The Wizard King's vacation was nearly over.
John needed to prepare for his departure, too.
Queens.
Peter listlessly assembled his LEGO set.
Ned had stayed home for his grandmother's Baked Burritos, while Shang-Chi needed to concentrate on training and studying.
That left Peter utterly bored on this Saturday.
His gaze kept drifting toward the finished LEGO model.
As a student with excellent grades, Peter rarely gave anyone cause to worry.
He had been building for a while when his bedroom door opened.
Peter looked up in delight, only to find May leaning against the doorway, watching him with a mixture of helplessness and sympathy.
"He hasn't come over," May said.
She knew who Peter was waiting for.
Peter wasn't actually that angry anymore.
He just felt conflicted. The person he admired had deliberately put him and his family in danger.
That was unforgivable.
He had trusted John so much, only to be manipulated.
Peter had even angrily declared that he never wanted to see him again.
But the moment he said it, he regretted it.
"I'm not waiting for him." Peter picked up a LEGO brick and fitted it into place.
"Maybe we could go see him," May said.
"I don't want to," Peter said sullenly. "He deliberately put us in danger, May."
"Well, that's not entirely true." May entered the room and put an arm around little Peter, speaking gently. "John did a good thing. He rescued us right away."
"But he could have stopped it before it happened." Peter stopped building, set down the Yellow Brick, and said, "He needed evidence."
Ding-dong.
May was about to say something else.
The doorbell rang.
She clearly saw Peter lift his head that very instant, hope shining in his eyes.
May got up to answer the door.
When she opened it,