Superior Spider, Addition to the Web

by Juubi no Shinju

With Great Powers, Comes Great Responsibility. Naruto Benjamin Parker will try to hold on to the people and things precious to him as his life takes a turn for the worse and dangerous when he gains superhuman powers. A new spider has joined the Universal Spider Clan, one who holds the potential to be greater than any other. He was the SUPERIOR Spider-man!

8. An Electric Night (revised)

Disclaimer: See previous chapters...

We interrupt this program for some special news!

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SCHOOL IS KILLING ME!

We now return to your regularly scheduled program.

HELLOOOO EVERYONE! Yesterday was a special day. It was November 26, 2016. Officially ONE YEAR since the creation of Superior Spider: Addition to the Web! Unfortunately, my plan to update on that day was not to be, as I had not realized that until someone told me. So YEAH! That was a loss.

Still, we have come a long way, and I am extremely happy with the number of people loving the story. Thank you all for your support, and hope you continue to enjoy what is yet to come!

So sorry for the late posting, I was still working on it till around midnight today.

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Okay! So I had made an error.

Ben Parker of Earth-3145 could not be a possible pair for May, as he is from ANOTHER dimension, where his wife and nephew PETER PARKER had died. He never met Naruto, and could not form a relationship.

I forgot about that, and I apologize to everyone. Once more, I had jumped the gun. It happens...two, three times a year. I'm not perfect, okay?!

HOWEVER, I also forgot something. Something IMPORTANT!

In the future, Naruto will be in a relationship with HELA, the goddess of Death. As such, why not, with a deal, resurrect Ben Parker? The Ben of THAT dimension? Ben of Earth-116. I have a feeling making a deal with Hela won't be as bad as making a deal with Mephisto. (yes, I just bashed Peter Parker there. You don't make deals with the Devil, dude!) As for explaining how a once thought dead man was back alive, I will think of something.

So that's the topic on Ben. Now for John Jonah Jameson SR.

Everyone (just about 85%) keeps thinking I'm talking about J. Jonah Jameson of the Daily Bugle!

NO! I'm talking about Jonah Jameson SR.! HIS FATHER! Now, the reason could be that many of you don't read the Amazing Spider-man comics. It's alright, I don't either. I follow the Marvel wiki.

Look, there's John Jonah Jameson Sr. the one I'm taking about. There's his son, John Jonah Jameson Jr. the publisher and chief of the Daily Bugle and Spider-man HATER, and John Jonah Jameson III; Sr.'s grandson, and J.J.J. Jr.'s son, and Astronaut!

Alright? THREE generations of J.J Jameson's.

There's Jay Jameson Sr. (I'm calling him Jay now)

J. Jonah Jameson ‒ From Daily Bugle and Spider Hater

And John Jameson ‒ the Astronaut.

In the Mainstream Spider-man, Jay was distant from J. Jonah. When he got to New York, he was saved by Spider-man and became a supporter for him, making him clash with his son. He dated May and later married her. After many life threatening moment, he and May moved away from New York to Boston.

I'm sorry if I seem angry, I just want to avoid people thinking I'm talking about the asshole and make the voting seem fair.

Now, there has been a good comment brought to me by Neo-Drive. May Parker's appearance is based off of her Ultimate Spider-man Animated counterpart. So she might be too young right now. If I had to put it in a number, I would say she was in her...late 30s? Early 40s? She had white hair, but no wrinkles, so I can't tell.

Jay would be in his 50s if I had to guess. But then again, I can also make him look younger. I don't know.

Then again, it's not like I'm going to pair her up NOW! No, it'll happen MANY years later on. She's still young to kick ass and have fun!

This is just for suggestion for when the time comes.

So again:

Jay Jameson (one of two actually GOOD Jameson's)

Or Resurrected Ben Parker of Earth-116?

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A few more things before we get started:

1) In my profile, under the harem list, I placed a link of a chart I created, it holds the pictures of the appearances of the woman based off of. So if you want to see their appearances, check it out.

2) SPECIAL thanks to Blaze1992 for giving me ideas and help in designing the awaited Superior Spider-man costume!

3) I had set up a Twitter account made for the purpose of keeping up to date with my loyal followers. With it, you will be able to:

Know my Status in my story completion.

Know of future ideas.

Do polls.

Give visual aids like pictures.

Answer story questions quicker than having to wait until I post a new chapter (this goes out to Guest reviewers who ask questions, and I have no way of contacting).

Share ideas together.

And finally, know I am alive.

The account name is Juubi_no_Shinju FF, and address is twitter Juubi_no_Shinju

Hope you would follow me to stay connected.

4) The request to do the "Avengers watch Superior Spider" has been accepted. I only allowed TWO readings of this story, and they had been taken. The people who took the request, are:

Grimm King & Keyblade master cole. Hopefully the stories will appear soon.

And now, on to the story...

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Chapter 8: An Electric Night

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Two Days after battle with Doctor Octopus ‒ Morning

It was a beautiful mid-morning in New York City, birds were singing, the smell of bagels filled the air, and the sound of sirens echoed in the air.

In the active streets, a number of police cars shot fast as they chased after an armored truck. Said truck held important items that was to be taken and led to its destination safely. Unfortunately, the vehicle was taken control of by some thieves, which led to this current chase.

Luckily, someone saw this.

Squatting on the ledge of a tall building, Naruto tracked the chase trail, his blue eyes eyeing the truck. He looked down at the watch on his wrist, looking at the time. "Close…but I've got time." Reaching up, he pulled down his mask over his face. Standing up, he leaned over and fell off the edge.

It's been two days since his battle and victory over Doctor Octopus, the weekend coming and going, and he continued life like normal. If you count being a superhero and fighting crime 'normal'. Ock was in prison, he took some pictures, and only downside was Jameson blaming the damage of the rides on Coney Island on him.

"The Spider-Menace strikes again! First a New York City Train, then a Science Center company, and now family entertainment! This menace continues to cause havoc and wreck to everything he touches in our fair city!"

One day, Jameson...one day, you're going to be web up to the torch of Lady Liberty!

Falling down to the ground below, he let his body glide for a moment, feeling the wind passing over his suit and wrapping around him. His arm snapping out, he shot a web-line which caught a building, and with a whoop, began to swing, chasing the truck and police cars.

Arcing through the air, he leaped up high, soaring, before shooting another web-line. Keeping his eye on the target, he shot up and over roof tops, running horizontally across building sides, and leaping over edges. Jumping into the air, the sun brightening his image, he displayed his new costume.

Gone was the jacket, shirt, and stylish, but slightly uncomfortable skin tight pants. Now he wore the outfit MJ had spent close to months getting the materials needed and time making. From the bottom up, he wore skin tight, but elastic black spandex pants, with ankle high, red rubber boots over the bottoms of the pants. The boots had black web lines covering them, and the bases were flat, allowing for wall-walking through bio-electric static coming from his feet. Around the waist, at the top of his pants, he had a red-black webbing design edge. For a top, he had a spandex, skin tight, but comfortable and mobility access black shirt. The sleeves were long, coming down to the middle of his arms, the rest were covered in elbow-high red-black web pattern gloves. The shoulders and top part of the chest were red and covered in the same web pattern. He wore the mask MJ gave him last Friday. And finally, on his chest, was a large black spider design sitting over the red part of the shirt, the legs spreading over chest and going over his shoulders and sides, and linking to the legs of the other red spider on his back, clinging to the black background. Around his waist, was a belt. His utility belt that held pockets that held extra web cartridges, his calling cards ‒ you never know when you might need it ‒ and a camera to take pictures when the moment came.

The inside of the suit was coated in Kevlar armor, so he could now take hits and firearms. MJ said she got the Kevlar from her uncle, who used to be in the military.

Falling, he continued to swing. He soon saw the truck close up, tearing through cars like a madman. He saw some men with guns standing on the trailer, shooting at the police cars behind them.

"Time to get to work." He muttered as he swung down to them.

The armed men cut a hole in the trailer from above, and climbed inside. There they saw their targets. "Package secured!" One man said over a wacky-talky. "..." He nodded to whatever he heard. "You got it boss." He looked at his men. "Make sure the police get lost! We have a delivery to make!" Moving to the canisters secured in their place, he began to get to work.

"Warning. Plutonium canister is radioactive material, and is highly explosive." The computer warned. The man smirked.

"Exactly."

Above the truck, Spider-man swung over and landed on the roof. "Now, let's see who's being naughty this morning." He muttered, and crawled over to the side, and looked upside down into the driver seat. Seeing who was at the wheel and passenger seat, he cured. "Oh come on! Really?! Flint Marko and Alexander O'Hirn?" He asked, groaning in disappointment.

At the wheel was Flint Marko, a buff man wearing a two-shaded green horizontal stripe shirt, and dark brown pants. Next to him was his partner in crime, Alexander "Alex" O'Hirn. An equally muscular man with a grey sweater jacket and pants.

These two were low-rank robbers, and most pathetic crooks he ever caught. It wasn't that they were stupid...okay, maybe they were, but it was also the fact that it was so easy to catch them! They could barely put up a fight, and when they tried, a punch to the face was all it took to drop them.

How boring…

"It's the Spider!" Flint shouted in surprise.

"I've got him!" Alex said as he held up an assault rifle. Aiming at Spider-man's head, he fired. However, Spider-man ducked back up out of the way. Hearing noise from above them, Alex pointed the rifle up, and fired through the roof. Above them, Spider-man used his spider-senses to predict the bullet's trajectory, and dodge them. Moving left and right, he maneuvered out of the bullets' way, before he crawled over to the side, appearing at Alex's window, behind the unsuspecting man. Tapping him on the shoulder, Alex instinctively turned around, only to get a web to the face. Grabbing his gun as the man tried to get the webbing off, Spider-man threw it away, shooting a web-bullet after it where it stuck to a wall for the police to grab later on.

"Hell no! I'm not dealing with this shit!" Flint shouted as he slammed down on the pedal harder. In the trailer, the sudden speed took the men by surprise, almost making them drop the canister. Luckily the man ‒ possible the group leader ‒ caught it in time.

Spider-man then appeared on Flint's window, keeping an eye ahead. "So Marko, tell me. You went from robbing jewelry stores, to stealing dangerous equipment. What happened? Tips not good?" He ducked under a thrown punch, before popping back up. "Did I strike a nerve?"

"I'm going to strike you!" Flint shouted, and tried to shake the spider off by crashing through cars. However, Spider-man simply moved to the roof. The truck then made it to an intersection, crashing through passing cars.

"Not good." Spider-man said as he saw the truck heading toward crossing pedestrians. Once more going to the side, he shot a web to Marko's face, and as the man tried to get it off, he reached over and grabbed the wheel. He pulled hard to the left, making the truck turn another way. Seeing some people in the road, he shot a web-line, and swung over to them. Grabbing them, he pulled them off the streets. Landing them on the sidewalks, he continued to follow the runaway truck. 'I have the strangest sense of Deja-vu.' He thought to himself.

Back on the chase, Flint and Alex had managed to get the webs off their faces, and were now trying to lose the cops, as Alex shot at them from the window. Firing bullets, he soon ran out. "I'm out! How do we lose them?!" He asked Flint. Looking at his mirror at the police cars, Marko had an idea. He slammed his feet down on the brakes, making the truck jerk to a stop, sending everyone forward, as Alex slammed his head on the compartment. The men in the back fall to the floor, the explosive canisters nearly falling off their holsters.

Behind them, the cops were surprised by the sudden stop, and tried to stop their vehicles. Unfortunately, those at the front crashed into one another. Cars flying and falling to the sides, while those at the back managed to stop just in time.

Alex groaned as he got back up. He punched Marko on the shoulder. "What the hell was that for, you idiot?!" He demanded. Marko ignored his question. "Shut up and get to shooting!" Alex scowled, but still did as told as he began to refill his gun. Meanwhile, those at the trailer were already going at it as they kicked the doors open, guns blazing as they fired at the cops. Policemen either ducked under the spray of bullets, or fired back when they got a chance.

Suddenly, two web-lines shot down and grabbed the two men's guns by the nozzle. With a yank, they were pulled out of their arms, before two more lines shot down and grabbed them by their chests, before being yanked from the trailer. The cops looked up, only to see the two thieves lowered down to them, wrapping in a web cocoon.

"Hands up!" They aimed their guns at the captured men.

Flint, seeing that, knew it was time to get out of there. Slamming the gas down, he drove the truck off. However, he forgot that the back doors were open, and the canisters began to spill out. Luckily, Spider-man jumped into the trailer and quickly caught them. "Oops! Nope! Gotcha! Got it! Come here you!" It was a mess to grab them, and even worse with Flint's mad driving. A canister almost fell out of the truck, but was quickly grabbed by Spidey's foot, sticking to the bottom. "Stick-em powers for the win!"

Flint drove the truck through an alley, crashing through garbage cans and other stuff. Alex was holding on for dear life. "Dude! What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!"

"Shut up! I ain't going back to prison! I just got out of it three weeks ago!"

Spider-man was bouncing off the sides of the interior of the trailer as he grabbed the bouncing canisters. "Come here! Come to daddy!" He said as he held four in his arms and was trying to grab the others. He soon managed to grab all of them, making him sigh in relief as he hanged from the ceiling by one foot...only for one canister to slip out of his hold and bounce out of the truck. "Oh come on!" Dropping down, he jumped out of the truck after it. He threw the canisters in his arms into the air, shooting a web-bullet after them and caught them in a web cocoon hanging from a lamp post. He then chased after the lone one, trying to grab it, shooting web-lines to try and grab it...only for the damn thing to bounce out of the way! "Damn it!" He cursed as it bounced into the middle of the street. Before it could escape again, he jumped over and grabbed it. "Got cha!" He smirked as he flipped the canister up and down his hand. "Now, to get Flint and O'H-" He didn't get to finish, as he was suddenly hit by a truck.

"For real spider-sense?!" He shouted in anger, at not being warned.

It was quite the scene. A police truck shooting fast through the road, with Spider-man sticking to the front of it. "Oh, look it that. A bug smashed against a wind-shield. Nothing new about that." And just like that, the usually silent beast in him named Kyuubi chose that moment to mock him.

"You be quiet!" Naruto shouted at the asshole of a fox. He liked it better when the beast was quiet. Was less of an asshole that way. But no. Apparently, his crazy life was a television sitcom to the bastard!

"Spider-Man, Spider-Man! Does whatever a spider can!

Spins a web any size. Catches thieves just like flies.

Look out, here comes the Spider-Man!"

Blinking, Spidey reached up to the earpiece in his right ear when he heard the ringtone for MJ. His ringtone. He had his own ringtone. How AWESOME was that?! It first began when a woman was singing it in the subway waiting area, playing a violin. One guy recorded it, and within hours, it was viral.

Yep, he was now a true hero, as all great superheroes had their own ringtones. At least according to MJ. He didn't want to argue with her.

He answered the call. "Hey MJ."

"Naruto, where are you?"

He looked around. "Um, W. 58th Street. W. 59th Street. W. 60th Street..." He answered as he looked at the addresses he was passing by.

"You do know free period ends in 10 minutes, right?"

Naruto cursed. He lost track of time. "I'll be there in five."

"...Whiskers, are those sirens?"

"Busted."

'Shut it!' "Um...no?" He mentally slapped his face. That was stupid.

"...You haven't stopped the robbery yet?"

"There were some complications...and guns."

"Gun?! What do you mean guns? Are you okay?! Did you get hurt?!"

"MJ! MJ! I'm fine! Proportional speed and agility of a spider, remember?" He quickly calmed her down. He knew how she got when his life was potentially in danger. She should have gotten used to that after all his previous battles.

He heard the redhead take a deep breath. "Alright. Alright. Just…hurry up, or you'll be late for class."

"Got it. Oh! Here's my stop. Later Red!"

"See ya, Whiskers."

Hanging up, Spider-man back-flipped onto the roof of the truck, and moved to the driver seat, surprising the driver. "Hey, Spider-man. Nice to meet you. You mind holding this?" He asked and not allowing a response, passed the canister to the driver. "Careful with it, it's explosive." Ignoring the horrified expression on the man's face, Spider-man shot out a line and began to swing after the crazy truck as it crashed through cars. Swinging high, he soon was over the truck. Dropping down, he landed on top of the truck, making the two bellow jump.

"What was that?!" Flint demanded.

"Hello!" Spider-man said happily as he popped his head upside down to the window on Flint's side. Before the men could react, Spider-man shot web into their faces once again.

"Damn it!"

"I'll get you, Web-Slinger!"

"We'll see about that." Spider-man muttered, as he reached in and grabbed them by their shirts. He pulled them out of the truck, and hurled them out, before shooting an impact web-bullet at them and trapped them in a large spider net. He then entered the inside, and pressed down on the brake.

...He pressed the brake…

He looked down as he repeated pressed the brake!

"Shit! Idiots must have cut the brake!" Looking out the window, he saw he was coming to the intersection. "Crap!" He quickly got out, and moved to the front of the truck, crawling to the bottom edge. Peering under it, he shot a line at the bottom of the truck. Getting up, he shot another one to a building. Instantly, as the truck passed the building, the line snapped steady, and the front of the truck yanked hard, friction pulling it into the air as it sailed through the air.

People crossing the street, stopped in their steps, watching in horror as the truck sailed to them. They closed their eyes, awaiting their deaths...only for nothing to happen. Opening their eyes, they looked at the truck...which was stopped in midair, and caught in a large spider net.

Over them, Spider-man watched from a building top, as the cops arrested Flint and Alex, while one carried the wrapped up Plutonium canisters. "Well...this was a productive morning." He said, as he stood up. "And this new suit works great! Very easy to move in... though it hugs a bit tight on the gluts." He muttered as he looked back at his ass as he tried to adjust it. Ignoring it for now, he looked down at his watch. Instantly, his eyes widened in horror. "Oh no! I'm going to be late for 5th period!"

Like a bat out of hell, he began swinging off to Midtown High with great haste. He was zooming like a blur through the buildings and tops. Swinging and jumping off building sides. Often, he would look down at his watch, the time remaining only making him try harder.

Soon, he saw Midtown High in view, making him hopeful to make it in time. Unfortunately,

RIIIING!

"OH COME ON!"

Landing on the roof and quickly changing into his normal clothes, Naruto quickly, but stealthily, wall-crawled down to his desired floor, and entered a, coincidentally opened, window in the, once more coincidentally, empty boy's restroom. Running down the halls, passing by fliers and banners for the upcoming dance in 4 days, he stopped next to the open door to his class. Taking a quick glanced inside, he saw the teacher focused on a stack of papers in his hand, his back away from the door. The students were either talking to each other, on their phones, or in Flash's case, looking at a newspaper.

That last one was weird. Though reading the headline, he saw it was about Spider-man, so it was fine.

