jA/N: Hey guys so couple things, first I really hope you enjoy this I really enjoy the Rogue/Peter stories (My favorite being the SpiderX series) and thought I would try my hand at one. Second for Peter's costume it is the one from The Amazing Spider-Man 1, because that one is the one that I thought looks best, and finally Wilson Fisk is going to be more based off of the Netflix show version instead of the movie or comics I just thought he was amazing, and have a ton of ideas to do with him. That is all I hope you all enjoy
Also I do not own the X-men or Spider-man, all rights belong to Marvel, Disney, and of course the Lord Stan Lee himself excelsior!
Chapter 7: Face to Face
About a year ago.
Peter was currently in his room tinkering with his web shooter after it short circuited earlier in the night.
"Stupid Vulture. Stupid rain. Stupid spider" Peter mumbled after a few more minutes of tinkering he realized that his web shooter was past the point of no return he threw it into a box of scraps in his closet.
"Guess I will have to design new ones, note to self water-proof them." Peter spoke to himself walking over to his laptop, and opened up his engineering application, and started working on a new design.
"Well I'm at it might as well upgrade the rest of the suit…" Peter glanced at his suit that was spread out across his bed, he had made the suit for the purpose of wrestling consisting of a red, and blue hoodie with a logo of a spider he drew in the center out of sharpie, red sweatpants, blue tennis shoes, a red face mask with two cut out eye holes, and sunglass lenses he broke of. The suit wasn't by any means as pretty as pretty as Iron man's armor, or as tough as Captain America's shield, but it did it's job it protected his identity (And though he wouldn't admit it helped to hide just how terrified he was at times.) But it had taken quite a bit of damage. He could see burn marks from Shocker, scratches from his bouts with Scorpion, Dr. Connor's from the incident, he is still cleaning out sand from Christmas eve's meeting with Flint Marko, and after tonight's fiasco with Vulture a tear in the mask, and one of his eye lenses was shattered. Peter took a deep breath he had only been Spider-man for a few months, and already he had nearly died more than any normal human who lives into their hundreds. His eyes wandered his bedroom, and landed on a picture frame next to his bed.
"Uncle Ben….I stopped another lunatic tonight, I hope your proud of me." Peter smiled to the picture. He again spun in his chair, and started working on redesigning his suit.
"Let's see I've grown fond of the red, and blue, so let's start there…" Peter spoke to himself as he worked.
"Peter sweetie!" The voice of his aunt came from outside his room.
"Yes May?" He called back.
"Can you come out here for a second?"
"Yeah, I'll be right out!" He exclaimed, and saved his current design, and closed out of the application before closing his laptop. He walked, well limped out to the living room where his Aunt was sitting on the couch conversing with Ben's old friend Otto Octavius, and the old lady who lived in the apartment next to theirs Anna.
"Uh oh what did I do?" Peter smiled as he stumbled into the room.
"Nothing sweetie we were just talking, is your suit ready?" Aunt May asked with a smile of her own. Peter's however turned into a frown, and his eyes widened, crap was all he could think of.
"Uhhhhhhh." Real smooth there Pete.
"See what did I tell you May, he doesn't want to go." Otto smiled at the boy's reaction.
"Oh nonsense Otto it's his Freshman year of course he's going." Anna chimed in
"I'm in agreement with Anna, Peter you should definitely go tonight Homecoming is always fun." May smiled at her nephew, and watched as he took a breath to steady himself.
"I forgot that was tonight." Peter laughed it wasn't a lie….completely he had been really busy as of late, but at the same time he didn't have a date, and yes Peter was labeled as the loser of Midtown High, but he was not about to show up to Homecoming without a date, Flash would never let him live it down.
"Oh I know honey that's why I took the liberty of getting a suit ready for you…...it's one of Ben's old ones." May said the last part in barely a whisper, it was easy for Peter to forget that the night his uncle had been murdered his aunt lost someone close to her as well, she was so strong throughout the whole ordeal, and Peter wondered how anyone could be as strong as her, he loved, and admired May for that, well scratch that there was a lot of reasons he loved his aunt, some kids were momma's boys, and Peter definitely fit in that category.
"Well thank you May, but I still don't have a date, and I don't to be that guy who doesn't show up with a date." Peter blushed God did he sound like a loser.
"That's where Anna comes in." Otto laughed Peter's eyebrows raised, and looked over to Anna.
"May didn't tell you dear?" anna asked with one eyebrow raised.
"Tell me what? Aunt May what's going on?"
"I guess it did slip my mind." May laughed
"What did?"
"Nothing much Peter dear my brother's daughter Mary Jane moved in with me, she's your age so I told her that you two would go together."
"Wait hold up what?!" Peter shrieked suddenly nervous.
"She will be here any minute now come to think of it." Anna said glancing at her wrist watch.
"That means go get changed pete, I'm sorry looks like you don't have a say in the matter." Otto smirked not looking necessarily sorry. Peter quickly sprinted out of the room, and grabbed the suit from Aunt May's room, and changed as quickly as he could. The second he stepped out of his bedroom a flash blinded him. When his eyes readjusted he saw his aunt smiling holding up her camera.
