Hello. Welcome to my first Spider-man 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,
-Peachman
Spider-man Issue #15 –Finalities
Hope seemed to flee just about as fast as the Hobgoblin's boat. Waves of water kicked back throughout the harbor creating ripples that extended back toward the land. The lights of New york city reflected beautifully on the water, but this wasnt the time to be admiring beauty. For Mary Jane Watson, this was a time to panic.
A masked monster had kidnapped her, flown her through the sky and dropped her ontop of a bridge. He tossed some sort of bombs at the bridge, nearly killing her and then kidnapped her once again on a boat. The last thing she had seen was Spider-Man landing as they sped off into the night. Since then, she had been screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Shut your TRAP!" The goblin boomed, shoving her feircely onto the floor of the boat.
He walked around her, grabbing her wrists and dragged her toward the front of the boat. She began to kick and screech, but he silenced her with a slap to the head. She jerked away, letting out a small gasp and felt her hands being chained together.
"That should hold you. Now, it's only a matter of time before the spider comes." Hobgoblin snarled.
Mary Jane's arm's were tied to the right side of what appeared to be a large boat. A long metallic railing travelled front to back, and her hands were firmly strapped to it. She tugged hopelessly, trying to free herself but at the same time trying to distract the hobgoblin from his work. This time however, he ignored her.
The boat sailed quickly through the water, heading for the brookline bridge and the other side of the Harbor. The hobgoblin was doing something to the controls, and at the same time examining the outer walls of the boat, making sure Spider-Man hadn't arrived yet.
The Bridge was slowly approaching the shadow of the enormous structure engulfed the boat, along with Mary Jane and the Hobgoblin. M.J.'s head rose, her eyes scanning desperately for hope, the whites of her eyes glowing. Goblin also looked up, the deep red of his mask's eyes beaming.
The shadow passed and still no sign of the web slinger. The monsterous villain turned toward mary jane, hopping down from the control panel. He landed in front of M.J. a wicked smile spreading across his face. The girl began to writhe and stirr in her position, the Hobgoblin nearing closer.
"No hero to save you. I guess he got cold feet. Maybe a little blood in the water will convince him to come." He said.
"Stay back! Please!" Mary Jane squealed.
Hobgoblin's hand reached out, just inches from her head, his fingers just barely touching a few locks on her head. A thin web line sprung forward, catching the Hobgoblin's hand and pulling it away.
"Leave her alone Gobby." Spider-Man said, sitting atop of the control panel.
Spider-Man was crouched, his hands pressed lightly to the top of the control panel and his legs seemingly sprouting from behind his arms. The white eyes on his mask reflected the small speckles of light from the city, and he glanced toward Mary Jane, the city lights fading.
He said nothing, not a word to her but words were not needed. For a moment it seemed as if their emotions were on the same level and they were finally alright. Spider-Man's head traveled back towards the hobgoblin, and under his mask he could feel his teeth starting to bare with anger.
"Im so glad you could make it Spider-Man." Hobgoblin snarled.
From his side pouch, the hobgoblin revealed a pumpkin bomb, and whipped it towards the wall crawler. The bomb sailed through the air, the little lights on its side blinking frequently. Spider-Man's eyes widened and he automatically pressed his middle and ring finger down on his palm, webbing up the small pumpkin. Twirling the webline around, he launched it high into the sky, so that it was clear of any people.
"Are you insane Kingsley?! If you keep throwing around those stupid bombs, your going to kill us!!" Spider-Man bellowed.
"Dont particularily care." Hobgoblin said, hopping up next to the control panel.
And so the vicious dance began. Hobgoblin started first, launching into a frenzy of punches which were dodged by the wall crawler. Spider-Man was airborne, flipping majestically and landing behind goblin. He released two thin weblines, which attached themselves at kingsley's feet.
The hooded monster turned, his red eyes glaring at Spider-Man, "What the hell?"
He was then yanked off of his feet, slamming his face on the control console of the giant boat. Spider-Man was on the offensive, slamming a fist into Hobgoblin's face, and following it with two more. The goblin coughed several times before he was picked up, Spider-Man launching him over the console and toward the bow of the boat.
Spider-man turned, hurrying over to Mary Jane's side. He glanced at the shackles holding her hands together and then down at her face again.
"Thank you for coming, thank you so much." She gasped.
"Just hang tight for a minute, I'll get you out of here." He replied.
His hands traveled up her wrists to the chains that bound her hands to the railing of the massive boat. His fingers hooked around the chain and began to pull in opposite directions. Mary Jane's eyes studied the webbed wonder, hoping that he wouldnt pull it apart and an excess chain wouldnt smack her in the face.
Spider-Man's arm began to shake, the chain loosening with each passing second. His breath tensed, the chain beginning to dig deep into his fingers and leave their indentations. This caused a burning sensation in his knuckles, and finally the snapping of the chain, which released the young girl.
