Spider-Man: Fire and Desire
Author's Note: This update shouldn't have taken this long, sorry about that! Regardless, thank you guys for all your support on the first chapter! Let's get right into the second one! Oh, and Happy Father's Day!
Intro Music: Spider-Man TAS 1994 Theme
Chapter 2: Parker Luck
After the somewhat chaotic night Peter Parker had, he really needed some time to rest. While he would finally make it home, he still had some business to do to completely finish off his day. Changing back into his regular clothes, Peter came inside his home. The first person to greet him, obviously, was Aunt May. She was patiently, yet not so patiently, waiting for him.
"I'm home, Aunt May." Peter said with a smile. Aunt May smiled back, but her face looked like she was worried. Oh great, this made Peter feel bad.
"I'm glad you're home, Peter. I just wish you coming home late wasn't a consistent thing." In Aunt May's defense, it was rather late, and well… she's already lost someone very close to her.
Peter's smile eventually turned into a frown, looking down at the floor like a kid who got in trouble, even if Aunt May didn't mean for him to feel that way. "I'm sorry. I know you're rightfully worried. My job just keeps me out late at night."
Technically, he wasn't lying.
"I know. Your job is one of the many reasons why I'm worried about you." Aunt May told him, her tone being concerned. "You taking pictures of that Spider-Man is super dangerous. I mean, what if he doesn't like you taking pictures of him and you end up being attacked?"
Peter sighed at this. Spider-Man is loved by a lot people, but he's also hated by a lot of people. He wouldn't say Aunt May hates Spider-Man, but she does have her suspicions about him. "Naaah. That won't happen, trust me. Spider-Man wouldn't hurt me."
"And how do you know that?!" Aunt May shouted, Peter's eyes getting wide as he even took a step back. It didn't take too long for Aunt May to realize that she shouted at her nephew, and about 5 seconds afterwards, she slowly began to cry.
Spider-Man OST - Alone
"I'm sorry, Peter…" she spoke, trying to wipe the tears from her eyes as her voice became shaky. "All of this relates to your Uncle Ben, and… I just don't want to lose you too." It was clear that she was still hurt by the loss of her husband, extremely hurt.
Though, as horrible as she felt, Peter somehow felt even worse.
"I think to myself at times, were I to face the one responsible for what happened, I'd… Oh, I don't know what I'd do."
As she was explaining this, Peter got lost in thought, thinking back to the day where Uncle Ben was taken away from him and Aunt May. It wasn't just the fact he was killed, it was the fact that Peter could have prevented the tragedy from happening.
"I have no one to blame but myself. If only I had stopped him, then he would still be with us right now."
Hearing Aunt May say this literally broke Peter's heart, making him feel an extreme amount of guilt. It's like she hates herself for not stopping Uncle Ben. All things being considered, Peter would rather have Aunt May hate him instead of hating herself, because he feels like he's the one who's truly responsible.
It's been something he's wanted to talk to her about for a long, long time, but he's never mustered up the courage to actually say it.
I mean, can you really blame him?
Next week would officially make it a year since Uncle Ben's passing, and Peter could probably guess that as one of the reasons why Aunt May, and also himself, are feeling emotional right now.
Peter would try to tell Aunt May what really happened at another time. For now, though, he had to do something right. He reached into his pocket, pulling out 300 dollars of cash, extending his arm towards Aunt May. All she could do was look at the money for a moment, before turning back to Peter.
"Here, Aunt May. You can have this."
He was planning on giving her the money he made today before all of this happened, anyway.
She looked back at the money, then back at Peter once more. "What are you doing?"
"I saw some of the papers from this morning saying that we were behind on the bills." Peter told her, Aunt May's eyes widening at this as she cursed herself for not hiding those papers. "This was all the money I made today. You need it more than I do."
Aunt May, however, didn't want this to happen. "No, I can't do this… I can't take this away from you. This is all your money. I can't-" While Aunt May was speaking, Peter cut her off, now showing a small smile.
