SCARLET SPIDER IS ON A DATE WITH AUNT MAY!?

Sam Alexander almost threw up in his mouth.

Below, Scarlet reappeared in his civi's and sat back down at the table. A few moments later, Aunt May paid the check, they stood and left.

Sam was fuming.

What the heck is he doing? Sam asked himself as he followed closely behind the pair, shifting from building to building for cover. First, he makes nice with Peter then betrays him and the rest of S.H.I.E.L.D, then "changes his mind" and "sacrifices" himself for New York. Then it turns out he's not really dead but he didn't come back and now he's hanging out with Aunt May. Why!? I don't get it. It doesn't make any sense.

Aunt May and Scarlet walked to the Subway entrance on Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street. They talked for a moment before Aunt May went down the stairs and disappeared into the tunnel. Scarlet walked along Lexington Ave before turning off into an alley way. Sam waited. Sure enough, he reappeared as Scarlet Spider and headed towards the Hudson.

Who does he think he is!? Sam thought as he landed, a short time later, on the helipad of the Triscellion at the tip of Manhattan.

Suddenly, Sam heard a Thud! behind him. Sam turned. Scarlet had landed behind him. Sam wanted to reach out and slam the Spider into the building and demand to know how he knew Aunt May, why he was spending time with her and what his intentions were. Scarlet walked by without a word. Rationality left Sam.

Sam grabbed Scarlet by his arm and slammed him up against the black wall of S.H.I.E.L.D HQ.

"Hey!" Scarlet exclaimed in protest.

I will not be ignored by you!

"Talk!" Sam demanded.

"This again?"

"What were you doing with Aunt May?"

"What?" Scarlet asked, sounding wholly confused.

"You heard me!" Sam could hear the blood rushing through his ears.

"I don't know what's wrong with you or where your manners have gone, Punk, but I haven't seen Aunt May since two days ago."

Sam pulled Scarlet's shoulders forward before slamming them into the wall again. "LIAR!"

"This is a funny way of thanking a guy for saving your life you little pun-"

"I just saw you two together!?"

Scarlet seemed at a loss for words. "You followed me." He growled, but it didn't phase Sam one bit.

"You better believe I did! I saw you eat lunch with her. If Spider-Man finds out he's going to kick you out so fast your head with spin!"

"And why would he care?"

"You were with her just a few minutes ago! Don't lie! I was watching you. I don't think Spider-Man is going to be too happy when he finds out you've been hanging out with his aunt!"

"And what makes you think I knew that woman was his aunt?" Scarlet snarked.

Oh crap! Wait-

"Because you called her Aunt May earlier." Ha!

"So did you."

CRAP!

"Fortunately for you, I did know. I know who Spider-Man is too, not that it's any of your business. So, if you don't mind-" Scarlet jerked away with such force that Sam could not keep hold of him.

"Actually, I do mind. I don't know what you and your boss have planned, but if you hurt them or anyone else at this school again - you won't be able to swing/crawl far enough!"

"What— You seriously think I'm still working for that monster!?"

"Freak of a feather,"

Scarlet scoffed. "Takes one to know one." He smirked.

Sam scowled.

Ben looked down and saw light emanating from Nova's hands.

Dang, what did I ever do to this kid? Ben thought.

"Hey!" A new voice called out before either student could make a move. "Whatever this is about, you can settle it inside. The battles for the day are starting."

The gold helmeted intergalactic guardian exchanged a vile filled glare with the spandex suited terrestrial spider.

Okay then, IT'S ON!

"Alright, line up everyone!" A member of SHIELD's personnel called to the costumed teens. "Listen up, Spider-Man is going to be judging the battles today, so listen up."

"Alright everyone, hurry up and pick a partner!"

Sam looked around. Who would be best for him to fight with? It would have to be someone that wouldn't want to fight Scarlet, and someone that Sam wouldn't have to help: someone that could take care of themselves and not get in the way.

Power Man? No, he likes to switch targets mid-match. White Tiger? No, she's to bossy, she'll start telling me what to do and will definitely notice my tirade against Scarlet. Iron Fist? Perfect! Before Sam could seek out his friend, Scarlet came and stood beside him. The heck are you doing you creep!

Scarlet looked at him and put a finger to his lips, the pointed to Spider-Man. Sam gnashed his teeth.

Again, who does this guy think he is!?

"Alright, everyone partnered up?" After an affirmative response, "Good, you'll be fighting the person you picked, not the other teams like you probably thought."

Sam looked at Scarlet from the corner of his eye. He knew what Webs was going to say. At that moment, Scarlet turned and looked Sam straight in the eyes. Sam felt sick to his stomach.

So this is one of the skills you used to betray Peter; you can tell what he's going to do before he does it, huh? Congrats on your skill you slimy little rat. now, I'm going to send you back to the sewer you came from!

Yeah, San's still an idiot, but that will all change next chapter. Hope you enjoyed! New Chapters go live on Sundays. Thanks for Reading :)