Answers to questions or statements:
Jestalnaker94000: To an extent he will and have a prominent role later on in year two. As for the Wolverine in the Walking dead universe, I don't know if I can pull that off to be honest. Plus, I don't know if Rick would live long with Wolverine around… and Carol… and possibly Carl to some extent because they made some very controversial decisions in the show and comics that may not sit well with Logan, but hey maybe it can be done. I just don't know if I can make it work
cabrera1234: She'll still be with Superman, just because it's not out of love doesn't mean she doesn't agree with his views.
Valgreen007: Some chapters will be fairly long, like four thousand words at least and some will be over a thousand words. I'll keep the big ones for the action and keep the smaller ones for character development and sometimes vice versa
Dark King Marcel: You are right to an extent and it would make sense for her to eventually choose Superman in the end but Wonder Woman in the past as a habit of going against the expectations of her peers and society as a whole
Guest reviewer 1: No Spider-man will be joining Batman's side and I will show in the future him wondering if he made the right choice, similar to how the Flash was conflicted
Guest reviewer 2: Spider-man will get a bit of a power boost later on and it does to some extent come from a cosmic being but in the end it'll be more of a curse than a upgrade of some sort
I've also decided to upload chapter ten to go along with this, don't expect a two chapter update all the time but occasionally I will, and the same will go with my other stories too
Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or DC characters seen, mentioned, or used in this story
Year One…
Peter was currently looking down at Times Square at one in the evening or morning depending how you look at it. Diana was back at their apartment still sleeping off the effects of her and Peter's nearly two day long… session
'Well they do call me 'Amazing' for a reason, thank you spider bite for superhuman stamina' Peter chuckled to himself as he watched the flow of traffic
It's been over a week since Superman had declared a worldwide ceasefire and so far, he's been backing up his promise to stop any conflict from breaking out. Just the other day Peter saw a news segment on how Superman had destroyed a drone to protect innocent people from being killed because there was a high valued terrorist leader nearby.
Now Peter isn't saying what Superman is doing is wrong but, he wonders if the Kryptonian knows that despite his great power he can't save everyone. It was bitter truth that Peter himself has long come to accept
TWIP!
Peter looked towards the sound of a web shooter going off and saw Kaine approaching him before he landed on the roof in a roll and came to a crouched stop a few feet from Peter
"So how upset was MJ on how you also missed Thanksgiving?" Peter smirked under his mask
"Bite me" Kaine growled out in annoyance "Sides, Slade got it worse than me, I swear he looked like he was about to actually cry when MJ finished tearing his ass up and rebuilding it with her initials branded into it"
"Yeah, she can be one hell of a tongue lasher she wants to be." Peter nodded in agreement as memories of his time with MJ came to mind
"I bet she was" Kaine snickered
"We never even did that kind of stuff when we were dating… it was mainly Felicia that helped me broaden my preferences" Peter said as he returned to watching the ever flowing traffic of New York City
"You hear back from her since…" Kaine trailed off
It didn't take Peter's nearly unrivaled I.Q. or his occasionally absent common sense to know what Kaine was talking about…
The Grim Hunt
A little over six years ago the Green Goblin had created a new incarnation of the Sinister Six made up of the Spider Slayer, Carnage, Demogoblin, Morbius the living Vampire and Jack O' Lantern. The group than began to hunt down the Spider clan and kill its members off one by one. In the end only Peter, Ben, Kanie, Felicia survived if only barely. The event is what drove Ben into retirement, Peter to nearly succumb to the Venom symbiote, and Kaine to leave for a while followed soon by Felicia
"No not really" Peter said as he tried to banish the dark memories of both the event and what followed after from his mind "But I heard someone fitting her description and M.O. is operating in Central City now"
"Heh, poor Flash. He's probably always caught in between wanting to sleep with her and stop her from stealing something" Kaine said as he sat next to Peter and joined him in watching the city that never sleeps
Kaine and Peter's relationship wasn't as close as the two would like when compared to their relationship with Ben. The former Scarlet Spider often acted as a middle man for the two since more often than not Peter and Kaine's world views clashed, sometimes physically and violently. Peter was all for being merciful and non-lethal while Kaine was starting to adopt a philosophy similar to the Red Hood or Punisher.
