The ship cut through the clouds like a knife through butter. It caused a boom as it roared under the moon light. It had been at least two hours since the take-off, but it wasn't a time to rest. Peter sat with his mask off, resting his back against the wall of the jet. Thor had been standing in the other corner with his arms crossed, possibly psyching himself up for the coming battle. Captain America had been piloting the ship, while Iron Man was checking the contents of his armor. Everyone looked like they had done this a hundred times before.
He felt so out of place
This wasn't the kind of world that he was used to, but its one that he needed to dabble in. Without his mask, Peters fear showed on his face. Holding his mask, he could see his well-cut brunette hair through the reflection of the eyes. His blue eyes shined parallel to the lenses, almost symbolically. Even with his powers, there are still things in the world that he greatly fears. The Goblin is among this great fear, always making him twitch in worry. Every time they've fought, he's barely escaped with his life.
'I can't let him win this time', Peter thought, 'This is my fault after all. I need to be the one to fix this, right?'
His gaze moved to Iron Man, who was putting his armor back on, fully calibrated, 'Everyone looks so ready to do this. But not me, I know what's coming our way. I know who the monster is and what he's capable of. That's why I need to do this.'
Though he tried to convince himself this was right, of course he had doubts. His fear told him to run away and take that science test that he missed. But he can't, because no matter what he feels, he must follow his gut.
"We're here," Said Captain America, "This is where the other Quinjets tracker is transmitting from."
The ship came into view of a large complex, surrounded by rock and desert. It held the appearance of a highly fortified prison, hidden in plain sight. It consisted of 3 main complexes, with smaller warehouses scattered all about. It was hard to see this late at night, being most of the colors matched that of the landscape surrounding it. All Peter knew was that this place was a covert S.H.I.E.L.D operated prison for super powered individuals. The Avengers couldn't tell him much else beyond that. He didn't even know where they were, they wouldn't tell him.
Cap clicked on the mic sticking out of the control console, and spoke into it, "This is Captain America of the Avengers, piloting Quinjet-5, requesting permission to land, over."
There was no answer for quite some time, so Cap tried again.
"I repeat, this is Steve Rogers, alias Captain America of the Avengers. I request permission to land, over."
Still no answer.
"Something's off," Said Stark, "They would have answered by now."
Peter stood from his spot and moved toward the pilot seat curiously. It was likely Goblin had already infiltrated the prison. With a Quinjet, he could have gotten in without a fight.
Suddenly, the tingling feeling in his head returned. Colors in his vision shifted slightly, as he felt every molecule around him. He never always knew what it was trying to tell him, but for once he went with his gut. Grabbing the wheel of the pilot seat, he yanked it to the side and caused the ship to tilt drastically to the right. Just as it did, a massive missile flew by, clipping the wing of the jet and causing its balance to falter. Cap took the wheel back and flew the ship forward, just as missiles continued to fire."
"Kid!" Stark shouted, "Use your Spider-Sense and tell us when to move, we're flying blind out here!"
"Got it!" he said, moving close to where Cap was sitting.
The ship dodged and weaved through the storm of missiles, each targeted at the same thing. They came in bundles of 3 or 4, spreading out the closer they came. "Left!" Peter shouted. Cap pulled the wheel to the left and the ship quickly turned, dodging a barrage of missiles.
"Nice work kid," Cap said, "With attacks like this, it's likely the Goblin has gotten into the main control room. He could release all the prisoners kept there if he wanted. And that's bad news for us. Tony," he turned his head to face Stark, "We might need to call this in. Backup might benefit us."
"Let's see what we're dealing with first," Said Tony, "He caught us by surprise earlier, but we're ready for him this time-"
"Up!" Peter shouted.
With Cap distracted by the conversation, he didn't have enough time to pull the wheel up before the missile struck the bottom of the jet. A massive whole erupted in the back, sucking all the air out. Spider-Mans mask, having still been on the floor, flew out the window in a snap. The jets alarm sounded off with a blinking red light as they all hung on for as long as they could.
"This thing is going down!" Cap said, standing up and grabbing the parachute hanging on the wall, "We've gotta jump!"
Tony turned to Peter, "Kid, this is where it gets tough. Jump out and press the small button on your watch."
"What?" He questioned, using his adhesive abilities to keep from falling out, "Why?"
"Trust me!" He said, flying out quickly after. Thor followed close behind him, almost eager to jump out as quickly as he could.
Cap kept himself to the wall, leaning on it as he made his way to the hole in the ship, "Come on kid! We can't be in here when it crashes!"
Cap jumped out, being pulled out by the wind. Peter crawled over to the hole as carefully as he could, and let the wind carry him out.
