The Amazing Spider-Man:
Author note:
This story will become an ongoing thing, it is my first one but I am going to continue this storyline hopefully improving the quality. I am making this story as part of a personal project to write and draw this story as a comic, just for personal use and a bit of fun. No profit being made as Marvel owns everything.
Chapter One
At the highest point in New York City one young man standing holding a device. A device that can destroy and decimate whole worlds and a man who is defying the Earths Mightiest Heroes. There was only one reason a device like this could be made and the man looks up. 'That Planet,' he thinks, 'they're going to destroy that planet, billions of lives'.
"Give me the device Spider-Man and we can save the world" Iron Man commands, "our world" he then whispers.
"He's right Spider-Man" continues Captain America.
"It is the only way Man of Spider" Thor agrees.
"WHAT, how is this the only way killing BILLION OF PEOPLE, how is that the only way" Spider-Man screams. "You all have saved countless lives, the world, HELL even other planets just like the one you are planning on destroying. How did it come down to you all becoming Galactus and Thanos?"
"IT'S THE ONL…" The Avengers retaliate.
"No. I won't, I will not let you. There is always another way. If you won't do it then I will." And with that Spidey jump off Avengers Tower retreating with the device. 'I only need to keep this away from them for an hour. Dr Richards I hope you can pull this off'. As he keep on swinging he hears a beeping coming from the device, he realises there is a remote control unit and GPS unit he need to take care of. Touching down in the middle of Hell's Kitchen he opens it up to remove the devices that he needs to lead the avengers on a merry chase.
"So Mr Parker what do you have there."
"Matt how'd d'you kno… y'know what never mind. Doomsday device, avengers want it to destroy that planet, I stole it to stop them. Me, the X-Men and the FF have a better plan. Here take this hide it DO NOT GIVE IT TO ANYONE." Spider-Man tells Daredevil taking the GPS and remote unit away with him. He's gonna get the Avengers attention. He swings his way back to Manhattan stooping any looters on his way 'can't ignore that can I'. He hears the custom Spider-Man ringtone buzzing. "WHAT! Sorry been a bit busy is Kitty and the device ready just in case Logan."
"Yeah kid, are you sure you don't want help." Wolverine replies.
Huh, "No Logan, no don't want all-out war between the X-Men and The Avengers after this do we? No I'll hold 'em. The FF and the X-Men can save the day get you some good publicity, I'm already a menace and wanted by the police anyway" Spidey replies. "Besides I need you guy to take them down if they find the device."
"What you hid it?!" Logan smirks "They're listening to this call aren't they?"
"Of course they are. Hey Iron Man guess what you won't find it I have the GPS and remote units. COME FIND ME!" Peter tells the Avengers looking for him.
Spidey stops at his favourite spot in the city. In his right hand the GPS and in the other the remote unit. With his proportionate strength of a spider he crushes the remote unit. He take the GPS unit and webs it into the grasp of his favourite gargoyle and therapist, "Here ya go buddy keep a hold of this and don't let any Iron Men have it. What… I know you won't…. come on Carl I didn't it like that… Pals, yeah pals."
Spider-Man turns around and see Iron Man, Peter smirks under the mask. With Quick reflexes he avoids one concussion blast turning his back to Stark. He web at the building in front of him while spinning uses some compact webbing to blind the invincible armoured man. Two quicker web shots to hit the output of the unibeam and one repulser gauntlet. "What did you do kid… Jarvis report." Tony demanded flailing about.
"Optics offline, faceplate is stuck and circuitry around the unibeam and left arm are gummed up with a strong adhesive. Advice tactical retreat." The AI replied.
While this exchange was happening Peter swung around the flying armour kicking him back onto the side of a building. "How bout you stick around Tony!" he webbed up the armour taking it out of the fight. "Damn need better material. Don't worry your armour will be back online an hour. 'One down two to go.'
Peter swung his way down to Time Square, 'great thirty minutes left, c'mon Reed' the normally packed streets and roads were completely empty thanks to the disaster a hand. Spidey decides to just kick up to one of the screens and makes a phone call and a couple of texts.
