Volume IV: Starling
This will be the fifteen chapter of Volume IV, Tiana Toomes finally got her chance to shine as she donned on a new flight suit she built with the help of her friend Robert Farrell, she uses it to become the newest vigilante in Brooklyn called Starling as she's keeping the neighborhood safe from petty crimes, till she lands herself on Kid Arachnid's radar and they cross paths. Meanwhile, a former Stark Industries employee Jackson Weele is causing trouble throughout the five boroughs as he drives an big armored gyroscopic vehicle called the Big Wheel as he strikes at any Stark facilities as part of his vendetta against his former employer Tony Stark. At the same time, romance is in the air as everyone is celebrating Valentine's Day, Gwen has something special in mind for her fiancé Peter, Ned Leeds has taken a great interest in Betty Brant as he's about to ask her out on a date while he crosses paths her friend Peter Parker which could complicate things a bit between Ned and Betty, Anya felt left out as she doesn't have anyone to celebrate Valentine's Day with until Sam pitched in and took Anya out on a platonic date, little do they know their relationship is evolving in ways they never imagined. Jackson's activities eventually brought him to Brooklyn which will endanger the people living as Kid Arachnid and Starling team up to stop him and save Brooklyn.
It's February 13th, time is 2:42 PM at Brooklyn Visions Academy as the entire sophomore class is listening to the teacher giving lectures, Miles is sitting with Ganke listening as he turns and looks back at his girlfriend Tiana reading a text from a friend telling her that it'll be ready soon, she puts down the phone looks straight at her boyfriend Miles and gave a wink and a smile, Miles felt like he's got warm feelings in his skin. Ganke is secretly texting to his girlfriend Danika who is sitting next to Anya at another desk, Tiana got a text message which made Danika smile, Anya looks upon her two friends Miles and Ganke feeling happy to have someone especially with Valentine's day coming tomorrow, while she herself has no one to go out with, Sam is at the other desk looking at Anya having that feeling again and can't help but feel sympathetic, meanwhile the school bell rang.
"Alright, class dismissed and enjoy Valentine's Day tomorrow, hope most of you got dates!"
Everyone picked up their stuffed and walks out of the classroom, Miles and Tiana are walking out of class together along with Ganke and Danika as Anya is staying and heading back to her dorm room, they're exiting the school about to head out into town while talking about their plans for Valentine's Day.
"You two got any plans for tomorrow?" Danika said.
"Honestly Danika, this is kinda new to me, it's actually my first time celebrating Valentine's Day with my girlfriend?" Miles is nervous.
Tiana is also nervous. "Yeah, this is also a first for me, got any suggestions?"
"What does one do on Valentine's Day?" Miles said.
"That's easy, you can usually buy them some gifts such as stuffed bear, chocolates, balloons, flowers, but if you really want to make it special, then you take your date out to a fancy dinner at one of those fancy restaurants." Danika said.
"I take it you both got a place in mind." Tiana said.
"There's this restaurant here in Brooklyn, perfect spot in Williamsburg, very romantic and quite pricy too, got a good rooftop view of the neighborhood, impossible to get a table unless you know people with connections, still working on getting a table but it's booked." Danika said.
"Well, no matter, I'd still date you anywhere Dani." Ganke flirts.
"How sweet, Ganks." Danika flirts as they kissed.
"Well, we should look for a place for dinner, how does that sound, Ti?" Miles said.
"Sounds great, can we do that later?" Tiana said.
"You got somewhere else to be?" Miles said.
"Gonna visit a friend I went to science camp with one time, he lives here in Brooklyn. I promise that we'll pick out restaurants for our date later." Tiana said.
"Okay, take care Ti." Miles said.
"You too." Tiana said.
Miles and Tiana share a kiss together before she leaves schools grounds as Miles watched with a smile, his phone suddenly got a alert from Peter that there's trouble brewing in the city.
"Actually I gotta go too, something suddenly came up. Catch you guys another time." Miles said.
"Sure thing." Ganke waved goodbye.
Danika is confused. "What is up with those two? What could be more important than celebrating Valentine's Day?"
Later 3:02 PM in the city just outside of Avengers Tower, property of Stark Industries, the building is under attack by a mysterious armored gyroscopic vehicle shaped like a big wheel armed with two long cannons on both sides capable of firing off powerful lasers, inside the Big Wheel is a man in a green suit and a helmet driving it and firing off it's weapons at Avengers Tower as a lot of Stark employees inside are panicking as debris are dropping down inside, the driver inside the Big Wheel isn't concerned with the lives he's threatening, coming just outside of Avengers Tower are the NYPD as the officers got out of their squad cars and began firing their guns at the Big Wheel, Jackson steers the wheel around and fires the cannons at the squad cars and destroyed them very easily as the officers are forced to run away to safety. Jackson turns the Wheel back to the Avengers Tower and continues his attack.
Jackson Weele grins "Let's see how much the great Mr. Stark can take it with his precious tower about to be pummel down."
The Big Wheel continues its assault on Avengers Towers as Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider are swinging to the scene to find a giant wheel with guns attacking the tower, Jackson Weele is picking up something on radar coming his way, he switched to the screens to see two local heroes swinging towards him, he then turns the Big Wheel around and aims its cannons at the heroes.
"Incoming!" Spider-Man yells.
The Big Wheels fires lasers from it's cannons as the two heroes took evasive action and split up, Weele can't aim both of them at the same time if they're split up, but he seemed more focused on Spider-Man as he kept pressing the triggers and kept firing lasers at the hero dodging them, but those lasers that missed hits the other building and causing serious damage to the neighborhood and a lot of people are running away from the debris falling down on the sidewalks, Spider-Man quickly placed his camera onto one of the building as he looks to see the damage this thing is causing and he's getting worried that people might get hurt, Spider-Man eventually land in sight of the Big Wheel.
"Hey! Watch those cannons! You're gonna seriously hurt someone!" Spider-Man yells.
Jackson Weele grins inside Big Wheel. "That's the points, so why don't you stay still, Insect!"
"Ah... no, fraid no can do, Mr... whoever you are in this Big Wheel looking thing." Spider-Man said.
Jackson Weele chuckles. "Hah, Big Wheel, got a nice ring to it, I like it... Too bad I'll have to kill you with this Big Wheel of mine."
Jackson put his foot on the accelerator as the Big Wheel is moving at high speed towards Spider-Man as the hero jumped away in time as he and Ghost-Spider are shooting off volleys of fast impact webbing to hit the Big Wheel, but the Wheel's armor is too strong and their webs are ineffective against it, Jackson is steering the Big Wheel around and fires it's laser cannons at the heroes as it impacted on the ground in front of them, blasted them off and sent them crashing on the ground, Jackson is smiling as he accelerates the Big Wheel as it's coming their way about to run over both of them together.
Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider are weaken and hurt as the Big Wheel is closing in, but all of a sudden coming in swinging are Kid Arachnid and Spider-Girl as they sweep in and swing them away in time before they got run over, the other Web-Warriors got their teammates to safety.
"Thanks, you saved our bacon." Spider-Man is grateful.
"Anytime, what's the story on this thing?" Kid Arachnid said.
"No idea, we just call it the Big Wheel, it's got some powerful laser cannons and strong armor too." Spider-Man said.
"Great, so how do we stop it?" Spider-Girl said.
"You don't, just sit back and get run over." Jackson Weele said.
The Big Wheel is accelerating and rolling towards the heroes while shooting off it's lasers as all the Web-Warriors all scatter away before they all got run over, this new villain is proven to be a bigger challenge as none of their weapons work against this armored vehicle, Kid Arachnid is swinging around until he cloaks himself trying to find any weakness on the Big Wheel, Spider-Man is swinging around trying to get it's attention by firing some webbings hoping to taunt Jackson inside, the man took the bait and focuses on Spidey while Ghost-Spider and Spider-Girl are both picking up a wrecked squad car and tossed it towards the Big Wheel as it got knocked out of balance, Jackson felt the impact as he still does everything he can to maintain balance as the three Web-Warriors are stunned it's still operational.
"Crap, it didn't work." Spider-Girl curse.
"Of course it didn't work, I design this battle vehicle to be unstoppable, too bad that fool Stark didn't see the limitless potential in my creation." Jackson Weele said.
Spider-Man listen that this Big Wheel guy seemed to carry some kind of grudge on Tony Stark and this attack was meant for him, the Big Wheel is firing it's lasers at the three Web-Warriors as unknown to Jackson Weele, Kid Arachnid managed to hitch onto the Big Wheel while still cloaked, he found a hatch onto the left side of the big wheel and opens it up, he found some circuits as he touched them with his hand and unleashed a surge of venom blast energy, Jackson Weele controls are going haywire for some strange reason.
"What is happening?!" Jackson Weele is panicking.
Jackson then turns to his left side to noticed something sparking just outside of the Big Wheel, Kid Arachnid is still sending surges into the vehicle as Jackson then counters with a strong surge of his own, he activates a countermeasure and unleashed a powerful surge of electricity that overpowered Kid Arachnid and sent him off in pain, after the hero stop zapping the Big Wheel, Jackson turns to the screen to run a diagnostic on its systems, the weapons are disabled and it's short on power.
"Damnit, need to head back to base." Jackson Weele isn't happy.
Jackson regain control of the Big Wheel and drives away from the scene as Kid Arachnid is still hurt and Spider-Girl rushed to his side while Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider are swinging after Big Wheel driving away from the scene, Jackson is trying to escape as the radar is picking up two heroes chasing after him, he then restored to activating retro reflection for stealth mode, the entire Big Wheel is turning invisible right before the heroes eyes as they lost sight of it, they eventually came to an intersection where it could've taken any of the streets, they lost it.
