Ah Gee whiz the reviews, followers and favorites I get are humbling.
Glad to see the positive response for my newest crossover. I gotta say I didn't think it would get such enthusiastic reviews and all
Boy am I glad to see familiar faces loving my newest story. 626, Jebest4781, Dracconnis, Edboy. You guys all rock.
Special shout out to Harbinger of Kaos, one of the main guys who inspired me to write my own fics.
And I am humbled to see all the reviews praising this story.
Again I give credit to my main collaborator in this crossover, BioshockerN7. The dude is awesome, he helps me out with ideas and all.
There's also been numerous reviews suggesting Spider-man change his suit. That will happen in time. For now, we have the basic classic suit we all know and love
Also Spider-man in this one is 25 or 26. Doesn't matter made him old enough for Miranda cause….well fucking hell she is sexy and hot as fuck
Now for the big news
By now I think you all have heard of the ten DC movie lineups from 2016-2020. What do I have to say about this.
FUCK YEAH! Wait….are they just trying to catch up to Marvel?
I am happy to see DC finally stepping up but I think the only reason as to why is because of the two words that have been echoing across Marvel all week.
Civil War. We all know RDJ is in final negotiations to join Cap 3 in 2016 which 'coincidentally' is the same year Batman v. Superman comes out. The internet, comic fans and movie news exploded at the chance that we might get Civil war in 2016 with Cap 3.
The most interesting part about all this is that Marvels two biggest characters in the cinematic universe are going to be in the same movie like DC's biggest movie characters are in the same year.
I feel as though DC felt threatened by this. If you keep up with movies like I do, there were always talks of "Hey let's see if we can make a Flash, or Wonder Woman or Aquaman movie".
Marvel drops this piece of news causing everyone to go into a frenzy at the possibility of Civil War and even more the slim chance of Spiderman entering the MCU since he's such a big part of the storyline.
Warner Brothers knew that if they were to level the playing field they would have to finally do something that warrants everyone's attention which is why I think they released their "DC Cinematic universe lineup"
I'll say it again, even if this is DC's "Plan", They only did this to try to one up marvel and Catch up to it.
So there these are my thoughts on all that is transpiring in the comic book movie worlds
Oh And I have seen it. I HAVE SEEN IT.
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COUGH
Ahem
And then Marvel does something even more amazing as I write this. And of course I must post this up right now
May 1, 2015 – Avengers: Age of Ultron
July 17, 2015 – Ant-Man
August 7, 2015 – Fantastic Four
February 12, 2016 – Deadpool
March 25, 2016 – Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
May 6, 2016 – Captain America: Civil War
May 27, 2016 – X-Men: Apocalypse
August 5, 2016 - Suicide Squad
November 4, 2016 - Doctor Strange
November 11, 2016 – Sinister Six
2017 – Venom
2017 – Rumored Female-Led Spider-Verse Movie
March 3, 2017 – The Wolverine Sequel
May 5, 2017 – Guardians of the Galaxy 2
June 23, 2017 - Wonder Woman
July 14, 2017 – Fantastic Four 2
July 28, 2017 - Thor: Ragnarok
November 3, 2017 - Black Panther
November 17, 2017 - Justice League
2018 – The Amazing Spider-Man 3
March 23, 2018 - The Flash
May 4, 2018 - Avengers: Infinity War Part 1
July 6, 2018 - Captain Marvel
July 13, 2018 – Untitled Fox/Marvel Movie
July 27, 2018 - Aquaman
November 2, 2018 - Inhumans
April 5th, 2019 - Shazam
May 3, 2019 - Avengers: Infinity War Part 2
June 14th, 2019 - Justice League Part 2
April 3rd, 2020 - Cyborg
June 19th, 2020 - Green Lantern
I'm gonna go cry right now. Cry tears of joy because…..I just can't describe the emotion I am feeling right now
DC has ten movies and Marvel has eleven and then there's the other Marvel hero movies…..just incredible guys. I am really happy to be alive right now
Head's up as well, this chapter will probably be short and not as long as the last cause again let's get the main event….the really, REALLY long main event
Rate Read and review and as always Have Nice Day
Along Came a Spider Chapter 2: Ok...what do I do now?
