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May Parker was pretty much the only mother that Peter Parker ever knew since he was too young to remember his own parents before they had died in an accident. She and Ben Parker supported his love for superheroes even if May wasn't thrilled about Tony Stark and superhuman fights putting normal people at risk. She was freaked out when she discovered by accident that Peter was Spider-Man but ended up supporting it even if she wasn't entirely thrilled and blamed Stark more for how he brought Peter into the Civil War, supporting the Sokovia Accords with implications of what it could mean for Peter and how he apparently thought Peter was only worth contacting again when it was to reprimand him for mistakes caused by lack of communication.
On Titan Peter was feeling afraid when he felt whatever was happening and was in Tony's arms when he went away, only to find himself there again with Doctor Strange saying he was needed as the two of them and the Guardians of the Galaxy went through the portal back to Earth to help the Avengers fight Thanos and his army. They won in the end with Tony using the Infinity Stones to snap away Thanos and his army; Tony was close to dying but his own nanites technology combined with the work of Dr Helen Cho managed to save him enough to put him into a coma which he was unlikely to awaken anytime soon.
It was a lot to take in knowing that half of the universe including him had been gone for half a decade and Captain America himself Steve Rogers comforted him saying that he had tracked down his Aunt after finding evidence of his identity after a year. He was told that his Aunt never stopped missing him and was surprised to find out that May had thanked Steve since the visits were more than what Tony had done. Peter was stunned when May said that after he got back Tony never even replied to her messages about wanting to speak about what happened to Peter together; he could understand if Tony had his own family being started but not even a reply?
He was grateful for Tony for the suit and seeing him as the hero he got to see up close at the Stark Expo when he was a kid but now he started to see were May was coming from with her criticisms. But with Tony risking possible death to save all of reality; he didn't know what to think.
Peter was stunned to find out that she had remarried and needed half an hour to himself after that to think for himself; he needed to remind himself that a few hours to him were five years to May. That she would be able to move on from Uncle Ben; if she did it would not be like she would have a short list of admirers...
Dr Strange came to Peter and said he would take him to see her himself, Peter had changed into a pair of clothes provided to him after Dr Strange had gotten his old backpack for him from its hiding spot (collecting dust for 5 years?). He braced himself as Dr Strange opened up the portal which they entered to the reception area of Metro-General Hospital which was hectic to put it lightly as the staff were trying saint like patience to deal with their unexpected guests:
"I am on the register to discuss my upcoming surgery!"
"I was told that I would be able to visit my mother in five minutes!"
"What is with the calendar here?"
Dr Christine Palmer was spotted by Dr Strange and he went up to her, "Stephen! It's been so long but I can't exactly catch up... We are in kind of a breakdown here with these people suddenly appearing and I think your brand of mysticism will only make things worse..." She said but Strange stopped her from leaving.
"Christine, if possible I have a visitor for Mrs Parker-Lewis who I think she would need to see..." Strange told her calmly as she looked at Peter and was stunned.
"She has a busy day and was about to check out early with her husband before everything went down anyway and they were getting ready to check out before they get too overwhelmed anyway... I will get them..." Christine muttered as she ran off as Peter faced her.
"So... Do you know her..." Peter asked trying to think of something to make conversation with Stephen before he gets reunited with his Aunt.
"Former co-worker and ex-girlfriend; used to work here but a car accident ended my career and led me on the path to becoming a Master of the Mystic Arts." Stephen explained. Suddenly a woman that Peter instantly recognised as his Aunt May came running through the hall looking stressed out.
"Okay; things have been overwhelming and I don't think I could be much help or else I would just drop through exhaustion so can you please make it quick what you want to see me about so I can go home..." May said before pausing with a stop as she noticed Peter and recognised him as her face was frozen. "Peter?" May asked looking like she was scared this was a dream.
Peter gave a nervous smile as he said "Hi May; long story short but the Avengers brought us all back..." May rushed in for a hug which Peter returned which seemed to go on forever. Stephen made his leave as they let go and there was an awestruck man who looked like this guy from a TV show that Peter had glanced at on the TV before called My Boys.
"Peter; this... Is my husband Dan and Dan... This is Peter..." May told them as Dan eagerly took Peter's hand to shake.
"So you are the famous Peter Parker; it's so good to meet you and there is so much to talk about so let's wait until we get home." Dan told him with a smile as Peter looked hesitant. They left and Dan drove the car as Peter listened on as Dan spoke of how they met when he transferred to New York from San Francisco after the Blip which apparently what everyone called what had happened.
"Peter; I want to get this off my back first but it's perfectly alright if I am just Dan to you, no need to feel pressured to call me Uncle Dan or anything." Dan said as Peter felt at more easy as it seemed that Dan was trying to welcome him. "Plus do you want to discuss curfew about how long you are allowed out if you still want to be Spider-Man?" Dan asked and what happened made him think that he made a horrible mistake.
"WHAT THE FUCK? HE KNOWS?" Peter had screamed and May was glaring at Dan who jumped in his seat and just barely stopped at a traffic light.
"Okay, I probably should have done that more gently at a more appropriate time... Don't worry as May didn't want to let me know but among your old stuff I was marvelling at your gadgets which included your old web-shooters and I couldn't help fiddling with it to see what it does and the web came out and I found your old costume..." Dan explained.
They arrived at a modest looking house and they showed him inside and was led to a bedroom on the top floor, "May never gave up hope that you and everyone could come back so we put all your stuff in this room and added a few things in there so I hope you can make yourself home..." Dan told him as he opened the door and Peter saw his stuff from his old room in the apartment in there along with the posters and some Spider-Man figures on a drawer. He found a box with his action figures it and the junk that he had scavenged to work on.
Peter gave May another hug which she told him "welcome home Peter..."