Chapter 20: The Coming Storm part 1: Stunned Senseless

A/N: the last chapter before Goblin Nation. I don't really have anything to say

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

On a bus pulling away from a high school, a girl with dark hair, gothic clothing, and a piercing on her bottom lip looked out the window. 'Man, how crazy has my life gotten in the last 6 months?' Andi Benton, known to the citizens of Philadelphia as the costumed teenage hero Mania, thought as she watched the landscape of Jenkintown pass her by, doing her best to ignore all the noise and commotion her classmates made as they rolled towards their destination. 'My high school getting attacked by alien robot monsters, finding out my gym teacher is, according to the papers, Philly's Own Spider-Man…an insane killer killed my father to get to coach, and I get bonded to a demonically enhanced alien symbiote. Yeah, a shrink would probably have a field day with me.' Andi thought, and felt her phone vibrate, and pulled it out to see the icon of a white spider emblem displaying the name 'Coach'. Hitting the answer button, she placed it to her ear. "Hey coach. Miss me already?" Andi said.

"Yeah, I'm gonna miss all your smartass comebacks." The voice of Flash Thompson said on the other end.

"You're a riot, ya know that?" Andi said. "Right now, I think I'd rather have to deal with a bank robbery or a mugging, instead of a boring field trip all the way to New York to visit some new tech company."

"I don't think you'll have to worry about being bored. As someone who grew up there, I can guarantee there is never a dull night in New York." Andi's superhero mentor said. "But if you do find time to slip away and do your thing, just be careful. There are about as many Supervillains there as there are heroes." Flash said.

"Got it, Coach. Any other tips or helpful advice?" Andi asked.

"Yeah: don't be so quick to disregard Parker Industries as boring. The CEO is a good friend of mine, and trust me when I say that when you're around Peter Parker, things have a way of NOT being boring." Flash said.

New York City, Avenue B

In an ally way, Angela Brancale, the woman who woke up from the coma 5 months earlier, stood in front of a dumpster. Since she had woken up, she had lost 100 hundred bounds, and now resembled the average woman you saw on the street, at least, she did until you looked into her eyes. They were like two empty holes at first look, but upon further look, one saw nothing but a dangerous combination: sadness, hatred, and determination. She pressed a brick above a dumpster, and the dumpster parted to reveal a set of stairs leading underground. She descended on them until she came across a large door.

'Otto Octavius…the only man I've ever loved…is dead.' Angel thought as she punched in a set of numbers on a keypad. 'Everyone says he was a monster, a maniac, a man who would have let everyone burn, but I know the truth: he was a great man, of unparalleled intellect and vision. He would have saved the world, but he was kept from achieving his goal…and killed for it.' The door opened, and she entered a laboratory full of equipment, making her way to a large chair with some sort of helmet on top. 'It was a clever move, I'll give him that. Using the fact that Otto was dying to cover up the fact that he murdered him in cold blood, but you can't fool me.' Angela sat in the chair, placed the helmet on her head, and pressed a button, closing her eyes. 'I will avenge Otto, and by the time this day is over…' a beautiful woman appeared in front of Angela, her height ranging over 7 feet, muscles rippling all over her, her blonde hair cascading down her back. 'Spider-Man shall lie dead at my feet!'

That Afternoom Alchemax Headquarters, meeting Room

Peter sat at a round table, impatiently tapping his foot. 'Cmon, I got somewhere I need to be!' He thought, when the door opened.

"Dr. Parker, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting." Liz said as she, Tiberius, and a young man with brown hair and glasses entered the room and sat at the table.

"Liz, you've known me since kindergarten. Please, call me Peter." Peter said. "Tiberius. I'd say it was a pleasure to see you again, but I was raised not to lie."

"The feelings mutual, Parker." Tiberius said, and gestured to the young man. "This here is Michael O'Mara, one of Alchemax's smartest researchers."

