Mary Jane was staring at the screen, not blinking at all. Her eyes were watery with fear. Her lips were trembling.
Oh my god. Peter. Get up!
The hero lay still on the rooftop. Viewers all over New York were gasping and staring like she was. But they didn't know the man behind the mask. They didn't know Peter. They had no right to mourn Spider-Man.
She felt her heart stop as she tried to stand up.
"Come on, Peter!" She whispered, although she was all alone in her home.
That's when Electro came into view, a smirk smile on his face.
."I did it. Finally. This is the best night of my life." He said, his voice haunting Mary Jane's soul.
"Pff. Super. Rah. Good for you."
She smiled. That was Peter. He was alive. He was making jokes. It'd be okay.
Electro then shoved his hand near his throat.. "You're in no position to be making wise cracks, Spider-Man." His voice came through the television speakers.
"Okay. Point taken." He said. He was making an effort to move. He was okay.
Electro looked angry. He started to shout. "Don't move! You don't know how long I've been waiting for this."
"Oh god...I can't look!" Mary Jane cried.
She ran into her bathroom, the walls closing it, and slammed the door behind her.
She took in deep breaths, although that didn't help. She couldn't breathe.
That's it. Electro did it. Peter's gone. Mary Jane felt a tear drip down her face. She couldn't just sit there in her room and watch him die. She couldn't see it. She sank to the floor and sobbed into her arms. Why? Why did he have to play hero? Why did he have to get bit by that stupid spider? Why did he have to die?
Mary Jane walked back into her room a few minutes later when she had tried to calm down. Maybe he pulled some miraculous stunt. Maybe he's still alive. Maybe...
But then she saw the Fantastic Four just standing there, a look of shock on their face.
Electro must have carried off his body.
Peter's body.
The body of her friend.
She sat there, staring at the screen blankly. She wasn't paying attention. Finally. That was it. The death of the brilliant Spider-Man. The fantastic Spider-Man. The amazing Spider-Man.
"Peter..."