I DO NOT own Marvel or Highschool DxD
Rias and Sona's peerage were in the student council president's office discussing the recent events. After Rias had explained what had happened at the Raft, everyone was beginning to understand why Peter hadn't shown his face in a while. It was obvious that he had been avoiding them, even Issei couldn't get through to him on his cell. Issei was surprised when he didn't show up for any of the periods they shared together.
There were times when he and Asia would go over to his house to talk to him, but coincidentally, Aunt May would tell them that he wasn't home at the moment.
Issei looked over at Sona's desk to see a newspaper with the headline 'Spiderman attempts to break out inmates at maximum security prison' with Jameson's name at the bottom of the page.
"You didn't believe that did you?...", he asked
"Of course not…", Sona replied in a sharp tone
Everyone already knew that the headline was total bull, even before Rias had told them what really happened.
Issei broke the silence, "…President?...were you actually going to do it?..."
Rias was still thinking about that night, should she have kept quiet about it? Should she have told another lie? No…as bad as it was, she found some solace in telling Peter the truth even if it meant ruining their friendship. Though…she had wished for a better outcome…
"Rias?...", Sona asked
"Oh! I'm…*sigh*…I'm sorry it's just…never mind…Sona how have things been going on your end regarding the investigation on Oscorp…", Rias had decided to push her feelings aside for the time being, deciding that the whole ordeal with devils lotus being more important right now.
Sona knew Rias was bottling up her emotions, she had a bad habit of doing so. None the less she decided to play along. Interlacing her fingers and resting her chin on her thumbs, Sona began…
"Unfortunately, we haven't come up with much else, Mr. Osborn is a paranoid man. He leaves the building in a vehicle with tinted windows and is driven around Kuoh, it seems he knows he's being watched…"
"Did you do anything that might've given you away?..." Rias asked
"Nothing that comes to mind, we've been diligent in keeping our presence a secret, but it seems as if he's caught on to something. Then again, I've come to notice that men with power become tainted and incredulous. However Osborn is different, he keeps his ego in check for the most part and from what we've seen he's a lot more cunning than he lets on."
"Sooo...what do we do now?..." Tomoe asked, "…without Petey this'll be a little more difficult than last time…"
"As things stand, we may have to proceed with out the assistance of Mr. Parker…"
"Hold on!...", Issei interjected, "…I know we haven't seen Peter in a while but that doesn't mean he would just abandon us like that! He's not that kind of guy he'll come through you'll see…"
Everyone wanted to believe Issei's words, but it just didn't seem likely.
Rias felt horrible, she had pushed away a close friend simply because she had been to quick to judge. Now they would probably have to venture into Oscorp blind, while being short one person…and it was all her fault…
Meanwhile…
Peter had been sneaking through the halls of the school, not wanting to come face to face with either of the peerages. Peter simply wasn't ready to talk to them; he had a lot of thinking to do before it came to that.
Making his way to his next period while looking over his shoulder every few seconds, Peter would have to cut it close this time. All that sneaking was making him late for some of his classes and he really didn't need Aunt May confronting him about his grades. Just as he was about to enter his class, Peter noticed a new kid trying to get his locker open. Watching him struggle with the lock, he wandered over to help him. Peter remembered trying to get his locker open on the first day, and how frustrating it was. He also remembered how Issei wouldn't stop gloating about how he got it open before he did…Issei…he wondered what he was up to…
"These things can be a real pain sometimes heh heh…", Peter went up to the student to break the ice.
"Huh? Oh uh yea…I've been trying for a good ten minutes now and it still won't budge…"
"…Mind if I take a look at the combo they assigned to you?..."
"Ugh...sure have at it…", the student proceeded to hand the combination to Peter in hopes of finally getting his locker open. Surely enough after a few spins in each direction and a firm tug, the locker was opened.
"Hey you got it open! Thanks…", the student began placing his things inside
"Ah it's no problem I had trouble with these things when I first got here too…"
"Haha I guess I already failed at trying not to stand out huh?...I'm Harry, I just started here…"
"Peter Parker, locker opener extraordinaire…"
"Hahahaha that's good, well Peter I have to get to my next class but I'll see you around. Thanks again…"
"Yea no problem I guess I'll see you around too-"
The bell had gone off, signifying that the current period had just ended. Meaning that Peter would definitely be getting a call home this time. On the bright side, it was finally lunchtime…
"Uhh well…you wanna get some lunch?..." Harry offered.
"Aw man I would but…", seeing Rias and Akeno in the crowd of students, Peter decided that getting lunch with Harry was a perfect idea...as long as it was far far away from here…
"On second thought Yea! Let's take the long way though…"
"Uh ok…"
Pulling Harry by the arm the two ran in the opposite direction of the two bombshells.
Rias was looking through the crowd of students hoping to see Peter somewhere, unfortunately for her, he was nowhere to be seen.
"…Do you see him Akeno?...", she asked
"Mmm…no President, I'm afraid not…"
Rias looked to the ground, an obvious frown appearing on her face.
"President?..."