"I don't mean to be rude, but I thought this was a meeting between the three of us." Peter said.

"He's as crucial to Alchemax as I am. He's really ahead of his time." Tiberius said.

"I'm not going to argue with that." Michael said, and he and Peter shared a knowing look.

"Ok, I'm going to go ahead and ask: why did you call and ask for this meeting?" Peter asked. "I'm having a high school from Pennsylvania taking a field trip to visit us, and seeing as it's the first field trip I'm hosting, I need to get back and finish a few things."

"I understand. Look, Peter, the reason we're here is because we have a proposition for you." Liz said.

"Well give you at least $500,000 for your company." Tiberius said. "Your company is barely two months old, and we worry that it'll crumple when faced with the juggernauts that are Stark, Hammer, or even Alchemax. However, with the financial backing of us, then-"

"Then I give you all our inventions, inventions and ideas that the people at Parker industries have poured their souls into making, just so you can make more money?" Peter said as he got up. "I think we're done here."

"Wait, Peter!" Liz said as he began to head towards the exit.

"Don't bother, Liz." Peter said as he entered the elevator. "I'm not giving my company, something that is going to do a lot of great things, to someone like Tiberius Stone." As the door closed, Peter sighed. 'Well, that was a…meeting. Went pretty well, considering that the sight of Tiberius Stone makes me want to violently vomit all over the room.' He thought as he entered the lobby, making his way outside to the city. 'I guess I'm a bit stressed out with planning the wedding and everything. Thank god MJ had kept a lot of the stuff we had already set up from the last time we were engaged. One more month…one month from now and I will no longer be a bachelor. Hard to believe I only asked her to marry me two months ago. Time sure does fly when you're getting ready to spend the rest of your life with someone.' He thought, ducked into an alley, and started running. He leapt onto a wall and ran up, jumped to the one next to it, and jumped onto the rooftop, removing his clothes to reveal his Spider-Man costume, the four mechanical legs catching his clothes and placing them in the backpack as he pulled on his mask. 'Speaking of time flying, I need to get back to the island before those kids arrive. Wouldn't look good if the CEO wasn't there to greet the first field trip.' He thought as he started swinging towards Spider Island. 'Ok, let's go over the schedule: greet kids. Show off some off our newest inventions, like Anna Maria's bioluminescent fish, Uatu's solar redirection panels, Grady's time mirror, Bella's new trash recycling system, Juergen's rocket designs, and-' Spider-Man thought, before something large, white, and orange crashed into the building beside him. '-giant flying rocks? Wait, I know that big lump of rocks.'

"By my sweet aunt Petunia, if it ain't my favorite web head!" The loud voice of one Benjamin J. Grimm, otherwise known as the Fantastic Four's ever lovin' blue eyed Thing! "Now that you got yer own company, you never stop by the Baxter Building no more. What's the deal?"

"Sorry Ben. I've been a little busy lately. Y'know, wedding planning, meetings, getting chased by Hydra to Egypt, saving Aunt May from a half demon…the usual." Spider-Man said. "So, any particular reason you're flying through the air today?"

"Yeah. Hell, I got FOUR reasons as to why I'm flyin' today." The Thing said, pointed down at the street in the direction he flew from, and Spider-Man looked to see the Wrecking Crew standing in the street.

"Ugh, these four again." Spider-Man groaned.

"You up for a little team up?" Thing asked as he dropped to the street, careful to avoid any civilians.

"Hmmmmm. Original Wall Crawler and Yancy Street's own Golem vs Hulk wannabes juiced up on Asgardian magic." Spider-Man said, and glanced at the watch on his gauntlet, before extending his four mechanical legs. "Yeah, I got 5 minutes."

"Five minutes? You think that's how long it'll take to beat us?" Wrecker asked as he twirled his crowbar, Thunderball gripped his chain, Piledriver cracked his knuckles, and Bulldozer took a running stance. "You got another thing comin!"

