In his room Mark was huffing angrily at his computer while he was reading the report on the bank robbery he had stopped on the Daily Bugle Communications article, the report talked about how the robbers were now in hospital to recover from third degree burns and the police were talking about tracking down 'the colored costumed anarchist menace'.

"I was stopping those criminals!" Mark angrily thought as he glared at his screen before getting up "I am not some menace, I was stopping the bad guys! I am not like that Spider-Man! Once I stop Spider-Man then the public will appreciate me!"

He then changed into his Molten Man suit he continued talking to himself in his mind "Once I stop Spider-Man, the police will recognise Molten Man for being the hero he really is! First I need to pay a visit to my love interest, good thing I figured out how to control the flames to make me fly..."

*TMCUSSM*

"Look Colonel Rhodes, can't we talk about this?" Peter asked while dodging more shots, "I guess not." Peter said as he managed to web one of the shoulder cannons causing the thing to explode when it tried to fire.

"Look we need to question you about the terrorist cell that gave you your powers?" Rhodes said getting annoyed as Peter kept dodging his blasts, "What is he talking about?" Peter thought confused while hiding behind a chimney "I got my powers from a spider that bit me in the park...okay so he likely won't believe that if I told him..."

Peter decided to try his luck and jumped down from the building and Rhodes began flying after him using his thrusters, "You had better surrender!" Rhodes said as Peter landed on the ground.

"Do you have any warrant or evidence or something..." Peter out loud wondered as Rhodes began firing at him with his shoulder cannon "Do you have any proof I was doing anything with terrorists?"

"Spider-Man look out..." one of the civilians out on the street yelled as Peter dodged the bullets Rhodes was shooting at him with a wrist gun. The civilians managed to get away but some were shouting at Rhodes and throwing stuff at him. Rhodes stuttered and stopped at what the people were saying?

"Are you trying to get us killed?"

"Does the government want to kill all the heroes they do no control now?"

"Is this the main face of our military?"

"You almost managed to harm these civilians while trying to apprehend me and I can tell you don't have a warrant when I asked you if you had one." Peter stated as the crowd kept booing at Rhodes "I don't know why you think I was working with terrorists but if words get out that the US Government's personal Iron Man almost caused property damage and civilian casualty to apprehend someone who you have no warrant for and maybe innocent, I don't think you or whatever superior gave you your orders would survive the fallout."

Rhodes thought for a second before sighing, "Truth be told I had doubts about following these orders..." Rhodes admitted "even if you were a terrorist agent I don't think you would be helping to stop that vampire wannabe and that winged old man from causing harm. If we ever meet again I hope it will be on better terms and don't worry I will investigate these claims and see if my superiors have been totally truthful to me."

Rhodes started flying away as the civilians cheered and Peter looked on dumbfounded "I honestly did not think talking him down would work..."

He then spotted a figure heading to what he knew was Kitty's house and the figure seemed to be on fire, "I think I will go see if Kitty is going to be visited by a falling star..." Peter muttered as he started web slinging after the figure.

*TMCUSSM*

Kitty was in a purple bathrobe listening to Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent on her stereo, "Hello Kitty..." Kitty heard a voice and her window opening at the same time, and saw someone floating in air smirking at her in a gaudy costume.

"What the..." Kitty shouted as she turned off her stereo and the figure grabbed her and she yelled while the figure flew to her roof while carrying her.

"Who are you, wait you are that fire guy that seriously injured those robbers..." kitty shouted recognising the costume and she realised why the face and hair looked so familiar despite the goggles trying to hide his identity "wait – Mark?"

"I guess you figured out my secret identity..." Mark chuckled stepping closer while flames appeared on his arm "I am now New York's new superhero Molten Man!"

"What happened to you Mark?" Kitty wondered just what happened to her ex boyfriend, "Cool isn't it?" Mark asked playing about with the flames "I owed money to some people and they were not happy when I couldn't pay them back. They offered me a way to clear my debt if I tested something for them. It was a sample of the Extremis that Advanced Idea Mechanics had been using mixed in with the blood of some guy from Tokyo called Chan Ho Yin! I now have these amazing powers?"

"Mark you could have severly damaged the area and killed those people." Kitty told him sternly, they may have been low level criminals but they definitely did not deserve to die.

"They were bad guys, hurting them is my job now!" Mark yelled before calming down "with you by my side as my comic book girlfriend I can do a lot of great things!"

"Mark we broke up because were wrong for eachother, I certainly can't be with you since you are using this power dangerously and irresponsibly." Kitty said trying to reason with him, "I am a hero now and you are destined to be my love interest!" Mark roared getting agitated "to be with me through the adventures that I will end up having, just like in the comic books, TV shows and movies!"

Kitty wondered just how insane did her ex went, did he seriously belief life works out like that? That he could do all the stuff people with powers do in fiction and there would not be consequences? Peter may do the things he says he will be doing but at least peter is smart enough to use his powers responsibly, even if at first he wanted to use them for vengeance.

"Molten Man? Is that what you are calling yourself? Suddenly Morbius the Living Vampire sounds like a more realistic name." Peter said as he web singed in and landed on the rooftop.

"Pet...Spider-Man!" Kitty said correcting herself in time, "Spider-Man, this is so perfect!" Mark said starting to laugh like a lunatic as the flames were growing bigger "once I kill you the people will love me for putting down a masked menace and I will win Kitty's heart!"

"Looks like that he is like Mike, in the way that he treats what he is doing like some fiction adventure..." Peter thought bitterly as he was going to have to deal with this insane fire person just after managing to talk down the Captain America colored Iron Man.

Yeah I had Peter talk down Rhodey to end it as I did not think Peter was at a level that he could realistically take on someone in a Tony Stark designed armour yet.