Hello. Welcome to my first Spiderman story. As much as I'd like to, I do
not own any of the characters they all belong to marvel. In case you're
wondering, I'm following the movie story line, so this story is going to
take place between movies 1 and 2. Please be patient with my story, all
will become revealed soon enough. Thanks a lot,
--Peach man
Spiderman Issue #7 – Casualties
Conners was hissing wildly, breathing more and more heavily with each passing minute. Spiderman's eyes were wide with fear and he attempted to move, but curt lunged forward a little, letting out another long raspy hiss. Spiderman took a deep breath and then began his voice shaking a little.
"Doc? I need you to listen to me. You're a little wild right now and I'm about to crap my pants if you lunge at me again."
Curt did not reply, he cocked his head to one side and continued walking forward. Spiderman took a step back and then gripped his fists tightly preparing to defend himself from Conners strange behavior. He lunged again and Spiderman quickly jumped upward, dodging Curt's attack and he kicked off of the ceiling. He landed on the back of Curt's neck, knocking the scientist onto the floor.
Spiderman was on the offensive again, swiftly webbing up the scientists limbs so he could not move from off of the floor. Conners struggled to free himself but soon grew tired and his flailing ceased. Spiderman hopped off of the lab table and checked Conner's pulse; it was lively.
"I need to get you some help." Spiderman said running out of the room.
The hallway was dark, few rooms were lit and no one occupied the floors of the college. Spiderman stepped gingerly toward the first lit door, and took a deep breath as he approached it.
"Hello? Anyone there? Dr. Conners needs medical assistance right now." He said shakily.
No one replied, the hallway remained silent and Spiderman gripped the doorway with his hand, pulling himself forward. When he turned into the room the horrid face of the Hobgoblin greeted him. Hobgoblin cackled madly and landed a solid punch into Spiderman's face knocking him back onto the tiled floor. He started toward him, pulling a pumpkin bomb out of his pocket, tossing it in the air like a baseball, catching it with ease.
"You know, you're making this incredibly easy for me." Hobgoblin sneered, continuing his stride.
"Yeah, let's see how you like this!" Spiderman said, webbing his feet up.
"What the hell?" The goblin screamed.
Spiderman back flipped, landing behind the hobgoblin and slid under his legs, gripping the web line firmly. Spiderman stood and pulled upward, completely flipping the goblin in mid air and causing him to slam flat stomach on the floor. The pumpkin bomb rolled away exploding once it hit the floor from being flung by the goblin.
Spiderman stood, ready for the goblin to get back on his feet and decided, why wait? He grabbed the vigilante by the back of his hood and threw him back toward the classroom door, Hobgoblin slamming into the frame and cracking the glass. Spidey started toward him again, rubbing the tips of his knuckles to get ready, hobgoblin looked up at him with a smirk.
"You really are just a little fool, fresh out of puberty." He mocked, lunging forward and grabbing Spiderman's wrists.
Jolts of electricity shot through Spiderman's body, causing him to scream out in pain. Several scientists were on the scene now, leaving their laboratories to see what was going on and were shocked to find the two of them fighting. Hobgoblin slammed Spiderman against the wall, unleashing the full voltage into his body.
"Let Me GOOO!!!" he bellowed in agony.
"A Ha Ha Ha!" Hobgoblin cackled.
He gripped Spiderman's wrists and with one swift motion threw him down the hallway, the force causing him to skid along the floor and slam into another wall. Several stray sparks faded as Spiderman attempted to climb to his feet once more, his mind in a haze from the electricity. Hobgoblin was in a roar, throwing multiple pumpkin bombs all over, several scientists screaming and trying to escape the chaos.
One female scientist fell to the floor and did not move, several panels from the ceiling falling and burying her body violently. Spiderman's eyes widened and he dashed from his position, sliding to her aid. He began to heave bits of the tile off of her body and finally uncovered her, checking her pulse. She was breathing, but very faintly. The goblin threw several more bombs, the explosions causing the columns in the hallway to crack and bits of concrete and tile to fall from the ceiling.
