Peter groaned, opening his eyes slightly. His head pounded, and his limbs ached, but most of all, he felt hungry. He couldn’t make anything out with his vision so blurry, the edges of it darkened. He wasn’t wearing his glasses. He went to rub his eye but the effort felt too demanding. He was tired. So so tired. He closed his eyes.
“Peter?! Peter?!” a familiar voice said. “I think he’s awake. l saw his eyes move! Harry get the nurse!”
It was Aunt May. He recognised that worrying tone anywhere. He felt the pressure on my hand accompanied by a warmth, as the sound of a door slamming shook the room around him. The grip on Peter’s hand tightened as he flinched. She was holding his hand fiercely.
“He’s awake?” another voice said, hopeful, followed by the sound of rushing footsteps. That had to be MJ.
“Peter? Peter? Can you hear us?” another voice said. Was that Grandpa? Peter struggled to open my eyes again, barely able to muster the effort.
Grandpa Will, Aunt May, and MJ stood over me, worry creasing their faces.
“What happened?” he mumbled, his words slurring.
“Don’t try to talk Pete. It’s ok” MJ said, resting a hand on his shoulder. Aunt May clutched his hand tighter, and Grandpa Will’s expression softened into a smile, his eyes slightly wet.
“I guess I am dying first after all” Grandpa said with a dry chuckle. May hit him lightly, and MJ shot him a look. Peter laughed slightly before wincing in pain and grabbing his side. Tubes tugged at him as he shifted and he suddenly felt like the world was spinning, any semblance of gravity he’d just had, gone.
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It took him a while to feel stable again, the dizziness steadily ebbing into nausea. The others were still at his side, closer now. Harry was here too and so was a nurse. A nurse? He was in the hospital. How had he not realised that before? He felt a sudden jolt of panic and shot up, pushing the nurse back. His body erupted with pain as he tried to speak. Vomit spewed from his mouth, drenching his bedsheets. He coughed multiple times, struggling to breathe before slumping onto his side. He breathed heavily for a few seconds as the commotion around him blurred into a singular distant feeling.
But his mind still felt sharp. Peter remembered everything. Lucas, the monster, the fight, the fear, and the explosion. Past that it was a blur. He couldn’t remember how he’d gotten out, only remembering that Lucas had been ok. The whole place had been a mess. He could still feel the vibrations of the explosion in his hands even now.
A negative energy explosion.
How had it even happened? The machine had been broken while it was on, but for an explosion to occur, any and all fail-safes would’ve had to be turned off. Whatever Dr Gonzales had done, it had accidentally resulted in something only theorised about. Maybe it had something to do with whatever he’d turned himself into? Peter barely even understood the math required to know why it theoretically was possibly, and there was a big leap between theory and practice.
He felt himself shiver, wincing. The sensation brought him back to reality. The energy had devastated the centre. People had died. Lots of people had died and he was thinking about the science of it all. A wave of nausea washed through him and he felt his consciousness start to wane. That wasn’t good. He couldn’t fall asleep. He needed to stay awake. Right now, everything felt wrong. He didn’t even know what had happened in the aftermath. He didn’t know anything. Was Grady ok? Was Sajani ok? Was Bella ok? Was Gwen ok?! He felt fear clutch his heart as the trembling worsened, his face wet with sweat. This was a mess, and he was too weak to do anything. Just like before. Just like always.
Peter felt himself curl up, clutching at his chest, his face buried into someone’s warm embrace. His breaths started to slow and the fear faded. He felt himself start to drift off again, but he didn’t fight it this time, allowing himself to fade into the warmth. As his mind drifted he could only pray everyone was ok.