Chapter 5
"I can't tell whether it's convenient or weird that they have a guest bed for a human" Elijah thought to himself as he removed his Spider-Man mask, "woo, what a day, first I try to stop Ock from harnessing the energy from other worlds, then I get transported to a world where two famous video game characters are a reality" Elijah recapped as he brushed his teeth, thankfully, Spyro and Cynder had a spare one, and he would just sleep in his day clothes, and he packed some deodorant along as well (for reasons that not even he could figure out), "don't think there's any chance that Luke could lock onto my frequency" Elijah tried the headset, "Luke? You there?" All Elijah could hear was static, "nothing, figures" Elijah sighed in defeat as he brought his stuff out of the bathroom and sat down on the bed. He caught sight of Spyro and Cynder nuzzling one another on their bed, unfortunately, this only reminded him of the fact that he lost his Dad and had no girlfriend to love, he finally managed to get comfortable enough to fall asleep, but sleep wouldn't come so easily for him.
Elijah's eyes shot open as he grew tired of tossing and turning, he sat upright to see Spyro and Cynder cuddling in their sleep, Elijah knew what could calm his nerves, and he donned his Spidey suit and took off. "Man, nothing beats a nice evening web-swing to calm your nerves" Spider-Man sighed in relief as he landed on a lamp poll, "this Kaos fellow doesn't seem so tough, just wish I wasn't alone so I could talk to someone about it" Spidey took off his mask once more, letting the crisp air run through his hair and around his face, "I miss my father, but, with great power comes great responsibility, he would've wanted me to go on" Elijah stated as he looked across the nearby beach, "hey, what are you doing?" Elijah jumped when a voice spoke to him, using his reflexes, he spun a web before he hit the ground to keep him from colliding, when he looked, he saw a white dragon with crystals, "sorry, you startled me" Elijah apologized as he put his mask back on and climb back to the top, "sorry, it's just that I usually come here to think about stuff myself" the dragon landed on a space next to Spidey, "so...who are you?" The dragon asked, "my hero name is Spider-Man, but my real name is Elijah, and I'd like to keep that secret a secret please" Spider-Man replied, "who are you?" Spider-Man returned the question, "my name is Flashwing" the dragon answered in a simple tone, "hmm, Flashwing, that's got a nice ring to it" Spidey pointed out, "thanks" was all the dragon said in response, "now, I told you I came here to think, why are you here?" Flashwing asked, "oh me? Couldn't sleep, usually that means I take a nighttime swing, and recently I was reminiscing the sacrifices I had to make to be Spider-Man" Spidey's tone deepened slightly at this, "oh? Do you want to talk about it? I understand if you don't..." Flashwing began, but Spider-Man cut her off, "no, no, I'm fine, I can explain" and so, Spider-Man explained the story of his transformation from an eighth grader to Spider-Man, "wow, you really did lose a lot" Flashwing pointed out, "it's okay, I don't mind talking about it, except for the fact that I lost my Dad in the process, but other than that...", Spidey trailed off as Flashwing moved closer to him. "Though I've been kinda lonely lately" Spidey broke the silence as Flashwing looked in confusion, "what do you mean?" She asked curiously, "with my Dad gone, and my Mother in a state of grief, I can't really share my pain with anyone, no shoulder to cry on and such" Spider-Man explained, suddenly Flashwing did something surprising, she lifted off his mask, and kissed him (okay, even I admit, it's a little sudden, but I really don't care) Elijah's initial response was shock but eventually melted into it, when they pulled back, "Flashwing, I didn't think you liked me that way...and we've only just met" Elijah stuttered slightly, "well, I know who I like when I see them, and your story is all I need" Flashwing nuzzled into Elijah's lap, "you have a shoulder now" Flashwing whispered as Elijah stroked her head, "don't know how my Mom of Luke would react if they found out that I've just started dating a dragon, but whatever" Elijah humored himself with that thought as he set his web shooter to extended webbing (webbing that lasts longer than an hour, usually about 14 hours, he usually uses them for hammocks), and spun then a hammock (I predicted the future boi), "with great power comes great responsibility" even being a superhero for a week, Elijah still heard those noble words as he drifted off to sleep with Flashwing in his lap.