"There you go." Spider-man said, helping her to her feet.
"Enjoy your rest now spider." A voice said from above them.
From the top of the boat the Hobgoblin dropped down, landing a solid kick to the web slinger's face. The wind whipped wildly, tossing the goblin's orange cloak around and temporarily blocking M.J.'s sight. In the meantime the Hobgoblin had already taken the offensive back, continuously pounding Spider-man with balled fists. The young web slinger tried to roll out of the way, but he was seemingly lost in a wave of brutality.
Several kicks were landed, blood began to pour from Spidey's nose. The thick liquid doused the inside of his mask, and made it almost impossible for him to breathe. Hobgoblin wasnt letting up either, His kicks were becoming more direct and forceful targeting each and everyone of the wall crawlers vital spots.
"I'm disappointed with this game Spider-Man. I really thought you... would be more of a challenge this time around." Hobgoblin cackled, his gloves sparking.
The boat seemed to speed on through the darkness, the citizens of New York without a clue to what was going on in the harbor. The sky lit up for a minute, and the sound of someone screaming in pain rung through the air.
Spider-man fell to the floor of the boat, groaning and twitching, small strands of smoke drifting from his body. A shadow passed over him, the maniacal goblin headed back towards the control panel, his cloak following close behind.
"..ughh..." Spider-man moaned.
"Shh...it's okay, it'll be okay. Just relax, you'll come back from it!" Mary Jane said.
"Even if he does," Hobgoblin began. "It wont help once i finish this."
The Hobgoblin moved a gloved hand over the speed controls, switching the engine into high gear. The motor began to run faster than before, and the boat quickened its pace sailing towards the other side of the harbor, near more docks and a warehouse.
Using the strengths of his palm, he twisted his hand and snapped the speed control right off of the console. Several sparks were released with it, and lost as the control found its new home in the water. The Hobgoblin let out a loud crackle of laughter, quite proud of his accomplishment, but it didnt stop there.
"You ought to be very happy with yourself webs. Your the one who brought this on yourself." Hobgoblin sneered.
"What...are you talking...about?" Spider-man said, still reeling from electricity.
"Yeah the only thing he's ever done is help people!" Mary Jane screamed.
"Wrong again Missy. A certain death was this wall crawler's fault, and I'm here because someone wants you to PAY!" Hobgoblin added.
The goblin hopped off of the console's surrounding area and onto the deck of the boat, where he began strolling toward the bow of the boat to see how long it was going to be. Spider-Man began to move, sitting up quickly and grabbing M.J.
"C'mon, im going to get you a life raft and your getting out of here. I wont forgive myself if something happens to you." He said assertively.
"I cant leave you...I wont let you fight this lunatic!" She shrieked.
Spider-man wasnt hearing her, he was opening small cabinets, looking desperately for anything that could help. He opened a small compartment under a few seats, and his stomach dropped when he discovered something. The compartment was full of pumpkin bombs, which were sitting snugly, their faces grinning sadistically.
"You really need to get off of this boat." Spider-man said harshly.
"What was he talking about someones death for? What could you have to do with that? I dont think you could kill anyone.." Mary jane rambled.
"Thats not important! Aren't you listening?!" The webbed wonder screamed.
"No but i was."
A fist landed heavily on the back of Spider-man's neck, causing him to stumble into the side of the boat. Finger's found their mark, right where the fist had hit and dug deep. Goblin wrenched Spider-man from his slouch and threw him backward, causing the web slinger to slam his back on a large metallic box.
Hobgoblin marched toward him, his fingers forming a fist and a scowl deepening under the mask. Spider-man looked up at him, the left eye of his mask cracked, and a large portion of his costume on his upper body was ripped. He couldnt find the strength to sit back up, to land or take another punch from Kingsley.
"C'mon! On your feet, we either finish this now, or we wait till this boat hits the docks and were all dead." Hobgoblin screamed.
This was it, he had heard enough of the goblin's ranting and raving, enough of the beatings and constant fighting. He leaped to his feet, his spider reflexes kicking into high gear. In a flash kingsley didnt know what hit him. Spider-man had landed several punches and then backflipped, his feet slamming into the hobgoblin's jaw.
Time seemed to stand still, Mary Jane cheered on the wall crawler as he continued to land kicks and punches with gymnast-esque agility. Kinglsey was reeling, blood drenching his mask and running down his neck all the way to his boots. Occasionally Hobgoblin would throw a punch of his own, but it was dodged by spider-sense.
"Just, ...stop.. hitting... me!" Hobgoblin bellowed, his fists lighting with electricity.
Spider-Man hopped back, toward the edge of the boat, as the hobgoblin ran in a raging fit.
"ThisisitThisisitThisisit!!" Spidey said to himself.
With that, the goblin's feet became stones, slamming on the deck of the boat like a giant chasing thieves. Waves sloshed against the side of the boat, drops of water grazing the back of mary jane as her heart beat thunderously loud. Never before had spider-sense played such a big role as it did at this moment, for he only had one moment to get this right.
