It wasn't long after the Sinister Six had been named by Jameson and the debut of the new Black Cat; that Peter had been invited by Norman to have a private look at the labs inside Oscorp Tower. Norman with a fatherly hand on Peter's shoulder showed him inside a lab where being put together was high tech batons and sonic devices like the ones that were used by TriCorp.

"Soon; the city's finest will have a fighting chance against the next alien invasion that comes our way. Our scientists here are looking to use TriCorp's technology and combine it with our own work to create the ultimate defences. Make our people feel safe again." Norman told him him and Peter looked and saw what looked like small handheld grenades on a table which made him frown.

"You worry about this being rather excessive Mr Osborn?" Peter asked as Norman shook her head.

"I prefer to see it as being cautious. The fact that it wasn't too long ago; people thought that they knew how the world worked. No one thought that super powers were possible and no citizen knew that TriCorp had been working on alien technology as well as keeping a piece of alien slime in our city." Norman said as Peter then sighed.

"Fair point..." Peter said as he then spotted on another table what looked like a silver high tech helmet with a head piece stretching to the back and there was a mouth sculpted in. "Does that have to look like a goblin?" Peter asked as Norman looked amused.

"A prototype combat mask; able to detect structural weaknesses." Norman then said as he then looked down to Peter. "Starting at your new temporary school tomorrow Peter? With my daughter?" Norman said as Peter straightened up and nodded. Norman had announced about having made preparations to send the Midtown students to different high schools while they were still fixing Midtown back up.

"Yes... Standard with MJ and my friend Felicia..." Peter then said as Norman gave a bit of a frown.

"Ms Hardy... A bit of a record she has... You sure she's a good influence on you Peter?" Norman then said as Peter was then taken aback by this.

"She's a friend and... It's complicated..." Peter just sighed.

"Well I hope you will be able to uncomplicate it Peter because I hope that she doesn't bring you down." Norman then said as Peter just looked awkward at this.

"He really said that... How could he say such a thing... Aren't I the girl you would want to take home to your mother?" Felicia said with a smirk that night as she and Peter were out on patrol together in their suits; Peter using his webs and Felicia using her whip.

"Seriously Felicia... I can get not liking you... Sorry but... Why call you out as a bad influence on me?" peter asked as Felicia gave her a look.

"Probably that he doesn't want me to steal you away from his daughter. I heard what MJ's been saying; the mayor head of a science corporation sees the smart kid that's friends with his daughter. Want you both to hook up so you can be a son in law and his successor." Felicia then answered as Peter shook his head.

"I still don't know... Would he want to use his own adopted daughter like that?" Peter said as Felicia gave him a flat look. "What?" Peter asked as Felicia shook her head.

"You are so naïve and idealistic... Wanting to see humanity in someone whose both a politician and the head of a billion dollar corporation. Adopting MJ was probably just a PR stunt." Felicia said as before Peter could even begin to come up with a retort they saw a crowd in front of a building.

They came up and found down below facing the crowd acting as a sort of security detail were people with Screwball shirts. On top of the building was Screwball with a microphone; "Who is up for this live Screwball Challenge for you New York!" Screwball screamed out loud as the crowd got excited as Peter looked confused as Felicia's eyes widened.

"Who is this supposed to be?" Peter asked as Felicia looked his way.

"Haven't you heard of Screwball? Internet stuntwoman and influencer; has her own snacks and streaming game show? She basically films herself doing stunts or getting random people to do her own challenges for money. Got herself banned around the world for her stunts." Felicia asked incredulously as Peter shook his head.

"Sorry no... I don't bother with internet personalities like those as I have something called a life... Okay more of a life to care about a pool of people trying to feel validation in how many followers they can get." Peter retorted as Felicia shrugged as if to say 'fair enough'.

"Listen folks... We have 20 lucky people that we got off the street to compete... They are on the top floor and have to make it out alive." Screwball then shouted out as she then then hopped away from view.

"Make it out alive..." Felicia asked as Pelt his Spider-Sense and there was an explosion and the building caught on fire. "What? She put off bombs in there... This is extreme even for her?" Felicia shouted out shocked as Peter was stunned but then they swinged over and got through the buildings.