"HI-HO SILVER AWAAAAYYY" Spider-man's war cry as he dived headfirst into a large group of escapee prisoners from the Citadel jail.
He webbed an Asari and a Turian together, kicked a pipe out of Salarians hand and jumped over a charging Krogan. Peter shot a web net, trapping several humans and Batarians.
Peter back flipped in front of another Krogan, performing a 30 punch-kick combo, effectively knocking out the dinosaur like humanoid.
"SPIDER-MAN" A familiar Turian shouted with rage.
Peter turned to face the challenger.
"Gaius?" Spider-man tilted his head, a bit in disbelief "This is like the fourth time in three weeks"
"THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME" Gaius roared, running at the spandex clad
"Geez do they ever learn" Spiderman shot webs at both Gaius's arms, trapping his arms
"DAMMIT AGAIN?!"
"Yes again" Spiderman said in a sing-song voice "And you know what that means"
Spiderman pulled the Turians pants down again with his webbing. This time, Peter didn't end it there. He got behind the Turian, using his webs to tie the avian like birds legs together. Spidey then shot a web line up, now leaving Gaius dangling helplessly there.
"Ah much better" Spider-man said jovially, discretely grabbing a pot from far above and tugging ever so lightly
Spiderman began to web swing away, leaving a furious struggling Turian.
"THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME WE'LL MEET SPIDERMAN!" Gaius roared, using all his strength to escape his confines, failing miserably "I'LL GET YOU ONE DAY, AND WHEN I DO I'LL…"
The pot finally landed on the Turians head, knocking him out at last. Gaius just hung there looking stupid with the small mound of dirt resting on his head, a small flower on top of it all.
Spiderman abruptly changed course, quickly flying into an alleyway. He rushed out, now as Peter parker, Camera in hand.
"Say cheese" Peter said, taking several photos, all the while trying his best not to explode with laughter
Feeling a sense of accomplishment, Peter waltzed away while the C-sec began to occupy the area and apprehend the escapees.
One Officer or more specifically, One detective saw Parker walking away. Sighing he jogged up to the 'pedestrian', placing a halting hand on his shoulder.
"Sir, if you wish to walk away you'll have to hand me all forms of evidence" The detective said sternly
Slouching in defeat, Peter held up his Omni tool and sent copies of the photo to the detectives Omni tool. The c-sec detective held up the embarrassing photo of Gaius hanging on the web, unconscious with a small hill of dirt on his head with a flower on top.
Garrus tried to keep a straight face before caving in and roared with laughter.
"BY THE SPIRITS" Garrus cackled, wiping tears away "That's too funny. Ah man I needed that"
"Happy to assist" Peter said, grinning mischievously
"C'mon, let's get out of here" Garrus said, gesturing his head to the side.
The two friends walked off the crime scene, most of the area already getting secured by the Citadel police force.
"You know, for the past several weeks, all I've been seeing is the 'Vigilante of the Citadel: Spider-man, Friend or foe?'" Garrus said idly "Doesn't that bother you in the slightest?"
"Not really" Peter shrugged "Back where I'm from that was normal. Media didn't know what to decide on"
"But c'mon" Garrus drawled "Couldn't you just swoop in, make a statement and be on your jolly way"
"Not that easy" Garrus" Peter said, wagging his finger "After all I am the only one of my kind here. How many other spider themed people do you know? And Biotics are the closest thing you get to superhuman….or Turian…Asari….Quarian, Krogan, Drell"
"I get it" Garrus said irritably
"Aw come on, I was just getting started"
"Yeah and the last time that happened I had to get really drunk to get your voice out of my head"
"I thought it would soothe you to sleep"
"And when you DO, do that, I'll have nightmares about you just rambling"
"You'll have that as a nightmare?"
"Hey we're all different"
"I don't think that statement works in this situation"
"Shut up"
Garrus and Peter continued down the 'sidewalk', arriving at a diner. The two entered the small establishment, an employee guiding them to a table. They sat down and began examining the menus.
