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Chapter 25: The new Spider in town
Sunday Afternoon 2:30 PM
It seemed like an ordinary afternoon if you want to call it that in the big apple, police sirens were wailing after they got a call to respond to a hold up in a local Deli. When they arrived they were stunned to see a giant spider web in between two lamppost within the webbing were to burglars trying to break free of their restraints, though one thug was hanging upside down on said lamppost.
"Yo Johnny get a load of this!" One Officer
The said police officer grabbed his nightstick tapping the metal bar, "Hey you! What the heck happened here?"
The thug groaned as he looked down at the officer, "He's back…"
"Who?"
"Spider-Man is back…"
Officer Johnny looked at his fellow cops, "Get me Captain George Stacy on the line…"
NYPD Headquarters 2:50 PM
George Stacy captain of NYPD finest was going to need an aspirin, commotion was going around HQ that the wall crawling vigilantly was back. Now unless you were God who can raise the dead back to life again there was no way a person can come back from death. He stared at the men and women in uniform chattering about the speculation of Spider-Man back from the dead.
Many common criminals they got were either webbed up or dumped into a dumpster or hanging upside on lamppost saying the same thing it was happening for the last 20 minutes, reports were coming in that web-slinger was back. Sighing he commanded in loud voice to be heard in the room.
"LISTEN UP!" The chatter died down as all focus came onto him, "As many of you know, reports are coming in that the vigilantly known as Spider-Man aka Peter Parker is still alive and kicking."
He paused letting it sink it was no surprise that murmur of no surprise was heard, "I know his did some great job handling situations in terms where we couldn't. Don't mistake that I agree with what he does, taking the law into his own hands is our responsibility not this punk who dresses up in a fancy costume just to get respect or praise or whatever. I don't know who this person is nor do I care, what I want from every corner of the city from every department is to take down this kid through nonlethal methods. I want this costumed miscreant behind bars with his family coming to take him home. Now other note the media will get wind of this be prepared to answer them discreetly until we can confirm that this web-slinger is not who we think it is, am I making myself clear?"
"Yes sir!"
"Good I want every police on it, dismissed."
Location: Unknown
"So Spider-Man returns from the dead?" A large hand takes a sip from a glass while they watch the news about Spider-Man appearance throughout the city, "For a time he's been meddling in my affairs in Bayville now he is back in New York this will not do at all."
A finger is pressed on the com link of his phone, a buzz happens for a moment or two before the line picks up.
"Hello?"
"I have a job for you and I will reward you handsomely should you bring me the head of that wall crawling nuisance Spider-Man, find out what you can about him and eliminate him as quickly as possible."
The other end of the line, "It shall be down but what will be the price for the head of Peter Parker?"
"20 million dollars." Wilson Fisk replied
"Consider it done."
"And this time make sure he stays dead." The chuckle came darkly
Parker Resident Bayville
Outside the residents of a now lonely May Parker was schools of News Media swarming the house waiting for the Parker woman to come out to answer their questions. The news media consisted of ABC7 Eyewitness News, News 12, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, CNBC, etc.
Though the older woman didn't give them the satisfying grace of her presence however only two news companies didn't pry her of her privacy were the Daily Bugle and Daily Globe, April visited the older Parker from time to time when she was on lunch break or the days she had off. May enjoyed her company though her smile was a bit faulted, her eyes were a bit dim after finding out that your nephew was superhero protecting the world one day at a time does tend to take its toll, nevertheless she was very proud of her deceased nephew.
April wasn't the only visiting her Angelica asked permission from Professor Xavier to stay with the Parker woman for a bit until the situation blew over. The teacher of the X-Men gave his blessings along with a communication device in case they had to go for a mission. So for the last two weeks and half Angelica has been living with Mrs. Parker enjoying her company like the mother/grandmother she never had.
Angel was sitting on the couch watching TV when Aunt May came in with some cookies and milk. The smell of freshly baked goods made her mouth water she took one taking a bite from it, "Mmmm…I swear Aunt May you have got to have mutant power if you can make cookies this well."
"Dear it's all in the recipe and the hands that made them." She says warmly, "Peter loved chocolate chip it was his favorite ever since he was a boy."
Angelica saw her eyes moisten a bit so she put the treat down kneeling in front of her mother figure taking her hands into hers, "Don't torture yourself Aunt May Peter wouldn't want you to mourn his death any further."
"I know dear…" She says wiping the single tear away, "But it so hard to let go…when you practically raised someone since four. He was my baby, my son…"
Angelica got up embracing the woman lovingly, "I understand I wish I had a family member who would love the same, powers or not."
