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Chapter 11: Embracing Rage

Peter sighed as he took out a new gauze, wrapping it around his injured shoulder. It was healing quite rapidly due to him having spider powers but either way it was still sore. He ran his hand through his hair as he stared at the floor.

He tried calling Ned at least five times and he wasn't picking up his phone and this worried him. Ned usually picks up after a second call, sometimes on a first try. If anything happens to him, Peter would blame himself for it.

"Ned, where are you?" Peter sighed.

He was tempted to go to his house and do a little bit of searching. With a plan set in mind, Peter pulled down his mask back on and exited out of his room by going through his window.

Don't do this to me, Ned.

He reached his house, entering his room through the window. Everything seems to be normal and everything sat normally. He searched the entire house but found it empty which made him be curious about it. He went upstairs and sat down on the edge of the bed, staring at the ground.

Ned was not in his home. Peter was sure that he wasn't in his favorite places so he was pretty much out of options. Worried, Peter went back down stairs and turned on the TV.

Maybe the news had something for him but either way, he hoped that whatever he was thinking wasn't the case.

"There had been a recent abducting. Reports indicate that two teenagers went missing and they appeared to be going home from school. The police are already at the crime of scene, investigating the possible abduction."

Peter's throat suddenly went dry as his heart began to beat rapidly.

Oh please don't let it be true…

Eyes narrowed, Peter shut down the TV and exited out of the house with a one destination set in mind. If he ever finds out who captured his friend, that person is going to pay.

No sooner and later, Peter arrived at the crime scene where it was already surrounded with police and their sirens were flashing blindly. He ignored it, going straight to one of the officers who were asking witnesses around the area.

"What happened here?" Spider Man asked sharply.

"In case you haven't heard the news, kid, two teenagers went missing. How or why, we still haven't got a clue," the officer spoke. "Any chance you could lend us a help? We would appreciate it."

"Oh believe me. I will."

A grunt came as Spider Man walked off. Watson came in, joining the police.

"What's his game?" Watson asked only to earn a shrug.

Spider Man stepped over the caution rail and started to search for any evidence that could lead the vigilante to wherever his friend got captured. After much searching, Spider Man finally found a leak evidence. Whoever tried to cover it was good but it wasn't enough. Spider Man narrowed his eyes as he went closer to the edge of the street walk only to bare his teeth when he found out who's the evidence belonged to.

With a one thought in mind, Spider Man got up and exited out of the crime scene and even though his face was covered by a mask, he wore a look of anger.

"Well? Did you find anything?"

Too busy to acknowledge the officer, Spider Man ignored him and swung out of sight.

"Where is he?!" Spider Man shouted which made Tony turn around as he stopped what he was doing.

Tony raised an eyebrow, wondering what he meant. "Where's who?"

"Sandman," Peter roared. "I want him found. He captured my friend and I want his location. Now."

Tony narrowed his eyes. "Peter," he replied in a warning tone. "Getting revenge against a criminal won't bring you Justice. It would only increase the problem more and you would lose your reputation of what it means to be a hero. Don't be foolish."

"I don't care. He captured my friend, made my life a living hellhole. If you won't help me find him then I'll do it myself. Alone."

Tony tightened his jaw as he knew that Peter could be stubborn. Very stubborn. He would go into action without thinking and that's what would get him killed. He sighed, placing a hand at the back of his shoulder.

"Peter, listen to me. Right now, you're full of anger—I get that. But you cannot succumb yourself for revenge and I will not let you go."

Peter narrowed his eyes. "Well then. I guess I'm on my own," he replied coldly, brushing his hand off.

With that, Peter sharply turned around though Tony's voice rang out but Peter ignored him, swinging away.

Spider Man sat on the ledge of a building that was high enough, allowing Peter to get a good view of the city. Peter pulled out the Spider Tracer and he threw the device in a U-turn motion. The small gadget spun around the city for quite some time before it went back to Peter.

Like before, the screen opened and a computerized voice spoke.

"Possible location found. Gathering data…"

The screen then went in a rapid mode as it scroll down the endless list until it began to beep.

"There had been one match found. Location: the old Subway."

Spider Man narrowed his eyes, shutting off the device before he made his move. He was going to get avenge Sandman if it was the last thing he do. Spider Man leaped off the ledge, doing a free fall until he fired his webs out which allowed him to swing over the city, attaching the webs from one building to the next until he reached at the destination. He went through the entrance of the old abandoned subway, landing on his feet.

No one had used this passageway in years. Visible cracks were shown on the wall and the atmosphere just screamed eerie. Beneath the wall concrete, bricks could be seen from the torn walls. Dim lights were lighting up the entire tunnel though at a further distance, one of the lights were flickering. The once powered tracks were now, motionless, devoid of life. Litters of trash were flying off the platforms from the invisible air that made a howling sound.

Well, it could've been a sewer, Peter thought as he began to walk down the abandoned tracks. He narrowed his eyes. Alright, Marko. Where are you hiding? If I was the villain, where would I be? It would have to be somewhere where it would be difficult to find. Somewhere thick enough to be buried.

