Chapter 8: When Goblins Talk Truth and Friends Lie.
Spider-man and the Silver Phoenix stood on the building top, with Green Goblin somewhere in the city watching them.
"I know Chameleon and Venom took that diamond for a purpose. They didn't take it to make their secret hideout pretty. And now, after what you tell me, I think Gobby could be in on it too." Spider-man explained.
"Yeah." Agreed the Phoenix, "but they must have a bigger brain in the outfit. They probably took the diamond to power something."
"How do you know that?"
"Come on, Spidey, that's what all the other bad guys steal diamonds for."
Spider-man laughed, "Well, I'm going down to the police station to see who's all out on the loose that might be in this. You, meanwhile, try to avoid the Goblin."
"Aye, aye, cap'n." She replied saluting him.
Silver Phoenix felt like she was going through a state of paranoia, always looking over her shoulder for a green figure. But of course, the Goblin stayed well hidden. Finally, she got tired of running and stopped in midair. Ignoring Spider-man's instructions, she called out to the Green Goblin, "Alright! Come out and fight me! I'm not going to run away from you any more!"
Suddenly, a cackling figure started flying towards her from the sky. "As you wish, my dear!" he laughed.
Green Goblin was now right in front of her, looking her in the eye.
"Come on, let's go!" Phoenix taunted.
"Well, well, I see you are in league with that Parker brat!" he hissed.
"What?"
Goblin put a gloved hand to his mouth and said sarcastically, "Oh, my, did I just reveal Spider-man's biggest secret?"
Phoenix just stared, unbelieving in the insane man's face.
"It's true!" he put his hand to his heart, "scout's honor! Spider-man is Peter Parker. I did a little stalking a while ago. I just never told my companions because I figured I could use it to my advantage. Why, do you know the Parker boy?"
Silver Phoenix glared into the twisted mask and yelled, "You lie!" With that, she shot towards the Green Goblin and pinned him to a bricked side of a skyscraper.
"Why don't you follow him one day. See for yourself." He said, not yet resisting against Phoenix's strength. "I don't want to waste my energy on you. But there will be someone to take my place. I'm too, what's a good word, advanced for you. You wouldn't last two minutes against me."
"Who are you working with?" she interrogated him.
"Aww, it's no fun if I tell you all my secrets!" he said smiling, "But I will tell you who they are because I have something planned for them and the webslinger! Remember these names: Dmitri Smerdyakov, Eddie Brock, Max Dillon, and Otto Octavius. They are my accomplices."
Speechless, the Silver Phoenix released the Green Goblin and flew away. A freakish smile smeared across Goblin's face.
"Now, I will be able to get back at that Octavius and Spider-man!" he said.
Phoenix met Spider-man on top of the police station.
"What's up?" he asked.
"I met up with the Green Goblin."
"What happened? Did you get hurt?"
She shook her head, "No, he actually talked to me and told me his partners names. Chameleon, Venom, Electro and Dr. Octopus. I think he has ulterior motives."
"Hmph, same guys that escaped from prison recently."
An awkward silence stood between them. Phoenix thought about asking him if he was Peter Parker like the Green Goblin said.
Finally Spider-man said, "What else did Gobby tell you?"
"He told me he wasn't going to fight me. He said he was too strong and that he'd send somebody else."
"That's strange, for the Green Goblin. Usually he'd love to take people like you out." Spider-man crossed his arms and thought a moment of why he might of let the Phoenix go.
"He HAS to have ulterior motives. No doubt about that. Well, it might be good if you stay in low profile for a while. I'll try and start looking for where Gobby and his friends hide tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" she said and realized the sun was already setting. "Okay."
As Spidey webslinged away, the Goblin's words found their way back into the Phoenix's mind. "Why don't you follow him one day. See for yourself." That's when Phoenix carefully began to chase Spider-man.
'I have to be careful so I don't set off that spider sense of his.' She thought to herself as she jumped building to building, staying a safe distance away from him.
Her heart jumped to her throat when Spider-man swung into a dark alley. 'Did he know I was following him and waiting for me to enter that alley?' She chuckled quietly and slapped her forehead, 'This is so stupid. Peter can't be Spider-man!'
Her heart jumped back into her throat again when she saw Peter walk out of the alley. "I-it's true!" she said softly, "Goblin was right! I must've sounded so stupid to him when I was drooling over Spider-man right in front of him!" She shook her head and blasted off to her apartment.
In the Syndicate of Evil's hideout, a silent figure shifted in the darkness. The Syndicate were all sleeping. It was two in the morning. Lying next to a large ray gun were five metallic belts.
"Ah, yes," whispered the voice of the figure, "The belts that will protect us from the ray. This is my chance to get back at Octavius for stealing my plans for the power stealer ray. He still has no idea that I am Norman Osborn, his business rival!"
The Green Goblin then snapped a few wires inside four of the belts and set one to the side so he knew which one was the working one and which ones were the duds.
To be continued.
