Hey guys here's chapter 6 of The Spectacular Spider-Vee. Not much else to say, so here we go.
"Alright, Vee, you can do this," Vee told herself as she rode up the elevator of a building.
The elevator doors then opened. The teenage girl was greeted by a big room, people working at computers at their desks. Though there were only a handful of people in the room to begin with. She walked to the back and stepped into the office of the Jameson twins.
The boy twin, John Jonah Jameson IV, wore an attire like that of an old-time newspaper owner, complete with a vest, tie, tucked in dress shirt with rolled up sleeves, and slacks. He had short, black hair along with a toothbrush mustache and soul patch. He held a cigar between his fingers as he leaned back in a huge swivel chair, looking through what appeared to be photos.
The girl twin, Kendra Josephine Jameson, wore a short sleeve, untucked dress shirt, buttoned down enough to show a bit of cleavage. The rest of her attire consisted of a split mini skirt and high heels. She had long, brunette that stopped in the middle of her back. She held a cup of coffee in her hand, sitting on the edge of the desk with one leg over the other as she looked over the pictures with her brother.
Hanging on the wall behind the twins was an enormous, framed picture of a man that look like Jonah, except much older with graying hair. The picture was titled: John Jonah Jameson II, our founder. That must've been the Jameson twins' grandfather. Judging by the serious expression of their grandfather, it was fair for Vee to assume that the twins must be the uptight, serious types that yell at people.
"Excuse me, Jameson twins," Vee spoke, getting their attention, "I heard you were offering money for photos of Spider-Girl?"
"Beat it, kid. We need someone more experienced, someone unafraid of risking their lives for the big scoop. A little girl like you has no business being in profession like this. Go home and play with your dolls!" Jonah yelled.
Vee growled, a brief spark of electricity surging through her irises. Kendra shot her brother the same glare that Vee was giving him, though it went unnoticed. Vee snorted and turned around, walking away. Kendra set her coffee down.
"Hey, kid," Vee felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Kendra.
"Yeah?" Vee looked at her.
"Don't listen to my hothead brother. He maybe the face of the Bugle, but I'm the one that keeps it running," Kendra told her, "Yes, we are offering money for photos of Spider-Girl, but it's more of a contest. The person with the best pics wins. If you can come back with some good pics of Spider-Girl in action, and you win, then we'll talk business, k?" Kendra winked at her.
"Thanks, Ms. Jameson," Vee smiled.
Well, she was right about one of the twins at least.
Cyber Café…
Vee met up with her friends at a café. This wasn't just a regular café though; it was a café that had stuff from gaming to tech building to trading cards and everything in between. The boys had told her and the other two about this place. It was basically a save haven for geeks and nerds.
"So, what do you think, guys?" Lance said, placing drinks in front of the others along with a plate of donuts.
"This place is actually pretty cool," Vee said as she, Beth and Masha took their drinks.
"It's kind of relaxing," Masha added, taking a donut.
"Yeah, I figured this could be our regular hangout," Lance said, taking a seat.
Vee took a sip of her drink, though she was looking down, a thinking expression upon her face. Just how was she supposed to get pictures of… herself in action without it looking like a selfie?
"What's wrong, Vee?" Masha asked, noticing their/her friend's expression.
"Well, I think I found a surefire way to make money…" Vee started.
"Another Chore Cheetah gig?" Beth asked.
"Nah, I got temporarily banned from that app," Vee waved it off, "No, the Daily Bugle is having a contest for pics of Spider-Girl. The person with the best pics gets a cash prize."
"Getting money for pics of Spider-Girl? Cool," Lance smiled.
"Yeah, but the problem is getting a good pic of her from a convincing angle without getting caught in the crossfire," Vee replied.
"Why don't you just ask Vince to help you?" Lance gestured to the group's other friend who was sitting at the next table over, tinkering with a device, "Dude's always inventing something. I'm sure he could solve your problem with a little gadget."
"He's right. Vince was able to get us an A on a group project in science class," Masha chimed in, "Just go over there and ask. Try a little flirting to sway him."
"What? I don't know how to do that," Vee replied.
"Yes, you do. We're girls, it's in our DNA," Beth said with a smirk.
"I don't remember learning that in science class," Vee cocked an eyebrow.
"She means that metaphorically, Vee," Masha clarified, taking a sip of their/her drink.
"Oh…" Vee muttered, "Well, I guess I could give a shot," she shrugged before getting out of her seat, "Hey Vince," she greeted the young scientist as she approached him.
