died down. i tumbled down beside the two teens looking them over quickly. "mom? what are you doing here?" juno asked breathlessly holding onto my shoulder. "checking on you two. the calls went out when he shot y'all." they both looked down at their chests finally noticing the blank screens and sighed. "are you two ok? i know those currents hurt like a bitch." peter snatched the mask off his face smiling at me. "i'm alright, you good j?" she nodded flicking the mask from her nose. 

the ground shook slightly under our feet as the dirt shifted up forming a man in front of us. "different peter, weird," his dusty figure shifted to look at juno and i,"who are you two supposed to be?" i glanced between the two teenagers quickly," uh this is juno and i'm y/n...who are you?" his brows raised making particles of dirt fall, "like y/n connors?" he asked and i nodded," extra weird." my brows knitted together at that but i didn't get to question him further when rustling behind him made us all avert our gaze. 

his back was to us and i quickly covered juno's eyes at his lack of clothing. peter stepped in front of us as the man turned. my suspicions were confirmed instantly as he looked over himself, "i got my body back..." his eyes soon slid up to look at us as the electric currents danced on his skin.  "hey uh...this is gonna sound really crazy but uh this isn't your universe." max tilted his head to the side at peter's words. "a different universe?" he asked quietly and the dirt man beside us flicked his head around quickly in shock, "what?" 

"that's what i was feeling, the power it's different. i like it." his eyes flashed at us but he hadn't really seen me yet since i was depending on the shadows to hide me a little longer. i kept my eyes on juno who was trying to fight my hand away from her face. "mom what is it?" she grumbled under her breath. "shut up." i shot back making her groan. "it's actually my fault that you're here." peter said taking another cautious step towards him. "like, the universe or the woods...i hate the woods." max asked looking between the two guys before his eyes narrowed on juno and i. "he means the universe sir that i can't see." juno piped up with a thumbs up. 

"so what yall just gonna stand here and act like i aint butt ass naked?" max chuckled to himself lightly. "i am." the sand guy responded making me facepalm. "jesus christ max." i piped up finally and i could see him straighten at the mention of his name. with a flick of my hand i snatched the electrician uniforms from the beaten-down shack a few feet away from us and threw them his way. after he had gotten dressed i released juno's face finally allowing her to see who was in front of us. i stepped around peter facing him fully now and i could see his eyes widen. i didn't say anything for a moment before i outstretched my hand to him not really expecting him to take it. "it's good to see you again, max." his eyes scanned over my face for a moment and i could feel the confused looks beating into my back as he surprisingly took my hand firmly in his. 

"it's good to know one person i guess...even though last i saw you i was whooping your ass." 

a/n

there's always gonna be a little place in my heart for max and let's be real his lines in this scene were funny asf

i'm hoping to update as much as i can now that my college schedule isn't as hardcore this semester

and lowkey i've been procrastinating updating this book cuz i don't want it to be over

anyway there's gonna be a cute lil surprise coming up tehehe

thank yall for reading ilyyyyy