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Chapter 30: Symbiotic pt 4
TV: 8:00pm
"Good Evening New York I'm Michelle Burns and I'm bringing you up to date news our top story tonight is a sad one. We are now heading into the 10th hour of Spider-man's vicious assault of the mayor. If you are just joining us, earlier today Spider-man was being honored with the key to the city and just as he arrived to receive his award he began to pummel the mayor with punches as you can see on your screen here. As to why Spider-man assaulted the mayor is a mystery because once New York's finest interrupted his assault Spider-man swung off. The police have issued a city wide manhunt for Spider-man with orders to arrest on sight, so if anyone has any information as to the whereabouts of Spider-man please contact the authorities immediately. Our next story is a rare one indeed because in the studio with me is none other than our own Senator: Robert Kelly. Senator Kelly thank you for joining us this evening.
Senator Kelly: Thank you for having me Michelle.
Michelle: Now Senator Kelly you are here tonight to talk about a specific issue is that correct.
Sen. Kelly: That is absolutely correct Michelle I'm here to make a statement and it directly ties into this Spider-man business.
Michelle: Is that so Senator Kelly
Sen. Kelly: Yes I should've made this statement a long time but I wanted to gather more evidence, but after this I have all of the evidence that I need. Tonight I'm here to talk to this great State about the growing Epidemic
Michelle: Epidemic. What Epidemic?
Senator Kelly: Mutants Michelle. The Mutant Epidemic
Michelle: Senator. You were talking about mutants 5 years ago and it almost cost you your position as Senator, mutants are a myth, nothing more.
Sen. Kelly: No they aren't. And yes 5 years ago I did mention mutants but at the time I had no proof…..all I had was my word and I guess that wasn't enough for people but now I have proof.
Michelle: What proof do you have Senator Kelly
Sen. Kelly: Look at what's been happening around the City in the last year and also in the past couple of Months…just a week ago there was a sighting of a White Wolf that walked on two legs, what about when this city was over run with those dead creatures, or how about Giant Fish monsters coming out of the ground and not mention the so called Fantastic Four, or the Avengers, who have just reported that they are adding the Hulk into their little club….Wasn't it just a few months ago the Hulk almost tore this city apart and last but not least look at Spider-man, what human you know can climb walls and shoot webs. My point Michelle is that Mutants are very real you can see that for yourself right now, but the things that I have mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg…..there are thousands of mutants out there living among us hiding in plain sight. Some so powerful that its…..its scary and it's only a matter of time before they show their true colors, just look at Spider-man, the man damn near beat the Mayor to death, what's to stop someone from following in his foot steps"
Michelle: Spider-man has also done good things too….he saved the city. He's a hero"
Sen. Kelly: Well what he did today didn't seem so heroic
Michelle: Okay Senator Kelly let's say the people of New York were to get behind you and your theory of mutants and how dangerous they are, what are we supposed to do.
Sen. Kelly" I'm glad you asked that Michelle, because right now inside the government there is a plan that is being put together on how to handle this Mutant situation, it's called the Mutant Registration Act and once the plan has been fully thought out it will be brought before the public where they can vote on to have it put into place. I want the people who are watching this broadcast to seriously think about what I have said and what they have seen over the past year, so that way when comes time to vote, the People will know how to vote"
Michelle: Well Senator I'm going to have to stop you right there I'm afraid we have run out of time….Well New York you heard it here first, this is Michelle Burns more news when we come back…..
Parker House hold: same time
Sitting in the attic was Peter who had both hands on his head in deep thought about what happened earlier.
"What the hell were you thinking" growled Peter to the symbiote, "You almost made me kill the mayor….Jesus"
'W-We are s-sorry Peter Parker w-we were helping….the Mysterio….'started the symbiote
"WASN"T THERE!" shouted Peter standing up, "I told you to hold on my spider sense wasn't….."
'We said we were sorry Peter Parker…We made a mistake, we were only trying to stop the Mysterio' the symbiote whispered back.
"Kill him is more like it and you would've made me a murderer"
'We...'
'"No, don't say anything else" Peter said with finality. He mentally made the symbiote make his mask appear on his face again and he went towards the window. He opened it and jumped out.
'Where are we going Peter Parker?'
"Shut up I don't want to talk to you right now"
'W-We are sorry…we only wanted to help'
"I think you've helped enough" he said as he swung faster through the night.
Daily Bugle: 20 minutes later.
Ben Urich walked out of the side entrance of the Daily Bugle. He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, he reached inside the pack and pulled out a single cigarette and put it in his mouth. Ben then pulled out his lighter and was about to light the cigarette when felt something attach to his back and pull him upwards making him drop his cigarette, and lighter in the process.
Daily Bugle: Roof
"Ben Urich" said Spider-man gently putting Ben on the roof of the Daily Bugle. Ben looked up at Spider-man with wide eyes and then looked around to see that he was on roof.
"Spider-man. Please don't ever do that again" he replied as he took a deep breathe and then stood up. He dusted himself and then looked at the black clad hero before him, "Boy you are in a lot of trouble do you think it's wise to show your face around this area"
"What choice do I have, I have to clear my name. I'm innocent"
"You're gonna have a tough time proving that, seeing as how the whole damn city saw you beat the crap out of the mayor"
"You're right, if I am gonna prove my innocence I need an Ace in the hole and that is you Ben…I need your help"
"Me. What can I do"
"What can you do" Spider-man repeated flabbergasted, "You're Ben Urich possibly the best investigative Report for the bugle"
"And how would you know that" asked Ben raising an eyebrow
"I-I read your stuff all of the time and you tell the whole story not just part of it. So I'm here asking you to tell my side of the story and help me clear my name. I saved your life so you owe me" said Spider-man. Ben looked at Spider-man and then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes. He grabbed the pack again and took out another cigarette. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a pack of wooden lighters. He took one out and used it to light his cigarette. Ben then reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a small black voice recorder.
"Alright Spider-man from the top Tell me what happened" said Ben pressing the button on the recorder.
"It starts with Mysterio…."
Streets of New York
Lieutenant Lee casually drove through the night traffic of New York. Every available officer was supposed to out in the streets searching high and low for Spider-man, but she didn't put much effort into the search because of two reasons. The first was because she knew that nobody was going to find him, and second was because she knew that there had to be a explanation on what happened, she knew that Spider-man didn't do things with a specific reason, so just to keep up the appearance she was out driving through the city searching.
THUMP! Went the sound of something hitting the hood of her car
"What the hell" she said swerving slightly. Spider-man showed his face through the passenger window.
"Lieutenant Lee open up" he said
She pressed the window button on the driver's side and made the passenger window open, where Spider-man slipped inside.
"How did you know this was my car" she asked
"I memorized your license plate"
"Oh. What the hell was that today kid, what were thinking every cop available is looking for you…." she started before being interrupted.
"I know I know but look it's not my fault, well it is but…let me explain. It was Mysterio"
"Mysterio"
"Yes Mysterio you know the guy that robbed the people at the opera and on the street yesterday. We fought and I beat him but he escaped. Well during the Key to the City ceremony he somehow made me see an illusion of himself as the mayor and I-I…..well you know the rest"
"Jesus kid, were you trying to kill him"
"No…that's an even longer story that I don't have time to explain. How mad is Papa Bear" he asked
"Captain Stacy. If I was you I wouldn't show my face at the precinct for a while, he thinks what happened to the mayor is his fault, for letting you continue this costumed vigilante thing….."