Back outside of Avengers Tower, the surrounding areas has suffered serious damage to building and cars alike, Spider-Girl is helping Kid Arachnid up on his feet after a huge shock he underwent, he's shaking this feeling as Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider eventually came back sometime later after losing the Big Wheel.
"How are you feeling?" Spider-Man said.
"Felt like I had the shock of my life, but other than that, I'm okay." Kid Arachnid said.
"Did you catch up to the Big Wheel?" Spider-Girl said.
"Nah, he got this cloaking tech and he just disappeared, he could be anywhere." Spider-Man said.
"Whoever is driving it, seems to have a huge grudge with Tony Stark." Ghost-Spider said.
Kid Arachnid sighs. "And this had to happen a day before Valentine's Day."
"We'll worry about this Big Wheel later, right now let's tend to the injured." Spider-Man said.
The Web-Warriors stayed behind at Avengers Tower to help those who might've gotten hurt by the crossfire, Spider-Man quickly swings back up to the building where placed the camera onto during the fight, it's intact as he check out the photos it was taking, he got a perfect shot of the Big Wheel in action.
It's 3:33 PM in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Tiana is waiting outside of a store called Farnell's Grocery to meet up with a friend who lives at an apartment above the store, coming in skateboarding on the sidewalk is a 15 year old African-American teenager in a red and yellow hoodie wearing a red skating helmet, this boy name is Robert Farrell as he just returned back from school and met up with his friend Tiana.
"You're late." Tiana said.
"Sorry, got myself some detention, but they let me go early for good behavior." Robert Farrell said.
"When it comes to you, it's hardly good behavior, what did you do this time?" Tiana smiled.
"I was skateboarding in the hallway and actually bumped into a teacher and he spilled some hot coffee on himself." Robert Farrell said.
"Yeah, that sound like the kind of trouble you'd get into." Tiana said.
"Whatever, let's head on, shall we?" Robert Farrell said.
Robert leads Tiana into the store where Robert waved hello to his mom working and he just got back from school, they took the stairs towards the top floor where he and his mother lives, eventually they made it to the attic where Robert would often conduct his science projects in secret, even away from his mother, one of the projects he's still working on is a modified skateboard with jets equipped.
"Huh, you're still working on this thing?" Tiana then turns on the board as it fires it jets.
Robert Farrell quickly rushed to turn them off. "Careful! Still not ready yet."
"You have a real gift with science, it's surprising you haven't been accepted into Brooklyn Visions Academy yet." Tiana said.
"I'd doubt that they'll accept a student with a juvie record for B & E and robbery, that's just my reality Tiana, I'm marked for life, just be glad that nobody has found out your family ties to your grandpa." Robert Farrell said.
"My mom thought I'd be best to change my last name so no one would connect me to my grandpa, even my grandpa told me it was best to keep it hidden for vital reasons, he says it's for my safety." Tiana said.
"Safety from what?" Robert Farrell said.
"Not what? Who? My grandpa has a dangerous enemy and it's not Spider-Man." Tiana said.
"Well, whatever the reason is, it's a good thing you had your last name changed, your grandpa obviously cares about your well being, it's a very noble thing of him to do for his granddaughter." Robert Farrell said.
"Still... it's hard keeping this secret from everyone I care about, including my boyfriend." Tiana felt uneasy about this whole thing.
"I'm sorry Tiana... you must really like this Miles guy you told me so much about." Robert Farrell said.
Tiana smiled. "I do, he's wonderful."
"Speaking of wonderful, that thing we worked on together, I think it's ready. Follow me." Robert Farrell said.
Robert walks over to the curtains covering something he and Tiana worked on for months, he then unveiled the newest flight suit color red and white with red feather wing harness along with orange visor as Tiana is stunned upon the beauty of her work, it's based off on her grandpa's design on the Vulture suit.
"Well... what do you think?" Robert Farrell said.
"It's perfect... thanks." Tiana likes it very much.
"Are you sure this is what you want to do? What you're getting into is very dangerous." Robert Farrell said.
"My grandpa gave these designs for a reason, he asked me to use it however I chose, I think he knew that I'd use it to do good in a way he never got to. For too long the name Toomes has been tainted, no more, it's time that everyone finds out how much good a Toomes can do and I'm going to show them, for I am Tiana Toomes, granddaughter of Adrian Toomes." Tiana said.
Robert Farrell smile. "If that's the case, then you're gonna need a superhero name, too bad Falcon has been taken."
"Don't worry, I've already picked out a perfect name." Tiana smile.
Tiana still looks upon the new suit as she's about to accept her destiny as a hero.
It's 4:32 PM at Avengers Tower, Damage Control is already at the scene fixing up the damage the tower has suffered as a result of Big Wheel's assault, meanwhile high up at the tower itself, the Web-Warriors are together in the living room without their masks on speaking with Tony Stark on the holoscreen and informing him on the attack on Avengers Tower.
"Did this guy say who he is?" Tony asking.
"No, but he clearly seems to know you, this was a message meant for you, he was driving like a Big Wheel looking vehicle." Peter said.
"Wait a minute, did you just say Big Wheel?" Tony said.
"Yeah, does it mean anything to you?" Peter said.
"As a matter in fact it does, three years ago there was this engineer who worked for me, his name is Jackson Weele." Tony said.
"Hold on, the guy who was driving the Big Wheel, his name is Weele?" Peter said.
"I know, what are the odds? As I was saying, Mr. Weele personally designed the Big Wheel for the military to engage in vehicular warfare, it was his prized achievement, he saw it as a way to get rich, that was until I came back to the world and shut down the weapons manufacturing division, his dreams were shattered, he didn't take it very well, so I had to fire him due to his unstable behavior." Tony said.
"Yeah, I think everyone already got a glimpse of his unstable behavior with all the massive destruction he left behind." Peter said.
"What happened with Mr. Weele after you fired him?" Gwen said.
"He pretty much spiraled after Stark Industries kept his prototype locked away, he demanded it back even tried to sue for it, he ended up losing big, he was financially ruined and his wife left him, never heard from him again till now." Tony said.
"What are the odds he managed to take back his creation?" Peter said.
"F.R.I.D.A.Y. informed me that there was a break in at the Stark storage facility in Upstate New York last week, the Big Wheel was stolen along a number of equipment, left a huge mess on the way out, this had to be Weele." Tony said.
"And now he's using his weapon to get his revenge on you, any chance you wanna take this?" Peter said.
"Love to help kid, but I'm already tied up tracking Titanium Man in the West Coast, so you're gonna have to deal with this one on your own, sorry kid." Tony said.
"It's fine Tony, I was hoping to get this solved in time for Valentine's Day." Peter said.
"So... anything special for the engaged couple? Still can't believe you're getting married and at that young age no less. Thought for sure you would've embraced being a player and attracting the chicks, you definitely got the gift." Tony smiled.
"Tempting, but I prefer being married to the love of my life, you should try it sometime, Tony? You're not getting any younger, you're about to hit 40, don't let the clock run out on you." Peter said.
"Are you calling me old?" Tony said.
"No, but think those gray hairs you're showing says otherwise." Peter said.
"Whatever, so anything special for you and Gwen on Valentine's Day? Maybe something kinky?" Tony teasing.
"Goodbye Tony." Peter smiles and ends transmission.
(Malibu)
At his mansion in Malibu Tony smiled upon teasing Peter as he knew the couple have a very intimate relationship, but something else was on his side about what Peter said about his age, Pepper is coming by as Tony wants to ask her something.
"Hey Pepper, quick question, am I getting old... er?" Tony asking.
Pepper looks at Tony. "Yeah!"
Pepper then walks away as Tony picks up a mirror to check for any gray hairs Peter mentioned.
(Avengers Tower)
Anya coughs. "That was awkward.
"Yeah, he had to spoil the mood." Peter said.
"Okay, now that we know who is behind the Big Wheel, how do we find him?" Miles said.
"I'd doubt he's gonna surface anytime soon, your venom blast might done some damage to it's circuits, so he'll likely stay underground for now til the repairs are complete, that should buy us sometime to figure out his next move." Peter said.
"We already his next move is, he's a grudge against Tony Stark, so he's attacking properties owned by Stark Industries as payback." Anya said.
"Still, Stark owns a lot of properties in the New York area alone, there's no telling which one he'll strike first." Gwen said.
"We'll have to wait till he make his move, in the meantime, let's strategize a plan to taking down that Big Wheel, none of our webbings will work against it obviously." Peter said.
"Miles's venom blast sure worked against it." Anya said.
"This time, I'm sure Mr. Weele would've realized it by now, mostly likely he'll anticipate this move again, next time we might not be so lucky, so let's figure out if it's got anymore weaknesses to exploit." Peter said.
"I'm sure we'll think of something, you gonna cash on those photo you took?" Gwen said.
"Sure, need the money if I'm gonna buy you a gift for Valentine's Day tomorrow, but it can wait." Peter said.
"Why don't you go? Like you said, it's unlikely Weele will make a move anytime soon." Miles insisted.
"You sure?" Peter said.
"Yeah, go, tell Betty I said hi." Gwen said.
"Alright, let me know if you got anything." Peter said.
Peter then picked up the photo he already printed out as he's gonna sell them for cash while his teammates are thinking of a way to take down the Big Wheel if it ever surfaces again.
Time is 4:55 PM at a warehouse in Brooklyn, the Big Wheel is well hidden inside and undergoing repair as Jackson Weele is dressed in a grey coat over a suit wearing glasses as his crew is doing the repairs and took out some of the fried circuits caused by Kid Arachnid's venom blast, Jackson saw the damage one hero did to his precious machine.
"How bad is it?" Jackson Weele said.
"Most of the circuits are totally fried, it's amazing this thing made it back at all."
"How long will the repairs take?" Jackson Weele said.
"I'd 24 hours, maybe more, this is some serious damage, we need to replace every component and check every part."
