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I do NOT own anything but the plot in my story, anything Marvel related (including their name and characters, etc) belongs to them and this is just for plain fun. That's it kids. Enjoy.
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The following is a spriptish approach to what would be "my run" (my own story arc) on the current Amazing Spiderman. Recently the writers of ASM have decided to bring back all of the classic Spiderman villains only more dangerous and crazy than before, with complete new motivations and in some cases new identities (as well as new looks, Google Dr. Ock). These stories written by various scribes are dubbed THE GAUNTLET (why? I don't know) and have recently begun on ASM #611 with the reintroduction of Electro in a story titled "Power to the People!", my story is not official, it's fanfiction and takes place right after the ending to ASM #614 (the Electro story) you don't need to read that to get this story but it could give you a better sense of the stuff I'm talking about. My plan is to create a four-part story featuring my take on the "Gauntlet" return of Kraven The Hunter, how is he coming back, is he coming back? Is it another Kraven? Read & Review! Thanks for reading! =)
The Amazing Spider-Man #615 Written by Gerard Mars
Bitten by a radioactive spider on his youth, Peter Parker was granted fantastic spider-like powers but after the death of his beloved Uncle Ben; Peter Parker swore to protect the innocent using his great powers with great responsibility as the Amazing Spiderman!
PREVOUSLY ON THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN
Fresh off the chaotic battle with a supercharged and now incredibly powerful Electro, the web-crawler finds himself standing in the ruins of the building he's spent most of his adult life in: The Daily Bugle (a.k.a The D.B)
The tabloid's building was destroyed beyond repair after Spiderman and Electro tore it down in the fight of a lifetime. The confrontation left Electro powerless and defeated.
With the man formerly in charge of the paper; Dexter Bennet in the hospital due to the conflict and completely bankrupt, the tabloid is now a thing of the past since no one is likely to rebuild it anytime soon. Peter finds himself once again unemployed and intrigued for one single concept: If Electro was able to become such a heavyweight nuisance out of the blue, imagine the mayhem other Spidey villains would cause if they did the same. And now The Gauntlet continues!
1.
"My name is Peter Parker. I am…about 36 years old. I know man, I'm "old" as the kids would say. You know what's even more pathetic than being "old"? You guessed right if you said being unemployed. It sucks. Big time.
A few weeks ago I "clashed" witch Max Dillon a.k.a: Señor Electro. I like how that sounds: CLASHED. I do like THE Clash by the way, ever heard Come on Eileen while you jump from a 40 stories Skyscrapper? It's fantastic.
No it's not. But at this point of my life…who cares, whatever gets you through right?
Anyway…yeah I had to fight Dillon again, and this time let's be honest kids: He was freakin tough. Like fighting Osborn tough, that got me scared, not because of Dillon, I mean in the end he made the same classic C-List mistakes he always does, the amount of power he was packing this time was alarmingly different from the last time I punched his yellow bolts n' thunders mask. This got me thinking…what if any of the other losers after me got that powerful? What if then they got together to beat me up! That would…you know suck. Big time".
"Anyway. Our little pizza party (a.k.a. big bad fight) destroyed the Daily Bugle. Home to some of my best memories…ok maybe not my best memories…just some memories. And as fate would have it…I am now unemployed! Yay! Yahooo!"
"Not."
As Spiderman webslings through New York listening to BEST OF THE CLASH, a bootleg featuring the greatest hits of the british band we can see that a laser sniper guide is being positioned in his ankle. He is shot.
"Agh! What the heeeEeeEeLLL…?"
He realizes he has been shot a dart with a large doze of tranquilizer and clutches his ankle in pain as he carelessly falls to his death in mid-air.
"Ohhhh maaan this feels just like flying duudee. Woooah. Comeeee onn Eileeen, I sweaaarrr, weeell hee meaaansss…"
Spiderman begins to dance while falling in midair, he is dangerously close to crashing into a yellow cab when something hits him and pulls him over all the way to a rooftop.
Daredevil looks at him smiling.
