Chapter 6: If This Be My Destiny

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"Shit! That was close!" Peter exclaimed as he was almost grabbed by the scorpion with its pincers. It was only a few minutes ago since he acquired the relic from the abandoned temple. He ran as fast as he could in order to escape the giant scorpion that was chasing him down. The scorpion was fast, luckily, Peter was a bit faster thanks to his enhanced speed. It was enough to at least get a few feet away from it. There was a low branch in front of his path. He leapt onto the branch jumped onto another one. He hoped the trees would at least slow him down. However, glancing at the scorpion, it showed no sign of slowing down at all which he frowned at.

"Out of all the things that can appear out of nowhere and chase me down, a giant scorpion! Thanks world!" Peter exclaimed sarcastically. He continued hopping from branch to branch of many trees that were obliterated by the scorpion ramming it down. As he attempted to elude the scorpion, he mused about his strategy to defeat this monster or at least get away.

It was obvious he couldn't face the scorpion directly. It would only result in death or serious injury. Besides, physically hurting the monster was unlikely. He wasn't as strong as the Hulk and was only one man who didn't have any absurdly huge weapons but only his fists and web shooters he couldn't use due to his secret identity now Spider-Man was known in Vale. Hiding was also not an option. The scorpion was at least as fast as Peter running on foot. If he web swung using his web shooters, he would get away easily with the scorpion left in the dust. Sadly, his identity was a secret and kept a secret. He was just thankful he had enhanced speed as one of his powers, otherwise, he'd be inside the scorpion's stomach chewed up into pieces by now. So far, all the strategies he quickly created immediately rendered useless to him. However, one of them could possibly work in his favor. As he was flew via launch pad, he saw a canyon with a destroyed stone bridge. The canyon was pretty deep, a height enough to at least get rid of the scorpion. If he could possibly lead the scorpion into the canyon, if it was dumb enough to follow, then he could lead it into its own demise. It was good plan, however, the canyon was a long distance away from where Peter was at. For now, it was a chase through the Emerald Forest and to the canyon.

'Hopefully I can make it to the canyon without dying.' Peter thought only a few seconds before he was almost grabbed by the scorpion.

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Several Minutes Ago…

Observing through a video camera on a small tablet, Ozpin saw Peter reaching the temple, however, he seemed a bit hesitant but it wasn't long until he continued on to acquire the relic.

"Mr. Parker arrived at the temple and obtained the black knight relic." Ozpin announced to everyone in the surrounding area. Ruby and Yang beamed upon hearing that while Weiss and Blake lightly smiled.

"That's great!" Ruby said with enthusiasm. The rest of team RWBY nodded, agreeing with her.

"Now, he needs to do is reach Beacon Cliff then he's an official student and teammate." Yang stated.

"Yes that's correct Ms. Xiao Lon…Oh my…" Goodwitch said with a slight concerned face. Upon hearing that, team RWBY and Ozpin became concerned as well. His attention was directed back to his tablet, seeing what Goodwitch was slightly perturbed about.

"Oh my indeed." Ozpin stated.

"What's wrong?" Blake asked.

"You girls might want to see for yourself." Ozpin passed his tablet over to Blake. Ruby and Yang looked over her shoulders while Weiss was right next to her with her eyes directed at the screen. All of them had widened concerned eyes. On the screen, it showed Parker standing there frozen in fear with a Death Stalker right next to him about to strike.

"A Death Stalker?!" Weiss exclaimed.

"I don't think he's gonna survive this." Blake stated. "It's too much of a challenge."

"Blake, if he can take out five Ursas and four Beowolfs without a scratch, I'm pretty sure he can outrun a Death Stalker. Right?" Yang explained, feeling unsure about her response.

"But it's a Deathstalker. I don't think a lone man like him can easily kill a Death Stalker, let alone a regular huntsman or huntress." Blake responded. "I think his best choice here is to run." As if Parker could hear her, he ran as fast as he could away from the creature. Fortunately, he was smart about his encounter with the creature of the Grimm. Facing the creature head on was a death sentence. The Death Stalker's eyes locked onto the boy and followed at a speed similar to Parker's, ramming down the trees that crossed its path. Parker was slightly faster however the Death Stalker could easily catch up for only a few seconds to grab him with its pincers, but luckily, he jumped forward everytime it attempted to get ahold of him. Parker's and the Death Stalker's speed was so fast that they had to switch cameras set up around the Emerald Forest every a couple of seconds, however, they weren't as fast as Ruby obviously. While Parker was doing his best to avoid the Grimm, Ozpin, Goodwitch, and the RWBY girls knew he couldn't last forever. Like Ozpin said before the start of his initiation, one mistake, regardless if it was a little one, he will die.

