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And without further ado, I give you chapter 5! (Hold on to your hats, things are about to get interesting :P )
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Rory ran forward and only just managed to catch Spidey before he hit the concrete, laying him down gently on the ground with one arm supporting his shoulders. He could feel himself shaking slightly at the sudden turn of events, with the guilty fact that he'd just caused THE Spider-Man to faint nagging at his conscience. But he didn't give himself enough time to focus on this, as his nursing instincts kicked in.
He reached up with one hand and lightly felt around Spidey's neck before he gently pressed two fingers expertly against his throat, and let out a small sigh as he felt the reassuring, strong thump, thump of a pulse beneath his fingertips.
"He's alright, he's just fainted, I think," he said, with just the slightest hint of uncertainty.
"And whose fault is that Rory?" Amy asked, causing Rory to sigh.
"I guess I got a bit over excited," he admitted, while sliding his arm out from behind Spidey and laying him back, with an almost apologetic look on his face.
Amy let out a laugh. "Don't worry Rory, you didn't kill your hero with shock, I'm sure even you're not that stupid, right Doctor?" Amy joked, while giving Rory a light nudge after she'd walked over to stand beside him. He was still crouched down next to the passed out man on the floor with a concerned look on his face.
Rory guessed that last remark was supposed to encourage him, so let out a slight laugh, but it didn't come out anywhere near as convincing as he'd meant it to be.
The Doctor hadn't replied to Amy's question. He was too busy standing back, looking incredibly awkward and fidgety, with a very guilty look plastered across his face, as he knew that the real reason the strange human had passed out was probably because he was an alien, and he felt rather uncomfortable about that fact. So he was still standing in the same spot he had been for the last couple of minutes.
"Ahh, no Rory, I think that might actually have been my fault," he piped up nervously.
"What, your fault? How could that possibly have been your fault?" Amy turned to look at him, protesting loudly.
"Well, ahh, you see, it's, umm I'm, he's, well," the Doctor mumbled, completely unable to explain himself, while scratching his head awkwardly.
"What, Doctor?" Amy pressed.
"Well, Rory said I was an alien, rather openly too, which is probably not the best idea, especially since we're in a parallel universe that we don't yet know much about," the Doctor explained. "And people in general don't tend to react well to that fact, so who knows what sort of damage we could do. These people could react in all sorts of strange ways too..."
"Okay Doctor, I think we get the point, you can stop babbling out of guilt now," Amy cut in. The Doctor just stood there with his mouth open for a minute and his finger partway up in the air, before snapping it shut.
Rory turned his head down and sighed. "I'm sorry Doctor, I just thought he'd handle it better because he's a superhero, you know," Rory explained.
"It's alright Rory; it's not your fault. It's only natural to want to relate to a heroic character from your childhood. You probably just overwhelmed him a bit, since you do happen to mysteriously know everything about him and all," the Doctor tried to encourage.
Rory cringed. "Yeah, I guess that was a bit stupid - he's very sensitive about his secret identity," he explained.
"Well, since you know him so well, wouldn't you be the best one to judge whether or not he'll be ok with it?" Amy suggested kindly, while shifting her position so that she was standing with both her arms and legs crossed neatly.
Rory just thought about this for a second, before answering. "Yeah, you're right actually, he probably just needs a minute to get over it," he finally said.
"Good on ya Rory," the Doctor said absentmindedly, and gave them a small grin, before moving closer and bending down to retrieve his sonic from its discarded place on the ground next to Spidey. "Well let's see, what have we here?" he said, with his face lighting up like a child at Christmas as he examined the previous readings from the sonic.
"Ah, I'm not sure he would appreciate that," Rory said in concern, a frown pulling at his face.
"Don't worry Rory... he's unconscious," the Doctor stated, waving at the remark.
"Yeah but, isn't that rude?" Rory asked, a little uncertain.
"Maybe, but it's too interesting an opportunity to pass up," the Doctor grinned.
"Oh great," Rory replied with a moan. "You can't help yourself, can you?" he asked.
"Never have, never will. Oooo... now that's interesting," the Doctor said.
"What?" Amy asked, walking over to the Doctor and looking at the sonic as if doing so would answer her question.
"He's got very strange things going on in his blood and DNA, and has all sorts of anomalies that shouldn't be there popping up all over him," the Doctor explained. "What did you say happened to him again?" he asked Rory.
"He got bitten by a genetically modified Spider," Rory informed.
"Well, that's certainly a new one," the Doctor replied. "He appears to be crossed with a blend of more than one different species of spider," he explained.
"Yeah, I already knew that," Rory responded, obviously unhappy about the situation.
"Wait, so you mean he's actually a spider, he's got real spider DNA?" Amy asked in alarm.
"Technically yes, part spider," the Doctor said. "That really shouldn't happen," he added. He shook his head. "What did I tell yah? Humans! Always trying to upgrade themselves. It's a wonder he's still alive!" he exclaimed, amazement evident in his voice.
"Yeah well, he didn't do it on purpose," Rory argued.
"But the way the genes have manifested themselves, it's dramatically changed his physiology," the Doctor marvelled. "That shouldn't, be possible."
"What, even the great Doctor's stumped now?" Rory teased. The Doctor paused, and pulled an annoyed face.
