Spider Venom: Recruitment (Part 5)
After Spider's defeat at the hands of the Black Cat and once more Spidey, the air was filled with tension between Trevor and himself. It was s quiet a pin would've sounded like a grenade going off, they remained in silence for the next sixteen or so hours, before Spider finally broke the now unbearable silence with a low regretful tone. "I'm sorry Trevor, about dragging you into my fight." it was as far as he could go to apologise for the way he had acted towards his lover, Trevor couldn't help but give a half smile, inside he was cheering, an actual apology from Spider? How could he not be happy? "It's okay, I wanted to be able to help, I just wish you didn't have to try and force me to do it, I'd have gladly helped you." all he had to do was ask, it seemed that Spider had come to this epiphany too, hence his apologetic nature, maybe there was something else Trevor thought, but it didn't disturb his thoughts, as now he had obtained an apology and therefore could begin to remove the uncomfortable air that had formed in their silence. Spider nodded, a slight lowering of his head, "You're too kind. I was just angry, I didn't take control of my emotions like I should have." perhaps he would've been able to fight more effectively against Spidey had he had better reign over his emotions, it was obvious to him how calm and collected Spider Man was when fighting, it was a key element in his calculated attacks. However it wasn't the way Spider was used to fighting, so it was going to take more practice in order to fight better, though truth be told he had never had a problem with losing a fight because of his temper, it had always been how he fought, so changing his mental state during a fight was going to be difficult, besides there was no guarantee that any amount of practice was going to yield better control, it would only be revealed the moment he was in a fight that he could well and truly lose once again, and the only time he knew that was possible was indeed against Spider Man. Instead of it being about revenge against Spidey it was now a test of his skill, he had never stopped at a challenge, he had wanted to overcome everything that he had faced, Spidey was just one such challenge, granted it was the most difficult one he had yet come against, but that doesn't mean that he would give up, Spider was a man of skill, he enjoyed being a monument of strength, even if it was to simply prove to himself he was able to overcome whatever challenge it was. "It happens to us all at some point. Try not to dwell on it too much." Trevor said getting to his feet, ready to start making food for the two of them, Spider shook his head, "How can I not dwell on it? I haven't been up against such a obstacle before. All I want to do is to be able to climb over it and say I conquered what had before defeated me." His voice was low, thoughtful, not the angry reminiscing face he had shown before when thinking about his defeat, it seemed that now he was in a state of analytical observation. "Then perhaps you need to think about where it was that you lost. It is clear that you can't defeat Spider Man and this woman by yourself. So you need to divide them in order to defeat them one at a time." that was what had come to his mind in the spur of the moment, Spider nodded, thinking it was not a bad idea, "The question is then, how to separate the two and make sure I get only one of them?" The two then began thinking of ways to separate them, however, Spider and Trevor were thinking very two different methods.
After the meal was consumed both of them put the dishes where they often went, with the intention of being cleaned soon after, but ended up being cleaned at the end of the day. Trevor had thought of a way that he thought would be very effective, but he didn't want to share it with Spider, as he wanted it to be a surprise, sort of a present for the way he had been treated and showered with gifts, not to mention the best sex he had ever had. "Do you mind if I take a stroll outside for a while?" he asked grabbing his coat, Spider tilted his head a little at the suggestion, "No I don't mind, just don't stay out too long, it is dangerous around this part of town." Not just at night, all the time, though Trevor knew that by the state of the streets and housing. When Spider agreed to let him go out on his own he was in truth a little surprised, he didn't expect him to just willingly let him, perhaps this was his way of backing up his earlier apology? Whatever the case he was just glad that he was able to get out, not just to try and put his plan into motion, but to simply just get out without the worry of being punished for disobedience, he smiled and waved goodbye to Spider before heading out of what he could have only assumed was an old car factory of some kind.
