Chapter 7: Black Cat's Surprise
The night air was cold and Peter Parker (a.k.a. Spider-Man) was swinging through the skyline of Manhattan. The city had been mysteriously quiet recently and he was beginning to get suspicious. Where were all the villains, thugs, and muggers? What happened to all of the people constantly calling his name? He didn't know and, to be honest, he was grateful. This gave him more time to spend with his Aunt May and girlfriend, Gwen Stacy. He was just about to return home when he saw a familiar figure. Standing on one of the rooftops was antihero Black Cat. Her long white hair was blowing in the city breeze and her sleek, sexy figure stood out incredibly on the bleak rooftop in which she was perched. Spider-Man (which is what we will refer to him as while he's in costume) hadn't seen Black Cat in a while and decided to drop down and say hello.
"Finally got a free night to roam the rooftops?" asked Spider-Man. Black Cat didn't spin around but simply smirked and chuckled.
"It's nice to see you again," she said. "It's been a while."
"It sure has. Is it just me or have you also noticed that the city is a little bit calmer and quieter than usual?"
"I've noticed. Who knows? Maybe Captain Stacy and his police force are beating you at your own game."
"Please. I respect Stacy and all but, c'mon, we all know that Spidey is the best crime-fighter in all of New York!"
"Even better than the giant turtles?"
Spider-Man choked. Did she really just say what he had heard her say? It couldn't be. Black Cat knew nothing of the League...or did she?
"The...the what?" stammered Spider-Man.
"The giant turtles," cooed Black Cat. "Ninjas aren't they?"
"I haven't seen any giant ninja turtles around here."
"Well of course, not normally. It's because they're from an alternate reality."
"What exactly...have you been doing in your time away from the rooftops?"
"Oh stop playing dumb, Spidey. I know that you've had contact with creatures from alternate realities."
"Me? Me? Nah! I'm just your average, everyday, ordinary, one-dimension Spider-Man! Nothing more and nothing less...okay maybe a little bit more but nothing less!"
"You can't fool me, Spidey. Or should I say...Peter Parker?"
Spider-Man choked again. How could Black Cat know all of this? He had never once hinted about his secret identity around Black Cat, in fact, he had no theories about what her secret identity was either.
"Who...who is this Peter Parker of which you speak of?"
"Pete, stop lying. I know all about the League of Inter-Dimensional Heroes."
"But...I...you...ugh!"
Spider-Man fell down and put both of his hands over his masked face. This was truly a nightmare. Sure Black Widow wasn't the last person he wished knew about his secret identity and his membership in the League of Inter-Dimensional Heroes but she defiantly wasn't the most trustworthy of allies.
"You okay, Peter?" asked Black Widow. She knelt down next to Spider-Man and looked straight into his eyes. "I guess...we should both be on the same page." She sighed heavily and removed her mask. Her silver hair then slowly turned into a sea of bright, blonde strands. Spider-Man couldn't believe his eyes. It was Felecia Hardy, the daughter of a well-known millionaire. "Surprised?"
"Felecia Hardy? Of all people I expected to be Black Cat...you were certainly not on the list," breathed Spider-Man.
"Well...I'm glad that I was able to surprise you," chuckled Felecia. She then slowly lifted Spider-Man's mask and took it off. She smiled at the sight of Peter Parker's face and leaned in close. "What do you see in Gwen Stacy, anyway? Why don't we fellow extraordinary people just run off together?"
She leaned in closer and Peter couldn't help but be hypnotized by her gaze. Their lips met in a wet kiss that made Peter feel all types of pleasure.
"Felecia," he groaned as he pulled his lips away from Felecia's face for a few seconds.
"You like it don't you?" cooed Felecia. "Come back. We're not done."
Felecia smiled, grabbed Peter's head, and continued to lock lips with him. Peter didn't want the euphoria of pleasure to end but it was at this moment that he began to feel...strange. His muscles tightened, he began to sweat violently, and he felt a long, slimy tongue work its way into his mouth. His eyes widened as he saw the pearl-like face of Felecia Hardy slowly change into that of an insect-like, black mare.
The mare had long insect wings, strange holes scattered throughout her body, a long teal mane and tail, and a pair of seductive, frightening, oval-shaped, dark green eyes. Her long, snake-like tongue worked its way through his mouth. It stung him like bolts of lightning and he suddenly felt limp and fell onto his back.
"You certainly are a fantastic kisser, Peter Parker," chuckled the mare. "It's a pity that you'll be destroyed soon. If it were up to me, I would keep you forever and ever." She looked down at Peter with her hypnotizing gaze and laughed softly. "Don't worry. I'll make sure that your death is as painless as possible...unlike that annoying, interfering unicorn."
Who was this mare? What did she want? Was this unicorn that she spoke of Twilight? Several thoughts raced through Peter's mind all at once and he so longed to move his limbs and give her a good punch, but no matter what he thought he still remained limp like a rag doll.
"Time to go," said the mare.
"Not so fast!" snapped a familiar voice. There was a sudden flash and a green blur emerged from the darkness and struck the mare. Three more green blurs appeared. Peter sighed deeply in his mind as he recognized his saviors.
"Now do we have to do this the easy way or the hard way?" laughed Raphael as he spun his sai vigorously. The mare, at first, appeared angry but her face quickly turned into a deliciously evil smirk.
"Good. Now I can nab both Peter Parker and you, Leonardo," she teased.
"Not even in your dreams will you ever be able to capture me," snapped Leonardo. He then jumped into the air and aimed both of his sharp samurai swords at the mare. He let out a fighting yell as he came in for the strike. The mare managed to dodge the incoming attack and aimed her jagged unicorn-like horn at Leonardo. A large, green beam shot out of it and Leonardo managed to deflect it with his swords.
"Take this!" yelled Donatello as he swung his bo staff at the mare. The mare dodged but the edge of the bo staff managed to nip one of her wings. She suddenly shot a stream of green beams at the turtles. Leonardo deflected them with his swords while his brothers successfully dodged the beams through a series of acrobatic flips.
"Cowabunga!" cheered Michelangelo as he flew through the air and managed to grab onto the mare's back.
"Get off of me you insidious reptile!" snapped the mare. She jumped high into the air and began to buck Michelangelo like a cowboy at the rodeo. Michelangelo aimed one of his nunchucks at the mare's head and, after several crazy seconds of concentration, smacked one into the back of her skull. The mare dropped from the sky and smashed into the rooftop of the building in which she had flown up from. Her eyes slowly rolled up into her head and closed. As soon as her eyes closed she disappeared in a cloud of dense gray smoke.
"Hey! Where the shell did she go?" asked Michelangelo as he dispersed the smoke with his hands. It was at this moment that Peter, who still lay limply on the rooftop, lost his remaining strength and blacked out.