"Please, Aunt May. Take it and use it to help pay the bills. I'll be fine."
Peter assured Aunt May that he had no issue whatsoever with doing this. All Aunt May could do was cry, getting closer to Peter as she hugged him tightly. Peter hugged her back as well, doing his best to fight back his own tears.
Somewhere Else…
BGM: Spider-Man TAS 1994 – Late At Night
"Smythe, Osborn, you better have a progress report for me."
An intimidating man by the voice alone, but his massive appearance could be considered even more intimidating. He might look fat at first, but the impact of his attacks is nothing but 450 pounds of pure muscle, towering over almost anybody he meets. Bald head, blue eyes, carries a walking stick, an all-white suit…
This was Wilson Fisk, AKA The Kingpin. (A/N: As a random thing, imagine his voice as Roscoe Lee Browne when you read.)
Spencer Smythe, grey hair, grey eyes, blue suit, was currently working on a project along with his son, Alistair Smythe, and Norman Osborn. Alistair Smythe had brown eyes, brown hair, a light green shirt, while also having mobile transportation in the form of a mechanical machine that could be described as a futuristic wheelchair. Norman Osborn had auburn hair, blue eyes, and a black suit with a blue shirt under it to go with a red tie.
"At the rate we're going, our project is almost complete." Spencer proudly told him.
Alistair would add to his father's statement. "Yes. After we spied on Spider-Man, analyzing all of his strengths and weaknesses, this Spider-Slayer should not only bring him down, but your rival Tombstone as well."
Kingpin liked the sound of that, and it was evident by the smug look on his face. "Excellent. Killing two birds with one stone, essentially." he said. "While Spider-Man may not know of my existence, he's been a thorn in my side for the longest time now. Not only that, but my constant war with Tombstone hasn't been making things easier."
"I'm just surprised that no one has expected either of you to be related to crime after all this time." Norman spoke. "I mean, New York and literally the entire world see you two as heroes."
Kingpin couldn't help but to smirk. "Osborn, the best way to hide is to hide in plain sight. That's the reason why no one expects me to be a crime lord. All they see is Wilson Fisk, not The Kingpin. The same goes for L. Thompson Lincoln."
Norman raised an eyebrow. "What about Silvermane? Don't you consider him a threat too?"
Kingpin could only laugh at Norman's question. "Silvermane?" he repeated, at first thinking Norman was joking. "That buffoon is too old to be any kind of threat to me. Now if he was in his prime, then of course it would be a different story. Alas, father time has caught up with him, so he is a nonfactor."
It was obvious that Kingpin was completely confident in himself, and this became more evident when he pretty much wrote off Silvermane. Alistair, on the contrary, doesn't think Kingpin should take him so lightly. Yes, he was old, but he was still a crime lord for a reason.
The only reason why he didn't say anything was due to Kingpin being their boss.
"The next time I return, I expect the Spider-Slayer to be up and ready to go. The first thing on the to-do list is to eliminate Spider-Man." He turned his back to them, deciding to say one last thing before he walked away.
"After everything is said and done, a fool would have to be a daredevil to dare to challenge me."
The Next Day
It was another day at Midtown High. Thankfully, Peter was able to get to school on time today, and now he and his fellow seniors were currently in chemistry class. The teacher of this class was Mr. Raimi, and as he explained a whole bunch of mumbo jumbo that only Peter, Gwen, and Miles could understand, the bell eventually rung. All of the other seniors felt like the bell ringing was the sound of freedom, immediately running out the classroom. "GET ME OUT OF HERE!" Flash yelled, leading the seniors all the way through. Heck, even Harry could be found amongst the crowd.
"I'm outta here!" Harry exclaimed, leaving the classroom. He was traumatized from all the Oscorp formula stuff his father tried to make him learn this past summer, and it's safe to say he didn't want to deal with that right now.
Mr. Raimi could only shake his head and sigh. This class was going to be difficult to teach, that's for sure. Still, it did give him enough time to talk to his three brightest students.
