Hello, my name is The Timeless Writer and welcome to the second part of Spider-Man Dimension Wars trilogy, Rise and Fall. As I stated before, Dimension Wars was meant to be one full story but I thought it would be better if I divided it in three and think it is better of because of it.
I looked back at the first story and saw that I could've improved a lot more on it. But hey, you live and learn. I hope to make this sequel just as or even better then my first story.
I have a lot more to talk about, but I'll save that till you reached the end of the chapter.
So enjoy this prologue of the next part of the story. Welcome...to Spider-Man Dimension Wars: Rise and Fall.
A long time ago-Earth 722391
Sand. The sand was the only visible thing that anyone could see. In this Earth, was a massive sandstorm, no one could be visible even if they were a few feet away.
In the middle of this desert, was a figure in a red and blue spandex suit roaming through the dust storm as he held his arm in pain as his suit was in tatters. This man was the Sensational Spider-Man. And right now, time was not on his side.
He carefully guided himself through the storm and tried to find his way through, but his vision was observed and his body was in deep pain, having fought against someone who wasn't going easy on him. Most men wouldn't be here as it was basically suicide, but this man had a mission, to save himself.
"SPIDER-MAN!" The Webslinger yelled out in the distance as his yell went with the sandstorm as no response was given. "WHERE ARE YOU!? ANSWER ME! PLEASE! ARE YOU OUT HERE?!"
No answer was given as the storm was the only thing providing any form of sound.
"Where is he?" The spider thought in a panic. "He can't have gotten too far," Spider-Man thought as he continued to look around the empty space. "The guards told me that he went off in this direction to the nearest Pyramid, but for the life of me, I can't find him."
Trying to find a version of yourself is already hard enough. Spider-Man, this one, was having a hard enough time trying to gather a force of people like him and try to bring down a sadistic tyrant.
Spider-Man felt like he was coming undone. He was close, he was there. He had managed to intercept a world before he showed up and ruin things. But now, the Spider-Man he had managed to get to goes off to fight him before an actual plan was made.
"I can't let him get to him…he can't kill another…" Spider-Man mused as he kept moving through the storm, never giving up for a single second.
He looked ahead and saw something through the dust flowing through the wind. Like seeing a beacon of light, he found a place of hope.
Right in front of him, only at least 10 minutes of walking too, was a large Pyramid standing like a beacon of hope.
"Finally, somewhere safe!" Peter exclaimed in relief. He then moved faster towards the large Pyramid, thinking it was a safe place to hold out and maybe, he could find this world's Spider-Man again and try to convince not to go through with his foolish plan.
He kept going despite feeling overwhelmed from the storm and was tired as all hell. But he didn't care, he had to make sure that the spider of this world was safe and sound.
But as Spider-Man kept walking through, he saw that the storm was clearing up and he could see and lot clearer and kept going. But when the storm was wavering away, Spider-Man looked up and saw a figure at the end of the pyramid.
"Spi…Spider-Man! Is that you!?" Spidey called out for confirmation as he got closer. But when he was at least a few feet away from the pyramid, he saw that it wasn't the spider he was looking for, but the spider he hoped to never see.
"No. not Spider-Man…" A voice answered that sounded amused.
Right before his very own eyes, was the murderous tyrant, the leader of an entire army of dimensional killers, a man with all power and no responsibility, The Tyrannical Dark Web, standing with his arms crossed and even though it wasn't seen, he had a smirk under his mask.
"Look who finally joined the party!" Dark Web said in a mock happy tone. "Spider-Man! How are you? You doing well?" Dark Web asked as if he was talking to an old friend, which was far from it.
Spider-Man was beyond shocked by this. He was here. Dark Web was here on this Earth and right in front of him as if he knew he'd be here.
"It's good to see you!" Dark Web said to the dumbstruck spider who didn't have the words to say anything right now.
"Y'know it's usually me that comes to a world first and then you arrive, far too late mind you, and then I kill the spider of this world and move on the next" Dark Web recapped. "Way to break the cycle and try something new! I'm proud of you"
Spider-Man gritted his teeth at the evil spider "H-How…How did you know I'd be here!?" Spider-Man demanded as his mind was filling was fear and anger.
