Episode 1: Peter Parker's Pilot

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A. [Action | 460 Stone St | Outside]

[When Peter woke up, yawned, kissed his sleeping wife on the shoulder, clambered out of bed and walked towards the bathroom with his eyes shut... he immediately toppled down the stairs and landed on his face. Jumping up with alarm, his brain clicked awake, synapses firing, as he quickly listed the Wrongs in his

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A, oh hey Avenger-neighbor

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[Two houses down at 462 Stone St., Bucky is slipping outside in an oil-spotted work shirt, a lunch in hand from his creepy-ass drone wife and a piece of toast in the other hand. Neither of which are his prosthetic. Which still weirds him out. He really doesn't like sticking around "home" too long, and going to work is a better way to spend his time than a lot of things...

He can't help but notice the person on the lawn a couple houses down, though. He looks familiar. Why does he look familiar? Wait...]

Parker?

Re: A, oh hey Avenger-neighbor

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[Peter whips his head up at the sound of his name. Who on earth knew him here? The tone of the voice briefly reminded him of Flash Thompson, and Peter looked up in bemused surprise... into the face of a man in an oily shirt, clutching a lunchbox.]

Do I know you?

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[Oh come on. It's going to be just his fucking luck if another Avenger shows up and doesn't even know who the hell he is. At least Steve recognized him...

In the flattest tone he can manage:] You and the rest of the New Avengers used to trash my apartment.

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[Peter jumps to his feet and glances around him nervously]

SHUSH-SHH-SHH! Jeez, man, don't go... blurting out the fact that I'm with the... Ew-Nay Vengers-Ay...!

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[...Yeah, it's Peter. He's not sure whether to face-palm or be relieved.]

I doubt it really matters here. Welcome to some crazy nuthouse of a town stuck in the 1950s where you probably aren't even in your own body. [As his left arm would prove if Peter had... any idea who he was.]

...You seriously have no idea who I am? This is time travel bullshit isn't it?

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OH MY GOD. I seriously hope this is just time travel! That would be... that would be GREAT! I mean, that would make sense, y'know?

You ever... wonder about your definition of "makes sense"?

[Peter rubs his eyebrow.]
But no, man, sorry, I don't... remember you. Are you from the future maybe? Or maybe I'm brainwashed? Alternate Earth maybe? ...I hope I didn't just meet you and completely forget who you are , cuz, haha, man that would be... that would be awkward .

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[It's kind of sad that they hope for time travel just because it makes more sense.] I wonder about my definition of 'making sense' every day of my life.

Probably from your future. Though I wouldn't rule out the Alternate Earth thing completely, I have no fucking clue where this 'Mayfield' place we're in actually is... [He trails off for a moment, then sighs.] Question. Has Cap bit the big one whenever you're from?

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Cap? Cap who?

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OH. Cap! CAPTAIN AMERICA. Good ol' Steve Rogers.

[A few seconds pass before...]

WAIT WHAT!? CAPTAIN AMERICA DIES!? How do you kill Captain AMERICA!? I mean, Phoenix is one thing, I'm pretty sure she dies just so she can come back to life with a new hairstyle, but... Steve actually died where you came from? ...Wow.

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Gonna take that as a no. [God Peter you're such a drama queen.] Don't worry, he gets better. I took his place while he was out, though. That's how we met. [Offering a hand to shake, now, because it's just manners.] Bucky Barnes.

Steve's here too, by the way. Looks a lot different, though. They knocked the serum out of him, somehow.

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[Pete kind of gapes a little before shaking hands with this man, this Bucky Barnes. A whole lot of "holy shit" just rang in his head. As he shakes off the bombshell of someone replacing Captain America , Peter realizes he's heard of Bucky Barnes, Cap's stalwart sidekick... turned rogue.]

Whoa whoa whoa, wait. Bucky Barnes? Cap's old pal? AKA WINTER SOLDIER?! YOU replaced Cap. What kind of... what?

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[Well, doesn't that figure that he knows about that mess? Maybe this is hell. Bucky cringes slightly at the mention of the Winter Soldier.]

Yes. His former partner. Call me a sidekick and I'll punch you. As for the Winter Soldier mess, I'd rather not talk about that. Brainwashing is a bitch. I got better.

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[Peter eyes him suspiciously]

Well. All right. It's not like I haven't seen the ol' bad guy switcheroo before. Besides, if you know me and you're an Avenger, you must have been screened by the Big Three, so.

Guess you know me and my alter-ego, so... uh, yeah, that saves time, doesn't it?

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Long story. Big Three? [Have a raised eyebrow.] You're not even at the Civil War yet, are you?

Affirmative. Have you been briefed on the current situation?

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[All business... he's starting to see the Rogers influence]

I guess so. I mean, as far as I can understand, we're in a Pleasantville reality and we're all pretty much screwed. And the milk is horrible.

Y'know, I was thinking this has Scarlet Witch allllll over it.

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[Oh yes. There is a lot of Rogers influence. Even if he does bitch more about a dirty house.]

Somethin' like that. I'm still not exactly sure what's going on or how the hell we got here... Or how to leave. I've been playing along since I got here, but it's not getting me anything.

Far as I know, it isn't Wanda. I think she's still missing.

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Nuts. That was pretty much the only thing I could think of that made any lick of sense. Besides, you know, the time travel thing.
...ya know, it just occurred to me that Steve must LOVE this place. I mean, man, talk about Memory Lane...!