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Chapter 48: You're Only Second Rate
(Osborn Tower, a week later)
The Green Goblin had been working on calibrations to his machines tirelessly for some time, he hadn't done much else. The disgusting slime-like poured down his scaly skin. He growled and grunted as his eyes twitched, mindlessly combing over the nuts and bolts of the interior of his machine as he worked.
"HHHOONNNEEEYYY I'M HHHHOOOMMMEEE!" A familiar voice called out.
The Green Goblin snarled under his breath, teeth bared in an almost fixed scowl. He had grown progressively annoyed with his newest follower. Goblin-Spidey was as hysteric as he originally hoped, but the total unpredictable nature of his psyche made him…he wasn't even sure what to think.
"I made it perfectly clear I was not to be disturbed. You and my son are supposed to spread my toxin throughout the city whilst defeating S.H.I.E.L.D., or preferably changing them." The Green Goblin grunted.
"Well you see 'boss', things have turned to shit." Goblin-Spidey grunted, his voice flooding with painful sarcasm.
The Green Goblin stopped everything he did. He growled lowly as he stood up and turned around, eyes narrowed with wrath at his subordinate.
Goblin-Spidey didn't flinch, he just glared right back. This surprised the Green Goblin, usually his subordinate would make a joke and back off…not this time.
'What are you up to?' The Green Goblin grunted in his mind.
"We can't do shit because our 'leader' is a damn, worthless slug." Goblin-Spidey scoffed.
The Green Goblin was stunned, he never expected, even from him, such an insult.
"You dare?! YOU DARE?!" The Green Goblin snarled then roared as he swiftly approached Goblin-Spidey, then backhanded him.
Goblin-Spidey flew backwards and crashed into the wall behind him. Goblin-Spidey groaned slightly as he dropped to the ground leaving behind a small web of cracks in the wall. He then chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?" The Green Goblin hissed.
"You see we had a little chat about leadership around here. Boys!" Goblin-Spidey grunted.
Green Goblin's implanted spidey sense blared.
'Ah hell.' Green Goblin grunted in his mind.
The walls were splintered as several Goblins burst through them.
"FINE! I'LL DEAL WITH ALL TRAITORS!" The Green Goblin bellowed with utter fury.
One Goblin grunted as he swung his left fist, but the Green Goblin slammed one of his fists into his face sending him flying. Another leapt forward with his right fist flying forward, but was swatted away from the back of his other fist. A third was snatched by his throat and thrown to the side instantly after he tried to jump onto him from behind. The room was filled with the roars and growls of the wrathful Green Goblin, his eyes bulged with blood and spittle flew from his mouth as unleashed his lungs.
(Oh hell, if you want something done right...)
Goblin-Spidey screeched as he fired off his swamp colored webbing, trapping the Green Goblin against the wall behind him. Goblin-Spidey laughed as he got back onto his feet.
"You and I need to talk about a regime change." Goblin-Spidey chuckled, boasting heavily with a wide, crooked smile.
He laughed as he lunged with a vicious punch, knocking out the Green Goblin with the enhanced force of the blow.
(Goblin Arena, several minutes later)
The Green Goblin woke up with a snarl, eyes bursting open as did his whole body. He grunted as the flood light fell on him, covering his eyes with his hands.
"Oh great." The Green Goblin grumbled as he looked behind him to see that the weapons on the racks were gone.
"Gentle and no so gentle Goblins! I give you are pathetic, disposed former leader!" A familiar voice called out.
The crowd booed and cursed the Green Goblin, spitting and throwing trash as they did.
"Traitors! Cowards! All of you!" The Green Goblin screeched as he turned to them.
The crowd's cackling laughter blared into the sky, the sickening chorus ringing in the Green Goblin's ears.
"DAMN YOU ALLLLL!" The Green Goblin screamed, shaking his fists into the air above his head.
"Than it's a good thing I already am!" Another familiar voice called out.
The Green Goblin paused and looked up towards the benches as the light faded partially. His eyes widened with shock at seeing Hobgoblin standing in front of the other Goblins. His smile lined the serrated teeth, emphasizing his cruel betrayal.
"Son?" The Green Goblin gasped.
"What can I say: I grew up…he offered me a hell of a deal: get to watch you humiliated and beaten even more than I always was as sweet revenge…I'm a chip off the old block, aren't I?" Hobgoblin chuckled.
'You sure are.' Green Goblin gasped in his mind.
There was a soft boom in front of him. The Green Goblin looked to see Goblin-Spidey grinning before him, the spotlight shining directly behind him. Several open boxes sat around him, holding contents he couldn't see.
"You got lucky! I'm still stronger than you'll ever hope to be! You only defeated me with them! Alone you're weak!" Green Goblin scoffed then lunged forward.
Goblin-Spidey threw his left fist forward, landing on his opponent's face. Green Goblin grunted in pain as he flew back and landed into the dirt. He picked himself onto his hands and knees, shocked eyes on Goblin-Spidey.
"I paid a trip to your old machine, fixed up it and little and used it. I'm as strong as you, or even stronger. Doesn't matter: you've never been a match for me." Goblin-Spidey chuckled.
Green Goblin snarled as he stood.
"You worthless slug! I AM THE GOBLIN! THE ORIGINAL GOBLIN! THE GREEN GOBLIN! YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME?! I'LL SPREAD YOUR CARCASS ACROSS THE CITY AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHO WILL BE LAUGHING!" The Green Goblin roared like an exploding volcano then lunged forward.