Meanwhile, Andi's class bus drove threw the city not too far from where the fight was happening. 'Thank god this ride is almost over.' Andi thought, before softly chuckling. 'A year ago, I would have been excited to be in the Big Apple, but when you wear a demonically enhanced symbiote clone under your skin 24/7, it's hard to not think of a lot of things as boring.' She thought as she ducked under a spitball one of her less mature classmates shot at her. 'Not to mention all the costumed crazies me and coach have to deal with. Though now that I mention it, I don't think I've fought too many Supervillains. There were Lord Ogre's goons, that fake Jack O'Lantern, Ogre himself, then Crossbones and his Wolfenstein rejects, but that was all in the first few weeks. Mostly I've had to deal with muggers and would-be rapists.' She mused. 'Kinda small fry compared to what guys like Captain America or Daredevil face.' She was shaken out of her thoughts when the bus jerked to a stop, and the driver bolted out of his seat and turned to the students and teachers.

"They're clearing the roads, and we need to get out of here." He said. "Spider-Man and the Thing are fighting the Wrecking Crew a block from here, and we need to get somewhere safe."

"Why? You said a block from here, and I don't think they'll bring the fight over here." One of Andi's classmates said.

"Kid, I lived in New York my whole life until I moved to Jenkinstown. If there's one thing I know, it's that when those costumed maniacs are at each other's throats, us regular people need to be as far away as possible. Now, if you'll all proceed to the exit in a calm and orderly fashion and follow the police officer's instructions, well be moving again before we know it." As the students left the bus and followed the officer's orders, Andi smirked.

'Well, looks like things won't be too boring after all.' She said as she used the confusion to sneak away into an alley, her clothing shifting into a black, gothic version of Spider-Man's black costume, and her head was enveloped by a mask with bangs swept to either side if her face and spiked up hair in the back. 'This should be fun.' Mania thought.

Spider-Man leapt over Thunderball's ball and webbed the villain in the face, before jumping off of Thunderball's back and punching Wrecker in the face. "Y'know, have you guys thought about being male models? Abnormally large muscles, short tempers, stuck in an endless work cycle…you guys would be perfect for those bodybuilder magazines!" Spider-Man said as he ducked under Wrecker's crowbar.

"Speakin of which, what's the deal with you guys?" The Thing said as he delivered a right cross to Piledriver and kicked Bulldozer in the gut. "You've been taken down by the FF, the Avengers, The X-Men, the Defenders, Power Pack, Thor, Iron Man, Daredevil, The Hulks, Heroes for Hire, Squirrel Girl…sometimes we place bets on who you'll lose to next." Thing said as Piledriver swung at him. He missed, and the Thing delivered an uppercut to the villain's jaw, only to be hit from behind with a headbut from Bulldozer.

"Looks like this time WE'LL be the ones who're winning!" Wrecker said as he managed to land a blow on Spider-Man's gut, sending him flying.

'Oh boy, there goes a rib. Or three.' Spider-Man thought as he recovered. 'Cmon healing factor, work! I know you're nowhere even close to Logan's, but ribs are child's play! Just put them back into place and- oh crud.' Spider-Man saw Wrecker grinning evilly as he stomped towards the hero, twirling his crowbar.

"This was too easy!" Wrecker said, when a black substance hit his face.

"Who said it was?" A female voice, and Spider-Man looked to see Mania on a lamppost.

"What the-? Great, another Spider-Woman! It wasn't as of there weren't already 200 of 'em at one time!" The Thing said as he body slammed Piledriver.

"Actually, the name's Mania." The teenage superhero said, and leapt to the ground. "Looks like you two could use a hand."

"You're not hearing me complain!" Spider-Man said, and delivered a kick to Wrecker's jaw, before delivering two spinning kicks, sweeping his legs out from under him, and webbing him to the ground.

"Crap, Dirk's down!" Thunderball said, and swung his ball at Mania. The heroine dodged the wrecking ball, and bounced off a building towards Wrecker, her fingers elongating and sharpening into claws.

