Across The Worlds ⊳ Peter Parker

69 | THE TEMPEST

IT WAS TIME to go back. The brunette felt her hands shake as she walked to Bruce's study. "Hi.." She said with tired eyes, looking at him.

"Going back today." He told her.

"You keep track of those things?" She asked him curiously. Bruce smiled back at her. "If Sharon..." She began but Bruce stopped her.

"I have dealt with Joker for a while. I will manage." Bruce said to her. Nayara sent him a tired look.

"I know you have measured the risks but still...be careful." Nayara added.

"Peter going with you?" Bruce asked her.

"I am dropping him off. I will be back...I am just delaying the conversation." Nayara answered him. Bruce saw the hesitation in her eyes. "His world needs him." She sadly said . The brunette walked back to the door, but stopped when he called out for her.

"Be safe, Nayara." He said to her. Nayara sent him one last wave before leaving the room. She sighed, walking down the stairs to the see her bags already at the door.

Alfred waited for her outside. "Have a safe trip, Miss Lilly. We will take care of the rest." Alfred said to her. He could see the concern in her eyes. "I assure you, we have managed from far worst than you may think. But those are stories I will hold until you are back. Maybe over some tea?" He said to her with a small smile.

"Thank you, Alfred. I appreciate it." She said to him before.

. . .

Nayara looked at Barry who was patiently waiting for her to open the portal. "You know how to set it back?" He whispered to her, while Peter said goodbye to Wally, Iris and Cisco.

"Yeah." She whispered, her voice breaking. "Barry...I will be back. I just...thank you. For everything." She said, pulling him into a hug.

"Bats and I will hold down the fort for you. Say hi to Emma for me." Barry told her, watching her walk to the middle of the room. The brunette nodded back at him. She sent a small wink to Iris and Wally before opening the portal to the Marvel world.

Nayara sighed, looking up at Peter. He took a hold of her hand, but saw how the brunette hesitated for a second before passing through it.

The portal closed. Barry sighed, looking at where she once stood. "She is coming back, right? I mean...I can't tell Dick she just took off." Wally said to his aunt. Iris sent him a look.

"This is a secret, and we will keep it that way." Barry reminded them.

. . .

The brunette sighed, landing in the middle of a street. Peter looked at his girlfriend with a big smile, but she didn't reciprocate it. "We are back," He said to her.

"Right..." Nayara replied to him, looking down at the street. However, her face paled when she saw a group of men take a young girl who was calling out for her mom. Her eyes turn blue, but nothing happened since the collar on her neck was controlling her powers.

The mother called out to her until she was driven off by a van. Nayara's heart sank at the sight. The officers turned to look her way, but Peter put an arm around his girlfriend. They ignored them, thinking of them just as bystanders.

"Come on.." Peter whispered to her. However, the brunette paled, knowing the risk of using her powers now. The world has truly changed. As they made their way towards Peter's apartment, she stopped when she saw a poster, asking people to be aware of mutants and call out the Sentinel Services.

Nayara heart sank even when she approached the newsstand. The headline with General Ross has a hero angered her, but she hid it well. All she could wonder if Bruce Banner was doing okay. If the X-Men were safely hidden in the shadows.