Every muscle in the webbed wonder's body worked together to move his body back towards the rail, his foot catching the very top of the thick material. The palms of his feet gripped only for a second to establish balance, and once again he was in the air. The Hobgoblin, as expected, ran right past him, stopping just short of the railing. One last good kick against the goblin's head sent him over the edge, and flailing towards the ocean below.
Spider-man landed and ran to the edge quickly, creating two web lines that caught the goblin by his feet, his upper body landing in the cold ocean. A small erruption rose from the sea, sending kinglsey's body flying upward and out of the ocean. The web slinger caught kingsley by the back of his goblin hood, and pulled him back aboard the boat.
"Oh My God!" M.J. cried rushing toward the two costumed warriors. "Will he be alright?!"
"He should be fine. He's out cold though, so that leaves me to my work." Spider-Man replied.
"How are you going to stop us?" She cried.
"I...." He trailed off.
With no controls to stop this one way trip, how did he intend to stop the boat. Spidey knew physics like the back of his hand, but not a thing about motors. But wait. A long time ago, around seven or eight years ago he remembered something uncle ben said.
Flash Back
"-it in the opening and close the latch. See pete, gasoline and energy are powerful things, with them we can do just about anything. But we need to be careful, because if delt with unresponsibly, the consequences could be lethal."
A young peter looks over at uncle ben, his eyes wide and he blinks several times.
"What about if theres no gasoline uncle ben?" He asked.
"Then the car doesnt move. One important thing Pete, never get near gasoline with an open flame."
The voice fades out and brings us back to the present.
Flash Back End
"Maybe...If I destroy the engine, The boat will stop moving." Spiderman said aloud.
"Wont there be an explosion?" Mary Jane asked.
"I need to get you off here," Spiderman repeated.
There was no land in sight, just the docks. The city seemed out of reach, and there was no where for them to safely escape. There was only one option left: Take out the engine.
"Listen, I want you to head towards the front of the boat, but do not get too close to the edge. Just watch and make sure we arent gaining to fast. Try and see if you can find an anchor, or anything to slow us down. And god forbid if he gets up, yell to me and i'll take him out." He said.
In a flash spiderman had entered the small cabin of the boat, frantically searching for the engine. He could hear the loud hum but didnt know where it was coming from. He found himself closing his eyes, asking his uncle ben desperately for help. Suddenly his spider-sense kicked in, and he felt it nudging him toward one direction. His fist punched at the floor, finding exactly what he wanted. With the engine finally revealed, he used his strength to tear open the rest of the floor.
The engine's turbines spun around at top speed a small line of smoke beginning to rise. Spiderman stared at the pile of metal for several moments before finally making a move.
"Alright what to do what to do.." He mumbled.
First thing, he pressed down on his palm, with his middle and ring fingers emitting webbing at the different parts. His webbing stuck thickly to the sides and attempted to slow the spinning metal down, but it churned right through and continued to operate.Desperation began to crawl up the young hero's back, and he found himself in a panic.
"OK OK! Maybe this will stop it, or this!" Spiderman screamed, dumping cases full of nuts and bolts into the engine, which it churned up and shot back at him.
He began heaving anything he could find at the turbine, but nothing was slowing it down. Sweat devoured the inside of his mask, making it hard to breathe and see. Lifting his mask up to nose level, he took in a deep breath of air and then tried to calm himself. Something was going to stop this, if not another piece of machinery, then his bare hands.
Spidey's eyes travelled across the desk to find a large shiny wrench, lieing across several pieces of metal. He quickly snatched it up, rushing back toward the engine. he let out another deep breath as his eyes studied the turbine, examining the vital points and what was dependent on the turbine. He found his mark in between a small metallic bridge connecting two larger chambers together, the turbine spun merrily next to this bridge.
"Now for the hard part." He groaned.
He raised the wrench high above his head, the glass eyes of his mask catching reflections from around the room. As he wanted, his spider sense began to slow down the turbine, to the point where it looked like a snail crossing a highway. He brought the wrench down inbetween the bridge and the turbine, stopping the engine from function. Several sparks flew from the turbine, and the loud rumbling noise was replaced by a piercing screech.
"That..ought to do it." Spiderman grunted, hopping to his feet and heading back to the deck.
The cool night air welcomed his face, wiping away the beads of sweat that trailed down his face. His head turned, looking around for mary jane, and found her still sitting at the bow of the boat. He walked slowly up to her, leaving his mask where it was. She turned, hearing the small sounds of his feet and smiled wearily.
"Hey." She said "Hows the engine."
"Not moving, much like our masked friend i presume?" Spiderman replied.
"Yep, he's still out cold." M.J. answered.
"Good. Now I've just got to pray that the boat slows down before we ram the docks."