"I am trying REALLY hard to not make a Miley Cyrus joke right now." Mania said as she slashed Thunderball with her claws hard enough to draw blood, and delivered a symbiotically enhanced kick to the wrecking ball throwing criminal, sending him flying.

"Sheesh, that was a bit much, don'tcha think?" Thing asked as he wrestled with Bulldozer.

"Says the guy who's been on a team with a guy with knife hands." Mania said as she leapt on Bulldozer's back and webbed the point on his helmet his eyes saw through.

'Morphing limbs into weapons, spider powers…definitely a symbiote.' Spider-Man thought as he observed Bulldozer flailing around trying to get Mania off his back. Mania jumped off his back, performed a backflip, and delivered a double kick to the back of Bulldozer's head, helping the Wrecking Crew member become well acquainted with the ground. 'Hmmm, not bad. Took advantage of Bulldozer's eye slots to blind him. Not the best take down I've seen, but not the worst. She's got potential.'

"Thanks for the help, Kid." Thing said. "Now, I don't suppose-"

"Little bitch…" Bulldozer muttered as he weakly stood up. "Gonna kill you…gonna…"

"Hey, Ben, you know what time it is?" Spider-Man asked his longtime friend.

"Yeah: it's clobberin' Time!" Thing said, and delivered a punch to Bulldozer's face hard enough that it destroyed his helmet, knocking him unconscious.

"What were these guys even doing?" Mania asked.

"Who knows with these guys. All the avengers have at least one story of beating them up." Spider-Man said, and glanced at his gauntlet. "Well that didn't-oh crap! I'm goin to be late!" The original web slinger said, and swung off. "Thing, can you watch them til the cops show up? Thanks!" As Spider-Man vanished from sight, Thing sighed.

"Oy, why that guy thinks he can multitask is beyond me." Thing said, and turned to where Mania is. "Hey kid, you up for-" he started to say, before noticing Mania was no longer there. He stood there for a second, before sighing. "Spiders."

Daily Bugle

Betty Brant sat at her computer, typing away at a story about how public approval for Spider-Man has never been higher. 'Man, Jonah is going to have a fit when he reads this.' Betty thought. 'Though at least he finally shut down that Anti-Spider Patrol. All it took was threat of removal from office.' She was kept from thinking about the vein Jonah would pop when he read it when Robbie walked up to her.

"Hey Betty. How's the article coming?" Robbie asked.

"Fine. Just imagining the coronary Jonah'll have when he reads it." Betty said.

"How're you settling into the new offices?" Robbie asked.

"Still trying to get used to it. Some days I look up expecting to see Peter with new pictures of Spider-Man, or Jonah yelling about something." Betty said, causing Robbie to chuckle.

"Don't worry. You've still got me and Ben." Robbie said.

"I know, but still, I don't think this place will ever feel like the old Bugle." Betty said, when the wall facing the street exploded, and there stood Stunner, her digitally fabricated body glowering over the bullpen.

"Where is Peter Parker?!" She demanded. "He is the one who takes all of Spider-Man's pictures, and I demand you give him to me!"

"Ok, it's starting to feel a LITTLE more like the Bugle." Betty said.

"Why do you want Peter?" Ben Ulrich asked.

"Like I said, he takes all of Spider-Man's pictures, and someone…someone very important to me thought there was a personal connection between the two." Stunner said.

"Well, even if we wanted to give him to you, which we don't, Peter doesn't work here anymore." Robbie said. "We had to let him go a few years back, and I don't know where he went after." Robbie lied. He had known Peter since the boy was 15, and there was no way he'd sell out Peter like that. "If you're looking for Spider-Man, look around the city. He's bound to-"

"Spider Island II! It's where the Raft used to be!" One of the Bugle's reporters said. "Spider-Man gave Parker his base to use for his company, and either Spider-Man or Parker will be there!" Stunner looked at Robbie, and narrowed her eyes.

