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Guest: I'm only using Michelle for Mary Jane for a reason—as I said sometime way earlier in one of the books, I will provide a full explanation as to why MJ as a different name. Also, apparently, it had been revealed that Michelle is the daughter of the Vulture which to me makes me wonder why they didn't use the other name—Valeria Toome for the daughter. When they used Michelle, I thought they were going to put Michelle as in Gonzales…
Chapter Twenty-Five: Dangerous Tactics
Peter stared at the empty space that was in front of him. He had been analyzing this wrong the whole time. Ned was in danger because of him and Mysterio wouldn't stop tormenting him until Spider Man was dead.
"Come and seek me where it is all fun and games."
He's somewhere at a place where it is all fun and games but he had no clue as to where it could be…unless…
Peter narrowed his eyes as he stared at the darkened space. There was one possible location of where Mysterio could be. Growling, Peter retraced his steps and headed to the place of where Mysterio could be.
Tony furrowed his eyebrows as he examined the screen. He let out a sigh, rubbing his face with his hand to wipe off the sleep. This idea had been sucking the life out of him. He really does like Peter but sometimes his ideas are the kinds where its almost impossible to make though Tony did wonder where Peter had gotten the idea. He has a hunch but he's still quite unsure.
At last, the blue bar had been filled, indicating that it was completed. He then placed his hand on the button that was next to the computer. Tony drew in a sharp breath as he felt a tingling sensation that had entered through his body.
He took a step back, staring at the empty space which was in front of him before he activated the idea. The same vibration was felt and then, things started to appear, having Tony grin with satisfaction.
It was ready.
Tony resumed staring at the brilliance as he heard footsteps though they died down since it got joined next to Tony.
Tony really was a terrific engineer.
"I must say, sir, if things goes accordingly to the plan, this will be one of the greatest ideas that has been made."
"I know..." Tony cleared his throat. "Right then. I need Parker."
Happy shifted nervously in his spot. He cleared his throat as he stammered.
"Well er...you see sir...uhm...there have been slight complications."
Tony's smile vanished and a dark look came. "Explain."
Happy hesitated. "Uhm...Peter is gone, sir."
Spider Man sharply drew in a breath as he stared at the old building. This was it. No more games. No more threats or playing hide N' seek. This was the real deal and hell, Peter better his guts and wits because there's no going back.
There never was in the beginning. The minute Mysterio had showed up, Peter knew there was no resting.
Peter glanced up at the sign. The letter 'P' was barely hanging onto its hinges since it was dangerously swinging sideways, hearing its awful creak. The green pitiful light that once shone on the letter was now flickering on and off. The rest of the letters were completely out and if one were to squint his eyes, they would be able to spot that the middle letter was blown halfway by something.
It was either blown or it had broken itself apart over the years.
Peter shivered from the unexpected cold breeze that just went by. Even this place was creeping him out. He stared at the dark entrance before he began to walk towards it. He may as well to do it now or otherwise he'll never get this finish. He'll never get Mysterio to Justice.
When Peter entered the building, he expected to have something jump at him but that wasn't the case.
"Alright, Mysterio! Come out. Come out and face me. I dare you to!" Peter exclaimed.
The room was eerily silent with the room being in total darkness until the light that was ahead of him started to flicker weakly. Taking a breath, Peter walked down the hall with the light still flickering on until he stopped as he narrowed his eyes. He hardened his gaze as he watched what it looked like a person but he couldn't tell. Tilting his head, Peter resumed walking down though he kept his guard up. Just in case. He paused as he stared at the being and he could've sworn that he had heard sobbing.
"Uhm…hello? Hey…are you okay?" Peter asked cautiously. "Hello?"
Peter stopped walking when he came closer to the person who was sitting on the floor, hugging its knees. He couldn't see the face as it was buried in its…hands? Peter didn't know. He couldn't study the being from this angle.
"Hey…look…it'll be alright…" Peter extended his hand out so that he could comfort the person from the back. But just as he placed his hand on the back, the figure suddenly stopped sobbing. "Uhm…you…alright…?"
The person slowly lifted his head and then, in a split second, he turned around, letting out a terrifying shriek as he lunged at Peter who gave an exclaim of shout. Peter fell down to the ground in attempt to break free from the grip that was wrapped around Peter's neck.
"Get…off…me!" Peter gasped before he flipped him over and then Peter quickly got up. He didn't wasted a second since he already released his webs, having the figure being covered up from it. When that was done, Peter rested as he placed his hands on his knees in order to catch his breath.
That scared the hell out of him. At least, it taught him to be more vigilant…
"Is that all, Mysterio? I thought it would be better. What's wrong? Too scared to show yourself?" Peter called out.
Peter continued to roam around the area until he found a door that was cracked open a bit. Eyes narrowed, Peter leaned against a wall next to the door. After a minute, he then sprang into action by kicking the door open and extended both of his hands out, releasing the webs. He frowned as he realized that nothing was there to give him a jump scare. The room was only filled with static screens from the computer and from what it looked like a large screen.
Well, there goes my element of surprise.
Peter pressed a key from the keyboard and scoffed. "Oooh so scary! Static computers and a broken screen," Peter mockingly said. "I'm so scared."
