Chapter 8: Night of the Hunt
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Now I'm pleased to see how many people were excited by my last chapter so I really wanted to make this chapter stand out including something big happening to Spider-Man. Please Review and Enjoy.
It was an average day at Super Hero High as the students were going about their business.
In the main hallway Barbara was on her phone talking to Jaden. "I know I said I'd meet you at the movies but being the IT girl means I have to help with all tech problems from students and faculty." She sighs.
"Oh, don't worry about Barbara I understand the school comes first." Jaden said on the other line.
"Thanks for being so understanding. I hope you're not too bored." Barbara smiles.
"Oh, I'll manage. Goodbye." Jaden said he put on his Spider-Man mask and hanging up. "Time to go on patrol." Spider-Man was about to shoot a web he felt a weird sensation in his hands. "What the?" He closely examines his hands only to feel the sensation going away. "That was weird." Shooting a web Spider-Man swings away.
"Hey Barbara, is everything okay?" Bumblebee asks flying over.
"Yeah it's just I was really looking forward to hanging out with Jaden." She said.
"Well at least he's understanding." Bumblebee said.
"I guess so." Barbara said passing by a TV where multiple students were watching.
On it Spider-Man was facing a bunch of bank robbers.
"Hey there, I didn't know this was a masquerade party." Spider-Man said shot a web at one robber's hand and pulls him in almost as if to dance. "May I have this dance?"
Spider-Man spins him around as shot a web at him as he spun tying him up.
As the other robbers attacked Spider-Man jumped out of the way.
Zooming out Black Panther couldn't help but chuckle.
"I can't believe Waller wants all of us to try to recruit him. What's so special about him?" Cheetah asks.
"Well he is pretty funny." Harley said.
"He's rough around the edge, but not without potential." Iron Fist said.
"Not to mention he's got a quick mind." Black Panther said.
"But he named himself Spider-Man. How lame is that?" Cheetah said.
"What was he supposed to call himself?" Katana asks.
"Something that doesn't say I'm a pathetic loser who has low self-esteem and identify with bugs." Cheetah smirks.
"It's not the name that makes the warrior." Black Panther said.
"Whatever Panther." Cheetah scoffs leaving the room.
Walking down the halls Cheetah went to her locker and opened it when she felt a presence nearby.
"Who's there?" Cheetah asks claws at the ready.
An unknown figure quickly runs through the halls.
Cheetah looks around for any sign of the figure when suddenly a blow dart hits her in the neck
"One down." The figure grins before pulling Cheetah away.
At the aerial obstacle course Hawkgirl was preparing for her run.
"Alright time for a new record." Hawkgirl grins putting on her goggles.
The course opens and Hawkgirl spreads her wings flying in at top speed. Dodging the pillars Hawkgirl flew in towards the finish line when suddenly a net shot out and trapped her making her fall to the ground.
"What the? Where did this co—AAAAH!" Hawkgirl screams as the net electrocutes her making her pass out before someone entered the course and dragged her away.
Meanwhile in Metropolis Spider-Man was tying up the bank robbers with his webs and putting them on the curb. "Don't worry they usually do trash pickup around this time." He said leaving the scene as he turns a corner he suddenly he felt the strange sensation in his hands again. "What the heck is wrong with me today?" Taking off his gloves he looks to see nothing weird with them and the sensation suddenly went away. "What is going on?" He said deciding to leave.
As he shot a web onto a rooftop he swung around the building as Beastboy and Vixen were on patrol.
"Well Barbara this is where you said the criminals would be." Vixen said talking on her phone.
"Hey why are we even picking up these criminals for Spidey? Why can't he do it?" Beastboy asks.
"Hey the guy helps us keep Criminals off the streets so how about we try to be a little less crabby about it." Barbara said.
"Did someone say crabby?" Beastboy smirks turning into a crab.
Vixen rolls her eyes and smiles. "Always finding ways to make a joke Beastboy."
Beastboy turns into a greyhound and sniffs the area around him for the criminals when he notices a trail of dog treats. Licking his lips Beastboy follows it eating the treats as he went leading him to an alley when the sound of a dog screaming in pain alerts Vixen to the noise.