"You lied to me. I should kill you for that." She said, and Robbie folded his arms against his chest.

"Woman, I grew up during the Civil Rights Protests and Desegregation. It'll take a lot more than you to make me sell out a friend." Robbie said without batting an eyelash. "Besides, you act like you're the first supervillain who's knocked down our wall. This ain't our first rodeo."

"After I kill Spider-Man, I'll be back." Stunner said, and jumped away.

"You're fired." Robbie said to the person who ratted out Peter.

"What the-? What did I do? I stopped her from killing us all!" The reporter said.

"No, you ratted out a friend to the Bugle." Robbie said. "Without Peter Parker, their wouldn't even be a Daily Bugle. Now, can someone tell me who the hell that was?"

"I think I saw her a few years ago." Ben said, and tapped his chin. "Wasn't that the woman who was hanging around Doctor Octopus a few years back? What was her name…Scanner? Stinger? No, it was Stunner!"

"I thought she was dead. Guess that doesn't mean much these days." Robbie said. "Betty, call Peter. We need to warn him, now!" He said.

Parker Industries

Peter gingerly rubbed his now bruised ribs. 'Thank you healing factor. Thanks to you, I don't have to show a bunch of kids around while my ribs are cracked.' He thought.

"Peter, they're here." Max Modell said. After the Supreme Court ruled that Max was not guilty of all the charges J Jonah Jameson brought against him, he had barely left the prison before Peter offered him a job.

"Alright. Here's hoping we don't have a repeat of Alpha." Peter said, and went to the lobby, where the students had gathered. "Welcome one and all, to Parker Industries! My name is Peter Parker, and I'll be your tour guide today. Now, any questions?" He asked the group.

"Where's Spider-Man?" One student asked.

"Despite this originally being his base, Spider-Man does not stop by here often. He's too busy doing superhero business. As for today, however, he's resting up. I don't know if you heard, but he just fought the Wrecking Crew" Peter answered, ignoring his buzzing phone.

"Why did he give YOU his base?" Another asked, causing Peter to pause. He had never actually thought of a good story to tell people who asked why Spider-Man had given Peter Parker his headquarters.

"Me and him have known each other a long time, and I've helped him out a bunch of times. This was his way of going back." Peter said, hoping that was believable. "Now, does anyone have a question NOT related to Spider-Man?"

"Yeah: what's the point of this? Show us how to be a bunch of nerds?" A boy wearing a letterman who was obviously the bully of the group said.

"Well, it's to show you that a career in the sciences is for everyone, and is much more fun and stable than, say, throwing a football for a living." Peter said, and saw the boy clench his fists.

"Yeah, well last I checked, all the sexy ladies like a guy who can run a play a lot more than a guy who can write a formula ." The boy said.

"Really? Well, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I think my supermodel fiancée would disagree with that." Peter said. 'Not to mention sexy cat burglars, detectives, lawyers, reporters, that weird mutual crush thing I had with Carol during the Siege…but I digress.'

"If you'll all follow me, I'll lead you to our bioengineering wing." Peter said, and began leading the group through the facility.

"Are you guys working on a cure for mutants?" One student asked, and Peter had to keep from sighing.

"No, we're not. Mutants are people too, and have suffered immensely due to the fear their abilities create." He said. "We can't develop a 'cure' for them, just like we can't 'cure' people who are gay or have a different religion than us."

"Might as well burn all the freaks." He heard a boy mutter.

"Hey, one of my best friends is a mutant, and my sister's gay, so be careful about who you go insulting." Peter said, and soon they were in front of the door to Anna Maria's lab. "Anna Maria? Can we come in?"

"Sure. Bring 'me in." Anna Maria said, and the door opened to reveal the vertically challenged scientist.

"I thought this was a science company, not a daycare!" The same boy who made the comment about mutants said.

