What Am I Forgetting?

Peter: "But. .what. .i mean. .I'm a dad?!"

Me: "Kind of. More like a provider. But that suit you now strut around in? Well that's a child learning from you. Your actions. Your emotions. Your abilities. Just like if you were it's papa."

I think I stunned the poor kid. He's practically glued to the roof and not even budging. Maybe I should have been a little more gentle with the pitch? Meh.

Peter: "What happens now? I can't just throw a kid away. ."

Me: "Good head on your shoulders, kiddo. Well, we head down to my family and then you can join us for a meal while my wife explains the intricacies of the Klyntar."

Peter: "She knows about me too?"

Me: "We're a couple. Of course she knows. Oh! Also, I just want to let you know one more thing! If your damn hand comes near my kids again, I will rip it the fuck off and shove it in your gut. K? Wunderbar!"

He nodded his reply hard enough I thought his head would come off. Good kid. Just needs help every now and then.

I felt for my wife's location and headed her way. Me and lil Pete jumped the roofs until we got close and shimmied our way down the walls in the alley. Hope I didn't lay it on him too thick, he's rather quiet.

Everyone was sitting outside around a table. Even MJ is here? Well, time to get some grub. I'm already famished.

Tasha: "So you and papa Richard came from another universe?"

Wait what?

Jaz: "AND he rescued you from your father?!"

What the hell?!?!

Danny: " But then what happened to your home world?"

What is she telling those kids?!

Jenn: "So he knew about us from his home world? Is that why he is hesitant to hook up with me?"

Say what?!?! No, you're fabulous. I mean. .

MJ: "Are you messing with us? Because I don't see how that's possible."

Thank you MJ! At least someone has a head on their shoulders!

Abby: "It is whether you believe it or not. But as they say, seeing is believing, I believe your boyfriend would surprise you with a great secret you would never have thought was true."

God damnit honey. I facepalmed myself so hard they turned around to see me and Peter standing a short distance away. Hi all.

Me: "What the hell kind of nonsense are you sharing honey. Kids, don't listen to her. She needs some help. Of the professional kind it seems."

Peter mumbled, "it would explain how you know about me."

I banged my head on the table once I sat down. I just wanted some food. Not talking about some hero / princess story my wife made up.

Danny: "So what happened to your home?"

Abby: [Oh come on! This is fun! You know you need some stories for our little ones. They want to know more about us. We've been quiet for too long]

Me: [You suck] "It all disappeared."

Everyone but MJ had gasped.

MJ: "Okay, this is silly. Why do you believe this? Peter, please tell me you don't believe this!"

Hey, good news is she was aggravated enough that she forgot how angry she was Peter. So that's good news for him.

Peter: "I don't know what to believe. I'm shocked by all this."

MJ was at her wits end I could see. Since Peter couldn't exactly show her he was Spider-Man right here, so I decided to help him out.

So I brought forth my old friend, the tentacle of chompiness! In non-chompiness mode. Everyone was watching me while I booped her on the forehead. She was so shocked throughout the entire event that she didn't even react until after it was all done.

Good thing Peter was seated beside her. Her face went from pure shock to unadulterated horror. So he was able to muffle her scream with his hand. Good job Peter!

Me: "Well, that'd be one way to show I'm not from this world. But to prove I'm from another universe would be hard. Hmm, that I know you want to be a model or an actress help? Or maybe that you smoke in private when you're stressed? Or that the first time you met Peter, you said 'Face it tiger, you hit the jackpot'."

MJ's eyes widened when I mentioned her secret smoking habit, but bulged when I said her first ever line when she was introduced in the comic world. She looked over to see if Peter told anyone but even he was shocked.

Jenn: "Wow. What do you know about me? Am I famous from your world?"

Me: "Why are you takimg this so easy? *sigh* But yes, I know of you and your cousin who donated his blood. Thus why you are the tall, sexy, witty, and evergreen woman that you are now."

This is the damn woman who got me into my strong woman fetish. Of course I know about you! Geez.

Tasha: "Then what were we?"

Abby: "A happy accident. I know that does not make your situation any better, but I'm glad you came into our lives when you did."

Sigh. Abby, why couldn't you wait until we were all home for this. What the hell is goimg through your mind I shall never know.

