Chapter 1: New Beginnings
There are many type of people in this world. They all have different personalities, beliefs, opinions, things that makes everyone unique in their very special way. Some are good; kind-hearted; willing to help out one another with no trouble at all. And some are bad; wicked; black-hearted; only to bring terror and trouble wherever they roam and don't give a care in the world about other people but themselves. The two are different, never will be the same. However, they have one thing in common, one thing that impacts both groups ultimately. Both groups have their share of super-powered beings and people who take action in what they believe in. They are people who fight against either good or bad depending what their beliefs and way of thinking, coming in all 'shapes and sizes.' The super-powered beings and non-super enforcers who side with the good and support them are called, what people call them, superheroes or just heroes. They fight for what is right to protect the innocent. These heroes give their first priorities to the people who can't defend themselves, even those who are evil and malicious. Heroes would even give their life to save the good and bad people and prevent the evil from conquering. However, there are super-powered being and non-super enforcers who side with the bad and support them. They are called villains. These villains are people who fight against the heroes for what they want. Most of them are greedy, selfish, jealous, and/or just enjoy the fun of terrorizing others and the killing of others. The war of good and evil was fought and still being fought every single day with each side never giving up and never backing down from the fight until one side was finally defeated. All of this were things that the director of SHIELD, Nick Fury, was familiar with since he experienced with stuff like this. He thought to himself and pondered this subject more as he overlooked the innocent citizens of Manhattan, New York in the SHIELD Helicarrier. Then he would go back to more important matters.
The city below was not only filled with much activity, but as well noisy and hard to navigate around. Cars honked, people's footstep made their tapping sounds, the people of Manhattan interacted with one another to mostly likely asking for directions, helicopters flew in the sky as their blades made a thump-thump-thump sound and their engines running. Manhattan was also a place for many heroes like the Star-Spangled Avenger, Captain America, and the Invincible Iron Man. The city was also a place for thugs and supervillains such as to roam around and commit crimes such as robbing banks and 'breaking-and-entering.' Those acts were almost the typical average day for the majority of the city if they lived here for a long period of time. However, those type of crimes were something that some people didn't freak out about too much. Sure, getting mugged was a frightening event, but crimes such as the wide-city terrorism by the Lizard a.k.a. Doctor Curt Connors nine months ago, were things people were truly frightened about. Harm could've been given to many people's loved ones, even themselves. Police couldn't even stop those times of crisis. All of those people would run for their lives, hoping to live through the attack. In the end, God would be on their side and the heroes everyone depended on, would come in, stopping the villainous attackers. The definition of Manhattan was a city that was marvelous and lively indeed, but as well a place where people try to survive from the countless clashes and fights with hero against villain.
In a dark alleyway, a woman screamed in fear as a group of men wearing black ski-masks and wielding weapons such a pistol and knives, surrounded her. The men kept mocking her and forcefully asked the young woman for funds in her purse. They even threatened to kill her if she didn't give up the cash. The woman was still resisting to hand over the money. She explained to them that she needed the money to buy a birthday gift for her toddler twins. But the expected result was set on her, the muggers didn't care. The men grew impatient and it was only a matter of time until someone realizes the situation and calls the authorities. They had to make a decision or else… It was decided between the five thugs.
"Alright lady, this is your last chance. Give up the dough…" He reached for his pocket and pulled out a gun pointed at her head. "…or those toddlers of yours will soon have no mother." The thug said, evilly grinning with his allies behind him. The woman cowered in fear. She crouched down with her legs tucked to her stomach and her arms raised up, guarding her face. But she knew it wasn't going to help. The thug had his finger on the trigger. He put more pressure onto it, about to shoot his gun at the defenseless and frightened woman. On the thug's face, there was no regret, guilt, or fear. Just determination, determination to do to whatever it takes to make funds. He and his allies didn't give a damn taking a young person's life. All they cared about was themselves and wealth. The thug with the lethal weapon curled his lips into a bigger grin. The gun was aimed at her head ready to shoot and kill. The squeal full of fear came out of the woman's mouth. There was no escaping the five villainous men. Her death was evident. The young woman closed her eyes, still in the same curled-up position, and waited for the criminal to end her life.
