BGM-RWBY OST- This Will Be the Day
Ruby Rose: My name is Ruby Rose, leader of Team RWBYP. An old psychic lady calling herself Madame Web talked to us last night about Peter and Goblin and other worlds! I still can't believe there's a multiverse and us and Peter are from other universes! That's so cool! What's not so cool is that some mystical spider-monster called The Other is trying to take over his body if he doesn't gain control over it soon. We have to help him. Madame Web said he'll wake up before the dance. Let's go see if he's awake.
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Vol 2 Issue 13: Power and Responsibility
Vale Hospital
BGM-Sonic Adventure OST-Welcome to Station Square (Special Remix)
"Are you sure he'll wake up today?" A fully-rested Blake asks her friends, as Team RWBY are visiting the hospital to check on their comatose teammate.
"It won't be long now until the dance starts, and Madame Web did say he'll wake up before the dance, which you are coming to by the way." Yang smiles, as the girls walk down a hallway.
"Knowing Peter the way we do, I'm almost absolutely certain he'll wake up the last minute before the dance." Weiss joked.
Ruby chuckles, "Yeah, that's definitely likely."
As the girls approach Peter's room, they spot General Ironwood and Penny walking towards them from the other end of the hallway, with the general holding a special suitcase in his hand. "Salutations, Ruby!" Penny happily greets her best friend.
"Hi, Penny. And you too, General Ironwood. What's inside the suitcase?" The scarlet leader asks the general.
"Spider-Man's new suit." Ironwood answers, lifting the suitcase beside his head.
"A new suit? Atlas built him a new suit?" Weiss responded.
"After taking Peter to the hospital, we took liberty of his uniform and decided to spend time upgrading it as a gift when he wakes up." Ironwood explains, "As some of you may know, Atlas has had an interest in Spider-Man and his tech ever since he first appeared in this dimension. It's what led to the creation of the Dust Reactor and the Atlesian Paladin. This new project is a collaboration between the military and the Schnee Dust Company to upgrade his costume into the most highly advanced, hyper-powerful combat suit the world has ever seen, utilizing the most cutting-edge tech woven into his suit. We want Spider-Man to be at his top form, as his cooperation is essential defeating Goblin." He explained to the girls.
"My father agreed building Spider-Man a new suit? Must've been difficult convincing him since he sees him as a menace." Weiss responded.
"I'm sure Peter will be thankful for the new suit. He's like me, always loving new toys." Ruby smiled. She knocks on the door as she grabs the knob, ready to open into his room, "Peter, if you're awake, it's us. How're you feeling?"
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But as Ruby opens the door, everyone was shocked to see Peter is gone from his bed and the window is left wide open. "He's gone?!" Ruby remarks in shock.
"Did someone come back to kidnap him or did he wake up and left?" Blake remarks, as the gang quickly investigate the room for any clues on his whereabouts
"For what reason would he leave the hospital after waking up?" Weiss asked.
"After learning what we learned about him, he probably left for our own safety fearing what he might turn into." Yang responded with a small, depressed frown.
"But what if that spider-monster emerges again and takes control of his body? We need to find him quickly!" Weiss retorted, fearing The Other will go on a rampage if it awakens again.
"I'm contacting my men right now to search for Peter Parker!" Ironwood remarks, taking out his Scroll to contact his men.
Ruby stares out through the open window, as the gentle breeze hits her in the face and lifts her cape to the air. She sighs depressingly, "This morning is turning out wonderfully. I hope you're okay, wherever you are." She said, hoping her outworldly friend is safe.
