Title: College Life
Norman Osborn walked thought the halls of Oscorp, entering the room where it was being held. Looking at containment unit housing it... or what should be there anyways. "Dammit... no! No! No!", he yelled out in anger, seeing a large crack in the container.
SYM-A01, also known as 'Venom'... had escaped. Norman grits his teeth, worried that if someone found it, it would be a PR nightmare.
Not only that, he was terrified on what would happen if it found someone to bond with. "Dammit...", Norman muttered to himself as he saw the images of the various 'experiments' throughout their years at Oscorp.
He did this while unaware of the presence of a scientist with pure black eyes looking at him with a devious grin, he turned away and walked off.
Patrick was hanging around at the ESU courtyard, just making some sketches of new web shooters designs and possible web gadgets. That was before Harry closed his book. "Ah- hey!"
"Dude, seriously you gotta put down some books every once and a while and party a lil.", Harry said as if Patrick was the party type of guy... and stuck his face in a book twenty four hours a day.
Patrick rolled his eyes at his friend. "C'mon man, you know I'm not into partying.", he said as Harry tapped his chin.
"Ah c'mon, live a little.", Harry said eyeing a group of attractive females before Eddie popped in.
"Sup losers, what's happening?", Eddie asked as Harry shrugged.
"Just trying to get our friend here to go to a party.", the red haired young man said in response, in which Eddie nodded, catching his gaze at the college girls who were looking at Patrick.
"Man I miss the days where girls found me repulsive.", the Parker boy said not even having to look. "... fine I'll go to a party, but which are we gonna to to?",
Harry smiled as he put on his charm and walked over to the girls ogling at him. "So how's you an Anne coming along?", Patrick asked Eddie, in which he did a 'so-so' hand gestured.
Harry came back after talking to them for about a few minutes. "Alright boys, we're going to a party tomorrow night. And no backing down.", he said the last part specifically to Patrick.
"Alright fine.", Patrick said in response.
On the night of the party however;
Morgan Micheals was doing late night checkups on equipment in a Oscorp laboratory somewhere in midtown. He turned to his reflection and fixed his hair, his eyes were bloodshot as he hadn't slept since the 'Electro Incident'. "You gotta get yourself together Micheals." His eyes widened in terror as he saw a figure in the reflection.
The figure was obviously a male due to their height and frame, his face was obscured by a mask themed after a goblin, with two yellow lenses while his hair was slick back and a greenish brown color. Below his head, his entire body was covered in a green and black body suit with three sharp spikes on both forearms. The masked figure was riding atop of a glider.
"H-Hey! That's Osborns glider! Wh-What do you think you're doing?!", Micheals backed away as the masked man laughed like a maniac before flying out the roof and into the night.
"All's I'm saying is that I could've cracked it open right there!", one of three thugs said holding a beer bottle in hand, and a safe in front of them.
A bespectacled thug laughed in amusement. "Really? If we didn't leave your skull would've been cracked open like an egg."
"Yeah, or we could've blown it up, save us time.", a female thug said before the window next to their couch exploded.
The masked man floated in on his glider with a cackle. "Someone mention anything about explosions?", the man's voice was deep but sounded like the embodiment of sand paper grinding on gravel.
"Get the freak!", the half drunk thug had a crowbar in hand instead of a beer bottle. The female thug tried to jump on him only to be back handed by him, the glasses wearing thug charged at him, only for the man to grab his hand and twist it hard enough to rip away the flesh then tossing him away. The crowbar wielding thug charged in to bash him but was met with a sword to his nose. "I-I mean, get the freak whatever he wants!"
"What I want is your undying loyalty, or the dying kind. The Green Goblin is nothing if not flexible.", the now named Green Goblin said as he planted a small, pumpkin like device which exploded the lock on the safe, he ripped it open and tossed a bag of money at the bespectacled thug.
"Th-Thanks. But we work for the big man, if we switch loyalty then we might as well be dead.", the bespectacled thug said very carefully considering the man had a sword in hand.
"I'm good with knots too, as for the big man in charge, his party's over.", Green Goblin said as his sword folded back into its hilt before slipping back into a compartment in the glider.
At a tower in Manhattan, a black tie party was being held inside. Jazz music was heard throughout the room as a tall, heavy, African-American man. While his pale skin tone suggests albinism, it is actually the result of exposure to chemicals in his youth, which bleached his skin stepped out behind the curtains. "If I could have your attention. As many of you know, I, Leonard Lincoln, am your host for tonight. And I thank you all for coming to support the Dynamic Youth Support Center.",
The crowd clapped, a man known as J. Jonah Jameson looked at his son. JJJ was a averagely tall man with a full beard and black hair, wearing a black suit and tie. "Isn't this great?"
His son, John Jameson, who was around his height but had blond hair and a bow tie instead fo an actual tie had a bland look on his face. "Yeah dad, but I was more or less expecting a night between you, me and some steak."
