Without a hug, or any sign of affection I was thrown out the orphanage. Just a notification, in my hands I have only a few clothes a pair of underwear.
It felt surreal staying in the apartment, 5000 a month, with the discount for the first 2 years lowering it down to 800... this was going to be hell. I called the phone in the card and got scheduled for an interview that same day.
"So you're the one that called the phone asking for a job well let me tell you something. Obadiah Stane almost killed out CEO. So as of right now the only thing I can get you here is answering the phone."
"I'll take it I don't care." I said with decision.
"Its minimum wage and clients are a pain in the ass." The secretary said in an honest tone.
"Don't care. I'll do anything." I said accepting my fate.
Good thing about living in New York city Is that everything can get you anywhere. I began making my way to the warehouse district in Queens which is a twenty minute ride by train.
As I reached a place that looked really abandoned I just took a running and decided to test my leg strength since I never got to train in the Orphanage, only martial arts of the videos in the library attempting to emulate Taskmaster. I jumped over the fence easily and by easily I mean I jumped over the fence and into the wall.
Lucky for me I got stuck to the wall by my entire body. I removed my torso and legs leaving me only in my hands and toes. Deciding to not make a show I went inside the warehouse where there are catwalks metal beams laying on the ground and chains hanging.
"Okay let's go by steps, first things first, how long can I stick to something and where can I stick?"
I walked focusing on sticking to the metal beam that held the warehouse. I placed a foot and jumped my foot stuck even though I had my shoe on. I pulled away focusing on not sticking and just like that I could not stick.
"This is fun!" I smiled finally feeling the freedom of using my powers with no fear of anyone seeing me, or discovering my abilities. Next I used my hands I did the same obtaining that I could stick to any surface with any extremity.
Later I was hanging on the beam at the top of the warehouse. Using the muscles I didn't know I had as well as the flexibility I also didn't know I had.
I am now just standing on the beam upside down. "This is cool." 'Okay so now what?' Just like that I was falling flailing uselessly I looked to see a chain I front of me without a care I grabbed it and it flung me forward.
'I feel like Tarzan!' I began going from one chain to the other as I took enough security I reached the end of the swing and I flew letting go of the chain flipping through the air doing a backflip and grabbing another one I stopped and stayed there. Looking around I noticed that there was a part that doesn't have chains.
I pointed my fingers that way and found the feeling of webs just as fast a line of web launched from my fingers to the ceiling.
"Just breathe and-" I let go of the chain and swing myself on the web it felt natural on a certain way. I just decided to do it again on another beam and again and again. It became awesome!
After a few more hours of swinging around I became hungry I saw that I'm soaked to the bone in sweat.
Even though it's I'm kinda not bothered by it. I just decided that I will turn this place into a gym for my abilities. After all I need to learn my limits, I saw Spiderman stop a car at 80 miles per hour, catch a car like it was nothing and worse of all stop a moving train among other things.
After a few days later of testing my strength by lifting literal beams of steel like they're nothing. My limit is equivalent to 11 beams of steel of 10 x 12 which is around a ton each 11 tons that's a lot of strength on my arms.
I began walking down the street thinking about dinner after all I still had money from the account that the matriarch gave me it had 250 dolars.I stopped by a delly and asked for a sub of meat. As I walked by I now know my way from my apartment to the warehouse and back.
I was walking by and saw an alleyway it was dark and damp hut what caught my attention was how two men surrounded a woman and were slowly pushing her towards the alley.
"C'mon babe you'll enjoy it."
"Yeah it's going to be fun."
"Please No, I have money I can give it to you!"
"We don't want money."
I felt anger rise in me. I have to intervene, if you have power fight those who spread fear. 'But I need a costume, like a hood or a facemask or something...' I grabbed the red scarf that I never took off.
'This will do.' Ducking into the alley across the street I jumped getting an altitude of around a third floor and threw a webline at the other building deploying my webshooters and arc reactor and swinging and landing on the side sticking to it landing on the building I crawled to the alley where they dragged the girl.