"Beastboy!" Vixen said concerned as she ran towards the alley to see Kraven with an unconscious Beastboy hanging from his shoulder. "Drop him!" Vixen growls.
"Ah the prey has arrived. Alright you want your friend back, take him." Kraven tosses Beastboy towards Vixen who catches him, but by doing so she leaves herself open to Kraven who delivers a kick to the face.
Vixen falls backwards and crashes against a dumpster.
Picking herself up she places Beastboy on the ground.
"Alright big guy, you want to be hunter. Let's you handle prey that can do this!" Vixen jumps in the air and mimics the tiger claws.
Kraven jumps out of the way as Vixen ends leaving a powerful scratch mark on the wall.
Drawing his daggers Kraven meets Vixen head on as the two of them clash back and forth.
Kraven delivers a slash towards her mid-section, but Vixen does a back flip. Mimicking the Armadillo Vixen rolls into a ball and smashes into him sending Kraven skidding backwards.
"Your abilities are impressive, but there's one flaw." Kraven smirks.
"And what might that be?" Vixen glares.
"Every animal you mimic I have hunted and defeated with ease." Kraven said drawing his bow and fires arrow after arrow.
Vixen ducks and weaves as she runs towards him. "Well I'm not like any prey you've ever hunted."
Reaching into his pocket Kraven pulls out a green powder and blows it directly in her face causing her to pass out.
"No if anything you're a warm up for my real target." Kraven said when Vixen's phone started to ring causing him to grin.
At Super Hero High Barbara was trying to contact Vixen.
"Come on where is she?" Barbara said when the phone picks up. "Oh thank goodness Vixen what's the situation?"
"Vixen is unable to answer the phone." Kraven said on the other line shocking her. "Send a message to the Black Panther Sergei Kravinoff will hang the head of him and all his animal friends on his wall by the end of the night."
Barbara's eyes widen in shock as she rushes out to warn him.
Meanwhile at the Capes and Cowls Café the joint was filled with people of both super and non-super. Behind the counter a teenage boy with peach skin, black eyes and brown hair was serving everyone, this was Steve Trevor.
"Here you go Catwoman." Steve said handing her a cup of milk.
Catwoman smiles as she takes a sip when the door opens.
"Welcome what will it— whoa you're Spider-Man." Steve said getting her attention as she turns to see Spider-Man walking to the counter. "Oh man it's so cool to have you finally come here."
"Please I need ice, a big bowl of it." Spider-Man said groaning.
"Uh right away." Steve said rushing over to the ice machine and filling a bowl with it. "Here you go." And almost immediately Spider-Man puts his hands into it.
"Aaahh much better." Spider-Man sighs in relief.
Pulling his hands out Spider-Man turns to leave thinking quickly Catwoman leaves money on the counter and follows him.
As Catwoman left the café she climbs up onto the roof to try to locate Spider-Man when she notices him on the rooftops.
"Hmm he's almost as flexible as a cat." She smirks as she pulls out her whip and swings after him. Little did she know Kraven had spotted her.
"Perfect my last prey before the main event." Kraven smirks.
As the moon rose Spider-Man lands on a rooftop int the downtown area.
"Man and here I thought I would spend my day at the movies." He sighs.
"Do you always talk to yourself?" Turning around he saw Catwoman jump onto the rooftop.
"Sometimes I'm the only who listens." Spider-Man said. "Who are you supposed to be? And how'd you keep up with me?"
"Name's Catwoman and you aren't the only hero who can run across rooftops." She smirks.
"Let me guess you're from Super Hero High as well." Spider-Man said.
"Pretty much all of us heroes in this city are well all except you." Catwoman said walking towards him.
Spider-Man looks to her when suddenly his Spider Sense went off. "Look out!" Rushing towards Catwoman Spider-Man tackles her to the ground just as an arrow hit where she was about to step.
"What the?" Catwoman said surprised when Kraven jumps in front of them.
"It's good to see at least somebody has the survival instinct." Kraven said.
"Where'd you come from?" Spider-Man asks helping Catwoman up.
"Mother Russia, by way of Mother Africa." Kraven said drawing his daggers.
"Wow two moms and still so ill behaved." Spider-Man said causing Catwoman to giggle.
