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Hello All and welcome back to another chapter in the Amazing Spider-man universe, I hope everyone enjoyed the last chapter because we're diving right into the next chapter, and it's my greatest hope that you readers out there will enjoy this chapter as well, so having said that the only thing left to say is: READ, REVIEW (A Writer's Fuel) and of course ENJOY…..


Chapter 42: Group Therapy

Thursday Night: 8:45 pm: Park Household

Peter released a sigh of frustration and then slowly rubbed his eyes.

'God if you're listening please kill me now' he thought to himself. He and his Aunt May were sitting on the couch watching one of her favorite talk shows: The Carmen Monroe Hour. Just as he was about to go out on his routine nightly patrol his Aunt had called him downstairs to watch a talk show because it was featuring the psychiatrist that he was supposed to go see tomorrow, a Dr. Karla Sofen. He glanced at his Aunt who was laughing at a witty remark that Dr. Sofen said to the talk show host.

Peter shifted in his seat for what felt like the 100th time, and his shifting didn't go unnoticed by his Aunt, but she didn't say anything. Aunt May wanted her nephew to get a feel of the person he was going to meet tomorrow.

'If this Dr. Sofen is anything like she is on this show then this will be a good experience for him. Maybe she can succeed where I couldn't' Aunt May thought to herself glancing at her nephew out the corners of her eyes. She knew that this was killing him on the inside, and she knew the kind of stigma that teens usually got when they go to see a psychiatrist but she believed that for the welfare of her nephew and for the welfare of their relationship this needed to be done. While Peter may not pay much attention to her on a daily basis, her attention was always focused on him, and so far she hasn't been too keen on the things that's she's being seeing from him. He was always late and tired, he was always forgetting things and coming in very very late and with what looked bruises…like he had been in a fight. Not only that but his grades have been slipping in some of his classes, his room was a mess, and he practically didn't do any of his chores.

Aunt May's first instinct when she noticed all these things going on with him was to march up to him and make demands, but she decided against that approach. She could remember when her late husband Ben used to tell her that one of the things she needed to work on was her patience, especially if they were going to raise a child together, so instead of making demands she waited, and waited, and waited, and did more waiting, trying to see if Peter would trust her enough to tell her what was going on with him because it was quite obvious that it was something, but he never took that step. She had finally reached the end of her rope when he kicked over the TV and told her that he doesn't answer to her, that was the last straw. Luckily though the answer to her problems came from her friend Anna Watson who gave her the number to Dr. Sofen.

"Aunt May can I please go now" he said desperately

"No Peter, just relax there's only 10 minutes of the show left"

"Aunt May come on I don't need to…"

"Shhhhhhh Peter it's already done, you're going so deal with it. What do you think of your psychiatrist so far?" she asked pointing to the TV.

Peter rolled his eyes and he looked at the woman.

"I think….I think she wears too much makeup"

"Personality Peter"

"I don't know Aunt May, to tell you the truth I haven't been paying much attention, I've been counting a million" he replied. It was Aunt May's turn to roll her eyes; she folded her arms across her chest and turned her attention back to the TV screen.


TV

Carmen Monroe: HAHAHAHAHA! Oh My Goodness Dr. Sofen you are one of a kind

Karla: I know I know

Carmen: You're gorgeous, one of the youngest and most successful psychiatrists in history, you have 3 published books, and you've been seen around town with the handsome and insanely rich Tony Stark as well as the equally rich and handsome Simon Williams. I have to say I'm very jealous

Karla: And you should be. No I'm kidding Carmen kidding, I'm just a blessed individual, God saw fit to bless me with beauty, talent, and a knack for understanding the human mind.

Carmen: I'll say. So tell me Dr. Sofen what's next for you. You've accomplished so much in such a short time what's the next thing for you or you list

Karla: Hmmmm….become a superhero. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Carmen: HAHAHAHA! Oh look we're out of time. Well Ladies and Gentlemen I hope you enjoyed our show and I hope you all enjoy our guest the lovely and charismatic Dr. Karla Sofen. The good Doctor has an office here in New York and if you need an appointment the address and number is on your screen now. This is Carmen Monroe saying until next time…


Aunt May smiled to herself as her show ended.

"You see Peter that wasn't so bad now was…." She started before turning her head to the right to see that Peter was already gone, she looked around in confusion for a second before her eyes went towards the upstairs where Peter probably went she released a sigh of frustration and stared at the stairs "I swear….that boy is going to be the death of me" she said to herself shaking her head.


Outside

Spider-man was on the roof of his house.

"Pfft….who does that lady think she is…..God Saw fit to bless me with beauty, talent and a knack for understanding blah blah blah" he mocked, "If that's how she is on TV I can only imagine how she'll be in real life…I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be the longest day of my life…great" he said shaking his head. Spider-man shot a web and he swung away and towards the city.


Across Town: Greenwich Village

A mysterious man garbed in a form fitting green outfit stood across the street from what looked like a dilapidated 2 story mansion, with wooden boards on its windows and crumbling bricks on its sides. The man smirked to himself as he surveyed the beat up and crumbling mansion, he looked down at the address on the parchment of paper in his hands.

"177A Bleecker Street, New York City, NY. It has taken me a great deal to find you, but I've finally found you and now we can begin" the man whispered to himself. The parchment of paper suddenly disappeared from his hands. The man then levitated off of the ground and high into the air.

"ETA SIH MUSHA ETA SIH MUSHA" he began to chant. The man's form rippled slightly and several identical copies of himself were produced. Each of the copies began to surround the dilapidated Mansion, they raised their hands and put them in an odd formation and began to chant again. The mysterious man's hands began to glow a mystical orange hue and a steady beam of energy rocketed out and at the Mansion. The beam hit the beat up Mansion but it didn't destroy it, the beam bounced off of a barrier of blue mystical energy.

The copies of the man began to chant more vigorously and as a result their mystical beams of energy increased in strength. The blue barrier of energy did it's best to guard against the onslaught of energy but it was beginning to be overwhelmed and it began to flicker and waiver.


Inside the Mansion

Despite the appearance of the exterior of the Mansion the interior however was something to behold, because inside was a lavish and nicely decorated Mansion. The walls aligned with old and new art, nice red and gold carpet, bookcases filled with what seemed liked endless books, an expansive kitchen area, nothing out of ordinary at first glance but this Mansion was far from ordinary. If one were to look up they would see not only floating candles, books, and other strange object, they would see a floating man with mystical blue energy swirling around him, he was 6'1 with black hair and graying sides, blue eyes and tan skin, he looked to be in his late 40s, the man was garbed in a long flowing orange and yellow cape that was held around his shoulders by a gold chain attached to a golden amulet that had a eye carved into it, he had on a blue Victorian style shirt and black slacks with an orange sash as a belt and black shoes. This man's name was Doctor Stephan Strange, the Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. He floating off of the ground and he was in front of a fire orange oblong shaped portal of mystical energy. His eyes were open but they were dull and lifeless.

"MASTER STRANGE!" came a voice full of panic. From the steps that lead up to the second floor the large mansion a man ran down the steps. This man's name was Wong, the faithful apprentice and housekeeper to Doctor Strange. Wong was a man of Asian descent; he stood at 5'7 with a bald head, brown eyes and a clean shaven face. Wong was dressed in a green Chinese style outfit. He reached the bottom step and he ran over to his Master who was still floating high above him.

"MASTER STRANGE!" he shouted again, but still no effect. Wong closed his eyes and he whispered a small incantation under his breath. Once the incantation was finished he began to levitate off of the ground and towards Doctor Strange. Wong recoiled in shock as he looked into his master's dull and lifeless eyes.

"Master Strange you must awaken The Dark ones Apprentice is here" he said urgently grabbing the sorcerer supreme by the shoulders, but it was of no use Doctor Strange continued to stare into the spiraling orange portal before him, the portal that lead to the Dark Dimension.


The Dark Dimension

Red skies adorned the pocket dimension only known as the Dark Dimension, a mystical place between dimensions. In this place the normal rules of physics and science did not apply and it could be clearly seen through the floating land masses that were littered as far as the eye could see, below the land masses was an endless sea of red nothingness, floating along the bottomless red nothingness ghastly and ghostly apparitions swirled around moaning and groaning in agony.

Flying through the red skies were dozens of dark grey winged creatures that were twice as large as any human being with glowing red eyes and razor sharp canine teeth. The creatures were flying at top speed through the air towards a particular floating land mass, on the plot of land were two figures furiously fighting against hordes of horrendous looking Ghouls, Demons and Goblins.

One of the figures was Doctor Strange and he was firing mystical blast of energy at any and all that approached him and standing next to him doing the exact same thing was a beautiful woman that stood at 5'8, with medium length white hair with a crown of fire around her head, ocean blue eyes, dark red lipstick on her mouth and a light complexion, she appeared to be in her late thirties but because of the flow of time in the dark dimension she was actual much much older. The woman had a petite body build and was wearing a hot pink and black outfit. This woman's name was Clea, and she was the ruler of this dark dimension

"THERE ARE TOO MANY!" Clea shouted blasting a goblin back with the swirling green mystical energy from her hands, "My powers are beginning to wane my love"

"As are mine" Doctor Strange replied thrusting out his hands and blasting back the ghouls trying to attack him.

"You…You must leave me Stephen" she said with finality, he eyes dancing between the monstrous beings trying to rip them apart, "You must leave me to my fate"

"I am not leaving you Clea…..not again" he replied sternly

"Stephen you fool, you must put this into perspective my dimension is lost for now you must get back to your side and close the portal and protect it, before my uncle finds his way to your dimension. If he is released to your world all is lost" she snapped at him desperately. She lifted her left hand and blasted a Goblin to ashes, a few shadows formed over the two of them and they both lifted their heads to see the winged creatures making their way towards them.

"LOOK OUT!" shouted Doctor Strange. The winged creatures opened their mouths and fireballs fired at the two mystical beings. The fireballs hit the ground and knocked them to the ground. Doctor Strange held up his hands and he concentrated.

"HALUM!" he yelled. Several of the winged creatures turned to stone and fell from the sky, but several more took their place and started firing more fireballs. Clea quickly rose to her feet and threw up a protective barrier of mystical energy, the fireballs pelted the shield and cracks began to form along the barrier, she scrunched up her face in concentration trying to protect them from the fire but it was too strong.

"STEPHAN FOR THE LAST TIME GO!"

Doctor Strange arose from his spot and moved closer to Clea, he quickly reached out and linked his hands with hers and he said a spell. The green protective barrier strengthened and began to expand around them holding them both in a protective bubble. Stephen leaned in close to her ear and he whispered.

"I will never leave you again Clea"

"You are a fool" she replied turning her head to look him in the eyes

"A Fool in Love with you" he said, the two leaned in closer and kissed each other with all of the love that they felt for the other. In that moment that they took for themselves, everything around them faded away, the noise of the vicious demons and Monsters banging against the protective bubble growling and snarling was muffled. The only thing that matter to them was each other. The two lovers soon broke apart but their eyes lingered on the other for a bit longer. Doctor Strange turned his gaze away from her when he didn't hear the sound of the beasts anymore, he looked and he saw that each of them where standing still glaring at them. Clea turned her gaze away and looked around at the monsters as well.

"Why do you think they stop?" she asked

"I can only think of one reason…..their master is coming" Doctor Strange replied.

"How Right you are Sorcerer" came an evil and boisterous reply.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

Doctor Strange and Clea turned there eyes to the front of their protective bubble. From the sea of red nothingness below the floating plot of land, a massive being began to rise. First the being's head was shown to be consumed by fire scorching hot fire, the burning head had devilish glowing red eyes that bore into the souls of those that stared within them, and a devilish grin adorned it's mouth. As the head continued to rise the rest of the being's body became visible.