"Awww you look so handsome sweetie" May gushed ruffling Peter's hair.
"Hold on a sec." Otto stood up from his chair, and fixed Peter's tie, when he finished Peter noticed his hands shaking a little.
"Otto are you okay?" Peter asked concerned.
"Yeah of course don't worry pete." otto smiled at him putting his hands in his pockets. Peter wasn't convinced, but shook it off the second a knock on the door was heard. Peter took a deep breath to calm his nerves, and walked over to the door. He opened it, and nothing in the world could have prepared him for what was standing on the other side. She was beautiful, Peter couldn't believe this was real his jaw dropped.
"M-m-Mary Jane?"
"Face it tiger….you just hit the jackpot."
Present Day.
The memory was playing over, and over in Peter's head as well as a few others, their dance at Homecoming, MJ kissing him on Christmas under the mistletoe, the date at New Year's in Times Square when they became official, revealing his identity to her, and the fights that followed, and inevitably the break up. It was after a fight with Vulture he was a little banged up, and she had enough of it, and tore him a new one, granted he might have overreacted in ending the relationship, but he wasn't about to drop being Spider-man, because of a cut. Peter finished buttoning his shirt, and looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing Khakis, and a black button up shirt, he strapped on his two web shooters just in case, and threw on his black peacoat. He looked in the mirror one more time decided he looked good enough, and walked downstairs. He walked into the living room, and saw Bobby, Kitty, and Rogue sitting around the room watching TV. His sudden entrance got the attention of them, Kitty, and Bobby looked at him, but Rogue just scoffed, and looked at the TV again. Bobby smirked, and let out a whistle.
"Dang Parker lookin sharp!" He teased, Peter smiled at him, and looked at Rogue's direction, and sure enough she was still not making eye contact with him.
"Peter are you going anywhere?" Kitty asked him smiling, unfortunately for Peter, Rogue finally looked from the TV, looking right at him, and yup, he was terrified by that look.
"He has a date!" She spat out venomously causing Peter, and Kitty, to back off a little in fear, however Bobby was less observant.
"So why aren't you dressed yet Rogue?" Rogue sent him a death glare to end all death glares, and opened her mouth to say something, but the doorbell rang at that moment. Parker luck at it's best. Peter cautiously walked to the door trying to avoid Rogue's glare unsuccessfully of course. He opened the door, and was met by MJ when she saw him she shuffled a little nervously.
"Hey Pete." Was all she managed to get out, but she put on a stunning smile oblivious to Rogue's death glare that was now aimed directly at her.
"Heya there MJ how are you?" He asked trying his best to avoid the 3 pairs of eyes staring into his back.
"I'm doing okay, you?" She got out still a little awkwardly.
"I'm fine, a little hungry though." Peter didn't know what to do so he just matched her smile. Of course the door was open, and Rogue scoffed at the sight.
"Get a room ya two!" She snapped, Bobby and Kitty made eye contact and decided that was their que to walk out of the room before Rogue took of her gloves and drained either MJ or Peter…..or both.
"Oh yeah we should go before we miss our reservation huh?" Peter said not daring to look at Rogue. A week ago he was about to ask her out now he had to tiptoe around her just because he agreed to hang out with MJ cause she wanted to explain stuff to him it's not like it was an actual date, at least that's what he thought Rogue definitely felt differently.
"You're right as usual tig-Pete" MJ caught herself, she knew she hurt him and was on the thinnest line in the history of thin lines.
"Shall we?" Peter asked walking out and Mj nodded and led the way to her car that was parked at the bottom of the freakishly long driveway. So they had some more awkward silence to look forward to.
Rogue was staring lasers at the door, she sighed just because her X-men suit was green doesn't mean green was her color. In lamest terms she was jealous, and she hated it, but she couldn't help it. She had only liked one other guy before and just when she got over him and moved on the new guy she had fallen for was a word away from asking her out, but no Miss Perfect had to show up and ruin that. Now she didn't now Mary Jane enough to hate her, but she just showed up out of nowhere and Peter dropped everything for her. She needed to punch something she finally decided. She got up and stormed off to the Danger Room. She threw on her suit and jacket and walked over to the controls she programed it she walked in as a few robots, turrets, and various other traps, and obstacles came into existence.
"Show time." Rogue cracked her knuckles and neck and jumped up into the air and started to fly. She dodged the lasers being shot by the turrets and flew down at a robot and threw a punch at it smashing it to pieces as another one came at her she kicked at it taking it's head clean off watching with some sense of satisfaction as it crumpled to the ground. She picked up another robot coming towards her and threw it at one of the turrets shooting at her smashing both on impact. As she continued her path of destruction Kitty, Bobby, Scott, and Jean watched on partly in amusement, partly in fear, and partly because they were worried for their friend the last time this happened was when Remy showed his true colors for lack of a better term.
