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A/N: Wow, I'm pretty proud of myself being able to crank out these chapters. Anyway, Luke's chapter this time. Looks like three more chapters before we dive into another character arch. Let's get pumped! Read, Review, Enjoy!
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TheImmortalDanny - I like trying to add what I know from the comics into this to give the characters more layers, while it's not always easy due to most of the characters being turned into teenager counterparts of their comic book selves. Writing this chapter I noticed something about Danny and added a little more anxiety to explain it. Anyway, I won't keep you. Enjoy!
Chapter 12: Luke
"Thanks Tiger," Spider-Man says as White Tiger pulls him out of the hole so Nova and I can put down the heavy rubble we had to move to dig him out. "I almost had him.
"You survived a full two minutes against the Goblin." White Tiger explains to Spider-Man calmly as Nova and I make our way over. "That's a win."
"Maybe, but it won't count for squat if we don't move now. Gobbie said it was a 'family matter', it can only mean he's after Harry."
"Goblin is crazy in the Cabeza, Webs; you can't trust anything he says." Nova points out easily.
"Do you have a plan?" I ask.
"I'm just going to wing it. Wing it! Where was that quip when I was fighting robo-bats?" Spider-Man asks himself. He looks back at us almost instantly. "Kidding! I have a plan; hang in the shadows while I get up close and personal."
"Are you sure about seeing Harry again? You two haven't exactly been on great terms lately. Not to mention that he hates Spider-Man."
"You kidding? We're the best-est of pals." Spider-Man dismisses her worries without a second thought.
Nova blasted the building right beside where Peter and Harry had ducked for cover.
I easily picked up a newspaper box and threw it at Goblin. "Hey, get away from P- from that random kid we do not know personally."
"Yeah," Nova jumps in. "That random, defenseless, and wimpy kid!"
Goblin turned to face us and threw three of his gadgets at us.
White Tiger was caught first, the green energy sphere closed around her.
Iron Fist was caught in the second with me and the third had trapped Nova.
"You said he took the Parker boy, any idea why?" Fury asked as we all sat around Harry's apartment.
SHEILD was conducting their whole investigation of the incident. And Fury had ordered us to stay close.
"No, but he was after Pete specifically," Harry explained. "It was like I wasn't even there."
We had nothing better to do than stand off to the side and listen.
"He must have gone after Goblin." White Tiger decides, keeping her voice low.
"Not unless he did so without this." Iron Fist holds up Peter's backpack.
"Maybe Gobbie knows about Pete's icky sticky side." Nova cuts in.
"It was an Oscorp Spider that gave Pete his powers." White Tiger recalls. "Osborn could consider him his 'son'."
"That would at least explain the 'family matter' word choice from Goblin." I agree.
"Hold up," Iron Fist says looking over to where Harry and Fury were talking, "look, problem solved."
"How many costumes does he have?" White Tiger asks as we approach the window some to see a figure swing building to building.
"That's not Spider-Man." Harry backs up from the window cautiously.
"Who else travels by web?" I ask it hits me instantly. "Uh oh, the Symbiote."
That's why Harry's nervous. "Venom?"
Fury pulls out his gun along with all the other SHIELD agents in the room as the new web-slinger crashes through the windows. Screeching and pulling down a beam in the penthouse to stir up dust and confusion.
"Get Harry," White Tiger orders as we back away from the dust as SHIELD Agents attack.
I can see the outline of Agents being tosses around.
The dust clears for us to see Fury being help up by large tentacles. He only manages to blast a few shots before being thrown straight over us to the door.
"That is not Venom," I comment as Ava pushes Harry back and Iron Fist steps closer, Nova stays behind Harry as we get ready to fight.
"It is the Symbiote," Harry says, he sounds certain about that. "No, Pete!"
The black tentacles shoot straight at us as we all dodge out of the way, White Tiger throwing herself over Harry to protect him.
The minute they get up she pushes Harry over to Iron Fist as she engages the Symbiote.
I rush forward to hit it, but the Symbiote shoots itself straight up out of my reach. Sticking to the ceiling and pushing Nova into the wall as he flew in.
I look up and see Iron Fist, his one hand glowing dancing around the attacks, he managed to hit one away, and get himself close enough to land a kick, sending the Symbiote sliding across the room.
He's only made it mad.
It doesn't look at Harry but is locked on to Iron Fist. It rushes him and throws Fist to the ground jumping on top of him; Iron Fist easily hits him with his powers and sends him flying across the room.
The tentacles shoot in all direction and catch him in what reminds me of a web.
"This 'Venom' indeed seems different." Iron Fist comments as he gets back to his feet and approaches Harry."
The Symbiote thrusts itself into a wall and I rush up the stair to subdue it.
I grab it only for spikes to come out of it from all angles.
"Eh, Defiantly pointier," I add right before it kicks me off and sends me flying down the stairs.
Nova takes over blasting it as I get back to my feet.
"And peppier," Nova adds right before the tentacles grab him out of the air and throw him onto the couch. "I'm guessing too much caffeine."
White Tiger sighs and dodges the oncoming attacks, running up to the wall and shoving off she slashes the tentacles and kicks the Symboite to the wall when it jumps on her. She got up quickly and rushed back over to us to protect Harry.
"Or the Goblin improved on the original formula." She corrects Nova.
