'Tell me there's something better. Go ahead. Try.'

Spider-Man cheered, swinging across New York City, happy for the first time in quite a long time. 'Man, things are looking up tonight. Just a small robbery to foil. No Sinister Six, no conspiracy, alien invasions, parallel dimensions or gods. Y'know, for once, things may actually be looking up for me. I may have finally balanced being Peter Parker and Spider-Man.' he thought.

'Thank God for that too. I don't have to worry about curfew, skipping school or anything. Though, now I have to worry about rent so me and MJ have a home. Hopefully I can get some pics for Jameson at least. Nothing can go wrong tonight!'

Then, suddenly, a beam of white enveloped not too far away from Spider-Man's location. The web-slinger turned his head at the sight of the source of light. His masked eyes narrowing as he sighed to himself, mentally slapping himself, 'Aaaand you jinxed it. Smooth move, Peter...' he thought.

On instinct, he changed the direction of his swing, heading to where he thought the light was coming from. 'Right. Go in the direction of the scary alien light beam thing...' he mused sarcastically, 'I swear I don't get paid enough for this. Then again, I don't get paid at all so what am I even saying?'

'Avengers? Who's that? Daredevil? Don't know him. Sometimes it feels like I'm the only superhero in this city.' groaned Peter inwardly as he got close to the building.

After a few minutes of swinging, Spider-Man stuck himself to the side of a building, apprehension felt throughout his body. He groaned, "Spider-Sense not tingling... Yet. I have a feeling that's gonna change in a few minutes. Or seconds knowing my luck." he whispered to himself, slowly crawling up the wall.

A familiar tingling sensation rang in Peter's head the closer he got to the window. 'Oh. Yep. I feel it now. Something's happening and I'm the only one who knows about it. Seriously, you'd think Iron Man or Daredevil would get here by now. But nope. Leave it to ol' Spidey to solve this case again.'

Peeking through the open window, Spider-Man gazed at what was happening, his eyes narrowing at the sight again. It was an empty room for the most part, but there was an occupant in there, leaning forward so that he faced down at the table.

The occupant in question wore a purple tunic and had green covering his entire body, his face morphed like a goblin's. 'Of all the people to find... Why did it have to be him?' his mind groaned. 'How? I thought he went into hiding... So much for catching a break.'

The Green Goblin cackled, holding up the strange stone artifact with both hands. "Finally! After searching for so long, I finally found it. The old coot really knows how to find artifacts like this!" a green aura began to form around the villain's hands as he continued to cackle loudly, his voice echoing across the room. "With the emerald and the tablet all the worlds will fall."

"Really? That whole thing again?"

The Goblin scowled, recognizing the voice, "Spider-Man..."

Said wall-crawler hopped into the room, standing across from his nemesis, "C'mon, Gobby. Who were you really expecting to show up? Howard the Duck?"

Osborn scowled, "It won't matter much longer. With the Tablet of Order and Chaos, and this Chaos Emerald I finally have you beat!" he boasted loudly.

Shaking his head, Spider-Man muttered, "Yeah, nope." he extended his hands, releasing two lines of webbing from the shooters from his wrists swiftly, lining them to Goblin's arms. In response, Norman threw his arms back, yanking Peter forward. The wall-crawler released his grip and flipped back onto his feet.

"Okay, Osborn. What's the game plan this time? Torment me and everything I stand for? Iron Patriot again? Perhaps even take over the world? All three?" Spider-Man asked each question in rapid succession as he lunged after Goblin.

Throwing his fist upward, Osborn shoved Spidey aside, "You and that blabbermouth of yours. No. This time, it's a bigger game I'm after. Your demise as well as another hero."

Spider-Man grabbed Green Goblin's wrist, "Oh really? Tell me more before I smack that tablet out of your hands." he pleaded sarcastically, making Osborn punch him. "Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself." he repeated.

Then, Goblin kicked Spider-Man back, making him take a step back in slight pain, his Spider-Sense unable to react in time. "I don't need this now. Go after him, Metal!"

"Metal? Metal what? There's metal everywhere!" Peter wondered, ready to shoot a web-ball at his archnemesis. But out of nowhere, a blue blur came out of seemingly nowhere, shoving him aside and holding down his wrists. While struggling in the tight grasp, Peter looked up, getting a closer look at the culprit.

It was a blue robot designed to look like an animal of sorts. It was tall, had huge metal arms the size of a gauntlet, red feet and a jet in its torso. Its red eyes glowed in the black optics. "Okay, pal. What the heck are you supposed to be?" Spider-Man grunted, feeling his hands getting pushed further into the floor slowly.

''Metal. Sonic." the robot answered slowly, bringing down his arms to break Spider-Man's own.