"Stop it!" Spiderman screamed.
"Make me wall crawler!" Hobgoblin yelled back.
Spiderman shot several web lines, making the tiles stick to the ceiling and remain there, so he could move the woman out of the way. Hobgoblin yelled something inaudible and took off down the hallway, towards Conners lab. Pulling the woman from the wreckage, Spiderman was on the move again racing down to Curt's lab.
As he turned the corner he was caught off guard with a punch to the head, which sent him stumbling backward into the table. He hit his back hard and the female scientist slid off of his shoulder and onto the table. Hobgoblin stood over Spiderman, landing multiple solid punches into his temple and then kneed him hard in the stomach. Suddenly Spiderman lunged forward, landing his own punch, knocking the goblin square in the jaw and off of his feet. He breathed heavily, feeling the blood slosh around his teeth. He rubbed his jaw softly and then glanced from the scientist to the floor. Curt wasn't there. His mind was racing again, in a violent panic. Where could curt have run off to? Did he jump out the window? Is he behind me waiting to attack? Did he run out the door and down the hallway?
"Help...Me..."
Spiderman turned to see curt on the floor behind a lab table, his skin and eyes were relatively normal and his arm had shrunk back into him. He winced a few times, beads of sweat pouring down from his brow. Crouching under the table, Spiderman pulled him out desperate to get him to safety.
"Its okay, I'll get the both of you out." Spiderman said.
"Oh no you don't! He's mine!" Hobgoblin said, now back on his feet.
From the other side of the room, the goblins glider flew in through the window, shattering it and sending glass flying through the room. It hovered for a few seconds and the goblin pressed something on his sleeve. Two slots opened and missiles emerged pointed directly at the web head. Goblin cackled madly.
"Say goodnight kid!" He screamed.
The two missiles launched and time seemed to pause. Spiderman's spider sense was screaming, shaking him with warning. He had no idea how to react, how to possibly save this lab room from exploding and killing all of them. Apparently common sense didn't apply to this goblin, never launch a missile into a room full of chemicals. So he front flipped, tucking his legs firmly against his chest and completely dodging both missiles, they sailed back and crashed into the wall.
The explosion created shockwaves that threw Spiderman forward and into several tables, knocking bottles and containers of chemicals over. Hobgoblins glider spun out of control and slammed into the wall landing heavily onto the floor. Then the Hobgoblin followed pretty much the same reaction as Spiderman, except his face slammed off of the tabletop. Curt and the female scientist didn't move, they were still lying in their weakened positions, not making any attempt to move out of the way.
Spiderman's eyes opened his vision blurry at first, and then gradually returning to normal. The first thing he noticed were the flames dancing around in the back corner of the lab, spreading onto a nearby table via chemicals. He was to his feet in seconds, but it wasn't any use because his body was still off balance from being thrown. His breathing was stressed and ragged, his sides burning with pain, but nevertheless he sat up attempting to move. Suddenly water began to pour from the ceiling, cold and fast and it completely drenched Spiderman. He was thankful for the water; it knocked him out of his daze and gave him the energy to rise once more.
"You really piss me off goblin." Spiderman mumbled, stumbling towards the female scientist.
"I'm only getting started you pest."
Hobgoblin appeared behind him and snatched him by the neck, squeezing with iron tight grip. Spiderman was slammed onto one of the lab benches and thrown through the air, slamming against the wall. He hit the floor with a load thud, followed by groaning. Hobgoblin laughed maniacally, walking towards Conners and pulling him off of the lab table.
"It's been fun, try not to get mixed up in my business again!" Hobgoblin screamed.
Spiderman rose just in time to see the goblin fly out the window on his glider, with Curt on is back. He leaped to his feet, shooting a web line but nothing; it missed because the goblin sped off into the distance. Spiderman slammed his hand on top of the lab table and slowly picked up the girl, hopping out of the window.