"Better get started, we need the Big Wheel back and operational more than ever, no doubt Stark is aware of my involvement." Jackson Weele said.
"I don't get it boss, what's your beef with Tony Stark anyway?"
"Ah yes, I never got to told you why I hate Tony Stark so much, allow me to tell my tale, I was an engineer for Stark Industries, I was designing a gyroscopic vehicle that is more powerful and maneuverable than a tank that would've tipped the scales in vehicular warfare, Mr. Stark was very impressed with my project that he even funded it, til he disappeared and was presumed dead, I still had accessed to the funding he gave me and continued developing it, I managed to complete it and was going to unveil it to the Pentagon, it would've made me rich til that fool Stark came back from the dead and had a change of heart, announced that he'll shut down the entire weapons division and in turn take away my dreams, I tried pleading with the man to change his mind, but he wouldn't budge, I got angry and he just fired me, and he had the gall to called me unstable. Him, a boozy womanizing manchild, calls me unstable? Not only did he fire me but he kept the wheel since every component and part were registered to Stark Industries, I tried a lawsuit against him, but I never stood a chance against him and his army of million dollar lawyers, I became financially ruined and my wife left me when I had nothing, my whole world spiral because of that playboy. Now I took back what was rightful mine and going to use it to exact my revenge on Stark by destroying everything in his name til he has nothing left." Jackson Weele explains his vendetta.
"O...kay..."
"Make sure to double up on the efforts of the repairs, I need this Big Wheel operational again as soon as possible, understood?" Jackson Weele said.
"Yes boss."
The crew are fixing up the Big Wheel with more effort than ever, replacing every part and component with some new ones as Jackson Weele isn't done yet with his vendetta, he'll strike back soon along with his Big Wheel.
It's 5:15 PM at the Daily Bugle, Peter Parker is in the office handing out new photos of the Web-Warriors fighting against the Big Wheel as Robbie is impressed and is about to write a check, meanwhile at the desk of Betty Brant, Glory spotted a vase with a combination of flowers on the desk and checks out the card of who it was sent to and from who, Betty is coming back with a cups of coffee in her hands, she hands one to Glory who seemed curious.
Glory smiled. "So who is this Ned Leeds guy?"
Betty smiled. "He's someone I met last month, you know that guy I was tied to while nearly getting blown up, I told you about it once."
"Oh yeah, that reporter from the Bulletin, now I remember. Seems like he's taking a serious liking to you." Glory said.
"What? No way Glory, we're just friends." Betty said.
"Girl, no guy send some woman flowers unless he really into her." Glory said.
"That's very sweet, but as a reporter, I don't have time to date." Betty said.
"Come on Betty, you really need to date some time, when was the last time you've dated anyone?" Glory said.
"Let me think, none of your business." Betty said.
"Betty, I worry about you, I know that being a reporter means everything to you, but even you need to have some fun and go out with a guy, the last guy you were close to being romantic with was Parker." Glory said.
"Glory, Peter and I are just friends." Betty said.
"Right, do you often share your kiss with a friend?" Glory teasing.
"That happened only once and it saved our lives." Betty said.
Peter came by to check on Betty. "What saved your lives?"
"Pete!" Betty got surprised.
"That kiss you two had one time." Glory teasing.
"Glory!" Betty blushed.
Peter blushed too "Oh... that... what about it?"
"You didn't hear? Betty's got a new guy in her life." Glory gossips.
"Really?" Peter is surprised.
"I was just telling Betty she should date more often with someone and you're the only one who had kissed Betty once." Glory said.
"Which saved our lives once as I told you." Betty said.
"It sure did, but what is this about you having a new guy?" Peter said.
"His name is Ned Leeds, he's a reporter from the Bulletin, you know that guy I almost got blown up with last month." Betty said.
"Oh right, I remember. Are you two getting serious?" Peter asking.
"No." Betty denies it but at the same time Glory said "Yes." with a smile.
"Okay..." Peter is a bit confused.
Betty sighs. "Fine, I won't deny that I feel some attraction to him, but being a reporter means a story can occur at anytime and work can complicate the dating life, I'm sure you know what that's like, you've been through it too many time."
"Yeah, it can be a bummer sometimes." Peter speaking from experience.
"Or a lot." Glory said.
"Yeah, or a lot... but seriously Betty, don't let work get in the way of being happy, I know it can be hard but even we're allowed to have a relationship, we just need to balance work with our love life. Betty listen to me, if you really like this guy, then go for it, you definitely need some fun, to be happy." Peter gave some encouragement.
"Told you." Glory smiled.
Betty smiles and sighs. "Okay, I guess I could use a date, especially with Valentine's Day around the corner. Speaking of which, got anything special for Gwen?"
"I'm still working on it, plan to use the money Robbie just paid me with to buy her something." Peter said.
"You two really are going all out on Valentine's Day, especially with your wedding only months away." Glory smile.
Betty smiled as she could see Peter being shy on the subject. "She's a lucky lady, Pete."
"Thanks." Peter smiled.
"Come here." Betty suddenly hugs Peter. "I'm so happy for you."
Coming out of the elevator is Ned Leeds as he's walking down to see Betty hugging some guy, he kinda felt uneasy seeing her with another guy showing off affection, Betty then broke off the hug as she then spotted Ned Leeds here in the flesh, Peter recognized the man as the same guy who was almost blown up in the explosion with Betty last month.
"Ned?" Betty looks surprised.
"Hey Betty, I came by to see you, and this is?" Ned turns to Peter.
"Oh, where are my manners, Ned, this is Peter Parker, he's a colleague and a close friend." Betty introduced Peter.
Peter extends his hand. "It's nice to meet you, so you must be the new guy Betty told us about."
"That's me, the guy who got tied up with her, nice to meet you too." Ned is shaking hands with Peter as he notice a ring on left hand. "Nice ring, family heirloom."
"Yeah, and I'm engaged." Peter said.
Ned looks surprised. "Really? That's great, congratulations."
"Thanks, anyway you came to see Betty and I really should get going, got a beautiful fiancée waiting for me, it was nice meeting you Ned." Peter being friendly.
"Likewise, nice meeting you too." Ned Leeds said.
Peter then leaves the Bugle after chatting with Betty about going out on a date as Betty herself is shy being around Ned.
"By the way, thanks for the flowers, they're very lovely." Betty said.
"Thanks, I wasn't sure what was your favorite, so I kinda went all in." Ned said.
"It's very sweet, thanks." Betty said.
Glory coughs. "Betty, isn't there anything you want to tell the gentleman?"
Betty rolled her eyes and smiled with sighs. "Fine... Ned, I was just wondering if... you'd... like to... go out with me tomorrow? If... you want..."
Ned smiles. "Betty, I was actually going to ask you the same thing."
"So that's a yes?" Betty said.
"Oh yeah, how about you?" Ned said.
"Hell yeah." Betty smiled.
"Great, then it's a date, tomorrow then?" Ned smiles.
"Yeah... tomorrow." Betty said.
"I... see you on Valentine's Day tomorrow." Ned said.
"Can't wait." Betty said.
Ned felt happy as Betty agreed to go out on a date with him, though it was a bit awkward when he saw Betty and Peter hugging together very affectionately, he was worried that Betty might've had another guy in her life, though he didn't know that this guy is engaged, though he could've sense there was something else between them, something more than simple friendship, Betty on the hand is happy Ned came to ask her out on a date, she really needed it after working so long as a reporter.
Later around 6:25 PM outside of Brooklyn Visions Academy, Anya and Miles have just returned back after a day of strategizing on how to fight back against the Big Wheel, Anya is heading a back into the school as Miles is still outside talking with his parents on the phone about his date tomorrow as he seemed happy by what they're telling him, Tiana is coming back to school as well with a backpack very full and heavy as she spotted her boyfriend chatting with a smile.
"Really?! Oh thank you so much, mama, I'm sure she'll appreciate it, love you." Miles then hangs up the call as he smiled upon seeing Tiana.
"Hey, ready to do some restaurant hunting?" Tiana said.
"No need, I've already got a perfect spot for us." Miles smile.
"Really? How?" Tiana looks surprised.
"My parents asked about my plans for Valentine's Day and I told them that I was going to pick a spot in Brooklyn, but they told me that they've already got reservations for this fancy restaurant in Williamsburg they planned to go on their date, but they're gonna let us have it instead." Miles said.
"Oh wow, that's very sweet of them." Tiana said.
"I wasn't sure to take it, but they insisted since it's my first time taking out a girl on Valentine's Day. So how did it go with your friend?" Miles said.
"Robert's fine, still helping out his mom with the store." Tiana said.
"Never heard of this Robert guy, what's the story with you two?" Miles said.
"Why? Is that jealously I hear?" Tiana flirted.
Miles smiled. "Just asking."
"His name is Robert Farrell, we went to science camp together, he's a got a real gift in science just like me, loves skateboarding." Tiana said.
"If he's really that good in science, he should be qualified enough for this school." Miles said.
"He would've been, but he's got a juvie record, been busted for robbery, that pretty much ruined any chances getting into this school." Tiana said.
"Whoa." Miles said.
"Nevertheless, despite his mistakes, he's very gifted and he's got a good heart." Tiana said.
"It's very kind of you standing up to someone who made mistakes, I can understand." Miles said.
"And that's what I like about you Miles, you've got a great heart and I'm lucky to be with you." Tiana smile.
"Ditto." Miles smile.
Miles and Tiana then kissed right there on campus as inside the Academy, Anya is looking out the window to see her friend kissing his girlfriend as they look happy as a couple, coming her way is Sam Alexander as he spotted Anya Corazon, he noticed something by the way she's looking out the window, he turns to the window to see Miles and Tiana kissing together and being happy as this is getting to Anya like before. Sam then coughs as he got Anya's attention, she turns to him.
