Time for Round 2 with Psychotic. I figured I would bring her back.
I figured Honeybee could use an archenemy. Spider-Man has three. Though I'm not 100% sure as to who the other two would be for Honeybee. One of them could be Professor Squid but I don't think they have to be complete copies of Spider-Man's rogues gallery.
I guess time will tell.
I'm going to have her put up a better fight this time. A criticism I had was that I made Honeybee invincible. To be fair this was my first time writing a superhero fanfic, if J recall correctly. I guess she's kind of like Superman. That was part of the reason why I had Professor Squid win against Honeybee.
The other reason is that I based him off of Doctor Octopus.
I hope you like the rematch.
Chapter 11: Psychotic's Revenge
"I have to admit, I admire that Psychotic doesn't give up easily. But I can't help but feel worried about whoever ends up in her path." noted Mary Jane. She knew that people who didn't use their powers responsibly could be very dangerous.
Granted, Spider-Man hadn't really hurt anybody when he used his powers for personal gain, but he shouldn't have let that robber get away, even if the person who paid him less than was promised via loophole abuse was a greedy jerk.
She saw Psychotic using her telekinesis to loot a TV.
Oddly enough, Psychotic seemed happy to see her.
"Ah, Honeybee! I've been waiting to meet you again! I've been plotting my revenge!" exclaimed Psychotic. She could make a name for herself in the supervillain community by taking down Honeybee.
Although, maybe she wasn't as famous as Spider-Man was. Or the Fantastic Four. But she figured she could start with her.
"Don't you know vengeance feels empty?" asked Honeybee. Personally she felt that she was wasting her time.
But if she wanted to fight her, she would do so.
"I'm about to empty this vat of kerosene on you!" exclaimed Psychotic.
"Thanks for the heads up." said the superheroine as she dodged the kerosene.
Psychotic used her power to send MJ flying into a wall.
"That's one way to swat a bug!" shouted Psychotic.
"Ouch!" exclaimed Mary Jane. The wall now had a crack in it.
Psychotic smiled.
"You didn't think I wouldn't train for a rematch, did you?" asked the supervillainess. She didn't want history to repeat itself. And she did learn from her mistakes.
"No. But don't forget, I've been training too." pointed out Honeybee. She knew that inevitably she would be facing supervillains again, so she didn't want to be unprepared.
Personally, Psychotic was glad that she had been better prepared since her last encounter herself.
People had remarked what a lame supervillain she was.
She felt insulted, to be sure.
Though to be fair, the Daily Bugle insulted Spider-Man all the time. So she shouldn't be too surprised.
Psychotic lifted a trash can and threw it at MJ.
She ducked underneath it.
"I'm taking out the trash!" exclaimed Psychotic.
"You're the one who's human trash if you ask me." noted MJ. Unfortunately, not everyone wanted to use their powers for good. Even Spider-Man decided to be a tad selfish. But he had decided to be compassionate, instead.
Psychotic levitated more projectiles.
Another one hit MJ.
She clutched her cheek.
Things weren't so easy this time.
"It's not going to be too easy to get close to her." noted Honeybee. Not when her powers could keep her buzzing nemesis away from her.
"Maybe I can disrupt her concentration!" exclaimed a honey bee.
"Good idea. Her powers are dependent on focus." spoke the superheroine. If she made her lose her focus, she would lose her strength. Her mental strength.
Her loyal soldier buzzed around the supervillainess.
"Cut that out!" exclaimed Psychotic. She was in the middle of a fight.
She then realized what Honeybee was doing.
"Oh, right. Darn it! She realized my weakness!" exclaimed Psychotic.
Perhaps Honeybee was smarter than she gave her credit for.
Honeybee had an opening to strike.
She punched Psychotic in the face.
"You're a real party pooper! But don't expect me to go down so easily this time!" shouted the telekinetic.
"I guess it will take more than one punch to take her out." noted MJ.
It seemed she was resilient.
She decided to spray honey on her again.
But Psychotic used her telekinesis to drive it back.
"I was prepared this time!" exclaimed Psychotic. She wasn't going to end up in another sticky situation. Not if she had anything to say about it.
"Good for you." noted Honeybee. She would be a bit disappointed if she wasn't. Some people did not learn from their mistakes. Thankfully, Spider-Man was not one of them. Otherwise he probably wouldn't be a superhero.
Psychotic pulled out a bug zapper.
But the bees were wise to her tricks.
"I'm not falling for that!" exclaimed the bee. Just as Psychotic was careful to avoid the honey this time, so too were the bees careful to avoid the bug zapper.
Instead, the bee stung her. He figured it would be a good way to teach her a lesson.
"Oww!" shouted the supervillainess. It was appropriate that she was fighting a queen bee, because she was a royal pain for her.
Unfortunately, the stinger caused her to lose her focus.
Honeybee punched her again, and knocked her out.
"At least I lasted longer than before." spoke Psychotic.
"She sure was better prepared since last time. But good has triumphed over evil." noted Honeybee. 5e good thing about living in a Marvel universe is that was usually the case.
Fortunately, her family did not comment too much on her bruises.
They would definitely be worried if they knew she had been in fights.
But when they approached Electro, they ended up being zapped.
"Oh dear." spoke MJ. She sure felt bad for them.
"We'll be more careful next time." assured a soldier bee.
"Hmm, that presents a problem. He's a living bug zapper." noted Mary Jane. There was no way her bug army could sting him.
The same thing would most likely happen if she tried to punch him.
She wanted to help Spider-Man, but some superheroes were better suited for fighting specific supervillains than others.
