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When Peter sees Iron Man, Thor, Cap, and Miss Marvel fighting with Thanos, he runs towards that direction. Miss Marvel got the hit. Thanos had the gauntlet. He sees that Dr.Strange raised his one finger and he quickly understood what it meant. This was their chance to win against Thanos, the one time they won in fourteen million six hundred and five future. But when he turns his head towards Mr.Stark, he sees him taking stones from Thanos. No one noticed that. Even Thanos himself didn't realize that but Peter was close enough for his enhanced eyesight to catch the action. He knew what Tony was planning so he ran towards him even faster. He hears Thanos say, "I'm inevitable." as he snaps but Peter knows that nothings going to happen so he keeps going towards Tony.
Tony is going to use the stones. He is not going to survive it because the cosmos radiation energy will run through his body and armor. Peter's nanotech suit can connect to Tony's suit so he can share the energy of the stones with him. He just reach there in time to Tony and connected his suit with Tony's as he said, "And I'm... Iron Man." and Tony snapped. Suddenly all the energy started to flow through their bodies and it all started to hurt. Everything hurts. It is only now that Tony noticed him. Tony's eyes widen but he couldn't say anything because he is going through the same pain as Peter. He just gets a little closer to him and wrapped the arm by which he didn't snap around him.
The last thought in Peter's mind before everything gets blurred is If we don't survive this then I'm happy that I shared his pain in the last moments of his life and made it a little easier for him. I loved him, I love him, and I always will love him. If I get the chance to be with him in my next life, I'll try my best to win him. With that his eyes close and darkness consumes him.
Next time Peter opens his eyes, he is in a strangely comfortable bed and he snuggles into it more but then realization hits him and he snaps out it. Was that all just a dream? Peter looks to his left to right. It seems he is in a huge bedroom which most definitely is not his. Not even one he has at the Compound for when he stayed over sometimes. He jerks up and looks straight, six figures are standing in front of him. He sees all six pairs of eyes stare at him amused. They're wearing strange clothes but they all looked very young.
"Hello Peter, how are you feeling?" the one with green colored clothes asks. His eyes are gentle and they all look harmless.
"I don't know" he replies, "Who are you and where am I?" Peter asks carefully.
"I want you to not overreact and listen to me very carefully Peter. You died when you tried to help Tony Stark when he snapped." this time the one with the blue colored clothes speaks.
"What?" Peter asks confused but then he realizes that everything did happen and it was not just some dream. "I remember it. What happened to Mr.Stark and is everyone alright?" Peter asks timidly afraid of the answer.
All of them look at each other before the guy with green colored again speaks up, "Tony Stark saved everyone there but there was no way he could survive the impact of using our power. Though you sharing it made it easier for him. You both died but Peter, you were not supposed to do that. It was not your time to die yet. You were supposed to live more. Only Tony Stark was supposed to die there. We are the entities of the infinity stones. I am Time Stone Entity, these are Soul, Power, Energy, Mind, and Reality Stones Entities. We are here cause we need to fix this."
Peter does not know how to react to that. He felt his eyes water when he heard that Mr.Stark died. He starts crying and sobbing. He feels some arms hug him and he let it all out. He hears someone say that it was ok and to cry all he wants. He cries for how much time he doesn't know. But he feels better when he registers that he could make it easier for the man if he was supposed to die there. Peter is happy that he died with him, he can't imagine living in a world where Mr.Stark is not there. Once everything is clearer, he can see that the 6 figures are wearing the clothes the same colors as the stone. It makes it a little easier to recognize who is who. The one hugging him was Soul Stone Entity.
"We have never seen a soul as pure as yours. It is tempting to keep it to myself but you know, everyone has used our powers for their own selfish intentions and desires. But you Peter Parker, you are too good for your own good. You deserve to live your life." the Soul Stone Entity says.
"I heard your last thoughts when you died. You're truly selfless and you loved him a lot to do that for him." the Mind Stone Entity says.
" So we are here to revive you, to give you a chance to live again but in a different universe. In this universe, there are no superheroes, mutants, Avengers, or shield on Earth. In this universe, they are all normal people without any powers. No one knows anything about our existence. And before you ask your Tony Stark is alive in this universe." the Reality Stone Entity says and smirks at the blush spreading on Peter's cheeks.