Goblin-Spidey grinned as he fired a web as fast as a bullet, which attached to the Green Goblin's face, then slung it down. Goblin-Spidey laughed as the Green Goblin tore the webbing off then looked up.
"Well I believe it's me." Goblin-Spidey chuckled.
Goblin-Spidey cackled as he pulled something from one of the boxes and background music from an iconic source played over the arena's speakers. Green Goblin scowled at this.
"I must admit; your parlor tricks are amusing!" Goblin-Spidey sang, then threw something.
A hat landed on Green Goblin's head. Goblin-Spidey leapt over to him.
"I bet you've got a bomb under your hat!" Goblin-Spidey continued as he pulled off the hat then jumped away, and a small bomb landed in the Green Goblin's hand, who looked at it in horror then threw away before it exploded.
Goblin-Spidey landed by the boxes and pulled something else out.
"Now here's your chance to get the best of me, hope your hands is hot! C'mon clown, let's see what you've got!" Goblin-Spidey sang then threw burning cards at Green Goblin.
Green Goblin growled as he batted them away then ran towards his foe.
"You can try to slam me with your hardest stuff, but your double whammy isn't up to snuff." Goblin-Spidey sang as the Green Goblin threw several punches, which the singing Goblin dodged each time then slid away from him.
Green Goblin turned quickly and quickly found a huge green hand grabbing his throat.
"I'll set the record straight, you're simply out of date! You're only second rate!" Goblin-Spidey sang into the Green Goblin's face then slammed him to the ground and quickly jumped back to the boxes.
Green Goblin jumped onto his feet and extruded his claws, then lunged forward. His foe pulled another item out.
"You think your claws are meanies, but your talons are tame." Goblin-Spidey sang as he used a machete to chop off the claws from the tips of Green Goblin's fingers.
Green Goblin turned to find a board with a picture of a Goblin on it in one of Goblin-Spidey's hands.
"You've got a lot to learn about the goblin game. So for your education I'll reiterate, you're only second rate!" Goblin-Spidey sang when he put a dunce hat from his other hand onto Green Goblin's head then kicked him with his right foot, sending his foe flying.
Green Goblin grunted as he got onto his feet. Goblin-Spidey jumped over and landed before him.
"Men cower at the power in my pinky. My thumb is number one on every list!" Goblin-Spidey sang then poked him with his right pinky finger and thumb at the end of each respective sentence.
Green Goblin gave an astonished look.
"But if you're not convinced that I'm invincible, I'll put myself to the test! I'd love to put this rivalry to rest!" Goblin-Spidey sang then leapt back to the boxes.
Green Goblin stared at him in anger and confusion. He saw Goblin-Spidey pull out a fuse boxes and cut wires which ran with electricity, a bear trap, and gathered the machete.
"I'll go ahead and zap me with the big surprise! Snap myself in a trap! Cut me down to size!" Goblin-Spidey sang as he slammed the live wires into his ears, shocking him, stepped into the bear trap which locked around his left leg instantly, and then quickly slashed the machete down his torso.
Green Goblin stared in shock.
"I'll make it out ok, it's just a piece of cake." Goblin-Spidey continued to sing as he shook off the shocking, tore the bear trap off him, and threw away the machete.
He then jumped high into the air, unharmed from his previous self torture, and quickly threw a thumbs up.
"You're only second rate!" Goblin-Spidey sang as something with thrown behind him, and exploded behind him, which sent him flying faster towards the ground.
Green Goblin slowly began backing up as something unusual overcame him. Goblin-Spidey landed behind the Green Goblin, who turned quickly around.
"You know your homicidal state isn't tough enough, and your madness doesn't measure up! Let me pontificate upon your sorry state, you're only second rate!" Goblin-Spidey sang with a cruel smile as he pummeled Green Goblin with a flurry of vicious blows.
Green Goblin stumbled back in shock then made a quick turn around. But found Goblin-Spidey suddenly behind him with a wicked smile.
"Zaba-caba-dabra!" Goblin-Spidey hissed.
Green Goblin jumped back then turned only to find Goblin-Spidey landing before him from another jump.
"Goblin's gonna grab ya!" Goblin-Spidey barked.
Green Goblin slowly walked backwards.
"All hell will break loose! This thing's bigger than the both of us!" Goblin-Spidey hollered as he walked forward.
Green Goblin recognized the feeling that had overcame him, and he dreaded it: fear.
"So spare me your tremendous scare! You look horrendous in your utter fear!" Goblin-Spidey sang as he jumped forward with a sickening grin as he landed before his foe.
Green Goblin jumped back, not knowing where he was going.
"I can hardly wait to discombobulate! I'll send ya back and packing in crates! You'll make a better living within a cage! You're only second rate!" Goblin-Spidey sang as he led Green Goblin into a hidden cage which locked him in at the respect line by the sickening singer.
Green Goblin stared in horror as Goblin-Spidey laughed in victory and his new followers soon joined into a cackling cacophony.
To be continued…
(I altered the song, You're Only Second Rate by Jonathan Freeman a bit. Sorry if it was stupid to use, I just thought it might show Goblin-Spidey's insanity. Again, I'm so sorry for the late update. I will try to update A New Breed and True Heroes Book 3 in the next few days whilst I take a break from my scholarship work. I'm not done with it, but I do need to update my stories, then I will return to finish that quickly so I can continue my stories.)