Hey, I actually updated when I said I would! Go me! *dances*

Also, I'm hunting for a typo I can't find in an earlier chapter if anyone happens to stumble across it. I made the careless mistake of using "here" instead of "hear." If you do come across it, please tell me where it is.

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Chapter 24

Aftermath

(Spidey POV)

"Please wake up," I muttered as I staggered under Danny's weight to my house, even if he was pretty light for his age. I had just fought a battle after all.

I was dimly aware that I was still in my costume and I wondered whether it would be worth it to take the time to go somewhere and take it off. Considering Danny's condition, a few minutes could mean the difference between life and uh…complete death, I decided to take the risk and hope Aunt May wasn't home. Even without the costume, Danny would be tough to explain anyway.

After a painful time getting there, I arrived to thank my lucky stars that Aunt May was not home. Well, as lucky as I can get. I carried him up to his room and laid him on his bed. I suppose one of the perks of being a hero is all the medical experience that comes due to frequent injury.

After I had gotten all the supplies I would need to last me awhile, I got to work. Danny started to stir.

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(Danny POV)

My eyes flew open. I bolted upright and immediately regretted it. Pain flared practically everywhere and I lay back down.

"Well, okay. You scared me," said Peter next to me. His hands were bloody with both green and red.

"What happened?" I asked, absentmindedly playing with the string to my eye patch.

"You don't remember?" he asked.

"Vaguely. I remember the battle vividly until I partially overshadowed Dan. After that, it's a blur."

"I don't know what happened in there, but here's what I do know: Dan was screaming for whatever amount of time. After that, he stopped and everything was silent. You two both fell from the air. Dan sunk into the ground along with anyone else under Venom. Then I carried you here and did what I could medically speaking."

"Where's Dani?"

"I'm afraid I don't know. She got lost in the confusion of the fight."

My face paled. I could think of all the horrible things that could have happened to her.

"Do you think…?" I trailed off. I knew Peter could tell what I was thinking.

"We can only hope it's not that," he replied, looking at the floor.

"I'm going to go search for her," I said, getting up. I just ignored the pain as I walked briskly towards the door.

"You're going to get yourself killed in that condition. Get over here and lie down. You need at least three days to recuperate, even with your accelerated healing," said Peter with a surprisingly firm voice.

"How do you plan on stopping me?" I asked, stopping to wait for a reply.

"I imagine you're in no shape to use your powers. The energy that would normally go into that is going into healing, correct?" he said.

Realizing he was right, I sighed and lay back down.

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(Spidey POV)

Three days later, Danny still wasn't fully recovered but he had use of his powers. Knowing how badly he wanted to search for Dani, I let him go.

Later that night, Danny had still not returned when I got a text. I quickly pulled out my phone and opened it. I figured it was probably Danny and I was right.

"Peter, I phased into the ground to look for her in case she was under the symbiote. I went as deep as the mantle and found all of them there still sinking. They're unrecognizable. But beneath a burning symbiote, a cold, dead, icy blue eye was there for a split second. I'll be back in a bit."

He didn't come back.

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I'm sure you all hate me right now.

Anyway, I can't thank you all enough for sticking with me on this story! I've really enjoyed writing it and most of you have been nothing but amazing in your reviews. I deeply appreciate it.