The Symbiote launches itself at us again and Iron Fist runs in with his fist ignited, getting himself thrown into a bookcase.
It turns to me and the tentacles grab my hand to hold them out o the way as it hits me, feet first with its full weight.
I can hear Tiger rush in the second I hit the wall. And Nova's blasting.
"No!" Is that Harry?
"Stop!" Harry demands. "I said stop. You know who I am. We were Venom, we have a bond. That's right, we're friends, we're family," Harry coaxes it to wrap around his hand.
Carnage cuts itself off from going to harry, screeching as it does. But it doesn't work, the Symbiote wants Harry.
This is bad…
The Symbiote spits out Peter as it chooses Harry to become the new host.
This is bad…
This is full on Venom again.
"We are Venom." Venom announces as it stands up to full height. "And we are going to end this! Once and for all!"
"End it?" Peter sits up to look at Vemon looping over him. "Harry! No wait stop!"
Peter rushes to his feet and looks out the broken window. "You guys take care of Fury; I've got a family feud to stop."
"Are you sure you're up to it, man?" I ask. "You were just… possessed by the Symbiote."
"I'm fine," Peter says picking up his bag and rushing out the door.
"Spidey to Team," our watches spring to life. "Lock onto my coordinates I need you guys now."
"We're almost there." Iron Fist answers him calmly.
"Iron Fist! Good! Try not to be shocked, but I have an actual plan." Spider-Man's moving around in the background. "I need you to pose as me." He whispers.
"What?" Iron Fist asks, clearly startled. "I cannot do that."
"Yes, you can, you're really the only person on the team with my build and who might be remotely able to copy my fighting style, I'm going to step away from the action and meet you guys."
We stop as we stand outside the abandoned building. "This is it." White Tiger confirms.
"Something wrong, Fist?" I ask, he seems very upset with what Pete's asking him to do.
"You saw when we fought the Symbiote, every punch my chi was focused. I'll give it away."
"Well just kick, you don't have to punch, also don't talk." White Tiger says calmly.
"You're in control, right?" Nova lands in front of Iron Fist and grabs his shoulders.
"I'm ok; just… a little anxious is all."
"About what?" White Tiger asks.
"This is neither the time nor place." Iron Fist says as he walks up the steps and into the abandoned building. "I assure you, I am fine."
"I find it more intriguing that young Mr. Parker just happens to arrive when Spider-Man is nowhere to be seen." Goblin's caught on. "Something you're not telling us, Pe-?"
"Go, now." White Tiger orders.
"Ki-yah!" Iron Fist shouts as he jumps down and kicks Goblin in the face.
He jumps back to join us, keeping low to the ground to mimic Peter's fighting style.
"Still kicking?" Goblin asks reading another blast.
We all jump out of the way and Iron Fist goes straight for Goblin, jumping onto his gloved hand and kicking him again in the face.
"Indeed… I do... kick a lot... with my feet."
"Not much left in the clever quips reserve." Goblin notices.
White Tiger facepalms.
We told him not to talk…
Nova only slaps his hand over his mouth to prevent laughing.
As Iron Fist jumps away I rush in and get on hit to the side of his head before getting hit square in the chest.
White Tiger and Nova also attack.
Nova laughs as he blasts Goblin in a quick flyby.
He is blast out of the air once his back is turned and Goblin's glove pulls Harry closer. "To me Harry, we've got unfinished business."
Goblin jumps from cord to cord, holding Harry only by his shirt.
"Do we go after him?" I ask.
"Wait." Peter orders. "Harry!"
"I've got him." Iron Fist says calmly he rushes forward and catches Harry before he hits the ground.
"Puke-Face is making a break for it!" Nova shouts. I'm already hot on his tail with White Tiger.
Iron Fist will have to catch up later.
"What happened?" Iron Fist asks as he walks out of the abandoned building in his usual costume, sitting down on the steps next to us.
"We lost him," I explain.
"Dude, what was that back there?" Nova asked. "I mean I appreciate you making Pete look stupid but… you know what? Never mind. I needed that…"
"I am glad you enjoyed it then." Iron Fist makes a fist, studying it for a moment.
"You all good?" I ask.
"I think so…" Iron Fist nods his head.
"He got away?" Peter asks outraged as Fury filled him in. "After the trouncing, we gave him he was trashed!"
"Yeah, so were we!" Nova shoots at him, bitterly. "Arach-nerd!"
"It was far from a loss Spider-Man," Fury says calmly. "SHIELD recovered the Venom Symbiote. It finally won't be causing any more trouble."
Iron Fist stood up from the steps and picks up the Spider-Man costume walking over to where Peter stood.
"You have something of mine?" Peter asks as it starts to rain. "Hard to let go, isn't it? Go on… tell 'em what it was like to play everyone's favorite Web-Slinger."
This I have to hear.
"The suit was binding in the armpits… and the mask smelt of stale milkshake." Iron Fist says without a change in posture or his calm serious tone.
Nova bursts out laughing.
"If you'll excuse me I have to go be 'non-super.'" Peter shoves the costume into his bag and excuses himself.
"Dude, I so needed that today!" Nova lies down on the stair.
"I'm happy to return it." Iron Fist sighs.
"Are you feeling ok?" I check.
"Yes, Power-Man," Iron Fist looks down at his hand and clenches it. "Everything feels just fine."
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