'a string that was tangled badly

the one who will untangle the knot is you

I'm not, not afraid anymore'

- im not afraid, holland

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"I'm glad we're doing this." Peter does a small skip and a spin on the Charles Bridge where Kyungsoo was earlier in the day, more healthy too.

"You know they used to execute people on this bridge. They would like-put them in a basket and they would like drown them in water. Sorry. Yoo told me earlier and I got excited at the fact he told me, he told me uh just before you disappeared at the Opera." Peter looked over to MJ guiltily. He continues with a new conversation.

"It's our last night in Prague and I had this plan that I wanted to tell you. I'm just gonna...I'm just gonna tell you. Uh... MJ I-"

"I am Spider-Man." Peter stutters up just sounds rather than words, MJ keeps going, "that's what you were gonna say that you're Spiderman. You're Spiderman, oh and you have plant powers or something?" MJ points over to a Kyungsoo who is walking up to them.

"Sorry? Am I interrupting a date night?" Peter ignores the tired looking boy who was missing for longer than Peter was, his focus on convincing MJ he's not Spiderman.

"I'm not Spiderman. I mean what would make you think that I was Spiderman?"

"I mean I've been watching you for like a while now it's... kind of obvious. The fact that you like disappear, out of nowhere, for no reason. Are you okay back there?" MJ turns to the ignored Kyungsoo.

"Oh little ol' me? I'm fine, I'll just sit over there..." He staggers towards the wall of the bridge.

"You know Susan Yang thinks that you're a male escort." Peter shakes his head rapidly, Kyungsoo interrupts any of the words he's about to say.

"Oh I wish. Parker I'd hirer you and treat you right." The boy is still looking at his hands as he says this.

"I'm- I'm not a male escort."

"Well then, you are Spiderman."

"MJ makes a valid point there, Night Monkey." MJ nods towards the Korean boy, she pulls off her backpack and unzips it. She pulls out something mechanic covered in webs.

"I- um I- maybe here it's Spider- Spider Monkey."

"Oh can I be Edward then? No I prefer Jaspar actually."

As the two look over with judgemental faces, the thing MJ holds inexplicably goes off projecting something and MJ drops it. The projector briefly shows the Air Elemental and Mysterio. Peter and MJ look around shocked and frightened by what they just witnessed. Peter moves cautiously forward and bends down to pick it up.

"I was waiting to explain that," Kyungsoo pushes himself and stumbles to grab it, the electricity running through him causing it to explode in his hands. The flames, like the electricity from earlier absorb, into his skin "Shit, um that is what fish bowl guy is using to create illusions. Gosh all bad guys are attractive, pisstake. First Loki, then Winter Soldier, Erik Killmonger, Hela now this guy." The boy mumbles on still, the two once again look at him to shut up.

"The Elementals are fake? But that doesn't make any sense because we were there right? There was fire and destruction and... who would do something like that?"

"Drones, evil people, um fish bowl as he hates Tony Stark who just happens to have passed away in time for him to strike?"

MJ continues on with Kyungsoo's theories, "Mysterio? I mean it makes sense, each elemental was only defeated by him."

"Um so hey, I am Spiderman and Spiderman really messed up."

"I knew it, fuck I'm good." Kyungsoo holds his hand up waiting for Peter to trot over and high-five him, he doesn't so he smacks his own hand.

"Wait are you serious right now, 'cause I was... I was only like sixty-seven percent sure." MJ steps closer in disbelief.

"I was like ninety-nine point nine percent sure though so."

"Not now Kyungsoo."

"Damn, I see how it is." Kyungsoo steps back muttering with a low, annoyed tone.

MJ looks at Peter, eyes and faces filled with questions that Peter had no time to answer right now, and he stated that to MJ. Peter runs slightly a head of MJ, both heading towards the hotel together. Both not knowing that Beck is watching the three figure out his hoax and planning a way to get the projector back. The drone watching them stays, stalking the moves until it turns back to the bridge where a Kyungsoo staggers to the floor. The boy speaks as loudly as he can, "Means a lot to be noticed by you Parker!"

"That kid really doesn't know how to withstand his powers. Got ya kid."

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" I can't believe I gave him those glasses! I mean, how could I be that stupid? He's probably spying on me right now or sending a drone to come and kill me."

"A drone? To kill you? You had access to killer drones or?"

"Yeah, I didn't really want 'em, especially after I almost killed Brad."

"Excuse me?"

Peter takes his shirt off in front of MJ, then stops to stare embarrassed at her. After a few awkward seconds, MJ gets the message and turns around while Peter strips down to his underwear and begins to put on the stealth suit. Ned stands in the doorway his mouth wide open, his brain trying to function words. The two who aren't the stripping Peter share a glance, MJ impassive, Ned panicked.

"She knows. I told her." Ned hesitates but nods slowly at Peter, for a second feeling sad that he is no longer that special to Peter but will always will remain his best friend.

"More like I figured it all out." MJ holds a smug smile.