"No. This is my fault…and it's Mysterio's fault as well. So how do I fix this?
"Short of capturing Mysterio…."
"Fat chance he can somehow teleport himself anywhere he wants, he's probably long gone by now"
"Well you can turn yourself in and let the legal system sort this out" she said glancing at him.
"Next"
"Well maybe if you apologized to the mayor and explained to him what happen?"
"I thought he was in a coma"
"No, he just now woke up a few hours ago, but he's still in bad shape" said Lieutenant Lee.
"Well that's what I'm gonna have to do…maybe I can reason with him" Spider-man replied
"He's at Manhattan General I don't know the room number but I'm sure you can get that, Good luck kid you're gonna need it" she said to him seriously. Spider-man nodded his head in thanks and climbed out of the window and jumped away swinging towards the hospital.
Manhattan General
Peter Parker walked through the front doors of the Manhattan General hospital and immediately saw a crowd of reporters trying to get a statement from the mayor's family who were walking down the hall. Peter cringed slightly as he saw tears coming down the eyes of the mayor's wife, as she shielded her eyes from the bright flashes of the cameras.
'I gotta make this right'
'Peter…..
'I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!' Peter shouted at the symbiote in his mind. Peter then looked and saw the front desk of Hospital and the nurse that was watching the scene , walking over to her he got her attention.
"Excuse me Miss"
"How may I help you young man"
"My name is Peter Parker and I go to Midtown High and one of my assignments is to learn about Health care, so I came here to Manhattan General and I was wondering was there a Doctor I could talk to"
"Just a moment" said the nurse standing up from her seat and going through a door that led to a lounge area. Peter took that chance and leaned over the counter and looked for anything that tell him where the Mayor's room was, he looked and saw an open book with today's date in large bold letters. Peter grabbed the book and did a quick read, and found the Mayor's name and saw that he was in room 512. Placing the book back down he quickly ran out of hospital.
Room 512
Spider-Man peered through the window and saw that the room was empty except for the mayor, who was sleeping. Spider-man opened the window and crawled through and dropped to the ground, he slowly walked up to the sleeping mayor and looked at his injuries. He saw that mayor had on a neck brace, busted swollen lips, a swollen eye and a broken nose as well.
"Oh my God" he whispered to himself as he grabbed the mayor's chart that was in the holder on the bed. While spider-man was looking at the chart he didn't notice the mayor crack open his good eye.
The mayor seeing Spider-man began to breathe heavy causing his heart monitor to speed up, Spider-man hearing the machine speed up turned to see the mayor looking at him.
The mayor weakly felt around his bed for his button to call the nurse. Just when his hand hit the caller Spider-man rushed over and grabbed the caller.
"Wait….please just hold on" he said softly. The mayor's heart monitor kept beeping fast
"I'm not here to hurt you I promise, just….just hear me out. I'm…I'm deeply sorry for what I did to you. You have to believe me Mr. Mayor it was not my intentions to do this to you, I'm being framed." He said, but the Mayor's heart monitor kept beeping fast.
"I'm being framed by Mysterio. Look when you were presenting me with the Key to the city, it wasn't you that I saw it was Mysterio. Yesterday night he and I fought, but he was able to escape, and then today at the ceremony he must've I don't know….. cast an a spell or illusion over me and then I….the point is that I'm sorry…..can you please forgive me"
The mayor looked at the wall crawler and thought about what he just said, the Mayor was at the opera yesterday and he saw some of Mysterio's tricks, so maybe Spider-man's claim was true. The mayor kept debating Spider-man's statement until slowly but surely his monitor began to decrease from rapid to a steady calm pace. Spider-man looked at the monitor and then back at the mayor
"Thank you….and I promise I will catch Mysterio" he said handing the caller to the Mayor. He took the caller and then placed it on the bed. Spider-man backed away from the bed and headed for the window. He glanced over his shoulder one last time and looked at he mayor and then he jumped out of the window.
Across Town: Manfredi Mansion: Training room
"I have gathered the four of you because you are the best mercenaries I could find that are still under my Father's employment. If you have or haven't heard he's dead which means that the four of you work for me now. Each of you are used to working on your own and have performed very well but as of today you are now working together and you will be working with me, and we will only have one goal: Kill Vanessa Fisk the so called new Kingpin of Crime…..any questions" asked Sable staring hard at the four people in front of her.
"When do we start" came the gruff voice of a man named Carl Striklan or as he liked to call himself Crippler. He stood at 6'2 was 230lbs of pure muscles and he had brown hair with a marine style hair cut. He was wearing a red combat vest with knives and guns attached and he had on black combat pants and boots.
"As long as I get to blow something up I'm in" came the voice of a woman standing next to Crippler. She was a cute blonde haired woman, and was about 5'9 and had a dancer's build. The woman was wearing a skin tight magenta leotard and had silver wrist guards on her wrist, and a silver belt. She also had a brown bag going across her chest and it was filled with nothing but explosives. Her name was Wendy Conrad, but lately she's been going by the name Bombshell.
"Sounds Fun" said a Man that was about 5'11 and was wearing a purple body suit with a black bulletproof combat vest on his chest, black bulletproof elbow pads and knee pads. He had two guns in his hands and he was leaning against Sable's desk. The man's name was Paladin.
"M'Lady, I would be honored to help you bring down your adversaries" came the soft yet stern reply from a woman who stepped forward and bowed slightly. She was 5'11 and was of Vietnamese descent, had black hair, brown eyes and a lean toned build. She had on a skin tight light blue outfit. The woman was known as Amy Chen an elite assassin that Silvermane called upon for special assignments.
"Excellent…...All of you are now my Wild Pack" said Sable
"Wild Pack" repeated Paladin scratching his head with one of his guns, "I like it"
"So Sable…."
"Silver Sable" she interrupted.
"Okay….Silver Sable what's the plan to take down Kingpin" asked Bombshell
"Simple we do recon and we hit her when she least expects" replied Silver Sable brandishing her sword.
Fisk Towers
Vanessa Fisk walked into her office and slammed the doors shut and let out a sigh of frustration.
"…..sigh…..Being Kingpin is quite tedious" she said while walking towards her desk, but before she reached her desk, her chaired turned around on its own to reveal that someone was sitting in it. Stopping in her tracks she looked at the person. The first thing Vanessa noticed was that the stranger in her chair was a gorgeous woman. The woman had long flowing raven hair, with obsidian eyes that could pierce a person's soul. She had full lips and a skin tone that was a deep tan color. The mysterious woman stood up and walked towards Vanessa, stalked was more like it; she moved with precision and grace. Vanessa then saw that the woman was tall about 5'11 and had a lean and toned body that was curvy as well. She was wearing a tight sleeveless and legless red outfit with a long red sash going across her waist and long sai's tucked on each side. The woman now stood in front of Vanessa towering over her.
"You must be Elektra. Leader of the hand" said Vanessa. Elektra looked Vanessa up and down and she started to circle her, like a predator circling its prey, searching for a sign of weakness.
"I hear that you and the hand are the best assassin's in the world" Vanessa continued talking unafraid, "I also hear that you do a variety of other jobs as well that include sabotage, arson, and protection"
Elektra completed her circle and was once again standing in front of Vanessa still not saying a word but speaking volumes with her eyes.
"I need Protection"
"Don't you have men of your own" replied the Raven haired beauty in a Greek accent.