"Mr. Jenkins, watch your mouth." A teacher said.

"It's alright. I've heard a lot worse, believe me." Anna Maria said. "If you'll follow me, I'll-"

"Warning, Proximity Alarms activated. Unknown superhuman rapidly approaching." The Island's computer said.

'Dammit, not now!' Peter thought, and pressed an earpiece he was wearing. "Raise gravimetric shields. Surround the while island." He said into his earpiece, and turned to the class. "Terribly sorry about this. We'll have it cleared up in no time, but for the moment, Mr. Modell is going to take you to a secure location until that time, and we can resume our tour." Peter said, and began walking towards his office as Max ushered the tour group to a location that was in the interior of the base, neither noticing a certain goth girl sneaking into a broom closet. Within 5 minutes, Peter entered his office, and sat at his desk. "Status report."

"Unknown superhuman approaching Island at walking speed. Does not match with any criminal database." The computer said as Peter unbuttoned his shirt.

"Display bridge camera feeds." He ordered as he pulled out his mask, quickly discarding his clothes. The clouted on his desk turned on to show Stunner walking towards the facility, anger on her face. 'STUNNER?! Where the hell did she come from?' He thought as he pulled on his mask. 'I haven't seen her since she resurrected Ock after Kaine killed him. Why is she-oh no. She was head over heels for Otto, so much that it creeped me out. If shethinks I killed Ock, then she won't stop until I'm dead.' He realized. 'Hopefully, the fields will keep her occupied until I can figure out a way to take her down quickly and without putting any of those kids in danger.' He thought. As Spider-Man formulated a plan within his base, Stunner examined the field.

"Spider-Man! Come face me, and answer for your crimes!" Stunner yelled. "Because of you, the world lost a great man, one with unparalleled brilliance, who's genius would have made the world a better place!"

"Are we thinking of the same Otto Octavius?" Spider-Man said over the loudspeakers. "I remember one with unparalleled ego, who's insanity would've fried the whole world." Stunner snarled, and Spider-Man watched as she charged the shield, fully expecting her to bounce off it…

Only for her to pass right through it. 'Oh s**t! I forgot Stunner was only a virtual construct.' Spider-Man thought. 'Brancale must have weakened the signal she has with her construct to let it have the density of light. There has got to be some way I can-wait, who's that?' He thought as he leapt out of his office towards Stunner's location, his lenses displaying Stunner running through the facility.

"Hey ugly!" A female voice said, and Stunner looked to see Mania sitting on a ledge. "Anyone ever tell you that you look like a blonde Hulk Hogan?" Mania said.

"Who are you?" Stunner asked, and saw Mania's spider symbol. "An ally of the Spider? Then you shall die with him!" She yelled, ripping a chunk of the wall and throwing it at Mania, who leapt over the projectile.

"Hey, I only met the guy once." Mania said, morphing her hands into axes. She rushed Stunner and slashed her, only for her axes to pass right through. "What the fu-?" Was all Mania managed to say before Stunner backhanded her face, sending her flying into a wall. "Ow." She groaned out.

"Hey, watch where you're fighting! You think a place like this comes cheap?" Spider-Man said as he kicked Stunner in the back, hitting her before she could dematerialize. It barely fazed her, and she snared. She turned around and swung at Spider-Man, only for he arachnid to dodge. Again and again he swung, only to meet the same result: a dodging Spider-Man.

"I WILL KILL YOU!" She yelled.

"Like that's not the hundredth time I've heard that this week." Spider-Man quipped as he leapt over her fist. "Do all bad guys get their lines from the same book or something? It's either 'curse you' or 'I'll kill you.' Gets old after a while."

"Try putting up with jail bait jokes every night." Maia said, this time going the claws route. She slashed at Stunner, and this time her claws sunk into the flesh, only instead of blood, strings of code appeared in the wounds.

"She's a digital construct! Hard light, not flesh and blood! We can't go at her like a normal opponent." Spider-Man said as he pressed his gauntlets.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Mania asked.

