Chapter 8

First Contact



The Goblin tried to make a move and Bullock fired. The gunfire was loud in the apartment and the bullet bounced off the armor sending into the wall. People could be heard screaming above and below them.

"Why-" The Goblin tried to say and Bullock kept firing even though it didn't really have an effect. All the bullets just bounced off and hit various parts of the apartment.

"Now Cameron, is that anyway to treat a guest?" Goblin asked him

"Yeah when they are in apartment and ready to kill."

'Don't be so hasty, Cameron. I'm giving you an offer. An offer I think you'll like."

"I can't be bought."

"Who said about being bought. Sure there maybe money but I'm giving you power. Power over this city. Let me do what I have to do so that can happen."

Bullock stood there with an empty gun in hand. He wish he could put it another clip or be able to reach for some more powerful round that were in his bedroom.

"What do you say, Bullock?"

He stood there trying to think of answer. Then the Goblin charged him and pushed him down to the ground. Bullock tried to resist but the armor was heavy and he could feel it's foot pressing down on his chest.

"Give me answer?" He demanded

Bullock struggled with the weight and while the Goblin grotesque features were focused on his face. Bullock reached down his leg and with training pulled out his back-up gun. He swiftly pulled it up to the Goblin's face.

"No deal." Bullock said and then pulled the trigger. The bullet pushed the Goblin's head back.

The Goblin then ran around screaming like a child who skinned his knee. He ran around the apartment leaving a path of destruction behind him.

"Why did you do that?" He wailed. "You did the wrong thing, Bullock."

"What are you going to do, Gobby? Kill a cop? Do that and the GCPD goes down on you hard. There won't be anything to left to put in your coffin."

"Now now, Cameron. I may be crazy but I'm not stupid." Suddenly one of the walls shattered apart and a glider appeared.

"You saw what I did last night. Now you'll see what I can do, tonight." The Goblin then cackled as he jumped on his glider and flew into the Gotham night.

Bullock ran over to the ledge and fired a few more bullets at the Goblin. He could hear them hit against his armor. Then Bullock watched in horror as the Goblin threw bombs towards the other towers. He watched as they exploded and created large gaping holes in buildings. Even with the sounds of people screaming, sirens blearing, gas lines exploding, and glass shattering. There was that evil laugh that overpowered it all. It was something that got under Bullock's skin like nothing ever before.





The Green Goblin continued causing damage as he threw pumpkin bombs down below him extending his reign of terror over Gotham.

"That's right Gotham, scream in terror. Flee, flee you worthless husks." Goblin bellowed from his glider.

"Now is that anyway to treat your fans?" A voice called from him.

"What? Who is that?"

The Goblin looked to see and red and blue blur come at him and knock him off his glider. He flew through the air and crashed onto a roof. The one clad in red and blue came down at looked at him.

"Man that is one schway getup. You've one up the Jokerz my friend. Even though that's not really hard."

"Who are you?"

"Just the local and still friendly Neighborhood Spider-man. Now personally I don't like it when a cackling maniac destroys my city with bombs. But maybe that's me."

The Goblin tried to get up and Spider-man then fired his webbing at him. Coating the villian from head to toe in webbing.

"Come on try and break through. I dare ya." Spider-man said to him. "So what do they call you around these parts?"

The Goblin struggled with the webbing.

"Oh, not willing to give me the whole story. Okay then, just tell it to the cops after you get that crazy suit off. Man it must be hot in there."

The Goblin then broke through the webbing and landed threw a hard punch into Spider-man's solar plexus.

Spidey flew backward and clutched his stomach. "Wow" He said in a high pitch voice.

"I don't know who you are Spider-man. But no one is going to stop me."

"Yeah, yeah, heard it before." Spider-man got up and then dropped kicked the Goblin. But the Goblin recovered and gave kick into Spidey's side. They fought in a flurry of punches and kicks until Goblin grabbed Spider-man threw him against the air conditioning unit. Causing it to crater where he landed.

Spider-man had never dealt with someone this tough before. He sat there as that distorted face eyed him.

"I'm getting real tired of people trying to get in my affairs." The Goblin growled.

"Maybe you should live a less profile life." Spider-man utterd as he tried to regain his breath.

The Goblin looked at him and then began to charge. He ran forward and was aiming for Spider-man. Spidey didn't know if he had enough time when suddenly he heard a loud noise.

The Goblin flinched and fell next to him. Spider-man was startled and didn't understand what had happened. He looked over and noticed a small hole in the back of the Goblin shoulder.

Spider-man looked over and noticed someone was holding a gun. He squinted and realized it was Bullock.

"You okay?" He asked he went over and picked him up

"I've had better." Spider-man then cleaned himself off. "What was that?"

"The Green Goblin."

"Green Goblin? I guess it works."

"Call him Gobby, I don't care. But I want to know who is behind this?"

"Don't we all?"

Then Bullock's and Spider-man's peace was shattered as they heard a loud piercing noise. They turned and saw an object head towards them at a high rate of speed.

"Down!" Spidey said as grabbed Bullock and threw themselves off to the side.

They turned to see the Goblin pick himself up and get onto the glider. He turned and looked at the both of them through the eyes of the mask and turned towards the towers of Gotham. When he went into the sky, he then disappeared. Both Bullock and Spider-man thought they still heard that distinctive laugh still linger in the night air.

"What did you hit him with?" Spider-man asked

"Armor-piercers, some illegal stuff we had picked up a while back. Didn't know if it really could hit."

"Well apparently it did."

"But we need to stop him."

"How?"

"I've got some ideas. But are you willing to get have some help come along?"

"Help, that's the one thing I could use right now."

"Okay just let me give you the location."





They met at a burnt out warehouse in Coventry. This was where Bullock had met Martha Flynn and learned of her idolization of Poison Ivy. Now it was a burnt out shell.

"So is he coming?" Spider-man asked

"He should, it's not like you've got anything important." Bullock told him

"True, except for a glider-flying, evil-laughing, Halloween wearing, nut job."

Bullock nodded and then looked into the sky. He noticed something fly by them.

"He's here." Bullock said

"Batman?"

"You better believe it."

Just a few seconds after they saw the ship in the sky. Batman appeared.

"I heard what's going on."

"Gentlemen, we're going to stop the Green Goblin."

"How we don't know where the Green Goblin's lair is?"

"Lair?" Batman asked

"You know hideout, headquarters, base of operations." Spider-man said

"We get it already." Bullock told him. "I've got an idea where we can find him. I'm sure of it."

"You do?"

"Nothing that can be proven in court, mind you. But I'm sure of it. What's going on, ends tonight."