As he went deeper into the abandoned tunnel, the air got chiller and colder, sending a shiver down his spine. Spider Man gave a small shudder and he turned around, glancing behind him.

That's weird…My Spider senses are alerting me but no one's there…?

However, the further he went down the tunnel, the more the mysterious presence followed him at a rapid speed until it suddenly died down as Peter turned around.

Okay…

"Uh, if you're trying to scare me, it's working," Peter called out only to meet with silence. He gave a one last glance before he continued to walk. That was until there was a sudden unexpected explosion which made Spider Man quickly act on instinct. However, the unexpected visitor managed to grab the vigilante, grabbing him by the neck and roughly shoved him against the wall.

"So you came here," the rumbling voice spoke as it was reforming back to its original form; his grip never leaving Peter's throat.

"That was a foolish mistake," the creature murmured while Peter struggled to breath. He then threw the Spider away like a ragged doll but Spider Man managed to land on his feet, sliding back a bit.

"You have something of mine and I want it back," Spider Man replied with a warning tone.

Sandman sneered. "No."

Anger rose in him and without even thinking, Peter began to fight blindly. He was so consumed by anger that he was willingly to actually defeat the Sandman.

"Where is he?!" Spider Man roared as he continued to fire his webs but it was fruitless.

Sandman grabbed one of the Spider Man's webs, yanking him forward before he slammed the masked hero at the ground, knocking the wind out of him. Sandman placed his massive foot on Peter's chest, cutting off the circulation.

"Why do they matter to you when they're nothing but pests? Why bother with them?"

Spider Man struggled, trying to get rid of the foot. Eyes narrowed, Sandman removed his foot but he grabbed him by the neck, throwing him backwards which forced him to smash at the old train. Peter crashed through the window until his back smashed at the other side against the train's wall. Spider Man grunted, falling to the train's floor and groaned from the impact.

He staggered slightly, using the wall support to get up but just as he got up, Peter was instantly met with an extended fist, forcing Peter to smash through the other window before crashing at the wall.

"You can't even fight me. Face it, Spider Man. How can you save your friends if you can't even save yourself? What does it matter to you?!"

"EVERYTHING!" Spider Man screamed with rage.

Spider Man then fired his webs so that they attached at the ceiling, pulling him upwards and then he automatically spun back down to perform a blow. Unfortunately, the Sandman used his hand to create a shield, creating a small shockwave which made Peter fall back and he landed on his feet.

"You're gonna pay for what you have done," Spider Man before he released his webs from both of hands. However, the Sandman raised both of his arms.

"Wrong move!" Spider Man shouted and he twirled around, heading straight towards him and with a powerful blow, Sandman was sent crashing down to the ground, falling to the lower level. Spider Man followed his trial as he did a free fall and the two went head to head in mid-air. The web-crawler released his webs so that they got attached to one of the rusty pipes and he used the object as a weapon.

The pipe was smashed against the Sandman who crashed at a nearby wall. However, the enemy didn't wasted any moment since he used his sand arm as a fist to deliver a blow to Peter, smashing him downwards. The Sandman resumed falling down after he got off from the wall's cracks.

The two fighters finally crashed hard at the ground though Sandman got up quicker whereas Spider Man struggled to get up. Sandman used this chance to deliver yet another blow which sent Spider Man crashing through a pile of unused pipes. The tubes clattered, creating a loud noise but nevertheless, Spider Man used the pipes to his advantages.

The web-slinger attached one of the pipes to his web before he swung it to the charging enemy. The villain got smacked across the face from the tube and the object was sent back to Spider Man who reused it again until the Sandman staggered down to his knees.

Consumed with rage, Spider Man took this opportunity to finish him but something got latched at the pipe of what Peter was holding then it fired its waves of electricity, sending Peter to scream as he dropped the tube and then he collapsed to the ground. His once stitched wound was now reopened, sending a small river of blood flowing down.

"So…this is the infamous vigilante," a smooth voice spoke. Peter struggled to face the newcomer but it was futile. Instead, Peter found himself being rolled (by a foot) to the other side, having his back flat on the ground.

By now, Peter's suit was tattered and torn, having a rip across the mask to reveal a bruised face.

"Pity that you're going to die so young even though you have so much to live for," the newcomer sneered, firing up his gadget and he began to take his aim at the weakened Spider Man.

But before the villain could even take a shot at him, something got attached to the armored man like a magnet.

"What the?"

And then, all of a sudden, the small item sent electricity which caused a short-circuit through the armory, making the enemy scream as he got a taste of his own medicine. Out of nowhere, a beam of energy got blasted at the enemy who was sent backwards and the newcomer landed on the feet, lifting its head.

"Sorry, fellows but today Spider Man's going to live."

Author's Note: Tadaa guess who came ^^ and I'll admit…I think the fight got dragged a bit too long *sweat drop* but I hope did Justice…until the final fight…ahahahahaha *cough* oh and I'll give you three guesses as to how this…*newcomer* (even though pretty sure that it is obvious as to who it is) found Peter ^^ AND something what most people seem to misjudge about Peter's anger...they don't realize but Peter's anger is actually his weakness along with being over-protective. What happens next? Find out! Toodles!