1 Chapter 1: Normal life
All right, let's do it.
My name is Miles Morales a not so normal but still normal 14 years old kid in a earth not normal at all. Why would I say that? Because after dying at the age of 16 in my past life and reincarnating in this one, I've saw that for the past 10 years there's been a real hero : the one and only Spider-Man!
I know shocker right? That was my exact reaction when he first appeared. I mean, that is Peter Parker! THE Spider-Man!
Well there is still some differences from the movies and the cartoon spectacular Spider-Man that I saw when I was a kid. For example the Green Goblin, while still green. He looks more like a green giant gargoyle than a goblin. I mean you should see him, he's freaking huge! Then there's the fact that Doctor Octopus is a woman AND not a villain, but a well known scientist by the name of Olivia (it took time for me see that ''he'' was ''her'' by the way). But I think that the most weirdest thing is that Peter Parker is blonde?
Well as I said earlier, Spider-Man has been a hero for the past 10 years and I thought that he was going to be the only one hero that I was going to see in this life.
That was until 3 years ago. One day I saw Iron man on TV, and then Tony Stark himself saying that he was Iron man! Honestly I still held hope that, that Ironman wasn't the one from the MCU because Spider-Man was the first hero of this century. But then 2 years ago I went to the Stark Expo with my family, just to be almost killed by bombs planted in a poor robots version of Iron man! And it not over, a week after that my dad and I were going to see his friends for his jazz show at Harlem. We didn't see the show. But we saw two green monsters fighting against each other and none of them were the green goblin!
Obviously after that, like all normal people I freaked out and asked my mother if we could move out from New York city. I mean you can't blame me when you know that there is a possibility that in the near future aliens will start an invasion in New York. But unfortunately my mother refuses, because I quote "Our family doesn't run away from problems". That's a super philosophy, but I don't want run into those kind of problems!
The only thing that I am grateful for is that except for New York war and Thanos snap (Holy sh*t how could I forget about that?), if I don't purposely run into dangerous places I'll be able to live my normal life in this not normal city always protected by the one and only Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
Which is why right now I can draw without any worry while listening some music.
"...m..es..."
"đ”I'm friend with a monster, that's under my bedđ”"
"..Mi..es.."
"Get along with the voices,.. Mmhmm... my head đ¶"
"...miles..."
"You're trying to save m..."
"MILES!!"
Hearing my dad shout through my headphones wake me up from my daydream. Because I suddenly felt like I forgot to do something. Something I was going to do before starting to draw. So I just shout in return.
"Yeah?"
"Are you finished packing for school?"
Hearing that I turned to my bed just to see my very empty suitcase.
'So that's what I was forgetting! Wait, it's not the moment to be amazed at my ability to be easily distracted! I gotta reply!'
"Yeah don't worry, I'm at my last tee-shirts..."
I then looked at my second empty school bag.
"... And books... I'll be finishing in a minute."
'I Hope'
Not wanting to be scolded for not preparing everything earlier I started to frantically search for any available clothes and shoes I saw that were good enough. Then I put them in my suitcase before quickly wearing my uniform.
'Huuh lucky for me almost of the clothes are from the uniform. Well, we can go!'
I thought as I going to step out my room before remembering that I still had an empty backpack to fill. With a long sigh of annoyance I returned to the battlefield once again while hearing my dad saying.
"Miles, hurry up! You're a grown man, you can't show up late on the first day of school!"
And so after a hard fight between my books and my bag (what can I say, those books apparently don't like to be confined) I was finally out of my room! And I still had a little bit of time left, I call that a victory. Even time and a messy room can't beat Miles the speedster!
But food could, so I went quickly to the kitchen supplying myself for the last time of the entire week with whatever my mom was cooking before going out.
"Miles, stop eating, if you want me to drive you in time we gotta go now."
'Did I just heard my father's going to to drive me to school?'
"No dad it's okay I can walk. I WILL walk."
I said as I speed up eating. Then without waiting anymore I took my large suitcase and bag before heading out. Well not before my mother started to kiss me all over my face while saying that me iba a extrañar [she'll miss me], that I had to take care of myself etc. You know, the typical mother speech.
