Electricity crackled around his cell. He wasn't even sure how long he was in here. Or even how he got here.
Or what he was now.
He was in this cell for a while now...maybe a few days?...maybe a few weeks. He couldn't tell anymore, the same static and cold floor were the only things he was even aware of most of the time. Very rarely he would hear people around him talking. But it was drown out. By that constant humming. God he wished it was just the humming.
He felt it too, the currents flowing through the white stained cell they felt it necessary to install bars as well over the glass and ceiling of his cell, the electricity coursing through his body. His skin had permanently been burnt a sickening purple color from….from the tail twitched and swayed everytime a spark cracked off the cell bars. His tail was burnt and matted with only patches of black fur remaining.
"...That's right. I was in the Mine..." he rasped out, clenching his hands. One of the scientist noticed and approached the cell.
"Oh your responsive now. How are you feeling?" he asked
A group of scientist stood In front of his cell and one of them stepped closer. He scanned the room and slowly stood up.
"Im a researcher hired by the schnee dust company, I'd like to ask you some Questions, just some basic medical questions about your health."
"..schnees...dust...mine….accident….no...It... wasn't an accident….THAT BASTARD!" the electricity around him cracked and snapped outwards away from his cell. Striking one of the researches and sending them flying into the wall. "Where is he!? I'll kill him!"
The Mutated Faunus grabbed the cell bars and snarled.
"Sedate him now!"
The cage hummed before he felt a great shock run through his body.
"RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
He yelled in pain before he started to bend them apart.
"Shit lock down the la-!"
With a sickening crunch the cage bent out and the feral Faunus leapt out grabbing the scientist by the throat. electricity crackling around him and flaring forward into one of the scientist Causing them to collapse and twitch sporadically on the floor. He glared at the man in his hands and lifted him up into the air. The scientist grasped his wrist and his face strained red.
"Wait we can help yo-" *Snap!*
"I don't want your help!" a searing sound echoed through the room and the scientist spammed in the man's grasp. He let the now dead scientist fall to the ground and walked through the lab. They would pay for what they did!
He shot volts of electricity in every direction intent on using this newfound strength to bring down This Entire Damn Building!
It was early in the morning on a Saturday and Jaune was busy at work a needle in hand. Jaune finally finished his new suit. He had decided to add black on red instead of blue the suit was a tad thicker though having a few layers of Hardened plastic and leather sewn into the outfit. The result made him look bulkier and larger than he really was, but it was bullet proof and provided some much needed protection other than aura.
Also it was still flexible and would allow him to swing flip and jump with ease.
Although while he was making the suit again he did debate putting it down and let spiderman die down into a urban legend. He didn't need to be Spider-man.
He was enrolled in a combat school now so it wasn't like he needed to do this for experience or to be able to control his powers his Masked teacher had already taught him how to.
But then when Jaune was uploading the news at work, he kept finding these stories and articles addressed to spiderman. Most of whom where people he helped in some way. For all the dangers that came with being Spider-man. The pay off was that people were safe. And he gave some people hope.
While huntsmen were Humanity's protectors he was out on the street's handling the issues that weren't all that important to huntsmen. But were also too much for the police to handle on their own.
People like the sandman were starting to pop up...people like him. Who at the moment weren't an issue to the huntsmen community so they didn't really bother going out and fighting those enemies. So he did. He went out fought the super-powered beings popping up, stopped street crime where he could, and was about to start looking Into the organized crime happening throughout the city. One name was already in the top of the list. Roman Torchwick and whoever his boss was.
Besides if he was going to be completely honest...it was really fun being a hero.
Jaune put down his costume and hopped onto his computer checking the news when he heard a large explosion in the distance. He looked out his window and saw a large cloud of smoke rising from a hospital down town.
Jaune quickly put on his new costume and jumped out the window. Ignorant of a certain blonde that was standing in the backyard.
"This is Lisa lavender reporting here at the Red felled hospital were an explosion has rippled through the basement killing dozen of medical personnel and patients. The hospital is now being evacuated as the stability of the building is unknown. It is still currently unknown if this was a terrorist attack or an accident all we know I-oh my god!" Lisa screamed as a section of the hospital broke off and fell towards a firetruck.
"Heads up!"
The camera quickly swiveled to Spider-man swinging over their heads and shot several webs above the firetruck creating a makeshift net catching the falling debris. He landed on a street light with ease and waved.
Jaune sighed in relief and mumbled under his breath. "oh thank the gods that worked."
He shot a Web at the wall of the hospital and swung over landing on it.
