A/N: The events in this story take place after what ever happens in Spider-Man four.
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the Spider-Man franchise.
Brock's head was pounding as he finally began to regain consciousness.
"Man, how long have I been out?" He thought as he picked himself up. "Wait a minute. Where am I?" Eddie was in a place completely covered in darkness. He couldn't see a thing. "Hello!" He called out. His voice echoed throughout the mysterious place. Eddie decided to find his own way out when he heard a menacing voice call out his name.
"Edward Brock Jr. It's about time you came to."
"Who-who are you?" Eddie asked nervously.
"My name is Mephisto. You are in what most Christians would call Hell."
"So I'm dead?" Eddie asked.
"Don't you remember what happened between you and Spider-Man, Eddie?"
Eddie closed his eyes and tried to remember what happened. He remembered charging for the suit when he saw Peter throw the Goblin Bomb. There was a flash of light and then he woke up here. "Parker," Eddie said venomously. "He killed me."
"He didn't just kill you Eddie. Remember?"
"That's right. He didn't kill only me, but the symbiote as well. He killed US!" Eddie could feel the equally furious symbiote from inside him. Good. So they were still bonded together.
"Eddie, what if I told you I can offer you a chance at revenge against Peter Parker?"
"What's the catch?" Eddie questioned.
"There are no strings attached to this deal Eddie. You will have your body and soul restored. I will, however, require your services sometime in the near future. There is something special I need in the land of the living."
Eddie contemplated Mephisto's offer for a few minutes. What exactly could he need for him to get that he can't retrieve himself. Deciding that his revenge was more important Eddie agreed. "Ok Mephisto. You've got a deal."
"Excellent decision, Eddie Brock." Mephisto's eyes turned red and in one brilliant flash Eddie appeared in an alley somewhere in the city. A newspaper flew by his feet and he picked it up. The front page read:
Spider-Man defeats Sinister Six
May 4th 2010.
Eddie crumbled the newspaper in his hands.
"Spider-man, enjoy the fame. While. It. Lasts."
"Today marks the three year anniversary of the death of Harry Osborn. As we all know the young Osborn was murdered during a confrontation with two super villains that even had Spider-Man at their mercy. The whereabouts of Flint Marco, aka The Sandman, are still unknown. His accomplice, Eddie Brock is still believed dead. Most of the inhabitants of the city believe this as well, though some are unsure."
Gwen Stacy turned off the news when she heard a knock at her apartment door.
"Coming," She said. Gwen opened the door and gasped. Standing in front of her was Eddie. She couldn't believe her eyes. She had to be hallucinating! Gwen reached out and touched the side of Eddie's face. He smiled and said, "Oh, we're real alright Gwen." The smile then disappeared from his face and was replaced by a venomous look. Eddie shot out his left hand and grabbed her by the throat. "We're REAL pissed off!" Gwen's screams echoed throughout the apartment complex.
A/N: Ok so at the moment this is just going to be a one-shot. I may make it into an actual story later in the future, but for now this is just a one-shot. Eddie will eventually refer to himself as Venom should I continue. He will also continuosly say "we" instead of "I". For those of you who don't know, Mephisto is more of a Ghost Rider bad guy, but he has appeared in other parts of the Marvel Universe such as Spider-Man. I'm not sure if the Sinister Six will actually appear in Spider-Man four.