"Look, Mysterio is a fraud. Him saving you and Betty, he was faking it the whole time. He's been using this hologram tech. Look, Ned, I need you to call May, get her to call Mr. Harrington, say that she wanted me to stay with family in Berlin until this all blows over, okay?"

"Got it. Easy."

"You guys lie with such ease."

Ned shrugs, "Guy in the chair has to be the main man." Peter nods at Ned and begins to move toward the window, MJ throws the projector at him before he forgets it.

"Oh hey Ned?"

"Yeah?"

"Kyungsoo knows too and according to MJ he has plant powers? I believe that too, watched him do it too many times to be an idiot and say no." With that Peter swings out leaving the two in his and Kyungsoo's shared room. Ned awkwardly turns to MJ, "So, you know, too. It's cool! Um. I mean, I've known first and I've known longer but it's not a competition..." MJ has already made her way the door by the time Ned finishes his attempted boast. "Where is Kyungsoo by the way?"

"Oh? I thought he followed us from the bridge? Maybe with Brad, he knows not to say anything with his own little situation going on."

"Cool cool cool."

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Kyungsoo is still on the bridge, taking in the fresh and cool air to reconcile with his own head. His phone rings with his brother's name, expecting both Eric and Jaehyun to be there now.

"Thank fuck you picked up, Kyunggie, Jae was about to higher a hitman on you." Kyungsoo lets out a tired laugh, "How are you? You look like shit. You should come home so we can figure this out, plant healing and now that electricity thing, what ever you did with it." Kyungsoo interrupted him, " Add fire to that list as well apparently."

"So fire, electricity, earthly things. Are you these elemental beasts and you are aren't telling us." Eric pipes in after Kyungsoos interruption, slightly muffled from the distance as he was away from the oldest now holding the phone.

"No and I'm sure of that, they are all fake, would you believe it! Is it okay if I stay here, I'm sure it will all be fine now and I just need to sleep this exhaustion off at the hotel."

"I'm not sure, I'll let you know what I think tomorrow. Just know that when you get back we are talking about this all and experimenting with it. Nothing harmful I promise, I'll see if I can steal anything from Stark Industries for you."

"I love you both you know that right?"

"Speak like you're gonna die again and I will never let you leave this house. Love you kiddo, say bye Eric so he can sleep please." Shuffling one their side gets louder indicating that Eric is getting closer "Bye Kyunggie I love you, see you soon!"

The boy smiles putting his phone away, groaning as he stands, his body screaming how tired he is. His brain took on too much today let alone his body. Peter Parker risks his life daily as a kid superhero in a suit that really compliments his figure, the kid was close with Tony Stark who he lost not so long ago. He discovered that his powers spread way further than healing plants and his body was faulting because he didn't know how to hold it all in. The fish bowl guy appeared saving peoples' lives then that turns out to be all a hoax like the Hopkin's Witch Hunts, he also happens to have the glasses belonging to Peter that hold a little too much power. MJ figured out he could do something with plants, luckily not too in detail so he could still remain denying it. Peter left Kyungsoo to run away with MJ making his crush on the boy even more painful. Now fish bowl stands in front of him looking at Kyungsoo with deadly eyes.

"Hello Kyungsoo Yoo, also known as Freak Storm by the late Tony Stark. What is keeping you out so late, you kids have had a busy trip."

"Stark knew who I was?" The kid was beyond confused, adding to his already sunken and tired eyes.

"Hm indeed, the files are all in these glasses, by the name in the files it seems Stark knew more about your powers than you. Ever meet him?"

"Of course not, the man is unreachable unless you are something special."

"And you aren't?" Beck was egging on any kind of response from the so called Freak Storm.

"I wouldn't say that, bringing plants back to life is romantic but that's it." Kyungsoo was trying to not fall for the traps that surrounded him.

"You're abilities are more than that, you know this now too after today. Mr Yoo, you may be popular in school but right now no one is here to listen to a word you say. Be honest, you want to know what you can do, since Tony Stark decided to keep it all from you."

"Why would I hold that against a dead hero? I don't want to explore my powers in case people like you try to exploit me. My brother's are the only ones I trust with what I have, not even my parent's have an inkling to this so why the fuck would I join a hoax master? You can lie to me at any point."

Beck starts walking towards the boy trying to be brave in this scary moment, "Rough language for a young kid, no one has manners for people like me these days. Kid, I just want to help you. Give you something you never had, someone to help you through these changing abilities."

"Like you helped Parker?"

"You bring him up, but where is he? Clearly not giving a shit about you? Maybe if you tried harder, he'd like you back." The words hit Kyungsoo like a tsunami, a natural disaster his abilities couldn't deflect. Beck was right, Peter left without looking back.

"I'm not going to fight you fish bowl, I won't win. I will head back to the hotel, maybe tell Peter that you are still close by, then I will sleep and pretend I never met your entitled arse." The boy hopes that as he walks passed the criminal genius, that he will keep walking without a hurdle. But, he jinxed it. A fast and rapid pain shot from his head and down his spine before the bridge in front of him turned into nothing but a void of black.

"That hormonal teenager will save you kiddo, and I'll be back on track."

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