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New Gang Intro Part 2: Monkeys Tail

*Last time with Felicia Hardy*

Felicia rushes over to Peter's house to see if return home from school. Instead of going through the front, Felicia climbs to Peter room only because she is in a hurry to see him. To her disappointment, as she enters the room, Peter is nowhere to be found.

"Peter where are you?" She whispers to herself looking around the room for clues on where he might be. Felicia notices that his place is a mess and his closet door was slightly open. Looking inside, she sees no signs of his Spider-man costume.

"He probably went out on patrol, but why would he go without me?" Felicia wonders curiously. Mary Jane did mention that Peter said something about needing some air before he left which could mean he came out as Spider-man to try and calm down. Lately, she has noticed the changes in Peter since going back to school and begins to wonder what is going on with him and what made him go out on his own without him. Not saying that she runs his life but it's odd that they went from a partnership to now he's back solo.

Going out the window, Felicia makes it her sole mission to find Peter and talk to him about what's been bothering her, but first, to put on her Black Cat attire.

*Currently with Felicia in the city*

Once she changed into her costume, Black Cat began to travel across the rooftops continuing her search for her boyfriend while also on the lookout for any criminal activity going on. Pushing her earlier talk with Liz to the back of her mind, though that is another topic that she will address with Peter, Black Cat couldn't help but wonder what is going on with Peter as far as his aggressive behavior goes.

Suddenly she hears a random woman screaming, "Help Spider-man, save me! Oh God someone please save me!"

"Of course boy scout is the one that people cry for when they are in trouble. What will it take for the city to see me as an equal and not a sidekick?" Black Cat sighs to herself and heads towards the direction of the person crying for help. Despite the public knowing about her association with the Web head, Black Cat is still not as famous as she would like to be since deciding to turn her life around from being a cat bulgur to crime fighter. Not that she chose to switch sides for fame purposes, but it would be nice to get some respect and not overlooked.

Arriving at the scene, Black Cat looks in disbelief as the cry for help came from a radio with a woman in a suit standing right beside it.

"You know lady there are better ways of getting an autograph from Mi Amor than to cry wolf." Black Cat turns off the radio to get her attention.

"Ah the Black Cat, while I admit I was expecting Spider-man, you arriving is a sweet treat and besides it's not like you vigilantes are in the yellow pages. Allow me to introduce myself; I'm DeWolfe one of New York's finest." Detective DeWolfe approaches the female vigilante and offers a handshake.

Black cat cautiously shakes her hand stating, "I have heard of you from Spidey. He told me that you are not a big fan of his street-level heroes."

"That is correct, but regardless of my opinions towards your type, I was in need of Spider-man's help, but since you crossed my path maybe you could provide some useful assistance," DeWolfe responds with a concerned tone.

"The police wants our help?" Black Cat curiously asks.

"Correction unofficially and in this case your help. The order of the Monkeys tail using a warehouse to run weapons into the city, though judge won't okay a warrant so I can't touch them." DeWolfe explains hoping that Black Cat will figure out what she is hinting.

"However I can let my claws out on them right?" Black Cat answers.

"Great minds think alike." DeWolfe smiles with a small smirk.

As much as she wanted to focus on finding Peter, the offer presented to her right now is too good to refuse. Not only would she be taking on her first significant threat as well as build her credit as a hero, but getting on the detective's right side might do wonders for Black Cat. "If that's the case then count me in. I'm supposed to be looking for Spider-man myself, but this sounds way too good of an opportunity to pass up."

DeWolfe nods with approval. "That's what I like to hear, and who knows if you do well this could make you look well on the news instead of just being known as Spidey's girlfriend."

Black Cat folds her arms and questions DeWolfe's real intentions on the matter. "Why would you even be concern about my reputation if you don't care for vigilantes like Spider and me?"

"While I don't like vigilantes, you being a woman like me have the potential to prove me wrong and who knows we might not be a team yet, but that can change in time," DeWolfe answers honestly.

"Right, and in the meantime we just both happen to be fighting the same bad guys right?"

"Something like that. By the way, before you start tearing the whole place apart get some evidence, pictures, or something for it will make the charges stick when the police show up to investigate the disturbance. Don't mess this up." She orders in a stern tone before walking away.

"Got it, captain." Black Cat salutes mockingly behind the detective's back and heads to her next destination. The first task is to find one of the dirty cops and follow him to the meetup spot which wasn't too difficult since she has stuck to the top of the buildings. Her target finally enters

"I better find another way in if I'm going to get those pictures of the exchange." Jumping down, Black Cat notices a small opening and quietly enters inside the warehouse and crouch within the shadows of the ceiling to witness the dirty cop and some members of the Monkeys tail.