"Please I'll give you more money just please don't!" The woman is crying and kicking, begging. The anger inside me rose. 'This is going to put a target on my head, by HYDRA and SHIELD but I can't let someone do something so disgusting to a woman who clearly doesn't want to suffer.'
The two men were holding the woman against the wall. I sighed and went for it landing on the ladder for emergency exits on the side of the building. "Hey you should treat woman with respect or did your mother didn't taught you that?" That pulled their attention towards me.
"Oh and you are?" The man pulled a knife as I was leaning over the railing. I used my upper strength and pulled myself over. Calculating and landing on his face and pushing him into the ground and backflipping delivering a spin kick to the other rapist, both fell unconscious from the impact. I webbed them up just in case, and just like that I saved the first person I could.
I looked at the woman or girl, she has red hair pale complexion and is kinda tall, but she's not someone who stands out, and she looks like the typical blonde, blonde hair, blue eyes, sharp nose and rosy lips. Also she's not as pretty as an actress. Meaning she's nobody, but this is real after all I feel pain among other things. I need to start securing my identity and letting no one get close to me that look like actors because Tony Stark is literally Robert Downey JR.
"You're... uh... safe?" I smacked myself on the face. "Did I really just asked that?"
"Yeah you did." She smiled but she was shaking.
I went towards her and offered a hand. She slowly took it. "Thank you for saving me." Her eyes are so genuine I feel myself like a hero. 'I saved a life from being tormented.' She looks so unsure of herself.
"Call the police, they'll want a testimony."
"O-al-alright." She stuttered.
"Do you want me to stay with you?" She nodded.
"Do you have a name?" She asked timidly after ending the call.
"Oh yeah, everyone does." I quipped.
"Off course but you know like Iron man or War Machine."
"Oh, No, I don't have one." 'Damn that's right I don't have a name.'
"I think you need one if you are to keep saving people." 'Keep saving people. Vigilantism, something I'm getting more and more comfortable with.'
"And what is that thing that those guys are wrapped up in? Does that come out of..." I felt myself get embarrassed.
"No, it actually comes from this.." I launched a line at the wall and it stuck signaling to my webshooter.
"That's so cool, it's sticky and smooth, smooth like silk." Just like that it clicked, I remembered what the man said about me being Cindy Moon. Like Silk the second one who was bitten by the spider.
"SILK!" I said startling the girl. "Yeah that's a good name right?"
"Totally. I just gave a superhero a name." She said in a small smile.
"You Did." I could hear the police coming.
"The cops are coming and after hulk and Iron man thing you should go." She said as I stood up from the place we were sitting on the sidewalk.
"Thanks for the name!" I said cheerfully as I jumped and threw a webline to the building nearest to me and swung just like I've been doing the last few days with the chains and my webs. The city is way better than that warehouse, it's about to be sunset I decided to see what I could do.
I reached Times Square as I made swung around the entire skyscrapers and landing on one of the Gargoyles. 'Holy crap I'm high.' I laughed at my own joke. I stood atop the Gargoyle and looked at the skyline of NYC. "It's beautiful... Maybe I can make it here my spot. It's not like anyone else could take it from me. This was nice." I stood up on the head of the Gargoyle and jumped as I neared the ground I heard a woman scream, I launched a webline and swung around I could see the top of high buildings I backflipped and continued swinging. I made sure to stop on a different alley and removed the facemask knowing that it will dissolve in a few minutes.
"Maybe this wasn't so bad after all... I still have to go to college... but it's okay.. maybe I can juggle all things. Peter parker was always worried about." I walked off arriving to my apartment and falling asleep on the bed to a dream of a superhero with an S on her chest while she swung around.
I got training on the bases of tech support in Tv's and Smartphones that stark industries distributed. I grew to hate my supervisor he's so cocky and a prick. But it brings food to the table and pays rent barely.
After saving that girl I began doing what I thought I would never do and that is do vigilante work. I got around patrolling a few neighborhoods. It was fun, I made sure to save people from muggings, beating them up or more importantly knocking them out.
