In this chapter, Mary Jane is going to visit Spiderman...of course, she does not know that Spiderman and Peter Parker are the same person. Heh heh heh.

And in the same chapter, Mary Jane will realize that she now has the ability to fly. How about that. She was stung by a radioactive bee, after all. It would be a bit strange if she didn't have that particular ability.

Chapter 3: Power Means Responsibility

Fortunately for Mary Jane, her new hive was willing to help her find Spiderman so that she could consult with him. Sure enough, he was swinging from building to building. It was as if he were Tarzan or something...though she doubted that Tarzan had superpowers like that.

Immediately, one of the bees told her where she could find him.

"I might be good at espionage..." noted Mary Jane.

Personally she was not a person that would want to spy on someone...but she got the feeling that her new bee friends would be useful for gathering information.

Immediately, she went to visit Spiderman, careful not to lose her cloak in the process. For the time being she wanted to conceal her identity.

"You're the legendary Spiderman, are you not?" asked Mary Jane. She was rather excited to finally meet him in the flesh, though she tried to control herself. She didn't want to do anything stupid.

Spiderman jumped down to meet this mysterious individual, unaware as to who they were and to why they were wearing a cloak to conceal themselves.

As it turned out, he had sensed her using his spider sense, though again he did not know who she was. Who could possibly be underneath that cloak? Judging from their voice, they happened to be female.

"Can I help you? I've been getting a lot of autograph hunters lately..." answered Spiderman. People were in love with the amazing Spiderman...though he doubted that J. Jonah Jameson and the Green Goblin would ever want his autograph.

"Though I would like your autograph, that's not what I would like to talk to you about..." stated Mary Jane. She had more important things to discuss than that. If anyone could understand what she was going through, it was him, right?

"OK then. Shoot!" exclaimed Spiderman.

"You see, I happen to have developed powers as of late...sort of like yours." answered the teenage girl.

"Did you get bitten by a radioactive spider?" inquired the superhero.

"Sort of. I got stung by a radioactive bee..." stated Mary Jane.

"I see. Maybe you should have told that bee to buzz off..." answered Spiderman.

"Very funny. But just for the record, I don't tell bees to do that these days. They're kind of my friends." said the teenage girl.

Curious, Spiderman noticed that there seemed to be a few bees following this mysterious cloaked individual. It was as if they were awaiting her orders.

"Thanks to the bee sting, I happen to be super strong, I can move at superhuman speeds...I have superhuman reflexes...and I have superhuman vision as well." answered Mary Jane.

"Are you sure you weren't bitten by a spider?" asked Spiderman.

"I will admit that there are similarities. But I haven't been crawling up surfaces as of late...though I suppose I might be able to." stated the teenage girl.

"Wait...if you were stung by a radioactive bee, shouldn't you be able to fly?" inquired the superhero.

"Fly?" asked Mary Jane.

She supposed that made sense, though at the moment she had demonstrated the ability to do so.

Suddenly, two wings sprouted from Mary Jane's back. Naturally, they resembled those of a bee's, though they of course were human-sized.

"Well, speak of the devil!" exclaimed Mary Jane.

Curious, she wondered if the radioactive bee had in fact given her the ability to fly. She got the feeling that the wings weren't just for show.

As it turned out, Spiderman was right on the money.

"I feel awfully excited all of a sudden..." noted Mary Jane.

"I felt excited too when I learned that I could use my webs to swing across buildings..." acknowledged Spiderman.

"I bet you were." nodded the teenage girl.

"Were you looking for advice?" asked Spiderman.

Mary Jane nodded.

"Well, just remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Remember that and you should be fine. I forgot that once...and I paid the price for it." noted the superhero.

Curious, she noticed that Spiderman seemed upset about something. She wasn't quite sure what. Perhaps he had lost a loved one in the past? If so, she felt sorry for him.

"So, you wanted my autograph?" asked Spiderman.

Immediately, two bees came in carrying a pencil and a piece of paper.

"How much can they lift?" asked Spiderman.

"I heard that they can lift more than twice that of an ant..." stated Mary Jane.

One of the bees nodded.

Personally, Spiderman found that to be rather impressive.

Spiderman happily gave Mary Jane his autograph, though she noted that the handwriting looked somehow familiar.

"Thank you very much." said the teenage girl as she began to fly away.