"We have the merchandise as agreed." The dirty cop announces as Black Cat takes pictures on her camera phone of a monkey shape product as well as everyone in the room.

"Excellent, we have your money." One of the Monkeys tail member reveals a suitcase that supposedly has cash in it.

"Good. By the way, you got a lot of product on you, remember who your friends are if anything goes down." The dirty cop points out.

"Rest of sure, we will not forget your assistance." At this point with all the pictures she has taken, Black Cat decides that now is the time to take action. She quickly lands on top of one of the gang members head, crashing him to the ground knocking him out in the process. Out of fear the two dirty cops grab the suitcase and rush into the vehicle to leave the scene leaving Black Cat to fight off the other member of the Monkey's tail. Once she takes down the others, Black Cat hears the car speeding out of the warehouse.

"Where are you boys going?! The night is just getting started!" Reaching for her grappling hook device, Black Cat makes her pursuit towards the cops. The chase became a bit difficult for unlike Peter she doesn't precisely have superhuman abilities like speed though she still can keep up with the car. Closer and closer Black Cat makes sure to avoid gunfire and lands on top of the vehicle where she beats down the fake cop on the passenger side, with her next move involves jumping on the hood of the car and destroying the engine.

The fake cop had no choice but to get out and face the person messed up the deal tonight. "Lady you have no idea who you are dealing with."

"Well luckily for me I have nine lives to figure it out." Black Cat charges and performs a dropkick at him but misses and cracking the window though before the attacker could make his move Black recovers by giving him a swift kick to the face leading to her slamming his face to the ground defeating him.

Kneeling down with her hand still on his head, Black Cat tells him, "Remember this as the night that the Black Cat had crossed your path at that means bad luck for you and the Monkey's tail."

Out of nowhere a round of applause form from a crowd of people that were in the area surprising Black Cat. She leaves the group, still speechless, but couldn't help the small smile that crept on her face for tonight she showed that she could at least handle herself pretty well on her own. "Got to admit Felicia that was pretty badass. Now to go meet of with Wolfe and give her this evidence."

Black Cat heads back to the location where she first met up with DeWolfe where she waits for her arrival and gives slow claps of appreciation. "Well looks like the cat just started her new fan club with her first solo mission a success."

Black Cat smirks in agreement. Tonight felt like a massive accomplishment for Felicia even with the fact that she has been Black Cat a long time now. "Yeah, I have to admit it felt great even though I am missing my partner right now to celebrate this victory." She said with a hint of sadness that DeWolfe hears instantly.

Folding her arms, DeWolfe curiously asks, "Why isn't he with you?"

Black Cat sighs before answering. "Not to give away all the details because I don't know you like that but let's just say his change in behavior as of late is becoming a huge concern to me."

"Fair enough. If the Web-Head wants this relationship to work out just as much as you do he will straight up tell you what's going on when you. Anyways those pictures you provided will help a lot for the case. True to my word I will make sure to say wonderful things about you for the press." DeWolfe tells her in a sincere tone.

Unlike Liz from earlier, Felicia could sense that the detective was real and while they might not be at the friendship status their new partnership is off to a great start. "Appreciate it, and not just staying true to your word."

"Until next time." She simply said turning to walk away. Black Cat was about to go back and search for Peter until DeWolfe speaks up again saying, "Oh in case you want more brownie points there's a new gang of females making their move tonight. Just to let you know."

Black Cat knew right then that was DeWolfe's way of helping her boost her hero profile by allowing her to take on two new gangs in one night. Honestly, the old her would choose the selfish route and go straight after Spider-man and finally have that needed talk with him. However, as her boyfriend taught her, with great power comes great responsibility. In this case, she made not have powers but she is on a path to redemption meaning her duty to fight crime is a priority over her personal issue.

"Sorry Swinger but the hero life comes first."

TBC

AN: After a long way the first Black Cat solo chapter has been written. The inspiration for this chapter came from reading NoirValor's recent update of "A Different Web." The idea is that while Felicia has recently changed careers path, the people of New York still see Spidey as a huge deal when they both are partners. Thus like the last chapter, Felicia has a new bond with someone in the police force like Spidey does and is on her way to building up her credibility as a vigilante.

The Monkey Tail gang you should keep in the back of your head for later updates. Also for those who think that Venom or Carnage is the big bad, nope but they will come later down the road.

In the next chapter, we will see the final part of introducing the new gangs that Spidey and Black Cat will deal with as well as the anticipated rematch between Spider-man and Hydro-man. Again I want to thank all the reviews, favorites, and followers and to keep reviewing, so it helps motivate me to keep writing while dealing with this crazy semester.