Still the two get along decent enough and their interactions have improved lately, so progress was obviously being made if slowly.
"Hey Kaine, don't take this the wrong way or anything, but why are you in New York still? Didn't you say that you settled down in Huston" Peter gave his brother a side glance
Kaine was silent for a while as he seemed to be trying to find a legitimate reason. Finally, after several minutes he answered
"I don't know to be honest. I first came here to check up on Ben and MJ and to some extent you but afterwards… I just didn't feel like leaving is all" Kaine said feeling a bit embarrassed
"Aww you wuuuuuv us! It's okay to admit it" Peter joked as he patted Kaine on the head "Side's us Spiders have to stick together"
Kaine brushed Peter's hand of his head and chuckled "Yeah, guess we do…"
"Spider-man…" a voice suddenly spoke up behind the two wall crawlers
Both Peter and Kaine stood up and entered their own defensive stances as they looked to see who it was that snuck up on them. They were greeted to the sight of Batman emerging from the shadows with an unreadable expression on his half covered face
"The hell you doing here, shouldn't you be chasing some mental patient that checked out of the 'Revolving Door Asylum' early again?" Tarantula snarked the Gotham vigilante
"Tarantula quit it!" Spider-man snapped at his brother before relaxing somewhat and turning to the caped hero "But yeah why are you here of all places? Please don't tell me our rouges are doing another team up"
Batman gave Tarantula a brief look before returning his gaze to Spider-man's "I need to speak with you… alone"
Spider-man's lenses narrowed as he considered the request. After a few moments he nodded towards the caped crusader before turning to look at his still tensed brother "Tarantula, I'll meet up with you by Soho in a few minutes, sound good?"
Tarantula looked towards Spider-man with his lenses widening slightly before he gave a reluctant nod "Yeah, sure. See ya in a few"
He then shot a web line out into the air and swung away but not before sending a glare towards the Batman. Spider-man watched him go for a second before he turned his attention towards Batman and crossed his arms across his chest
"Alright Bat's, what's the issue?"
"…In retaliation of Superman getting involved in the world's political affairs, the government has kidnapped Clark's parents as of twenty minutes ago" Batman revealed in a grave tone
Peter's eyes widened in shock at that "What? The government, our government of this country that I begrudgingly pay the taxes of just took Superman's parents?"
Batman nodded causing Peter to groan "Ah shit… well than what do we do? Do we help him or something?"
Batman was quite for a moment before he asked Spider-man a surprising question
"Do you think what he did was right? Killing the Joker?"
Spider-man looked at him in surprise "What do you mean by that?"
"Do you think Superman was justified in killing the Joker? Despite the fact he destroyed Metropolis, tricked Superman into killing his wife and unborn child… Do you think it was right for him to kill the Joker after all that?" Batman asked with a serious face
"…"
"…"
"…I can sympathize with the man but… I don't know maybe he was to some degree, I mean he lost his wife and kid and a crap ton of friends all in the span of like what, three seconds? But what's his excuse going to be for the next one? There's always going to be another guy like the Joker out there, hell I have two rouges that match his level of insane brutality, and with him now going around and forcing people to try and get along" Spider-man rubbed his head in aggravation
"Honestly Batman I don't know if he was justified entirely, I mean yeah I've lost people close to me, family and friends alike but I never went off the deep end like how he seems to be doing"
Batman watched him for a long time before he nodded and reached for something in his belt and handed it to him. Peter took it and saw that it was some sort of high tech looking communicator
"Whoa, this makes my LexCorp phone look like a telegraph in comparison" Peter said as he examined the new device before looking up towards Batman "Why give this to me?"
