Chapter 10

Tactics





"WHY...WON'T...THIS . . . THING...WORK?" Thug screamed over the loud bursts of gunfire as he tried to hit the acrobatic figure that danced on the walls and ceilings of LS Financial. All Thug ended up doing was destroying the drywall and shattering the glass.

The gunfire jammed and Thug had to stop to repair the gun. That was when Spider-man had his chance. He jumped down behind Thug, kicked his legs out from under him and then did a hard right hook throwing the joker into an abandoned office. Silence returned to the hallway. Spidey listened carefully as he tried to find Aunt May.

"IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?!" Spidey screamed at the top of his lungs. He was in no mood for sarcasm.





"Move now!" Bullock told Savage.

"Yes, sir" Savage then relayed the orders to the members of the QRT and the building was then swarmed by heavily armed cops in high-tech body armor. For some people it appeared as if a swarm of Batmen had come into the building.

Bullock followed behind the team with his gun drawn. As with every other cop on sight. He was also wearing body armor. It was bulky and created some discomfort but Bullock would rather have discomfort then be dead. Who wouldn't want that?

The cops swarmed as the hostages ran out.

"Drop to the ground now!" The cops shouted. The two Jokerz looked dumbfounded and drop to the ground with their hands behind their head.

"Is the emergency exit covered?" Bullock asked as they swept the bank.

"We've got some men covering it, sir."

"Good, I'm going over there."

Bullock ran towards the bank's emergency exit along with other QRT members. This was one of the few moments of a cop's career that mirrored the tv and movies that showed non-stop action. His pulse was racing as he imagined who ever else was causing trouble for the Jokerz.



Skippy realized he had to move now. Just as his plans were falling apart, the tech at the vault had made the transfer. They were now multi-millionaires.

"I got the stuff." The tech said as he held the cred cards with the money.

"Let's go, there's a pair of khaki pants I'd like to get."

"Yeah I know they are quite comfy not to mention all that 'breathing room'". Another voice said to them

"Oh no" Skippy said

"Oh, yes" Spidey shot webbing into the faces of both Jokerz. They dropped to the floor and writhed as they struggled to get off.

"Oh please, it's as if I got you with acid. Then you could've been paying true homage. Man you guys give Punkers and drag queens and bad name."

Just as Skippy got free from the webbing, Spidey shot some more and covered both of them head to toe. They were stuck to the floor and no matter how hard they tried to get it off.

He then heard of cops coming fast up the hallway. Spider-man jumped up and went back into the ventilation system. Just as several QRT cops raided the office.

"POLICE!" They screamed out as they fanned out.

Spidey noticed a cop with a single silver bar attached to his helmet.

"Looks like we had someone come here first." Savage said to his team.

"Who do you think it was?" A QRT member asked

"Well, the same guy whose been helping us before."

Just as the other QRT member was about to open his mouth. A call came over their radios. Spider-man noticed that they listened carefully what they had to say. Then they understood what was going on. They began to run out of the office.

"We got a hostage situation out by the emergency exit." Savage said to his team. "A joker's got two women at gunpoint."

"Two women?" Spidey said to himself. "Aunt May!" He moved even faster down the ventilation systems and elevator shafts of the building. If someone were to see what he was doing they would be astounded by the beauty of how he move. But Spider-man didn't care about grace or beauty. He just wanted Aunt May to stay alive and not become another victim of senseless violence.





"One move and the hotties get it!" Spark said to the cops as he held both Brock and Parker at gunpoint.

Bullock stood several feet away at the foot of the emergency exit. The QRT was behind him as was most of Gotham's finest.

"Now you don't want to do something like this." Bullock said to him

"Why? I know either way I'm Swiss-cheese. I'll have more holes then my grandpa's undies. It's no doubt I'm at the end. It's just a matter of how many I take down with me."

"What gave you the idea we were going to kill you? In fact your own leader sent one of your buddies a good ten floor send-off."

"Heh, I'm not surprised. Skipp is kind of a hard boss to work for the. But the bennies are amazing."

"Such as?"

As Spark and Bullock continued to talk. Spider-man had made it to emergency exit area. He saw Aunt May and he also saw the legion of cops with their guns drawn. He knew he couldn't just go out there on the account getting shot to death wasn't on his to-do list.

However from where he was in the ventilation system he could fire off a webline causing the Joker to stumble and allow the cops to do the rest. He lifted the small vent very carefully. Then he aimed and he studied himself to get the shot just right. He had done a lot on this day. But for just a simple act, Spider-man was struggling and he could feel the sweat rolling down his back. He had one chance and he wouldn't allow himself to do that. Not now, not ever.



Bullock could see that the joker was losing interest in negotiating and that something had to be done quickly. That's when it happened.

"So you see, due to a poor education and a broken home I can only blame society as I am a product of-" Spark could feel something latch onto his arm and then feel it pull him towards the wall. That's when he suddenly lurched and slammed right into the wall.

The QRT had no idea what was going but Bullock had a feeling that a certain web-thrower had come and joined in the party.

Spark was knocked out by the wall and he collapsed onto the ground. That's when the Bullock, the QRT and most of the police of the department swarmed over and be able to secure the two hostages.

It was over now, Aunt May was safe. Spidey knew that wherever he was he would be needed to protect the innocent and the ones least deserving of pain and anguish. People such as Aunt May who along with Edwina Brock were being led away by the GCPD to safety.

Spidey knew he would encounter the GCPD on many more occasions. He hoped that he wouldn't have the experience of having the police either shoot at him or put out wanted notices on the net which say "Menace to Society" or "Proceed with extreme caution." For the only people that needed to be careful were the ones who looked to unleash pain, suffering and depravity upon the world.