Bumpkin: Glad you liked the DR scene and the interactions.

The Uncanny R-Man: I'm not sure what you're talking about with the Kingpin, but all will be made clear latter on. And speaking of the Kingpin...

Kaliann: My take on the Bayville Sirens is next, enjoy.

Joseph McKinley: Harry and MJ will show up after Rogue & Peter start going out, but I'll try to fit something in this chapter for you.

Morlin: Yes the Doc will show up, but much later just be patient and you'll see what he wants to do with the crystals in due time.

MCLBLUE: Everyone knows that, I'm just leading up to it with a little foreshadowing. They'll learn they're siblings soon after the dance.

Red Witch: No they won't, and I hope you like my take on it.

Episodic: Don't worry I plan on bringing them together at the dance and you know Gambit will make things a little disruptive, and I think Peter will do that too.Sparky Genocide: Yes it should be interesting, and you know it will grab his attention.Emerald Knight1: Thanks for the compliment, and you do get the feeling he might have been enjoying that a little.Lord Destroyer: You'll see what he want with the crystals, don't worry you'll see rebirth and a few other episodes also and they will go out soon, I gave a little hint with Jean and Scott. You know that Rogue and BC will not like seeing each other again.

X-Over: I plan on bringing in all of great Spidey villains, but the Arcade thing happened before Peter got there, but I have plans to bring him back. And I got something planned for Black Cat you might like.

Oceanbang: Yeah I'm using the same girls, well plus one and I got a few idea on how to chance things.

slickboy444: Yeah I know you'd love that Jean/Scott thing. Glad you liked the fight with those two.

Ldypebsaby: I don't know about Asteroid M, but he does got something similar planned. And yes those two will go out.

And thanks to: Arain Rowan, Action Dude, supergirlhv, Peteram, Ivan Alias
SPIDER-X

CHAPTER 30: WALKING ON THE WILD SIDE PART 1

After the Black Cat thing, which the students didn't like at all once they found out, things had quieted down a little at the mansion. There was a carnival and everyone had enjoyed their time there. Well Peter was sick with the flu at the time and Rogue offered to help look after him.

Peter didn't mind the company, and it turned out to be for the best since Jean was used by a mutant telepath called Mesmero who had her steal several jewels for him. They never found out why and Jean of course had felt down at being used so easily.

Scott had been there to comfort and help her deal with it. In fact everyone was noticing how close the two of them had been getting in the short time there was a betting pool going on with the students as to whether they would go out before or after the dance and then the when they kiss pool too.

Luckily a week had gone by and things were back to normal. A few of the students were lounging around in the living room. Peter was sitting next to Rogue and was talking while Kurt was flipping through the channels. He stopped at a news report. "Hey Peter you're on again." Kurt said over his shoulder.

Both he and Rogue turned to the TV.

"Once again reports of a mysterious hero 'The Spider' was once again seen last night." The reporter stated.

Peter groaned. "Why do they call me The Spider? It's Spider-Man, I say it all the time." The other two just ignore him and continued to watch on. Just then Jean walked by the door fuming.

Scott wasn't far behind. "Jean, I said I'm sorry I was just trying to help out."

Jean turned sharply to Scott. "Scott just because me and Amara were in a little trouble doesn't mean we couldn't handle it. We don't need a big strong man to protect us you know? We can take care of things ourselves." She said angrily to him and stormed off again.

Scott just sighed at his predicament then noticed three pairs of eyes looking at him. "What?"

"Boy are you in the dog house. What exactly did you do?" Peter said grinning like the others.

"Look, Jean was down in the sub-levels with Amara working on her powers. I went to see what they were doing and I saw several large rocks falling on them so I blasted them." He said in his defense. "I don't see why she was so upset."

"Was she in any real danger or did ya just charge in without checkin' ta see if she needed ya?" Rogue asked him crossing her arms.

"Well...uh..." Was the only thing Scott could say scratching the back of his head.

