"Well, as much fun as that was, I have to get to work," Peter says as he stands up from his seat.

"Wait, you have a job?!" Clint asked, shocked.

"Yes" Peter replied bitterly.

Very well, but you are the only one who can go. The voice said, and in a flash, Peter was gone. Before anyone could protest, the voice said; I am bringing Peter's class from the same year as Ned and MJ. There was another flash of light and several figures appeared, the figures were Mr. Harrington, Flash, Liz, Betty, Cindy, Sally, and Abraham.

"Where are we?" Betty asked, panicked.

"We don't know" Tony replied.

The class slowly made their way to the empty seats by Ned and MJ. Before anyone could say anything else, the voice said,

Let's start the second part.

[Cut to a shot of governmental vehicles taking away Stark Industries' property and assets.]

Tony did not look happy and had to be comforted by Pepper.

Newcaster #2: Stark Industries was caught in the web of the Spider-Man/Mysterio controversy today, when federal agents opened an investigation into missing Stark technology. The agents wanna know exactly what was taken...

[Peter, May, and Happy are sitting at the table, watching the news. On the screen we see Happy's picture subtitled "No comment at this time.'']

Many people were laughing at the photo, while Peter's class was silently wondering why Peter was in this.

Happy Hogan: At least they used a good picture.

"Whats a bad picture?" Sam asked innocently, but was silenced by a death glare from Happy.

Peter Parker: What is happening?...

"Why is Parker in this?" Flash asked, but no one acknowledged his question.

[A man sits down next to Peter, his white cane strikes the floor with a loud thud. The man is Matt Murdock, the frigging DAREDEVIL. He's having a conversation on the phone.]

Matt Murdock: That's great. Thank you. Well, I have some good news, Peter. I don't believe any of the charges against you are gonna stick.

"Charges?!" Liz all but yelled.

Peter Parker: Wait, seriously?

May Parker: [with relief] Oh, I knew it.

Peter Parker: Oh, my God. Mr. Murdock, thank you. That's...

May Parker: Thank you, Matt.

Peter Parker: That's amazing.

Matt Murdock: You're welcome.

Happy Hogan: Perfect.

Matt Murdock: However... Mister Hogan?

"Uh oh," Steve muttered.

Happy Hogan: Yes?

Matt Murdock: The feds are actively investigating the missing technology. I understand you're loyal to Mr. Stark and his legacy, but if you were involved...

Happy Hogan: If I was involved?

Matt Murdock: I might secure a lawyer.

Happy Hogan: I need a lawyer because I'm un... I'm under inves... I thought, you said, there's no charge. I could say under the advisement of counsel, I refuse to answer the question respectfully because I... the answer could incriminate me. There's a saying in Goodfellas. What did they say in Goodfellas?

May Parker: I know, that's what you think. Calm down. Let's hear what he has to say. Matt?

Matt Murdock: You're gonna need a really good lawyer. Peter. We may have dodged your legal troubles, but things will get much worse. There is still the court of public opinion.

[As if on cue, a brick flies through the apartment window. Matt catches it before Peter has the chance, not even flinching]

"How?!" Bucky yelled, then slumped in his seat.

Mysterio Truther [vo]: Mysterio forever!

"What is it with this Mysterio/Spider-man thing?" Cindy asked.

"We'll see I guess," Bruce replied.

[Peter takes the brick from him, disbelieving]

Peter Parker: How did you just do that?

Matt Murdock: I'm a really good lawyer.

[Peter looks down at the brick: it is encased in newspaper with ink from a red sharpie, reading "WE BELEIVE MYSTERIO". Hooray for bad grammar]

"Wait, is Peter Spider-man?" Betty asked.

"Of course he isn't" Flash scoffed.

"Yes, he is," Tony said at the same time, giving Flash a death glare.

They just sat in shocked silence.

May Parker: We're gonna need a safer place to live.

[Cut to an aerial shot of Happy Hogan's condominium on Long Island. As Peter and May enter their apartment, we hear a horribly loud security alarm blaring. May turns it off immediately.]

Thermostat [vo]: Alarm systems, deactivated.

May Parker: It looks nice and... safe.

[Happy steps into the doorway, holding a plant and more luggage]

Happy Hogan: Welcome to the spiritual oasis. Do you like Donkey Kong Jr.?