Dark Web just casually checked his hand, not looking at Spider-Man. "Oh Y'know, I just checked my scanners for any world that had more than one spider and calibrated it to check for anything that doesn't belong to that world." Dark Web said casually.
"And that's how I found you!" Dark Web finished as he turned back to Spider-Man.
"If you think you're going to win this time by killing another one of our kind, then you're dead wro…!" Spider-Man started as he walked towards Dark Web in a threatening way, with all the intent of stopping him.
"Ah. Ah. Ah~" Dark Web shook his finger. "You wouldn't want anything to happen to your little spider friend here, would you?"
Spider-Man stopped in his tracks and looked at Dark Web in shock. He knew. He knew about the spider he was trying to find. "I…I…I don't know what you're talking about. I…" Spider-Man tried to talk his way out of this.
"Don't bother trying to lie to me, Peter." Dark Web said in an annoyed tone. He turned around and appeared to grab someone.
He turned back, and right beside him, was the Spider-Man of this world, the one that Peter was trying to find, the one Dark Web had found.
"We both know you're a terrible liar"
Spider-Man of this world was currently on his knees and his costume was torn and ripped and the gaps showed blood and scars and he was beaten to a bloody pulp, looking like he was barely conscious.
"Y'know what I love about ancient Egypt?" Dark Web asked with a smirk under his mask as he held the spider's neck with one hand in place. "It's the fact they think they could handle the problem they find tedious or beneath them."
Spider-Man stood where he was, trying to figure out a way to make sure things didn't escalate any further. He can't let another spider die because of him.
"I didn't have to try and find him. He just went after a squad of my guys and then went after me!" Dark Web laughed. "But he failed miserably…" Dark Web stopped laughing. "It was like one second and he was down."
"Peter…" The Egyptian themed spider muttered, still in a state of near death. "I'm…sorry…I…I didn't listen…but I…Fa…" The spider said quietly as he tried to speak over his pain. "I should've listened…
"Ah damn…" Dark Web said in a fake hurt tone. "This almost breaks my heart," Dark Web said as he looked back at Spider-Man. "And I bet you feel even worse than I do"
"Dark Web please, I'm begging you…Don't kill him he didn't know…" Spider-Man pleaded, edging on begging territory.
"Oh, he knew…." Dark Web interrupted. "He knew exactly who I am. And yet he still went after me." Dark Web continued as his hold and on Egypt's spider neck was getting tighter. "So if anything, it's your fault that he's in this situation in the first place."
"Then take it out on me!" Spider-Man yelled. "But please he's done nothing to you!"
"He got in my way…" Dark Web said, not caring for what Spider-Man had to say. "That was enough for me to torture and maybe kill him."
He then grabbed the Egypt spider from behind and brought him forward. "But he's clearly in no state to fight anymore. You can have him…I'm not that cruel."
Spider-Man was briefly shocked by this but moved towards the two. Maybe Dark Web had a shred of humanity like he did.
"S…Spider…I…" Egypt Spider groaned out, trying to speak.
"Don't speak Peter," Spider-Man said as he was only a few feet away. "I'll get you to the healers and then you'll…"
"Don't let him…win…" Egypt Spider finished.
"What do you…?" Spider-Man said until Dark Web hummed.
"You know what? Yeah, I am that cruel…"
Before Spider-Man could say anything to that. Dark Webs hands were suddenly around Egypt's head. Spider-Man's eyes widen at this and ran towards the two in the hopes of saving him.
"NO!"
SNAP!
But it was too late. Dark Web hands moved faster than a bullet and a large snap was heard, silencing anything as the snap echoes throughout the dessert.
The now dead spider's body then fell to the ground once Dark Web let go of him. Spider-Man stared in shock at the body of the spider he was so desperately trying to save but failed, like he always does.
"No…" Spidey muttered, growing in anger as the death of the spider just happened and he was helpless to do anything.
