Sunday afternoon; there was a riot of Jack O'Lanterns outside of one of the biggest department stores in New York, the Jack O'Lanterns ready to grab the money from the cash register and grab whatever they could carry to sell off. The police were gathered but before the Jack O'Lanterns could fight them there was Peter as Spider-Man swinging down and going in to fight.
Feeling more confident after fighting an army of supervillains in another universe the previous day as well as in his new Advanced Suit; he focused himself on dodging their attacks more and used the fibre shielding on his gloves to give a bigger impact on his punches. He managed to daze them enough to web them up in his more advanced web; he then took out a vial of the Goblin serum antidote and opened it up.
The gas of the antidote spread to the Jack O'Lanterns and they groaned as they slowly started to turn normal with the green of the skins disappearing. Satisfied that his antidote was working he then let the officers take the Jack O'Lanterns into custody as he then web slinged up to the top of a nearby building.
"Okay; this works and i just need to do this about a hundred more times to eliminate the Goblin's army... I need to build something to spread this around the city just like the machine that Doc Ock almost used to spread his poison; will it work on the Goblin himself before he kills me..." Peter muttered but noticed that he was perched right next to a stone gargoyle. "Do you have a name or should I just call you Bruce?" Peter asked the gargoyle but found Liz as Firestar floating in front of him smiling with a wave.
"Hey Spidey; I was going to join you but it looks like that you got it covered. I love the new suit; did you put it together yourself?" Liz greeted with an amazed look as Peter put on a grin wondering if she was going to believe the story.
"Well yesterday I was sent through a portal to different universes; one where I got killed by the Goblin but other me was an adult who had his own self named company and was married to this smoking hot bombshell. He had the Vulture as a father in law so his life wasn't perfect when he was still alive. I had time to build my new suit there." Peter explained and Liz gave a look that was clear that she didn't buy his story at all.
"Sure whatever... Still; you have a way to deal with the Goblin's army now?" Liz then responded and Peter showed his antidote.
"I want to try and build a way to spread it over as just using it on a couple of goons at a time isn't gonna cut it but still a way to fight back is going to help us in the long run. Heaven knows just dealing with even a small amount of the Goblin's army was hard enough." Peter told her and Liz smiled at this.
"Agreed; please keep me informed and tell me when you are ready to introduce me to your new tailor." Liz replied and they waved to eachother as they went their separate ways. Peter decided to swing the way home and through the window.
After getting changed he check the Fabricator's schematics database and found a dispelling device similar to Doc Ock's; it would take some time to put together but still promising. He heard a call for him and went out to embrace May as she came through the door. "Good to see you Aunt May... How was your trip Aunt May?" Peter asked with a warm smile as May went to the TV as she put her bags down while giving him an equally warm smile.
"Had to deal with a few boring meetings but I got to see sights and it was worth it knowing that we got to make it so that we could help more people than we have before." May replied and looked around. "The place is in one piece which is a good sign. What have you been up to in your weekend with the place to yourself?" May asked and Peter gave a sheepish smile.
"Nothing exciting..." Peter lied and May's face made it clear that she wasn't fooled by the second but decided to just put on the TV to the Daily Bugle Communications news report.
Star reporter Whitney Chang was reporting that the now retired superhero Colonel John Jameson was discharged from hospital with Oscorp able to put together a solution to the spores in John's body which was slowly working and returning him to normal. Mayor Jameson was seen helping to escort his son out of hospital with John's family as it was covered by reporters. Jameson made a statement that John had agreed to meet with the visiting US President Kyle Richmond at the UN building for his visit later in the oncoming week.
"Typical... His son is out of hospital again with powers depleted and still the Mayor is using him again for PR points." May muttered with disgusted and Peter just shook his head; the Mayor was a blowhard but it had been a long while since he was able to cause him much trouble.
During the week Liz had told Peter about her dreadful weekend with the family and Peter had to be coy about his own weekend. Thursday came and outside the front door as the school day was over Liz was telling Peter about how she had free time since her parents were busy over issues with Allan Chemicals' stock holders. Harry passed and Peter noticed again how Liz gave him an evil eye; "I will be seeing you Pete and you too Liz... Father was most insistent that I go straight home to my room after school." Harry nervously told them as he gave them a wave and passed by to go to his family's limo.