" This universe's Peter Parker died in a plane crash with his parents while going on a vacation trip to Italy. His body was never found but we know that he actually died. That is why we chose this universe for you. You can take his place here. We have made a perfect alibi for you so that our existence stays hidden from the world which is not supposed to know about it. The alibi is that you survived miraculously in the plane crash which was near a seashore in Italy. You got floated to the private beach of some rich middle-aged couple who coincidently were there on a vacation. They saved you but when you woke up, you'd lost your memories so they adopted you because they didn't know who you were and had no kids even after trying for years." he continues and gets excited at the alibi part.
"After years, when you were 14, something happened that triggered your memories and you got them back and you told your adoptive parents about it. They were really supportive and helped you find out about your parents but when you learned that they didn't survive the crash, you left it there without preying in farther. You remembered May and Ben too and learned that they were alive and wanted to meet them but you knew that they must think of you as dead so you didn't want to break into there peaceful life and you loved your adoptive parents a lot just as if they were your own. So you lived with them. They were really kind to him and supportive of your advanced studies. After all, you are a genius." this time it's Mind Stone Entity.
"But your adoptive parents died in the car accident a month after your 18th birthday. You were devastated and didn't want to live there anymore. It pained you a lot to stay at the place along with all the memories of them and you didn't know many people there and your adoptive parents didn't have any relatives either. So you only stayed there for a while to take care of their funeral and stuff there. You sold the company of our adoptive parents cause you did not want to manage it. You wanted to open your own Tech company. You were not into the business your adoptive parents had. Your adoptive father always knew it so once he had told you that if anything like this happens you can do that and if you want to go back to New York and you don't have anyone here, you can. So you decided to do that." the Energy Stone Entity adds in.
"You still had many other properties and stuff from inheritance. You sold all of the properties in Italy. You only left the beach house and the private beach where they found you and your own house where you all lived because of memories spent there. You were escaping from there but you can't sell those and you knew you'll maybe someday go there. You bought a small Tech Company instantly in New York after selling your adoptive parents' company. You knew you could take it to a high level with your tech so you did not buy the already successful company instead you went for a smaller one and sent some of your people already there and made one of your adoptive father's trusted and capable employee CEO to start the work and now only in a year it's already one of the biggest companies with the products you designed. You supply product designs to the company and help with business strategies. You're the backbone of the De Rege Industries. Your adoptive father trained you well to manage business no matter which type. After a year of taking care of everything in Italy, you moved to New York. You had already bought a place and built the house according to your preference over the year. You moved there and got admission to the school for geniuses, Midtown High School as Peter Parker after you confirm your identity with police but you have not met your aunt and uncle yet and they still don't know you are alive. That's where you come in. phew!" the Power Stone Entity concludes.
Peter hears this all patiently. All six of them get on the bed and sits around Peter looking at him expectantly."What?" Peter asks.
"What do you think? Is it ok and believable? We spent the whole time you were unconscious to come up with this." asks the Time Stone Entity. "It sounds like a movie plot and fantasy. " Peter says with a laugh.
"Whatever it is enough. There are no loopholes. We covered it all plus that all really had happened. Even if someone tries to find anything, they won't." the Time Stone Entity says. " Wait wait wait. That all did not happen so how is all going to be?" Peter asks. They all smirk and then the Reality Stone Entity says, " Did you forget that who we are? We are the entities of Infinity Stones so of course, we can do these tiny miny things like adding some things which were not there. That means Peter Parker, you're going to be so rich and popular here. And we forget to tell you, your Italian name is Loreto Benozzo De Rege. We'll even give you fake memories so that you know every detail and those will feel very real like you, yourself has lived it but it'll not be as real as your actual memories obviously. You'll get them after we leave."
"Did you really have to go to that extreme? Like making me all rich and stuff?" Peter asks and already feels bad that they'll leave later and he'll be alone in this completely strange universe but it's good that they'll give him memories. Those will be a great help.
" Of course, we had to. You deserve it all after everything you've been through and we want to do it for you." the Mind Stone Entity says.
"Now listen to me very seriously. You must live in this universe from now on and you can't go back to yours anymore. ok?" the Soul Stone Entity tells him in a serious tone.
"Yes, I know that I can't go back there and I think I don't want to go too," Peter says in low voice. "Hey come on look at brighter side here, you are rich, your uncle Ben is alive, Tony Stark is alive and single and you have a whole new universe to explore and wait did I tell you that you'll have spidey powers too." the Soul Stone Entity says trying to cheer him up.