No punisher levels of cruelness, I made sure of that I was friendly and made my suit a suit that was like the one I saw in the comics. It's literal spandex, I remember of a Cindy Moon a girl who was bitten by the same spider that bit Spiderman. I also remember a bit of her costume which is what I currently have.
Which has a web beginning from the center of my chest making a black spider web design before reaching the legs around my pelvis it stops into full black only for streaks of white to make the shape of a spider like legs, my face is covered by a red mask that covers just bellow my eyes covering my nose, and last but not least, black gloves with my fingers in color red like my mask, also they let my hands breathe they're like a second skin which are attached to my web shooters which are less clunky and more like a bracelet. In my opinion it looks awesome... only problem is that I has a zipper and it's kinda hard to put under clothes.
So I decided to use the extra money from my work to get baggy clothes, at first people didn't understood why I wore them in spring of 2012. But they got used to it, I pulled my nerdy look pretty well, glasses that didn't requiere prescription, messy hair that is a wig since I decided to keep my hair in a bub cut while the wig is long. It's to make a distance between Cindy Moon and Silk, I do like the name.
I was lazing around taking my short break from my other job as a vigilante, I had my day free after all I had the schedule of a 30 hour student and pulled crazy overtimes in free time. So I enjoyed helping people.
As soon as sirens began blaring I could see a car speeding down the road just where I'm lying around putting my phone in my pocket and zipping up the pocket. Because I had to make pockets for this suit I swung myself towards the car that was clearly a getaway car that is followed by police cars.
A man lowered the window and pulled a heavy assault rifle. 'OH come on, why do bad guys get guns like those?' The guys has the nerve to point at me. ME! and began shooting my spider sense or silk sense began blaring. I threw my web line using my web shooters at the building nearest to me and kept running.
I kept running with the building getting to the other side I launched another web line across the street dodging bullets after I had a clear shot I calculated roughly around the turn and speed I would have I jumped as the car turned shooting a webline at a light pole I swung myself holding on for dear life and landed on the roof of the car with a Thump.
My silk sense went off and I dodged left avoiding the bullets that went through the roof.
"THAT WAS CLOSE!" I yelled as I flipped into the windshield. "Stop the car or you will regret doing shooting me!" Instead of doing as I said two of them pointed their guns at me I looked to see them about to run straight into a crossing street that had a lot of people.
"OH,COME ON!" I yelled as I returned to the hood avoiding the shots, and to have an advantage point there's a way out of this come on, come ON, come ON!. THERE!' Jumping from the car I shot two web lines in front of the car and using my organic ones at the two building from each side of the street.
I jumped off the car avoiding the gun shots landing in the street and bringing both hands down over my shoulders I made sure they were tight as the car crashed into the web the web lines pulled in the upwards direction making the six lines go forward luckily nothing broke I looked behind me and saw that the car stopped in it's tracks and is hanging on the middle of the street. Hanging by the webs stuck in the buildings.
The three criminals stepped out of the car and all three fell onto the ground one scrambled for his rifle. "Yoink!"
"That was mine!"
"Was, as in past tense!" To shut him up I shot a web at his mouth the other two just surrendered placing their hands in the air. As the other struggled with the web over his mouth. He could breathe that much I know.
"Silk! Stand down and we won't shoot!" A police officer pointed her gun at me. I walked towards her and stood in front of her.
"You're cute, but why me because I stopped the bad guys and there was no property damage?"
"Y-y-ou... you're contaminating with your webs. Yes that's law." She said with no clear way to make me guilty.
"Sure. Oh HI officer Johnathan! How are the kids?" As soon as she turned around I bolted shooting a line and swinging out of sight. Knowing people would be around and making sure no one followed I dropped down and moved a few bags and reaching for the one with text written in it.
"For goodwill." "Suckers." I said as I pulled out my wig, loose pants and hoodie.