Peter returned it and then gently asked Liz "Seriously Liz; what is the deal with you and Harry..."
"Petey; can you please just drop it..." Liz pleaded in a whisper and Peter reluctantly nodded as he desperately wanted to know more as what could Harry have done or said to warrant all this hostility that he had been getting from her. There was Grady and Debra at the gates to greet them as they hoped to have a get together after they were done with their respective schools.
"Hey you nerds like your comics and heroes right? I am talking to your boyfriend and his buddies Liz and not you... Well here is what I convinced the Principal to let me host the first meeting of tomorrow after school." Flash grinned coming up to them with a handful of flyers with Sally helping to carry them looking agitated. "You are welcome to join in and appreciate a real superhero; even those from the lesser school." Flash smiled as they looked and saw that it was a photoshopped image collage of Spider-Man with the caption saying that it was a Spider-Man Fan Club.
Peter felt shocked and flattered that Flash was doing this for his alter ego.
"He designed the flyers himself; real proud of that and spent lunch printing them all out." Sally drawled shaking her head. "If you ask me; we should consider Firestar getting her own fan club. She is the best hero in my book." Sally continued on with many passerbys surprised even Peter who knew about her secret love of superheroes, Liz just silently pleaded with her to be quiet.
"You like Spider-Man?" Debra questioned and Flash nodded.
"Off course; doing all that crazy stuff and helping us out when crazy stuff happens; if only I had powers and be able to work with him..." Flash sighed to snickers and Peter would have done the same if he didn't have the weekend that he did.
"I bet Flash would make a good superhero if he had a chance." Peter spoke up and there was blinking at this and they stared at Peter.
"You think so Peter?" Grady asked looking like he was sure that he must have heard him wrong.
"Why not; he could surprise people... Imagine him with powers and calling himself like Captain Spider or something?" Peter asked and Flash lightened up at that.
"Yeah... Thanks Parker; I like that name... Sounds like something I would have come up with..." Flash replied giving him an appreciative nod and Peter stopped himself from laughing.
Inside the United Nations building there was representatives from all around the world having arrived with their own security; Mayor Jameson had made a big show out of having President Richmond over to shake his hand and that of his son John's hand as with his special suit he could still pass as being known as Colonel Jupiter with the comics still being made. Richmond at the US section waited with his cabinet members for his turn to go and make his speech as there was a lot on the timetable for this meeting.
However Jameson ended up getting calls and was ready to scream at the other end only to be told that an army of aircrafts belonging to Viper Worldwide had invaded the airspace of the City and were heading towards the building. The security teams all covered their representatives as they felt the building being attacked and soon the main hall as well as all halls were being stormed by Jack O'Lanterns and not just every criminal infected but just about all of the staff of Viper Worldwide as well.
There was mass panic as Jameson screamed at his security forces to gather the entire police department to the building but strangely enough the Wakanda delegation showed no fear; King T'Challa was there in his suit looking serious and as if the Jack O'Lanterns should be more afraid of him and his security team of bald women than they should be afraid of them.
Soon armed Jack OLanterns guarded all ways out and had the representatives at gunpoint as crashing through the wall was Norman in full Goblin gear cackling while using his sonar device to direct and control his army. "Greetings representatives of the entire globe... I am known as the Green Goblin... Or at least I was; for you see I will now answer to the name of the Goblin King!" Norman started looking around him. "I have had changes done to me that has made me a new stronger man. Along with strength was a mindset that I could control all over the feeble lesser beings of the world; I thought about being the new Kingpin of this city but soon I realised that it was too small thinking... Why not king of the world?" Norman asked as all eyes and cameras were on him.
"Here are my demands; all countries represented here are to surrender all nuclear launch codes to me and the US senate and all government is to surrender all control to me right now as I have the President and his cabinet here. All countries must agree to non aggression to the new top super power in the world; my Goblin Nation!" Norman commanded and they all looked at him like he was crazy.
"You madman; your actions here tonight would serve nothing but drive the entire planet into World War III!" demanded T'Challa and Norman looked his way laughing as if it was a all a joke to him.
"So? Soon I will have an entire military force mutated into stronger beings such as myself... What could stand against the USA's military with all brave soldiers just like me and my forces? Wakanda... A small African nation with jsut about no treaties from what I know... How long do you expect to last in a war against my forces?" Norman asked and the King was tempted to grin and laugh at his direction.
