(A/N: I do not own Spiderman or Assassin's Creed. That right belongs to Ubisoft and Sony [Notice I've been saying Disney the last few chapters. Sorry about that. Still Sony]).
Peter blinked rapidly at what he saw. Here he was, uncovering probably the greatest tool of all existence (As far as he knew) and here came 4 people that were pretty active (Or at least were for most of them) coming in and telling him to just drop everything and stop.
There was a long and dreary silence that filled the room for a while. Emmanuel and Chris were practically shellshocked at what they saw. Even John gave a surprised look. The silence continued on until Mary-Jane spoke up.
"Peter, please stop and think about what you're doing. Do you have any idea of what these people intend to use this thing for?" Mary-Jane asked.
"How...what...what the hell are you all doing here?" Peter asked, stumped on how all of them could be here at once. Suddenly, 2 other people came in who by sight alone answered all his questions.
The 2 in question were hooded men, one looking to be a brown-haired young man and a man (Who Peter saw was Mayan in heritage given his skin-tone and the face paint on his face).
"Ah I see. These criminals brought you here" Peter said, glaring at the two assassins behind them.
"Putting kids in harms way for your blind philosophy, Tabai? Not surprising" Chris said, rolling his eyes at the Mayan Assassin, having come across him a few times in the past.
"We're the same age as you, you goddamn cultist!" Harry snapped at him.
"Leave him alone, Osborn. He's not a cultist. He's part of a group that wants to better the lives of everyone on Earth, to help them. Then again, caring about other people is a new concept to you isn't it?" Peter snapped back at Harry to which Harry was taken aback. Peter had never spoken to him like that.
"Peter, please. Calm down. We've only come to help you" Mary-Jane tried to reason, being the only one who wasn't on bad terms with Peter.
"MJ, what these people told you is a lie. We're using this device to expose lies of corrupt politicians and captains of industry, to find out truth, to ensure justice" Peter said passionately.
"They pulled wool over your eyes, Peter. They're using this to ensure their control over the world. They'll use this to lord over the entire world population" AC tried to reason.
"Oh, please. You can't fool me with your anarchist propaganda" Peter said, rolling his eyes.
"We're not anarchists just because we're not in favor of a global monarchy" Aapo said, narrowing his eyes at Peter.
"Whatever. I'm not interested in your lies. I got what I needed to know about you that night at your warehouse. You're not stopping me or my friends from using this device" Peter said, defensively.
"Peter, these guys aren't your friends! They're using you!" Gwen blurted out, wanting her Peter.
"Oh that's rich coming from you considering how well you played me, isn't it?" Peter said, giving a deep glare to Gwen, which stung her heart as a tear came out of her eye.
"Peter...I...I'm sorry...I'm truly, truly sorry" Gwen said, practically sobbing.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Anyway, I had enough of this. I...took karate courses over the summer and worked out a lot over the summer so I'm much stronger than usual and pretty sure I can take you both so-" Peter tried to rationalize why they shouldn't try to take it before he was interrupted.
"Peter...we know" Mary-Jane said stoically.
Peter blinked twice at this.
"You...know what?" Peter asked, a bit nervously.
"Petey, we know you're Spiderman. This guy here, AC, told us" Liz said, calling him by her old pet name for him.
"I...I...I-what…" Peter stuttered.
"It's ok, Peter. We won't tell anyone...We're your friends. You can trust us, all of us" Mary-Jane, stepping closer to Peter.
"How...how dare you?!" Peter said, looking at AC with an angry expression.
"I didn't do it out of spite, Peter. It was the only way I could help you" AC said as reasonably as he could.
"That's fucking crap! You brought these people over to guilt trip me into stopping me from using this device for the good of humanity and from becoming something bigger than what I am now. Well guess what? I'm not falling for it. Since you know who I really am then I guess there's no further need to put on a show. If you want to stop us, you're going to have to go through me. Emmanuel, Chris, John, get to safety" Peter said, darkly.
All 3 nodded and moved off to the side, away from the upcoming action.
"Peter, we don't want to do this….you don't want to do this" AC said, moving in front of the 4 teenagers with Aapo doing the same.
"Despite everything you already know about me, you hardly know anything about me" Peter said, getting into a fighting stance.
Mary-Jane was shocked. This didn't sound like Peter...or Spiderman. It was a completely different person before her.
"If you wish it to be this way, Peter, so be it" Aapo said, almost regretfully.
The 3 of them just stood still for what seemed like forever until finally someone made the first move.
Aapo ducked down and did a sliding kick to Peter's legs. However, Peter easily jumped over the Mayan Assassin's entire body as he slid under him.
Peter quickly turned shot web at his hand, covering it in his sticky goop. However, Aapo unsheathed his hidden blade and was able to cut through it.