Doctor Strange and Clea both swallowed hard as they stared upon their true enemy, standing at an Impossible height, clad in a black and red sorcerer's outfit, the being was known by many names, The Dark One, The Lord of Chaos, The Most Terrible Foe, but perhaps the one that's most well known throughout the dark dimension and the other mystical realms was the name: Dormammu

"I HAVE ARRIVED!" he stated as his blazing red eyes stared down at the two. The beast that gathered to attack them all kneeled at the sight of their gargantuan Master.

"Dormammu" Doctor Strange stated with venom

"Uncle" Clea said with the same amount of venom as her lover.

"Strange I see you've found your way back to this dimension…impeccable timing as usual" Dormammu said with contempt "But no matter, your interference has done nothing but delay the inevitable death of my niece"

"I WON'T LET YOU KILL HER!"

"THEN YOU WILL DIE WITH HER!" Dormammu shouted back "CLEA MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF AND YOUR PEOPLE AND LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE!" Dormammu commanded.

"NEVER!" Clea replied

"Foolish of you my niece….very foolish" Dormammu replied before waving his hand. Doctor Strange and Clea prepared themselves for whatever he was about to throw at them but it wasn't an attack.

"AHHHHH! NO! DON"T!" came the sound of loud screaming of people that sounded like they were in absolute agony.

Clea instantly recognized the sound of her people suffering, hearing their cries she dropped to her knees.

"Clea"

"My people Stephen" she responded "I can feel their suffering"

"Soon my niece you will feel them dying…but you can stop it….allow me to claim your life and become ruler of this dimension and their suffering will cease"

"OR MULTIPLY TEN FOLD!" Doctor Strange shouted

"QUIET YOU INSOLENT WHELP!" Dormammu roared attempting to slam his massive fist down on the protective bubble around them but as soon as his hand touched the bubble there was a powerful backlash of good of magic.

"RAH!" roared Dormammu grabbing his hand.

"You see Clea he doesn't have full power yet which means there's still a chance we can defeat him"

"How Stephen…..every moment that passes he is free my power decreases"

"Even so Clea you are still the ruler of the Dark Dimension and only you alone can banish him back from whence he came…."

"Not for Long Strange" stated Dormammu "You may still control this realm my niece but your world however Strange, is a different story"

"YOU CAN'T CROSSOVER!" he shouted.

"Oh but I can…..my apprentice has found your Sanctum Sorcerer and once he gains access to the portal he can open from the other side and I'll have an unlimited supply of power HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Dormammu laughed evilly.

"STEPHEN GET TO THE PORTAL AND CLOSE IT!" shouted Clea grabbing him by his cloak. Thinking quickly Doctor Strange snatched the Eye of Agamotto off of his cloak, he held it up and he whispered softly to it. The Eye glowed and flew out of the protective bubble and into the air.

"What are you doing Strange?"

"MORDO CAN'T ACCESS THE PORTAL IF I SEAL IT SHUT!" Doctor Strange yelled. Dormammu's red eyes widen as he saw the Eye of Agamotto flying away.

"NOOOOO!" he shouted in realization. Dormammu formed himself into a floating face of fire and flew after the Eye.


The Eye of Agamotto weaved throughout the Dark Dimension at fast as it could but Dormammu was still on its trail. The Eye suddenly flew upwards spun through the air and towards a moving plot of land; it flew along the surface until it reached the top where the spiraling orange portal resided. The Eye landed in front of the portal, it glowed white and a beam of energy fired from the eye and hit the orange portal.

"NOOOOO!" shouted Dormammu bursting through the floating piece of land. His eyes widen even further as the portal began to shrink and shrink until it vanished from existence. Dormammu growled in anger and he looked at the Eye of Agamotto. He roared and tried to swallow the Eye hold but it released a blinding white light and then disappeared.


Clea shield her eyes from the blinding white light in the distance, she looked out into the horizon to see the light subside and then she turned to Stephen who sitting down Indian style with his eyes closed and his face in complete concentration.

"What did you do?" she asked

"I bought us some time to think of a way to defeat Dormammu" he replied in a calm voice. Clea looked around at the monsters that were still trying to claw their way in but the protective bubble held strong, she released a sigh and hastily sat down in Indian style in front of Stephen and she closed her eyes as well. The mystical beings centered themselves and fell into a deep mediation blocking out everything around them. Through their meditation the protective bubble glowed green and strengthened just a little more.


Sanctum Sanctorum

Wong shielded his eyes slightly as a brilliant white light consumed the portal his Master was staring at, the portal suddenly began to shrink and then it vanished. Wong looked on in shock as it disappeared. The levitating body of Doctor Strange dropped to the ground with a slight thud.

"MASTER!" shouted Wong in horror.

CRASH! Wong turned to the sound of a window breaking and from the circular window on the second floor of the mansion Dormammu's apprentice: Baron Mordo descended through the shattered glass.

Baron Mordo was 6'1, with slick back jet black hair, brown eyes, a dark tan, and a black goatee. He was garbed in a green sorcerer's outfit with a long flowing green cape. He had a yellow mystical aura around him making him all the more menacing.

"MORDO!" shouted Wong putting his hands up, mystical energy rocketed from Wong's hands and at Mordo but it harmlessly bounced off of his mystical aura. Mordo held up own hand and aimed at Wong.

"Ethro Selum" he said.

A powerful invisible force slammed into Wong and sent him flying back and into a wall denting it badly.

Mordo turned his eyes away from Wong and to the down body of his nemesis Doctor Strange, but as his eyes landed on Strange the yellow mystical aura around him began to electrify and it electrocuted him.

"RAHHHHHHHH!" he shouted in agony before crumpling to the ground "M-M-M-AS-TER! RAHHHHHH"

"MORDO YOU FOOL YOU WERE TOO LATE!" roared Dormammu's voice from what seemed like everywhere.

"Master…..Strange's Sanctum proved to be hard to find…..and the protection barrier even harder to break"

"I DON"T WANT TO HEAR YOUR EXCUSES! YOU BUFFOON! BECAUSE OF YOU THE PORTAL IS SEALED!"

"My Master I will find a way to open it"

"YOU BETTER! OR SUFFER MY WRATH!" Dormammu roared before terminating the conversation. Baron Mordo released a pained breath and picked himself off of the ground. He let out a growl at seemingly lifeless body of Doctor Strange and he slammed his fist to the ground.

"DAMN YOU STRANGE!" he growled, but then, he turned to the left when heard a pained sigh coming from Wong who was attempting to rise from his position on the ground. Mordo shakily stood to his feet, he was smoking slightly from the electric shock but he was fine otherwise, he stormed over to Wong.

"Emiita" he growled. An invisible force gripped Wong and suspended him in the air.

"D-Do….y-your worst Villain…..I will not help you" Wong said defiantly.

"Oh you will help me…..and I intend to do my Worst" Baron Mordo said with an evil look in his eyes "MAKUN!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" yelled Wong


Next Day- Friday- Midtown High: 3:25 pm

Peter Parker ever so slowly made his way out of the school; he heaved a heavy sigh and looked up to the sky.

"God please…."

HONK! HONK!

Peter looked down to see his Aunt in her car waiting for him; she honked the horn again and waved at him. He let out another sigh and began to walk down the steps towards his Aunt's car. Peter opened the door and he got into the car, his Aunt flashed him a smile.

"Oh don't look so gloomy dear"

"I wouldn't if I didn't have to go to psychiatrist"

"Well you are…..don't fret I hear she's great with teens" she replied stepping on the gas and driving away from the school.


30 Minutes Later

Aunt May and Peter arrived at a medium building that had a sign to the side that read: Dr. Karla Sofen Psychiatrist of the Mind, Body and Spirit. Peter looked at the sign and he shook his head, he carefully opened his door and he stepped out of the car.

"Come on Peter we're running tad bit late" she said closing her door, she walked around the front of the car and she headed for the steps. Peter let out a sigh and he followed behind his Aunt.


Inside the building

Stepping into the building the two found themselves in a nice looking Lobby, where there was a cute receptionist at the desk. Aunt May walked up to the girl and said a few words and the girl pointed to an elevator. Aunt May pointed to the Elevator and they both walked over and waited. The Elevator arrived and they stepped on and rode it up to the second floor.


Second Floor

The Elevator doors opened and the first thing that they saw was the waiting area, which was filled with a few rows of teens about Peter's age with their own parental escorts and other young adults sitting in chairs. The people in the area were patiently waiting for the door that read: Dr. Karla Sofen to open.

Aunt May let out a sigh and walked towards two empty seats for her and Peter, they sat down and began to wait.


20 minutes Later

SLAM! Went the sound of the door to Dr. Sofen's office being thrown open. A cute dark blonde haired girl around Peter's age in a white tank top and black pants came storming out of the office.

"I DON"T KNOW WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE LADY BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND YOU CAN GO TO HELL! AND MY NAME IS SALLY NOT PUMPKIN YOU BITCH!" the girl named Sally continued to yell while storming towards the Elevator. A plump woman jumped up from her seat and ran after the girl getting on the elevator.

"Hold on sweetie wait what happened" the woman asked as the doors closed.

"PETER PARKER!" a voice shouted out.

Peter heard his name being called and he looked at his Aunt.

"Great with Teens you say"

"Go on dear, you'll be fine" Aunt May said. Peter nodded his head and he stood up, he sucked in a deep breath and then held his head high and he ventured into the office closing the door behind him.


Office

Peter let out the breath he was holding and he made his way over to the blue leather couch and he sat down. Once he sat down he looked up at the woman in that was sitting in a chair reading one of the many gossip magazines.

Dr. Karla Sofen was a very attractive woman, she was about 5'11 with medium length light blonde hair, she had piercing blue eyes, and an even complexion. She was a woman that was in her mid to late twenties which was shocking because of her many, many accomplishments and accolades. Karla had an hourglass figure and she happily showed it off in a very tight pink dress shirt and an even tighter black skirt and black heels. Dr. Sofen leaned back in her seat and she let out a laugh before turning the page in her magazine.

She laughed to herself again while turning another page of her magazine. Karla Sofen was a strange case to anyone looking at her with a critical eye. She was in her late 20's but she had ascended the ranks of notoriety in such a short period of time that it was unheard of, but all of her accomplishments were legitimate at least it was to the untrained eye. Karla glanced up at Peter and she released a sigh, she was a really good psychiatrist when it came to understanding the human mind and all of its workings, but when it came to giving therapy to people, helping them through their grievances, and personal setbacks she was absolutely terrible and she knew it, as did her College Professor: Dr. Faustus. The enigmatic Dr. Faustus was her College psychology professor and he took quite a shine to her when she attended his class one semester. Karla strangely found herself drawn to him and she found that very curious especially since he wasn't the type of man she would fall for, but it wasn't until later that she found out that he had mastered the art of Hypnotism, the unique ability to bend a person's mind to his will, a technique he often used on her and several other young girls in his class. After realizing his deceit, she went to him and demanded that he teach her how to master this ability and Dr. Faustus agreed, mostly because she was one of only a select few to break his hold and discover his secret and her reward was him imparting all of his knowledge about the mind to her and she soaked up everything like a sponge. Karla mastered the art of Hypnotism quickly and she began to use it on a number of important people and it wasn't long before she 'graduated' College and started her own private practice and began 'curing' people of what plagued them. She released another sigh and then closed her magazine.

Peter sat there on the couch waiting for her to acknowledge him and just when he was about to say something she looked up at him with those piercing blue eyes and spoke.

"So you're Peter Parker" she said

"Uh…yeah I guess I am and you must be Dr. Karla Sofen"

"Of course I am" she replied crossing her legs "I glanced at your file and you are…..not very interesting. Painfully boring"

"Uh…..is that a compliment or an insult?" asked Peter with a raised eyebrow.

"Which do you think?" asked Karla putting a hand to her chin.

"I don't know that's kinda why I'm asking you" he replied in a matter of fact tone.

