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Chapter 12: Bangalla Banquet

Bangalla - Tribal Village

As Spiderman reaches the battle occurring in the village centre, he's horrified to see that it is in utter chaos. Both Shadow and Swift Cloud have taken cover behind debris and firing at the enormous Venom/Elephant as it tramples at the tribal warriors beneath it. Rocketeer is flying around, narrowly dodging every symbiotic tentacle that lashes out at him while Green Hornet is firing his gas gun at the Venom/Jaguar. This proves to be futile as the Symbiote is far too agile to be struck and the few shots that do hit it only seem to make it angrier.

It pounces up high into the air and lands right behind Hornet and using its giant tentacle tail; it sweeps the ground, knocking Hornet and every nearby tribesmen off their feet. Then without warning it leaps up to tackle Rocketeer in mid air and brings him crashing to the ground, mauling him with its razor sharp claws while he desperately tries to fight back.

Rocketeer: Ach! If no one's too busy?!

Spiderman: Sit tight!

Rocketeer: You trying to be funny?!

(Spiderman) Now that I think about it that was bad ... even by my standards.

He web swings his way towards where the Symbiote and Rocketeer are fighting and fires his electro webs at the creature, the Symbiote screams in pain, letting Rocketeer go and allowing Spiderman an opening to swings kick the Symbiote off his friend and send it crashing through the wall of a nearby hut. The whole structure comes down upon the Symbiote, but not before the villagers already inside narrowly escape in the nick of time.

Rocketeer: Thanks kid.

Spiderman: This isn't going to work! We can't keep fighting with all these villagers around; they're only going to get in the way.

Rocketeer: What are you thinking?

Spiderman: Come on, while the other's keep the Venom Zoo occupied, we clear the area of villagers.

Rocketeer: That's ... not half bad kid.

The pair of them begins to help out around the village; Spiderman uses his incredible strength to move rubble out of the way of villagers trapped in their huts and web swinging them to safety in the nearby forest. Rocketeer flies in and out around the battlefield, swooping down and grabbing anyone caught in the cross fire, any warriors wounded in the fight and flying them to safety.

Meanwhile, Swift Cloud is using her speed to run circles around the Venom/Elephant while firing her revolvers. However she seems to be doing little damage as the creature is constantly healing itself of its wounds. Things are also not going so well with Shadow and Hornet as they fight the Venom/Jaguar. The cloaked vigilante attempts to fog the mind of the Venom/Jaguar, but quickly he discovers that the creature can smell their scent so it continues to attack them relentlessly.

Shadow: This monster's mind; so savage and blood thirsty ... it's unlike anything I've seen before.

Green Hornet: We need to regroup.

Shadow: Anything in your bag of tricks that can help.

Green Hornet: Just one.

As the Venom/Jaguar lunges right at them, Hornet reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a handful of green pellets. He smashes them onto the ground just as the creature reaches them, and finds itself being engulfed by a smog of green smoke. As it's distracted, the two masked men slip away to meet up with Spidey and Rocketeer as they finish up with the rest of the villagers.

Shadow: Spiderman, you've faced these monstrosities before ... what are their weak points?

Spiderman: Over time, as I found myself having my butt handed to me by Symbiotes on severally occasions, I've learned that they has a weakness against electricity and sound waves. I have my electro webs but it's not going to be enough.

Green Hornet: Wait, I've got something

He reaches into his coat and takes out what looks like extendable rod.

Green Hornet: My Hornet Sting. It's a sonic disrupter that I designed; at its highest level it can knock down a wall so it should help here.

Spiderman: Great; Rocketeer, keep those things distracted; Shadow, give Cloud some back up and keep those tentacles off us. When we get a clear shot, Hornet and I will hit them in full force. Go!

They all spit up, this time with a strategy in mind. Rocketeer flies over head, getting the attention of both Symbiotes. Shadow and Swift Cloud continue to lay down suppressing fire as both Spidey and Hornet ready their equipment.

Spiderman: You ready?

Green Hornet: Let's do it!

They both point their weapons at the Symbiotes; Spiderman fires his electro webs at the Venom/Elephant while Hornet unleashes his sonic disrupter at the Venom/Jaguar. Each hero hits their intended target and in a huge burst of electricity and sonic energy, the creatures scream in pain as the Symbiotes start to separate from their hosts, but it's still not enough.

Spiderman: It's not working!

Green Hornet: We need more power!

The Venom/Elephant manages to break away from Spideys webs and begins trampling around in frenzy. It knocks both Shadow and Swift Cloud to the ground with a swing of its tentacle trunk and approaches the fallen Swift Cloud. The strike had dazed her so as she looks up, she barely registers the behemoth rising up on its hind legs, readying itself to stomp down on top of her.

Spiderman: JACKIE!