A thwip sound was heard within the alleyway which caught the woman and the criminals' attentions. It was a web string sticking onto the pistol, delaying the outlaw from killing the defenseless woman. The web strand was pulled back to where it came from, along with the gun, disarming the thug.
"Huh? What the…" The thug who had a gun in his hand, said in surprise. They pondered quickly as to who could of made such a white strand. It was not long until they realized who it came from, forming worried looks on their faces. "Oh no… Spider-Man's here!"
"Spider-Man?! Where? Oh wait, that's me! Sorry, I just freak out whenever I meet a celebrity." A random witty voice spoke. It was revealed to be a young man sticking onto the walls with only his hands, coming out of the shadows. The figure was obviously male. He wore a red and blue costume. The man's mask was red and had yellow tinted reflective lenses with a black outline that the thugs or the woman couldn't see through. The shirt was red on the front and blue on the back. Added onto the shirt, a black spider insignia was made on the center of his chest and a red one on his back, both of their four bottom legs extended. He wore blue spandex leggings and red boots. Web designs were easily seen on the red sections of his costume, starting from the mask and spread out from there. From what the thug said, his name is Spider-Man. He disconnected from the wall and landed on the solid concrete ground. Spider-Man stood with his back straight and his hands on his hips.
"Come on guys, leave the lady alone. She doesn't have the time to be mugged." He said as he picked up the gun off the ground. "And you're trying to kill or threaten her, make sure you have more than one gun." Spider-Man scanned the gun more and face palmed. "And you have the safety turned off. Yep, you guys are real masterminds. Around of applause for these five idiots!" He threw the gun across the alleyway and clapped his hands. The woman behind the thugs almost giggled at Spider-Man's joke, however, she knew it would get her into more trouble so she kept her mouth shut. The five criminals growled in anger and annoyance. The insults they heard brought hatred upon Spider-Man. Their teeth gritted; their heads tilted down with eyes looking at him in rage; and their fists clenched. The thugs have no other emotion but the growing vexation and outrage.
Their leader, the one who was armed with the only ranged weapon, roared at Spider-Man, yelling out from the top of his lungs, "GET THAT SON OF A BITCH AND KILL HIM!" The four thugs, who were loyal to their leader, charged at the arachnid vigilante with knives.
"Wow, your leader needs anger management." Spider-Man cracked a joke, irritating not only the criminal 'mastermind' but as well his henchmen. A thug attempted to stab Spider-Man with his sharp knife. But to his disappointment, Spider-Man dodged the knife and disarmed the razor-edged weapon by throwing it to the other side of alleyway behind him with the use of his webs. A gut punch to the stomach and a powerful spinning kick to the face was more than enough to take out the first thug. To ensure his defeat, Spider-Man sprayed webbing onto his body now wrapped in a web cocoon. Two more criminals ran at Spider-Man, side by side. They swung their sharp weapons at Spider-Man. However, the same result as the last attacker's, transpired. He bent his back, positioning his body to a 90 degree angle, and avoided the swinging knives. The arachnid hero aimed his web shooters at the two gangsters.
"Have some webbing in your eye!" Spider-Man said cheerily. He shot webbing in their eyes, blinding the two criminals.
"Aah! What is this stuff?! Get it off!" One of the criminals screamed in panic and disgust.
"Didn't you just hear me? Wow, not only anger management but hearing aids too? Major problems pal!" Spider-Man quipped. Removing their vision temporarily, this gave Spider-Man a chance to attack. He stood between the two thugs who were struggling to rip the webbing off their faces, one in front of him and one behind. Spider-Man sprung up, leveled with his feet to their faces. As he was in midair, he kicked his legs frontwards and outwards. Doing so, he sent powerful kicks to both thugs, which was enough to utterly defeat them. Like Spider-Man did to the first thug, he wrapped them in web cocoons and left holes so they could breathe. There was now only two more muggers and their leader. He stood there, looking at them, and waited for them to make their move. One thug was brave enough to attempt to kill Spider-Man. While he had nothing but a knife in his right hand, he was determined to kill him for his irritation. The thug yelled out a battle cry as he attempted to stab Spider-Man. However, the arachnid hero pushed his arm away with his left hand, avoiding from getting stabbed. Spider-Man sent a punch to his right temple and another punch coming into contact with his nose. The thug screamed in pain.