"You have Donkey Kong Jr.!" Clint yelled, before being hit by his wife.

[At night, Peter is futilely trying to remove the green paint from his costume. Suddenly he notices a peculiar parcel standing in the kitchen's corner. It seems to be a case made by Stark Industries. In the background, on the radio an angry citizen expresses their opinion about the potential addition of Captain America's shield to the Statue of Liberty.]

Peter Parker: Oh, Happy.

"Where is Peter?" Thor asked the ceiling.

He is...busy

[Cut to Peter and MJ having a video conversation.]

MJ: Did you send in your applications yet?

Peter Parker: I literally just finished my MIT one. You?

MJ: Same. Imagine if we both got in?

Peter Parker: And Ned?

MJ: Yeah, but... We have to take scholarships so we could actually go.

Peter Parker: Come on. You got good scores, and good grades, and...

MJ: You think I'm being too pragmatic.

Peter Parker: No, no, no, no. Well... Kind of. That's okay. That's one of my favorite things about you.

MJ chuckled at her boyfriend.

MJ: Really?

Peter Parker: Yeah.

MJ: Well, what are your other favorite things?

Peter Parker: I love your relentless optimism.

MJ: Yeah. I am a "glass half full" kind of gal.

Peter Parker: I really like how you're a people person.

MJ: I love people. Love 'em... so much.

Peter Parker: You like sports.

MJ: I think the Mets are gonna go all the way this year.

Peter Parker: Really?

MJ: What's that noise?

Peter Parker: Oh, that's... that's Happy. Look. [He shows Hogan sleeping on a nearby bed. He's connected to some kind of an apparatus which might hint at potential insomnia.] He gave his room to May, so he's sleeping down here.

MJ: I have a weird question. Does any part of you feel relieved about all of this?

Peter Parker: Ever since I got bit by that spider... I've only had one week, where my life has felt normal. Well, kind of normal, I guess. And... that was when you found out. Because then, everyone that was in my life that I wanted to know... knew. And it was perfect. But now everybody knows. And... I am the most famous person in the entire world... and I'm still broke.

May was confused and sad that Peter felt that way.

MJ: I'm... excited to see you tomorrow.

Peter Parker: Yeah, me too.

Happy Hogan: [suddenly] Wrap it up. You both like each other. We get it. Hang up. There's no new ground being broken, okay? I need my eight hours

The audience started laughing, even Happy was chuckling.

Peter Parker: Have you been listening this whole time?

MJ: Hi, Happy.

Happy Hogan: Not by choice.

Peter Parker: MJ says hi.

Happy Hogan: Hello.

[Cut to next day, morning. We're at Midtown High highschool.]

Betty Brant: We're covering the first day of senior year for Midtown High's most famous student, Peter Parker! Go get 'em, Tiger! Or should I say, Spider? The crowd has continued to grow here all morning long at the Midtown School of Science... The crowd seems evenly divided between supporters of Spider-Man, and protesters.

Betty cringed while people were chuckling at her awkward commentary.

[Betty couldn't be more right in her description. The two sides of the conflict stand separated from one another through a barricade, booing or cheering the approaching couple. Peter and MJ walk with their hands being held together, aware of the weight of their situation.]

Random Student: MJ! MJ, we love you. MJ, are you gonna have his spider-babies?

"Rude" Ned murmured.

Random Student #2: Mysterio forever! Murderer!

"I'm going to be busy later" Natasha growled.

Ned Leeds: [to some other randos] Back off!

Random Student #3: Who are you?

Ned Leeds: I'm Ned Leeds. I'm Spider-Man's... Peter Parker's best friend.

Flash Thompson: ... Peter Parker's best friend. You come at my boy? You come at Flash Thompson. You wanna read about our inspiring friendship? You can now from my new book, Flashpoint. [shows the book] One spider, two hearts, a million crazy-ass memories. Check it out.

[Before Peter can go in, he's searched by some policemen through a metal detector. MJ stops as she's waiting for her turn.]

MJ: Go. Go. go. go. Go!

Peter Parker: No, wait up... I'll see you inside, okay?

[In the school we see a screen showing Betty continuing her coverage.]

Betty Brant: Keep watching Midtown News all year as we bring you upclose and personal coverage of Peter fighting his biggest battle yet: college admissions.