"Let's just hope he can survive the onslaught of a Death Stalker." Ozpin said, putting his hand on Ruby's shoulder as she continued to watch the chase.

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After what seemed like forever, Peter discovered something when he exited out of the forest. The scorpion was getting faster and was on his tail. Peter, only moving his eyes, scanned the area as he ran faster. He saw tall chiseled stone pillars left and right of him going down in vertical rows. In the distance, there was a destroyed stone bridge at the end with rough stone pillars behind it. Behind everything, there stood a large cliff that looked over the horizon. Under the bridge, he assumed there was a large canyon that probably stretched for miles. Peter grinned, finding the canyon he was looking for.

"Alright so far so good. Now, its about how to have Chompy here fall into the canyon. It doesn't seem smart like the creatures I encountered earlier. This should be easy." Peter said, pondering out loud. He felt the ground shake slightly. Glancing back, the scorpion charged at a terrified Peter with great speed. "I stand corrected. This is not gonna be easy!" He exclaimed as he immediately sprinted away, heading towards the destroyed stone bridge. The scorpion, who was now desperate to kill Peter, was catching up every second that passed. Its claws were extended out, trying to reach for Peter who pushed himself to run faster, hoping not to be the scorpion's lunch. He was only a few feet away from the destroyed bridge, however, the scorpion was getting closer. Peter glanced at the scorpion, only looking at its terrifying red glowing eyes. Mixed with fear and motivation, he sped up, getting a few feet away from the scorpion. It was only a matter of seconds that he finally reached his destination. He skidded to slow down, stopping almost at the very edge of the destroyed bridge. The scorpion also started slowing down, halting at the entrance of the bridge.

With both Peter and the scorpion, they were at a standstill. Peter backed up only to almost fall into the canyon below. Looking around, he had nowhere to go. The scorpion waited for Peter to make his move. After a lot of pondering, he had no choice but to fight it. It seemed obvious that the scorpion wasn't going to be moving anytime soon. He desired not to waste anytime waiting for the scorpion to move. He built up his confidence and inhaled and exhaled slowly to be rid of his fear. His hands created into fists and his right leg positioned behind his left leg. The ball of his right foot pressed down on the stone floor and his heel pointed up. His left leg was bent slightly. His eyes focused on his target, the scorpion who had its pincers and stinger at the ready to have battle. After a few seconds, Peter sprinted at the scorpion. Once he was at reach, its pincers struck at him, but he jumped over it. He maneuvered defensively around the scorpion who kept turning around, following his movement. The scorpion sent its glowing stinger at Peter who backflipped and grabbed onto the stinger. The scorpion pulled back its stinger which flung Peter behind it. He released his grip on the stinger, landing on the ground. He maneuvered defensively around the scorpion again.

While it may seem Peter was fooling around with it, it was only to stall the scorpion to think of a strategy. He couldn't physically hurt it with his fists since the scorpion was enormous. His attacks would only feel someone was pinching it, only a little irritating sting. With no weapon that was stronger than his fists, he himself couldn't hurt it. He tried looking for some kind of weak points around the scorpion. Its eyes seemed vulnerable, however, striking at its eyes would not only bring pain, it would also irritate the scorpion, thus getting it infuriated. Its armor doesn't seem penetrable, even with bullets and sharp blades. Peter mused more ideas as he stalled the scorpion. It struck him with his stinger, but to the scorpion's dismay, he backflipped away from it. He glanced at the scorpion's glowing stinger, how sharp it was. An imaginable light bulb appeared, hovering over his head. He may not be able to hurt it himself, but he could use its own stinger to hurt it. The stinger seemed sharp enough to pierce through the boney armor. If he could get ahold of its stinger and keep ahold of it with his super strength, he could forcefully dig it through the armor, thus hurting the scorpion.

Peter stopped circling around the scorpion and met at a standoff again. He waited for the scorpion to strike. It quickly reached out to grab Peter with its pincers. He jumped high into the air and landed on top of one of the scorpion's pincers, its right pincer to be exact. The scorpion sent its yellow glowing stinger at him who took a hold of it. He made a tight grip onto it and had his feet firm onto the scorpion's pincer. Peter leapt onto the scorpion's armor. He pushed the stinger through the armor, piercing it which made the scorpion screech in pain. The more Peter dug it in the scorpion's body, the more blood he saw come out of the wound. His goal wasn't to kill it but to injure it enough for it to fall unconscious. However, if it had to kill it out of self defense, he was willing to. The scorpion's stinger was halfway into its body. It screeched louder in pain as it dug further in. Peter gripped onto the stinger tighter and pushed it further in once more. The scorpion screamed in pain, but after a several seconds, the harsh sound of the scorpion started fading away. It legs fell on the ground and its glowing red eyes started glowing a darker red. Its pincers fell on the ground and its stinger tried to fall onto the ground but Peter still had it in his hand. He loosened his grip on it and let it slip out of his hand. Looking down at the scorpion's wound, a sense of guilt coursed through Peter.