Jonah looked at Osborn before wrapping his arm around his son and walking to the elevator. "C'mon then, Lincoln's got more than enough money. We'll be off the Mick's in eighty eight seconds.", before he reached, a thug wearing a bag over his head with two eye holes and a pumpkin stitched on pointed a gun at them.
"Elevators out of order.", the bagged man said as two others wearing identical mask came from the stairs. "Stairs too, though you could try a window.", he said mockingly. Suddenly, the Green Goblin flew through a window with his psychotic laughter. "Oops, too late."
"Hello! Good evening! Bonjour! It is I! The one and only Green Goblin! And I am looking for the big man!", the crazed man yelled out as he looked at the bald, Animo man.
"Sir, I don't know who you are-", Lincoln was going to finish his sentence before being caught off by hysterical laughter.
"Of course! That's why I'm wearing this goddamn thing in the first place genius!", Green Goblin got eerily quiet. "But I know who you are Tombstone, so if I were you, I'd drop the title before I start dropping secrets."
"Boys, this fool is obviously mentally ill, mow em down.", Lincoln said to his thugs as they pulled out guns.
Green Goblin cackled. "Still hiding behind an army of weaklings? How pitiful, we both know if there weren't any bystanders, you'd be doing the job yourself.", he said with an obvious grin under his mask.
He took rounds of bullets to his chest thanks to his body armor, grinning as he shot at the two thugs who shot at him with electricity. A bigger man tried to rush him but was grabbed by the masked man, throwing him into a wall and landing on the chandelier. "Oh he swings through the air! This Emerald Fiend dishing all kinds of fear!"
John Jameson turned his head and threw one of the mask wearing thugs at another and grabbing their gun. "Move it dad! We're-!!!!", John was cut off as he was shot in the chest and sent back.
"Now now, stay put. Or else.", Green Goblin said in a sinister tone, jumping off the chandelier and landing on his glider.
"There's no need to threaten my guest, little man.", Lincoln looked at him with annoyance.
"That is if I require witnesses, depending on the mood.", the goblin sat on his glider.
J.J pulled out a Bluetooth headphone and called in someone. "Robbie, call the police- no reporters, I'll cover the story and save myself a few bucks.",
Patrick was sitting on the couch at the party, completely bored out of his mind while Eddie seems to be having the time of his life. "Where the hell is Harry? Dude told me about pussy footing around, then there he goes and not even come."
"Whats with the look?", Betty Brant looked at him over the couch with a little smile. "It's a party, enjoy yourself a little-", as if on cue, they both received a call.
[Spider, we got a call about some green manic terrorizing several people]
Betty's was just work, which was at the Bugle. "Great, just as I was starting to have fun that skinhead Jameson called in."
"Well would you look at that, I gotta ditch the party too.", Patrick said with a little grin as Betty smirked at him.
"So, what's the point of coming here in the first place?", Lincoln said not even bothered by Green Goblin.
"So the whole 'destroying you and taking your place as being the king of crime' wasn't clear? Well done.", Green Goblin said sarcastically.
They all heard a whistle from behind them. "So can I come through this window or cause more property damage by breaking my own?", The Spider said looking around.
"Your timing is impeccable.", Lincoln said, having memories of The Spider from a while back.
"Sooooo what? Your latest worker got bored and turned on you?", the web slinger asked him curiously.
Lincoln laughed. "I don't know who this guy is, yet, but he's not an employee of mine.", he said with a sudden change of tone.
"Oh so I can pretend he's yours while I beat him? Awesome!", The Spider leapt onto the metal railing above them.
Green Goblin gasps. "Hello! I'm in the room here, really, you're both rude.", he said sarcastically as he stood on his glider.
"Oh where are my manners!", The Spider's emotive lenses widened. "My apologies, you're here taking the time of day terrorizing Tombstone and I don't even say thank you. Then again, you're holding innocent people hostage, it's just... confusing!"
"Unfortunate, but you see, I have a solution.", Green Goblin hovered up to look at him dead in the eye. "You and I joining forces! Imagine what we could accomplish by combining our powers! We'd rule New York!"
"Is he talkin bout Manhattan or all five? Then again there's the Avengers soooooo.", Crimson thought to himself before shaking his head. "Not to be racist but I don't team up with goblins... or anyone psychotic."
"Well, your loss OF LIFE!", Green Goblin yelled out as he shot a blast of electricity him, in which The Spider leapt out of the way.
"Buddy, there's already a guy who shoots out electricity, don't steal his gimmick!", the spider themed hero stated as he turned around mid air, shot two web lines behind the goblin and attempted to drop kick him, but was evaded.
He landed on the glass and dodged another blast of green electricity, landing on a table and back flipping off it. Throwing two chairs at him in which Green Goblin blocked and countered with another blast of electricity, sending him flying out. "Well at least I have an exit.", The Spider managed to stop his fall by planting his feet on the wall of the building, running up before launching himself through glass again, and landing on another table. "Okay, where's the dude with surprisingly good hair?"
