I summer sault off the edge of the building and shoot a web to a nearby building
I use my momentum to swing off and jump at a far distance
I did multiple backflips, shot a thread at a skyscraper and swung into a wall. I started running on the building, jumped off it, and did a backflip before I shot a web to another skyscraper which allowed me to swing forward.
"YEEHA!" I yell
Nothing better than soaring above the city and traffic, a perfect way to drown my sorrows. Yeah, screw you Alcohol. Jumping off buildings and web slinging at the last second is where it's at!
Okay, what I'm doing may be a bit dangerous, but still fun regardless.
While in the air, my phone starts to ring.
I web zip to a rooftop, sit on the edge of it, and answered the phone
"Howdy" I said
"Parker!"
The man's voice boomed hard from the phone. Made me pull the phone a few inches away from my face.
Yup, Mr. Jameson himself.
"Yeah?" I said
"I need you here at this instant!"
I look back to see all the skyscrapers behind.
It was clear I was headed far away from the Bugle.
"Yeah I can't" I answered
"You can't?!" He yelled "Get here this instant or you're fired!"
"Jonah, I'm already far distances from the Bugle, and I'm sort of occupied at the-"
"Occupied?! May I remind you this is your job?"
"I might be close to whatever you want pictures of, just speak away"
Jameson started to mumble to himself. I didn't hear any curse words, I just heard his trademark 'Gr' on a loop
"There are rumors of Spider-Man turning into a monster, Globe reported on it" He said
I froze.
You've got to be kidding me….
Don't tell me that's surfing in the web already!
I was so shocked that I forgot I was still on the phone
"Parker? Parker?!" He yelled
"Sorry, come again?" I stuttered
X-Mansion, Library
"Bobby, you want to pass the test, you'll have to read the book" Peter Rasputin said while sitting on a chair, working on a painting which was on a stand
"Ugh, this is too boring!" Bobby said as he shoved his face into his copy of The Great Gasby "Can't I just watch the movie? Sure that's more fun than this"
"Movies aren't book-accurate" Rasputin said as he added some color to his painting with a brush
"That's bad?" Bobby crossed his arms while lying on the couch
"Terrible, actually. You won't have the details needed to pass" Rasputin answered
Bobby groaned, "Dude, what are you even drawing anyway?"
"Ororo said no distractions" Rasputin washed his brush to take a different colour
"C'mon man!" Bobby said
"Not listening" Rasputin said as he mixed the colours for his painting
"Fine" Bobby said, bringing his head down in frustration
"I'm doing a portrait of the night sky"
Bobby shifted his attention to Rasputin, who was looking at the night sky through the window and to his picture.
"Really?" Bobby asked
"Artists work with nature that way" Rasputin answered
Bobby picked up his book and opened it.
It didn't take him five minutes glancing at the pages to drop it on the floor.
"How about you stop worshipping the moon and grab this book yourself!"
"I already have. Kitty, Kurt, and I have a book club" Peter answered "Good book"
"Spoilers please?" Bobby asked
Rasputin whistled
"Please?" Bobby begged
Rasputin continued adding colours to his painting while whistling.
"I hate you so much" Bobby frowned as Peter stopped his whistling in favour of a snicker.
"Where is Kitty anyway?" Bobby asked
Rasputin noticed Kitty phasing through the wall and he winked at her
"Behind you" Rasputin said
Bobby turned around to see Kitty standing right behind him.
"Gah!" Bobby fell off the couch, which resulted in a burst of laughter between Kitty and Rasputin.
Kitty grabbed the book next to Bobby
"The Great Gasby! You have surprisingly excellent taste Bobby!" Kitty said, flipping through the pages
"Actually…..it was assigned to me and I…..kind of hate it..." he said, standing from the floor
"That sucks. Well, won't be helping you anyway" Kitty threw the book at Bobby, which he barely caught.
"Did you see Spider-Man or did you just hang out with the guy again?" Rasputin asked
"No, no Spider-Man" Kitty brushed her arm "Parker doesn't even know I'm a mutant yet…"
"Isn't your plan to know Parker well enough so Spider-Man can come to us?" Bobby sat down on the couch again
"Yeah….." Kitty answered
"You know you can only do that if he knows you're mutant, right?" Rasputin asked
"I'll tell him tomorrow, I'm sure" Kitty said
"Yeah, don't blame us when we have to bust into an MRD prison to—"
"Bobby, stop it" Kitty said
Despite this, Bobby continued
"-break you out because someone who—"
"Bobby!" Kitty yelled "I know him!"
