Earlier that afternoon Liz had gone home after school feeling a bit scared having hearing about this 'venomous monster' that attached those Ptereodax goons and it happened when she was flying out as Firestar. From what she had read it had striked near where she had found Spider-Man and knowing that she could have been faced to face with whatever this monster could have been. Who knows what was possible anymore and what it could have looked like. This monster that freaked out those terrorists to near death; terrorists who had probably faced things no problem that would have made Liz puke her guts out.

Would she have been able to handle it if she came across this 'Venom' that social media had nicknamed it?

"If your boyfriend wasn't wandering about then he could be there to comfort you if you just told him you were scared of this big bad monster! I mean here you are scared out of your mind and he is trying to clear his head?" Sally told Liz on the phone and Liz shook her head at her best friend's words.

"Come on Sally; cut him some slack... He has his own problems as his worst bully who had put him through hell is now out on the streets on parole. Even with the strict conditions that Carl was being forced to adhere to; it still had to be a scary feeling and Liz thought that it would just be selfish to expect him to just drop everything to support her when he has his own worries to deal with.

"Got it; I don't blame you for being scared and I am not going to make any call about what you should do but isn't risking danger to stop a dangerous bad guy who superheroes are supposed to do? Still no good walking into a fighting if you know that you will just end up getting yourself killed needlessly. Just keep that in mind Liz." Sally told Liz and she knew that it was very good points to consider. "Take care of yourself; I have to go as I have a date with Flash that starts in 10." Sally finished as they both said goodbye to eachother.

Liz wondered if she could feasibly fight this 'venomous monster'; uh if only she had her partner Spider-Man's number or a way to contact him so they could discuss this together!

She heard a knock on the door and went to answer it as both her parents and brother were at work; she was shocked to discover Harry was there and invited him in. "What a surprise Harry; something that I can help you with?" Liz asked as they went to the living room and sat down.

Harry sighed as he considered his words and Liz thought that this must have be something big; "Listen Liz... I heard my dad on the phone the other day... About trying to buy your family's company..." Harry said and Liz's mouth fell wide open as she became tense.

"I overheard my parents and Mark talking about the same when they think I am not listening..." Liz muttered remembering the words of them saying where Norman Osborn can shove the offers he keeps sending them; with Harry being a friend and classmate of her boyfriend, she didn't want to bring it up as she knew that he would have nothing to do with his father's business practices.

"I didn't want to bring it up but I was thinking and I want dad to think higher of me so... I was wondering if we could talk and if you could help convince your parents to see reason?" Harry asked hopefully as Liz's mouth fell wide open at the question.

"Excuse me?" Liz asked with a glare wondering if she heard it right.

"Convince your parents to see reason as trust me when dad has his mind set on something then he won't stop until he succeeds; he is not going to leave your parents alone about acquiring Allan Chemicals and all this delaying will just frustrate him more. I am sure an agreement can be made to have some control and input over the resources in this new merger. Be beneficial and profitable for them." Harry said with a smile as if this was an ideal solution.

"Harry; Allan Chemicals had been in my family ever since my grandfather started it! My family has fought tooth and nail to keep it in the family and away from hostile takeovers! I am not going to disappoint my folks to try and convince them to sell to your dad especially when I don't think that they should!" Liz retorted loudly.

"Come on Liz; stop being ridiculous! What's so wrong about Oscorp acquiring Allan Chemicals?" Harry asked shaking his head as if Liz was being difficult. Liz stayed silent and Harry kept badgering her with the question.

"Okay; Allan Chemicals stands for ethical business practices and my family has worked hard to get rid of any self interested executives, refused deals with those that go against it, works with unions for the best deals, benefits and working conditions... Everything that Oscorp doesn't stand for. I heard the stories about Oscorp and your father being a ruthless heartless tycoon who cares only for profits at the expense of the people, I can't say that I disagree!" Liz retorted with a sharp eye as Harry was open mouthed.

"Liz; my family is just an honest capitalist! He and his family were targeted last year by Octavius and his band of terrorists; don't tell me that you agree with them? If your family doesn't stop being foolish then my dad can really get mad and he may stop being so nice..." Harry spoke out as Liz ran to the front door and opened it.

"Leave. Now. Never come here again!" Liz ordered with a glare and Harry shook his head as he just left. "How do I tell my boyfriend that his friend is an idiot who made himself an errand boy for his old man?" Liz groaned feeling like she needed to go to bed.

Her family were still working late and Liz had problem sleeping and decided to check her phone; she put her hand to her mouth as there was cell phone footage posted of an ooze like monster using tendrils to sling about the top of the buildings with police after this monster thinking that it could be 'Venom'.

Should she do this? Liz thought that she would have to be brave and changed into Firestar; she gulped as she flew out of the window still having trouble believing that she was doing this.


