Chapter 5
Match-Up
Spider-man needed a way to get passed the barricade, he then found his way in by turning his head and looking down the street.
With its loud piercing wail an FDNY truck pulled up to the barricade and several firefighters got off the truck and made their way through the barricade.
Seeing his chance, Spidey dropped down to an alley and then allowed his costume to change and shift. When he came out of the alley, Peter Parker was covered in full firefighting garb. Everything right down to the helmet. Peter looked over and noticed that the name tag read Lewis. He didn't understand the connection and he didn't have time to figure it out anyway.
He ran quickly to the group of firefighters and kept his head down hoping that the cops wouldn't notice him. Surprisingly all the cops were busy and didn't notice Peter sneaking in with the FDNY.
As soon as he got passed the barricade, Peter noticed why there were so many cops and emergency vehicles. There was damage on everything in site as if a riot had occurred. Windows were smashed, cars overturned, building missing pieces. There was only one building untouched in the area. It was about a couple of blocks away. And Peter swore he could hear dance music pulsating from the building. He wondered if Mary Jane was in there but unfortunately his spider-sense wasn't going off. He didn't know what to expect.
Peter broke away from the group of firefighters and then changed back into Spider-man. With the symbiote he no longer had to deal with storing clothes in a bag of webbing and hoping no one steals it.
Back again in the alien costume, Spider-man made his way to the building and went through a rear entrance as a way not to attract further attention.
The building was dark with the exception of a strobe light that kept flashing. The music was up to its highest volume and Spidey could feel the vibrations in the room. But when he came to the main area of the club. He found something of incredible beauty on that dance floor.
It was moving to the music in incredible graceful movies. It was a creature that highlighted the feminine features of the host and it's color of what could be decided as a deep crimson or blood red shone brightly in the pulses of the strobe light.
It made sounds that were both mysterious and intoxicating to the ear. Spider-man couldn't keep his eyes of it. But then his thoughts came back and realized that under that facade was Mary Jane and at the moment that thing of the dance floor was not Mary Jane.
"MARY JANE!" Spider-man screamed over the music.
There was no response from the creature which was called Carange.
Seeing how there was no other way. Spider-man went over to the DJ Station and shut off the strobe light and music.
Carnage stopped dead and stared at Spider-man from across the room. The expression on its face showed a look of pain and rage. But for a quick moment, Spidey swore he could've seen Mary Jane somewhere in there.
Carnage studied Spider-man with interest. Everything was quiet and it was the most tense few seconds he ever had experienced.
Suddenly, Carnage threw its hands in front of it and razor sharp tendrils shot out of its hands.
Spidey jumped out of the way and saw the tendrils slice into the stereo system creating a shower of sparks onto the floor.
"Mary Jane, you've got to take control!"
Carnage shot back with its pseudo podia as its arms extended and went after Spider-man. He dodged them and shot some webbing at Carnage. The webbing immobilized her feet but one swipe of the razor sharp psudo podia took care of it.
"I know you there!" Spidey screamed at it. He had no idea of dealing with this thing but he had to do something. But he knew he also had to fight back and prevent Carnage from injuring anybody and that included himself.
Spider-man jumped high into the air and aimed his feet at Carnage's side. He caught her with her guard down and Carnage went down to the ground hard.
But she grabbed Spidey's arm and through him towards the wall at an amazing rate of the speed. He went flying and felt pain shoot through him as he crashed through the wall.
Carnage went after Spider-man and they were now in the New York night.
He did his best to dodge the tendrils and flailing pseudo podia that came at him. But sometimes he received some major blows and not only did they affect him. But the symbiote itself was reeling.
Just as it appeared that Carnage was prepared to strike it suddenly turned its head, grinned evilly and then disappeared. Leaving Spider-man on the ground in pain and the symbiote in tatters. There were sections missing of it and it was going take time for it to heal. But as he laid there thinking, Spidey knew one thing.
There had to be a way of getting Mary Jane in control of this thing or out of it. He was responsible for creating this and he was responsible for stopping it.
To Be Continued