"Peter, Miles, Gwen, mind if I speak to you three for a moment?" Mr. Raimi asked, making Peter, Miles, and Gwen walk up to his desk.
"I'm sure we're all ears." Miles said with a grin, looking at Peter and Gwen as his arms wrapped around their shoulders.
Seeing this, Mr. Raimi would move on to the next question. "Remember how we took a field trip to Empire State University last year and met Dr. Connors?"
They all nodded excitedly like the nerds they were. "Of course we remember! Now that was a fun time." Gwen said, putting a smile on Mr. Raimi's face. For Peter… however, it's not that it wasn't a fun time for him, but let's just say that's a field trip he'll never forget.
"Well, I am certainly glad to hear that. Then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from you three." Mr. Raimi said. "The reason why I bring up Dr. Connors is that he's offering three internships to high schoolers who are willing to put in the work needed to succeed. Because of this, I recommended my three best students."
Finally, he would tell them this. "You all start this afternoon."
The three nerds' eyes all lit up at the same time, looking at Mr. Raimi in amazement, then back at each other.
"I can't believe it! We're actually gonna get a front row seat to Dr. Connors' research!" Miles proclaimed, Gwen and Peter sharing the same excitement.
"Now this was unexpected, but trust me, it's much appreciated!" said Peter. As they were in the middle of celebrating, Mr. Raimi cleared his throat, making the trio act cooler about the situation.
"I sure hope you do appreciate and take full advantage of the opportunity, Mr. Parker." Mr. Raimi began, his tone suddenly becoming more serious. "Gwen, Miles, I would like to have a private conversation with Peter, so I will request you two to leave."
Miles and Gwen looked at Mr. Raimi, the two wondering what he could want to talk about with Peter. They gave a nod, waving bye to Peter as they left the classroom.
Peter looked at Mr. Raimi, noticing his change in tone. "Uh oh, I'm not in trouble, am I?"
"Of course not. Well, not as of right now, you're not." Mr. Raimi confirmed, figuring that he needed to set things straight. "Peter, you're arguably the most brilliant student at this school, which is the reason why I recommended you to Dr. Connors in the first place. However, don't think I didn't have any doubts with my recommendation, because your tardiness has been a staple for the past year now."
Oh dang it, this conversation again?
"If you even think for one second that's going to fly with Dr. Connors, then you're going to have another thing coming. I'm telling you this now, because I know how he is. Not only that, but this opportunity could really change your life if you take it seriously. So, I beg of you, please don't screw this up."
"Easier said than done…" Peter thought, knowing his time as Spider-Man will inevitably influence his internship. But dang it, he was going to do his best to somehow make this whole thing work.
"You have my word, Mr. Raimi. Trust me!" Peter exclaimed, walking out the classroom mainly since he didn't want to hear a speech about how late he usually shows up to class. Walking the halls, his mind thought of multiple ways on how he could possibly make this work. If he's being realistic, really nothing else should be added to his schedule. He's barely staying afloat with his current schedule as it is, but the stubborn Peter decided he had to do this.
With his mind running rampant, he didn't even realize he was about to run into somebody. It was too late for him to stop himself, soon colliding with this person and it made a couple of her books drop.
"Could you please watch where you're going?!" the voice shouted, clearly being frustrated.
"Sorry, sorry! Got lost in-" Peter was about to finish, until he got a good look at the person he ran into.
The person he ran into was a woman with a darker complexion compared to Peter. She had beautifully long black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a burgundy shirt with blue jeans. It's safe to say this woman wasn't lacking in the looks department. For a moment, Peter caught himself admiring her, even if it wasn't the first time he's seen her before.
"Ava?" Peter repeated.
Ava Ayala, to be specific.
"Yes, Parker. Glad to see you can still remember faces." she sarcastically said, as she got one of her books while Peter helped get the other one. Though, what they didn't realize was that somebody was watching them.