"I'm sure someone does." She smiled they parted and the older woman looked at the teen, "I'm sure you and Peter would have gotten along fine together if he were still here you would made a fine wife."
The red-head girl turned redder than the color of her, "Aunt May…I don't think…I mean…"
She gave a small chuckle before turning her attention to the television, her smile faded when the News Media was presenting a rumor that Peter Parker was back from the dead or it could be a new costumed themed hero.
"Insult my nephew like that the nerve of these people! After everything he has done for the City of New York this is how they treat him."
The teen looked at the screen, a video clip of a person climbing the walls of a building was shot. The figure itself was blurry however Angelica could make out a white suit with black.
'Imposter! There is only one room for a Spider-themed hero and that was Parker!"
'No need to shout you know! I can hear you just fine without your constant bellowing!'
'I don't care what you think Jones! I can do whatever I want because I am Sym! You are only standing for I allow it if not you would be in the hospital for a while and if it wasn't for me you be that scrawny wipe of a girl that you are.'
'Do you want to get burned?'
'Hmph…just find this imposter and take them out!'
Angelica rolled her eyes, Sym was not the most welcoming roommate that was roaming around her head yet she tolerated him for the most part.
"I think it's time to visit New York City to meet this 'Spider-Man'." Angelica said
"Please be careful."
A knock was heard from the rear of the house, Angelica looked at the hole of the door making sure it wasn't news reporters to her relief it was April.
Silently as she could she opened it for her, "April I'm going out and Aunt May has cookies."
Faster than she could blink April was in while Angel left the home.
NYC Skylines
A figure web swung from building to building doing a series of acrobatics until they came to building full of glass. The person figured was revealed as she stopped monetarily to take a good look at herself, wearing a combination of black and white spandex suit with a turquoise colored foot padding. Her eyes had this magenta color around the lenses while her mask was completely covered by a hood which had magenta color with webbing as well as her biceps.
Nodding the girl climbed up building in quick pace then when she reached the top of the building handsprung off the edge during flips before landing in like grace.
"Well if Peter would have told me this web-swinging business is the best way to traveling I would have definitely been bitten by a spider long ago." She let a squeal escape when she spun a web.
A sudden alarmed blared and the new spider themed hero changed positioned to answer the call, "Alright time to do that hero thing Gwendolyn."
A few moments went by and she made to a jewelry store, "Nothing seems out of the ordinary."
A sudden tingle in the back of her head told her move, "Spider-Sense!"
Before she could take off the windows burst opened and out came a man armed with gauntlets and henchmen. Shaking the cobwebs off her looked up then handsprung a few feet away.
"A bit early for Halloween isn't sweet cheeks." The man said
"You're the one to talk at least I'm not the one covered with bed quilts and besides who runs around town wearing their mothers blanket it's not even winter yet."
The unknown man looked at female in front of him, he was licking his lips seeing the curves of this young body which the suit didn't leave anything to the imagination.
Gwen had a tick mark appear upon her head, "Hey wise guy eyes up here!"
"Oh sorry baby I'm just wondering how you might look underneath all that suit it would be...such a tragic loss." He shrugged, "Oh well waste that freak!"
Spider-sense tingled again and Gwen was doing a series of flips avoiding gun fire, "Can't we talk about this? I mean I'm sure there's a thing as anger management class!"
"Keep her busy boys until our ride gets here."
"You got boss." A thug said
Since there was at least half of a dozen thugs Gwen mentally came up with a plan on how to take the crooks out. Ducking for cover behind a car she stuck her head every so often to take a quick look on how to take them out.
"Two on the right, two in the middle of the road, another two behind cars and the last one behind the two, I think I got it."
Flipping over the car she spun two web lines pulling herself back unto she let go flying overhead. She began to fire web bullets while twisting her body hoping to at least blind or ensnare the criminals.
Once she landed she turned to see a huge mess of webbing all over the place she managed to hit one sticking him to the ground.
"Wow, she really suck at this." The man in the yellow suit said, "Let me show how a professional does it."
Gwen quickly realized her mistake she landed to close to the man with the gauntlets. Spider-sense told her to move except the man pointed his fist to the ground creating a shock-wave that shook the ground. The spider-themed hero lost her balance while her spider-sense tingled again, she looked up to late to see a blast coming her way.
"Oh crud."
She was hit square in the chest, the girl went soaring through the air crashing into a fire hydrant, she groaned in pain.
A screech of tires was heard, the man looked to see a white truck zooming towards their locations with sirens on its tail, "Alright boys we're out of here!"