"I'm sensing that…you do not want to be here"

"Jinkies Velma…..you cracked the case"

"Hmmmm…interesting" she said turning in her chair slightly, she grabbed a file off of her desk and a pen. She opened the file and began to write something down.

"What are you writing?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"Kinda why I ask" Peter replied

"Well Petey"

"Peter" he corrected

"Whatever, I'm writing….. that you… are a smart ass" she replied with a sneer

"Smart ass huh…..Well I'm guessing that's not a compliment" he quipped

"No it isn't"

"Is that your technique Karla…telling it like it is?" asked Peter snapping his fingers mocking her.

"Only to those who are going to be a pain in the ass, and my name is Dr. Sofen"

"Is that the actual medical term: Pain in the Ass….and here I thought it was disgruntled?"

Dr. Sofen heaved a sigh and she looked at Peter with a curious eye. She had run across difficult patients before but none of them got under her skin, but in the extremely short amount of time Peter was in the office he was starting to get under hers.

'This is why I hate dealing with teens' she thought to herself

"Okay then….Dr. Sofen….you were saying how boring I was or something" Peter started after a long silence had passed.

"I had a talk with your Aunt, a May Parker I believe and she was describing your behavior to me and my first thought was that wow…..how incredibly predictable, how utterly boring and uninteresting" she said looking at Peter, who had a look of complete confusion on his face.

"Exactly what did she tell you that was so boring?" asked Peter, he watched as Dr. Sofen shifted in her seat and glanced down at his file, he could feel himself getting annoyed at the woman before him.

"Petey dear I believe you know what she told me…you seem to stay out all night, get into fights, mouth off to her etc etc…. I've seen cases like this before are you having a hissy fit at your Aunt because she didn't get that computer you wanted for Christmas or because after a hard day at work she didn't feel like listening to your riveting school stories?" asked Dr. Sofen in a sarcastic tone while shaking her head and rolling her eyes. Peter sat there listening to her and he didn't know what to make of what she was saying.

"Okay first off I don't have hissy fits…and were you born in the 60s"

"Well then Petey tell me what seems to be your problem is it the usual school yard drama stuff….girlfriend problems"

"My name is Peter and…..no it's not girlfriend problems" he answered folding his arms across his chest. Peter did not like the woman before him, at first he didn't like her because she was his psychiatrist but now it wasn't even about that, now he just plain didn't like her as a person, her personality and just her overall aura and since he made his decision about her he wasn't going to answer any of her questions.

"Boyfriend Problems"

"No!" he answered quickly

"Puberty"

"No"

"Are you being bullied?"

"Nope"

"Drugs"

"No"

"Well then I guess we've covered the basics and since it's none of those I guess all that lets left is… you're an asshole" she said.

"Are you sure that you're a psychiatrist, because so far you're terrible, absolutely terrible. You're not very nice or understanding nor are you attempting to be friendly and get to know me and what not" Peter asked her with narrowed eyes.

"Don't believe everything you see on TV, I'm not being paid to hold your hand I'm being paid to fix you and boy are you broken, it's far worse than what you're Aunt told me over the phone" Dr. Sofen replied

"There's nothing wrong with me" he snapped at her

"Petey I can see right through you and there is something wrong with you. Oh and to answer your question yes I am a psychiatrist….a damn good one or haven't you seen my plaques on the wall, the numerous books I've written and TV appearances" she replied. Peter looked up on her walls and he saw some plaques with her name on them and then he looked at her and the smug smile on her face. He could feel his blood boiling in anger at her and her whole aura of superiority.

"Yeah I see them but I'm beginning to think you made those plaques yourself, from what I hear it's pretty easy. I mean if I wanted one all I would need is about 20 bucks and then I could have my very own…psychiatrist of the year award, make myself feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Also I've only seen you on one talk show if you were anyone important you probably would've been on Oprah by now and as for you so called books….well I mean people need something to read when they're on the toilet right" he

Karla narrowed her eyes and scrunched her face up in slight anger at how Peter was criticizing her prestigious awards and accolades. She balled up her fist crumpling up his file in her hand. If it's one thing she hated it was criticism, she couldn't take criticism from anyone because she was used to people were always complimenting her, so when some said something negative about her or her accomplishments…she tended to overreact. She looked down at the rumpled file in her fingers and something caught her eyes and she focused on it for a second and then she looked up at Peter and she put a smile on her lips.

'Hmph…..you want criticism….fine I'll give you some criticism. Little punk' she thought to herself. She rose from her chair and she slowly walked over and sat down next to him on the couch, she put the file down and then she looked at him.

'Why do I suddenly feel like a dear in headlights' thought Peter seeing the smile on her face.

"You know something Petey I think we got off on the wrong foot" she said innocently.

"You're probably right about that and it's Peter" he replied looking at her strangely.

"So let's get back on track shall we, we're here to talk about you and your behavior. Why you've been….so hard on your poor hardworking Aunt and after talking to you, I think I may know why. Why you've been acting so strangely"

"Do you now" Peter replied looking at her in non-belief.

"Uh-huh…..I had a very long discussion with your Aunt about you" she started before opening his file and looking at it again and then looking back at him.

"Really"

"Oh Yes, and in our discussion she mentioned a lot of thing about you, personality and how you used to be as opposed to recent behavior, but before I get into the now I want to get into something else. During the discussion she happened to say something about her late husband, Ben Parker, she told me you and he were very close, all the way up to his…tragic death which you witnessed right"

"…...yeah so" he replied swallowing a slight lump in his throat at the mention of his Uncle's death.

"Well I was just trying to imagine how that must have been for you. So young…so utterly and…pathetically helpless"

"…" he didn't say anything, but he did turn his gaze away from her and she could only smirk at how she was starting to get to him.

"Tell me something did you do anything to help your Uncle"

"What" he responded turning back to her

"Simply question Petey, Did you do anything to help your Uncle or did you just stand there…and do nothing"

"…" he didn't answer again, he refused to say anything to the woman that was sitting next to him.

Dr. Sofen slid a little bit closer to him.

"You're silence tells me everything I need to know. But its okay that you didn't do anything for him right, I mean you were how old when it happened"

"…."

"Well, however old you were you weren't old enough to….I don't know, yell out for help or something like that I could see that as the reason why you didn't do anything you were too young right. But even though you were young… I mean are you absolutely sure there was nothing you could do to help, are you absolutely sure that there was nothing in your power that you could do. I mean because if there was something you could do and you didn't do it….that be like….. you actually wanting for you Uncle to die. Is that it Petey….did you want your Uncle to die" she whispered to him.

"…." Peter said nothing but he was slowly beginning to ball up his fist.

"I mean just standing there or hiding or whatever you were doing just….just watching…were you crying to…you look like the type….you look like crier"

"Shut up"

"You must be an evil little bastard to want you Uncle dead….don't you feel any guilt fo…." she started before being interrupted.

"SHUT UP!" Peter yelled at her, but his yelling only made her smirk grow into a smile.

"Did I hit a nerve Petey?" She said in a laughing slightly "Hey….would you like to know why you truly didn't help your Uncle that night…. The reason is because there are two types of people in the world …..Fighters, i.e. people like me, who have great success at an early age and get everything else that they ask for because they demand it and make it so. Then…there are people like you…Cowards." she whispered while putting her chin on his shoulder.

Peter jerked away from her and he looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"You don't know what the hell you're talking about"

"I don't, HAHAHA Petey Whose the Psychiatrist here I know exactly what I'm talking about."

Peter shook his head and turned his gaze away from her.

"Still not convinced okay then, from what your Aunt tells me you supposedly like science right well all science is based on research and there is much research on the topic of how we act early on in our life from infancy to adolescents, depicts how we act later on in our life i.e. Teens to Adulthood"

"Are you sure any of that research is valid…people change, people get older and mature"

"True… people do get older but they don't change, they just become better liars. Case in Point, when a person is aware of their shortcomings such as being a coward or afraid what do they do…..they try everything in their power to prove otherwise…they get into fights, they hurt the ones that they love, they mouth off, or crack jokes to amp up the bravado to hide how much of a coward they truly are and usually this particular trait begins to manifest itself in the early to late teens and from the teens it begins to fester into a severe disorder that leads into Adulthood and it's even worse in those that try to repress their memories of tragic events. It's extremely funny how the mind works wouldn't you say" she said with a smile on her face.

Peter sat there on the couch processing everything that she was saying and it only took him a few seconds to come up with one conclusion. He stood up from the couch and he made his way towards her office door.

"Do you want to know what I say to your steaming pile of crap…..?"


Outside Dr. Sofen's Office

Aunt May was sitting patiently in one of the chairs in the waiting room, she was waiting for Peter to come out of the office. He had been in there for about 20 minutes or so, she had only scheduled him for a 30 minute appointment and his time was almost up.

SLAM! Aunt May looked up to see the door to Dr. Sofen's office open.

"I SAY YOU DON"T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! YOU"RE A COMPLETE PSYCHO AND YOU CAN GO TO HELL!" shouted Peter storming out of the office and towards the elevator.

"AND MY NAME IS PETER!" he threw over his shoulder. Aunt May jumped from her seat and she hurried after her Nephew.

"Peter wait….what happened"


Later that Night- 9:00 pm

Dr. Karla Sofen opened the door to her expensive and very spacious apartment; she stepped inside closing the door behind her and let out a long sigh.

"What a day" she said to herself dropping her purse to the ground as well as her jacket. Karla made her way over to her kitchen cabinet, once there she opened it and pulled out a big bottle of wine of a single glass. She popped the bottle and poured herself a big glass and chugged the whole glass, and after that she poured another glass of wine and then left the kitchen.

Karla headed towards her answering machine and she pressed play.

BEEP!

"Karla…..Karla this is Simon Williams. Hi, I had a great time the other night and I'm pretty sure you did as well so I was….."

BEEP! "Message deleted"

"Not that great" she said to herself heading towards her recliner chair, but right before she sat down she felt a shiver go down her spine. There was a sudden gust of wind but she looked up to see that her window was closed.

"Hello Karla" came a male voice that she instantly recognized, she dropped her wine and it spilled all over of her white carpet. She turned around to see a man that she thought she would never see again.

"Baron Mordo" she whispered before taking a step back away from the green clad dark Sorcerer.

"Hello my dear it's been a few years, you are looking rather well" he said to her.

"W-What are you d-doing here?" she stuttered.

"It's time to collect what you promised my master…your soul" he said seriously his eyes boring into hers.

"D-Dorumma…."

"Dormammu" He corrected taking a step forward.

"Right…Dormammu doesn't want my soul…..my soul is…is tainted..."

"I know…which makes it ideal"

"I'm using my soul"

"There in lies the problem my dear you can't use what you don't own. You swore your soul to Dormammu in exchange for…."

"Freeing me from prison, yes I remember but the deal also was for me to enjoy a long life of beauty and success…it's only been 12 years….28 years old isn't a long life"

"Long enough my dear"

"Wait Wait….j-just hold on, hold on….I'm sure….I'm sure Baron there is something else we could work out" she started before looking at him seductively, she quickly straightened up and threw herself into his chest and kissed him on the lips "I'm sure there's something that I could….." she started before Mordo smirked and pushed her away.

"My dear if I wanted your body I would've taken it years ago and besides I'm beyond such things. I only crave power and I'll have more than enough through my Master Dormammu but for him to get here….he's needs your soul" Baron replied.

Karla took a few shaky steps back until she tripped and fell into her recliner.

"Wait does he need my soul in particular or…..or just a soul in general?" she asked.

"Are you attempting to bargain?"

"Trade" she corrected looking at him with hopeful eyes. Baron Mordo stared down at her and he raised an eyebrow.