"I'm…I'm fine…come we have matters to attend to…"
"Yes president…"
Earlier that day Rias had asked everyone to meet in the clubroom, she said that her brother would be arriving to thank them for their help with the devil's lotus situation.
Issei and Kiba would be arriving there shortly they just had to make a quick stop to the restroom.
"Hey Kiba…" Issei spoke up while still using the urinal. Kiba who had come along merely to accompany Issei, was washing his hands.
"Yes?..."
"What do you think about the whole Pete vs Rias situation?...I mean...it's just a lot to take in ya know?"
"I know what you mean, frankly I couldn't believe it myself when I heard it…"
"…Do you think she would've done it?..."
"Its hard to say, though if it meant protecting us, I'm positive that President Rias would go to great lengths to make sure we were safe. I'm surprised however…"
"About?..."
"I was expecting you to fly off the handle when it was revealed that she was planning on killing Peter…"
"Well…its not like I'm not mad about it…no…mad isn't the word. I'm more…confused…"
"Confused? How so?..."
"Well…ones my best friend and Rias is…I-I mean the President is…I just care about her ok so…it just sucks to see them fighting like this. I get where Prez is coming from but I can understand why Pete would be pretty mad…*sigh*…what would you do Kiba?..."
"What would I do…I'm not sure. Listen Issei I just want you to know that Rias was merely protecting us. She isn't a ruthless or devious person, and I'm sure Peter knows that, at least, I hope he knows that. Rias said that in the time she's known Peter, she has come to see what a great person he is and that she regrets even thinking about taking his life. Rias has a knack for making almost anyone like her, so I doubt Peter didn't see some good in her. Perhaps we should just give him some space and let him come to his own conclusion…"
"Yea…maybe you're right. Anyway, what's Presidents brother like?"
"How about we go see for ourselves, I think we've kept them waiting long enough…"
Finally arriving at ORC, Rias, Akeno, Asia, and Koneko were all waiting for the two boys to show up. Rias had tried getting a hold of Peter a few times, but he didn't respond.
With (mostly) everyone present, they just had to wait for Rias' brother to show up. Not a moment sooner a magic circle similar to Rias' appeared in the club room. Two beings appeared from the circle, a tall handsome man with crimson hair and light blue colored eyes. It was obvious that this man was Rias' brother. The person standing next to him was a woman with silver hair and silver eyes to match, she appeared to be wearing a maid's outfit.
"Greetings everyone it's been a while."
"Good day", the woman with silver hair bowed.
"Hello brother, how have you been?"
"Ah Rias, it's great to see you again, the other Satan's and I have managed to calm the masses of the underworld for the time being so all in all not too bad haha."
"That's good to hear, oh I almost forgot. Brother, this is Issei the newest member of my peerage. Issei this is my brother Sirzechs Lucifer"
Issei stepped forward, unsure of how to address the prominent figure standing before him.
"Um how…how do you do…Mr. Sirzechs…sir…"
"Hahaha no need to be so formal Issei, please, call me Zechs. This is Grayfia Lucifuge, a servant of the Gremory household. She is also my wi-", Sirzechs was silenced as Grayfia stepped on his foot with enough force to shatter a brick. "…r-right sorry I had almost forgotten…", he whimpered
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Hyoudou…"
"Uh yea….um…pleasure to meet you too…"
Sirzechs began scanning the room and noticed that something was off. "Say, Rias I don't see Peter anywhere. Was he unable to come?"
Everyone looked at Rias when Peter's name was mentioned.
Suppressing her sadness, Rias answered her brother.
"H-He couldn't make it. He wanted me to tell you he was sorry for not being able to come. I guess being Spiderman took up too much of his time heh heh…"
"I see, well Issei you two are good friends correct? Please give him my regards the next time you see him."
"Uh right! No problem…"
"I would've liked to thank him in person for helping my sister during all this, but I guess I'll just have to wait another time. For now, I would like to thank all of you for your efforts in bringing us closer to those responsible for this injustice."
"Sirzechs if I may, what happened to the devil's lotus that was confiscated from Fisk towers?", Akeno asked
"Ah yes after Sona and her peerage had handed them off to the proper authorities, they then handed them off to someone else…"
"Who?", Rias wondered
"Well, its best that I let him tell you…Grayfia?..."
"Of course…", Grayfia presented a small device from her pocket. After a few seconds the device lit up and showed a hologram of a man with a black trench coat and an eyepatch over his left eye.
"So…", the man spoke, "…these are the ones responsible for taking down Wilson Fisk and getting the canisters…"
"Is there a problem Fury?" Sirzechs wondered
"No, I was just expecting them to be a little…taller…"
"I'm…sorry, brother who is this?" asked Rias
"My name is Nick Fury, director of SHIELD. We are the ones who confiscated the devil's lotus from the Oscorp holding facility that's based in Kuoh. Along with the ones that Ms. Sitri and her peerage got for us."