Outside police cruisers were waiting and Spiderman dropped the woman off in front of them, before webbing off to catch the goblin. His only problem, Hobgoblin was nowhere in sight. He stole Curt and flew off into the distance, and now it was Spiderman's responsibility to get him back. Why the goblin wanted the scientist, who knows?
After giving up his hunt for Conners, after an hour and a half to be more precise, Spiderman decided to head back home. The venture back to the apartment didn't take that long, because he was daydreaming about unimportant things. He casually landed in his room through his window, with a small thud and removed his mask.
"Damn Goblin." He groaned.
He reached toward his midsection, removing several pieces of glass from his ribs and tossing them into his barrel. Changing his clothes was a task that he couldn't have done quicker, he spent most of the day hanging around in his costume and being trampled. He needed a day off. As he walked past Harry's room and descended the stairs, he tapped the small button on the answering machine.
"Hello? Peter? It's me M.J. I was just calling because I was going to be free tonight. I was thinking about going to central park, maybe around seven? See you there if you can make it!"
And that was all. Peter's breath quickened and he turned running back up the stairs, reaching the top in three steps. He removed the plain red t- shirt he was wearing and replaced it with a button down blue dress shirt. With some quick work with deodorant and a razor, he was ready to go in eight minutes. He moved his hair a little and then checked the clock. 6:47.
"Gotta go gotta go." Peter said closing the door of his apartment and running down the stairs.
Apparently running through crowds of people and hopping two trains didn't quicken the pace enough, so Peter was in a panic. It was now 7:15 and the clock was still ticking away. When he emerged through the subway he was seething.
"Please still be here." Peter hoped to himself.
He ran across the street, dodging two cars and finally arriving on the other side of the street. His eyes began to frantically search for her, his stomach feeling sick. He decided to do the next best thing.
"M.J.! Mary Jane!" He screamed.
A small hand tapped him on his shoulder and he turned, his stomach rising to an all time high. There she stood, her hair blowing splendid in the wind. Each strand slid past her eyes creating a very beautiful effect, and she smiled delightfully embracing him for a hug. He gratefully accepted, hugging her deep long, smelling the sweet scent of her hair and smiling wildly.
"I'm glad you showed up." Mary Jane said releasing the hug.
"I'm glad I made it here. It took me forever just to get here. Sorry about the wait." He said lowly.
The two walked for a short while, talking about Mary Jane's new actress experiences and Peter's misfortune of being fired by the bugle but being picked up by the metro. The two laughed merrily, clasping each other's attention and telling stories of their everyday life. Of course peter had to hold back a lot, being careful not to drop any hints of fighting super villains but then again how would he and how could she pick up on that. He smiled to himself shrugging off the thought and continued to walk with her.
"You know, after Mr. Osborn's funeral I didn't think you would ever talk to me again." Peter said.
"Actually, neither did I. You really hurt me peter, you made me feel like I couldn't be a part of your life.." Mary Jane said, trailing off.
Peter stopped, placing a hand on her shoulder and looking directly at her. He took a sharp breath and swallowed deep, gearing up for this conversation. He knew that this was going to come up and he was willing to tell her how he felt. Several flower petals slipped by, the wind carrying them off into the distance, peter began.
"M.J. you're the most important person in my life. Without you I don't know how I would do half of the things that I need to. You make me stronger M.J. you make me want to be a better person. I...care about you so much. I.. I-I L.."
She sprung forward, her lips meeting his in a powerful embrace. His hands sprung forward into the air, taken by surprise and gradually found their place at her sides. Their noses took in deep breaths of air, and peter could feel her mouth forming a smile and he chuckled softly in their kiss.
This is exactly what he wanted, sure he had shared a kiss with her before as Spiderman, but this was a Peter Parker kiss. She giggled a little and the two broke the kiss softly, staring off into each other's eyes at reflections of the past, of the future and the feelings that brewed for each other in side of both of them. They stood there for a long time, well until the sun was making its return to slumber, all the while being watched through a camera lens.