Can't talk right now I'm going to save you all. Sorry I'm not there but I'll explain it to you when this is all over. Take care of my aunt please. Thanks I love you ALL xx to Mary Jane Watson
Hi I sent a message saying much the same thing but I'll keep you all safe. All I can say is I'm trying to make Uncle Ben proud by saving you all. I love you Aunt May look after MJ xx to Aunt May
'I can't believe what I've had to do today. I hope doing the right thing today Uncle Ben. Please guide me today', Taking the cell phone and calling two of his friends and idols. "Hey Cap you want your doomsday device come and get it, I'm in Time Square I'm done running…" He hangs up the phone it buzzes with two missed calls and texts begging him to come home, he doesn't see them and crushes his phone. Jumping down from his screen into the middle of the huge place like a coliseum. Hearing an engine and seeing the storm clouds, 'there they are, hope they don't bring the hulk, SPIDER SENSE' Peter using his heightened agility to avoid the hammer from behind and the shield from the front. "Bit unfair Cap two on one, should a brought the sweetcorn mascot"
"Give it up Spider-man" shouts Cap, "Do you know what's at stake?"
"DO YOU?!" Peter retorts.
"Very well Spider you leave no choice. HAVE AT THEE!" the thunder god roared
Thor jumps bringing down his hammer onto Peter's head. 'Yeah, yeah I know spider sense' seeing the hammer Peter spins a web to the shield pulling over his head. Seeing Thor's feet on the ground he webs them to the ground with a two full cartridges exploding, after tossing the Captain's shield at him with a huge force nowhere near fatal for the super soldier. 'Big Mistake' Steve Rogers thinks as he catches his shield and charges at the young hero.
'Hold Spidey, hold, hold and… NOW' Cap is now at full speed and Peter tries to flip over the god, but Thor grabs his ankle holding him in place to get a face full of shield. While the human spider flies off to the side, 'Argh my leg ok let's just cast that up' Thor is still trying to get free of the webbing.
"What is this white sticky substance" Thor cries.
"Heh heh phrasing, ow" Spider-Man States getting to his feet still in pain, "I think my leg is broken or at least fractured."
"Give it up Soldier we can still our planet and get you off the death penalty" Cap begs.
"You don't get it do you? This isn't what you stand for Cap, I'd rather die fighting you on becoming what you fought in the war, committing mass genocide on an entire planet. Besides if I'm getting the death penalty at least I save you from becoming what you fought against"
Thor gets angry and calls the lighting, bringing it down on Spider-Man. "WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS THE DEVICE?" Peter hears the God demand but is only thinking of pain he is in. It's excruciating, it's like he is on fire and on deep ice at the same time and he wants it to end. It's so much stronger than anything Electro had ever thrown at him but he doesn't blame Thor. Thor is just scared for his beloved Jane Foster and doesn't understand the plan that Peter and Reed came up with or trust the X-Men's back up plan with Kitty. The pain stops. Peter doesn't know how but it stopped. Cap is standing over him.
"I… huh… I don't know… hidden." Peter struggles. Cap then removes his mask and sees the kid that was hanging around the Baxter Building and is in shock. 'He. He's just a kid not out of college' Cap asks "how?" for the last seven years this kid had been Spider-Man saving people just like the young Rogers wanted to do before the war. "Look… Look up." Peter smiles. The clouds have cleared and it has just the blue sky, sun and white clouds. The planet was gone. Warped back to wherever it came from safe.
Cap drops his shield, "You. You saved them all, you saved us all, and you kept the avengers slate clean."
"I kind a… ow… did didn't I." Peter smiled losing consciousness.
Steve Rogers's panics calling Shield, Stark and the Fantastic Four for help. All converging on his position Steve goes back to Peter checking that he was still alive. 'Breathing, check, heartbeat, steady… right is anything broken. Leg, right.' Thor gets free not holding his hammer, he can't lift it, and slowly being transformed into Donald Blake 'I'm not worthy' he begins giving Peter whatever medical treatment he can at the scene without equipment. He had to save this young man life, this hero's life.
The FF arrive Johnny Storm runs to his friend side asking, begging that he is ok, shock to see another friend in the costume, his friend he met through Reed, the friend that was skating on thin ice since he hadn't shown up to his internship that day to help Reed and Sue. Ben Grimm pulls Johnny away in tears both asking, begging "how?" Sue and Reed Richards come down from the Fantasticar with a stretchers and get Peter onto it, they are both shocked to see the young man Reed was mentoring the last few months only to see that they have known him for the past seven years. Reed, Sue and Donald accompany the patient to the medical facility in the upper levels of the Baxter Building.