He crawled into the hospital and found a elderly man in a bed. Panic evident on his face.
"Sir are you ok?" he asked.
"Fine haha. no you just crawled up the wall. I must be mad." the old man laughed nervously Jaune chuckled and picked the man up and carried him down the hospital to the ground where he was quickly taken by medical personnel. walked up to him and raised an eyebrow.
"Spider-man eh? Nice suite."
"Chief, I'll do my best getting people out of the upper floors please make sure none of your boys shoot me." he said Trying to mask his voice.
Jaune didn't wait to hear his reply and Shot a web at a hole in the wall of the hospital 5 stories up. He landed inside the hall and got to work. Spending the next hour going back and forth carrying patients,visitors and medical staff out to safety as the hospital began to sway.
He landed on the ground and carried a younger boy to an ambulance.
"Spider-man! The buildings going to give, we're getting everyone out of the area!" yelled chief Stacy and jaune looked up at the hospital.
"There's still a few kids up there! I'll make a few more runs and drop them three blocks down by the Dust store have a ambulance there waiting for me!" Jaune shouted running back towards the hospital. He wasn't going to leave anyone behind if he could help it.
"Be careful!" The chief yelled and he picked the younger boy up and placed him in the ambulance as he stared at Spider-man.
Lisa lavender ran up to the chief.
"Sir is Spider-man a officer of the N.G.P.D? "
"No he isn't an officer but in this scenario we need all the help we can get rescuing people stranded on the upper we're evacuating the area the building is on the verge of collapsing and we request you move as far away as possible." Gwen said father ordered ushering the reporters to safety.
Jaune had to get creative when he came back to get the kids, he made several webs harnesses carrying a young girl and boy on his chest and back. Then he picked up a younger boy and had him hold onto a toddler tightly.
"You kids alright?"
"I've got the baby."
"Im good."
"I've gotta pee."
"alright hang on tight." he said jumping off the side of the building and swinging down the street.
He stopped In Front of a dust store and dropped the kids off where paramedics were waiting.
He was halfway back to the hospital when it began to collapse. He shut his eyes as a large Dust cloud engulfed the area block after block of dust and smoke. He coughed and shielded his eyes and waited a few minutes before he opened his eyes and swung onto a rooftop. He wasn't sure how many were even in there still. But he saved as many people as he could. Still just to be safe he swung over to the collapsed hospital and spent the next hour moving rubble and was astonished to find a elevator packed with people all of them in relatively good condition all things considering. Not so soon after he arrived and started looking for survivors so did the first responders and hundreds of volunteers all looking for survivors.
He picked up a chunk of steel and moved it aside to find a man that was crushed to death. Jaune sighed and waved over some officers.
"Found another one." He Called out sadly.
The officers nodded and they retrieved another body bag. And zipped up the body one of the officers walked up to him and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Hey spider-man thanks for coming out to help, if it weren't for you a lot more people might not have gotten out alright." the officer said and jaune rubbed the back of his neck. " Look I know that those guys in the papers think your a menace but you're alright in my book."
Jaune was about to respond when a reporter and cameraman ran up to him.
He looked around and noticed other reporters rushing towards him as well.
'Oh boy.' He Thought bitterly, This Isn't What he wanted to do right now.
"Spider-man can you spare a few moments to answer some question?" One of the reports asked and the others started firing questions at him.
"Uh whoa whoa whoa can this wait we're kinda busy looking for survivors." the cop said Blocking the reporters from getting to Jaune.
He heard some rubble shift and he ran over to the elevator shaft. He grabbed a large slab of concrete and lifted it out of the way.
"Hello? Is anyone down the-Gah!"
He felt a searing in his chest and flew through the air crashing into a metal pillar. It was only after he stood up that he felt that tingle in the back of his neck again although it was a bit late now.
'Oh yeah no thanks for the warning spider sense.' he thought looking at the elevator shaft and saw a purple hand reach out followed by a Faunus in tattered clothes.
The faunus growled and started running.
"Oh no you dont!" He shot a Web at his legs and tugged knocking the Faunus to the ground. Jaune quickly shit the downed faunus with a net made of webs.
"Let me go!"
"Sorry buddy the police are going to want to talk with you." Jaune kept layering sheets of webs over the downed faunus. He wasn't taking any more chances.
The feral Faunus snarled and a crackling sound kept getting louder until the webbing around his body was engulfed in flames.
