The Uncanny Spider-Man

Chapter 25: Reign of the Sinister Six- Part 1

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel Comics.

Manhattan-

Spider-Man shivered in his perch opposite a S.H.I.E.L.D. safe house. Somebody had been breaking into safe houses over the past week or so. The reason behind the break-ins was a mystery. Nothing had even been stolen. Spidey was on a stake-out opposite the safe house. He just hoped that whoever was behind the break-ins would choose the safe house that he was watching.

'I really should get myself a warmer outfit.' Spidey grumbled. 'I bet the Human Torch doesn't have this trouble.'

Fortunately, it didn't take the criminals very long to make their appearance. A non-descript black van pulled up beneath the Wall-Crawler and several masked men stepped out.

'Gee. Talk about trying too hard.' Spidey muttered to himself. 'These guys are trying so hard to look inconspicuous that they're totally going to give themselves away. Ah, well. I don't have time to sit here working on my monologue, it's time to get to work.'

Down below, the criminals busied themselves with attending to the safe house's alarm system.

'C'mon, man! Get a move on, will ya?' The lead goon grumbled. 'We ain't got time to mess around. We're on a tight schedule here.'

'I'm going as fast as I can.' The goon in charge of the alarm retorted. 'S.H.I.E.L.D musta got wise and changed their security codes. It's gonna take time to get through.'

The alarm guy expected another reprimand from his superior, but none came. He turned around to find that he had disappeared. As a matter of fact, all of his fellow goons had disappeared. Then he noticed where his fellows had ended up. They were all webbed to the walls.

'Uh-oh.' The alarm guy gulped nervously.

THWIP!

Spider-Man shot out a web line, pulling the alarm guy up to the top of the roof.

'Beautiful night for it, right?' Spidey quipped. 'A little bit of breaking and entering, I mean.'

'I-I ain't gonna tell you nothing, man!' The alarm guy stammered. 'I especially ain't gonna tell you what Octavius wanted with the information we were gonna steal! Aww, crap.'

'So, you're working for Doc Ock.' Spider-Man surmised. 'What does ol' Pudding-Bowl-Haircut-Man want with all this top secret info? Do you think he's finally going to find someone to give him a half-decent haircut?'

'I ain't saying nothing!' The goon retorted.

'Oh, aren't you?' Spidey chuckled as he pulled the goon closer so they were face-to-face. He then put on his most intimidating voice. 'Don't make me ask you again.' He growled.

The goon didn't need to be told again so he blabbed all he knew.

'Ock wants a robot army!' The goon blabbed. 'The same robots he had years ago, but you stopped him! (1) S.H.I.E.L.D. has been looking after them ever since! Please, you gotta let me go!'

'Where is he?' Spidey growled in his best Batman voice.

'H-he's hiding out in a warehouse in the docks!' The goon stammered. 'W-warehouse 24-B! Please, man! You gotta let me go! I've told you all you wanted to know.'

'You've been most helpful.' Spider-Man complimented the goon as he webbed the goon to the wall with the rest of his fellows. 'Hang around for a while.'

Spidey then shot out another web line and swung away.

'Hang around? Geez. That was bad, even for me. I really have to work on some new material.'

Warehouse 24-B-

Doctor Octopus paced the warehouse impatiently. The minions he had sent out to one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. safe houses were late back. That could only mean one thing: that accursed Spider-Man was on to him!

What the goon had neglected to mention was the fact that Octavius wasn't alone. He had the Sinister Six by his side! He had recruited Electro, the Vulture, Hobgoblin, Scorpion, and the Rhino to assist him in his latest scheme.

'Well, it looks like yer latest plan's come to nothing, Doc.' Scorpion sniffed. 'Where'd you get those goons, any way? I thought Taskmaster went outta business.' (2)

'Quiet, Gargan.' Doc Ock shushed him. 'I'm thinking.'

Scorpion did as he was told and kept quiet while Doctor Octopus continued with his pondering.

'If the henchmen did not find any information regarding the location of my robot army, then that could only leave one place left to find them.' Octavius thought out loud. 'New Jersey.'

'Aww, man.' Electro grumbled. 'Why is it always Jersey?'

'Jersey, huh? Wow. That place sure is a bad guy magnet.'

Doctor Octopus and the rest of the Sinister Six all turned as one to see Spider-Man hanging upside down behind them.

'Peek-a-boo, I see you.' Spidey joked as he somersaulted out of the way.

'Spider-Man!' Octavius snarled. 'Destroy him!'

'Gee, Ocky. What happened to all the fun banter?' Spider-Man tutted as she shot Octavius in the eyes with some web fluid. 'Destroy him? You're no fun any more.'

THWIP!

'Aww, shut yer yap.' The Rhino snorted as he charged at he Wall-Crawler.

'And also, the Rhino?' Spidey snorted as he leapt out of the way, causing him to crash through the wall. 'Your standards are slipping, Otto.'

'The Rhino might only be the dumb muscle, but you'll find that the rest of us are as deadly as ever!' The Vulture retorted as he cut Spider-Man's web line with one of his wings.

'I got him!' Scorpion yelled as he leapt up to grab the Web-Slinger. 'I got him!'

'Watch out, you fool!' Hobgoblin yelled in return. 'We're going to collide!'

SPANG!

Scorpion collided with Hobgoblin's Goblin Glider, sending the pair of them tumbling to the ground.

'Fools!' Doctor Octopus hissed angrily. 'I may as well finish this myself!'

The not-so fair doctor's cybernetic arms lashed out and grabbed Spider-Man by the arms and legs, one limb each.

'Not so chatty now that you're in my clutches, are you?' Octavius sneered.

'Nice to see that you got rid of that greasy mullet and leather jacket, Otto.' Spidey quipped. 'That whole ensemble screamed mid-life crisis.'

CRUNCH!

'Fool!' Octavius yelled as he slammed Spider-Man. 'You have intruded on my plans for the last time!'

CRACK!

He slammed Spider-Man on the ground once more.

'It's a pity I don't have time to enjoy this, but I have a prior engagement in New Jersey.' Octavius smirked as he slammed Spider-Man onto the ground one last time.

CRUNCH!

'Electro, dispose of him.' Octavius commanded. 'Throw him into the river.'

'With pleasure, boss.' Electro grinned as he dragged the unconscious Spider-Man outside.

Once Spider-Man had been disposed of, Doctor Octopus turned back to regard the rest of the Sinister Six.

'Now gentlemen, I believe we have an appointment in New Jersey…'

TBC…

Next: Reign of the Sinister Six- Part 2

Could this be the end of the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man? How will he stop the Sinister Six once they find their robot army? Who will he bring along to help? Guest stars galore! And Deadpool!

Author's Notes-

(1)- Doctor Octopus gained his robot army in Spider-Man #18-23.

(2)- Taskmaster isn't in business any more due to the fact he works for Deadpool now. Read 'Uncanny Deadpool' for more details.