"Oh, hey Vee," Vincent greeted back, lifting up his goggles with a smile, "What's up?"
Vee cleared her throat. She couldn't believe she was about to do this. She saw this a million times in movies and on tv, so it couldn't be that hard.
"Listen, hands—whoa!" Vee attempted to lean on the table in a flirtatious manner, only to slip and fall on the floor.
"Are you ok?" Vincent asked with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Vee said, dusting herself off as she stood back up, "Like I was saying…" she lowered her eyelids, "I'm having a bit of a problem and I was wondering—ow!" Vee tried running a finger down her hair, only to end up accidentally poking herself in the eye.
There was a brief pause between the two.
"Vee, are you trying to flirt with me?" Vincent asked.
"…Maybe," Vee looked off to the side.
"Heh. Take a seat, Vee," Vincent gestured to the chair beside him, Vee doing so, "So…" Vincent lowered his eyelids, a certain gaze in his eyes, "So, you need help with something?" he leaned in, "Count on me, beautiful. I'm in," he said in a low, sultry tone, gently rubbing Vee's arm while doing so.
Vee sighed, shuttering and blushing at what just happened. It made her melt, her knees feeling like jelly.
"And that's how you flirt with someone… by amateur standards at least," Vincent said, retracting back to his original position.
"How the hell did you do that?" Vee raised an eyebrow at him. She always took him for the type of nerd that didn't know how to flirt.
"I watch a lot of romance movies and romcom shows with my mom. I may be a science and math nerd, but I also know a thing or two about romance… more or less," Vince told her, "I could probably have the heart of any girl I wanted, but I prefer a challenge. Like science!" he grinned, "So, what do you need help with?"
"Well, it involves Spider-Girl…" Vee began.
Spider-Girl swung through the city. She did a backflip and landed on the roof of a building. A black drone then flew in front of her. Spider-Girl placed a hand on her hip with a wink as she flashed the peace sign, the drone then snapping a picture of her.
"Nice job, Vince…" Spider-Girl muttered, a smile underneath her mask.
Vincent had a knack for building, inventing, and repairing stuff. He had built the drone he made for Vee out of parts from old, damaged drones and broken smartphones. This thing could fly, snap pictures, record videos, and was controlled via an arm brace rather than a RC controller. It only took him an hour or two to make and all he wanted in return… was an autograph from Spider-Girl. Something about him being a huge fan.
"Now to get some pics of yours truly in action. Just gotta find a crime," Spider-Girl said, looking around.
"Stop!" she heard a voice. Across the street, she saw a man run out of a store, "Shoplifters!" the store owner shouted as the man turned a corner.
"That'll do," Spider-Girl said, "Huh?" she was about to shoot out a web, but stopped herself when she saw a cop chase the crook down.
Curious, Spider-Girl watched as the cop chased the shoplifter down a nearby alleyway. She leapt from the rooftop slung her way to one of the buildings that led into the alleyway, the drone following her. Crawling along the wall, she moved to where the cop and shoplifter were. Getting a closer look, she saw it was a lady cop with huge, long orange hair.
"Officer Clawthorne," the shoplifter spoke.
"Look, I think you and I both know how this is going to end…" Officer Clawthorne smirked confidently.
There was a brief pause between the two, Spider-Girl watching them with a mix of excitement and slight nervousness. The shoplifter reached into his back pocket. Spider-Girl curled her middle and ring fingers inward, prepared to shoot out webs if needed. The shoplifter then pulled out… a handful of dollar bills?
"Here, I think this'll be a good fee," the shoplifter said, handing Officer Clawthorne half of the bills.
"I didn't see a thing," Officer Clawthorne said, taking the money.
The shoplifter then ran off as the cop counted the money in her hands. However, the shoplifter didn't get far as he was suddenly lifted into the air. Officer Clawthorne looked up and saw the man dangling from a fire escape inside of a web cocoon. She turned her head to see none other than the webslinger herself.
"Hey, you're that Spider-Girl chick everybody's been talking about," Officer Clawthorne noted.
"Yeah, and you're a cop," Spider-Girl countered, leaping from the side of the building, doing a flip before landing in front of the cop, "What the hell do you think you're doing?! You're supposed to catch the bad guys, not let them get away!" she lightly chastised.
"Oh, please, nobody saw," Officer Clawthorne said, folding her arms with a roll of her eyes.
"I did…" Spider-Girl replied, placing a hand on her hip.
