A/N: Just a heads up for older readers, title has been changed

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Get pictures of yours truly going berserk huh? I think I can manage that

I placed my camera in a cobweb between two buildings, with myself on the cobweb too. I start tilting its angle to check to several directions until I found the correct position

I hop to the side of the building beside me and I start to crawl back.

I check from a long distance, putting my arms in front as a guide

"Perfect angle!"

Now we play the waiting game!

I go to the top of the building, lay back, and started to wait.

Aaaaaand I wait

During waiting, I started doing some pushups, I punched the air, I checked my phone, and more. The boredom even got to the point on where I started pinching myself to attempt transforming me.

You know what, JJ can have his Spider-Monster pictures tomorrow. After all, it's just a rumour to the public, Jonah only wants me to find proof of it. I can probably do that in a month, maybe?

I might as well go home now.

I grabbed my camera from the cobweb and right before I could start heading home, I notice the Baxter Building

Actually, I got a better idea.

I pull out my Avengers I.D card and call Yellowjacket.

Once he answered, I started to speak:

"Yo Hank, ask the Samson dude if he could head over to Reed's."

"Are you heading there?"

"I mean, it's right here. I could check"

"He hasn't exactly found anything-"

"Would be appreciated if you got him in contact" I interrupted

"Parker, he has nothing"

"First of all, when I wear this mask, I am Spider-Man. Second of all, I'm sure they have something. Not a cure, but they have something that will bring them into finding it, I'm hoping."

Yellowjacket sighed "Sure then, go waste your time."

Outside the Baxter Building

I was on the side of the Baxter Building, crawling my way to the top.

As I was crawling, I smell something...rather fishy.

Smells a little like bacon...okay maybe not that, but it does smell like something is burning.

I could also smell smoke from behind.

I coughed. Ugh, what wacko blew the bank up now? I look down below to see nothing.

I notice my surroundings getting warmer.

Behind me, I see an orange light growing.

Oh, I see. It's him.

"Spidey!"

Floating in front of me was Johnny Storm, known to the world as the Human Torch.

"Johnny! What's up?"

Ever since I joined the Avengers as a Reserve member, we've been teaming up with the Fantastic Four multiple times. Among the four members, I liked Johnny the most. Sure, the others are great people, but for some reason, Johnny and I grew a strong bond. Most likely because of our shared sense of humour

"So, did you come here for a rematch?" He said as he floated above me with a racing stance "I'll be ready when you are"

He was obviously referring to races we probably do every week or so. Last time, I beat him, and that makes him bring up a rematch every day I see him.

"I didn't come here for that, actually, where's Reed?" I asked

"He's here. Whatever nerd crap you'll two be talking, don't drag me in please."

I laughed "Don't worry, you won't ."

"I'd only go there to make sure you don't check out my sister" Johnny said as he crossed his arms

"Hehe…yeah…I'm over that"

He was referring to the time when I admitted some attraction to Sue Storm. Only some, as in, she looked nice that day. Barely made it alive after I said that. I can still remember the burns...

Johnny frowned

"I swear!" I rose my hands in the air "In fact, I'm actually dating someone else"

"You are?"

I scratched my neck "Well…sort of. We just hang out and talk about whatever is going on in our lives"

"So it's just therapy?" Johnny asked

"Uh…yeah...sort of. She also might be a mutant, I don't know about that yet." I said

"Hm, sounds complicated." He said, crossing his arms

"Tell me about it" I responded

"Anyway, follow me, I'll take you to Reed." Johnny flew to the building's roof, and I soon followed

Baxter Building, Top Floor/Lab

"Spider-Man! Come in!" Mr Fantastic said while using his microscope

He turned around and shook my hand
"Hank told me about the whole radiation thing, guess I'd check on that too." Reed turned and pointed to his right, motioning to a ripped man with long green hair, a red shirt, and a pair of black pants

"This is Doc Samson" Reed said

"What's up, Doc?" I said as I shook his hand.

"We ate all the carrots, sorry kid." He snickered

Huh, guess he has a sense of humour.

Samson motioned me over to a table full of test tubes and one giant computer in the front.

"After Hank told me about how you could've been plagued by radiation, I've been researching with the blood given to me. The only thing I can confirm is that it isn't gamma radiation. This means we can focus on making a cure without using a material that can repel gamma radiation."

After Doc Samson stated all that about the radiation, there was a deep silence.

"That's it?" I asked "No trace, anything?"

"Not really. But like I said, at least it means-" Samson said

"The heck was the purpose of this then!?" I yelled

"Remember who called us to be here, Spider-Man. We would only call you if we had something worthwhile to tell you."

"Then why the heck did none of you tell me that this was unnecessary?!" I yelled

"Hank told me that he warned just that" Reed intervened

"Well I-" I stopped and stuttered on a loop. I seriously didn't know what to answer, Reed has a point! I was warned that there wasn't going to be anything worthwhile!

Am I really desperate enough to not listen to anybody's warnings? Am I so ambitious for answers that I'm starting to become clueless on what to do?

My stuttering eventually stopped, and I stared down at the floor.

"Ugh, sorry. I'm becoming a little too delusional...I'll need some sleep" I started walking to the window

"I know you're scared, kid"

I turned back to Reed, facing directly at me.

"We know you're desperate for any sort of answers, because whatever disease this is, it's controlling your way of being. But please, don't be clueless, or you might be finished by something that isn't even the disease" he said

"Well, see ya" I dived into the open window

Parker, Parker, Parker.

I shoot a web line to the building's edge and I swing horizontally.

Why taking all this so irresponsibly? Why am I being so dense with these warnings?

I land on the side of a building and I run along it. I jump doing a barrel roll, then sky dive to the massive cavalcade of cars. I shot a web to the side and I zip to the right.

I mean, hello!? Parker, I thought you were supposed to live by responsibility! I know this disease is massive, and could harm everyone I know but...

If people will have nothing, they'll have nothing, and I can't change that. They told me about it too! I was just so desperate for a cure to pop out of nowhere that'd I'd take the smallest detail. Understandable, but to just flat out contradict myself later?

Maybe I need break, maybe I need to stop being Spider-Man for a few days, Maybe I should go to that Essex guy...

Okay, slow down Parker. Joining that random bozo will probably worsen the situation, I'll save him as a last resort.

A break from heroics is all I need right now.

As I was swinging, I felt something shake in my pocket.

I landed on top of a building's edge and crouched down, looking below at the cars passing by. I reached to the source of vibration, it was the Avengers ID card, Iron Man sending a call.

"Spider-Man, you ready for some work?"

I scratched the back of my head "I was actually planning to go home..."

"I know you are in no condition to take heavy damage, with the disease and all, but we could really use some backup"

"I think I'll take a break in heroics after today anyway, why not?"

"I thought you were gonna start with the Responsibility mumbo-jumbo" Iron Man said

"That too, only reason I'm still outside in tight spandex beating random dudes."

"Anywho, we need you to head to Times Square at this moment"

I heard a boom from the left side.

I turned my head towards the origin of noise and saw an explosion in the distance.

I looked back at my card, Iron Man still online.

"That's only a few blocks away!" I said

"Yeah, please hurry before our cans get handed some more" He responded

I stood up "If I go Hulk-mode out there, I'm blaming it on you"

"I'll send you the bill if that happens-" Iron Man responded as the signal cut off

The bill? He'll send me a bill if I flip out? Am I working for him now? Technically, I am, but with pay?

Wouldn't mind that actually.

Or maybe he'll just give me money as compensation?

Okay no time for that now, let's do this.

I put the ID card in my pocket, jumped off the edge, and quickly headed towards Times Square.