Spider-Man swiftly kicked Metal Sonic off his body before flipping back into a standing position. "Metal Sonic? Huh, that's a new one. Stealing robots from Doc Ock and Mysterio? Planning a Dark Reign again? Give me a hint!" he rambled on.

The Green Goblin gritted his teeth, "Your death and then I'll rule the world once I kill the Avengers." he boasted in a growl.

Shaking his head, Spider-Man uppercutted Metal Sonic away from him as he lunged forward, "Right. Because I'm totally gonna let you do that." he muttered sarcastically. He roundhouse kicked Metal Sonic as he was charging after him and jumped up, reeling his fist back to hit the Green Goblin.

Then, Goblin held the Tablet of Order and Chaos in front of him, putting it directly in the path of Peter's fist. Once Spider-Man punched it, the artifact shattered in two, opening a rift suddenly once the emerald glowed, where the other half went while the second flew away. The Green Goblin cackled at what Spider-Man had done, "Aw, why thank you!" he hopped onto his glider once Metal grabbed Peter again.

Spider-Man kicked Metal Sonic's torso and webbed the optics. "Those tablets are really fragile. They always break with one punch." he groaned aloud, running after Green Goblin, who flew into the portal that opened up. "Maybe I can ask Madame Web for some super glue next time to make sure it doesn't get broken again."

Metal Sonic got back up and shoved Spider-Man into the portal before he could react. The two hovered aimlessly in the rift while Peter attempted to get his bearings, 'Yep. This is a thing that's happening! Now to see where this rabbit hole's going!' he thought, seeing Metal Sonic fly after him, 'But first, I have to get rid of this blue tin can.'

Seeing a white light, Spider-Man put his arms out, preparing for the worst. Prepared, once he saw that he was in the open sky, and the Green Goblin was in his sights, he webbed the back of his glider, hitching a quick ride. "Sorry, Gobby! Can this glider take two? I kinda need a ride back home and I don't have mine!"

"No can do, Spider-Man! I have something I need to take care of! But enjoy the fall!" Goblin laughed, turning his head to gloat at his arch-nemesis. Luckily, unknown to Osborn, Peter snatched the emerald in his possession with a quick web-zip.

"Fall? Kinda feels like summer to me- AGH!" Spider-Man's grip on the web-line was broken thanks to the intervention of Metal Sonic, who pushed him down and was flying thanks to his jet thrusters. Peter shook his head, 'Somedays I wish I was Birdman and not Spider-Man. At least I could fly...' he groaned inwardly, unsure of where he was heading to.

Web of Chaos: Worlds Collide

Issue #1: Tale of Two Heroes

Sonic the Hedgehog inhaled, taking in the scenery while he was running. The wind blew past him as he nearly moved past the sound barrier. "Ah... Feels good... No Eggman, no threats, nothing. As much as I like a good adventure, a little peace now and then is alright too." he sighed contently, his gaze never turning from in front of him.

The hedgehog looked to the clear darkening sky, "And not a cloud to be seen all day nor am I a Werehog. Man, I picked the perfect day to go for a jog." he turned his head, seeing something peculiar appear over in the distance.

It looked to be a rift, opening directly above Station Square. Sonic could make out three dots in the distance. He tapped his chin and decided to head out to get a better view. "Huh. Looks like I really picked a good day! Finally, something interesting!"

Spider-Man snapped back to reality once he exited the rift, 'Huh? Oh, right. I'm falling at terminal velocity across dimensions. Nothing new here.' he thought, screaming. The wall-crawler watched as the Green Goblin flew away on his glider, with Peter unable to match his speed due to his fall. "Get back to the cave you came from, Goblin!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"No can do, Wall-Crawler! I am needed elsewhere!" Goblin's voice echoed in the distance, his form unable to be seen by Peter.

With a powerful shove, he knocked Metal Sonic off his back, and watched as he flew away with Green Goblin. "Crap. Okay, Peter. Do what you usually do in times like this. Scream and pretend you have a plan." he inhaled and noticed that he was near a building. "Huh. That never seems to fail me."

Peter extended a hand and closed two of his fingers, shooting a line of webbing on the side of the building. By doing this, he was able to catch himself and swing like he usually would. "Woohoo! Back to the old grind! Okay, so am I in some version of New York with an alternate me? Can never have enough of those I suppose..." he let out a sigh of relief, moving his head to find the Green Goblin.

"Who is that?"

"Why is he here?"

"Was he with that strange gliding person?"

Spider-Man looked down, "Okay then, maybe not. I guess I gotta figure things out on my own then."

And so, Peter flipped, continuing his swing. "Now, where can I go to find Gobby... Maybe someone can give me some directions. Cause something tells me I'm not in New York anymore."