"I do but they are unable to protect me from this type of threat, you see Elektra I'm at war and recently my enemies have started to play dirty, so I need to play even dirtier"
"The hand will not protect you forever"
"I know I just need protection long enough to…dispose of said enemies"
"Protection doesn't come cheap"
"Does it look like money is a problem for me"
"….."
"So when can you start"
"My personal attention is elsewhere at the moment but I shall leave you with a dozen of best ninjas until I'm finished" said Elektra snapping her fingers and men in red ninja outfits filled Vanessa's office and they all had their swords brandished and ready to attack at a moments notice.
"Impressive" came Vanessa's voice looking at the hand ninja
"…." Elektra didn't reply, instead she turned and headed for the window.
"Wait before you leave" Vanessa called out.
Elektra stopped, but as she stopped she pulled out both of her Sai's and blocked the four throwing stars aimed for her head.
CLAP! CLAP! From what seemed like nowhere Bullseye made his appearence and he had that same twisted grin on his face.
"BULLSEYE!" snapped Elektra her voice laced with venom at the sight of him. She gripped her sai's tightly and prepared to charge at him.
"Hmph…Elektra glad to see you're still alive….how are you alive….I'm pretty sure I stabbed you in the heart. Oh well…I guess I'll have to stab you in the head this time" replied Bullseye
"…HAND ATTA…." She started
"NO! STOP!" shouted Vanessa holding up her hands "I told him to attack you"
"YOU DARE!" shouted Elektra turning to face Vanessa but never for a second taking her full attention off of Bullseye.
"Of course I had to test you to see if your claim as the best assassin alive was true…congratulations you passed"
Elektra moved with lightning speed and tried to stab Vanessa in the heart, but Bullseye was there to block the stab and he threw a strong kick, but Elektra back flipped out of the way.
"Settle down luv I don't wanna have to kill you again…..or do I"
"ENOUGH! Elektra you have proven yourself there is no need for this to continue as your employer I demand that you stand down"
Elektra still had her sai's brandished studying the two people in front of her, but mostly she was looking at Bullseye. Her eyes narrowed but ultimately she tucked her sai's into her sash again and began to back up towards the window.
"Your fee has doubled"
"That's fine"
Elektra snapped her fingers and the hand ninja vanished into the shadows.
"I shall return in a few weeks and I expect the first payment in the account by the end of the day" said Elektra with narrowed eyes
"It will be there"
Elektra turned and jumped out of the window. Vanessa and Bullseye went to the window and looked out but they didn't see any sign of the raven haired beauty.
Daily Bugle 2:00 am
Ben Urich let out a yawn as he typed furiously into the computer. After his little meeting with Spider-Man on the roof he immediately went back into the Daily Bugle and began to do research into Spider-man's claim. Ben Urich was an old fashion investigative reporter, he was used to getting down in the trenches to find information, digging through old papers and old photos, but as times changed Investigative reporting began to get easier, especially with the invention of the computer. Once Ben got back to his cubicle he typed in Spider-man and dozens upon dozens of information came up on him, from potential sighting all the way to his assault on the mayor, but Ben was looking for something in particular, he watched the video of the mayor's assault and he watched Spider-man with close eyes and then he had noticed something. Ben noticed that right before Spider-man hit the mayor he yelled one word: MYSTERIO!. Ben looked at dozens of video's of the assault and each video he heard Spider-man shout Mysterio. From there Ben began to research Mysterio and Ben learned that Mysterio was really Quinton Beck from California. After learning everything about Mysterio Ben began to write the report that would hopefully clear Spider-man's name.
"Done" he said as he clicked save and leaned back in his chair. He blew out a puff of smoke from his cigarette and then he pressed print. Ben sat in his chair listening to the printer print out the story.
"Well kid I've done all I can do….the rest is up to you" said Ben getting up from his chair and going to the printer.
Parker Household: 3:00 am
Spider-man climbed through the window of the attic and he dropped to the ground.
'Peter Parker we have not spoken to in hours'
"I thought I made it clear I didn't want to talk to you"
'Please….we are…..'
"Stop saying sorry, okay sorry doesn't help me clean this up"
'Well we do not know how to make you happy…..'
"If you really want to make me happy get off of me"
'…We….do not understand'
"I want you to get off of me I need to fix this mess I'm in and I can't do that with you on me, so I need to be separate…"
'SEPARATION! NOOOOOO! WE WON"T ALLOW THIS WE NEED EACH OTHER!"
"What do you mean you won't allow this"
'We will not separate from you Peter Parker you are our other…..we can….we can fix this…'
"I said NO…..AHHHHHHHHH!" grunted Spider-man grabbing his head, "W-What are you doing….ARGH!"
'We are assuming control again…..just relax and let us help'
"N-No…"
Suddenly Spider-man fell to the ground.
KNOCK! KNOCK! Came the sound from the attic door.
"Peter are you in there I heard screaming, what's going on" said Aunt May
Spider-man's clothes began to shift and change into night clothes. Peter's eyes snapped open and he slowly stood up. He turned his head to the door and he went towards it and opened it.
"Hello Aunt May" said the symbiote controlled Peter
"What was that noise why were you yelling and why are you up it's 3:00 am you've got school tomorrow"
"We….I'm sorry Aunt May I was struck with an idea and I had to write it down and as I was going up the steps I hit our….my toe….sorry I woke you"
"Well come from up there and go to sleep" replied Aunt May
Peter walked out of the attic and closed the door. He passed his Aunt and he went towards his room. Walking into his room the symbiote controlled Peter laid down on the bed.
'You'll see Peter Parker, tomorrow we will make everything better'
Next Day: Daily Bugle 7:00 am
Ben Urich stepped off of the Elevator and he walked through the bull pen of the Daily Bugle passing by all of his colleagues. He had only one thought on his mind and that was to turn in his story that he wrote last night to J. Jonah. Ben reached Jameson's door and opened the door
Jameson's Office
Ben Walked into the office and saw J. Jonah sitting at his desk with his hands on his chin in thought. Jonah looked up as he saw Ben come inside.
"Urich what do you want"
"I came to give you my story" said Ben putting his bag down and reaching inside and pulling out a paper and handing it to Jonah. J. Jonah looked at the paper and read a few lines.
"What is this"
"Spider-man's innocent of what he did to the mayor. Turns out that the guy that he was fighting Mysterio was behind it. Mysterio's real name is Quinton Beck a master illusionist that works out in California, also I did some research and the fight that he had with Spider-man was caught on tape albeit it was a cell phone but still I saw his face, and Jonah if this guy can grow to 25 ft tall I'm pretty sure he can pull a fast one over Spider-man. We gotta run it Jonah"
J. Jonah Jameson looked finished reading the article and then he dropped it on his desk.
"No"
"…..No" repeated Ben in shock, "Why"
"Because Urich we already have a head line" said J. Jonah tossing a newspaper at him. Ben caught it and opened it, the headline of the paper read: MUTANT MEANCE SPIDER-MAN: IS HE ALONE OR ARE THERE MORE?
"You can't be serious in running this" Ben scoffed
"…." Jameson didn't reply he just looked Ben in the eyes
"Jonah, this is just some crap Senator Kelly is pushing to further his own agenda, mutants….are a myth" said Ben despite the fact that he knew the truth, that mutants where very real.
"We'll find out soon enough…..won't we Urich"
Ben threw the newspaper in his hands on the ground and then grabbed his bag and left Jameson's office. J. Jonah leaned back in his seat and let out a sigh
'John…..I'm doing this for you' he thought to himself.