"Agh! You bitch! You broke my nose!" The thug complained. He was about to speak more but he was too angry to even react to Spider-Man sending a kick. The kick launched the thug back into a pile of garbage bags. The thug slowly went unconscious and laid there.
"You guys are too easy! My aunt can fight better than you." Spider-Man mocked the last two remaining gangsters. They were furious, annoyed and infuriated. They couldn't stand to hear his voice or his jokes. Their fists clenched even tighter and their teeth gritted harder. They wanted it to end. And the only way to end it was to end him. The two criminals rushed at Spider-Man in anger. Their grips on the knives tightened. They lunged their knives at Spider-Man. But to their demise, he rolled backwards, dodging the two sharp tiny blades. Spider-Man used his hands to spring himself at the two thugs. His feet came into contact with their faces, causing the two to be launched back. The criminal leader's last minion couldn't stand up anymore and didn't want to fight no more. The pain was just too much for him to handle anymore. It was now just him and Spider-Man. The leader was blinded by his anger and wanted to make another try to stab the webslinger. Even when he witnessed his minions' mistakes, he did so anyway. The thug leader charged straight for Spider-Man as he did the same. The thug leader's arm cocked back with the knife in his hand. Once he got close enough, he released his arm and tried to silt Spider-Man's throat. But sadly for him, Spider-Man ducked under the knife and slid between the thug's legs. He was now behind the thug. Spider-Man lunged at the thug leader and delivered a punch to the back of his head. He grabbed the thug leader's shoulders and threw him into the air. Spider-Man shot a web line onto the criminal's back as he was in midair. As the finishing move, he pulled down on the web line, causing the thug to come back down on the concrete ground hard. All five thugs were easily defeated and Spider-Man triumphed.
Spider-Man walked to the woman who witnessed the entire fight. He was concerned for her. But why? He could have just left her there without checking up on her and let the authorities do their job. He could, but he didn't. The thugs may have done something to her and he was by all means, concerned for her. As his duty as a superhero, it was his job to protect the innocent and bring the injured innocent to some treatment. He felt that it was his responsibility to care and save the people of New York when he started becoming Spider-Man. Memories of his past came flashing into his mind like the memory of his Uncle Ben and Gwen. The two people he cared for the most, other than his elderly Aunt May. What happened to them made Spider-Man even more determined to save the innocent and defeat those who look out to bring pain and hurt to others. So, he couldn't just ignore the woman. Doing so, the woman would defy him of being a superhero, but only her but the authorities and the good people of New York. Spider-Man was already looked at as a menace by the works of J. Jonah Jameson. He didn't want more people to think of him as a villain or a freak.
He asked the woman, "Are you ok? Did they do anything to you?" The woman smiled at him, glad he was here to save her.
"No they didn't. If it weren't for you, then I wouldn't be living right now. You're not like what Jameson said. You're a brave, unselfish, and righteous hero that deserves to be glorified. Thank you." She replied. Her answer made Spider-Man smile under his mask, knowing he did a job well done. Every innocent life he saved proved to himself that he was doing a great job at being a hero.
"No problem! It's all in the job description. Hope your twins have a great birthday and tell them I said hi. See ya around!" Spider-Man said, swinging off at his last sentence. The woman looked up at Spider-Man swinging away. She was smiling. Cops arrived at the scene of the crime and dealt with everything there.
Spider-Man landed on a rooftop. He looked around and saw a sack made out of webbing, sitting right next to a water tower right where he left it. He grabbed the web sack and opened it up. The sack had almost all of his valuables he'd bring with him wherever he may go. His cell phone, his spare cartridges of webbing, his civilian clothing, his wallet, and his lunch were all in the web sack. Spider-Man checked the time on his cell phone. Pressing the power button, the screen flashed with light and it said 2:00pm. He smiled with glee under his mask. It was one of his favorite times whenever he swing into action as Spider-Man. And that time was lunch break. He pulled out of his lunch which was a PB and J sandwich in a plastic bag made by his favorite and only aunt, Aunt May. He opened the bag and grabbed the sandwich out. His hand motioned to his mask, taking it off, and revealing the face that is Peter Parker. His brown hair followed the direction of the air was blowing. His hazel eyes lit up as he gazed at his lunch. His mouth was almost drooling. His stomach growled. Peter couldn't wait any longer. He was hungry and wanted to eat his lunch. He took a bite of the sandwich and his eyes lit up again. It was delicious. He made an mmm sound as he munched on the sandwich.