[At the entrance, Parker notices his former teachers: Roger Harrington, Julius Dell and Andre Wilson, preparing to welcome him back.]

Julius Dell: Peter. We would love to... Welcome you back... To Midtown High. Where we shape heroes.

Roger Harrington: Uh-huh. [He points at a nearby stall entitled the same way. It contains lots of memorabilia related to Spider-Man.]

Harrington cringed.

Andre Wilson: Or murderers.

Julius Dell: Stop it.

Roger Harrington: [salutes] It's an honor to serve you... Sir.

Andre Wilson: God! Mysterio was right.

Roger Harrington: Stop. We don't... that's all. Some of the students put this together for you.

Andre Wilson: No. You did that. You did that.

Roger Harrington: I helped a little bit.

Andre Wilson: I tried to stop him so many times, but you piled through. He did all of that.

Julius Dell: You did a great job. I hope you have time to stop and check it out... And feel free to walk... Or, or swing through the hallway... Or crawl on the ceiling to avoid everybody.

Andre Wilson: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. [nods sarcastically]

Roger Harrington: We all know you can do it.

Peter Parker: I'm just gonna... [walks away quietly]

Andre Wilson: You know what you did.

Roger Harrington: Stop it. You're embarrassing yourself.

Andre Wilson: You know what you did.

Roger Harrington: He's a conspiracy theorist.

Tony sent a grateful look to the shocked Mr Harrington.

[Peter walks down a hallway, with everyone around him taking pictures of him and recording obnoxiously.]

Many people were glaring daggers at the screen.

[Next up, we see MJ and Peter chilling, laying on the school's rooftop. Michelle is reading a newspaper.]

Peter Parker: Can we just like, stay up here all day? It is so crazy down there.

MJ: Wait, this one's good. Some suggest that Parker's powers include the male spider's ability to hypnotize females, which he used to seduce Jones-Watson into his cult of personality.

Peter Parker: Stop! Stop.

MJ: Yes, my Spider-Lord.

[As they're about to kiss, Ned arrives all of a sudden, apparently exhausted.]

Ned Leeds: Finally. Some privacy. It is so crazy down there. [He sits down] So, I was thinking... When we get into MIT, we should live together.

Peter Parker: Yeah, for sure.

MJ: Yeah. Love that.

[Ned pulls out a laptop out of his backpack, showing the website of the Massachussets Institute of Technology. A picture shows some smiling young people playing frisbbee.]

Ned Leeds: This is gonna be us.

MJ:Yes. Minus the frisbee. And the smiling.

Peter Parker: MIT's obviously the dream... But if we match-up our backup schools, either way, we'll all be together in Boston. New school, new town. I can Spider-Man there. I mean they have crime in Boston, right?

MJ: Yes. Yes, they do.

Ned Leeds: Yeah, wicked crime.

Peter Parker: Yeah, so it'll be like a fresh start. [Michelle nods in agreement, but the expression on her face says otherwise] What's up?

MJ: I don't know. I just feel like if you don't... If you expect disappointment, then you can never really get disappointed.

Peter Parker: [reassuringly] Come on. It'll be a fresh start. And, we'll all be together.

MJ: Yeah. You're right. Fresh start.

[The three hold their hands together.]

Ned Leeds: Fresh start.

[Cue a montage of return application letters. Aunt May surprises Peter, waving a scrap of paper.]

May Parker: First one's here!

[Upon disappointment, May knocks the letter out of Peter's hand.]

Peter Parker: It's okay. It's a backup school.

[Some days after, May arrives with the next one.]

May Parker: Peter?

[They open it and...]

Peter Parker: No?

[A good couple months has passed, and it's November now. May arrives with the final letter.]

May Parker: Last one.

Peter Parker: [haphazardly eating his oatmeal] MIT?

[Peter joins Ned and MJ in the cafe where MJ works. The three show their letters to one another and sit down at a table.]

MJ: Okay. Ready?

Store Owner: Jones... I told you to take down the Halloween decorations...

MJ: Actually, that was Sasha, so...

Store Owner: Enough attitude, just do it.

MJ: On it.

Ned Leeds: I feel like I'm gonna puke.

MJ: Well, don't. Because, he will just make me clean it.

Ned Leeds: This is our only shot. It's here, or nowhere.