Me: "Okay. Any other questions? Out here. In public."

Get the hint. Let's go home where it's quiet.

Abby: "Point taken Richard. Let's box the meals and take it home. We can continue this in the living room."

It was a pretty quiet walk home. Well if you don't count the argument me and Abby had in our mind talk. Sorry, not an argument. A small difference in our reasonings. Yes, small. Small like the Hulk's p*nis.

Abby: [ I do not see why you have to disagree with me. I thought it wouls be a perfectly good way to share with the kids that we are not from this world. I mean it is already quite obvious.]

Me: [ And I believe we couls have done it a bit more quietly at our home. Just us five. Not three extras. Especially when I am going to need you to be an interpreter of sorts.]

Abby: [And I asked you to handle that on your own. I can see that the Klyntar child is not part of the hive mind but you nearly exposed us, hon! So please do the explaining and I will help with any finer points if he really needs it. Honestly, all he needs to do is hold in his aggression and be morally apt in his actions. The child shall mature quickly and they can bond as we have.]

We finally made it home. Walking is so exhausting! I want my shadow travel back! Or my wings! Anything but walking. Uff.

Me: "Alright sit down. Since your Mama Abby wants this done, so lets do this. Anyone want a drink?"

Everyone wanted water so I just brought bottled water out of my inventory and used my tentacle fingers to hand it off to them. That's the great part of having an inventory. Mostly everything stacks!

But the part that had everyone in awe was pulling something out of nothing. They didn't even admire my tentacled fingers! Well maybe MJ did, she did shudder when I placed the bottle in front of her. And Jenn had a weird look in her eyes.

Me: "Alright. Who goes first?"

Of course it's Jaz. She's always the most excitable.

Jaz: "Oh! So who is our granddad!"

Me: "Uhh. Well. He's kind of a god. Or some super cosmic being that can crush most gods. ."

Uuuuu's went around.

Danny: "How did you two meet?"

Abby: " Well we met in a park and we were forced to rely on one another. I was unable to leave and he fell in love with me."

I snorted at that one.

Me: "Yeah, after you forced yourself on me."

Abby: "I did not see you fighting me off. I can remember your vocal appreciation of what I did."

Me: "Like I could fight off a literal demi goddess. Excuse me for being a mere mortal man."

Tasha interjected before we could go on, "So what happened to your home world then?"

I did not sigh. . but I did have a long exhale. .

Me: "It's gone. Not gone as in destroyed but gone as in we have no way back. No idea how really, not that I care to go back."

Jenn: "Well why not?"

Huh? When did Abby grab onto my hand?

Me: "My first wife. She passed away. Most the family went their own ways and never contacted me again. Quite honestly, if I never met Abby I would have gone off the deep end. Well. . completely. I know I'm an oddball and have my moments."

Peter: "But that doesn't explain how you know about us, especially about me."

Me: "Can't really do that if you don't want MJ knowing your big secret."

MJ: "I already know he's Spider-Man if that's what you are refering to."

Me: "Oh. . well okay then. Then to put it nicely, you two are heroes in my world. And MJ becomes a top model from what I saw. And even was a play actress for a short minute"

Well that was interesting. When did Pete tell MJ? Or. .oh. He didn't. Did she just play me?! Touche little lady. I guess throwing around 'his secret' every once in a while isn't hard to miss.

Well thankfully most the big question out of the way, our kids invited Peter and MJ to a sleep over. It looked like those two would need to have a talk or two but it seemed they put it off for a later date. Well that's real mature of them. Thumbs up to you two!

As for me. I just wanted to sleep.

But do I get to? Nope. Because in my door frame is a hot green Amazonian like woman in purple see through lingerie.

Jenn: "You two don't mind if I join you tonighr, do you? I don't want to be left alone in the bed for a third nighr in a row. ."

Abby had that damn cheshire smile on her face. And sod it all if I wanted to refuse. Because a different brain kept saying yes.

Now while I did enjoy the delicious morsels in front of me. I kept thinking I was forgetting something? Or was it someone? It wasn't until I had a feeling I was being watched when I looked out the window. And there she was. A very angry. A very frightening. And very hungry? Black Cat.

I did not scream like a girl when she launched herself through the window. I deny all accusations on that point.