Spider-Man Academia
Chapter 2: Rookie (Part 2)
All he could see was a blur of colors as he fell from the sky. He twisted and turned in all directions, unable to regain his composure. His Spider-Sense was going off constantly, to the point where it began to form into a headache. The only thing he could focus on was his hands, and the watch strapped around his wrist. He tried to grab it, but the wind pushed his hand away, causing him to spin faster. The ground was coming up quickly, he needed to act fast. He curled his body up and grabbed the watch, pressing the button and quickly releasing it.
Suddenly a small hole opened on top of the watch. Without any warning, something began to form around it. A type of metal started to compact and form from nothing. It formed around his wrist, creating a bracelet-like gadget. From there it started to form a different kind of material up his arm. It looked like fabric, but it felt like a flexible metal as It traveled up his arm. It reached his chest and traveled up his neck, wrapping around his chin and moving up his face. Instinctively, he closed his eyes as it covered them. He felt it travel down the rest of his body, completely covering him in the material. Opening his eyes, he looked out of the lenses now presented to him. He was able to see almost as clearly as if he wasn't wearing anything.
A small ball of cloth suddenly shot out of his back, forming into a parachute and quickly pulling on his descent. He felt disoriented, but quickly regained his composure. He had to blink a few times to focus.
As he floated down, he looked at his outfit. It was similar to what he was already wearing, but with several changes. The material itself was very different, feeling much stronger than normal fabric, and on his wrists rested metal bracelet-like gauntlets, likely an interpretation of his web shooters. The normal design of his chest was different, as the red of his suit ended at his chest, rather than his waist. Though there was a thin red line that connected the chest to the boots, as well as his shoulders to his gauntlets, though his hands were now blue. His spider emblem was bigger too, at least 3 times as much. The lenses on his eyes had a blue outline as rather than black, and his eyes were able to extend and retract depending on what he's looking at. His web lines remained on the red of the suit, a design he favored and was glad didn't change.
He clenched his fists, feeling the fabric of the suit, "What is this?"
"Nano-Tech, you like it?" Tony's voice rang in his mask, possibly an ear-piece he had installed, "It fits to your liking, so as you get older, it'll grow with you. The Nano-Bots are made of Vibranium too, strongest metal on earth. I took the liberty of making a fresh new design, a sort of twist on your normal outfit. What do you think?"
"What do I think?" Spider-Man said with a smile, "I think you have too much time on your hands! But I'll admit, it's amazing! What can It do?"
"You'll figure that out with time. It'll serve as extra protection and that's what matters. Land near the entrance, we'll meet you there."
"Copy that!"
Grabbing the straps of the parachute, he shifted his momentum toward the entrance of the prison, landing carefully on the other side of the gate. The parachute retracted perfectly into his suit, leaving no trace of any opening for it to appear. Its likely the fabric of the parachute was Nano-Tech as well. Finally, on the ground, he took a moment to admire his new suit in a nearby window reflection. The new design was slim and comfortable, Tony clearly put some thought into it.
The Avengers approached him, having landed only a moment before him, "You look good, kid," Said Iron Man "We're gonna split up and search the facility. At the first sign of trouble, call us and we'll come running. Same goes for everyone else."
"Let's get moving before he gets away," Cap said, pulling out his shield and walking in a random direction.
"Whoever finds the beast claims right to smite him," Said Thor as he flew away.
"Kid," Tony addressed him, "Don't fight alone."
With that, he flew away, leaving the arachnid hero alone.
The state of being he was used to.
His mind wandered as he walked through the empty facility. It was likely that Goblin had taken out many of the personnel upon his arrival. He just hoped that no one was dead, or that would be more blood on his hands. He swung through the complex on his web, entering a weapons facility. It was dark inside, the only lights coming from tubes that held different weapons. Every weapon was unique, so they were likely confiscated from the villains they imprisoned.
"Its way too dark in here," he said. As if on voice command, his lenses lit up in a sky-blue color. From his view, his sight had been switched to night vision. Now, he could see every detail of the area around him, "Geez, you really overdid it Mr. Stark," he grinned.
He appreciated that Tony would go through this much effort for him. He's always been a sort of mentor to him, teaching him new tricks and lessons. He never admitted it, but sometimes he saw him as a good father figure. Though, he only doubts it because he rarely sees him. Tony is an Avenger, after all. He has to protect the world. He has so much respect from the people, everyone loves him. But things are different for Spider-Man. The city of New York hates him and would rather hang him than give him a trophy. The News always portrays him as a villain, but all he ever does it help people.
His spider-sense tingled again, causing him to take his surroundings more seriously. He heard footsteps, and the sound of a door opening somewhere down the hall. Quickly, he jumped to the ceiling, sticking to it with ease. He looked down the hall and saw the open door, a light shining out of it. It was bright enough to shut off his night vision. He began crawling, keeping his body close to the ceiling and his eyes on the door.
'You won't get away again,' Peter thought.