"Ah, the old 'run into an attractive girl' technique! Nice work, Peter!"
Peter and Ava both slightly blushed at the statement. Peter turned around to see it was Principal Lee who was… working as a janitor?
"Principal Lee?" Peter said, scratching the back of his head, signaling he was clearly confused.
Ava shared Peter's confusion. "Why are you a janitor?"
Principal Lee could only laugh at their confusion. "You two ask me why I'm a janitor, and I say why not?" he told them, getting a kick out of this. "I'm the principal and the janitor here! They don't call me Stan The Man for nothin'!"
After he explained but yet not really explain why he was a janitor, Principal Lee went into other parts of the hallways so he could mop the floors, causing Peter and Ava to look at each other in even more confusion than before.
"Well, at least we can say he wants to keep his school clean?" Peter said.
Ava shrugged. "I guess." Seeing that whole thing was over, Ava began to walk away until Peter stopped her.
"Wait, Ava!" he called out, making the girl turn around. "I meant it when I said I was sorry, you know!"
A sighing Ava decided to reply to him. She mainly wanted to get this over with so she could go on with her life. "You're fine, Parker. Just don't do it again." she told him, her tone at the end almost sounding like a joking tone. She walked away, leaving Peter to himself.
However, that would only last for about five seconds.
"Already talking to other girls, Parker?" Felicia said, leaning against one of the lockers while having her arms folded. She had a smirk on her face, given that she was able to catch most of the scene and witness Peter's awkwardness once again.
Peter turned around, not expecting Felicia to show up in the slightest. "Oh! Uh… Hey, Felicia."
Felica came closer to Peter, asking, "The whole tutoring session tonight still exists, right?"
"Yeah, nothing's changed." replied Peter, but then he got an idea. "Actually, would you mind on being tutored a bit earlier?"
Felicia raised an eyebrow. "Why earlier?"
"I recently got an offer, and by recently, I mean today, to become an intern for Dr. Connors. I'm supposed to go there this afternoon."
Felicia smirked as she heard the news. "Well look at you, Mr. Smarty Pants. Congratulations."
A small hint of red appeared on Peter's cheeks. Jesus, it's like Felicia had a spell on him or something with her presence. "Thanks. Anyway, I thought about it, and I was wondering if you would like to come with me? We would still be going to the coffee shop in Times Square to get some extra tutoring in afterwards, but I think if you really want to improve in science, there's arguably no better person to hear it from than Dr. Connors."
Hearing Peter's offer, Felicia thought about it. "Hmm… You know, Parker, that is a lot of time for someone who's as busy as I am. I agreed to the 7:30 meet-up because it fit my schedule." she told him, Peter now feeling an idiot for suggesting her to come see Dr. Connors.
"Oh, well, that's fine. It was only a sugge-"
Felicia put her index finger on Peter's lips, essentially telling him to shush. "However, seeing as I want to really improve my science grade this year, I suppose I'll accept your offer." said Felicia, seeing a smile slowly creep onto Peter's face.
"Awesome! Trust me, you're not gonna regret it."
Seeing Peter's genuine reaction made Felicia slightly smile. "I sure hope you're right."
Dr. Connors' Lab
Gwen and Miles were waiting outside for Peter to show up. Before school was over, he promised he would show up on time.
Let's just say he was cutting it extremely close.
"Where is he?!" Miles exclaimed. "He might not think there's anything wrong with showing up late, but he's messing it up for us!"
Gwen, who looked at her watch, saw there was two minutes left. "Well if he doesn't show up, then we'll just have to go on without him." she told Miles, to which he agreed. Just as they were about to make their move, they saw two figures coming closer to them. One they recognized immediately as Peter, but they weren't sure who he was walking with.
As they got closer and closer, once they saw who the other person was, their jaws literally dropped to the ground.
"Hey guys, sorry for the wait. I don't think we're late, are we?" Peter casually asked, Felicia being beside him. His two friends remained speechless, not expecting this whatsoever.
