Inheritance Chapter 2 of -?-
The summer vacation from school was always something no one wanted to end. For her however, Mary Jane wanted to see him again. So much so that she spent each night sleepless thinking of him. She was a bit nervous that he may have found someone else. But she had faith, faith that he would be hers. And no one else's.
Her heart was very fragile in this moment, she wanted and needed Peter. He would be by her side and she couldn't see it any other way. She had spent a whole summer dreaming of him both figuratively and literally, she even had a dream they kissed.
Entering the school her eyes scanned everywhere, she was determined to find him. She searched the halls for him. She was about to give up, then her eyes found him. But not in the way she had wanted or dreamed of. Her brow knit in pain with no solace in sight, only pain. He was kissing 'her'… Gwen Stacy.
"Oh MJ! So glad to see you! How are you?" Gwen said in an upbeat voice.
"…." Mary Jane couldn't, she couldn't bear to see them. Instead of talking she impulsively chose to go to the bathroom to of course cry. She sat on the closed toilet trying to keep her sobs and sniffs as quiet as possible.
"MJ." His voice the same one she had yearned to hear for so long, one she could've sworn would've have felt satisfying. But right now, she felt only sorrow.
"Go away Peter." Mary said sniffling at the end of it.
"No." Peter replied.
"Why are you in the girl's bathroom?" She rhetorically asked hoping he'd leave knowing how much trouble he could get if he was found.
"Because I'm a pervert." Peter answered.
"I'm in no mood for jokes Peter…" Mary stated.
"Look Gwen Stacy kissed me because she's Gwen Stacy, she saw you and wanted to make you jealous. I was too shocked to push her off." Her heart skipped a beat. "I've been waiting this whole summer to get to talk to you, you were on my mind twenty four seven." Peter finished.
She paused, it was like winning a lottery and your body stopped for you to process it. She burst through the stall door hugging Peter tightly. Lucky for her, he held just as tight. They had both thought of each other the whole summer. Peter had still wanted to be a friend after he was rejected but fate showed him that there was more to life than wearing tights and slinging webs.
Mary Jane, Peter Parker those two weren't the only ones that had something on their mind during their summer vacation. For Eddie it was revenge. Eddie Brock had been banned from the lab storage unit for quite some time after Peter broke in. The start of the year was when the ban was lifted. His mind was distorted, only focused on a sea of negativity one he was drowning in. He was obsessed with the idea of revenge.
'That sample of the Venom suit Peter had was the last of my father's work, my inheritance… Now like my father, they're both gone. All I have now is that sample I made… It's good thing that that's all I need.' Eddie thought grabbing the flask out of it's metal storage. Violet colored smoke clouds followed the flask, it was cold in his hand. Pressing his fingers inside he felt the subzero feeling substance latch onto his fingers. The substance enveloped him in seconds. It was ice cold on his skin, not only that but his mind was being overtaken, his thoughts were erratic. He had vivid visions of all his memories, he couldn't control where his train of thought were going at all. He felt as though his life was leaving him, as if it were being absorbed he sobered up and thought if Peter was strong enough for this he too had to handle it. Standing his body emerged out of the mass of goo that was on the floor, he grabbed on the table beside him for balance and support. 'I'm not giving up, I can do this.' A few tentacles swirled around Eddie and pulled him into the fat mass of the violet goo on the ground.
Some Time Later
A janitor walked into the storage unit. A normal day like any other assumed the janitor. How would they have known that today was the day their days would come to an end? Walking around a table they gasped.
"H-he-lp m-me" Eddie said his head rising out of the glob of goo.
"What happened!?" The janitor questioned. A few strands of the goo emerged earning him a scream they wrapped around the janitor and pulled them into pile of Venom. Eddie hadn't even realized what had happened. His mind went blank even further as the suit formed a hulking monstrous like body. Two security guards went to check on the scream and shared a similar fate.
Peter and MJ got to catching up during their last period that they luckily shared. The rain outside may have been gloomy but they were both far from anything such, nothing could ruin their mood as long as they were together.
"Peter are you planning on coming to school this year?" Mary asked curious.
"It depends on whether or not New York plans on staying peaceful." Peter answered in a whisper. Peter's attendance was atrocious, he almost failed last year but thanks to Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D he was given extra extra credit during summer school.
"Well for my sake I hope it stays more peaceful than a falling feather. I wanna see you more often." Mary said. Peter smiled but as soon as his grin appeared he lost it. His Spider-Sense was going off. And this time it was major. Looking around he assumed he went crazy, it had never lasted this long, then he looked a third time and noticed it outside the window. Staring out the glass into the black silhouette that was Venom was like staring at his own grave. But he had to face it and push on.
"What's wrong?" Mary questioned not yet realizing there was danger. Peter got closer to Mary Jane.
"Stay here, I gotta take care of something. If I'm not back before school ends meet me at the usual spot." Peter instructed in a serious voice unlike him. Mary Jane's eyes widened at his words.