As she did so, Spiderman couldn't help but shake the feeling that he had met her somewhere before, though he wasn't quite sure where. He had met a lot of people nowadays.

Mary Jane decided to go back home, still unsure what to do. Spiderman did have a point about using her new powers responsibly.

"What do you think I should do?" asked the teenage girl.

One of the bees suggested that she try becoming a supervillain.

"Sorry, I'm too good of a person for that." answered Mary Jane. What would her mother think if she found out?

Another bee headbutted said bee for the suggestion. What the heck had he been thinking?

"Maybe I could participate in a wrestling match and get some cash...I bet I could get some money. Then again, I'm not really into wrestling..." noted the teenage girl.

Suddenly, a bee gave Mary Jane a suggestion that intrigued her.

"You think I should become a superhero just like Spiderman? That doesn't seem like a bad idea...though I will admit that it does seem dangerous..." thought the teenage girl.

Now that she thought of it...weren't bees willing to sacrifice anything to keep their queen safe? If so, this might be a good lifestyle for her. She just needed to replace the queen with New York City.

Hopefully Spiderman would not be too territorial and did not mind having another superhero in the city. Maybe she would be more popular with the Daily Bugle than Spiderman was.

"Well, I suppose I could give it a shot. If things get too risky for me I suppose I could try retiring...though personally I think it's going to be an enjoyable experience..." noted Mary Jane.

Suddenly, one of the bees began to buzz.

"Wait, you're worried that I might not be good at being a hero? I suppose that might be a problem..." acknowledged the teenage girl.

A few seconds later, she heard knocking on her door.

Curious, she opened the door to see who it was.

As it turned out, it was her mother. She seemed rather excited.

"You're on TV!" exclaimed the woman.

Curious, she went downstairs to investigate.

As it turned out, the incident she had with the mugger had made it on the news.

Apparently, not long after the incident, he had been arrested. He had claimed that a person matching her description had paralyzed him long enough for the police to find and arrest him.

"Huh. Maybe I am good at being a hero..." stated Mary Jane.

The bees nodded in agreement.

Immediately, she went back upstairs.

"Well, if I'm going to be a superhero, I'm probably going to need a costume...that's what superheroes always wear, right?" asked the teenage girl.

The bees nodded.

"Perhaps I could wear a costume similar to Spiderman's?" asked Mary Jane.

The bees shook their heads. They didn't approve of that idea.

"What's that? You don't like that sort of costume? I suppose red and blue isn't your style." acknowledged the teenage girl. Perhaps she could go with something that was more original.

The bees shook their heads once again. They had a hard time seeing the color red anyhow.

"I know! Why don't I try wearing yellow and black?" asked Mary Jane.

The bees nodded. They thought that would be a great idea.

Immediately, the bees began to give her costume suggestions.

However, none of them worked for her.

"About that...I think I'll need space to unfold my wings..." noted the teenage girl.

Sure enough, one of the bees gave her a suggestion to wear a corset.

"What's this? Apparently you want me to wear an outfit that makes me look attractive...well, I'll need an outfit that express my back, so I might as well." acknowledged Mary Jane.

Satisfied, the bees then gave her more options.

"I guess I'll wear a pair of black pants...I may be wearing a corset from now on, but I'm not going to wear a skirt. I don't want to make people drool that much..." answered the teenage girl. She didn't want it to resemble Wonder Woman's costume too much.

One of the bees suggested that she wear a cape, but another bee headbutted him for the suggestion. Those were dangerous...and they wanted to keep their queen safe.

"Yeah...I probably shouldn't wear that." answered Mary Jane. Besides, that would probably be cumbersome.

Accepting the idea of wearing some black pants, she did decided she needed something to conceal her face in case someone wanted to discover her secret identity.

As it turned out, the bees had an idea for an eye mask.

"That could work...but maybe we should be more careful than that." suggested Mary Jane.

The bees proposed spraying her hair to make it black.

"That might work too...though I'll need it to wash it away when I'm done..." acknowledged the teenage girl.

Finally, the bees proposed that she wear some black gloves and some yellow boots.

"Alright, I think we're done here..." stated Mary Jane.

Immediately, the bees surrounded Mary Jane and dressed her up in that outfit.

"That was fast..." noted Mary. Apparently, she wasn't going to have a hard time switching back and forth.

Now all that was left was to come up with a superheroine name for herself.