"Good job on Gaius…..Again" Garrus said casually, eyeing the Turian section of the menu "You've busted him more times in three weeks then we did in three years"
"Well" Peter, acting posh and all "I don't mean to brag and all"
"Don't. I already see and hear it when you're jumping around the Citadel"
"What's the problem with that?"
"Do you really want me to answer that question?" Garrus deadpanned
"Not until I can think of a comeback" Peter said with dead seriousness.
Garrus snorted at the display, setting down his menu after he chose his dish. For the past three weeks since the arrival of Spider-man, the super powered human has been making waves across the Citadel. Many have now been sighting the red and blue, spandex clad superhero all over the Citadel. It truly was amazing how quickly Peter had managed to grasp the way the citadel moved, allowing him to patrol a large portion of the giant space station.
"So, how's your little delivery job?" Garrus joked
"HEY" Peter mock exclaimed indignantly "It's a fast road work service"
"…So how many packages did you deliver today" Garrus went on, ignoring the childish glare
"Seven" Peter said, breaking the serious character and leaned back lazily "I'm surprised that we have all this tech and people still rely on physical deliveries"
Garrus had managed to hook Peter up with a simple package delivery job. He gets a box or bag, an address and off he goes to deliver the package. Simple and easy to get behind since Spider-man had utilized a special feature on his Omni Tool that instantly pointed him in the direction of his destination. Along the way, Peter did what h e did best to earn a quick buck and some cash to keep in his pocket…or Omni Tool. Freelance photography.
Citizens of the Citadel, like in Manhattan, are just as curious and hungry to get anything on a superhero vigilante who saves innocent lives as a daily service. So, using his angles to the fullest, Peter got many photos and videos of himself swinging around, stopping crimes, rescuing civilians and aiding the C-sec. That was one of the more shocking things to Parker.
These guys actually did not mind the help Spider-man was providing them. Sure he had a friend in Garrus now, but the fact that most of the C-sec willingly allow Spider-man to help is stunning to Peter to say the least.
"You know, the buzz around you is getting crazier" Garrus said, taking a bite out of his meal "Last week they had three segments on you that lasted nearly half an hour"
"Well what can I say" Peter grinned "I've got quite the magnetic charm"
Garrus gave Peter a deadpanned expression.
"Hey, you're still somehow my friend right" Peter quipped, triumphant grin and all still on his face
"Hmph, cheers" Garrus said good naturedly, the two clanking their drinks together before downing them in one go
"Ah" Garrus smacked his…his lips? Does he have lips? Anyway, the Turian let out a satisfied sigh, paying for the meal.
"Gotta get back to it"
"Always do in the end"
Peter and Garrus got up, Pete leaving a tip, and exited the diner, taking Garrus's personal vehicle. Garrus dropped Peter off at his work, saying goodbye as he departed to go do his line of work.
Really, Garrus just dropped Peter off here for his real occupation.
Checking his surroundings, and listening to his spider-sense for any "Threats" that may be spying on him. Confident that the coast is clear, Parker dashed into the nearby alley next to where he went to work, Peter changed quickly into his Spider-man suit and off he went.
"Now then, where should I go this time?" Peter asked himself, pulling off a sharp angle turn.
Up ahead, a busty brunette was sitting at a table enjoying a nice cup of tea. She wasn't alone at the table though. Her partner sat across from her, eyeing her curiously.
"Miranda, can you please explain to me why exactly we're just here drinking tea?" Jacobs Taylor asked
"What's wrong with just sitting here and enjoying our drinks?" Miranda asked innocently
Jacobs gave her a disbelieving look, that spelled out 'Really? You just said that?'.
"Miranda, I know you better than most" Jacobs said pointedly "You're here for a reason. You've been hanging around the Citadel more and more for the past few weeks, and I still don't know why"
"You must not watch the news that often" Miranda said coolly
Jacobs rolled his eyes at brunette bombshell.
"What could possibly interest me on the Citadel news?" Jacobs asked "Half of it is complete bullshit, and you know it. Like that Spider guy"
That was it, Jacob noticed the oh so small glint in Miranda's eye at the mention of the arachnid themed superhero.