"Well uh… You're cutting it close." Gwen managed to muster out, still being shocked.
But Miles?
Oh, Miles would go over the top.
"WHAT THE?!"
There's one.
"HOLD ON!"
He was gradually losing it.
"HOW THE?!"
Oh boy.
"HOW COME THE?!"
He was taking this very well.
It took every ounce of willpower for Felicia to not bust out laughing at Miles' reaction, while Peter could only rub his temples and sigh heavily.
"Calm down, Miles. Felicia asked me to be her science tutor, so I invited her so she can see Dr. Connors as well."
Peter was trying to do the right thing and calm everyone down. Obviously, he and Felicia weren't together.
But… Felicia was a bad girl, and she wanted to play around a bit.
"He's also giving me a tutoring session later tonight, isn't that right, Parker?" Felicia added, intentionally saying tutoring session in a seductive way since she was just being straight up evil at this point. Everyone became quiet at this development, Peter's main reaction being a major blush. It got so quiet you could quite literally hear a pencil drop.
Until Miles officially lost his sanity.
"OH GOD!"
Felicia couldn't hold it in anymore, she just started laughing for causing all this chaos like the madwoman she was. Peter now felt otherworldly embarrassed, and Miles was going through an existential crisis.
The only one who didn't seem to lose all of her focus was Gwen.
"One minute, guys!" she told them all, now running off into Dr. Connors' class. This would snap the rest of them out of it, running after Gwen as they followed her. Luckily, all of them would make it, one man and one woman seeing them come in. The man had long black hair, blue eyes, and a white lab coat. He also didn't look too much older than the group overall. The girl shared the same coat, while having blonde hair, glasses, and green eyes. She didn't look too much older than the group either. They must've been in the right place then.
"I assume you all are the interns?" the man asked, having a Greek accent.
Gwen nodded. "Yep. We're all here." she confirmed, the man looking at all of them, but then sensed something was off.
"I thought there were only three interns." the woman pointed out.
"You're right," replied Peter. "But my friend here wants to learn more about science as well. If you don't mind, she'll be here for today."
The man and woman looked at Peter, then at the friend he was referring to who was obviously Felicia. The man stared at Felicia for a few seconds, noticing how gorgeous she was.
Well, that was mostly all the persuasion he needed.
"Very well." said the man, now turning around to call Dr. Connors who was currently in his office. "Dr. Connors! Your interns are here!"
"I'll be right out, Michael!" he replied, Dr. Connors soon opening his door and walked outside to meet his interns. He was wearing the same lab coat Michael was wearing, while having blue eyes and brown hair. Though, the most notable thing was that he was missing an arm. "Hello everyone. As you know, or at least, should hopefully know," he began, earning a little laugh from Peter, Gwen, and Miles. "I am Dr. Curtis Connors. My assistants here, who you've already met, are Michael Morbius and Debra Whitman."
As he introduced himself, Debra, and Michael, Dr. Connors looked at the number of interns he had. Michael saw this look, knowing what Dr. Connors was thinking which made him explain what was going on. "The platinum blonde haired one is a friend of theirs. She'll only be here for the day."
Getting an explanation, Dr. Connors nodded, soon looking back at the group. "We'll start off slow today so you all can get a feel for things, so don't worry about doing anything too crazy."
Times Square
After being with Dr. Connors for a long period of time, it was now 7:30. Peter and Felicia got a table at the café they talked about, continuing their tutoring there. "So, what did you think about Dr. Connors today? Brilliant guy, eh?"
Felicia rubbed her forehead. "Yes, he is. I only wish I knew what the heck he was talking about. And he was only talking about the simple stuff." she stated, earning a small laugh from Peter.
"Don't worry about it. Getting this info stuck in your brain doesn't happen overnight, trust me." Peter assured her, causing Felicia to smirk.
"Oh? The Brainiac of Midtown High had to naturally learn science?" she teased, making Peter sigh.
