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((Y/N)'s POV)

I was in the back of a police car to be taken home or at least to my street. Some things looked a little different, so I wonder if we were taking another way to my house. I even saw a place in China Town where a restaurant was closed for remodeling and opened again so fast. Something else felt kind of weird, like when I looked at the very tall Oscorp tower... It looked different. I wondered how they changed a glass building to something like that so fast, but I snapped out of my thoughts when the police officer changed the channel on the radio when an alarm went off. I heard someone that I knew had not changed at all.

Jameson-My loyal listeners, I know I mainly talk about the menace of this city, known as Spider-Man, but for good reasons. I have acquired proof to back these claims today. I have been told that during the gang war with Hammerhead and the Mafia, that turned Hammerhead into something like Franenstein's monster! It may have been Siver Sable's tech, but SPIDER-MAN NOT ONLY FAILED TO KEEP "PROJECT OLYMPUS" OUT OF THAT MANIACS HANDS, BUT HE LED A CHASE WITH A GUNSHIP ON HIS TAIL THROUGH THE STREETS!!!

(Y/N)'s mind-What? I never heard of this.

Jameson-Countless lives were lost and-!... Pardon that folks, I just got told that no lives were lost thankfully, but we can't be so lucky every time! We were inches away from being left with a tyrant all because a certain someone can not hang up his pajamas and let the police do their job! It happens every time! Taking down a small crook leads to some new freak in a costume!

It ended and I still hate how he always blames 'my' Spider-Man. When we made it to my street I pointed to my house.

(Y/N)-That house! I live there!

Police-Alright, I'll go up to the door with you.

(Y/N)-Ok!

We pulled up and he let me out, so I ran up to the door so happy to be home again. I tried to open the door, but it was locked and it looked like my parents weren't home... I panicked when I remember what Gwen told me, so I tried to find the spare key in our hiding spot, but it wasn't there.

Police-This is your home, right?

(Y/N)-Yes!... I... I think they were arrested.

Police-... For what?

(Y/N)-I don't know, but I didn't think it was true!

Police-*Sigh* Come on kid, let's head down to the station for a while.

(Y/N)-Wait! There has to be a mistake or something! My parents would never do anything bad!

Just then the door opened behind me, so I turned to see who opened the door to my house and it was...

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(Y/N)'s mind-Me?

We both looked at each other while the police officer looked at us.

Police-Do you have a twin brother?

(Y/N)/???-... No.

???-Who are you?

(Y/N)-My name is (Y/N).

???-Really, my name is (Y/N) too!... What are you doing here?

Police-Do you know this boy?

(Y/N)#2-Not really.

(Peter's POV)

I find people stuffed in trunks of cars, but lose a kid's trail in a crowd somehow. He might've got into a car or something and the trail went cold from how long I was down. I just hope he was at least taken by a good cop or what might be versions of his parents in my universe. I didn't have a contact on the police force anymore, so I can't check that way and my device won't pick up any anomalies. Right now, I was chatting with someone on base, but...

Lyla-Nobody brought the kid back. I'll send a few free Spider-Men to you to help search.

Peter-No, no, no, wait! The last time a bunch of us crowded him, he panicked and this happened. We'll just risk another jump from him. I have to track him down and we'll have to be careful who he touches back at base.

Lyla-We don't know how this works.

Peter-He locked onto me when he panicked and we came to my universe. It can't be a coincidence.

Lyla-You have 24 Hours to find him before we send more. Good luck.

The AI hung p on me and a new question popped into my head.

Peter-Why is it always 24 hours?

((Y/N)'s POV)

I was crying in the back of the cop car when the other me said my parents were not scientists, I don't live there, and that means I have nowhere to go. I went from bringing in the back seat, to being locked in the backseat when I didn't do anything wrong. We kept on driving until at a stop sign in the neighborhood, a tire popped, so he got out to check it. I just watched as her suddenly fell down and screamed a little under the car. I got scared and jumped when I heard tapping on the window next to me. I turned and I think I knew who it was, but they looked a little different.

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Black Cat-Hey kid. Looks like you had an interesting day. ~

She opened door and took the handcuffs on me off with the keys the cop had before she picked me up off the seat.

Black Cat-No twin brother, wrong home, and the spider is obsessed with you... Let's have a talk somewhere more private.

(Timeskip 10 Minutes)

We were in some underground train station and it looked a little scary until she turned on the lights and put me on a small bed or foldable couch. She walked over to somewhere to grab a bottle of wine to drink something.

Black Cat-Are you thirsty? I have tropical and fruit punch here if you want some.

(Y/N)-Um... Tropical, please... Ms. Black Cat?

Black Cat-Ms.? *giggles* It's just Black Cat, Sweetheart.

She got me a cup of nice cold juice from a mini fridge while she poured herself a glass of one in a fancy cup. She sat down on a chair with her feet up on a table while she looked at me and took a sip while I drank my juice.

Black Cat-I saw Spider-Man looking for you after I saw you 2 fall into an alley somehow and ran off without him. Next, the police take you to a house to see a twin and you get taken away... Care to share a little bit about that?

I tried to think of something to say that didn't sound crazy, but if I'm in the wrong world... Am I stuck here forever with no home?

(Felica's POV)

(Y/N) could barely give me his name on the way here, so I hoped the world's best ride for him and some juice would help calm him down. Now, he was on the verge of crying after just thinking of what to say and I have no idea if Webs did this to him, but this would be extremely out of character. When he finally let himself cry I just walked over to him to pull him into a one-arm hug.

Felica-How about you just nod your head yes or no for me? Maybe even some pictures and sentences, like a game?

He nodded his head and I let him calm down before I got a whiteboard and marker for him later.

Felica-Ok (Y/N), whatever happened, did Spider-Man do this to you? Either one of them?