He crawled into the room, jumping to the darkest corner and observing the scene.
The Green Goblin stood before a massive tube, as he pressed buttons on the console below it. Inside the tube was a large golden glove, with 6 slots on the knuckles. Surrounding the room were 6 smaller tubes, each with a stone inside.
It was the Infinity Gauntlet.
"At the beginning of the universe, there was nothing," Goblin suddenly spoke aloud, "Then, the big bang created these six stones. The stones of Space, Reality, Power, Mind, Soul and Time. No one person can wield all 6 without the proper gear. That's where this gauntlet came into play. Once wielded by the mighty Thanos, destroyer of worlds. Now, it is within my grasp," He grinned, and turned around, "And you think you can stop me from taking it."
Spider-Man leapt down, keeping a defensive position, "I doubt those meaty hands of yours could even fit into that gauntlet."
"I'm surprised you followed me all the way her, wall crawler," Goblin smirked, "Perhaps you're more capable then I thought."
"No wonder you stole the Quinjet. You wanted the coordinates to one of S.H.I.E.L.D's prisons for super powered beings, just so you grab the Infinity Gauntlet."
"You're as perceptive as a squirrel finding an acorn. You can only see what's on the surface. S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers decided to keep the most powerful weapon in the universe, inside a prison such as this one. Someone was bound to steal it eventually."
"And that just gives you the right, does it? Is that how things work in that twisted head of yours?" He mocked.
Goblin clenched his fists, "Yes."
He swung his arm forward, causing a ring of fire to emerge. Spider-Man jumped quickly over the flames as they struck the 6 tubes containing the infinity stones. Each one broke, sending the stones to the ground. The closest ones to the Goblin were that of Power and Space. As Spider-Man landed on his feet, he shot a web to the wall behind his enemy and pulled himself forward. Quickly he threw a punch to his jaw, fallowing it up with a backflip kick. As he tried to rush forward with both fists, Goblin caught them and threw him into the air. Spider-Man stuck to the ceiling, then leapt back down. As he came in for a punch, the gauntlet on his wrist suddenly started glowing sky blue. As his fist collided, it released an energy wave that pushed a great amount of force on Goblin, causing the ground below them to crack as he fell to his knees.
Spider-Man recovered, examining his arm, "A kinetic energy holder? That's what these are? Oh Mr. Stark, you are awesome!" he took a stance, "Come on! What else you got?!"
Wiping the blood off his face, Goblin stood up again, reaching behind him and grabbing the Infinity Gauntlet from it's case. Just as he managed to slip it onto his hand, Spider-Man kicked him from behind, sending him stumbling. Goblin threw a hook punch, but Spider-Man ducked under and send a punch to his elbow. His arm felt tingly and numb for a moment, before he quickly recovered and struck again. Spider-Man backflipped away and landed his feet on the nearby wall. He pushed off toward Goblin, but he was quickly swatted away by the Infinity Gauntlet. He stumbled to the side, barely regaining his stance.
With a moment of freedom, Goblin reached down and grabbed the Space stone, placing it into one of the gauntlets slots.
"One down," he said, "Five to go."
"You won't be getting the others, Goblin! They aren't for sale!"
A set of footsteps caught his attention, and Spider-Man quickly looked behind him. It was the Avengers, coming to his aid, "Kid! I told you to call us!" Tony called out.
His spider-sense tingled in his head, and he turned forward to see Goblin coming his way, and fast. The Avengers were going to be hurt if he didn't stop his attack. Without thinking, he ran forward.
"Kid, no!" Tony shouted again, attempting to fly forward to stop him.
'I'm sorry, Mr. Stark,' Peter thought, 'But he exists because of me. I have to be the one to stop him. Right here!"
Spider-Man leapt forward.
'I'll send him to a place he can never escape from, ever again!'
"Osborn!" he shouted.
"Parker!" Goblin shouted.
Spider-Mans fist collided with the Infinity Gauntlet, and a massive explosion resulted. Massive puffs of purple smoke emitted from the scene, as the entire room was overtaken with light. The blast send the Avengers flying back through the door, knocked to the ground. Iron Man took the hardest fall as he was the closest, landing with a clank.
Tony stood on one knee, looking into the smoke, "Kid!" he called out, "Peter!"
When the smoke cleared, nothing remained. No monster, no hero, no stones. Just an empty room.
Iron Man entered the room with a heavy heart, his fists clenching, "Peter!" he shouted again. But there was nothing, no trace.
"Tony," Cap approached, "The Goblin, he was wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, with the space stone."
Tony perked up, a hint of hope in his eye, "With a single thought, he could be anywhere in the universe, or beyond"
"So he isn't dead. Just relocated."
"Yeah," Tony looked forward, "But where?"
End of Part 2
Spider-Man: Hero Academia
