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Chapter 3: Scarlet Spider-Man vs Rhino
33 Liberty Street Manhattan
Rhino real name Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich once a thug for the Russian Mafia, trying to grasp the dreams of easy money now encased in powerful armor permanently bonded to his form, was modeled after the hide of a rhinoceros, he uses his horn to smash away another SWAT van. The police quickly scatter as the oncoming projectile was towards them thus resulting in other police cars being trashed by the brute.
He laughed at their miserable attempt to capture him, "No good small fries!"
Bullets showered him however they had no effect on his armor as he charged at the officers, once again he uses his horn to smash away another cop vehicle to land on other vehicle instantly destroying it.
"I'm the Rhino and nothing can hurt me!" With brute strength he lifted another police as the law enforcements stood helplessly watching Rhino on his rampage, one unlucky law enforcer was caught in the shadow of the thrown object as the others scattered away from the car since he tripped on his own two feet.
On the floor with hands over his head, the poor officer was waiting for his untimely death. A few tense moments that felt like an eternity passed the officer opened his eyes scanning the area making sure he wasn't dead. Once he flipped over on his side he saw that the car was suspended in midair by ropes however the ropes were webs as he noted that were connected to different lampposts.
A thud was heard followed by a gruff voice, "Rhino stand down or face the wrath of the Sensational Scarlet Spider!" In the back of his mind was another thing, 'Peter really starting to rub off me…esh…'
Rhino turned to face his oppressor, "Get lost you out of Towner this ain't your territory, and you ain't the bug I want to squash either but I will be delighted to squish the life out of ya if you even try to stop me."
"So you can form sentences Spider-Man usually says you have an IQ of spoon since you're a dumb animal!" Scarlet smirked from under the mask seeing Rhino irritation, "And since that idiot isn't in town you'll be dealing with me."
"DUMB ANIMAL! Why you little punk!" Rhino charged again, Scarlet Spider swung towards his adversary. Rhino delivered an uppercut in the air only to hit air, Scarlet dodged while spinning on his arms vertically before jumping off.
"Parties over here needle brain!" He taunted swinging away from the crowd of law enforcer, Rhino ran after him dropping the bag of money he had in his hands from the bank he had robbed. Scarlet Spider-Man swung to where there will be the least casualties thus leading him towards a less heavy populated area of Liberty Street so he hoped.
Rhino charged an ongoing truck instantly tipping it over causing a massive back up in traffic as he did he flipped over another car was the next unfortunate victim to caught in his rampage.
Rhino continued his pursuit saying, "You like being hunted freak!"
While swinging away Scarlet rolled his eyes, "Looks who talking at least I don't have a horn to tell other animals to get out of the way!"
"I maybe a freak but I least I'm not running away like a coward!" While running the Rhino spotted a fire hydrant, he kicked open to cool himself from overheating. Kaine had idea with the fire hydrant he caught it in webbing then soon swung around to be met with yet again with the Rhino about to ram him with his horn.
Kaine using his momentum of his swing flew towards armored skinned man, spun in midair along with the hydrant to meet his target head on the results; that Rhino was dazed for only a few moments allowing the Spider-Man from Texas to land a few blows, yet it proved futile as the amour skin Rhino had was impervious to physical assault.
'How does Peter put up with these fools? It's absurd.' Scarlet spider sense rang as a honk from truck was heard, leaping out of harm's way the truck stood no chance against Rhino as it was obliterated on impact. The Rhino finally out of his daze looked angered as he ripped the motor from under the hood of the truck.
The driver luckily got out in time before the assault on his truck with his own motor. Rhino finished it off with him slamming dunking the motor on the load, "Stupid truck making me lose spider poser."
Standing on a lamppost not too far away Scarlet Spider sighed face palming himself, "Above all the villains that had to rob a bank I end up with, I had to fight the stupidest of them all. If it were up to me I would definitely ended your life! So congratulations rhi-horn you took your frustration out on a defense truck how do you feel?"
