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Song of the Chapter: My Boy by Hans Zimmer
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Peter woke up, taking a deep breath. He blinked. He looked around and saw that he was in the medbay in the compound. He looked to his right and noticed that MJ was with him. She looked surprised by his sudden awakening.
She kissed him as soon as he saw her. When they pulled apart, he smiled.
And then she slapped him.
"You nearly died, you idiot!" she said angrily. He rubbed his face on the spot and said "Ow."
The door opened, and the rest of the Avengers came in. "Peter!" Mr. Stark said. "Are you alright? Why is one side of your face red?"
Peter pointed at MJ. "She slapped me."
"Yes, I did," MJ said, staring at the Avengers blankly. Steve stepped forward. "Now, MJ, you might be mad, but I'm not sure if it was best to slap him in his condition."
"I beg to differ," she said.
"Okay, what happened?" Peter asked. Mr. Stark sighed and sat down. "Okay, well, how about you tell us what happened first?"
Peter nodded. "So, as you know, I was about to kill Kingpin, and you came in." Mr. Stark nodded.
"Well, when you came in like that, I took a look around and saw MJ." He paused. "She looked terrified of me. Like she didn't even know me anymore. When I saw that, I realized that the symbiote was changing me. For the worse."
MJ nodded.
"So, I went to the first place I thought of where I could get rid of the symbiote. A church."
"Why a church?" Clint asked him.
"I remembered that churches have big bells in them, and the symbiote doesn't like sound, so I figured I could use that to destroy it."
"And did you destroy it?" Bruce asked him. Peter nodded. "I think so."
"Was there anything of note that happened? Did you feel anything?" Mr. Stark asked him. Peter nodded. "Well, the symbiote kept begging me to stop in my head, and it hurt. A lot."
Mr. Stark nodded. "And you passed out after you got rid of it all? I'm assuming you got rid of it all, since your hair is back to light brown." Peter nodded.
"Well, since that's where your story ends, I'll start my own." Mr. Stark took a deep breath. "So, I brought MJ to the compound, knowing that she would want to know if I ever found you."
"I also forced him," she said. Mr. Stark nodded. "So, I searched for your body signature throughout the city. I found you in a church next to a bell in just your briefs."
Peter blushed and MJ smirked.
"You were dying," Mr. Stark said.
They stopped at that.
"I told FRIDAY to send me one of your spare suits, and I put it on you to bring you here. You've been out for 3 hours."
Peter looked around. "Well, I feel great!" He got out of the bed and they all immediately told him to get back on the bed. "We still need to run tests on you to see if you're alright," Mr. Banner said. Peter groaned. They ran tests on him, and gave him permission to go. He and MJ left and sat on the couch.
"I'm sorry," he said. She shrugged. "It wasn't your fault. You were taken over by an alien symbiote." He shook his head. "I let it take me over. I should have realized it was bad before. If I had waited a day longer, taking it off would have actually killed me."
She stared at him for a bit before saying "You're a good person, Peter. Should you have taken it off before? Absolutely. Did you screw up? You bet. But in the end, you chose to be the best version of yourself."
He smiled. It was nice to hear that from her. They sat on the couch next to each other for a bit longer, before sleep took them over.
~The next morning~
Peter was shaken awake by MJ the next morning. "Come on. Wake up, loser."
Peter got up slowly and rubbed his eyes. "What time is it?"
"7:12."
His eyes widened. "I should be out on patrol!"
"And I should be heading to school," MJ said plainly. Peter looked around. "Where is everybody?" MJ shrugged. "Probably gone to do Avengers stuff."
Peter got up and took out his bag. "I'm going to go change," he said. She nodded and he left for the restroom. He put on his suit, and a polite voice greeted him. "Hello, Peter."
He smiled. It was nice to hear Karen again. "Hey, Karen. I missed you."
"I missed you as well."
He put on his mask and saw MJ putting her bag on. "Uh, do you want me to take you to school?" She shook her head. "I'll be fine. What's the worst that could happen?"
"A lot of things."
She looked at him and he conceded. "Alright. Just … be careful."
"Since when am I not careful?"
"Since yesterday, when you grabbed onto the leg of a robot."
She laughed. "Oh, yeah, I did do that. That was kind of fun."
"See?"
She playfully pushed him away. "Go on, I'll be fine."
He nodded and ran out the door. It was nice to be back in his old red and blue threads. He was running to shoot a web at the first building when he ran into someone.
~It'd be better to change the song to … My Enemy by Hans Zimmer~
It was Eddie.
"Ed - uh, you!" he said, pointing his finger at him. Eddie smiled happily. "Spider-Man! Wow, we didn't expect to see you here!" Spider-Man was even more confused. He was a civilian. He shouldn't even have been able to have gotten on the property. And why did he say "we?"
"How did you get here?" Spider-Man asked cautiously.
"We walked."
"How did you get past the defenses?"
Eddie chuckled. "I have a new friend. You've met them, actually. And they don't really appreciate what you did to them."
Spider-Man was even more confused. "Who are you talking about?"
Eddie's clothes suddenly transformed. It wasn't a suit. It was like an extra layer of his body, coming out at last. It was black, with a slimy texture. His fingers suddenly turned pointed. A giant, white, spider emblem was on the torso. It smiled, baring it's long and sharp teeth.
"That's not possible," Spider-Man said, fear flooding his body as he looked at the monster. He thought he had destroyed it.
"Oh, but it is," said the creature in a demonic voice, "Eddie saved us. If he were not there, we would have perished."
It's body shivered. "We don't like what you did, Spider-Man. We tried to help you. Repay you for your kindness. AND YOU THREW US AWAY, TRYING TO KILL US!"
Spider-Man shook his head. "No. You were a poison. You were changing me for the worse."
The creature laughed. "Oh, humans." It stretched out it's hand and grabbed Spider-Man. "You were right, Spider-Man. We are poison. To both you and Peter Parker."
Half of the creature's face exposed Eddie's. They both were smiling in a creepy fashion. "We … are Venom. And we are going to cause you pain and suffering. Just as you did to us. Prepare yourself, Spider-Man. We aim to take you down today. In one fell swoop."
Venom dropped Spider-Man on the ground, and he heard leaves rushing in the wind. He looked up, making a fist to hit Venom, but they were gone. How was that possible? He shook his head. This wasn't good. He shot a web and swung to school.
~That We Are Venom line has been used a lot. Probably because it's so iconic. also, wow, the song doesn't fit with the next part at all lol~
Peter ran into the school. He ran into MJ when he got into the classroom. "Hey!" she said. He grabbed her shoulders. "Listen," he said quietly, but frantically. "You have to be careful. That symbiote is still alive, and it's taken over Eddie. He said he would cause me pain and suffering."
She looked surprised at that. "That isn't good." He nodded. "Not in the slightest."
They took their seats. Peter took out his phone, but then he saw Flash and went over.
"Hey, Flash?"
Flash flinched when he heard and saw Peter. "Y - Yeah?" Peter smiled and said "Hey, listen, I'm sorry for I've been acting and treating you the last couple of days. I … I haven't been myself." Flash nodded a little and mumbled a thanks.
Peter went back to his seat. It was nice to get that off his chest. MJ smiled at him.
She was right. He may have screwed up, but now he could choose to be the best version of himself.
Eh. The song gets inappropriate towards the end of the chapter.
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