Meanwhile…with Peter…
In his civilian clothes, a fully awakened Peter Parker drops from a rooftop down into a dark alleyway with a spider-like pose. He looks out the alleyway, watching the normal traffic on the streets and civilians walking along the sidewalk. The teenager grunts, clenching onto his head as he tries to remember everything that happened to him before he was knocked into a coma, 'Arrgh, my head! What the heck happened to me? I don't remember anything. Is this what a hangover feels like?' He mentally jokes, 'Last thing I remember, Goblin was roasting me to death. Physically roasting me, with fire, and perhaps a little mental roasting. Mental…Wait, I think I'm starting to remember some things. 'He vaguely remembers transforming into a Man-Spider, battling Devil Goblin, and almost made Team RWBY his prey, 'My mutation…I turned into a monster. Nearly destroyed the city. Almost killed my friends. Something is living inside me. Trying to take control. I can feel it. Ah man! It's like being bonded to a symbiote again, except this feels more…spidery. Don't know where I left my costume. You know what? I don't care. Some nameless hobo can keep it. Spider-Man is DONE! No more! How can I continue being a hero if I transform into a monstrous menace? I…I need to be alone.'
Peter vows to himself to never again put on the costume ever again, fearing of his own monstrous evolution. He tugs his hands into his pockets and walks away, passing by a trash can that's holding a thrown away, makeshift Spider-Man costume that resembles his original costume. He reminisces one last time of his amazing life as a superhero, which also damaged his social life at the same time before walking away, hoping to never interact with his friends and families again.
"Running away again?"
"Huh?" Before Peter walks away from the alleyway, he turns back around to see the masked Raven Branwen emerging from the shadows to speak with him, "You! The masked lady! You're still alive?!" He remarks in surprise.
"What made you think I was dead?" Raven asked.
"Goblin destroyed his whole island, and was pretty thorough. How did you survive?" Peter asks her.
"I have my ways." She answered vaguely. "You've been out for about a week, Parker. Stuck in a coma after transforming into that spider-monster and nearly destroyed the city while fighting Goblin. I know. I saw it all happened."
"Gee, thanks for not helping out when I turned into a monster and almost killed my friends." Peter retorts with irritated sarcasm. "Aren't you supposed to be a Huntress?"
"I'm a bandit. I became a Huntress to kill other Huntsmen and Huntresses." Raven told him.
"You'd be great friends with Wolverine, or Deadpool." Peter quipped.
"Listen, you scrawny twit. I couldn't have helped you even if I wanted to. I didn't want to compromise my cover any more than it already is. Since I escaped the island before it was destroyed, if Goblin suspects I'm still alive, he'll show no mercy. It's up to you to hurry up and defeat him." Raven argues with the former hero.
Peter retorts, "Forget it! I'm DONE being Spider-Man! I know Goblin is a monster that needs to be stopped, but how can I stop him if I become a monster? I'm not a person anymore. I'm no hero. I nearly destroyed the city and almost killed my own friends! Do you have any idea how much that bites?! How can I continue being Spider-Man if the man can't control the spider?!" He asks before turning and walking away from her.
"Stop being a coward for starters!" Raven retorts hypocritically, as she approaches him from behind, "My own life is on the line because of you and the old crone! Goblin is your mess! So take responsibility and fix-!" The second she stops him by grabbing his arm, Peter partially transforms into the Man-Spider with the glowing red eyes and menacing fangs, as he turns around and furiously delivers a lightning-fast punch to her mask, sending her flying and smashing her to a wall at the end of the alleyway.
"DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY!" Peter yells furiously at her.
That single punch from Peter obliterated Raven's mask, as she slowly stands up confronting him with an angry expression on her face as her eyes instinctly gain a dark red aura, as if there's a mysterious power within her that's reacting to his usage of The Other. Noticing this, Peter calms down as his body returns to normal, "Your face looks familiar…" He said, remaining ignorant of Raven's relation to Yang, "And your eyes…This power I'm sensing from within you. It feels like…magic."
Raven scoffs, closing her eyes for a moment to turn off her magic powers, "Seems like the power of the Maiden was reacting to the mystical force bonded to your soul."
"Maiden? What's a Maiden?" Peter questioned.
"If there's one thing you and Ozpin share, is that you both love keeping secrets from everybody that decide the fate of the world." Raven remarked, confusing the teenager.
"Are you gonna answer my question or are you gonna make fun of me all day?" Peter quipped. "From what I heard, magic doesn't exist in this dimension."