Biting his lip, Naruto carefully and silently walked towards his desk.

"Thank you for joining us, Mr. Parker."

Freezing in place, Naruto rolled his eyes to the teacher, who looked at him with a smirk. Chuckling nervously, Naruto straightened up, rubbing the back of his head. He ignored the chuckles of his classmate. "Hehe. Sorry for being late...you know, it's Meatloaf Monday..." He joked.

The teacher chuckled and nodded. "True. Very well, Mr. Parker. I'll give you one warning, but I hope this won't happen again." He warned.

Naruto nodded as he sat down in the middle of MJ and Harry. "Of course, thank you Mr. Warren." 'I hope this doesn't happen again.' He thought to himself. He got a nudge from MJ, who smirked at him.

"Close call there, Tiger." She whispered to him. Chuckling, Naruto paid attention as the class began.

Mr. Warren addressed the class. "Before we begin, I'll be handing back your graded practice tests from Friday, which I'm sure you're eager to see on how far you've gotten." He said as he passed the papers out, the class groaning. Reaching Flash, he handed him back his paper.

"C minus?" Flash asked as he looked at his grade, before giving a fist pump. "Yes! The Flash completes another pass." He then looked at Liz's paper, and winched when he saw the D minus. "Sheesh! Tough luck there Liz." He told his girlfriend, patting her on the shoulder as Liz frowned. Her parents will NOT be happy!

"Nice work once again, Mr. Parker." Warren told Naruto as he handed him his test back. "Another perfect score. Now remember students, this was only a practice test. The real one will be this Wednesday." He told everyone as he continued to pass the papers.

Harry smirked as he looked at his 80% on his paper. He then looked at Naruto. "Well, seems that studying session really paid off. Eh, Naru?"

Naruto scoffed. "Yeah, if you count eight hours of trying to get you to understand at least half of our studies." He grinned at him, before looking at the redhead beside him. "What about you, MJ?"

MJ held up her paper, a 95% on it. "Great! It helps when you are friends with the smartest guy in class."

Behind them, Flash gritted his teeth in annoyance at Naruto once again being a show off! Looking at his football on the desk, he grinned as he had an idea. Making sure the teacher was not looking, he reared his arm back, aiming at the back of the head of Naruto, and threw the ball.

Naruto tensed, his spider-senses going off. He dropped his paper onto the floor. "Whoops!" He leaned down to grab it, just as the football sailed over him, and hit Mr. Warren on the back of the head.

"Mr. Thompson!"

Flash quickly hid behind his newspaper.

Soon, class continued like normal. Naruto paying attention and writing notes, along with MJ, Harry, and a few others. While the other few pretended to listen, like Flash. Time passed, and before they knew it, the bell rang. "Remember to study for the real test this Wednesday!" As students were leaving, Naruto was stopped by Warren. "Just a minute, Mr. Parker." Nodding, Naruto gestured to his friends to go on without him. Warren then looked over Naruto's shoulder, at Liz who was leaving with Flash and Sally. "Ms. Allen, a word please." Stopping from leaving, Liz frowned nervously and walked over, Flash and Sally watching on. "Your grades have been slipping lately, Mr. Allen." Warren told her, making Liz flinch. She knew that, as told by her parents many times. "The upcoming test is worth at least 50% of your grade. If you hope to pass it, I recommend a tutor. I am recommending Naruto here." Naruto and Liz looked surprise, while Flash and Sally scoffed.

"Puny Parker?!" Flash mocked. "Last thing needed is quality time with him!"

Liz frowned, unsure of what to do. Warren continued. "This test is very important. If you hope to attend the dance this Friday, you must pass it. I suggest you think of your choice strongly." He warned her before walking away to prepare for his next class.

Naruto looked at the silent Liz, hugging her books as she looked down. "Um, if you want, I can get MJ to tutor you instead." He offered. Looking up at him, Liz smiled softly, and shook her head.

"No, it's okay Nary. Just worried for the test is all." She muttered. He looked at her, and placed a hand on her shoulder, making her look at him, as he gave her a smirk.

"Hey, don't worry! I'll help you pass! If I can get Harry to pass ‒ though barely ‒ I can help you get a perfect score!" He told her. Liz giggled a bit at what he muttered, before smiling back.

"Okay! I trust you, Nary! Let's meet later on in that coffee place nearby! Um, Silver Spoon I think it was." She suggested, to which the blonde nodded to.

"Deal."

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After School ‒ Abandoned Factory/Spider-man's '2nd Base'

Three empty cans of soda were placed lined up on top of an assembly line.

"Keep your arm straight, eyes focused on the target. Relax your grip, but keep it firm as well. Keep your fingers relaxed, don't stress them." Naruto muttered, as he stood behind MJ, one arm placed on her side, while the other held her right arm, stretched out as they faced the cans. On one of the redhead's wrists, was one of his web-shooters.

Naruto was teaching her how to use his web-shooters, beginning with how to fire web-bullets.

Mary Jane narrowed her eyes as she lined her wrist to the can in the middle. Her middle and ring fingers were pulled back and laid on the trigger on her palm. "Remember, the way to fire webbing works in different ways. To fire a web-bullet, you give a quick, but strong press. For long web-lines, you give a slightly lighter, longer press." Naruto instructed. Nodding, MJ aimed at the can, and pressed down on the trigger with a quick press. Luckily Naruto was holder her steady, as she was nearly pushed back by the shot force as a web-bullet shot out of the web-shooter's muzzle, flying fast through the air, heading toward the cans.

It flew over them.

MJ pouted at missing, and tried again. This time, she was only pushed back slightly as she fired another web-bullet. This one hit the assembly machine, just below the cans, making them shake slightly. Growling in annoyance, MJ tried one more. The ball of webbing flying, it soon hit the third can, making it fly through the air with a spin, before hitting to the ground with a clang!

"Yes!" MJ cheered, happy with her accomplishment, making Naruto chuckle.

"Calm down, Red." Looking over her shoulder, MJ gave him a smirk. Looking back at the cans, she went again, shooting another web-bullet at the can on the right. It nicked the can in the top corner, making it spin, before falling to the ground. MJ glared at that, before focusing on the last can. This time, she decided to try a web-line. Lining her wrist to the can, she lightly pressed down on the trigger. A thin line of web shot out, and caught the can in a blink of an eye. Smirking, she pulled the line back, bringing the can toward her.

Unfortunately, she underestimated the pulling strength of the web, and so, the can came shooting her way faster than she anticipated. Gasping, she closed her eyes. Luckily, the can was stopped before it could hit her, as Naruto shot his arm out, and caught it.

Tossing it up and down into the air, Naruto walked over to an old couch on the side, their bags laid on it. MJ pouted, though thankful, as she followed him. Grabbing a water bottle, she drank up. She then looked at Naruto, who had taken his laptop out and started it up. "Not that I don't appreciate the lessons, Tiger. But why the sudden request?" She asked. It was just when school ended, that Naruto had grabbed her the instant they were away from Harry, and web-swung to their current location. Not that she minded, it was fun to swing through the city!

"I'm thinking about making you your own web-shooters."

Mary Jane looked at Naruto in surprise, while he was typing on his laptop. "What? Really?!" Her tone held excitement in it.

He looked at her. "Yeah. I mean, we're a team, right? I may be the one in the costume and kicking ass, but I'm going to need your brain to get me out of bad situations I get myself in. And for that, I need to make sure you're safe. You already know how to kick ass with the karate classes we took together. With web-shooters and knowing how to use them, you'll be able to handle yourself until I get there." MJ smiled as she listened to his friend's explanation. She found it very sweet that he wanted to keep her safe. A thought then went through her head.

"Wait, won't people wonder why I have web-shooters if I use them?" She asked, looking down at the devices on her wrists. The web-shooters were very visible, with the trigger laid visibly on her palm. Should she wear gloves over them?

"It's only for a short while. I'm working on trying to make them smaller." He told her, making MJ nod as she took the shooters off. Turning back to his laptop, he continued to type. On the screen, were notes on himself. He's been recording all his battles and actions as Spider-man, measuring his strength, speed, agility, reflexes, senses, and anything else of important.

He may be a superhero now, but he was still a man of science. And as such, ever since he first put on the mask, he's been recording all his enhancements and growths.

He wanted to know all the limits of what the spider bite gave him, and wonder if there was more. He had the proportional speed, strength, agility, and reflexes of a spider, along with able to walk or crawl up vertical surfaces, was as flexible as an expert ballerina (which was more impressive than it sounds) had incredible equilibrium, his marksmanship could nearly match an expert archer as he can throw a dart and land it dead center, from across the room...with his back turned. Had an incredible healing factor: heal broken bones, cuts, anything that wasn't life threatening in a matter of minutes to an hour. Not to mention his Venom Blast, which he can use to paralyze people with just a touch. And last but not least, his Spider-sense, which was like the ultimate cheat...if he had control over it.

He grumbled, recalling how he almost became a bug on a windshield.

There was also his incredible stamina, increased already smart brain, quick thinking, and charming personality.

The last one wasn't an enhancement from the bite, but was still a pro to his list of abilities in his book. How knows? Maybe he could charm a bad guy to give up?

Pff! Yeah right! Where was the fun in that?

Reaching into his bag, he pulled out his mask. "Hey, MJ. You got that camera yet?" He asked. MJ blinked, putting a finger to her lips in thought, before slapping her forehead.

"Oh yeah! Nearly forgot!" Grabbing her backpack, she shuffled through it, before founding what she was looking for. She pulled out a small camera. It was one used by police for undercover work. She got it thanks to her cousin Ron, who and quote "knew people". "Hand me the mask." She requested. Handing her his mask, Naruto watched her work around, putting the mask near the upper corner of the right eye, becoming unseen. "Alright, try it out!"

Typing on his laptop, Naruto established a link to the camera. Now, when he went out, MJ could monitor and see everything he saw. "Alright, it's set up."

MJ smiled as she walked over, and sat down next to Naruto. "Man, Whiskers. You sure are making your way up the hero scale." She told him. Naruto looked at her with a raised brow.

"Hm? What do you mean?"

MJ help up a hand, and began to count her fingers. "Well, let's see. First there was the time you saved Mr. Osborn and defeated the Vulture. Then you defeated the Enforcers, a famed mercenary group. Then when you saved a little girl from a burning building. And now you defeated Doctor Octopus. Not to mention all the other incredible things you have done to save people. What I'm trying to say, is that you went through a lot of crazy stuff, and went up again some strong people, yet you always managed to rise on top. You're also changed the city's views on you. Sure some people are still scared of you, and the police want to lock you up, but now people are calling you a real hero." She told him, smirking proudly. "Who knows! Maybe you'll meet the Avengers and Fantastic Four soon!"

Naruto chuckled. "Maybe. Though I was mostly lucky. Can't tell you how many times I was close to being down for the count. But each time I nearly lost my life, I thought about Aunt May, and Harry, and you. I pictured how sad you guys would be if something happened to me." MJ frowned and nodded. If something happened to Naruto...they would all be heartbroken. "I couldn't do that you guys. You're all precious to me. So, I would just drag myself back up, and keep fighting!" He said with a grin, lifting a fist. "I won't let myself die and leave you guys! Even if my arms are broken, I'll stand on my feet! Even if my legs are broken, I'll use my head to drag myself to the bad guy and bite them! Naruto Benjamin Parker ain't no quitter, ya know!" He declared with a wide smirk.

MJ looked at Naruto in awe, seeing the fierce determination in his eyes, before smiling, her heart beating fast. She swore that she would always stick to his side, no matter what! "Well, you can count on me to have your back, Tiger!" She told him, making the blonde smile.

"Yeah! We're a team! Team Spider-man! I'm the "Spider", and you're the "Man"!" He told her, before realizing what he just said. "Ah, I mean the "Woman"! No, wait! I mean I'm the guy with spider powers, and you're the other part! I mean-"

Mary Jane giggled as an embarrassingly blushing Naruto fumbled with his words. "I get it, Tiger." She told him to calm him down.

Naruto pouted. "'Tiger'. 'Whiskers'. You make it sound like I'm a feline." He grumbled.

MJ had a thoughtful look on her face. "Well...you do have great balance, and are pretty agile, even before your powers. And there was that one time with the fish." She muttered, as Naruto turned red in embarrassment.

"I told you! It was a dare! Harry made me!" He tried to explain himself, but MJ just turned her head away, hiding her amused smile.

Grumbling, Naruto got up. He walked over to the other side of the couch, where a pile of punching bags laid. He got them at a garage sale for a good price. Grabbing one, he held it over his shoulder easily, and soon hanged it on a hook. He then began to punch it.

Naruto didn't know the limits of his strength. Pre-bite, he was already strong, able to shake bones with a single punch ‒ as Flash could attest to. After the bite, his strength increased by 5x. As such, he always worked to keep a measure of his strength to where he wouldn't accidentally kill someone.

It also helped control his anger if it ever came to it.

When he had first killed the man who killed Uncle Ben, it was in a moment of anger. And as much as he hated to admit it...he didn't feel a thing. No anger, no regret, no sadness, but also no happiness or glee.

Nothing. Just a hollow feeling.

He didn't like it, and as such, always held back his strength so he didn't kill again.

As he did that, MJ walked over and sat down on the couch, grabbing her bag. As long as she was here, she should get started on her homework.

Soon, two hours passed, before the alarm Naruto put in his watch beeped. Stopping his work out, only a few drops of sweat on his forehead, Naruto walked over to the couch, and grabbed the bottle of water and towel MJ handed him. "Thanks." Cleaning up, he looked up at the sky through a hole in the ceiling. He should probably get that fixed if he truly planned to turn this place into a base. "I should head home to shower and get ready. Need to meet up with Liz for our study session." He said, making MJ look at him, frowning a bit. "Liz needs to pass the test, or else she won't be able to go to the dance. I can't let that happen, as I can tell she really wants to go." He folded his arms behind his head, before he looked at Mary Jane. "I thought you were the same, MJ. Why did you change your mind about not going?"

MJ gave him a small smile, hiding the jealous feeling she was getting from how her crush wanted for Liz to go to the dance. "Like I said, it would be boring without you. It's no big." She waved it off.

(Juubi: Naruto, you idiot...)

Naruto however, frowned. He could tell she was lying. He didn't know how, but he could feel her sadness. She did want to go. He just wished he knew why she changed her mind. He sighed.

He never did, and possibly never will, understand girls. Uncle Ben was right; women will always be a mystery.

"Alright. I still think you shouldn't miss the dance just for me, but if you're sure, I'll stop." He told her, getting an appreciated nod.

"Come on, Tiger. We'll still be having fun. We can watch movies with Aunt May, and if she falls asleep, we can watch horror movies." She smirked when she saw Naruto flinch. She knew he didn't like horror movies, more specifically, movies about ghosts. And she always loved teasing him about it.

Naruto shot her a glare. "Not funny, Red." He grumbled. His fear was legit! You couldn't fight ghosts! What if he met a ghost, and it was evil?! His powers would do jack squat against it! MJ giggled as she packed up her things. Standing up, she walked over to her favorite hero.

Just then, a thought came to Naruto. "Hey, I forgot something." He spoke, making MJ raise a brow. "I wonder if Debra is doing anything on the night of the dance." He barely knew his fellow blonde, but in the time they worked together, he knew she was a nice girl, if a bit too much of a workaholic. "Maybe I should ask if she wants to go the dance too. Have some fun."

MJ smiled at him. "That's really nice of you, Naruto. I think she'll be glad to go." What girl wouldn't want to go to a dance?

"Alright, I'll ask her after the lab tomorrow."

Together, they walked outside, where they walked a bridge that was connected from the main land, to the small island the factory was set upon. Though the bridge was old, having some chunks missing and holes decorating some sections, but luckily it held. Once reaching land, Naruto put on his web-shooters, wrapped an arm around MJ, and shot a web-line up and began swinging. He headed toward his neighborhood to drop MJ off, and get ready.

---

Later that night ‒ Outside Silver Spoon Café

Liz slammed her head down on the table with a groan. "I just don't get it! And I'm so going to fail!" For the past half hour, Naruto has been trying to explain the contents of the textbook to her, but it all just seemed impossible to grasp!

Naruto frowned as he tried to think of a way to better explain all this. "Come on Liz, you can do it! You're a smart girl!" He encouraged her.

Liz pouted as she looked up from the table. "Not smart enough." She sighed. Looks like she wasn't going to go to the dance.

"I know you can do this, Liz. Look, system biology is sort of like the network. There are a lot of emails and messages sent out all over. And there are people that monitor and track the messages. System Biology is the same way. Its tracking and monitoring the body for any harmful cells, diseases, and failing organs. Every part of the body, everything inside it, had its own job, and needs to be monitored to insure everything was working properly."

(AN: I would like to thank Youtube's East77Productions for their helpful video in explaining Systems Biology. Seriously, I failed Science, and my brain smoked when I read on the text explanation)

Liz pursed her lips. That did make a bit of sense. Now if she could just understand everything else. "It all still sounds complicated to me."

Naruto smiled gently. Reaching over, he patted her shoulder. "Well that's why I'm here to help." He told her. Looking at him, Liz smiled and nodded as they two get back to studying.

Soon, two hours had passed as Naruto tutored Liz. Their orders came as they studied, and Flash tried to call Liz a few times, only for her to hang up on him. She needed to study, and couldn't have any distractions. To test her knowledge, Naruto would ask her questions on the subject, to which she would try her hardest to answer.

"Right!" Naruto told her with a smile. "See, you got this!" Liz looked down, her cheeks burning red as she pulled a bang behind her ear.

"It's only cause you're helping me, Nary. You make it sound so simple. I'm not a geek like you." She said, before gasping when she realized what she said. "Ah! No! I didn't mean that! I mean-"

Naruto stopped her, chuckling. "It's alright. I know I'm a geek, and proud of it. Science is what revolutionizes the human evolution, after all. It helps cure diseases, make new discoveries, and travel the stars! And you can be a geek took, Liz."

"Joy." Liz dulled, not finding the idea exciting.

Naruto shook his head. "I'm serious. You are a smart girl, determined, and have a great future in your hands. Why don't you come with me to ESU tomorrow night? Dr. Connors is going to show something new. I want you to see what the future of Science has to reveal."

Liz frowned, not sure of it. Seeing her dilemma, he gently grasped her hand. "You don't have to if you don't want to. I'm just offering."

Liz bit her lip, and nodded. Soon, the study session came to an end. Packing up, they left, Naruto walking Liz home. He was glad he told Aunt May that he might be home late, so she didn't worry. As they walked, Naruto looked up into the sky when he heard a rumble. 'Looks like a storm is coming.'

He had no idea how right he was.