"You want to trade"

"Yes, if you need a soul for whatever it is Dormammu wants it for I can get you a soul" she said quickly. Mordo put his hand to his chin in a thoughtful manner, technically he didn't need her soul just a soul in general. He had already collected a few from the other acolytes in Dormammu's debt but Karla was the first one to ever broker an exchange.

Karla looked a Mordo and she could see that he was thinking it over; she swallowed the lump in her throat hoping to God that he would take the deal because she didn't want him to take her soul.

'Maybe I need to sweeten the deal' she thought to herself nervously.

"What if I could give you 50 souls?" she offered.

"50 souls….that's a bold claim…how would you go about acquiring these souls" Mordo asked curiously.

"My practice…I'm a psychiatrist….I see anywhere from 30 to 50 people a week, I'm sure with some….subtle coaching from my part I could win them over to your cause"

"I fear that might take some time…..This is a urgent emergency"

"Will you agree to the trade though" She asked hope evident in her voice.

Mordo looked at her and a smirk graced his lips.

"Fine…..I'll agree to your trade 60 souls in the place of yours"

"Wait I said 50"

"But I need 60" he replied looking at her.

"Fine…I'll get you your sixty souls….but I want something in return"

"HA! You truly are one of a kind Karla. You're making a demand despite the fact you are powerless in this situation. I'm allowing you to keep your soul that should be enough for you"

"The deal was that I get to keep my soul in exchange for giving you 50 souls but you upped the amount so I need extra"

"HAHAHA what did you have in mind?"

"I want power"

"Don't we all" Mordo stated "What type of power do you seek?"

"I want strength….I want to be able to fly and I want…" but she didn't get a chance to finish because Mordo held up his hand.

"Fine, I shall grant you your power but only after the deal is complete"

"That's fine, so we're in an agreement then"

"We are"

"Good" she replied releasing a breath "Okay since you don't want me to go the subtle rout in convince people to follow Dormammu…..what else did you have in mind?" she asked leaning back in her chair.

Mordo waved his hand and a chair appeared out of thin air and in front of Karla, Mordo stepped to the chair and he sat down so he was facing her.

"This is what we're going to do" he stated, putting his hands together.


In the air

Spider-man was swinging through the air and a leisurely pace, it was cold out so the wind was whipping slightly against him as he moved through the air, but strangely he didn't shiver from the cold nor did he mind it. He was just swinging without a care in the world. Spider-man swung around a corner and just as he was about to shoot a web his right hand his web shooter jammed, he tried to shoot another one with his left and that one jammed as well.

"CRAP!" he shouted as he plummeted to the ground below.


"Oomph" he grunted as he hit the pavement but other the sense of being dizzy he didn't feel any pain, just the cold hard concrete, "Why didn't my spider sense warn me of…"

"STUPID OLD!...TRYING TO BE A HERO! HUH!"

Spider-man turned his head to the left to see three guys mercilessly beating what looked like an older man. His eyes then traveled to the right where he could see a familiar looking person peeking around the corner watching the whole scene and that's when he realized where he was and immediately his blood ran cold.

Spider-man flipped to his feet and he took a step forward but the ground beneath him turned into quick sand and he began to sink into the ground until only his head was sticking out of the ground forcing him to look in the direction of the thugs.

"ERGH!" he grunted trying to break free but he couldn't.

"PETER HELP ME!" his Uncle shouted out.

"ERGH!" Spider-man struggled even more.

"Why don't you help him" came a voice from what seemed like everywhere "I'll tell you why because you want him to die"

"NOOO!" he shouted.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" came an evil laugh. Spider-man turned his eyes to the right to see his younger self looking directly at him. The younger Peter Parker slowly and creepily walked over to him with his head down. The young Peter leaned down and then looked at Spider-man with evil blood filled eyes.

"WE WANT HIM TO DIE!"

POW! POW!

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"


Reality- Parker Household- Attic

"GAHHHHH!" Peter shouted jumping up from the dream. He looked around in confusion trying to process where he was and once he saw he was in his attic he began to calm down. He leaned back in his seat breathing hard trying to stop his rapidly beating heart, he was still in his Spider-man costume but he had his mask off.

"Sonava Bitch" he whispered running a hand through his brown hair. He heaved a huge sigh and leaned forward on the desk.

"That lady doesn't know what she's talking about…..there wasn't anything I could do….was there?" he silently asked himself. The words of Dr. Sofen had been bothering him all day every since he stepped out of the office. He remembered being so angry at that arrogant self-absorbed know it all woman. He didn't even speak to Aunt May the whole way home, as soon as he got home he changed into his costume and he headed out looking for something to take his frustration out on, but once again his parker luck proved true because there was no sign of any crime. He swung around the whole city and there was not one cry for help or anything of the sort…it was nice and quiet which gave him more than enough time to think….and the only thing he could think about was what she said about him, replaying the events of that night over and over again.

Peter rubbed his eyes for what seemed like the millionth time.

"To hell with her" he said with finality, he then hit the space bar on his keyboard and his computer screen came to life. Since Peter couldn't find any sign of any trouble he decided to call it an early night and head home early, but when he got home he remembered that he was supposed to be researching that list he went over with Detective Watanabe and trying to figure out the case of the metal bird feathers that killed Anthony and Jared. So far his research hasn't turned up anything.

"Well…..it's not like I'll be getting any sleep tonight….might as well keep researching" he said to himself scooting closer to the keyboard and beginning to type.


Two Days Later: Sunday: 7:00 am

Aunt May let out a yarn as she rose from her bed, she glanced at her clock and at the time and she sighed to herself. Today was her off day but she still had a list of things she needed to do around the house and she figured the earlier she got to them the quicker they would be done. Swinging her legs over the side she got out of the bed and headed for her door, but she stopped in her tracks when she heard the bathroom door close meaning that Peter was inside. Hearing him up and about before 12 on the weekend made her spirit rise just slightly because after his therapy session he was visibly upset but he wouldn't tell her why, but she was hoping that today he might be better.

'Ben….I don't know what to do with him…..I need some….' She started to think before her phone began to ring.

May went to the phone and she grabbed it and answered it.

"Hello"

"Mrs. Parker, Good Morning this is Dr. Sofen"

"Hi Dr. Sofen"

"Listen I was just calling to see if you would be willing to bring Peter into my office today"

"Well Dr. Sofen….uh I don't think that would be a good idea…"

"Your Nephew is Angry isn't he" she stated knowingly

"Yes he is and…"

"Mrs. Parker that is normal, often time when people go to therapy the first meeting usual ends in anger because they are being confronted with there problems but I can assure you that now we have found the problem the process of healing…..can begin"

"I'm not so….."

"Mrs. Parker listen to me…..listen to me…..lis-ten….to….me" Karla said in a deliberately slow and low husky voice. May listen to her and for a strange reason she found herself focused on every single word she was saying. May was frozen in her spot waiting for Karla to say something.

"Are you focused on the sound of my voice Mrs. Parker?" asked Karla

"Yes I am" May said in a monotone like voice.

"Good, now here's what you're going to do, you going to take Peter for a drive where you'll end up at my office and you're going to bring him in. Do not tell him where he's going, if he ask simply tell him….


15 Minutes Later

"We're going for a nice Sunday drive relax" Aunt May said to Peter.

"Since when do we take Sunday drives?" asked Peter looking at his Aunt quizzically, but she didn't answer him, she simply kept staring at the road driving quietly. A few minutes ago she knocked on his door and told him to get dress, he tried to ask her where they were going but she quickly went back into her room and got dress. Peter was going to protest but he didn't feel like arguing, so he didn't he simply heaved another sigh and leaned back in his seat. As he relax he felt his eye lids begin to droop and he fell asleep, he was exhausted because just like the night before he had another nightmare about his Uncle, so if this was a nice Sunday drive he going to try to catch up on some much needed sleep.


10 minutes Later: Outside Dr. Sofen's Office

SLAM!

Peter jumped up at the sound of the car door slamming closed, he looked around in confusion to see where they had stopped and his eyes widen in shock as they focused on the familiar looking building of Dr. Sofen's office.

"What the hell" he said to himself quickly getting out of the car, "Aunt May" he shouted, but she was already making her way towards the building.

"We're going to be late Peter hurry up" she said over her shoulder.

"I'M NOT GOING BACK IN THERE I REFUSE!" he shouted back, but his shouts fell upon deaf ears as she kept walking. Peter growled to himself and walked after her but he came to stop when she entered the building.

"Aunt May….I really don't want to be here" he said in a frustrated tone while putting a hand over his face and rubbing his eyes.

"That makes two of us" came a voice.

Peter turned to the right to see a girl his age maybe a year older sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette. Peter raised an eyebrow at her. She had long dark brown hair, a light complexion with brown eyes, and black lipstick on her mouth. The girl had a slim build and was wearing a pink and white striped shirt, with a medium length brown skirt and black boots.

Peter looked at her for second before turning away and looked through the glass door to see Aunt May walking down the hall and turning to the left.

"You're parents forcing you to come here too?" she asked standing up and taking another drag of her cigarette.

"Yeah" Peter answered

"God I hate that Bitch in there" the girl stated with venom blowing out the smoke out of her nose, Peter waved his hand trying to fan away the smoke.

"I know how you feel" Peter replied "She's crazy….

"And she doesn't know what the hell she's talking about…do you know what she told me…she said that I have a classic eating disorder and I should thinking about liposuction" the smoking girl snapped "That Bitch…basically called me fat" she continued taking another drag.

"Yeah, she doesn't know what she's talking about you're not fat…you're uh…smoking" Peter replied turning to the door again seeing if his Aunt would realize he wasn't beside her but so far he didn't see her.

"Thanks" she replied to his comment smiling slightly, she dropped her cigarette to the ground and then stepped on it "So what's you're name"

"Peter Parker" he replied turning back to her.

"I'm Lana Baumgartner"

"Wow try saying that 5 times fast"

Lana smirked at his joke.

"MOM! DAD! COME ON I DON"T WANT TO SEE THAT BITCH!"

Peter and Lana turned to see a teen about their age standing in front of his parents protesting about coming into the building, but his Parents did hear him they kept walking and towards the doors. Peter and Lana moved out of the way and let the two adults through but as they made their way through Peter glanced at their eyes.

'They aren't blinking' he thought to himself and that's when he felt a low level nudge from his spider sense and it was coming from the building.

"What the hell is going on" he said to himself.

"I'll tell you what's going on….we're about to me the devil" said the teen as he entered the building behind his parents.

Lana let out a sigh and caught the door behind him and then turned to Peter.

"You coming"

"Yeah" he replied following her inside.


Sanctum Sanctorum

Baron Mordo was floating in the air, he had his eyes closed and his lips were moving at a rapid pace. Behind him on the ground was Wong, he was held bound and gag by mystical energy, Wong was sporting some lacerations and bruises but despite that he was secretly moving and writhing in his bonds trying to get free so he could stop Mordo from releasing Dormammu.

Wong looked over and he saw the motionless body of Doctor Strange, he then looked up to see Mordo wasn't paying him any attention so he began to scoot over to his master's body.


Inside Dr. Sofen's Building

Peter and Lana walked side by side into the building. They were following the parents of the teen in front of them.

"Hey…don't you go to my school?" asked Lana to the teen in front of them.

"Yeah I do and I sit right next to you in English" he replied over his shoulder

"…..Jason Ionello" she replied after a long minute.

"And you know my name how thoughtful of you" Jason replied angrily.

Lana took the hint and stopped talking to him; she turned her gaze to Peter who had a strange look on his face.

"Hey you okay?" she asked

Peter didn't respond because the slight nudge from his spider sense was beginning to grow in more urgency. It wasn't blaring but it was alerting to him…..to something.

Jason's parents turned another corner and entered through a set of double doors that led into a larger room where there were more teens their age and more parents that seemed to have the same non-blinking expression on their faces.

"Well…..this isn't strange" Peter said to himself

"You said it….what the f*&^ is going on" Lana said as well.