At that point, Peter's Spidey sense suddenly went off. He turned to see AC coming at him with a hidden blade, trying to stab at him.
"Don't hurt him!" Gwen yelled, passionately, practically burying her head in Mary-Jane's shoulder who held her, not being able to take her eyes off what was going on.
Peter was able to dodge every jab, swing and thrust of his blade that AC was able to throw his way.
Eventually, Peter was able to stop the thread of attacks from the Assassin by grabbing his underarm and throwing him over his shoulder, launching him on his back.
AC grunted from the pain but was quickly able to recover from his minor injury and get back on his feet.
"That's our boy! Kick their asses, Pete!" Emmanuel said, cheering Peter on from the side of the room.
"Good show, Peter!" Chris said, clapping his hands.
Peter did a mini bow to the both of them before his Spidey sense went off. Aapo tried to attack him again but it was in vain as Peter was able to duck from his swing and tie his hand again in his webs.
Mary-Jane continued to watch the fight. Peter was just running circles around them. No matter how skilled they were, the spider base hero was just too much for them.
The redheaded teen needed to do something. Something to calm Peter down and get this device away from these two creeps.
Mary-Jane reached for her air-rifle behind her and picked it up. She didn't want to do this but she couldn't think of anything else. She filled it with a dart and carefully aimed it at Peter.
After a few moments of aiming, she took a shot at Peter.
As Peter was still fighting AC and Aapo, he couldn't feel his spidey sense going off for a dart coming towards him. The dart went straight to his neck.
"Ah!" Peter exclaimed, feeling a small sharp pain entering his neck. He reached for the dart in his neck, quickly pulled it out and threw it to the ground. However, it had very little effect as Peter continued fighting. This caused Mary-Jane to be confused.
"What? Why isn't he falling asleep?" Mary-Jane asked with a raised eyebrow.
"The genetic mutations in his body must be interfering with the effects of the chemical used in the dart. He also must be strong willed. The reactions of a chemical depend a little on how a person reacts to it" Gwen explained to Mary-Jane.
"So...Petey's too strong for it?" Liz asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Pretty much, yeah" Gwen said, nodding.
"Damn...that's sexy as hell" Liz said, practically purring.
Peter still hadn't lost his stride fighting the two assassins. He grabbed Aapos arm and kicked him square in the chest, sending him flying back to the auditorium like seats in the front of the room. The impact from his back hitting the metal seats was too much for him. The Mayan Assassin just sat there, seething in pain.
At that point, AC had enough and decided to just go in for the kill. He unsheathed both of his hidden blades and drove both his arms toward Peter, who grabbed both of his arms and held them back.
Peter's strength was accelerated. However, AC wasn't a pushover in strength either. He held his own against Peter as they both were in a standoff with Peter holding back the Assassins arms who had two sharp blades aimed right at Peter's neck.
Everyone watched in suspense, curious and slightly terrified as to what would happen next.
"It doesn't have to be this way, Peter. I know what you're going through. I've been at that point myself. I can help you get through this! You don't need the Templars. They are just using you" AC passionately said to Peter.
Peter huffed, letting out a angry chuckle.
"You?! You think I'm going to let a murderous piece of scum like you try to tell me what's best for me?! No! It wasn't your so called 'brotherhood' that came to help me when my life went to shit! It wasn't my so called best friend, Harry Osborn! It wasn't the so called love of my life, Gwen Stacey! It was the Templars! They saw something in me and welcomed me with open arms into their society and now, I'm finally part of something bigger! And you're going to be damned if you think I'm going to let someone like you stand in my way!" Peter emotionally yelled with sad and angry emotions.
Every one of the 4 teens got stung by Peter's speech. Gwen and Harry for obvious reasons, knowing how badly they hurt Peter. Mary-Jane felt bad for not doing more for Peter during his time of need and Liz was hurt by Peter's little comment about Gwen being the 'love of his life'. He couldn't mean that...could he?
"Peter...I'm really, really sorry for how I've been acting. I've been a terrible friend and I really want to make it up to you. Just come back with us and stop all this! Please! I want my best friend back" Harry passionately cried out.
"As if we're still friends, you selfish prick. You don't care about anyone else but yourself. I'm going to use this device for the improvement of everyone and take assholes like you down a peg or two" Peter said, turning his head and glaring at Harry which caused him to twitch. Had their friendship really deteriorated to that point?
"Peter, there's no one on Earth that needs this power!" AC reasoned.
"Says who? You? You who would have this world being the chaos ridden world it's been for a long time now? You who would rather the world burn than allow everyone to have a life of peace?" Peter questioned angrily.
