Epilogue

First of all, I want to thank everyone who reviewed and was a loyal reader. So, here is a little treat; just a few hints of what I might put into the sequel. Read, enjoy, and tell me what you think. –N.

"Report, how did this happen?" People were scrambling around him. It was unexpected; a mass riot at Hell's Gate, but deep down, he knew that it was going to happen eventually. He had insisted that all the inmates be turned over to him. But no, the city insisted that those people were their responsibility. That they could manufacture an enclosure strong enough to contain those people. Looking at what the satellite feed was showing, that was clearly not the case. "Sir," he turned to one of the privates. Under normal circumstances, he would have addressed the kid by name, but now, with hell breaking loose in New York, his mind was on more important things.

"What is it?"

"We've detected a large amount of electromagnetic interference. It looks like it was used to trigger a ten second shutdown of the prison's containment systems." He nodded. It was simple and easy to accomplish. The device was small and concealable. It could have been left anywhere in the complex with a timer or remotely detonated, either way it worked.

"Has anyone left the area yet?"

"No sir, they have all moved to the interior." It didn't make since, why, when they have a clear shot at freedom would they stay?

"Bring up all surveillance footage from the area in the last seventy two hours." He watched as the images were fed to the main screen. Wordlessly, his underlings sped them up, and his eye moved with them. There had to be outside help, no way could this have been pulled off from the inside. "Freeze it, there!" He could make something out, just near the perimeter of the building. "Zoom in and enhance." When the image cleared, he let out a growl, and called his security forces to him. "Bring him here, alive. I want answers."

"Yes sir, Fury sir."

She was at her throne, when the message came through to her. Wilson Fisk had been killed in a prison riot, where he was being held on charges of larceny, murder, terror, and various other charges. It was rather disappointing to her; she could imagine what kind of bounty would have been put out to bring him back. However, what was done is done. The man was dead, that was all that mattered.

"My Queen, I've brought what you requested." She turned and saw him, a member of her loyal pack. She held out her hand, and wordlessly, he passed the envelope to her. It was true, she realized. Spider-Man was sporting black again. According to her sources, he was also much more forceful, more willing to spill blood. It made her smile and turned to the throne next to hers. "Prepare my private jet, and ready the pack, we are going to America." He nodded and turned, stopping only for clarification.

"My Queen, will this be a retrieval mission?"

"No, this will simply be a scouting affair, to locate a possible new recruit to the pack." He nodded once more, and turned to leave her. When he was gone, she turned back to the empty seat beside her. Her people had been pressuring her for some time to produce an heir, and perhaps, her hand absently stroked the photo in her lap. Perhaps she could get the Spider to change his color from black to silver.

He didn't know where he was, and frankly, he didn't care. He knew he wasn't dead. It was a fact that he could never really die, just return to the earth, his true mother. How long he had slept, he wasn't really sure, all he knew now was that he was weak. He remembered how Spider-Man had defeated him, how he had used his own hunger against him. He took a deep breath then, and could smell his power. It had changed, and was far away, but that power was still there. He was too weak now though, he wouldn't stand a chance against his power.

He had clawed his way out of the dirt then, and turned to the west, to where the great king resided. That was a manageable meal. He would feed there and recover, then when he was strong enough, he would take what was his, and the Spider-Man would be no more.

Just a few hints to make you wonder what you can look forward when Spider-Man returns. Hope you enjoyed, and I will hopefully not take too long a break from this. Thanks again for the reviews, its been fun.

Take it Easy,

-N