Once Trevor left he headed to the edges of the rough neighbourhood, looking for unscrupulous characters. There was no shortage of them, standing on corners, outside houses, probably not even their houses, he was scared, intimidated, there was no doubt about that, he was certainly a lot more nervous now that he knew he didn't have Spider watching over him like a guardian angel. Taking a deep breath he went over to some of the men who had more art imprinted on the collection of them than an art gallery, "Hey..." he opened nervously, the men with their baggy clothing and cold gazes turned their attention to the somewhat clean and richer looking Trevor. "What the hell do you want?" one asked with a squaring posture, there were three of them in total, which seemed more like three hundred to Trevor right now, "I just wanted to ask you if you knew anyone around here that hated Spider Man?" again, talking nervously. Each man gave a laugh, they might have sounded friendly to each other, but to Trevor they sounded like a pack of Hyenas, "We all fucking hate that prick. Where the hell do you come from?" was their natural question, obviously Trevor wasn't from their area, otherwise he'd have more ink or he would've known nearly everyone in this are hated Spider Man. "Good. Because I want help to end him. How many people do you think you could get together?" now his plan was starting to come together, "I think we could get quite a few people. But it ain't up to us. It's up to our boss." they replied with a relaxed tone, Trevor started feeling much more at ease already, probably because he had found some common ground with these people. "But what makes you think you can stop Spider Man?" another asked, Trevor simply smiled, "Because if we all worked together there is no way he can stop an attack from everywhere at once. We've been fighting one at a time, that is Spider Mans strength, he counts on us not working together. I have a buddy who is similar to Spider Man in his talents, he is tough, but he can't defeat him alone." He explained best he could, this clearly sunk in well with the three men as they all nodded in unison. "We'll tell our boss, meet us back here at midnight, we'll have an answer for you by then." he nodded, turned his back and began walking back to Spider, he had a big smile on his face, hopefully this was the start of something beautiful for Spider as a gift.
Not long after he had his meeting he returned to Spider, who wasn't anywhere to be seen, which probably meant he was in his nest near the roof, "Spider? I'm back." he called out calmly, feeling a little like a husband or wife coming home from work, though that feeling didn't stay too long as he heard Spider's voice call back, "Welcome back. I missed you. Did you enjoy your fresh air?" Trevor nodded in reply, sitting down on his designated chair, putting his feet up he leaned back in relaxation, as he let out a sigh Spider jumped down, looking at Trevor and his whole demeanour, "Wow, you really did enjoy that walk." he thought it was most curious, "Perhaps I need to take a walk as well if it has this effect?" he chuckled jokingly before taking up the seat opposite Trevor's. "Yeah maybe you should join me at midnight, night time walks are delightful, and I know you wouldn't want me walking alone at night so you can join me to keep me safe." Trevor was sly when he wanted to be, though he never used to be proud of that fact, nor did he ever use it with people he cared about, only when giving them a birthday surprise or something, but now he relished this talent as it meant giving Spider a surprise. "Very well, I think I just might do that, sounds good." it seemed that Trevor had relaxed a great deal, in fact, he seemed happy, was a walk really such an effective method of relaxation? Well, he was going to find out later on, "Good. I'm glad you've decided to join me, I think you'll find it to be quite surprising." he slyly added with a small smirk playing upon his lips.
Hours later, the two of them passed the time with TV, gaming, reading, talking and a little kissing. Now was the time for them to head out, "Time to go." Trevor said a little excitedly, which rose Spider's suspicions, as a walk was surely not something you could get excited about, though he didn't really know Trevor extremely well, so perhaps he was excited about walks? He grabbed his coat as the night air was cool, Spider remained in his outfit as always, the thing seemed pretty clean considering, maybe that was part of the thought process for choosing black instead of any other colour? Once they got out, the night sky was polluted with the lights of the city, nothing Spider hadn't already seen before, "So what is so relaxing about walking out at night?" especially since there were no discernable stars other than the north star. "It is just a way to clear your head, change of environment, different smells, sights, sounds, it just helps relax you." Spider was a little sceptical, but he allowed Trevor to show him around the area at night, spotting some nasty looking characters, probably up to no good, again, nothing he hadn't already seen before. "If you say so."
It wasn't long before Trevor got to the meeting point, and sure enough the same three men that he had spoken to earlier were there, Spider tilted his head when they Trevor and the men greeted each other. "What did your boss say?" Spider was going to ask what the hell was going on, but the men replied "Ask him yourself." he replied, from behind them stepped a man from the shadows dressed in red fabric, with what appeared to be gold metallic lining down his torso and legs, with metal arm bracers. "Names Shocker. What's the plan to take out Spider Man?"