Disclaimer: I do not own spider-man or any of its characters, but I do own Jesse Parker.

(Hey guys I'm sorry for not updating (school) but I have an IMPORTANT question to ask you all. Who's your favorite spider-man villain? I just want to know for future bad guy reference. If there's any villain you want me to have just ask and I'll be happy to put him or her in. Ok now here's chapter 10.)

Chapter 10: The First Encounter

"Nothing's going to happen," Jesse told himself for the umpteenth time. He rolled over and looked at his alarm clock. It was 1:12. He had been lying on his bed, trying to sleep since 11:45. But for some reason he had this nagging feeling, which just wouldn't go away. "Maybe some late night web slinging will take it off my mind," he thought, getting out of bed. He walked over to his closet and slipped into his costume.

He then walked over to his window and carefully opened it. Spider-Man backed up a few steps, then leaped out the window and onto a tree in his back yard.

"Ah, this is much better," he said to himself, leaping out of the tree and onto his next door neighbor's roof. He felt great as he jumped from building to building, enjoying the cool, crisp air that the night was bringing. So great that he didn't even notice the figure that pursued him through the shadows.

The Lizard had followed Spider-Man's scent all the way out of the city and to the suburbs. Every house he passed, he got closer and closer to his sweet revenge. Until he came upon one house and stopped. The scent led to this house. He heard a rustle and dived into a bush. The Lizard watched as Spider-Man leaped out of a tree in the backyard of the house and landed on the next house's roof. He hissed softly and followed Spider-Man, as he jumped from roof top to roof top.

"Finally," Spider-Man sighed as he reached the city. "I was getting tired of jumping."

He took a running start and jumped off the rooftop he was on. Spider-Man quickly fired a web strand and swung around the corner. That's when his spider-sense went off. He saw a giant Lizard like creature leap off a fire escape and it was coming right at him.

"Aaaaaaah," Spider-Man screamed as the Lizard came at him. He barely twisted out of the way but that didn't stop the Lizard from ripping the webbing he was swinging on. "Crap," Spider-Man said to himself as he started to fall. "Shit," he yelled seeing the full dumpster he was rapidly approaching and landing in it. "Gross." He quickly crawled out of the dumpster. "Ew," he groaned flicking a banana peel and a few peanut shells off him. Right after he flicked off the last item of garbage his spider sense went off. He dived out of the way just as the Lizard pounced.

The Lizard hissed and spun around to see a baffled Spider-Man.

"What the hell," Spider-Man breathed, as the Lizard jumped at him again. He flipped backwards and ran the other way. "What the hell was that thing," he asked himself. "Some kind of giant reptile?" He leaped into the air, trying to escape but was immediately tackled by the Lizard. Spider-Man barely managed to turn the Lizard around, so the Lizard would be the one to take the impact. Spider-Man quickly flipped off the Lizard and landed on a fire escape.

"Well if it's a fight you want," He yelled, diving off the fire escape. "Then it's a fight you'll get." He crashed into the Lizard, sending them both tumbling down the alley. The Lizard ended up on top, and went for Spider-Man's neck.

Spider-Man barely moved his head out of the way. He then quickly raised his legs and kicked the Lizard off him. He jumped up and shot a glob of webbing at the Lizard's tail. It hit and stuck his tail to the ground. "Ha," Spider-Man cried, as the Lizard slowly ripped the webbing off with his jaws. "Oh... that's not very good," he murmured.

He spider sense went off and he saw the Lizard's tail lash out at him, but it was two late, he had caught him flat footed. Spider-Man flew through the air and into a brick wall. He sat there, propped up against the wall, every muscle in his body throbbing in pain. "Ugh," he groaned as he tried to get up, but eventually collapsing. The lizard pounced. "Got to get this just right," Spider-Man said to himself. Right when the Lizard was coming down on him, he kicked out sending the Lizard into the opposite wall. "I put everything I had left into that kick, I just hope he's unconscious."

The Lizard lied there for a couple of seconds, before coming back to and sprang up.

"Shit," Spider-Man said weakly.

The Lizard hissed softly at him, and Spider-Man swore that he could hear these words in the hiss "We shall meet again, wall crawler." Then the Lizard turned and ran.

"Thank god," Spider-man mumbled, as he tried to get up again. Once again, he met failure and collapsed. "Ouch... I just gotta relax," he told himself, shifting so he was comfortable. "I'll just wait here, until I feel better."

The Lizard had felt himself changing back up in the alley. That's why he had to stop fighting and flee. He had just made it back to the sewers and was halfway through the transformation back into Curt Connors.

"Curses," the Lizard cried out as the transformation finished.

Curt Connors lied on the floor of the sewers, panting heavily and sweating like a pig. "Oh god no," He breathed. "I really came close to killing Spider-Man this time. I've got to find a cure somehow, and if Spider-Man is still the pal he used to be, I bet he can help me." Curt slowly got up and climbed up a ladder, leading into the streets.