"In only two days?" Bobby pointed out
"I already know enough" Kitty answered
"Yet you're still not making any contact with Spider-Man" Bobby answered
"He's gone through a lot, and I can tell that he has a brain" Kitty said
Rasputin sighed and re-focused on his painting
He was used to being caught in the middle of whatever beef Bobby and Kitty would have.
"Can you two please calm down, trying to focus here" Rasputin said.
Naturally, Bobby and Kitty continued, which in turn resulted in a loud sigh from Colossus
"Prove he's gone through a lot! Prove he'll not lock you in a cell!" Bobby said
Before Kitty could answer the question, the door to the library burst open to Rouge.
"Logan wants y'all downstairs. Now."
"Yay, more lectures. I'm moving ahead" Kitty phased under the ground
When Kitty was nowhere inside the Library, Bobby got an angry frown.
"Anythin' wrong Bobby?" Rouge asked
"Can't believe I used to crush on her….." He said
"Who? Kitty?" Rouge asked
Bobby shoved Rouge out of the way and headed out the door
"Used too? Why are you the only one besides Logan that's worried about the guy she's dating?" Rasputin said as he stood up from his chair, leaving his painting behind
Bobby tightened his grip and walked to the stairs
"What is up with him recently?" Rouge asked
"Just jealousy Rouge, I'm sure. He'll get over it" Rasputin said as he head out the door
Rouge nodded in agreement.
X-Mansion, Outside the Danger Room
All the X-Men were staring at the laptop in front of them.
"So the bottom line is…?" Kitty began
"The bottom line is that you have to get to Spider-Man, fast" Logan interrupted Kitty
The laptop had thousands of tabs open.
News Headlines, everywhere:
'Man-Spider?'
'Spider-Man=New Hulk?'
'Spider-Man a monster?'
'Experts say that whatever is happening to Spider-Man can very well lead to Another Hulk'
"Another Hulk? I think that's cutting it a little…." Magik said
"It's the news, they over exaggerate everything" Bobby responded
"In all honesty, could be true. If Xavier says that Apocalypse can build an army out of the disease..." Beast said as he rubbed his chin
"Right now it's only on the rumour stage, but it also means we have to move quickly" Logan said "This is released to the public as official, Spider-Man will be a target for everyone. Ross, SHIELD, The Avengers, heck even the MRDs. We wouldn't get to him in time."
"MRD? You sure Logan?" Beast asked
"They've captured non-mutants before, they'll do it again." Logan said
He then turned to Kitty.
"We need him in this Mansion, now."
"Give me time, Logan." Kitty answered "We'll invite Peter to this Mansion…"
"You'll what?!" Logan yelled
"-To introduce him to us, get to know us, and convince Spider-Man to—"
"I got a better idea, how about we just-"
"Scare him? That's the best you can do, Bobby?" Kitty interrupted
"I didn't even-"
"Time is all I need. Once I know Peter can accept me as a mutant and as a person, we bring him here. Jean will then check his thoughts to make sure he has no intention of harming us, we'll give Peter a nice tour, he'll tell Spider-Man what the right decision is, and we're set!"
Logan crossed his arms and looked down on the ground
"So…" Kitty motioned Logan to rise his head up
"I'm thinking" Logan said
He looked behind him and faced Jean. He wanted to know what she thought on the matter. She nodded, while the man beside her, Scott, also nodded.
Logan turned to Forge
"Forge, I want you to keep a close tab on the media. Something leaks, delete it right away."
"Delete everything that leaks? Logan, the internet is a very big place, I can't just-"
"Delete anything that doesn't come from a government organization. We don't need tanks busting this Mansion a new one"
"Simple enough!" Forge ran out of the room "I'll be in the lab!"
As Forge left the room, Logan turned his head to Kitty
"I'll give you a week. Maybe two. Just make sure Peter will be able to convince Spider-Man what the right decision is"
"You got it!" Kitty started to head out the room, then she stopped and turned around "Thanks, Logan"
With that, she left the room