Shield arrives next, but to shock everybody Nick Fury comes out followed but Daisy Johnson, Hawkeye, Mockingbird and the Black Widow. No Medical team. Cap walks up to the Director and salutes him.
"At ease soldier." Fury orders.
"Director, General Nicholas Fury, I, Captain America - Captain Steve Rogers of the Avengers and United States military, am submitting myself for arrest and court martial. On the ground of the assault of Spider-Man to the point of near death Sir." Steve Rogers requested.
"Very well, Clint take the captain into custody, Bobbi take his personal effects from him" upon finishing this a flaming punch came across the captain's jaw and fell to the ground. The Shield Agents reacted but the Rogers stopped them.
"No! No I deserved that." Rogers stated getting to his feet.
"Too fucking right ya deserved that! C'mon Johnny let's get out of here." Ben Grimm shouted.
"Yeah ah huh… We need to tell Pete's family." Johnny panted. He then touched the four on his chest, "Reed that's us coming back now do you have Peter's emergency contact information handy?"
While walking away Reed gave Johnny, Aunt May's home address and he flew off to take them to the Baxter Building under the instruction not to tell them about him being Spider-Man. Ben however was approached by Fury on his own. Handing him three envelopes addressed to Peter's Aunt, his friend and to the Fantastic Four.
"When we found Peter a month ago, I know took me that long to find out who he was, he was that good, I asked him if there was anything that he needed done if the unthinkable should happen. In my mind this qualifies for his family's sake." Fury explained.
"Yeah he was… no is still is but why?" Ben asked.
"I'm repaying old friends a favour. Keep them safe for Parker, his family I mean…" Fury left Ben.
The Human Torch found himself flying over the quaint little Forest Hills before he decided to fly down and land. He kept walking until he found the two floor house and knocked. He was still drying his tears up when and elderly lady and a gorgeous redhead answered the door. Normally Johnny would hit on and flirt with the young lady but he couldn't not with what was happening.
"Oh hello. You… uh… work in the Baxter Building with Peter don't you?" the elderly woman asked.
"Uh Yes." He replied, "I'm here to take you over to see Peter… Something happened something bad."
"WHAT HAPPENED?!" demanded the young woman.
"Please. I can't answer until we get you to see Peter. Please…" Johnny cried and begged.
Mary Jane was about berate him for not answer the question but May held her hand out to calm her down agreeing to go to Peter. Grabbing the keys to the car, they all got in and Mary Jane drove them into the city, the roads were still empty so it took no time to get to the destination.
In the medical wards of the Baxter building the young man lay in the bed with a lot of machined hooked up to him but no life support. Medically he was fine apart from exhaustion and the broken bones from the fight. The people surround the bed were the members of the Fantastic Four, apart from Johnny, and Donald Blake and Tony Stark.
In the young man on the bed's mind was different. Memories were flashing past. First the early childhood memories with his mother and father but they were gone as fast as they had arrived. Then came his life with aunt and uncle before the spider bite. He was reliving every lesson his uncle taught him, every conversation after coming home from school hurt, every hug, kiss and smile that made him feel better. Then the bite.
The memories changed and it was all tinted red, fighting with his uncle after he confronted flash nearly breaking his arm. Him letting the burglar go and finding his uncle cling on to dear life, Peter's final apology to his uncle telling him he loved him and then nothing.
A now twenty two year old Peter was sitting in darkness all on his own crying after witnessing his worst memory. And then a hand touches and hold onto his shoulder and Peter reaches to it.
"Don't cry son. I heard everything you said that night and I've everything that's happened since. And and I could not be prouder of the man you have become."
Outside in the ward the onlookers hear more people arriving. The young redhead is running towards the bed. Ben signals everyone not to stop the young woman from trying to see her friend. As Johnny helps May to the bedside Mary Jane bursts into tears.
"Wha… what hap… happened?" she questioned, she then spots the costume Peter was wearing charred ripped but still red and blue, "please tell me…"
Everybody looks at each other not sure what to say to her, then Ben speaks up "He, the kid, he's a hero he saved not just everyone on our planet but everyone on the other planet"
Tony then speaks up. "It was his idea, Peter's idea to generate a massive wormhole to move that approaching planet back to where it came from. Since he was so young I, I…"
"You dismissed it, I KNOW THAT, PETER, Peter told me that. What! Happen!" May demanded finally spoke up.
