The Invincible Spider-Man

Chapter 10

Peter crawled up to a rooftop, every part of him in immense pain, his heart beating a mile a minute as he lay down on the roof, breathing heavily.

"It's all so much to take in. Kingpin using The Frightful Four to win a gang war against The Owl and The Hand. Norman Osborn working with Fisk. Daredevil going missing after finding out that his dead girlfriend is alive, and the Homecoming preparations." He thought

"Shit! The Homecoming preparations. I never showed up!" Exclaimed Peter, as he took out his cracked phone and quickly called Liz.

"Hey Peter." Said Liz.

"Hey Liz! I'm so sorry I couldn't show up for the Homecoming preparations! I just got so busy that I completely forgot about it." Blurted out Peter.

"Wait, you didn't show up? Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I didn't notice you weren't there." Replied Liz, surprised.

"Wait, you weren't waiting for me?" Asked Peter, thoroughly confused.

"No, why would I? I mean, don't take it the wrong way, but surprisingly many volunteers showed up." Explained Liz.

"Oh. Well, I guess we'll talk later?" Said Peter, in a sad tone.

"Yeah. See you later Peter!" Replied Liz, seemingly not picking up on his sad voice.

Peter hung up on the phone and just stared at the dark night sky.

"She doesn't like me, I guess." He thought.

All of a sudden, Daredevil jumped on the rooftop, batons in hand.

"Oh come on, Chameleon! Give me a goddamn break!" Shouted Peter as he went to punch him.

Daredevil moved out of the way. "Peter, what the hell are you doing? It's me Matt!" Exclaimed Daredevil.

"Oh, it's you. Long story to explain. Where've you been?" Asked Spider-Man.

"I went to an old friend called Stick. He leads a group called The Chaste, and they're the ones who trained me when I was a kid, and then Elektra. The Hand had revived her using a forbidden technique called Black Sky." Explained Daredevil.

"Look, it's been a long day, so can we continue this tomorrow?" Asked Peter, completely exhausted.

"Okay, but listen. Owlsley is escalating his plans. He's planning to kill Fisk soon and take control of New York entirely. And I also heard word of you committing crimes. Jameson is gonna have a field day with that one." Said Matt.

"Yeah, that was the work of The Frightful Four, aka the boy band that Fisk put together to fight The Owl. It consists of Shocker, Sandman, Vulture, and some new dude called Chameleon. He impersonated you and together the four of them kicked my ass." Explained Peter.

"Okay. We'll talk tomorrow." Said Daredevil.

Spider-Man swung to a building, and landed quickly to catch his breath.

"I need answers now. And only one person can provide them right now." Thought Peter, as he swung to Norman's penthouse.

Back in his home office, Norman was just wrapping up new Oscorp paperwork, while on the phone Dr Mendel Stromm.

"No, Stromm. This time Globulin Green will be a success, I can assure you. No, it's not unethical! What happened last time won't happen again, I can guarantee that." He said to Dr Stromm, over the phone.

Spider-Man swung threw an open window and landed in front of Norman. "Norman Osborn." He said, through gritted teeth.

"I'm gonna call you back, Mendel." Said Norman, hanging up the call. "I've been expecting you, Spider-Man." He smirked

"Cut the shit and tell me why you're working with Fisk." Demanded Spider-Man.

Norman took a deep breath, and looked remorseful. "He…he…"

"Tell me!" Yelled Spider-Man.

"He threatened to hurt Harry, okay! He threatened to hurt my son!" Spat out Norman, his eyes welling up.

"Fisk threatened to hurt Harry. That's why you helped him."

"I never wanted things to turn out this way! I couldn't let him hurt my son. I already lost my wife, I couldn't lose Harry too!" Pleaded Norman.

"I'm sorry, Mr Osborn. I promise Fisk will pay for his crimes. If I stop him, then Harry will be safe." Said Spider-Man.

"Th-Thank you, Spider-Man." Stuttered Norman, as Spider-Man swung away.

As soon as Spider-Man left, a smug grin came on Norman's face, as he called back Dr Stromm.

"Stromm. As I was saying, Fisk cannot expose the Globulin Green incident. We shall go through the procedure again." Said Norman.

Next day, Peter hurried to school, only to be blocked by Flash.

"What's up, Puny Par-WHOA!"

Peter shoved Flash away to the side and rushed to Liz.

"Hey Liz! I came to school early to help with Homecoming prep-"

Peter walked to Liz, only to see her kissing a taller, more athletic looking man.

"Oh, hey Pete! This is Hobie Brown, my boyfriend." Said Liz, enthusiastically.

"Oh. Hi there." Said Peter.

"Hi, Peter. Liz tells me you're a genius."

Peter could only say a "huh-huh" as he walked away and towards class.

Harry and Gwen quickly came to Peter's side.

Gwen was the first to speak up. "I'm so sorry, Pete. I'm really-"

"No, Gwen. Don't be sorry. There's no point feeling sorry for Peter Parker anymore…" Said Peter, with a heavy sigh, as he walked on.

Everything was falling apart. Harry in danger, New York in danger, Jameson always shitting on him, Liz getting a boyfriend and Aunt May not being able to pay the bills.

"No, I can't thing about all of that right now. I need to focus on taking down Fisk and Owlsley, once and for all." Thought Peter.

Harry caught up with Peter. "Peter listen, you shouldn't blow off Gwen. She's just trying to be there for you." He said.

"Harry, look. I don't have time for you guys right now."

"What do you mean you have no time for us? What are you so busy doing?" Bombarded Harry.

"STUFF OKAY! AUNT MAY CAN'T PAY THE BILLS, JAMESON GIVES ME A LOUSY-ASS PAY, AND LIZ IS WITH SOMEONE ELSE! AND YOU EXPECT ME TO BE ALL HAPPY-GO-LUCKY RIGHT NOW?! WELL THEN LET'S ALL HOLD HANDS AND FIND THE POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW, HUH?!" Shouted Peter.

Everyone in the hallway was staring at him and Harry, including Dr Octavius.

"Peter. What the hell?" Asked Harry, completely taken aback.

"Peter. My office, now." Said Otto.

Liz just stared at Peter as he walked to Dr Octavius' office.

"Sit down, Peter." Said Otto.

"Look, Dr Octavius, I didn't mean to cause a disturbance. I'm sorry." Said Peter, trying to explain himself.

"While that was unethical, I've seen worse in the hallways. What I did want to tell you, however, is that Dr Connors wanted to offer you a job of sorts at his lab. A summer internship."

"Really? No way!" Said Peter, instantly becoming enthusiastic.

"I'm glad you're happy now, Peter. Now, I'd appreciate if you go an apologize to your friends. After all, Homecoming is in a few days." Chuckled Otto.

Spider-Man met Daredevil on the rooftop.

"So, what's your idea now?" Asked Spider-Man.

"The gang war is escalating. Soon enough, it's gonna explode. Here's the plan: You go after The Frightful Four and The Kingpin, and I go after The Owl and The Hand." Said Daredevil.

"Got it. When do we start?" Asked Spider-Man.

Daredevil took a deep breath.

"We just did."

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