---

Next Day ‒ Midtown High [3 days till dance]

It was lunch time, and Naruto was sitting on a table, flipping through some photos he had taken from the other day, when he was chasing Marko and O'Hirn. He groaned when he saw some of the photos were terrible. Some caught the glare of the sun, others only got a part of his body like a shoulder or arm. 'It's so easy to take photos of myself with the camera set up in certain points, but it's very hard to take pictures, during battle.' Putting the photos down on the table, he sighed. Battle shots would be great! He managed to get shots of his battle with Doc Ock, but it was only because he was able to either shoot when he was able to, or by setting up his camera somewhere nearby. 'I could buy like a dozen cameras, and set them up around the streets. But there's no guarantee I would fight their way, and there's no way I will be able to afford enough to set around the whole city. I could set one up and hope I get a good shot. Or even ask MJ to take the photos.' He shook his head, immediately shooting that idea down. Such a thing could be dangerous, and last thing he wanted was to bring her into the cross fire.

"Hey, Ruto!"

Looking up, he smiled as MJ and Harry came his way. Giving them a wave, he quickly gathered up his photos and putting them way as the two sat down. "What you up to?" Harry asked.

Naruto sighed. "Just figuring out how to take better photos of Spider-man for the Bugle. Jameson's been on my ass about bringing in photos of Spider-man in action."

Harry raised a brow. "You mean get close to the action? Isn't that kind of...you know, dangerous?"

Naruto shrugged. "'We people of the news live for danger! Because it is us that are able to show the world the truth!' At least that's what Mr. Mustache-Face always says. Personally, I don't think the guy gives two-shits what happens to his workers, only that they bring him news."

"Remind me again, why you work for him?" Harry asked, as he took a bite out of his apple. Naruto scoffed.

"Luckily, I don't actually work for Jameson. I work under Mr. Robertson, who's MUCH better to get along with. Only time I have to meet Jameson is when he gives me a top scope to take photos of, or when he comes out of his office yelling. But other than that, Robbie's my boss. But trust me, if I decided to, I would quit if Jameson keeps pushing my buttons. However, as much as I hate to admit it, the pay's good. I need money for better equipment. I can't keep dumpster diving forever." He also wished to build some equipment for Spider-man. He wasn't like the Avengers, or Tony Stark, or the Fantastic Four. He was just a young teenager with a minimum allowance, freelance photographer, with a hard working aunt.

He didn't have a secret lair, or a million-dollar mansion/tower, or a team of other super powered people. All he had was a hundred-dollar house, a basement, an abandoned factory, and MJ, who would sow his costume if it ever got damaged – God bless her and her knitting skills!

"Not to mention the Bugle's the only news company that would hire a teen." He finished.

"Why not try gambling?" MJ offered, popping a fry into her mouth. "With your crazy luck, you'd be rich in a week!"

However, Naruto scoffed at that. "Yeah right, and what do I tell Aunt May if she found out? She would have a heart attack if she caught me gambling."

"You could always try investing in something, that's what my dad did. Or make an invention and sell it. You're always making weird things? Remember those stink bombs?"

"Or the paint cannon?" MJ added in.

"The remote control go-kart you made last year with a PlayStation controller for the wheel?" Harry finished.

'Oh yeah! I remember that! We took it out for a joy ride around the city...before we were caught by the police, had the kart confiscated, and were grounded for a month...worth it.' He thought with a smirk. He missed his kart, that was a fun night.

"One, I made those inventions for pranks...well, the last one was for fun. And two, I would need to build something incredible for people to buy. And if I did invest in something, what would I, a 16 year old, be able to invest in?"

"You can invest in a house. That's what most people do." Harry offered. "There's a lot of old buildings in Hell's Kitchen you could fix up."

Naruto pursed his lips. "I'll think about it."

"So... how was tutoring with Liz?" MJ asked, biting down on her sandwich, keeping her eyes on the table to hide the jealous glint in her eyes. Harry looked at her, then at Naruto, raising a brow, but decided to stay back and watch.

Naruto didn't pick up on the jealousy in her tone, and shrugged. "It was fine. I helped her understand the subject is all. We reviewed the material, and I tested her on what she learned. She's pretty smart. She scored higher than Harry did on the mock test. Not that I would be very surprised that she understood it more than Harry." He said with a smirk at his friend's expense.

"Hey!"

Naruto laughed at the mock glare his brunette friend sent him, before laughing as well. MJ, however, did not laugh. "So, that's all you guys did? Study?" She hated how jealous she was acting! Stop it girl! Damn teenage hormones!

Harry became silent instantly, detecting a shift in the air. Naruto frowned, wondering if MJ was alright. "Yeah, of course. We had coffee while we studied, and that's it. Are you okay?" He asked.

MJ put on a strained smile. "Of course! Just curious is all." She told him, hiding the great relief within her. What did she have to worry about? Of course nothing happened to the two! It was just a study date. SESSION! A study session! She corrected in her mind, before sighing.

Damn hormones!

"So you guys serious about not going to the dance?" Harry asked, moving the conversation along. The two looked at him, as he took something out of his pocket. "Cause I actually already bought you two tickets." He said, holding up the dance tickets.

Naruto blinked in surprise, looking at the tickets, before shooting a small glare at Harry. "Dude! Why'd you do that? I said I wasn't going!" He demanded. He saw it as Harry wasting his money.

Harry shrugged. "Well, I got then before you told me you weren't going, and it would be a waist to just throw them away. I thought about giving them to someone else, but decided to give them to you, in case you change your mind." He said, holding the tickets out. MJ grabbed one, before looking at Naruto, a hopeful look in her eyes. She really wanted to go to the dance with her crush, to finally spent a special night, with no villains or robberies to grab his attention.

Naruto looked at the ticket, before sighing, and grabbing. "I won't hold any promises." Looking at the ticket, a part of him thought on going to the dance, but once more, he had a responsibility to keep his aunt happy. Still, he pocketed the ticket away safely. Soon the bell rang, the three left for their classes.

As he walked, Harry would occasionally cast side glances at Naruto and MJ, who talked amongst each other about whatever. He pursed his lips. MJ's feelings for the blonde were well known and obvious, though she wouldn't seem to admit them anytime soon. Naruto was the same, never willing to admit his feelings.

He wanted to help his friends, give them a push. Walking through the halls, he passed a poster on the wall, a reminder of the upcoming dance. Glancing at it, a thought blinked in his mind, making him smirk.

He has some planning to do.

---

After School ‒ ESU Labs

Curt had showed Naruto and Debra some of the old experiments he had done, the studies he had done on animals and cellular adaptation, and morphology. They had looked through microscopes, looking at the cellular structure of animals, and blood cells. He then explained the cellular reproduction of reptiles, how they would shed parts of their bodies, and regrow them in a matter of weeks.

As he listened, Naruto would look at Curt. He could hear the longing in his voice when he talked about how lizards regrow missing limbs, at times seeing him clutch his robotic arm. He recalled how Curt was part of the Cross Species Project with his father, before stopping shortly before his parent's death.

A part of him would have been suspicious on whether there was a link between him and their deaths...however, he knew Connors was genuinely saddened at their deaths, with no guilt of murderous intent there.

It was weird. Lately, it was as if he could feel what others was feeling. Their hidden emotions and such. Harry's sadness and anger at the mention of his father. MJ's sadness and longing. The strange feelings he would detect from various females in his school. He wondered if it was because of his spider powers, but decided to think of it later.

Anyway, he felt sad about Curt's longing to regrow his arm, and then recalled what he learned from his father's journal. And had another thought...

What if he helped Curt? He was his father's friend and partner. Not only could he help his professor, but he could actually help finished his father's project! Making him proud by finishing his work!

He decided to talk with Curt about it later on.

Soon, much time had passed, and before he sent them away, Doctor Connors had one last thing to present to Naruto and Debra.

"Nary?"

Everyone looked up, and were surprised, no more than Naruto, when they saw Liz Allen enter the building, carrying a wet umbrella from the rain upside.

"Liz?" He asked, surprised she actually came.

While Liz stood to the side, having a conversation with Martha and Debra, Naruto was with Curt, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "Um, I'm really sorry for this, Doctor Connors, ya know."

However, Curt was not the slightest mad, as he chuckled. "It's quite alright, Naruto. We are nearly done for the day, and there isn't anything special or dangerous being done. She can stay. Just make sure she doesn't touch anything dangerous." Naruto nodded, and walked over to the others, standing beside Liz, who looked around nervously, but also a bit in amazement at all the stuff in the lab. He couldn't help but laugh a bit at that, making her pout with red cheeks. As Connors was getting things ready, Naruto showed Liz around. The two looked down at a pet mouse in a cage. What was interesting about it, was that it was missing a limb. "Meet Mickey. Our pet mouse."

"Eww!" Liz said with a smile as she looked closer at the mouse, which shied away.

Everything ready, Curt walked over to a large tank filled with eels, a green glow coming from the water, as he put on elbow-length rubber gloves. Beside it, was a machine, with a man working on it.

"In nature, everything is connected. All things, from trees, to roots, to animals, everything is connected. Everything has a purpose. And as scientists, we explore and expand upon those connections, to the benefit of society." Grabbing a metal hook from the table, Connors walked toward the tank.

Martha looked at the young interns, Billy on a table nearby, reading a book. "We are experimenting with genetically altered electric razen eels. Their bodies giving off bio-electrical waves 4 times more than usual."

Curt pressed a button, making the tank slid out of the walls, allowing the top to be open. "Think of what it could mean, if we could harness this bio-electricity? Generate a new form of energy. A new, clean sort of power?" Climbing the steps, he used his hook to grab an eel out of the water. It squirmed around, static bouncing off it.

Naruto frowned. "Sounds like Otto Octavius's machine." Otto and Martha frowned, looking sadly at Naruto. Liz also looked at him in concern, seeing the brief look of sadness he had.

Curt sighed. "Yes...in a way. However, we are taking ALL necessary preparations. Triple checking everything for errors. There will not be any accidents, Naruto." He told the blonde. Naruto sighed, shaking his head to brush away bad thoughts.

Debra looked at the tank. "Why is the water like that?" She asked, fixing her glassed.

"The tank is filled with a special fluid, that increases the eel's bio-electric signatures." Martha explained.

Curt nodded getting down. "Yes, and those signatures are so intense, we are forced to upgrade the lab's bio-electrical filters."

The man in the machines, chuckled. "Heh, 'we' were forced?" He asked with a teasing tone. Curt chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of this head.

"Ah! I mean, we are forcing Max here, to upgrade them." He corrected.

"All I'm saying." Max said, grabbing a drill.

Martha then walked over, a yawning Billy with her. "Curt, it's getting late. I need to get Billy home."

Curt looked sheepish, forgetting to keep track of time. He rubbed the back of his head. "Ah, sorry honey. Lost track of time."

"You? No, I'm shocked." Martha teased, walking over and kissed his cheek.

Curt smiled at his wife. "Talk Billy home. I need to stay and wait for Max to finish."

Martha nodded. "And you might want to send the kids home too. It is a school night."

"Oh! Right. You three can go home." He told the teens.

Nodding, the three walked toward the doors, grabbing the umbrellas they brought with them. "Have a good night Naruto. And it was nice meeting you, miss Allen." She told the brunette, who nodded in return.

"You too."

With that, Debra began to walk away. However, she stopped when she was called by Naruto. Turning around, she saw him approaching her. "Yes?"

Naruto smiled at her. "I wanted to ask you something. You see, there's an upcoming dance at my school, and was wondering if you wanted to come."

Debra blinked in surprise. "Are you...asking me to go with you?" She asked. She never got asked out before, so she was caught off guard.

Naruto's eyes widened, as a flush began to spread across his face as he realized on how his question was interpreted. He quickly held his hands up and began to wave them in dismissal. "No!" He stated, not wanting her to get the wrong idea, before continuing when he realized how rude that sounded. "I mean, that's not what I meant! I was just wondering if you were doing anything that night, and wanted to enjoy a nice event."

"Oh!" Understanding, Debra pushed up her glasses in thought. She didn't have anything to do that night. She went to ESU and spent much of her time and nights studying than anything else. And truthfully, she couldn't think of a time where she went anywhere fun, let alone went to a dance. It actually sounded...fun. "I... suppose I might go. If merely just to see what makes dances so enjoyable. But I don't have anything to wear." Let alone someone to go to. She wasn't a robot. Debra knew was a dance was, and what they entitled. But she didn't have anyone to go with, let alone know anyone there.

Naruto waved her concerns off. "I'm sure my friend Mary Jane Watson can help with that. You should take a night off to enjoy yourself."

Debra pursed her lips as she thought on it, before she nodded. "Alright. I'll go to your dance." She said, making Naruto smile.

"Great! I'll buy you a ticket and give it to you tomorrow. Can you meet me here at 3?" He asked, getting a nod. "Alright! See ya then! See ya, Debra! Have a good night." Naruto called to his fellow blonde. Debra nodded, responding the same.

Naruto then walked over to Liz, who had been waiting for him. "Sorry about keeping you waiting Liz." He apologized, but Liz shook her head.

"It's alright, Nary. But what was that about, if I can ask?" She asked, curiously.

Naruto shrugged. "Nothing much, I was just asking Debra if she wanted to join our dance. She agreed." He told her, making her smile at how nice that was of him. "Now, mind if I walk you home?" He offered.

Liz smiled in gratitude. "Sure, thank you Nary."

Naruto returned the smile as they walked off, Naruto calling his aunt to tell her he was going to make sure Liz got home safe, and then he would head home, promising to be careful.

---

An hour later, back in ESU Labs, Curt was looking through a sample of genetically modified lizard DNA, while Max was working on the filter. Outside, thunder boomed through the skies, lightning crackling through the clouds. Unscrewing some bolts, Max tried to take out a filter, only for it to get stuck. Grabbing it, he tugged and pulled on it as hard as he could, grunting. Curt looked over to him. His shaking, caused the drill he put on top to drop down on the controls damaging it a bit. Looking over, he reached out to it.

Meanwhile, outside, a lightning bolt struck down at an antenna on the building's roof. Lighting shot down through the metal, and into the building, surging through circuits and power cables. It traveled all over the building, shutting off the power, before it traveled into the lab.

The power outlet on the wall static, before it traveled through the cable, and hitting the filter machine. At that moment, Max touched the damaged control panel.

At that moment, the electricity of the thunderbolt struck the machine, and when Max made contact, he was hit by the output. He screamed. He screamed harder than he had ever screamed before, making Curt stand up immediately, shouting out his name, but Max didn't hear him. Too much in pain from the hundreds of bolts of lightning coursing through him. With a shout, he flew back, and crashed into the tank behind him, shattering the glass.

The pain tripled as not only did the frightened eels bit him, shocking him, but the fluid, made to enhance the eels' bio-electricity, increased the electricity output coursing through Max.

"Max!" Curt shouted, covering his face as lightning shout out from Max, hitting all over.

"AHHH!" Max continued to scream, before there was a large light, blinding Curt. Shielding his eyes, Curt waited for the light to vanish. And once he did, he lowered his eyes. Looking toward Max was, he gasped in fear. "Oh no."

What he saw, he could no longer identify it as Max. His skin was incredibly burned, becoming as black as night, smoking still. Curt quickly grabbed his phone, calling the hospital.

---

The Next Day [2 days till dance]

Our red and black hero could be seen swinging over the streets of Manhattan. After finishing class and making a quick stop at home to change, Naruto went on patrol for some relaxation. Things were quiet, only a small amount of crime events taking place. Like now for example, as behind him, hovering over the on looking citizens, was a car hanging in a web cocoon, with five robbers stuck to a wall in a web, caught by the Web-head after they tried to make their getaway after robbing a bank.

Yep, things looked to be back to being dull and quiet with no supervillains showing up. Whether that was a good thing or not, remained to be seen.

On the bright side, he had gotten Debra's ticket - the last one actually, thank you betting luck! - and would be meeting her later on to hand it to her.

"How's it looking on your end, Red?" Spider-man asked over his communicator ear-piece.

"Everything looks fine on this end." The voice of Mary Jane replied back. She was currently in Naruto's basement lab/base, on the computer, watching everything he saw over the cam placed on the mask. "And you know what? I think I need a name?"

Naruto raised a brow under his mask. "A name? What do you mean?"

"You know, a code name. Something to address me without anyone knowing who you are talking to." She explained.

"Isn't 'Red' a good enough code name?" He asked, rubbing across the side of a building, before leaping off the edge, shooting a web-line up and zipping fast. He heard MJ scoff.

"No, it isn't. A code name is supposed to be important! Symbolic on the guide's position, but also simple to not give away their identity!"

Naruto rolled his eyes as he jumped over a rooftop, falling down. Snapping out another line, he shot out. The cries of awe from children and viewers below him sounding up as he glided over them. Flying through the air, he flipped over once, before landing on a pole sticking out of the side of a building. "Alright. Well, you are part of Team Spidey, so how about something that connects to it? How about 'Spider-Cave'?"

"Lame."

"Webs?"

"Nope."

"Webby?"

"Sounds like a sidekick title. Do I look like a sidekick?"

He opened his mouth.

"Don't answer that!"

Closing his mouth with a snap, Spider-man sighed, knowing the redhead won't stop until she finds the perfect code name for her. "Alright, alright. How about Oracle?" He suggested.

MJ hummed, thinking on the name. "Well, it's not bad. I guess that could work. Though I still think- Wait! Trouble." She said, listening in on the police scanner. "...Police are pinned down by goons. They are heavily armed with weapons."

"Where?" He asked, standing up.

"Corner of E. 102nd Street and Lexington Ave."

Nodding at the directions, Spider-man shot a webline. "On it!" He then quickly swung away to the direction. It didn't take him long to arrive on the scene. Cops were pinned down behind their cars, barely managing to fire back as they ducked under the shower of bullets.

The goons were surprisingly heavily armed. Guns of large sizes, rifles, shotguns; one big guy even had a freaking bazooka! 'Seriously, where do bad guys get such weapons? Is the gun store have a sale or something?' He thought to himself as he dropped down behind a goon.

With his spider-like reflexes, great stealth, and dare he say, ninja-like agility, he easily snuck up on the man without a sound, and easily knocked him out with a sumo slam, slamming him backwards on his head. While that had revealed his appearance to the other gunmen, by the time they even moved to raise their guns, he was already halfway toward them. He was fast enough to dodge the rain of bullets, and get in close to one man, ducking under his guard. Shooting a fist up, he uppercut him, sending him into the air, before crashing back down, out cold.

KO!

Turning to two others, he shot web-lines at then, grabbing their guns, and with a yank, pulled them out of their grasps. Running forward, he jumped into the air, where he shot lines at the two, and getting in between them, pulled them hard toward him. He flipped over them as the men crashed into one another right under him. Flipping over, he finished them off by crashing down on them with a stump, smashing them out cold into the ground.

Epic Knock-Out!