"I have not come to hunt you Spider, take this opportunity to leave while you still can." Kraven said gesturing for Spider-Man to leave.
"Thanks, but something tells me you're not here to hunt animals." Spider-Man said.
"On the contrary, the prey I am hunting is the greatest prey of all." Kraven smirks as a figure was racing towards him. At the last second Kraven ducks as Black Panther attempted to deliver a kick, but misses allowing Kraven to grab his leg and throws Panther towards Spider-Man and Catwoman.
"Panther?" Spider-Man said surprised as Black Panther picks himself up.
"My friend I could really use your assistance. Catwoman he's hunting our friends. He captured Vixen and Beastboy." Black Panther said causing her eyes to widen.
"But those others will be nothing when I finally take down the Black Panther of Wakanda." Kraven said charging towards them.
Reaching towards her belt Catwoman pulls out a whip and flicks towards Kraven who jumps out of the way as he brings his daggers down towards them Spider-Man shoots out two webs at the daggers yanking them out of Kraven's grip.
Black Panther charges towards Kraven with his claws ready to slice him to pieces. Panther swipes but Kraven blocks his arms before the claws could get anywhere near him.
Jumping forward Kraven tackles Black Panther off the roof and grabs onto him as they fell towards the ground.
Black Panther struggles to break free, but Kraven's grip was tight.
"Your Vibranium suit may be strong against most weapons, but that won't be much help in escaping my grip. I suggest you make peace with this." Kraven said.
"Never!" Black Panther digs his claws into Kraven's arms making him scream in pain allowing him to escape the grip.
As he was about to brace for impact a web and a whip warp around Panther's arms allowing Spider-Man and Catwoman to pull him to safety.
"Thank you." He said.
"You can thank us after we beat him." Catwoman said when Kraven grabs onto a flag pole and throws his boomerang at them.
"Incoming!" Spider-Man said as they ducked and dodged the boomerang on the forward and return.
Using the opening Kraven throws two bolas and ties up Spider-Man.
"Okay you get a point for that move.
"Time to thin out the herd." Kraven said swinging off the flag pole and jumping onto the roof tops.
"Don't let him out of your sight." Catwoman said as she Black Panther chased after him.
Spider-Man struggles to break free when the weird hand sensation comes back. "Come on not now." He said as he broke out of the bola. "I don't have time to deal with this." Shooting a web, he swung after them.
Black Panther and Catwoman pursue Kraven through the park before they ended up in the Metropolis Zoo.
When they reached the center Kraven came to a stop.
"Nowhere to run." Black Panther said.
"I'd watch your next move you two or else your allies might meet an untimely end." Kraven points to the lion's den to see an unconscious Cheetah, Hawkgirl, Beastboy and Vixen dangling above it.
"You." Black Panther growls in anger.
"A hunter always knows the perfect bait to lure his prey." Kraven said drawing his spear.
"That's what this is to you? A game?" Catwoman glares.
"Not just any game, Big Game." Kraven said throwing his spear at them. Jumping out of the way Catwoman snaps her whip at Kraven who catches it in his hands. Grinning Kraven pulls the whip with all his might sending Catwoman flying towards the ground but using her cat like reflexes Catwoman lands on her feet.
Picking up his spear Kraven spins it in his hands before taking a fighting stance. Charging forward Kraven was met by Black Panther who blocks the spear with his bare hands.
"I refuse to let you hunt my comrades!" Black Panther declares.
"But whose gonna stop me from hunting you?" Kraven smirks.
"How about your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?!" Looking up Kraven sees Spider-Man swinging in and shooting a web hitting Kraven in the face blinding him.
Using the opening Black Panther snaps the spear in half with his claws allowing Catwoman to deliver a powerful kick to the gut sending him tumbling backwards.
Ripping the webs off his face Kraven glares at the three heroes. Looking at the broken top half of his spear Kraven tosses it.
"Give it up Kraven we have you outnumbered and outmatched." Black Panther said.
"Not for long." Kraven throws a dagger cutting a rope springing a net trap which flies on to the three heroes trapping them. Clicking a button the net electrocutes them all making them scream in pain as they all drop to their knees before Kraven turns it off.
Drawing his daggers Kraven walks towards them.