"Fury has been a sort of neutral party amongst the three factions, its mostly thanks to him and SHIELD that another war hasn't broken out yet. Fury has been a big help in investigating the disappearances of devils. Don't let that eyepatch fool you however he's not as scary as he looks hahaha", Sirzechs joked
"*sigh* Anyway like your brother said Ms. Gremory, we've been working on shutting down other branches of Oscorp across the globe. We've already managed to shut down 7 other branches, along with confiscating over nine thousand cases of devil's lotus. The one we're really worried about is their headquarters located in Kuoh, where the big man Mr. Osborn resides. Now your brother has told me that you have the situation under control but if any more time is wasted, Devils lotus could become a threat to national security or even earth. At that point it becomes MY problem, so please keep true to your brother's word Ms. Gremory if it weren't for him, I would've already intervened. Zechs, Grayfia, Ms. Gremory do take care and I await news of your success…"
With that the, device shut off and Grayfia placed it back in her pocket.
"Despite his direct manner of speaking, Fury is a good friend of mine and has been an ally of the devils and angels for quite a while now. In some cases, he's even helped the fallen angels with private matters. However, he was speaking the truth, if the oscorp situation proves to be too difficult for you and Ms. Sitri's peerage he will have no choice but to take over."
"You don't have to worry about a thing brother, we are more than capable of handling this…"
"…Rias…may I speak with you in private for a moment…", Sirzechs' friendly demeanor had slightly diminished after he asked to speak with Rias.
"Oh…alright then. Well everyone that will be all for today, thank you for coming and don't forget about your contracts okay?~", Rias smiled
After Rias' peerage had departed for the day, Sirzechs approached Rias in a more serious manner.
"Rias, father has agreed to the marriage…"
"What…"
"Father and Lord Phenex have stated that it is imperative this marriage happens. Not only for an alliance between the two families but for our species as a whole…"
"I didn't agree to anything, what makes them think that they can just make decisions like that!"
"Rias our species is on the brink of extinction, not only that more and more devils keep disappearing. At this rate we'll be wiped out, I can understand your frustration but I can also understand father and Lord Phenex's reasoning. I'm sorry but maybe its best that you let Fury handle this, seeing as you'll…. be too busy with other matters…"
Sirzechs was against the idea of forcing Rias into a marriage, especially with someone as despicable as Riser. Sadly, it was out of his hands, his father had made his decision and there was little he could do about it.
"Me and my peerage will do our part in taking down Osborn, we just need more time." Rias growled
"I'm sorry Rias, but it seems like time is a luxury you don't have…", Sirzechs spared one last look at Rias before he and Grayfia teleported away, leaving her with her thoughts.
Rias collapsed into her chair and began massaging her temples, it was just one problem after another. They hadn't made any progress in their investigation regarding Oscorp, she was being forced to marry Riser of all devils,…and she still hadn't heard from Peter. Suddenly she heard a knock at the door, trying her best to look unperturbed by the recent events she gave the cheeriest 'come in!' she could muster.
Seeing that it was her troublemaking pawn, she let out a sigh of relief. Rias wasn't sure why but seeing Issei's face always put her at ease.
"Sorry Prez forgot my bag heh heh. Oh did your brother leave already?"
"Yes, he just left actually."
"Huh…what'd you guys talk about?"
"Oh…it…it wasn't anything important, just simple things…"
Issei knew there was something Rias wasn't telling him, he didn't want to pry, but he didn't want his president to suffer in silence either.
"Um…Prez?..."
"Yes?..."
"Are you doing alright?..."
"I'm fine, why do you ask?..."
"No, I mean…are you doing alright…."
Rias caught her tongue, she didn't want to burden Issei with her problems, as much as she wanted to scream out to him and tell him that it was quite the contrary. She had to look unshakeable to her servants.
" fufu~ I appreciate your concern Issei but I'm quite alright thank you. Now run along, you don't want to be late for your pact…"
"Oh crap! Uhh I'll see you later prez!...", before Issei left the room however he stopped, " President?..."
"~ Yes Issei?..."
"I just wanted to say that…you can come to me for me anything ok? In case you were wondering, I'm not mad at you for doing what you did. Well, I was at first but after thinking about it for a while, I knew that you were doing it to keep everyone safe. I know you're not a bad person Ri- uh….President, and I just want you to know that…I…umm well I guess I should get going. Contract and all that heh heh see you tomorrow prez!...", Issei bolted out of the room not wanting to be late for his contract.
Rias was left alone once again, she couldn't help but giggle at her pawns attempt to cheer her up. She wondered if she should've just told him…no…it wouldn't have changed anything….
Later that day…
Peter and Harry had spent most of the school day together, after it was time to go home the two decided to hit up a diner.
"This Issei guy sounds pretty cool, you know…besides the whole pervert thing hahaha…" Harry chuckled
"Yea…he is pretty cool…."
"…You okay…"
"Uh yea I'm fine heh just uh thinking about what he's up to…what they're all up to…"
"They?..."
"Uhh its nothing….So Harry what do you think of Kuoh Academy so far?"
"Well, there's no shortage on pretty girls that's for sure, the foods not bad either. Other than that, can't really say much else."
"Yea well seeing as you were a hit with the ladies today, I'd assumed you would never want to leave."