SLAM! Peter, Lana, and Jason turned when they heard the double doors behind them close. Peter tried to push them open but they wouldn't budge.

'Okay….now I know something is going on…..Aunt May' he thought turning back to the crowd of Parents and teens.

Suddenly there was feedback from a microphone, Peter and the other teens looked around as he heard Dr. Sofen's voice fill the room.

"Listen very….very close. Listen to the sound of my voice as it infiltrates your mind" she started in a low alluring voice "My voice is the only thing you are concentrating on, nothing else but my voice…now close your eyes"

Everyone in the room closed their eyes, even Peter. A door on the other side of the room opened and Karla Sofen stepped out with a microphone in her hands. She smiled to herself as she looked at everyone in the room had their eyes closed.

"Good….keep your eyes closed and take deep yet evened breaths" she said. While looking them over she began to count to see how many were gathered.

'40…..good and with the others from yesterday that brings my total to….62….more than enough' she smiled to herself. She reached into her jacket pocket and she pulled out a slip of paper.

"Good, now…..all of you say what I say. UMMAMORD EKAT YM LUOS"

"UMMAMORD EKAT YM LUOS" Everyone repeated.

"Good now keep repeating it" she said taking a step back and watching all of them.

"UMMAMORD EKAT YM LUOS…UMMAMORD EKAT YM LUOS…." They chanted, everyone that was under Karla's hypnotic spell chanted the words over and over and over again.


Outside

As the chanting continued dark and ominous clouds started to form over the building, the wind began to pick up slightly and blow strong.


Sanctum Santorum

Baron Mordo's lips moved faster as he chant his own spell over and over again, he could hear the chanting from the people gathered at Karla's office. An odd looking urn that was on the ground suddenly began to glow a sky blue color and levitate off of the ground. The urn floated up towards Baron Mordo and came to stop in front of him. The urn opened and circular wailing ethereal blue and circular screaming blackish purple spirits poured out of the urn at a rapid pace and begun to swirl around the chanting Baron Mordo.

"SPIRITS OF THE DAMNED COMBINED WITH SPIRITS OF THE LIGHT I COMMAND YOU TO OPEN THE PORTAL!" he shouted. Dark mystical energy flailed everywhere.


Karla's Office

'SPIDER SENSE!" thought Peter urgently.

"AHHHH!" he shouted as his spider sense painfully blared to life in his head and the painful sensation broke him from Karla's trance. He looked around in confusion trying to figure out what was going on and that's when he locked eyes with a shock Karla Sofen but it was too late. The whole room began to shake and dark purplish energy began to whip around and appear from what seemed like no where.

Peter looked up at the flailing energy and he figured that's what his spider sense was alerting him too. The dark purple energy turned into tendrils of dark energy and the tendrils shot out and buried itself deep into the chest of everyone gathered. Peter attempted to dodge but he couldn't, a tendril of dark energy struck him in the chest.

"ARGH!" he grunted in pain, he looked down and to his surprise there wasn't a puncture wound and there wasn't any blood, "UHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he screamed in pain as the tendril began to pull. Peter gritted his teeth as he felt the tendril of energy trying to yank something out of his chest; he shakily looked down to see an ethereal blue light emerging from his chest.

Peter's eyes widen in horror as the blue light for a second look at him with a pained expression.

"AHHHHHH!" he shouted as the tendril yanked hard and pulled a circular blue ball of light from his chest.

The same was happening to everyone in the room, the tendril of dark energy was ripping their souls from their bodies.

Peter dropped to his knees, he reached out for his soul which was reaching back for him but it was useless. The dark energy soon began to disappear with the souls in tow and as a result everyone in the room fell to the ground lifeless, Peter hit the ground and just like everyone else, his once life filled eyes became dull, listless and gray.


Sanctum Sanctorum

Wong eyed Baron Mordo from out of the corner of his eyes, he saw the screaming spirits of the damn begin to link together and form into a rather large vertical oblong shape. The blue ethereal souls flew towards the center of the oblong shape and filled the opening. They combined together and a small tear began to form.

Wong struggled even more towards his master body once he saw the tear; he knew it was only a matter of time before the portal opened fully.

'Must….reach…finally' he thought. Wong rolled towards Doctor Strange's seemingly lifeless body. Wong rose up and managed to roll his body onto Doctor Strange orange cloak. The orange cloak was in fact a powerful mystical artifact known as: The Cloak of Levitation, the piece of clothing possessed many abilities such as levitation allowing it's user to fly but it also had the power to repel dark magic such as the bonds that adorned Wong's body. He fell down upon the cloak and once the good magic of the cloak touched the dark magic of his bonds the reaction was instant. The good magic repelled the dark and freed him. Wong let out a pained sigh of relief, as each second passed he could feel the bonds growing tighter so when released he felt a sudden rush.

"AHHHHHHHHHH" came a loud screaming noise. Wong and Baron Mordo turned towards the busted circular window on second floor of the mansion and they both saw more wailing ethereal blue souls coming through the busted glass.

"No" whispered Wong. He looked down at Doctor Strange's body and he eyed the Eye of Agamotto, thinking quickly he grabbed it and then he looked at it. The eye was closed but that wouldn't stop Wong. He closed his eyes and he said an incantation, he opened them and the Eye remained closed.

"Damn it" he whispered looking up, the souls drifted towards the opening and the tear began opening a little bit more. He growled to himself and looked down at the eye "Listen to me…..our realm is in danger and at the moment I'm the only one that can do anything about but I'm not powerful enough…..my spells are not powerful enough I need help….I need to become the sorcerer supreme but to do that I need help….help me…..please"


Dark Dimension

Drifting along the nothingness was the spirit of the Eye of Agamotto, once it closed the portal it was trapped in the dark dimension as well.

"HELP ME!" a voice rang out, "Please" the voice continued.

The eye opened and it turned to the cry for help.

"COME DAMN YOU!"

The eye turn into light and it flew away.


Sanctum Sanctorum

Wong growled at the closed eye and dropped it to the ground. He shakily stood to his feet and he stared up at the Portal that was almost fully opened, he held up his hands and was getting ready to make his last stand against Mordo when a brilliant flash of white light emerged from the portal. The sudden flash of light threw off Mordo's concentration and it stopped his chanting causing the portal to halt in its expansion. The white light flew around the room until it hit the dropped eye of Agamotto. They eye glowed and then it opened and rose in the air. Wong and Baron Mordo looked at the powerful artifact with wide eyes; it flew forward a few inches until it hit Wong making him glow white.

"NO!" shouted Mordo as he saw Wong glow white and the portal stop expanding. The souls that weren't being used to open the portal flew around the Sanctum until they landed on ground.

Mordo held up his hands and fired a mystical blast at the glowing Wong but it was blocked and a flash of white illuminated the room. Mordo lowered his hands and his eyes widen. There levitating in the air in front of him was Wong only he had on a black form fitting costume with a red sash around his waist, and Doctor Strange's orange Cloak of Levitation around his shoulders and keeping the cloak in place was the Eye.

"Behold I am the New Sorcerer Supreme" said Wong.

"No you aren't boy….you're just an even bigger annoyance" said Mordo throwing up his hands and firing a mystical blast of energy. Wong held up his hands and he fired his own beam of good magic and the two collided in a brilliant display of power.

Mordo gritted his teeth and poured more energy into his attack but since Wong had the eye it was proving to be more difficult than he would care to admit.

"DIE!" shouted Mordo

"NO….BE GONE VILLAIN!" Wong yelled back, his beam of good magic began to overpower Mordo and finally with a small exertion Wong's beam pushed through Mordo's attack and hit him full force.

"AHHHHHH!" Mordo shouted in pain before fading away.

Wong lowered his hands and he fell to the ground breathing heavily.

"Uhhhh…." Came a groan of pain. Wong lifted his head and he turned to the right. He saw one of the ethereal blue soul lift up and float in the air, "Where….Where am I"

Wong scrunched up his eyes in confusion as the blue ball of light shakily floated around trying to find out where it was, the ball of light turned to him and he assumed that it was looking at him.

"W-Who….A-re…you….Why can't I feel my legs" asked Peter looking down and around, "I DON"T HAVE ANY LEGS! WHAT THE F*&* IS GOING ON!" he shouted out loud.

"Do…not….Do not panic" came Wong's out of breath voice.

"DON"T PANIC! DON'T PANIC! EASY FOR YOU TO SAY YOU HAVE YOUR BODY I DON'T…Okay….Okay…Peter get a grip….you're dreaming, you're dreaming….now wake up"

Wong watched the float blue spirit that was Peter Parker float back and forth trying to wake himself up but it didn't happen.

"OH NO! AUNT MAY! HEY YOU! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" shouted Peter.

"The End of the World" Wong replied.


On the Road

Dr. Karla Sofen stepped on the gas of her car speeding down the road that would lead her out of town. She looked at her watch and she could feel panic rising within her chest...slightly. She was desperately trying to get out of the city before anyone went to her private practice, because it would be extremely hard to explain 62 lifeless bodies in the building. So she packed what she could the night before and withdrew some money from her account and got the heck out of dodge. Karla figured if she could create herself an alibi by being out of town at the time the time she could manipulate her way out of the situation. One of her favorite Spa's was in a little out of the way city in New Jersey so that's where she was heading and once she got there it would be a matter of hypnotizing a few of the employees and once again she would be scott free.

Karla smirked to herself as she turned off the turnpike and headed for Warren, New Jersey.


Sanctum Sanctorum

"Well….I guess it is the end of the world….again" said Peter. Wong had just finished giving him the quick and dirty version of the events that were happening.

"What do you mean again?" asked Wong finally rising to his feet.

"Nothing. Just close the portal"

"I can't" Wong replied shakily walking over to the portal that was still slightly open, he peered into the hellish realm and he put a serious look on his face.

"Why"

"Because Doctor Strange is still in there…the true Sorcerer Supreme only he can end this mess"

"I thought you said the eye….." started Peter.

"The Eye is a chaotic force only those with the proper training can wield it to its full potential….I'm not yet trained in controlling it…it is taking all of my willpower to keep it in check" Wong replied

"So what do we do?"

"We do nothing….I must enter the portal and find my Master, but at the same time keep Mordo at bay and I only have a short amount of time….now that I have the Eye I can sense how powerful Dormammu is growing….and the more time these souls spend outside of the body the greater the chance that it will be permanent.

"You mean I'll….."

"Die….yes"

Peter turned around and looked at the other souls on the ground of the Mansion, he couldn't tell which was his Aunt's but it didn't matter he knew she was there as was the souls of the people at Karla's office. He turned back to the portal and to Wong.

"I can help"

"What…no you can not, maybe I could contact the Avengers or…"

"No, it'll take too long for them to get here, trust me…"

"How are you able to retain conscious thought while you are in this non-corporeal form?" asked Wong

"I-I don't know….the last thing I remember was I was doing some type of chanting but then I stop and that when this…this thing came out of nowhere and stole my soul….but look the how I'm talking isn't important…..just know I can help you"

"Who are you?"

"Would you believe me if I told you I was Spider-Man"

Wong's eyes rose slightly as he stared at the soul in front of him.

"Last I heard…you were a menace"

"And Last I heard magic doesn't exist" Peter countered, "So the point is don't believe everything you hear, now Wong, you have a decision to make…and remember the clock is ticking"

Wong looked at the portal and then back at spirit next to him.

"Alright, I accept your help"

"Good, so what's the plan?"

"I'm going to stay here and keep Mordo from expanding the Portal and allowing Dormammu accessing this Dimension"

"Meanwhile I'll go in and find Doctor Strange" Peter finished, "Will I be able to find him like this"

"No…you'll stick out like a sore thumb, through that portal you'll be facing pure evil"

"I need my body back"

"No time…but I think I might be able to…" Started Wong before closing his eyes, he mumbled a quick incantation and he touched Peter's soul.