"Figures." Rogue muttered. "Ah can't believe ah'm sayin' this but ah agree with Jean on this one."

Scott was about to respond when Aunt May walked in. "Children it's time to get ready for school, so I suggest you all get ready before you're all late."

"Thanks Aunt May." Peter said getting up with the rest leaving Scott to put aside his own comment for the time being or he was going to be late, and since he had to drive some of the other students too that was unacceptable for him.

BAYVILLE HIGH

Tabitha was walking to first period with Max beside her. "Well I got to go now Max, besides I hear Amara is finally caught up enough to join in at school and this is her first day."

Max just rolled his eyes. "Why do you still hang out with those X-geeks?" He didn't like them much, mainly because he felt they acted better then he was, and he really didn't like that Parker guy or the Kitty girl either. Plus he had to admit the term X-geek sure was dead on with those guys.

"Max she's my friend, common just cause you don't like them doesn't mean I have to hate them too." She said to him gently rubbing his shoulder.

He threw her hand off. "We're better then them Tabby. We shouldn't let ourselves be held back, we're better then humans and we should show it." He said quietly to her to she was the only one to hear his words.

"L-look I got to get to class, we'll talk later Okay?" She said. She knew she liked Max, but he had this temper that well, scared her at times. Sometimes when she looked into his eyes like now she was reminded of her father a little. So she decided to make a quick escape and let him cool down.

Plus the fact that Mystique was in a particular bad mood for weeks. No one knew why, but she just showed up, nearly kicking in the door and muttering about 'how they could have know', and 'how they had found out'. Everyone was giving her some room.

She took a seat nearby one of the windows. She was bored with her first period class and put on her headphones and started to put some new nail polish on. A little later Amara came in and took a window seat next to Tabitha. Being the only girl at the Brotherhood she needed some familiar female company now and then and Amara was just the girl.

It didn't take much convincing but she got Amara in to join her after school for a cruise to the mall. After school Tabitha 'borrowed' Lance's jeep and they took off. Jean was nearby and saw it and knew this was trouble.

She saw Scott and ran up to him. "Scott I need your keys, Amara is off with Tabitha and I need to make sure she doesn't get into trouble."

"Sure I'll get her." He said grinning and pulling out his car keys. Then saw the look Jean was giving him. "Uh...not that you couldn't." He said handing her the keys. "About earlier I just want to say I'm sorry."

Jean took the keys and sighed. "I know I just hate being treated like the 'weaker' sex is all, I know you meant well, but you got to let me do things on my own at times too."

"Yeah I know." He said looking down slightly. "And I know that the girls were supposed to ask the guys to the dance coming up but, well, I just couldn't take the tension anymore."

Jean smiled at him. "It's alright, I'll get the tickets so at least then we'll be even." Then she noticed Scott was a little nervous and her eyes narrowed. "Unless someone already got them." She saw the way Scott was avoiding her gaze and Jean rolled her eyes and ran off to his car before Tabby and Amara got too far away.

It turned out it was a good thing that she did follow them. Not far the two girls chased down a carjacker into an alley. Jean had watched it all and when the two carjackers were about to get away Jean encased them in bricks that were laying around.

They three of them ended up having to split as sirens of the police were heard and decided it was best to leave.

Back at the Institute after the carjacking Scott was in the kitchen making a sandwich to snack on when the news of the carjacking was on the small TV in the room. Jean and Amara both saw this, and heard the reported say how the carjackers were stopped by a small group of good Samaritans.

Jean leaned over to Amara. "I really don't think we should tell anyone about this." She whispered to her.

"I know." Amara said. "It's not like we'll be doing that again, besides doesn't Peter already going out and doing stuff like this?" Jean nodded and both girls walked out. Scott couldn't help but notice how the two girls reacted to the news and had to wonder what was going on. At least until he realized he was leaning too far while looking at the girls leaving and ended up crashing on the floor.

