*Peter POV*

No! No! No! This can't be happening! I mean it is but why? Why do these things always happen to me? And right in front of my face? I was just about to go help Mr. Stark get the gauntlet off or mess with the infinity stones when he did it. He stole the stones with his own gauntlet and snapped his fingers. I rush over to him and fall to the ground in front of him.

"Mr. Stark! We did it. We won. It's over Mr. Stark. Please don't go." I cry

I feel someone grab my shoulders and see that it is Mrs. Stark or Pepper Potts. Whatever she is going by now. I back away and Mr. Rhodey pulls me over to beside him. I watch Pepper kneel in front of Mr. Stark and start talking. However, I can't hear what she's saying. I look around and everyone is starting to take a knee. I guess to show their respect for Mr. Stark. Respect because he sacrificed his life for us, but it doesn't feel like he sacrificed it for me. Instead, it feels like I messed up and he wanted to leave me. He left me just like everyone else. I slip away from everyone and start walking in the opposite direction. I walk until my emotions become too much and I break down crying. I fall to the ground and the tears pour out. Not too long after my sobbing begins, I feel a hand on my shoulder again. What's with people and putting their hands on my shoulder? I look up and see Captain America.

"Hey Queens" He says

"Hi" I mumble

"None of this is your fault" he says

"How" I ask

"How did I know that was what you were thinking or how is it not your fault" He asks

"Both" I say

"I knew you were thinking it because I've thought the same thing so many times in my life and I still do think that certain things are my fault even though people say they aren't. And It's not your fault because this was Tony's decision. He knew the only way for this all to end was for someone to die. He knew it was going to happen" He says

"What do you blame yourself for" I ask

"Gee, where do I begin? Well, I guess for me being so small as a kid, for having so many allergies and sicknesses. For my dad dying, for my mom dying, for Bucky, the guy with the metal arm, dying, for Bucky being mind controlled by Hydra" He says

"How old were you when your parents left you?" I ask

"my dad died a little before I was born, and my mom died when I was 18. So, I mean I had my mom around, but she had to work a lot to raise me and afford all the medical bills because of how sick I was. You live with your Aunt right" He explains

"Yeah. Mom and Dad died when I was five. Uncle died when I was 12. Now it's just me and my Aunt. You didn't have anyone besides your mom?" I ask

"Family wise? No. However, Bucky and I became best friends at the age of 5 so he became like family. Especially after my mom died." He says

"Wow. That sucks. I'm sorry you had to deal with all that" I say

"It's okay Queens. You've had to go through a lot too at a young age. Things no one should ever have to go through" he says

"You know my name's Peter" I say

"I like Queens. Besides, it will keep you and the other Peter straight." He says

"Can I call you Brooklyn" I smile

"Whatever you want Queens" He smiles

"Sweet" I say

"Come on. We should go back to everyone and I'm sure you want to go and see your aunt. I'm not sure if she was part of Thanos' snap or not." He expresses

"Aunt May. Gosh I almost forgot about her. Um Brooklyn would you maybe, possibly go with me" I ask

"Of course Queens. Us New Yorkers have to stick together." He voices

I get up from the ground and Mr. Rogers wraps his arm around my shoulder. We go back to where everyone is, and Pepper comes running over to us. She grabs me from Mr. Rogers and wraps me in a hug.

"Oh my gosh Peter! I'm so glad you're okay. I thought something happened to you!" She worries

"I'm okay Miss Potts... er Mrs. Stark... er Pepper. I just needed to get away for a bit. Mr. Rogers came and checked on me" I say

"Oh Peter. You can call me whichever of those three names you like. Thank you, Steve, for looking out for him" Pepper says

"Of course Pepper. I know he's Tony's kid and he cared about him a lot. I care about him too. We're actually going to go see his Aunt right now." Mr. Rogers says

"Okay. Please be careful and stay safe Peter. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you too. Uh Steve could you guys come to the cabin next week" She asks

"I'll be safe" I say

"We'll be there" Mr. Rogers tells her

We walk past everyone and for a little bit I look at people, but I can't take their faces anymore, so I just look at the ground and let Mr. Rogers guide me to the car. We get to the car and I get in but before Mr. Rogers can get in his friend Bucky runs over. They talk some and then Mr. Rogers gets in the car.