"ARGH!" Peter grunted. The floating blue ball of light that was his soul began to shift and transform. His soul expanded until he formed into glowing blue form of his body but he was in his Spider-man costume.

"I guess you weren't lying" said Wong with a smirk looking at him

"What did you do?"

"A spell to reveal you're true self"

"Nice" Spider-man replied

"Yes but remember you are still outside of your body you have only a short time before you revert back and your time is running low for you to get back into your body along with everyone else"

"No Pressure"

"When you find Doctor Strange give him this…he'll need it" Said Wong handing Spider-man the Eye of Agamotto

"Don't you need it?"

"NO I've absorbed enough knowledge to repeal Mordo for a short time…but again"

"Hurry….right, got it"

"The Eye will also lead you to the Good Magic of Doctor Strange"

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE! The whole mansion began to violent shake and rumble.

"Oh No…it's Mordo….SPIDER-MAN GO!" he shouted.

"Gone" Spider-man said before jumping through the portal.

Wong turned his eyes to one side of the Mansion only to see it be blown open, he didn't shield his eyes this time he stood strong and faced the visibly angry Baron Mordo.

"You will regret crossing me Apprentice"

"And you will regret embracing the Dark Arts Mordo"

"RAHHHHHH!" The two shouted charging at each other with good and dark magic flashing all around.


Dark Dimension

'Maybe I should have stayed and fought the other guy' thought Spider-man standing on the large chunk of land and looking around the hellish realm of the Dark Dimension. He looked to the red sky and he could demonic creatures flying in all direction growling and snapping at each other, he saw ghouls and goblins fighting and biting each other on other floating pieces of land like the one he was standing on.

The Eye of Agamotto in his hand suddenly started to shake; Spider-man looked down to see the eye fly from his hand and off.

"I guess that's my cue" he said to himself. He took a running start and he jumped off and shot a web swinging from land mass to land mass after the Eye of Agamotto.


Spider-man landed on a small piece of floating land and he eyed the massive medieval themed gray stoned castle before him. It was about the size of Manhattan two times over and it was floating on it's own in the middle of the red nothingness. He turned his head and he could see a small skinny stone walkway that lead into the front of the massive castle and he could see the ugly ghouls and Goblins that he had been passing making their way into the castle.

The Eye of Agamotto flew upwards towards a tall tower that was in the center of the Castle. Spider-man shot a web and swung towards the castle and he stuck to the side and started to scale the stones after the powerful artifact.

Spider-man was almost to the top when he got a powerful buzz from his spider sense, but it was too quick for him to maneuver out of the way. A three fingered clawed hand burst through the side of the wall he was clinging to and grabbed him and yanked him inside and threw him across the stone ground.

"Ow" he said turning over and eyeing the monster that grabbed him.

"INTRUDER!" growled large purple looking demon that resembled a dog. The beast jumped in the air and was about to come down upon the wall-crawler but Spider-man sprung out of the way.

SMASH! Went the sound of the monster's hand hit in the stone floor.

Spider-man recovered and fired several web balls at the demon, it struck him in the face but it did little to actually stop the monster from charging at him again.

"Uh OH" he said jumping out of the way of the demon's fist. Spider-man jumped to the side again and he found himself standing in front of a locked gate, he turned to the gate and he looked inside because he felt a shiver run up spine. He gazes into the darkened cell but all he could see was darkness.

'Spider sense' he thought urgently he turned back to the charging monster and waited and just as it got near he hopped up and over the Demon causing him to charge into the gate with extreme force and denting and then ultimately breaking the lock over the gate.

Spider-Man landed a few feet away.

"I'm wasting too much time with fido over here…..how am I" he started before his spider sense bombarded him with mind numbing pain again.

"ARGHHH!" he shouted grabbing his head. His eyes danced around until they landed on the gate that was swinging open. The beast stopped in its tracks and it turned to the open gate.

A red hand shot out of the black cave and went through the chest of the beast.

ROAR! The beast shouted in pain before being yanked into the cell.

Spider-man heard the sounds of bones crunching and then a swallowing sound. Not wanting to find out what was inside the cell Spider-man shakily started to make his way towards the hole that was created when the monster grabbed him. Just as he reached the hole he felt a hand grab him by the neck and begin to choke him.

"GAH!" Spider-man gasped out from the strong grip.

The hand turned him around so he was face to face with the entity that was behind the cave. The entity was tall maybe about 6'10, with long spiky black hair, red eyes, sharp fang like teeth, and red skin. The entity was wearing a red looking outfit that had a long flowing red and black cape behind him and he had a muscular yet lean build. The entity that was choke Spider-man oozed evil, it invaded every portion of room they were in and it only increase when the entity put a smile on his face.

"UHHHH!" Spider-man continued to gasp. The entity brought him closer and began to sniff him in absolute delight.

"Human" he said in a giddy light baritone voice "A human soul…..oohh just rip for the picking You smell so delicious"

"Uhhhhhh"

"Oh what to do, what to do, what….to…do"

Spider-man shakily held up his hand and fires some web at the entities eyes but as they made contact it burned away.

"MUWAHHHAHAHA…..did you really expect that to work"

"W-Worth….A….s-shot"

"Oh Human I like you. Tell you what I'll do, since you helped me escape that wretched cell, where I've been for the last….I don't know how long, I'm going to let you live…but I'll be back for you. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed before tossing Spider-man to the ground.

"….cough….cough…..cough….Who…a-are…you"

"I don't like saying my full name….brings bad luck, but you can call me: Mephisto….HAHAHAHAHAHA!" the red demon laughed before forming into ghastly black smoke and flying through the hole out into the dark dimension.

Spider-man laid on the floor trying to recover.

"What the…." He started before he glowed white and then vanished.


"Hell" he finished looking around; he saw that he was at the top of the tower on the edge of an open window. He looked to the right to see the Eye of Agamotto floating next to him.

"Why didn't you transport me here in the first place?" he asked the eye while rubbing his neck. The eye didn't answer his question. Spider-man turned to the inside of the castle and his eyes were immediately drawn to a massive looking man with a fire shrouding his face, and glowing red eyes. He was sitting in an equally massive thrown and in front of him were monsters and demons surrounding people who looked human and were in medieval looking armor.

"I'm guessing that's Dormammu….but where is…." He started before his eyes landed on a familiar looking man sitting inside of a green protective bubble with a woman he didn't recognize. Spider-man saw the Eye of Agamotto drifting downwards; he shot a web at the eye and yanked it back.

"Hold on….we want to do this the right way" Spider-man whispered to it, he hooked the eye onto his belt and he crawled along the stone wall trying his best to stay to the shadows and reach Doctor Strange.


Down Below

On a pillar next to the throne of Dormammu Doctor Strange and Clea sat in their protective bubble trying to their best to keep it up and think of a way to defeat their foe but so far nothing has come to mind. Doctor Strange opened his eyes and he looked at the red tendrils of dark magic wrap around their protective barrier steadily pouring dark magic into the barrier and slowly…every so slowly weakening the barrier. Beads of sweat rolled down the Sorcerer Supremes' head, he could feel the strain starting get to him especially since he didn't have the Eye of Agamotto to help boost his power.

"AHHHHHH!" came a scream of pain.

Doctor Strange turned his head to the sound and he saw another one of Clea's people fall to the ground dead courtesy of Dormammu's demons. Once the portal to the other side had been sealed Dormammu in his anger had begun to kill off Clea's people in an attempt to get her to surrender her life, but so far it hasn't worked but that still didn't mean he didn't take pleasure in killing them anyway. Doctor Strange turned to his lover and he could see the pained expression on her face as another one of her people died and it broke his heart to see her in such pain.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" laughed Dormammu evilly.

Doctor Strange gritted his teeth at the sound of him laughing.

"Stephen I…..I cannot take much more of this"

"Be strong Clea…I know it's hard…"

"NO YOU DON"T!" she shouted at him her eyes snapping open and looking at him and then turning to her people.

"Clea don't loose focus" he replied, but his words fell upon deaf ears, she was too wrapped up in her guilt for allowing this evil to befall her realm and her anger for not being able to do anything to stop her uncle.

"Clea listen to me I….." Doctor Strange started before he felt something he turned to the left when he saw a hand on the edge of the pillar they were on. Clea followed Stephen's line of sight and her eyes widen as Spider-man silently flipped up on the pillar.

"Demon" Clea hissed

"Uh…no I'm here to help" Spider-man whispered, he looked up and eyed Dormammu whose attention was elsewhere.

Doctor Strange looked down and he saw the Eye on Spider-Man's belt.

"How did you get that?" asked Doctor Strange.

"Long story…your apprentice Wong sent me…he's fighting Mordo to keep the portal open while I come in and help you against Dormammu"

"You can not help" she replied in a depressed tone.

"Well when you say it like that it sounds like you've given up" Spider-man replied making his way closer to the barrier but trying to stay out of the way of Dormammu's eye sight.

"What if I have" She replied

"Then you are not the woman I feel in love with" said Doctor Strange "She doesn't give up and neither do I…we can still defeat Dormammu, his hold is not yet firm but it soon will be, so that means we still have a chance."

Clea looked at him and his words rung true to her, she was not the quitting type, there was still a chance to win, to beat back her Uncle and that's all they needed…..a chance. Clea nodded her head and her resolved strengthened a little more.

"You're right…..you're right Stephen, I must not lose hope and I won't"

Doctor Strange smiled at her and she smiled back.

"Okay so the million dollar question is how" whispered Spider-man glancing at Dormammu who still hadn't seen him.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" came another shout from down below.

The three cringed at the sound but they didn't turn for they already knew what was happening.

"I've been thinking Clea….How did Dormammu escape"

"I am uncertain how the doorway to his banishment was opened, all I know is that he appeared and began to alter our dimension" she replied

"Well then I believe we've found the solution to our pressing problem" he replied

"What is it Doc?" asked Spider-man

"We must travel to Dormammu's imprisonment chamber and closed the door….once the door is closed Clea should be able to repeal him and send him into banishment once more"

"EASIER SAID THAN DONE!"

The three turn to see Dormammu looking directly at them.

"YOU HAVE THE EYE! GIVE IT TO ME!"

"No" Spider-man replied.

Doctor Strange looked at the eye and he sent it a mental command.

'Come to me'

The Eye of Agamotto lifted off of Spider-man's belt and flew towards him and through the barrier into Doctor Strange's hands. Dormammu raised his hand and was getting ready to slam it upon them.

"BY THE SPIRIT OF VISHANTI I REPEAL YOU!" he shouted. Dormammu's hand was ripped to shreds by the powerful mystical spell.

"RAHHHH!' he growled in pain but it didn't stop him his hand reformed and he quickly stood up from his throne.

"I GROW TIRED OF YOU STRANGE THIS IS THE END FOR YOU!"

"Not a chance" Doctor Strange shouted holding up his hands and then levitating off of the ground getting ready to face off with the dark one.

Spider-man took a step forward when he felt Clea grab his shoulder.

"You must come with me" she said urgently

"Where"

"Stephen will buy us some time….I must get to the doorway and close it before it's too late….our time is almost up" she said. Spider-man nodded his head in agreement. Clea held up her hands in an odd looking pattern, they began to glow green and what looked like a door way opened in front of them. Clea took a step forward into the door and then stopped and glanced over her shoulder and Doctor Strange.

'Be safe' she thought before stepping through followed by Spider-man.

ROAR! went Dormammu as he transformed into a giant black and red dragon. He opened his mouth and blew out a stream of fire.

Doctor Strange grabbed the edge of his orange cloak and brought it up to shield himself from the intense heat.

"Vishanti…quell this fire" he said waving his hands. The fire spewing out suddenly turned to water. Doctor Strange maneuvered out of the way and he looked at Dormammu.

"You have no hope boy….even with the Eye your powers are fading…."

