Thanks so much for following and reading with me, I'm having a hard time staying Cannon with Spider Gwen with earth 65 as its being written by marvel. so i will keep with it best i can. again thanks so much. and as always i dont own the characters.
Chapter 2
Earth 95
Peter paced in his lab with Susan Storm looking at the smashed components. She stopped him from pacing, "Ben is just displaced dimensionally. Not dead. Remember that Parker luck and charm. He'll be okay."
Shaking his head, "That's the same luck that got him trapped and others dead."
She kissed the back of his neck, "the same luck that brought you to me, and the same charm that made me fall for you. The same luck and charm that will continue to our child." As Sue smiles and rubs her belly. Pete sighed in defeat, "as always your right."
She nodded with a smile, "that's the smart parker I know, now if you just join Grimm, me and Johnny then you can get this menace thing behind us. The fantastic four needs a forth." Pete nods, it had been years since Dr. Doom killed Reed. "Until Otto regains consciousness there's no way to pin point the reality. Another negative strike for...owe!" An invisible hand smacked Pete's head, "I got Gib's slapped"
"Damn Straight mister Parker and I got another one for you. You know Ben. He faced down the sinister six solo and he put king pin behind bars. He'll be okay. Now unless there's a fire you have wedding plans to make with me." Peter sighed until Johnny came in, "there's a fire three blocks over at Horizon Labs. We gotta go." He stopped in his tracks when he saw Sue's face. Peter ran passed grabbing Johnny, "Let's go people to save. Love ya Sue"
"Eww gross, still weird you and my sister." Johnny replied as they ran.
Pete responded, "You just saved my bacon." And out the window they went.
Earth 65
"You just saved my bacon." And out the window they went. Scarlet Spider holding on to a fire fighter as the floor gave and they escaped narrowly. Spider woman had a kid in her arms and was right in front of them. Web slinging through the air, landing on the curbside that was the last in the building. It was empty now. The kid ran to their mom while firefights offered the two spider's fresh oxygen. They took a few hits till police sirens sounded. The Fire Chief patted both their backs, "I'll stall em best I can, you two are heroes in my book." The two spiders looked at each other and nodded then took flight by Web shooter.
"YAHOO!" Ben roared as he flew line to line. Gwen followed enjoying his optimism. The longer she watched the more the hole she felt inside disappear. They landed on a familiar building as Ben stopped at looked at the gargoyles. Gwen puzzled, "What?"
"For everything that's different there is so much the same." Ben pointed at the gargoyles. He stopped, "Wait is your dad alive & Captain of the police?"
"Yes he's alive and yes he's a cop. He's not the Captain though, he also hates I'm spider woman. Frank Castle is Captain." She answered.
"Whoa, the Punisher is a police Captain? Dang." Ben half joked. He looked at his suit; the fire singed his hoodie and tore a few holes. "We'll that makes clothes a next priority. Then a job and a place to stay."
Gwen almost caught off guard, "Wait you're not going to try and get home?"
Ben shook his head, "If I have a choice I'll stay. This world, there's no Peter Parker, but their could be in a way. I'll stay Ben Reilly, but it's a place I'm not the clone anymore. Unless you want me to go then I will. I'm not trying to step on your web."
She nearly jumped at him, "No, stay. Just stay. I got a couch till we figure something more permanent. It's nothing big, small studio. With all the reality jumping lately it's nice to be home and settled." Ben couldn't help but smile. She motioned to follow; they swung by a neighborhood in Queens first, next door to Ben Parker. Gwen came out with some clothes, "Barrowing from my dad till we can get you your own."
"Thanks." Ben said as they set off for her studio apartment.
They reached her apartment and it was small. They entered from the fire escape. Ben looked around, Top Ramen packs near the stove, and pizza boxes piled on the trash can. Cheap Wal-Mart brand soda in the fridge. Gwen panicked when she saw her underwear out and yelled, "Don't look, I wasn't expecting visitors." She jumped with her agility and began to clean up quick. Ben tried not to look, but being Gwen his heart kept pulling him. Trying to remind himself she's not his Gwen, no not his. He's a clone. She's not Peter's Gwen. But that undying hope that she could be his Gwen.
"What's wrong? I don't need spider sense to tell me something's off." Gwen got close. Ben pulled his mask, "Hard to talk about, kind of things that go through a clones mind." Gwen slipped her mask off, "I know how you're feeling, it was the same way I felt around the other Peters during the event, just make me a deal. When it finally does happen, make sure it's me you're kissing and not her and I'll do the same." Ben just smiled at that nodded, "Deal". It was late so after some ramen and some bad late night TV Ben passed out on the couch. Gwen covered him with a blanket.
"With everything going wrong, finally something went right." She whispered and kissed his blonde head and went to bed. She had class the next day.
There was a pounding at the door and Gwen shot up awake. Before she realized it she was hanging from the ceiling. She jumped down and saw Ben still snoring and shook her head. She looked through the peep hole and saw her band mate Gloria. She looked at the time and opened the door partially, "it's only seven am, class isn't till ten."
"Yeah well we need to talk; I can't keep bailing you out with Em. You disappeared after that spider guy showed up. I swear they are multiplying. But seriously when did Gwen Stacy panic and run." Gloria looked at her as a caring friend. Then a loud snore from behind Gwen caught Gwen off enough that Gloria pushed through to see a half naked man on the couch covered in blankets and Gwen wearing only a long shirt.