"Time to complete my hunt." Kraven said.
'Come on I gotta do something!' Spider-Man thought as the hand sensation came back. 'Come on! Come on! Come on!' Suddenly he felt like something was growing from inside his hands.
"Farewell heroes." Kraven pulls up his daggers and was ready to bring them down on Catwoman who looked in horror.
Spider-Man lets out a scream as from the bottom of his hands razor sharp stingers shoot out allowing him to cut the net into pieces surprising everyone.
Spider-Man intercepts the daggers with his stingers and pushes Kraven backwards.
"You okay?" Spider-Man asks turning back and offering a hand.
Catwoman looks at him and a sparkle appears in her eyes. "Me-ow." She grins as she takes it.
"Just when I think you don't have anymore surprises." Black Panther said picking himself up.
"Oh I have a plenty." Spider-Man said stingers at the ready. "Now let's show Senior Mustache he's not in the jungle anymore."
"Gladly." Black Panther said letting out his claws.
"Can't let you boys have all the fun." Catwoman said gripping her whip.
Black Panther charges at Kraven before delivering a series of jump kicks which Kraven blocks with his arms. Swinging one of his daggers Kraven smashes it against Panther's helmet, but thanks to the Vibranium the dagger shatters into pieces.
"Nice try." Black Panther punches Kraven in the gut allowing Spider-Man to swoop in from above.
'Alright Bats time to see what this thing can do.' Spider-Man thought clicking his web shooter and a target scope appears. Aiming it at him a web shot at Kraven, but this one seemed much stronger.
The webs wrapped around Kraven completely immobilizing him when from the webs electricity flows through them zapping him.
"Electro webs, nice." Spider-Man said impressed.
Catwoman's whips wraps around Kraven's legs and she pulls causing him to fall to the ground.
Kraven struggles to get up when he sees Spider-Man's stingers and Black Panther's claws inches from his face.
"So, what should we do with him now?" Catwoman asks.
"I've got an idea." Spider-Man said.
Seconds later Kraven was thrown into an animal cage and had the door slammed shut and locked.
"That'll hold him until they come and take him away." Spider-Man said as Catwoman burst into laughter.
"That was hilarious." She said holding her sides.
"Thank you. Thank you." Spider-Man said taking a bow.
Heading over to their friends Black Panther cuts the 4 of them down as they start to regain consciousness.
"Uh what happened?" Beastboy groans getting up.
"I feel like my head just got whacked by my mace." Hawkgirl said.
Vixen wakes up to see Panther holding her. "Challa?" She said weakly.
"It's okay. I'm here now it's going to be alright." Black Panther said.
Vixen smiles hearing this.
Outside the zoo Black Panther and Spider-Man were walking out.
"I cannot thank you enough for what you did tonight my friend." Black Panther said.
"Hey it's what friends do." Spider-Man said.
Black Panther makes his arms in an X shape and place them against his chest.
"Uh what's that?" Spider-Man asks curious.
"It's how the people of Wakanda show respect to one and other." Black Panther said.
"Oh cool." Spider-Man copies the handshake before walking away.
"Good luck Spider-Man may we meet again." Black Panther said as Spider-Man nods before shooting a web and swinging away.
From the top of the zoo gate Catwoman was watching him with interest.
"I really hope that happens." She grins.
A few hours later Kraven was still in the cage when he heard footsteps coming towards him. Opening his eyes he saw he was being loaded into a van and driven off.
"Well that was quite a stunt." Doc Ock's voice said coming from a speaker.
"I will not fail again." Kraven said.
"Agreed, but I don't think hunting with your own strength is enough, how do you feel about working in a pack?" Doc Ock said.
Jaden arrives at his house and sighs wanting this long day to be over.
Looking at his hands he saw the stingers extend and then retract back into his body. "This is gonna take some getting used to."
Opening the door he is surprised by the sight of Barbara in his living room.
"Barbara, what are you doing here?" Jaden asks.
"Well I felt bad that we couldn't go to the movies earlier so I grabbed a few movies from my house and heated up some popcorn. Interested?" She smiles holding up a bowl of Popcorn.
"Absolutely." Jaden smiles walking over to the couch.
The two of them sit down and Barbara puts on the movie.