"For the most part, that is true, but there are special individuals that possess magical powers." Raven explains, "I'm the Spring Maiden, one of the four Maidens of Remnant. The other Maidens are referred to as Winter, Summer, and Fall. The Maidens have existed for thousands of years, passing their power from host to host upon death, each one possessing immense power over the elements." She briefs him on the Maidens.
"So you're like magical versions of the Elementals." Peter compares them to Osborn's elemental monsters.
"Except I don't mutate into a monster of global destruction." Raven quips. "YOU, on the other hand." She stares at the glaring Peter, "The mystical power resting inside you is similar to the Maidens, but has enough differences to make itself more unique. It felt more ancient. More destructive than the four Maidens combined. That's the power that transformed you into that spider-monster." She said, explaining what she knows about The Other.
"So my mutation isn't a genetic thing? There's a magical spider-monster living inside me?! That's crazy! This is why I HATE magic!" Peter retorts in disbelief.
"If you don't gain control over yourself, that spider-monster will emerge again. But I'll be happy to stop you if it comes to it." Raven jokingly offered.
BGM-Mega Man X8 OST-Sorrow
"Good!" Peter retorts, slightly surprising the bandit, "I never asked to be Spider-Man! I never asked for these powers! Never knew it would mean having a spider-spirit living inside me! Mutating me into a monster! Nearly killing my friends! And giving Goblin access to my DNA which he's using to destroy the world!" He angrily tells her before walking away, "It was just a twist of fate! Bad luck! A random bug bite! Quitting is the easiest decision I've ever made." He claims, leaving the alleyway with the maskless Raven, who shows a rare somber expression as she stares at him walking away.
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A depressed Peter walks down a sidewalk approaching a quiet neighborhood where there's barely any people to talk to or interact. He stares down at the concrete he's walking along with his hands tugged in his pockets, mindlessly following the wind, hoping it would lead him somewhere far away so his presence won't endanger people ever again.
"HELP! Somebody…HELLLP!"
BGM-Spider-Man: Web of Shadows OST-Protect the Innocent
Suddenly, Peter's thoughts were interrupted when he heard an elderly woman cry for help. 'Someone's in danger. On the other side of that alley. And no one else around…except for me.' Peter rushes through the alley, finding himself at the other side to see an old dog Faunus couple being mugged by a crook. Peter narrows his eyes at the old lady and recognizes her as May Burnside, Aunt May's Remnant counterpart that he hasn't seen in months, 'That woman! I recognize her! She's May Burnside! The woman that looks like Aunt May but with dog ears! I haven't seen her since I first arrived in Remnant. And the old man with her. Is that her husband?' He wondered.
"Alright, filthy Faunus, cough up whatever you have so nobody would get hurt!" The human mugger threatens the Burnsides.
"We're not giving you anything, mister. No matter how much you threaten us." Mr. Burnside retorts fearlessly.
"Your funeral." The mugger points his gun at the married couple, ready to kill them and skedaddle.
'Oh no you DON'T!' Peter growls, moving at his top speed from the alley and leaps forward with a flying kick at the mugger before he shoots, knocking him out cold on the ground.
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Mrs. Burnside gasps in shock as she recognizes Peter after he saved their lives, "You're that boy I met before. Peter Parker, was it?"
"Long time no see, Mrs. Burnside. Are you and your husband alright? I think that's your husband." Peter asks with a smile.
"We're fine, kid. Thanks for the save. You got some moves, you were a blur." Mr. Burnside smiled at the outworldly teen.
BGM-Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4) OST-Behind the Mask
Strangely, Peter tilts his head in confusion as he stares at the old man's face, as he seems to remind him of someone else he met in his life, 'This old man…He looks familiar…He reminds me of someone…Someone from the past, but who?' He ponders this thought, mentally comparing Mr. Burnside to another old man from his past. And right there is when it clicked. Right there is when he stares at the old Faunus for another moment as he figures out who he reminds him of, 'No way…Uncle Ben…' He believes he is meeting Uncle Ben's Remnant counterpart, as tears slowly drop from his pupils.
"Are you doing okay, kid? Is something bothering you?" Ben Burnside asks sincerely, noticing the tears in his eyes.