But the docks were fast approaching, several fisherman had abandoned their boats and ran up the pathway back to the streets, leaving the doomed boat to fend for itself. Proof was in a smaller boat, which the boat they were on plowed through, reducing it to splinters in the water. One thing that the webslinger noticed was it left a giant slash in the left side of the boat they were on, possibly buying him a few more moments.
"Look, i need to find a way to divert this boat. But there's nothing around for me to do it. I need you to go and look for anything that could make more holes on the outside of this thing." He said to her.
"I've got something."
From behind him, a burning sensation filled his right shoulder, blood flying through the air. Spiderman slowly turned his head to see the hobgoblin, a knife in his hand, buried deep into spiderman's shoulder. Why hadnt his spider sense gone off? WHY?
"I'm going to make you suffer!" Goblin seethed.
"You...Son of a-" A fist collided with spidey's head, knocking him backwards.
Hobgoblin stood over him, landing several more punches to the wall crawlers cranium. The pain from the knife wound was unbearable, it literally felt like a bear had just taken a gigantic bite into his arm. Goblin didnt seem to care much either, as he relentlessly beat into spiderman, letting him taste every bit of fury in kingsley's body.
"How did that feel? HUH? Tell ME!" Hobgoblin screamed, landing a well placed kick into the web slinger's jaw.
"Leave him alone you idiot! Get off of HIM!" Mary Jane screamed.
"Shutup!" Kingsley screamed.
"I've..HAD ENOUGH!" Spiderman yelled, screaming animalistically.
He had ripped the knife cleanly from his arm, throwing it back towards the water, and lept at hobgoblin, letting him have it. Every punch seemed to be stronger than the last, a tooth flew through the air, droplets of blood spraying on the webbed warriors face. He finished it with a powerful over headed smash into the goblin's posterior, before stopping.
Spiderman finally stood, glaring down at the goblin with anger filled breaths. Hobgoblin did not move. He twitched once and let out a loud groan of defeat.
"You..." Mary Jane said breathlessly.
"I've got a boat to save." He said, storming past her.
Shore was close, about another 30 feet and the boat would be sailing on concrete. Spiderman had positioned himself on the very top of the boat, two weblines wrapped around either side of two handles of the mast. He began to walk backwards, holding tightly onto the web lines. When he was near the deck of the boat, he released his grip on the web, and launched himself high through the air, and towards the docks.
M.J. screamed after him, but her words were lost in the wind, as he landed on the southern part of the dock, rolling onto his side on contact. Now was the tricky part. There were only two main lights on these docks, providing the only light to see what he was doing. Which he really didnt know anyway, the plan wasnt exactly a plan. All that he knew was that he couldnt let that boat crash, and he'd do anything to stop it.
"Ok ok ok..." Spiderman mumbled as the boat came into sight.
He released two web lines, catching the left side of the boat. he followed with two more, catching the same side, just a little lower. A plan had finally formulated in his head. If he could use the strength he had to pull this boat so that the left side turned away from shore, water would pour in the left side, where the slash was and slow it down even further. It wasnt moving fast now anyhow, just fast enough to plow into the docks which he had to prevent.
With another set of weblines, he gripped all three in his hands and began to run down the pathway, leaping onto the outer wall, his feet clutching the cement firmly. Now with his feet in place, Spiderman began to pull the lines in, the boat slowly turning away from the docks, and mary jane screaming in delight. He had done it, he adverted the boat. It had been...A lucky shot.
His muscles were working to capacity, heaving and pulling the weblines with all of his might, turning the boat slowly away from the docks and it looked to make it. The boat made it around the corner, only the edge of the left side nicking the dock and tearing open another hole. Apparently it triggered some other hidden pumpkins, because the left side exploded.
Spiderman was already in the air and snagged mary jane just as a second explosion occured whiping out the entire left side of the boat. A crowd had formed, many citizens of new york watching the boat errupt in flames and several more explosions following.
The webbed wonder stood with his arm around Mary jane, her head resting peacefully on his shoulder. the two watched the fire dance and eliminate what was left of the boat and neither of them stirred. Several fire engines sounded in the distance, which allowed the man known as peter parker to acknowledge that this nightmare was over. The goblin legacy was closed.
He let out another sharp breath as M.J.'s fingernail skidded across a wound on his chest, she glanced up into the eyes of his mask and smiled. He returned the expression, although she couldnt see it, he was very grateful for having her in his life. The two returned their gaze to the fire, the smoke had carried off into the distance. In the back of his head he could hear uncle ben repeating over and over.
"This is only the beginning. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility."
The End.
Thank you to every one of you that read my story, thanks for each and every one of your reviews. I appreciate all of the support and positive feedback I've gotten from this story. I must say i am quite proud, since this is my first spiderman story and probably the start of more to come.I enjoyed writing this so much, and it makes it all worth it to know that people are enjoying it. Thank you all again, and please keep watch, im almost positive you'll see another story. Thanks.
