A/N: Just a quick heads up, chapters 1,2, and 3 have been slightly modified. I would recommend the first readers of this to re-read those chapters.
Other than that, enjoy.
I need to get out of here
I'm running through these corridors, each of them never ending. I don't know where to go. I don't even know what's happening anymore
One second I nearly kill a silver-winged maniac, the other I'm dealing with an army of what looks to be a mutant task force.
Lasers, ice-people,telepaths, you name it.
"Spider-Man, we only want to help" says the man with the weird goggles
I dodge his eye lasers and I kick his nose.
A blue man literally popped out of nowhere and kicked me back. When he landed, he disappeared in a blue pile of smoke and tried to attack me from behind, but I web his foot and threw him at the girl with a giant flaming sword.
"Spider-Man. Listen to us please. We are trying to help." A voice is speaking to me in my head right now. That's right, a voice. I am going nuts. For sure now.
"Do not panic, this is Jean Grey, a telepath, speaking to you"
Guess that explains it
"We want to help"
"Prove it!" I yell at the top of my lungs
"I'm sure I can do that for you, bub."
I turn around and see a clawed man wearing a yellow-blue outfit. It was Wolverine
"Long time no see kid"
"W-Wolverine?" I ask. Is this his team? The X-Men themselves? Guess that explains all the Xs in their outfits.
"Are you people the-?" I said
"Welcome to the X-Mansion, kid" He said while removing his mask "Known to your outside world as Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning"
"So the rumours are true? This whole complex is secret or something?" I asked
"The rumours about the X-Men being here? Yes, they are." Logan said
He made a signal so I could follow him, and I did.
"So um...you're the X-Men?" I asked
Wolverine nods "These are the members"
He was introducing all of the members to me one by one "Cyclops, Jean, Rouge, Beast, Iceman, Colossus, Magik, Nightcrawler, Storm, and-"
He paused
"Where are Shadowcat and Forge?" He asked
"I ordered Shadowcat to keep Tildie away from the fight" Cyclops said "Forge is probably messing around in his lab"
I pause to Iceman and Colossus changing forms. I've seen these two before! At the museum with that girl! Are they all mutants? Is Shadowcat that brunette girl that was with them?
Before I can further think about that topic, I kept following Wolverine
"C'mon bub, to the Library" Wolverine gestured me to the elevator "Beast will explain everything there"
Library, X-Mansion
"So that's it? I've been mutating? Into what though?" I ask to Beast
"Trust me Spider-Man, I've tried but...I don't know" Beast says
I was staring in utter shock at the crowd
"Huh.. that's it. I become a monster?" I said
"We're working on it, bub, I suggest you wait" Wolverine said.
"I need to be cured. Believe it or not, under this suit I have an actual life. I have people to take care of. I got college. Rent." I say "How many days has it been by the way?"
"Like 2" Colossus says only to be quickly stared at angrily by Magik. "He's kidding" she said as Colossus crossed his arms
Wolverine rests his hand on my shoulder "Listen kid, if there is no cure, we can help you. You can stay here in the school if that's the case. We can teach you how to control your powers. Train you on how to accept who you are."
"Accept it?" I shove Wolverine's hand off "Accept being a big, hairy, eight-eyed and armed freak?"
"Being a mutant's a gift, bub. Deal with it." Wolverine said
"Gift? Yeah, I'd love for you to say that when I eat criminals alive as an eight-legged monster"
"Spider-Man, I suggest-" Beast says
"Oh, you don't have to worry about me, worry about yourself, once I turn into a monster you'll have to stop"
I open the nearby window to a rainy and stormy environment
"I can save the city time and time again, but when I need help? I'm on my own. Thanks, for nothing."
I jump out and websling into the distance
I phase through the door, right at the moment where Spider-Man left the Mansion.
I stuck my head out the window "Spider-Man wait!"
The thunder rumbled as Spider-Man swung off into the distance. I couldn't even meet him properly. Great.
"Kid's changed Pryde. This isn't the same New Avenger I used to know. He's nothing but a loner now"
"Funny you say that Logan" I say as I phase out of his grip
Bobby had his hand over his mouth.
"Ouch, Logan! Sick burn you got there"
Logan growled at him
"Pryde, where's Tildie?" Logan asked
"Sleeping. She's fine" I said
The door suddenly burst open to Forge, covered in black dust.