His answer the motor being thrown at him while it missed him it hit the building behind him. Rubble fell to the unsuspecting mother and daughter walking under the debris, the Scarlet Spider cursed mentally as he slingshot towards them grabbing them both and leading them away towards safety.
Spider-sense flared again as Scarlet looked in time to see the charging human rhino coming at him full speed, with nowhere to go but up he jumped as high as he could wall crawling on the building the motor went through lamentably he did not make far as he would have like for part of the building structure collapsed along with him.
Rhino grabbed his ankle thrashing him around as a ragdoll on top of the bricks, Scarlet Spider grunted in pain though it was tolerable to a point when he was flung threw the air towards another part of that town towards an unsuspecting fitness center.
Crashing through the building startled a lot of people who were working out soon the building started shake some thought it was earthquake others looked at the outside the window to see a rhinoceros coming straight at them.
People yelled to get out of the way as the Rhino charged in the building, he grinned as he looked at a defeated spider walking towards him he kicked him over his back as his foot came to view with his face.
"Say nighty night bug boy."
In pain Kaine couldn't muster the strength to speak, Rhino enjoyed a few more seconds of gloating. It cost him as a voice interfered, "Leave him alone Rhino because now you face the Amazing Spider-Man."
"Well aren't you a lucky one." Rhino turned to face the 'real' spider, "Well bug boy it's-what the? Who are you another poseur?"
Kaine lifted his head after some of the cobwebs cleared a bit, his vision cleared to see who the person was that Rhino confronting whoever they were they were not the Spider-Man he knew, "G-great…another…clone…."
"Now that hurts Scarlet that hurts right here." Peter said feigning mock hurt, "Besides I've got to thank you for putting up with New York for a whole year."
"We'll discuss this later clone."
"I'm not a clone!"
"Yes you are."
"Am not!"
"Are to."
"Not."
"Yes you are."
Rhino could only look between the two spiders as they bickered back and forth.
"Am not!"
"Are to."
"Are not."
"Are to."
"Are not."
"You may sound like him, look like him but you aren't him." Scarlet said getting up dusting himself off while getting the kinks out of his stiff neck and back.
"We'll discuss this later."
"Agreed lets first take care of big, tall and ugly." Spider-Man said, he got ready to slingshot his old adversary Rhino square in the chest.
"Won't do you any good small fry." Rhino charged the 'imposter' head on. Spidey flew at him with feet looking to do some damage apparently it wasn't quite what he was expecting really. One moment Rhino was charging at him the next he flew across the building into several other buildings leaving behind his figure imprinted on the wall.
"Take that Rhino…uh…Rhino?" Spidey got out of a somersault spin from launching at his foe, he looked around for the muscle brain buffoon. Scarlet Spider on the hand had to rub his optics twice making sure it wasn't a fluke.
"Are you sure that you are not an enhanced clone of him."
"For crying out I'm not a clone!"
"Hey web freak!" Rhino called out both Spider-Men had their attention to him, "You don't think I can take a hit."
Stark Tower
Stark Tower comprised of some of the most advanced technology in the world and is built with the nigh indestructible materials. Every wall both interior and exterior is made of Vibranium reinforced concrete, and the windows too are virtually indestructible.
Aside from lavish living quarters the Tower has technical labs, medical labs, an armory, state-of-the-art gym, Iron Man's 'Hall of Armor', and a Hanger bay which houses two of the latest Quinjets that he invented.
As right now since the accident of the Helicarrier last year, Stark tower was roaming around with S.H.I.E.L.D Agents serving them as a temporary headquarters for the time being as the greatest minds of the world repaired their damaged ship.
In his lab Tony Stark A.K.A The Invincible Iron Man was working on a newer version of his suit called the Mark 42 that is until his AI butler Jarvis interrupted him from his work.
"Sir you have an incoming call."
"Put it on hold Jarvis and tell whoever it is that I'm not here and instead I took a vacation to the Bahamas."
"Sir the call is from Susan Richards of the Fantastic Four she says it urgent."
Silence why would Susan contact him? If she contacting him than that means something terrible is going on within the Fantastic Four.