Peter Parker: Hey! Come on.

MJ: Okay. You guys ready?

Ned Leeds and Peter Parker: Yeah.

MJ: Okay. On three. One... Two... Three...

[They uncover their letters... and look at one another with disappointment.]

MJ: No.

Peter Parker: No. You?

Ned Leeds: "In light of the recent controversy, we are unable to consider your application at this time."

Peter Parker: This is so not fair. I mean, this is so not fair. I didn't do anything wrong. And you guys definitely didn't do anything wrong.

MJ: Expect disappointment, and you will never get disappointed.

"Wait, he said that Ned and I got in, what happened?" MJ said to no one in particular.

[Flash Thompson walks in, singing some stupid ass song.]

Flash Thompson: Boston! You guys didn't get in?

Ned Leeds: Yeah. Because we're actually friends with Spider-Man.

Flash Thompson: Uh, yeah... I better get going. There's a mixer for new admissions... and... Sorry, guys.

Store Owner: Jones, what are you doing? Get back to work.

MJ: Yeah. Coming. You know what? I wouldn't change a thing.

Ned Leeds: Me neither. [He tears the letter to shreds] Although, I coulda just showed this letter to my parents.

[Ned leaves. Peter ponders his defeat in silence. And then he notices the decorations above him. They remind him of someone he could ask for help...]

Strange chuckled, of cource he thought of it like that.

[Cut to Peter arriving at the Sanctum Sanctorum to the tune of Doctor Strange's theme. Just as he's about to knock, the gates open spontaneously. Parker crosses the threshold. Much to his surprise, the vestibule is completely frozen. Everything's covered in snow, ice and frost, and the temperature is definitely below -10. On his left, Peter notices two random people raking the snow to buckets with shovels.]

Peter Parker: Um.... Hi. [They stop and stare at him] Hi! I'm...

[A sudden portal opens. Wong, Strange's best friend steps out of it. He's fittingly wearing a large coat lined with fur.]

Wong: The most brainless person in the world. I know. Wong. Try not to slip. We don't have liability insurance.

Peter Parker: Is all this for a holiday party?

Wong: [closing the portal] No. One of the rotunda gateways connects to Siberia. Blizzard blasted through.

[An abrupt swoosh can be heard. Doctor Stephen Strange floats down the stairs through his Cloak of Levitation, holding a mug, wearing a sweatshirt and an anorak which blue color resembles his usual mystical outfit.]

Stephen Strange: Because someone forgot to cast a maintenance spell to keep the seals tight.

Wong: [barely restraining himself from violence] That's right. He did. Because he forgot I now have higher duties.

Stephen Strange: Higher duties?

Wong: The Sorcerer Supreme has high duties, yes.

Peter Parker: Wait, I thought you were the Sorcerer Supreme?

Stephen Strange: No. He got it on a technicality, 'cause I blipped for five years.

Peter Parker: Oh. Well, congratulations.

Stephen Strange: If I'd been here, then I'd...

Wong: Burned the place down. You two, no one sits. Start shoveling.

Strange sent a playful glare to the screen while Tony was full-on laughing at him.

Stephen Strange: So, Peter... To what do I owe the pleasure?

[He walks to the fireplace, Peter follows him.]

Peter Parker: Right. Umm... Woah. [He slips and almost falls] I'm really sorry to bother you, sir, but...

Stephen Strange: Please. We saved half the universe together.

[With a wave of his hand, he creates a fire in the fireplace.]

Stephen Strange: I think we're beyond calling me "sir".

Peter Parker: Okay, uh... Stephen.

Stephen Strange: That feels weird, but I'll allow it.

"You've got a soft spot for him, Strange," Tony said teasingly.

"Like you don't"

"Touche"

Peter Parker: When... When Mysterio revealed my identity... my entire life got screwed up, and... I was wondering, I mean, I don't even know if this would actually work, but I was wondering if... maybe you could go back in time and make it so that he never did?

The atmosphere suddenly became very serious.

Stephen Strange: Peter... we tampered with the stability of space-time to resurrect countless lives. You wanna do it again now just because yours got messy?

Peter Parker: This isn't... it's not about me. I mean, this is really hurting a lot of people. My... my Aunt May, Happy... My best friend, my girlfriend, their futures are ruined just because they know me, and... they've done nothing