"Aunt May's PB n' J sandwich, as always, delicious and made to perfection!" Peter said, almost in a dramatic way. He motioned the sandwich in his hands towards his mouth, about to take another bite.
"Is that so?" a voice said, stopping Peter from eating the sandwich. A wrist communicator appeared on his wrist and showed a face. Peter looked at the face, immediately knowing who it was. He laid his sandwich down onto the plastic bag and looked at his wrist communicator.
"What do you want Fury? Can't you see I'm eating here?" Peter complained. Fury looked at Peter with his usual serious look.
"Yes, I can see you eating your sandwich. But I need your ass at the SHIELD Helicarrier A.S.A.P! You have a mission to do. Fury out." The wrist communicator disappeared, acting as a cloaking device. Peter groaned in frustration. Sometimes, Peter wished he didn't join SHIELD in the first place. He joined the secret organization three months ago. Fury thought he could be a better superhero with the training he needed and discipline he almost lacked. So, Nick Fury's solution to that was to recruit Spider-Man into SHIELD. Of course, when Spider-Man first met Fury, he was confused as to what SHIELD was. Explaining to him, SHIELD, or Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate, was an espionage and intelligence agency where their goal was to protect the good people from major threats like the attack on New York by Loki three years ago which was also an event where it created the Avengers. SHIELD was under the direction of Fury but the US government had full control of the agency. However, from time to time, SHIELD would help out other countries in the world such as the good ol' UK and Japan since their goal to protect the people which also referred to those who are in serious danger from threats. But they mainly focused on the US. At first, Spider-Man wanted to stay as a solo act so he refused the offer. But later, he decided to join. Spider-Man felt like he needed that training that Fury mentioned to him so he could protect the people. He was still now working as a solo act but was under the jurisdiction of SHIELD. Peter was about to grab his sandwich, but a bird swooped in and took the sandwich.
"Hey!" Peter yelled. He frowned as his lunch was taken away by a bird.
Spider-Man arrived at the SHIELD Helicarrier. It was tough since the aircraft was…well…in the air but he managed. Flinging himself via web human slingshot, it allowed him to board the SHIELD Helicarrier. The aircraft was no normal one. The SHIELD Helicarrier was the headquarters of SHIELD. Every part of the vast aircraft was absurdly huge. The main control room was huge; the hallways weren't like normal sized ones you see everyday; the armory was as well massive. Like you would expect from an espionage and intelligence agency, they had state-of-the-art weaponry and WMDs. Their technology was far more advanced than any other. They even have some of the best scientists in the world working for SHIELD. The SHIELD Helicarrier was an aircraft truly to seen in awe. Spider-Man reached Fury's office. Surprisingly, this was one of the only rooms in this aircraft carrier that wasn't huge but rather the size of a regular office for a manager of a successful business. However, all the technology in the office was enough to redeem itself of it's 'awesomeness.' Spider-Man saw Fury, sitting on a comfy chair behind his metal desk. Behind Fury was a holographic screen. Fury was a black man and wore everything black. His pants, shirt, overcoat, boots, and even his eyepatch on his left eye was black. The director was as well, bald. Looking at his facial expression, he seemed like a person who doesn't joke around, always so serious. He noticed Spider-Man's head appearing behind the door.
"Spider-Man, come in and sit." Fury said. Spider-Man walked through the door and sat down on a chair. He was waiting for Fury to give him a mission briefing. He did say there was a mission Spider-Man had to do, unless there was something. Fury pressed a button on his metallic desk, forming a picture on the holographic screen. It showed a humanoid monster. Something that gave a shiver down Spider-Man's spine and left him a bit confused as to it's appearance. This humanoid figure looked like a violin. The strings of it's human violin form extended down to it's midsection. Considering there was big lumps on it's chest, it was most likely a female. Her complexion was a purplish blue. She looked to be 5'11. Her sharp yellow eyes with tiny red pupils gave another shiver down Spider-Man's spine. And in her hands was a violin bow. Spider-Man was more confused as to why Fury showed him this picture. Maybe he had to fight this creepy-looking monster?