"Sam..." Anya said.
"Hey, you're okay?" Sam is worried.
"Yeah, it's nothing new. Thanks for worrying, Sam." Anya said.
"Sure..." Sam was about to walk away until he realized he has something to say. "Actually, I came by looking for you, I wanted to ask you something."
"Okay, what is it you want to ask me about?" Anya said.
Sam is blushing as he's shy. "I... ah... wanted to see if... you'd like to go out with me tomorrow."
Anya look surprised. "You mean like on a date?"
"Y-Yeah, platonically off course, it's just... my mom works as a health inspector and there's this fancy restaurant in Williamsburg that she once inspected and passed with flying colors, the manager offered her a reservation whenever she feels like it, she told me that I should ask someone out on Valentine's Day, that is if you want." Sam said.
Anya is thinking whether to take Sam up on that date as she hasn't had any recently and she did find him intriguing since the day she met him.
"Yeah... I love to... I mean platonically off course." Anya blushed in embarrassment saying it.
"Of course, it's a date." Sam said.
"So I'll see you tomorrow then." Anya said.
"Sure, tomorrow." Sam then walks away.
"Hey Sam!" Anya calls out as Sam looks back. "Thanks."
Sam smiles as he walks to his dorm room, Anya felt happy she's finally going on a date on Valentine's Day.
Its 7:05 PM at Lower East Side as Gwen is on the phone speaking with Mary Jane who is away on a photoshoot as Ms. Lion is barking and running towards the door as Peter opens up and just returned home after getting paid and cashing in the check, Peter bent down and petted the dog as his fiancée looked upon him while talking on the phone.
"Pete's here, gotta go." Gwen said.
"Tell him I said hi." Mary Jane said.
"Will do, take care MJ." Gwen then hangs up.
"How's MJ doing?" Peter asking.
"She's doing great in California, the photoshoot went well, she's a rising star." Gwen said.
"I'm amazed how well she's adapting in the fashion industry." Peter said.
"She's definitely made for this, by the way, she said hi. So how was your day?" Gwen said.
"Went well, Robbie like the photos and gave me a bonus. Oh, and Betty's got a new guy in her life." Peter gossips.
Gwen looks surprised. "Really? Do we know the guy?"
"We've met him once, he's that reporter we saved with Betty from that Hobgoblin explosion last month." Peter said.
"I'm happy for her, she definitely needs a date, speaking of which, Miles has got a reservation tomorrow for Valentine's Day, Anya also a got a date too." Gwen said.
"Romance is in the air." Peter said.
"So got anything special in mind for V Day?" Gwen said.
"I'm still working on it, since we're engaged too, I want to make this year's Valentine's Day very special." Peter said.
"Listen to me Pete, you don't have to try to impress me so much, I'm already feeling like the most happiest woman on Earth cause I'm about to marry you very soon." Gwen said.
"I feel the same way... but seriously, let me do something special for you... please." Peter said.
"Okay, if you feel like it, but you don't have to make it big for me." Gwen said.
"Like riding the carriage around Central Park on Valentine's Day." Peter said.
"Have you talking to Harry lately?" Gwen smiles as she and Peter giggled upon the remark. "That sounds nice, but you don't have to do that for me."
"Okay, I'll think of something, we've got time. So... feeling hungry?"
Gwen smiles. "I'm in the mood for some Chinese, the usual for me"
"Great, I'll be right back." Peter said.
Peter is leaving the apartment to fetch some Chinese Food as she's thinking about the efforts Peter is trying to make for her, but she wants to make an effort for him too as she's want this Valentine's Day to be special for them just as much as Peter.
It's now 8:34 PM nighttime back at Brooklyn Visions Academy as Tiana is in her dorm room on the computer looking up dresses online to rent for Valentine's Day, she likes the red one the most, she clicks and got it rented at a local dress shop, she smiled as she walks over to her pet Starling and pouring in some more seeds to feed as it began eating them, Tiana then realized something, she walks over to the bed where the backpack is resting on, she went over and opens up to gazed upon the new suit she and Robert created together.
Tiana sighs with a smiles. "Time to go to work."
Tiana pulled out the suit and started dressing herself up in her dorm room, sometime later on a rooftop she's fully dressed in her new suit all red and white equipped an orange visor hiding her identity as she's looking out at Brooklyn, she then stretched out her arms with wings standing at the ledge.
Tiana takes a deep breath. "Time for this bird to fly."
Tiana then takes a leap of faith and jumps off the ledge, she falls down and activates her suit's function as it's allowing her to fly back up in the air as she's smiling upon flying using her grandfather's technology to achieve it, she continues flying around Brooklyn to gazed upon the neighborhood.
Tiana laughs. "This is so awesome! WHOAA!"
Tiana continues flying around Brooklyn until she spotted a bank with the alarms tripped being robbed by someone dressed in a white and purple suit, this criminal is the Looter as he's running out with a duffel bag full of stolen money, Tiana decided to test out her capabilities in combat as she flies towards the bank to stop the robbery as an NYPD squad car came by and couple of cops came out with their guns aimed at him, he suddenly pulls out his dazzle gun and it unleashed a blinding light upon the cops as they've all got temporarily blinded, Looter then pulls the cord on his back as it deployed a balloon, Looter is going up making his escape in the air with the money he stole, he's floating over some rooftops.
Looter chuckles. "No Spiders in sight, this is all too easy."
Unknown to Looter floating away, Tiana is coming in fast as she used her wings to slice off the balloon as Looter is losing altitude and drops down onto a rooftop, Looter is getting back up on his feet wondering who was responsible for preventing his escape, coming in the air and landed down on her feet is Tiana in her flight suit standing before Looter.
"Who the hell are you?" Looter said.
"Call me... Starling." Tiana goes by Starling, she said with a theme.
Looter looks confused. "What the hell is a Starling?"
"It's a bird, like a Falcon." Starling said.
"No, a Falcon is a bird of prey, you don't look very intimidating." Looter said.
"Whatever, I'm a superhero who just stopped your escape, so why don't you drop that money and turn yourself in." Starling said.
"No can do, see I just escaped from that institute months ago, took me awhile to get my suit back along with some new gear and I really need the cash to continue my research in studying meteorites." Looter said.
"Oh, I think I've heard of you, yeah, you're that Looter guy." Starling said.
"I prefer Meteor Man." Looter felt offended.
"Never heard of any Meteor Man, everyone just calls you Looter." Starling said.
"Seriously? No one calls me Meteor Man? Not even you, the Pigeon?" Looter said.
"Its Starling." Starling said.
"Whatever, I don't have time for this." Looter pulls out his dazzle gun. "Bye!"
The dazzle gun fired off a flash of light as Starling can barely see anything, Looter took the opportunity to shove and run past her, Starling hasn't been fully blinded as her visor protected her retinas from suffering damage, Starling quickly recovered to noticed Looter making his escape as he jumped across a rooftop to the next, Starling took to the air and flew after him, she got in closer and closed her wings for a drop kick, knocking him down again and dropping the bag, it slipped off the rooftop as he became terrified.
"NO!" Looter yells as he lost the money and he turns back to Starling. "You'll pay for that."
Looter is angry as he pulls out his dazzle gun but Starling quickly strikes with a inner crescent kick to disarm his weapon then strikes again with a side kick to the face as Looter got hurt again, he's surprised how well she's besting him despite being her first time.
"How? You're just a girl." Looter said.
"I had months of training, preparing myself for things like this." Starling said.
Looter then tries to kick her from the ground by Starling jumped up in the air flying backwards as he then resorted to using the other tools he acquired, he pulls out razor bats and tossed them in the air and caught her by surprise, she uses the wings to shield herself, she was able to block, but she flew around trying to evade them.
"What the hell are these things?" Starling said.
"Razor bats, courtesy of the late Hobgoblin, it's one of the few things I acquired while getting my suit back and that's not all I got." Looter said.
Looter pulls out a pumpkin bomb and tossed it in the air towards Starling as she quickly uses the wings to protect herself, it blasted up in the air as the wave knocked her out of the air and she came crashing down onto a ventilation system hard, she felt hurt but she's not out of trouble yet as the razor bats are coming at her, she quickly shakes off the pain and flies up towards them, she uses her wings to slice down each of them, they're are gone as she's high up in the air and turns her attention to Looter who still got another pumpkin bomb in his hand, he tossed them again as she quickly evade it and it missed, Looter pulls out more pumpkin bombs and started tossing them in the air.
Kid Arachnid is out on patrol in Brooklyn as he spotted some explosions up ahead which is trouble, he swings towards the scene to confront whoever is causing it. Looter tries to pull out another pumpkin bomb but he realized he's all out of ammo, Starling then came flying for a drop kick and knocked him down hard against a ventilation system, Looter was knocked out cold as Starling successfully defeated a supervillain.
"Wow, can't believe I've did it." Starling said.
Starling then turns to see Kid Arachnid finally arriving at the scene of the crime to find someone with wings just took down an old Spider-Man foe called the Looter who is out cold, Kid Arachnid takes a good look at the winged hero but can't get a good look at her face covered by the visor.
"Finally, what took you so long?" Starling said.
"And you are?" Kid Arachnid said.
"Oh, you haven't heard of me, where are my manners, I am... Starling." Starling introducing herself.
Kid Arachnid looked confused. "Starling?"
"Seriously, you've never heard of it?" Starling said.
"No, I think I've heard of it, but more on that later, what are you doing here?" Kid Arachnid said.
"Doing your job obviously, Brooklyn needs more hero looking out for the little guys while you're too busy in the big city doing the important stuff." Starling said.
"What are you saying? That I'm not more into protecting my neighborhood anymore." Kid Arachnid said.
"No, but there are people here that needs heroes to help them, no matter how little things are. Now, if you'll excuse me, I got someplace to be." Starling is about to leave.