"Hey, please quiet down before something blows up in my face again" He said "And by the way what's going on?"
"Oh nothing Forge" I said "Spider-Man, that's all"
"Spider-Man? When was this?" He said "Oh c'mon! He could've had some cool tech stuff on him!"
"Oh don't worry Forge, we'll get to him" Logan said
Okay...what?
"Get him?!" Scott yelled "Logan, he's a lost cause that will slow our mission dow-"
"I'll explain later, go to the hanger. We're talking retrieving Spider-Man" Logan said as he left
X-Jet Hanger
"Are you sure that's what Xavier told you?" Scott said
"I heard it, and saw it, correctly." Logan said "This mutation will be used to Sinister's advantage. Kid will be used for an army, and I'm sure for other cruel ideas a slime ball like Sinister has"
"Kid won't even know what hit him..." Jean said
"Exactly" Logan turned to us all "We need to convince Spider-Man to join us, without improvising. Inviting him to accept who'll he become and how to control it obviously isn't going to work, not with him. We're going to need to keep trying in finding a cure...but we can only do that with him in close contact with us"
"Anyone have any close relations to Spider-Man?" Storm asked
The room was quiet
"At all?" She asked again
Suddenly, an idea came to mind
"I think I got it!" I spoke out
"Pryde?" Logan asked
"Yes it's uh...someone I met at the museum...a boy-"
"A what?" Logan howled
Oh no. Here we go.
"Don't tell me you're planning on-"
I interrupted Logan, probably thinks I'm going out with someone "Logan! I have his number just because I wanted Spider-Man sight seeing! Y'know, actually meet him! This guy's taken pictures of Spider-Man for literal years! If this guy finally responds this time, then-"
"Pryde, you know damn well that dating humans can lead us all to be captured by MRD's-"
"Who said this was a date?" I yelled "Either I use the only connection we have to Spider-Man, or let an army of Spider-Monsters wipe the military out. You choose, Wise Leader"
There was a silence and Logan was just tightening his grip and gritting his teeth.
"I'm sure we all side with Kitty here" Nightcrawler said
"Fine Pryde," He snikts out his claws "but if I see that human boy lay any fingers on you, I'm going to-"
"Yeah, I got the memo, dad" I said as I took out my phone
I look at the caller I.D. "Parker Guy"
I just hope it works this time
I call him
"Hello?" I hear his voice. It's clearly the Parker guy
"Hi uh…this is Kitty. We meet at that museum"
Bobby was already starting to snicker. Rouge gave him a disapproving look, which effectively made Bobby stop laughing.
"The museum?"
There was a silence that lasted for about a minute, before he figured it out
"Oh. Right! The museum! What's up?" he asked
"Listen, so I feel like I wanna go Spider-Man sight seeing soon." I said
It's terribly awkward to do this in front of other X-Men. Just going to say it now. They're all either waiting patiently, trying not to laugh, or just quietly whispering to each other
"That? I feel like tomorrow would be cool for it" He said
"Alright, perfect. See you at….uh….you have college right?"
At this moment, I could see Logan incredibly pissed. Overprotective dad alrigth.
"Yeah. I should get out of there by 4 PM tomorrow" He responded
"Got it. Location?" I asked
"The Bugle would be alright" He said with certain solidity
"Alright, so 5 at the Bugle?" I asked
Bobby laughed hysterically, got elbowed by Rouge, and she took him outside the hangar.
"Yeah, that's good!"
"Alright! Later Kitty." He said
I closed my phone
"So...?" Rouge asked as she came back in
"You heard me right guys I'll keep in touch tomorrow!"
I finally went back upstairs.
Sinister's Lab
Archangel walked through a dark corridor.
Around him were giant tubes, clones, gene containment, computers and machinery everywhere.
Archangel stopped at the sight of a figure watching dozens of footage of Spider-Man, facing his back to Archangel. Archangel bended down on knee, looking at the ground
"The subject was injured and has escaped. Forgive my failure"
Sinister stood up from his chair, further studying the footage of Spider-Man
"Do not fret, my Archangel. This only proves that all my theories about this fascinating specimen are true"
Sinister turned to face Archangel "Go, I will call for you until further notice"
Once Archangel leaves, the TV screens all have separate footage that when together, form Apocalypse's face. Sinister talks to him about what he's found in Spider-Man