I am so, so sorry for the lateness of this chapter! Something came up and I had to rewrite the entire thing to not make Venom look like the dumbest thing on Earth.

WARNING! This chapter contains graphic descriptions of violence against children. If this triggers you in any way, this may not be the fic for you. You've been warned.

Do note that future violence will be directed at adults or teenagers. This is (most likely) a one-time occurrence.

Just a reminder: Cursive is the thoughts Eddie shares with the symbiote, bold is what the symbiote shares with Eddie or Venom speaking through Eddie, and Combined is the intertwined voices they use.


A group of four kids walked down the street in Midtown, laughing and joking loudly about something. One of the kids were waving his arms around, yelling something and laughing louder than his peers. The kid next to him, a ratty looking boy with greasy half-long hair, widened his eyes and raised his hands in front of his face.

"Don't hurt me or you'll regret it!" He exclaimed in a fake high-pitched voice, trying, and succeeding comically, to sound like a little girl. "My friend will come after you and he's sooo strong!" His act made the other kids laugh even louder, and the lone girl of the group, a skinny blonde with a voice that could've shattered glass, scoffed. "Like, she actually has any friends!"

The last kid, looking younger than the others and much less confident, laughed lightly and nodded. The first kid, wearing his cap backwards and seemly the leader of the group, turned to face his peers. "Watch out guys! Her imaginary friends will come beat us up! We'll be dead before we can even go –"

A series of black tendrils shot out from an alley just as the children passed by. All four was caught by the webs and dragged forcefully into the darkness, now somewhat hidden from sight. A fifth and sixth voice broke into the conversation, intertwined and unnatural, cutting through the evening like a sharp knife. "That's what we were hoping for, but we promised to play nice."

All four kids looked up shakily at the large bulking frame towering over them. The humanoid was nearly 7 feet tall, four times as muscular as a regular man, and showing off a deadly set of sharp teeth. A long pink tongue swirled around, tasting the air shortly, before retreating to the creature's mouth. From their fallen position on the pavement, the creature truly looked like a monster. A slight smell of urine spread into the already murky alleyway air.

They reached down and picked Cap-Boy off the pavement with one arm, pulling him to his feet, but keeping a secure grasp on his shoulder. Ratty started scrambling away, but they quickly snatched him by the back of his collar, letting him hang in the air for a few moments before dropping him on his feet. Before he regained his balance, they got a hold of Blondie who seemed ready to scream, using their free hand to hold her shirt tightly. Just as Ratty was about to bolt, they wrapped the arm holding Blondie around his thin shoulders, trapping the brat with their elbow. This had forced them to crouch down, but it worked.

Unlike his peers, Scrawny didn't seem to be going anywhere, anytime soon. He had climbed to his feet, but was trapped between Venom and the wall.

"Hello kids," they almost purred, voice just low enough to give the impression of a snarl. "Care to let us in on the joke?"

When none of the kids answered, they frowned lightly in disapproval.

"Wow, that's rude. Don't be like that, tell uncle Venom what's funny," The tone of friendliness disappeared from their voice and the lower part of their voice became that much more prominent. "We do so hate being ignored. If you don't tell us, we might get upset."They tightened the grip on the kids' shoulders and Blondie's shirt, ripping it lightly at the shoulder. Her squeak was enough to startle Ratty into talking.

"W-we were just, y'know, making fun of J-Jenny." He shook as Venom turned their attention towards him and sent Cap-Boy a pleading look. Cap-Boy nodded rapidly, and Venom vaguely wondered if his head would fall off.

"T-that's right! S-she's like, totally weird, and we were just laughing about it. She has, um, imaginary friends, and thinks she can talk to her t-toys." His voice was shaking and his lip quivering. His already ugly face was slowly getting overrun with snot and tears, and it wasn't doing anything good for his cosmetic situation.

Blondie sniffled fearfully, eyes red and watering, and tried to wrestle their fingers out of her shirt, but stopped when they gently pressed a thumb against her throat and started crying lowly instead.

"We didn't mean it so hard," Ratty tried, looking anywhere but at Venom. "We just—"

"They beat her up."

Everybody turned to look at Scrawny, who was uncomfortably scraping his feet on the dirty pavement. Complete silence fell over the group, as Cap-Boy and Gang stared at the friend in stupefied horror.

"Really?" Venom broke the silence, looking intensely at Scrawny, who nodded slowly.

"Yeah. They chased her down to the old railroad and beat her up. Benjamin nearly broke her arm once."

Hope was starting to glimmer in Scrawny's eyes. He started talking faster, telling on his friends, thinking Venom would let him go free and hurt the others instead.

"They do it all the time. When the grownups aren't looking, they beat her up and push her and kick her. Sandra broke her teddy yesterday too. And Roy keeps taking her snacks."

They nodded thoughtfully, dragging Ratty a little closer when he tried to squirm away. "Interesting..." they said, tilting their head lightly. "And you never do that?"

The snitch shook his head rapidly. "It wasn't me, it was them." To empathize his accusation, he pointed a finger at the terrified kids shaking in Venom's grasp. "They hurt me too," He added after a short pause, the lie as clear as the fear in his eyes.

"Ah," they cooed, "you're completely innocent and never laid a finger on our friend? You're as much a victim here as they are?"

Scrawny started nodding eagerly, but stopped when Venom leaned into his face, gaping lightly at the long teeth just inches from his face, leaning as far into the wall behind him as he could.

"Do you think we're stupid?"