Suddenly from out of nowhere, they hear the sound of a horse neighing loudly behind them; Spidey and the others attention is directed towards the elegant white horse jumping over the surrounding flames. Its rider is wearing a blackmaskalong with a purple skin-tight bodysuit. He is holstering two M1911 pistols in a special belt with a skull-like buckle.

(Spiderman) Anyone know who this guy is? Anyone ... anyone?

The mysterious rider charges at the Symbiote, it lashes out a tentacle in his direction in an attempt to strike him down. But the masked rider jumps from his horse and lands right on top of the tentacle, runs up along its side and leaps onto the creatures head and specks into its ear.

Phanom: Zima my old friend, cease this madness!

The Venom/Elephant fails to listen and response by trying to shake the masked rider off its head, but through the use of incredible balance and focus, he successfully remains up right. Then the masked rider raising his right hand as it starts to glow with a bright blue energy, and then he slams his fist into the Symbiotes head. In a blinding flash, everyone is knocked off their feet by the sheer force.

After a few seconds, everyone groggily tries to get back on their feet; as everyone starts to regain their focus looks to where the Symbiote was. However all they see is the once rampaging elephant now unconscious on the ground with no trace of the Symbiote in sight. The lone figure stands on top of it, comforting the beast with his hand.

Green Hornet: Amazing!

Rocketeer: Incredible!

Swift Cloud: In one punch!

Suddenly there was a high pitched screech and the Venom/Jaguar pounces from out of nowhere towards the masked saviour. But before the creature reached its target a large grey wolf leaps up from behind its master and tackles the Symbiote to the ground. They wrestle with each other for a few minutes before the wolf manages to pin the Symbiote to the ground. Before the Venom/Jaguar could free itself, the masked man jumped high into the air and dived, fist first towards the creature and strikes it right on its head. The Symbiote let out a deafening screech before the Symbiote detaches itself from the jaguar and left it unconscious as the black slime started to dissolve into nothing. Once it was gone, the masked man knelt down to comfort the jungle cat, stroking its fur gently with one hand while patting his wolf with the other.

Spiderman: Who is he?

Then a voice spoke from behind Spidey, knearly making him jump out of his suit. He turned to see that it was the Bandar Chieftain Guran standing behind him.

Chief Guran: He is the Guardian of the Eastern Dark ... the Ghost Who Walks ... a man who cannot die.

Shadow: The Phantom.


Dusk

A few hours have passed since the battle with the Symbiote animals, repairs to the village are underway and the entire Banda tribe are celebrating. Musicians are playing with drums and flutes, dancers are performing ceremonial dances and Spidey, along with his teammates are enjoying the banquet prepared especially for them around a bonfire.

(Spiderman) Oh hey guys! Just your favourite noir styled Spiderman enjoying some dinner. I gotta say, I've never been a huge fan of seafood before, but these guys know how to cook and how to throw a party.

Chief Guran: Tonight! We celebrate a great victory. The demons have been slain and evil has once again been kept at bay by our great guardian ... The Ghost Who Walk.

(Spiderman) And once again, credit is not due.

Chief Guran: But we must also honour our visitors, if it not for the bravely, many more would have been lost to this demons. Friends, we did not trust you at first, yet still you helped my people in need and to rebuild what was lost. For that we honour you with this bounty and welcome you as brothers and sister to our tribe.

Many tribes' men start chanting and cheering; some of the women approach their heroes and hung necklace flowers over them.

Spiderman: huh, well this makes a nice change.

Phantom: I take it you're not use to this kind of praise.

Spiderman looks up to see the Phantom standing behind him and moves to sit down right next to him.

Spiderman: That would be the understatement of this century.

Phantom: One thing you must know of Guran; he's very fond of his own voice and never misses on opportunity to use it. I've given up counting the number of times he's honoured me.

Spiderman: Wait ... you get a party like this every time you save them? Sounds like a pretty sweet deal you've got down here.

Spiderman looks examines the activity going on around him; both Green Hornet and Rocketeer are enjoying the vast amount of food offered to them, while being mobbed by a group of the local women. The Shadow however is standing off on his own, far away from all the festivities, acting in his usual brooding self. Meanwhile Swift Cloud is getting into the full swing of the party, dancing with members of the tribe. Spiderman admires her for a moment as she looks completely engulfed in the celebrations. Then suddenly she breaks off from the group she's dancing with and rushes over to Spiderman.

Swift Cloud: What's with all the sitting down? Come and have a dance darlin'.

Spiderman: Oh no, I'm not much of a dancer.

Swift Cloud: Just one, don't be such a coffee boiler.

Spiderman: No I'm fine, maybe next time.

Swift Cloud: Alright ... I'll hold you to that. It's too bad though, I'm having a real hog-killin' time.