Dr. Curt Conners has disappeared along with the hobgoblin and things look to be worsening for our favorite web slinger. But with Mary Jane back into the picture can Peter's life get better? It seems that way for now, but as with every yin there is a yang, stick around for more next chapter!! Thanks for reading, please review -Peachman
--Peach man
Spiderman Issue #7 – Casualties
Conners was hissing wildly, breathing more and more heavily with each passing minute. Spiderman's eyes were wide with fear and he attempted to move, but curt lunged forward a little, letting out another long raspy hiss. Spiderman took a deep breath and then began his voice shaking a little.
"Doc? I need you to listen to me. You're a little wild right now and I'm about to crap my pants if you lunge at me again."
Curt did not reply, he cocked his head to one side and continued walking forward. Spiderman took a step back and then gripped his fists tightly preparing to defend himself from Conners strange behavior. He lunged again and Spiderman quickly jumped upward, dodging Curt's attack and he kicked off of the ceiling. He landed on the back of Curt's neck, knocking the scientist onto the floor.
Spiderman was on the offensive again, swiftly webbing up the scientists limbs so he could not move from off of the floor. Conners struggled to free himself but soon grew tired and his flailing ceased. Spiderman hopped off of the lab table and checked Conner's pulse; it was lively.
"I need to get you some help." Spiderman said running out of the room.
The hallway was dark, few rooms were lit and no one occupied the floors of the college. Spiderman stepped gingerly toward the first lit door, and took a deep breath as he approached it.
"Hello? Anyone there? Dr. Conners needs medical assistance right now." He said shakily.
No one replied, the hallway remained silent and Spiderman gripped the doorway with his hand, pulling himself forward. When he turned into the room the horrid face of the Hobgoblin greeted him. Hobgoblin cackled madly and landed a solid punch into Spiderman's face knocking him back onto the tiled floor. He started toward him, pulling a pumpkin bomb out of his pocket, tossing it in the air like a baseball, catching it with ease.
"You know, you're making this incredibly easy for me." Hobgoblin sneered, continuing his stride.
"Yeah, let's see how you like this!" Spiderman said, webbing his feet up.
"What the hell?" The goblin screamed.
Spiderman back flipped, landing behind the hobgoblin and slid under his legs, gripping the web line firmly. Spiderman stood and pulled upward, completely flipping the goblin in mid air and causing him to slam flat stomach on the floor. The pumpkin bomb rolled away exploding once it hit the floor from being flung by the goblin.
Spiderman stood, ready for the goblin to get back on his feet and decided, why wait? He grabbed the vigilante by the back of his hood and threw him back toward the classroom door, Hobgoblin slamming into the frame and cracking the glass. Spidey started toward him again, rubbing the tips of his knuckles to get ready, hobgoblin looked up at him with a smirk.
"You really are just a little fool, fresh out of puberty." He mocked, lunging forward and grabbing Spiderman's wrists.
Jolts of electricity shot through Spiderman's body, causing him to scream out in pain. Several scientists were on the scene now, leaving their laboratories to see what was going on and were shocked to find the two of them fighting. Hobgoblin slammed Spiderman against the wall, unleashing the full voltage into his body.
"Let Me GOOO!!!" he bellowed in agony.
"A Ha Ha Ha!" Hobgoblin cackled.
He gripped Spiderman's wrists and with one swift motion threw him down the hallway, the force causing him to skid along the floor and slam into another wall. Several stray sparks faded as Spiderman attempted to climb to his feet once more, his mind in a haze from the electricity. Hobgoblin was in a roar, throwing multiple pumpkin bombs all over, several scientists screaming and trying to escape the chaos.
One female scientist fell to the floor and did not move, several panels from the ceiling falling and burying her body violently. Spiderman's eyes widened and he dashed from his position, sliding to her aid. He began to heave bits of the tile off of her body and finally uncovered her, checking her pulse. She was breathing, but very faintly. The goblin threw several more bombs, the explosions causing the columns in the hallway to crack and bits of concrete and tile to fall from the ceiling.
"Stop it!" Spiderman screamed.
"Make me wall crawler!" Hobgoblin yelled back.