Standing up, still on top of the two men, Spider-man dusted his hands off, before turning to the remaining few gunmen, some looking a bit nervous at how the spider-themed hero easily took out three of their men.

Suddenly, Spider-man's spider-senses tingled. Looking around, he spotted the larger man, the one with the bazooka, aiming it at him. He cursed as the man fired the large missile at him. He looked over his shoulder at the cops behind him, hiding behind cover of their cars.

If he jumped out of the way, the missile would hit the cops.

If the cops moved, the missile would hit the cars, sending them flying, and possibly hurting any nearby civilian viewers.

As such, there was only one way about this.

Looking at the missile, that was coming closer and closer, Spidey got ready. Bending down slightly, tensing his legs, he pushed off and charged directly at the missile, much to viewers' surprise. Running at the fast incoming missile, Spider-man suddenly leaped high into the air. Soon hovering over the bomb, he shot two web-lines down at it. Sticking, he gripped tightly, and flipping, pulled as hard as he could as he landed. The plan worked, as the missile curved in the air, and soon changed trajectory. Everyone watched as the missile flew fast upward, sailing up into the air and sky above. Once it reached a certain altitude...

BOOM!

Everyone watched as it exploded in a large blast. The man with the bazooka, staring up at the blasé cloud in surprise, was too late to react to the incoming fist. And when he lowered his face, he met knuckles with first contact.

FINAL KO! New High Score!

Looking down at the man KO'd on the ground, Spider-man turned his head to look at the last remaining goons, who jumped when he faced them.

"Anyone else?"

Seconds later, Spider-man watched on as the police loaded the crooks into the police truck. Nodding in satisfaction, he shot a web-line up and swung up.

"Nice work there, Whiskers." MJ commented, having seen the battle.

Spider-man shrugged as he swung. "No big. Those guys were no Doc Ock, or Enforcers."

MJ shrugged. "Well, you better come back. Aunt May should almost be done with dinner." She let him know.

"Actually, there's a few things I've got to do first." He told her as he changed directions.

MJ raised a brow. "Like what?"

---

Connor Residence

KNOCK

KNOCK

The door opening, Martha Connors looked out, and blinking in surprise. "Naruto?" She asked, surprised to see the blonde Parker. Naruto smiled in greeting to the woman. He gave her a small wave.

"Hey, Mrs. C! Hope I'm not interrupting anything important."

Martha blinked, shaking her head to focus and smiled at him. However, Naruto could tell that there was something uneasy about that smile. He wondered if something was up. "No, no! Nothing at all! What are you doing here, Naruto?" She asked the young blonde, curious as to why he was suddenly at her family's house. Things were a bit tense with Curt following the accident with Max Dillon. Her husband would either be stuck in his home office, burying himself in his work, or in the hospital, waiting for news on the mechanic. He barely ate, let alone sleep.

"Well, I was hoping to talk to Doctor Connors concerning something." Naruto told her, a serious expression on his face. Martha raised a brow at that.

"I'm sorry, Naruto. Now's not a good time. Maybe tomorrow at the lab-"

"It's about my father. And the Cross-Species Project."

That stopped Martha cold, her eyes wide in shock. That project was a forbidden topic in her house, as it would bring up bad memories of the times Curt would focus so hard on perfecting it. To the point he would grow obsessed.

She hated to admit it, but at that time, Curt scared her. Especially when he had gotten so mad when Richard Parker stopped the project. She had never seen him so mad. It would have gotten so bad she would have taken Billy and left, if Curt hadn't managed to calm himself down.

And if she was honest, she was worried that if the topic was once more brought up, he would once more become obsessed.

"Naruto...I don't think-" Just as she was about to dismiss Naruto, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she saw Curt standing behind her, giving her a small, comforting smile.

"It's alright Martha." The two locked eyes, holding a conversation with their eyes, before finally, Martha sighed, and nodded. Rubbing her shoulder a bit in comfort, Curt looked at Naruto, and nodded for him to enter. "Follow me, Naruto. We can talk in my workshop." Nodding in thanks, Naruto entered the house, and followed Curt. Passing through the living room, he spotted Billy watching television. Spotting the older blonde, Billy smiled and waved at him, Naruto waving back with his own smile.

Entering Curt's office, Naruto looked around. It was pretty average. A desk, a shelf with books and lab supplies, picture frames on the wall, and several tanks with lizards inside. Closing the door, Curt turned to Naruto. "Now, what did you want to speak with me about?"

Looking at him, Naruto got straight to the point.

"I know that you and my father worked on the Cross-Species Project together. To give humans the attributes of certain animals."

Curt nodded sadly, still having bad experience with that event. "Ah, yes. Your father and I... we desired to help improve the world. To take away pain from humans and cure diseases. At least...that was the plan. The experiments proved to be unsuccessful. Your father was the only one able to gain positive results on animal experiments, but would never tell me how he did it. And when he... when your parents died, I was angry. With your father gone, so too was my chance to heal myself." Curt unconsciously reached up and gripped his stump of an arm.

Naruto frowned in pity. "You hoped that if you were injected with lizard DNA, the healing properties of the reptilian class would regenerate your bones and skin cells rapidly to the point your arm would grow back." Curt chuckled.

"You definitely are your father's son."

Naruto smiled softly at that, before it was replaced with a thoughtful look. Meanwhile, Curt walked toward his desk to clean up the mess on it.

"Dr. Connors."

Curt looked up at Naruto, and saw he had a slight hopeful look on his face. "What is it, Naruto?"

Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "What if...what if you had the formula? The formula my father used?"

Curt's eyes widened slightly at that. "What?"

Naruto gestured to the stacks of paper on the desk. "May I?" Curt nodded, and watched as Naruto walked forwards, grabbed a piece of paper and pencil, and begin writing something. He heard him mutter a few things, but couldn't hear what he was saying. Intrigued, he walked over to his side, and watched him watch. 'Just like his father.'

Finishing up, Naruto passed the paper to Curt. Looking at it, Curt's eyes widened when he read the formula written on it.

"Decay Rate Algorithm..."

As he looked upon the formula, Curt felt a sense of hope rise in his chest... with this...maybe he had a chance. "Naruto..." The blonde looked at the professor with a raised brow. "How would you like to help me finish mine and your father's work?"

Naruto's eyes widened. While he had worked on and studied some of his father's work over the years, this would actually be the first time he could feel very close to his work field. To help finish a project his father's been working on for years!

Smiling widely, Naruto nodded in agreement, making Curt smile. He placed a hand on the teen's shoulder. "Great! Now, you hungry? My wife's making chicken."

Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "I don't know, my aunt May's making dinner. Which I should be getting to."

Curt nodded in understanding. "Very well then, I'll speak with you tomorrow."

Naruto nodded, then a thought came to him. "Um, Doctor Connors, if you don't mind me asking...your wife said 'it wasn't a good time'... is there something wrong?"

Curt frowned, sighing. "I...was not able to keep my promise to you, Naruto. There's...been an accident."

Naruto frowned, narrowing his eyes. "What kind of accident?"

---

The Next Day (Yay for time skips!)

The week has come and passed in a blur. Things have been normal for the exception of the growing excitement in the student body as they all prepare for the upcoming dance. And with only a day left, you can tell just how excited they all were, by the large number of banners, posters, even large "DANCE" graffiti seen at the exterior school walls ‒ which the staff were still trying to wash away.

Yep, everyone was looking forward to the dance tomorrow.

However, for one Naruto Parker, all the grinning or smiling faces of the students were a blur to him, as he walked down the hallway with a sad thoughtful look on his face.

Doctor Connors had told him on Max's ‒ the technician ‒ accident. It was bad news that something like that could happen to a person so suddenly. But he guessed that's just how life worked, he thought ‒ recalling the accident at the Octavius' presentation ‒ full of nothing but unexpected events.

There was still no news of Max's status, whether he was alive or not ‒ though after being told the amount of electricity he had going through him, he pretty much doubted. Still, he couldn't help but wonder...if he had stayed behind, even for just a few seconds, could he had prevented the accident? He sighed, as already thoughts began to appear in his head.

This was the curse of being a hero. Being given such power and responsibility, they would always have thoughts of "what if". 'What if I did this?' 'What if I had stayed?' 'What if I had stopped him(her)/let him(her) go?'

Being a hero, it was their responsibility to protect people and keep them safe. Their responsibility to save as many lives as possible. Their responsibility to keep the whole world safe.

It was their privilege, and their curse.

'Damn, I wonder how Iron Man or Captain America handle this large pressure?' He thought to himself as he stopped in front of his locker.

A scoff was heard in his ear, yet didn't come from anyone near him. He groaned, knowing where it came from. 'What do you want fox?'

While he may had been fearful of the fox at their meeting, he had gotten used to it. Now he was more curious about it than scared. Why was there a fox inside him? How was it possible? Where did it come from? So many question, and the asshole of a fox wouldn't tell him! It would just spend its time mocking him, calling him weak, give sarcastic comments, or telling him how it would kill him once free. Some of the descriptions were very...graphic.

To Naruto, the fox was more of a headache than anything else.

"What I want is some silence so I can sleep, which I cannot have, with your emo thoughts...I'm starting to miss the seal not being loosen. That way I didn't have to hear your pathetic thoughts." The grouchy dark voice of Kyuubi rang. Whatever it was that was contained in that spider venom, which was injected into the boy, had done something to his body, and even more his chakra pathways. When it granted him spider-abilities, it also shockingly enough forcefully opened his chakra points, and like a dam, the flood of chakra poured out and spread all over the boy's body. It also shockingly, but damn well happily, loosened the seal that kept the Kyuubi at bay. Unfortunately, not enough for it to escape from the damn human. Only enough it now had some access to the boy's scenes. Not that it was much of a good thing, as it was now forced to see the mortal's pathetic life. Oh well, at least it now had some form of entertainment (i.e. watching the boy get his ass kicked XD).

Naruto rolled his eyes as he grabbed his books. 'Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know being considerate of a human life was so unnecessary. And what's this about a seal?' Now that he thought about it, when he first appeared in him mindscape ‒ the concept still strange to him ‒ he could faintly remember something on the large gates. A piece of paper? It had what he recognized as a Japanese kanji symbol in it. Unfortunately, the fox's appearance stopped him before he could read what it said ‒ he thanked online classes for learning new languages! While not an expert, he had a grasp in Japanese language.

He heard Kyuubi scoff once more. "Being concern over a human's life is pathetic... Your lives are as fragile as a flower, easily crushed! It is a waste of time to mourn over a loss. You humans breed like cockroaches. You kill one, another would just pop out! Like vermin!"

Naruto gritted his teeth in anger. 'Oh yeah! What about you?! You never lost someone you cared about?!'

". . ."

Naruto blinked, surprised at the sudden silence of the beast. Usually it would respond with a sarcastic remark or make fun of him. '...um, fox?'

He heard Kyuubi snarl. "...as I said, it is pathetic to mourn over a loss. People come and go. It is life's nature. Do not waste what peace I have with thoughts of what or what not. You should know by now that it is impossible to save everyone, hero. If you continue to ruin my sleep, the only thing I am able to do in this blasted cage, I shall make you suffer! This is not a warning, but a promise.' It then went silent, leaving Naruto mentally alone.

Naruto frowned, wondering what was up with the fox, but decided not to worry about it. He sighed, as once more, Kyuubi was right. He continued to worry so much about losses he experienced. Not that he could help it, with how just about everyone he meets or sees suddenly die or go through accidents. He wondered if he was truly cursed with something more than the typical "Parker Luck".

'I need a vacation.' He thought with a sigh as he closed his locker.

"Naruto!" Looking up, he saw Harry and MJ walking towards him.

"Hey guys." He greeted, swapping high fives with Harry and winks of greeting with Mary Jane.

"The whole school seems to be excited for the dance tomorrow night." Harry noted. Blinking, Naruto looked around, and just realized the activities around him. 'Wow, I was really out of it.'

MJ shrugged. "Well everyone's looking forward to a nice relaxation after having to do so much school work, so it should be expected."

Naruto nodded in agreement. He could use a break too. Between school, training his abilities, ESU Labs, the Bugle and Spider-man...he could use a break. 'Well, nothing a bowl of ramen, junk food, and mind numbing movies can't cure.' He thought with a grin. Hopefully this time he could get a night to relax, unlike last time with Doc Ock. 'Of course, considering the 'Parker Luck', I wouldn't hold my breath.'

The three walked toward class. Entering, Naruto saw Liz and took note of the nervous look she had. Seeing that she was worried about passing the test, he approached her. "Liz."

Looking up, Liz blinked at seeing the blonde. "Nary…" Naruto gave her a soft smile.

"Don't worry! You're a smart girl Liz, you'll pass for sure!" He told her in full confidence, giving her a cheesy thumbs ups. Liz giggled at that, smiling as her former worry instantly vanished.

"Thanks, Nary!"

Nodding, sat at his desk, just as Mr. Warren entered the classroom. "Alright everyone! I hope you studied hard for this test. If everyone's ready, let's begin."

---

Forest Hills Hospital

Curt frowned as he entered an empty operating room. Beside him was an older man with dark skin and balding grey hair. This was Dr. Nicholas Bromwell, the head physician. Curt looked at Dr. Bromwell with a heavy frown. "How is he, Dr. Bromwell? How's Max?"

Dr. Bromwell sighed, rubbing the top of his head tiredly. "I won't lie to you, Curt. What has happened to Mister Dillon is unlike anything I have ever seen before." He walked towards the operating table...where something laid on it, covered by a sheet. Curt looked at it, and frowned, a heavy pit in his stomach.

"Is that…" He hanged, unable to finish his question.

Bromwell sighed, placing a hand on top of the sheet. "I warn you, what you are about to see...it isn't pleasant."

Curt frowned. Taking a deep breath, he nodded. Taking that as his cue, Bromwell uncovered the top portion.

What he saw made Curt nearly vomit. Max... looked like something one would find in the sewers. Or a fireplace. His skin...was now blackened to the core, crisped and crumbled. Cautiously placing a hand on the chest, he flinched when he felt how hard it was. "My god…"

D. Bromwell nodded in agreement. He had said the same thing when he had first witnessed this. "The...large amounts of electricity, as from what you told me, had burned his skin completely to a crisp! And not just his skin. I had an x-ray done, and saw that he didn't have any blood in him. No doubt evaporated from the heat. He does still seem to have organs and innards, though. Not only that...but somehow, someway Max is still alive."

Curt's eyes widened to their limit. "What?! Are you sure?" Bromwell simply handed Curt his stethoscope. Putting it on, Curt placed the end on Max's chest. Listening closely, the scientist's eyes widened even more. "How is that possible?! Max took close to 3,000 high degrees of Celsius. One billion volts of lightning, empowered by the bio-electrical enhancement fluids! His organs should have been nothing but piles of goop! How?!"

Bromwell just shook his head. "A miracle? Nothing less than that. He seems to be in a coma. Trapped in a shell ‒ both literally physically and mentally ‒ with no known idea when, or even if, he will ever wake up."

Curt sighed, shaking his head at what was happening. "This ain't no miracle, Bromwell. What if Max does wake up? What is he to do? No, this is a curse...and it's all my fault. I never should have left the tank out! Or had Max work during the storm!"

"You can't blame yourself, Curt. You didn't know this would happen." Bromwell tried to reassure him, however Curt just shook his head, turning to the exit.

"But I should have." With that, he left. Sighing, Bromwell sent one last glance at Max's burned body, before leaving as well, shutting off the lights, leaving the still and silent room.

However, unknown to the two men, from Max's body, something echoed from it. A pulse. And following it...an electrical impulse surged out across the body.

---

Midtown High

The bell ringing, students began to leave, all talking amongst themselves about the current test, and how they believe they had done. Standing up with MJ & Harry, Naruto felt a tug on his shirt. Turning around, he saw Liz standing behind him, hugging a textbook. "Hey Liz, what's up?"

Liz gave Naruto a wide smile. "Nary, I wanted to thank you again for tutoring me the other day. With your help, I am confident I did well!"

Naruto smiled at her. "It's my pleasure, Liz. And I know you would get a great score. As I said, you are a smart girl." Liz blushed, timidly brushing a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Thanks, Nary."

"Miss Allen!"

The two over at Mr. Warren, who gestured for Liz to come to him. Liz gripped the book tightly in worry when she saw he had a paper in hand. No doubt her test, already graded. Seeing her worry, Naruto placed a hand on her shoulder. Meeting eyes, Liz took a deep breath, and nodding. She approached the teacher.

Looking at her, Warren held out the paper to her. Gulping, Liz cautiously grabbed it, and slowly turned it over. Looking at the front, she gasped.

...a B…

She got, a B…

She passed!

Warren smiled at Liz. "Excellent work, miss Allen. Looks like the tutor really helped you." He said, before leaving the classroom.

Looking over her shoulder, Naruto peeked at the grade, and smiled, happy for the brunette. "Great work, Liz! Now you can go to the dan-oof!" He gasped as Liz crashed into him, nearly making him fall back as she hugged him tightly.

"Naruto! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, his cheeks burning by the very close contact. "Um...it's nothing, ya know." He shifted his eyes in discomfort as Liz continued to hug him. It didn't help that he could feel the heavy glare aimed their way from MJ.

Oh boy…

"Hey, Parker!"

'And it just keeps getting better!' He thought sarcastically. Gently removing Liz off him, he turned around and came to face an angry Flash.

"What the hell are you doing hugging my girlfriend?!" The jock demanded, making Naruto sigh. Troublesome.

"Calm down, Flash. It's not what you think. Liz was just happy that she passed and acted by instinct, that's all." He told the other blonde. However, by the look on Flash's face, he didn't believe him. But before he could say anything, Liz moved in between the two, gently pushing Flash away from Naruto.

"Flash! Nary's telling the truth! I passed the test thanks to him, and I was just thanking him!" She explained, showing her boyfriend her score. Flash looked at it, before looking back at Naruto, glaring at him suspiciously. Scoffing, he turned and walked away, making Liz frown and Naruto sigh. Liz turned to Naruto. "I'm sorry about that, Nary. I'm sure Flash didn't mean to do that." She tried to apologize for her boyfriend, but Naruto just waved her off.

"No big, Liz. Flash can be an idiot sometimes...many times, but I'm sure he's just concerned for you. Though he needs to learn to think before he speaks."

Liz nodded, before she shifted her eyes to the side bashfully, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "Um…" She started. Naruto blinked and looked at her with a raised brow. "So yeah. Thanks for your help. I...uh, I guess I'll see you at the dance tonight?" She asked, a slight hopeful tone in her voice as large sweet brown eyes looked at him.

Naruto blinked at that, before shifting his eyes away, rubbing the back of his head in a nervous way. "Um...well you see…" He trailed off, not sure how to tell her he wasn't going to the dance. The way her cute brown eyes looked at him made it really hard to tell her. Like he didn't want to see her frown or be sad. It was like how he couldn't tell bad news to MJ.

