Chapter 25 Venomous Advantage

Stark took Sam to the street below Avenger's tower. He had an expensive looking car waiting. Tony got in the driver's seat and Sam took shotgun. In a way if forced a memory of how things had once been with Dean. The music was different, and Tony was in a somber mood, but it felt familiar all the same. The streets were clearer than Sam would have thought possible, but it was night time, so Sam didn't think much of it.

Sam heard a sound that didn't belong. Out of nowhere a figure crashed into the road in front of them. It was too large to be a man, yet it looked mostly human. The figure was dressed in a skin tight black outfit. It turned and flashed a huge set of teeth, and a tongue that could have reached three feet away. It was horrifying, and Sam had seen some nightmares. Tony didn't have time to stop. Sam heard the car make a sound talking about emergency measures. Suddenly he was flying through the air as the car crashed into the black clad figure. Somehow Sam's fall was broken by pieces of the car. Other pieces began to gather around Tony who was already floating in the air.

"Stand down Brock!" Tony said pointing a gauntlet.

"We are VENOM!" the figure roared.

"I'd say you earned that name, considering that breath of yours should come with a warning label." a teenage voice said. The Spider-Man landed a few feet in front of Venom effortlessly.

"Spider-Man!" Venom growled.

"Aw, you remember me Eddie? I did think we had a special something." Peter said as he sprang into action. It was a wonder to see the kid web up this monster.

"Give up Brock, you are out numbered." Tony said dodging a car flying in his direction.

"We didn't come alone. We want the traveler!" Venom said trying to take a bite out of Spidey.

Tony was hit with an explosion accompanied by a laugh. A man in green and purple apparel on a flying surfboard of some kind flew by.

"Sam get out of here. It's only a couple of blocks north. Spidey, make sure he gets there! I've got the Goblin." Tony said. He rocketed away and out of sight. Sam began to run. Parts of the car were still stuck to him as knee pads and shoulder pads. It was then that he was picked up by a man with four mechanical limbs.

"If it isn't Sam Winchester, we are going to have endless fun." the man said flashing one of his mechanical arms menacingly. Spider-man sacrificed an opening to take down Venom to web Doctor Octopus in the face. Sam realized he was out of his depth, and kept running. It was clear to him that for some reason he was the intended target.

"Sam! Get out of here! I can take them!" Peter called out.

He was ambushed by a man with a fish bowl for a head. Sam aimed his gun at him, but it was like the man wasn't even there. Then there was more of him. A giant frizbee came out of nowhere. It hit something solid and bounced back to the hand of Captain Rogers.

"Get to the Sanctum Sam, I've brought the cavalry." the Captain said. A huge hulking green thing started pummeling the octopus man, and a guy that seemed to be able to control sand.

Sam kept running, hoping what he was looking for would be obvious when he saw it. Before he could make sense of everything that was happening, the rest of the Avengers burst onto the scene. With their arrival he heard more explosions and crashes. They were covering his escape, but by the sound of things more costumed freaks had come to fight them. Sam kept running like the devil was chasing him. He pushed past people who were looking towards the commotion. He paused when he saw a red head scream "PETER!"

This caused Sam to be surprised enough to trip. Falling flat on his face, he saw the red headed teen rush to his aid. "Mr. Winchester?" she asked. Before he had time to react, he was enveloped in a sandstorm. He felt himself leave the ground. He fell hard on a solid surface. His eyes stung from the sand. He coughed up some from his lungs. He heard more coughing from a young female voice. Sam looked up through stinging eyes to see that he was on a rooftop with the red head. There was a man in a green striped shirt standing there.

"Now we wait for the Web Head." the man said.

"MJ!" Peter cried.

"Peter!" She shouted.

Spider-Man landed on the roof. There were crashes in the distance.

"Marko! I'm taking you in!" Peter yelled.

"You and what army?" Flint Marko said.

Sam proceeded to empty his gun into the creep. This had absolutely no effect, but it gave Peter the opening he needed to attack the Sandman.

"Sam get out of here!" Peter yelled.

