Scorpion, Again (Based on feverish Nick Miller in New Girl)

During a long and arduous fight with the Scorpion, dodging his venom dripped stinger at every turn, Peter was taken by surprise by a well-placed smack to the throat, knocking the wind out of him. As the Scorpion loomed closer, Peter quickly rolled to the side. But the battle had left him weary, his movements too slow to dodge the whip of the Scorpion's tail.

Peter cried out in pain, as the venomous barb nicked his shoulder and the police moved in on the scene. The cavalry's finally here. Peter thought and mustered all the strength he could to return home and concoct an antidote.

After successfully administrating the antidote, Peter gladly accepted a bowl of pea soup and the warm blanket his wife Mary Jane wrapped around him, while he leaned back into the sofa.

"This could be the Scorpion's venom talking here, but a cartoon about Gobby would be really cool." Peter said to Mary Jane woozy from the last remaining amounts of venom leaving his system.

"Hey, can we watch something on your phone? I'm hallucinating right now and I'd rather focus on something else." Peter asked, hoping for something to get his mind off the floating cartoon Goblin head hovering near him.

Thinking for a moment, Mary Jane recalled a popular video series trending on the Internet.

"Let's watch Spidey Pals."

"What's that?"

"It's a new puppet show they made based on your exploits." Mary Jane explained and loaded the video on her smartphone. On a small-scale handmade stage, a curtain was drawn and a puppet of Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus appeared.

"Oh no, I'm out of webs!" The puppet Spider-Man exclaimed and quivered with fear, painting an unflattering picture of the hero.

"You're going to find out what it's like to be real spider…" Doctor Octopus paused for dramatic effect. "After I pull off all your limbs!" He finished ominously. The curtains of the stage closed and the sound of bubble wrap popping played over a speaker, to imply Spider-Man's injury.

"It's making fun of meee… that's not what happened!" Peter protested, feeling disheartened by what he'd watched. Was this how people perceived him?

"How's the pea soup?" Mary Jane changed the subject and craned her neck to inspect the partially eaten soup she'd prepared for Peter.

"It's terrific…"

Cake

Coming home with a generous serving of leftover chocolate cake from Frank's daughter, Sally's birthday party. May invited the Spider gang for some afternoon tea.

While Peni, Spider-Ham and Spider-Man Noir took a seat on the sofa, May watched from the kitchen table as they ate their dessert.

Preferring to eat slowly, Peni ate small spoonfuls of cake at a time. Using his own cartoon abilities, Spider-Ham threw the cake slice into the air and swallowed it whole, making crumbs spill out of Peni's mouth as she laughed.

Peter on the other hand, was relishing every bite of his cake slice. His contented praise drawing everyone's attention to him. "Mmmm, this is so good."

"Peter, you've got something on your face." Peni sheepishly pointed out the ring of chocolate icing around his mouth. Eyes lighting up when he realized what a mess he'd made, Peter quickly wiped his mouth and apologized.

"Excuse my manners, I don't often get to eat such decadent desserts."

"And they say I'm a pig." Spider-Ham quipped, to Peter's embarrassment. Wasn't it enough that everyone had noticed him savouring a snack like a schoolboy?

"You know Peter, you're welcome to drop by any time if your rations get low." May took the heat off Peter with an invitation to help himself to her pantry.

"Thank you May, you're an angel." Peter thanked May, grateful for the diversion. No matter what dimension, it warmed his heart that May would be there to look out for him.

"I know." May replied with a wry smile.

We are in need

Choosing the young and bright Peni Parker as his partner to investigate a night time disturbance at a storage facility, Spider-Man Noir peered over at the site of the suspected break in and gave Peni her next instructions.

"Now listen, when we go out there, there won't be any cover to save our backsides, so follow my lead."

Taking Peni's silent thumbs up as the sign to go ahead, Peter pressed his back against the wall as he turned the corner. But what he saw when he got there was unlike anything he'd ever seen before.

Tall as a giant from a freak show, with the consistency of treacle, the symbiote known as Venom dug through a storage locker, selecting certain items of value like a flat screen television and expensive clothes to take back home with him.

"Those items don't belong to you." Peter declared with a stern voice, standing his ground against the obsidian monstrosity towering over him.

"WE NEED THINGS."

"And you think that gives you the right to steal? Think again!" Peter took out two pistols from his holsters and peppered laser fire into Venom. Snarling with displeasure, Venom shot a tendril towards Peter to deal with the pesky intrusion.

"Cover me!" Peter called out to Peni, as he sprang to the side to avoid Venom's oncoming attack. Though the two managed to hold off Venom as best as they could, Peter and Peni were clearly outmatched. They were missing something, they just couldn't see it yet.

Deep in thought while devising tactics to defeat Venom, Peter was blindsided by a sudden attack, sending him slamming into a steel roll-up door behind him, leaving him reeling and sending Peni into a panic. What would she do without the advantage of an experienced fighter, fighting alongside her?

Scrambling to press buttons on her mech's interface to continue fending off against Venom, Peni accidentally activated the stereo.

Loud enough to be heard from outside the mech, the energetic music sent Venom's surface mass rippling, exposing the host within.

"EDDIE CAN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS!" Venom hissed, worried about what his host would think if he discovered the thievery he'd committed on his behalf and took off into the night.

Relieved that the fighting was over, Peni ran over to where Peter. Checking to see whether he was alright.

"My head went fuzzy there for a moment... Is that tar covered eel still around?" He asked, looking for signs of the symbiote who had clocked him in the mug.

"No, I drove it away with my music." Peni beamed, proud that her accidental discovery had caused Venom to flee.

"It must have been some music if it could make it run off like that." Peter remarked, impressed with his partner's resourcefulness.

"You want to listen to it with me sometime?" Peni asked with a smile, hopeful that she could share her favourite music with her friend.

"It would be my pleasure."

Pizza

Eager to make a good impression on Mary Jane while she was out on an errand, Peter set out to make a pizza from scratch while awaiting her return.

After pounding the dough thoroughly and assembling the toppings (making a mess in the kitchen as a result), Peter placed the pizza dish in the oven.

As the pizza dough rose, Peter's patience sank proportionally. It may not be the bread she deserved, but Peter was determined to show his commitment… to giving Mary Jane a good meal that is. Half an hour later, Mary Jane returned to her apartment, where she was greeted by the sight of a spotless kitchen and fresh pizza on the kitchen table.

"I made us lunch, while you were away. Have a seat."

Taking a bite out of her pizza slice, Mary Jane tasted the sweetness of tomato paste, the creaminess of cheese and the pleasure of said pizza slightly sticking to the roof of her mouth

"It's a little undercooked." Mary Jane said, making Peter's heart sink, because despite his best efforts he'd screwed something up again. But there was still a chance to salvage things.

"If we cooked it a little longer, I bet it would turn out better." Peter remarked, taking the plate over her shoulder and giving her an affectionate glance.

He wasn't talking about pizza anymore and despite his mistakes, Mary Jane was glad they'd given their relationship another shot.

After finishing what was supposed to be a one-shot, I was inspired to use some ideas I had tucked away in my mind, so you'd have more drabbles to read. Thank you for all your support. (The final chapter in the trilogy will be coming up soon.)