He nodded his head yes for me, but we do have two now, so I wanna know which one.

Felica-Was it the one I saw you with, in the alley?

He shook his head no.

Felica-So the black and red one.

He shook his head no again which confused me, so I gave him the whiteboard. I don't think we have three Spider-Men... Did a new one pop up?

Felica-How about you draw this new Spider-Man for me?

He took the whiteboard after I drew a head on it for the mask for him to fill in. It took him a few minutes, but he drew a mask and I have seen Webs in this suit before, but he wrote a name under the mask.

Felica-Migeul... Did he take you from your home?

He shook his head no again, so I had him do another mask and this one looked normal, but this time...

Felica-Gwen. She took you from your home, but Miguel did something worse?

He nodded his head yes to me and I have a feeling this was going to take a long time like this, so some comfort food will help him talk... Good thing my apartment was not too far, so I can order some food.

Felica-Let me introduce myself. My name is Felica and you know what makes a lot of people feel better when they are sad?... Some good pizza with stuffed crust, garlic sticks, and some soda. ~

He perked up a little which made me smile when I took off my mask and put a finger to my lips to let him know that me being Black Cat is a secret.

(Gwen's POV)

Peni had a bug to spy on Miguel while we look into some things on the video to find the Spider-Man he teleported with and most likely took to his universe. Meanwhile, we were listening in on Miguel and Jessica to keep tabs. Miguel was... in a mood.

Miguel-He is a Spider-Man and he can't keep track of a little kid that we had in a building full of hundreds of us?! Why did you even leave him alone?!

Jessica-He overheard the conversation about you wanting him to stay for examinations and thought it would be experimentation! Of course, he would run, and we have Spider-Men that do the same with versions of Oscorp, A.I.M., and other corporations and terrorist groups!

Miguel-... *Sigh* That kid should have set our senses off from what he did. Why not now?

Lyla-Well, Venom has been known to evade Spider-Senses due to the symbiote connecting to the said Spider-Man at one point. It could be something similar and why he isn't glitching.

Peni looked at the speaker for this park while her machine was looking through the system still. In that instant, the system found the Spider-Man and the universe. She called her bug back since they were just making guesses now and when it made it back to my room, she opened a portal to that universe.

Peni-(Y/N) should show as an anomaly, but we can't pinpoint his exact location.

Gwen-So we do it the old fashion way. We split up to search while staying in touch... Wait, what about the portal?

Peni-I made my own device for this based off the watches. Miguel can't track this one. Let's go.

She got in her suit and I put on my mask before we jumped in and traveled to another New York. As we dropped from the sky, we swung in opposite directions.

Gwen-Ok, if Spider-Man doesn't have him and a kid is lost in New York, I would bet he would be with the police. Check all the stations first.

Peni-Copy, over and out... I always wanted to say that.

(Timeskip 45 Minutes)

Food got here and he was loving his food and soda so much that my plan worked and he was talking. We moved to my apartment where I got changed before the delivery guy came and I let (Y/N) talk. He had to take breaks, but this all sounded nuts at the same time as things were adding up. That kid wasn't his brother... It was another him. He and Webs suddenly appear in the sky to fall, and now he is looking for him. He said my costume even looked different from where he was from after Gwen took him to a place full of lots of Spider-Men. One wanted to keep him there in a lab like they thought his parents did before he went on about his treatment... Lots of pills and drugging that he was somehow unaware of, so he left one lab only to be put in another. However, it does sound like Gwen really did want to help. Most of the story gave me a headache.

Felica-*Sigh* So... another world, my Spider-Man is in some kind of... Spider-Man organization, and now you are stuck here after you both teleported here?

(Y/N)-I guess... I don't know how any of this works though.

Felica-Well, that makes 2 of us... Let's just eat and let... 'this' set in for a while.

I enjoyed some pizza and garlic sticks too while I thought about this crazy story. After eating, (Y/N) looked exhausted which made sense because he had a day that sounded completely fucking nuts.

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Felica-You look halfway dead, Honey. Let's get you into a bed for a nap. ~

(Y/N)-*Yawn*... Ok.

I picked him up and he held onto me while I took him to my room, but I underestimated how tired he was. All of that are adrenaline, mind-bending sights, and that crazy amount of stress he must have.

(Y/N)-*Soft snoring*.

Felica's mind-Awww, he fell asleep on me. ~

I'm not a mother, I'm a thief that robs the rich, even for just the thrills sometimes, but I still find some children adorable. I'm picky to not feel much for brats and playground bullies, but (Y/N) was sweet and scared as much as he was oblivious to most dangerous and stressful times. I'm still wrapping my head around all of this. I gently put him in my bed and lied down next to him when he didn't let go of me in his sleep. I'll slip out in a bit, but I took this moment to observe him and remember I lied to Webs about having a kid once.

Felica's mind-I your story is true... There is not a cop or law here that will be on your side, and this place you came from sounds just as bad. Poor thing.

I'll talk to Webs about this in private without (Y/N) close by for his sake. Also, on the other hand, my home has never felt so homey now for some reason. (Y/N) is someone I can't flirt with, minorly tease, and only cuddle for the best possible affection.

Felica's mind-I bet you still want to go straight Spider... I don't see it happening completely, but I think adopting a lost and homeless child sounds like a big step... I can take good care of him. ~

I gave (Y/N) a gentle kiss before I went to go change into my suit and looked in the mirror while sending a voicemail to the Spider.

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Felica-Hey Spider, I think you lost someone. I'll send you the coordinates to meet up and talk about it.

I made sure my place was locked up and tucked (Y/N) in some more with a note by his side, saying I would be back soon. When I jumped out of the window, I headed to the location I sent Webs to chat.