Such is the power of the female look.

Luckily, he was saved from saying anything, as MJ grabbed his attention. "Naruto! I need to talk to you!" She said, grabbing his arm and began to pull him away.

Naruto yelped at the sudden pull, but as he was being dragged, he called out Liz. "I'll talk with you later Liz! See ya!"

Liz stared after as she watched the redhead drag the blonde out of the classroom. She waved slightly. "Yeah, sure thing."

Outside, the two stopped once they were away from close ears. Naruto looked at MJ. "What's up?"

"There's a crime alert happening at a bank nearby." She told him. Naruto raised a brow.

"How do you know that?" He asked. MJ just smirked and held up her phone.

"I have the news app!"

"...Of course you do." He deadpanned. He should have figured his best friend would have a way to keep track of current crime to send him after.

Keeping her smile, MJ waved Naruto off. "Well? What are you waiting for, tiger? Go get them! Shoo!"

"But I didn't even get lunch!" He whined. He had several cups of beef ramen in his bag he wanted to eat!

"You can have your ramen after you stop the crime." MJ told Naruto, like a mother would tell her son. Naruto pouted at that, before he walked away, heading to the roof to change. All the while, grumbling about unfair redheads, and keeping him from the food of the gods, making MJ giggle.

Meanwhile, as the two were talking, Harry approached Liz and Sally who stood by the lockers. He got their attention. "'Excuse me girls. Mind if I have a minute?"

Sally narrowed her eyes in suspicion at the rich teen. "What do you want?" She asked, glaring at him. Seeing the suspicion in her eyes, Harry quickly raised his hands in peace.

"Nothing bad, I promise! I just wanted your help in something." He told them. Liz, the kinder of the pair, tilted her head in confusion.

"What kind of help?"

Harry rubbed the back of his head. "Well, you see...Naruto is indecisive on going to the dance tonight." Liz eyes widened at that, before frowning, looking down in disappointment. She had hoped to have a chance to dance with the blonde… Luckily, what Harry said next cheered her up. "Now, being his best guy friend and all, I know the guy's too hardheaded to change his mind. However, I have a plan to get him to go to the dance. I just need your help to convince Mary Jane to go as well."

Sally raised a brow at him. She could instantly see where he was going with this...and she wasn't against it.

The dance was a perfect place to get Naruto Parker and Mary Jane Watson hooked up. She, like many others in the school, were holding bets on when and/or where the two would finally confess their feeling to the other. She betted on the dance, and this was her chance to get her winnings. She grew a smile as she nodded at Harry. "Alright, we'll help." Beside her, Liz nodded.

She just might have her desired dance with her crush just yet!

---

Naruto continued to grumbled as he swung through the city, grumbling about redheads and the power they held over him. "This better be a small men crime. This spider wants his ramen."

He passed over Forest Hills Hospital, unknown of what was occurring inside.

In the empty operating room, the covered, burned shell that was Max Dillon was still, no signs of moving or twitching. As still as the dead. No doctors or nurses currently walked the section's halls. If many were to enter and witness the...thing currently laying on the operating table, they would think of it as a science experiment gone wrong. Labeling the shell as a man long since deceased. A fossil, collecting flies and dust in its wake.

However, they would be wrong to assume he was dead.

(Play "The Amazing Spider-man 2 OST - The Electro Suite")

Suddenly, the lights from a lamp sitting on the wall counter, and ceiling lights, began to flicker. Their bulbs flickering on and off. Electronic equipment that were off, suddenly blazed to life, the electric saw buzzing sharply on the counter.

Attention was drawn to the 'corpse', as electricity began to buzzed wildly around it, bolts running all over its surface. Cracks began to appear as the hard shell began to open little by little, a bright light shining through the cracks. Just then, the shell burst, as the thought to be dead Max, broke through in a startle. He gave a startled shout as he fell over the table, hitting the ground. Pieces of the shell clinging to him shattered upon impact. Max acted wildly, snapping his head left and right in a panic.

Everything was so strange! To his vision, the walls and ceiling glowed in bright lines. Every light bulb in the room glowed brightly, before shattering, startling him. He began to hyperventilate as he back-peddled. His mind ran wild as he tried to gather his thoughts. He didn't know where he was! Last thing he remembered was fixing the machine for Curt Connors, his drill fell on the console, and then...pain. A lot of pain! That was it! Everything else after was darkness.

His back hit the wall of the counter, and when it did, electricity burst from the impact, bolts hitting everywhere. "What the?!" He questioned, not taking not of the change in his voice. A sort of muffled echo sound. Above him, the buzzing saw vibrated over the edge, before falling off on Max. Max, seeing this, shot his arms over his head for protection. Suddenly, before the saw could hit him, it was halted inches away, caught in mid-air by a shower of electricity shooting out of his arms. Max watched in amazement as static ran through the tool, before it soon shot off to the side, hitting the wall and falling to the floor with a clatter.

It was then that Max took notice of his arms. Where once tan colored skin laid, was what looked like blue glowing skin, veins clearly visible through the glowing limbs. His arms glowed in a shifting display of blue, light blue, and white, from his finger tips to his elbows and up. His eyes followed his arms, to his chest. The same display of color. He looked at his legs, his waist ‒ also taking a horrific notice of the lack of a certain thing between his legs! ‒ his whole body was changed!

Looking around, he spotted a small mirror laying on the floor. He quickly crawled to it, ignoring the static that scattered whenever his hands or knees hit the ground. Grabbing the mirror, he faced it. What he saw made his eyes widened as he gasped in horror.

His hair was completely gone, leaving only a blue bald head, dark blue and white veins covering his cheeks and scalp of his glowing blue head. Any source of facial hair was just gone. His eyes, once brown, were now glowing light blue. Electric blue. "My god..." He muttered, and finally noticed his voice. He shakily stood up, nearly falling back down as he looked himself over, looking at his arms and witness bolts bouncing around his limb, and over his whole body. With a shaking hand, he reached up, and felt his skin. At least, what used to be his skin. He felt something, but it wasn't skin. It was solid, but felt more like a false skin covering. And the feeling...it was hollow, like touching a bubble.

He gritted his teeth. With a roar of anger, he threw the mirror hard against the wall, the reflection shattering. The static covering his body reacted to his anger, as bolts shot out of him, hitting the walls and floor with impacts hard enough to crack the surface. Max stood there, breathing heavily as the rush of emotions swam through his mind. He gritted his teeth ‒ or at least what appeared to be teeth to his mind ‒ in anger.

He couldn't even muster up any tears!

"...I'm a monster..." He muttered to himself, clenching his fists hard. He then looked around. He spotted a carrier with clothes in them, and quickly grabbed what he could.

He needed to get out of there.

---

Parker Residence

After stopping the crime - which was just a small robbery - Naruto returned to school, just in time to eat his precious ramen. While the crime was minor, he still took some pics to give to Robbie for some small change. In greater news, classes were canceled for the rest of the day in preparation for the dance. Even more, students were given the choice to help finish decorations for extra credit. He had decided to help with decorations, not for the extra credit - not that he needed it - but just to help. Just because he wasn't going, didn't mean he couldn't land a hand.

Arriving at home, he spent his free time doing what he always does when he is free from crime-fighting and doesn't feel like working at his lab.

Jacket off? Check.

Shoes off? Check.

Pants off? Check.

Computer on and on site? Double check!

Now it was time for Naruto Parker's weekly 3-Hour Anime fest. A nice serving of steaming cups of ramen, a plate of Aunt May's warm cookies, and sitting in your briefs; what more could one need to make them feel comfortable?

And best of all, crime was silent, so there was no more need for Spider-man to make an appearance. Which was good, as forecast called for rain later on.

There was Heaven.

And then there was Parker Heaven.

So, leaning back he started his Naruto Time. Nothing would ruin it! Nothing!

"Naruto dear."

Hearing the call of his aunt, Naruto's eye twitched. He totally jinxed himself. He only had himself to blame…

Getting up, he grabbed a cookie, and taking a bite, he moved to the door. Popping his head out of his room, he saw Aunt May walking toward him. He saw that she had a black box in her arms. Taking his cookie out of his mouth, he responded to her. "What's up, Aunt May?"

His aunt stopped in front of him, giving him her usual sweet smile. "Well, I heard there was dance at your school, and was wondering why you weren't going." She asked, a concerned look on her face. Naruto rubbed the back of his head.

"Well, I didn't see a use for it. They're pretty boring, ya know. Besides, I didn't want to leave you all alone in the house. So I thought I would spend the night with you." He said. May smiled at her beloved nephew, placing a hand on his cheek and rubbing it softly. Naruto smiled at her warm tough. It was times like this, his aunt reminded him of his mother with her love. Sometime, she felt like she was his mother, and he loved her very much.

He didn't know what he would do if he lost her too...

"Oh sweetie. While I do appreciate your kindness, I simply cannot allow you to miss a fun event. So I want you to go. Please, for me."

Naruto frowned, not sure about that. However, he could not deny her. Especially when she gave him that motherly look. Woman could bring the Hulk to his knees with the look. So with a sigh, he nodded. "Alright, Aunt May."

Smiling, May handed him the box. "Great! Now, I took the privilege to get you this." Looking at the box in confusion, Naruto opened it up, and saw that inside was a tuxedo. He blinked, seeing it was in his size, as well as looked brand new. He looked at May, the question in his eyes. "I got that for you sometime last week, and had it delivered yesterday. Now get dressed, someone important should be here soon." She said, and gently pushed him into his room.

"Wait, who? Were you planning this?" He questioned, but didn't get an answer. So he had no other choice but to change into the tux.

Soon, Naruto stepped out of his room, wearing his black suit. It was the normal black vest and pants, white undershirt, and black tie. He pulled on his collar with a frown, before deciding to just unbutton the top button and leave the tie loose. He wished the thing had some orange on it, it was his color! An orange tie, was that too much to ask? He tried to comb his hair, but knew it was a losing battle before it even began.

Nothing could tame his wild locks.

Walking down the stair, he saw May at the bottom, a happy smile on her face. "You look fabulous dear!" She commented as she walked over and fixed his tie for him. Naruto sighed.

'I feel more like a monkey.' He thought. He then heard a snort in his head. 'You be quiet!' He thought, preventing the knowing comment from the asshole in his head.

DING!

May's smile widened. "Ah! That's her! Answer it dear!" May told him, gently pushing him toward the door with some eagerness. Naruto raised a brow at her mood as he walked toward the door.

"Wait, 'her'? Her who?" He asked as he opened the door. Looking at who was outside, he froze. His brain was in the process of short circuiting as he stood in place.

Standing on the porch of his door, was Mary Jane Watson, wearing a black, silk dress, that hugged her nicely, showing her curves and nice hips. The top was tied by strings that went around her neck. Her hair was washed and shining in the night light, and she had some blush on her cheeks that turned a bit redder. On her lips, were a nice amount of lip-gloss. She had her black purse.

Seeing the state Naruto was in, MJ smirked at him. She gave him a wink. "Face it Tiger, you just hit the Jackpot!"

"..."

Naruto was silent, frozen in place, not able to comprehend what he was seeing. Meanwhile…

"WHY THE HELL IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE?!" Kyuubi shouted, as he watched the mindscape burst into flames.

---

(An Hour Ago - Watson Residence)

Dresses laid on the bed, Mary Jane watched as Liz and Sally worked on getting ready. After school the girls decided to make one last minute quick stop at the mall.

Since her house was the closest to school of the three, they decided to get ready there. And it wasn't just the three of them. Making some calls, Kong's girlfriend Glory Grant, as well as Debra, joined them. Using the redhead's shower, the girls took turns, with Sally currently in, while the rest were now applying their make-up.

"I still think you should come to the dance too, Mary Jane." Liz said as she used the mirror to apply her make-up, Glory sitting beside her, applying lipstick.

On the bed, Mary Jane smiled as she helped do the nervous Debra's hair. "Liz, for the last time, I'm fine not going. Debra, please stop squirming."

Debra sighed as she held still.

Glory smiled at the blonde intern. "You excited to be going to the dance?" The girls had gotten to know Debra as they got readied, though it was small stuff as the blonde tried not to get all geeky. Yeah, that tended to push non-science geeks away…

Debra gave a small smile that held some nervousness. "I suppose. Though I wonder if this dance will be as enjoyable since I don't have anyone to go with." She muttered the last past, frowning.

Hearing that, MJ frowned. Putting the brush down, she wrapped her arms around Debra's shoulders, pulling her into a comforting embrace, taking the blonde by surprise. "Hey! You're not going alone! Liz and the girls will be there with you!"

"Yeah, girl! We can have loads of fun!" Glory agreed with Liz nodding. Debra looked at the girls all smiling at her, and a smile of her own grazed her face, glad she got to meet such great friends.

"Thank you."

At that moment, Sally came into the room, finished with her shower and drying her hair. "Alright, let's get dressed." She said, with the other girls agreeing.

MJ watched as the girls left to get changed, the thought of changing in front of others, even if fellow girls, being weird for them. Sally went to change in the bathroom, Liz changing in her aunt's room, and MJ leaving Debra to change in her room. She waited in the living room. As she waited, she tried to ignore the gripping feeling in her stomach, the feeling of envy and sadness not letting her rest.

Was she sad, angry, but mostly sad that she wasn't going to the dance? Yes, she would admit it. Was she mad at Naruto for having the large part on her not going? No. Well, maybe a little. She had so been looking forward to her plan of dancing with him under the spotlight, him holding her close, staring into her eyes with those big blue ones, as the music whispered softly in the background.

Was it wrong for her to want to be a bit selfish and have the whiskered blonde to herself tonight? 'I mean, Aunt May is by no means an old woman. She can take care of herself. The woman went surfboarding with us during the summer vacation in Alaska and did more flips and jumps as Tony Hawk!' That wasn't to say she didn't understand where Naruto was going, being protective of his aunt, as she was his last living relative - he didn't know any other relatives on his family as his parents and aunt and uncle never talked about them - she was the same with her aunt.

She was still not happy that Naruto chose taking care of his aunt over a dance with her…

Sighing, she leaned back on the couch, staring up at the ceiling.

Night at the Pear, ruined.

Night at the Dance, ruined.

Progress in revealing her feelings...0.

'Damn Parker Luck.' She thought, blaming Naruto for passing her his family curse.

The sound of steps approaching her caught her attention. Looking forward, she smiled when she saw the girls ready and dressed up.

Liz was wearing a black dress with a red sash around her waist. The dress parted somewhat on the side, showing some of her legs, with black heels. A soft red blush powder on her dark tan cheeks and red lipstick, and a soft amount of eye liner. Her hair was pushed back from covering her face and done in a braided ponytail.

Sally wore a light pink dress top with the bottom half being a darker shade. The waist wrapped tightly enough with a dark pink sash. Her hair was pulled up in a bun with some bangs framing her face, which had some soft makeup. On her feet were red heel shoes.

Glory was simple in appearance. She wore a yellow dress and yellow heels. She wore only make up, denying any blush or powder.

Finally, was Debra. And needless to say, she was going to turn heads! Gone was the scientific 'nerdy' blonde in average clothes, and in her place was a beautiful, gorgeous woman. Firstly, she wore a dark red dress that clung nicely to her form, showing the curves her regular clothes hid. Over the dress she wore a small dark blue jacket, only reaching her chest. On her feet were blue heels. Her hair was no longer in her usual ponytail, now loose and letting her blonde curls fall over her shoulder. Her glasses were also gone. She wore contacts, letting her blue eyes - nearly the same shade as Naruto's - in full view. All in all, Debra was hot!

"Wow! You girls look great!" MJ commented.

Sally smirked, a hand on her hip. "We are definitely going to be knocking guys out tonight!" She said declared proudly, making Liz giggle and MJ roll her eyes. Debra was shifting around in discomfort. She never wore a dress before, unless it was a family wedding.

"I feel weird. You sure I shouldn't wear my glasses?" She asked. Glory placed a hand in her shoulder.

"Of course girl! You look way better without them. Makes your eyes pop!" Liz nodded.

"Totally!" She then looked at Mary Jane, a grin forming on her lips. "And now it's time for MJ to get dressed!"

MJ raised a brow at Liz. "Dressed for what?" She asked, getting a feeling in her gut. Liz smiled at her.

"For the dance of course!"

MJ gave a groan. She should have known. How many times does she have to repeat herself?! "Liz! For the last time! I'm not going!"

"Because Naruto's not going?" The Hispanic descendant asked.

Mary Jane tried to hold in the flinch, she really did, but it was clearly visible. It was obvious, her reason for not going to the formal dance. What was the point, if the object of her affection was not there to enjoy it with?

Pathetic, she knew, but that was how she felt. Sure Harry and her friends would be there, but somehow, without Naruto being there with her, the whole things felt...dull. It was like Naruto was the light that shined the room whenever he was there. Like a fire that warms her with his presence.

At least, that's what she believed.

"Well, that's about to change!" MJ looked up at Sally, who had a weird smile on her face. The kind of smile someone had when they had a secret, and were eager to reveal it. Looking at Liz, the brunette had the same look, but to a lesser extent as the blonde. Meanwhile, Debra and Glory stood confused, not knowing what was going on. Looking at each other, they shrugged.

MJ narrowed her eyes in suspicion at the two. "And what do you mean by that?" She questioned.

Keeping her smile, Sally took a seat on the couch beside the redhead, Liz going on her other side. Meanwhile, seeing as they were out of whatever was going on, Glory and Sally went to MJ's kitchen for a light snack before they had to leave. "Well…" She dragged on, much to MJ's annoyance. "You see, it was pretty obvious you were very disappointed that Parker wasn't going and decided not to go yourself. So your friend Harry came up with a plan to get Naruto to go."

MJ raised a brow at that. How was Harry going to convince Naruto to go to the formal? When it comes to his aunt, Naruto was very stubborn about her happiness. "Oh really? And what's Harry's plan?" She asked skeptically, not allowing any hope to rise in her.

Liz tapped her chin in thought. "Well, he didn't explain much. All he said was that he was going to call someone and have them convince Nary to go to the dance. He didn't say who, only that Nary would listen to them."

MJ blinked at that. She wondered who this person that Naruto would listen to and do as they say was?

. . . .

Of course! Aunt May! If she told Naruto to go to the dance ‒ especially when she gives that loving mother look ‒ he would do it.

She had to hold in the reflex to facepalm. Why didn't she think of that?!

She suddenly stopped, blinking. 'Wait! If Aunt May convinces Naruto to go to the dance…' Once more, hope rose in her chest.

Suddenly, her house phone began ringing. Getting up, Mary Jane walked toward it and answered. "Hello?"

"Mary Jane dear? It's May." The voice of May Parker replied.