"Soooooo is this sexual frustration or just jealousy?" Bobby joked trying to lighten the mood
"The difference being?" Scott joked back
"Well if it's jealousy she is only mad at Peter if it's the other one, let's just say there will be no place to hide even in this mansion." Bobby smirked
"Neither one of those options is beneficial for our health….How's Canada this time of year?" Scott smiled at Bobby as they joked around. This went on for awhile until they looked back into the room and saw the Rogue was standing amongst a giant pile of broken robot pieces not a scratch on her. She stormed out of the room and walked into the control room causing Bobby and Scott to stop their jokes just now realizing the glares from Jean and Kitty they smiled at them innocently.
"What's my score?" Was all Rogue said taking off her brown leather jacket and picking up a towel.
"Let me check…" Kitty said walking over to the computer.
"3,0000. That's a new record! Logan might be a little upset." Kitty's eyes were wide as she read off the screen turning to look at Rogue who she expected to be excited by this.
"That's it?" She scoffed
"Rogue that's amazing what are you talking about?" Scott gaped.
"It's just not good enough I'm goin back in." She grabbed her jacket
"No you're not stripes we found a new mutant." Logan walked in
"Sooooo suit up?" Scott asked
"Suit up."
Peter and MJ were sitting at their table at the nice little Italian restaurant that they decided to go to. They were currently conversing about tiny things (How they have been, school, stuff like that.) Then Peter decided to drop the big question.
"Why'd you ask me here MJ?" Peter deadpanned looking up from his food. MJ sighed she knew that this as coming, but that doesn't mean she was ready.
"I wanted to apologize, ya know for everything. I promised I would stay with you and I didn't and for that I'm truly sorry." She apologized though Peter didn't really buy it, in fact he called her out on this.
"MJ, cut the crap. If you were really sorry you would have stayed there through everything. I needed you, I was by myself, sad, and where were you?!" Peter scolded
"Pete...it's more complicated than you think I didn't just leave you for no reason, I HAD to."
"What the Hell does that even mean?"
"It means Harry has changed and knows you are Spider-man!"
"What how?" Peter's jaw dropped he never told Harry that.
"So you don't actually know I knew there was more to his story…"
"Know what? What story MJ start making sense please." Peter's little spurt of anger had vanished and was replaced with confusion.
"H-His father…" MJ started and choked up a little her nerves kicking in.
"Was in Oscorp when it went boom? Yeah….I knew that, it's why he hates me now right?"
"Not exactly Pete, there's more."
"What does that mean I asked Norman to go there and get me Dr. Connor's research and He didn't escape the building when the Goblin and I were fighting. How can there be more to it?"
"Oh tiger, Norman wasn't in the building, but the Green Goblin was." MJ said softly and with a click the biggest mystery in Peter's life was solved. He thought back to his first fight with the Goblin, at the Osborn's penthouse. The way he had started appearing and disappearing randomly. The gear stolen from Oscorp a place that was said to be harder to break into than the Pentagon, but it couldn't be true could it. Yet it made so much sense he had been so blind and stupid. Shocker had Oscorp gear. Vulture, wings produced by Oscorp. Scorpion had a modified Oscorp suit of body armor. Otto worked for Oscorp, and so did Connors.
"Norman Osborn was the Green Goblin!" The words left a bad taste in his mouth he hated it but now that he actually thought about it, it made too much sense, there was no doubt about it. Peter Parker's world had been flipped upside down. His ex-best friends father who was like a father to him (Second to Uncle Ben of course) was his arch enemy. The one who trapped him under a collapsed building leaving him to die, the one who was in charged of the Sinister Six. The one who killed his Aunt right in front of him….The one he let die. The one who still haunts his dreams. He felt a cold shiver go up his spine and could faintly hear his cackle and remembered his exact words during their first encounter.
"Oh Petey I'm hurt you don't know who I am I know everything about you, your powers, everything. Allow me to tell who I am, I am the monster that hides under your bed or in the closet, I'm the cold shiver that runs down your spine, I'm the yin to your yang. I'm every nightmare you have ever had morphed into one. My name is The Green Goblin and you are going to remember me for the rest of your life…"
"Peter...I'm sorry I thought you knew. At least that's what Harry told me." MJ snapped him out of his trance he reached for his glass of water and noticed his hand was shaking. The sight of his Aunt laying before him lifeless after The Green Goblin had snapped her neck. That was Norman, it was all too much to take in, part of him hoped Rogue wouldn't be mad still when he got home, because he needed someone to talk to. Once upon a time that had been the beautiful girl sitting in front of him, but they weren't there anymore, at least not yet.
"W-w-what did he tell you?" Peter stuttered
"He told me that you knew Norman was The Goblin and basically twisted the story like you were the bad guy, but I didn't believe him, he's changed Peter I wanted to tell you, but.."
"Changed how?" Peter interrupted her suddenly worried for his one time friend.
