The next morning they had breakfast as usual before heading off to school. There was a few longing glances between Peter and Ava, which Luke and Danny seemed to notice
To Luke and Danny, they and Sam seemed to be acting... off. When they got to school, they pulled Sam around a corner, trapping him.
"What's going on?" Luke asked.
"Nothing!" Sam lied, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.
"Yeah right. Something is up and we want to know" Luke demanded.
Sam sighed. "I'd love to tell you. I really would, but I don't know what she'd do to me."
"What who would do to you?" Danny asked, trying to coax some information out of him.
"Okay okay. I'll tell you, but you'll have to protect me later. Promise?" Sam said. Luke and Danny looked at each other a bit confused, but it seemed the only way.
"We promise." they said.
Sam nodded, and then reluctantly told them. "Firstly, you're protecting me from Ava, and what's up is that she was in Webs' room last night. I caught her sneaking back to hers around midnight."
"Why was she in his room?" Danny wondered.
"That's what I asked her. She just replied by saying 'What do you think we were doing? Now if you tell anyone at all I will hurt you.' That's why I need protecting.
"Wow. Who would have thought that them two would end up like that." Luke said.
"Well they do say opposites attract. Ava, ever serious about, well, everything and Peter who makes jokes all the time even when he is close to death." Danny commented.
"If they find out you know it will be painful, so don't let on." Sam pleaded.
"Or we could and see how badly Ava beats you up?" Luke joked, him and Danny laughing a bit.
"Seriously, don't. She's done it once before when I recorded her and Parker hugging after the whole Kraven crazy cat incident. I do not what that again." Sam explained, shuddering at the thought.
"Don't worry, we're only messing with you. We won't let them find out we know." Danny promised.
The bell rang, signalling the start of their lessons, so they walked around the corner towards their lesson, only to be confronted by Ava. "Where have you three been?" she asked, hand on hip.
"We were just talking, chill out" Sam said calmly.
They could see the anger on Ava's face. "Yeah, I heard." She said, walking up to Sam and punching him in the stomach. "I told you I'd hurt you." she said as she walked back to class, followed by Luke, Danny and Sam who was holding his stomach with a pained expression.
They walked in and took their seats with Peter, Harry and MJ. "What's up Sam?" MJ asked.
"Ava hit me because I blabbed about her and Parker." Sam said. Ava glared at him from across the table.
She sighed and then said "Me and Peter are together now. We were going to tell you but it seems Sam did first even though I told him not to."
"It doesn't matter. We're all happy for you two" MJ said and they all agreed, even Sam who was still recovering.
The next few weeks passed quickly. The group had gotten used to Peter and Ava being together and everything was good, until...
They were all sat at home watching TV except for Peter who had gone out to get a movie, when their communicators began to beep.
Luke answered the call. Fury appeared on the screen and in the background he could see numerous Shield agents. "What is it Director Fury?" Luke asked.
Fury wore a forlorn expression. "Goblin and Beetle escaped and have us all captured in the main control room. We are all caught in a containment field and can't escape. We need you to come and stop them."
"We're on it." Luke replied and they all got up to go get changed.
"Good. Be careful. They are working together and they want Spiderman. Fury out." The screen went black as Fury cut the communication.
"If they want Parker they're going to have to go through us." Sam proclaimed as they left the house for the helicarrier. Ava left a note for Peter telling him what has happened and where they are.
They snuck through the lower levels of the helicarrier which was currently over Manhattan and made their way towards the main control room, where all Shield personnel were being held in containment fields. There was two massive ones that contained all the shield agents. As they crept into the room they saw Goblin and Beetle looking out of the main window at the front of the room. They were confident that they were oblivious to their entrance, but they were wrong.
Goblin turned and jumped towards them, throwing a small capsule at them, which shattered as it hit the floor at their feet. They tried to flee but the translucent yellow containment field appeared around them. No escape.
"What now?" Nova asked.
"There's... nothing we can do. This sort of forcefield is a one way thing. Objects from outside can get in but nothing can get back out." Ava explained.
They looked saddened. They had been stopped so easily. "Spiderman is our only hope..." Danny said glumly.
They looked towards Goblin who was laughing hysterically. "If Spiderman is your only hope then you have no hope at all. You couldn't beat me when I was on my own, and now with The Beetle here too..." He gestured to the Beetle, "He is going to die, followed by the rest of you."
Suddenly a figure smashed through the window and stuck to the ceiling. "Special delivery!"
"Ah Spiderman, always the joker, forever the fool." Goblin said as he turned to face Spiderman. "I'd like to introduce you to my new acquaintance, but of course you have already met, and he hates you almost as much as I do. Now as you can see we have every Shield agent trapped and helpless. I don't suppose you will surrender?"
