A/N - We are finally back with another chapter! I hope everyone had a really good Christmas, mine was okay, but I hope everyone's was better. I am going to quit gabbing and get into the chapter, please enjoy.

Chapter 9

Felicia and MJ examined Peter's body. taking in all the damage the creature had caused him. She felt tears threatening to fall from her eyes but she held them back, trying to stay strong so she can get to work on healing her boyfriend. Felicia looked up at MJ and saw the same worried expression on her face as well.

"MJ can you get us some ice, please? I need to get the first aid kit from the bathroom. " Said, Felicia

MJ nodded and went into the kitchen while Felicia stepped past Miles and walked into the bathroom. She opened up the little medicine cabinet underneath the sink. She took out the first aid kit that she and Peter always left there, just in case things like this happened. She opened the medium-sized green box and made sure everything was there before she once again entered the bedroom. She saw that MJ had now returned and was applying the ice to Peter's bruised jaw, which was very clearly broken. Felicia winced slightly before she spotted the worried look on Miles's face and gave him a gentle touch on his cheek. Miles met her eyes as she began to speak. "You should go home and get some rest Miles, your mother is going to be worried, especially with a new threat to the city running around. "

"Yeah, you are probably right. Is Pete going to be okay?" asked Miles as he looked past Felicia and looked at Peter's battered body lying on the bed.

Felicia looked back at Peter's motionless body as well and shook her head slightly at the sight. "I am sure he will be, we just need his powers to heal him now more than ever. " Felicia turned back to Miles and gave him a gentle squeeze on his shoulder. "Thank you for saving his life, if you weren't there then I could be without Peter, so thank you, Miles. "

Miles gave Felicia a shy smile before nodding his head, he gave MJ a smile before he climbed through the open window in the bedroom and swung away, in the direction of Harlem, leaving Felicia and MJ alone to tend to Peter. Felicia started to clean the blood from her boyfriend's face with a cloth that MJ handed her. MJ watched as Felicia gently ran the cloth over Peter's face, her mind was racing with many things. On one hand, she was worried about the condition Peter was in, on the other hand, she was thinking about what the hell this creature was.

"I hate seeing him like this. " Said Felicia as she broke the silence of the room. MJ met Felicia's eyes and gave her a knowing nod as she ran her hand through Peter's brown hair.

"Yeah " MJ sighed as she smoothed the hair from his forehead. " He always seems to bounce back from anything but I haven't seen him this beat up in a very long time. The last time he was like this was when Fisk cut him up like pork sausage with a sword. I had to steal my dad's car and drive him to the hospital before he bled out. "

Felicia looked at MJ as she continued to clean Peter's face, she listened to MJ's story about having to save Peter's life and it made her smile slightly at everything he had been through but he was still here, making bad jokes that he thought were great. Felicia's smile left her face the more she thought of Peter, the tears that threatened to fall earlier came back and this time she let them fall. Felicia started to sob at the sight of Peter, even with trying to clean his face up a bit, he still looked as if he was dead.

MJ watched the blonde as she started to cry, she slowly reached across the bed and pulled Felicia into a tight hug. Felicia appreciated the comfort that MJ was trying to provide and started to cry into MJ's shoulder, while the redhead stroked her back gently.

"Sssssh it's okay, Pete is going to make it. He is going to wake up in no time and think he is the funniest guy in the world. He will give you that same goofy smile every time you walk into a room, we just have to hold onto hope that he can heal properly. "

Felicia leaned back and nodded at what MJ said. "Let's get Peter back to normal, shall we? " Asked Felicia as MJ gave her a slight smirk before they both got back to work healing the injured Spider-Man.

Harlem

Miles crawled through his opened window and fell into his bed, not even bothering to take his suit off. He was about to fall asleep when he heard his Mom enter the house through the front door. He listened as she stopped outside his door and knocked gently. Miles was about to shout for her to come in but quickly remembered he was still in his suit. Thinking fast, he slipped under the covers of his bed and made sure his suit was covered.

"Come in Mom " Yelled Miles, he watched as his Mom stepped into his room and close the door behind her. She sat on the bed and gave him a relieved smile. "Thank god you are here Mijo, I was so worried when I saw that monster fighting the two Spider-Men on the news. "

"Yeah, I saw that too when I was out with Ganke. We stayed in Harlem so I wasn't anywhere near the danger. We watched the whole thing on a store window tv. " Lied Miles as he hoped his Mom would buy it. Luckily for him, his Mom didn't ask him any further questions and she stood up.