"This event, it will only strengthen Superman's resolve… it will also unite the one's behind him. I'm going to need all the help I can get… when things get worse" Batman said as he began to turn
"And where are you going?" Peter questioned the man
"Back to Gotham… I have a few people I have to speak to about something that's come up regarding Red Robin and the Titans, stay safe Peter" Batman said as he pulled out his grappling gun and shot it at a distant building before flying off into the night
Peter watched him go for a second before he looked down at his new device and sighed "Why is it than whenever I encounter another hero it's all the world's coming to the end or some supervillain is on the loose? Why can't I just meet another hero over a drink or at the movies… And what the hell did he mean about the Titans?"
'I'll try to call Cassie later, hope she's alright' Spider-man thought as he pocketed the phone in his belt before he jumped off the building and shot a web line out and made his way towards Soho.
…
"So what did the rat want?" Kaine asked Peter as he landed on a rooftop already occupied by the dark spider five minutes later
"Oh you know, wanted to talk to me about where Ock could be hiding with that green spider guy of his" Peter said with a shrug. He didn't feel too guilty lying to Kaine since the man likely has his own secrets that he's less than willing to share
Kaine looked at him for a moment before shrugging "Well I haven't heard anything, Ock knows what Superman will do to him if he's caught"
"So he's going to keep an extra low profile. It could be months until we even hear a rumor about him, maybe years with what he just did" Peter agreed
When Otto wanted to vanish, he could vanish and make it near impossible to track him down. After Octavius was betrayed by the Green Goblin a few years ago the man went underground for almost two years before he re-emerged… in Metropolis…
Suddenly a distant alarm goes off and both Spiders look to see it's coming from a bank nearby. The two look at each other and nod before they swing off to investigate the possible robbery all the while unaware of a man dressed in an expensive looking black and red suit.
The man was around 6'0 and had a small goatee and glowing red eyes. The man smirked at the spiders as they swung through the city.
"Ohh things are about to get very interesting, especially for you my precious little Parker…" the man said in dark amusement before he slowly began to fade away
"Very interesting…"
And done.
As for who the man was at the end, not spoiling it but it's not one of Spider-man's common rouges but he will play a larger role later on, particularly in year three.
Next chapter takes place a few days after the events of Superman's family being taken and rescued as Wonder Woman has a conversation with a certain god of war in regards to how events are unfolding and her relationship with Spider-man that's beginning to grow a bit difficult because of her support of Superman's new ideals that he doesn't agree with
Minor timeline details about this Peter's thirteen almost fourteen years as Spider-man
Year one and two- Became Spider-man and dated Gwen Stacy before her death at the hands of Green Goblin.
Year three and four- Spider-man starts to date Mary Jane and joins the Ultimates, the world's first 'superhero' team. Clone Saga happens and Peter meets Kaine, and Ben. Spider-man meets the Punisher
Year five to year six- The Spider clan is created with new additions consisting of Kid-Arachnid (Miles Morales), Spider-girl (Julia Carpenter), Spider-woman (Mattie Franklin), Madam Web (Cassandra Web) and Black Cat and Scarlet Spider
Year seven to nine- The sinister six nearly destroys the Spider clan, Spider-man nearly succumbs to Venom, Scarlet Spider retires, and Kaine leaves
Year ten- Venom is born after joining with Eddie Brock, Wonder Woman and Spider-man meet, Kaine returns as Tarantula
Year eleven- Peter and Diana start to see each other and after six months of dating marry, Carnage emerges
Year twelve- Venom is defeated by Spider-man and disappears, Eddie three months later becomes Anti-Venom unintentionally by Mr. Negative curing him of his cancer and aids Spider-man in fighting Carnage
Year thirteen- Spider-man meets some members of the Justice League, mainly Green Arrow, Black Canary, Batman, Superman and the Green Lantern Guy Gardner
Year fourteen- Injustice begins