"I'm not stumped, just shocked. He's got impossible, almost unnatural abilities - physical abilities," the Doctor whined.
"Well, in our science fiction books, we call them superpowers," Rory said, almost proudly.
"Well, actually, they're a complex scientific marvel but, whatever you want to call them," the Doctor waved off.
"Right," Rory replied, before looking back down at Spidey's still unconscious, masked face.
"Don't worry Rory, he'll be fine," Amy said, catching his concern, right before a painful moan sounded, and Spidey shifted slightly in his position, trying to sit up.
"What happened?" he asked, in a daze.
"See, told ya," Amy announced triumphantly.
"Are you alright?" Rory asked, quickly helping Spidey sit up, and ignoring Amy's comment.
"I remember something about magically appearing blue boxes, time machines, rescuing two strange people, my identity being compromised, me being fictional and a creepy alien guy," Spidey answered, rubbing his fuzzy head, before looking up, and gulping rather dramatically when he caught sight of the Doctor.
"Yeah, sorry about that - probably shouldn't have said all that so soon, just, please don't faint again," Rory begged, while awkwardly trying to hold him up, just in case.
"Really," Amy added. "I wouldn't recommend it, you panicked him quite a bit before," she said, motioning to Rory, who Spidey then managed to peel his eyes away from the Doctor for a minute to look at.
"Right, sorry, just..." Spidey paused for a second. "Is this some sort of joke, am I dreaming?" he blurted.
"No. Sorry. Hello by the way, I'm the Doctor," the Doctor cut in, introducing himself cheerily while waving. "And yes, I really am an alien if you're wondering. And no, Rory really wasn't kidding, I even have two hearts to prove it," he explained, while putting a cross over either side of his chest in emphasis.
Spidey just stared at him for a minute before slowly standing up, with Rory braced anxiously beside him, half expecting him to keel over at any minute, but was relieved when he didn't.
"Doctor who?" Spidey asked instead.
"Just the Doctor," the Doctor replied with a grin.
"Right," Spidey replied. "Hey you're not going to... eat me or anything, are you? Because, aren't aliens normally like, supposed to be evil and want to kill us?" he asked, motioning with his hands, moving them palm upwards in question for a second, while cocking his head to the side. He was surprised when both Amy and Rory burst out laughing.
"You have no idea," Amy said "We spend half our lives running from them," she added amusedly. Spidey was surprised when a laugh bubbled out of him at this image.
"No, I'm actually the good guy, save planets and everything," the Doctor replied happily.
"Right..., so, alien planet saver huh?" Spidey sighed. "Well, I guess I should introduce myself. I'm your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, local Earth superhero. Nice to meet you," he said, while holding out his hand towards the Doctor.
"Well, I guess you can call me your friendly neighbourhood alien then," the Doctor said in complete obliviousness, while shaking Spidey's hand, causing Rory to snort. "And you're quite the scientific phenomena, I must say," the Doctor added. "Your genes are fascinating."
Spidey paused. "Wait, you snuck a peek at my DNA while I was unconscious, without my consent?" he asked, not at all pleased.
"I warned you," Rory sighed in the background.
"Well yes, sorry, I couldn't help it," the Doctor said in an awkward apology.
Spidey huffed and crossed his arms.
"Do you always wave that sonic thingy around at people you meet and invade their privacy?" he asked.
The Doctor suddenly looked quite guilty.
"You know, you're not that tough, for an alien," Spidey commented curiously.
The Doctor rebelled, looking stunned, with his mouth already half open in a retort before Spidey could even continue. "Well, you're not even supposed to be as tough as you are; you're an impossibility," the Doctor said, poking the muscle of his arm and looking the younger hero up and down, sizing him up.
Spidey huffed, squaring his shoulders and stretching his height. He held his head up a little higher than before and began circling the Doctor, like a challenger would.
"Naww, is someone jealous?" Spidey mocked.
"Jealous? No! I'm most certainly not jealous. Who do you think you are you spidery, yaah, human?" the Doctor protested, if not rather awkwardly.
Spidey gasped. "Well who do you think you are? An all important alien?" he snapped back, fists clenching at his sides. "And thank you sooo much for invading my privacy, I really appreciate it!" he growled, furiously.
Rory sighed and face palmed. "I cannot believe this is happening," he mumbled to himself, while Amy seemed to be quite entertained by the sight of the two somewhat skinny, apparently famous heroes circling each other, face to face, trying to look important, while dressed in the most ridiculous looking clothing she'd ever seen, on a rooftop, competing with each other...
Just before Rory thought he was going to have to break up the tiff, several loud explosions could be heard from a building a few streets away from them, shortly followed by the sound of screaming. Spidey's head instantly snapped in the direction, spider-sense obviously having gone off, staring intently into the distance, while the Doctor also looked worriedly in that direction. Everyone just seemed to have plunged into dead silence, before Spidey suddenly spoke up.
"Well, not that this hasn't been fun at all but, gotta go!" he yelled, before he all but belted straight over the edge of the building, catching himself on a web, and swinging off towards the destruction, leaving them all staring blankly after him.
"Well, come on, what are you all waiting for? We'll never get there in time on foot. Let's go," the Doctor suddenly said energetically, with all the enthusiasm of a hyperactive child, before ushering them all back inside the TARDIS to follow after Spidey.
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Here we go!
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