Chapter 1: Prologue

It was just another day in the Parker household in Queens, New York as a boy with brown hair, light blue short sleeved shirt and blue jeans had just got changed in his room and got his backpack. Running down the stairs sixteen year old Peter Parker said goodbye to his guardian and aunt May Parker as she was watching the news on the television. Peter had a glimpse of it before he left. As the news reporter was talking on the top left hand corner of the screen was the headshot of a thin redheaded man that had some sort of crazed smirk on his face. "it was just yesterday morning when convicted serial killer Cletus Kasady had escaped from the Ravencroft Institute, it was later that afternoon that Mr Kasady was stopped from starting another killing spree when he was apprehended by Spider-Man. The costumed vigilante caught Mr Kasady when he had attempted to lay siege onto an Oscorp lab, Mr Kasady was knocked out and given to police before Spider-Man had slang away." the news reporter said as the right hand corner of the screen showed a picture of Spider-Man.

Peter had a small smile on his face at the news report as he went on his journey to school, "Stopped a crazy killer before he could take any more lives, maybe Jameson will cut me some more slack now... not even in my head does that sound believable." Peter mused in his head as he arrived at Midtown High. Looking around he saw that several people were reading about Spider-Man's capture of Kasady on their phones or showing internet videos taken of Spider-Man giving Kasady to the police.

Walking to the entrance he stopped when he saw a blonde haired boy his age with glasses, a green collared shirt and brown pants lying face first on the grass. "What happened now Charlie?" Peter asked the boy concerned, the boy being fellow classmate Charlie Weiderman. Charlie and his family had moved into Peter's neighbourhood during the freshman year last year and he had also transferred to Peter's school as well.

"Just Rich again trying to show off in front of Sheila." Charlie said looking quite angry; Rich was a jock in their class who liked to bully the weaker kids. He was one of several tormentors of Charlie.

"You should try telling him off; call the teachers or your parents about him and the others." Peter said in a concerned tone of voice, Peter did get picked on at the school himself but Charlie had it much worse than Peter and the other weak kids and nerds at Midtown High. Charlie pushed him and said "I can deal with them on my own Peter and I don't need your sympathies." Charlie then stormed off leaving Peter standing there.

"Parker, looks like Weiderman thinks that he does not need you as his bodyguard." Laughed big blonde haired boy. Peter glared at him, and yelled "mind your own business Eugene!" the boy looked angry at the use of the name and then ran through the doors and Peter entered as well. The boy was Eugene "Flash" Thompson who was the biggest tormentor of both Peter and Charlie.

After his first class which was biology Peter was putting stuff in his locker which had a picture of his late uncle Ben in it when he heard a voice "was nice of you to help Charlie like that, he could be a little bit more appreciated though." He then turned and saw a girl with glasses, brown haired tied up at the back, silver zipped up top, jeans and a pink sleeveless jacket over it. It was fellow classmate Missy Kallenback who had began looking up to Peter after he stood up for her when she was being taunted by Flash. "Charlie just needs to get used to people helping him with his problems, I think he just needs time." Peter answered with a smile.

After asking him what he was thinking of doing after school today, "Well I was thinking of looking around New York for a bit, get the finishing touches done on my report of Wakanda that's due tomorrow and maybe look at my Babylon 5 DVDs later." Peter told her and she looked like she wanted to say something. "I plan on travelling around New York using a web and wearing a red and blue costume but no reason for her to know that." Peter thought in his head and Peter saw the time on a clock on the wall. "Sorry Missy but don't want to be late to class." Peter told Missy as he headed to his next class. Missy muttered something furiously as she had a piece of paper in her that had something she had wrote and practiced reading to herself:

Peter, do you want to hang out at the cafe later?

A blonde girl caught up with Missy, she was Missy's best friend Ursula Ditkovich. "Don't worry Missy; I am sure you will have the courage to ask him out before the year is gone." Ursula told missy with a smile on her face and Missy just sighed.

"Maybe you're right Ursula but I doubt it will happen this week or something." Missy said as the duo headed to their next class. "Peter now has the courage to stand up to Flash and the others, wish I had the same amount of courage when I am trying to ask him out on something." Missy thought in her head.

*SM:ROTN*

After school that day Charlie Weiderman planned his route home carefully, being careful not to be seen by any of his tormentors and changed his route when he saw there was a chance that they might spot him. After finally reaching his house he entered and said hello to his mum and dad who were watch a TV news report of a press conference by champion wrestler Joseph 'Crusher' Hogan. "Going to my room to work on something." Charlie told them as he got his sketchbook out.

"Stupid jocks at the school, perhaps I should start figuring out ways to teach them a lesson." Charlie mused in his head as he thought about getting his scientific brain noticed by some big shot company and then getting a scholarship into a big school for geniuses. Then it would lead to him becoming a respected scientist earning enough money and fame that he would stick in the faces of his tormentors at school. "First I need to think of some big idea that would get noticed by those hot shot schools." Charlie thought in his head and while holding his pencil he then pondered on ideas for his big attention seeking project.

"What can I come up with: some sort of serum, armor or clean energy source? Maybe I could build some sort of weapon or something..." Charlie thought as he began burying his head in frustration.

"I need to think of something, and it needs to be big..."

I have been wanting to do a story with Charlie for quite some time but like in Amazing Spider-Man 2 with Harry I will be building up his turn to villainy, plus i wanted to give another try of doing a story pairing Peter with Missy from Amazing Spider-Man 2. Before you wonder Ursula came from the Sam Raimi trilogy and since they both shared similar roles of minor girls who like Peter I decided to make them friends in here. One more thing: the title was the best I could come up with so if anyone has a better idea for the name, I am open to replacing the title with a suggestion that I like.