- Hey, how we doing folks? Again, my heartfelt thanks to all of you who took the time to read this little story of mine. Writer's block is slowly being beaten back from my mind but there's still a long fight to go.
- This chapter was hard as hell to write. Why?...because for all of us guys, it remains a lifelong mystery as to what girls talk about when they're in a group and alone. My apologies if I insulted anyone, I meant no offense. I will warn you guys that there is some mature subject matter, no lemons but it is briefly talked about in mentions only.
So without further ado, here's the next part. Enjoy!
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"Too slow!" Sable shouted as her fist connected to Hope's back, knocking the mutant onto the ground. Arana leapt from behind and attempted a sweeping kick, only to miss when her target easily ducked and grabbed her leg.
Pulling Spider-Girl towards her, the former Symkarian mercenary threw a swift punch into her stomach before throwing her down to the ground beside her fallen fellow student.
Sable took a moment to breathe before turning around to see her beloved Peter's pupils on the ground groaning with pain.
"Not bad...you two managed to last three minutes in hand to hand combat against me. A good improvement from last time." She complimented with a grin.
The teenage girls slowly stood up albeit with still hurting and grinned back.
"Thanks, Ms. Sablinova...but you're still too good for us to beat." Hope said.
Sable shrugged at that. "I've sparred with Spider-Man plenty of times before and I still do today. It's only a matter of time until you get to our level."
"...Doesn't change the fact that I suck at fighting." Arana muttered, remembering the numerous times she had been knocked down.
"Not at all, Spider-Girl." Sable comforted with a gentle hand on her shoulder, "Your techniques are simply unrefined and that's what we're working on for you right now. If I had to say, the way you fight is reminiscent of how Spider-Man used to fight in the past."
"Really?" Both girls were surprised to hear this.
The Symkarian Queen nodded. "It wasn't until recently that Spider-Man mastered his own form of martial arts...the one that he's currently trying to teach you two."
Arana and Hope giggled, remembering some of the funny jokes that Spider-Man told them in their past training sessions.
"Why don't you two grab a quick shower and join me in the lounge for some tea?" Sable offered with a smile.
The two teenage girls happily accepted with a nod since they wanted to spend more time with their mentor's girlfriend and quickly rushed for the showers. Sable left the gym as well, making her way for her own bathroom.
Peter had been called away for another meeting at the Avenger's tower earlier today and so Sable took it upon herself to teach the two teenage superheroines some hand to hand combat techniques, much like she did in previous training sessions. Hope was more experienced in terms of formal training in the martial arts but Arana proved to be quite the quick study herself.
Sable grinned as she let the hot water run down her body...it felt good to help her beloved teach Arana and Hope the skills they needed to be strong superheroines. In the short time that she's known them, the Symkarian Queen grew to be very fond of the two teenage girls.
Rinsing the last of the soap off her body, Sable dried her hair carefully and got dressed before she left her bedroom and walked down the stairs to the lounge.
Both Arana and Hope were already sitting on the comfy seats in Sable's lounge, sipping away at their tea served by Aurelie as they made small chatter amongst themselves when the Queen of Symkaria finally entered the room.
"I trust the tea is to your liking?" Sable asked, taking a seat across from them. She gave a brief nod of greeting to her trusted blonde employee.
Hope spoke up with a grateful nod. "It's very sweet with just the right touch of bitterness...Thanks for letting Arana and I train here at your embassy, Ms. Sablinova."
She politely shook her head. "There's no need to thank me, Hope. Both of you are students to my beloved Spider-Man and this is the least I can do to help him in training you both to become the great superheroines that you will be."
Arana and Hope couldn't help but smile at the kind words of the Symkarian Queen. They were still somewhat surprised that such a strikingly beautiful woman was talking to them. Hope didn't mean any offense but she initially expected her to be like Emma Frost, a gorgeous woman in her own right who had a habit of being somewhat harsh with her words to those she couldn't see as equals but that wasn't the case at all with Ms. Sablinova.
Ms. Sablinova treated them with respect and a bit of adoration the moment she and Arana got to know her...and Hope couldn't help but look at the Queen in a motherly way.
Her fellow student, Arana felt the same way as Hope did. The young Spider-Girl never thought she'd be learning from her idol, Spider-Man, but by the same token, meet a beautiful Queen as well...who also happened to be Spidey's girlfriend. Both of them treated her and Hope very well and Arana was happy to have Spider-Man and Ms. Sablinova as her teachers.
"Do you girls mind if I ask you something?" Sable suddenly said with a playful smile.
"Not at all." Arana replied, not realizing the reason behind her other mentor's smile.
Sable knew that Arana and Hope harboured a strong crush for her beloved boyfriend, Peter Parker, and she was curious as to why that was.
"...What is it about my boyfriend that you two like so much?" Her question came out bluntly.
From the side, Aurelie couldn't help but chuckle along with her Queen as both girls immediately blushed a deep scarlet red at such a direct inquiry. It took a few moments for them to stop fidgeting as Sable patiently waited for them to answer.
"W-well" Hope began, "During the whole Phoenix force incident, Spider-Man was the only one who actually helped me when I first started training with him. The stuff that Captain America and Wolverine told me only made me feel worse about my situation."
Sable's eyes softened, having remembered what Peter told her about his poor mutant student's predicament at the time.
"...What did Spider-Man tell you?"
The mutant empath fondly smiled albeit still blushing at the memory. "He told me to listen...to listen and hear the voices of the people I was fighting to save. To remember those voices when I confronted the Phoenix Force so I wouldn't be tempted by such great power."
There was a slight pause in her voice as Hope remembered the stress from the fear that she felt.