"I am not standing for this jokester of a clown..." thundered a visiting President of a antion who was then gunned down by a Jack O'Lantern after a signal from Norman causing silence around the hall.
"Every hour that my demands are not met then delegates die." Norman informed them and faced the reporters as he floated in the air on his glider. "This is to Spider-Man the so called superhero protector of this city of feeble normal ants... Why bother pretending to be something that you're not? Soon this world is going to tear itself apart and only the strong superhero Goblin Nation is going to remain to rebuild the world in our image. I know you are going to turn up and this could be your last chance to get with the program." Norman warned the cameras.
This live broadcast was being seen around the country and world; including an upper state New York mansion which functioned as a private school. The estate's owner and school headmaster was an aged elderly bald headed man in a yellow wheelchair like means of operation. "A big risk to reveal ourselves after being hidden for so long but what choice do we have? We can't just stand here while the Goblin King seeks to tear the world apart..." thought the man and it didn't take long for his choice to be made.
He closed his eyes and focused his telepathic powers to put out a command to the residents of the Mansion and thought "To me my X-Men..."
On Teddy Roosevelt Island there was the Triskellion; the tower headquarters of the worldwide anti-terrorist intelligence organisation known as Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement & Logistics Division. Inside the main office watching this live was the black trenchcoat clad director fo the organisation known was known as SHIELD for short; Colonel Nick Fury Jr a black bald headed man with a goatee, an eyepatch and scars with each one telling a different story.
"Things have truly changed... Can't wait for orders concerning on how to proceed..." Fury muttered looking to his deputy director. "I know that he is recovering from almost 80 years on the ice but this calls for an old soldier..." Fury told them and they understood the command. If only they could get in touch with the Iron Man who was currently overseas dealing with cells on his self appointed one man war on terrorism and the same could be said for the man calling himself Thor.
At an internet cafe in San Francisco; there was Tandy & Ty trying to keep a low profile but they caught wind of what was happening at the UN building and shared a look.
In Peter's room Peter was on his bed with Liz sitting together; "I am still surprised that you spoke up for Flash like that; I am grateful as while he is kind of a blockhead, he is better than people give him credit for. I bet he admires Spider-Man for the right reasons like a lot of people do. Including me." Liz smiled and Peter was happy that his girlfriend was a Spidey fan and it took time to get used to it.
"What can I say; after what you revealed about Sally and I thought that people may have sides that they don't show to people..." Peter said as Liz got text alerts from Sally. They were irritated by having their alone time interrupted by grew concerned as they looked at the text:
CHECK THE F'N NEWS!
They went out to the hall where they noticed May was watching Daily Bugle Communications with her mouth wide open; they looked and were speechless to see the live news report of the Goblin leading the invasion on the UN building. "The Goblin before was talking about how he wanted to be the new Kingpin... How does one go from that to be a full blown war criminal?" Peter asked in his head.
"Sorry Petey but... I am a bit flustered so I am gonna go home... Catch you later when hopefully things are better?" Liz asked in a hurry and Peter not really thinking walked her to the door as she left after a kiss to his cheek.
Peter rushed to his room and closed the door shut; he then got out his dispeller device that he was working on and hooked it with the Goblin serum antidote; hoping that it would work. He nervously got changed into his Advanced Suit; "Okay no pressure Spider-Man... Last weekend; you fought a battle in another universe... You can handle actually pretty much saving this world... I never expected this when I decided to be Spider-Man to honour Uncle Ben's memory..." Peter muttered to himself as he put the dispeller under his arm as he climbed out of the window and started web slinging.
"Hoping this works and the Goblin doesn't kill me..." Peter muttered feeling terrified and that this could be the fight of his life...
Yeah; bet you never saw this coming as this was the plan for the Goblin's goals for a while; since at least when I brought in the Vipers. I bet no other Spidey origin reboot stories ever went 'I am going to have Spidey who hasn't even had his powers for a full year have to deal with the Green Goblin launching a full scale attack on the United Nations building'. I bet I silenced anyone who thought that I couldn't top Doc Ock leading the Sinister Six on a rampage on the city after setting up a breakout of Ryker's and single handedly pretty much took over the crime groups of New York.