-Peachman
-Peachman
Spider-man Issue #15 –Finalities
Hope seemed to flee just about as fast as the Hobgoblin's boat. Waves of water kicked back throughout the harbor creating ripples that extended back toward the land. The lights of New york city reflected beautifully on the water, but this wasnt the time to be admiring beauty. For Mary Jane Watson, this was a time to panic.
A masked monster had kidnapped her, flown her through the sky and dropped her ontop of a bridge. He tossed some sort of bombs at the bridge, nearly killing her and then kidnapped her once again on a boat. The last thing she had seen was Spider-Man landing as they sped off into the night. Since then, she had been screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Shut your TRAP!" The goblin boomed, shoving her feircely onto the floor of the boat.
He walked around her, grabbing her wrists and dragged her toward the front of the boat. She began to kick and screech, but he silenced her with a slap to the head. She jerked away, letting out a small gasp and felt her hands being chained together.
"That should hold you. Now, it's only a matter of time before the spider comes." Hobgoblin snarled.
Mary Jane's arm's were tied to the right side of what appeared to be a large boat. A long metallic railing travelled front to back, and her hands were firmly strapped to it. She tugged hopelessly, trying to free herself but at the same time trying to distract the hobgoblin from his work. This time however, he ignored her.
The boat sailed quickly through the water, heading for the brookline bridge and the other side of the Harbor. The hobgoblin was doing something to the controls, and at the same time examining the outer walls of the boat, making sure Spider-Man hadn't arrived yet.
The Bridge was slowly approaching the shadow of the enormous structure engulfed the boat, along with Mary Jane and the Hobgoblin. M.J.'s head rose, her eyes scanning desperately for hope, the whites of her eyes glowing. Goblin also looked up, the deep red of his mask's eyes beaming.
The shadow passed and still no sign of the web slinger. The monsterous villain turned toward mary jane, hopping down from the control panel. He landed in front of M.J. a wicked smile spreading across his face. The girl began to writhe and stirr in her position, the Hobgoblin nearing closer.
"No hero to save you. I guess he got cold feet. Maybe a little blood in the water will convince him to come." He said.
"Stay back! Please!" Mary Jane squealed.
Hobgoblin's hand reached out, just inches from her head, his fingers just barely touching a few locks on her head. A thin web line sprung forward, catching the Hobgoblin's hand and pulling it away.
"Leave her alone Gobby." Spider-Man said, sitting atop of the control panel.
Spider-Man was crouched, his hands pressed lightly to the top of the control panel and his legs seemingly sprouting from behind his arms. The white eyes on his mask reflected the small speckles of light from the city, and he glanced toward Mary Jane, the city lights fading.
He said nothing, not a word to her but words were not needed. For a moment it seemed as if their emotions were on the same level and they were finally alright. Spider-Man's head traveled back towards the hobgoblin, and under his mask he could feel his teeth starting to bare with anger.
"Im so glad you could make it Spider-Man." Hobgoblin snarled.
From his side pouch, the hobgoblin revealed a pumpkin bomb, and whipped it towards the wall crawler. The bomb sailed through the air, the little lights on its side blinking frequently. Spider-Man's eyes widened and he automatically pressed his middle and ring finger down on his palm, webbing up the small pumpkin. Twirling the webline around, he launched it high into the sky, so that it was clear of any people.
"Are you insane Kingsley?! If you keep throwing around those stupid bombs, your going to kill us!!" Spider-Man bellowed.
"Dont particularily care." Hobgoblin said, hopping up next to the control panel.
And so the vicious dance began. Hobgoblin started first, launching into a frenzy of punches which were dodged by the wall crawler. Spider-Man was airborne, flipping majestically and landing behind goblin. He released two thin weblines, which attached themselves at kingsley's feet.
The hooded monster turned, his red eyes glaring at Spider-Man, "What the hell?"
He was then yanked off of his feet, slamming his face on the control console of the giant boat. Spider-Man was on the offensive, slamming a fist into Hobgoblin's face, and following it with two more. The goblin coughed several times before he was picked up, Spider-Man launching him over the console and toward the bow of the boat.
Spider-man turned, hurrying over to Mary Jane's side. He glanced at the shackles holding her hands together and then down at her face again.
"Thank you for coming, thank you so much." She gasped.
"Just hang tight for a minute, I'll get you out of here." He replied.
His hands traveled up her wrists to the chains that bound her hands to the railing of the massive boat. His fingers hooked around the chain and began to pull in opposite directions. Mary Jane's eyes studied the webbed wonder, hoping that he wouldnt pull it apart and an excess chain wouldnt smack her in the face.
Spider-Man's arm began to shake, the chain loosening with each passing second. His breath tensed, the chain beginning to dig deep into his fingers and leave their indentations. This caused a burning sensation in his knuckles, and finally the snapping of the chain, which released the young girl.
