It was truly a pitiful and pathetic sight. Here is Spider-Man, one of the greatest heroes of all time, injured and helpless. His costume was still stained with blood, and there was a bullet hole presenting where it had penetrated. And his quick thinking had just saved the lives of three teenagers. But now he was being arrested!

"Are you nuts?" Amanda asked the guards. "He just saved us!"

"He's been socializing with criminals, kid. This is above your head."

Amanda looked at the other two teens. They were being tended to, still traumatized and unaware of Spider-Man's situation. But since Amanda found out that Spider-Man was really Peter Parker, he was all she thought about.

"Spidey has his own ways of dealing with things, officer! I thought you would understand that! He just saved our lives, and you're arresting him!"

"I'm just doing my job, kid."

"And I'm doing mine!" She stood in front of Spider-Man, who was grabbing his wounded shoulder.

J. Jonah Jameson was loving this. Spider-Man was getting arrested! Finally! A smile was across his blockhead face.

Amanda was infuriated.

But she wanted to act mature, calm and understanding.

"I'm sorry, but I won't let you arrest him."

"Uh…can I have my splint back? Since I was shot and all." Spider-Man asked.

A guard reluctantly gave it back to him. "We don't really have any ground-breaking evidence."

"The boss isn't gonna like this..." The guard that had shot him said.

That's when Carnage's crackling laugh poisoned the air.

Venom's roar came next.

All Spider-Man could do was watch with the guards and Amanda as the two beat the crap out of each other. Left roundhouse, uppercut, right jab, jump-kick to the jaw, it was all he could comprehend.

He grasped his shoulder. Ow…it hurt just to watch.

He still couldn't believe he'd actually been shot. It was still unbelievable.

Before he knew it, Carnage was handcuffed by some Vault guards. Venom was surrounded by others. His hands were slightly up and he was staring into the barrels of paralysis pistols.

"Hey. Talk with Spidey. We had a deal."

"Shut up! You are under arrest!" a guard shouted.

"Spidey. Intervene? Now? That would be a good idea. You know, tell them."

Spider-Man shook his head. "I'm sorry, Eddie. I…I can't."

"…What?"

"I'm sorry, Eddie." Spider-Man drooped his head.

"But…but you-you gave me your word!"

"I'm sorry."

"Your word!"

And that's when he was knocked out, handcuffed, and prepared for prison.

Spider-Man felt so guilty, like such a dirt bag. He had to. He couldn't let Venom rampage around the city. He…he had to…

As Jameson walked past him, he muttered, "Captain America could have kept his word."

Spider-Man lunged at him, grabbing his shirt and pulling his face towards his own.

"Captain America is a legend! But I'm just a person! And people have to make choices…"

He threw Jameson back, making him stumble backwards into some other onlookers.

"…And live with them!"

A/N: Hey all. I got a chance to update at a friend's house. It totally sucks I don't have a computer at my house, but I am doing my best to update the story when I can.

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