Madame Web's World
"Why am I here?" Peter asked. He couldn't even remember the last time he saw Madame Web. All he knew was that every time he saw her, something was wrong.
"Because of your destiny to save the world." Madame Web said.
"Yeah well getting stabbed in the stomach kinda of puts an end to saving the world, don't you think?" Peter quipped. Madame Web was slightly annoyed but also impressed that even in a life or death situation, Peter still cracked jokes.
"Not with Mercy by your side." Madame Web said. Peter saw the Web behind her and it was a first person view of Peter looking at Mercy as she tried to bring him back to life. He started to remember what happened.
"Widowmaker. She's-"
"Taken by Talon again. Her story is one of world's most common mysteries. Tragedy." Madame Web said as a memory of Peter and Widowmaker played in her webs. Peter remembered it. From when they were in Japan.
"I need to rescue her." Peter said as Madame created a hole in the floor in front of Peter.
"Peter I should warn you. Taking this hole will transport you back into your physical body. And while I've forseen that you'll live the stab wound, Widowmaker will be back to who she used to be if you don't hurry." Madame Web said.
"Then how am I supposed to rescue her? How am. I suppose to save the world? I'm not even Spiderman anymore." Peter asked. He hadn't been able to consider himself a hero after the first time he killed somebody. There was no way he thought he could save the world.
"That's a question that only you can answer. But remember this. The world is counting on you and your friends." Madame Web said as Peter smiled.
"Well if that's the case, the world placed the right bet." Peter said as he jumped in the hole in the floor. He woke up to a different place than when he was stabbed. It looked like he was in a infirmary of some kind. He tried to get up and stopped when he heard a german lady's voice.
"Easy Peter. You're all right." Peter looked to his left and saw Mercy without her suit that she was wearing at Widowmaker's house. She was wearing a nurse's outfit.
"How long have I been out for?" Peter asked.
"About a day. It's surprising to see that you woke up so soon. Most people that survive something like that don't wake up until weeks later." Mercy said. Peter got up and saw that all he had on was his tank top and boxers. He looked down and saw the hole where he was stabbed. He put his hand through it and didn't feel the wound at all. Mercy lifted his shirt and saw that the wound was completely healed with no scar tissue. It was as if he was never stabbed.
"Incredible." Was the only word Mercy could say. Peter set his focus back on to Talon and more importantly, rescuing Widowmaker.
"Look doc, we need to get Widowmaker back." Peter said. He looked around for his clothes and saw a new pair on a table next to him.
"It's not that simple Peter. We have the location of where Talon's keeping her, but going in there after what just happened is suicide." Mercy pleaded to Peter. It didn't matter to him. He was going to get Widowmaker back, no matter what. He put on the clothes which was a dark red t-shirt, faded jeans, and his black Spiderman hoodie along with a half face mask that he used to wear when he joined Dedsec.
"Where's Wrench?" Peter asked. Mercy motioned for Peter to follow her and within a few doors down, he saw Sydney, Wrench and Sombra looking at a computer. Peter walked up behind them and tapped Wrench's shoulder.
"Hey man." Peter said giving him a sort of half smile.
"Peter!" Wrench said. He was both happy and worried seeing Peter up. He hugged him as he calmed himself down. Peter hugged him back and after a few seconds he let go. Sydney was the second one to hug Peter. Difference between her and Wrench was she was less gentle about it. She punched Peter in the arm and smiled.
"Next time you try to die without my permission I'll kill you myself." Sydney said. Peter just smiled.
"I'll be sure to remember that." Peter said. Then Sombra got up. Peter could tell something was wrong and that Sombra didn't have good news.
"Peter, can we talk privately?" Sombra asked Peter. He nodded his head and they went to the room next to everyone and started to talk.
"Look Pete. I'm not going to lie to you. The situation with Widowmaker is bad." That was the last thing Peter wanted ro hear right now.
"What's happening?" Peter asked. Sombra pulled up her hacking interface, which surprised Peter seeing as she didn't need a phone or computer like he or Wrench needed. She pressed on a address and a video popped up.
"Keep in mind that we're in Germany and this is live and in Germany." Sombra said
before playing the interrogation.
Talon Base, Germany
The last thing that Widowmaker could remember before waking in in the dark room was Stryker stabbing Peter. It was the only thought that she could focus on and she hated it. She tried to move her hands and felt them being pulled to a flat surface. She was in a interrogation room. As the lights turned on, she covered her eyes to adjust to the sudden change in the light. She saw the chains on her wrist and that she still had on her suit but her jacket was no where to be found and her arm tattoo was visible.
"Hope your adjusting to the change in scenery well." Widowmaker knew who it was. The same person that stabbed Peter. The one who took away the only person who made her feel alive again. Stryker saw her face and knew she was angry. He didn't care. He wanted the secrets of Peter's plans to destroy Talon and rescue the X-men so he could spin a story to Nick Fury.
