"I need to find him" Spiderman said as he sat on a ledge looking at his school, which now had a banner up declaring it was the night of the big dance
"You going to go to that?" Black Cat asked showing up
"No, I'm not" Spiderman said almost bitterly
"Aw why not, I picked out a dress and everything" Black Cat smirked before sighing "What is the reason you don't want to go"
"I have my reasons" Spiderman said before swinging away
"I just hope you're not ignoring your happiness Spider" Black Cat said sadly looking at the banner
"Tonight is going to be a blast!" Ben said
"I know right, plus we get off early" Anya said
"You know the reason is because the school generally knows how long it takes girls to prep and preen themselves" Cho said smiling
"Hey guys preen too" Gwen shouted
"All we do is brush our hair, pull on a suit or tux maybe a shave if needed and that's all" Harry said
'That's still preening" MJ said before looking over at Peter who walked in "So Pete, who are you going with?"
"I'm not going" Peter said making his friends shocked
"You're kidding right Pete?" Oliver asked
"This is one of the biggest events of the year" Anya exclaimed
"Yeah, so what's the deal" Harry said
"I just feel like going" Peter said as the bell rang.
"Hey, you're Felicia Hardy right?" MJ said as lunch had began
"Yeah, I'm just checking the security for tonight" Felicia said
"I also herd you're Peter Parker's girlfriend" MJ said
"I am, we met through his job at the Bugle" Felicia said "So you looking forward to tonight?"
"I am, but not as much" MJ said
"Peter said he wasn't going didn't he?" Felicia asked
"Yeah he did, I feel like I know him for awhile since I live next door to him, but I've never seen him like he has been since uncle died" MJ said
"They were close I take it?" Felicia asked
"His uncle was a second father to him after he lost his parents" MJ said
"How did he lose them?" Felicia said
"It was label a cold case, they couldn't find anything not even their bodies; so Peter's lived his whole life with not knowing what happened to them" MJ said
"That's not good" Felicia said frowning
"No, it's not" MJ said "And I think this is just a symptom of that event" she said
"I'm sure he'll come around soon" Felicia said
"I hope so too" MJ said
That afternoon Peter was just sitting on his bed thinking before he got up and went over to his wardrobe opening it up to see a garment bag. He pulled it out and looked at it, he knew that he would have to wear it one day; so he was delaying it as long as possible when a not fell on the floor. He frowned picking it up and looked at it seeing that all was on it was 'To Peter' in familiar handwriting
"Uncle Ben?" he asked sitting down on his bed and opening it up
'Hey kiddo, if your reading this note then you found the suit, now depending on when you find it and what has happened to me you can do two things: You can come and tell me you have found this note and I can talk to you in person or if for some reason I'm no longer here then keep reading.
Now if I have passed on there is something you need to hear and that is that you need to do something to take your mind off it, whether it be hanging with friends, going to your job more often or just being a goofy kid. The one thing you're not allowed to do is sit there mourning me; I've live a good life and part of that is because of you kiddo, I wasn't sure at first when Rick and Mare died how we could cope, but at the end of the day you brought a fair bit of joy into our lives Peter, now I'm sure you've also been reflecting on my 'With Great Power come Great Responsibility' speech I gave you ages ago. Now since you've become the man of the house I'm betting that you're taking that to heart and possibly other areas as well. But just remember to have some fun every now and then since you're still teenager and there are bound to be things that you are worrying about especially your Aunt; but trust me when I say that she's a tough old bird capable of looking after you and herself. So please, go out there and be yourself and enjoy life
With all the love I can muster...you're dearest Uncle' the letter said
"Oh Uncle Ben" Peter said as tears raced down his cheeks; even the fact he was no longer with them didn't stop him from giving Peter advice and helping to guide
'P.S. I've included a guide to trying the tie. Have fun' a post note said as Peter pulled out the guide to tying his tie. He shook his head giving a small chuckle before seeing the two tickets the school had given him, and by given he means Mary Jane walking over to him and shoving them into his hands.
"What am I going to do with you guys?" he smiled softly before he picked up his phone "Hey Felicia, you busy?" he asked
'What you got in mind?' Felicia said over the phone a smile evident in her tone of voice after which he told her his plans. Once he hung up he went over and pulled out the suit which was navy blue with a red vest and matching tie. Peter was soon ready
"Don't you look handsome" May said smiling "You look so much like them"
"Them?" Peter asked
"Your father and uncle. They would be so proud of you" May said
"Thanks May" Peter said hugging his aunt
"So what do you think?" Anya asked adjusting her dark blue strapless dress
"I don't think he'll show" Miles said wearing a traditional black and white tuxedo
"I hope he comes" Gwen said wearing a apricot coloured dress with a black sash around her waist
"You know what he's like when he's in one of those moods" Cho said adjusting his grey suit jacket
"I couldn't agree more" Harry said wearing a green suit
"Shame" Ben said wearing a dark red suit with blue vest
"It won't be the same without him" Cindy said wearing a sky blue cocktail dress
"Hey guys" Flash said as he and MJ appeared, MJ wore a baby pink dress while Flash had gone with a charcoal suit with a grey suit
"Too bad we're missing one now" MJ said
"He didn't say anything?" Gwen asked
"No, he didn't" MJ said saddened
"Well, he's fault he's missing out" Flash said before feeling something on his shoulder looking behind him before spinning around
"Who says I'm missing out" Peter said with Felicia on his arm who was wearing a black dress with a single strap going from her shoulder around her neck and back to her shoulder. The group were shocked before they suddenly scrambled to catch up with their friend while pairing up. MJ and Flash, Harry and Gwen, Anya and Miles, Cindy and Cho with Ben shrugging as he, Ned and Oliver walked in together as friends
Once inside the group started to dance and fool around just being the teenagers they were
"So what changed your mind?" Ben asked Peter who was taking a break with the rest of the guys while the girls danced 'clubbing' style
"A certain guardian of mine" Peter said
"He always a way with words didn't he?" Ben asked
"yeah he did, I miss him" Peter said
"Me too bro" Ben said slapping his cousin on the back before watching the girls dance, Felicia taking the time to send a flirty kiss to Peter before resuming her dance "And you have to tell me how you met her"
"I agree" Harry said
"On the job" Peter said "and that is all you're getting" he laughed as the guys started to complain
"Anyway like Ben said, glad you came man" Harry said laughing before the song switched tempo and the guys got up and went to their partners.
