"Spider-Man!" Johnny looked at Spider-Man, then at Rhino. "So this really IS Rhino!"
"I see you had to start drama, HAVE YOU, Rhino?!" Spider-Man squinted at Rhino.
"Shut up..." Rhino groaned.
"This isn't real..." Said Ninja Man. "This has all gotta be a dream!"
"Hey, I'M THE NORMAL ONE! What are you?!" Asked Johnny.
"Shouldn't you be thanking us for saving you?" Asked Top Speed.
"Thank you, but it isn't gonna get me another paycheck to buy a backup weapon, isn't it?" Johnny replied.
"Hey, what's going on here?" Mario arrived from the hotel, with his Flashlight aimed at Rhino's face.
"Too shiny!" Rhino growled.
"You're not gonna believe this, Mario!" Johnny told his Security Guard Ally. "We just found this guy, who had ransacked the alleyways headed here. And we now we have Superheroes, featuring the all glorious Spider-Man!"
"Save some spotlight for me..." Ordnance whispered to his friends.
"Speaking of which, does anyone know why or how this all happened?" Asked Spider-Man.
"No." Ninja Man replied. "But my suggestion is to hide the Rhino man before anyone finds out. Mario, you still got the sleeping gas?"
"You know my name?" Asked Mario as he revealed, under his coat, a small bomb with a hole where the gas seeped.
"Johnny JUST revealed it..."Replied Power Lord.
"Oh..." Mario replied as he handed over the bomb.
"Wait! Before you do, I gotta grab my gun!" Johnny started running to his destroyed weapon, grabbing it, and leaving the alleyway. "Go now! Pull the bomb!"
"Alright, Mr Chunky!" Mario pulled the trigger of the Sleep Gas Bomb. "Here's the Hot Black Potato of Dreams! Enjoy!"
"Me no like potato!" Rhino grunted.
The heroes and security guard ran and took cover while Rhino stood motionless, and inhaled the sleeping gas and fell asleep.
"We'll take it from here." Replied Spider-Man as he and the Secret Identity Superheroes moved Rhino into a truck. And drove him away.
The next morning, Mario and Johnny were back on the grind.
"Hey." Mario looked at Johnny as he looked so... zombified. "You okay?"
"The headmasters have approved of my newest paycheck, but I'm sure gonna miss my old shotgun." Replied Johnny. "I was thinking a Submachine Gun, but I need power when I come close and personal..."
"Hey, I know a store where we can stock up on ammo and weapons. Bring your paycheck and we'll split the deal by half and I'll lend you the location for a very old Gunsmith. He'll turn your old shotgun into something more... Admirable."
"Are you calling Chuck Norris ugly?!"
"Oh mama, he named his shotgun!"
"Well, I suppose if Chuck Norris gets stronger after the evolution..." Johnny replied as he took his paycheck and folded it into his wallet. "Only if he gets stronger, his beauty's BINDED within the metal."
"Sometimes I wonder WHO PAYS YOU to slip caffeine drugs in your drinks?" Mario sighed.
"I can't believe THIS IS THE GUY we hired. Now he knows more than we do." Said Howie.
"Except how both Spider-Man and that beast came here." Said Nick as he turned off the camera.
"And did he REALLY try fighting that villain alone with a gun?!" Brian looked at the alleyway of the hotel through the window. "Poor guy almost got TOAST!"
"But still, what COULD he do?" Asked Nick. "Obviously, we all were once fans of Marvel Comics and read at least one comic or two. But there's gotta be more to the comics than just Spider-Man. Question is, how exactly do we keep up?"
"Should we ask him about the comics he reads?" Kevin loomed over at the table. "He JUST GOTTA has some comics spare left.
"Excuse me, Daily Bugle Press!" Said a familiar voice at the door.
"We know it's YOU, Peter." Said Nick.
"What the- How did you know about me?!" Asked Peter Parker who showed up at the Backstreet Boys.
"How did you manage to get through all those guards?" AJ McLean asked Peter.
"Magician never tells." Said Peter.
"So in summary, you got through ALL THOSE PRESS, with what?!" Asked Nick. "Wait a minute... I forgot, you're Spider-Man..."
"How do you guys know MORE about me! It's almost like I live in a comic book!" Peter looked at the Backstreet Boys as they looked at each other. "Do I?"
"HOW is this happening?!" Asked Howie.
"I don't know, but all I know is that the government is not happy with me either..." Peter replied.
"Hey, Peter." AJ asked Peter for a favor. "This may sound a bit bogus, but we need some comics from our security guards. Think you can ask for some?"
"Sure, why not? Can't be anything less surprising than just finding out my life's an imaginary lie." Peter swung outside the window as he changed into Spider-Man, looking for the two security guards from the TV.
As Johnny and Mario were packing up for the day, Spider-Man swung by to them to meet them.
"So, Mario and Johnny, huh?" Asked Spidey.
"Yes, that's us, whatcha need?" asked Mario.
"So, I heard that I come from a Comic Book, I wanna read them all." Spidey squinted his eyes as he said the word "Comic".
"Oh, we have some in the Desk, Key #2." Mario handed Spidey his Comic Book Key.
"As for mine, I just got into good heroes. Marvel and DC." Said Johnny. "Read ANYBODY you like, except for Batman, because he's not in your universe, but he's my favorite DC Franchise."
"Funny." Said Spider-Man. "Are Superheroes common out here?"
"You happen to be fiction, now you're a fact." Said Mario.
"Anyways, take as many as you please. If you're REALLY interested in DC, I recommend a taste of Batman." Johnny replied as the guards left their keys for their comics.
"That was easy." Said Kevin.
"And now, to do our homework." Said Spidey as he's holding a Batman Comic.
"What are you gonna do with that?" Asked Nick.
"I know EVERYTHING about my allies. Time to learn about another universe that's totally identical to mine." Spidey replied. "And now, I'm gonna see why Johnny recommends me this."
Spidey sat down in a bean chair as he flipped through the cover page.
"Alright, boys. Let's read some comics!" Said Nick.
(To be continued)
