Peter sat in class, trying not to fall asleep while taking notes on his laptop. Government class could be so boring…
Then a notification popped up on his screen. A news alert.
"Iron Man Gone Rogue"
Heart racing, he clicked on the notification, which opened a news page that detailed how Iron Man had deliberately lost a fight, putting the lives of many in danger. There had been four confirmed casualties so far.
"No," Peter whispered.
He looked up. The same breaking news alert had popped up on his teacher's screen and on the screens of all of the other students. His government teacher opened the alert on her monitor, which was being projected onto a larger screen in the front of the classroom. A video popped up.
Heart racing, Peter closed his laptop and put it in his bag. He glanced back at his teacher to see if she was watching. She was, but she gave him a little nod and mouthed "Go." Peter quickly and quietly left the classroom and jumped out of the nearest window.
Swinging on his new webs, Peter made his way uptown fairly quickly.
Then, suddenly, he fell.
He couldn't tell if it was his webs that gave out, or him.
All he knew is that he was falling
falling
falling straight towards the ground
Straight towards the hard, concrete ground
He reached his hand out to shoot a new web
But nothing came out
Nothing
He tried again
Nothing
What was wrong with him?
His heart was beating so fast
He was hyperventilating
Not now
Not a panic attack
Not now
And then Peter heard a voice
It was the voice of the alien. The creature who sounded like Greedo.
"You didn't honestly think you'd get out that easily, did you?"
And he laughed
But the voice was talking inside of Peter's head
And he blacked out.