"Let me think..." thought the teenage girl.

She at first suggested Bumblebee...but they said that there was already a superheroine with that name.

She then suggested Queen Bee, but apparently someone already had that name too...though admittedly she did get stung by a queen.

"Grrr." thought Mary jane.

Finally, she suggested Honey Bee...as it turned out, she had been stung by a honey bee queen...so it seemed rather fitting.

"Alright, I think we're done now...we just need to find someone who needs our help..." acknowledged the superheroine. Knowing how populated New York City was, there probably were a lot of people who could use just that.

Immediately, the bees went to investigate.

As it turned out, there was a bank robbery. Someone wanted some cash, and they were willing to go to extreme lengths to get it.

"I guess we better get going..." noted Mary Jane.

Immediately, she began to fly to where the robbery was.

Sure enough, there was a bank robber, who was currently trying to extort money from the people in charge. Judging from how much the people inside the bank were sweating, they were rather frightened.

"Give me the money! I don't have all day here!" demanded the bank robber.

"Please don't hurt us!" demanded the bank owner. Where was the authorities when they needed them? He was hoping that they would hurry up already and do something about this madman.

"Yes...give me the stuff." said the robber. He was looking forward to striking it rich.

"This is too easy..." thought the bee superheroine.

Before the bank robber knew what had hit him, Mary Jane punched the bank robber in the face.

Due to her super strength, this was more than enough to knock him out cold.

"I sure pack a mean punch..." noted Mary Jane. Somehow, she doubted that someone would ever tell her that she ever hit like a girl. On the other hand, it would be a bit embarrassing if someone told her that she hit a guy.

Two police officers came to arrest the bank robber a few minutes later. The consequences of his actions were quite apparent.

"It looks like someone has learned the hard way that crime does not pay...even if you were trying to get money..." noted the Honeybee.

"Shut up!" exclaimed the bank robber as he was loaded into a police car.

Personally she wondered if the gun was even loaded.

Well, she might as well see if anyone else needed her help. Maybe Spiderman was off duty for today and was therefore not catching criminals. If so, she might want to take his place.

Sure enough, there was another robbery taking place. Apparently, someone had decided to make off with a lady's purse. Now that she thought of it...didn't a mugger try that with her?

She found it to be a bit ironic.

Immediately, she tripped the mugger, causing him to fall on his face.

"My face! My beautiful face!" screamed the mugger.

She then took the purse and gave it back to the unfortunate victim, who was very grateful to have her purse back. There was quite a bit of stuff in there, including her credit card.

"Thank you, ma'am!" exclaimed the lady. It looked like she would have her purse for another day.

"You're welcome." answered the Honeybee.

Shortly afterward, she noticed an unfortunate girl whose cat was stuck in a tree. Perhaps a certain feline had not thought things through. Personally she would recommend to her to read the Sorceror's Apprentice if she was human.

Shrugging, she decided to fly to where the cat was and grab her.

"You saved my cat! Thank you, ma'am!" exclaimed the girl.

"You're welcome." answered the Honeybee, though personally she was under the impression that she could simply get a lumberjack.

Suddenly, she remembered her boyfriend Flash. Wasn't he at the hospital because of her actions?

Perhaps it would be a good time to apologize to him. He probably wasn't happy that she had accidentally broken several bodies of his body and knocked him out cold.

"I hope that he'll forgive me..." said Mary Jane.

Immediately, she arrived at the New York City Hospital. She could see him in a hospital bed at a distance. He appeared to be waking up, so that was something at least.

Snapping her fingers, her bees put her back in her regular outfit.

"I could get used to this." noted the teenage girl. Apparently she was not going to need a phone booth to change her superheroine outfit. Maybe Spiderman would be jealous.

On the other hand, Spiderman had the ability to use his spider sense to know when someone was spying on him. She did not have the exact same ability...though admittedly her bees could be used for a similar purpose.

"Here I go." said Mary Jane as she entered the hospital.

It appears that Mary Jane is starting her career as the title character...well, technically she already WAS the title character. Heh heh heh. Superhero and their secret identities.

In the next chapter...Mary Jane's going to apologize Eugene Thompson for that killer bearhug...or should I say beehug? Apparently, having the ability to lift 122 times your weight made Mary Jane really strong. In fact, she might even be stronger than Spiderman. How about that.