"Present and accounted for, also thanks for the compliment. I'd give you tips but I don't know if you have hair.", Green Goblin said behind him as he threw a bomb at him, in which Crimson leapt out the way and dodged a green cloud... before being drop kicked into a table.
"May I see your invitation, The Spider? Otherwise I'd have to ask you to leave.", Goblin's voice switched between a deep pitched voice to a high pitched voice.
"And miss the free food?", The Spider titled his heard as he threw one of the free shrimp at him, in which he effortlessly dodged, that along with a web shot. The goblin threw shurikens at him, in which he dodged and shielded others with a table, one of the people managed to catch it, in which was Tombstone himself.
Shooting a web out and swinging his way into the glass, in which Green Goblin took out two shuriken's and threw it at him, in which he skillfully dodged.
The Spider leapt at and tried to blind him with webs to his lenses, in which he dodged, well that and a flying chocolate moose in which landed on J. Jonah instead. A grin formed under Green Goblin's mask as his Spider opponent tried to catch him in a web, in which he threw another shuriken and cut right through it.
In response, The Spider back flipped and kicked the table into the air, with the flying menace dodging and throwing another shuriken at him, in which only cut his suit. "Hey leave off the threads, Elf-man! That's an order!", he jokingly said to him.
"Sorry, I don't take orders from insects. But I do squash them!", Green Goblin cackled as the spider hero facepalmed.
"Okay, spiders aren't insects! They're arachnids dipshit-!", The Spider was blasted at, in which he dodged leapt under the platform and chased after him, in which Green Goblin shot at him but in response Crimson Spider dodged out the way of each blast and landed on his glider and out him in a headlock.
"Oh I didn't take you as the bold type, I don't usually offer rides on the first date but I'll make an exception.", Green Goblin said as he elbowed him in the abdomen. "Never thought you'd swing this way."
"I knew you were gonna make that joke.", The Spider groaned as Green Goblin cackled and flew out the window. "Finally fresh air-!", he was head butted and sent flying off.
The Spider rubbed his nose as he swung after him. "Y'know the old saying! If you can't join em, kill em!", Green Goblin threw shuriken's but were thrown right back at him.
"You take the words right outta my mouth, is that a felony?" The Spider asked genuinely curious.
"Oooo! I hope so, this little goblin doesn't want to be caught committing a misdemeanor!", Green Goblin threw another 'pumpkin bomb'.
"Your banter needs work, but hey, at least someone's joining in on the conversation.", The Spider said as they arrived at a construction site.
"Practice makes perfect!", the goblin threw another bomb but it was thrown back at him. He grinned as he pulled out his sword.
"You have a sword?! Awesome!", The Spider laughed as he leapt over the cackling goblin, but managed to finally catch him in a head lock, forcing him to drop the sword and drag him down. Tying him up in his web. "Though not very effective if you can't use it.", he said as the goblin cackled.
"You should've focused on the ballroom instead.", Goblin cackled louder. "There's a bomb I planted... better hurry!"
The Spider growled before swinging away.
"What're we supposed to do now?!", one of the Goblin thugs asked the other.
"Wait for the goblin to come back shithead!", the other yelled back.
"Or wait until you all go boom?", The Spider leapt out and looked at the thugs. "I wouldn't take this risk, better start running.", in response, everyone ran, but thanks to John they didn't push anyone over. "Perfect, hey, why aren't you going?", he asked Tombstone.
"My party, my mess.", Tombstone said with a smile as the two searched for the bomb. Suddenly, John ran back, panting.
"The Spider! The chandelier!", John yelled out as he had remembered Green Goblin's song on the chandelier.
"Thanks man! Now get out, hurry!", The Spider yelled back as John nodded and ran back down the stairs. The Spider leapt onto the chandelier and pulled out the pumpkin bomb, before throwing it far out the window, right then, it explodes. Before hearing applause, turning to see the source coming from Tombstone. "Applause from you is somewhat surprising."
"Perhaps, but I'll remind you again, I gave you the opportunity to join me in exchange for a handsome salary for these exact situations.", Tombstone said flashing his teeth. "But you did it for free... call it irony.", he said as he walked away.
Patrick landed in front of the house as Eddie stumbled out, drunk and ready to throw up. "Fuck man, I drank too much, ever found Harry?", he asked him.
"Nah, I asked his dad but he never answered the call. Damn assholes, the both of em.", Patrick said with a slight tinge of annoyance.
"Get in boy's.", Betty Brant drove up with a smile on her face.
"Thought you'd had a job?", Patrick cocked his eyebrow as Eddie opened the back door and entered the back seat.
"Robbie called me and said someone else was on the case. Get in.", she said as Patrick just reluctantly got in. "I'll drive both of you home, though I'm expecting some money tomorrow."
"Well there's that.", Patrick rubbed his eyes slightly.
/End/