They found the 20 people about to get out of the doors but Peter then webbed them up; "Don't worry as we will get you out to safety..." Peter then said but then realised they looked angry at him for doing it and one tried to take a swing at him that he missed. "Uh... What?" Peter asked as they were forming a mob on them both.

"What are you doing that for? Screwball said that everyone who escapes on their own gets a million dollars each! You are ruining this..." snapped one of them as Felicia started using her whip to tie 5 of them up and Peter got two struggling people up.

"Okay most ungrateful rescuees ever... We are getting you out here safely... Whether you want to or not..." Peter said running to the window. He then jumped and put them down on the ground and then swinged back up through the window.

"Over our dead bodies!" shouted out one of them as they were trying to rip through the webbing on the walls.

"Oh believe me... I'm tempted to let natural selection take it's course..." Felicia snapped as she was moving some more to Peter to take out and soon all 20 people were taken out as the fire fighters had arrived along with the police.

"Screwball got away... I knew those internet types were bad news..." muttered one of the fire fighters and Peter had to nod. Peter and Felicia saw people yelling at them both while the police were arresting the Screwball staff.

"How about you people idolise Spider-Man if you want to find someone to look up to! Or how about a sports star like normal people..." Felicia snapped as they then made their escape from this.

"Screwball is going to wish she stayed away from our city..." Peter remarked.

In the morning Peter had been driven by May to his new temporary school Standard High; Peter on the phone was looking at videos posted of excited Screwball fans at her being in New York. A video on the official Screwball page showed her saying "Plenty more of Screwball to go around in New York and we will see about those haters Spider-Man and wow a woman Black Cat? Was the original so lame they had to spice it up? Anyway keep liking and subscribing!"

"I don't get fads most of the time and this one of these clowns online... Really get me..." May told him and Peter sighed nodding seeing a lot of excitement trending online as well. He then found a link to a news article saying that the PDNY and city hall had a notice that they are putting out an arrest warrant for Screwball and the acting DA decried the recent act as nothing less than domestic terrorism and putting the 'brainwashed victims' in danger. The lawyers for Screwball were representing the arrested Screwball employees and the employees were refusing to cooperate with officials.

"I don't get it myself..." Peter then said as he then said goodbye to her as they arrived in the parking lot of Standard High. He saw Norman's limo being surrounded by angry teenagers in Screwball shirts. "It's like a cult..." Peter muttered as then coming up to him was Flash Thompson himself.

"You Parker... How are you feeling... After what happened to that buddy of yours..." Flash asked patting him on the back as Peter glared and looked up and found that he actually looked like he was genuinely asking how he was feeling.

"Fine... It's a lot..." Peter said as then coming up was a tall boy in a football jersey.

"What? You were friends with that Brock kid... The one that trashed your school and the city in an alien suit?" asked the boy with a group behind him; the big man on campus it seemed.

"Isn't that the Thompson kid that the Brock guy thought was Spider-Man and brought criminals to him? Looks like it was the freak school..." mocked one of the other ones as Flash then pushed them back with a look.

"Midtown is my turf and no one messes with anyone from my turf. That includes Parker." Flash then told them as the boy then had a look at him.

"Well this is my turf. I'm the football captain here; so if you want to survive here then learn that this is Brad Davis' world!" the boy then said as Flash then pointed to the school and looked to Peter as if to say he had it handled and to just go further.

Peter then met up with Mary Jane as she managed to get through the door of the limo and past the crowd as a bodyguard came out to deal with the teenagers with staff coming out. "So... That happened... How are you feeling?" Peter asked as they went into school together.

"Yeah... How was the meeting with my dad yesterday? Did he give you the ring to propose to me yet?" Mary Jane asked as Peter rolled his eyes at this as she then chuckled.

"Hey Midtown fellows... Just had to run past Flash about to go at it with the Standard High Bulls outside... Was held up because I wanted to make a good first impression." Felicia said as she then tossed a paint can into a bin.

"What were you doing with that... Never mind; I probably can guess..." Peter said as Felicia smirked.

"You know me too much..." Felicia then said.