"Would you like anything to eat?" Asked Rio as she looked at her son lying in his bed. She was curious as to why he was in bed this early.

"Nah I am good, I just want to get some sleep, I don't feel very well, the burrito I ate when I was out with Ganke isn't agreeing with me right now. " Rio watched Miles carefully after he finished talking and nodded at him.

"Well alright get some rest Mijo but if you need anything just give me a shout, entender?" Rio was now standing in the opened doorway.

"Yes Mom, I will thanks. " Miles replied before turning over after hearing his mom close the door behind her. He sighed and closed his eyes trying to get some sleep.

Osborn Penthouse

Harry stumbled into the house still feeling like he was hit by Rhino in an electrified suit. He flopped onto his couch and was about to turn on the news when the voice in his head started to speak.

"We did good Harry, we may have not killed the Spider but we sure gave him a beating. It will be a while before he can stop us. " Siad Venom to his host, causing Harry to smile slightly but that quickly dropped.

"Yes you are right, we did give the bug a real beating but I was so close to killing him before that other bug got involved. Somehow he shocked me with some form of electricity, last time I checked Spider-Man isn't supposed to have electricity coming from his hands. " Harry mumbled the last part as he went into deep thought again. Venom had been listening to him and Harry felt like the voice in his head was smirking.

"Yes indeed that other Spider may present a problem, on one hand, we know who the original Spider-Man is as well as Black Cat's real identity but who could be this new Spider-Man?" Asked Venom and Harry only responded with a mental shrug.

"I don't know, but all I know is he isn't as experienced as Peter is so that gives us an advantage. I don't know what to do next, but if I am going to get to Peter, I am going to have to take away the most important thing to him, just like he did to me. Not only did I lose my father but I lost my chance at a cure for this disease that killed my mother."

Venom smiled in his mind again and started sending images through Harry's mind of an idea that caused Harry to smirk like a madman. "Excellent, while Pete is out of the game, he can't stop us. "

Harry's body started to shift into the now-familiar black symbiote, he let out a roar before he jumped through the window and started making his way to his destination.

Felicia & Peter's Apartment

Felicia threw the bloodied wipes and cloths into the nearby trash can beside their bed. She looked at Peter, who was now looking 10x better than when Miles had dropped him off half-dead in the bed. She frowned slightly as she examined his ripped suit. She knew he would need one of his spares but he hadn't made any spares recently.

"I need to get him a new suit. " Felicia said to MJ who looked up at her. "I don't think he has any spares here or at his old apartment."

"What about the one you made him, the one with the cat claws, would that work?" Asked MJ as she stood up.

"Nah that won't work, it was destroyed pretty much in the fight with Norman and Yuri. I think I need to take a trip to queens to see if he has a spare there. " Felicia leaned down and gave Peter's cheek a gentle kiss before she faced MJ. "Can you look after him while I am gone?"

"Of course, I hope you can find him a suit, I would hate to see him swinging around in his Spidey undies. " Said MJ with a slight blush.

Felicia just giggled and gave MJ a devious smile. "I wouldn't mind seeing that but I have to be honest, I don't want anyone else seeing his cute undies, I don't share. "

With that, Felicia stepped out the front door and ran straight into someone. Felicia looked up and saw that it was in fact her father. "Daddy, what are you doing here?" Felicia asked as she gave him a hug.

"I came to check on Peter, I saw the news. Where are you going?" Asked Walter who observed the tear stains on his daughter's cheeks.

"I am on my way to get him a new suit, his one is torn to shreds, and the only place I think he has one is his aunt's house. "

"So you are leaving him alone in there?" Asked Walter with some worry in his voice.

"No, MJ his ex-girlfriend is in there looking after him while I am gone. You are welcome to come with me if you like?" Felicia hoped her father would come so she could catch up some more with him on the way.

"Yeah, I think I will lead the way princess."

A/N - Once again I apologise for the long delay on a new chapter. I hope it was worth the wait. Chapter 10 is the end of Act 1 of the story, so of course, it's going to be a big one. I bet you are wondering where Harry is going... find out next chapter. Until then I hope you all have a wonderful new year!

PS reviews would be appreciated, thank you for reading!