Ben left Jonah's office in a hurry. Ben knew the truth that mutants were real but he also knew that if mutants where to become public knowledge it would cause massive panic not just in the states but in the world, so he chose to keep his findings a secret, but it seems that the secrets of mutants were about to become public. Ben stepped onto the elevator again and he waited for the doors to close.
"Ugh…..this has disaster written all over it, but I'll deal with that later, first I have to help Spider-man, and if Jonah won't run this story then I know someone who will" he said to himself. The elevator doors opened and he stepped off into the main lobby. He walked outside of the Daily Bugle and he pulled out his phone. He scrolled down his names list until he came to one name in particular. He selected the name he pressed send.
RING!
"Ben this isn't a good time my boss is on my ass for the front page story" came the voice on the other end of the line.
"Well Sally if you give me a moment I've got your front page in my hands"
"What"
"I have your front page story…. meet me at the hot dog stand on 12th"
"Good I haven't eaten breakfast yet…I'll be there"
Ben hung up the phone and went to go meet his friend and semi-newspaper rival Sally Floyd.
20 minutes later: Hot Dog Stand
Stepping out of the cab Sally Floyd searched the sidewalk for the hot dog stand. Seeing the stand she paid the cabby and made her way over. Sally Floyd was an attractive dark haired woman; she was about 5'8 with fair skin and brown eyes, Sally was in her early thirties, and she had a slim build and was wearing a black windbreaker jacket with a pink shirt underneath and she had on blue jeans and white shoes. Walking up to the hot dog stand she ordered two hot dogs and not a moment after she ordered them another cab pulled up and out stepped Ben Urich.
"Keep the change" he said to the Cabby handing him a twenty. He flicked his cigarette away and he went towards Sally.
"Hey"
"I got one for you" replied Sally handing him the hot dog
"Thanks. So how's working for the Alternative"
"Better than working for Jameson" she said taking a bite of her hot dog, "Now come on tell me about this story"
"Walk with me" he said starting down the sidewalk, "I got a chance to have a one on one with Spider-man"
"NO"
"Yeah I did, he told me the real story behind what happened with the mayor"
"Well don't keep me in the dark"
"Well it's like this…"
10 minutes later
"Why won't Jameson run this….this is definitely front page material"
"I don't know, he wants to run a story that ties into that mutant crap Senator Kelly was pushing, which is strange….very strange" said Ben
"Why is that strange Ben" asked Sally
"Because Jameson has never agreed with anything Senator Kelly stood for, so for him to back anything that comes out of that man's mouth is strange"
"Strange enough to investigate"
"Just might be, but while I'm doing that I need you to get this Spider-man story out there I promised the kid I would help him"
"Spider-man's a kid"
"Possibly…..I'm investigating that too and something tells me I'm very close to finding the truth"
"Ah….the ol' Ben Urich gut instincts"
"And those instincts have never led me astray" he replied with a smile as he pulled out the spider-man story he had written and gave it to Sally.
"Thanks for this Ben"
"What are friends for…..also one last thing"
"What"
"Are you still going to AA" he asked pulling out a cigarette and lighting it, Sally looked at him for a second before letting out a sigh.
"….Yeah…..I am, there a meeting tonight at 7, See you later Ben" said Sally quickly turning and walking away.
Midtown High: 12:00 noon
The symbiote controlled Peter walked out of the classroom with a frown on his face, as he passed by all of the high school students. Peter carefully watched each of them as they laughed and talked with each other and ran through the hallways. Suddenly though while he was watching them he became light headed for a second stumbling slightly. He caught himself on one of the lockers and righted himself.
'Peter Parker you have awoken'
'What the hell are you doing…..give me control of my body'
'No we are making your life better we do not want to separate'
'That is not up to you….this is my body my life I make the decisions'
'You are making a wrong decision….we can fix our mistake'
'I SAID NO! LET ME GO!'
'Stop struggling Peter Parker….let us help…..'
While Peter was trying to wrestle control from the symbiote his body was standing still staring into blank space. Mary Jane Watson was walking down the hall when she spotted Peter standing by the lockers with the blank stare. Walking over to him she attempted to get his attention.
"Pete"
"…."
"Pete"
"…"
"PETER!" she shouted shaking him. He snapped out of his blank stare and looked at her.
"The Mary Jane"
"What"
"I mean…MJ how are you"
"I'm fine, but what were you staring at"
"Nothing we….I was merely thinking"
"About what" she asked looking him in the eyes. The symbiote controlled Peter looked at her and small smile formed on his face.
"I was…..thinking about you"
"A-About me" she repeated with wide eyes, "Uh….why would you be doing that"
"I think you know" he said inching a bit closer.
"U-Uh, Peter…."
"Shhhh do not speak" he replied leaning in and kissing her on the lips. The symbiote controlled Peter wrapped his arms around her and pulled her in close. Mary Jane struggled slightly before her eyes closed for a brief second, but then they opened again in realization and she pushed Peter away.
"PETER WHAT THE HELL!" she whispered forcefully looking around to see if anyone saw them, but luckily no one was around, it was lunch time and everyone was in the cafeteria, eating.
"I'm sorry Mary Jane I could not help myself, we…I can't fight about how…. we…I feel"
"Peter I-I'm going to leave and pretend this didn't happen okay…remember what we discussed….we are just friends….who got caught up in the moment….once. We have feelings for different people remember….so….so…I'll talk to you later" said Mary Jane quickly as she backed up and rushed away from Peter, leaving him standing there alone..
'WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING…..WHY DID YOU DO THAT!' shouted Peter in his mind
'We are helping you….you desire this girl Mary Jane….we are simply helping you acquire her'
'NO…..I DON"T DESIRE HER I WANT GWEN BACK YOU'RE SCREWING UP MY LIFE!'
'Relax Peter Parker we know what we are doing….we know you Care deeply for tthis Gwen Stacy…and we will acquire her as well'
'Wait what…..what do you mean you will acquire her as well'
'We will help you get both women Peter Parker…..trust us'
'What no…..ARGH! NOOOOO' shouted Peter in his mind as the symbiote suppressed him once again and began to walk down the hall.
News stand: Hell's Kitchen
Matt Murdock picked up one of the papers from the news stand. He unfolded the paper and he rubbed his hand across the paper. Since he had a heightened sense of touch he could read the paper by touching it and feeling the ink in the letters. As he rubbed his hand across the paper he read it out aloud to himself.
"Alternative Headline…Spider-man innocent…..Mysterio…Quinton Beck an illusionist from California….." read Matt. After reading the first few lines he stopped and he folded up the paper.
'I still want to hear this from him' thought Matt as he balled up the paper and threw it in the trash can. He then began to tap his cane on the ground and made his way back to his law firm that he shared with his best friend.
Midtown High: 3:00 pm
RING! RING! went the bell signifying the end of the school day. The teens as usual poured out of the school heading towards their own after school destinations. Gwen Stacy rushed down the steps of Midtown High trying her best to make it to the bus stop that would take her to the Baxter Building.
'Gotta hurry or I'm going to be late' she thought to herself running away from the school.
A few minutes later she reached the bus stop, but she got their earlier than anticipated. Catching her breathe she stood and waited for the bus to arrive.