"Looks like his neck was a lot lighter then I fought." Dark Web joked, finding humour in this grim situation.
"How dare…" Spider-Man growled in anger, unable to contain himself over the death of the spider and Dark Web's sadistic humour.
"But you know the one thing about these spiders…" Dark Web shrugged. "The easier they break, the quicker they die…" Dark Web said with a grin under his mask.
"And boy...they do die a lot."
That did it. His rage had to be unleashed. And he couldn't stop himself from killing the man in front of him.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Spider-Man yelled in rage and anger that finally let out. He turned his anger filled glared towards Dark Web and leapt from his spot and charged towards Dark Web.
"Woah!" Dark Web exclaimed in shock as he dodged out of the way as Spider-Man left a large hole in the ground he just left. He didn't expect the outcome to be like this but that didn't mean he didn't love it any less, seeing the Spider-Man he fought become so rage-ridden in a matter of seconds was quite the sight.
The Spider-Man looked up and continue to try and hit Dark Web with murderous intent. Throwing a wild punch after punch all the while Dark Web continued to dodge them with ease.
"Where did this come from!?" Dark Web said in an excited tone as he kept dodging the punches from the angered spider.
Spider-Man didn't answer or even listen as his rage blinded all sense and only had one thing on mind. Kill Dark Web in the most painful way possible.
"That's the kind of spirit I was looking for!" Dark Web laughed. "If I knew to kill your little friend there would spark this murder boner rage, I would've of done it ages ago!"
"JUST SHUT UP YOU MURDERING PSYCHOPATH!" Spider-Man yelled.
"Wow, name calling. And you say I'm the monster…" Dark Web causally commented.
Dark Web then went down and swiped his leg, causing Spider-Man to fall to the ground. He looked up and jumped on his feet and fired two web lines onto the ground he was on, leaned back and slung himself towards Dark Web.
But as he was flung towards him, Dark Web leapt into the air and time slowed down as Spider-Man looked up and saw the Lord of the Web right above him. Dark Web fired two web lines onto the ground and launched down, slamming Spider-Man into the ground as he groaned in pain.
Before Spider-Man could fight back, Dark Web grabbed him by his leg and swung him around and tossed him towards the pyramid.
Spider-Man groaned in pain as shook his head back and forth. He looked up and saw Dark Web in the air and heading straight for him. Spidey's eyes widen as he leapt out of the way as Dark Web left a massive dent in the structure that Spider-Man had left.
Spider-Man was crouching near Dark Web and fired a bunch of web shots at him. But this didn't do anything as Dark Web dodged the web shots with ease. "Really? Is that the best you can do?" Dark Web mocked before he jumped over Spider-Man. He tried to retaliate but Dark Webs hand was around his neck as Spider-Man was being strangled.
"I expected more..." Dark Web said as lifted up in the air and slammed him in the steps, a few snaps and crunches were even heard that came from Spidey's body due to Dark Webs strength that far exceeded his own.
The evil spider then tossed him aside where Spider-Man began to fall down the stairs of the pyramid until he reached the bottom and rolled across the ground. He couldn't get back up as he was struggling with the immense pain he received from Dark Web.
"Even with your rage and the intent to kill, you still have no chance against me." Dark Web mocked as he walked towards the beaten Spider-Man.
Spider-Man coughed up blood as he got in his knees, but couldn't find any more strength to keep moving. Dark Web was now in front of him.
The beaten Spider slowly got up and struggled to stay still for a single moment, all the while Dark Web to smiled in humor. Spider-Man then threw a weak punch towards Dark Web, who grabbed his arm and twisted it to the other side as Spider-Man yelled in pain.
Dark Web then threw a punch towards Spider-Man's face, causing the web-head to collapse to the ground, defeated by the Lord of the Web as he laid there in his own defeat as Dark Web loomed over him.
"And once again, the so-called, Sensational Spider-Man has failed and has let another spider die." Dark Web said as he crouched down. "It becomes a common thing really, you try and save a spider and I end up killing them."
