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Chapter 15: Not Again
(Wakanda, present, noon)
Spider-Man and Iron Man had made it to the land of the Panther. They'd been talking about the mess Tony had gotten himself into. While the Iron Knight considered himself the better…man…than Spidey, he had a hard time arguing with the young hero's points in their conversation about what he'd done. But for now, they were walking through the jungle. Somehow the Quinjet had run out of fuel and they had to go in by foot. Since they were going after Kraven, Spidey said that this would allow for them to have a better vantage point to possibly spot the madman. Being above the tree line would only provide cover for the fugitive. Currently, Iron Man is trying to contact T'Challa, but to no avail.
"Ugh…why couldn't he just leave his communicator on?..." Tony grumbled as he pushed his way through the undergrowth. "Don't you remember? He said he needed time to train Tiger and that was his most important objective to complete." The arachnid themed hero replied as he leapt from branch from branch through the trees. "It's stupid…" Tony hissed. "What was that?" Spider-Man snarled.
Iron Man looked up at the young hero who glared at him. That last statement by the Iron Knight didn't sit well with the masked teen.
"Nothing." Tony grumbled as he continued to move through the jungle.
Spidey shook his head in annoyance, but continued to navigate through the trees.
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Peter asked. "I'm sure; I recorded the travel path when we were here last time." Tony replied, confidence in his voice.
Spidey sighed, but continued on his path. Then the sounds of crackling and grunting are heard, something big was moving towards them.
(That doesn't sound good…)
"What is that?" Spidey murmured. "Probably just a gorilla, there are several here. There's one I don't want to ever see again." Tony said, turning to face Spidey. "Why? You have the same tone in your voice when you were talking about…oh what's his name…M…M'B…" Spidey grunted, trying to remember the name of the one Iron Man said earlier. "M'Baku…he's locked up though…we won't see him again…hehe…" Iron Man chuckled.
Then a familiar, intimidating growling could be heard from the undergrowth a few feet in front of Tony.
"YOU!" The deep voice of a familiar individual is heard.
(Yeah…that doesn't sound good….)
M'Baku himself leapt from the undergrowth. His wounds from his battle with White Tiger and Black Panther had healed, although there were still signs of bad bruising.
"KUFA, WATU WA NJE (DIE, OUTSIDERS)!" M'Baku bellowed.
The shrieking monkey sound went off in Peter' mind. M'Baku beat his chest with both of his mighty fists as he let out a deep, bellowing roar.
(*Gulps*)
"You were locked up in T'Challa's dungeon! How did you escape?!" Tony shouted, preparing his repulsor blasters. "You presume to question me, outsider? I will finish the job I was interrupted of before: tearing you apart and putting your body on display for all outsiders as a warning that no outsider is welcome in Wakanda. RAGH!" Man-Ape shouted, before leaping at Iron Man.
(WHAT?!)
Before Iron Man could fire a blast, M'Baku grabbed the Iron Knight by his right leg and slammed him against a tree. He continued to bash the Avenger against the tree like a lumberjack with an axe until the tree fell down with a mighty crackling thud and Tony lying on the ground in a heap.
"I AM M'BAKU; I AM THE MAN-APE!" M'Baku roared as a victory cry, before lifting his mighty fists for one final attack. "NO!" Spidey cried as he dived at the villain.
M'Baku turned to see where the unknown voice came from. All he turned to see was a red fist hitting his already bruised face. A crack is heard as the blow lands, signifying the jaw being shattered. M'Baku screamed in pain as he rolled on the ground. M'Baku quickly got on his feet and faced the new outsider.
"I don't know who you are little bug…but no outsider is welcome in Wakanda…you will pay for what you've done! RAH!" Man-Ape hissed, then charged forward.
(I'm not going to even bother with telling him the correct term.)
Spidey raced forward. They met in the middle of the small opening. Each clasped the other's hands as they pushed for dominance. The ferocious assault by Man-Ape caught Spidey off guard, and the villain continued to overpower the masked teen. M'Baku screeched in Peter's face.
"UGH! BLAH! AND I THOUGHT WOLVERINE SMELLED BAD! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT A BATH IS?!" Spider-Man hissed in disgust.
M'Baku head-butted Spidey and tossed him towards the fallen tree. The masked teen grunted in pain as he fell beside Tony. M'Baku bellowed in victory as he beat his chest.
"Yes…once I've healed and disposed of you two outsiders, I will return to the capital city and destroy T'Challa and that wretched outsider…the White Tiger…." M'Baku snarled lowly.
Something inside of Spider-Man snapped. Then it happened. M'Baku saw a flash of red, but it was too late. Spider-Man had leapt at Man-Ape, his eyes narrowed with complete and utter rage. Iron Man was able to look up and what he saw next completely shocked him. Spider-Man savagely punched M'Baku repeatedly, blow after blow landing.
'Wow…' Tony gasped in his mind. "NO! THIS CANNOT BE! NOT BY AN OUTSIDER! NOT AGAIN!" M'Baku screamed in agony and anger.
Spidey yelled with anger as a flurry of punches hit M'Baku's torso. The hits landed and pulled back faster than Tony's eyes could comprehend. The bellowing roars M'Baku let out earlier paled in comparison to the yells Spidey now let out. Each hit also paralleled the sound in volume to damage. Each blow that landed there was a resounding crack heard as a result.
"YOU WON'T TOUCH HER!" Spider-Man roared, as he delivered the final blow.
The massive uppercut hit Man-Ape on his shattered jaw. M'Baku screamed as he the pain took place and as he flew through the air. Eventually he vanished from Spider-Man's sight. Spidey breathed heavily as the anger subsided.
"I must say that was very impressive." A familiar voice chuckled alongside clapping.
Iron Man, who'd finally stood up, turned around to face the owner of the voice as did Spider-Man. They saw Black Panther walking out of the jungle's darkness. He was followed by a few Wakandan guards and mech-panthers.
"We can look for M'Baku later men…He won't be going anywhere now…But let us turn our attention to more immediate matters…Why are you here?" T'Challa asked.
(Far in the direction where M'Baku 'soared in')
Man-Ape had landed on a huge tree. Both of his arms around wrapped around branches and the rest of his body is sort of hanging. In a way…he almost looks like he's been crucified. M'Baku groaned in pain.
"I will destroy those wretched outsiders…Especially the bug and tiger…" M'Baku growled in agony and annoyance. "Bug and tiger you say?" A familiar voice chuckled.
Man-Ape looked down to see Kraven the Hunter himself standing at the base of the tree. M'Baku's eyes narrowed with a mix of causes.
"Kraven…" Man-Ape hissed. "You know of me? Good…I know of the bug and tiger, I wish to kill them also…Our interests are aligned…" Kraven chuckled. "Why would I work with an outsider?" M'Baku grunted, spitting out blood. "Because I know of a way to kill them while obtaining great power…Once they are killed and I have my prize, I will leave your country." The villain chuckled. "…I'm listening…" Man-Ape grunted.
To be continued…