Spiderman shot several web lines, making the tiles stick to the ceiling and remain there, so he could move the woman out of the way. Hobgoblin yelled something inaudible and took off down the hallway, towards Conners lab. Pulling the woman from the wreckage, Spiderman was on the move again racing down to Curt's lab.
As he turned the corner he was caught off guard with a punch to the head, which sent him stumbling backward into the table. He hit his back hard and the female scientist slid off of his shoulder and onto the table. Hobgoblin stood over Spiderman, landing multiple solid punches into his temple and then kneed him hard in the stomach. Suddenly Spiderman lunged forward, landing his own punch, knocking the goblin square in the jaw and off of his feet. He breathed heavily, feeling the blood slosh around his teeth. He rubbed his jaw softly and then glanced from the scientist to the floor. Curt wasn't there. His mind was racing again, in a violent panic. Where could curt have run off to? Did he jump out the window? Is he behind me waiting to attack? Did he run out the door and down the hallway?
"Help...Me..."
Spiderman turned to see curt on the floor behind a lab table, his skin and eyes were relatively normal and his arm had shrunk back into him. He winced a few times, beads of sweat pouring down from his brow. Crouching under the table, Spiderman pulled him out desperate to get him to safety.
"Its okay, I'll get the both of you out." Spiderman said.
"Oh no you don't! He's mine!" Hobgoblin said, now back on his feet.
From the other side of the room, the goblins glider flew in through the window, shattering it and sending glass flying through the room. It hovered for a few seconds and the goblin pressed something on his sleeve. Two slots opened and missiles emerged pointed directly at the web head. Goblin cackled madly.
"Say goodnight kid!" He screamed.
The two missiles launched and time seemed to pause. Spiderman's spider sense was screaming, shaking him with warning. He had no idea how to react, how to possibly save this lab room from exploding and killing all of them. Apparently common sense didn't apply to this goblin, never launch a missile into a room full of chemicals. So he front flipped, tucking his legs firmly against his chest and completely dodging both missiles, they sailed back and crashed into the wall.
The explosion created shockwaves that threw Spiderman forward and into several tables, knocking bottles and containers of chemicals over. Hobgoblins glider spun out of control and slammed into the wall landing heavily onto the floor. Then the Hobgoblin followed pretty much the same reaction as Spiderman, except his face slammed off of the tabletop. Curt and the female scientist didn't move, they were still lying in their weakened positions, not making any attempt to move out of the way.
Spiderman's eyes opened his vision blurry at first, and then gradually returning to normal. The first thing he noticed were the flames dancing around in the back corner of the lab, spreading onto a nearby table via chemicals. He was to his feet in seconds, but it wasn't any use because his body was still off balance from being thrown. His breathing was stressed and ragged, his sides burning with pain, but nevertheless he sat up attempting to move. Suddenly water began to pour from the ceiling, cold and fast and it completely drenched Spiderman. He was thankful for the water; it knocked him out of his daze and gave him the energy to rise once more.
"You really piss me off goblin." Spiderman mumbled, stumbling towards the female scientist.
"I'm only getting started you pest."
Hobgoblin appeared behind him and snatched him by the neck, squeezing with iron tight grip. Spiderman was slammed onto one of the lab benches and thrown through the air, slamming against the wall. He hit the floor with a load thud, followed by groaning. Hobgoblin laughed maniacally, walking towards Conners and pulling him off of the lab table.
"It's been fun, try not to get mixed up in my business again!" Hobgoblin screamed.
Spiderman rose just in time to see the goblin fly out the window on his glider, with Curt on is back. He leaped to his feet, shooting a web line but nothing; it missed because the goblin sped off into the distance. Spiderman slammed his hand on top of the lab table and slowly picked up the girl, hopping out of the window.
Outside police cruisers were waiting and Spiderman dropped the woman off in front of them, before webbing off to catch the goblin. His only problem, Hobgoblin was nowhere in sight. He stole Curt and flew off into the distance, and now it was Spiderman's responsibility to get him back. Why the goblin wanted the scientist, who knows?