"Hello Gwen"
"AHHHHH!" she shouted turning around to see Peter standing behind her, "Peter what have I told you about sneaking up behind me"
"We….I'm sorry Gwen I couldn't help it"
"COULDN"T HELP IT!...sigh….what are you doing here"
"Isn't it obvious, I'm here to be with you" said the symbiote controlled Peter as he stepped closer to Gwen.
"Are you now" she replied with raised eyebrows,
"Yes I am"
"Are you alright…you seem different"
"I'm fine" he said taking another step towards until he was standing a few inches away.
"Uh…Peter you're kinda in my personal space" she said taking a step to the side.
"I apologize, but I'm trying to get close enough to….." started Peter before he grabbed her and kissed her on the lips. Gwen struggled against his grip until she was able to push him away.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!" she shouted at him taking a few steps back.
"That was my affection for you put into a kiss"
"What"
"That is what you wanted right for us to be together, well here I am, I am ready for us to be together" he said with a smile
"Yes that's what I wanted, but I also wanted you to fully let me into your life and tell me just what the hell you're involved in….." she replied back
"That is information that I'm not going to divulge unto you Gwen for two reasons. The first it's none of your business and second I don't have to tell you anything you're my woman you're only concern should be on how to make me happy"
"…..You're joking right" she scoffed
"Does it look like I'm joking"
"Okay obviously something is seriously wrong with you so I'm going to pretend that this moment did not just happen. Now when you get your head out of your ass we can talk …..good bye Peter" she said pushing past him. As she pushed him Peter's hand shot out and grabbed her arm.
"OW!" she shouted
"Gwen did you not hear what I said you are my woman"
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU LET ME GO!" she yelled cocking her fist back she attempted to punch him, but Peter easily caught her fist with his free hand. Gwen then quickly brought her knee up to knee him in the groin, but Peter blocked the blow with his own knee.
"Nice try" he said
"LET ME GO!" she yelled again
"HEY ASSHOLE YOU HEARD THE LADY!" came a voice from behind Peter. Turning his head he saw Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch in all of his blazing glory, hovering in the air behind him.
"This does not concern you….fly away now" said the symbiote controlled Peter, but Johnny ignored him and inched closer. Gwen feeling Peter's grip loosen, pushed him with all of her might and freed herself, from his grasp.
"You must be on drugs or something Peter for you to act this way" she said looking at him in slight horror, "T-This isn't you….I-I don't know what's going on with you…but…at this point I don't care….I really don't…so just….just stay the hell away from me…and Johnny thank you for being concerned but I can take care of myself I don't need you to rescue me"
As she said those words the bus arrived at the bus stop and the doors opened. Gwen quickly got onto the bus without so much as a glance behind her, the doors closed and the bus sped off leaving the Johnny and Peter on the corner. Johnny put his flames out and stood on the ground watching the bus go down the street. He balled up his fist in anger and he suddenly turned, but when he turned he found Peter standing real close to him.
"You do well to mind your own business Johnny"
"That's Human Torch to you buddy and what if I don't mind my own business huh….what are you going to do Parker" said Johnny
"Something unpleasant might happen"
"Try it asshole" went Johnny lighting himself on fire
"Yes your little light show amuses us" replied Peter
"Why are you talking like a bond villain" asked Johnny
"Just stay out of our business"
"Well Gwen is my friend and when her psycho boyfriend from hell is harassing her it becomes my business"
"…..I'm warning you…"
"NO I'm warning you…you better stay away from her, or you'll have to deal with me" said Johnny as he lifted off the ground and flew away. Peter watched Johnny fly away and then he looked both ways and he saw an alley that was near by. He ran into the alley and his clothes shifted and changed into the black costume. The symbiote controlled Spider-man jumped in the air and shot a web and swung after Johnny.
Liz Allen's House
Mark Raxton was sitting in his room in deep thought. The job that he was supposed to do with his friends for Adrian Toomes was tonight. In front of him were the blue prints to the Fisk Research and development compound. He had gotten the blueprints from hacking into the cities architectural grid.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Who is it"
"Who do you think"
"It's open Liz" said Mark not even attempting to hide the blueprints as his half sister Liz Allen entered his room.
"What do you want"
"I see the swelling has gone down" she said referring to the bruises on his face from his fight with Harry.
"Osborn got in a few lucky shots"
"Pfffft…yeah right, he kicked your ass"
Mark shot her a dirty look before looking at the blueprints again
"I see he didn't knock some sense into you like I was hoping he would"
"What are you babbling about now Liz" asked Mark letting out a sigh and turning to her
"This little heist you're planning…..I heard you on the phone the other day"
"What have I told you about eavesdropping?"
"And when have I ever listened to you"
"…so you heard us talking"
"Mark haven't you learned anything from being in juvie" she asked putting her hands on her hips, "You're an extremely smart guy I've looked at some of you notes and designs and stuff in your room….you have a gift…but you're being an idiot by doing stupid stuff like planning a heist"
"First off its not a heist…a heist would involve stealing something valuable…I'm simply gathering spare parts and I'm making a couple of grand doing it"
"Mark don't do this…..you'll regret it"
"Thank you for the concern but I got this…..I'll tell you what after I'm done and I have my money I'll buy you those shoes you've been bugging the folks about…deal"
"Whatever" she replied leaving his room. Mark shook his head and put a smirk on his lips and went back to looking at the blueprints.
Several Hours Later: 6:30 pm
"TORCH! TORCH! TORCH!" yelled several people as they looked up and saw the Human torch fly over head.
"Hello my adoring fans" Johnny said to himself. Johnny did a few more tricks in the air and after doing that he headed towards the Baxter Building.
Baxter Building
Johnny landed on the large Balcony of the Baxter Building and he walked into Reed's lab, where Reed was just finishing up a lecture.
"Well Class that concludes today's experiments I hope you enjoyed yourselves yet again and I will see you all tomorrow"
"Good by Dr. Richards" the teens/aspiring scientist responded in union while gathering their things and heading for the exit.
Johnny watched them all pack and leave but one person in particular caught his eye.
"GWEN! HOLD ON!" he shouted jogging over to her before she left the lab.
"What is it Johnny…I have a lot on my mind right now"
"Yeah I know….look…about earlier" he started
"Listen before you start….I'm sorry I snapped at you the way I did, I know you were just trying to be a good friend….but I can take care of myself okay"
"I know…its just my Hero instincts kicked in…..beautiful woman in distress and all"
Gwen smiled a little at his compliment
"Johnny….really stop flirting with me…..I have…a…." she started
"That Parker guy….after what he just did I don't think he's boyfriend material Gwen"
"No…..No….something was wrong with him….he's not like that at all I know him"
"You don't have to stick up for him Gwen"
"No I-I know him….he's…."
"Are you sure that you know him…maybe his true colors are finally showing"
"Johnny….I know what I'm talking about okay….you don't know him like I do"
"And I don't want to know him I want to get to know you"
Gwen looked Johnny in his eyes and she let out a sigh
"Johnny….." she started but she didn't get a chance to finish because Johnny closed the distance between them and he kissed her on the lips.
Gwen resisted a little but for a split second she closed her eyes, but right when they closed they snapped open again in realization and she broke the kiss with Johnny.
Across the street hiding in the shadows whiled sticking to the side of the building was Spider-man watching the both of them
'Challenger has rejected warning…must punish' thought the symbiote controlled Spider-man shooting a web and swinging towards the Baxter Building.