"What if you're not back at all?" Mary Jane questioned in a dire whisper.
"I'll be back." Peter said leaving her. Leaving her to contemplate the many doubts she had in the past. The reason she rejected Peter in the first place.
He had no time to get the suit on, instead he got on his web shooters and left his bag on the roof of the building, vaulting over the ledge and landing on the football field he chose to jump over to the beast. Several feet separated them. Spider-Man usually made jokes, he usually gave out taunts, he usually enjoyed his work. But this wasn't the usual scenario. A past demon back to haunt him. A trial that only Venom planned on judging, and Peter had no way to bail out, he had to fight. He kept his hands in his hood pouch watching the beast.
"OuR FaThErS diED tO CREaTe us AnD nOW yoU WiLL tOo!" The beast gave out in a voice of two, the first voice that of the beast, the second that of Eddie's.
"Eddie?" Peter responded in horror that the monster that had almost ruined him was now ruining his friend. "Eddie you have to fight it don't let it control you, be your own man!" Peter said. The beast swayed it's arm a tentacle sprawled out almost whipping Peter but he had jumped back.
"Don't do this you can't let it use you!" Peter tried not realizing his friend was gone. Eddie was like a soldier following orders, only he couldn't resist. He was barely conscience, nothing could bring him back right now. Nothing. His body was being used the same way mosquitoes used humans only the Venom suit was craving more than just blood.
Peter spent time bouncing around avoiding tentacle whips. 'I gotta get Eddie off campus before he hurts someone.' Peter ran as fast as he could then jumped with more power. Venom leapt with him and they chased each other to an abandoned street. As Peter landed he was backhanded with enough force to topple a tower. He hit straight into a car shattering the glass and popping a tire off. Venom approached Peter but was smashed in the face by the popped tire sending a couple of spiky teeth flying. Peter had let go of the tire and bounced backward as Venom sent a blind slash.
"This isn't you Eddie, it's the suit. Listen to me!" Peter said avoiding more attacks. He shot a web at a street light and yanked himself far away as a car was thrown at him. 'I can barely dodge his attacks.' Peter said internally. He swung away and Venom followed in the exact pattern that Peter would swing. It was giving Eddie Peter's memories. Peter got to a building and Venom was at the building across the street they eyed each other down, a classic show down. Peter and Venom both pounced at one another, they met above the middle of the street. Peter landed a powerful fist into Venom's face soaring forward, Venom had grabbed Peter in the process however. The two landed on a parked car.
"Ugh…" Peter said getting up. Venom was already up, he was too powerful. Several thick tentacles shot out and sucked Peter into he mass of Venom. Venom was a battery and the fuel source it fed off of was the human host and their prey. Peter felt himself fading away, there was nothing but darkness. He couldn't die here… He had Aunt May, Harry Osborne, Mary Jane, and so much more to live for.
"NOOO!" Peter yelled erupting out of Venom several bits of goo splashing out with him. Venom grabbed ahold of the parked car and swung it like a base ball bat, Peter back flipped away, landing beside a fire hydrant he heel kicked it, and as it went flying he shot a web at it, swinging it in the air then downward it smashed hard onto Venom's head. It didn't seem to like that as it gave out a growl of rage. Peter wasn't shy of rage too at this moment. He shot two webs at the wall behind Venom with it in between the strands. He yanked himself forward dropkicking Venom square in the chest. Venom got up and roared loudly. Peter and Venom were about to continue but sirens met their ears.
"Get down on the ground and – What the hell is that!?" One of the cops questioned. There were tons of them.
"Wait don't shoot!" Peter yelled. Venom growled loudly at the cops forcing them to open fire, Peter to the side on the building while Venom stepped back as he was being fired at, unfortunately for him during their leap at each other from the buildings they had crashed through one of the telephone pole wires. A single wire laid in a puddle, a single foot lands in it, howling in pain Venom is shot more. Peter extends his palm out towards Venom, towards Eddie.
"Him too he's on the wall!" Peter can't afford to let them see his face, his hood may have been on but that wasn't enough. Jumping far from the scene of misfortune he swings far.
"Damn mutant."
Venom got out of there. Peter got to the school roof and got his bookbag. He met Mary Jane again at their 'usual spot'. The sun had come out and it's light shined upon them.
"I know that you don't like the Spider-Man aspect of my life but –" Mary Jane placed a finger on his lips.
"Shhh. I had time to think. Your powers aren't a burden on you. They're a gift to you, and an honor to me. I love Peter Parker, and I love Spider-Man too." Mary Jane confessed. Peter stared blank at Mary Jane.
"I don't know what to say." Peter said shocked.
"It's not what you have to say, it's what you have to do." MJ said leaning in slowly their lips connected better than any lego. If you were to place their hearts at the different ends of the galaxy they'd someone find each other. For them they had an ending that couldn't have been done better, as for Eddie. His happy ending was nowhere in sight. At least not for a while.