"Wait wait really? I'll still have my Spidey powers?" Peter asks disbelievingly. "Of course, why won't you? They are yours, we won't take them from you. But remember that you have to be careful with whom you trust. It'll be better if you keep them a secret for a while or as much as you can. It'll be safer for you." he says. "Thank you" Peter thanks them.
"We have to tell you something. This is the last time we meet. We won't be meeting again." the Time Stone Entity says sadly and they all hug Peter. "You know for someone who can be so destructive, you guys are really cute and innocent!" Peter says with a small smile reassuringly and hugs back. They all kiss him on his cheeks one by one as they stand up from the bed. "It's not us who are destructive but people who use us." says the Reality Stone Entity. They say goodbye to him as the disappear from there.
Once entities left Peter takes in his surroundings and sees that he is on a bed in a very big and nice bedroom. Then all the fake memories come flashing just as the entities said. Once that stops he knew that he was in his bedroom. He sits there and thinks about everything over again. He starts crying when he got a little overwhelmed. Once he calms down, he thinks that at least everyone got back and Thanos is gone. He thinks that he should live the life he has been granted. He stands up and takes his laptop in his hand.
He wonders where this world's Mr. Stark is? So he searches Tony Stark on Google. What he finds left him in total shock. Tony Stark in this universes is only a teenager. A 17-year-old and going to turn 18 in a month. Oh my god. Oh my god. I am older than Mr.Stark here in this universe. He digs in more. He finds that his father Howard Stark and mother Maria Stark are both alive and the Stark industry is handled by Howard Stark and they are still rich as ever (but hey he himself is rich now). When he reads this he is happy that Mr. Stark has his parents in this universe. Next thing He finds out is that Tony Stark is an open and proud Gay and he goes to Midtown high school which by the way is the school he took admission in. To say he was beyond shocked was an understatement. Once Pete calms down from his shock, he realizes that he is still in his nano suit. He stands up leaving his laptop on the bed and go to his lab. He is happy he has his own lab now in his house. He is grateful for what the entities' have done for him.
He giggles at the realization that how rich he is now. He calls out for Karen and tells her to install herself in the system in his house which by the way is made by him because he is half done making his own AI according to his fake memories. He removed both his suits and put it on the lab table and make a mental note to fix them later. And go around exploring the lab even though he knew everything. He was only in his briefs now but the room was warm enough. He sees a box with a note on one of the tables. He opened the box and found his researches and studies, and other lab stuff from his universe. His and Mr.Stark photo with an internship certificate is also there. He quickly picks up the note and reads.
"One last little gift from us." There was a wink emoticon at the end of the sentence. He smiled to himself and let out a little laugh and thanks.
He goes back to his room and goes to the closet taking some clothes. He takes a shower and properly check out his room. He goes to his study table and sees his schedule for school. He is starting on Monday. He takes his phone in his hand and sees it's Sunday morning.
He is happy he at least has a day to acclimatize his surroundings and finding out more info about Mr.Stark before facing him. He goes to his bed again and takes his laptop in his hand. And starts digging in. He finds some photos of Tony and he is mesmerized with his beauty. He can't help but feel that he might actually have a chance to get together and getting into a relationship with him in this universe. He thinks that it won't be bad to get to know Tony from this universe. From what he read about Tony Stark in this universe, he can tell that Tony is really cool here too. He is also a genius in here too. Of course, he is. After all Tony Stark is Tony Stark this universe or any other.
He then checks out his own social media accounts and he is kind of find himself amused after seeing his followers and the photos and his popularity. Even though he remembers from his fake memories that his adoptive parents were one of the richest people in the world and he himself owns a company which he is a sole owner of, but still. He opens Instagram and go to Tony's account. He finds Tony's photos with other Avengers. He would have been shocked if he hadn't already gotten so many blows in one day. All Avengers were also teenagers. He finds himself giggling at how young they are looking.
He then shut his laptop down and stands up. He wants to work on some stuff. He goes to the lab and went to work. He wants to make holographic screens and stuff from his universe. He is used to them by now because of his lab sessions with Mr.Stark. He even decides to make his own phone, laptop, and tablet pads in which he can install Karen. He also decides to complete his AI so he can keep Karen a secret and use her only regarding Spider-Man and when he is alone. He will install both of the AIs in his house. They can be friends. Peter thinks to himself and smiles. Its good to be back in the lab and working.