"H-he threatened Aunt Anna Peter, and he wanted to hurt you, so he told me to stay away from you so that he could hurt you at your weakest or Anna would die. Pete you have to understand. I didn't want to abandon you, he made me..."
"I do understand Mary Jane, I'm not mad at you anymore, I'm worried though. Harry knew his dad was the Goblin, what if that's how Goblin knew I wouldn't be home." Peter sighed hating the fact that everything fit so perfectly into place, maybe he knew and he just didn't want to believe it, but deep down he knew he had been played by the very people his Uncle warned him about, Osborns.
"Peter I know you and that Harry boy are getting close but please be careful I have never met a rich person who doesn't have a few skeletons in their giant closets, but Norman….He worries me. I don't think he has just a closet full of skeletons."
The words of his uncle now flowing through his head he made eye contact with MJ and she frowned like she knew exactly what he was thinking about.
"Listen tiger I'm sorry I am so sorry I should have been there for you when you were grieving." MJ said softly looking down. Peter smiled warmly at her.
"MJ, yes I was mad, but you decided to talk to me, I'm over it we can be friends again, I only wish you had told me sooner. I'll talk to Harry sometime promise." She looked up and smiled at him.
"How do you do it?"
"Do what?"
"So much bad stuff happens to you, and you can still be the greatest person in the world. You could have been one of the most scary villains, and yet. Yet you are the greatest hero period." Peter smiled at that comment with all the negativity thrown his way recently this was a breath of fresh air.
"Yeah well the rest of New York doesn't quite agree with you on that, and to answer your question, it's been hard really hard, but my new friends. Rogue especially has helped me get through this."
"Rogue? Is she the pretty girl you were with last Friday?" MJ asked racking her memory.
"Yup! The very same. She's just sooooo...awesome ya know." Peter smiled brightly thinking about her. MJ laughed.
"Oh my God Peter Parker you just have a thing for redheads don't you?!" MJ laughed out, Peter just blushed.
"Maybe I do so what!" Peter joked
"Does she also have a pet name for you Tiger?" MJ used her trademark nickname for Peter teasingly.
"...sugah….." Peter's face was as red as MJ's hair now.
"Awwww oh my God, I ship it." MJ was now laughing so hard Peter wasn't sure if she was breathing.
"Okay so there are a few similarities to previous girlfriends…" Peter started
"A few?! Peter you have had three including Rogue, me, and Liz Allen. All three of us are redheads, who have cute little pet names for you, and are taller than you, and…" MJ started.
"Hey hey hey hey hey, Liz Allen does not count, I had a crush on her, but we never dated!" Peter argued knowing that he had lost this one.
"Yeah a crush that Ned told me lasted six years, and so what if you never dated you were still smitten with her so what's so different?"
"Ummm Rogue is from Mississippi?" Peter asked/jokes
"Uh huh...Peter Parker over her, you don't stand a chance with him unless you are a redhead and are taller than him."
"Hey I am still growing thank you very much! I'm not short, I'm just a late bloomer." Peter changed the subject before MJ could continue her teasing.
"Mmmhmm okay shortie."
"Oh come on!" Peter started laughing, it was just like old times. Before the waiter came over and placed a giant creme brulee on the table.
"Oh we didn't order that." MJ stopped laughing looking up at the waiter. He smiled at her.
"Of course not ma'am it's from that rather big man in over there. He also said not to worry about the bill." The waiter pointed at a man, well not man. Tank? No that's not quite, more of a mountain of a man sitting at a table with a gorgeous woman across from him. The man was wearing a fancy suit that was obviously tailor made to fit his body. He wasn't actually fat though was the thing through the suit Peter could tell he was built rather well. The woman across from him was thin but not sickly she looked like she had the body of one of those models that are on billboards, she had curly black hair with a white streak similar to Rogue's she was wearing a form fitting red dress. Just looking at the two Peter could tell they just screamed high class. He glanced at MJ who was smiling and wasted no time taking a bite out of the creme brulee, but he looked back at the man noticing the empty seat next to the woman and the man was looking back at him and nodded his head for him to come over. His spider sense started tingling. He whipped his head back looking at MJ.
"Get. Out. Now" He commanded urgently. He didn't want to take any risks.
"What why?" She asked confused
"Spidey sense tingling. Not safe go." He whispered
"Are you sure? It could be nothing." MJ looked around looking for what could have set off his spidey sense.
"MJ it's me, it's never nothing. Go I'll text you later promise."
"Okay if you're sure I trust you Peter." MJ started to get up and collect her things before turning around before she left.
"This was fun Pete nice to be talking again, and that Rogue girl better know she's freaking lucky be careful tiger." MJ smiled walking off. Peter sighed waiting until she was in her car and gone before standing up and walking towards the table ignoring his spidey sense.
The X-men were currently heading towards Newark where the Cerebro located the new mutant. According to Xavier his name was Morris Bench he had the power to manipulate water and he was currently in an abandoned hotel where he lived in by himself despite only being a senior in high school.
"So if things go south how do we fight water?" Scott asked adjusting his gloves.