"Stall for time. Just trust me. Oh, and by the way, you and I are going to have a talk after this is over." Spider-Man said, his mechanical legs extending. Stunner gasped upon seeing them, before clenching her fists.

"Mechanical limbs?! How dare you?!" She yelled, and ran towards Spider-Man. "First you sully his name, and now you mock his creations? I will make you-"

"Pay for this, I know. You've been yelling it since you got here. But as much as I hate to do it, I'm going to have to shatter your illusion of the type of man Otto was." Spider-Man said as he and Mania dodged Stunner's charge, and swiped with their weapons, both legs and arm swords bouncing off Stunner's 'skin.' "He was cruel, cold, calculating, and had an ego the size of Russia. Wanna know a fun fact? When he was about to die…when he was faced with his own mortality…he couldn't accept that. And when his ego wouldn't let him die, you know what he did? He tried to steal MY life!" Spider-Man yelled. "The bastard was so egotistical, he actually tried swapping bodies with me!"

"Lies, all of it! I will not hear anymore of this!" Stunner said.

"There a point to this?" Mania asked.

"Give it a minute." Spider-Man said.

"I will kill you, this girl, then that monster Kaine, and then I will-" Stunner started to say, when she suddenly winked out of existence.

"I'm sorry, the rant you have tried to make has been disconnected. Please do NOT try again." Spider-Man said.

"Uh, what just happened?" Mania asked.

"Like I said, Stunner is a hard light virtual reality construct controlled via a mental interface. In order to make the construct do what she wanted, she has to transmit her consciousness over a signal." Spider-Man explained, and spider bots crawled out from the wall. "I got her talking long enough for my little helpers to pinpoint the signal and terminate it. The police are on their way now."

"You thought of all that on the fly? No wonder coach idolizes you." Mania said.

"You mean Flash?" Spider-Man asked, causing Mania's eyes to widen under her mask.

"You mean you-?" She asked.

"Yeah, I know who he is. Figured you were connected to him somehow when I saw your suit." The arachnid avenger asked. "How old are you? 16? 17?"

"I'll be 17 in two months." Mania answered.

"How long have you been doing this?" Spider-Man asked.

"Since about February. Right after the whole internet watched you beat the crap out of those clowns." The symbiotically enhanced teen answered.

"Have you ever lost control? Started talking in 'we' or 'our'?" The Wall Crawler inquired.

"Not yet. This thing doesn't really bother me that much." The super heroine replied. "Hey, I've got to get back to my group. Can we wrap this up?"

"Go ahead. And Mania? Good luck. This is a crazy world we live in." Spider-Man said.

One Hour Later, Skies Above New York

Goblin King stood on top of his glider high above Manhattan. "Such a lovely city. Fitting, that my empire shall start here." He said, and pressed his earpiece. "Report."

"This is Goblin Prince. I've retrieved my target, and am heading towards the rendezvous location." The voice of Gabriel Stacy said.

"Excellent work. Knight?"

"This is Goblin Knight. Me and Jackal are in position, and she should be here any minute now." The Voice of Phil Ulrich said.

"Good. Meet up with Prince and await my instructions. Menace?"

"Awaiting your signal, your highness." The voice of Menace said.

"Alright. Jack?"

"Charges are set and synced to your detonator. Just press the button whenever you feel like it." The voice of Jack O'Lantern said, and Goblin King grinned.

"Excellent work, everyone. You all performed admirably." He said, and pulled out a detonator. "Time to finish this game of ours, Spider-Man. I look forward to seeing how you react to my actions…" he pressed the detonator , and instantly all the bridges leading out of the city exploded. "…Peter!"

A/N: so, yeah. Just gonna leave it at that. Hope you'll join me next week, as Peter Parker's life will change forever. Next week, his greatest battle begins.

Next time: Goblin Nation part 1: War of the Goblins