After giving up his hunt for Conners, after an hour and a half to be more precise, Spiderman decided to head back home. The venture back to the apartment didn't take that long, because he was daydreaming about unimportant things. He casually landed in his room through his window, with a small thud and removed his mask.
"Damn Goblin." He groaned.
He reached toward his midsection, removing several pieces of glass from his ribs and tossing them into his barrel. Changing his clothes was a task that he couldn't have done quicker, he spent most of the day hanging around in his costume and being trampled. He needed a day off. As he walked past Harry's room and descended the stairs, he tapped the small button on the answering machine.
"Hello? Peter? It's me M.J. I was just calling because I was going to be free tonight. I was thinking about going to central park, maybe around seven? See you there if you can make it!"
And that was all. Peter's breath quickened and he turned running back up the stairs, reaching the top in three steps. He removed the plain red t- shirt he was wearing and replaced it with a button down blue dress shirt. With some quick work with deodorant and a razor, he was ready to go in eight minutes. He moved his hair a little and then checked the clock. 6:47.
"Gotta go gotta go." Peter said closing the door of his apartment and running down the stairs.
Apparently running through crowds of people and hopping two trains didn't quicken the pace enough, so Peter was in a panic. It was now 7:15 and the clock was still ticking away. When he emerged through the subway he was seething.
"Please still be here." Peter hoped to himself.
He ran across the street, dodging two cars and finally arriving on the other side of the street. His eyes began to frantically search for her, his stomach feeling sick. He decided to do the next best thing.
"M.J.! Mary Jane!" He screamed.
A small hand tapped him on his shoulder and he turned, his stomach rising to an all time high. There she stood, her hair blowing splendid in the wind. Each strand slid past her eyes creating a very beautiful effect, and she smiled delightfully embracing him for a hug. He gratefully accepted, hugging her deep long, smelling the sweet scent of her hair and smiling wildly.
"I'm glad you showed up." Mary Jane said releasing the hug.
"I'm glad I made it here. It took me forever just to get here. Sorry about the wait." He said lowly.
The two walked for a short while, talking about Mary Jane's new actress experiences and Peter's misfortune of being fired by the bugle but being picked up by the metro. The two laughed merrily, clasping each other's attention and telling stories of their everyday life. Of course peter had to hold back a lot, being careful not to drop any hints of fighting super villains but then again how would he and how could she pick up on that. He smiled to himself shrugging off the thought and continued to walk with her.
"You know, after Mr. Osborn's funeral I didn't think you would ever talk to me again." Peter said.
"Actually, neither did I. You really hurt me peter, you made me feel like I couldn't be a part of your life.." Mary Jane said, trailing off.
Peter stopped, placing a hand on her shoulder and looking directly at her. He took a sharp breath and swallowed deep, gearing up for this conversation. He knew that this was going to come up and he was willing to tell her how he felt. Several flower petals slipped by, the wind carrying them off into the distance, peter began.
"M.J. you're the most important person in my life. Without you I don't know how I would do half of the things that I need to. You make me stronger M.J. you make me want to be a better person. I...care about you so much. I.. I-I L.."
She sprung forward, her lips meeting his in a powerful embrace. His hands sprung forward into the air, taken by surprise and gradually found their place at her sides. Their noses took in deep breaths of air, and peter could feel her mouth forming a smile and he chuckled softly in their kiss.
This is exactly what he wanted, sure he had shared a kiss with her before as Spiderman, but this was a Peter Parker kiss. She giggled a little and the two broke the kiss softly, staring off into each other's eyes at reflections of the past, of the future and the feelings that brewed for each other in side of both of them. They stood there for a long time, well until the sun was making its return to slumber, all the while being watched through a camera lens.
Dr. Curt Conners has disappeared along with the hobgoblin and things look to be worsening for our favorite web slinger. But with Mary Jane back into the picture can Peter's life get better? It seems that way for now, but as with every yin there is a yang, stick around for more next chapter!! Thanks for reading, please review -Peachman