A/N: This whole chapter takes place to what happened to Spider-Man, after he left the X-Mansion in last chapter. Also takes place before Sinister's appearance in the last chapter
And yes, last chapter was taking inspirations from Spider-Man:The Animated Series :)
"Alright! Later, Kitty"
I close my phone and plant my two hands in my face
Parker….what are you doing?
You just learned you have a disease and the first thing you do is tell someone 'Yes, you will be able to see me all day tomorrow in a skintight red and blue suit'. Or maybe it was just her way of asking me out? Who even knows anymore.
Alright now, gotta focus on finding some people I can trust, swinging around might help
I attach a web thread to a building and slingshot across
"YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAH!" I yell at the top of my lungs
Sensation is still nice.
I shoot another thread, and quickly bolt my head well enough to see the Avengers Mansion
Oh, would you look at that. Perfect.
I web zipped over to the building and ringed the bell to the gigantic mansion
Avengers Mansion
The doors opened to Janet Van Dyne herself, the Wasp
"Fresh meat!" She yelled
"I'm….what?" She quickly grabbed me by the collar and threw me to the android Vision, who just phased through me, letting me hit the ground
"Ow…." I said
Wasp sighed "Vision, I thought I already told you what fresh meat means. It means new member"
"I don't get it. Why attack new members?" Vision said
"Because they'll be stronger" She said
"But he'll loose the trust of his new-"
Wasp suddenly interrupted Vision "Ugh, nevermind. Clint has more fun in these kinds of activities."
"Cut Vision some slack, Wasp" said the voice of a woman that, for the life of me, I've never seen in this team at all before
She had a dark red attire, long brown hair, and a red crown-looking object on her head
"He's a learner." She said
"Fine, Wanda. Remind me when you go back to ruling that country of yours" Wasp said
"Once I redeem myself. Being the child of a terrorist is unbearable" Wanda said
Finally, I heard jets boosting in front of me. Clad in red and gold, it was the Armoured Avenger himself, The Invincible Iron Man.
There was a hard clank noise on the ground, and Iron Man quickly pulled out all the suit's weapons
"Someone say fresh meat?!"
Wasp as signalling him by moving her hand in front of her neck horizontally. She obviously meant that the 'fresh meat' thing failed
His faceplate slid up once he saw me on the floor. "Oh, I'm late."
He pulled me up
"Alright kid, I know you're here to be an official Avenger. Well, lucky day! I'll put you on a patrol and—"
"Actually Tony, it's something else I came here for. Try to contact every think tank available." I said
"Why? Anything going on?" Tony asked
"I need your help" I said
Baxter Building
"So is this mutation like…random?! Is it even a mutation if that's the case?!" I said sitting on the hospital bed
We arrived at the Baxter Building to examine me. Every big brain was there. Tony, Black Panther, Mr Fantastic, Yellowjacket.
Banner was oddly missing though. Tony kept telling me it was nothing to worry about, even if he did sound awfully suspicious about it.
"I'm trying to figure it out, but it's all too confusing" Said Mr Fantastic as he looked at a computer screen with an X-Ray of my transformation, studying every detail
"I agree with Reed. I mean, that Red Skull disease did not come close to any of this" Tony said while resting his hand on his chin "Makes no sense. No trace to its origin. It just, happened..."
"What was the last thing you remember that could've led to this?" Black Panther asked
"Could a cure to my Spider-Powers have caused this?" I asked
"Um, a cure is supposed to-" Tony said before I interrupted him
"I mean, it's a longshot but, could be possible?" I said
"If you have some of that cure left, bring it to me, it may help me crack the code" Mr Fantastic said as he stretched his way in front of me "But for now, I can't seem to find out. It's fascinating in a way. It's like if whatever that made this happen is roadblocking any way to get rid of it"
"Problem is, I don't have any. I threw it away" I said
"Well...did you even take it?" Tony asked
"No, just dropped it in the sink. Turned into a giant orange cloud." I said "Maybe the cloud got inside my respiratory system and took effect now?"
"Sounds uh...impossible." Tony said
"Yeah, I know" I said
I didn't want to tell them my most recent try at a cure. Nor do I feel like it's the right thing to think about right now.
I look to the side, grabbing the hospital bed tightly. Gwen... I thought.
"Anything wrong, kid?" Tony asked
I snapped back to reality.
"Oh. I'm sorry I..." I stopped
"But I still don't get it though. It's just a simple mutation in my Spider-Powers. Was I born with these? Did someone else cause it? I mean, you people have solved tech from the future yet there are problems with finding this out!" I said
"Actually I was the only one who did that" Tony interrupted me while raising his hand "I hacked a magic chair from the future"
"Thank you for proving me right" I said
"I was only trying to show off" Tony said
Black Panther then walked besides me and placed his hand on my shoulder. "How about you stay in the Mansion? It'll give us more time for research, and we can use an Avenger like you, Spider-Man"
"Thanks but I don't think like now's a good time. You know, college and the like" I said
"Oh. Tough stuff." Tony commented
"I also got a sort-of date tomorrow..." I said
Tony chuckled "Well good luck on that, kid"
"I'll keep in touch though" I said as I pulled out my Reserve Avenger ID card "And you know exactly how"
I start to walk to the nearby window and I open it
"All I gotta know is…will I become some sort of monster?" I say as I turned my head to Richards
He sighed "Based on what I've seen, that seems to be the case. Cure will continued to be worked on"
"Alright, thanks guys" I say as I jump off and websling
This is just great.
Reed Richards, the Smartest Man in the World, cannot solve what is going on to me. Neither can Tony, or that Blue Ape from the X-Men.
I keep web slinging from one building to another.
It seriously feels less fun with thoughts like this.
I don't get it! How can this disease be that uncrackable?! It can't just be a simple mutation, there must be something bigger! Also have to note that I actually accepted an invitation to sight-see myself. Why did I say yes to that? Is it too late to call back and say no? But I can't just tell her no, I don't want to be like that!
I'm getting flashbacks to Liz at this point! But then again, she was a nice person. Maybe this Kitty girl will be alright? She does seem like it!
I finally reach the top of a skyscraper, and I stand over the edge of it
There must be some sort of answer to this. And I need to figure out how I can get rid of it before I unwillingly go against everything I ever stood for.
"Hello Spider-Man" said a mysterious voice behind me
What was that?
I turn behind me and I see a man in the shadows. He had black and red colours, pale white skin, a red crystal-object in his forehead, and a fancy black cape if I do say so myself
"Who are you?" I asked "How did you find me?"
Too many random people showing up on me in one night, I swear
He steps out of the shadows, allowing me to see him much clearer
"I am Nathaniel Essex. A scientist, and I want to help you, Spider-Man" he said
"Are you saying you can...cure me?" I ask
"I suppose that's what I came here to ask you in the first place, wasn't it?" He smirked
I don't know what to answer. If Reed can't figure it out, what makes me think this random looking guy will do any different.
Then again, I've never seen him before. He could be some sort of underrated scientist? Maybe he knows about my disease more than anyone? He had to find me through that!
"I...uh..." I stutter
"I know that at the moment, I won't fully accept your trust, but when you're ready..." He pulls out a card and hand it to me
I look at the card, seems to be like a map
"...You'll know where to find me"
He walks back into the shadows
"uh...Thanks?" I say
No answer
I put the card in my pocket, jump off the edge, and shoot a web thread at the nearby building
Guess I should be heading home now. I was the person that accepted a "date" invitation from a might-be-mutant girl. I'll just show her Spider-Man, allow her to take pictures, etcetera, etcetera, and done. Shouldn't keep me too far from my main concerns.