"Why..." Spider-Man groaned in pain. "Why do you do this? To...all of our kind...why?"
"You know why Peter," Dark Web responded. "And no matter how hard you try, you always end up failing. Because you're worthless..." Dark Web mocked with his smirk never leaving. "You don't even deserve being called Spider-Man"
"Why don't you just kill me already?" Peter muttered in a low voice has he finally accepted his fate and felt like he couldn't continue on.
Dark Web just stared at the beaten spider, contemplating his words. "Hmm..." Dark Web hummed as he placed his hand around Peter's neck, ready to choke the life out of him. "That does sound interesting..." Dark Web mused as he grips on his throat was about to tighten until he removed his hand. "But that's what you want, not what you deserve"
"No, no, what you deserve is to spend the rest of your pitiful life in this world with no chance of leaving while I continue my task of killing the spiders and having a hold on the world's. Don't bother trying to find us and fail to save a spider...or maybe do, since when you come onto the scene, you make things a hell of a lot worse"
Just then, a large warship entered the area as it hovered over Spider-Man and Dark Web.
"Well, my ride's here. I gotta get going," Dark Web then stood up and walked away from the downed spider and walked towards his ship. "Enjoy your new life. I'm sure there are a few benefits of being a drifter" Dark Web joked, waving goodbye at his fallen enemy. "Goodbye...Peter..."
Dark Web then fired a web line onto the warships and slung himself towards the ship and landed on the topside. After a few minutes, the ship was out of range as a large portal opened up and the warship entered through it, leaving this world and Spider-Man behind.
Spider-Man...Peter just lied there in pain, defeat and humiliation as he was utter demolished by his nemesis. He had more power in his body then he did, he was just more stronger than he could ever hoped to achieve.
Peter got back up and slowly slumped over to the body of the dead Spider. Peter looked over the dead body and kneeled down.
"I'm sorry Peter…" The older Peter muttered in despair. "I failed you…and everyone in the multiverse is going to suffer from my mistake…" Peter groaned as he placed his hands on his face as a few tears were shed. "He's right, I'm a failure, as Peter Parker and Spider-Man...There's just no hope...not for any of us.
Peter then noticed something on the dead spider's body. On his chest, was an amulet in the shape of a spider, something that this worlds Spider-Man had received the day he became Spider-Man, an item that inspired him to do good for his world. The Egypt Spider showed this amulet to him and explained the importance to him and it would remind him that no matter how hard the days would come, he would always have the power and responsibility to do the right thing.
Peter then grabbed the amulet and gently removed it from the body and looked over it. As Peter stared at the amulet, he suddenly found himself feeling a sense of determination and purpose. His face shifted to downtrodden to fierce determination.
"No...NO!" Peter growled. "I'm not gonna let it end like this with me admitting defeat while Dark Web murders our kind!" Peter said as stood up, feeling more determined than ever.
But before he could do anything else, he picked up the body of his fallen counterpart and prepared him a grave. By burring from the ground below, he gently placed his fallen spider into the ground and proceeded to bury the corpse.
"It's no tomb. But you were never to fussy about that" Peter mused.
Peter then looked ahead. "There's still time. I know for a fact that there are still a few Gilder outposts, probably got a few hours until they pack up and move with Dark Web. I can just take one of their transporters and move across dimension to go worlds where Dark Web hasn't ventured yet instead of following him, I will find the spiders and I will make an army strong enough to take him down!"
Peter then took off his Spider-Man mask and looked at it. "And I can't keep being something that I'm just not mean to be anymore. From now on…No more Spider-Man…just The Drifter" Peter declared as he threw away the mask. He then ran to the nearest outpost to find a means of getting out of this world and to stop the madman spider and save the multiverse, by any means necessary.
Present Day
Earth 13700
Now, Peter Parker, formerly Spider-Man and now Drifter, was looking over the amulet he received years ago, remembering the time where he abandoned his title as Spider-Man and began his crusade against Dark Web and his army.