Whack!

Bone gave way for the force behind their fist and blood splattered lightly on the grey wall and asphalt, and even a bit on one of the dumpsters. Blondie screamed and Ratty stumbled backwards with a muffled whimper, holding his broken nose.

Crack!

Cap-Boy screeched as his right arm was dragged forcefully backwards, dislocating his shoulder and fracturing the bone in the upper arm.

Swish!

A black tendril shot out and wrapped itself around the screaming girl's waist, lifting her into the air and pulling her back towards the monster when she tried to run.

Thump!

Scrawny made an unintelligible sound as he slammed into the pavement. Blondie wailed loudly as her head was yanked back by the hair, the tendril pulling until she felt backwards, landing on her back and scraping her knee.

Thwack!

A large clawed hand slapped Ratty on the left side of his head, smacking him into Cap-Boy, and the two fell soundlessly to the ground.

"HEL–"

Blondie practically flew face first into a wall, cracking her brow and slumping unconsciously down, landing just a few feet from Cap-Boy and Ratty's lifeless bodies.

"Gh..."

Scrawny's mouth hung open, drooling lightly as they held him by the throat, cutting off his air supply. Venom grinned at the struggling boy whose eyes looked about to pop out of their sockets.

None of the young humans were strong enough to even slow them down in their assault. In this state, they were one, man and symbiote, human and alien. This was perfection in action; there was no separate thoughts, no clashing intentions or desires. There were only Venom.

They licked their lips hungrily as the dull blue eyes started rolling upwards, feeling the frail body giving in to their overwhelming power, life fading...

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"

They immediately snapped back to attention. The Spider, their Spider, was perched on one of the walls above them. They reasoned the sounds must've alerted it of their presence.

Their Spider was absolutely shaking with fury. Even through the mask, the emotion was as clear as had it been nude. It leapt off the wall and towards them, landing on the pavement when they let go of their prey and skipped to the left. Their Spider quickly picked up the limp human and checked for vital signs, all without taking its eyes off the symbiote.

Venom quickly scanned the scene. Small bloody humans were scattered in the alley as if something had dropped them. Blood ran down Blondie's closed eye, further down her cheek, where it dripped onto the ground. Her hair was messy and some of it had been pulled loose. Ratty and Cap-Boy lay side by side, Cap-Boy's arm in an unnatural position under him and his hair was caked with blood. Ratty was lying face down, blood pooling around his face. Scrawny was still nestled in their furious Spider's arms, neck red and blue, blood dripping from his lips, presumably due to shattered ribs. None of these kids would be leaving the hospital anytime soon.

However much fun this had been, they had to admit the job was a little overdone. Better to head home before their Spider had time to call for help and take up the chase.

They jumped up the wall suddenly, startling their Spider almost enough for him to fall over, and dashed across the rooftops of the city

This could be problematic. They had been discovered, and they hadn't had time to threaten the bullies into silence, and the Spider had seen them. They might be secure themselves, but Jenny would fall under suspicion. She was very small and not so strong mentally. If under pressure, she might slip up and tell of their home. It had been better if they had had the chance to kill the human spawn before leaving...

Eddie gagged.

Oh hell no!

They changed direction on the spot and jumped down and alley, peeling away from their host before bending them over a dumpster, where Eddie emptied the contents of their stomach with a disgusting noise.

They waited carefully until the human was done heaving before snarling in annoyance.

"We thought this was what you wanted!"

"It- it is- it's-" Eddie gulped in some air, taking to mental communication instead.

"It IS what I wanted! I'm just not... Just not used to seeing blood like that. Like, so much of it. And they were... They were kids!"

They scoffed irritably. "So is your new friend. They hit first!"

"They're still kids, we're adults! They didn't stand a chance!"

"Of course they didn't!"

"That's the point! We almost killed them!"

"They deserved to die. The small female is our ally."

"We promised we wouldn't actually kill them!"

"We did. And we kept our promise. All four are still breathing."

"You almost killed that last one!"

"'You'? We did this together, we are one!"

"I..!" Eddie sighed shakenly. He took a few second to breathe before talking again. "You're right. We both did this. It was wrong of me to accuse you; I was as much at fault as you were. I'm sorry."

"All forgiven. If you're okay again, let's head home. We need sustenance now, we just lost our dinner."

They covered their body again, Venom taking control of their body to give Eddie's mind time to rest. After spitting in the dumpster to get the foul taste out of their mouth, they jumped back up to the roofs and headed home.

Eddie was noticeable quiet on the short trip, lost in his own thoughts. After making sure he wasn't going to rebel against them, Venom left him to his own devices and focused on getting home before their Spider caught up.


Bad. Very, very bad. Things could hardly have gone worse.

Cap-Boy were in coma, Ratty and Scrawny had still not woken up, but Blondie had. She had immediately connected them to Jennifer, and the whole situation was on everyone's tongues now. The Spider had publically announced he wouldn't rest until they had been found, and Jennifer was in police custody now.

This was possibly the worst decision they could've made.

"What the hell do we do now?!"

"We go to the police station, apologize publically, spend a few decades in jail, then start a new life as a reformed entity."

Eddie was completely silent as they headed out the door.

"It was a joke dumbass, we're going to break our ally out of jail!"


Aand, here we stop for today.

Originally the assault took place on an open street, and I realized how dumb that was. This was still a hasty and dumb decision, but at least a little more reasonable.

Pleasedon'thatemeforthislatechapteroritscontents!