"You've gotta be kidding me" Jacobs said in disbelief, chortling a bit "That's what you're after? Some make believe 'hero' that's been said to have been swinging around the Citadel? Come on Miranda you can't be serious"
"I'm very serious" Miranda said in a no-nonsense attitude "I've seen him personally in action and I wish to observe more, perhaps even ask him a few questions"
"Wait, so he's real?!" Jacobs asked, stunned a bit. Miranda does not lie about things that catch her interest.
"Yes, I've seen this man for the past few weeks" Miranda informed, taking another sip of tea "He's been performing acts of heroism all across the Citadel and I'd like to know more about him"
"Don't tell me" Jacobs said in disbelief "You want to recruit him?"
Miranda said nothing
"Miranda" Jacobs pressed on
"Not recruit him per say" Miranda said calmly "More like open up negotiations with him. See if he could become a partner of interest"
"Miranda, I don't know what it is about this guy that interests you, but as your friend" Jacobs, for some reason, could not believe he just said that "I'm asking you to drop it. Running into this guys is almost impossible, hell seeing him again is probably a one in a million chances"
THWIP
"YEEHAAAW"
All heads looked up to see our favorite wall crawler swinging overhead at extreme speeds. Some jaws dropped at the death defying acrobatics that maneuvered over the flying cars and buildings
Jacobs happened to be one of them
"Well, let's go" Miranda got up, making her way to her ride, hoping to pursue the web head. Jacobs, who was still in shock, dumbly followed his partner.
Spider-man was humming a song to himself as he web swung across the city skyline.
"Hopefully it will be a quiet night" Peter said to himself hopefully
Silence
"Ah who am I kidding" Peter said, depressed "Something is bound to happen"
At that very moment afterwards, Peter heard gunfire down below.
"Yup, thought as much" Peter said. Landing on the edge of a roof, Spider-man glanced down below.
"Shoot out" Spider-man muttered "How quant"
He stood striking a pose "But who am I to ignore the calls of the innocent"
Jumping down with a triumphant shout "HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAAAAAY"
At the shootout, a human man who was the only one left standing of his little gang was holding a young child Asari hostage.
"DON'T YOU COME ANY CLOSER" The man shouted hysterically, pressing the gun to the young girls temple.
The child was crying, looking towards her Asari mother, who was also in tears. The C-sec could do nothing as the criminals back was against a wall of a large building. Any false moves and the Asari child dies.
"That's right" the man held a maniacal grin "You fuckers get any closer, and this little bitch get's it"
What nobody noticed was the super human in bright red and blue spandex, slowly crawling down the building.
Peter's eyes narrowed in disdain and rage. He wanted to beat the living shit out of this guy, but that would maybe frighten or worse traumatize the little girl….mono gendered child.
Positioning himself, Peter made 'calculations' in his mind and sprung into action.
"Now back up" The man yelled, stepping forward "Back up or she gets a bullet in her head"
Grudgingly obliging, the civilians and officers started to give him some space. That was when justice came down.
Several web lines shot down from above grabbing the man's head, back and arm with the gun. He screamed as he was pulled up, dropping the girl.
A moment later a man dressed in red and blue landed before the child, tossing the now webbed up perp down behind him as he kneeled down to inspect the child.
"You ok kid?" Peter asked softly, looking right at her eyes with his white lenses.
The child only trembled, tears pouring down.
"Kid?"
Now Peter was concerned. He reached out to try and lace a comforting hand on her shoulder when the girl jumped at him, bear hugging her rescuer. Spider-man froze, the display of appreciation and affection shocking to the hero, seeing that he almost got little to none from the citizens back home in New York.
The Asari girl pulled back, her face much brighter. The mother then appeared, hoisting her child up into the air, hugging her with all the paternal love she could muster.
Peter stood up, smiling under his mask. The mother and daughter(I guess) just stood there in each other's arms, crying their eyes out in joy and love.
Then the real surprise.
Someone in the background began clapping their hands. At first Peter didn't hear it and no one followed along. But then another person joined in, followed by another and another and another. Cheering and hollering was next and then a standing ovation.
Peter slowly turned to look at the gathered crowd, who were now cheering in full force.
