Some of the Freedom Fighters were still shaken up after watching Jet murder Uncle Bhim in cold blood. Jet, on the other hand, was proud of what he'd done. Ashmaker got what was coming to him, Jet had said as he led his group to the ferry that took people off of Spider Island. Of course, some would say Jet's hatred of anyone from the Fire Nation was understandable. When Jet was only eight years old, he witnessed his parents' deaths at the hands of the Fire Nation armada known as the Rough Rhinos. That tragedy molded Jet into an angry and vengeful hook sword-wielding vigilante, who believed in going to extreme lengths to exact his revenge, even to the point of endangering innocent lives. As far as Jet was concerned, however, anyone who was even associated with the Fire Nation were scum and deserved punishment. Little did Jet know that he was about to pay a heavy price for killing that old man; from the darkened trees, an angry pair of eyes, hidden behind a red mask, watched the Freedom Fighters make their way towards the ferry.
Pavitr had finally caught up with Jet and his gang of terrorists, prepared to dish out justice. Of course, Pavitr's version of justice at the moment constituted more along the lines of vengeance, but he was too angry to care. Uncle Bhim was the closest thing he had to a father and now he was gone. Gone for no reason other than the fact that he was from the Fire Nation. To Pavitr, this didn't justify killing anyone and he was going to make the Freedom Fighters, especially Jet, pay. Using the shadows of the forest for cover, he shot several weblines at the Freedom Fighters and hoisted them into the trees. He then proceeded to web their mouths shut to prevent them from yelling for help. It didn't take Jet long to realize his gang wasn't following him anymore and he had the feeling he was being watched. "Smellerbee?", he asked, "Longshot? Pipsqueak? Sneers? Duke? Where are you guys?" Pavitr's voice angrily spoke out from the shadows, "I'm afraid your friends are a little tied up at the moment. Don't worry, they're fine. I'd be more worried about what's going to happen to you."
Jet smugly sneered at Pavitr's proclamation, took out his hook swords and said, "If you think I'm scared of you, ashmaker, you've got another thing coming." However, Jet was surprised to hear Pavitr say back, "So that's it, huh? Just because we're a Fire Nation colony, that automatically makes us all firebenders? You judge all of us based on the actions of those on the mainland? Well, you want to know what I see when I look at you?" Jet thought he saw a shadow slinking through the trees, so he ran towards it, then up it, and took a swing at whatever he thought was there. However, Jet soon saw that the shape had vanished, which made him start to feel nervous. Little did he realize that his stalker was hanging upside down behind him on a line of webbing. Jet's turning around prompted Pavitr to spin himself back into hiding, which caused Jet to yell out, "WHERE ARE YOU?!" Finally, Pavitr decided to reveal himself to his uncle's killer and said, "I'm right here, murderer!"
Jet turned around and saw a person dressed in a red and blue costume sticking to the trunk of a tree. Though he couldn't see any emotion through the interloper's mask, Jet could feel the anger coming off of this individual. Pavitr threw himself at the leader of the Freedom Fighters and landed a swift kick right to his face. Thrown off balance, Jet tried to attack with his hook swords, but before he could land a swing, Pavitr shot two weblines at Jet's hook swords and pulled them out of his grasp. Landing a punch into Jet's chin that sent him flying backwards, Pavitr then lunged forward and pushed Jet into a tree, effectively pinning him there. The terrified Jet fearfully begged, "Please! Don't hurt me! Just give me a chance!", to which Pavitr angrily replied, "What about the old man?! Did you give him a chance?! DID YOU?!"
He reared back his fist in preparation to beat the life out of Jet, but then he stopped. It was as if he couldn't move his body; like he was being restrained by an invisible force. Looking behind him, out of the corner of his eye, Pavitr saw Uncle Bhim standing there with a look of disapprovement on his face. The specter shook its head, as if to say, Don't do it, Pavitr. The spider-powered youth looked back at Jet's frightened face and thought to himself, If I do this, I'll be no better than you are. Pavitr proceeded to drop Jet on the ground and heard the sound of the other Freedom Fighters approaching. They had broken out of their webs and had now come back to aid their leader. Jet's ego came back full force and he asked, "What's the matter, freak? Too afraid to take a life?" Pavitr looked down at Jet and said, "That would be the easy way out. You don't deserve it." Turning to look at the other Freedom Fighters, he continued, "The rest of you, take your boss, get on the ferry and don't ever come back to my island. Now! Move it!"
The Freedom Fighters did as they were told and climbed aboard, Pipsqueak carrying Jet in his gigantic arms. Once the ferry had sailed out of sight, the stress of the ordeal caught up to Pavitr and he fell to his knees sobbing. He pulled off his mask to let his tears flow freely as he thought to himself, My fault. All of this was my fault. If only I had been here to stop those punks, this wouldn't have happened. But I didn't. And now Uncle Bhim is dead. And I'm really the one who killed him. Because I didn't understand that with great power comes great responsibility. Now I do. I now know why Arachne gave me these powers. To save innocent people from the forces of evil. To be a hero! Spider Island is safe for now, but there's other places that need someone like me. And they'll get me. Look out, everyone, Spider-Man's coming! Pavitr now stood tall and proud as the sun rose on a brand new day.
Next Time: Nalin Oberoi