"Now who's the fool big ears?" Spiderman mocked.
"I knew you would resist like the idiot you are. No matter. With both myself and the Beetle against you, you won't pose much of a threat."
"So big, green and ugly, you finally got it through your thick skull that you need help to deal with little old me?" He tutted and shook his head. "And you called me pathetic? Wow."
Goblin let out a growl. "You'll pay for that, boy." He threw another capsule towards Spiderman, but he grabbed it with a web, sung it around his head and released it, sending it flying towards the Beetle. He couldn't react fast enough and it hit him on the forehead. The yellow semi-sphere materialised around him.
"Got something to say Beetle?" He didn't even react to the question. "What's the matter? Spider got your tongue?
"Enough of your idle chatter. Even without the Beetle I will kill you Spiderman." Goblin yelled, jumping towards him, fist pulled back.
Spiderman jumped from the ceiling and webbed Goblin in the face. As they both landed, Goblin was trying to rip the webbing from his face. "Oh I'm sorry. I seem to have spilled webbing all over your ugly face. Although you do look better, I mean we can't see your face any more." Spiderman taunted.
Goblin ripped the webbing off his face and roared. "That's funny, but I think this is funnier." He got out two pumpkin bombs. "I know how you deeply care for others, so here's a little test." he said as he started to laugh.
"What are you doing Goblin?" Spiderman asked
"I'm going to make you choose. Do you save the people in the trap on the right, or the left. Make your choice, now!" he shouted throwing a bomb at each.
Spiderman jumped backwards, and created a web barrier in front of the left semi-sphere containing Director Fury amongst other agents. He shot a web and pulled himself through the air to the other side of the room. He stood between the incoming bomb and the people he dearly wanted to protect. There was no time to make a barrier like he had the first time. He fired webbing at it, hoping to stop it far enough away that the people would be safe. It exploded, sending him flying across the room, crashing into a wall and causing him to fall unconscious.
"Spidey!" Nova, Powerman, White Tiger and Ironfist shouted as they saw him clatter into the wall and fall limply to the ground. "Look out!" White Tiger yelled as Goblin landed next to him.
He picked him up by the wrists and squeezed. Both his web shooters shattered, leaving him at a severe disadvantage. He threw him towards the window, which he landed in front of. Goblin walked to where he had landed.
"We're gonna die! We're gonna die!" a Shield agent yelled, and promptly received a slap from another.
Goblin stopped and turned when he heard this. "Yes. Yes you are after I dispatch this nuisance." He continued to walk towards Spiderman who was now conscious
He stopped before the body laying on the ground, unaware than he was now awake. "Goodbye Spiderman" He crowed as he went to stamp his head.
Spiderman flipped out of the way and jumped over Goblin, kicking him in the back of the head as he does so. Spiderman landed and spun around. He was upon Goblin instantly. He started to punch Goblin as he was speaking, a punch between every word. "You. Shouldn't. Have. Tried. To. Do. This. Norman."
With one last punch he sent Goblin sliding across the floor, stopping right by the smashed window. He saw that the helicarrier was now over Central park and a fall from here would be fatal. Spiderman tried to web him, only to find they don't work.
Goblin stood up and got a bomb out ready to throw. "What are you going to do now little spider? No web shooters, no long range attacks or effective ways to stop me. You're done for, and after I kill you, I'm going to kill every member of your team, followed by Fury and everyone else in this room.
"No. You will not hurt them, any of them. I will stop you, even if it means that I go too. My purpose is to protect people, and that is what I will do, even if it kills me." Spiderman replied.
Goblin began to laugh. "You don't have the guts. You're weak."
Spiderman's web shooters dropped to the ground either side of him. "You see Norman, I don't want this, but it is what needs to be done to rid the world of you."
"Oh my God, he's actually going to do it?" Nova whispered.
"Looks that way" Luke whispered back.
"He is doing what he feels is right to prevent harm to people that are important to him." Danny stated in the same hushed tone.
"Tiger, I love you." Spiderman announced as he ran forward, faster than a human should be able to and dived towards the Goblin. He was astonished. He never thought he would actually do it, and neither did most of the bystanders.
Spiderman's shoulder made contact with Goblin's stomach, and he wrapped his arms around him as they fell out of the window to fall to their deaths.
"NO! White Tiger yelled as they disappeared from view. She started to cry as the containment fields shimmered out of existence as Goblin got far enough away.
The Beetle flew away, knowing he would be caught again if he stayed. Everyone surged forwards towards the window to see what was happening. White Tiger, Nova, Powerman and Ironfist were at the front, along with Director Fury, Coulson and a few others. They looked down to see Spiderman and Goblin fighting as they fell at least 600 feet to the ground below.