"Easy bro ice freezes water right?" Bobby joked forming an icicle with his powers.
"Can I just say this feels like a person Peter would fight." Kitty laughed recalling the stories Peter told her about his colorful enemies.
"RIGHT! I thought I was the only one who thought that." Bobby exclaimed
"I mean he fought a dude who could turn into sand, water isn't that different in his crazy world right?" Kitty laughed
"Speaking of which do you think we should call him?" Jean asked causing the others to look at her strangely.
"Like why I think we can handle him ourselves." Kitty said with confidence
"Yeah we have more experience than him right?" Scott asked confused at his girlfriend.
"No, not like that just to let him know that we aren't at the house you know just in case he gets home before us." Jean explained shaking her hands in front of her.
"Oh yeah I suppose he should know that might freak him out to see an entire mansion empty." Kitty laughed
"Guys can we stop talking about Peter? Please?" Rogue snapped at all of them causing them to nod and back away from her. The jet had limited room as is, and an upset rogue in here would be like being trapped in a lion cage, but worse. Rogue looked out the Jet's window. She was definitely confused as to where her and Peter stood. For all she knew he had gotten back together with MJ, and had forgotten about her. Logan's gravely voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Everyone buckle up we are landing." He growled through the intercom. Everyone took their seats and fastened their seatbelts as the jet landed in the airport. They all got up and stretched before the doors opened and they all stepped out the cold air breezing against them. Rogue shivered she grew up in the south she hated cold, and she wondered how Peter went out every night in material that was thinner than their outfits. She hugged her jacket close to her body as the waited for Logan to back the van out of the back of the jet. Her mind went right back to Peter how he was so selfless, how funny he was, and how nice, she smiled. She knew she was a bit of a bitch to him earlier so she made a mental note to apologize when they got back and see about that date. She blushed when she realized Kitty had been calling her name and she looked around to notice the others giving her a weird look.
"Sorry spaced out there thinking about stuff ya know." She laughed
"Something or someone?" Bobby smirked knowingly causing Rogue's blush to deepen.
"Shut up popsicle" She muttered getting into the back of the van. Kitty, Bobby, Jean, and Scott all smiled at each other it seemed like she was out of her rut. They all stepped into the van and soon they were on their way to the hotel where Morris lived. Jean had told the group that he was apparently a troubled kid, like them all go figure. Lost his parents as they drowned on a fishing trip. Kicked out of every school he went to. Bullied by everyone and thought of as a freak. So the typical "I'm a mutant." starter pack. They reached the hotel building which wasn't run down and crappy like they all imagined, in fact is was luxurious. They all exchanged glances and walked inside they reached his room thanks to Jean. They could hear multiple voices coming from the other side. Logan knocked and the voices stopped.
"Who is it?" A voice called out….one with a very distinct Russian accent, one that sounded all too familiar. The group looked at Jean who closed her eyes and focused. She opened her eyes and they went wide.
"Brotherhood's here…" She whispered
"No way they beat us here?" Rogue whispered back in shock
"Emma's work probably…" Logan muttered
"Well like what are we supposed to do? We can't just leave." Kitty asked
"I don't think we have a choice we can't risk confrontation." Scott proclaimed
"Like Hell I say let's fight, I owe Silver one for my broken leg." Bobby said as his body became engulfed in ice.
"Drake stand down." Logan ordered
"What are we going to do then Logan we don't have a plan this is as good as any." Bobby argued. Logan opened his mouth but something seemed wrong he looked and his eyes widened, how did they not see that. Surrounding them was a giant ring of water it was spinning like a top. He turned around to see that the door was open standing in front of them were a short kid with greenish skin shoulder length black hair and slime covering his body, Toad. A big kid with a darker complexion short brown hair and black armor, Lance Alvarez aka Avalanche. A lankier kid wearing black spandex with a blue lightning bolt going diagonally across his chest he had spiky silver hair, Peter Maximoff, Magneto's son The Quicksilver. And Someone else he had a similar build to Lance, except he had shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a grey jacket with a green shirt and black jeans. He had his arms extended. It didn't take a genius to guess who this was, Morris Bench.
"Are these the guys you were talking about?" Morris asked Peter with a thick New Jersey accent.
"The very same Morris meet the X-men." Peter replied glaring at them.
"What are they doing here?!" Toad asked revealing his super long tounge.
"Like we could ask you creeps the same question!" Kitty growled not taking her eyes off of Lance. All of them minus Quicksilver were students under Xavier, Lance was the first to turn, followed by Toad, then Angel, then Blob, and of course Remy. She gritted her teeth and got into a fighting position. The others followed, Logan's claws came out, Rogue, Scott, and Jean got into a position like Kitty's.
"We came here to help our new recruit here pack his stuff." Lance retorted no emotion present in his voice.
"New recruit? What did they tell ya, because it ain't true!" Rogue said looking at Morris.
"All they did was open my eyes. I have this power and I've been afraid to use it, until now!" Morris yelled as the ring of water surrounding the X-men started closing in on them. It also started to pick up speed and expanding until it was no longer a ring, it was a whirlpool the roof and walls gave in and broke.