The drone then floated down beside the hero, the cop's eyes widening at the sight of it. It didn't take a genius to put two and two together. Officer Clawthorne walked over and took the drone into her hands.
"What are you doing?" Spider-Girl turned to her.
"You're flying this drone without a license, so I'm confiscating it," Officer Clawthorne said.
"Nice try. First of all, there's no such thing as a drone flying license. Second…" Spider-Girl shot a web, snatching the drone out of the cop's hand, "It's not mine. Some kid wants to use it to catch pictures of me in action to win some contest and I agreed," she told her.
"I can't let those picture of me get leaked…" Eda thought, about to reach for her gun.
"If you're thinking about destroying this drone with your gun, there are backup files saved somewhere else," Spider-Girl quickly informed her, "I'm sure the chief of police won't be happy once they see the pics on the Daily Bugle. See ya around, officer."
"No, wait!" Officer Clawthorne called out just as Spider-Girl was about to shoot out a web. The masked vigilante looked at her, "Look, just give me a chance. Believe it or not, police bribes can be a good thing. Come on."
Spider-Girl stared at her, pondering for a moment.
"Nah," Spider-Girl leaped and swung out on a web.
Spider-Girl swung through the air, being sure to do the occasional pose for the camera. She looked back and saw Officer Clawthorne… chasing her. Was she seriously chasing her? Did she not know Spider-Girl could move around faster by web-swinging than she ever could by foot? Looks like the cop must be desperate.
Officer Clawthorne was desperate. She couldn't let Spider-Girl give those pictures of her to some kid and post them. She'd be out of the job, and that was the last thing she needed.
"Help!" Officer Clawthorne heard someone cry out. She turned her head to see a little girl next a fire escape.
"What's the matter, kid?" Officer Clawthorne asked, approaching the child.
"My kitty's stuck on the fire escape," the little girl told her, pointing to a little kitten sitting on the edge of second floor of the fire escape.
Officer Clawthorne climbed the fire escape. In a quick minute she was on the second floor. Slowly, the cop approached the kitten from behind. Once close enough, she stuck and grabbed the kitten, bringing the small creature into her arms. The kitten meowed, purring as it nuzzled the exposed cleavage of her slightly buttoned-down shirt, making her chuckle a little. Officer Clawthorne climbed down the fire escape.
"Here you go, kid," Officer Clawthorne handed the kitten back to its owner.
"Kitty!" the girl hugged her pet, "Thanks, officer," she said before walking away with her kitten.
Officer Clawthorne smiled at that. However, it was in that moment she realized that she lost track of Spider-Girl.
"Ugh. Damn it…" Officer Clawthorne muttered with a groan. Now she was going to lose her job for sure.
"Hey," Spider-Girl greeted, hanging upside down from a street light, startling the cop.
"Geez, give a gal some warning," Officer Clawthorne said, clenching her chest a bit.
"I saw what you did back there," Spider-Girl told her, "I haven't given the kid the drone back yet, so the pictures haven't been posted yet, but…"
Spider-Girl looked at her. There was a brief pause as the looked between each other. She pondered the officer's request. On one hand, she didn't exactly approve of what she did, letting the bad guy get away. Yet on the other, from what she just saw, she could see some hints of Officer Clawthorne having a good heart. Spider-Girl sighed.
"Look, Spider-Girl, just give me a chance. Please," Officer Clawthorne said with pleading eyes.
"Alright, Officer Clawthorne. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt," Spider-Girl replied, albeit begrudgingly.
"Great! You won't regret it," Officer Clawthorne winked, and then added, "Oh, and call me Eda."
Eda patrolled the street, Spider-Girl crawling along the walls of buildings as she watched from a distance. The cop had one chance to prove herself.
"Hey, Officer Clawthorne," one civilian greeted her.
"Hey," Eda replied, high-fiving them.
"Hi, Officer Clawthorne," another greeted her.
"Hi," Eda replied, "How's training your dog for the dog show next month?" she asked, petting the person's dog.
"It's going great. We're going to win for sure," the person replied.
"Good luck," Eda winked as they walked away.
"S'up, Officer Clawthorne," a third one greeted her.
"S'up," Eda replied, bumping fists with them, "Anything new going on?"
"Planning my brother's wedding," they replied.
"Tell your brother I said congratulations," Eda told them.
Spider-Girl noticed the expressions each person gave as they passed the cop. They smiled, almost as if they were… happy to see her. Spider-Girl shook her head, clearing her thoughts. Sure, a few people smiled, but that alone wasn't even enough to convince her that Eda was a good cop.
