Part 4

A/N: the thriller video doesn't belong to me, it belongs to Michael Jackson lol...

Peter and Mary Jane were walking side by side in the moonlight.

"Oh Peter, I've never felt so happy in my whole life." She said.

"I'm glad to hear you say that, MJ. And I want to ask you if you'll be my girl."

Mary Jane looked at him and grinned.

"Oh, of course I'll be your girl, Peter."

She watched as Peter slipped an engagement ring on her finger.

"Now it's official." He said softly.

Mary Jane admired the ring.

"Oh Peter, it's beautiful. I'm so glad this day finally came!"

Peter nodded.

"Me too, MJ. But...there's something I have to tell you." he said hesitantly.

Mary Jane looked up at him.

"What is it, Tiger?"

"I'm not like other guys." Peter said.

Mary Jane laughed.

"Well of course you're not, that's why I love you."

"No, I mean I'm different."

Mary Jane stared at him, wondering what he was talking about. All of a sudden her eyes widened as Peter let out a scream and bent over clutching his stomach.

"Peter? What's wrong?" she said, touching his back.

Suddenly Peter jerked his head up and Mary Jane's mouth opened in a silent scream. Peter's mouth was now elongated and his teeth had been replaced by rows of sharp pointed fang like teeth and his tongue was now long and ended in a V. As Mary Jane stood frozen in shock, Peter screamed up at her in a deep voice.

"GET AWAY!"

Mary Jane began to run into a nearby forest as a black ooze covered Peter's body. She picked up speed as she heard Peter roar behind her. She ran as fast as she could, tree branches slapping her in the face, as Peter pursued her through the woods. Suddenly, when she thought she'd lost him, Peter jumped out in front of her and knocked her to the ground. As she watched, horrified, the ugly black monster Peter had become came closer and closer and closer. Mary Jane let out a scream...

Peter jerked awake. He had been sitting on the couch listening to the TV when he had dozed off for a moment. He frowned as he noticed it was nearing the end of the Thriller video that had been playing when he fell asleep. Peter rolled his eyes as he turned off the TV.

"Gotta lay off VH1." He muttered.

He put his head in his hands and sighed. Ever since Venom and Carnage had escaped, they had been on his mind constantly. Especially Venom. He kept remembering how he had first worn the symbiote as a costume and how it had almost turned him evil. When he looked at Eddie Brock as Venom, he felt he was looking at what his life might had been like if he hadn't been able to get the symbiote off his body.

There but for the grace of God... he thought to himself.

He got up and went to the bathroom. On the way there he stopped in to check on May who was sleeping soundly. He smiled at her and thanked God that he had gotten away from the symbiote. He would be missing out on so much if he hadn't .

Smiling to himself, he went on into the bathroom and closed the door.

Mulder sat on his bed in the hotel room he and Scully had gotten, pouring over the case file of Cletus Kasady. He and Scully had eaten a late dinner and they were planning to interview more witnesses in the morning, along with Peter Parker. Something about his demeanor just didn't sit right with Mulder. He felt he was holding things back and it irritated Mulder. He knew Kasady was a maniac who could strike again at any time and the slightest detail might be key to bringing him down.

He looked up at the window overlooking the parking lot. He thought for a moment, he had seen a red blur out of the corner of his eye. He walked over and stared out, but couldn't see anything. Shrugging, he went back to the bed and resumed reading. After a few minutes, he looked up again. This time, he was sure he saw a flash of red go by the window. Frowning, he picked up his gun from the nightstand and slowly walked towards the door. Suddenly, the door opened and Scully entered holding two cokes and two bags of corn chips in her arms. Her eyes widened as she noticed the gun.

"Um...I'm not gonna assault you with snack food, if that's why you have your gun pointed at me, Mulder." She said, sarcastically.

Mulder let out a sigh or relief and dropped the gun to his side.

"No, I thought I saw something red go by the window just now." Mulder said, feeling like an idiot. "I guess it was your hair I saw."

"Um, Mulder. I didn't go by the window. I came the other way." Scully said.

Mulder stared at her for a moment and then ran outside. He looked around frantically as Scully followed, staring at him in confusion.

"Mulder, what are you doing?" Scully asked, as Mulder peeked over the balcony to the floor below.

"Just making sure we're safe, Scully." He said, turning his head skyward.

He sighed as he saw nothing. He shrugged his shoulders and followed Scully back inside.

Carnage giggled to himself as he sat on the roof of the hotel.

"What's wrong agent Mulder, afraid of the boogeyman?" he said, softly. "You are gonna wish we were the boogeyman when we get through with you."

Laughing evilly, he settled down on top of the roof for the night, waiting for the moment when agent Mulder would leave in the morning. He hoped that following him would either lead him to Venom or Spider-Man.