Jeremy sat in a part of the school that not very many people went to. This was where he normal went before school, for it was usually quiet and decently close to Jeremy's first period class. His headphones were worn on his head and his music was the only thing that he could hear at the moment.
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today' music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
"Hey!"
Jeremy stopped the music before taking his headphones off and looking towards the source of the voice.
Jason Jones was Jeremy's best friend since kindergarten. He was a Caucasian fifteen-year-old with a quite feminine appearance, much to his dismay, along with brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a red T-shirt, light brown shorts, and red tennis shoes.
"So, how've you been?" Jason asked.
Jason's voice was a good bit more masculine than his appearance. It was enough for people to immediately recognize that he was a man.
"Good." Ian responded.
"You hear about that vigilante that showed up last night? Arachno, I think."
It was five days since Jeremy had started using his newfound powers to fight crime. Within the first night, word of his spread quickly. Criminals who believed that such a person could be running around in Dallas were terrified. They hadn't expected for a superhero to show up in the city, believing that all the superpower-related craziness would stay in New York. Most people, be they civilian, police officer, or criminal, didn't believe that there was a superhero in Dallas.
Until the night before, at least, when Arachno foiled a bank heist and was caught on video doing so. That video spread like wildfire over social media. Then, gasoline was poured on it when another video surfaced showing him singlehandedly breaking up a fight between two gangs. That same night, several more crime scenes were found with criminals knocked out and/or webbed to the floors, ceilings, or walls.
Suffice to say, Arachno overnight wound up being the talk of the city.
"Yeah. I did." Jeremy said.
Jeremy was indifferent to the attention. It just meant that people knew he existed. So what?
"How come you aren't excited at all?" Jason asked.
"Is it really somethin' worth gettin' worked up 'bout?" the tall boy responded.
"But there's a superhero in Dallas now!" the girly-looking boy said, exasperated.
'Which means supervillains will inevitably show up. While me being Arachno will eventually cause that problem to rear its head, I will deal with it later. Besides, I'm mostly doing this so that Sombra can get caught.'
Arachno
Volume 1: A Knife in the Shadows
Chapter 1: A Day in the Life
That night, a few thugs were standing guard at their hideout. Their hideout was located in one of the bad spots in the city, so gangs were common around there. Thus, guards were an absolute necessity because you never know when one gang might decide they'd like control over the area.
"So, that Arachno guy's real, huh?" said a thug. "Seems that rumor about how the Bronze Vipers got taken out has some truth to it."
"Tch. The guy's just a bug. He won't last long." said the other.
A man wearing a fancy, black, three-piece suit and fedora began walking towards the thugs. He was obviously a Hispanic man with black hair and brown eyes. In his hand, he held a silver briefcase with a black king chess piece printed on it. Around four men in similar attire were following close behind him, with two more at his side.
"Buenos noches, señores." the man said as he removed his fedora, his voice containing a heavy Spanish accent. "I am here to see your boss."
"Nuh-uh. We ain't letting no one through." one thug stated.
"Then, that's a shame. I was simply wishing to be polite about this."
The men at his side drew their pistols and shot the thugs guarding the door before the men in the pack of the group went to open it. The group continued through the door before the men keeping it open closed it and retook their position in back.
The men walked into a spacious area. The boss of the gang sat in a desk situated in the center of the room. The man leading the group of black-suits walked up to the desk and placed the brief case on it.
"I am here representing the Black King." The man said.
"He wishes to take control of this area and demands that you disband your gang. You also have the option to join his organization. If you cooperate, you will be paid handsomely. If you accept this offer to join, the pay will be doubled."
"I don't take orders from anybody." The gang boss said sternly.
One of the man's bodyguards then whispered into his earpiece. "They've refused our offer."
The man then took a pistol out and shot the gang leader as several more gangsters barged into the hideout and began shooting at the other gangsters. Within mere minutes, all of the members of the gang owning the hideout were dead. The man then spoke into his earpiece.
"This is Aguilar. Los Tigres have declined our offer."
"Did you make sure to eliminate them?"
"Si, señor."
In another part of the city, Jeremy was busy pursuing a bunch of jokers who thought it would be funny to steal a cop car, cover it graffiti, and then take it for a joyride while leaving the sirens on. He himself felt offended because his father was a police officer. Thus, the jokers didn't last long when Arachno was on their tail.
Arachno landed on the hood of the car, scaring the driver. The driver began swerving in an attempt to throw the vigilante off, but to no avail. Jeremy began webbing the windshield up, eventually causing the driver to hit the breaks for fear of getting in a fatal crash. The car screeched to a halt and the punks inside got out and began trying to attack the vigilante.
One swung at Arachno with a baseball bat, trying to trip him up. Jeremy jumped over the bat before jumping at and rebounding off him before landing near another punk. He tripped that punk and then webbed him down. Another tried stabbing him with a knife, but his arm was caught and he was then kneed in the gut. The spider-powered hero then uppercut that one, knocking him out. Another punk rushed him and tried swinging a baseball bat down on him. The bat was caught and a knockout punch was delivered to the punk's face.
Seeing that his work was done there, Arachno shot a webline at a nearby building and swung away. He continued swinging until he heard his phone go off. He landed on a rooftop and pulled his phone out. Jeremy had figured out how to get his phone hooked up to 911 and would be notified whenever a crime occurred. He had also figured out how to turn these messages off so that his phone wouldn't be going off while 'off the job' and blow his cover.
"A bank robbery… Should be easy." Jeremy said before putting his phone away.
Within a little over a week of crimefighting, Jeremy had already encountered a criminal who annoyed him more than anything in the world. His name was Jimmy Oswald, but Jeremy called him Captain Copper because he would, for whatever stupid reason, only steal coins when he committed robberies. Jeremy was certain that the man had a coin fetish or something, but considered Jimmy to be an idiot because of the lengths the guy would go to satisfy his apparent coin fetish.
Yet, that idiot had somehow escaped jail continuously and the boy had captured him three times already. This was the third time that coin fetishist had escaped and thus the fourth time Jeremy had the displeasure of encountering him!
Arachno grumbled about the bank robber's idiocy while walking towards the unsuspecting Captain Copper. He stopped behind the idiotic robber and tapped him on the shoulder, prompting him to turn around.
"Arachno! We meet again, my neme-" Captain Copper was the knocked out with a punch to the face.
"I am not yer nemesis, ya idiotic coin fetishist!" Arachno yelled before lifting Captain Copper over his shoulder and carrying him away. "C'mon. Let's get ya back to jail."
Meanwhile, a man was walking through the city when he passed by an alley. Suddenly, something was behind him and dragged him into the alley. Using a knife, the figure slit the man's throat and began to cut him open.
And there's a glimpse of Sombra.
And before anyone asks, Captain Copper will never become a serious threat. I am considering the idea of giving him a form of magnetism...that somehow only attracts coins. Don't ask me how that's possible.
Speaking of superpowers, most of the actual supervillains won't show up until next volume. Sombra may or may not have powers. Regardless, supervillains will be making appearances eventually.
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