The truck made an abrupt stop while they loaded into the van. Gwen on the other hand placed a hand to her head clearing the pain that was emanating from her back.
"Anyone catch the number of that bus that hit me…Huh?" The girl quickly shook her head in time to watch a white truck speeding down the road with police cars in pursuit, she got up sticking her hands out, "Oh no you don't! You don't leave a girl waiting for her next date!"
A large span of webbing shot out trying to catch the truck instead it latched onto a lamppost creating a wall of webbing stopping police from catching up.
"Oops…" Gwen grimaced
"You in the tights freeze!"
Guns were cocked while her hands shot up in the air, there was five patrol cars surrounding her.
"Don't shoot I'm not the bad guy I' tried to stop them! They went that waaaaayyyy…oh right I webbed up the route…oh boy…"
"Put your hands behind your head and get on the ground now!" An officer shouted
'Think Gwen think! I can't let them take me in and try to unmask me dad will never let me hear the end of it! But I can't fight them either!'
"I said get on the ground with your hands behind your head this is your second warning!"
"We don't want to hurt you kid just do as your told." A female officer said pointing her gun at her
"Uh-huh and when you stop pointing your guns at me then maybe I'll consider it." Gwen started to back up in corner while authorities started to close in on. She looked on her right and left she was trapped. She looked up, 'Nowhere to go but up!'
"Excuse me ladies and gentlemen as I make my leave."
"There's nowhere to run kid your trapped."
"True but there is always up…"
The officer's confusion vanished when she bent her knees soaring through the air.
"FIRE, FIRE!" Gun shots were heard as Gwen dodged bullets as she climbed up the building and out of sight.
"And the name's White Spider, not Spider-Man!"
"Cease fire! Cease fire!" The shots stopped and the officer radio, "Dispatch we got a runner send in the choppers!"
Meanwhile 40 blocks away
Gwen stopped running trying to catch her breath, "Okay first day on the job and you let a super enhanced thug get away…check…get into trouble with NYPD finest…check…back hurting check…can this day get any worse?"
She was going to sit down on the AC unit when her spider-sense alerted her of danger, "Oh what now?!"
A whirling sound was heard and soon enough a helicopter appeared, "Okay, I think this classifies as worse!"
"Give yourself up!" A voice said over the loud speaker
"Let me respond to that in the following way…" She leaps off the building swinging as fast she could away from the NYPD helicopter.
"Dispatch I'm in pursuit!"
"Copy that Eagle 3 don't that costumed girl get away."
"Roger…"
The helicopter soon gave chase to the fleeing web-slinger. White-Spider looked back to see the helicopter chasing her, she looked forward trying to go faster.
"I bet Peter doesn't have to go through this!" She swung frantically
The chase was from Manhattan to Brooklyn to Harlem to Upper Manhattan to the Bronx and back to Brooklyn. Gwen was getting tired from webbing swing and the boys in blue knew it and suddenly an idea came to her.
During her chase she saw a tower building constructed somewhere in Union Square, drawing her strength from adrenaline she pushed forward. Once she saw familiar square buildings she looked frantically for the building under construction.
She found it after 15 minutes of searching while the cops were on her tail, she landed on the building construction, "No way to go but up."
She started to climb while the chopper began to shoot at her, she turned to face the man in the small cockpit shouting, "ENOUGH WITH THE SHOOTING ALREADY!"
Unknown to both parties they were being followed by a red head whom was flying undercover via camouflage thanks to a certain symbiote.
"Well that was easier to find imposter than I thought it would be."
'We only found the fake because of the choppers following her and we would have been lost in the City hadn't been for me giving you an outline of the darned place if I haven't bonded with Parker!'
Once Gwen was at the top she ran across the building top with the shots still being fired however, the helicopter tail crashed into the tower antenna.
"Dispatch the new transmitter tower! I'm out of pursuit I got to land this now!"
Gwen watched as the helicopter made an emergency landing, "Hey are you going to pay for that tower?"
Spider-sense once again tingled, she groaned this time she fired her webbing towards the oncoming assailant.
"Hey…oof…"
Gwen quickly came face to face with red girl with a red mask wearing a black spandex suit with red gloves and boots. Apparently, she was webbed to the wall unable to move so she thought, so placing both her hands at the side of her head she got into her faces nearly touching.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" She said through gritted teeth
"The names Firestar for one and two…" The temperature began to increase, Gwen started to sweat a little until her spider-sense told her to move Angelica broke free of her restraints, "…Never web me again I had enough of that from Spider-Man to last me a life time. What I want is for you to stop your fake impersonation of Spider-Man! You're not doing anyone a favor by taking up the mantle!"
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