"Peter then showed me the calculation and told me that it would work, I checked it and it was brilliant so started on it, the equipment he already had barely held but it worked!" Mr Fantastic explained, we had no idea where he went after that.
And then all eyes were back on Tony.
"See Peter look at all the lives you saved, day to day and more importantly May you kept her safe just like you promised"
"But what about all those who I failed. What about you, Captain Stacy, Harry and… and" Peter started.
"And Gwen. Peter you did everything you could, you did the best you could. You have been punishing yourself far too long. You may not think of yourself as a hero but you saved the world today and another world from us. You are a hero and if you don't trust me ask them." Ben Parker finished
Peter turned around and saw all the people he failed to save, all the people he loved as a family, everyone he felt he hurt and lost.
"We never left you Peter. We've seen what you have done in our names for us." Stated Gwen.
"I'm so so sorry…"
"Don't start with that please you have nothing to apologise for!" snapped Gwen
"Every error you've made would have broken a lesser man, you have done well son," added Captain Stacy, "you have exceptionally."
"Buddy we will always be here for you and if you come back with us now it will all be fine" finished Peter's best friend.
"This is all my fault, I was blinded by what I saw, if. If I had heard him out this would have been fine." Tony finished
"GET OUT! GET OUT NOW!" together May and Mary Jane shouted.
"I'm sorry." He apologised and left with the doctor.
Leaving them alone with the FF, "Ladies I'm sorry but I have some letters from Peter that Shield was holding for him." Ben Grimm handed them their respective letters.
"Shield, what's that?" May asked.
"Government Program to monitor and deal with threats to global safety" Ben responded, "Uh guys we've got one too."
Taking their letters they read.
To my fantastic friends,
Sorry about the joke I had to, if you reading this it mean I'm dead, dying or Fury has deemed it necessary. First I'm sorry I haven't told my secret identity is Peter Parker in person. The reason I didn't was cause I was scared to tell you guys we have not always been on the best terms and I really wanted to work for you Dr Richards.
I need you guys to do me a favour and make sure that Spider-Man dies a while after I do, or he disappears and Jolly Jonah can claim he drove me out of town. If I died fighting the good fight I don't want anyone to know. I died to protect you all never for praise.
Please do that for me.
Your Friendly Neighbourhood
Peter Parker
To Aunt May,
I'm so sorry this has to be the way you find out about me being Spider-Man. I want you to know I never acted out to hurt you. I may have disappeared a whole lot but I never did it to hurt you. I did this protect you because I failed to protect Uncle Ben. If I had stopped one burglar when I had the chance he would be with you now and I would have something not to worry about. I love you Aunt May, you have been my mother through most of my life and I never call you that because I feel that title is not good enough for you.
I love you and if I'm dead then I hope I do not see you around afterlife anytime soon. You have so many people who need you like you friend Anna and MJ. They need you so don't give up life.
Live it for me please!
I Love you
Your Son Peter
Xox
P.S. If you want to hear about any of my adventure ask the FF and the X-Men or read the Bugle and believe the opposite.
To Mary Jane Watson
I'm sorry that this is way I'm telling you this but. But thank you, you saved me a year ago when Gwen died and I'm so sorry I never told you in person. There is some other stuff. I'm Spider-Man and every time I blew someone off because of it I'm sorry. I've asked the FF to make sure no-one finds out I'm Spider-Man. You and Aunt May cannot try to protect my hero identity from its current status. This is and always has been to protect you guys so please, let me be a menace, a crook, a phony and a criminal.
You have been the best person to keep me Peter Parker though, I would have lost my mind if not for you and all our friends so. So thanks!
Love
Peter Parker xx
Everyone in the room is in tears scared to look up from their letters. Even the ever lovable blue eyed thing.
"Peter, you have a choice here. You can finally rest you don't need to be spider-man any more. You can come with all of us and be at peace. Or…" Peter's uncle states
"Or I go back and live my life again, be Spider-Man and Peter Parker again. I have to do that I can't leave everyone there alone if I have a choice. I can't leave Aunt May or Mar…"Peter stops.
"It's okay Pete you are allowed to move on. It's been over a year. Be happy." Gwen consoled Peter.