"Everybody starts somewhere. I didn't come out the womb spitting out formulas, you know." said Peter. "Anyway, let's get back on track. Pop quiz!"
"You're the worst." Felicia told him.
"Aw, don't be like that. This pop quiz is only one question." he confirmed, having a pause in between. "Now, what does the principal quantum number refer to?"
Felicia thought about it, feeling like the answer was on her tongue, but was unsure if she had the right answer. "It… refers to an electron's energy level, right?"
Peter clapped, signaling that Felicia had answered correctly. "Correct!" he excitedly replied. "See? You're smart. All you needed was a little help."
"I'm going to need a lot more help if I want to actually get a good grade." said Felicia, being dead serious. Though, she did feel some sense of accomplishment by answering the question correctly. "I assume my tutor will be here to help me?" she asked with a smirk.
Peter grinned. "Hey, as long as you want the help, then I'll be here." he assured her. "For now, though, I think we've had enough tutoring for today."
"Fine by me." Felicia's brain did need a rest, but it didn't take long for something to catch her eye. From where Peter and Felicia were sitting, she saw some newspapers from the Daily Bugle, Spider-Man of course being on the front page.
She grabbed the newspaper and started to read it. Peter, who noticed this, read the headline which said, SPIDER-MAN ROBS PEOPLE OF THEIR PIZZA TIME! HOW LONG WILL NYC DEAL WITH THIS MENACE?!
He could hear Jameson's voice through that headline, immediately making him sick to his stomach and wanted to throw up. Spider-Man is the one who saved the pizza shop, but Jameson just refuses to acknowledge him as a hero. He would rather not talk about this, but then he saw how interested Felicia was.
Maybe a question or two won't hurt?
"You a Spider-Man fan?" Peter asked, Felicia putting the newspaper down.
"You could say that," she replied casually. "You might even say I'm one of his biggest fans."
"Ohhhhh, we got ourselves a fangirl over here." Peter teased, Felicia rolling her eyes in response but personally didn't mind the fangirl comment. "What the Daily Bugle says about him is a bunch of crap."
"I agree," began Felicia, "which is why I want to ask you a question."
"Go ahead then." he replied.
Felicia wouldn't waste any time.
"If you think these headlines about Spider-Man are a bunch of crap as you say, then why do you keep taking pictures of him, while also continuously giving those pictures to the Daily Bugle?" Felicia was clearly curious about this. "As a matter of fact, how do you somehow always get pictures of Spider-Man when no one else is successfully able to get them?"
Yep, on the bottom corner of the newspaper, it did say 'Taken by Peter Parker.'
Oh boy.
He wasn't sure if Felicia was suspecting something, but he did know he had to reply quickly before things get awkward.
"I guess I'm at the right place at the right time," Peter laughed, playing it off like luck was always on his side.
Yeah, Parker Luck, to be specific.
"And yeah, I still stand by what I said. Spider-Man is a good guy, not some menace like the Daily Bugle wants New York to think. Unfortunately, I don't really have a say in what the headlines should be since I'm not the boss." he explained, but now his voice was moving towards being more somber. It didn't take long for Felicia to notice. This conversation was about to get a bit more personal.
BGM: Spider-Man 2 OST – Uncle Ben
"For pretty much all my life, I've lived with my Aunt and Uncle. I don't really know too much about my parents. All I really know is that they're not here anymore." Peter figured he didn't have to explain what that meant. "My Uncle Ben and Aunt May raised me like a son. We never had much money, though. We had a lot of hard times, but when I look back, I don't know how they did it… but they always made sure I was okay."
He stopped himself, feeling like this was getting tougher to talk about as time passed.
"My Uncle Ben taught me so many things. Honesty, fairness, justice, courage… He was the type of guy who would take the shirt off his back and give it to someone else who needed it more than he did. He taught me that with great power, comes great responsibility."
Peter looked down, the memories now coming full force.