Quickly putting all the clothes on and wig. I made my way home, after all, police are on high alert because I'm doing things like this.
Arriving home only to see the landlord placing a sign on the door. "Evicted" And stuff getting thrown out my door.
"What the hell? Why? I'm up to date on rents!" I exclaimed as I picked up my clothes which aren't a lot.
"Yeah but sorry it's just that prices went up and you have to pay or you're out. Two years are up, you either pay me the regular or you're out. "
"I can't do that I'm barely doing good enough. What do you want I'm a student under a full scholarship do you want my student loans? I have three thousand, how does that sound and you leave me alone for this month?" I argued he stopped, in front of me, he's a gross man, someone that screams a bad person or someone who I'm sure has done crime before.
"You could also do me a... favor." He eyed me up and down with his eyes I flinched and got filled with rage.
"We gross, I'm under eighteen you sick bastard!" I walked into the apartment brushing past him with my things in hand. "Goddamn pig." I slammed the door shut and threw off my shoes.
I walked into the kitchen and began preparing dinner. The air feels off and I also can hear the soft breathing of someone.
"You know it's rude to enter someone else's apartment without asking." I said aloud as I threw in the cream to the chicken that obtained a white color.
"I can hear your breathing all the way from here so step out into the light or just get here and wait for dinner to be done and talk like civilized people." As the cream took a yellow color i threw in the rest of the ingredients making my totally inaccurate chicken scampi.
"Cindy Moon or should I say "Silk""
"Huh you're late, I thought you would've been faster. I was waiting for someone since December after all people ARE selling masks that look like mine." It's true after I began working as a Vigilante for almost a year, I've been expecting SHIELD to come after me, they were watching me yes, but they didn't know my identity that would only be something Fury finds out.
"...what?" Finished with the cooking I took out two plates and two cups.
"Here's yours and mine. There's mountain dew which is totally unhealthy and there's coke which is unhealthy as well. Your choice is on flavor." I served myself with mountain dew and wig in.
He did the same. "So what's up?" I said nonchalantly while inside I was freaking out he's Samuel L Goddamn Jackson he looks badass!
"You, a college student on her fourth semester and a vigilante, seventeen years old... and an orphan. Anything else I missed?"
"You missed the part where I hate white chocolate. I could totally make a racist joke but I'll save it." He chuckled... fucking chuckled I made Samuel L Jackson chuckle.
You have this power, strength, speed and you love in this fancy apartment. Why not crime? You could just walk into a vault, rip it off it's hinges and take all the money." I will humor him.
"Alright I confess, I stole that bag of chips but felt so bad for the guy that of the shop that I turned back and paid twice the value."
"That's not... seriously?" He said in disbelief.
"Yeah... okay back on track; I believe that people always look for 2 things power and money. But they look for power in many different ways, they either rule by fear, or they rule by making oppression.
But there's people who fight against those who want to rule by fear. I for one believe that if someone gets power they should use it to fight against those who spread fear... a hero."
"So you're a hero?"
"Do you trust me?"
"You? Yes, you look like... hmm let me make an analogy. I'm a kid in the playground and let's add I don't know... iron man. We're kids in a playground, and a big mean kid just comes in one day and pushes everyone away. He's big and mean, but you have the power to go to the big mean teacher and tell or you can round up the kids and gang up on the kid. He's big but were many, I also know that you have a way to round up people behind you. You look like someone who can make the right call and trust in people who you deem competent." I totally just bullshited my way through that.
"Huh, guess I do. Pretty in depth analysis for someone who dresses in tights."
"But you admit it looks cool, right?" He didn't answer and just kept eating.
"Why are you here? You certainly didn't come here for the food."
"I'm interested in you. Here." He placed a folder on the table with the shield logo on it.
I took it and opened it. "Avengers initiative. Huh, Codename Silk. Identity secret. Observations show she's a woman with increased strength, speed and flexibility." He motioned for me to go on as he began taking a who of coke.
