I put my hands up, although I knew that wouldn't do anything. I couldn't believe it. She was going to kill me. That was it. My whole body went numb. I couldn't think. Panic consumed my brain.
Doc Ock flung Spider-Man at me. I caught him within a few seconds notice, setting him down beside me. He stood up, his black suit making weird noises and patterns.
Spider-Man held my hand, standing beside me.
"It's gonna be okay." He told me.
"How? How are we gonna get out of this?" I asked him.
"Can you still make force fields?" He whispered into my ear.
I smiled this smile that truly showed my life was saved and nodded.
I focused my energy, and a big dome of psychic energy surrounded me and Spidey. The smell of the sea slowly went away, and it seemed we were all alone. I looked through the dome and smiled.
Doc Ock just rolled his eyes.
"Do you not think I knew you would do that? You're so stupid. Of course, I have some...persuasion, as you will. She-Line, bring them."
She-Line walked over to an alleyway, and then dragged four people out. Their feet and hands were bound by rope.
Oh my god.
She pushed them down in front of her, then ordered them onto their knees.
"You leave them alone!" I screamed at her. "You leave them alone now!"
She smiled. Walking past Billie Joe, Mike, Tre, and Nikki. "Make me, BFF."
I growled. I turned to Spider-Man. "I can't let her hurt them."
He nodded.
The shield slowly faded away, and the harbor smells came back.
I stood there.
"Don't hurt them. Or Spidey."
I used the same energy to make a shield behind me, blocking Spider-Man from a 540-degree angle from Doc Ock.
Doc Ock picked up Tre with one of his metal arms.
"I do not understand. These three men, how did you meet? Why are you willing to die for them? I am truly curious."
"It's something you wouldn't understand. Only people with souls can really know."
"Try me." He hissed.
I sighed. "They're my heroes. My idols. My inspiration. They're my family, or the closest thing I've had to one. I...I love them. And they love me, I think. I'd do anything for them."
"Jimmy..."
She-Line loaded the gun, smiling. I started to sweat a little, but I didn't cringe. I didn't move. I just stared down the barrel of her gun.
I'm too young to die.
I can't...not yet.
I need to visit my Mom's grave. And my Step-Dad's. And Josh's.
And I need to find my Dad. My real Dad.
And I need to spend more time with Bille, Mike and Tre. And Spidey. I wasn't ready to say goodbye to them yet. The world can wait. But I need them. I don't know what I'd do without them.
I have to protect them. I won't let them be hurt.
They're in this mess because of me.
All because of me.