Peter Parker felt an odd sensation when he met Katerina Ryan. It wasn't his spidey sense going off, but something else in her eyes. Mary Jane came up to him gathering her husband into her arms. She knew he had to go to work soon, but she wanted this time with him. She kissed his tender lips, hugging him tighter.
"What's wrong, Tiger," M.J. said, "You're even more distant then usual."
"It's this woman, Katerina Ryan. She causes an odd sensation to run through me," he started, "It's almost like my spidey sense wants to go off, but then doesn't."
"Is that bad?" M.J. asked concerned.
"I'm not sure, but I think Spider-Man should keep an eye on her," Peter said.
"Just be careful, okay," M.J. said before walking to the shower, "I love you."
"I promise," Peter said to her retreating form.
Peter walked towards the attic avoiding Aunt May's rooms. He slipped into his Spider-Man costume checking his wed cartridges for his web shooters to make sure he has enough. He left through the window leaping onto the roof softly. He decided to check on Ms. Ryan before heading into Manhattan. He saw her still asleep on her mother's bed. His spidey sense gave off that same sensation once again, only this time his head began to ache terribly. He leapt away from the window and the ache went away.
'That was definitely odd,' Spider-Man thought to himself, "I think I'll talk to Professor Xavier about this later.'
Spider-Man shot off a web line at the nearest building and began his fifteen-minute swing into Manhattan. He soon reached the down town area leaping onto the roof of the Daily Bugle. He knew J. Jonah Jameson would have a melt down if he knew his building was his lookout point. His spidey sense started tingling at the bottom of his skull. He shot a web line at the building nearest him and swung down. He felt the fall air bite at his skin through his thin costume.
'I shoulda worn the winter one,' Spidey thought to himself.
He saw what set off his spidey sense. There was a robbery in progress in the alley. Spidey saw three men in ski masks going after a young couple. Spidey latched onto the side of the building just above the first masked criminal. He saw that only one had a gun, the other had switch blades.
"It's Spider-Man!" the young woman yelled.
'It figures' Spidey thought, 'So much for the moment of surprise. Some always yells 'It's Spider-Man!''
Spidey leapt over the robber's heads to the edge of the alleyway, drawing two of the three men away from the couple.
"Let's get the insect!" the man with the gun yelled.
He shot at Spider-Man until his gun clicked empty. Spider-Man avoided the bullets easily. He kicked out with his boot catching the robber under the chin. Spidey heard a crunch just before the man fell to the ground unconscious. Spidey was aware of his spider sense screaming at him. He jumped onto the building just as the second man came running after him.
"Get down here, Freak, so I can squash you like the insect you are!" the second robber yelled at Spider-Man.
"Tsk, Tsk, can't you thugs hire someone else to do your dialog," Spidey said sarcastically.
Spider-man dove off the side of the building hitting the man with a powerful punch. He felt the mans nose give under the punch. The masked man dropped his knife before grabbing his face.
"Freak! Look what you did, you broke my nose," the man screamed.
"Ahh, I'm hurt to think you didn't like that knuckle sandwich," Spidey commented.
The masked man came after him fists flailing. Spider-Man countered all the punched before firing a web line at his feet. Spidey pulled on the line causing the man to fall on the ground. Spider-Man tied up the moaning crook with webbing. Spider-Man now turned his attention to the final man in the group. He was glaring at the Spider. Spider-Man started toward him ready to take him down.
"Hold it right there insect," the man said calmly as he held the tip of the blade at the woman's throat, "Move another muscle and the babe buys it."
Spider-Man sneered under his mask, "Look here punk how many times must I tell you jerks I'm an arachnid."
"Back off Freak," the thug said again, the woman whimpering in his arms.
"Let her go, she is not the one you want," Spidey said anger lacing his words, "Any minute the police are going to show up and you don't want that."
"I don't care who shows up as long as I kill you!" the masked man said now becoming more agitated.
"Very well, if that's how you want it. Come and get me," Spidey said irritated with this punk.
'I hope he fall for this' Spidey thought tensing up his body, ready to fight.
The man let go of the woman, throwing her to the ground. Her friend still stood in one place not moving to check on her. The robber snarled deep in his throat running towards Spider-Man. Spider-Man waited, watching this crook continue towards him. He was about to punch him out when he noticed the man had stopped. The man snarled at him pulling out two long hunting knives. Spider-Man shook his head surprised, but not impressed.
"Hey punk, I've taken out worse than you, so just give it up," Spidey told him.
"Maybe, but you haven't seen what I can do yet," the man said laughing with menace.
Suddenly Spider-man's spider sense went wild. Before he could move he felt a blade cut into his side deeply. Spider-Man jumped backwards over his attacker. He kicked out once, getting a grunt out of his work. Spider-Man shook his head thinking he was seeing double from the pain in his side.
"So Freak what do you think of me now," laughed the man, knowing he'd hurt Spider-Man.
"You ever think of going into business. You'd make an excellent chorus dancer," Spidey said.
He fired his web lines at both men covering their feet. The man started laughing. Spidey's spider sense went off once again; this time he jumped forward narrowly missing the blade coming at him.
'Man! This guy is incredible, but not unbeatable. If I knock him out then it should break his connection.' Spidey thought.
"So what do they call you, Replicator man or was it Copier man," Spidey said leaping over him.
Spidey punched out catching the man in the jaw. He heard him grunt, but it didn't knock him out. His punches were loosing their oomph as his body weakened.
"So Spider Freak, not feeling so well huh!" the man laughed, "And they call me Bobby Williams."
"What kind of name is that for a Supervillan," Spider-Man said.
He punched Spider-man in the side causing the wound to open larger. Spider-Man's head began to swim as he nearly blacked out. Spider-Man kicked out at Bobby Williams only glancing off his side. Williams punched Spider-Man in the side five more times before he finally moved away. Spidey now incredibly weakened punched out once more with all he had. He struck Williams square between the eyes. Williams staggered on his feet before falling to the ground, unconscious. His other two replicas' of himself also faded into the night. Spider-Man saw the woman laying on the ground and her friend still cowering. He walked over to her, helping her to her feet. She walked over to her friend shaking him to bring him out of his shocked state. Spider-Man tied up all three robbers in webbing.
"Spider-man wait," the woman said, "I want to thank you for what you did. My name is Emelia Johansson and those men were here for some other reason."
"Dr. Johansson I must go right now, but we should talk," Spider-Man said through clenched teeth.
'Man my side is on fire,' thought Spidey.
"Meet me at my down town apartment," Dr. Johansson said, "Here it is. Anytime will be fine. If I am not there my daughter can find me."
"Thank you," Spider-Man said taking the card.
He fired his web line up, felling it catch before he went off. Spider-Man headed deeper into down town Manhattan.