Kid Arachnid got a hold of her hand. "Wait, hold on!"
Starling see his hand on hers. "Let go of me."
"Can we a least talk? I got this feeling I know you from somewhere." Kid Arachnid trying to figure.
"Please let go of me." Starling said.
"Whoa, no need to get aggressive, I just want to talk." Kid Arachnid said.
Starling sighs. "Fine, don't say I didn't warn you."
Starling side kick Kid Arachnid back as the hero remained standing, Starling is flying up in the air trying to get away, Kid Arachnid quickly fire a web line and it cling onto Starling, he got pulled up in the air holding onto the line as Starling noticed the extra weight she's pulling, she looks down to see Kid Arachnid hanging on tight.
Starling smile. "You don't give up, do you?"
"Must be my superpower." Kid Arachnid said.
"Fine, let's see if you can keep holding on!" Starling smile.
Starling is flying over Brooklyn Chinatown as she's flying down towards the street, a lot of people going out in night noticed something with wings is coming their way, Starling is flying over the street with Kid Arachnid in tow, she tries to shake him off but the hero wouldn't let go, Starling is having trouble losing him until she spotted a truck up ahead with fish loaded onto the back and got an idea.
"I hate to do this, but..." Starling smile as she got her wing sharpen and ready to cut.
"No.. please don't..." Kid Arachnid pleading.
Starling got close enough to the fish truck and slice off the web line and sent Kid Arachnid falling straight towards the fish truck and he collided against the boxes full of fish, Starling then flies away from Chinatown as Kid Arachnid shakes off the fishes and ice as he noticed what he's surrounded in and it brought back some an embarrassing moment.
"Ah... not again..." Kid Arachnid complaining.
Kid Arachnid steps out of the fish truck to see Starling too high up and flying away from Chinatown, he lost her, a new superhero managed to shake him off, he can't shake this feeling there's something about her though from he could tell by her actions she wasn't trying to hurt him, which made him more curious as to who this Starling person is.
Time is 9:05 in Flatbush at the apartment above Farrell's Grocery, in the bathroom Tiana is using the shower to clean herself of all the blast residue she got in the fight but she's got blood poring down the drain as she got wounded during the fight, she pulled out a piece of shrapnel from her right abdomen, something later she was done she began bandaging the right side of her abdomen, after she's completely bandaged she's came out of a bathroom fully dressed in some clean clothes and walked towards the attic where Robert is checking out the damage on the Starling suit.
"Dang, first day taking it out flying and it got some damage." Robert Farrell said.
"Sorry Robert, first day, first bad guy." Tiana said.
"Tell me you at least beat his ass." Robert Farrell said.
"I did, all those months of Kickboxing and Karate classes paid off and I managed to ditch Kid Arachnid." Tiana said.
"Seriously?" Robert Farrell is impressed.
"Though I do kinda feel bad about dropping off to the fishes." Tiana said.
"What, you like this guy or something?" Robert Farrell said.
"No, of course not, I have a boyfriend, I just kinda feel bad, I know he only came to do the right thing, he just wanted to get to know me, but how can I introduce myself as the granddaughter of Vulture? Nobody knows about my true identity and it needs to stay that way." Tiana said.
"Cause of your grandfather's enemy?" Robert Farrell said.
"Exactly and I don't anyone closest to me to get hurt, especially Miles. So, like it or not, no one can know who Starling is." Tiana said.
"Okay, it's your call." Robert Farrell said.
"And thanks for the change of clothes, I'm sorry to come here unannounced." Tiana said.
"No worries, mom is out with her boyfriend, luckily you and her are the same size. Why don't you head on home? I'll stay up late and get the wings repaired." Robert Farrell said.
"You sure?" Tiana asking.
"Yeah, get some rest and think about Valentine's Day tomorrow with your boyfriend." Robert Farrell said.
"Okay, I'll come back tomorrow for the suit, see ya." Tiana is walking away.
Tiana left the apartment after cleaning herself up and dropping off the suit for Robert to repair.
Around the same time at the Spider-Cave, Miles is in the shower room cleaning off the stink of fish he was exposed to recently, afterwards he came out all dried up and fully dressed in clean clothes as Peter, Gwen, and Anya just came in to find the suit on the floor and something reeking the air.
Peter sniff. "Something smells fishy."
"Don't ask." Miles is embarrassed.
"Oh no, again?" Gwen figured it out.
"What's again?" Anya is clueless.
"He crashed himself into some fishes like last year, remember Miles? The fish bath? Iguana? Chinatown?" Peter smile.
"Seriously? You have to bring that up?" Miles felt annoyed as Peter, Gwen, and Anya giggled. "Okay, go ahead! Get it out of your system! All of you!"
Peter then calms the giggles down. "Okay, seriously, what happened?"
"What do you think happened? I crashed myself into some fishes." Miles said as everyone giggled again. "Really? Again?"
Peter giggled. "Sorry, I mean before that."
"Oh, right, anyway I was out in Brooklyn on patrol til I came across a scene where your old foe Looter got himself into a fight with someone new." Miles said.
"Someone?" Peter said.
"Yeah, there's this new girl, she's flying around Brooklyn and took down Looter all by herself." Miles said.
"This girl, what does she look like?" Anya asking.
"Ah, I'd say about my age, definitely African-American, and the suit she was wearing, it was red and white, it looked kinda similar to Vulture's, the wings and visor included." Miles said.
"So you're saying the technology she's using is based on Vulture's design." Gwen said.
"Looks like it." Miles said.
"Did she give you a name?" Anya said.
"She calls herself Starling, she told me that she's a superhero." Miles said.
"I see, what about Looter?" Peter said.
"Don't worry, the cops already picked him up, he's in their custody and being transported back to Ravencroft." Miles said.
"Okay, Looter's take care of, but this Big Wheel guy is still out there, so whoever this Starling girl is, she can wait." Peter said as Miles is giving off a confused expression.
Anya noticed something. "What is it?"
"There's just something about this Starling that seemed familiar but I can't figure out why?" Miles is thinking.
"You like her?" Peter said.
"No, of course not, I'm with Tiana, not Starling, I just don't know why I can shake this feeling." Miles said.
"Maybe you might have a thing for her, she could be your Black Cat." Gwen said.
"Ok, ok, leave him alone, we'll figure out who she is another time, for now, let's just get some sleep, tomorrow is a big day for all of us." Peter said.
"Don't you mean the three of us?" Miles said.
"No, I meant all of us, guessing Anya didn't tell you?" Peter said.
"Tell me what?" Miles said.
"She's got a date tomorrow." Peter smile.
Anya looks at Gwen. "You told him?"
"What? You didn't tell me it was a secret." Gwen said.
"It was supposed to stay between us girls." Anya said.
"Well, too late." Gwen said.
"Come on Anya, at least tell us who it is since it's no secret." Peter said.
Anya sighs with a smile. "Fine... it's Sam."
"Really?" Miles said.
"Way to go, Anya." Gwen smiled.
"We're just going as friends." Anya said.
"Girl, Valentine's Day isn't a day you go out with a friend, it's a romantic holiday, it's obviously this Sam guy is into you, you should consider yourself lucky, you're quite a catch." Gwen said.
Anya smiled with a blush. "Just stop."
"Hey, no need to be embarrassed, it's actually good you got someone in your life." Peter said.
"Okay, we're only friends, platonic friends of course." Anya said.
"Of course, well... lets all head on home for the night. Have a Happy Valentine's Day." Peter said.
Peter and Gwen are leaving together while Anya walked out on her own, Miles is looking upon Anya after learning she's going out with Sam Alexander on Valentine's Day, he felt uneasy for some reason, he's already got Tiana and is happy, but why can't he shake this feeling.
The day is February 14th, time is 12:34 PM a car pulls up outside at the warehouse in Brooklyn, Jackson Weele came out of the driver seat and walks up inside the warehouse with a venti cup of coffee in his hand, he drank it and gazed upon the Big Wheel halfway through the repairs with all the damage parts set aside as he's very eager for another round against Tony Stark.
"How goes the repairs?" Jackson Weele said.
"It's going well Boss, by tonight it should be fully operational and battle ready."
"Did you install the infrared scanners?" Jackson Weele said.
"Yes Boss, you'll be able to track anything invisible, no one will get the drop on you again."
"Good, while you're at it, add the missile pods to the cannons with seeker rockets." Jackson Weele said.
"Yes boss, consider it done."
"If those foolish heroes get in my way again, they're in for quite a surprise." Jackson Weele smiled sinisterly.
Jackson Weele kept watching the repairs continue and spotted the missile pods made by Stark Industries before the weapons division was dismantled, he plans to used them agains the heroes the next time he comes across them.
Time is 3:38 PM in Tribeca at the Coffee Bean as Gwen is coming out alone with a cup of coffee in her hand, she's speaking with Mary Jane who is in California as they're talking about Valentine's Day and what Peter is trying to do for her.
"So Peter's really going all out, huh?" Mary Jane said.
"I told him he doesn't need to impress me with something big, but he insisted, he's still out trying to find something perfect for me." Gwen said.
"That's very romantic, must mean he loves you very much." Mary Jane said.
"I'm very lucky being engaged to him, I'm already feeling very happy, but I'd like to do something romantic for him too." Gwen said.
"Got anything special in mind?" Mary Jane said.
"I'd figured I just make us some dinner, but you know Pete." Gwen said.
"Well... there might be something you might do for him, it sounds crazy..." Mary Jane has a suggestion.
"What's crazy? What do you have in mind?" Gwen is curious.
"Okay, listen carefully..." Mary Jane has a private conversation over the phone.
Gwen is listening to MJ's voice till she widen her eyes upon hearing the suggestion. "Oh! You mean that..."
"Hey, it worked before, I think Peter will love it if it was you." Mary Jane said.