He looked ahead and saw a sea of the ocean on the horizon, with a mighty rainstorm accompanying the seas as Drifter stood at the edge of a cliff. He didn't know a lot about the world he was currently in, even with the information provided to him by Spider-Drone.
He need some time alone and to think what his next plan is. Currently, the plan is to continue their journey, but he needed to think of any other ideas that would help his cause.
He looked back to see the rest of his new team, currently taking a break and resting inside of a cave, taking a break over the whole travelling through the Multiverse that Drifter reluctantly allowed, not wanting to waste time but it was important that they were a lot more focused and ready to face the oncoming threats.
It's been at least a month since they travelled from Spider-Gwen's world and during that time, they had found no spider in any world they travelled, infuriating Drifter to no end. But he wasn't going to stop because of this. He knew that there were more spiders out there, each with their own unique skills. He just had to find them.
Before he could think about the matter, his younger counterpart stood beside him. The Ultimate Spider-Man and the first person to join Drifter on his mission. They met when Dark Web sent his soldiers after him and Drifter came in just in time to save him. Since then, he's been like his second in command.
"What's up, Drift?" Spidey asked.
"...Thinking." Drifter simply said as he continued to stare at the seas. "How are the others doing?"
"Well, Hobbie's said he's bored, Gwen is with Drone, telling him about famous rock bands, Sheriff is checking his weapons and Steam is…still Steam, so nothing new," Spider-Man informed.
Drifter just stayed silent as he stared over the vast ocean. He then gave a sigh out and turned and walked towards the cave, with Spider-Man following him.
"Drift, I need to ask you something," Spider-Man said.
"What is it?" Drifter asked.
"Well, it's just that, we've been at this world for about a week and the only time we found another spider was Gwen and that was about a month ago," Spider-Man pointed out.
"And what's your point?" Drifter asked.
"I'm just wondering, how long are we going to be travelling throughout the multiverse?"
"When we have a force of spiders strong enough and powerful enough to take down Dark Web, then we can regroup back to your world and plan an attack on his fortress," Drifter answered as they reached the entrance of the cave.
"I understand. I just…I'm starting to get a little homesick. Starting to miss my teammates." Spidey said, reminiscing at his friends.
"They'll be fine." Drifter assured. "They bound to be working with SHIELD and even…well I guess The Avengers." Drifter said in what sounded like a unimpressed tone.
"I suppose…" Spider-Man said. He wondered how they were all doing as he knew that they would be able to handle the soldiers. He had hope the best to each of them, including one person he thought more and more about.
The Spiders were just minding their own business, with only the sounds of water dripping filled the air.
Spider-Punk, with his mask off, turned to Sheriff-Spider, who was busy managing his weapons. "So, cowboy? You doing well?"
"Just fine, Hobbie" Sheriff responded kindly. "Just using the spare time we have on this world while I can"
The Sheriff was completely calm during this. Sure, anyone in his world would have their mind explode at the whole concept of the Multiverse, even more sore considering the time period. But to Sheriff-Spider, this was just another day.
But to him, he still felt like he was fighting with not near the full strength he had. It had been a long while since he's been fighting as the Sheriff and to him, he is nowhere near as strong as he was back in his days of being the Sheriff of his town. But this was something he was going to over come, because with the whole Multiverse on the line, he had to improve for the sake of it.
"And how's he's doing?" Spider-Punk asked referring to Steam-Spider who was sat on a large rock, tuning up his spider talons.
Sheriff-Spider looked at his younger counterpart. They of course don't get along well. Steam didn't get along with anyone but he held the most agitation for him especially.
"I'll ask him." Sheriff said as he got up and walked over to his Steampunk counterpart.
"Good luck mate." Hobbie remarked, thinking that it might not go well.
Steam-Spider was currently trying to fix his spider talons to make them lighter to use. These battles with the Gilder Troopers has really made Steam to really up his game. He was use to fighting common street thugs and the rare super villain. But these men were trained to fight spiders, trained to hunt down and kill them. Steam knew this and realized he had to be on the top if he wanted to get the drop on them, even if it meant topping the other spiders, something he had no problem with.
