John Davis had finished repairing the portal. When he turned it on, it lit up with a brilliant glow.
Just as John watched it in fascination, a burst of energy blasted him away. He slammed against the wall and fell unconscious.
At that moment, Mage Morquill walked out from the shadows and said,
"Peter Parker's memories are far too powerful… they gave me an experience unlike anything before. But he is also my only threat, so…"
As she spoke, she looked forward and began to smile.
The scene shifted. Peter had just returned home after finishing a mission, just like any other day. Exhausted, he took off his mask and walked downstairs.
He stopped at his mailbox and found an envelope inside. He looked at it—it was from Oscorp.
Opening it, Peter leaped up excitedly. Inside was his acceptance letter from Oscorp.
Soon, Peter arrived at Oscorp. He took the elevator up to the 48th floor. Just as he was about to step inside, he noticed the place was a mess—papers scattered all over the ground.
He looked up—and saw a portal floating right in front of him. A strange sense of familiarity washed over him.
Peter muttered in confusion, "What… is that?"
A voice sounded beside him.
"You'll find out."
Mage Morquill stepped out from behind him and immediately seized control of Peter, hurling him into the portal.
She then quickly shut the portal down.
Inside the portal, Peter looked around. The space was filled with countless mirrors, each seemingly containing a different timeline.
He took off his shirt, pulled his mask over his head, and shot several webs, pulling a few of the timeline-mirrors together. All the mirrors collided—
"Bang!"
The scene shifted again. Peter lay on the ground of a dark alley. Through his blurry vision, he saw a hairy creature walking away.
Slowly, he stood up, confused by everything around him.
He walked up to a TV screen in a shop window. The news reporter said:
"Beijing 2008 Olympics will begin next week."
Peter scratched his head and whispered,
"2008…?"
Suddenly, people ran out of a nearby arcade screaming in panic.
Peter quickly rushed over and stepped inside.
He looked around cautiously. The glass on the arcade machines began to crack. Mirrors and windows around him also shattered one after another.
Suddenly—
Mirror Woman appeared behind him.
"Hello, Spider-Man," she said.
Peter stepped back warily. "Who are you?"
Mirror Woman grinned.
"I also want to know who you are."
She lunged forward, slamming Peter out of the store. Her hand morphed into a sharp shard of glass and shot toward him.
Just before it struck, another Spider-Man appeared and kicked her away. Seeing the situation turn against her, Mirror Woman instantly fled.
That Spider-Man webbed Peter up and carried him to the rooftop of a tall building.
The Spider-Man asked,
"Who are you?"
Peter panicked. "I'm Peter Parker!"
The Spider-Man removed his mask and said,
"I'm Peter Parker too."
(This Spider-Man is the one from the 2004 universe—so for clarity, I'll call him Spider-Man 1 / Peter 1. And the Spider-Man brought through the portal will be Spider-Man 2 / Peter 2.)
Peter 2 asked, "You're Spider-Man too?"
Peter 1 nodded.
The scene changed again. Peter 1 was driving, with Peter 2 seated beside him on the highway. Along the way, Peter 2 told him how he ended up in this world.
"So you came from another universe?" Peter 1 asked.
Peter 2 replied, "Yeah."
Peter 1 chuckled. "Wow… that's amazing."
As they talked happily, both of them suddenly sensed danger.
Peter 1 asked, "Are you wearing your suit?"
Peter 2 answered, "Yeah."
They both took off their shirts, pulled on their masks, and leaped off the car. Standing under the blazing sun, they stared straight ahead.
Slowly, a group of unmanned motorcycles rolled toward them.
Peter 1 and Peter 2 watched as the final motorcycle approached.
On it—
stood Joker.
Joker shouted excitedly,
"TWO Spider-Men! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
From a distance, Peter 1 whispered in confusion,
"Crew Mark…?"
Peter 2 asked, "You know him?"
Peter 1 panicked. "Call the police! Now!"
Peter 2 ran toward the car to find a phone, while Peter 1 stared at the incoming fleet.
"I'm gonna kick you in the face," Peter 1 muttered.
At the end of the motorcade, Joker yelled,
"What did you say?!"
Peter 1 jumped onto the motorcycles, weaving through one after another until he reached Joker. With a wave of Joker's hand, the motorcycles parted, opening a gap—
Peter 1 fell straight through.
Joker clapped his hands back together, trapping Peter 1 between the motorcycles.
Peter 1 punched one of the motorcycles away. The flying motorcycle struck Joker, knocking him off onto the road.
The motorcycles soon crashed uncontrollably. Peter 2, trying to reduce the damage, leaped up and webbed several bikes together, forming a massive mountain of motorcycles.
Peter 1 approached Joker and webbed him up.
He crouched down, wiped the makeup off Joker's face, and gasped.
"Crew Mark."
Crew grinned. "I don't even know who you are."
Peter 1 removed his mask.
Crew was shocked. "Peter Parker!"
Peter 1 asked, "You were supposed to be dead."
Crew spat at Peter 1's face and laughed hysterically.
"You're the one who died! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
Peter 1 punched him in the face, but Crew just kept laughing.
Police sirens sounded in the distance. Peter 1 signaled Peter 2, and they swung away together.
Soon after, Crew was taken back to the police station. In the interrogation room, he refused to answer a single question—he only cried.
The interrogator, Ex, said, "Sir, crying won't solve anything."
Crew suddenly stopped crying. Slowly, he lifted his head—
and burst into insane laughter.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
The laughter startled Ex.
Crew was then thrown into a cell. He sat on the bed, expressionless, staring outside.
The scene shifted to Peter 1 and Peter 2 standing atop a tall building.
Peter 1 asked, "So he was brought here too?"
Peter 2 replied, "Yeah. And there are probably many more waiting for us."
Peter 1 sighed. "I hate this."
Peter 2 asked, "Hate what?"
Peter 1 looked at him.
"Hate fighting."
He took a deep breath.
"In all these battles… I lost my best friend. I lost Aunt May. I even lost… MJ, the woman I loved."
Peter 1 turned to Peter 2.
"What about you?"
Peter 2 shrugged.
"I don't know. Before I got here, I somehow lost all my memories… except that I'm Spider-Man."
Peter 1 laughed lightly. "Sounds like you've got it worse."
Both of them laughed together.
Peter 1 said,
"Let's go find the others waiting for us."
The two Spider-Men leapt off the rooftop.