Maybe she should sit this one out.
Suddenly, she noticed that one of her bees was making a wax sculpture of a man she recognized.
"I'm making a sculpture of Spider-Man!" exclaimed a bee. She figured she would like it.
"Considering he dresses in red, I'm surprised you have such a clear image of him." noted MJ. He also dressed in blue, however. Had he ever considered a purple costume?
Suddenly, Honeybee had an idea. There just might be a way to fight back against Electro. It was worth a shot.
"Can you make an armor out of beeswax?" asked Honeybee. That seemed like the best way to fight Electro.
"Yes, we can!" nodded one of the bees.
"I'm glad to hear it." said MJ.
The bees suited her.
"Let's hope this works." noted Honeybee. If not, she would receive an unhealthy dosage of volts.
She went up to Electro and punched him.
Her armor protected her from the electricity.
"What do you know, this works." noted MJ. She had found the perfect defense from Electro's lightning attacks.
"Not another superhero! And she found a way to counter my electricity!" exclaimed Electro. Some superheroes were clever, like Mr. Fantastic for instance.
He was up a creek without a paddle…which would be especially bad for him given that shorting out was his bane.
Unfortunately, Electro couldn't penetrate her defense.
He was so sure that he could beat Spider-Man this time too.
Who would have thought that he had someone who had a natural insulator?
Perhaps luck was not on his side. Maybe there were some superheroes he needed to stay away from. Chances are Thor would wipe the floor with him.
Electro was down for the count.
It looked like he was going back to the plastic prison…which was where Magneto was. How would an encounter with him turn out?
"I appreciate your help." spoke Spider-Man. He might have been zapped if not for her.
Perhaps Honeybee was his knight in shining armor. Though the armor wasn't made of the usual stuff.
"I figured I would help you out with your heroics." noted Honeybee. She was glad the two shared the same goals.
As usual, Spider-Man took pictures.
He submitted them to the Daily Bugle.
And yes, he did like taking pictures of Honeybee.
She reminded him of someone he knew, but from who?
Was it someone from his high school?
"Honeybee Saves New York City From Electro! No Thanks To Spider-Man!" read the Daily Bugle's headlines.
"You think we'll fight an elemental supervillain someday?" asked a bee. It seemed possible. They had fought a telekinetic and a mad scientist with tentacles.
"We probably will. There are a lot of them. Sandman, Hydroman, and the guy we just fought, Electro." noted Honeybee.
As it turned out, she was going to face an elemental.
A fiery one.
But no, it was not the Human Torch. The Human Torch was a hero. He would not turn to a life of crime.
Granted, Spider-Man and the Human Torch had gone off on the wrong foot before.
But Human Torch wasn't the type of person to fight ladies.
No, this one was a supervillain.
A supervillainess.
She was a woman who didn't think about fire safety.
She kept leaving newspapers around her house.
Her neighbors had warned her that that was a fire hazard.
But did she listen? No, sirree.
She was also a redhead, like MJ herself.
Sure enough, she decided to smoke a cigar…and didn't put it out.
This started a fire.
Again, she didn't really think about her safety. Sure, smoking was bad for her lungs, but she wasn't the wisest woman in the world.
"My house is on fire! How could this have happened?!" exclaimed the woman.
Her name was Blaze. And her last name was Field.
Luckily, it turned out that her neighbor's house had caught fire as well.
The oven malfunctioned.
How was this lucky? The two flames cancelled each other out.
So no, the author is not going crazy.
"That was a stroke of luck. Maybe I should listen to my neighbors." said Blaze.
She was briefly exposed to the flames, but luckily she was not hurt too badly.
But just in case, she was taken to the hospital.
"You really need to be more careful." noted the man. She might not be so lucky the next time.
"Yeah yeah yeah." said Blaze.
The man left.
Suddenly, Blaze's hand caught on fire.
"Just when I thought I escaped from the flames, too!" exclaimed Blaze.
Bur as it turned out, she was not being burned.
"Wait, am I fireproof or something? Maybe I should join the firefighters." noted the redhead.
She wouldn't even need a firefighter suit.
Curious, she decided to see if she could control it.
As it turned out, she could.
"This is going to be fun! Maybe instead of being a firefighter I could live a life of crime." noted Blaze.
A lot of people seemed to be doing that these days. Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, Psychotic.
Sure, those villains had been arrested before. But they broke out, didn't they?
Chances are she could do that too.
"Easy money, here I come! I just need to think of a supervillainess name. I can't use the Human Torch because that belongs to a superhero. And I don't want to be mistaken for him." acknowledged the flaming woman.
Though she wondered how a fight with him would turn out. They would be fighting fire with fire.
"Let me think…I got it! Firebomb!" exclaimed Blaze.
Now it was time to commit some crimes.
There was some nice jewelry she could wear…or maybe sell for some quick cash. Either choice sounded nice.
She would just need to be careful not to burn her loot.
That would make her efforts go to waste.
Nut she felt that she could get the flames under control.
Somebody asked how Honeybee would defeat Electro given that he was a bug zapper. I came up with a method she could use. I figured she could be creative with her powers.
Since I featured Electro I decided to make a villain based on him.
And yes, another villain will fight Honeybee. You can imagine that is a problem for Honeybee. Her bees will burn!
Although, I found out bees have protective measures from fire. So I think Honeybee will stand a chance.
I was originally intending for Psychotic to be a darker character but since somebody thought she was lame I decided to roll with it. But I decided to have the second fight last longer because I figured it would be more entertaining this way.
I hope you still feel Honeybee is a hero though. I don't want her to seem like a bully. Like Flash.