Chronicles Universe: Spider-Man
Chapter 2: Cindy and Peter
New York Bank
A security officer stood outside the bank, gun ready in case of intruders. A man in a black suit walked in.
"Sir, I'm gonna need some ID." The security officer said. The man in the suit smirked evilly. Handing him an ID.
"Alright, Mr. Smerdyakov. You can go in." The officer said. The man walked inside with a wide smirk as smoke filled the room.
"Hey, what's the big ide-" the officer coughed as everyone started coughing. The man took off his face, revealing a white masked man. Several thugs dropped in, wearing gas masks.
"Take the money. Knock out anyone who gets in your way." He told the thugs. They nodded and ran into the vault. The man taking out a kit and dragging one of the knocked out security guards out of sight.
Once they got all the money, they ran out to a helicopter. They got inside as it started flying.
"Good work boys." They flew off when they suddenly came to a halt.
"What!? What the-" Smerdyakov looked out the helicopter and saw it was stuck between 2 buildings with….webs!?
"So if we go with an animal theme you're a… chameleon?" He looked to the voice and saw a red and blue clad man hanging upside down from a web.
"Who are you!?" The man in the suit said.
"Really? Spider logo, webbing and everything and you can't figure it out? Man, first super villain I take down and he's a dumb one…" The red and blue man said before webbing him and the thugs up. The man dodged jumping onto the firescape.
Spidey chased after him. Both of them jumping on the rooftops. Spidey shot a webline at him which caught the mans coat. Spidey pulled on it, dislodging the coat as the man fell. He caught the man in his webbing taking a deep breath.
"That was way too close. We almost had Chamo pancake." He pulled the man up, but only finding his clothes. He looked around for any sign of him.
"Clever, I'll give him that. I'll leave his thugs to the police." He said to himself before swinging off.
Cindy groaned in the training lab Harry and her have been using. They were having trouble with the tests. Mostly the webbing, They're just kinda splattering everywhere (as a certain goggle masked Spidey said) and after shooting them Cindy often blacks out losing control of her actions. She and Harry were getting frustrated. And it was getting hard not to tell Peter. She groaned sitting down in a chair. What do I do…. She thought. Rubbing her temples as a headache spread "You ok?" Harry asked.
"Just…. I feel bad not talking to Pete about the experiments we're doing. I mean I know he has powers, but we're not seeing how much he has."
"I see. Well after Uncle Ben's death I… Don't think he wants to talk about it right now."
"Yeah… Oh speaking of I gotta go with Aunt May to the doctor's office."
"Alright. See ya later." Cindy got up and walked out.
Later
"Thanks for coming with me dear." May said. "No problem at all, May." Cindy said. May smiled as they made it to the Doctor's. They went inside and Cindy waited outside
Later
Peter was running late, he knew it and it stressed him out. He saw the meet up place up ahead and ran even faster than he already was hoping to beat the clock. He ran faster and ended up ten minutes late anyways as they girls waved.
"Sorry...got distracted." Pete said.
"You've been distracted a lot Tiger. You ok?"
"Yeah. I'm fine." Gwen hugged him. "If you ever need to talk to us, feel free to." She said.
"I know. Thanks." Pete said, Gwen and MJ hugging him smiling. They walked to the restaurant nearby seeing the news on a tv screen.
"-Reports of a masked vigilante in red and blue taking down criminals. Officers say he always leaves a note behind on the crooks he ties up, naming himself 'Spider-Man.' Believed to be the first new superhero in a long time. We now go to James Jonah Jameson for his take on the story."
"If he's such a 'hero' as everyone says, why does he wear a mask, huh? What's he got to hide? As far as I know he's just a criminal like all others he takes down! This is the Police's job not some kids!"
"Wow. Never seen JJJ this ticked at something since the election." MJ said.
"Who won that again?"
"A 'hated by most, loved by some' guy that's got everyone worried when really they ain't got anything to worry about." Gwen said. They shrug and walk off.
"I do wonder about that Spider-Man though." Gwen said.
"Yeah. I do wonder if he's single for a certain blonde~" MJ teased, elbowing Gwen.
"Oh come on MJ like you're not checking out that cat burglar whenever she's on the news."
"Hey, can't help if I like girls. Speaking of which, you available for tonight~" All 3 of them laughed.
"You know I don't swing that way. And not being able to help it is an urban legend. If you like girls that's fine, but no one needs an excuse."
"Hey, we're supposed to ruin Pete's jokes, not mine!" MJ pouted playfully. Peter laughed louder having to hold onto their shoulders for support. They all laughed.
"I guess you better call the cops MJ cause you got burned!" They laughed harder. Sitting down to get lunch, They soon got their food and nibbled.
Elsewhere
The white masked man, known as the Chameleon, was in his office when he got a phone call. He answered. "This is the Chameleon." He said, his accent showing russian descent.