"That was the last thing he taught me. The last time I saw Uncle Ben alive… we argued. He… was killed that night. The only father I've ever had, the only father I've ever known… and I repaid all his hard work by acting like some stupid child." Peter's guilt was showing itself. He knew he couldn't tell Felicia the 'whole' story, but these details would probably serve to be more than enough, purposely leaving the Spider-Man part out.
"Ever since that day, I've been trying to help my Aunt May pay the bills with this Daily Bugle job. It's been extremely difficult not having Uncle Ben here anymore, but… I hope he's looking down on me. I hope he sees I regret how our last conversation ended. I hope… I hope I'm making him proud."
Peter ended on that note, knowing he couldn't speak anymore. Felicia was beyond stunned, finding out how much Peter has gone through in his life. Dead parents, being broke, dead Uncle who was pretty much the only father he's ever had, this guy has been through so much.
There was more to him than meets the eye.
"Peter… I'm so sorry." she softly said, using his first name for the first time instead of his last name. She tried to figure out what to say. I mean, how in the world do you reply to all that?
She tried to think and think, having a debate in her mind if she should tell Peter this piece of information.
Eventually, she decided.
"I don't know if I'll be able to completely relate to your struggles, especially when it comes to your Uncle Ben, but I lost my father some time ago as well." she told him, Peter looking at her as she began to open up. "If you want to talk about another guy like your Uncle Ben who loved his family, that was my father. I never thought the world would take him away from me so soon, but… I guess that's life. There's not a day that goes by where I don't think about him." she trailed off, Peter now looking concerned.
"He used to always call me kitten, and he made sure he was always there for me whenever I needed him. Guess you can call me a daddy's girl, huh?" Felicia said, being slightly embarrassed but she was indeed speaking from the heart. She tried to joke to lighten the mood, but it was clear that going down memory lane was doing something to her and Peter.
"There's nothing wrong with that. It just shows you and your dad had, and still have, a great relationship. That bond, through life or death, can never be broken." As Peter said this, Felicia showed a smile. Peter would return the smile, adding, "You know, when I accepted this tutoring position, I didn't know therapy would be part of it." he joked, getting a laugh out of Felicia.
"I can say the same for you, Peter." she replied. "But honestly, I do feel a bit better after talking about it."
That's when she realized something.
She actually talked about it.
The only one who knows about Felicia's struggle is her mother.
While more people may know about what happened to Peter, they're still only getting about half the story. However, for him to talk about Uncle Ben in the manner he did with Felicia, this was truly something.
"Does this mean we're cool now?" Peter brought up, grinning.
Felicia smirked. "Only if you want to be."
I think they just became friends.
As they continued to talk, that's when an explosion happened near Times Square, the citizens of New York now running for their lives as screams could be heard on every corner. Landing right in the heart of Times Square, it was revealed to be some sort of big, mechanical spider.
This was the Spider-Slayer.
Peter cursed himself, as Parker Luck never seemed to fail him.
"Can I have just one normal night for once? Is that too much to ask?!" he thought to himself, his face becoming a lot more serious.
END OF CHAPTER 2: PARKER LUCK
BGM: Spider-Man TAS 1994 – Ending
Spider-Man: Hey everyone, it's your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Can somebody please tell me what the heck just showed up in Times Square?!
Black Cat: Spider, on your left!
Spider-Man: On my left-? OH GOD!
Jameson: See that, folks?! Spider-Man has an army of robot spiders! I told you he was a menace!
Next time on Spider-Man: Fire And Desire!
The Spider-Slayer
Alistair Smythe: It's all going according to plan…
Author's Note: Well guys, there goes chapter 2. Like I said before, sorry for the wait, but I hope you guys enjoyed it. Spider-Man and Black Cat are fun to write about, but writing about Peter and Felicia might be my favorite part since they're able to show their human sides more. I think I almost went full 90's with the amount of TAS stuff I put in here, lol. If you did enjoy it, leave a follow and a favorite! Don't forget to READ AND REVIEW! Happy Father's Day and see you guys next chapter!