As she walked, Eda heard the sound of something being sprayed. Looking down an alleyway, she saw a few teens spray painting on a wall. Coming up behind them, she saw some harsh message that contained some rather vulgar language. The interesting part was the style of the way they wrote it.
"That's some nice work," Eda commented.
"Oh, shit!" one of the teens shouted as all of them jumped.
Spider-Girl watched from around the corner. The teens stood there frozen. This was the part where a real cop would do their job. Either they'd scold the teens, fine them, or both. However, Spider-Girl was surprised when the cop did neither. Instead, Officer Clawthorne grabbed a can of spray paint and sprayed her own art on the wall. It was rather cool and edgy.
"You're pretty good at that. Keep practicing," Eda said, tossing the can back to the teens, "Who knows? You might make it big someday," she said while walking out of the alley.
"Uh… thanks," the one of the teens said, all of them smiling at each other.
Spider-Girl then followed the cop.
"What the hell? You're not going to arrest them or at least charge them and tell them to stay in school?" she questioned while walking along the walls and hopping from building to building.
"Nah, I used to be like that at that age. And, honestly, the streets are more encouraging and are a better school than actual school," Eda said with a small snort.
Spider-Girl would argue with that, but she could kind of see what she meant. Sure, schools encouraged academic pursuits like math, science, and business but a lot of them weren't all that encouraging in regards to creative pursuits like art, cooking, and music. At least not to the same extent. Regardless, Spider-Girl decided to keep following the cop.
Eda stopped by a coffee shop.
Spider-Girl watched from the top of a street light as the cop entered the building. She saw Eda order at the counter, pulling out the bribe money she received from her exposed cleavage and using part of it to pay. Several minutes later, the cop came out holding a large bag of food and one of those cardboard cup holder things holding four drinks.
"Here you go," Eda said, handing the food and drinks out to a few homeless people that were sitting out in front of the shop.
"Thanks, officer," one of them said, taking the bag and drinks, passing them out to their friends.
Eda tipped her hat to them with a smile and walked away. Spider-Girl smiled a bit under her mask. Ok, buying food for the homeless was pretty good thing to do… even if it was with bribe money. Maybe Eda wasn't all that bad.
Eda was driving down the block whistling a tune to herself. It was the kind of tune that would work well for the theme song to a cartoon or something.
"These things are going be hard to move," she heard and elderly masculine say.
"Lift with the legs, dear," an elderly feminine voice said.
Slowing down, Eda saw a moving van. It appeared that an elderly couple was moving into their new home. However, they seemed to be struggling to move a couch. Even together, it seemed hard to move. Eda pulled over and got out of her police cruiser.
"Need some help?" Eda asked, approaching the elderly couple.
"Oh, hello Officer Clawthorne," the elderly lady greeted her.
"Yeah, we could use some help moving the heavier stuff from the van," the elderly man chimed in.
As luck would have it, a few bodybuilding guys with huge muscles were passing by.
"Hey boys," Eda approached them, "I'll pay you big if you help this couple move some heavy stuff into their home," she offered.
The three men looked between each other.
"Eh, sure. It'll be a good warm up before we head to the gym," One of them said, the other two nodding in agreement.
From the roof of one of the buildings, Spider-Girl had watched as the men helped the elderly couple move in. When it was done, Eda pulled the rest of the bribe money from her cleavage and paid the men. As the men walked away, Eda turned her head and winked at the masked vigilante.
Spider-Girl leapt from the roof and landed on the top of a street light.
"So? Still think I'm a bad cop?" Eda asked smugly, leaning against her cruiser with her arms folded.
Spider-Girl thought it over. Spraying graffiti on the wall was bad, but she used it to possibly inspire some teens to have a career. And while taking bribe money from a shoplifter and letting them get away was also bad, she did use it to feed the homeless and help an elderly couple. Maybe Eda wasn't exactly a law-abiding cop, but she wasn't really that bad either.
"I think—" Spider-Girl was cut off by the radio in Eda's police cruiser going off. Something about a speeding car which, funnily enough, drove down the very street they were on, "I think you should go after that car," Spider-Girl told the cop.
Eda gave a determined look and hopped into the cruiser via the window. The cop then drove after the suspects, blazing her sirens as she did so.
Spider-Girl shot out a web and followed Eda via web-swinging. It was high speed chase with a series of turns. Neither side seemed to be letting up. That is, until one of the suspects pulled out a gun and started shooting at Eda. While a few bullets did hit the cop car, others missed. The ones that missed hit the street, but one struck an innocent bystander.