Gwen smiled. "Actually, that might be the best gift ever."
"Hope you got some money to spend, you got some shopping to do." Mary Jane said.
Gwen is happy at the suggestion Mary Jane gave her at the kind of gift she can give Peter for Valentine's Day.
It's 5:50 PM at the apartment shared by Betty and Glory, the pair came home after work as Betty is in her room changing and getting ready for her date with Ned Leeds on Valentine's Day, meanwhile Glory is in the living room awaiting for her roommate to come out.
"So how are you feeling?" Glory said.
"Honestly, I'm very nervous, it's been so long since I dated, I might be a little rusty." Betty said.
"You're going to be fine Betty, all you have to do is just be yourself and have some fun with Ned." Glory said.
The bedroom door opens up as Betty is coming out dressed up in a salmon pink dress and shows off to Glory.
"Well... how do I look?" Betty asking for an opinion.
"Very lovely for anyone to ask you to be their Valentine." Glory smiled as the door is knocking and got their attention. "Mmm, wonder who that could be? I think its for."
Betty walks over to the door where Ned Leeds is waiting dressed all fancy in a suit to see Betty all stunning in a salmon pink dress.
"Betty, my god, you look absolutely stunning!" Ned Leeds is amazed.
Betty blushed upon the compliment Ned is giving her, the two then left the apartment to head out on a date as Glory stayed behind and wished her friend good luck.
It's 6:30 PM at Brooklyn Visions Academy as Miles Morales is in his dorm room dressed up in a tux he rented as he looks at himself in the mirror, he smiled as he looks good for his date with Tiana, Ganke also dressed in a tux too for his date with Danika, both are ready to their big dates as they each got flowers.
"How do I look?" Miles asking for an opinion.
"You're perfect, just be glad that you're not smelling like fish today." Ganke said.
"Thanks for reminding me, it took many showers but I managed to get cleaned in time. Okay, it's time, wish me luck." Miles said as he's leaving.
"Good luck." Ganke said.
Miles left the dorm room with flowers in his hand and walks over to the girls dormitory as some girls are coming out fully dressed for their date tonight, Miles eventually made it to the dorm room where Tiana is staying, he knocks on the door and waits for a bit, the door opens up as Miles became stunned upon seeing Tiana all dressed up in red dress all pretty.
"Oh wow!" Miles smiles.
Tiana smiled. "Stop."
Miles then hands her the bouquet of flower. "Here, I got you some roses."
Tiana took em and smells them. "They're lovely, thanks."
"Only for my best girl." Miles smiles as they leaned in closer for a brief kiss. "Ready?"
"Let's go." Miles said.
Miles raised his elbow and Tiana interlocks hers with his as they're walking down the hallway together, they reached the elevator and went down, coming into the girls dormitory is Sam Alexander dressed in a tux walking down the hallway til he reached Anya's dorm room, he knocks on the door and he heard footsteps like from high heels, opening up the door is Anya Corazon all dressed up in a black dress looking all stunning as Sam is stunned upon the sight.
"Anya?" Sam said.
"What? You don't like the way I look?" Anya said.
"Not at all, you look... lovely." Sam smile.
Anya smile and blush upon the compliment Sam gave her, the two then left together for Valentine's Day on their date.
At the same time in Lower East Side, Peter just exited the elevator and walks down the hallway with a bag of groceries along with a box of chocolates, bouquet of roses, and a Valentine Teddy Bear as he really went all out to impress his fiancée, he struggling to pull his keys from his pockets while carrying too much stuff, he eventually opens up the door and enters his apartment.
"Gwennie, I'm home!" Peter came and became stunned.
Peter sets the groceries and gifts on the table where candles are lit to see a rose trail leading towards their bedroom as the door is slowly opening up, Gwen is coming out all dressed in black pink babydoll lingerie as she's giving off a pose with a seductive smile, Peter is all stunned upon seeing his fiancée all beautiful.
"Gwen..." Peter is all stunned.
Gwen smiles seductively. "Happy Valentine's Day, Pete."
"Oh my... did not see this coming. I was going to make us that lasagna we both like so much for dinner, I even bought you some gifts ." Peter said.
"That's very sweet of you Pete, but I think this time I should be the one doing something special for you." Gwen said.
"You did this for me?" Peter is impressed.
"Peter, I'm already very happy being engaged to the most wonderful man I've ever known, I love you so much." Gwen said.
"I love you too Gwen, I love you so much." Peter smile.
Gwen walks slowly towards Peter and leaned in for a kiss as they're kissing very slowly and passionately, Gwen then kisses down to his neck as he smiles with his eyes closed.
"What about dinner?" Peter moans.
Gwen kisses with smiles. "Later."
Gwen got back to kissing Peter on the lips as she got her hands on his jacket and pulls it off his shoulders as emotions are getting very intense.
Time is 7 PM in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the restaurant as Miles and Tiana are going in and told the hostess that they have a reservation for the rooftop, the hostess takes them upstairs to the rooftop where a scenery view of the New York City for everyone to see while having dinner, Miles and Tiana are coming onto the rooftop to see a lot of couples having dinner and celebrating Valentine's Day, the hostess showed them their reserved table as they're sitting down and the hostess hands them the menus as they're lookout at New York City at a distance.
"Wow, this is amazing." Tiana is impressed.
"Like I said, only for my best girl." Miles flirts.
"It's very sweet of you, thanks." Tiana smiles.
Miles and Tiana lean closer for a kiss until someone called out "Miles?", the couple stopped before they could kiss as they look upon Anya and Sam here at the same restaurant on their date.
"Anya? What are you doing here?" Miles is confused.
"We came here to have dinner, what are you doing here?" Anya is also confused.
"We came for dinner too, didn't expect you to have a reservation here." Miles said.
"It was Sam who got us a spot, actually his mom did through her connections as a health inspector, so how did you two get a spot here?" Anya said.
"My parents booked a reservation here months ago for their Valentine date, but they let me have it instead. What are the odds we end up in the same restaurants? By the way, you look nice Anya." Miles said.
"Thanks, it's been awhile I wore a dress since my quinceanera." Anya said.
"How can I forget, your dad went all out for your 15th birthday last year." Miles said.
"Miles? Anya? Is that you?" Danika's voice.
Miles, Tiana, Sam, and Anya all look to see Danika here in a purple dress in the company of Ganke Lee in a tux and caught them all by surprise.
"Really? You too?" Miles is even more confused.
"What are the odds?" Ganke said.
"How'd you get a spot?" Anya said.
"The owner's son happens to be a big fan of Danikast, he agreed to pulls some strings and got us a spot, didn't expect to see you guys here either." Danika said.
"Yeah, so much for having a place to ourselves." Sam said.
"Well... since we're all here, why don't we all join in." Danika said.
"Ah... sure... why not?" Miles said.
Anya, Sam, Ganke, and Danika picked up chairs from their respective tables and joined Miles and Tiana to their tables as they're all together in the same table at the same restaurant, Miles and Tiana are having trouble adjusting to having two couples joining in as their moment to themselves was unintentionally ruined.
Later around 7:30 PM at the apartment of Ned Leeds, Betty Brant is sitting at the table with candles and glass of sparkling as Ned is whipping up something special for dinner, he came out with a big dish of pasta in his hand and set it in the middle of the table.
"Here it is, bolognese!" Ned Leeds said.
"Mmm, sounds great. Never imagine you were quite a cook." Betty smile.
Ned serving pasta on the plate. "I'm a man with many talents, for instants, I got this great intuition, I imagined you have a thing for Italian food."
"You imagine right." Betty smile.
"Well, go ahead, dig in." Ned smile.
Betty took a fork of pasta and bites. "Mmm, delish."
"Glad you love my cooking." Ned as he began to eat.
Betty took another bite. "So... how goes the Kingsley investigation?"
Ned sighs. "Not well, still tracking any known associates of his, but so far nothing, they're either dead or out of state, either way I'll still keep on looking."
"You're still convinced there's a conspiracy behind Kingsley." Betty said.
"Positive, how does a guy who's got no skills in engineering even managed to obtain cutting edge hardware, someone had to supply him and I'm going to figure out who it is no matter how long it takes." Ned said.
"I admire that, takes a special kind of reporter to pursue the truth no matter the risk." Betty said.
"Kinda like you, you're no stranger to danger yourself, even your friend Peter, I've studied up on your friend, besides knowing and taking shots of Spider-Man, he had the guts to stand up to a crime boss on live TV, it was very brave of him, even though it did almost get him killed." Ned said.
"Luckily he's tight with Spidey who's got his back, the guys saved our lives many times." Betty said.
"Betty... can I ask you something?" Ned is curious.
"Sure." Betty said.
"What exactly is the nature of your relationship with Peter?" Ned said.
Betty looks surprised. "Wow, didn't see that coming."
"I'm sorry if I brought it up out of nowhere, if you don't want to tell me..." Ned said.
"It's okay, Ned...*sighs*... me and Pete... we kissed... once." Betty confessed.
Ned looks surprised. "Whoa... You and Peter?"
"It was two years ago, we were investigating into the White Dragon's activities by spotting out Triad hangouts, we were at this restaurant in Chinatown skating out, we spotted these shady characters packing heat, so we sneaked around to find out but we accidentally attracted some attention to ourselves, we had to escape but we were cornered and we hid in the restroom, they were closing in and we had to think off something convincing." Betty said.
"So that's when you two kissed to make it convincing." Ned said.
"It saved our lives that day, it only happened once in our lives." Betty said.
"You not gonna tell me that a part of you didn't like it?" Ned said.
Betty smiled. "Okay, I did, didn't think that I feel this way over Peter, I've known him for years, we worked together at the Bugle, even went to the same school, back then he was just a shy nerdy kid until sophomore year he underwent a change in his personality and a lot of girls became attracted to him." Betty said.
