LAST CONFESSION
Before heading off to his match-up with the Iron Patriot, Peter Parker, still hurting from having to break things off with Gwen, knelt down at the
bedside of his still sleeping Aunt May. It was finally time for
him to take part in the even more painful task in coming clean about Spider-Man, all while praying that she can hear him somehow. "I'm sorry, Aunt May," he told his aunt as guilt and shame once again consumed him. "I'm so sorry. Not just for getting you mixed up in this…but for not telling that I've been Spider-Man this whole time. I've wanted to tell you, and I came close a couple of times. But then came your heart attack, and if I were to tell you then, it would've…" At one point, Peter stopped himself as he began to choke up, and thus gulped loudly to stop himself from sobbing, though his eyes did start to water up. "Believe me; there were times I wanted to give up. To try and live life as a regular teenager…for you. But then came instances where genetically made villains, mobsters, and other psyches started to cause trouble, and in some cases, threatened to hurt innocent people if 'Spider-Man' didn't show up. I couldn't just let people get hurt by doing nothing."
As he continued, Peter's pain grew worse as he relieved the tragic event that made him a superhero, this time allowing tears to stream down his face. "Like how I did nothing to stop that burglar from running off…and I let him escape so he could steal Uncle Ben's car…then steal his life! And, because of him, because of ME, for not acting when I should have, Uncle Ben is now gone. And all that was left for me to live by the words he always told me when he raised me. Words that I now live by, so what happened to Uncle Ben, it wouldn't happen to anyone else! Which is, 'With great power…comes great responsibility." As took a moment to wipe the tears from his eyes, Peter briefly caught a glimpse of the monitor that showed the image of the Iron Patriot blasting Ms. Marvel as part of an 'instant replay' and looked at the picture angrily. "Just like how I now have a responsibility to stop Osborn before he can use the power, he weaseled his way to hurt anyone else." Moments later, Peter turned back to May and was filled with sadness once again as he reached over and gently squeezed May's hand. "Aunt May, if telling you this makes you hate, so much so that you never want to see me again, I don't blame you. I wouldn't forgive me either. I'm sorry that I wasn't the perfect nephew, but please know that I'll always be grateful I am to have a wise, kind-hearted woman like you as my aunt, and I'll always love you." At that moment, the depressed Peter took a deep breath, then stood up and kissed his sleeping aunt on the forehead as he possible last gift of love. "Goodbye, Aunt May." After saying what he had to say to the woman who raised him, the heartbroken Peter stood up, turned around, and walked off.
However, unbeknownst to Peter, the unconscious May actually had one small tear ran down her left eye, as if to indicate that though she was not awake, she heard and was hurt by Peter's confession.
Meanwhile, Nick watched as Peter walked towards him, despair still showing on the teen's face. Though he did sympathize with the young man for what he was going through, Nick still that they had a psychopath to stop. And so, with a stern expression, Nick held up a small circular device that was used to shrink and transport Peter and Wasp earlier today. "You ready, kid?"
Knowing that this was not the time to sulk, as well as knowing what was at stake, Peter breathed in through his nose and gave Nick a look of determination as he gave him a nod. Moments later, he very slowly placed his mask over his head, completing his Spider-Man guise. "Let's finish this!"