"...I was really afraid that I'd fail to save everyone but Spider-Man held me in his arms and whispered that he knew I wouldn't fail because he believed in me...and at that moment, his support meant everything to me." The red-haired mutant finished with a small smile.
Arana was saddened to hear her new friend having gone through such an experience and instinctively placed her hand on top of her fellow student's. Hope returned her friend's comforting gesture and quickly whispered a quick thank you.
Sable was very relieved to hear that Peter had been there to help Hope when no one else could...such a great burden wasn't something anyone should have to bear, much less a young girl like Hope.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that, Hope." She stated with honesty before her lips slowly smirked, "but I suspect Spider-Man's undying support for you wasn't the only thing that you liked about him."
"...Well, he does have a hot body...and a nice butt too." The red-haired mutant reluctantly admitted, her face coloured much like her hair.
Sable couldn't help but agree...she always loved touching and caressing Peter's muscular body with her hands whenever they made love. If they weren't making love, Sable made sure to always hold Peter tight and close to herself just so she could enjoy the warmth emanating from him.
"I think we all agree on that, Hope." She said with a chuckle before turning her attention to Spider-Girl, "So what about you, Arana?"
"M-me?" She stuttered.
Arana took a moment to think about it before she continued.
"...I guess the fact that he never gives up is what inspired me. I know Spider-Man's not the strongest superhero out there nor is he the fastest but that's never stopped him from doing what's right. I've seen him beat up bad guys that are way stronger than he is by a large margin. That's the kind of superheroine I want to be as well...one who never quits fighting the good fight."
Her words brought another smile to Sable's face...it was true that Peter may not be the strongest of heroes but it's never held him back from saving people and fighting off the dangers that threatened them. It was one of the many reasons that she loved Peter Parker.
Sable reached over and fondly ruffled Arana's light brown hair. "You won't find a better inspiration...but is that all you like about Spider-Man?"
The image of Spider-Man in his spandex outfit and the huge bulge of his...package played out vividly in Spider-Girl's mind.
"Uh...H-he is pretty well endowed, right?" Arana managed to say before she brought her hands up to cover her blushing and embarassed face.
She wasn't alone as Hope blushed even more red at the thought and even Sable felt her cheeks growing warm. Her beloved Peter was certainly big to say the least and the best part was that Peter knew how to use all ten inches of his impressive manhood to amazing effect...not that Sable would ever reveal the details to the two teenage girls.
Maybe when they were older just to see their reactions. Until then, Sable was adamant in keeping her boyfriend and lover, Peter Parker, all for herself only.
"Let's just say Spider-Man's probably never used condoms before...they would break too easily given his size." The Queen of Symkaria said with a cough.
The subtle but noticeable look of embarassment on Sable's face more than convinced Arana and Hope not to speak anymore on the matter but that didn't stop their minds from imagining it. Aurelie had the same train of thought and she was fighting hard to keep her face from blushing. The blonde maid had no intention of dying at her Queen's hands now or ever.
An awkward silence reigned for a few moments in the room before a new voice joined in.
"Sable? Arana?...Hope? I'm back!"
All four ladies turned their heads and smiled brightly when their eyes saw Spider-Man enter the room, his right arm carrying what appeared to be a box of pizza. Arana and Hope immediately rushed over and gave their favourite webslinging mentor a firm hug.
"Whoa, missed me already? I wasn't gone for that long, was I?" Spider-Man joked, setting the pizza down.
Aurelie only giggled at the adorable sight as Sable pulled his mask up halfway and kissed Peter's lips.
"Welcome back. How did the meeting go?"
Arana and Hope reluctantly let go of Spider-Man and took a slice of pizza from the box as they all sat down.
"Kind of boring." Peter said, holding Sable close. "Cap and Tony basically just gave us the rundown on a new training simulation the old shell-head programmed into his large computer systems."
Hope raised an eyebrow. "They called you away just for that?" It seemed like a poor reason to her.
Spider-Man simply shrugged. "Yeah...they wanted Carol and I to be the ones to test it out first. Long story short, we now hold the record for the most bad guys beaten in a minute."
Sable frowned a little at the sound of Captain Marvel's name. She knew the blonde heroine was still in love with her Peter and while they didn't see each other often, it got kind of awkwardly silent whenever she was in the same room as her.
"Are you alright?" Peter inquired, having noticed the frown on Sable's face.
"I'm fine...it's just things are still kind of tense between Ms. Danvers and I."
Peter gently pecked his lips on Sable's forehead. He had been told by Jessica about the recent confrontation his close friend had with his girlfriend.
"I know but Carol's a good person at heart. I just hope you two will be able to get along soon."
Sable smiled as she rested her head against Peter's chest.
"Hopefully one day soon...but your ass will always belong to me, Mr. Peter Parker so she better keep her hands off you." She warningly whispered with a grin.
He chuckled nervously at that. "Understood, Ma'am."
Arana and Hope fought down the urge to squeal as they watched Ms. Sablinova affectionately kiss Peter once again. Although both girls held a strong crush for the webslinger themselves, they were happy for the Queen of Symkaria and the loving relationship that she has with Spider-Man.
For now...both teenage superheroines were more than content and proud to be under the tutelage of the world's greatest superhero and the most beautiful Queen ever.
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- Yeah...I suck at writing action sequences, my utmost apologies. Still feeling a bit awkward and unsure about this one but it'll pass. Here's hoping that you all enjoyed this chapter.
- Nothing solid yet but at the very least, I'm narrowing down the long list of ideas for a new story. Until then, I encourage all of you to keep the reviews coming. Thanks!