"Bobby freeze the water!" Scott yelled and Bobby nodded he shot a beam of ice directly at the water, it did not have its desired effect as the ice melted right on impact and turned into more water that got absorbed into the whirlpool. Rogue quickly put two and two together.
"The water is boiling don't let it touch you!" She yelled looking for a way to escape and saw the hole in the roof. She and Jean could fly, but she knew they couldn't get everyone out in time. Then a light bulb clicked in her mind.
"I gotta plan!" She said jumping off the ground and flying out the top off the whirlpool, she turned midair and crashed through the roof tackling Morris. The second his concentration broke the whirlpool lost its form and all the water just splashed onto the hallway floor. She didn't have a second to pat herself on the back because she felt something wrap around her waist and in a instant she was thrown into the wall crashing into Morris' room. She stood up and saw Toad smiling at her through the hole in the wall. But he was blasted by a red beam and slammed hard next to Rogue who looked down at him with her best pissed off expression, and it worked because she heard him gulp. She raised her ungloved fist but was taken down by a sudden streak of blue.
"Toad get up!" Quicksilver commanded
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." He said getting back up to his feet. Outside in the hall Lance and Logan were engaged in a dodge fest neither one able to land a hit on the other, Jean using her powers to throw stuff Lance's way trying to distract him. Morris had gotten back up and had formed two whips out of boiling water and was fending off Scott, and Bobby's attacks. Bobby made ice punching gloves essentially and was waiting for an opening while Scott was trying not to get hit by the whips. Scott had an idea and shot a blast at the floor causing it to crack and break opening a hole in the ground causing Morris to fall down a level. Bobby took that as his cue to jump down and throw a bunch, but to his (and Scott's) surprise Morris liquified himself and reformed hitting Bobby from behind sending him into a wall making him blackout. He turned back into a liquid and went through the hole in the wall reforming again behind Scott throwing a punch, Scott was prepared and evaded it throwing a kick of his own but just succeeded in getting his leg wet as He had again turned into water again getting behind Scott this time successfully hitting him Scott fell off his feet, luckily Bobby had woken back up and came back in just in time forming an ice wall just as a wave was about to hit Scott. The wall melted on impact with the burning water, and created a wall of steam. Morris reformed again and smirked looking at all the steam.
"Wanna see something cool." He smirked he willed the water present in the steam to form into small sharp needles sending them at Scott and Bobby. They looked at each other at nodded time to try out a training move. Bobby formed another wall of ice letting the small needles splash into it and freezing them the second they lost form. He nodded to Scott who aimed a concentrated blast at the wall causing a thin disc to break off Bobby focused hard at that disc causing it to fly at Morris. Who was surprised by the attack and got hit square in chest by it knocking him down. More discs came, but he learned his lesson and willed the water in the discs to miss him, but while he was distracted by this he got hit by a blast from Scott smacking him hard against the wall knocked out. Meanwhile, Logan and Lance had crashed through the wall onto the street below, luckily it was late enough where nobody was there. Jean flew outside after them she attacked Lance from behind making him collapse to the ground. He turned and threw a heavy punch at her hitting her square in the jaw. She stumbled back as Lance got back to his feet, but was promptly slashed across the chest by Logan. He groaned and waved his arm the ground started shaking and spikes made of rock came out from the ground. Logan jumped up to avoid them while Jean flew up. Logan elegantly landed next to lance and threw a kick at his side causing Lance to let out a hiss of pain and raise his fist but Jean came to the save kicking Lance into a nearby lamppost causing his lights to go out. In Morris' room Kitty had come to Rogue's aide and even the playing field against Quicksilver and Toad. Toad tried to use his tongue to wrap up Kitty, but she phased right through it while Quicksilver delivered a fast flurry of attacks at Rogue some hit, some didn't, Rogue waited for her moment and caught Peter's arms she flew up and spun him around and threw him into a table breaking it. He quickly shook it off and noticed that Toad was in trouble against Kitty he ran at Kitty but she knew it was coming and phased through the ground grabbing one of his legs as well bringing him with her through the floor be for she materialized and let go of his foot leaving his leg stuck in the floor. Toad had taken the opportunity to attempt to fight Rogue, it didn't work out for him one of her gloved hands caught his tongue and she judo flipped him onto the couch causing it to break as well. She then flew at him as he was standing up and punched him into the TV causing him to fall like the rest. She walked over to Peter who was trying to vibrate through the floor and wound her arm back and punched him right in the side of his head knocking him out.
"Rogue you totally just stole my win!" Kitty complained phasing through the wall.