"Liberty is messy, Peter, I admit it but it's priceless!" AC exclaimed.
"Bullshit! All you Assassins want is to watch the world crumble and let everyone have a front row seat. Well I'm not going to stand by anymore and allow you to kill any more people!" Peter shouted.
Peter used his strength to suddenly raise both of AC's arms. Using AC's confusion and surprise against him, Peter headbutted him, leaving him in a daze. Quickly, he put both of his hands together and wrapped them both using his webs. He then kicked him square in the chest, sending him flying back.
The young Assassin's back collided with the auditorium like seats much like Aapo's back was. His face scrunched up in pain as he just lay sitting there.
Emmanuel and Chris just applauded and cheered Peter while John who was standing beside them just stood there, not saying a word.
The 4 teens just groaned with disappointment as they just stood there, not knowing what to do next or what would happen next. Peter wouldn't hurt them...would they?
Peter huffed and started to walk back to the device. As he walked, he noticed the ring on the floor that the Assassins had knocked out of Chris' hand earlier. He bent down, picked it up and placed it on his ring finger.
"I know what I am and who I am now. I'm Peter Parker, Spiderman and a Templar Knight. I fight to protect the innocent and lead the world into a new age of peace and prosperity. I'm right where I belong" Peter announced before walking back to the device. The question next was what to do with it.
"Wait!" AC said, still recovering from the pain Peter then rolled his eyes and turned back to the Assassin.
"What now?" Peter asked, harshly.
"If you insist on using the Observatory's power….then let your new boss be your first subject" AC managed to get out.
Everyone but Aapo turned to AC in confusion, even the 2 Templars and John.
Peter just blinked, not saying a word.
"You know what I mean, Peter. Use what Deacon gave you and find out for yourself how these Templars really feel about you" AC said, breathing heavily in and out.
"What are you talking about, you insane psychopath?" Emmanuel asked with a raised eyebrow.
After a long moment, Peter slowly reached into his suit pocket and got out a cube blood vial labeled 'Sofia Rikkin'
"Peter, what is that? Where did you get that?" Chris asked, getting worried. Did Peter swipe a blood vial from the box when they weren't looking? They didn't see him do anything.
Peter just looked at them and back to the vial. He then looked to the skull device and slowly slipped the vial into the slot.
After a few moments, the device activated and the sphere started rotating again and projected an image of a POV of Sofia talking to Laetitia England in their hotel room.
"Woooah" Liz said, amazed.
"What is this?" Mary-Jane asked, just as in awe as Liz was.
"This is Ms. Sofia Rikkin, CEO of Abstergo Industries and the head of the Templar's inner sanctum. This is her point of view right now from Miami" AC explained.
"That. Is so. Cool. I thought this place was a joke but really, it's the most amazing place I've ever been in" Liz said, her mind refusing to leave its state of awe.
"Just watch. It gets better" AC said, narrowing his eyes at the projection.
Emmanuel and Chris looked at each other in panic at what they were seeing.
"So what's exactly our next move?" Laetitia asked.
"For now, we stay the course. We have enough vials for the US Congress and the UK Parliament. Given enough time, we should have the influence to pass any law we need to be passed" Sofia answered confidently.
"And what of future endeavors with the device?" Laetitia asked curiously.
"We'll need to expand our influence to smaller sections of the population when we've established control over the larger world governments. Mayors, City Councils, heads of small businesses, even local citizens" Sofia answered.
Peter raised an eyebrow. That...wasn't part of the agreement. They had agreed to go only after national politicians and big business leaders.
"Sounds great. Though I kind of feel bad for leading the kid on. Don't you think he suffered enough?" Laetitia asked, switching focus to another topic.
Peter was very interested in this particular topic as one would imagine.
"It's for the greater good and what Peter doesn't know doesn't hurt him. Besides, it's not like he got a raw deal out of this. He gets a new life with first class treatments and new friends" Sofia answered, indifferent to the whole situation.
"Still, I don't really know how much longer the boys are able to keep up with the idea of being friends with Parker. I can't tell you how upset Emmanuel was when he first came home his first day at Midtown. He was telling me about how Peter was a 'whining loser' or something like that" Laetitia explained.
Peter's heart practically split in two hearing this. He turned to Emmanuel who was just shaking his head and practically sputtering.
"Yes, Chris was the same really. Well either way, we'll eventually just make some excuse saying we need to go back to Philadelphia for some reason. We'll only call him when we need a superhero for something though I don't suppose we'll be needing those soon" Sofia explained.
"That sounds good. I still don't really feel good about using him like this. He's just a kid. What would you have done if he had outright refused to join us, anyway?" Laetitia asked.
Peter could see motions from the POV that indicated that Sofia shrugged at this question.