"Including you." Ned said
"That's all in the past now Ned, now he's got a beautiful woman he's gonna marry, she's his future, so you don't have to worry about me and Peter ever becoming an item, I'm happy being here with you Ned." Betty said.
Ned smile. "And I'm happy being with you Betty, you're the most amazing woman I've ever met in my life."
"How amazing?" Betty flirts.
Ned leans in closer as he and Betty for a kiss.
"That amazing." Ned flirts.
Betty smile as she got back to kissing Ned again, the two continuing on kissing as something is building up between them, they leaned off their chairs and drop down to the floor continuously kissing each other with passion.
It's 8:30 PM at the apartment in Lower East Side, candles are still lit as much clothing are on the floor along with the rose petals all leading up the bedroom where there's giggles and moans along with the sound of bed rocking, inside the bedroom are Peter and Gwen resting against their back with blankets covering them up as they look sweaty and exhausted from the consummation they've just did, they remained stunt upon the experience as the whole bedroom is messy cause of their intercouse.
Gwen sighs with a smiles. "Oh my..."
"Wow... that was very intense." Peter smile.
"Even more intense than that time in the Hamptons." Gwen smile.
"Except for the mess we've made just now, we never did anything like this before. Thanks Gwen, this was without a doubt the best Valentine's Day ever." Peter felt happy.
"Glad you're happy, cause I plan to make you very happy for a long time." Gwen said.
"Can't wait.. Mrs. Parker." Peter smile.
Peter and Gwen kiss each other briefly.
Gwen sighs. "I'm all sweaty and I'm famished."
"Me too, let's get cleaned up and grab a bite, shall we." Peter said
Gwen is the first to climb out of the bed and walks slowly over to the restroom without wearing anything as Peter likes the perfect view of his fiancée got up and followed her towards the bathroom.
It's 8:50 PM back in Brooklyn at the warehouse where the Big Wheel is hidden, the gyroscopic vehicle is fully repaired and battle ready as Jackson Weele is dressed up in his green suit walking towards the Big Wheel as one of the henchmen is standing by it, he just handed Weele the helmet as Jackson puts it on and climbs into the Big Wheel as he's turning it on, it's becoming operational as the warehouse doors opens up and Jackson Weele is behind the controls, he accelerated the Big Wheel out and it's heading around the neighborhood as Jackson isn't done with his vendetta.
At the same time in Williamsburg, at the rooftop of the restaurant, the three couples are finished with their expensive dinner and chatting with one another about stuff as music is being played around here and some couples are dancing, a woman is coming by with a basket of roses as Miles hands a dollar for one rose and hands it to Tiana, she then sniff the rose and love the scent.
"Lovely." Tiana smile as she then turns to the dancing floor as she gets the idea and Miles the look.
Miles got the idea. "Really?"
"Care to dance?" Tiana said.
"Fine, though you're gonna have to take the lead with the dancing." Miles said.
Tiana got up and took Miles's hand as they walked over to the dance floor and started dancing, Tiana took the lead and helped Miles though the dance as it's new to him and he's getting a bit nervous, he just followed her lead and does his best to impress her, despite being his first time he's getting the hang of it. Ganke is surprised as he got up and gave his hand to Danika as she took it and joined up on the dance floor, they started dancing slowly. Sam then gave Anya the charming smile and raise an eyebrow, she rolled her eyes as she smiles, Sam got up and gave her his hand, Anya took and they walked up to the dance floor, they dance together as Anya is really enjoying it. Miles is adjusting well to dancing and impressed Tiana.
"I gotta say, you're quite good for your first time." Tiana dancing.
"I had a good teacher, she's taught me well and still teaching good." Miles flirts.
Miles and Tiana are dancing together slowly, Anya is feeling happy dancing with Sam, Miles noticed Anya smiling and getting very comfortable dancing with Sam which is a sign she's getting serious with this guy, Miles then focus back to Tiana as they continue dancing together, he's already happy being with a beautiful girl as it's the same with her, they two were about to kiss right there, but something unexpected happened as they felt a vibration on the ground as well as a noise coming from the street, Miles and Anya recognized that noise too, everyone stopped dancing as they walked over to the balcony to see the Big Wheel passing through the neighborhood.
"What the hell is that?" Sam said.
"I say trouble." Danika said.
Miles then quietly sneaks away as Anya walks up to him without letting anyone know.
Anya sighs. "I don't have my suit with me."
"Don't worry, I do. Call Pete and Gwen and let them known Big Wheel is in Brooklyn, I'm gonna go after it." Miles said.
"Alone?" Anya said.
"I can't wait and let this thing cause havoc while innocent lives are in danger, I'm the only one who can do something about it." Miles said.
Anya sighs. "Fine, just be careful."
Miles smiles as he gave a thumbs up, he rushed out the restaurant till he made it downstairs and runs towards an alleyway, he quickly strips out of his tux concealing his Kid Arachnid suit underneath, eventually Kid Arachnid came out swinging and chasing after the Big Wheel, Anya has stayed behind as she doesn't have any costume with her, she pulls out a phone from her purse and made a call to Peter Parker.
(Lower East Side)
Peter is in sweatpants while Gwen is wearing a t shirt, they're both cleaned up and in the kitchen eating some chocolates and strawberries, all of a sudden Peter's phone is ringing from the jacket on the floor, Peter walked over to pick up his jacket and pulls out his phone to see Anya calling.
Peter answered the call. "Anya?"
"Pete, the Big Wheel's back, it's in Brooklyn!" Anya said.
"Okay, we're on our way." Peter hangs up and turns to Gwen. "We gotta go now."
Peter and Gwen rush to their bedroom to fetch their suits to help their friends in Brooklyn.
(Williamsburg)
Tiana is walking away from the crowd discreetly as she noticed her boyfriend isn't around for some reason, she's leaving the restaurant an pulls out her phone to make a call to a friend.
"Robert, there's trouble, I need the suit as soon as possible." Tiana said.
"I'd figured you'd say that, there's a drone on route with the suit heading towards your location." Robert Farrell said.
"Okay, I'll wait for it. Thanks Robert." Tiana said.
"Tiana... just be careful out there." Robert Farrell said.
"I will." Tiana then hangs up.
Tiana is at some alleyway waiting as a rocket powered drone is coming in with the cargo carrying the suit.
(Downtown Brooklyn)
Meanwhile in Downtown Brooklyn, the Big Wheel is cruising through the streets while many people are getting out of their cars to escaped being crushed to death, Jackson Weele isn't concerned about the lives he's endangering, he's more focused on driving towards the building of Damage Control, a subsidiary of Stark Industries, the security crew spotted an object coming their way as they've triggered the alarms to alert the people inside danger is coming, reinforcements are coming out with weapons as they're all firing at the Big Wheel, the gyroscope is armored and their weapons have no effect against it.
Jackson Weele chuckles. "Nice try, have a taste of my guns!"
Jackson pulled the triggers and fired off the Big Wheel's cannons as security jumped away as the lasers are causing damage to the building and everyone inside are panicking as their lives are being threaten, Kid Arachnid made it to see Big Wheel attacking Damage Control, he cloaks himself and jumps off the rooftop, swinging towards the Big Wheel, Jackson Weele is picking up something on the infrared scanner coming towards him, he then hits reverse and drives backwards as Kid Arachnid missed and couldn't get close enough.
Jackson Weele chuckles. "Don't bother hiding yourself, I can see you."
Kid Arachnid cloaked watches as the cannons aim at him. "Oh dang!"
The Big Wheel fires off it's cannons but Kid Arachnid jumps away swinging as he stops cloaking due to Jackson Weele having a way to track him whether he's invisible or not, he steers the Wheel around still firing it's cannons at Kid Arachnid swinging not caring about the damage he's causing around the neighborhood, he got tired off using the cannons as he switched to missiles, he only plans to use two as he aims and launched them at Kid Arachnid, the hero spotted them coming in.
"Oh double dang!" Kid Arachnid said.
One of the missiles got close enough and blasted him out of the sky, knocking him towards a nearby building injured as another missile is coming his way, he quickly reacts and jumps away but it got too close and blasted him off again as he fell down to the street as Jackson Weele spotted the hero down all injured and weak, he smiled sinisterly as he accelerates the Big Wheel towards the injured hero.
"You shouldn't have crossed me, cause now you're about to be roadkill!" Jackson Weele said.
Kid Arachnid is weak as he spotted the Big Wheel coming his way about to run him over for the kill, he's still hurt and weakened to do anything about it, the Big Wheel came in closer for the kill but something unexpected happened as someone came in flying and swooped the hero off the street before getting run over, Kid Arachnid finds himself in the air looking down on the street where the Big Wheel is turning around, the hero looks up to see he's being carrying away by Starling.
"What?" Kid Arachnid said.
"Looks like I made it in time, you can thank me later." Starling said.
Jackson Weele is angry. "Curse you heroes!"
The Big Wheel then unleashed all it's missiles upon the heroes as they've noticed it.
"Let's split up!" Kid Arachnid said.
Starling lets go of Kid Arachnid as they got at least 10 missiles coming their way, they each split up as Starling then flies faster to avoid five of the missiles coming after her, Kid Arachnid is on a rooftop as he spotted five more coming at him, he fires off electrified webbing at three of them as they got zapped and dropped down to the rooftops without any explosions, but two missiles are coming his way as he runs and jumps off the rooftop, one of them blew up right there and the other one is still chasing after him.
Meanwhile in the air Starling is doing her best to avoid the other five she's got chasing after her, she flys closer to the water tower on one of the rooftop, she finds an opening and drops through as one missile blasted right there on the water tower, she's got four left as she drops down to the streets, she got closer to the traffic lights and flew past them as the two missiles blew them up, she's only got two left.