"What was he wanting" I ask

"He was just wondering if we were okay. I told him we were and that I was taking you to see your aunt" he says

"You lied to your friend" I ask

"You lied to your Aunt" He says

"Good point" I say

He starts up the car and drives off. Two hours and some traffic later we arrive to Queens and fifteen minutes later he pulls up in front of the apartment building. I look at my surroundings and people are still coming back from the blip. I get out of the car and quickly run into the building and up the stairs. I look back occasionally to make sure that Mr. Rogers is still following. I get to my apartment and knock on the door. I wait and no answer. I knock again and still no answer. I grab the key from under the mat and unlock it. I run in and search through the apartment. She's not here. I go over to the phone and see that there are some messages.

"I can't" I mumble

"You can't what" Mr. Rogers asks

"There are messages on the phone Mr. Rogers. I can't listen to them" I say

"Do you want me to listen to them" He asks

I nod my head.

"Okay. Go and get changed out of your suit and I'll listen to them" he says

I look at him confused and then look down to see that I'm still in my spiderman suit and then I look at him and he's still in his uniform.

"S***! People probably saw me. This is not good. I f***** up again" I swear

"Yo, language! And no one was paying any attention I'm sure. They were all probably too focused on what was going on with themselves" He says

"Sorry. And you're probably right. I'm going to get changed and then check on my friends" I say

"alright" he says

I walk off towards my room and hope that Aunt May is alright.

*Steve POV*

Peter walks towards what I assume is his room and I look at the phone. I guess I should've asked how to listen to the messages since I'm not all that great with this modern stuff. Maybe Sam will know. I grab my phone from my pocket and call up Sam.

SAM- Hey Steve

STEVE- Hi Sam. I'm at Peter's apartment and there are messages on the phone that need to be listened to but I don't know how to get them to play

SAM- is there a button with a sideways triangle on it?

STEVE- yes

SAM-okay. Just press that and all the messages will play

STEVE- okay. Thank you Sam. And please tell Bucky that I'm okay. I know he's standing right behind you listening

SAM- will do

I hang up and put my phone away. I press the play button and take a seat at the counter.

February 27, 2018: Hello, May Parker, this is Doctor Roake from Queens hospital. We have the results from the tests and you need to come in so we can talk. Please call us as soon as possible to schedule an appointment.

March 17, 2018: Hello, May Parker, This is Doctor Roake again. You really do need to come in. This is very serious and the sooner you come in the sooner we can figure some stuff out.

April 21, 2018: Hello, May Parker, This is Doctor Aznerack. I am another doctor at Queens hospital. Since you didn't respond to the other two messages I don't know if you disappeared or not but you really need to get in contact with us. It is an urgent matter that we would rather not explain over the phone.

June 9, 2018: Hello, May Parker, I don't know if you disappeared, or what so I am just going to share the test results now. You have stage 3 lung cancer. We probably could've cured it some if you came to see us but who knows how much it has grown now. You probably don't have much time to live now. I am so very sorry.

October 15, 2023 (Last night): Hello whoever is listening to this message. This is Doctor Aznerack. I am from Queens hospital. May Parker was found earlier today in her car. However, she was not alive. I believe she disappeared in whatever happened and then when the reverse happened and she came back it was too late. The cancer continued to grow and basically killed her as she returned. Again, I am so sorry especially to her nephew Peter because I know she was his last living relative.

End of Messages

I stare at the wall in front of me and process all that information. This kid, who already lost his parents and uncle just lost his father figure and his aunt. Now I have to be the one to tell him. Gosh darn it! Okay Steve, just breathe, think, and relax. You got this. I stand up from the stool I'm sitting on and head to Peter's room. I knock on the door and when I hear the quietest 'come in' ever I open the door. I go in and Peter is laying on his bed with his face in his pillow. I walk over and sit on the edge of his bed.