"Oh come on they barely noticed me haha"
"No, they barely noticed me as I was nearly trampled when nine of them tried to get your number…."
"Heh heh sorry about that…" Harry scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Its cool…hey Harry you never answered when I asked what your dad did for a living…", Peter took a sip of his drink as he said this.
"Oh…I was hoping you'd forgotten but…you seem like a cool guy so I guess its ok to tell you. My dad is Norman Osborn, head of Oscor-"
Harry was cut off by Peter spewing his drink all over the table, luckily it didn't get anywhere on Harry.
"Woah! Jeez Peter are you okay?"
"*cough**cough**cough*…your dad is *cough* Norman Os-*cough* Osborn!?"
At this point everyone in the diner was staring at the two high school students.
"Uh yea, not really the reaction I was expecting. Most people are usually in awe at the fact that I'm a rich kid…"
"No uh it's *cough* I'm…a really big fan heh heh…" said Peter as he wiped down the table.
"Of my dad or the company?"
"Um yea...well I mean…Oscorp is one of the worlds leading companies that specializes in experimental science and cross species genetics. I've been looking into a lot of their work and its really amazing stuff!"
"Oh yea so you're an egghead huh?..."
"Well yea heh heh."
As this was happening a black old fashioned Rolls Royce pulled up outside the diner. Harry seemed to recognize the old man in the driver's seat.
"There's Bernard, well I gotta go Pete. We should do this again sometime."
"Right! See you later Harry!..." Peter kept waving until Harry had gotten in the car and drove off. After he was sure that he was out of Harry's line of sight he made a B-line to the entrance.
Running over to a deserted alley way, Peter changed into his tights and followed Harry's car.
Peter had to make sure that Harry wasn't pulling his chain, he had to see for himself if this guy he just met was actually the son of Norman Osborn. Swinging from building to building, Spidey perched himself on a ledge overlooking the streets below. Looking for the black Rolls Royce, he saw it pulling in to Oscorp's underground parking garage.
"No way…", Spidey muttered to himself. The world had finally cut him a break, he had found a way for him and the others to get inside Oscorp. There was one problem, Peter would have to lie to Harry. He wasn't comfortable with the idea of deceiving Harry to get to his dad, unfortunately for him there simply wasn't an alternative. Spidey sat down on the ledge of the building and thought to himself, was there a way to get in there without using Harry?
Deciding to investigate the building himself, he leapt of the rooftop and opted to figure out a way in on his own. Thwipping his way towards Oscorp, his spider sense went off just as he was about to land on one of the windows.
Quickly maneuvering away from the window, Spidey landed on a different rooftop. Unsure as to why his spider sense went off, Spidey opted to throw one of his newly developed spider tracers. After chucking the small device towards the skyscraper, it burned up and exploded once it made contact with the surface of the building.
"Electric windows? Jeez talk about over kill…", surveying the skyscraper once more, Peter knew he wouldn't be able to get the top with out crawling up the side of it. Shooting any webs towards it was out of the question as the electric current would travel through the webbing and shock him.
"Well…there's always the front door. Yea that'll be the day…*sigh*….I wonder what everyone else is up to…maybe I should give em' a call….", Spidey pulled out his cellphone and saw that Rias had called him three times. Peter still didn't want to talk to her, but he did feel a little bad about dodging them for the past few days. Was he in the wrong? He wasn't…right? How else would you react when your supposed friend was keeping quiet about the fact that they almost killed you…
Peter wasn't sure what to think, he enjoyed the company of both peerages and how they all got along. But friendship is built off of trust, what else were they not telling him? Peter would like to think he's a good judge of character and none of the devils had ever displayed any hostility towards him…maybe he should-
Suddenly feeling that familiar tingle on the back of his neck, Spidey leapt out of the way and nearly avoided getting blown to pieces. Seeing that the debris from the building was headed towards the civilians below, Spidey dove off and made a net out of webbing to catch the chunks of concrete and rebar. Catching himself on a nearby wall Spidey looked around to see who was trying to kill him this time…
"Alright now what was-AAGH!" , not being able to react fast enough, Spidey had the wind knocked out of him by a what seemed like a girl in a gothic lolita dress.
As he was falling towards the ground Spidey tried firing his webs to catch himself, but a woman in a red top and short skirt appeared and severed the web.
They wouldn't let him recover, with each passing second Spidey was getting closer to the pavement. With his quick-thinking Spiderman recreated his web net from earlier. Not only did he land in his makeshift safety net, he was ready to follow up with his own attack.
Using the momentum from his fall to fling himself up towards one of the mysterious attackers, Spidey's foot made contact with the woman in the red outfit's stomach.
As she was sent spiraling towards the pavement below Spidey webbed her up, using a good amount of his webbing so that she wouldn't be able to free herself. As she was left dangling off the side of a building in a giant cocoon, Spidey directed his attention towards the younger looking girl in the gothic dress.
"Black wings…I take it you two are fallen angels?" Spidey asked
"Hmph you're pretty quick Spiderman, but you won't beat me that easily~", the goth lolita proclaimed.