Running on the streets, Sonic the Hedgehog gazed up and saw someone swinging across buildings, "Hm... That's new. If he's dangerous, it'd be best to lure him out of the city."

Looking down, Spider-Man noticed a blue blur moving at the pace he was swinging down in the streets. 'Uh, guess I'll see what that thing is. I should probably handle it in an isolated location. Cause things may get ugly if my interdimensional experience rings true.' he told himself, making a beeline for a forest.

Sonic began to chase after the strange being swinging in the skies, 'Huh. I wonder how he's doing that. If anything I'll just have to divert him somewhere if he's plannin' something sneaky.' a smirk appeared on his muzzle. 'Heh heh. Hopefully this means a little action. I could use a little break from piece. Even running around the world can get a little boring after a while. Gonna go to the Mystic Ruins and once I take care of it, maybe I can meet up with Tails.'

Unknown to him, Spider-Man was planning to divert him as well, and the two incidentally led each other to the Mystic Ruins, where Sonic stopped at a cliffside, his back facing the wall-crawler, who crouched down as he landed, the setting sun setting the surprisingly tense atmosphere for the two heroes. "Well. Seems you were making quite a scene back at Station Square, catching everyone's eyes. Who was your friend flying? Planning to take over the world? Cause you kinds ran into the wrong hedgehog, pal."

"You're a hedgehog?" Spider-Man replied. 'Talking animals... I take back everything I said about Spider-Ham. This has to be some kinda fever dream or drug Osborn gave me.'

Sonic chuckled, "Got some talk for a guy dressed like it's Halloween." quipped the blue blur.

Peter shrugged, "This coming from a Looney Tunes reject? Should I feel insulted?"

Turning around, the hedgehog directly stared at the wall-crawler and tapped his foot, "You gonna answer my question or what? Cause let me tell you, my patience is runnin' a little thin."

Raising his hands, Spidey answered, "Look, I think I might be on your side. On my world some nutcase called the Green Goblin found some powerful artifact called the Tablet of Order and Chaos, a tablet capable of space and time distortion. I shattered it in two halves, one of them opening a portal and flying to this world. I had to fight some blue robot called Metal Sonic and he left with Gobby."

"Back up, did you say Metal Sonic?" questioned the hedgehog.

Peter nodded and answered, "Yeah, you know him?"

Sonic whistled, "You have no idea... He's a robot designed to be my 'superior'. Shame he fails at that." he folded his arms, "Got anything else to say?"

"Uh, kinda. Gobby used this gem..." Spider-Man revealed that gem he stole from Norman, "It sort of triggered the tablet opening the portal before I broke it."

The hedgehog's eyes widened, "Whoa! A Chaos Emerald! How?"

"I don't know, honestly. So... Do you believe me? Cause I'm tired and really not in the mood to fight if you're a good guy. Done enough of that in my life as a superhero."

Sonic put his hands on his hips and smiled, "Guess so. Seems we got ourselves a common enemy now. Not only did this Green Goblin come to my world, but he's also aware of the Chaos Emeralds and has Metal Sonic with him." he extended a hand, "So, who might you be anyway?" he asked.

Spider-Man answered, "Call me your Friendly-Neighborhood Amazing Spider-Man from a planet called Earth." he shook Sonic's hand, "Who are you?"

"What you see is what you get! Just a guy who loves adventure! I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog!" Sonic greeted, "Nice to see a new friendly face around Mobius."

Exhaling a sigh of relief, Peter said, "You have no idea how good it feels to not fight another hero after meeting them."

"Eh. I've had a few cases like that too. Made some lifelong friends out of it, though." Sonic responded. "Speaking of lifelong friends, if we're gonna be teaming up, I think we should meet up with my bro. He has a workshop here in the Mystic Ruins. He can lend us a hand."

Spider-Man scratched his head, "You can lead the way. I'm new around here obviously. Got a map on you or something?"

Sonic began walking in the direction of the wokshop, "Never really needed one myself, but I think my buddy has one."

Knocking on the door, Sonic and Spider-Man stood right outside the workshop. After a moment of waiting, the door finally creaked open, revealing a yellow fox, "Sonic?" he asked, his voice sounding young, like a kid. His blue eyes gazed over to the human wearing spandex, "Uh, who's this?"

"Yo, Tails. Long time no see. This guy's Spider-Man. The two of us were in the area and thought to see you." Sonic explained, "We our ourselves another adventure on our hands."

"So, you're Sonic's best friend?" Spidey wondered. "Nice to meet you, I'm Spider-Man... I got a lot to explain."

Tails nodded, "Same to you. Actually, I did detect an energy anamoly earlier and was about to contact you, Sonic. If you trust Spider-Man and he's involved, then that's even better!" as Tails turned around, Peter noticed something different about him.

