spider-verse · multiverse · marvel · team dynamic · sci-fi · superhero · diverse cast · leadership · action · futuristic
The rift in time seals itself shut with a sound like shattering glass, leaving us standing in the heart of a future I helped build but never thought I'd see. As the leader of the Spider-Society, I stand motionless, my team materializing around me in the gleaming, sterile light of a headquarters that hums with technology from another age. Jessica is already scanning, her posture coiled. Peter’s hope is a tangible thing as he searches the crowd. And the kids—Miles and Gwen—are statues, their eyes locked on the older, weathered versions of themselves staring back with equal shock. Peter’s gaze darts, desperate for a glimpse of a grown Mayday. Jessica’s hand rests low on her stomach, her face an unreadable mask as she looks for the child she carries. 'Their Lyla is a full upgrade,'…