He worked on those types of stuff at the lab when he actually started interning for Mr. Stark. And he is happy that he is loaded in this universe cause he has everything he needs in his lab here. He silently thanks stones' entities. He decides to finish it all till night and cause it was all something he is used to making so it wasn't hard. "Karen, Play some music." With that, he starts working. He works for a few hours and he is done a phone, a pad, a laptop, and a watch which all has sensors to generate holographic screens. He had made designs for them when he was working in the lab last time. He is also done with the lab's big holographic screens. He is really thankful for his 3 years of internship with Mr.Stark. I hope Mr.Stark is resting in peace. He hears his stomach grumble. I need food.
"Karen, what is the time?" he asks as he starts walking out of the lab with his phone and pad towards the kitchen.
"It's 2:15 pm, Peter" Karen replies in her soft voice.
"Ok. Karen transfer all my data and things from the other devices to the devices that I made. Make my phone number the same for this phone too. You have gone through everything to know about my new life right?" Peter asks her.
"Of course, Peter. I know almost everything. You should check it out and if I'm missing anything, you can upload it." Karen replies confidently.
Peter smiles and says, "Good! Now I'll start making the other AI after eating something. You can help me with it and I'll upgrade your coding too. Now if you have all my data of this universe too, can you tell me what I have scheduled for next month?" Peter asks.
"Your whole next month is almost free except for submitting new designs. You had an interview with a tech business magazine but you did it yesterday so you don't have any disturbance for your first whole month here and can concentrate on school and personal stuff. It is going to be published next week." Karen says.
"Thanks! Karen, it's good that I have the whole month and as for the designs it can be done easily." Peter says. He enters the kitchen and make some pasta for himself. He takes it to the table and set it down before he sits. He gets some on his plate to eat. As he starts eating he thinks about changes in himself after getting his fake memories. He is super rich and has many cars and bikes. He thinks that he is more confident and mentally stronger than before, he has better etiquette now. Of course, I was brought up in a rich family. He also finds that he doesn't mind being center of attention too unlike before. He thanks the entities again for that cause he knows that if it was the same him from before, he would not be able to stand that.
He then thinks of his adoptive parents, they were really good people. He has named the company after their last name. Even if he did not live those memories, he can still feel the connection with them and feels the grief too. He has now traveled so many countries with his adoptive father and he even knows many more languages than before. He knew Italian, Russian, and Franch before but now he also knows Russian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanise, Arabic, Latin, other Asian languages, etc.
He can now even play many musical instruments, dances, and sings too. I think the entities overdid it. I'm not some prince. Peter thinks as he nervously laughs a little. He sees that he has already finished his pasta while thinking. He takes his pad in hand and takes a deep breath.
Now it's time to check what he was dreading since morning. "Karen, show me info of May and Ben Parker," he commands Karen. The info shows up on the holographic screen as puts the pad on the table.
He learns that they still live in Queens but not in the apartment but in a 2 story cozy house. They think that he is dead and even have a tombstone of his name. Ben and May both has stable and good-paying jobs. They are living stable and domestic lives. He is happy for them. He saves the address and their phone numbers in his phones. He is going to visit them tomorrow after shcool and tell them about him being alive and apologize for not meeting them earlier.
He washes the dishes and goes back to the lab to work. He starts complete making his AI and upgrading Karen's coding. When he is done, it's already dark outside. He sees time. It's already 7 o'clock. He thinks about what name he should give to his new AI. He thinks back to when he and Mr.Stark were joking around to give what names to AIs and Mr.Stark said E.D.I.T.H. and he asked what it meant. Mr.Stark told him that it means Even Dead I'm The Hero. He smiles at the memory and names his AI E.D.I.T.H.
" Ok Edith, you online?" Peter asks.
"Yes, Peter I'm online and perfectly installed along with Karen. I have every data she has and she will be helping me with getting used to things." she replies in a calm voice.
Peter smiles proudly and stands up to get out of the lab and calling it a day in the lab for now. He goes to the kitchen and makes himself something light to eat. After eating he goes to the living room and watch some TV there even though he has one in his room too. After a while, he retires to his bedroom and calls it a day officially after telling Edith and Karen to wake him up in the morning for the school. He gets things ready for the school the next day because he doesn't want to mess anything up for the first day and maybe meeting Tony for the first time in this universe.
Imagine... These are Peter's house and his underground garage but with more cars and bikes too.
So, that was the first chapter. Who else thinks that those Infinity Stone Entities are us fans? 🤭
The age difference between Peter and Tony is 1 year and 3 months. Peter is older.
Hope you enjoyed it. ( ╹▽╹ )