Peter and Felicia stood near each other before they started to slow dance
"So you worried about Spiderman and Black Cat taking the night off?" she asked
"No, because I told Mr Brock that I would have a night off, so I think I got things covered"
"what about the Venom issue" Felicia asked
"That's been fixed as well" Peter said "I'm sorry"
"About what?"" Felicia asked
"Being a mope about this whole situation, the thing was Uncle Ben actually had his heart set on being the chaperon for this event just to see which little cutie had captured his nephew's attention and heart. Something which he won't be able to do" Peter explained
"Who says he's not watching us now from somewhere else?" Felicia said
"Well they do say that" Peter said as he swung her around until he closed their gap between their lips and kissed her while dipping her backwards, what the happy couple didn't know was that the rest of the students stopped dancing to watch the do, and when they kissed the whole school was elated by it
"PARKER, PARKER, PARKER, PARKER, PARKER!" the football team shouted and cheered making the two flush bright red. Looking around he saw Ben and Oliver giving them a thumbs while the girls were cooing over how the kiss went. While the other guys were nodding like they were Peter's wingmen and of course Peter just groaned while Felicia giggled kissing him on the cheek making him go a shade of red similar to his mask.
"And the winner of this year's homecoming is Flash Thompson and Mary Jane Watson!" the MC said as the couple got up on stage, only Flash had dragged Peter up with him "And the award for best moves go to Peter Parker!" the MC said causing everyone to lose it when he got the dancing crown while Flash and MJ got their crowns and went to the floor to slow dance
"The only reason you lost they won was because you weren't down on the ballot" Harry informed his friend.
"Oh, I didn't know about that, and the award for best moves?" Peter asked
"Secret" Anya said smiling before the dance ended and everyone congratulated the two
"Well done" Peter said
"Thanks, and thanks for coming tonight, it made it more special" MJ said
"No problem, after all we're like siblings after all" Peter said making MJ giggle
"You guys sure you don't want a lift?" Gwen asked as the group were standing outside a limo
"Nah, it's okay Dad's sending a private me for me" Harry said
"And I'm heading home with Pete since we're next door neighbours" MJ said
"I've got to see Peter and MJ home" Felicia said "Plus my car's at Peter's house"
"My mum's coming to get me" Ned said
"Okay, see you guys later" Gwen said as the limo left with the small group
"Well that was a fun night right?" Harry asked
"Yeah I guess it was" Peter said before something triggered his spider-sense 'what was that?' he asked himself
"You okay Peter?" Felicia asked
"Yeah, just shivers is all" Peter said rubbing his neck
With the limo, the small group inside were having a fun time just reminiscing about the night and all the great event when Gwen noticed something
"Guys, we're going the wrong way" she said
"What?" Flash asked before he turned to see the driver had put the divider up
"I'm not liking this" Anya said
"Anybody else feeling tired?" Miles asked
"Its Isoflurane!" Cindy said
"Anaesthetic gas!" Gwen snapped before falling to the ground
"Oh man, are we being kidnapped?" Ben asked struggling to stay awake.
"Why yes you are" the 'driver' said
"Why?" Ben asked
"Because I need you for something, something that is related to Spiderman!" the driver laughed bitterly
"Assho" Ben said blacking out. The Drive laughed as he continued down the road until he drove onto a ferry and crossed over to an island that was not on any map in the area. Once the ca was in a garage door that closed the island began to move further out into the waters.
"Are you sure?" Black Cat asked as she and Spiderman were patrolling after a quick clothing change after the pair had gotten home
"Yeah, something bad was happening at the dance and I don't know what it was" Spiderman said
"That is not good" Black Cat said
"No kidding" Spiderman said.
G'day Guys Grizz here just having a nice breather chapter with a cliffhanger chaser whcih I'll talk about later on. Now I wanted to do thsi chapter as a way to lead into a major event. I wanted to do this chapter just because of the name alone and have some nice moments with the main pairing which there haven't been many and a bit of fun with the guys interacting and just having fun.
So the letter scene I wanted a way to have Uncle Ben give Peter some wise words despite being dead and I was listening to a song from Into the SpiderVerse called Let go which is about Miles and Uncle Aaron after he died, its a nice song and its fits just there very well so go and listen to that
Now the part with the kidnapping was an idea came up with after watching or reading something Spiderman related (The Spider-Island event I think) and I thought about a way to bring in some of the other Spider characters without doing a Spiderverse thing, which will be coming with a set of different Spiders but this way is an interesting way to do so
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside