Doctor Strange: The Eternal Flame *DISCONTINUED*

Chapter 12

AUTHOR'S NOTE

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Here it is! The long awaited Chapter 12! Well, it's felt long and awaited to me but hey, that's okay. First off, there are no Avengers Endgame spoilers in this chapter but there will be in the thirteenth chapter. That chapter won't be up for a while though. I'll start my summer schedule soon and chapters should be out faster. Once the thirteenth chapter is up so will the new edited version of this story. It's pretty much just minor changes and stuff. There has been character shuffling so if you want to just skim through the old chapters to see what's changed then you can! But that won't happen until Endgame has been out at least a month. 

BTW, that movie shattered my heart like weeks after I watched it. Took me a long time to figure out how I felt about it. The same will probably be said about The Rise of Skywalker because I already don't know how to feel about that movie from just seeing the trailer. XD We'll see, we'll see. 

Also, there's a picture of Samrah above. One from last year and a redraw from this year. I hope you guys like the difference because I think I've gotten waayyy better at drawing since last year. :)

Enough chit chat! Here's the chapter! Hope you all like it! <3

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"BREAKING NEWS!"

Peter lazily glanced up at the TV, his mouth full of cereal. He tapped his spoon on the ceramic patiently as the reporter, a young girl with wavy blonde hair, appeared on screen.

"Just in now, down here at New York's Oakley Orphanage...caretaker Mrs. Jennifer Wathson has just been brutally murdered."

Peter nearly spit out his cereal, staring at the TV with wide eyes. Aunt May glanced over from the counter. "Wasn't that Samrah's orphanage?" She asked

"Yeah..." Peter said, leaning forward.

"Police reports say that Jennifer Wathson's body has been shred almost into literal pieces. There are three children dead, all suffering the same fate. The authorities aren't sure who committed this bloody crime scene. Most evidence has either been burned or destroyed. Stay tuned for the next—"

Peter turned off the TV his hands shaking uncontrollably. He couldn't hear anymore, it was freaking him out too much. It sounded just like what had happened to Samrah's first orphanage in Colorado. This couldn't be a coincidence, it just couldn't be. It was too similar and way too suspicious.

Peter slumped in his seat, suddenly not hungry anymore. Samrah was in serious danger and he had to protect her. But he also promised to find her parents. So if they could find who was after her, they'd most likely find her parents. It was a win win situation but with a lot of danger. A danger that he couldn't quite understand, and that's what made it really terrifying. Not to mention he barely knew Samrah at all.

Sure, they talked at school and sometimes after school but Samrah mostly kept stuff to herself. Peter didn't even know where Samrah lived! She never talks about her life outside of school...in reality, Samrah was actually very mysterious, very unknown. And he had promised to dive into that unknown headfirst. What was he thinking?

Oh yeah, he wasn't.

"You okay, hun?" May asked, walking over and rubbing Peter's shoulders.

"Yeah, I just need to change into my clothes..." Peter lied.

Aunt May clicked her tongue impatiently. "Actually, what you meant to say was, 'Hey, Aunt May, I'm going Spider-Man-ing. Is that okay?' That is what you were trying to say, right?"