"Johnny….look for the umpteenth time we are just friends okay…..so please don't do that again…..I-I'll see you tomorrow" she said hurrying out of the lab. Johnny watched her go and he let out a sigh of frustration. He turned around but as he turned he saw the out stretched head of Reed behind him looking at him
"What" Johnny asked
"You need to leave her alone Johnny"
"And why is that Reed"
"Well for starters Johnny she's not one of the typical ditzy girls you usually go out with, that girl has vast potential and she doesn't need any distractions" said Reed as he retracted his neck back over to his work station.
"You don't think I know that" replied Johnny walking over to Reed, "I know she's good at the science thing I listen to you guys sometimes….but Reed….I…..I can't help it, I'm drawn to her and I don't know why…..maybe it's because she's smart, funny, has a wonderful personality…and did you see hot she was….and I know she's different because I want to be around her more for more than a day…..I want her to be my girlfriend"
Reed looked up from his station and at the dreamy look in Johnny's eyes and he began to laugh a little
"What's so funny Reed"
"Well, I recently read an article in a magazine"
"Wait…you read magazines…." Asked Johnny with raised eyebrows
"Well…occasionally…when I need to take a break….but as I was saying I recently read an article about when people are looking for a potential girlfriend, boyfriend, or significant other and listening to you I think you have just proven the article right"
"I'm not following"
"Well the article said that when we are looking for the ideal boyfriend or girlfriend we look for qualities that are in our closest loved ones"
"…what does that mean"
"Think about it Johnny…..Think about how you described Gwen…you said she's smart…funny….nice personality…good looking….."
"….."
"You just described your sister, maybe that's one of the reasons why you're so drawn to her".
"OH GOD NO!" shouted Johnny "Reed Don't ever make that comparison again…YUK!" he continued.
Reed started laughing again turning his eyes back to his work station.
"I mean come on" said Johnny pacing behind Reed "I mean do you really think I would….." he started before a black web line shot out from over the open Balcony and ensnared him and yanked him towards and over the balcony.
Reed looked up from his station when he didn't hear Johnny's yelling about his statement and he looked around be he didn't see Johnny. Reed shrugged his shoulders and went back to his tinkering.
Johnny was yanked off the Balcony and pulled into a black clad fist. The force of the punch made Johnny fall through the air faster. Johnny shaking his head trying to recover from the powerful blow cleared his vision in time to ignite himself and pull up inches before he hit the ground. He flew up and around a little to see who attacked him but he didn't get the chance to look for a long time as two black clad feet slammed into him
"ARGH!" shouted his attacker in pain from the blazing hot flames. The force behind the two feet propelled Johnny through the glass of a nearby building and into an office area.
Johnny tumbled across the office floor setting papers, desk, and the carpet floor on fire as he rolled.
"Ugh….ow…" he groaned as he came to rough halt against a wall where he let out a gust of flames that rose up into the air and set off the sprinklers.
RING! RING! RING! Went the alarm for the sprinkler systems as water started to spray everywhere putting out the flames that Johnny's tumble caused. Johnny pushed himself up and he looked around to see who was attacking him. He looked up in time to see the black clad Spider-man swing into the office building and drop to the ground.
"Spider-man…..What the hell man" he said looking at him. Johnny still on fire, but not blazing hot as before pushed himself to his feet and rubbed his aching jaw.
"Johnny" said Spider-man in a low voice. Johnny looked up and saw Spider-man approaching and he instantly felt a feeling of slight dread, but he didn't show it. Spider-Man quickly closed the distance and punched Johnny in the jaw again sending him flying to the side and to the ground.
"AHHHHH!" he yelled looking at his fist. The symbiote was in pain; despite Johnny not being blazing hot he was still hot enough to cause the symbiote pain. Johnny fell to the ground but held up his hand and a stream of fire shout out. The symbiote controlled Spider-man sensed the attack and flipped out of the way. The stream of fire continued until it hit a cubicle setting it on fire.
"OH MY GOD!" shouted an office worker rushing from out of the cubicle as it quickly started to burn.
'Dammit….watch it Storm can't shoot any fire, I might hit a civilian….my only choice is to take this fight outside' he thought to himself
"Careful Torch" came Spider-man's voice in a low mocking tone
"Shut up" Johnny shouted "What the hell is your problem anyway"
"You issued a challenge….."
"What" replied Johnny scrunching up his face in confusion while rising to his feet. Once on his feet he cast a quick glance to the broke window he crash through
'I think I can make it….just gotta time it right' he thought. Johnny looked at Spider-man and then thrust his hand forward in an attempt to fake Spider-man out and he made a mad dash for the window, but just when he got close Spider-man landed in front him and delivered a kick to his stomach that lifted him off of his feet and to the ground.
"Oomph" grunted Johnny as he fell.
"I have to say Torch I'm unimpressed….I thought you were going to pose a little challenge, but I may have been wrong…..you pose no threat to me" Spider-man taunted. Johnny hearing the taunt growled to himself and quickly stood up. He then put his hands in a boxer's ready stance just like Ben had taught him a few months ago.
"You want a challenge…you've got one" replied Johnny, 'I've got to bide my time for now until I can catch him off guard and get outside'
Spider-man held up one hand
"Bring it" he said with a hint of laughter in his voice. Johnny rushed forward with a jab, that was effortlessly blocked. He then tried a left hook followed by a right cross, Spider-man seeing both attacks coming blocked each and on the last blow responded with an uppercut. From there Spider-man threw a left hook, right hook, a knee to the stomach and then finally he jumped in the air and spun and kicked Johnny in the face knocking him to the ground again and drawing some blood.
Johnny spit out some blood and then looked up at Spider-man, who was laughing.
"You call yourself a great Hero….Haha…..you're nothing without you're little flames" he laughed. Johnny balled up his fist and then he looked around the office and he saw most of the workers were gone, but a few stayed to see the fight, but they were out of the way, which meant Johnny could use some of his flames.
"Actually Spider-man….there not little FLAMES!" he shouted thrusting his hands forward and allowing two fireballs to shoot out of his palms. Spider-man barely had enough time to jump out of the way. Johnny shakily stood to his feet.
"FLAME ON!" he shouted. His body ignited in flames and they burned hot and bright, "I DON"T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOUR PROBLEM IS BUT I DON'T CARE, SO YOU WANT A CHALLENGE HUH WELL GET READY FOR ROUND 2 SPIDER-MAN!"
Johnny held out both hands and unleashed a giant destructive fire blast that blew out half the office that they were in, Johnny made sure that no civilians were hurt in the process though. Once the flamed died out Johnny searched for any sign of his opponent but he didn't see any. He drifted towards the blown out section of the building and he looked down and he saw Spider-man falling through the air.
"Damn…..just missed him well he isn't gonna ambush me and run" he said to himself as he flew after Spider-man.
While diving through the air Spider-man twisted to the left to avoid a fireball. Turning his head he saw Johnny flying after him and he was getting closer by the second. Shooting a web he suddenly swung around the office building trying to break Johnny's line of sight, but he underestimated the Human Torch's maneuverability, because as soon as he turned Johnny turned as well, and was still gaining. Spider-Man swung with great trying to gain the advantage, but the Human Torch was still hot on his trail and shooting the occasional fireball.
