Kuri was heading home from her job at the NYPD when she was surrounded by a group of men. They pulled her shirt, ripping it, and yanked at her skirt. One of them pinned her too the wall, and his dirty lips were pressed against hers when he was pulled away against the wall.
All of them were pulled, then yanked into a bundle, and beaten up by SpiderMan.
"We do not hit women!" Spider-Man said.
The Thugs roared in anger and lunged across the street toward him.
"We hit the men who hit women." Spider-Man said.
He dropped into the middle and threw each of them against the walls. They got to their feet and ran away.
The Thugs all scattered, Spider-Man stood there, chest heaving. He looked around for Kuri. She was gone. Why didn't she wait to watch him be a hero? He was crushed.
Miko shimmered into view, a pout on her face. "Aw, you didn't leave any for me."
"I'm not in the mood for you right now." Spider-Man replied to her, annoyed.
"Trying to impress your girl?" Miko said, eyes shimmering silver, a tell-tale sign she had been using her powers to spy on him.
"Why did she leave? Did I scare her?" Spider-Man was upset.
Miko shrugged. "Nah. She was probably just embarrassed that she had to be rescued. Ladies these days, we wanna be tough."
"She...wants to be tough?" Spider-Man said skeptically.
"Don't underestimate this 'Kuri' girl. You go on and on about her. If the great Spider-Man is in love with her, Kuri must be able to hold her own in a fight. Mark my words." Miko grinned, and vanished again, just like always.