Maybe he could use that power core he got from Spider-Drones world and figure out a way to properly use it. But he knew he couldn't do it here and now. None of the other spiders knows he even has this and has been told by Drifter not to bring anything back from another dimension. But Steam ignored the orders
Steam-Spider then notice that Sheriff-Spider walking over to him. Steam groaned internally at his Wild West version and just ignored him and continued his own work, hoping he would just go away from him and not have to share any words with Sheriff.
"So, you doing alright?" Sheriff asked.
Steam said nothing in response. But after a few seconds he decided to answer. "I'm fine." Steam answered, disinterested.
"Good, what you're working on?" Sheriff-Spider asked.
"I'm working on my spider talons, they need to be a lot lighter for any next fight I have and without my lab, and it'll take longer to work."
"Maybe Drifter could lend a hand to…" Sheriff tried to suggest but was stopped instantly.
"You do realize that I don't even like any of you and yet you still try to talk to me?" Steam said, finally stopping Sheriff's questions.
"I'm just making sure that you aren't gonna run out on us just in case." Sheriff said.
"Well as much it would be nice to go back home and not dealing with you people giving me orders, I'm staying until Dark Web pays for messing up my revenge."
"I'm sure Drifter will think of something." Sheriff-Spider said.
"Yeah, cause he's a trustworthy person." Steam remarked.
Sheriff looked at Steam for a few moments. Remembering back to when they were in Hobbies world and discussed what Drifters motives were and if they were anything suspicious.
"I see you still have your suspicions." Sheriff said.
"Don't you?" Steam asked, looking up from his work at his older counterpart. "No one here knows much about him, not even that younger version with the girlish hair"
"So why not ask him yourself?" Sheriff asked.
"Why don't you?" Steam said back.
"Let's just say I'm biding my time. Need to wait to see if Drifter is who he says he is." Sheriff-Spider answered. "I've done it before in past."
"And it worked?" Steam said with a raised brow, sceptical of his methods actually being effective.
"Yep." Sheriff simply said. "I learned a lot during my time as Sheriff and expect a lot."
"Then why'd you stop?" Steam bluntly asked as Sheriff slightly stiffened for a moment before looking at Steam. He found most likely from the other spiders.
"You don't need to know." Sheriff mused.
"Why, was the job too much for you?" Steam scoffed.
Sheriff-Spider sent Steam-Spider a glare towards him. Steam notices this and wasn't scared of him. But he did notice a glint of something he couldn't tell what, but he know he has experience it before.
"No…" Sheriff-Spider simply said, saying nothing more.
Steam-Spider just shrugged it off, not caring what that was about and went back to his tech. "Well, let's hope that your method of sitting and waiting will be effective. Because I won't be waiting around in case Drifter is going to screw us over."
Just then, Drifter and Spider-Man entered the cave, greeting the rest of the spiders. "How we doing?" Spider-Man asked.
"Great." Hobbie response.
"Were just fine, Pete." Gwen replied as well with a smile. She was originally wasn't going to go with the spiders, but after some convincing from Drifter, she went along because she knew she had a responsibility.
"Systems are fully functional at hundred percent capacity" Spider-Drone said.
Steam just said nothing and Sheriff just nodded in response.
"Good, good." Spider-Man said as he clapped his hands. "It's nice to see that boredom has killed anyone, because that would be a first of a spider."
Sheriff-Spider then spoke up. "So how about, Drifter, should we leave this world?" The cowboy spider asked as he was finished cleaning his revolver.
"Might as well." Drifter said. "We'll be moving onto the next world as soon as possible,"
"And then what"? Steam asked, causing Drifter to look up at him.
"Then we go find the next spider." Drifter answered, causing the Steampunk Spider to groan in irritation at this.
"Face it, Drifter, it's been a while since a spider has joined us and there's a very unlikely chance we'll see one now," Steam said as he finished working on his talons and stood up.