"Hello Aunt May, how are you?"

"Fine dear. I'm just calling as I had been notified of a dance happening in your school. Now I know you are going, right?"

MJ shifted uncomfortably at the question. "Well…"

"Now now! A dance is an exciting event in a young woman's life. I was very excited when I went to my own high school formal, so it's only well that you go to yours. You and Naruto. A fun night with your friends."

"Well, Naruto said he didn't feel like going...so…"

She heard a sigh from the other end. "Honestly, that boy needs to go out and not spend so much time it's his lab or room. He needs adventure in his life."

'Oh trust me, he's getting plenty of adventure.' MJ thought with a sweatdrop, knowing the blonde's new secret after school activities.

"You leave my nephew to me, dear. You get yourself ready and come over in an hour. See your then!" And before the redhead could say anything, the elder Parker hanged up. Blinking, Mary Jane looked at the phone, before hanging up. She looked at Liz and Sally, who giggle at her expression.

"Um, I guess I'm going to the dance." She said with and growing smile, excitement bubbling in her chest.

Sally clapped her hands with a smile. "Great! Well, we better get your ready!"

However, it was then that Mary Jane realized something. "Wait! I don't even have a dress!" She exclaimed.

However, the smiles on the teen girls did not drop. In fact, they grew. "Oh, I won't worry about that!" Sally said mysteriously. Looking at Liz, she gave her a nod. Getting up, Liz went back toward MJ's room, with the redhead look after her in confusion. Later, the brunette came back, with her bag she brought in hand.

Opening the bag, Liz took out something that made MJ's eyes widen.

It was the dress she saw in the mall!

"What?! How?!" She asked as Liz passed her the dress. She looked at it in surprise, feeling the silky material on her fingertips.

Sally explained. "Well we knew how much you wanted the dress, so Liz and I put our money together to get it for you. We wanted to surprise you with it."

MJ looked at the two with wide, tear filling eyes. She couldn't believe they would do this for her. "Guys…thank you."

"What are you waiting for?! Go put it on!" Liz urged her. Nodding, MJ ran off to her room to change, a spring in her step.

---

Back in the Present

Mary Jane Watson stood in front of the blonde Parker with an amused glint in her eye occupying her smile, her cheeks burning under the flush she put on as the dazed Naruto continued to stare at her with a slack jaw.

Well it would seem he liked her dress.

She also took the chance to eye his appearance, and liked what she saw. 'Could use some orange. Maybe an orange tie. It suits him.'

Naruto was rubbing off on her.

After several more seconds of silence, Naruto was finally able to reboot his brain. Shaking his head, he looked at MJ in surprise. "Mary Jane?"

MJ smiled at him. "What do you think, Tiger?"

Naruto gulped, not able to help himself as his eyes trailed the form of his best friend. Was it him, or was it getting hot? "U-um…" He cleared his throat, as it came out squeaky – much to Mary Jane's amusement ‒ "You...look amazing, MJ. You're really beautiful." He finally said, staring into her emerald green eyes.

MJ blushed at the comment, but smiled big either way, happy she was able to get his attention on her looks.

This was progress.

"So, ready to head to the dance?" She asked. The girls decided to head there together. Sally called Randy to pick them up and drive them. MJ was offered a lift with Naruto, but declined, as she had called Aunt May, and the woman insisted she would drive them. She debated the thought of Naruto swinging them over there, but decided that would mess up the dress and hair, and she wanted to keep looking good for the night.

Naruto nodded. "Yeah!" A nice night without Spider-man having to make an appearance. He just hoped this won't be like with Coney Island, and something unexpected happened…

He just jinxed himself again, didn't he?

Behind the two, Aunt May approached with a smile, and camera in hand. "Alright you two! Before we go, how about a picture?" She suggested. The two nodded and stood in front of the doorway. They stood, smiling at the camera, Mary Jane wrapping her arms around Naruto's hugging the arm deeply - much to the latter's embarrassment. May continued to take several pictures, while mentally commenting on how cute the two looked together. Oh how she hoped they would finally get together.

After taking a dozen photos, making a reminder to have them printed and placed in her photo album, May was done and grabbed her keys. "Alright then, let's go!"

The ride to the school was peaceful. Naruto and MJ sat in the back, having a small talk on how Naruto's new suit was, and any adjustments they wanted made - Naruto dropping an idea of a cape… - and how Robbie at the Bugle was loving the new Spidey pics. MJ even hinted that she had some ideas of making different versions, not that Naruto understood why.

Maybe it was a girl thing?

They also conversed with Aunt May, not leaving her out. They even planned on possibly heading to the beach sometime next week, the three of them.

Soon they made it to the school, and May dropped them off, wishing them an all too happy farewell, and 'good luck', that left them blushing.

And so, standing in front of Midtown High, with other students or teachers - each dressed up nicely - the two were left in an awkward silence.

This wouldn't be the first time they had went to a dance together, as they had gone to several dances and fundraisers together in middle school.

However, this time, it felt...different. It felt...weird. They felt nervous, and didn't know why. They glance at one another, meeting eyes, and quickly looked away. Naruto cleared his throat while Mary Jane rubbed her arm nervously, her cheeks burning red. "...I guess we should head in. Ya know, before it starts to rain…" Naruto offered, rubbing the back of his head. MJ nodded silently. Looking at her, Naruto pushed down the nervousness he felt, and smiled at her. He extended his hand toward her. Mary Jane looked at it, before looking up at his blue eyes. Seeing his smile, it was infectious as one appeared on her face. Nodding, MJ placed her hand on his, their fingers entwining.

Together, hand in hand, the two walked toward the school.

---

Meanwhile

Max Dillon was confused and lost, the sky above rumbling in preparation for showers. Even with the darkness of night, everything seemed bright to him. His glowing blue eyes witnessed the moving energy in all things mechanical. Seeing the burning electricity within. It called to him. He felt...a hunger for it.

Walking down the empty street, his form hidden by a hoodie and pants he got from the hospital. It had not been easy to make it out undetected. Had a few calls, but he managed to get out.

As he walked, his steps unsteady as he staggered around, the cars parked on either side of the street began to blaze their alarms, their systems kick starting at his presence.

He shook his head at the loud sirens as they rang in his ear. With shaky steps, he approached a nearby car. He placed his hands on it, and suddenly felt a surge of power enter him. Meanwhile, the alarm of the car began to decrease, the blinking headlights dimming, until they were out, and the alarm died. The power in the car was completely drained into Max.

Max raised his hands up, watching as blue static arch through his fingers. However, it wasn't enough.

He needed more.

Raising his head, his eyes traced the electrical circuits underground, following them to the far side.

Toward the city.

The City of Light.

The City of Power.

With a shaky breath, he began his walk towards it. The sky sparking in hidden lightning in his wake.

---

Midtown High – Gymnasium

Entering the gym, Naruto and MJ instantly saw all the decorations hosted up, streamers decorating the ceiling, strobe lights, catering stands on the sides, some tables set up in the corners, enough for just about everyone, but leaving the center space wide enough for dancers, and lastly a DJ at the end side. All in all, it was a fun looking setting.

"Naruto! Mary Jane!"

Looking to the side, the two saw Harry in a suit approaching them.

"Yo, Harry!" Naruto greeted, holding a fist up as Harry fisted it. Harry looked at Naruto with a grin.

"So, whiskers. You actually came." He teased. Naruto glared playfully.

"Why do I get the feeling you are behind this?" He questioned. His only answer was a smirk. "I'll get you for this, Osborn." Naruto warned.

Harry shrugged the threat off easily. "Give me your best shot, Parker."

Liz approached Naruto. "Nary! You came!"

Naruto smiled at Liz. "Hey Liz!" He greeted, before seeing her dress. "Wow, you look great!" He commented, making Liz blush. He then noticed Debra and smiled. "Debra! You came! That's great!" He also noticed her change in appearance and had to admit she looked very hot. "And that's quite the change in looks. You look amazing." Beside him, Harry nodded in agreement as Naruto's co-worker looked very beautiful. He would have to get his friend to introduce him to her.

Debra blushed at all the attention she was getting since she entered the room, shifting nervously. "Um, thanks Naruto. Though I am not used to such attention."

Mary Jane smiled at female blonde. "Don't stress! Like Naruto said, you look amazing, and everyone thinks so too."

Naruto decide to leave the blushing and uncomfortable girl alone, and looked at his 'date'. "I'm going to get some punch; you want some?" He offered. MJ smiled at him and nodded. Nodding, he walked over to the catering as MJ mingled with the other girls. Approaching the punch bowl, he served up two cups. However, as he did so, he noticed something.

The hairs on his arms, feeling them through his sleeves, were standing on end, as a numb feeling went through his arms for a split second. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion, wondering what was that about. He shook his head, turning to head back to MJ.

It was probably nothing.

Heading back to Mary Jane and the others, he passed her the cup, getting a thanks from her. He passed some time talking to Harry and joking around a bit as the music sounded. Soon a song come up that had MJ smiling. She put down her cup on a nearby table, and grabbed Naruto's hand, getting his attention. She smirked at him.

"Come on, Tiger. Time for you to show me your moves." She said and began dragging him to the dance floor, leaving a laughing Harry.

The Osborn son then glanced to the side at Debra, and come up with an idea. Placing down his own cup of punch he had in hand, he approached the blonde. "Care to dance?" He asked with a smile. Debra looked at him in surprise, and blushed. He was asking her to dance?! She couldn't! However, before she could deny, Harry gently grabbed her hand and began to lead her. "Come on! It'll be fun!"

{Play "Shut Up and Dance" by WALK THE MOON}

Mary Jane laughed as Naruto and her danced to the rhythm. With his spider agility and equilibrium, his feet moved gracefully. Making him literally, light on his feet. She giggled as Naruto playfully span her around, before catching her in his arms.

As the two danced, laughing as they enjoyed themselves, they kept their eyes locked on the other. Their eyes reflected how happy they were to be able to dance with one another. A relaxation from the chaotic adventures the blonde had as Spider-man. It was nice, being at the dance with their 'secret' crush.

"Oh, don't you dare look back.
Just keep your eyes on me."

MJ mouthed the words as she danced, pointing to herself, making Naruto chuckled, and followed her lead, mouthing the next verse.

I said, "You're holding back,"

Smirking, MJ leaned in close to him.

She said, "Shut up and dance with me!"

This woman is my destiny
She said, "Ooh-ooh-hoo,
Shut up and dance with me."

As they dance, many other dancers would look over to them, most noticeably being Liz, Flash, and Sally. Liz smiled at the two, though she wondered if she could get a dance with the whiskered blonde. Flash and Sally were keeping an eye on them, due to the bet going on, on whether or not they would reveal their feelings. Sally, to see if any moves were made so she would win. Flash on the other hand, had made a bet with Randy against it. Their bet going in further and betting on something bad for the loser.

Loser dresses as a cheerleader on Halloween.

And Eugene "Flash" Thompson would not lose!

Meanwhile, off to the side, Harry glanced over at his two friends, smiling at their closeness, before turning his attention back on his own dance partner. Debra bit her lip, as she danced awkwardly in her opinion. However, Harry just grabbed her hand and led her in the steps, making her blush hard.

Soon the song came to an end and changed. This time, the rhythm was slow.

{John Legend ‒ All of Me}

Seeing it was a slow song, Naruto and MJ blushed as everyone around them slow danced. Rubbing the back of his head, Naruto looked at the redhead. He held his hand out to her. "May I have this dance?"

Mary Jane blushed, but smiled and nodded. Placing her hand on his, Naruto pulled her close, the redhead responding by slowly wrapping her arms around his neck. They blushed at the close contact, but smiled either way.

What would I do without your smart mouth?
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright

Everything around them seemed to disappear, their attention solely on one another. Mary Jane closed her eyes halfway, smiling at Naruto. He looked so handsome, the way his golden blonde hair seemed to glow when the light hits it, and his azure blue eyes that could put oceans to shame. Naruto was the same way, staring into her emerald greens. The powder blush laid against her freckled cheeks. And her long red hair, something that had always captivated him, swayed hypnotically with every movement.

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you

"You're beautiful, Mary Jane." Naruto muttered, but she caught it. She blushed hard at the sudden statement, and buried her face to hid it against his shoulder, but smiled.

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning

As they danced slowly to the rhythm, they thought back to all they had gone through in the year. So many twists and surprises, from Naruto getting bitten by the spider, to Doctor Octopus attacking Coney Island. If there was one thing Mary Jane wished she could prevent, it would be forcing Naruto to become a superhero in the first place. To force him to get caught up in such dangers and get hurt.

Naruto on the other hand, wouldn't have it any other way. Being Spider-man...he couldn't explain it, but when he puts on that mask…he felt almost complete. Like he had to do it. To put his life on the line and use his powers to help people.

Maybe it's because it would be something Uncle Ben would want him to do?

Power and Responsibility and all that.

But most of all...he knew he could handle being Spider-man...because he had Mary Jane there with him.

He didn't think he could do this without her.

Looking down at the redhead hiding her face against his shoulder, he smiled.

Most of all, he couldn't imagine a life without her.

He gently wrapped his arms around her, making her raise her head up and look at him. Looking at the other's eyes, they smiled. Unknowingly, they both thought the same thing.

Together, they can handle the dangers of Spider-man's life.

Soon the song ended, and the two separated, their cheeks burning from how close they were, their hearts beating miles per second. They head off to the catering to get a drink. They regroup with the others. Naruto then noticed that Flash and Kong were missing, making him narrow his eyes. "Hey, where's Flash and Kenny?" He asked Harry, who looked around and shrugged.

"Don't know. Didn't realize they left." He said as he took a bit out of a sandwich he grabbed from the catering. Naruto narrowed his eyes in suspicion, wondering what the arrogant jock was planning, before shrugging. Wasn't his problem.

Meanwhile, Mary Jane was speaking with the other girls. "So, Debra. You having fun in the dance?" She asked the blonde. Debra smiled and nodded.

"Yes, it has been a very interesting night."

Mary Jane smiled at that, before it turned into a smirk. "I saw that you were dancing Harry~" She teased, making Debra blush in embarrassment. "Was there something going on, or..." She questioned.

"No! I mean, he was just dancing with me! Nothing more..." The young scientist mumbled, her blush growing brighter by the second, much to the girls' amusement.

"Hey, Mary Jane…"

Blinking, MJ looked to the side and saw Liz looking at her, rubbing her arm in a nervous manner. "What's up, Liz?" She asked, wondering if everything was okay.

Liz bit her lip, struggling to say the words. "Um...can I talk to you for a bit? Alone?"

MJ tilted her head – a manner similar to how Naruto does it ‒ and nodded. She followed the brunette off to the side, some ways away from the others. "What's up?" She asked once they were away from earshot.

Liz twiddled with her fingers. "Well…you see. I was wondering if…" MJ blinked as she waited for Liz to say what she wanted to say. Taking a deep breath, Liz just went ahead and said. "I wondered if I could have a dance with Naruto!"

"...Eh?"

Liz bit her bottom lip, shifting her eyes to the side, rubbing her arm. "I said I wanted to dance with Naruto. At least once!"

Mary Jane was silent, wondering what she should say. She knew of Liz's crush on the whiskered blonde, and didn't know how to respond. She had planned to tell the blonde her feelings tonight, but did not expect the sudden interest the girl in front of her had in – unintentionally ‒ altering her plans.

Her worst fears were that Naruto did not feel the same way as her, and might instead hold feelings toward Liz ‒ talk about a punch to the gut.

A part of her wanted to deny Liz the offer, not wanting to cause any obstacles in her way. However, she just couldn't bring herself to.

Liz was her friend. Probably her best female friend out of everyone. Could she really deny her one dance with the object of their affection?

Gah! Damn it Naruto! Why did you have to be so lovable?! Why couldn't you have been an average geek that had trouble finding a love life?!

Looking at Liz, MJ thought on her answer. She just couldn't say no.

"Alright, Liz." She said, making Liz give a wide smile. "I'll talk to Naruto about you wanting to dance with him."

"Thanks a lot MJ!"

As everyone was talking amongst themselves, Naruto was not paying attention. No, his attention was elsewhere.

He looked towards the door. Not directly at it, but more like trying to look through it. He didn't know what it was, but his spider-senses were buzzing in his head. It was a low buzz, not like the usual buzz he gets in battle. It was like…his spider-senses were warning him of something. Something not yet happening. Like a foreboding feeling...

Warning him of what, he didn't know.

"You okay, Naruto?"

Snapping out of his daze, looked at Mary Jane, who looked at him with concern. He smiled at her. "I'm fine. It's nothing." He said, waving away her worry. He then saw she was nervous about something. There wasn't any physical display, but he could sense it.

He wondered why he seemed to sense it.

"Always with the questions, brat. How annoying. You have obtained an ability from being my jailer. Negative Emotion Sensing. Now be quiet and let me sleep. This 'dance' bores me."

He sweat-dropped. Well, that explains it. Good to know the lazy fox can be helpful for once.

"What's up?" He asked. MJ looked at him, before smiling softly.

"Well, it seems someone else would like to dance with you, Whiskers." She told him. Naruto blinked in surprise at hearing that. Someone wanted to dance with him?

"Who?"

MJ turned sideways and pointed over at Liz, who stood beside Sally. Liz saw Naruto looked her way, and jumped. She blushed as she waved timidly at him. "Liz?" He asked.

Mary Jane nodded. "Yep! She asked me if she could have a dance with you." She explained, before playfully bumping his side. "Well, aren't you popular tonight, Tiger." She teased lightly. Naruto rolled his eyes at her, before smiling at Liz.

"So she wants to dance with me?" He asked. He wasn't against it, of course. Liz was his friend and he wanted to have a great time with all his friends. He just didn't want Flash to see him dancing with his girlfriend and causing a scene over jealousy.

MJ once more nodded. "So, what do you say?" She asked. Naruto shrugged.

"Sure! It's just a dance." He replied. Mary Jane smiled at his acceptance of dancing with the Hispanic girl. She looked over at Liz, who was watching them with an anticipated look, and nodded. Liz's expression was one of great happiness. Naruto then walked over to Liz, and held out his hand as the next song began to play. "May I have this dance, Miss Allen?" He asked in a formal fashion.

Liz giggled and nodded, grabbing his hand. "Of course, Mister Parker." Naruto then led her to her the dance floor. Following them was Sally and Randy.

MJ didn't feel like being left out, and looked at Harry. "Want to dance?" She asked. Harry nodded, and MJ looked at Debra. "That okay with you?" Debra smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. I think I'm going to sit out for a while." She said, taking a seat on a nearby chair as MJ and Harry approached the dance floor.

