Spider-Man

When Worlds Collide

Chapter 6

Spider-Man awoke to find himself no longer at in the subway tunnel. In fact, he was now situated 25 feet up from the ground. He steadily climbed to his feet, rubbed his dizzy aching head and began to check his surroundings let alone his sight was a little blurred. His body wobbled as he tried to gain his balance. He could slowly feel his powers return to him as flexed every limb. He then realised where he was.

"I know this place?" he said in amazement. "I'm on top of the Daily Bugle and the last I want to see is that old bastard Jameson!"

Mysterio emerged from the shadows behind him, clapping his hands. Spider-Man slowly turned round as he tried to keep himself up.

"Very perceptive of you." He said. "This was the Bugle and in this dimension, Jameson is dead."

"Why did you bring me here?" Spider-Man asked with frustration. "Because if it's for a dance then I'm afraid you're wasting you're time?"

"I brought you here because this is where I have chosen for you to die." Mysterio explained.

"Well that's very romantic?" Spider-Man mocked as he gained control of his reflexes. "I bet you don't pick up many women with that pick up line?"

Mysterio launched himself at the un-prepared wall crawler, forcing him towards the edge of the building. Spider-Man's head was now suspended over the streets below him. Using all of his might, Spider-Man launched a Kick into Mysterio, sending him crashing to the ground. He then leapt to his feet and began to charge at the mad man. Mysterio dived away, narrowly missing Spider-Man's attack.

"I can't believe we're even having this conversation." Spider-Man continued. "I mean us two planning my death and in a foreign dimension too?"

"Well stand still and I'll make this quick and painless for you." Mysterio replied.

"Why here of all places? What's wrong with our dimension?"

"Because everybody wants you dead here!"

"Fair point."

Mysterio hit Spider-Man in the jaw, sending him flying off the building. It was a long drop, but at the speed in which he was falling, he knew that he had to act fast before he would become a giant splattered pizza shaped mess on the sidewalk. He shot out as much weblines as he could to pull himself out of the dive. He then began to slow down and fired out another webline in order to swing away.

Mysterio was shocked to notice that his enemy had begun to swing towards him, so he began to bolt away. Using his powers, he propelled himself into the air and jumped from rooftop to rooftop just gain speed and distance. Spider-Man soon caught up with him and dived into Mysterio, sending him flying into a high story window. Shards of glass flew all over the place, coating the wooden floor. Mysterio broke his fall into a crashed into a pile of crates. As he raised his body from the mess, he saw Spider-Man's silhouette through the shattered window.

Spider- Man leapt from the window and walked towards the damaged and grounded Mysterio.

"The tablet. If you please?" he asked calmly.

"It's not here." Mysterio replied. "While you were unconscious, I snuck away and hid it. I'll never tell you the location of it's whereabouts'?"

"Now, now Mysterio. You know fully well that I have ways of making you talk?"

"Like what?"

Spider-Man shot a dozen strands of webbing into the room, forming the shape of a bat.

"Oh no!" Mysterio cried. "Not the bat again! Please!"

"Will you tell me then?" Spider-Man asked calmly.

"Yes. I'll tell you alright."

"Good."

"I hid the tablet somewhere in Stark Towers. I knew that you would not look there at first so I hid it there. You will find it at the nuclear waste area of the building. But you better hurry because it'll explode when it absorbs a critical amount of radiation and then you can say bye bye to both our worlds."

"You idiot!" Spider-Man barked as he held Mysterio up against the wall. "Are you crazy!"

"You'll never get there in time." Mysterio laughed.

Spider-Man grabbed Mysterio and swung towards the Empire State Building. He was swinging so fast that he nearly lost his grip of Mysterio. However the danger may be, he was determined to save the tablet and bring Mysterio back to his dimension.

As they arrived at the Empire State Building, Spider-Man called out to Madame Webb, who materialised behind them along with Miguel.

"You have him." She said. "Good, but what about the tablet?"

"We have a problem." Spider-Man explained. "And I might need Miguel's help on this one. There's no time to explain."

"Where are we going?" Miguel asked.

"Stark Towers." Spider-Man replied. "To the nuclear waste area. Follow me."

Spider-Man swung off towards the biggest tower that was centred at the heart of the city. Miguel was right behind him, trying to get more details. Madame Webb used her powers to put Mysterio in a force field of energy until both Spider-Men returned.

As they both swung through the city, Spider-Man told everything that Mysterio had disclosed to Miguel.

"So if the tablet absorbs too much radiation, it'll wipe out the city and both our worlds." He explained. "Only you know how to get there?"

"I know a way to get in without being seen." Miguel replied. "But we'll have to act fast before the guard bots spot us."

"Fair enough." Spider-Man replied. "Lets do this."