"Maybe….but I have more than enough to deal with you…BONDS OF THE VISHANTI!"

Thick green mystical bonds appeared around dragon Dormammu, but they didn't stop him it only made him laugh before he flexed his muscles and shattered the good magic.


Valley of the Damned

"Where…..where am I….why do I feel….like dying" said Spider-man as he dropped to his knees. Overwhelming and undaunted despair gripped his soul. His body began to flicker and shimmer almost like he was about to disappear, but ten slim fingers found their way to his body. Clea closed her eyes and said a few words that he couldn't understand but as the words left her mouth he began to feel better and his body stopped flickering.

"You must be strong in this place….we are where no good souls should ever be…The Valley of the Damned" she whispered.

Spider-man finally felt focused enough to concentrate and view his surroundings.

A gray dead and barren wasteland was before him. The whole place was devoid of any color, or any life at all. The ground beneath his feet was course and rough, and while the Valley of the Damned seamed like a place where it would be hot it was actually cold…very cold. Spider-man shivered as he followed behind Clea who was walking what looked like a beaten and worn path.


The two kept walking until they reached a hill and once they were over the hill Spider-man came to a stop.

"Whoa" he whispered.

In the distance, not too far away from the hill was gargantuan door that was slit down the middle. Spider-man looked at the door and on either side of the door was one half of a skull so once the door was closed it would form a whole skull, it was there no doubt to warn those of what stood behind the door. Within the door Spider-man couldn't make out anything but pitch black.

Spider-man shook his head and looked to see Clea already making her way down the path and towards the door.

Clea had finally reached the door and she looked at it with absolute dread, she could feel the residual evil left behind by her Uncle.

"So how did he open it?" Spider-man asked standing beside her. Clea's eyes roamed over the door, she held up her hand and sent out a small blast of mystical energy. The mystical energy flew forward until it hit a barrier of some sort that took the energy and added it to its overall strength.

"Just as I feared"

"What?" he asked

"When we first got here I got a brief feeling that someone was here and now I'm sure of it…." She said

"What…you mean here in the valley of the damned"

"Yes…someone let Dormammu out….someone who is powerful in the dark arts….maybe on my level or Stephen's level of understanding"

"Who?"

THUD! Clea and Spider-man turned to the sound to see an imposing man who stood at 6'7 in silver titanium armor and a green outfit and a green hooded cloak flowing behind him, but the real draw was the mask covering his face.

"You" said Spider-man with wide eyes, recognizing the man's armor and the man's voice.

"Step away from the door or face…. DOOM!"


Sanctum Sanctorum

"HA!" shouted Wong firing a mystical blast from his hands. Mordo waved his hands and a solid concrete wall formed in front of him blocking the attack. The dark arts master waved his hand again and a powerful wave of dark magic flew forward and barreled into Wong with the force of tidal wave, he went flying back and into the wall where he hit his head and passed out.

Mordo dropped his hands and he fell to his knees out of breath. While Wong was still training in the mystical arts he was still no doubt formidable, Mordo had spent far too much time battling with him that his own energy reserves were beginning to run low but he still had enough to open the portal fully and allow his master access to this realm. Taking in a deep breath Mordo stood to his feet and he looked at the small opening of the portal.

"It is time" he said to himself raising his hands but as he raised them he stopped. Ghastly black smoke began to seep through the small opening. He looked at the smoke and he began to back up slightly because he could feel the malevolence pouring off of the smoke.

The smoke seeped out and it began to form into the tall red demon Mephisto, and Baron Mordo instantly recognized him.

"MEPHISTOPHELES!" Mordo exclaimed.

"Ooohh…..your fear is intoxicating Mordo" the evil demon stated with glee.

"No….you're…..you're imprisoned"

"Not anymore…you pathetic human" he replied looking around and then his eyes landed on the body of Doctor Strange, "Ooooo isn't this a treat two of my enemies in one convenient location"

"RAHHH!" shouted Mordo hurling a dark spell at the demon that simply held up his hand and repelled the attack.

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Dormammu will….."

"Do nothing" he replied holding up his hand. Ghoulish looking black hands shot out of the ground and tried to grab Mordo but he said a quick incantation and he vanished from site.

"This isn't over Mephisto…I shall return and my Master will deal with you once again" came Mordo's voice from everywhere.

"Unlikely…I'm free now and I shall remain that way" Mephisto stated floating down to Doctor Strange's body.

"I could easily end your life Sorcerer…..but I find that I desire to see the look on your face when I take over this world. I want you to look me in the eyes and realize all your efforts were for naught….I told you I would be free again. I made the mistake last time….that will not happen again HAHAHAHAHAHAH" laughed Mephisto before vanishing in a flash of black and red.

A groan of pain came from Wong's mouth as he slowly cracked open his eyes.


The Valley of the Damned

"You know this Man?" asked Clea

"Yeah…well sort of. A while back he tried to tear a hole our dimension in an attempt to harness cosmic energy for his own means….but he didn't look like this before" said Spider-man.

"I've made a few upgrades Spider-man and this time you will not impede Doom's will"

"Still referring to yourself in the third person I see" Spider-man quipped

"Whoever you are do you know what you have done….you have released an evil that knows no bounds"

"If you are attempting to frighten me I can assure you Doom is afraid of no one….and I always know what I'm doing" said Doctor Doom.

"Listen….close the door I'll handle crazy metal guy" Spider-man whispered before jumping in the air and sailing towards Doom.

Doom say him coming and raised his hand and fired electricity from his hands, in mid air Spider-man twisted his body out of the way and slammed both feet into Doom's chest, making him stumble back and fall to the ground.

"YOU DARE!…"

"To Strike Doom…yeah yeah you said that the last time I knocked you on your ass" Spider-man replied landing on the ground "Can't you say something with a little more variety"

"If its variety you want Arachnid…" started Doom in a low voice before teleporting away.

'Spider sense' thought Spider-man looking up to see Doctor Doom levitating in the air.

"YOU SHALL HAVE IT!" he roared with his hands flashing.

The ground beneath Spider-man's feet gave a shake before undead monsters burst from the ground. Spider-man took a step back as the undead beast emerged from the dry cracked ground of the valley. His eyes roamed over the flesh falling from the beast body and some of them were only skeletons, but they looked formidable. He then looked up to see Doctor Doom thrust his hand forward.

"DESTROY HIM!"

ROAR! They yelled charging at the wall-crawler.

"Me and My big mouth" he said to himself ducking under the strike of skeleton and responding with a powerful uppercut that knocked the head off.


While Spider-man was dealing with Doom and his undead monsters Clea was busy attempting to disrupt the barrier in front of her Uncle's Prison, but the barrier was proving to be quite difficult to break. She racked her brain for a spell that would break the barrier and she finally settled upon one that should be strong enough, but just as she raised her hands she felt a presence behind her and she turned to see Doctor Doom standing behind her. He glared at her and then grabbed her hands and lifted her up.

"Why are doing this?" she asked trying not to wince from his strong grip.

"Easy…Power" he responded "Dormammu is under the impression that he will rule this mystical realm but he is mistaken I only freed him because I can kill two birds with one stone so to speak. Dormammu's presence no doubt would have attracted not only your attention but the attention of the Sorcerer Supreme"

"Stephen"

"Correct my dear. I owe Doctor Strange; he killed my mother so he must die. Once he was dead I would siphon off Dormammu's power and then seal him back into his prison…thus making Doom the supreme ruler of this realm"

"You are mad"

"Perhaps from your perspective" He replied

"You can't hope to contain my Uncle's power it would destroy you….it would destroy us all"

"Do not presume to tell Doom what he can and can not do, Doom is all powerful" he said squeezing her hands harder.


"AH!" shouted Spider-man as he punched in the chest and sent skidding back across the course ground. He rolled to the left to avoid another undead monster trying to stomp on his chest, Spider-man got to his feet and he looked at the monsters around him and the he looked and saw Doom with Clea in his hands.

'Oh no' he thought, 'Spider Sense'

Spider-man saw a rather large beast charging at him on all fours and that's when an idea formed in his head. He started to charge at the approaching beast and just when it jumped at him Spider-man flipped on its back and then sprung off it and towards Doom.

"HEY DOOM! LET HER GO!" he shouted.

Doctor Doom turned to the left to see Spider-man coming down with a powerful punch to his face. The sudden strike made him drop Clea and go stumbling back.

"Ow" whispered Spider-man shaking his fist, "Hurry and close this thing I can't hold them off for long" he said urgently to Clea who picked herself up from the ground and nodded her head.

CLANK!

Spider-man turned to the sound to see Doom's face plate fall off and to the ground and he got a very good look and the burned and scarred face of Victor Von Doom.

"JESUS CHRIST!" shouted Spider-man seeing his face.

"YOU MISERABLY PEST!" Doom shouted thrusting out his hand and firing a blast of energy. Spider-man backflipped and the beam missed him by a mile. Doom quickly reached down to the ground and grabbed his face plate and quickly connected it back to his face.


Clea raised her hands and closed her eyes and she concentrated.

"By all that is good and true and as the ruler of this realm I command the spirits of the Ancient Ones to dispel this barrier" she said conjuring up all of her magical abilities. Her hands glowed in a brilliant flash of light and she pushed them forward. The light traveled forward and hit the barrier that Doom created. The barrier flashed red before wobbling and the bursting in a million shards of glass and dissolving into the air.

"NOOO!" shouted Doom in anger holding out his hand, but suddenly a web snagged his outstretched hand and then pulled it out of Clea's way and at one of the beast he conjured up.

Spider-man was in the air sailing towards Doom again, he reached him and then tackled him to the ground where they went rolling across the dirt.

"CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR!" Spider-man shouted.

Clea eyed the door with determination, she drew upon all of her mystical powers and the power she was emitting began to whip and roll around her in a brilliant display of light. Doctor Doom kicked Spider-man off of him and tried to stand up, but Spider-man shot a web at his legs and yanked him off of his feet.

"NOO!" shouted Doom looking at the levitating and glowing Clea.

"I AM THE DAUGHTER OF PRINCE ORINI AND HIGH PRIESTESS UMAR, I AM THE RULER OF THE DARK DIMENSION AND I COMMAND YOU DORMAMMU TO BANISHMENT ONCE AGAIN!"

The pitch black within the prison cell started to turn a vibrant green color and it began to spin and swirl in a sucking motion. Spider-man put a hand to cover his face as the wind began to pick up; the swirl green vortex was sucking up everything. The undead beast that Doom had conjured up was being sucked into the vortex of green. Spider-man dug his feet into the ground and used his powers to stick. Doom started to get sucked in but he glowed for a second and then he vanished.


Castle

Doctor Strange used his cloak again to block another attack from dragon Dormammu but just as the Dark One geared up for another attack a portal opened above the two combatants and began to pull them upwards.

"NOOOOO!" shouted Dormammu looking around for his niece but he didn't see her anywhere which meant that she was behind the portal. Dormammu rose up and tried to fly away but the pull was too strong and he was violent pulled through the portal. Doctor Strange smirked to himself and then flew through the portal as well.


The Valley

Dormammu formed into his humanoid appearance as he was pulled along the Valley floor. He shouted and dug his massive hands into the earth beneath him but it useless, He turned his fiery head to see the prison cell coming closer and closer. He saw his niece levitating in the air with her magic all around her. Dormammu growled and reached out but a blast from Doctor Strange stopped him from grabbing her. Dormammu's feet entered the portal first followed by his legs and then his torso, in a last ditch effort he grabbed the sides of the cell door and tried to pull himself free.

Doctor Strange and Clea both levitated in front of his face.

"Good bye Uncle….hopefully we'll never see you again"

"Dormammu, you've because enough damage it's time for you go home"

"DAMN THE BOTH OF YOU! YOU CAN NOT DEFEAT ME I SHALL RE…"he started. Doctor Strange and Clea grabbed each other's hand and then held them up. They both released a powerful blast of mystical energy that hit Dormammu square in the face knocking him into the swirling green vortex.