"You should be…" the voice crackled and up at the screen, it showed Mysterio.
Peter slammed his hands at the table with narrowed eyes. "Come out of your hiding spot. Face me. It's what you wanted, didn't you?"
"Your time will come. But for now I'll toy around with you. I'm going to watch you suffer. I'll watch you as how your fears will eat you alive. How I, the great Illusionist, have killed the vigilante. I will be your worst nightmare. Take a look around you, Parker. You have lost. I have made everyone go against you. There's nothing worth fighting for."
Peter twitched as the corners of his mouth slowly turned into a snarl. "No. I'll show you. I haven't lost. Not yet. You'll see."
Mysterio laughed, sending shivers down Peter's spine. "Such meaningless words…you are nothing, Spider Man. Without your powers, you're just some kid. A regular human being. Imagine…if the whole world knows your identity. Imagine if they have found out who their savior really is. They would be…disappointed. Disappointed that their hero is a kid. They would feel…betrayed…and trust me, Parker, that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to bring you to your knees. You and the city."
"That'll never happen," Peter growled.
Mysterio sneered. "Some men just want to see the world burn, Parker but you stand in the way."
"Over my dead body! I'll protect the city. I'll do everything to what it takes until you are brought to Justice. Mark my words."
"I believe that was the idea…" Mysterio said. "Now…since you're so eager to be sent to your death, I'll be gladly do it but first things first…If you really think you could defeat me…then give up your web shooters. We'll do this…man to man. Villain versus Hero. The Illusionist versus the Web Crawler. But know this…we all know that it will end one way."
Peter took in a deep breath as he realized what this meant. He was surrounding himself to Mysterio. Something which he had never thought of doing it.
Peter unwrapped his web shooters but he hung them in the air for a second before he placed them on the table.
"Now...follow the light that'll lead you to your doom."
Peter turned around and he saw the light flickering on. He let out a breath before he headed towards the light. He clenched himself tightly as a thought entered his mind before the light shut off with every step he took.
He hated being weak.
And darkness followed.
Peter entered another room. This one seemed to be large than the rest of them which made Peter guess that this was the main room. The center of everything. A sound—the kind where huge lights would switch on—came and Peter raised his hand in front of his face to block the bright light. He lowered his hand down when his eyes had adjusted to the brightness and then, his eyes gazed ahead, landing upon what it looked like a figure.
"Mysterio," Peter said, growling a bit.
Upon hearing his name, Mysterio turned around as he wore a sadistic grin.
"Spider Man. I didn't think you would come at all, in all honesty. But I guess you would if your friend's life depends on it," he chuckled.
"Where is Ned?"
"Ah, getting impatient, are we? You instantly want to go to a fight. Tsk, tsk…that's why you'll fall. But, nononononono," he murmured. "We can fight later…"
Peter growled. "I don't have time for games, anymore. This ends now."
Peter walked towards Mysterio but as he did, something made him bounce back a little since he staggered backwards a bit. Peter narrowed his eyes as he lifted his hand and placed it in the air. There should be nothing but in this case, there was. Peter scoffed a little. Of course. There would be a barrier.
"Tell me…" Mysterio began. "Did you ever wonder how I came to be? How I gave myself a name that would strike fear through people's mind?"
Peter's eyes followed Mysterio's paces. "The kid was orphaned. The only thing that the police had found was the dead father's body. No one had seen or heard from the son," Peter spoke. "That son…was you. You killed your father. Why?"
"Because he denied what was rightfully mine!" Mysterio snarled. "He never supported me in what I wanted to. In what I wanted to pursue. He always thought I had spent way too much on something that would never work. I, of course, kept being against him which causes to have rifts between us. Rifts that could never be healed. For the longest time, I've always wanted a father that would support me and love me but instead, I got a deranged father!" Mysterio screamed. "Do you have any idea on what's it like to be the odd one? To always have been pointed at from the others?"
Peter gave a dry chuckle. "Do you know what the irony is? I know what it's like. To be picked on. To always be the different one out of the group. I've dealt that before. But that shouldn't be the reason to murder your father. You can still change," Peter let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and he extended his hand out. "And I can help you. This is your chance for your redemption."
Mysterio glanced at hand, having a sudden nagging feeling but then his face got twisted into a maddening rage and brushed off.
"NO! My goal was always to destroy heroes which means you! You stand in the way of achieving my purpose," he snarled as he walked out of the invisible barrier, being closer to him and Peter narrowed his eyes. The two of them were face to face. "And trust me when I say this…you will die!" Mysterio snarled as he scratched across Peter's cheek.
Chuckling, Mysterio crunched himself down before he threw himself upwards, straightening his arms out as he laughed maniacally. Invisible breeze began to come and it began to pick up, going faster as it wrapped around Mysterio. Peter took a step back as he watched Mysterio getting larger and more menacing. The roof began to crumble down as Mysterio kept on growing and he peered down while Spider Man took a step back.
"Now…are you ready for your legend to die?"
Author's Note: Damn…Peter is in deeepppp trouble. Will Iron Man come in time? Will Peter defeat Mysterio? The final battle is yet to come, folks, so best be prepared. What happens next? Find out! Toodles!