"AWESOME"
"WOW, THIS GUYS RULES"
"THE SPIRITS PRAISE YOUR ACTIONS, SPIDER-MAN"
"BY THE GODDES, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE"
"SPIDER-MAN, YOU ROCK"
"GUYS GOT QUADS, I'LL GIVE HIM THAT"
"THANK YOU SPIDER-MAN"
Spider-man just stood on the spot, completely speechless.
"Well" Spider-man said oh so quietly to himself "This is unexpected"
"Um sir"
Peter turned back to the mother and daughter. The mother was giving the most p raising and grateful smile she could give while the daughter looked at Spider-man in awe.
Spidey shook his head out of his dazed expression
"Yes ma'am?" Peter said in a polite manner
"Oh, there's no need for that" The Asari mother said bashfully "I just want to say….thank you, thank you so much"
"It was nothing really" Spider-man said, scratching the back of his head sheepishly
"You saved my child" The Asari said vehemently "I can't thank you enough…Um what was your name again"
Peter laughed a bit at that "Your friendly neighborhood spider-man"
The Asari child squirmed a bit in her mother's arms, before breaking free and landed on the floor. She rushed up to Spider-man and hugged his waist tightly.
"UH"
"You're my hero Spider-man" The Asari said cheerfully
Spider-man smiled under his mask. He managed to separate himself from the k id and kneeled down to eye level with her.
"Kid, what's your name?"
"Leose" She said proudly
"Well Leose" Spider-man chuckled at her enthusiasm "If you ever need me to do something for you"
Spider-man held up his Omni tool and typed in a special command. Leose's Omni-tool glowed red.
"Don't hesitate to call" Spider-man said "Even if I'm on the other end of the galaxy, I'll find my way to you"
"Promise?" Leose whispered, all giddy
"Promise" Spider-man said earnestly placing his hand on her head "I'll find my way to you, Leose"
Spider-man stood up, feeling more motivated than ever before.
"See ya" Spider-man jumped into the air and began web swinging once more.
The cheering continued for a bit more. C-sec eventually took over the area, beginning to round up any surviving criminals form the shootout, cleaning up bit by bit.
"Wow" Jacobs Taylor said, mind still adjusting to what he had witnessed "That was incredible"
"And now you know" Miranda said triumphantly, her eyes gleaming with intent. Jacobs could feel the excitement and intrigue radiating off of her.
"One question though" Jacobs said "If we even want to talk to him, how are we going to do that?"
Miranda didn't answer, instead focusing her attention on a child walking away, holding her mother's hand.
Jacob instantly saw this.
"No" He said, surprisingly aggressive "We are not doing that"
"I am your superior" Miranda said coldly
That didn't deter her partner in the s lightest "Not in this case. We're leaving, we'll find another way"
Miranda didn't reply or move at first. She instead gave the man a hard stare, which did nothing to him.
"Fine" Miranda conceded
"Good" Miranda and Jacobs began to walk away, when Jacobs spoke up "Oh and if I find out you send some black-ops team to spy on the little girl or capture her, I'll find t hem, kill them, then find you and kick your ass"
"OK" Miranda snapped, annoyed now
"Good" Jacobs said, this time feeling more accomplished
Later on that day
"-As you can see, Spider-man came in from above-"
"-Securing the child-"
"-Death defying displays of acrobatics-"
"-Rushing in head first to save the falling bus-"
"-Who is this Spider-man? A question that has been asked for the past month now-"
"He saved my life you know. Quarians are always looked down upon but he came down and just took these hecklers out, made sure I was ok and left. I don't care who or w hat this Spider-man guy is, I am eternally indebted to him"\
"Guy's costume is really dumb, but the pyjak lifted a full grown Krogan over his head and tossed him like ball. I can respect his strength and actions"
"By the Spirits it was incredible. He just swung right in and saved that human female. I never seen anything like it"
"He's doing a lot of good. I don't know what compelled him to do so but I've seen him throw himself right in the middle of a gunfight with nothing but his fists. That was awesome to watch by the way"
An Asari, a Turian and a Salarian watched all these different reports and news channels with serious and analytical intent. Each of them wore high class garments, basically signifying 'I'm very important. You should know this'.
The screens all shut off.