"What was that? I thought you said it was an easy job." A distorted voice said on the other end of the call.
"I did not expect the Spider-Man to come. I thought he was merely an urban myth. I will not fail next time. Now what did you call me for? I am a busy man."
"Unless you have more excuses we have another job."
"Fine. What is it?"
"A curious little cat needs to disappear."
"I thought we had dealt with Walter Hardy."
"Oh we have, it seems bad habits run in the family."
"Alright then. I will deal with it."
"Be careful, she's borrowed her dad's tech she'll be able to manipulate the probability of things happening around her."
"Then a stealth approach is needed. She won't even know what hit her."
"Excellent. I wish you well." The voice hung up.
"Ugh, that guy needs a glass of water." Chameleon pressed a button.
"Yeah, boss?" A thug answered through the speaker.
"We have a new job. Eliminate Walter Hardy's daughter. Find out where she is. Then I will deal with her personally."
"Yes sir."
Later
Peter was in his lab, working on a new invention. Can't let these crooks get away. Not without a way to track them. He thought. Messing with some wires. He heard a knock on the door. "Peter?" It was Cindy. He hid everything and walked up the basement stairs, opening the door.
"Hey Cind. Need something?" Pete asked.
"Just checking on you."
"Ah. Thanks. But I'm good."
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"Positive?"
"Positively positive."
"Drats. Alright I'll leave you be.."
"What, something wrong?"
"We just haven't… talked since Ben."
"Yeah, you're right about that.."
"So wanna talk?"
"Sure." She walked in, sitting in a chair. Peter sitting next to her. "So...how've you been?" Cindy asked.
"Coping. Working on experiments."
"What kind?"
"Oh just….. Small things."
"Ok. I uhhh… I guess I've just not thought about it"
"Bout what?"
"About Ben. About the bite. About all of it."
"Yeah? I can understand that…"
"Yeah… So uhhh anyway I can help with the experiments?"
"Nah. I'm ok Cindy."
"Okay. Be sure to talk to me more okay Pete? I'm still your friend."
"Yeah. I will." Cindy stood and hugged him. He hugged her back and waved when she left. He got back to working on the trackers. That's it! SPIDER TRACERS! He thought as he continued working. Adding a tracer launcher to the top of his gauntlet. Alright! Now to test this… He looked for something to attach it to. Choosing his backpack he attached the tiny mechanical bug. His Spider Sense went off as he got closer to it.
YES! Using this, I'll be able to track crooks with my Spider Sense! THIS IS AWESOME!
Police Report
"Penthouse silent alarm triggered. Repeat Penthouse of Safeland Hotel's silent alarm has been triggered."
The police arrived at a Penthouse kicking the door in. No one was inside and the place had been thoroughly looted. The police searched around. Finding signs of a fight. They looked for any more evidence, finding only a broken window.
Elsewhere
A woman in a black suit, white hair, and mask was at a warehouse several cuts along her body as the Chameleon punched her, sending her into some crates. She groaned in pain. She caught his arm with her legs and flipped him over. He groaned getting up and hitting her across the face. She slashed his mask with her claws and he picked her up by the neck. He started choking her, when they heard a crash from above. Chameleon looked up to see a woman in white dropping down, "Who are you and what are you doing here? I am busy." The Chameleon said.
"Maybe she got here to distract you!" The woman in the black suit said before kicking him away. The woman dressed in white spun webbing over Chameleon. He tried breaking free, the webbing holding him tightly. The woman in white went over to the woman in black.
"You ok?" The white woman asked.
"Yeah. Thanks. Name's Black Cat. Who're you?"
"Silk."
"Nice. Any relation to Spider-Man?"
"Not gonna answer that. I gotta go, police are already on their way."
"Same. See ya around, Silky." Black Cat jumped up to the roof and ran off. Silk swung away with her webbing.
She landed on a rooftop, pulling down her web scarf. Cindy smiled. "That felt good."
"You did pretty well. Though maybe some color is in order, using your webbing might prove hazardous on long missions." Harry said smiling holding a tablet.
"How so?"
"It degrades over time, in two hours it completely dissolves."
"Ah. So, if I'm gonna go on missions that are like, 2 and a half hours, I'd be completely naked for the last 30 minutes. Yep, an actual suit is in order."
"I'll call a tailor of mine, shouldn't be too hard."
"Alright. Can't wait to see how it'll turn out."
"Sleep well Cind, if you hurry you'll make your curfew."
"Thanks. You too, Harry." She said before putting her scarf back on and swinging home.
A/N:
Spidey Viewer: DEBUT OF SILK!
Terias Faldom: YAY!
SV: Overwatch story next!? OR Chronicles?
TF: Wes to OW
SV: REWRITE OF GX!?
TF: SURE!