"There you go." Spider-man said, helping her to her feet.
"Enjoy your rest now spider." A voice said from above them.
From the top of the boat the Hobgoblin dropped down, landing a solid kick to the web slinger's face. The wind whipped wildly, tossing the goblin's orange cloak around and temporarily blocking M.J.'s sight. In the meantime the Hobgoblin had already taken the offensive back, continuously pounding Spider-man with balled fists. The young web slinger tried to roll out of the way, but he was seemingly lost in a wave of brutality.
Several kicks were landed, blood began to pour from Spidey's nose. The thick liquid doused the inside of his mask, and made it almost impossible for him to breathe. Hobgoblin wasnt letting up either, His kicks were becoming more direct and forceful targeting each and everyone of the wall crawlers vital spots.
"I'm disappointed with this game Spider-Man. I really thought you... would be more of a challenge this time around." Hobgoblin cackled, his gloves sparking.
The boat seemed to speed on through the darkness, the citizens of New York without a clue to what was going on in the harbor. The sky lit up for a minute, and the sound of someone screaming in pain rung through the air.
Spider-man fell to the floor of the boat, groaning and twitching, small strands of smoke drifting from his body. A shadow passed over him, the maniacal goblin headed back towards the control panel, his cloak following close behind.
"..ughh..." Spider-man moaned.
"Shh...it's okay, it'll be okay. Just relax, you'll come back from it!" Mary Jane said.
"Even if he does," Hobgoblin began. "It wont help once i finish this."
The Hobgoblin moved a gloved hand over the speed controls, switching the engine into high gear. The motor began to run faster than before, and the boat quickened its pace sailing towards the other side of the harbor, near more docks and a warehouse.
Using the strengths of his palm, he twisted his hand and snapped the speed control right off of the console. Several sparks were released with it, and lost as the control found its new home in the water. The Hobgoblin let out a loud crackle of laughter, quite proud of his accomplishment, but it didnt stop there.
"You ought to be very happy with yourself webs. Your the one who brought this on yourself." Hobgoblin sneered.
"What...are you talking...about?" Spider-man said, still reeling from electricity.
"Yeah the only thing he's ever done is help people!" Mary Jane screamed.
"Wrong again Missy. A certain death was this wall crawler's fault, and I'm here because someone wants you to PAY!" Hobgoblin added.
The goblin hopped off of the console's surrounding area and onto the deck of the boat, where he began strolling toward the bow of the boat to see how long it was going to be. Spider-Man began to move, sitting up quickly and grabbing M.J.
"C'mon, im going to get you a life raft and your getting out of here. I wont forgive myself if something happens to you." He said assertively.
"I cant leave you...I wont let you fight this lunatic!" She shrieked.
Spider-man wasnt hearing her, he was opening small cabinets, looking desperately for anything that could help. He opened a small compartment under a few seats, and his stomach dropped when he discovered something. The compartment was full of pumpkin bombs, which were sitting snugly, their faces grinning sadistically.
"You really need to get off of this boat." Spider-man said harshly.
"What was he talking about someones death for? What could you have to do with that? I dont think you could kill anyone.." Mary jane rambled.
"Thats not important! Aren't you listening?!" The webbed wonder screamed.
"No but i was."
A fist landed heavily on the back of Spider-man's neck, causing him to stumble into the side of the boat. Finger's found their mark, right where the fist had hit and dug deep. Goblin wrenched Spider-man from his slouch and threw him backward, causing the web slinger to slam his back on a large metallic box.
Hobgoblin marched toward him, his fingers forming a fist and a scowl deepening under the mask. Spider-man looked up at him, the left eye of his mask cracked, and a large portion of his costume on his upper body was ripped. He couldnt find the strength to sit back up, to land or take another punch from Kingsley.
"C'mon! On your feet, we either finish this now, or we wait till this boat hits the docks and were all dead." Hobgoblin screamed.
This was it, he had heard enough of the goblin's ranting and raving, enough of the beatings and constant fighting. He leaped to his feet, his spider reflexes kicking into high gear. In a flash kingsley didnt know what hit him. Spider-man had landed several punches and then backflipped, his feet slamming into the hobgoblin's jaw.
Time seemed to stand still, Mary Jane cheered on the wall crawler as he continued to land kicks and punches with gymnast-esque agility. Kinglsey was reeling, blood drenching his mask and running down his neck all the way to his boots. Occasionally Hobgoblin would throw a punch of his own, but it was dodged by spider-sense.
"Just, ...stop.. hitting... me!" Hobgoblin bellowed, his fists lighting with electricity.
Spider-Man hopped back, toward the edge of the boat, as the hobgoblin ran in a raging fit.
"ThisisitThisisitThisisit!!" Spidey said to himself.
With that, the goblin's feet became stones, slamming on the deck of the boat like a giant chasing thieves. Waves sloshed against the side of the boat, drops of water grazing the back of mary jane as her heart beat thunderously loud. Never before had spider-sense played such a big role as it did at this moment, for he only had one moment to get this right.