"Sorry Kitty" Rogue smiled at her. They met up with the others outside, and decided it would be best to tell the professor about the turn of events. While Jean was talking to Xavier telepathically Rogue looked at everyone. Bobby had a few cuts and looked like he had never slept in his life, that fight must have really drained him. Scott had a small cut on his cheek but that was it. Logan, and Kitty were both pretty much untouched, Jean had an awful looking bruise on her cheek that Scott was fussing about. Meanwhile she had taken a fair amount of damage her chest was cut open from going through the wall, and she had a few bruises on her face from Peter's flurry of attacks. Part of her kinda hoped that Peter would worry about her similarly to how Scott was with Jean right now, she quickly banished the thought from her head holding her chest noticing she was bleeding.
"Okay Professor we will be home shortly." Jean finished her conversation with Xavier and turned to the others.
"He said we should bring them back he wants to talk with Morris." She explained but when the went back inside the abandoned hotel….they were gone….great just great.
Peter reached the table and the woman smiled at him pushing the chair out for him. He ignored his spidey sense at took a seat facing the man that made him feel like an actual spider.
"Hello there Mr. Parker I have been looking forward to this meeting." The man said in a rather elegant, but threatening voice, the same voice from the phone call a week ago.
"Wilson Fisk?" Peter asked though he already knew the answer the man smiled.
"Vanessa dear could you go tell the limo driver to get ready I would like to talk to Mr. Parker here alone for a second, I'll be right out." He ignored Peter's question looking at the woman across from him who put on a stunning smile, and just nodded walking off.
"Soooooooo" Peter started awkwardly truth be told he wore a mask and made quips to hide his nerves and he wished he had that mask right now, because he was scared.
"I must say Mr. Parker I am most impressed with your ability to upset me it is quite a talent that I thought only my father had." Fisk dropped his elegant demeanor and his voice became very threatening.
"Well you know always trying to impress everyone that's me." Peter joked nervously but Fisk still wore a scowl.
"And as much as you upset me I find myself...intrigued by you in all my years I have never found myself being confronted at least to the extent you are going. That's why I have decided I could use someone like you on my payroll. Interested?" Fisk's scowl remained but his more calm, business like tone had come back.
"Wait wait wait wait wait, let's get this straight. You break the Shocker out of prison to run an illegal weapons business and then have him give a false confession that I was the Kingpin, you have a sex trafficking ring that I bust and frame me for that. You put a ton of people in danger by starting a fire and having a giant robot thing attempt to kill me, and yet you expect me to work for you, gotta say that's bold big boy." Peter snapped at him.
"You're missing the big picture my dear arachnid." Fisk let his scowl turn into a smile.
"What big picture?"
"I'm doing what is best for this city." Fisk said fully believing his words while Peter had to stop his jaw from dropping.
"Best for this city? You're going to destroy it!" Peter angrily spoke
"You would know all about destroying this city."
"What does that mean?!"
"You're reckless you're fights leave thousands of dollars of property damage, who do you think pays to clean up your mess?"
"..."
"I do Mr. Parker I care about this city, maybe not people in it but I grew up here I love it, but it's people like you that drag this city down."
"You're the one who is putting weapons of mass destruction on the street, kidnapping little girls for a quick buck, if you ask me it's people like you that are destroying this city." Peter angrily snapped at Fisk.
"I know your skeptical but…"
"But nothing! I'm not skeptical I will a hundred percent not work for scum like you!"
"Scum like me? Mr. Parker my father was scum he blamed others for his shortcomings, I am not my father. My father was nothing but a nothing crook he deserved death just like the rest of the scum in this hellhole."
"That's not for you to decide though we have a justice system and it works! I make sure of that!"
"Oh it works huh? Some crook robs a bank, and you're there to stop them they go to jail right? Then what? I ask you Mr. Parker then what? I'll tell you what they escape, they go out now angry that they were imprisoned instead of robbing another bank or going straight they dedicate themselves to revenge on you, and repeat. If I had my way one foot out of line and you would be killed on the spot. No more revenge less people hurt, no more property damage, no more pain, perfect balance, a perfect city."
"But it's okay if the illegal stuff is done by you correct?"
"Have you ever heard the saying "Before creation there must be….destruction."?" Fisk asked
"I….have why?"
"Well that's how I view this city it needs to be rebuilt, and I will be the one to do it."
"You think that you are justified in your injustice, but let me tell you something Willie, you're not untouchable you are someone who thinks that they can play God, you aren't the first person I've met like that, and I beat him, just I like I will with you."
"Don't be so sure….your pointless morals will hold you back. Sometimes you have to be willing to do what is necessary to achieve your goals. Sometimes that means coming to terms with your demons and becoming one with them. You aren't willing to do what it takes to beat me."
"Oh Willy you need to do your homework when I get pushed too hard. That's when I go to a place where I'm terrified of. When someone pushes me past my limit and I snap I'm scared that's when I'm willing to go to whatever distances it takes to stop whatever or whoever is in front of my way."