"Blackmail, probably. We have tons of videos and photos that show he's Spiderman. The press is already after him with the whole Green Goblin ordeal so something like that would have really done him in. He wouldn't have had a choice then. We could have done that from the beginning but he wouldn't have tried his hardest to achieve our goals and boy, did he" Sofia proclaimed.
"Indeed he did. Well, cheers to the kid, then" Laetitia giggled, raising a glass of champagne. Sofia did the same and raised a glass and clinked it to hers as well. They both chuckled as they took a drink.
Peter couldn't bare to watch anymore. He took out the vial and threw it to the ground, shattering it.
The superhero just stood silent, not saying a single word to anyone for the longest time.
Chris nudged Emmanuel to get him to say something.
"Pe-Peter...that is completely and utterly out of context" Emmanuel said, trying to present some sort of excuse although there wasn't much of an excuse to give.
"Out of context?! What the hell are you talking about? I heard them clear as day that you used me! You never were my friends! You just wanted me to do this for you and then you would throw me to the side" Peter said with a tear flowing down his cheek.
"No! That isn't true! Yes, maybe we were a bit disappointed with having to leave Philadelphia and maybe that affected our attitudes when we first met but the more we got to know you, the more we really started enjoying being around you. We want to be your friends, Peter. Really, we do" Chris said, trying to diffuse the tension as much as possible.
"And how am I supposed to know anything you say is true? You told me we would be using this on national politicians and big business leaders, not local politicians, small business people and even citizens. That's the very thing I told you I was worried about from the very start!" Peter exclaimed.
"Peter, we can't take any chances. You never know who your next door neighbor might be. It could be one of these murderous Assassins or a criminal like Norman Osborn. We're doing this for the greater good" Chris said, making Harry twitch a little at the mention of his father.
Peter just shook his head.
"No...I'm done with your lies. Both of you. We're done. As a matter of fact" Peter said before shooting web down at the both of them, tying the both of them up heavily in his webbings.
"Peter, what are you doing?" Emmanuel asked, trying to get out but it was all in vain.
"You're not leaving with this device. We're leaving now while the skull stays" Peter said, determined.
This caused AC and Aapo to smile widely as they both got up and recovered from their minor injuries.
John was silently seething at the sight. The one chance he had of speaking with his beloved in thousands upon thousands of years was now going up in smoke. The Sage finally decided to do something about this and ran up to the device. He took out the skull and started to run for the door.
"Woah, John! What are you doing?" Peter asked as he shot a web to the skull device and pulled it back into his hands. He put the skull back into the device and turned back to John.
"No one is going to stand in the way between me and my beloved Juno! I've spent lifetime after lifetime trying to find her and the one chance I get of finally speaking to her goes up in smoke because you finally figure out what was practically obvious to everyone from the beginning? I don't think so!" John cried as he delved towards Peter.
Peter quickly dodged and John crashed right into the sphere model. He cried in pain from his body' collision with the sphere and tumbled around until he fell off and started to fall down.
"NO!" Peter said as he ran to the cliff and shot a string of web down towards John. The web caught him and his body was hanging by a thread of Peter's strong web.
"It's alright, John. I got you. I'll pull you up and we can talk this through rationally" Peter said, starting to do just that.
"I'm afraid that's not possible, Parker. As of right now, I'm done with this scheme as it's clear I won't be able to get what I want so now I see no other way to end all this for me except one thing. Goodbye, Parker. It's been interesting knowing you" John said as he reached for the inside of his pocket and got out the pocket knife.
Before Peter could do anything about it, John cut the web that was holding him up and he fell down towards a block of metal next to the body of water below.
"Guide me into the grave, beloved! I am your instrument" John cried as he fell with a gleeful look on his face.
"John!" Peter called out right before...it happened. Peter couldn't bear to look as John's body fell into the water and proceeded to float there.
Peter just looked in horror at what had just occurred, not knowing what to say or think.
Suddenly, the room began to shake again.
Everyone looked around.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Harry asked, panicking.
"A security measure put in place in case anyone but the Sage tried to access this room" AC explained.
"I thought John took care of that though?" Peter asked.
"The Observatory must sense John has been harmed so whatever he did before is null and void now" Aapo said.
"Come on then! We've got to get out of here. Who knows what this place'll do?" Peter asked, getting scared.
"Oh, I have an idea. Peter, grab the 2 Templars! Everyone else, run for the exit! Now!" AC cried to everyone who did as told and ran for the hills out of the Observatory.
They only had god knows how long until the real action would happen so they decided not to wait any longer. Peter grabbed Emmanuel and Chris, threw them over both his shoulders with his strength and quickly followed the others out of the Observation room, making sure to get out of the tomb before any real 'fun' occurs.