She runs back over to the group and continues to dance as Spiderman keeps staring at her. However this doesn't go unnoticed by the Phantom who looks from her to him, then smiling to himself in realisation.

Phantom: Kid ... there's an old Jungle saying "If the winds blow in a favourable direction, do not hesitate to be swept up".

Spiderman: What?

Phantom: When a girl wants to dance, you dance ... just something to keep in mind for the future.

He then slaps Spiderman on the shoulder before getting up to speak to the chief. The teenager ponders on what the masked man meant before notice the Shadow still standing off in a dark area of the village. He gets up and makes his way over to his mysterious friend who barley acknowledges his presents.

Spiderman: Do you even know how to have fun?

Shadow doesn't answer him and just stares off into the darkening jungle in front of them.

(Spiderman) I guess we can take that as a "no"

Shadow: How did he find us?

Spiderman: Huh?

Shadow: Osborn ... He had to have been the one who planted that "thing" on the plane. So how did he find us?

Spiderman: I guess he has informants ... like you.

Shadow: Our departure was a closely guarded secret; only you, I and our allies knew of our destina...

The Shadow trailed off from his current statement and fell silent for a moment. Then in a burst of rage he used his powers to unleash a telekinetic burst that destroyed nearby bushes, broke branches off of trees and nearly knocked Spiderman off his feet.

Shadow: Damn it!

Spiderman: Whoa! What the hell man?

Shadow: How could I have been so blind? It was Fellows ... he knew about Mexico.

Spiderman: He betrayed you?

Shadow: It doesn't make sense, he was always ... Smerdgakov!

Spiderman: The Chameleon? Oh I get it ... he was in disguise as your agent at the airport and planted the Symbiote when you weren't looking. Wait! Wouldn't that mean that Fellows is...?

Shadow: Dead ... I swear Osborne will feel the wrathful vengeance of The Shadow ... when my hands are around his throat.

(Spiderman) Wow ... this guy is all kinds of dark.

Phantom: There's an old Jungle saying.

The two of them suddenly notice the Phantom standing right behind them.

Phantom: "Before setting out for revenge, one must first dig two graves".

(Spiderman) And apparently Shadows not the only who likes to talk cryptically.

Shadow: The Shadow serves justice, and when that justice demands blood ... then so be it.

Spiderman: Oh god! Both of you please ... just stop.

The two men hold their tongues and both stare at Spiderman.

Spiderman: Now's not the time for this, Goblin has hurt all of us in some way and he'll hurt a lot more innocent people unless we stop him once and for all.

Phantom: This ... Goblin, he is responsible for the monsters that attacked the Bandar?

Spiderman: Yes, and he plans to do much worse if we don't stop him. We could use your help ... we could us his help right Shadow?

The Shadow just stares at the Phantom, as if sizing him up. But the masked jungle man gazes right back at him, refusing to be intimidated by Shadow as he slowly walks round him.

Shadow: The Phantom can knock the flea off the ear of a warthog at 100 paces without hurting the beast. The Phantom has the strength of ten tigers and the swiftness of an eagle. These are stories I have heard about your legend. But I believed that they were just that ... stories.

Phantom: Even the most elaborate of stories have bases in truth.

Shadow: Does that include the tales of your "immortality"? According to them you've been around for nearly 400 years.

Phantom: There's only one way to find out.

The Shadow stops his pacing as the Phantom gives him a cocky smile, then turns to address Spiderman.

Shadow: He'll be a great ally in the battle to come.

Spiderman: I hope so. Those monsters were nothing compared to what Goblin can do; he has an army, advanced technology, and a ruthless desire to dominate or destroy everything that gets in his way, and we are the only people doing what we can to stop him, the only willing to fight him to protect every one, to protect the world, to protect our future. So ... "Ghost who walks", will you help us?

As The Phantom ponders over his decision, Shadow walks over to whisper in Spidermans ear.

Shadow: Nice speech.

Spiderman: Thanks, But I think I over did it with the whole "Protecting the future" part.

Shadow: Without a doubt.

Phantom: When do we leave?

Spiderman: Wow... that was a lot easier than the others.

Phantom: I swore to devote my life to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty, and injustice, in all their forms, but I never thought evil would take a form like that monster and if this Goblin is responsible for its creation, and he threatens not just Bangalla but the world too. To face him would be a great challenge and the Phantom will never refuse a challenge ... old Jungle saying.

Spiderman: Oh yeah, Goblins not gonna know what hit him.

Shadow: As excited as I am, aren't we celebrating a little prematurely? We still have no way to reach Mexico.

Phantom: Don't worry, I have my sea plane, I can get you there.

Spiderman: You have a plane?

Phantom: "The Phantom is resourceful" – Old Jungle saying.

(Spiderman) "Sighs" We're not going to stop hearing those anytime soon ... right?


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