"Girl never mind the show I'm proud of you for getting on with your life. So who's that?" She said while hugging Gwen.
"Um...my boyfriend. He just moved in." Gwen panicking trying to find answers that didn't scream, 'Grown up clone of my dead boyfriend from an alternate dimension with powers like mine.'
"Boyfriend is obvious, but his name." Gloria pushed.
"Ben Reilly, he's a photographer. Freelancer just moved to town."
"Girl do you think he would do some professional shots for us?" Gloria's' mind was working. Gwen saw Ben's face slightly grin as he played being asleep. 'Prick!' She thought. She turned to Gloria, "I'll ask him. Now shoo I gotta get dressed so does he." Gloria left talking about pictures as Gwen turned around from a closed door, "That's it you're going home." She went to swing and he dodged easily as they rolled on the floor tangled in blankets.
"I have school." She said smiling.
"Now I have to get a job and find a Camera." Ben replied laughing. They got dressed had some cold pizza in the fridge, "I love the spider metabolism, not an ounce of fat." Gwen said as she grabbed another slice. She headed out the door, "Here's my number." Left with that.
A week passed, Ben did some odd labor jobs in the penny saver under the table to buy a camera and a small burn phone. He then took some killer shots of Gwen in suit fighting some thugs. He sold them to the highest paying paper. They were the clearest pictures ever. The bugle paid well, even though it seemed no matter how heroic the pictures were Mayor Jameson made her seem a villain. After dropping off the latest set of pictures Ben was walking with Gwen arm in arm down the street chatting.
"Don't trip on J.J. he's always like this, that spider's a menace, public enemy #1." Ben trying to cheer her up.
"He's still a jerk." She shot
"we'll at least this one didn't make a team of spider slayers to hunt you." Ben joked but saw she was un-amused till their spider sense went off and all eyes directed to a man in a suit jacket walked towards them. He had a Skoal ring on his jeans and really worn cowboy boots. His voice was scratchy like a life long smoker, "Hey freelancer you got a name?" He flashed a badge.
Gwen pulled her hood down as Ben stepped in front, "You first and let me see that badge again."
"Detective Oswald Brocker, so you got a name? Don't I know you miss?" He held out the badge longer.
"Unless you have better taste in music then shoes, then I doubt you know me." Gwen snapped, she recognized the cop. Her dad was never fond of this one. Her spider sense picked up two more threats behind them. She saw Ben tense she knew he felt it too.
"I don't think I like that attitude. I think we need to take a ride." The detectives voice had anger now.
"We aren't going any where with you or your two goons." Gwen said. Ben nearly face palmed till he heard the electricity surge as metal struck.
"Shocker" he whispered.
"So it seems you are that good. I didn't think lil shocky was that well known. Seems Mr. Murdock was right." The detective smirked.
"Matt, what's a blind lawyer gotta do with this?" Ben questioned
Gwen elbowed him, "kingpins blind lawyer."
"Your Stacy's brat! Get em!" The cop yelled as Ben dodged the first shock blast barely. Gwen was able to dodge too. The other villain dropped the trench coat and was a female in beetle armor.
"I'll take the handsome one, you grab the girl." She took two steps till Gwen swept her knee hard enough to drop her, "Hands off bug girl. He's spoken for." The cop pulled a gun till Reilly fired two Web balls at him from under his sleeve. One hit the gun the other the face. The cop frantically trying to remove it stumbles into the street as Shocker looks to the sky, "FACE ME SPIDER WOMAN!" He never saw Gwen's kick to his face. As nettle went to stand another Web ball hit her face. Spider sense went nuts on both. Ben turned to see a truck about to hit the cop. He did a quick jump and kick sending the cop into a parked car across the street. And narrowly missing getting hit himself. All he could utter, "Great power, great responsibility." He heard a gasp across the street as he saw both Uncle Ben and Aunt May. May looked at him hard and he ran. Gwen followed closely as they rounded a corner. Then up a building, halfway up they were in costume and then Ben shot a Web strand and used the buildings roof as an anchor point using a circular centrifugal force to swing him self up and back down kicking beetle square two feet into the chest shattering her armor.
As he landed he began to dodge as shocker began taking shots at him with the gauntlets. "No wonder your working with dirty cops, not ready for the big leagues are ya chump."
"SHUT UP AND FRY!" Shocker responded till another well placed kick to his head. Gwen stood over the unconscious goon. Ben snapped two shots of her webbing them up. They heard the sirens and went for the sky watching from a nearby building taking pictures. As the cops showed they cleaned up the mess. They took both shocker and Beatle in custody.
Later that night in an alley a worn pair of cowboy boots walked through a few puddles, stopped and spit a glob of cancer on the street and kept walking to a black limo. A man stepped out with a cane, and red glasses.
"I believe our deal didn't involve my associates getting arrested." Murdock said coldly.
"Yeah well you also said one Spider. Not two." The Detective shot back.
"So two Spiders. I need time to think. This second spider has experience. He knew the pictures would make them an easier target. Well played." Murdock eye brow still raised in anger at the cop for the disrespect.
"We'll he also knew you and you work for king pin. He called you Matt. And I got one more juice bit. Buy that will cost you ten lar- owe. OWE GOD STOP OWE..." then silence. Murdock cane dripped blood into the puddle.
"So this new player hmmm. Now he has too much information that I am unsure off. I need to even the scales. Take me home and in the morning we are seeing the boss." They drove off and left the detective dead in the gutter.