Sam saw another building close by. He looked at the teenage girl that knew Peter. She knew what was on his mind and nodded. They ran in unison and jumped to the next rooftop. Sam landed rough and rolled. MJ landed lightly and rolled. Sam's leg was tweaked, but he was otherwise okay.

Venom leaped onto the roof and grabbed Mary Jane. Sam pulled his gun, loading another magazine into the chamber.

"I wouldn't do that Winchester." Venom said. "It would be a shame if something were to happen to her." Venom said pulling her hair. She tried to punch his face, but he restrained her. Venom turned his attention to her. "So you are Peter's sweet piece of tail he has never stopped talking about, his MJ." he said.

"Go to H*ll." she said.

"And fiery too." Venom said.

"Let her go." Sam said.

"Or what Winchester? Do you want her first?" Venom said.

Sam shot him in the head. The suit around the man squirmed and writhed around him in pain. This did not stop him however. The monster took it's jaws and bit down on her shoulder near her neck. Sam saw blood. MJ screamed in pain.

"MJ!" Peter cried flying fast towards them.

Venom dropped MJ in a crumpled heap on the roof. Peter came to her side and cradled her broken form.

"What a shame! She was a real looker Peter. She would have made an honest man of you." Venom said.

Peter got to his feet knowing his time was limited to save her. His fists clenched. Sam went to the girl's side and tried to administer first aid. She had already lost a lot of blood. Sam put pressure in the wound. MJ's scream made Peter wince as if it was he that was in pain, and Venom reveled in it.

"Eddie Brock, you are under arrest. Surrender or I will make you." Peter said.

Venom proceeded to smash his face into the roof and pummel him again and again. Where were the Avengers? Venom stopped and laughed, and gloried in his victory.

Peter, mask half hanging off, and broken in many places, staggered to his feet and barely got out the words, "Eddie Brock, you are under arrest. Surrender, or I will make you."

Venom hit him hard and Peter flew into a wall a few feet away. With a grunt he fell on his face. He wasn't moving.

Sam was keeping the bleeding at bay, but it didn't look good.

"Just hang on." Sam told the girl.

She nodded barely. Venom began to advance toward Sam slowly. It seemed to be conflicted with itself somehow. Sam caught a conversation that it was having with itself.

"No! This wasn't the plan. You said you wouldn't leave me!" said a more human voice than he had heard.

"I know Eddie, but we had our time together. I need to take him." the Symbiote said.

"But WHY? You can't leave me! I am nothing without you!" Eddie said.

"I can feel the power in him. I need that power!" the Symbiote said viciously.

Sam didn't like the sound of that. He didn't know about power, but he knew if this thing could gain power from latching onto him, it would be bad. He pulled out the gauntlet from Tony and fired again and again at the monster. It slowed it's progress. It began to unravel from the man beneath it.

Peter with his arms shaking trying to lift himself up, said "Eddie Brock, you are under arrest. In the name of all those you have hurt, surrender, or I will make you."

The Symbiote leaped towards Sam as Sam tried to kill it before it could take him. Mid-leap, it collided with Peter Parker. The suit writhed around him and became a black version of his costume. The Symbiote screamed in rage.

"You are my prisoner. I control you!" Peter said to the writhing suit. After a few moments of rage, it calmed down into a fabric. Eddie was shaking. Without looking at him, Peter sent a web at him immobilizing him. Peter's attention was on MJ. Peter took over for Sam as care giver.

"Peter…" MJ said.

"Shh… Try not to talk." Peter said with a shaky voice.

"I'm sorry." Sam tried to say.

"It wasn't your fault." Peter said sternly. "This was him and him alone."

"But I could have…" Sam said.

"Sam, go." Peter interrupted.

"But…" Sam said.

"Go!" Peter said.

"Thank you." Sam said as he began running again. On the next roof, he saw the same man from his dream. He gestured to the alley below. There was a ring of fire like he had used in his dream, but it was green flame. Sam nodded. He took one last look at the teenager cradling the woman he loved in his arms. He didn't know if she could be saved. She had lost a lot of blood. This kid had given everything to help him to safety and this was his reward. He should have done more. He turned fighting a tear and leaped into the ring of green fire.