"Alright, this where Spider-Girl steps in," Spider-Girl said.
Spider-Girl swung in low. Once close enough, she shot out webs and pulled herself towards the suspect car, landing on top of the trunk before climbing onto the roof. The backseat criminal aimed their gun at Spider-Girl, only for the superheroine to use her web to yank it out of their hand. Attaching a web to their back, she tossed them out the window, making them stick to the wall of a building.
…Look out…
Thanks to her spider sense, Spider-Girl was able to narrowly avoid getting shot by the passenger. Repeating the process, she did the same with the passenger and tossed them out the window with a web as well. Now for the driver. Spider-Girl flew through the window of the passenger's seat, kicking the driver in the face as the two of them crashed through the driver's window. Luckily for the driver, they landed in a pile of garbage.
Spider-Girl on the other hand, had managed to hold onto the car door and flip back onto the roof. She shot an impact web onto the roof of the car then shot several webs to a street light and a building, and then connecting them to the car. This in turn caused the car to come to a screeching halt.
"Phew, that was something," Spider-Girl said, hopping onto the ground.
Eda's police cruiser stopped close behind.
"Nice job, Spider-Girl," Eda said, stepping out of her car, "But why didn't you just hop into the car and use the breaks?"
"Eh, not as fun," Spider-Girl replied with a shrug, "Plus, I'm not old enough to drive…" she added mentally.
"Understandable," Eda nodded, "So, you were saying earlier…"
"Oh. I think you're a decent cop. And while your actions are questionable and aren't exactly law-abiding, you do care about the people you're sworn to protect," Spider-Girl spoke.
"Does that mean…" Eda started to smile.
"I'll tell the kid to delete the photos of you," Spider-Girl nodded.
"Sweet!" Eda beamed, "And how about this? I'll handle small crimes my way, like shoplifting and graffiti, while you go all superhero on the bigger stuff like robbery and carjacking," she offered.
"Is it because you're lazy?" Spider-Girl asked with a deadpanned expression.
"…Yes, but also because it'll boost your reputation as a hero," Eda said, and then added, "Plus, all superheroes have at least one ally one the force."
"Fair enough," Spider-Girl shot out a web, "Hasta luego, Eda," she said as she swung away, the cop waving at her.
"I hope Vee is taking good pictures of Spider-Girl," Vince said to himself, working at his desk in his room, "And I hope she can really get me an autograph like she promised," he added.
"Ahem," he heard voice cleared their throat, "I think she can do better than that."
Vince turned around in his swivel chair and gasped when he saw at his window none other than…
"Spider-Girl!" Vince smiled.
"Your friend Vee told me you wanted an autograph," Spider-Girl climbed into his room, "But how about a selfie instead?" she offered.
"Yeah, a selfie is way better!" Vince beamed, taking out his phone.
Spider-Girl walked up to Vince and leaned against him with an arm on his shoulder. With a press of a button, the young scientist took a selfie of himself with the masked vigilante.
"Thanks," Vince smiled.
Spider-Girl chuckled, "It's the least I could. It was so nice of you to help your friend like that, handsome," she said in a sultry tone, caressing his cheek. Yeah, she definitely had more confidence when she wore the mask.
"Wow…" Vince said before chuckling a bit, "You're as bad at flirting as my friend Vee. Maybe even worse," he commented, which caused him receive a punch in the arm by the hero, "Ow!" he rubbed his arm.
Luckily for him though, she was holding back. If she used her full strength, she probably would've broken his arm or at least cracked the bone. Spider-Girl then walked away.
"Hey, how'd you find out where I lived?" Vince asked.
"I have my ways," Spider-Girl replied vaguely as she climbed into the window, "See you later," she hopped out of the window and started swinging away.
She had deleted all the photos of Eda from the drone and made sure the rest of the ones that had herself in action were useable. Which most of them were. She had sent those to the Daily Bugle. Hopefully they were enough to win the contest… as well as that money. She needed it. Desperately.
And that's the end of this chapter. I had some help with this chapter thanks to my friend I Write Big.
So, this universe has two Jamesons, and they're twins. The boy is like the Jonah we all know and love, while the girl is more or less the opposite… sort of.
This universe also has a human version of Eda as a cop. A bit of a dirty cop, but still a cop. At least she's not the chief. But at least now Spider-Girl has an ally on the force. Pretty much all Spider-people do.
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