Every muscle in the webbed wonder's body worked together to move his body back towards the rail, his foot catching the very top of the thick material. The palms of his feet gripped only for a second to establish balance, and once again he was in the air. The Hobgoblin, as expected, ran right past him, stopping just short of the railing. One last good kick against the goblin's head sent him over the edge, and flailing towards the ocean below.
Spider-man landed and ran to the edge quickly, creating two web lines that caught the goblin by his feet, his upper body landing in the cold ocean. A small erruption rose from the sea, sending kinglsey's body flying upward and out of the ocean. The web slinger caught kingsley by the back of his goblin hood, and pulled him back aboard the boat.
"Oh My God!" M.J. cried rushing toward the two costumed warriors. "Will he be alright?!"
"He should be fine. He's out cold though, so that leaves me to my work." Spider-Man replied.
"How are you going to stop us?" She cried.
"I...." He trailed off.
With no controls to stop this one way trip, how did he intend to stop the boat. Spidey knew physics like the back of his hand, but not a thing about motors. But wait. A long time ago, around seven or eight years ago he remembered something uncle ben said.
Flash Back
"-it in the opening and close the latch. See pete, gasoline and energy are powerful things, with them we can do just about anything. But we need to be careful, because if delt with unresponsibly, the consequences could be lethal."
A young peter looks over at uncle ben, his eyes wide and he blinks several times.
"What about if theres no gasoline uncle ben?" He asked.
"Then the car doesnt move. One important thing Pete, never get near gasoline with an open flame."
The voice fades out and brings us back to the present.
Flash Back End
"Maybe...If I destroy the engine, The boat will stop moving." Spiderman said aloud.
"Wont there be an explosion?" Mary Jane asked.
"I need to get you off here," Spiderman repeated.
There was no land in sight, just the docks. The city seemed out of reach, and there was no where for them to safely escape. There was only one option left: Take out the engine.
"Listen, I want you to head towards the front of the boat, but do not get too close to the edge. Just watch and make sure we arent gaining to fast. Try and see if you can find an anchor, or anything to slow us down. And god forbid if he gets up, yell to me and i'll take him out." He said.
In a flash spiderman had entered the small cabin of the boat, frantically searching for the engine. He could hear the loud hum but didnt know where it was coming from. He found himself closing his eyes, asking his uncle ben desperately for help. Suddenly his spider-sense kicked in, and he felt it nudging him toward one direction. His fist punched at the floor, finding exactly what he wanted. With the engine finally revealed, he used his strength to tear open the rest of the floor.
The engine's turbines spun around at top speed a small line of smoke beginning to rise. Spiderman stared at the pile of metal for several moments before finally making a move.
"Alright what to do what to do.." He mumbled.
First thing, he pressed down on his palm, with his middle and ring fingers emitting webbing at the different parts. His webbing stuck thickly to the sides and attempted to slow the spinning metal down, but it churned right through and continued to operate.Desperation began to crawl up the young hero's back, and he found himself in a panic.
"OK OK! Maybe this will stop it, or this!" Spiderman screamed, dumping cases full of nuts and bolts into the engine, which it churned up and shot back at him.
He began heaving anything he could find at the turbine, but nothing was slowing it down. Sweat devoured the inside of his mask, making it hard to breathe and see. Lifting his mask up to nose level, he took in a deep breath of air and then tried to calm himself. Something was going to stop this, if not another piece of machinery, then his bare hands.
Spidey's eyes travelled across the desk to find a large shiny wrench, lieing across several pieces of metal. He quickly snatched it up, rushing back toward the engine. he let out another deep breath as his eyes studied the turbine, examining the vital points and what was dependent on the turbine. He found his mark in between a small metallic bridge connecting two larger chambers together, the turbine spun merrily next to this bridge.
"Now for the hard part." He groaned.
He raised the wrench high above his head, the glass eyes of his mask catching reflections from around the room. As he wanted, his spider sense began to slow down the turbine, to the point where it looked like a snail crossing a highway. He brought the wrench down inbetween the bridge and the turbine, stopping the engine from function. Several sparks flew from the turbine, and the loud rumbling noise was replaced by a piercing screech.
"That..ought to do it." Spiderman grunted, hopping to his feet and heading back to the deck.
The cool night air welcomed his face, wiping away the beads of sweat that trailed down his face. His head turned, looking around for mary jane, and found her still sitting at the bow of the boat. He walked slowly up to her, leaving his mask where it was. She turned, hearing the small sounds of his feet and smiled wearily.
"Hey." She said "Hows the engine."
"Not moving, much like our masked friend i presume?" Spiderman replied.
"Yep, he's still out cold." M.J. answered.
"Good. Now I've just got to pray that the boat slows down before we ram the docks."
