Chapter 2

Deadline Meeting

Peter had changed back from Spider-Man to Peter again and was running out of the elevator to Jonah Jameson's office. He could hear yelling coming from inside the office as he approached it. Peter opened the door and saw Jameson smoking a cigar and throwing paper at Robbie. Peter watched, wondering if he should intervene his bosses' fit of rage. He knocked on the door and coughed.

"Umm … excuse me … I…" Peter started but was cut off as Jameson turned to him and put an arm around his shoulder.

"Aah, Parker! Have any pictures of Spider-Man for me today?" Jameson asked.

"Not really, Sir, but I got a picture of the guy who stopped Eggman," Peter told Jameson.

"Eggman?" Jameson said.

"The new villain I … err … Spider-Man faced today," Peter said, almost blowing his cover.

Jameson lifted an eyebrow at Peter's sentence and then looked at the pictures Peter gave to him.

"What Are These? Their Just Pictures Of A Giant Robot And A Moustached Man In A Flying Mobile Thing!" He shouted at Peter.

"Jonah, go easy on the kid," Robbie said.

"Sir, look carefully at the road and the chest of the robot in these two shots," Peter told Jameson.

Peter pointed to the two pictures and showed them to Jameson. He looked at them and saw a blue blur going towards the robot. The other showed the blue blur shooting at the chest of the robot. Jameson stared at them and then at Peter.

"These Pictures Just Show A Blue Blur! Not The Guy Who Stopped That Eggman!" Jameson shouted.

Jameson threw the photos back at Peter and sat down at his desk. Peter picked the pictures back up and looked through them to see if he could find a good one of the hedgehog. He found it. The picture where the hedgehog was on top of the building after destroying the robot. Peter smiled and put that picture in front of Jameson.

"What Is This?" he asked in a shout.

"It's a picture of the guy who defeated Eggman," Peter said.

"So, It Wasn't Spider-Man! HA! He's Going Out Of Business Now There's A New Hero In Town! But …" Jameson moved the picture around a bit, "… He's A Hedgehog! A Blue One!"

"Yeah, and really fast too," Peter told Jameson.

"He Can't Be A Hedgehog! It's Another Guy In A Costume! Just Like Spider-Man! Having To Hide Something!" Jameson shouted.

"It may be some guy in a costume and it may not be," Peter said.

"Whatever! It's Not Going In! Get Me A Picture Of Spider-Man Fighting That Eggman Guy! Not A Blue Fake Hedgehog!" Jameson shouted.

"But, Sir, Eggman left I don't have any…" Peter was cut off by Jameson yelling again. "Then Find Him!"

Peter grabbed his photo and sighed as he left Jameson's office. Jameson stared after Peter and then thought about the photo.

"A New Hero? He Might Be Less Annoying And Criminal Like Than Spider-Man!" Jameson thought out-loud.

X

Peter walked out of the Daily Bugle with the photos in his backpack.

Just brilliant! The only photos I have and Jameson throws them back in my face! I can't believe I couldn't get better ones! Peter thought.

Peter walked into Central Park and continued walking until he found a bench and sat down. He sighed and looked at his photos of the fight.

It was the first fight I had been down and someone took out the enemy for me. So … why couldn't I quickly do the pictures while that hedgehog was fighting? Peter asked himself in thought.

His Spidey-sense went off and he bent over and pretended to tie his shoe up as a football flew over his head. He looked up and saw Flash with Randy Robertson, Kenny Kong, Liz Allen, Sally Avril and Glory Grant standing in the clearing.

"Hey, Parker! I almost got you!" Flash shouted.

"Flash, this isn't really the time!" Peter shouted back.

Peter heard a rustle in the bush behind him and stood up and looked over the backrest of the bench and out jumped the hedgehog. He was holding Flash's football. He tapped his foot and held it out in front of him.

"Who's ball's this?" he asked.

"Mine!" Flash said.

Sonic threw it at Flash and he caught it.

"Wait a minute, you're that hedgehog that stopped that … umm … what's his name guy!" Flash shouted.

"Eggman! Heh, yeah, we have a history," Sonic said as he wiped his nose. "And anyway I was trying to nap when your ball hit me and I fell out of the tree."

Sonic's foot continued tapping the bench.

"Sorry, I was trying to hit him!" Flash shouted, pointing at Peter.

Sonic looked at Peter, then, back at Flash and tilted his head in confusion.

"Why?" Sonic asked.

"Because … urr … because …" Flash was trying to make up an excuse but Sonic wasn't buying it.

"What I'm figuring out is you're some sort of bully to him," Sonic said. "And I dislike bullies a lot."

Sonic's eyes narrowed at Flash.

"A … Are you kidding! We're best buds aren't we, Pete?" Flash exclaimed, nervously.

"Back in Nursery School," Peter replied.

Sonic rolled his eyes and jumped over the backrest of the bench and left them alone. Peter stood up and went after Sonic. Peter ran into the bush and was surrounded by trees. He couldn't find the hedgehog.

Where did he go? Peter thought.

Someone tapped his shoulder and he whirled around to find Sonic, hanging upside down with his arms crossed.

"What's up, dude?" Sonic asked, smirking.

"Hi," Peter said.

"Hey, come on, I'm new around here the least you could do was have a little excitement to see me!" Sonic grinned.

Peter blinked in confusion.

"Okay, maybe not," Sonic said.

"Who are you?" Peter asked.

Now it was Sonic's turn to blink in confusion.

"You don't know who I am?" Sonic asked.

Peter shook his head.

"No," Peter said.

Sonic jumped down from the tree and landed on his feet in front of Peter.

"The name's Sonic. Sonic The Hedgehog," Sonic grinned, holding his hand out for a shake.

"Peter Parker," Peter said.

Sonic grinned even more.

"Your name … it suits you," Peter said.

"Because of my speed! Yeah, I know! I'm cool!" Sonic exclaimed.

"But, you can't be a hedgehog," Peter said.

"I am," Sonic said.

Peter grabbed one of Sonic's head quills and ran a finger along it. Then, he poked Sonic's cheek with his index finger.

"Hmm … you really don't seem like you're wearing any type of fabric," Peter said.

"What?" Sonic asked.

"It was just a theory I had that you couldn't be a real hedgehog. Hedgehog's here aren't your size and they're not … blue," Peter said.

"Or can get up to a Sonic Boom!" Sonic boasted.

"You can run that fast?" Peter asked.

Sonic nodded his head and smirked.

"I can show ya if you want?" Sonic asked.

"Okay, let's find a …" Peter was cut off when he heard someone scream for help.

Peter ran off in that direction and Sonic followed.

"Where are you going?" Sonic asked.

"Someone's in trouble," Peter said.

"You're a hero too!" Sonic exclaimed. "Sweet!"

Peter turned into an alleyway and tried to get away from Sonic.

"HEY! Why Are Going Down There? The Screaming's Coming From This Way!" Sonic shouted.

Sonic got no answer. He sighed and ran into the alleyway to find Peter.