"Patch it through…" Moments later Tony heard a familiar hello, "Sue how are you this fine day? Is everything alright or do we have to prepare for another alien invasion? I hope Reed isn't in serious trouble is he?"
"No time to talk Tony turn on the TV right now you got to see this."
"Is this about my donation to charity because I already said on interview I do those from the bottom of my heart."
"No not that turn on the TV you won't believe who fighting Rhino as right now."
"Rhino he isn't an Avenger matter isn't he one of Peter villains and is he not in a coma?" Sue persistently told the man to turn on the TV and look at himself, Tony did as he was told and was surprised on what he saw on the news, "Isn't that guy from Houston Rain, Cain whatever his name is?"
"Yes but that not all look carefully at the man in white and navy blue spandex suit."
"Never seen him before, who is he?" Tony took a sip of his coffee
"That Peter he just woken up."
Tony sprayed his coffee, "That's Peter! Good grief what did he do to his costume? It looks horrendous unlike yours truly of course…wait did you just say he just woke up?"
"Yes…"
"What in the hell is he think he's doing! You just don't wake up from a coma and start taking on super villains like that!"
"We tried to stop him of course but he refused to stay to resume more test. His body generating cosmic energy and we don't know what it could do to him, Tony."
Silence
"Tony?"
"I'll suit up…Jarvis get a hold of Carol Danvers with her ability to absorb energy I don't want to be walking into who knows what."
"Right away sir."
Back with Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider-Man
Rhino charged them again both men dodged the oncoming attack, Rhino looked both ways growling in anger at the two web heads. He ripped a lamppost hurling it at an unsuspecting Scarlet Spider-Man.
"Look out!"
The warning came too late and though Spider-sense did ring out it Kaine leapt over it yet it caught him by the foot thus causing him to lose his momentum to dodge the object landing on his back. Rhino charged at him again however as Kaine spun a web to get out of the way Peter came out of nowhere to his brother's defense
CRACK
Peter launched the Rhino into the air way out view as he screamed for his mother.
"Whoops guess I don't know my own strength, I'll get him later." He turned helped Kaine to his feet, "That could have been messy."
"You have some explanation to do clone."
"I'm not a clone! What's it going to take for me to get that through your thick head?" Both spiders disappeared to chat more in private as police assed the damage. Once at a safe distant out the sight of the public view both men took of their mask.
"Prove to me that you aren't a clone and that you are not part of his experiments. Tell me something that can surprise me."
Peter crossed his arms thinking, a strange whisper nagged him about his clone had romantically involved with detective Louise Kennedy in Salt Lake City.
"Ok how about romantically involved with detective Louise Kennedy, though you killed her when it was discovered that she was working for criminals."
A few moments passed, if Kaine was surprised he didn't show it, "So you finally woken up eh?"
"Well I'm here right now aren't I brother?"
"Hmph they told me that you were in a coma I didn't believe them until I saw it with my very own eyes." He walked around Peter, "You looked like crap when I first saw you, and I mean literally you had scars and bruises, open wounds, chemical burns you were a mess…" A pregnant pause ensued, "Though it is good to have you back."
He placed a hand on his brother shoulder Kaine wasn't the one for emotional reunions moreover this as close as he would get to an emotional state.
"Good to be back." Peter smiled
"So how…were things…a-around…" Peter had to take a step back placing both hands to his ears, "Make it STOP!"
Kaine was on full alert now putting his mask on, "What's going on?"
"Stop the voices…" Peter said, already he was on the ground panting like a madman
"Voices, what voices? I don't hear anything."
Though Kaine couldn't hear anything at all with the exception of cars and horns honking down below, Peter heard everything coming from all around the world, cars, voices of people, planes birds, etc. Not only had he seen the galaxies from afar he saw everything as well even to the subatomic atom.
Foaming at the mouth Peter fell with a thud to the ground, the last thing he saw before blacking out was a very concern Scarlet Spider, and the arrival of Iron Man and Ms. Marvel.
LXD: Another chapter done and reedited, Peter power is developing at a slow pace but there will be more on the way. Comment, rate, subscribe…till the next chapter.