"So what's the deal with you two anyway? I mean I know I've never had luck with the ladies but this is a little overboard isn't it?..."
"You were snooping around Oscorp, so they told us to shoo away any loiterers, that includes you~…."
"Well I'm plenty shooed thanks!..."
"Mittelt you idiot! Don't tell him who we work for!" the older woman shouted
Quickly covering her mouth, Mittelt launched another light spear at Spidey. Avoiding the projectile Spidey shot multiple impact webs at the younger fallen angel rendering her incapacitated. Spidey caught her as well using his webs.
Try as she might, Mittelt wasn't able to free herself. Hanging upside down on the side of a building was pretty embarrassing, especially after she was dispatched of so easily.
Spidey was upside down and lowered himself to Mittelt's level so that they were now face to face.
"Mittelt was it? I'm Spiderman how's it hanging...too soon?..."
"Ugh…once I get myself free from this stuff I'm gonna-"
"Whoa there! Let's try to refrain from using any no-no words okay? Seeing as your still in middle school and all…" Spidey teased
"What!? I-I am not in…ugh…just wait till I get my hands on you!...", Mittelt felt her face light up when Spidey made a jab at her supposed age.
"Alright how about this…I'll consider letting you and your friend go if you can tell me what's going on inside of oscorp."
"You must be stupid if you think I'd actually tell you anything!"
"Not even for a scooby snack?..."
"Urgh…What are you talking abo-"
"Die Spiderman!...", being able to escape the webbing, Kalwarner launched another light spear at Spidey. Quickly pushing Mittelt out of the way using his feet, Spidey was barely able to avoid the blast.
"You know sneak attacks don't work If shout like that right?..."
"I've heard enough of your drivel. I'll finish what Raynare and that exorcist couldn't…"
"Kala! Could you at least…ugh…cut me out of this stuff!...", Mittelt cried, still unable to escape the webbing.
"If you can't free yourself then you're better off staying out of my way, I don't need dead weight like you dragging me down…" Kalawarner growled
"You fallen angels are a real cheery bunch aren't you?…"
"Silence!", Kalawarner launched several more light spears at Spidey, each one doing severe damage to the walls he was leaping from.
Eventually one of the walls began to crumble and fell off the side of the building exposing the interior. Chunks of debris hit the ground below, some of the pieces landed on vacant vehicles and some nearly squished nearby pedestrians.
Spidey noticed that a mother and her infant were trapped inside a vehicle. Seeing that a rather large chunk was headed straight for them, Spidey shot a strand at it, hoping to stop its rapid descent. Underestimating how heavy the large piece of debris was, Spiderman was straining to keep it from crushing the two in the car. Slowly skidding down the wall he was planted on because of its weight.
Seeing her chance, Kalawarner readied another light spear and threw it at the stationary wall crawler.
Thinking that this was it, Spidey braced himself for the incoming projectile. Suddenly his body surged to life, a red aura enveloping him. The light spear dissipated when it met the energy surrounding his body. It had protected him, like a barrier that had covered him from head to toe.
"What!?" Kalawarner and Mittelt shouted in unison
"Hahahahahaha! You know, I could get used to this!"
Using every superhuman muscle in his body, Spidey heaved and flung the large chunk into the air. While she was distracted at his display of strength, Spidey blinded Kalawarner with his webbing. Spidey then directed his attention back to the huge chunk of concrete; he would definitely be putting his web shooters through the ringer with this one.
Running along the side of the building, Spidey fired web after web at the chunk, using his webbing and the nearby buildings to suspend it in the air. Not wanting to take any chances, he fired a few more strands to hold it up just to be safe.
With that, the chunk of debris from the building was hanging by multiple spider webs, it would be up there for a while and it seemed stable enough.
Kalawarner was able to rip the webbing off her face and was ready to get back into the fray. Suddenly her earpiece went off…
"What?..." she answered
"Withdraw…"
"But we-"
"I said withdraw, you've caused enough of a scene already. Get out of there, I won't tell you again…*click*"
"Ugh, damn human thinks he can order me around…", Kalawarner grabbed Mittelt and flew off, Spidey would've given chase but there were people who needed him on the streets below.
Spidey dropped down to help the mother out of her car, seeing that the door was jammed he would have to rip it off its hinges.
"Im gonna get you out ok?", Spidey tried to sound as friendly as possible while shouting so that the woman would hear him, luckily the woman seemed to understand and nodded.
Spiderman dug his fingers into the door and pulled, he was able to pry it off without much resistance.
"Are you okay?..." Spidey asked the mother
"Y-Yes I'm okay…"
"What about the baby?..."
"Yes she…she's fine….thank you…", the woman began tearing up, it wasn't too long ago where she and her baby were almost crushed by two tons of brick. Luckily…Spiderman was there…
"Oh uh well its nothing heh heh…just doing my job….", Peter wasn't used to being thanked for his efforts, it was strange but it was welcome…
Before he knew it, people started gathering around Spiderman and clapping for him, they even started cheering his name.