Next Chapter: Chapter 9: Electric Shock
Spider-man and the Silver Phoenix stood on the building top, with Green Goblin somewhere in the city watching them.
"I know Chameleon and Venom took that diamond for a purpose. They didn't take it to make their secret hideout pretty. And now, after what you tell me, I think Gobby could be in on it too." Spider-man explained.
"Yeah." Agreed the Phoenix, "but they must have a bigger brain in the outfit. They probably took the diamond to power something."
"How do you know that?"
"Come on, Spidey, that's what all the other bad guys steal diamonds for."
Spider-man laughed, "Well, I'm going down to the police station to see who's all out on the loose that might be in this. You, meanwhile, try to avoid the Goblin."
"Aye, aye, cap'n." She replied saluting him.
Silver Phoenix felt like she was going through a state of paranoia, always looking over her shoulder for a green figure. But of course, the Goblin stayed well hidden. Finally, she got tired of running and stopped in midair. Ignoring Spider-man's instructions, she called out to the Green Goblin, "Alright! Come out and fight me! I'm not going to run away from you any more!"
Suddenly, a cackling figure started flying towards her from the sky. "As you wish, my dear!" he laughed.
Green Goblin was now right in front of her, looking her in the eye.
"Come on, let's go!" Phoenix taunted.
"Well, well, I see you are in league with that Parker brat!" he hissed.
"What?"
Goblin put a gloved hand to his mouth and said sarcastically, "Oh, my, did I just reveal Spider-man's biggest secret?"
Phoenix just stared, unbelieving in the insane man's face.
"It's true!" he put his hand to his heart, "scout's honor! Spider-man is Peter Parker. I did a little stalking a while ago. I just never told my companions because I figured I could use it to my advantage. Why, do you know the Parker boy?"
Silver Phoenix glared into the twisted mask and yelled, "You lie!" With that, she shot towards the Green Goblin and pinned him to a bricked side of a skyscraper.
"Why don't you follow him one day. See for yourself." He said, not yet resisting against Phoenix's strength. "I don't want to waste my energy on you. But there will be someone to take my place. I'm too, what's a good word, advanced for you. You wouldn't last two minutes against me."
"Who are you working with?" she interrogated him.
"Aww, it's no fun if I tell you all my secrets!" he said smiling, "But I will tell you who they are because I have something planned for them and the webslinger! Remember these names: Dmitri Smerdyakov, Eddie Brock, Max Dillon, and Otto Octavius. They are my accomplices."
Speechless, the Silver Phoenix released the Green Goblin and flew away. A freakish smile smeared across Goblin's face.
"Now, I will be able to get back at that Octavius and Spider-man!" he said.
Phoenix met Spider-man on top of the police station.
"What's up?" he asked.
"I met up with the Green Goblin."
"What happened? Did you get hurt?"
She shook her head, "No, he actually talked to me and told me his partners names. Chameleon, Venom, Electro and Dr. Octopus. I think he has ulterior motives."
"Hmph, same guys that escaped from prison recently."
An awkward silence stood between them. Phoenix thought about asking him if he was Peter Parker like the Green Goblin said.
Finally Spider-man said, "What else did Gobby tell you?"
"He told me he wasn't going to fight me. He said he was too strong and that he'd send somebody else."
"That's strange, for the Green Goblin. Usually he'd love to take people like you out." Spider-man crossed his arms and thought a moment of why he might of let the Phoenix go.
"He HAS to have ulterior motives. No doubt about that. Well, it might be good if you stay in low profile for a while. I'll try and start looking for where Gobby and his friends hide tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" she said and realized the sun was already setting. "Okay."
As Spidey webslinged away, the Goblin's words found their way back into the Phoenix's mind. "Why don't you follow him one day. See for yourself." That's when Phoenix carefully began to chase Spider-man.
'I have to be careful so I don't set off that spider sense of his.' She thought to herself as she jumped building to building, staying a safe distance away from him.
Her heart jumped to her throat when Spider-man swung into a dark alley. 'Did he know I was following him and waiting for me to enter that alley?' She chuckled quietly and slapped her forehead, 'This is so stupid. Peter can't be Spider-man!'
Her heart jumped back into her throat again when she saw Peter walk out of the alley. "I-it's true!" she said softly, "Goblin was right! I must've sounded so stupid to him when I was drooling over Spider-man right in front of him!" She shook her head and blasted off to her apartment.
In the Syndicate of Evil's hideout, a silent figure shifted in the darkness. The Syndicate were all sleeping. It was two in the morning. Lying next to a large ray gun were five metallic belts.
"Ah, yes," whispered the voice of the figure, "The belts that will protect us from the ray. This is my chance to get back at Octavius for stealing my plans for the power stealer ray. He still has no idea that I am Norman Osborn, his business rival!"
The Green Goblin then snapped a few wires inside four of the belts and set one to the side so he knew which one was the working one and which ones were the duds.
To be continued.
Next Chapter: Chapter 9: Electric Shock