Then finally out and still in a reasonable time range I started to walk down the street as I thought that from now on I will unfortunately never go back to Brooklyn middle.
But by chance it was on my path to my new high school Brooklyn Visions and so I could also see my best friend Phineas ''Phin'' Mason! The only person I'll ever acknowledge to be a bit smarter than me. And also the best girl I've been hanging out with to do the best or stupidest mischiefs we did since like almost forever.
But what is strange is that since learning that I'll be moving out of school I think I start to have a crush on her (Or is it because we've always been together so I think that?).
As I passed in front of Brooklyn Middle I says hello to my friends while checking up with them. But I don't know why when they were talking it's like I've been away for 5 years or something when it's only been a week. One even ask me if I felt the earthquake last night (I'm starting to think that we don't live in the same place because I slept like a baby and felt nothing) and even Phin was like that!
"Miles! So, how's that new school?"
"Don't worry, nobody's going to beat me except you if that's what you're worried about."
She chuckled at that before waving at me as I was still advancing.
"Well you better. We miss you, Miles."
"You miss me? I still live here and you saw me two days ago!"
I replied amused as I shook my head.
But after a few steps I react and turn myself and ask grinning.
"Wait you miss me?"
But she was already talking to other people so I let it go, because maybe right now that was the puberty thinking (Let's think about it the next I see her).
And so to distract myself of that and my return to my new school I start to stick the new stickers I draw last night to poles and mailboxes. Until a police car that I knew very well stopped in front of me.
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"You know you don't you have to do that, right? I can just walk or even take the subway."
I said, hoping he take a hint. But apparently no because our focus were different.
"You can walk plenty on Saturday to peel those stickers off."
"Cough you saw that? But, I don't think that one was me dad"
Actually now that I said it maybe one of those was mine, but Ignoring me he continued.
"And the three near the Burger K near the house."
'Does he have a superpower?'
"Sigh, well those were mine."
After an awkward silence while I started to do work on one of most tired job of a teenager : Brooding on my dad. He on the other hand started to search for a subject to talk about. Which he sadly found.
"Hey Miles look at that, there's a new coffee shop! Do you see it?"
God, I was already feeling bored.
"Yes dad, I see it"
"You see it? What that's one called?"
"Star Bucket coffee..."
"Star Bucket coffee hahaha! Come on!"
I can already see it it will be a joke on star or disco.
"And they're all just line up. You see that Miles?"
" 'See it dad."
"Haha are you sure that's a coffee shop? Not a disco or star agency?"
Or both.
"Dad, You're old man."
"Old?"
He replied with a smirking, before we both saw a report on a TV talking an earthquake (that was real?!) and a mysterious light last night appearing on Brooklyn and how Spider-Man was already on it. And obviously that didn't please my dad at all.
"Pff, Spider-Man..."
Here we go...
"People consider him as a hero when he only goes out to swing on build once every week to, ''Save the day''. Whereas me and my guys are putting our lives on line when we go out. Every. Single. Day. When patrolling in this city and arrest the bad guys. And not with a mask or a fancy robot suit like him or Ironman, but with our guts and right given by the government..."
"Hunhun."
Was all I replied before I tuned him out a little.
"...And with great power, comes great accountability! I mean that..."
'Wait, what?'
One my brows arc at that.
"That's not even how the saying goes dad!"
"Well it should! I think you don't realize how many times WE had to clean up the streets after those 'super heroes' fight those villains. And THEN had our salary deducted to repaire those streets! If at least we were fighting..."
I imagine my father in a more hero style police suit fighting against the scorpion before starting to count the price of every object he break in the fight. That put a smile on my face, so amused I replied.
"But you're not dad, and honestly I think..."
But he didn't let me finish and acknowledge the first part of my sentence.
"Yes we're not! So why a part of the bill would go to us?"
"Well, you're policemen you should protect people and the city."
Obviously. It's not like the senator will pay for the damage.
"Yes we are here to protect the citizens not to build a city!"
...
''That's... Not really what I meant but whatever."
And so for almost all rest of the journey he continued like that while half listening to me or interpretating my words to his own convenience, until we finally got to the destination: Brooklyn Visions Academy.