Was Peter dreaming? Surely this was the result of being knocked unconscious by one of the fallen angels. Either that or this was just what his brain was showing him instead of the angry mob that was ripping him to shreds right now.
"Spiderman that was amazing!"
"Did you see how he caught that piece of the building!? Then he started doin all these backflips!"
"Alright, Spiderman!"
"Hey Spiderman, do a flip! No no no wait! Do the web thing again!"
"Spiderman saved that woman! He just ripped the door off like it was made of paper or something…"
It was real, they were cheering him on…for real. Spidey would be lying if he said he didn't enjoy it though…
Scanning the crowd and even high fiving a few of the locals, Spidey spotted a girl wearing the Kuoh Academy uniform. It was Sona, she had a sorrowful smile on her face. Not only that but she was clapping along with the crowd, at her own pace of course. It was obvious that she was happy to see Peter again…
Elsewhere…
Dark and decrepit are the words that could be used to describe the evil trio's hideout. After making the brainwashed guard open all the cells on Ryker's and then setting the inmates free on the raft, they had hijacked a police boat and sped off towards Kuoh. Martin learned that he was able to turn his ability on and off, being able to return to his normal appearance at will. The others however were not so fortunate, Mark was a walking neon sign and john looked like a human dalmatian. They stuck out like a sore thumb, so discretion was of the utmost importance.
Johnathan and Mark had gotten a little more familiar with their abilities, John discovered that he was able to create individual space warps with the black spots on his body. Thus, he settled on the name 'The Spot'. Mark had settled on the name 'Molten Man', still unsure as to why they couldn't just use their own names, he continued experimenting with this newfound strength.
Martin was in his unpowered state looking over a board that had pictures of banks, high class individuals, and spiderman. Martin was their ace in the hole, with the ability to brainwash people, and change between negative and…not negative, he could slip in and out of almost any restricted area.
"Hey Li…", Mark cried
"What…"
"If you can just brainwash people and make em' do what you want, then why not just have them bring us loads of cash. Or better yet, just have em' go ice the bug…"
"If only things were that simple…."
"what do you mean? Of course they are!..."
"Mark take a moment to think what would happen if I did just start corrupting every person I saw and told them to go do whatever I asked…"
"We wouldn't be living in this dump that's for sure…"
"I think what Martin is trying to say is that it would warrant to much unwanted attention. Its not exactly the most subtle approach. The one thing that stands out is their eyes, they glow, someone will notice…", John interjected
"Precisely, not only that, I don't think I can just do it whenever I please…there may be a limit to our abilities that we don't know about yet. So, we need to proceed with caution, we may be super villains now but we're still on the run. Numbers are usually a deciding factor in battle and I seriously doubt that the three of us could take on the state's military. If they had to, they would wipe kuoh off the map if it meant getting rid of us…"
"Oh come on. They wouldn't go that far…" Mark chuckled
"Who knows, but I don't want to find out which is why we need to be smart about this, understand?"
Mark and Joh looked at each other and gave Martin a nod, they didn't like taking orders, but Martin knew hat he was doing.
"Now then, while I'm not against the idea of corrupting a few people, why not have a few them join of their own accord?"
"What do you mean?..." Mark wondered
"I mean getting a few followers of our own…"
"How are we gonna do that?"
"We'll worry about that later. Right now we need funds, this is where you come into play John…."
"Just tell me when and where…"
Meanwhile…
Deciding that they needed somewhere to talk in private, Sona and Spidey found a nice quiet rooftop. Both parties weren't saying much of anything, simply asking how the other has been in the time that they haven't seen each other.
"What were you doing there anyway?", Spidey asked Sona
"I was picking somethings up for the student council presidents office. Tsubaki offered to come with me but I told her I would be fine."
"…How uh…How's everyone doing…in the student council I mean…"
"There good, they've been working hard as always…"
"…and Rias?..."
"Last time I met with them they seemed…different…"
"Different?..."
"They were in low spirits…Rias she…she didn't seem like herself…she was hurting on the inside…"
"How could you tell?..."
"I've known her since we were children Mr. Parker, I can tell…"
"…I see…did you know?..."
"About?..."
'About the whole thing with Rias…about what she was gonna do…"
"Oh…no, I was unaware of her supposed attempt on your life. Though the topic of how we were going to deal with you came up a few times, I rejected the idea of assassinating you. We simply didn't have enough evidence making you out as the culprit…I would be lying if I didn't fear for my peerage's safety as well. Mr. Parker…please don't hate Rias, she is a lot of things, impatient, stubborn, hot headed, and at times even childish…but she's not a bad person…"
Sona waited for Peter to respond, but he remained silent. Assuming that he was never going to forgive Rias, Sona thought that it was a lost cause. As she stood up to leave Peter spoke up…
"I never said I hated her…it just…hurt…ya know? I mean…I thought we were friends…sure it would've been a little jarring to hear it from her…but I would've appreciated her honesty. Instead she decided to bury it, hoping that no one would ever find out. She also has a habit of being a little to trigger happy sometimes…"
"I'm sorry to say Mr. Parker but…that's just the way we devils go about handling certain matters. Mind you not every confrontation ends with a casualty, but it something to expect. Slaying your enemies in battle has been something of a norm for us. In your line of work I'm surprised you haven't taken a life alrea-"
"Never again…", Peter growled, the sudden shift in Peter's tone startled Sona a little. She was so used to seeing Peter act like an awkward goofball who would always gush about science. This side of his personality was unsettling to say the least…
"I'm responsible for ending one life, that's one life too many…"
"What do you mean?..."