{Passenger – Let Her Go}

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missing home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

Standing in the middle of the floor, Liz wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck while he gently held her sides. As they gently moved with the song, they smiled at one another with Liz being very happy she got the change to dance with her crush. She knew she wasn't the only one who liked him, as it was obvious Mary Jane held feeling for the blonde, and maybe he had the same for her. However, even if it was just one dance, Liz was fine with that.

It wasn't hard to like someone like Naruto. He was kind, nice to just about everyone, great looking, strong, and brave. Not to mention he was a great guy to be friends with and you can always count on him. The fact that he was willing to help her pass her test so she could come to the dance added to that.

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

Naruto smiled at Liz as he slowly spun them around. Tonight was a great night so far. He was glad he actually came. It was a great break in his life.

Unfortunately, it would not last forever.

---

New York – Times Square

Making it to Times Square, Max looked around in awe at all the lights and big screens surrounding the area. He moved swiftly around the mass gathering of people, some holding umbrellas from the light rain coming down. However, he did not pay them any mind, his attention solely on all the electronics. His eyes could see them all. See the mass gathering of electricity bouncing all around.

{Amazing Spider-man 2 OST – My Enemy ‒ Hans Zimmer}

Something's Happening
Mind destructing, Agony Inside Of Me.
My Pulse Is Racing
Mental Torture, Self Destroyer.
Can't Ignore the Paranoia.

His attention snapped to the current of electricity racing under his feet, underground with cables and circuits. All collecting in one spot, on an electrical junction box hidden down under.

His hunger to absorb the energy possessed him, making him stagger over to where the box laid. Dropping to his knees, he hovered over the metal grate protecting it. With a sigh of need, he reached for it. Lightning shot out of his hands, hitting the metal, making him flinch. However, he pushed passed it, and grabbed the grate and pride it open, making those close by jump back in surprise. Not paying them any attention, Max grabbed the large cables. Instantly, sparks flew out as the large input of electricity in the box was absorbed into him.

He began to drain all of the energy. Not just from the junction box, but from ALL electronics connected to it. The evidence was scene, as the large screens around began flickering.

Denying.
The rising
The crying.
I'm dying.

Take it all! The words rang in his mind as he continued to absorb. Take ALL OF IT!

---

Midtown High

The song had ended, and Liz thanked Naruto for the dance, her cheeks red as Naruto smiled at her. As Liz went to join Glory at the tables, MJ approached him. "Hope you're not too tired for one more dance with me, Tiger." She said with a smirk. Naruto grinned at her.

"Of course not, Red." He said as Mary Jane neared him, wrapping her arms around his neck as the song played.

{Everytime We Touch (slow version) – Cascada}

I still hear your voice, when you sleep next to me.
I still feel your touch in my dream.

As they moved, Mary Jane blushed, averting her eyes from his.

This was it. She was going to tell him! No more waiting! No more distractions! She was going to tell Naruto Parker her feelings for him!

Forgive me my weakness, but I don't know why
Without you it's hard to survive.

"Naruto..." Said blonde blinked as he looked at the redhead. Mary Jane bit her lip, before forcing herself to look at his eyes. "There's something I have to tell you! Something I've wanted to tell you for a long time now!"

"What is it, MJ?" Naruto asked, his whiskered cheeks burning lightly.

MJ gulped, her heart beating hard against her chest. Alright! Here it goes!

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss, I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.

"Naruto... we've been friends since, like, forever! Since we've meet in elementary school. We have been through so much together! I was always excited when I visited my aunt, because it meant I could play with you!" Memories of the time Uncle Ben built a treehouse in the Parker backyard, and the two would always play in it played in her mind.

Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky.
They wipe away tears that I cry.
The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall.

"You have always been there for me when I needed you. When my father left me and my mom, and my mom died from heart disease. I could always count on you to cheer me up with your jokes and pranks." She continued, tears gathering in her eyes from the painful memories. Naruto frowned at seeing that, and gently cupped her cheeks, making her smile and lean into his touch. She pushed through and continued on.

'Cause every time we touch, I feel the static.
And every time we kiss, I reach for the sky.

"Naruto, you're my best friend! And I can't imagine my life if you weren't in it. You always make things seem safe, and just by being next to me, I feel like I can do anything."

"Mary Jane..." He muttered.

Mary Jane smiled as she looked at him.

"Naruto...I love you."

Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life.

Naruto's eyes widened immensely at the confession, his blush spreading, as his heart began beating in a fast pace. He froze in place, unsure of what to say or do. Fortunately for him, he didn't have to, as he suddenly felt something warm press against his lips.

Mary Jane was kissing him.

His blush grew, feeling her warm lips against his. He was unable to move as her arms tightened their hold around his neck. His hearing picked up soft gasps around him, but couldn't tell from where – perhaps everywhere?

'Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling.
And every time we kiss, I swear I could fly.

"I love you."

The words rang constantly in his mind, over and over again.

She loved him.

Mary Jane Watson, the Girl Next Door, his best friend since forever, loved him?

What should he do? What should he say?! She was kissing him, should he kiss her back?! 'Oh my poor spider brain?! This is too much for it to take!'

He liked MJ, that much he knew. And it wasn't just like. In old school terms, he like liked her! He just didn't know how to respond.

His smart Parker brain was dead right now.

Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.

He just decided to follow his heart. That's what his mother and aunt would want him to do, and his father and uncle would agree with.

His first order of business, respond in kind.

He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her closer to him, deepening the kiss. That seemed to be the right choice, as MJ tightened her grasp. Her heart soared when she felt him kiss her back. The feeling telling her everything.

I love you too.

"Whoa!" Harry muttered as he looked at his two best friends kissing. He smirked at the sight. "About time."

Sally was trying to restrain herself from cheering. She won! She won the bet!

Glory smiled as she crossed her arms. "Well would you look at that?" She said, happy the two finally confessed. Beside her, Liz was having mixed feelings. She was happy her friend finally told Naruto, but was also jealous. She gave a fake smile, hiding her sadness.

Randy chuckled. Looks like he won the bet with Flash. 'Can't wait to see the look on his face.' He couldn't wait for Halloween.

All around, students and teachers who had been betting on the two, paid up. Some grumbling, others smirking or smiling at the kissing duo.

With said duo, after a few seconds, they finally separated. Their cheeks flushed lack of breath, and embarrassment. Blue and green locking eyes, they gave soft smiles, MJ pushing a bang behind her ear.

'Wow...' They both held their thoughts on the kiss. Better than they had imagined.

Naruto opened his mouth to say something. However, before he could say anything, the lights in the gym suddenly began to flicker on and off. Students began to murmur amongst themselves in confusion. Naruto looked up at the lights, narrowing his eyes.

"What's going on?" Mary Jane asked, looking around. Suddenly, the lights shut off, making gaps ring out. Naruto looked around, his eyes seeing in the dark. Just then, his spider-sense activated. He felt it pull on his brain, directing him somewhere. He looked towards the door. "Naruto?" Mary Jane asked, looking at him.

"Trouble." Naruto said, and began to head toward the exit. MJ frowned and followed him. They left the gym, leaving the confused people, as well as Harry, who was calling out for them. Running down the hallway, they passed a door, which soon opened and Flash stuck his head out, looking around in confusion. Raising a brow, he shrugged and went back in, heading toward a voting box, where Kong was stuffing it with papers with "Flash Thompson" on them.

Exiting the school, Naruto and Mary Jane looked around, and saw that strangely, all the lights around were flickering; street lamps, lights in houses, and fast food signs. Naruto narrowed his eyes as he looked around. "What's going on?" He heard MJ question. Suddenly the two heard sirens, and watched police calls shoot down the street, all heading in the same direction.

Naruto frowned. So much for a night to have fun. He looked at the redhead beside him. "MJ..."

MJ frowned at the night once more ruined, and closed her eyes. "Go." She muttered. She then opened her eyes and looked at Naruto, only to see him gone. Looking down, she saw his shoes and suit jacket on the floor. Sighing, she picked them up and headed back inside.

---

Times Square

{Continue playing Amazing Spider-man 2 OST – My Enemy ‒ Hans Zimmer}

As Max continued to drain power, a nearby policeman took notice of what he was doing, and began to approach him, laying a hand on his sheathed pistol. "Station, I need a 10-85." He called on his walkie-talkie as he made his way. "Send out additional units to the south-end corner of Duffy Square." He gently moved people out of the way. "Everyone, I need you to move aside! Everyone move! Get out of the way!" He ordered as everyone cleared, leaving Max in full view. "Sir! I'm going to need you to get your hands away from the cables right now!" He ordered to Max, who ignored his call. "Sir! Get your hands away from the cable!"

Finally getting his attention, Max raised his head up to the officer, displaying his blue glowing face and head. The officer gaped at his appearance, and quickly brought out his gun, aiming at Max. "Hands where I can see them! Now!"

Quickly, Max stood up in panic, holding his hands up. "No! Wait! It's not what you think!"

"Stay right where you are! Don't move!" The officer demanded.

"Wait! This is a misunderstanding!" Max tried to explain, as static arched from his body in response to his emotions. He took a step back.

"Freeze! I said don't move! Get down on the ground, now!" The cop shouted, aiming at him, his finger on the trigger.

Max took another step back, stepping into the street, Suddenly, a truck headed his way. Seeing it, Max's eyes widened, and raised his arms. "No!" Reacting, lightning shot out of his hands, and like back in the hospital, 'grabbed' vehicle. Seeing this, Max's eyes widened as he lifted the truck above and over him, before slamming it down on the other side of him. Everyone watching were shocked as some gave shouts of panic, and began to run away.

At that moment, police backup came as cars arrived at the scene, encircling Max. Getting out, they aimed at him, while Max tried to sort everything out. "Wait! Don't shoot! Please!"

"Get down on the ground, now!" One cop demanded.

"Please, hold up a sec!"

Meanwhile, stepping out of his car, was a brown haired man, wearing a long sleeve white shirt with a protective vest over it. Making it to the front, he was handed a microphone. Turning it on, he grabbed Max's attention. "I'm police captain George Stacy! Get down on the ground with your hands behind your back. Any attempts to resist will be met with force."

"It's not what you think! Let me explain!" Max tried to say. It got even worse, as a nearby camera filmed him, and his changed appearance appeared in every screen in Times Square. "No! Don't!" Max panicked, covering his face. It was bad enough he saw his monstrous appearance, he didn't want everyone in New York seeing it.

One policemen took out a gas can, and threw it under Max. "On the ground now!"

"No! Stop!" Max tried as he backed away from the gas as smoke began to surround him. "Wait! It's not my fault!" However, no one would listen as more cans were tossed. He gritted his teeth, getting angrie by the second.

Until he could no longer stand it.

"I said STOP!"

With a roar, Max unconsciously unleashed a large wave of static around him, sending people back, and cars flying into the air. One cop ran as fast as he could, as one car flew toward it. He wasn't able to outrun it in time, and was about to be hit. However, before the car could smash down on him, Spider-man appeared and grabbed the car, landing in front of down man, holding the car easily over him. The cop looked on in awe at the display.

Spider-man looked at the cop. "That could have been messy." He joked, before he put down the car on its tires. Meanwhile, the cops took Max's display as an assault, and fired at him. Max covered his face with his arms, to protect himself from the bullet. Lighting shot out of his arms, and struck the bullets, evaporating them with high heat before they could hit him.

"Captain Stacy, tell all team members to hold their fire! Spider-man has arrived!" The cop Spider-man saved radioed on. At hearing that, George looked over and spotted Spider-man. While he had been against the web-slinger's actions, as he was against vigilantes, he decided to take word and hold his forces, wanting to see what he would do.

"All units, seize your fire! Hold steady, and wait for my orders!" He told his units. One by one, the police stopped firing, holding their positions.

As Max looked around in caution, Spider-man jumped up and squatted on the roof of the car. Taking out his camera, he took a picture of Max. "Yo, Sparkles! Say cheese!" He called out, getting Max's attention. Taking another picture, he put his camera away. Take any opportunity you get. "Don't you know it's not Fourth of July yet?"

"It's, it's you! You're...that Spider-man guy! The one on the news!" Max said, now that things had calmed down a bit. He still kept his guard up in case anyone shot at him.

Spidey nodded. "Yeah, that's me. You seem to have cause quite a scene, buddy. Want to talk about it?" He asked, wanting to keep things calm. There were too many people around, and anyone could get hurt.

"This, this can't be happening." Max muttered as he looked down at his hands. "None of this should be happening!" He shouted as he grabbed his head. Lightning bounced off him in his anger, making the police tense, preparing to fire, but were held off by the captain. The lightning hit the wet ground, electrocuting the water and spreading static, even more when it hit metal grates.

Spider-man held his hands up to him. "Okay! Okay! Calm down! Why don't you tell me what's going on? Maybe I can help?" He asked as he watched the bolts pass under the car, tracing them as they stopped just at the steps behind him, where people were stationed.

It seemed to work as Max seemed to calm down. "Th-There was an accident. An explosion! I don't know what happened. Next thing I knew I was...this." He said, gesturing to his blue skin.

Spider-man looked at him. An explosion? Could it be? "You have a name?" He asked, wanting to make sure.

The blue-skinned man nodded. "Max. Max Dillon."

Behind his mask, Naruto's eyes widened. "Max?" He muttered. Could this really be Max? Dr. Connors said Max was hit by a massive amounts of electricity, and was nothing but a burned corpse! How in the world could he be standing here, in front of him, alive?! Let alone with blue skin? "You're Max Dillon? But...it was said you died!"

Max gritted his teeth as he recalled that night. He was working on ESU Lab's bio-electrical filters. There was an error, and the next thing he knew, was pain. He crashed into the tank beside the machine, and then...nothing. He woke up at the hospital after that. "I am. Or at least I was! I don't know what happened!" He shouted in frustration at everything that was happening.

Unknown to the two, a sniper was set up high under a mega television, aiming his gun at Max, looking through the scope. "I've got visual on the target. Shall I fire?" He asked Capt. Stacy through his comm.

"Negative. Wait for my mark."

Spider-man hopped down from the car, and carefully approached Max. "Alright Max. I don't fully get what's going on, but I want to help you. Okay?"

Max was silent as he looked at his hands, as static began to coat it. "It's strange. My skin...is gone. But…I can feel it. Power...so much of it..."

"Max, stay with me buddy." Spider-man tried to keep him on the level. "I know you don't want to hurt anyone."

Max gritted his teeth as he glared at the cops. "They shot at me!"

Spidey quickly held his hands up. "I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding! They aren't going to hurt you! No one's going to shoot you!" He looked at the cops, at Capt. Stacy. "No one shoot! Okay?! This is all just a big misunderstanding!" He shouted at them, meeting eyes with George, who narrowed his. Spider-man looked back at Max. "Listen, why don't you come with me? We can get you some help? We can find someone who can help figure out a way to get you back to normal."

Max narrowed his eyes. "Normal? Nothing is normal about me anymore! My skin, it's gone! I don't even know what this thing covering me is anymore!" He shouted in anger, making bolts shoot out of him.

The sniper took that as his cue and fired, hitting Max on the shoulder.

"No! Stop!" Spider-man shouted, seeing the sniper. He looked back at Max, who gritted his teeth in anger, the bullet evaporated before it could hit him. However, it had done its job, and angered him. Electricity building up in his hands, he turned and launched bolts of lightning at where the sniper was stationed. "Max, stop!" Spider-man shouted as bolts hit where the man was. He managed to get out of the way in time, but the lightning melted the iron bars. Spider-man shot a web-line, grabbing Max's hand, and pulled it back.

However, he did not take into consideration the electricity in Max's hands traveling through the web and heading toward him. Eye widening, Spider-man gave a shout as the electricity hit him, and launched him back, hitting the police car. He groaned from the impact, as he fell to the ground, broken glass showering him. Looking at his left arm, he cursed as his web-shooter smoked, webbing exploding out of the canister and covering his wrist. "Okay, that's not good. Note to self, make electric proof webbing and shield shooters with rubber." He muttered. Hearing a sound, he looked to the side, and his eyes widened when he saw the mega-TV Max shot at began to fall out of its supports, falling down on a policeman under it. "Crap!" Getting up, he shot a web-line out of his remaining shooter, grabbing the police man, and yanking out of harm's way as the screen crashed down where the man once stood.

The people saw that, and began to cheer at the rescue.

"Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Spider-Man!"

Spider-man looked around at the cheering people, and while normally he would be glad at the cheers, this was not the time. He looked at Max. "Max! Stay with me! That was an accident! No one is going to hurt you!" He called out.

Unfortunately, Max was no longer in the mood to listen.

He lied to me
He shot at me
He hates on me

He lied to me
He shot at me
He hates on me
He's using me
Fragility
Electricity
Afraid of me
He's dead to me

"You lied to me!" He gritted out.

Spider-man held his hands up. "No, I didn't! Please Max, listen to me! I can help you!"

"Help me?! No one can help me!" He roared. His hood falling down, he clenched his fists. His hands and head suddenly became incased in a large amount of electricity, shielding his 'skin' and veins. His eyes began to glow a bright white in the storm of blue.

He lied to me
He shot at me
He hates on me
He's using me
Fragility
Electricity
Afraid of me
He's dead to me

"All I wanted was to be left alone! And if you keep getting in my way, I'll make you leave me alone!" Max shouted.

He lied to me
He shot at me
He hates on me
He's using me
He's dead to me
That Spider-man, he is my enemy!

With a roar, he slammed his hands down on the ground. Large surges of electricity arched across the ground, heading toward Spider-man. Eye widening, Naruto back flipped over the car, grabbing it with his hands, and brought it with him. Everything began to slow down, as he took note of everything around him.

One of his web-shooters was busted. Leaving him with only one.

There was a frozen man behind him, staring at the incoming car in shock.

Under him, electricity travels the grates, heading toward the stairs behind him.

Stray bolts flew out and hit the metal railings on both side.

Meanwhile, he spotted two people ‒ a man, and a woman carrying a baby ‒ reaching out to said railings.

The electrified railings met at an end at the top.

All this was noted in 0.25 seconds. And with all his variables in place, it was time to act.

Reaching over, he placed his hand on the working web-shooter, placing his thumb slightly over the nozzle, covering nearly all of it with some gaps as he pressed the trigger, shooting two web-lines on either side. The web-lines connected to two poles located on either side of the stairs, and grabbing the ends of the lines, he connected them. Landing on the ground, he pulled back, before jumping into the air, over the old man, as the web-line caught the flying car, stopping it in its tracks and pushing it back. Landing in the middle of the stairs, he leaped up once more, and shot a web-line, to which he grabbed with his left hand and pulled it out like a noodle. Like a lasso, he shot it at the man reaching for the railing, grabbing his outstretched hand just in time. Meanwhile, he shot a second web-line and caught the woman's hand. Together, he pulled, thus pulling the arms back and stopping them before they touched the electric railing. To finish it off, he landed on the top of the stairs as the electricity converged behind him.