"Thanks Gwendy, I will always love you." Peter replied. Then turning to his uncle, "I'm ready to go back"
"I know…"
"Please wake up Pete, we need you here please wake up" Mary Jane begged. She was crying into the lap of her friend wish and hoping he would wake from his sleep. Everyone else was still in shock nobody would talk.
"So this is what I need to do to get you beg me for something huh."
Mary Jane looks up see her friend woken up through her teary eyes and ruined make up. "Hey." She smiled for the first time all day.
"Hey pretty ladies. I'm sorry I slept in. Still kind a stiff though." That was met a punch to the leg, "Ow ow… not the leg I'm pretty sure the Captain broke it before Thor brought down the lightning. That hurt like a bitch."
"PETER language" his Aunt scolded.
"I got ya talking" Peter rejoiced
After that exchange Peter described his day and all that happened and for the first time the stress of his double life was absent. He was still in a lot of pain but the spider did give him a bit of a healing factor – not quite wolverine quick but it was good enough – it did leave some scar though. He told everyone he need to talk to Fury and the X-Men.
"Whatever for!" his aunt demanded which was followed by a chorus of agreement for the rest of the room.
"For Fury I need him to let me talk to Cap and help him out of a jam. He did nothing wrong as far as he was concerned I was going to get us all killed. And the X-Men, they had a backup plan if what Dr Richards and I planned had failed. It was a really crazy plan that could of ended up with a friend dying doing it. I had to beg them to wait for the last possible moment to do it."
"Ok we can do this but you are not leaving that bed to do it." Aunt May said sternly.
"Yes Ma'am." Peter laughed
May and the FF left to organise something to eat and the video phone for Peter to use respectively. Leaving Mary Jane and Peter on their own.
"I've always known" she said flatly.
"What's that?" he replies confused.
"I've known you were Spider-Man since the night of your uncle died. Aunt Anna's guest rooms across from yours. I saw you leave and come back in costume that night."
"Uniform."
"What?"
"It's a uniform."
"Oh whatever it's a spandex unitard, I'd wear something like that to a dance class or in a musical"
"Really man I need to make it to one of those shows, you in skin tight clothes dancing that'd be a sight" in reply she just punched him in the arm. He flinched.
"Sorry. And you better, you hardly make any of them."
"I will promise"
"You Better."
"I will honest. Anyway you always knew. Why didn't you say?"
"I don't know. Honestly I think I was trying to cope with the idea. Anyway when were you gonna tell us? Huh?"
"Not sure I wasn't ready until like a half hour ago so… Yeah" This back and forth continued for a while and they are content with just that. Just being near each other was enough. Peter thanked his friend for all the support for the last year and asked her to stay with him that night just to be there.
"Right so how are we going to do this Pete" asked Mr Fantastic. Not sure what to expect.
"X-Men first but before you hand it to me ask for Logan and Charles Xavier. And can I speak to them alone they already know who I am, but rather introduce my friend in person" Peter half joked. As Reed got it sorted everyone left the room. MJ told Johnny not to hit on her and May, Ben and Sue were talking about some soap they all watched together.
"Hey Kid. You did good today" stated the very hairy Wolverine.
"Absolutely young man. Exceptionally good work. All the student are celebrating and talking about how you saved the world" praised the Professor.
"Thanks but I do have a bone to pick with guys. Never and I mean never risk the lives of your team like that again. I fought off the avengers to stop them kill Billions of innocent lives and you guys willing to sacrifice that young girl just because what? It was the easiest solution, EASY does not mean RIGHT!" Peter ranted, while Xavier looked shocked
Logan spoke up first, "You done", Peter nodded holding his side, "you're right and I spoke to student already that we will under no circumstances do anything like that unless absolutely necessary. OK?"
"Yeah thanks. I'll come round when I'm healed to see you guys again but I need to go."
"Talk with Fury?" Peter then nodded again, "See ya kid."
The connection cut out and Reed came back to set up the call to Fury.
"Good to see you Parker, you made."
"Yeah I did, I need a favour if you could?" Fury then nodded, "Can you bring Captain America round tomorrow and the rest of the Avengers that were involve today I need to talk with you all please?"
"Sure kid we can have that arranged. Any reason?"
"Friendly Chat. Thanks I need to go or my aunt will have a fit I need to rest."
"See you soon kid." Fury finished and the call cut out.
The rest of the night was spent with his aunt and friend asking question about being Spider-Man and why he does it. They all slept in the medical ward, peacefully for first time in nearly seven years.