"She shows admirable skill, smarts and wits to fight against armed opponents, can analyse situations and maintain a clear head. She shows restraint and is careful and paranoid showing that she can keep people guessing. She also keeps in mind destruction of property but also is immature. That last one is true." He smirked.
"She can work with a team and cooperate when needed. Avengers initiative, Silk Approved. I don't know what this means?"
"It means I see potential in you."
"I have one condition. Keep my address, my name and anything related to my personal information to you and only you."
"I'm not sure you know how this works."
"Its the only way, I enjoy my secret identity thank you very much."
"Alright but-"
"No buts only you and the people you have full trust; someone you would let then watch your kids while you go to the movies."
"I don't have kids."
"Then the people for which you keep secrets for."
"Alright you got yourself a deal, but we can't have you going out there not knowing what you're doing."
"But I know a bit of kung fu."
"And I know how to speak Korean."
"Oh really? neo dalg joh-ahae?" I said in Korean after all it was the language I decided to study in college, I had a scholarship I will take advantage of it and now I can speak fluently Korean.
"I wasn't being literal."
"I know I'm just pulling your leg." He sighed loudly. "I did asked if you liked the chicken."
"Thanks for the food. You're a good cool for homemade food. And yes I liked the chicken."
"Thanks... if you want you can drop anytime, just don't bleed on the carpet if you're shot." He laughed as he left a smart phone on the table. "Also please don't bug my house I enjoy my private time for me, because I do enjoy masturb... I won't finish that sentence now that I processed what I was about to say." He rose and eyebrow as I measured my words.
"This phone will let me contact you and you can contact me. Also this money should keep you afloat. Your jobs sucks. And you're not bugged, don't worry." He said as he left a stack of money beside the cellphone. "Please don't call for things that are not an emergency. I would also like daily reports." He said as he walked out.
"Yeah, sure goodbye." I said as I moved to the counter and counted the amount.
"3,000 I could totally pay rent from this for three months." I said as I made my way through the small apartment making sure trying to notice if something was making a sound.
At first I thought it was weird, I mean everything is weird... I stand right now in class doing exposition on a book report for English class. "And so this is my exposition on how the English language came to be... any questions?" I looked around to see that nobody was paying attention, I think a guy in the back is snoring. I look at the teacher with hopeful eyes.
"Good presentation... Next." I removed the presentation from the proyector and went to my seat pulling my smartphone out I began reading the most recent news. 'Silk stops getaway car after robbing a store.' I read the news article, it's detailed and clearly supports me.-
'I should totally make a social media account, but it would be dumb and unnecessary.' A video was bellow the article. Clicking on it I could see that was from when I stopped the van getting away the video ends with me pulling the gun out and shooting without looking at the other guys mouth. 'My suit looks pretty cool. If I say so myself.'
I came into the apartment after around 3 hours of patrolling and only stopping a burglar from stealing from a guy at gunpoint. I opened the door and fell to the bed still in costume. But before I could drift off to sleep a beeping sound stopped me from falling asleep completely.
"Hello?" I said over the phone.
"Is this Silk?" I shot up my sleep completely out of my mind, but looking at the phone I answered.
"Oh right, the report... so uh, I went to work, ignored my supervisor, he's a jerk and patrolled around 3 hours, had two meat subs from down the street. Because those things manage to fill my stomach. I also went to the stopped a burglar after robbing a guy at gunpoint. I stopped him webbed him up and waited for the police to come."
"Is that all?" The voice sounded not surprised and profesional it was a male voice.
"Yup, who am I speaking to?"
"To WHOM are you speaking. My name is Agent Phil Coulson." I internally squealed, he's a good character and I'm talking to him over the phone, but I also enjoy a lot messing with people.
"Nice to meet ya agent... Fill."
"It's Phil."
"That's what I said fill."
"No, that's not how you're supposed to say it." He sounds exasperated.
"Very well Agent Feel."
"No, that's incorrect... again." He sounds bothered.
"Fine that's my report Felipe." I heard him sighed in exasperation I just laughed as I hung up and went to sleep.