Peter paused, "You have two tails?"

"...Is that a problem?" Sonic questioned sternly with a scowl.

"No. Actually, I think it's cool!" Peter assured and the Mobians were relieved, "So you just found a surge of energy? I didn't know you guys had the tech to do that."

"Heh. Tails is the smartest kid I know. He can pilot a plane and buillds some cool high tech stuff!" Sonic complimented the kid he knew as his little brother, the two of them stepping inside the workshop. "The two of us had each other's backs for years and if I need brains, he's the go to guy for it!"

Tails blushed and smiled sheepishly, "Come on, Sonic..."

Sonic said, "It's true though."

Clearing his throat, the fox changed the subject, "...So, Spidey. How did you get here?"

"Hoo boy... Where do I begin?"

And so, Spider-Man retold the story of how he ended up on Mobous, the Green Goblin, the Tablet of Order and Chaos, Metal Sonic, the Chaos Emerald, and meeting Sonic. Once he was done, Tails tapped his chin and spoke.

"Huh. That does sound crazy." Tails admitted.

"You have no idea... Crazy is normal for me. Sometimes I wonder if I swapped minds with Deadpool."

Sonic stretched his limbs on the fox's couch and brought something up he forgot to ask earlier, letting out a small yawn, "Oh yeah, I forgot to ask. You gonna wear that costume the whole time? Cause if I know superheroes, you probably got a secret identity under there. Don't gotta reveal it to us yet."

'Huh... Am I gonna wear this the whole time? The mask does start to smell after a while.' Peter thought, 'I'm in another world without a Spider-Man... And it's gonna chafe if I don't take it off at some point... Plus a certain Dark Knight always serves as a self reminder when it comes to earning trust.' he let put a sigh, "Alright, fine. But what I'm about to do doesn't leave this room. If we're gonna work together and I'm stuck here until we stop the Green Goblin, it'd be better if I unmask myself."

The hedgehog gave a thumbs up, "Secret's safe with us, Spidey!"

With a silent gulp, Peter reached his hands for his mask, slowly pulling it off his head. Once he did, he breathed out, revealing his true face to Sonic and Tails. He held his mask in his hands and looked at the lenses before gazing at the Mobians.

"My name is Peter Parker... And I could use a change of clothes... How do you two walk around naked?" Parker asked.

"Nature." Sonic said simply, "We'll get ya some clothes when the stores open tomorrow. Don't worry by the way, I got the rings to pay." he added before Parker could object.

"...Rings?" Peter asked.

"Our currency, golden rings." Tails explained, "There's plenty floating everywhere for us to find."

"...Right. Why not?" groaned Parker, yawning, "Before I hit the hay, any idea on what to do?"

Sonic shrugged, "If Gobby had an emerald, then that must mean he's after all seven. We should get ourselves a radar and track 'em down before he does."

Tails spoke up, "I can create a new radar with the emerald yu gave me and the one I found by tomorrow."

Sitting up, Peter exclaimed, "You have another one?! That makes our job way easier!"

The fox nodded, "Yep! We can use it as a reference if it can read distance."

"I'll help. Believe it or not, I dabble in a little science. If you want that is, it's your forte after all." Spider-Man offered, "I'm just curious about the Chaos Emeralds is all."

With a smile, Tails said, "Sure!"

Green Goblin and Metal Sonic finally descended within an industrial area of an island. Metal's feet clanged on the metal surface with each step he took once they landed. Norman chuckled darkly, "The Scrap Brain Zone. Just as your databanks said. I am glad that the rifts between our worlds was broken so easily!" he cackled, his voice echoing. Metal beeped in response.

The two villains made it to a lair. A giant monitor towered over Osborn and Metal. The blue robot's red optics merely glared at it, "Interesting, hm? It seems this little base has been inactive for a while." Goblin said, "But... the doctor stores all of his backup plans and data here on this computer. This is where we must remain."

Once he pressed a button, the Green Goblin watched the monitor come to life. "Ah ha ha! Look at all this! Information about the Chaos Emeralds, his projects, such as the Lost Hex, ooh Project Infinite sounds interesting... But that's not what I'm here for..." he pressed another button, revealing a secret.

Three capsules lit up. One revealing a yellow doll, another with a red robot with spiky fists, and a round shaped one. Metal Sonic knew of these abandoned projects, yet Goblin seem intrigued. "Excellent. This is already going swimmingly!"

"While you go search for the Chaos Emeralds, I shall remain here and find the fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos. Understood?" Metal slowly nodded at that, his programming unable to rebel for now, "Sonic thr Hedgehog may have already met that infernal wall-crawler..." he growled and huffed, annoyed that it may be the case.

The plan had begun, and the fate of two worlds was now at stake.