As I stare at the entrance and students in front of it still inside the car, I couldn't prevent a long sigh escaping thinking that I didn't really feel that school. The way everyone seems to be inside, it wasn't really my thing.
Turning my head to face my dad, I asked.
"Can't I just go back to Brooklyn middle?"
Which cause him to sigh too.
"Miles, we already had this conversation many times. We can't have again now that it already too late. And I already told you, that school will be great for you."
"But dad, no matter how great is that school, I can't feel comfortable with it! I mean, look at them, and look at me! I'm only here 'cause I won that stupid lottery!"
Which my father refute immediately.
"No way. You passed the entry test just like everybody else, Okay? That lottery was a chance to prove to them that you had your place here!"
'And now I'm regretting doing that test!'
Seeing me not that convinced he tried to explain in that adult sage way his point of view.
"Since you were a kid, you and Phin proved that you were extremely capable and extremely intelligent, now you have the opportunity to prove it to other and use that intelligence further. This, is a great opportunity! Phin didn't have that chance, you did! Do you want pass it like that? Huh?"
'Bringing up Phin was a very low blow.'
After a long sigh to calm down, he resumed.
"Looks, there are moments in our life when we have to make a choice..."
"Well, I don't think that's that kind of moment because I don't feel like I have a choice right now.''
'Did I just says that out loud?'
''YOU DON'T''
'IIIII did.'
Not wanting to continue that conversation any longer and wanting to be in an even more bad mood, I went out of the car and prepared to to take out my suitcase at the front.
'Well let's think about the fact that I am lucky to have second life where my only worry are still school and parents and not Titans, Marines or ninjas. Normal life is great.'
After I took my stuff out of the car me and my dad looked at each other for a minute without saying anything.
While I knew that my father was doing that for my own sake. But when you're accustomed of certain things and people it really hard to let it go some times, and I know it because I lived it when lost my life once. And as if reading my mind, my dad said gently to me.
"I love you Miles."
And that put a little smile on my face.
"Yeah I know dad, see you Friday."
'Well at the end, even if I lost many things, no matter what happen I can always count on my family.'
I thought while going to the entrance of the Academy. But apparently my dad thought I didn't reply correctly and couldn't hear him well because he took his PA so the hole street could hear him and said something that made me stop to stunned to reply for a second.
"You gotta say " I love you " back."
'Is he serious?'
"Dad are you serious?"
That was a whole new level of shame. Worst is, there were still many students outside the academy who were now staring at our interaction.
"I wanna hear it."
"You wanna hear me say it?"
" 'I love you dad'."
'That's the most embarrassing day of both of my life!'
"You're dropped me off at a school!"
'Be happy with that! Take the hint and please go!'
" 'I love you dad'."
Seeing more and more people coming to see the I almost couldn't take it anymore and tried to make him aware of the moment and timing.
"Look at this place! Do you really think that the best moment?!"
Apparently not caring at all (that's the super power of parents) he still continue.
" 'Dad, I love you'."
Not wanting to waste more time on this especially in front my school, rolling my eyes at him, I just give in.
"Dad. I love you."
That just made him smirk while he followed by.
"That's a copy. And tie your shoes please."
Before driving off.
Immediately after that the laughing and mockery started as I quickly walked inside the school.
'I wanna kill myself, why would I ever think that normal life is great? That's awful!'
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So, like you can see for those who saw the movie this chapter is basically the same and this arc will also basically be same too for many reasons that I won't really talk about but it is important for the following so I won't change to much of the story. But I will still change things about Miles and his reason to become Spider-Man. In the movie at first Peter just told now you are Spider-Man, you don't have a choice and that's it. And then for the rest of the movie he just tried to be one and tried to prove he can be a Spider-Man. But my Miles will be different because he is originally from a world without super, and he personally don't want to be one. And that will be the main theme of this arc.
Another thing to talk about is that this Miles only know Peter Parker as Spider-Man he basically doesn't read comics, never saw 'Ultimate Spider-Man' and died before the release of 'infinity war' so he never saw 'into the spider verse'. Meaning for him there is and there will always be only one Spider-Man and that is Peter Parker. So please do not ask why he doesn't know miles morales, Spider-Gwen, Silk, Scarlett-Spider, madame web etc...
Thanks for reading though ^^.