"…I've gotta go…May will start to worry if I'm late…"
"Mr. Parker wait I…"
"I need to think some things over…Ill see you later Sona…", Spidey dove off the rooftop and began swinging home, leaving Sona all alone to think about what had just transpired, she wondered if she had said too much…
Later that night….
Spidey had to take the subway home, due to the fact that he had used up most of his web fluid in the scuffle with the two fallen angels earlier. He was thankful that he had just enough to make half the trip, it would've been pretty awkward if he had to ask Sona to fly him home…
Peter was hoping that Aunt May wouldn't notice him coming in, so he tried opening the front door as quietly as possible. Unfortunately for Peter, doors have a habit of being the squeakiest things in the world when its dead quiet.
Aunt May was sitting in the living room waiting for Peter to come home…
"Do you know what time it is? Where were you? Also, I got a call from the school today saying that you were absent for one of your classes. Care to explain what that's about?"
"I'm…*sigh*…I'm sorry Aunt May…", Peter was dead tired, he was both physically and mentally exhausted. All he wanted to do was crash into to bed and dose off for a hundred years. "…it's just that…these past couple days have been…heavy…"
"Peter what's going on with you lately? You come home late, you're avoiding people, you're skipping classes, and you always look tired…what's wrong? You're not doing drugs are you? Oh my god…Peter are…are you in a gang?"
"No May I'm not doing any of that stuff…I'm fine really just…you know…studying…"
"Peter…what promise did we make after Ben passed…"
"…*sigh*…That we would tell each other if there was anything that was bothering us…"
"Why?..."
"…Because we're all we've got…"
"Exactly, now come here…", Aunt May motioned for Peter to sit down next to her. Seeing no harm in it, Peter dropped himself onto the couch.
"What's wrong sweetie…"
"…Well I uh…I got into a fight with a friend…"
"Issei?..."
"No a different friend, she um…she did something that was…pretty mean and…I don't know if I can trust her anymore…"
"…it's a she?..."
"May…"
"Hahaha sorry sorry…well, do you still want to be friends with this person?"
"I'm…not sure…I do but…I don't know if I should forgive her…I mean I know why she did it but-"
"Has she apologized for what she did?"
"Well sure but-"
"Peter let me tell you something, the ones you hold close to your heart are the ones who cause you the most pain even if they mean to or not. These things will happen, no relationship is sound Peter. Your uncle and I even had some rough patches."
"Really?..."
"Oh sure, but we got through them, we always did. Mainly because we wanted to get through them…was it the pretty one with the glasses you brought over that one time?..."
"May, seriously…"
"Okay okay…..I just want you to know that friends will fight Peter and this girl more than likely feels terrible for what she did. Sometimes good people make bad decisions and they let others down, but that doesn't mean they're bad people necessarily. I can't imagine that you would get acquainted with anyone malicious Peter, so have some faith in your friendship and have some faith in her as well."
Aunt May was right, and its not like he was perfect. Peter made a bad call and it was his uncle who paid the price. They didn't know it, but Peter let his aunt and uncle down that day. He hadn't told his aunt what really happened, that it was his fault the love of her life was gone. He could only hope that she would forgive him if she ever learned the truth.
"Thanks May…."
"Anytime Peter…."
As Aunt May embraced Peter, he felt content. This woman always knew how to cheer him up, even during the worst times. They had to stick together, because in the end, she was his only family….
"Oh and by the way you're grounded…" Aunt May added
"For how long?..."
"Six weeks…"
"Three weeks?..."
"Four weeks..."
"…Three weeks?..."
"Five weeks…"
"That's fair…" Peter whimpered
It was finally his wedding day, Issei would be marrying the girl of his dreams Rias Gremory…
…wait…
"R-Rias!? Whats going on?!"
"Issei you lucky bastard!"
"You'd better take care of her you hear!"
Issei turned to see Matsuda and Motohma shedding tears. Continuing to look around the room, he saw Asia, Akeno, Kiba, Koneko, and even Sona's peerage attending his supposed wedding. With Peter as the officiant.
Issei looked at Rias, and he had to say, she looked gorgeous. The wedding dress she was wearing made her look all the more beautiful. It wrapped around her hourglass figure rather nicely and Issei was especially fond of the opening on her cleavage which showed off her impressive 'assets'.
Issei wasn't ready to get married, but if he was going to be married to anyone, he could do way worse than Rias.
"You seem to be enjoying yourself…"
Suddenly the room went dark and Issei heard a low grumbling voice
'Who-Who's there!?"