Kid Arachnid is swinging around still have only one missile left as he swings towards the Big Wheel with the missile following after, Jackson figured out that the hero plans to use the missile against him, so he fires his cannons at the hero only for one of the laser managing to blast the missile out of the air before it could reach him, Kid Arachnid missed his shot as he's forced to swing away while the Big Wheel accelerates and chases after the hero. Starling is still in the air flying fast with two remaining missiles left chasing after her, she noticed what Kid Arachnid was trying to do, she decided to follow his lead and flies towards the Big Wheel chasing after Kid Arachnid, Jackson Weele is more focused on trying to kill the hero as he was too busy to notice the scanners beeping from picking up Starling coming his way with the missiles.
Jackson Weele noticed it. "No, no, no, NO!"
Starling is coming fast at the Big Wheel with the missiles, she flew closer to the left side and flew back up, the missiles finally got closer and blasted the Big Wheel, Jackson Weele is screaming from all the damage his gyroscope has taken as a result, the scanners are dead, Kid Arachnid see the gyroscope spinning out of control as a result of the damage, it's still driving down the street towards the water, he swings after it and managed to catch up in time, he opens up the side and pulls Jackson Weele out and jumps away before the Big Wheel drove itself off the street and jumped into the water, it sank deep into the river as Kid Arachnid has Jackson Weele webbed upside down over a light pole.
"No more driving the Big Wheel for you, Mr. Weele, your license just got revoked." Kid Arachnid said.
Starling came in landing next to Kid Arachnid as he has the criminal mastermind all tied up, Kid Arachnid is fortunate to have stopped the Big Wheel thanks to the help of Starling.
Kid Arachnid sighs. "Can't believe I'm about to say this... thanks, you did great."
"You're not so bad yourself, I have to say we make quite a good team." Starling said.
"We sure do, still... there's still so much I don't know about you." Kid Arachnid said.
"There will be a time when you get to know the real me, but my identity must remain secret for a lot of reasons, I hope you can understand." Starling said.
"I do, more than you know. Very well, I won't ask who's underneath the mask." Kid Arachnid said.
"Thank you, just know that I'm here to help." Starling said.
"And you did help, I couldn't done it without you." Kid Arachnid said.
"I should get going, I got somewhere else to be." Starling stretched out her wings. "Till next time."
Starling takes flight and flies away from the scene as Kid Arachnid stayed behind with Jackson Weele tied upside down as police sirens are coming their way along with Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider swinging, they've made it and joined up with their friend to see the situation is already handled.
"Hey, sorry we're late." Spider-Man said.
"It's cool, had some help." Kid Arachnid said.
"Let me guess, Starling?" Ghost-Spider said.
Kid Arachnid nodded his head. "Hmm, she was a big help, couldn't done it without here."
"And where is she?" Spider-Man said.
"She said she's got somewhere else to be." Kid Arachnid said.
"And don't you have somewhere else to be too?" Ghost-Spider reminded.
"No, I..." Kid Arachnid stopped as she forgot. "Oh my gosh! I left Tiana alone back at the restaurant! I have to get going!"
"Go, we'll make sure Mr. Weele is taken into custody." Spider-Man said.
"Thanks so much." Kid Arachnid as he's in a rush. "Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day to you both."
"You too!" Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider said together.
Kid Arachnid is swinging away from the scene heading back to Williamsburg as Spider-Man and Ghost-Spider stayed behind with Mr. Weele upside down as the NYPD finally arrived at the scene.
(Williamsburg)
Kid Arachnid eventually made it back to Williamsburgs as he quickly dressed himself up in the alley where he left his tux behind, sometime later Miles made it back to the restaurant where he left his girlfriend behind to chase after the Big Wheel, Ganke, Danika, Anya, and Sam are already gone as are most of the couples due to the disturbance Big Wheel made, he couldn't find Tiana around and figured that she already left, he was about to go on home alone until he turns around to see Tiana coming in with her red dress.
"Ti? I thought you'd left home already." Miles is surprised.
Tiana thought of an excuse. "I just... took a restroom break. What about you? Where were you?"
"I was... chasing down the Big Wheel for my friend Pete, I was giving him and call and letting him know. Where is everyone else?" Miles said.
"I think they all left earlier, I was getting worried that you might've bailed out on me." Tiana said.
"Funny, I thought you've bailed on me too." Miles said.
"So now what? All our friends already left." Tiana said.
"Which means we got the whole place to ourselves and Valentine's Day is still on." Miles said.
Tiana listened to the music. "We never got to finish our dance."
Miles smile. "Shall we continue?"
Miles gave Tiana his hand as they got back to dancing together, they're continuing Valentine's Day on this night, they're dancing til they leaned in for that kiss they never got to finish earlier, they kissed each other and are very happy being together.
"Happy Valentine's Day Ti." Miles smiles.
"Happy Valentine's Day Miles." Tiana smiles.
The couple continues dancing and enjoying the moment while they still can before the night ends.
Time is 9:45 PM back at Brooklyn Visions Academy as Danika and Ganke just returned along with Anya and Sam as they waved them goodnight before going up to Anya's dorm room, they've finally made it to the door as they're about to part ways from the night they've had together.
"Thanks for bringing me back, sorry about the awkward night." Anya said.
"You kidding? How often does stuff like this happen on Valentine's Day?" Sam said.
"In New York, everyday. But I have to say, I did have fun tonight, thanks Sam." Anya smile.
Sam smile warmly. "Actually, thank you Anya for this wonderful night... you're not like any girl I've ever met."
Sam was being sincere as he suddenly leans in closer and kissed Anya right there in the hallway, Anya had her eyes closed and kissed back until Sam stopped and looked upon her face.
"Sorry if that was unexpected, I know things were suppose to be platonic between us.." Sam said.
"It's okay, it was... fine." Anya blushed.
Sam smiled warmly. "Well... goodnight Anya.
Sam walks away after dropping Anya at her dorm room, she went inside alone and touched her lips as she finally kissed a guy, she smiled.
It's February 15th, time is 2:30 PM at the Daily Bugle, Peter is going up the elevator with a folder of photos as he FaceTime with Tony Stark about the capture of Jackson Weele yesterday and the destruction of the Big Wheel, but something else was on Stark's mind concerning Peter's night with Gwen.
"Thanks to Miles, Mr. Weele is now in custody and his crew have been arrested, sorry we couldn't recover the Big Wheel, that's millions in R&D went down the river." Peter said.
"It's fine, never liked it anyway, just glad it can't be used to hurt anyone again. By the way, how was you night with Gwen?" Tony smile.
"Excuse me?" Peter said.
"Come on Kid, you're talking to a playboy and you have that glow." Tony said.
"What glow?" Peter said.
"That glow that says that you've got laid last night, oh and Gwen left you quite an impression." Tony hints at the neck.
Peter notice a red mark on his neck. "Oh!"
"Way to go Kid, I'm proud of you. So how was it?" Tony teasing.
"Bye Tony." Peter hangs up the phone.
The elevator finally arrived as Peter got off and walks towards Betty and Glory chatting together as he could tell by their happy expressions what it's about, he arrived to cut in on their conversation.
"Hey Betty, what's with the smile on your face?" Peter said.
"So you've noticed, well... she's had a great time last night with Ned." Glory gossips.
"Glory!" Betty being a bit shy.
"Oh wow! Really?" Peter looks surprised.
"Speaking of which, looks like you've got a great time yourself Parker." Glory noticed the hickey on Peter's neck.
"Oh... right." Peter being shy.
Betty noticed the folder. "Let me guess, photo?"
"Yeah, just pictures of Jackson Weele arrested by the NYPD, I was too late to capture the action, I hope Robbie would still be interested." Peter said.
"He's in the office, you can go in and see him." Glory said.
"Okay, thanks." Peter said.
Peter left Betty and Glory to continue on chatting as he walks into the office to sell photos to Robbie, Betty suddenly got a text on her phone, "Hope to see you later, XOXO Ned.", Betty smiled upon getting a text message from Ned Leeds.
It's 4:45 PM at Flatbush, Brooklyn at Farrell's Grocery, Robert Farrell is in the attic tinkering with the Starling suit with music playing around loudly, Tiana is coming up the attic to find her friend working while listening to music to notice she walked in, she walks up and turns off the bluetooth speaker as Robert stopped tinkering and turns to see Tiana here.
"Hey! Didn't hear you coming!" Robert Farrell said.
"How could you, all the rock and roll." Tiana said.
"Helps keep my mom from hearing all tinkering, plus it relaxes me. Heard about your recent team up with Kid Arachnid, how'd that go?" Robert Farrell said.
"It went well, even got to save his life before that Wheel guy run him over, we make a good team. Speaking of which, you and me make a great team too, thanks for providing the delivery via rocket drone." Tiana said.
"Of course, glad my engineering skills came in handy." Robert Farrell said.
"Ever think about doing more than just helping behind the scene?" Tiana said.
"You mean do what you did? I wish I could, but..." Robert Farrell said.
"No buts, you're a good guy and you have a great gift Robert, you have so much to offer than just your skills, Brooklyn could use another vigilante looking out for the little people, you'd be perfect." Tiana said.
Robert Farrell smile. "I'll think about it."
Tiana suddenly got a text on her phone from a blocked number "I saw your performance on TV, I'm so proud of you, love grandpa.", Tiana smiled upon her grandfather being proud of her for her good deeds, her moment got interrupted as she and Robert heard sirens from a distance as it means trouble is nearby and could require a hero to step in, Robert smiled upon showing Tiana the Starling suit all ready for her to use.
Sometime later Starling came out flying from the rooftop as everyone around Flatbush sees the hero flying around, Brooklyn has got another hero name Starling looking out for the people, Starling is flying towards trouble to help out the neighborhood as this is just the beginning for her.
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