DEAD MAN WALKING Part One of Four: HAPPY HUNTING SPIDERMAN
Written by Gerard Mars
Spiderman character Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
"You are insane. That could have killed you web-head. What the hell are you thinking going around high like that?"
"Mephiiistooooo, geeet away from me man! Y-you did something to me maan. Agh my head is going to explode. Mephisto back away man…I'm feeling extra sick today"
Spiderman crouches, removes his mask and begins to throw and green with what seems to be little pieces of meat. Daredevil is shocked and Spiderman has just revealed his identity to him.
"Uh…y-you took off your mask Spidey…are you ok? (He is always so protective about this…what the hell?)"
Spiderman gives him a goofy smile and collapses. Daredevil puts his mask back on and carries him on his back.
"I better take him back to my…"
As the blind superhero puts Spiderman on his shoulder he caches a glimpse of the tranq dart on Spidey's ankle.
"What the hell…"
Examines it and smells it very carefully.
"Haldol…and a ton of Risperdal. A cocktail like this can be prepared in any home…and takes down even Lions…"
He looks at other rooftops carefully as if expecting to be watched by someone. He looks back at the unconscious Spiderman and jumps from the rooftop, disappearing into the New York traffic. Soon a barefooted figure in a dark cloak follows to the rooftop. The mysterious figure picks up the dart and sniffs stranger takes off as well throwing away the dart as he jumps down the building…taking down a flying dove with the used dart while in midair.
Meanwhile in Daredevil's old apartment, Spiderman rests in an old bed with his masking only uncovering his mouth. He wakes up startled.
"Daredevil! Ow…my head hurts so much…this your new pad…comfy"
"I don't live here anymore. I just brought you here because otherwise whoever drugged you in broad daylight was going to finish you off . You were shot with sixty times the regular human doze of tranquilizers in the ankle. Rendering you almost immobile and hallucinating your head off."
"Really? Wow somebody must really hate my guts! Wait…everyone hates my guts"
"Whoever shot you has clearly some uncanny sniper skills and medical knowledge (assuming he prepared the dart himself) so it's not just anybody".
"Well…I guess that rules out The Easter Bunny and Kermit the Frog…that should narrow things down right?"
"I'm being serious. Whoever did this to you managed to follow you to a point where he or she can shoot you while in midair in the ankle. No enemy of mine but Bullseye can do such a feat"
As they took we can their silhoutes reflected from a pair of red glass binoculars examining first Daredevil and the thoroughly Spiderman.
"Let me think…my head…my spider sense didn't see this. Aside from Venom there is one other person who could sometimes fool my spider sense…AGH!"
"What?"
"I have to go, I really do…I-I know…I think i know who did this to me…B-but I have to be sure. Thanks a lot!"
Spiderman exits quickly through the window and before Daredevil can say anything else he is very far away.
"It's about rain! Your reflexes might get sloppy!! Watch your back Spiderman!!!"
Spiderman waves back at him and keeps swinging down the street. The sky is cloudy.
"Rain? What is he Dardevil-Storm now? HA! That was too good. Even for me-"
He is interrupted by a thunder followed by rain. It's a powerful storm right above the web-crawler.
"Note to self. Stop it with the jokes when weather is predicted…"
A sulky yet agitated Spiderman quickly moves to an old cemetery. He begins to look desperately for a grave on foot. The earth is muddy and the rain barely lets him see, suddenly he stops. He has found what he was looking for. The grave of Kraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff lies in front of him. It has been disturbed, the coffin has been unearthed and opened.
"Oh god Kraven…what have they done…?"
He looks down at the seemingly empty coffin only to find a note for him.
"What is this…?"
He opens the note and it simply reads:
HAPPY HUNTING, SPIDERMAN.
YOURS TRULY,
KRAVEN THE HUNTER.
As Spiderman drops the note in horror, a shadowy figure far away begins to laugh hysterically.
"Hahahahahahahaha!"
The storm rages on.
To Be Continued in DEAD MAN WALKING Part Two of Four in
Amazing Spiderman #616
If you liked the beginning of this story please, please, please REVIEW. It will really help me improve my writing and storytelling. Thanks guys =)
Gerard Mars.