Peter wipes the tears from his eyes as he replies with a smile, "It's nothing. I'm just…glad you're alright. Would you mind if I…walk you two home? So no one else would mug you?"
"We appreciate it, Peter." Mrs. Burnside smiles warmly, as Peter follows them back to their apartment.
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Later at Burnsides' Apartment…
BGM-Spider-Man 2 (Movie) OST-Aunt May Packs & Sells Spidey
"Have some tea, Peter." Mrs. Burnside offers the former hero a cup of tea.
"Thank you." Peter politely accepts the generous offer, drinking from the cup while the old lady works in the kitchen and her husband sits in the living room with Peter.
"So you're the kid who takes pictures of Spider-Man." Mr. Burnside starts a friendly conversation with the boy.
"I used to." Peter replied.
"You used to? Where is he?" The old Faunus asked.
"Ben and I agree. We don't see his picture in the paper or the news anymore ever since this crime wave started. People are getting worried." May responded from the kitchen.
"He…uh…quit." Peter said hesitantly.
"Why's that?" Ben asks him curiously.
"He's lost. Something happened to him and…" Peter sighs before frowning, "He's not sure what he is anymore."
"Does he have any friends?" Ben asks him.
Peter sighs, "That's, uh, another problem. He does everything alone to protect his friends and make sure they don't get caught in the crossfire. But when they do, and they get hurt, it…adds to the burden."
"Learning to succeed, even the greatest of heroes must accept a helping hand during their darkest hour. That's what I think Spider-Man is. A hero." Ben stated, staring at the shocked Peter. "May told you we were both former members of the White Fang before they were corrupt. No one knows who or what Spider-Man is, but one thing is certain, he never turned his back when he could help. His actions have proven been beneficial for Humans and Faunus across the kingdom. He's accomplishing what the former White Fang was never able to achieve. He's become a beacon of hope. An inspiration."
"Everybody loves a hero." May speaks as she sits next to her husband. "People line up for them. Cheer them. Scream their names. And years later they'll tell how they stood in the rains for hours, just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them to 'hold on a second longer'. I believe there's a hero in all of us that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride. Even though sometimes we have to be steady and give up the things we want the most, even our dreams. Spider-Man did that for this kingdom, and we wonder where he's gone. We need him." She finished her motivational speech, which sincerely had an effect on Peter's heart as he's close to tears and nods silently in agreement.
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Short while later at the docks…
BGM-Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4) OST-Spider-Man
Peter stands alone at the docks, staring out at the big river in front of him as he ponders the Burnsides' motivational speech to him, 'They're right. Spidey never did turn his back when he was needed. Except the time I failed Uncle Ben and accidently got him killed. But, it's thanks to Spider-Man, this kingdom has hope. It was thanks to me, Mr. Burnside lived. And it was thanks to my friends, I was reminded of my own humanity. At last, it's all crystal clear to me once more! Spider-Man is not a disease that needs a cure, and he's more than a random bug bite too. Spider-Man is who I am. My destiny. So no matter how unbearable the burden may be…No matter how great my personal sacrifice…And no matter what mystical spirit is trying to control me. I can NEVER permit one innocent being to come to harm because Spider-Man failed to act. I SWEAR that I never will! And I PROMISE not to fear the other side of my being!'
Peter promises himself all of that, accepting both the man and spider of himself, confident that he will control The Other snarling within his psyche. And as he plans to return to Beacon Academy, he notices a black corvid has been spying on him from a rooftop. The bird flies away upon being noticed, leaving Peter to wonder if that was a transformed Raven he saw fly away.
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BGM-Spider-Man: Battle for New York OST-Main Theme
KFX Here: I'm retconning the Burnsides knowing Peter's hero identity because when you think about it, it doesn't make sense. They may look like Aunt May and Uncle Ben, but that's not an excuse to tell them everything, including the fact he's from another dimension and can transform into a monstrous spider at any time.
Guest (Chapter 41): The Other is neither good nor evil in this revamp origin. It's a neutral mystical Spider-Totem that craves a host and destruction, just like in the comics.
Jufesocar: That's a terrible idea. No.
Next time: Reassembled!
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