"Truly fascinating" The Salarian spoke first "I've never seen anything like"
"I don't see why we should be so concerned about this" The Turian said, attempting to brush off his own curiosity
"Come now Sparatus, you cannot deny that you are little enthralled by it" The Asari said
"Ha" Sparatus barked a fake laugh "I should have expected you and Valern to find some form of entertainment in this"
"On the contrary" Valern said "I believe Tevos shares my interest in his actions rather than finding this 'Spider-man' as a source of entertainment"
"Please" Sparatus scoffed "You, Valern, I understand somewhat, seeing as your species loves to study and tinker above all else. But Tevos only like's the human only because he saved her race frequently"
"Well, there is also the fact that he saved all those children from that burning building last week" Tevos countered, with a thoughtful expression "I saw that, and I saw that most of the children were Turian"
"And what does that prove" Sparatus, obviously trying to dodge Tevos's statement. Though it was useless
"He doesn't seem to discriminate on who he rescues" Tevos said "If you don't believe me Sparatus, then maybe this will change your mind"
Tevos brought up a video of an Asari holding her child. She pressed play.
"I don't care what anyone says about Spider-man. He saved my child" The Asari said with passion. She nuzzled her daughter's cheek affectionately
"My little sunshine" A tear streamed down her cheek "If it wasn't for Spider-man, I couldn't even begin to imagine what I would do. He has my eternal support"
"I LOVE YOU SPIDER-MAN" The little Asari exclaimed "YOU'RE THE BEST"
The video ended
"So What?" Sparatus crossed his arms, looking away "I think the real question we should be asking, is where did he come from"
"That's something we've all been asking, Sparatus" Valern shrewdly pointed out
"Not that" Sparatus said "I mean, did Udina ever mention humanity had someone like their spider-man amongst them"
"What does that have to do with anything?" Tevos said, a disbelieving look on her face "Yes he's obviously human, but that doesn't really mean anything"
"That means everything" Sparatus said with firm persistence "Since when can humans do those feats? I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I've read some of those 'Comic books' that t he humans have made. In them, all the humans displayed some kind of 'super powers' not seen anywhere else. Super strength, agility, speed, all attainable, but not on that level"
"Are you saying he's some kind of human experiment made to be the galaxies first superhero?" Valern laughed in disbelief "That seems extremely unlikely. The humans are doing everything in their power to present themselves as worthy equals to join the council, they wouldn't hide something like this"
"How do we not know that?" Sparatus said suspiciously "For all we know, this was someone that the humans made to make themselves look good"
"Then they're doing a marvelous job" Tevos said calmly "I don't know if what you say is true or not Sparatus,. But what I can confirm is that he is saving lives. He sure is making the C-secs job a lot easier thanks to his participation"
"We will keep an eye on him Sparatus" Valern assured "But if something does occur we will do everything in our power to bring him in and make sure he tells us everything that we ask. For now, we shall keep our distance"
"Agreed" Tevos said
Sparatus sighed in defeat "Very well"
With our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man
"Huh, pretty good day" Spider-man said, hanging upside down on a web line, lowering himself gradually
"Saved a few people, stopped some muggers, a bank robbery and got a hug from a kid" Spider-man said that last part with particular fondness
Spider-man now hung before a food stand with a Turian vendor.
"Uh" The Turian stared dumbly
"Got any hotdogs?" Spider-man asked innocently
Nodding, the Turian wordlessly gave the web head several hot dogs and a drink.
"Thanks" Spider-man said jovially, paying the guy along with an extra tip "Later"
The Turian stood t here, trying to comprehend what just happened
"That's it, I'm getting a new job"
Later on that night
Peter was walking alongside Garrus once more.
"Alright Peter, this is a simple bar, nothing to serious, just don't look at anyone in the eye that could get their asses kicked by you" Garrus said light-heartedly "Save that for when we're good and drunk"
"Yay" Peter deadpanned "Just what I need
Garrus chuckled "You know what I mean"
The two entered Chora's Den, and the first thing Peter sees
"You know, as much as I love women, this is not what I had in mind" Peter said to Garrus, who only chuckled
"What you've never tried Asari before?"