"How are your friends" I ask

"They're good. MJ didn't care about the snap and the blip. And Ned thought it was the coolest thing in the world that Thanos got rid of them and Hulk brought them back." He says

"I'm glad they're doing well. I listened to the messages" I tell him

"How many were there" he asks

"five of them" I say

"Did any of them explain where my aunt went to" He questions

"Yeah. But Peter, remember, this isn't your fault. None of this is" I say

"Where's my Aunt Mr. Rogers" He panics

"She passed away Peter. However, none of this is your fault. You didn't cause her to die. She was sick and the doctor kept on leaving messages for her, but she wasn't answering them. She had stage 3 lung cancer and since she never went to see the doctor it grew quickly to stage 4 and then eventually was the cause of her death." I explain to him

"No! This can't be! You're mistaken. There must have been a mistake" he rushes

He gets up from his bed and starts pacing. I get up as well and wrap my arms around him. As soon as I do that his walls come crumbling down. He starts sobbing and all I can do is hold him. I gently guide us to where we're sitting on the ground. I lean against the bed and Peter sobs into my shoulder. As he's crying thoughts go flying through my mind. Most of them about what's going to happen to Peter. Maybe I can get Pepper to help me with that. After 10 minutes peter stops sobbing and now he's trying to get his breathing back to normal. I move his head so that it is against my chest so that he can feel me breathing and copy it. He quickly falls into pace with my breathing and then sits up some.

"So now what" He asks

"For now we're going to go to my place and get some rest and then tomorrow we'll figure out what to do" I say

"Okay" he says

We stand up from the ground and leave his room.

"Um maybe you should take off the uniform before we walk out there so people don't question why you are with a random kid" he points out

"Good idea" I say

I take my uniform off so that I'm just left in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. I fold up my uniform and put it in a bag along with Peter's suit. We then leave the building and go to the car. I then drive us an hour and a half to my place. We get out of the car and I lead us to my apartment. When we get there, the door is unlocked. I push Peter behind me and slowly make my way into the apartment. I turn the corner into the living room and Rhodey is sitting on the couch.

"What the heck Rhodey! Why are you here and why did you leave the door unlocked" I ask

"I wanted to check and see how Peter was doing. I know he was with you. Also, I figured I didn't need to lock it because I can protect myself" he says

"At least warn me when you're going to be here" I say

"I did. I sent a text to both you and Peter" he says

"Mr. Stark told me to block your number" Peter smirks

"And you listened to him" Rhodey asks

"Of course. Well, after I asked Pepper if it was a good idea and she said it was alright" Pete replies

"what's your excuse Captain" Rhodey asks

"I don't know how to work my phone. I know how to call like four people with it and that's about it." I say

"Whatever" Rhodey gives in

"Peter's doing as well as he can be for the time by the way. So, unless you plan on sleeping on my couch you can head out" I inform Rhodey

"Seriously, your couch is up for grabs" He asks

"sure" I shrug

"thanks" he smiles

"You're welcome. Come on Queens I'll show you where you can sleep" I say

"Okay Brooklyn" Peter smiles

We walk down a hallway and I open the door to the guest room. I look in and jump back.

"What is it? Are you okay" Peter asks

"Yeah it's just that Bucky is sleeping in there. I didn't know he was here. I'm assuming Rhodey didn't know either. You can sleep in the other guest room" I say

"How many rooms are in this apartment" he asks

"There are three" I say

I open the next guest room and just shake my head and close the door.

"Clint and Sam are asleep in there. There are bunk beds. Apparently, the Avengers decided to crash here. The only ones missing are Wanda, Thor, and Hulk Banner but Thor went with the Guardians, Hulk Banner is working with Scott to fix the time machine, and I don't know about Wanda." I speak aloud

Just as I say that there's a knock at the door. Peter and I both look at each other and laugh a little. We go to the door and open it. Standing there is Wanda.

"Hey! Welcome to the party" Peter says

"Party" she questions

"Rhodey is asleep on the couch. Bucky, Sam, and Clint are in guest rooms sleeping. The one Bucky is in has a couch you can sleep on if you are okay with that. Or there is a recliner in the living room" I say

"I can go take the couch" She says

"Okay. I'll show you the way. Peter why don't you go to the kitchen and get a granola bar or something and eat it. You need some protein and nutrition in you" I say

"Okay" he says

I show Wanda to the guest room and then go to the kitchen. I grab a granola bar and eat it. Once I'm done I motion for Peter to follow me and lead him to my room.

"So all I have left is my room and the recliner. I figured you wouldn't want to be alone tonight so if you want you can sleep in my room with me" I say

"Really? You're okay with that?" He asks

"Of course" I say

"Thank you Mr. Rogers" he says

"You're welcome" I say

We get in bed and I turn the lights off. I then look at my phone and see if there are any messages from anyone else that I missed. When I decide that none of the messages are more important than sleep, I set my phone on the nightstand and drift off into a restful sleep knowing that the remaining Avengers are okay at the moment.