All of this done in 2.4 seconds.

The crowd roared loudly at the spectacular events as the people in the stairs ran off. Spider-man panted slightly, his adrenaline running high. He looked across at Max. "Stop this Max! You don't want to do this!"

Max growled at him. "I am tired of being messed around with! Since you won't leave me alone, it's time I exterminate you like the bug you are!" He shouted and launched a blast of lightning at Spider-man. Spider-man jumped out of the way as the blast crashed where he stood.

Landing on the railing, he leaped off as Max continued to fire after him. Shooting a web, he swung around, dodging blasts fired at him.

Meanwhile, Capt. Stacy ordered his man to back Spider-man up and began firing at Max. Seeing his, Max called on his electricity to protect him. He shielded his face from the assault of bullets. However, as they continued coming, Max continued to get more and more angry. "Stop it, stop it, STOP IT!" A large amounts of electricity surged out of him. With a swipe of his arm, he launched a wave at the cops, sending them falling back.

While in the air, Spider-man shot a web-line connecting to a fire hydrant. "Alright, Electro. Time to hose you down!" Landing, he pulled the hydrant from the ground, and swinging it at Max. Max dodged the first swing and shot lightning at Spider-man, striking him and sending him flying and crashing into store. However, the still swinging hydrant landed an impact on him, and the force sent him flying high, until he crashed right into the big screen of Times Square.

People screamed and ran from the sight, while the police were on standby. Spider-man groaned as he began to get up. Shaking the cobwebs out of his head, he stood up, looking at where Max was. "I've got a bad feeling about this." He muttered.

In the ruined Jumbo-Tron, Max groaned as he raised his head. Looking around, he looked at all the screaming people.

He caused this. He frowned at that thought. He never wanted any of this to happen. He just wanted answers on what happened to him. For a cure! But not this.

'Connors.'

He frowned. Curt Connors. If anyone could help him with a cure, it was Connors! He had to find him. However, he couldn't do it with Spider-man on his tail. Looking around, he looked at the cables dangling. He narrowed his eyes in an idea. Reaching over, he grabbed them, looking at the cut ends, he took a deep breath, and slammed them against his chest. He gave a roar as he absorbed the power. Absorbed all the energy built in them, into himself!

Instantly, all the power in Times Square shut off, blanketing everything in darkness.

Spider-man looked around in worry. "Why do I get a feeling this is worse than 'not good'?"

His answer came...with a MASSIVE burst of electricity shot out of Max's position, like a ripple's center point. Windows shattered, all electronics ‒ phone, cameras, ATMs ‒ exploded in a shower of sparks. Buildings imploded and began to tumble! People screamed as the ran around under the falling debris like ants.

"Oh shit!" Spider-man shouted as he moved quickly and began to head over and get anyone out of harm's way. 'Where's the Avengers when you need them?!' He mentally shouted as he grabbed a couple out of the way as a large sign crashed down on where they were.

Captain Stacy was ordering his men around to rescue anyone they could, and to make calls for ambulance assistance.

With everyone distracted, Max took that as his chance, and with a subconscious command, his body broke down, becoming sole electricity, and entering the few working cables in the broken circuits of the jumbo Tron, he escaped away with the electric network.

It took a while, but the situation was finally handled, for the most part. With Spider-man's help, anyone trapped under debris was rescued, and ambulance had made it in time to take anyone to the hospital. Fortunately, there were no deaths, surprisingly. At worst, some crippling, but it was better than the alternative.

Bad news was that Max escaped, and Naruto didn't know where he was, or where he was heading. 'Think Parker. Where could Max have gone. Let's see, he's angry and confused, so he would obviously go and get help. But from who?' He thought. Thinking about it, his eyes widened when he realized it. "Oh no."

Max was going after Curt Connors!

'I need to get to ESU fast!' He turned to swing off to ESU Labs, but was stopped.

"Spider-man!"

Turning around, he groaned when he saw George Stacy approaching him, a stern look on his face. "You have a lot of explaining to do! How do you know that man?! What is going on here?! Explain, before I handcuff you and we have this talk back in the station!" He demanded, glaring at the spider's mask.

Spider-man did not have the time for this. He held his hands up. "Look, captain Stacy! I wish I could explain, but I can't! Not right now! A man's life is in danger if I don't go stop Electro!"

Stacy's glare intensified. "And why should I believe you?! Ever since you showed up, a lot of things have been happening! Flying old men, crazed scientists, and now electric metahuman?! You better give me an explanation right now, son!"

Behind his mask, Naruto glared at him. "Why should you believe me?! Because I'm not the bad guy! I am helping people who need it! You may call me a vigilante, someone outside the law, but I use my powers to help people! I am doing what you do, and helping those in need! You can call me a menace, or lose cannon, whatever, but when people need someone to save them, you can bet I am willing to stand up to danger for them! And right now, someone needs my help, not standing here playing 20 questions with you!"

Both men glared at one another, holding their stances, and not backing down. After a few tense seconds, it was Stacy who withdrew with a sigh. "Fine. Go do what you've got to do." He said, before glaring at him once more. "But just to be clear. When all this mess is over with, I'm taking you in to get answers."

Spider-man turned his back to him. "We'll see, won't we?" He asked, before he swung away, George looking after him with a sigh. As he swung, Naruto sighed. 'Sorry MJ, looks like I'll be late getting back to the dance.'

---

ESU Labs

Curt stood in his office, looking over some files. He sighed. He hasn't been concentrating much since the accident with Max. He blamed himself for having the man work during the storm. His state was on him. Shaking his head, he moved to his desk, and opened the top drawer. Inside, was a mechanical syringe, with a small container in the slot, filled with green liquid.

Grabbing it, he loosened his lab coat, exposing his right shoulder. He moved to inject it, however, before he could, his door opened, and Martha stepped in. "Curt, all the equipment is-Curt! What are you doing?!" She asked, seeing what her husband was about to do. Luckily, Billy was staying at a friend's house, so he wasn't there.

"I can explain." Curt said. Martha frowned as she approached him. She eyed syringe in suspicion.

"What is that?" She demanded.

Curt sighed, and explained. "An experimental bio-formula. Genetically altered lizard DNA." He told her.

Martha's eyes widened at that. "WHAT?!" She shouted in shock, not able to believe what she was hearing. "Curt, you promised me you were finished with Cross-Species experimenting!" She shouted at him, betrayal on her face. Curt frowned, looking away, not able to meet her eyes. "After Billy was born, you swore to me you put the project behind you!"

"I know." Curt muttered.

"Then why?!" She demanded.

"Because I can't stand it!" Curt finally shouted in anger, making Martha jump. "I want to be able to hug my son with both my real arms! Not some robotic limb! The nights I go to sleep, I always feel like half a man. So I take this, hopping, praying that somehow, by some miracle, my arm would grow back." He finished, his voice low, defeated, at the end.

Martha frowned. She knew the loss of his arm had affected him, but not by this extent. "Curt...after Richard died, and the research became lost, you changed. You became angry. So angry, you scared me. Please, I don't want to see you become that man again."

Curt looked at her, and gently grabbed her hand, looking at her eyes. "I won't, I promise."

Suddenly, the lights began to flicker. "What's going on?" Martha asked. "Is the storm outside doing this?"

Before Curt could say anything, the room shook as an explosion echoed outside.

"CONNORS!"

Sharing a worried glance, the two carefully exited the room. What they saw waiting for them, made them gasped. It was a blue man, with electricity surging madly out of him, breaking beakers and computers. "Connors!"

"I'm here!" Curt called, getting his attention. "Who are you?! What do you want?"

The man looked at him with a glare. "You don't remember me, do you?! No, how could you? I didn't look like this before the accident. And it's all your fault!"

Curt looked at the man in surprise. "...Max?" He asked, making Martha gasp.

Max glared at Curt, static bouncing off him in his anger. "You did this to me! Made me freak! And now you are going to cure me!" He shouted, causing bolts to shoot out all over the place. One nearly hit the Connors, making them jump.

Curt put the syringe on the table as he looked at Max. "Max please! I can help you! I can find a cure for you, it'll just take time." Curt tried to reason with him.

However, Max was impatient, as he grabbed his head. "I don't HAVE TIME! Cure me, NOW!" He shouted, launching a blast above the two, making them jump out of the way as debris fell on them. "Before I really get upset." He began to approach them, making the two move back in fear. "I know you can do it, doc. All you need is the proper motivation." With an electric fist, he backhanded a desk away, sending it crashing against the electric eel tank, cracking the glass a bit as the table broke. Unbeknownst to everyone, the syringe fell on the floor.

"Max, please!"

"Whoa, whoa! Guys, let's keep it calm. How about a chill pill?" Everyone looked up at the voice, and saw Spider-man hanging upside down on a web-line, descending.

"YOU!" Max shouted in anger, as Spider-man landed in front of me.

"Look, Max. I want to help you, but this isn't the way! Please, just calm down. I'm sure Doctor Connors will be able to cure you."

Max glared at him. "You want to help me? Help this!" He said, and launched Spider-man back with a blast of lightning, sending him crashing against the tank, cracking it more. A small dribble of water from the tank squirted out and landed on Spider-man's head, soaking him. Unseen to anyone, his right hand began to crackle with red static. "You don't get it, do you?! Without a cure, I'm no longer Max Dillon. I'm...what did you call me?"

"Sparkles?" Spider-man asked as he got up.

"No, not that! Electro...yeah. I'm ELECTO!" With that declaration, a large burst of electricity shot out of him, shattering the glass above and the tank. Luckily, Spider-man jumped out of the way in time, so he wasn't drenched. Unknown to the group gathered, a bolt hit the syringe, electrocuting the liquid.

Spider-man groaned. 'Great, just great. Another supervillain. It's never easy, is it?'

While the newly named Electro was distracted, Curt grabbed his wife, and managed to escape. By the time Electro noticed this, it was too late. "No! My cure! This is all your fault!" He roared, and launched blasts at Spider-man. With quick agility, he got out of the way, jumping into the air. Shooting a web-line, he grabbed a large piece of the broken table, and chucked it at Electro.

The villain crossed his arms, and suddenly a field of electricity surrounded him, shattering the piece on contact. He then shot arcs of lighting at the wall-crawler. Spider-man jumped into the air, out of the way. Shooting a web from his only working web-shooter at the ceiling, he climbed higher out of the way of more arcs. Flipping as one passed under him, he used a web-line to sling over to the wall, where he clung to it. "Sheesh, buddy! Don't you know that when someone is trying to help you, you don't try and destroy them?" He asked, jumping out of the way of a bolt. He then noticed something. On the ground, was a glove. The one Curt used when working with the eels. Shooting a web, he grabbed it and brought it to him.

"Don't you ever shut up?!" Electro demanded as he continued to shoot bolts at the spider.

"You know, you would not be the first person to ask me that question." Spider-man quipped as he continued to dodge bolts. Shooting a line, he grabbed a destroyed computer monitor, and chucked it at Electro, hitting him on the head.

"ARGH!" Electro roared in anger, lightning bouncing off him. "That's it! No more playing around!"

Naruto's spider-senses flared. "Oh, I've got a bad feeling about this."

Outside the lab, rain continued to fall. Suddenly, a massive pillar of lightning shot out of the front entrance, and if one was there to see it, they would see the world's first flying spider, as Spider-man sailed through the air, crashing on the ground.

Naruto groaned, feeling his very bones vibrate from the static attack. He heard a growl in his head.

"You better not die boy, or even lose to this lightning bug." Kyuubi growled. It's host's battle with this 'Electro' had been entertaining to watch, and its host had better win.

"So glad to know you are worried about me." He groaned as he got up, just as Electro stepped out of the building, glaring at Spider-man. He shot a blast at him, to which Spider-man jumped out of the way. 'Okay, got to think. How can I stop a man made out of electricity?' He questioned as he dodged attacks, while putting on the glove he had. Jumping into the air, he shot a line to the radio tower, and swung around it, dodging blasts. Coming around, he got close to Electro, and grabbed him using the glove for protection. Getting to the air, he let go, slamming the man against the building. Falling to the ground, Electro just got back up, gritting his teeth in anger.

With a roar, he shot a large blast it Spider-man's unprotected back, hitting him, and sending him flying at the tower. Righting himself in midair, he grabbed a bar and stopped his ascent. Twirling around, he clung to it.

"I'm not through with you yet, Web-Slinger!" With his hands charged, Electro shot blasts down under him, using the force to lift himself off the ground, and at Spider-man. Seeing that, Spider-man cursed, and jumped out of the way, just as Electro landed on the tower, and on contact, electrocuted the metal. This forced Spider-man to climb higher, before getting to the top, placing his gloved hand and rubber boot protected feet on it.

"Okay, need a game plan, and need it now." He muttered, looking around for something to use. Meanwhile, Electro began to climb to tower. Spider-man cupped his chin in thought. It was then that he noticed two things.

One, the large pool in the university.

Two, his hand was covered in the red static of his Venom Blast.

'Can my Venom Blast work on a guy made of Electricity?' He questioned. His attack shorts out electrical equipment. Can it short out electricity in general? 'Only one way to find out.' Just then, Electro blasted out a large bolt at Spider-man, making him jump out of the way. The blast broke the satellite dish of the tower, making it fall down, and conveniently into the building where the pool was, shattering the glass ceiling, and scaring the hell out of the janitor there.

While in the air, Spidey shot a web-line at the tower, and swung around and over at Electro. He kicked him off the tower, and into the air, sending him up. Following him, Naruto flipped over, hovering over him. Pulling his arm back, he channeled his Venom Blast, and reached down and grabbed Electro by the head.

What came was a large cry of pain, and as he hoped for, red static arched all over Electro, effecting him like all others. Paralyzing his body and nerves. The two began to descend down, right over the pool. Planting his feet on Electro's chest, Spider-man jumped out of the way, while also adding speed to the man's fall, sending him crashing right into the pool.

The electrical contact with the water, caused a MASSIVE explosion, a large tower of water shooting out of the ceiling. Landing on the hole, Spider-man peeked in, and saw that all the water of the pool was evaporated, and Electro laid unconscious in the middle ground.

He sighed in relief. It was over. Hearing the sound of sirens heading his way, he knew it was time for him to take his leave.

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Midtown High

After what seemed like forever, Naruto returned to the dance, wearing a normal red shirt and black pants. Though, he guessed he had missed much of it, as by the time he got back, many of the students were gone, and staff were packing up.

He sighed. His night of relaxation ended terribly. Seeing there was still some food in the catering, he walked over, and helped himself.

"Penny for your thoughts, Tiger?"

Blinking in surprise, Naruto turned around, and saw Mary Jane approaching him, holding a bag in hand. "MJ!" He said, surprised to see her still there. Just then, the memory of the kiss they shared appeared in his mind, as well as MJ's confession, making him blush. MJ saw this, and blushed as well, guessing on what he was thinking about. The two stood there in an awkward silence, not sure what to say. Naruto rubbed the back of his head, while MJ looked to the side.

"..."

"..."

"Um..." MJ began, and held out the bag to him. "Here are your clothes." She said lowly.

Naruto carefully grabbed the bag. "Thanks." He said. Neither knew on what to say, having too much to think about. Naruto looked around, and spotted the DJ still there. An idea came to him. "I'll be right back." He told MJ, and she watched him head toward the DJ. He talked with him for a few, and later came back with a smirk. Stopping in front of her, he held his hand out. "Care for one last dance, Ms. Watson?" He asked.

Catching on, MJ smiled and grabbed the hand. "Of course, Mr. Parker." Naruto then lead her to the middle of the room, where a lone spotlight shined down on them as they danced.

{I will be right here waiting for you ‒ Richard Marx}

"So, did I miss anything?" He asked as they danced.

MJ smirked. "Well, Flash tried to cheat the votes for King, but didn't know there was a camera in the room, and was busted. He'll have detention for the next two days." She said, making Naruto chuckle.

"Well that's what he gets for cheating. So, who won King and Queen?" He asked. MJ then blushed, not meeting his eyes.

"Us, actually." She muttered. Naruto blinked in surprise at that. He and Mary Jane were King and Queen? Looking at MJ, he then smiled softly.

"Well then, I hope you enjoy our dance, my queen." He joked, making MJ giggle.

"Thank you kindly, my king." With a laugh, the two continued dancing.

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ESU Labs

Curt stood in the middle of his destroyed lab. He sighed at the wreckage. He felt like he failed Max, for letting this happen. Felling a hand on his shoulder, he looked over and saw Martha beside him with a frown. "We won't stop trying, Curt. But we can't do anything more today."

Sighing, Curt nodded. He then noticed the syringe on the floor, and picked it up. Looking at it, he shook his head, and put it in his coat pocket. Nodding to his wife, the two left the lab, turning of the lights.

Unknown to Curt, in his pocket, the liquid gave off a light glow, as static sparked in it, before vanishing.

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End of Chapter!

Finally! I am done with this. I had planned to post it on Nov 26, but ran out of time. Still, DAMN! One year of Superior Spider! Felt less than that to me...

Oh well!

So, Naruto and Mary Jane finally confessed to each other, and had their first kiss! I can only imagine everyone was doing flips and cartwheels in happiness.

You asked for it, and I gave it to you!

How will things go, now that their feelings are revealed?! How will they respond?! Why am I shouting?!

How did you like the battle with Electro? Yes, it was a mix of Amazing Spider-man 2 & Spectacular Spider-man. Electro's appearance is sorta a mix of his Ultimate Spider-man version, and movie version.

Did you like the dance scene? What about the choice of music?

Give me your thoughts!

As for Naruto's Spider-man suit, it is a combination of Peter Parker's original suit, and Otto Octavius' Superior Spider-man Suit.

Original Spider-man Suit, but replace the blue with black, with the Superior Spider-man chest (black with a red triangle on the top from the shoulders with webs, and a large black spider with the legs wrapping around the chest).

One more chapter till Arc one is finished, and the REAL fun begins!

Next up will be the Lizard Chapter!

Unfortunately, I will not be working on it right now. Going to get started on doing the Christmas Special.

If there were any errors in this chapters, don't worry, I will go over and fix them tomorrow.

Ja ne!

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Guest Review:

Shouldn't have bothered writing this fic, there's already something like this and it called Spider-Man, you've ripped off the story and changed only small parts and you've kept the plot exactly the same, it's a blond Spider-Man who tells Mary Jane his secret and is more of a scientist that's all

If you don't like the story, DON'T READ IT! STOP WASTING MY TIME! I AM SICK OUT YOUR FLAMERS TROLLING ON THOSE YOU CAN'T ADMIT ARE BETTER THAN YOU, BECAUSE AT LEAST WE WRITE SOMETHING! SO YOU CAN GO F**K OFF!

(Juubi pants, before taking a deep breath, and leaves the room)