Godzilla/Spider-Man: The Reptile Syndrome
By Douglas Ketcham and Jeremy Sand
Godzilla was created and is owned by Toho Co. Ltd. Spider-Man was created and is owned by Marvel Comics.
Chapter I: Welcome To Sin-Cong
"Taxi!" Peter Parker yelled.
No cars stopped. Maybe I should show some leg, he thought. He turned to his companion, Dr. Curt Connors.
"Do they have taxis in Sin-Cong?" he asked him.
Connors checked his guide.
"Umm, no. We'll have to walk to the lab", the doctor answered.
Great, just great
. Just then, Peter froze. My Spider-Sense, he realized. He looked around. Nothing peculiar, it seemed.Then, he saw two men. They were by the huge bronze statues of Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch, the Avengers who 10 years earlier, had liberated Sin-Cong from the Commissar, a robot build by Communists.
The two men were Asian. One had an eye-patch, and was in his early 40s. He was tall and thin. The other man was darker and shorter, and saluted the other man. He then handed him a note.
"Peter? Peter!" Connors yelled.
Peter broke out of his trance and faced Connors.
"Huh? Oh, sorry, I was just...admiring the statue. Really makes them come alive, doesn't it? I wouldn't be surprised if that shield came flying at us-".
"Yes, Peter, it's nice, but we have to get going", Connors interrupted.
Have to keep a lookout for those guys
, Peter though as he picked up his luggage.***
Peter looked at the clock. 11:45!?, he realized. We've been here for 10 hours! He turned to Connors.
"Dr. Connors, don't you think we should hit the hay?", he asked.
"You can go, Peter. But I'm too close to what I'm looking for. It's the reason I came here", the doctor answered.
Peter sighed.
"Fine. I think I got enough pictures for Jameson".
Peter left the room.
Connors continued to work. Good thing Peter isn't too nosy on what my condition is, Connors thought. Hopefully, the Lizard will be gone for good!
Connors shuddered at the thought of his alter ego. It happened ten years ago, when in an attempt to regenerate his arm, he used the DNA of a lizard. It regenerated his arm, but there was an unforeseen consequence. Sometimes, he would turn into a monstrous humanoid lizard. Every time, he tried to wipe out mankind, with only the superhero Spider-Man stopping him.
Only a few months ago, he heard of the genetic research in Sin-Cong. They were far ahead of the United States, and he might be able to find a cure. He brought Peter to help him, but now it seemed he would be able to do it himself.
Suddenly the walls began to crack and crumble to Dr. Conners' shock, as incredible force was exerted upon it from the other side. The walls then collapsed from the pressure as a huge figure stood behind the ruble. He was Asian, and dressed in a guerrilla uniform. Following him was a thin man dressed in a white solider uniform. He had a black patch on his left eye, with a golden Asian dragon on it.
The larger man then tore open a steel door, as Connors watched helplessly. He then noticed his skin becoming scalier, and his hand growing back.
"No, please, not now", he prayed.
Just then, a red and blue figure appeared.
"Well, must be Sin-Cong's pie eating champion" Spider-Man said as he kicked him. However, he bounced right off the man.
Uh, someone's being working out
He then recognized the figure. It was the Commissar, the robot who had ruled Sin-Cong with an iron fist, literally.
"Commissar, kill Spider-Man. We'll get the A-bomb".
A-bomb!!!??
"Hey, didn't your mother teach not to play with toys that can hurt you, or millions", Spider-Man yelled as he tried to knock out the leader. However, the Commissar punched him, knocking him out of the building.
Spider-Man fell on some garbage, fortunately, or unfortunately.
"Ugh. It'll take more than that to knock-out Spider-Ma-".
He never finished before the tons of metal the Commissar threw down hit him.
***
Connors watched terrified as the Commissar defeated Spider-Man. He then stopped trying to keep from becoming the Lizard. The carnage the Lizard would cause was nothing to what these maniacs would do with an A-bomb. He leapt at the Commissar. And was knocked out.
"Foolish Imperialist", the leader said.
"What ever made him think he could stand up to the RED BAMBOO!!!".