He asked, "Fury, what is that? It's kinda creepy. Is it a monster I have to fight? Is it from another dimension? Or or or or! It's probably a…"
"Let me explain first before you jump to conclusions." Fury said in an annoyed tone. Spider-Man kept his mouth shut and let the director of SHIELD give him a mission briefing. "For the past few weeks, there have been attacks in Tokyo, Japan. These attacks involved only in these two things: breaking-and-entering and harming of innocent people. They were led by monsters like the one you see on this holographic screen. Some witnesses and SHIELD agents in deployed in Japan to rid of the threat, saw these monsters stealing red crystals out of the victims' bodies. These monsters call the red crystals, pure hearts. We don't know exactly what they are since we couldn't get a hold of one, but they seem to be important to the human body. There are heroes in Japan that fight against these monsters to prevent them from stealing the pure hearts from victims. They call themselves, the Sailor Soldiers, the locals of Japan, and fighting along with them are three heroes called Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. They aren't useful when separated, but when together, they become an almost unstoppable force and shouldn't be taken likely. While they do an excellent job preventing these monsters from stealing pure hearts, these monsters keep appearing out of nowhere and the attacks still come stronger and more harder to defeat."
"And this involves me why? And why are they called sailors? Do they have boats and sail around the river in search of crime?" Spider-Man asked. Fury's one eye and his eyepatch stared at him for a while with his usual serious look.
"I don't know why they're called sailors. That's for you to find out. And this involves you because you're being deployed to Tokyo, Japan. Your unique abilities stand overall almost everyone but you are inexperienced. However, this might prove to be in your favor because it will give you and help stop this threat until it's gone permanently." This reply left Spider-Man completely surprised. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. While he liked to go visit Japan, he'd rather stay here in New York. His friends and family are here. He couldn't just leave them behind. Also, who knows how long he's gonna be there? For all he knew, he could be there for weeks or months. And the city, he couldn't leave it. With him gone, the city will be left vulnerable and crime will go rampant.
"What?! But I can't just leave! What about Manhattan? I basically have to protect it almost 24/7." Spider-Man argued.
"Don't worry, I will assign other heroes to defend the city."
"Then what about my friends and Aunt May? I can't leave them either. Plus, how am I going to explain to them that I'm going to Japan?"
"SHIELD will watch over your friends and your aunt. We'll make sure nothing happens to them while you're gone. And I'm sure you'll figure out an excuse for leaving New York."
"What about school? I'm fifteen. I need an education while I'm gone. And where am I going to live? I can't exactly rent an apartment or buy a house and it's kinda hard to find a job if you don't know their native language."
"We already had everything planned out. We already assigned you to a school and we picked out an apartment you might like. Don't worry, SHIELD will pay the rent under your name, of course. With that said, you won't need to employed by any business or associate. Is that all your questions Parker? I don't have all day." Fury asked, a little annoyed by the amount of questions Peter asked. Peter couldn't believe it. They had everything prepared and ready to go. Some of those questions he was asking were just excuses to not move to Japan. He had nothing else up his sleeve. A frown formed under his mask. He had no choice but, to do the mission. If he refused, SHIELD would force him anyway into going to Japan. The arachnid hero nodded. "Good. You'll be heading to Japan now. I suggest you start packing your things and come up with an explanation to your aunt before you leave. Once your ready, come back to the SHIELD Helicarrier. An automated SHIELD Quinjet will be waiting for you to drop you off at your apartment building in Japan."
End of Chapter 1. (A/N: If you're wondering what the Spider-Man outfit is, it's the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie suit. BTW, I just watched the Amazing Spider-Man 2 and it was AWESOME AND AMAZING….in my opinion that is….tell me your opinion on the movie. I'd love to hear your opinion. And the beginning of the chapter was a little cliche, but meh. I'll leave it like that. Anyway guys, I'll see ya later in the next chapter.)