"Oh you gotta be kidding me!" he flipped over a flash of lighting and flung a crunched bedpan at his opponent. Only for it to bounce off his head harmlessly "Seriously first the sand guy, than the Goblin now this! Where are all you guys coming from?"
Jaune was worried he was facing another opponet above his leage...thankfully this time he had some back up.
"Freeze put your hands in the air!" Commisioner stacy yeld gun in hand sever officers and even a huntsmen where at the ready...and this time they werent trying to arrest things were going well. And it looked like The man was starting to see that if he fought he wasnt leaving alive.
The Faunus looked around and his tail flicked behind him before he stood up straight and rasied his hands.
Several police officers came over and Applied a aura draining collar around the faunus neck and clapped a pair of hand cuffs on him pushing him towards a parol car.
Several days later.
It amazing what people can achieve when dissaster hits. Throughout the day people from all over where coming and helping. Vale even sent a few huntsmen and detectives. With the arrest and capture of A faunus that by all records does not exist the media was quick to lable it a white fang terrorist attack.
But of course there was more to the story than that. Yo see Jaune was able to do his own investigation while he was rescuing people. And he found a lab that by all means should not have been in the hospital. Whatever was going on don there he knew that it was definitly illegal.
The next problem came however when a bunch of atlas specialist arrived, they locked down the area and destroyed all evidence that the lab existed. But not before Jaune was able to take a Usb from the body of a scientist.
This time however he knew he should just leave things as is. Whatever was going on it was important enough that specialist from atlas needed to come to destroy evidence, something the Atlas government wouldnt do lightly. If he started poking around in this...he would end up dead. So for now he burried the Usb in Nightingale Park. by the Spot his family always used for picnics. If he needed to he would come back for it but until than. HE KNEW NOTHING!
Today however was his first day at combat school. The first lesson was Grimm theory, How to kill grim using vareity of weapons. Next he had combat class, than dust principles and finally Remnant History.
"And that is how you dispatch of a Beawolf with a knife effectively and with minimal effort any questions?" asked a tall man wearing a white shirt and black tie.
Jaune raised his hand and the professor pointed at him.
"How would you kill a beowulf without a weapon? Like let's say your unarmed." he asked and their proffesor smiled.
"Ah a good question your best option to face a beowulf unarmed would be to somehow snap it's neck, doing so is tricky however one wrong move and your hand is gone." he demonstratd and a dummy beowolf. " my preference is to climbe onto its back grab its bottom jaw and then jump on its neck using your entire body weight."
His grimm theory proffesor name was Alex Armstrong retired huntsman and former Major of the Vale Armed forces. Apparently he and his dad worked alongside each other on occasions. He was a large well bulilt man and often preached about how gloriouse his muscles were. Still it took Jaune five seconds to give this man his entire respect, as loud as he was, he was a excellent teacher and was professional through most of the class.
The class held 30 students, each student was required to live in a shared dormatory on campus during the week but could return home during the weekends. Their curfew was 11 and solong as you had permission from the school you could work off campas in the evening.
There where two parts to the academy the huntsmen training program and the law enforcment half. For the most part the class seperated the two subjects. But a few classes required both curriculems to take and that was just to make sure everyone understood the basic premise of the laws and the best way to enforce them.
So Jaune actually did see Gwen fairly often around school. He honestly couldnt have been happier. But the real kicker came through the tabloids them selves.
Nightinglaes Heros the N.G.P.D and Spider-man.
The collective efforts of the police huntsmen and even vigalantee community came together to aid the victims of the Redfield hospital attack. The first to respon where the police and our very own Superhero. Spider-man. What this means for the city is still unclear.
He wasnt going to lie. This made him happy, he had a wonderful girlfriend, his duel lives where at the best moments, he was going to combat school and was on the path to becoming a huntsmen. and he was helping his family pay bills and feeding themselves.
Life was at its peak.
*Bzzt BZZT!*
IT is time for you final exam. you know the spot. be there tonight.
he took a deep breath and smiled, for some reason he felt ready.
And here is the next chapter sorry for the long wait. but I hope you guys enjoyed this. Now first thing id like to point out. All characters I introduce will be grounded in the reality of remnant. so no aliens, sorcerers, no groot(sadly). secondly I want to say thank you to TalonlbaAhad,GAmelover41592, Dethcat, guest name Wafflez, Shattering, and Remzal von Enili. your support, criticism, and input have helped me in the making of this chapter. I read every comment, and I take every input to heert and will continue to do so to become a better writer.
I will apologize for the delay. but I hope you enjoy this.
so until next time.
~later Days
-Wisotaku.