"You know who I am boy, I can't believe it's taken us this long to finally speak with one another…"
"I don't know what you're talking about! I don't even know who's speaking right now…"
"Don't be so naïve boy, I've been right here with you this entire time. Its thanks to me that you haven't perished yet…wait…he is near…I can sense him….theres…something different however…he seems…tainted…"
"Who? Who's near? Whats gong on?...Answer me dammit!"
"It is our fate to do battle with him boy…you will meet him soon…I can only hope that you are strong enough for when that day comes…"
Issei's body was enveloped in green flames, if this was a dream it felt way too real. Eventually he shot up from his bed, covered in sweat. He had no words for what he had just experienced, who was talking to him? Who seemed tainted? Beyond confused, Issei just chalked it up to a bad dream.
Suddenly Rias appeared in Issei's room…
Peter lay awake in his bed, staring up at the ceiling remembering the discussion that he and May had earlier. Peter would try to smooth things over with Rias, if she was still willing.
He also made a mental note of apologizing to Sona for acting the way he did on the rooftop. She had only been trying to help him and he regretted giving her the cold shoulder like that.
Peter's cell went off ripping him out of his thoughts, he was surprised to see that it was Issei. Peter assumed that he was going to talk him into forgiving Rias, though he was already onboard with the idea he was still reluctant to answer.
"Issei I know what you're-"
"Pete! Oh man, you're not gonna believe it! Rias showed up to my room and she took her clothes off and she started talking about making her impure and we almost did it! Then Grayfia showed up and called me a low born and…and…and…Pete?"
"…I'm hanging up…"
"NO WAIT! I know what I said doesn't make much sense but please Peter I…I think Rias might be in trouble…"
"How so?..."
"That's just it, I don't know but…I have this gut feeling that something's not right….Please Pete, I know you're not that cruel. You're Spiderman and Spiderman always helps those in need, right? Look I'm around Rias more often than you are and I know what she did was shady, but she means well, just give her another chance Pete...please?"
"…"
The Next Day…
The school day was over and Issei, Kiba, and Asia were headed to the ORC, Rias had called her peerage to gather in the clubroom for some not-so-great news. Unbeknownst to Issei, he was the only one who wasn't aware of Rias' supposed engagement.
When they arrived, Koneko, Akeno, and Grayfia were already present.
"Good everyone's here…", Rias grumbled
From the looks of things, Rias was in no mood to be dealing with anything today. Its as if she was already on her last nerve and anything could set her off at any moment.
Just as they were about to begin, a magic circle appeared in the center of room. The circle then set ablaze and a man emerged from the flames. He had a sharp complexion, along with blue eyes and blonde hair to add to his already impressive facial features. He wore a red blazer with a white dress shirt underneath, and some red slacks to go with his black dress shoes.
"So, this is the human realm huh? I must say it's rather…underwhelming…Ah Rias, you're looking as beautiful as ever…", chuckled the blonde man.
Issei already knew he didn't like this guy, the air around him gave off a sort of arrogant and pompous personality. With a giant ego to match, this guy was going to be a pain…he already knew it…
"Who's this guy?...", Issei growled
"This man is Riser Phenex, a pure-blooded devil of noble birth. He is the third heir to the house of Phenex. Not only that but he is also fiancé to the next head of the house of gremory."
"Whoa whoa whoa Fiance?! As in like their engaged!?"
"That's right, and soon they will be getting married…"
'THEY'RE GETTING WHAT!?", Issei couldn't believe what he was hearing, this was all too sudden. Why would Rias wanna marry this guy?
"I already told you Riser I have no intention of marrying you…"
"Oh but it doesn't seem like you have much choice in the matter my dear, you're brother and father made this decision with the future of all devils in mind..."
"I won't tell you again Riser, its not happening. My husband will be my choice and my choice alone, now leave…"
Riser stood up and got in Rias' face, her peerage was ready to come to her aid should he try anything…
"I don't think you understand Rias, I always get what I want. I am Riser Phenex of the Phenex household and I will not let you besmirch our name by denying my hand. You will return with me to the underworld and you will become my bride. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to turn this room into a pile of ash…"
"Yea I'm gonna have to stop you right there, the whole turning the room into a pile of ash thing doesn't sit well with me…and you know…neither does the part about being a jerk to my friend there…"
Rias' peerage had to make sure they weren't hearing things. As they all looked to see who had just entered the room, they were overjoyed to find that it was none other than their favorite bookworm.
"Who are you…", Riser growled
"Me? I'm just your friendly neighborhood science geek…"
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Sorry if I spelled Kalawarner's name wrong. I looked up the spelling for it and I saw that it was spelled two different ways so I just went with the version I saw used the most.
Also Nick Fury is here now (how about that) If you're wondering I'm gonna be using the ultimate version of Fury, I just think that iteration looks cooler than the original design, but that's just me though.
Anyway I want to thank everyone who left a review (you all spoil me with your kind words) and again, I'm glad you like this story so much. Like I said before any criticism is appreciated, so don't hesitate to leave your thoughts.
That was chapter eight, I hope you enjoyed it...
Take care...