Sorry for the wait everyone, I was really busy with school and stuff. Here's the next chapter!
Spider-man made his way back to midtown, worried how Luke and Ava would react to his new look. They'd had bad experiences when it came to the black goo that now made ups Spidey's costume and, although he hated to admit it, Spider-man thought that having the symbiote under control was an asset.
I know Kraven's based at the Raft, but I have no way of getting there without going for a swim, which I really don't wanna do. Last time anybody swam outside Manhattan they came back with an extra arm or a serious case of BO, and I don't think there's any laundromats still open around here. Hopefully Luke has some way of getting me there.
"Hey guys I'm back!" Spider-man walked in on his friends.
The two of them turned around and were shocked by what had greeted them.
"Peter! What are you wearing!? Is that Venom!?" Ava was freaking out, this version of her didn't seem to be as calm and collected as his own.
"Okay before you start getting mad, S.H.I.E.L.D. found a way to remove it's aggression! See? No giant evil death monster! Just your incredibly handsome leader." Spider-man tried to reassure her, she still seemed doubtful.
"Spidey, if that thing isn't as docile as you think it is, how're we gonna stop it?" Luke wondered. "I'm just playing devil's advocate here, but I trust your judgement."
"It'll be fine Luke, plus the extra strength and organic webs are a serious help here. I got this." Spider-man was sure everything would turn out alright. "Oh and I found Kraven."
"What!? Where is he!? Did you beat him!?" Ava asked. "Did you get the amulet?"
"I meant what I said, the Raft, not yet, no." Spider-man counted off on his fingers as he answered Ava's barrage of questions.
"He's at the Raft? What could he be doing there?" Luke wondered.
"I thought the same thing. That place is a massive nut house full of supervillains, unless he's having a birthday party I can't see it as anything good."
"Peter, the Raft here in our world was destroyed by the Goblin. He let everyone locked up there loose as part of his ultimate plan."
"So what could Kraven want with it? Is he setting up some secret base?" Ava theorized.
"Maybe a petting zoo?" Peter joked.
Ava and Luke just stared at him.
"Okay I'll be serious now. Luke, can you get me there?" Peter asked.
"I haven't been able to get us any kind of transport but I think I know where an old Avengers Quinjet is."
"Seriously!? Luke that's awesome! So where is it?" Peter asked.
"It looks like it actually crashed into the Baxter Building. Only problem is the unstable nature of Dr. Richards' work there has the whole building phasing in and out of this dimension." Luke explained. "It's gonna be tricky to get a hold of it."
"Speaking of which what happened to the Fantastic Four?" Peter asked, he assumed they got taken out by the Goblin gas but there's no way Reed Richards had been defenseless against it.
"They're in the negative zone. I heard something about setting up a new superpowered prison after the Raft was destroyed but Dr. Doom trapped them there." Ava told him, she remembered what had happened.
"So much for help from the FF." Peter seemed to lose a little hope after that. "Well either way I've gotta get that Quinjet so I'm outta here."
"Peter, you should let us come too." Ava urged him.
"Sorry. I'm the only one fast enough to avoid getting sucked into who knows where. Besides, I think you've still got training here with Luke."
"Alright, you win this one Parker." Ava admitted defeat.
"I always do, and next time Ava? Lay off the fries." Peter smiled and bolted out of the school. He figured he could have some fun for old time's sake.
"PARKER! I'LL KILL YOU!" Ava screamed after him. Once she saw he was gone, she walked back to Luke. "Let's just get back to work okay?" She said, absentmindedly placing a hand on her stomach.
"Yeah I think that's a good idea." Luke couldn't help but chuckle at Ava's embarrassment.
The training resumed.
Outside, Spider-man swung over to the Baxter Building. The giant shining headquarters of the Fantastic Four, or that's what it used to be. The top of the skyscraper, which used to be Reed Richards' lab, looked like a crater. It was blown open from the side and a bright light was flashing inside it.
Alrighty then, let's see what's behind door number 4.
Climbing up to the top, Spider-man peered inside. Scraps of tech were scattered about the lab and right in front of him was...no Quinjet.
Great, looks like Cage got bad intel. The building began to shake. Oh boy what's going on? There was another flash of light. Hey look! I found a Quinjet! So I think the trick is to get inside when it's here, start it up, and then wait for it to be here again and fly away? I really hope it's that simple.
Spider-man sprinted towards the aircraft and shot a web ball at the door's opening mechanism. As he got closer, the building started to shake again.
Oh crap oh crap oh crap hurry Spidey!
The Quinjet disappeared just in time to pick up its first passenger in years. Spider-man breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. As he walked into the cabin he looked out the window. Spider-man was definitely in another dimension, but he had no clue where.
This looks like New York, but like, in a hundred years. The buildings that adorned the landscape looked to be futuristic. Before Spider-man could get his bearings he felt a familiar shaking feeling.
Here we go again.