'I hope I didn't kill it.' He thought. He hopped off the scorpion and circle around the scorpion, looking for any signs of movement. Nothing was moving but it was breathing which gave relief to Peter.

He puffed, "I…am never….going to do that….AGAIN!" He walked away from the unconscious scorpion and headed his way back to Beacon Cliff to finish his initiation.

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Witnessing the fight between Parker and the Death Stalker, the RWBY girls were stunned. Ozpin and Glynda were stunned but more so impressed. He defeated a Death Stalker on his own with no assistance whatsoever which was a great accomplishment. At first, when Parker engaged in battle with the Death Stalker, the RWBY girls thought he was insane and suicidal. Ozpin and Goodwitch thought similarly but they also thought he was a man who took risks. But when Parker used the Death Stalker's own stinger as a weapon, it was smart which the RWBY girls smiled upon. The two professors thought a bit differently. Looking back at the fight as if they recorded with their minds, they discovered Parker was not only strong, abnormally agile, fast, and extremely alert of his surroundings, he was also a strategist in battle, a person was skilled in planning a good strategy to achieve victory in battle. They became even more interested in Parker's skills, it almost seemed he was as trained as a huntsmen. Ozpin was definitely going to talk to him about his abilities.

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Peter made it. He finished his initiation…kinda. It was a difficult task where he had to fight against creatures unknown to him like the giant scorpion, but he accomplished his goal…kinda. Now, he was standing right next to a set of stairs leading up to the stage, waiting for his name to be called up for his initiation. To actually finish his initiation, after surviving the creatures within the Emerald Forest and obtaining the relic, he has to be assigned to a team and become an official student of Beacon Academy. He looked around to see other students and some professors attending to see him become a student which Peter smirked at.

'I am sure the students are only here because of Ozpin. Gotta follow the professor's orders.' Peter thought. He looked around the big assembly room. 'Kinda feels like I'm graduating from high school…' He felt a good feeling in his body and couldn't help but smile, knowing he accomplished something great.

"Would Peter Parker come up to the stage?" Ozpin announced through the mic. Peter did as he was told to. He walked up the stairs and onto the middle of the stage where he faced a bunch of students giving him looks. Some were strange and some were pleasant. Ozpin continued, "Peter Parker. You obtained the black knight relic. From this day forward for the next four years so as long you're attending Beacon Academy, you'll be joining team RWBY as a five person team. Congratulations Mr. Parker." Ozpin congratulated with a smile formed across his face. Peter smiled and the crowd applauded to his surprise. Some students were actually happy for Parker while some were slow clapping in the background, but it doesn't matter. All that mattered was he became an official student of Beacon. He didn't know why he was happy about it. It shouldn't really be cared about since Peter's main goal was to stop the Sinister Eight, but he just shrugged it off and just smiled.

'I wonder what this school will bring me for the next four years?' Peter thought.

After his initiation, Ozpin led Peter to his team's room. He already knew where it was but Peter was okay with Ozpin escorting him. Now in front of his new team's door, he knocked on the door, waiting for an answer. The door opened and it revealed the same four girls he saw at Beacon Cliff. He formed a confused look on his face which Ozpin smirked at.

"Hey Peter! Welcome to team RWBY!" Little Red Riding Hood said with joy. Peter formed a smile across his face and waved. While it may seem he was happy to see them, in his mind, he was completely nervous and freaked out.

'Oh…an all girls team…uh…I don't know if I should be happy or a bit nervous…' Peter thought. He looked at the girls' faces. They all had smiles across their faces. 'Both…a little bit of both…'

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End of Chapter 6. I decided to use the comic issue name where Spider-Man got himself trapped under heavy machinery. Thought it would be cool to use. So, now Peter is now officially a student of Beacon Academy and discovered he's in an all girls team. How do you guys think it'll go with a guy on a team with four beautiful girls? Now, as a note, Peter will not have a harem! I already had two PMs asking the same question. No he will not. One of the RWBY girls (not going to reveal just yet) will be paired with Peter/Spidey. All clear? M'kay. Anyway, usual spiel, if you like this chapter, make sure to review and give out some constructive criticism. I greatly appreciated it. Also, if you'd like to keep up when I upload chapters, then click on the follow button. And if you want, click on the favorite button too! Anyway guys, I'll see ya in Ch. 7. This is Spider-Teen1000 signing off!