"I'm not going t o answer that question for the sake o f my own sanity" Peter rebuffed "Besides, I don't think Spider-man should be in a bar full to the brim with strippers"
"But you're not Spider-man"
"You know what I mean, shut up before I stick you to the ceiling"
Garrus simply chortled as he and Peter approached the bar.
"Two beers" Garrus said to the bartender. The bartender nodded, setting down two large glasses. He poured human beer and one and Turian in the other (Don't know if it exists, don't care).
Clacking their cups together, the two downed half their drinks, both letting out loud 'ahs' of satisfaction.
"Better be careful with this one" Peter said, holding up his beer "Don't know what's in it but I might consider alcoholism as my next line of work"
The night progressed slowly, the two friends chatting about idly, but never really going to the dance floor. Many Asari dancers took a keen interest in Peter, who just stuttered profusely whilst Garrus looked on, at times grinning madly. The last one broke it for Garrus as he roared with laughter at Peter's predicament.
"I don't get it, what is it about me that keeps them coming?" Peter exclaimed, throwing his hands up in exasperation "Seriously?!"
"Well there's the fact that you're wearing nothing more than a simple t-shirt" Garrus pointed out "A tight one at that"
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"Well, look to your right, then look to your left, then follow the eyes to their bereft" Garrus said
"Did you seriously just do a rhyme? A bad one at that"
"Hey shut up" Garrus said, pretending to be hurt emotionally "I thought long and hard on that poem"
"Yeah whatever you say Garrus" Peter said good naturedly
Garrus smirked "But seriously, look around. Specifically on the females"
Peter shot his Turian friend an arched eyebrow, but did what he was asked to do nonetheless. Peter's eyes immediately landed on a pair of Asari friends who were giving him looks that unnerved him. They gave him all cute smiles to disguise their predatory intent, one of them even giving one of those fingers only waves.
Peter gave them a weak smile, nervously waving back. He then glanced over to the other side of the room to find at least a dozen other single ladies all giving him looks that basically spelled "you are one fine piece of meat". There were humans, Asari, hell even a Quarian and Turian.
Peter got shivers down his spine.
"See what I mean?" Garrus said knowingly "If I wasn't your friend, I'd be jealous"
"You just can't get the ladies like I do" Peter quipped
"No, I'm just lying low, letting you handle all the attention"
"Whatever you say Garrus" Peter got up from his seat "I'm gonna get another drink"
Peter went up to the bar, waving down the bartender.
"Something heavy man" Peter said, giving the bartender a substantial tip
The Bartender gave the guy just that. Best vodka on the citadel.
"Thanks" Peter, saluting the man with the shot. He drank it in one go, gently slamming it down, upside down.
"Someone seems to be having a bad day" A smooth voice said from his side.
Glancing up, Peter froze up the moment he laid eyes on her
'Holy shit, who is this chick?!' Peter thought, completely blown away by who he was looking at
"Uh" Was all Peter could s ay at first "Um….Hi?"
"Quant" The Brunette said with a not so friendly smirk
"Well, uh…it's not that….Uh who are you?" Peter managed out "I'm Parker Peter, I mean, You're really gorgeous, I mean um, I'm Peter, Peter Parker"
"Cute" The brunette said, obviously not meaning it, but there was a hint of amusement found on her face
Peter chuckled lamely, his anger consciousness strangling his cowardly consciousness. Pete doesn't know where that came from, but it happened so he would deal with his mental instabilities later.
"You seem distraught" The woman said casually, sipping on a beverage
"Just tired" Peter groaned, feeling stupid "Had a long day"
"Doing what, may I ask?"
"It's hard to explain" Peter said
"Try me"
'Well, you see web swinging around as Spider-man doesn't really get exhausting' Peter thought 'Just diving head first into danger without a plan is exhausting'
"Oh you know, my boss being a total jackass making me run deliveries while also getting pictures of that Spider-man for some news distributors" Peter sighed
"What?" The Brunette perked up, now looking directly at him "You take pictures of Spider-man?"