The Cell doors began to pull and the Skull halves met completing the full skull and sealing Dormammu once again. The doorway began to rumble as it started to sink into the depths of the Valley ground, trapped once more.

Spider-Man slowly lifted his head up and he saw that Dormammu was gone, he let out a sigh and he took a deep breath.

"Thank God" he whispered, sitting up.

"We did it my Love" said Doctor Strange turning to Clea who had a smile on her face. The two brought each other close and they captured the other's lips in a kiss. The two continued to kiss as they touched the ground.

"Uh….Is it finally over" asked Spider-man limping towards them. The two lovers broke apart and looked at him.

"Yes it is young Warrior my Uncle is once again banished to his prison where he'll stay...for all eternity" Clea answered, "What is your name"

"Spider-man" he told her.

"Well Spider-man you have my undying thanks, for if it wasn't for you help we would not have succeeded"

"You also have my thanks as well" Doctor Strange chimed in, he walked towards Spider-man and placed hand on his shoulder.

"Gee doc….you're gonna make me blush" he said rubbing the back of his neck.

The sorcerer supreme smirked at his comment.

"Well I guess….AHHH" Spider-man shouted falling to a knee, his body began to flicker and he began to lose his body. His body disappeared and in its place was his glowing blue spirit, "What's happening?"

"Your body has lost its form….you must return to your body now"

Doctor Strange waved his hands and all three of them disappeared.


Sanctum Sanctorum

Doctor Strange, Clea and Spider-man's soul appeared within the two story Mansion. Doctor Strange eyed his body, he made himself form into his astral form and then he flew towards his body and rejoined with it.

Doctor Strange opened his eyes and he sat up.

"MASTER!" shouted Wong running over to him.

"I'm alright Wong, I'm alright….how are you"

"I've been better but I'm alright as well" he said before looking up and seeing Clea floating down towards them with Spider-man's soul.

"Miss Clea I'm glad to see you as well, I take it Dormammu has been defeated"

"Yes Wong my Uncle has been banished once again"

"How did he escape?" asked Wong.

"A man named Doom freed him" she answered.

"Victor Von Doom" stated Doctor Strange with an edge in his voice while standing up.

"He said you murdered his Mother" Said Clea

"I'll explain the details later my love first we must get our friend and all these other souls back to their bodies before they die" he said. The Sorcerer Supreme raised his hands and they glowed a brilliant orange.

"By the Spirit of Vishanti I command you to return"

All of the blowing blue souls swirled up and around, those that were inside of the portal were sucked free, the souls then drifted towards the open window. The urn that was laying on the ground rose up and all of the blackish purple spirits were recaptured and the top closed on it tightly.


Dr. Sofen's Office

Peter's eye twitched and slowly his dull and listless eyes became their usual life filled hazel brown. He blinked his eyes and they slowly focused on the carpet of Dr. Sofen's office. He pushed himself upwards and he gave a slight groan of protest from his body, Peter looked around to see everyone else beginning to stir and rise up as well.

'I remember everything' Peter thought to himself 'I wonder do they….' He started.

"What happened….why the f*&^ can't I remember anything"

Peter looked to his left to see the girl Lana next to him rising up.

'Guess not….that's convenient. Wait…where is that Sofen lady she's involved in this' thought Peter standing to his feet, but he didn't see her, 'She's probably long gone by now. Aunt May'

Peter searched the crowd of people with his eyes until they landed on the rising form of his Aunt. He rushed over to her and helped her to her feet.

"Peter….what is going on, what happened"

"Uh….gas leak Aunt May…the authorities should be on their way"

WHOOOO WHOOOOO WHOOO went the sirens of the police and Firefighters. Peter glanced out the windows at the civil servants get out of their cars and trucks and making there way inside. Peter's eyebrows rose at their sudden appearance.

'A latent Spider power….Spider-telepathy.' he thought

'That was my doing Spider-man' came Doctor Strange's voice inside his head.

'Doc…but…..'

'Relax young man, I will not speak of your secret…you have my word as Sorcerer Supreme and as your ally. Besides I'm in your debt, I've altered everyone's memories to fit you story. They were under the impression that they were coming for a special seminar on Group Therapy but Dr. Karla Sofen didn't show…and there was a gas leak but thanks to a few windows that were open the gas had a place to escape, but the reason everyone survived is because of a brave young man by the name of Peter Parker calling 911 before he passed out' he communicated.

'You think that's going to hold?' asked Peter

'Trust me…it will hold. Thank you for your help, if you ever need any help my door is always open'

Peter smiled slightly, "Thanks Doc"

"What Peter?" asked Aunt May putting a hand to her head.

"Nothing Aunt May" Peter replied just as the doors opened the firefighters and police stepped inside.


New Jersey, Spa

Laying naked on her stomach was Dr. Karla Sofen; she heaved a content sigh as the man massaged her tensed back with the massage oils.

"Oh Ken….you are magical" she sighed as the Masseuse continued to knead the knots out of her back. Ken's hand continued to rub her back but then they suddenly stopped. A few seconds passed before Karla opened her eyes because she didn't feel his hands anymore.

"Ken" she said leaning up but as she leaned up her eyes fell upon those of Baron Mordo, "Mordo"

"Sofen"

"So did Dormammu Win?"

"No….my master has been sealed once again….I must forge a new plan on how to free him"

"So I helped you steal those people's souls for nothing. Great like I need something else on my conscious" she said rubbing her face.

"It wasn't for nothing my dear. While my plan did not work, you managed to hold up your end of the deal and so I must honor my end. I believe you wanted power am I correct"

Karla leaned up a little more making sure to grab her towel and cover herself.

"You're damn right I do"

"Well then…..EMULA ERETA" Baron Mordo stated holding out his hand. There was flash of light and it made Karla cover her eyes for a second but when she lowered them she saw several small yellow glowing stones levitating in his palm.

"What is that?"

"My dear these are gravity stones forged on the moon of alternate universe by a powerful race of militant beings named the Kree"

"How did you get them?"

"During my attempts to come up with a plan to free my Master I traveled to an alternate dimension…the how I acquired them is not important. I've been keeping them until I could figure out what to do with them but now they do not serve me any purpose"

"These little stones are gonna give me power"

"Either that or kill you…doesn't really matter to me"

"WHAT!" she shouted. The gravity stones shot forward and hit her in the chest. Karla gasped out because of the intense pain she felt with the stone barreled into her. The gravity stone cut through her flesh and began to sink into her body.

Baron Mordo gave a laugh before he vanished in a flash of light. Kara sunk to the ground in unbearable pain. She shakily lifted her hand and she could see that it was glowing a deep yellow hue, the glowing traveled down her hand and along her arm. As the glowing traveled along her body the pain she felt only intensified, Karla gritted her teeth trying to brave it but she could and she let out a might yell.

"RAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"


A Day Later: Sanctum Sanctorum

Doctor Strange was peaceful meditating in his sanctum, reflecting on the past events that transpired. He took a deep breath and he released it, calming his mind, his body, and his soul.

"Stephen My Love" Clea's voice called out in all directions.

After helping Spider-man get back to his body, he opened a portal back to the Dark Dimension. Clea traveled back to her dimension to clean up the mess her Uncle made of her Dimension. Doctor Strange had offered to help her but she kindly turned him down, she could see how depleted his energy levels were and she knew he need to rest, so that's what she told him to do and he reluctantly agreed.

"Yes Clea I'm here what's wrong you sound distraught"

"It seems we can never catch a break my love…after one crisis there is always another one, more dangerous than the last" she said anger evident in her voice.

"Clea calm down and tell me what's wrong"

"Stephen he has escaped"

"Dormammu impossible"

"No not my Uncle…someone worse"

"Who?"

"Mephistopheles has escaped his prison"

Doctor Strange's eyes widen in horror and slight shiver an up his spine at the name his lover just stated.

"Clea my dear are you sure"

"Stephen how can I not be sure about something like this…..it seems during my Uncle's reign he managed to escape somehow….I've done a mystical scan and…..he's not in the Dark Dimension"

"You mean…." Doctor Strange started.

"Yes…..he's in your realm"

"I see. I will attend to this problem immediately, with Mephistopheles free there's no telling what's going to happen"

"I know what's going to happen…he'll corrupt your world…..one soul at a time"


Bar- Arizona

A handsome man in his late 20s, he was about 5'10, with blue eyes, and dark blonde hair. He had an average build and he was wearing a black shirt, and blue jeans. The handsome man had a shot of vodka in his hands and he threw the shot back and allowed the liquor to hit the back of his throat. He slammed the shot glass on the counter and he ordered another one. The bartender shook his head and gave the man another shot.

"Don't you think you've had enough" asked the Bartender

"If I'm still conscious then I haven't had enough"

"There's a man that knows how to have a good time" came a glee voice. The man turned to his left to see a man with spiky black hair and a deep almost reddish tan come and sit next to him.

"I'll have what he's having" said the spiky black haired man. The Bartender poured him a shot and then walked away.

"So my friend what are we celebrating?"

"We're not celebrating anything"

"Oh…well I am…I'm celebrating freedom…bottoms up" he said tossing the vodka shot back, "So what seems to be troubling you"

"Death"

"Ooooo that's always a good topic" the spiky black haired man replied "Someone you know is dying"

"You could say that…..a man that I could call my father took me in and tried to give me a better life is dying of cancer"

"Rough"

"Yeah" said the man eying his shot glass "God….I would do anything to stop him from dying" he continued ordering another shot of vodka. The Bartender came over and poured him another shot to which the man quickly tossed back.

"Anything you say" the spiky black haired man asked with a grin, "Tell me something…what if I told you I can cure you 'father' from his cancer"

The man turned to look at his spiky haired companion with narrowed eyes.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Who are you?"

The man looked at him, more precisely the man's grin. If he was sober every instinct in his mind would tell him that the grinning man next to him was someone he needed to run away from but the fact of the matter was….he was drunk and he was vulnerable, the perfect kind of prey for a predator and for the grinning man.

The handsome man rubbed his face and then he held out his hand.

"My name is Blaze…Johnny Blaze….and you"

The grinning man took Johnny's hand and shook it.

"I don't like speaking my true name…..brings bad luck but you can call me: Mephisto and I have a feeling that you and I are going to become good friends HAHAHAHAHA"


End Chapter: Read and Review: Hey Readers it's me back with the closing comments as usual. First I'd like to welcome you all to the first chapter in the New Year. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and all the different plot elements that I've laced the story with that's going to come into play possibly later this year or in Vol 3. Like I said in my update I'm aiming to complete this Volume by the end of the year and we can dive directly into Volume 3. Last year Peter Parker had some pretty crazy adventures and guess what this year will not be any different and you can tell that by reading this chapter, even more crazier and epic battles are on the horizon for our favorite Wall-Crawler. I ask that you read do what you been doing and that's reading and reviewing because you readers are what makes this story as well as my other stories keep moving forward. I hope everyone enjoyed the much awaited debut of the Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange and before you ask yes he'll be back…..especially if you've read the Kree-Skrull War aftermath chapter. Also I've been toying around with the idea of creating the Defenders….I haven't decided yet, but if there's enough demand I might make a chapter featuring them. Anyway my loyal readers the next chapter is a slight slow down from the action but it's not any less important. After the next chapter we dive into a arc that I'm calling the classic arc….where we see the emergence of some of Spidey's classic villains Namely: Doc Ock, Vulture, Electro, and the Lizard…not necessarily in that order but they are coming do not fear. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter and if you have any questions comments or concerns feel free to contact me either by leaving your comment in the REVIEW (a Writer's Fuel) or by sending me a PM Message. I promise I will get back to you ASAP, this is Nomad88 saying Later…

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