But the docks were fast approaching, several fisherman had abandoned their boats and ran up the pathway back to the streets, leaving the doomed boat to fend for itself. Proof was in a smaller boat, which the boat they were on plowed through, reducing it to splinters in the water. One thing that the webslinger noticed was it left a giant slash in the left side of the boat they were on, possibly buying him a few more moments.
"Look, i need to find a way to divert this boat. But there's nothing around for me to do it. I need you to go and look for anything that could make more holes on the outside of this thing." He said to her.
"I've got something."
From behind him, a burning sensation filled his right shoulder, blood flying through the air. Spiderman slowly turned his head to see the hobgoblin, a knife in his hand, buried deep into spiderman's shoulder. Why hadnt his spider sense gone off? WHY?
"I'm going to make you suffer!" Goblin seethed.
"You...Son of a-" A fist collided with spidey's head, knocking him backwards.
Hobgoblin stood over him, landing several more punches to the wall crawlers cranium. The pain from the knife wound was unbearable, it literally felt like a bear had just taken a gigantic bite into his arm. Goblin didnt seem to care much either, as he relentlessly beat into spiderman, letting him taste every bit of fury in kingsley's body.
"How did that feel? HUH? Tell ME!" Hobgoblin screamed, landing a well placed kick into the web slinger's jaw.
"Leave him alone you idiot! Get off of HIM!" Mary Jane screamed.
"Shutup!" Kingsley screamed.
"I've..HAD ENOUGH!" Spiderman yelled, screaming animalistically.
He had ripped the knife cleanly from his arm, throwing it back towards the water, and lept at hobgoblin, letting him have it. Every punch seemed to be stronger than the last, a tooth flew through the air, droplets of blood spraying on the webbed warriors face. He finished it with a powerful over headed smash into the goblin's posterior, before stopping.
Spiderman finally stood, glaring down at the goblin with anger filled breaths. Hobgoblin did not move. He twitched once and let out a loud groan of defeat.
"You..." Mary Jane said breathlessly.
"I've got a boat to save." He said, storming past her.
Shore was close, about another 30 feet and the boat would be sailing on concrete. Spiderman had positioned himself on the very top of the boat, two weblines wrapped around either side of two handles of the mast. He began to walk backwards, holding tightly onto the web lines. When he was near the deck of the boat, he released his grip on the web, and launched himself high through the air, and towards the docks.
M.J. screamed after him, but her words were lost in the wind, as he landed on the southern part of the dock, rolling onto his side on contact. Now was the tricky part. There were only two main lights on these docks, providing the only light to see what he was doing. Which he really didnt know anyway, the plan wasnt exactly a plan. All that he knew was that he couldnt let that boat crash, and he'd do anything to stop it.
"Ok ok ok..." Spiderman mumbled as the boat came into sight.
He released two web lines, catching the left side of the boat. he followed with two more, catching the same side, just a little lower. A plan had finally formulated in his head. If he could use the strength he had to pull this boat so that the left side turned away from shore, water would pour in the left side, where the slash was and slow it down even further. It wasnt moving fast now anyhow, just fast enough to plow into the docks which he had to prevent.
With another set of weblines, he gripped all three in his hands and began to run down the pathway, leaping onto the outer wall, his feet clutching the cement firmly. Now with his feet in place, Spiderman began to pull the lines in, the boat slowly turning away from the docks, and mary jane screaming in delight. He had done it, he adverted the boat. It had been...A lucky shot.
His muscles were working to capacity, heaving and pulling the weblines with all of his might, turning the boat slowly away from the docks and it looked to make it. The boat made it around the corner, only the edge of the left side nicking the dock and tearing open another hole. Apparently it triggered some other hidden pumpkins, because the left side exploded.
Spiderman was already in the air and snagged mary jane just as a second explosion occured whiping out the entire left side of the boat. A crowd had formed, many citizens of new york watching the boat errupt in flames and several more explosions following.
The webbed wonder stood with his arm around Mary jane, her head resting peacefully on his shoulder. the two watched the fire dance and eliminate what was left of the boat and neither of them stirred. Several fire engines sounded in the distance, which allowed the man known as peter parker to acknowledge that this nightmare was over. The goblin legacy was closed.
He let out another sharp breath as M.J.'s fingernail skidded across a wound on his chest, she glanced up into the eyes of his mask and smiled. He returned the expression, although she couldnt see it, he was very grateful for having her in his life. The two returned their gaze to the fire, the smoke had carried off into the distance. In the back of his head he could hear uncle ben repeating over and over.
"This is only the beginning. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility."
The End.
Thank you to every one of you that read my story, thanks for each and every one of your reviews. I appreciate all of the support and positive feedback I've gotten from this story. I must say i am quite proud, since this is my first spiderman story and probably the start of more to come.I enjoyed writing this so much, and it makes it all worth it to know that people are enjoying it. Thank you all again, and please keep watch, im almost positive you'll see another story. Thanks.
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