Chapter 5
Samus hid away in a shadowed corner of a large air cooling vent on top of a building, while waiting for her prey.
He better show up soon or else I'm not gonna last long with the little money that I have.. I might even go crazy if I don't get this bounty. Samus thought irritably.
She turned her head and finally saw the web swinging human spider soar through the air above the building that she was on
"Ah ha! There's buggy boy now! Time to use my strategical tactics… bug spray!"
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Peter swung from web line to web line as he went between the towering city buildings.
Damn you, gobly! This spider was having his beauty sleep until you had to go off and cause another problem to aggravate me! Spider Man thought in annoyance.
Peter had heard the sirens of the police cars roaring down his street as they raced toward the crime scene. He knew immediately that the Green Goblin was behind it, since Peter was half awake when the glider zoomed past his window and the green menace cackling all the way.
Spider Man looked ahead and saw the burning building that was obviously set aflame by the goblin in order to entrap the spider in a burning entangled web.
"How many lives will you take in order to kill me?" Spider Man asked himself.
He swung around and crashed through a window in order to get into the burning building.
Spider Man landed and quickly turned his head to look for any survivors. "Hello?! Is anyone here?!" Spider Man frantically called out.
"Right over here, hero!" A screechy deep voice spoke.
Peter turned his head and spotted the Green Goblin in the next room.
He took a step forward and the goblin shook his head, 'Nuh uh uh! Take another step and you'll start smelling young toasting flesh!" The goblin slightly pulled away a thick blanket that he held in his arms.
Spider Man gasped as he saw the frightened face of a little boy.
"Let him go!" He shouted.
Green Goblin laughed quietly and responded, "I will, but I'm offering you a choice to join me… again. You got spunk and mindful materials that may help me."
Spider Man folded his arms, "You take me for a fool don't you, gobby? You won't give up will you? I've already made my choice and you already know the answer… Now just leave these innocent people alone! I thought that this was a fight between you and me… unless you don't know the rules of fairness. IF you don't, then I'll have to remind you with my fist!"
The Green Goblin let out a cackled and replied dryly, "If there's one flaw of cockiness, you sure have it, Spider Man! If you will not join me, then I'm afraid that your fans will have to face the truth that you're not really here to save them from certain death."
Spider Man let his arms fall into attack position, "What do you mean?!"
The goblin turned and walked toward a heavily fire engulfed wall and then raised the blanket, that protected the boy form the hot flames, toward it.
"You'll be known as a failure after this child is singed to a crispy critter because you failed to save him."
"Aw, how pitifully weak you are, greeny." A deep voice came from behind the Green Goblin.
The goblin whirled around, "Huh?!"
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Samus had snuck quietly into the same burning building as Spider Man and made her way into the same room as the psychopath that dressed as a badly dressed man in green camoflauge that failed miserably with blending in.
"Yeah, you, you green freak who's a little late for Halloween." Samus shouted out to the Green Goblin.
The goblin laughed, "Well, well, what do we have here? Another wanna be hero?"
Samus shook her head, "Not really. I'm just cooking up some freakish goblin for dinner. I'm only fulfilling a bounty."
"A bounty hunter? How amusing! Let's see if you will risk your life as well to save these worthless lives!" The goblin cackled and turned back toward the flames.
Samus quickly reacted by running, leaping into the air, then twirled, and planted her feet on the ground to face the Green Goblin and to block his path. She raised her beam cannot to aim at the green lunatic's head. "Look, pal, just because you can use the weak as bait, doesn't mean you have to purposely kill them to get someone to join your side."
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Spider Man blinked in amazement at such quick and swiftness the strange alien armor had.
Wow! By the time I go into the next room, that kid would have been turned to pot roast… but this isn't a laughing matter. The goblin has had his last enjoyment of risking innocent lives!
Spider Man suddenly glanced down to see the alien's left hand behind its back, ushering for him to come.
He looked back up and realized that the alien was telling him now is the chance to get the goblin.
Spider Man ran and jumped to do a few momentarily hand springs and flipped into the air then let loose a kick in the Green Goblin's side to knock him over.
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Samus snatched up the child into her arms just as the Green Goblin threw up his arms to try and catch his balance.
She ran past Spider Man and headed for the window she had come through.
She held the child firmly in her arms and quickly spoke, "Hang on, kid!"
Samus jumped out of the window and spun with her space jump toward the opposite building. She landed on the rooftop and quickly spun around just in time to see Spider Man leap out of a window of the burning building.
Samus lowered the boy to allow him to stand.
The boy stared up at her with his large eyes.
Samus knelt down to look the boy straight in the face. "Are you alright? Was there anyone else in there with you?" She asked with concern.
The boy shook his head and Samus knew that he meant he was the only one.
Samus straightened up just as Spider Man landed on the rooftop a few feet away from her.
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Spider Man folded his arms, "So, does this mean you'll let me off the hook of your bounty list?"
The red helmet shook back and forth, "No. I still gotta get my money. I need money to survive on your.. *ahem* planet."
Spider Man placed his clenched fists on his hips and tilted his head, "Aw, come on. My planet can't be all that bad."
"But it is." The deep voice answered smoothly.
"You just haven't seen all of it." Spider Man spoke in an amused tone.
"I don't plan to." The helmet lowered to look at the small boy. "I just can't leave you here."
Peter smirked, "I could take him back to his family, but I won't be coming back."
The helmet raised up, "So? What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means… you won't get your bounty." Spider Man replied.
"I'll just follow you then."
Peter narrowed his eyes, "If you think you can keep up with me." He picked up the young boy and suddenly shot out a web line, then swung from the rooftop.
"Easier done than said, bug boy."