"I hate to agree with him, considering I sound like a jerk when I say that…" Gwen said to Drifter, causing Steam-Spider to glare at Web-Slinger. "We've been to different worlds and haven't found a single spider,"
"Look, we've hit a few bumps, but that's not going to stop us from continuing our mission to…"
"To stop Dark Web, yeah, yeah I get it." Steam interrupted Drifter as he repeated Drifters words after hearing them over and over, knowing enough to recap. "Drifter, there's not chance that we will…"
"We will!" Drifter affirmed, stopping Steam from continuing his rant. "We have a mission to take down Dark Web and we don't have a moment to lose." Drifter said before he took a deep breath in.
He then turned to the robotic spider. "Spider-Drone, I need my scanner, I need to check something out,"
Spider-Drone nodded in response as his chassis started to open up revealing the device that allowed the spiders to venture out to different worlds. Drifter took the device out of Spider-Drone.
Drifter examined the device to see any progress but what he saw instead made him frown and groan in response. "Spider-Man. With me," Drifter ordered as he and Spider-Man proceeded to walk out of the cave. "Peter, we have a problem," Drifter stated.
"What is?" Spider-Man asked.
"My device…" Drifter gestured. "It's running low on power," Drifter said as Spider-Man was surprised by this.
"What? But I thought that thing could go on forever," Spider-Man said.
"Usually," Drifter said. "But since it's linked up with Drone, its power goes down quicker than expected,"
"So, what do we do?" Spidey asked.
"Luckily, I know a world that specifically deals with stuff like this," Drifter said as he started to put in the coordinates. "Unlike most worlds, worlds like this one knows about the multiverse and even deals with the means of fuel for transportation." Drifter explained. "Hopefully, they'll give me a fuel source better than the ones I'm using,"
"What about Dark Web's goons?" Spider-Man asked.
"We won't be there for long for them to get a read on us." Drifter answered.
"Okay, so we just gotta head there?" Spidey asked.
"Right you are," Drifter confirmed as the other spiders started to exit the cave to where Spider-Man and Drifter were.
"So what's going on?" Spider-Punk asked.
"We're going on a slight detour," Drifter said as he put in the coordinates. "We won't be fighting anyone so you don't need to be on the offensive on this one,"
"I can see a fight happening," Spidey whispered to Sheriff-Spider. "How about you?"
Sheriff-Spider chuckled in response. "Oh, almost definitely," Sheriff said as Drifter finished putting in the coordinates and opened up a portal before them as the spiders entered through to find the right means of transportation throughout the multiverse.
"Soon, Dark Web...I will find a way to beat you. No matter what." Drifter thought as he entered through the portal, continuing the fighting against his old nemesis.
Thanks for reading the prologue to Rise and Fall.
Now, I'm going to be completely honest, when I was writing the first story, I was mostly making it up as I went along. I mean, I knew what the beginning and end was, my main problem was the middle, and I am still figuring it out now.
Now, I'm still working the middle part of this one, but I hope to get past that. I also trying to involve a lot more investment in the side story of the New Warriors and Avengers. It won't be as grand as the main story, but will still matter. I don't know how much time I'll invest, but they will pop up from time to time.
I went to reading a lot of Spider-Man based comics to try and reinvent my creativity, as well as reading other Marvel events.
Also, If I can say, Nick Spencer is doing an amazing job writing Amazing Spider-Man. He's writing Peter Parker a lot better then Dan Slot did, I don't hate Slot, but I felt like he wasn't best suited for Spider-Man. If you ever get a chance to read Spencer's run, do so immediately.
Spencer also got Peter and M.J. back together again which is a major plus. I know what I said before, but that was based around the show and I acted immature. But in the comics, they are the best for each other.
Also, I want to point out I will no longer be using Spider-Man's forth wall breaks anymore and will stick to inner thought. I thought on it, and I think the breaks kinda breaks it out of the story.
Next chapter will see The Avengers and New Warriors and how they've dealt with protecting the city from the Gilders and seeing the gilders themselves as they start to enact on a plan for themselves. Thanks and see you around!