"Time to end this" Johnny said to himself. Following Spider-man's movement with his eyes he thrusted his hand forward and a stream of fire shot out and snapped the web line he was swinging from sending him falling to the ground. Spider-man tumbled across the ground, but had to flip out of the way of another stream fire. Johnny continued to shoot fire at him but he was too fast and agile. Spider-man jumped and landed in a crouch, he looked to the right and he saw a fire hydrant, and he got an idea. He looked up and saw Johnny gearing up for another blast and he jumped towards the hydrant. Johnny shot a blast of fire that hit the hydrant and blew it off of the ground sending water everywhere. Spider-Man shot two black web lines to the blazing hot Johnny.
"ARGH!" he grunted in pain, but he ignored it long enough to yank Johnny forward into the water extinguishing his flames, and sending Johnny crashing to the ground. The symbiote controlled Spider-man wasted no time in rushing over and punching the stunned Human Torch. Spider-man grabbed Johnny and punched him again and again, but while he was doing that Peter was beginning to wake up again. The sudden pain from when the symbiote shot the webs at the hot Johnny, was enough to shock Peter back to consciousness, but the symbiote still had control of his body.
'Ugh…..where the hell…..' Peter thought
'Relax Peter Parker' replied the Symbiote
'You….took control of me again…'
'It was necessary'
"NO….wait is that…Johnny Storm….from the FANTASTIC FOUR! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!'
'Helping'
'NOOO STOP IT! NOW!' shouted Peter from within his mind struggling for control. The symbiote controlled Spider-man was able to throw one last punch, before he suddenly stopped. As the symbiote and Peter struggled for control Spider-man just stood there holding the beaten up Johnny.
'THIS IS MY BODY YOU UNDERSTAND RELEASE ME!'
'WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING WE ARE HELPING STOP RESISTING'
'I SAID LET GO!' shouted Peter with every ounce of will power he could muster.
Spider-man suddenly dropped Johnny who fell to the ground unconscious. Spider-man shook his head and then looked down
"oh my God" he whispered, suddenly a rock hit him in the head. He turned and saw a little boy with a Fantastic Four shirt on looking at him.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE SPIDER-MAN!" shouted the little boy. Spider-Man looked around and he saw people at him with horror in their eyes and he saw some people had their phones out recording him. Spider-man growled to himself and then picked up Johnny and shot a web and swung away to the nearest Hospital.
Fisk Tower 8:00 pm
Vanessa was sitting at her desk going over some papers when her personal phone ringed. She let out a sigh and picked up the phone.
"This had better be good" she said seriously
"Mrs. Fisk"
"Dr. Ohnn what is it"
"We have had a major break through on the singularity project and you need to see this right away"
"Right now"
"Yes Ma'am…..right now I assure you this is what you have been waiting for" replied Dr. Ohnn excitedly
"Fine. I'll be there in a few minutes" she said hanging up the phone, "Hmph….this should be interesting" she said to herself while rising out of the seat and heading for the door.
Vanessa's limo pulled out of the Fisk Tower parking lot and started towards the Fisk Research and Development center. Unknown to her though was that her limo was being watched by a man in a trench coat. The man pulled out a silver and green gun and he aimed it at the limo and he pulled the trigger. A small coin sized dart shot out and connected to the side of the limo. The man then reached up to his ear.
"Hey Paladin to hot babe in silver body suit"
"Paladin I told you to call me Silver Sable if you call me anything else again I will kill you"
"Sorry Silver Sable I couldn't help myself, you're very….."
"THE MISSION!" she shouted
"She's on the move, I planted the tracker on her limo, you should be picking her signal up now"
"We Got it" she replied
"Good I'm in pursuit now…..see you in a little bit"
"Silver Sable out"
"Has anyone ever told you that you have a sexy…." Paladin didn't get a chance to finish because the line went dead.
Parker House: Attic
"GET OFF OF ME!" shouted Peter as he tried to rip the symbiote off of his body but it wouldn't budge.
'No Peter Parker'
"GRRRRRRR AHHHH!" he shouted again using all of his Spider strength to try to rip the black symbiote off, but it held strong.
'Why do you wish to get rid of us have we not fulfilled your every wish'
"NO YOU'RE DESTRYONG MY LIFE…YOU"VE GOT TO GO!"
'We are making it better…trust us'
"MAKING MY LIFE BETTER! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MAKE MY LIFE BETTER HUH…..FIRST YOU TAKE OVER MY BODY…..YOU…YOU'VE PUSHED GWEN AWAY, BEAT UP THE MAYOR TURNING THE WHOLE CITY AGAISNT ME…..AND NOW YOU BEAT ONE OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR TO A PULP! THAT'S NOT BETTER!"
'We've made some mistakes we admit that but we are trying to fix those mistakes if you will let us'
"NO THE ONLY MISTAKE HERE IS KEEPING YOU AROUND NOW GET OFF!"
'NO'
"RAHHHHH!" shouted Peter pulling at the costume
'We can fix this'
Downstairs
The front door to the Parker house opened and in walked May Parker with groceries in her hands. She closed the door behind her and then went towards the kitchen were she placed the bag on the counter. She then went into the living room and then turned on the T.V. and to a news report, but before she could fully listen to the report she heard a loud thump coming from upstairs. May looked up as she heard the thump again.
"PETER!" she yelled going over to the stairs, "PETER ARE YOU ALRIGHT!"
Attic
"PETER ARE YOU ALRIGHT!"
"Aunt May" said Peter from on the ground still trying to rip the symbiote off, "It's no use…..it won't budge"
'No we won't budge Peter Parker…..we are here to stay…..Forever...now let us HELP YOU!"
"ARGH!" shouted Peter as he felt the symbiote invade his mind again and attempt to take over his body. He tried to resist but the symbiote had recovered enough to forcibly take over again.
Downstairs
"PETER WHAT WAS THAT YELLING!" shouted Aunt May as she started going up the steps, but right before she could reach the top Peter exited the attic.
"Hello Aunt May"
"Peter why were you yelling" she asked
"We….I hit my toe again"
"Oh well Dear you need to be more careful come downstairs and help me with these groceries" she said turning and going back down the steps. The symbiote controlled Peter wordlessly followed behind her down the steps.
They both reached the downstairs and Peter went to the groceries that were on the counter, while Aunt May went back to the News report. Peter was putting the groceries away when he heard Spider-man come from the TV. He turned and walked over to his Aunt who turned it up.
TV.
"Good Evening New York this Michelle Burns bringing you up to date news, tonight we have several Breaking Stories to bring to you Tonight and both stories involve the cities mystery hero/vigilante Spider-man. First up earlier today the Mayor made a call to the station and he had a statement that he wanted us to deliver to the public, the statement goes and I quote "Spider-Man is a hero. He explained the reason why he assaulted me the other day and it was not his fault. The villain named Mysterio is the only one to blame for me being in this hospital, So I as the mayor of this great city of New York am hereby calling off the Manhunt for Spider-man…I repeat the Manhunt for the hero Spider-man has been called off"
As I stated before these are the Mayor's direct words, now keeping along with Spider-man some disturbing news has just been brought in, around about 6:30pm today Spider-Man and the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four where in a brawl that took them across Manhattan and it ended with the Human Torch being hospitalized after suffering a brutal beating from Spider-man as you can see on your screen. We do not know what caused this fight between the two, and we've tried to get an interview with the Human Torch but he is still unconscious, and we tried to get a statement from the rest of the Fantastic Four but we were only able to get a statement from the Thing
Ben Grimm: YEAH I GOT A STATEMENT FOR SPIDER-MAN WHEN YOU PICK ON ONE OF US YOU PICK ON ALL OF US, SO LOOK OUT YA BUM BECAUSE THE REST OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR ARE LOOKING FOR YA TO SETTLE THE SCORE!
