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Halloween

This chapter is just... crack. I don't know where it came from, but... here you go! Enjoy some Halloween shenanigans in May! It fits with the story timeline, just not... the real world timeline.

The video opens to show Peter's head as he hurries down a hallway.

"Okay," he says quietly, still running. "It is almost Hallween, and I don't know if you guys know this, but Halloween is my favorite holiday. Ever. I mean, it's the one day a year it's socially acceptable to scare children, and even they won't hate you for it!"

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Peter is now walking slower down a different hallway.

"Okay, so I was kidding when I said that," he says sheepishly. "Mostly. I mean, it's fun to scare people, sometimes, as long as it's fun for everyone. But anyway, that's not what this video is supposed to be about. I am on my way to conference room 13B for a meeting with the team, Ned, and MJ. Thor is off world right now, so he's not going to be here, and Scott is hanging out with Cassie, but everyone else is here. Except for Mr. Stark; he's not gonna be there. I have a plan for a fun, harmless prank on him that won't hurt him in any way. Physically or emotionally. It'll be funny. He'll love it."

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Peter is still filming himself, but now he's standing in front of a conference room.

"Okay!" he exclaims, turning the camera around to show everyone sitting at a long, rectangular table. "I have gathered you all here today because I have a plan to prank Mr. Stark in a completely harmless, but still hilarious manner. As you all know, Halloween is coming up-"

"Are we gonna scare the **** out of him?" Clint asks eagerly, leaning forward. "Because if we are, I have a binder of ideas."

"No, Clint, we are not gonna scare the **** out of him," Peter rolls his eyes. "We're just going to confuse him. Who here already knows what they're gonna be for Halloween?"

No hands raised.

"Really?" Peter shakes his head in disappointment. "Nobody has even a single idea for a costume? This is important, people!"

"What's the point?" MJ asks. "We never do anything on Halloween."

"She's got a point," Ned nods. "I mean, nobody we know is having a party or anything, and we're too old to go Trick-or-Treating."

"False," Peter declares, pointing at Ned. "First of all, you are never too old to go Trick-or-Treating. Secondly, as of two years ago, Stark Industries started holding a party of sorts on Halloween. Every employee, no matter how old, dresses up in costume and goes Trick-or-Treating around the tower. Usually, the team was the one handing out candy. However, this year, I have convinced Mr. Stark that it would be fun if we all dressed up and went out as well. So, he's paying teachers from my school to come hand out candy to a bunch of grown adults in costume, so we can go have fun."

"Okay..." Steve says slowly. "I really don't see where this is going."

"Well," Peter says. "The fact that none of you have any ideas works perfectly for my plan. We are all going to dress up as the same thing; Tony Stark himself."

The room is silent for a moment.

"What."

MJ is the first to speak, quickly followed by Pepper.

"Peter, honey what are... what are you talking about?"

Peter turns the camera around to face him again, and speaks directly into it.