"Look, what happened at the house was a misunderstanding. We should try to start over again." Stryker said as he sat across from Widowmaker. She looked around the room, not caring about what he wanted.
"What are you thinking about?" Stryker asked. Widowmaker spitted on him. Then she finally spoke.
"If it intrigues you so much. I'm thinking about all the ways I can make you suffer once these chains are off." Widowmaker said as Stryker smiled and wiped the spit off his face.
"The only way that's happening is when you get reconditioned. By then, you'll forget about Peter. Hell you'll probably thank me again." Stryker said getting up.
"You'll come around eventually. And when you do, I'll be ready." Stryker said as he left the room, closing and locking the door as he turned the light off.
"Sombra we have to let her know we're coming for her." Peter said. Sombra looked at him like he was losing his mind.
"Peter. It's only one light. What message can you send?" Sombra asked.
"Just save this as a video. Show this to Wrench and tell him I said it's about time Dedsec made another return." Peter said as he pulled his phone out. He pressed some buttons and was able to hack the light in the room Widowmaker was in. She was about to put her head down when she saw the wall in front of her. It was the grim reaper, sticking both of his middle fingers up as the text "Night of the living Dedsec" popped up before vanishing. Widowmaker smiled as the logo popped up and hoped it was Peter, even though she knew it couldn't be.
Peter walked back to everyone as they looked at him. He was ready to go, but he wanted to make sure that everyone was on board with this.
"So Sombra told me that we're starting up a Dedsec group over here now?" Wrench asked Peter. Wrench was all for starting Dedsec again, plus it helped Marcus and the others he worked with in San Francisco.
"Well we need a new base but yeah. Think you can edit that video the way Sitara used to?" Peter asked. Wrench took it as an insult and fake cried for a while until he said yes. Peter was about to get his gear when Wrench stopped him.
"While you were out, I made some new gear for you. It was also with the help of Stark." Peter appreciated Tony's help but he didn't want to rely on him. Wrench gave him the gear and he was already skeptical.
"Wrench. Why fo I have a ball gag in my hand?" Sydney couldn't stop laughing and neither could Sombra.
"Its a upgraded version of Marcus' thunderbolt. Squeeze the handle right there..." Wrench said while trying to get Peter to hold it right. He squeezed the handle and it sent a electrical pulse throughout the thunderbolt. Peter was impressed as Wrench gave him the next thing.
"Well I know you used to be Spiderman and I know you don't have any powers anymore, but I was able to fix these." Wrench said pulling out Peter's old web shooters. Peter smiled when he saw them. He had some good memories about pranks on Scott, Jean, and Nightcrawler. Wrench snapped him back to reality.
"I've upgraded them to where you don't need webs, you need wiring. Think of Widow's grappling hook in her gauntlet." Peter nodded his head as he put them on his wrist. They still fit. With that out of the way, Peter started to lay out the plan for how they were getting Widowmaker out.
2 Hours later
Peter, Wrench, Sydney, and Sombra were outside the Talon base that Widowmaker was being held captive. They had wanted to get some support in the sky, but after the first encounter with Mercy, Reaper wasn't anywhere to be found and Mercy made it clear that Tracer wasn't going to risk her life to help rescue a former Talon member.
"Peter, you paying attention?" Sombra asked. Peter stopped looking out the window and looked at Sombra. She smiled and shook her head as she explained the plan again.
"By now they probably already put any prisoners they took to their cells. The cells are located in the back of the facility and it should be over looking their docks. That's your best chance for finding her." Sombra said. Peter nodded as he fully zipped up his hoodie, put on the hood, and pulled up his half mask. He looked over at Wrench and Sydney.
"We'll be outside the facility if you need a distraction. Or, you know, a quick escape." Wrench said as they all got out of the van expect Sombra, who was going to be looking through the cameras to help Peter.
"Depending on how this plays out, I might need to steal a boat so we need somewhere to meet up." Peter said. It was snowing and only a day before Christmas and he was regretting only bringing a hoodie and jeans. Still he was wearing that and sneakers all so he could be as quiet and as stealthy as possible.
"Well we could always double back to France. Buying a warehouse is on the table I presume?" Wrench asked. His eyes turned into question marks as Peter nodded his head.
"Now, help me over this fence." Peter said as Wrench and Sydney kneeled down on the floor to boost Peter high enough to scale the fence. He got over and landed in a pile of snow.
"Cold, cold, cold, cold. Okay that woke me up." Peter said. He didn't even know if he was trying to make a quip. Either way, there was no turning back now. Peter knew it.
"Hold on Amélie, I'm coming."
And there's the end of Chapter 13. Sorry if the start was kinda weird and rushed, I wanted to add Madame Web and have a sorta of on the verge of death moment for Peter. But next chapter will come out in the 2 or 3 days and then I'm going to start adding more chapters to Past life. Until then, enjoy your day.