THE MALL

Jean, Amara and Tabitha had met up in the mall later on. It was by accident but they couldn't help but talk about what they had done. "I tell you it was so cool." Tabitha said to them. "You know I know I used my powers for my father and never once liked it, but yesterday was completely different." Tabby said to them as they sat next to each other on one of the benches. "I actually felt good you know?"

Amara nodded. "Yeah I know. I've never felt so good about my powers before too."

Jean had to nod. "I have to admit, it felt really good to use our powers for something other then just fighting others, but actually doing something constructive with them."

Tabitha smiled as an idea hit her. "Hey guys why don't we do it again?" She said smiling to them.

"What?!" Both girls exclaimed.

"I mean we could wear something that people wouldn't recognize us and go out and clean up this town." She told them. "Come on it will be a blast, besides you've heard the stories of that Spider guy, why can't we do it too? I mean if a guy can do it, then we should be even better."

Jean had to admit that she thought that Peter going out into the night and using his abilities were strange. No one seemed to know why he did it, and the Professor wouldn't tell her, he kept saying it was personal to Peter and that was it. Sure she was a little jealous that he got to do something that no one else was allowed to do, but she was a little envious as well.

Peter was using his powers for the good of the people and everyone else at the mansion was just either learning to control it or doing nothing other then sharpening their skills. She was starting to feel like their talents were being wasted a little.

It didn't take long after that for Tabitha to convince them to join up. All three of them got some new outfits at the mall and that very night they started what the papers the next day would call the Bayville Sirens.

A day later the girls felt they needed to get some of the others in on this action. They found Kitty at the mall and convinced her easily to join up the next day and then they were four.

One more day passed and Rogue was on the stairs in the music shop thinking on what to do. On the one hand she liked Peter and she was knew that there was something going on between them. But then there was that problem with her powers to overcome, and she was actually thinking of asking him to the dance coming up.

She wasn't the school dance type, but the idea of going with Peter made her stomach flutter a little. She had no clue whether to ask him out or not when Kitty, Amara, Jean and Tabitha come over to her. Soon after the sirens were now five.

It was later in the day and Rogue and Kitty were getting out their sirens uniform. "I like can't believe we're actually doing this." Kitty said excitedly.

"Tell meh about it." Rogue said. She had to admit it felt good to use what they know to help others. "Ah wonder if this is why Peter does it?"

Kitty thought about it. "Ya know I've been wondering that too, but I am glad we haven't run into him yet." Rogue had to nod her head in agreement. She really didn't look forward to them bumping into Peter while he was out as Spider-Man. She wasn't sure whether he would be for them or not.

"What are you girls talking about?" Came a voice from the balcony. Both girls turned to see Spyder there. Ever since the weather had warmed up she had been crawling anywhere outside, usually at the back of the mansion because she said she wanted to keep up the practice. Kitty thought it was because she could spy on some of the others from time to time.

Spyder walked in looking at the clothing that the girls were quickly trying to stuff in their drawer from behind their backs. "Like I said what's going on? And why would you girls don't want to run into Peter when he's Spider-Man?" She asked crossing her arms.

Both girls exchanged a look. Spyder got a better look at the clothing and saw it was stuff the girls never wore outside. "I think you two should fess up now, or should I scream my lungs out now and get the adults attention?"

"Ya wouldn't." Rogue said to her.

Spyder smiled at them. "Yes she would." Kitty sighed. "Alright we'll like tell you but you can't tell anyone got it?"

Spyder crossed her heart. "Promise."

"Alright, me, Rogue, Jean, Amara and Tabitha are the Bayville Sirens." Kitty said quietly to her.

Spyder blinked a few times. "YOU"RE KIDDING?" She shouted, then Rogue and Kitty covered her mouth. Spyder tried to ask a lot of questions but her voice was muffled and it took a moment for her to realize they couldn't understand her.

"Now we're going to like let go. So are you going to be quiet?" Kitty asked. Spyder nodded her head.

As soon as the hands were removed she went to her first question. "Can I join?" She asked them.