Fisk in his office just kept re-watching the news report of the Ptereodax goons being found by the police traumatised by this Venom monster as called by social media. How did this monster get there and where did Spider-Man go? He should have gotten Prowler to stay there to make sure that Spider-Man was dealt away with. It should have at least left Spider-Man near death and hesitant to meddle in his business again as well as serve a message that New York is and always will be his city.

Instead some sort of monster traumatised soldiers of this ruthless mercenary force.

Donovan entered the office looking regretful and informed him "more notices from the men; until they can be assured that they will be name from this monster or that it is dealt with... They are refusing to deal business in the night... They say that any threats aren't worth much..."

Notices of strikes and refusing to work from his men over this; "I remember when people knew their place and everyone knew the consequences of disobeying or undermining me... Now they are scared of real life monsters instead of the Kingpin..." He held onto his cane tightly as he growled in fury. "This cannot stand..." Fisk thundered thinking that there had to be a way to fix this...


Liz was now flying above the streets feeling tense and he came across Venom using tendrills to attack some masked people guarding a truck that was being robbed. Venom used the tendrils to strangle one of the masked people with Liz noticing that Venom was using a white spider symbol which was odd as the monster didn't look spider themed. "Please... Let me go... I have a family and we have bills past due... I didn't know what the job I was signing up for..." pleaded the person.

"Should have said no if you didn't get the finer details; otherwise you wouldn't be facing justice..." Venom snarled as police officers came and Venom looked up and noticed Liz. "You? No! Fire bad!" Venom shouted as the monster then began slinging away and leaping away using the tendrils dropping the person.

"The monster doesn't like fire... He is more scared of me than I am off him..." Liz realised chuckling at the irony and began flying after Venom at great speed. Venom got onto a rooftop as Liz was sending fireballs their way and some hit them with the symbiote losing control.

"What... what is going on?" Venom asked as the face was peeled away to reveal Peter and Liz was open mouthed in horrified shock; her boyfriend was Venom? "What? Are you controlling my body while I am sleeping now?" Peter asked terrified upon realising wher ehe was.

"You're Venom? A teenager..." Liz asked and knew that she had to tread carefully since she isn't supposed to know who he is.

"Venom... That's what we are being called? This ooze alien came from Jupiter thanks to Colonel Jameson... Been influencing me with power and promises... Turning me into a monster... Doesn't want to take no from an answer..." Peter explained as the ooze of the symbiote tried to cover him and he was struggling to fight it. Liz was stunned to discover that an alien ooze was controlling her boyfriend, okay this was now personal...

Liz then carefully aimed at the ooze bits of the symbiote as to not burn her boyfriend; "You can't let Firestar do this to us... You need the power..." the symbiote cried as parts of the symbiote formed the head of Venom complete with teeth and tongue.

"No! I don't!" Peter cried out in determination managing to get out of the symbiote and Liz then began sending fire at the symbiote causing it to scamper away through a nearby vent. "Thanks for the save there... I wish I had my autograph book..." Peter remarked gratefully with a smile as Liz put him into his arms.

"Tell me where you live and I will give you a ride... Tell your friends that I saved you but leave the Venom ooze out... Just get a good night's sleep and see someone if you have nightmares over this..." Liz thought thinking that Peter will definitely need her to be understanding when Peter the next time they see eachother is going over the effects of having that alien creature controlling him. Liz flew Peter home and allowed herself to think about how cute Peter looked in his Star Wars sleeping shirt.


Kraven managed to recover from the injuries as he was limping to his hideout but coughed up blood; thinking that his Cancer was getting worst. He was going to be doomed to a pitiful end for such an accomplished hunter; he saw what Spider-Man had become and the ultimate prey. It could have been a glorious end; finished off by a worthy opponent but Spider-Man didn't have what it takes to finish off his prey.

What a waste of potential...

He was still limping away when he found black ooze moving on the floor and it reached and formed the head of Venom. "Spider-Man has abandoned me... He is too soft and full of weakness to accept what is offered to him. We can help eachother out; eliminate the weakness from him. Drive him past his breaking point; turn him into an ultimate killer. Bring him to the point where he will be willing to finish you off; the perfect end that you desire. Once you are dead then he will be mine to bond with again!" the symbiote told him as Kraven looked at this creature intrigued by the offer and grinned.

Kraven looked gleeful as the symbiote went to his leg and bonded him; he felt the effects of his Cancer lessening as his mass and form increased. Kraven and the symbiote yelled out at once "We... Are... VENOM!"

For clarification just in case you missed it reading this chapter: Liz still doesn't know that Peter is Spider-Man. She just now knows that he was the host of Venom.

The idea of Kraven becoming Venom comes from Spider-Man: Life Story just like using John Jameson's son Neil from there; I thought that it was a neat idea even if afterwards it wasn't actually explored due to the limitations of trying to fit this whole story in just 6 issues each about a decade apart.