This is my first "fan fiction", so it probably sucks, but if I don't try, I won't get better, right? Anyway… We are back in time. Mary Jane is still pregnant with baby May, but Ben Reilly is "deceased", so we're somewhere in between those two points in time

Disclaimer: Spider-Man, Mary Jane and other characters (with the exception of the currently Unknown Character and two other characters introduced later on) are owned by Marvel and not by me.

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The story begins with an unknown character in the shadows of a dark alley on a rainy night…

Chapter 1: Lurking in the Shadows

In his head, he sees shards of a nightmare. He doesn't remember who he is or we he comes from. All he knows is that it hurts. His entire body is in pain, but he doesn't know why. He can't remember anything. He gets down on his knees. His arms are holding tightly around his chest, as if they were the only thing keeping it from bursting open. Slowly, the pain goes away. With a bit of trouble, he gets back on his feet. He suddenly sees, that in his hand, he is holding a pendant. The pain distracted him from realizing it earlier. He can't remember why he has it, but he knows that he mustn't lose it, that he must protect it at all costs. But why, why, WHY?!?!?! Questions fill his head. He looks up at the sky. He can feel every single raindrop hitting his face and body. He takes a deep breathe and shouts.

Unknown Char.: WHYYYYY?! Why can't I remember?! Why does it hurt so much?! Won't someone please tell me why?

???: Well, allow us to be of some assistance.

He quickly turns around and faces the direction from which the voice came from.

Unknown Char.: What?! Who are you?

Three thugs are standing not far from him. The one in the front is a bit skinny, and aside from the baseball bat he's holding, doesn't pose any real threat, but the two standing right behind him are pretty big, and look strong enough to tear a bull apart, limb from limb.

Thug leader: Who WEEEE are? Did you hear that guys? This fool wants to know who we are.

He starts laughing, and the two behind him quickly pick up on it.

Unknown Char. (with fear in his voice): Wh-what do you want..?

Thug leader: We want that nifty little piece of jewellery you have there.

Unknown Char.: NO!!!

Thug leader: SHUT UP!! Get that pendant for me boys, do whatever you want with him, his not worth anything to us.

The two thugs smile as they walk closer, tightening their fists. One of the thugs gets behind our new favourite unknown character, who closes his eyes just as the other thug is about to take a swing, but then… THWIP! He opens his eyes, expecting to see the thug's ugly face, but instead he sees both thugs and their leader webbed to the wall and a person in red and blue hanging upside down.

Spider-Man: Hey guys, you don't mind if I HANG out with you, do you? Aww, come on, turn that frown UPSIDE DOWN!! AARRRGH HAHAHA, I kill myself.

Thug leader (mumbling): Good… then I don't have to…

Spider-Man: What was that?

Thug leader: Oh nothing… nothing at all…

Spider-Man: Rrrriiiight, you better be careful, or I'll web you mouth to.

Spider-Man jumps down and walk towards our favourite you-know-who, who is very frightened.

Spider-Man: Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you kid, after all, I'm your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.

Unknown Char. (thinking): Kid? I'm a kid? That can't be right… can it?

One of the thugs was squirming, and successfully got an arm free of Spider-Man's web. He took a concealed spring-blade and cut himself completely free, but very quietly. He tried to sneak up behind Spider-Man, but the kid noticed him and his reflexes took over. He pointed his arms in the direction of Spider-Man and the thug and then...

Spider-Man: MY SPIDERSENSE IS GOING BERSERK!!! What could possibly be this dangerous??

The eyes of the kid started to glow and so did his hands. ZRAK!! Energy was emitted in the shape of a beam from his hands. Spider-Man barely dodged the energy blast, but it hit the real target, the thug trying to sneak up on Spider-Man. He was knocked into the wall and rendered unconscious.

Spider-Man (to himself): What the…?

The kid fainted due to the energy blast and Spider-Man just stood there.

Spider-Man (thinking):  can't turn the kid over to the boys in blue and I can't send him to the hospital, the doctors would just freak and the kid probably would too. I don't have any other choice… I have to take him home with me…

To be continued…

I hope you'll stay tuned for the next chapter, and that you liked this one. In the next chapter I'll give the kid a name, so no more "Unknown Character", and I'll also reveal a bit of his past. Please give an honest review and stay tuned for Chapter 2: Are you Afraid of the Dark?