"If you say so Mr. Parker, but just know you will regret not taking my offer and joining me, you will be the first thing to go in my new city. In fact I suggest you watch the news on Monday, now I must go, and just between us, I have had a special someone keep a close eye on you he is studying you learning your fighting style, your abilities, everything, and when you survive my next surprise for you, expect to meet him again. I must go if you realize this is a pointless fight that you can't win, my offer stands. Goodbye Peter." Fisk said standing up and walking away leaving Peter a wreck he was shaking every word Fisk said to him setting in he stood but found that his legs had turned to jello he stumbled and notice a brown leather suitcase that Fisk must have left. He picked it up and saw the letters "R.P." on the buckle he thought maybe there was something that could help him so he threw the strap over his shoulder, and decided to go home with all the new information he learned today he needed the night off.
When Peter arrived home he was in his costume he jumped into his room from the window and noticed that Rogue was fast asleep on his bed he smirked and set the briefcase down on his desk throwing his dress clothes in his closet and took off his web shooters and mask putting them on the bedside table. He shook Rogue to wake her up. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at him.
"Hey there sugah." She sat up in his bed blushing realizing she was in his bed and not her own. She hissed holding her ribs and Peter reacted instantly.
"Anna you okay what happened?" He asked kneeling on the ground in front of her.
"I'm fine Pete, we just had a run in with the Brotherhood tonight. I'm just a little sore." She groaned.
"Anna there is blood on your shirt, you're bleeding!"
"It's just a cut no need to worry."
"Oh I'm gonna worry wait her a second." Peter quickly walked into the bathroom and grabbed his first aid kit. He walked back over to Rogue.
"Okay this might be a little awkward all things considered, but I need you to lift up your shirt…"
"Straight to the point huh? We haven't gone on a date….yet." Rogue joked but did what Peter asked showing him her bruises and the cut. Peter cringed looking at the cut it wasn't big it was actually pretty small and deep, so yeah stitches were needed. He opened the first aid kit and grabbed a cotton ball and some rubbing alcohol he poured some alcohol onto the cotton ball.
"I can't lie to you, this will sting….a lot, so sorry for hurting you." Peter frowned looking her in the eyes she smiled warmly.
"Oh sugah you couldn't hurt me I promise." Peter smiled at that thankfully he still had his suit's gloves on so he didn't have to worry about her powers as he carefully rubbed the cotton ball on the cut. She winced but took it like a champ.
"Okay that was just to clean it, but it will need stitches do you tru…" Peter didn't get to finish
"Yes, Peter of course I do just stitch me up." She closed her eyes, she had never had to get stitches before but Bobby said that they sucked and hurt a lot, but she had to be strong if the roles were reversed she knew Peter wouldn't flinch, he had to stitch himself up a couple of times so she knew he knew what he was doing. She opened her eyes to see Peter staring at her warmly, he smiled at her and as corny as it sounds that's when she knew she was going to be okay. She took a deep shaky breath and nodded for Peter to start stitching her up. It took about 5 minutes and Bobby was right it sucked, Peter grabbed a bandage and put it over the stitches.
"So the Brotherhood where was my invite?" He sat next to her on the bed.
"Where was my invite to dinner?" She smiled at him
"Sorry, didn't know you wanted one." Peter smirked
"Of course I do but just with you if that's okay." She blushed
"Anna Marie are you asking me out on a date?" Peter's smile brightened and he also blushed
"Maybe I am what would you say?"
"Are you paying? I seem to have misplaced all my cash." Peter laughed and she laughed as well before they met each others eyes. Rogue reached over to the bedside table and grabbed his mask, she carefully threw it over his head and the second it was on leaned in and kissed him through the mask. She knew that this was the closest the would ever be able to get but that didn't matter to her she had Peter. She had no reason of being jealous earlier and she knew that now. After a few seconds they "broke" apart. Peter took off his mask his face bright red and had a the biggest grin on his face she pretty much had the same expression.
"Soooooo" She started
"Yup" Was all he said
"Are we?" She started asking
"Do you want to?" He asked her again interrupting
"Is your name Peter Benjamin Parker?"
"I do believe it is."
"Then yes I would love to." She smiled at him resting her head on his shoulder and intertwining their hands it wasn't long before she had fallen asleep. Peter had an eventful night maybe not quite like Rogue's, but just as draining, but he just smiled, he was happy truly happy, like he felt whole again for the first time since his aunt, but part of him felt guilty did he really deserve this. Fisk's words had gotten to his head maybe he was the real monster maybe the bugle was right, he has been solely responsible for his aunt and uncle's deaths, but one glance at the gorgeous person laying her head on his chest made those thoughts go away. He felt himself getting tired as well he looked over to his desk and saw the briefcase. The last thought he had before falling asleep was.
"R.P.? Ray Patterson, Randy Parkins…..Richard?...Richard Parker?"
Chapter 8: Spider Slayer take 2
Soooo how was this I wanted to really focus on Fisk and Peter meeting so I decided not to do any Spider-man stuff. How was it?
Also yayyyyyyyy they're together…..for now mwhahahhahahahhaha.
Make sure to leave feedback also one thing answer to a review I saw Rogue is taller than Peter because they are still only in high school Peter still has some growing to do. That is all there was no mistake I wrote it like that on purpose.