More news when we come back…
CRASH! Went the T.V. as Peter kicked it over.
'As if you could beat us' thought the symbiote controlled Peter
"PETER PARKER WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" shouted Aunt May standing up and grabbing him. Peter knocked her hand off of his arm.
"Don't touch me"
"Hold on young Man who do you think you are talking too"
Peter looked at her and then passed her and went towards the front door.
"Where are you going Young Man you get back here this instant"
"I don't answer to you Woman" Peter replied opening the door and walking out slamming it in the process
Outside
The symbiote controlled Peter walked down the steps and his costume started to form over him.
'I'll show that rock headed Neanderthal' he thought angrily referring to Ben Grimm, but then he stopped to think for a second, 'NO…..fighting will not make Peter Parker happy….in order to face these challengers we need to first prove that we are making his life better….and We know just how to do that' the symbiote controlled Peter thought with a smile.
The costume reformed into Peter's street clothes and he proceeded to walk down the street, but as he was walking his cell phone began to ring. A slot in his clothes opened and he reached in and pulled out the phone and he answered it.
"What"
"Peter, Where have you been I've been trying to reach you I have a serious Problem someone is trying to k…" Harry started frantically.
"Harry I really don't care about your problems, every time I look up you have some problem that you want some else to solve for you. Hey Harry here's a crazy idea why don't you solve your own Problems….BE A MAN AND THINK FOR YOURSELF!" shouted Peter hanging up the phone and then crushing it in his hands
'NO more distractions' he thought as he continued to walk down the street to his destination
Mary Jane's House
Mary Jane was sitting on her bed in her room reading a magazine when she heard her doorbell ring. Getting up from her bed she went downstairs and looked out of the window and she saw Peter at the door. She opened it and then invited him inside and closed the door behind him.
"Peter what are you doing here"
"Hi MJ" he replied, while putting on his best sad and sullen face, "I-I needed to see a friendly face…..I-I did something terrible"
"Are you talking about Gwen…because if you are you are damn right you did, she told me everything what the hell were you thinking"
"I-I don't know MJ….I-I'm just going through a really tough time right now and I needed Gwen, but she's being difficult"
"Can you blame her"
"No I can't….but I can't tell her….I can't tell anyone it's my burden to bear, and instead of Gwen understanding that she breaks up with me and goes with that Jackass Johnny Storm" replied Peter looking Mary Jane in the eyes. Mary Jane averted her gaze because during her conversation with Gwen, she had told her about the kiss between her and Johnny.
"That look on your face says you know what I'm talking MJ"
"How did you find out about that" she asked
"It doesn't matter"
"Look Pete you got it all wrong he kissed her not the other way around"
"Yeah…. right" he replied sitting down on her couch.
"Come on you know Gwen better than that"
"Maybe if we were together I would believe that, but remember we broke up, so I don't know what to believe" he replied still in that sad tone. Mary Jane rubbed her neck and then sat down on the couch beside him and put her hand on his shoulder
"Look Peter…..it was…..it was just a kiss right…..I know for a fact that it meant nothing to her"
"If you say so"
"…."
"Look at me…..sulking and dropping all of my problems onto you. I'm pretty sure have other things on your mind besides me and Gwen right. What's happening with you and Harry" asked Peter.
"Ugh….Oh God….I have no idea…I haven't had a chance to talk with him but he's been like a ghost, but I think I'm starting to get cold feet…..it's like….I mean I want to take that next step with him, but it just feels…."
"It feels as if there's something blocking you from doing it" Peter finished
"Exactly and I don't know what it is…..I mean I like him…I like him a lot, but"
"…hmph"
"What"
"Look at the two of us…two peas in a pod….we both have people we care about but"
"We keep screwing it up"
"It's almost as if…..the universe is telling us something" said Peter looking Mary Jane in her eyes.
"L-Like What" she replied swallowing hard, staring back at him.
"I don't know like maybe Gwen and Harry aren't right for us…..like I don't know maybe it's the two of us that should be together" said Peter looking at her. Mary Jane didn't reply, but she furrowed her brows a little, as if she was thinking about what he said. Like a magnet the two of them began to draw closer and closer until their lips met in a soft uncertain kiss. Once their lips met in that first kiss, it was as if a fire had been lit between the two of them and their soft kiss turned into a fierce one as Peter pulled Mary Jane closer to his body and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
'WHAT ARE YOU DOING' shouted Peter in his mind at the symbiote.
'Peter Parker you have awaken again…relax we are making your life better…You have always desired this female but you never acted upon this desire why because of fear well with us Peter Parker you will have nothing to fear. We will give you everything that you desire and more and we will start with her, We shall prove to you that you need us and we are improving your life'
'NOOOOOOOO….' Shouted Peter as the Symbiote suppressed him again. The symbiote controlled Peter effortlessly picked up Mary Jane and carried her upstairs and to her room and fell onto her bed. Mary Jane's eyes opened and she pushed Peter away
"Whoa…..wait…Peter wait…we can't do this….Harry…..Gwen…..Mmph"
Peter silenced her protest by crushing his lips to hers
"MJ…Don't worry about them…it's just you and me now" he replied crushing his lips to hers again and running his hand down her body until his hand rest on the end of her shirt.
'You'll thank us for this later Peter Parker', thought the symbiote controlled Peter as he pulled her shirt off and tossed it on the ground.
Across Town
Mark Raxton was standing on the corner smoking a cigarette. He looked down the street and saw a black car coming down the street. The car pulled up in front of him and he looked in the car and saw Jared driving, and Anthony in the back. Tossing his cigarette away he opened the door and got inside.
"What the hell took you guys so long?"
"We had to get a car Mark….relax man" replied Anthony "so smart guy what's the plan"
"Alright look I researched and researched and the only place in town to get this stuff that this Toomes guy wants is at the Fisk Research and Development center"
"That place is gonna be swarming…..you do realize that's the Kingpin's place right Mark" said Jared
"Yeah I know, which is why I pulled the blueprints to that place" replied Mark with a smirk
"How"
"Every building in the city has to issue blueprints to their facilities and I got these from the public library"
"The library" said Anthony with wide eyes "I doubt the Kingpin would give out his blueprints"
"Which is why when I was at the library I hacked into the computer and got the true layout of the facility and there is a sewer entrance that leads right into the lab where I'm sure this stuff is gonna be….you got the wire cutters, and the screwdriver like I asked"
"Right here" said Anthony
"Alright the plan is to get in and get out before the anyone knows we're there"
"Sounds like a plan Mark" said Jared with a smirk. Mark pulled out another cigarette and he lit it and he leaned back in his seat anticipating the big pay day he was about to get once he and his friends steal the science equipment from the Fisk Research and Development center, unknown to the three thieves was that their simple plan was about to become far more complicated.
End Chapter: Read and Review. Hey readers its me back with the closing comments, and I know this chapter is a week late but you can blame my computer, it was on the fritz, but the problem has been fixed and we are back on schedule. I hope you all enjoyed the latest entry in my Spider-man saga, and I hope everyone is enjoying the black suited Spider-man because the next chapter everything comes to a head in the final chapter of the black suit arc…..and trust me it's a doozy, So once again I ask that you Review(feedback is golden) and I ask that you meet me back here next time for the next installment….this is Nomad88 saying until next time….
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Next up: Symbiotic pt. 5