Both Rogue and Kitty looked at each other. "Why not?" Rogue said. Later Jean and Amara had joined them in Spyder's room and were had been told what had happened. Spyder was able to convince the other two that if they didn't let her join in, she would tell. And the other knew this too.

So later that day they got some clothing together to make Spyder's own uniform. She ended up with an all black ensemble with a bomber jacket that the other girls helped to put a white spider on the back of it. She had sunglasses, black leather pants and boots, a studded belt and cut-off gloves.

She wore her web-shooters too and had her hair tied into a long braid. After looking in the mirror she turned to the other girls. "So what do you think?" She asked them. All the girls gave her the thumbs up.

ONE DAY LATER

Scott was watching the news about the Sirens.

"Chief Rothman, what do you have to say about these Sirens? Have you found out who they are? Is there any connection to The Spider?" A reporter asked.

Rothman who was behind a podium answered the questions. "We have no idea who these Sirens are, or this spider person, or if there is any connection. But I will say that these vigilantes will be apprehended."

"But what about the fact that crime has dropped over half percent?" One reporter asked. "First this Spider hero takes it down to nearly fifty percent drop and with the Sirens we almost live in a crime free environment."

"Look this is the police job to handle crime and I will not tolerate civilians taking the law into their own hands." Rothman told the reporter sternly.

Scott didn't like where this was going at all.

NEW YORK

At the Daily Bugle J. Jonah Jameson was reading about these new people called the Sirens. Robbie stepped into his office. "You wanted to see me JJ?"

Jameson threw down the paper he was reading. "First there's some kind of Spider now wer got these Sirens in this town. What's going on there?" He demanded.

"I don't know Jonah." Robbie said shrugging. "It's strange, but I got in touch with Brock today."

"Who?" Jameson asked. Lighting up a new cigar.

"Eddie Brock...the new guy?" Robbie said to him. "He just finished his report and is on his way back."

"Look you tell him not to come here, but go straight to Bayville. I don't care if he has to fly, take a train, drive or hitchhike his way there, but tell him to get there and get me a story on these Sirens, this Spider thing or both if he can or he can pay for the trip himself. I won't shell out any money for a paid vacation if that's all he's going to do down there."

"Right Jonah." Robbie said trying not to sigh. "I'll get right on it."

"Good and tell that advertisement guy to get in here, he's three minutes late as it is." Jameson said to him.

On the other side of the city at Fisk towers one of the tallest buildings in New York city was the headquarters for billionaire Wilson Fisk. To the public he was a rich and generous businessman. Little did anyone know that he got his fortune from illegal activities. In fact he was the head of all the crime in the entire New York area of the entire state and even beyond that.

He was known as the Kingpin of Crime. And if there was one thing he hated, it was someone messing with his businesses. Wilson Fisk, a huge bald man in a white suit was currently seated behind a massive desk looking over the reports of the activities in Bayville.

It was bad enough when this Spider-whoever was getting in the way of the things, but now those Sirens were interfering also and he was loosing money from this. Granted it wasn't much compare to his other operations.

A man in a Italian suit, with a clean shaven face and glasses cleared his throat. "Sir, wouldn't it be better just to pull out of Bayville for the time being? It's hardly an asset."

Fisk looked up at the man with a cold and calculating stare. "Yes I know, but it's the principle of the thing. If word got out that I was run out of a town like that, then others would smell blood in the water and the sharks would start to circle. I can't appear to be weak, if I do then others will take that as a sign that I'm vulnerable and then I have to deal with that, and that is not something that is good for business."

He leaned back in his chair. "Besides these people think they can go up against me and not pay the consequences for it? If I allowed them to stand up against me, then others would also. I need to make an example out of them, understand?"

"Yes sir." The man said bowing his head. He knew he was close to angering the Kingpin and that was never a healthy move.

"You can do one more thing for me." Kingpin said to him. "Get me Bullseye and send him to Bayville. I want a professional to deal with my problem."

NEXT UP CHAPTER 31: WALKING ON THE WILD SIDE PART 2