"It's not that big a deal really" Peter brushed off the statement "I mean I've seen videos of him all over the Citadel"
"But not all of them are good" the lady said sharply "All I've seen are shaky recordings of a red and blue blur rushing in to do something…heroic, and then it's gone before they could get a clear shot of him"
Peter locked eyes with the beautiful brunette, studying her face
"You must really find the guy interesting"
"More like refreshing" The woman said "It's been a while since I saw something that can catch my attention and this Spider-man is doing a surprisingly good job at keeping it"
"Well since you're a fan, I guess I could supply you with some pics" Peter reached into his pockets and pulled out some folded paper. He held it out for the woman to take, which she did.
"Printed photos?" She said raising an eyebrow, not as an insult but intrigue
"I'm old fashioned" Peter answered "Really old fashioned"
"I could tell" She murmured, unfolding the photos. Her eyes immediately widened in amazement. These shots were incredible. They perfectly captured his image, his movements, everything. She must have these!
"How much?"
"What?" Peter was caught off guard
"I asked how much?" She restated firmly
"Uh, nothing" Peter said "You can have them, I've already sold off enough to fill my pockets for a month"
"You can't be serious" The Cerberus operative was never used to getting things handed oh so easily to her. She knew there had to be a catch.
"Nope, keep 'em" Peter said smiling "I could always get more. Anyway I gotta go back to my friend, can't leave him hanging"
"You can't expect to just take these without giving something in return"
Peter paused for a moment "You're not going to drop this, are you?"
The face said it all
"Ok" Peter threw his hands up, expressing defeat. He rubbed his chin in thought
"I don't know miss…Oh, that's it" Peter said "What's your name?"
"…"
"Excuse me?" The woman said not really sure what she heard
"Yeah, that's all I need" Peter said nonchalant and all "I mean, isn't that common courtesy shared amongst all species?"
"You can't be serious?"
"Very" Peter said, this time more buoyantly "Let's start over"
Peter held out his hand, friendly smile on his face.
Miranda Lawson just stared at the man before her. At first she was about to brush off his attempts at shaking h ands, but shockingly enough her lip twitched upwards only briefly and shook his hand(We all know why she's being drawn to peter)
"Miranda Lawson"
"Peter Parker" Peter said "I'm here every Friday night"
"I'll hold you to that" Miranda said
"Is that the proclamation of a date?" Peter joked
"Don't get ahead of yourself" Miranda said icily
"Yeesh, hard one to break"
Miranda just turned back to drink while looking over the photos.
Shrugging Peter returned, regretting t his action as Garrus began to mercilessly tease him.
What Spider-man didn't know was Miranda Lawson kept an eye on Parker up to the point of his departure.
"Interesting" She said to herself
One Month later
Spider-man was alone, looking out at the Citadel skyline on the roof of the many buildings of the gigantic station
"Two months and nothing" Peter said depressed "Never gonna find my way home"
Over the course that Peter resided here, the web head has found nothing on how he got here or if there was anything he could do to find a way back home.
"Magical artifact" Peter repeated to himself, yet again "Madame Webb said it was some kind or ancient magical artifact that Electro had stolen from an exhibit"
That was all Peter really had on any leads to getting him home.
"Guess I should start looking elsewhere" Peter said, looking up at the stars "Or Everywhere in the goddamn Galaxy I could look. Geez I can never get a break, can I?"
Just then he saw a ship pull in at dock 2 that looked a lot more different from any ship he had previously seen before.
"The Normandy" Spider-man said aloud "Huh, guess all military folk love big battles and their names"
The Ship got settled in and a few members of the crew exited.
He saw four branch off from the ship in a rather hurried pace.
"Must be important" Peter thought, noticing the various scratches three of the four held on their suits.
"Hmm, could be something interesting" peter muttered. He wasn't sure what compelled him to follow them (Me, Duh. Obviously he h as to otherwise there's no story). Spider-man took to the skies, making sure to keep out of sight as he swung after them.
And I end it here, why cause like I said, this is only a filler chapter. Nothing to important except for future setups and foreshadowing.
Next chapter I hope will come sooner but one can only wish for so much cause I've got another crossover to update next.
Still I am overwhelmed by the positive reception I've received from all ya'll. Love you guys.
I said interesting a lot in this chapter
BioshockerN7, my partner in this story so thanks again and credits yadayadayada
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