SPIDER-MAN

a fanfiction by Chipolata

[Chapter 4]

Peter and Mary Jane sat together in the park. It was just after the sun hand gone down, and the full moon was rising in the sky. The stars twinkled gently, and a warm breeze ruffled their hair.

      "Oh, Peter. This is so wonderful. I've never been so happy." Mary Jane said. "You've really been spending a lot more time with me nowadays."

      "Mary Jane," Peter began. "I've wanted to tell you something for a long time now, and I'm not sure how to say it..."

      "Yes, Peter? What is it?" Mary Jane asked.

      "I...huh?" Peter gasped, clutching his head.

      'My spider-sense?' Peter thought.

      "Peter, what's wrong?" Mary Jane asked.

      An evil cackle rang through the air, and out of the night sky there flew the menacing figure of the Green Goblin! He swooped down on the couple and threw a few bombs around them. Mary Jane screamed as he continued to swoop and dive.

      "Ha ha ha ha! Don't try to escape, Peter Parker! I have you now!" The Green Goblin cried.

      "What?" Peter exclaimed.

      The Green Goblin swooped one more time, grabbed Peter around the waist and flew off.

      "PETER!!!" Mary Jane yelled.

Peter awoke to being tied up to a chair in a darkish room. He could see computer consoles around him, and there was a silhouetted figure operating one. Peter struggled at his ropes.

      "Oh, don't try that. It won't do anything." the figure, obvious now the Green Goblin, told him.

      "What do you want Green Goblin?" Peter asked, half shouting.

      "Straight to the point, eh? Well then I'll tell you. I want Spider-man. You, Peter, by the pictures you take of him must know him. I want you to contact him. Make him come here!" The Green Goblin said.

      "What? But I don't know how!" Peter exclaimed. "Besides, on what? There's no..."

      The Green Goblin placed something in his hand.

      "...phone." Peter finished as he saw the cell phone.

      "You're lying. Don't lie to me Peter. I know you can contact Spider-man. I've seen you do it! Now call him. Call him, or I'll kill you! You hear me!" The Green Goblin yelled at Peter.

      'I'm sure Vegeta can handle the Green Goblin.' Peter thought, and diled the number.

"Hey Vegeta! You have another phone call! Vegeta! It's your friend from New York! Vege- oh! Here you go." Bulma said and handed over the phone.

      "Hello, Peter?" Vegeta asked.

      "Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" the evil laugh rang through the phone. "Vegeta, is that your real name, Spider-man? Hee hee hee!"

      "Who are you?" Vegeta demanded. "How did you get this number?"

      Back in his lab, the Green Goblin began to gloat.

      "Why from Peter, of course! I've got him all tied up in my secret lab." The Green Goblin said. "If you can find it, you can have Peter back. If you don't, Peter dies. What do you...hello? Hello? Where's he gone?" he yelled into the phone.

      "Behind you," Spider-man said, and when the Goblin turned, knocked him out.

      "Thank goodness for the Instant Transmission," Peter said as he was untied. "Otherwise you might not have gotten here in time." Peter shook the ropes off and stood up. "Thanks, Spider-man."

      "No problem, kid." Spider-man chucked the ropes aside.

      The Green Goblin, unnoticed by our heroes, quietly grabbed the cell phone and escaped.

      "So I must be off," Spider-man said. "I trust you can take care of...him? What? The Green Goblin is gone!"

      "He must have snuck away while we were talking!" Peter said.

      "Darn. Oh well, there's not much more I can do. I promised Bulma I'd look after Trunks today. I guess I'll be seeing you." Spider-man vanished.

      'Great. Now I need to find the Green Goblin so he doesn't spread the word that I can contact Spider-man. I wish I still had my Spider-powers."

      Peter then remembered the shot of spider-sense he got in the park.

      'How did that happen? Am I getting my powers back? I'd better check that out soon.'