"Hey Peter what are you up to? I want to go to the mall to look for some new Legos." I sent Peter a text on the morning after the trafficking the bust. I'm currently sitting in my living room drinking coffee as I watch the mornings news. So far there's no mentions of the clubhouse. Just that there's been a serial killer on the loose because a bunch of people just got murdered in a gruesome matter. Hmm...and their bodies where discovered in the area that I was just in last night... interesting. Welp there was also the bodies of the high ranking members of society hanging off the wall that eventually ended up falling down onto the street after the webbings 'gave out' once people started rushing out of the club. But if nothing happens then nothing happened. I've even hijacked time square with the video footage from the lounge. But the screens were quickly turned off because so many people saw it and started freaking out. It's no longer on me to bring out justice, it's now on the public and everyone else to get justice done for the rest of the victims that I didn't encounter on that night.
BING!
"Hey Ned how you doing bro. I know it's been a minute since we hanged out but I've been very busy lately. Maybe next time?" Peter sent a text trying to avoid me. Maybe he thinks he doesn't have enough time...wait is Civil war about to happen? No...not yet I still have at least a year or so before the band breaks up. It's only 2015 because the winter soldier events just happened last spring...fuck is he fighting Ultron without me?
Shit fuck now I really need to create an AI to compete against Ultron incase J.A.R.V.I.S doesn't survive to make the carp jump to becoming vision. I've seen marvel What If...'s and I do not wish to be reincarnated into a world where infinity Ultron is born because fuck that. I didn't do all this hard torturous training to become a magical spider just to be in a universe where Ultron kills the multiverse.
Well at the very least Sokovia is still around...right? I jump down from the ceiling of the living room to walk over to my computer. After a few quick strokes of the keyboard I came to find out that Sokovia is still around and bustling with people and money. Sigh. Yes that means I can still try to help the Avengers and get in before it's too late....they'll accept mass serial murderer into the group right? I mean Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Iron Man has killed hundreds of not thousands of people, with Thor and Tony easily being the the million plus range. Thor is a thousand years old space viking so he's definitely seen his fair share of blood and glory. And Tony used to be called the merchant of death before he turned over a new leaf as a hero and keeper of peace. Oh and let's not forget about the boy scout Captain America. He for sure has killed hundreds of people during his war and secret missions as the US's best human weapon and tool.
Right uh back to the present. I think I should be able to crank out something to help me out with Ultron and J.A.R.V.I.S. Although I'm not sure if it can really compete with the murderous sentient creation of two mad scientists and a programming that's been continuously upgraded over multiple years of not a whole decade. But I think it should be able to stand on its own since it will have the power of God and anime on its side. Oh and magic, it'll have some sort of mystical integration to give it a slight edge to compete with the bleeding edge technology.
"Okay bro, just let me know when you're available because this summer will be very boring without you. Won't have anyone to build Lego Star wars with." I sent Peter a text to buy myself some more time alone to create something big and spectacular. I'm not sure what the name will be but it'll probably be spider related or something. I put my phone away as I put on the holographic display of my computer. I invert the images so I can still work from the ceiling. And with a quiet back flip, my center of gravity switches as I begin to dangle from the ceiling of my apartment. I start to type away at my keyboards and interface as I start to build an advanced intelligent program from all the data I had collected over the years.
-----A Couple Hours Later-----
CRKK! "10-59 we got reports of a fire on 38th street and Ditmars boulevard. Requesting 10-58." My radio flares up to life to bring me back to earth as I turn away from my computer to look towards my police radio. Wait 37th and Ditmars? That's just a couple of blocks from here. I pull away from my computer to stretch out my body. YAWN. Man who knew that cramming years and years of data into a computer recognition program in a single night would be such an impossible and boring task. It's a good thing I set my radio frequencies to just this precinct because otherwise I would not have had any time to work on my web developer program. I set my computer to sleep as I quickly walk over to grab my backpack and helmet.
I was just about to put it on when I remembered it was still light outside on this summer afternoon. Fuck I can't risk people seeing me leave my apartment unit with this suit on. I looked around for a second before it clicked in my head. In a mystic spider. People will see what I want them to see. I put on my helmet as my suit wraps itself around me. Soon my HUD turns on in front of my face as my purple eyes brighten up. I put my hands together and pull my arms back before pushing forward and creating a crack in the fabric of reality in my bedroom. I step through into the mirror dimension and carefully make my way over to the window so as to not disturb any of my machines and toys from their work. I quickly jump through my window and swing towards the rising smoke in the distance.
CRASH!
My body breaks through the shattered fabric of space as I enter back into the real world. I roll on to the top of a building next to the apartment that's on fire. So far it's not as bad as I thought it would be but it's also not good. The apartment complex is mostly engulfed in thick smoke and fumes as a couple of windows on the south corner burst open from the roaring fire from within. I look down to examine the people on the sidewalk as they gather to hopelessly watch their homes be destroyed. I only see two dozen people. That's not enough for this forty unit complex. Fuck I've waited too long.
!!!§§§§!!!
Suddenly from behind the thick smoke I can sense a red and blue figure in sweats swinging into the burning fire. Oh fuck now I really am taking too long. I break into a full sprint as I jump into a window. CRASH! I allow my body to roll on to the floor before getting back up on to my feet. I looked around the unit and called out to anyone before exiting the unit to search through the other homes. I quickly worked my way through all the rooms in my hallway before finally stopping when I saw an old woman still sitting on her couch, trying to watch tv. " What's going on Cletus?" She turned to face me as her face quickly turned from discomfort and confusion into fear and panic. "W-what do you want? I-I don't have any money. Stay stay away!" She calls out as she struggles to move on her couch.
Ah shit I'm dealing with a deaf elderly lady huh. I rush over to her as I kneel down in front of her. "Ma'am is there anyone else here with you? We need to leave now." I tried to come off as non threatening as I can but that didn't seem to help as she's now screaming even harder. Oh whatever. I quickly sweep her off the couch as I shoot out a web to open up her window. Within a couple of seconds we're both down on the sidewalk as I hand her off to a group of people that seem to know her. "Does anyone know if she has any pets or people living with her?" I call out to the group of frightened civilians but no one seems to want to speak up to a man dressed as a grim reaper. SIGH. Maybe this intimidation suit is working too well. I jump back on to the building and begin climbing towards the window I came out of as I hear the fire trucks finally arriving. Once I got back into the old lady's apartment I began to search through the place to look for any cats or missing Cletus. Hmph I guess she was hearing things even while deaf.
I quickly move on to the next hallway to begin looking for anyone. Soon I reunited a college kid with her cat, a family of four with their hamster and a mother with her baby. As soon as I gave the mother her child, a bunch of windows on the second floor burst open from the heat. Oh shit the fire fighters. I turn to look at the crew that are hosing down the flame as best as they can as the chief looking individual and I make eye contact. I quickly make my way over to him just as the red and blue figure I saw earlier land next to us. "Oh there really are two of you. I thought you kept on changing clothes every time you went back in." The captain looks at the two of us as he studies our figure and outfit.
"Sir, are there any more people in the building?" I turn to look at the crowd gathered behind us before turning back to him for his answer. "No, everyone here is accounted for thanks to the two of you. Well take it from here boys." He nods his head towards us as a sign of appreciation but suddenly the radio roared into life as another wave of flame burst through the already broken windows. "SOS requesting backup. Gomez and I are pinned. I repeat. We're pinned on the third floor, east hallway. We can't get down." Hearing this I turn to the real Spider-Man as his jet black welding goggles stare back at me. We both nod at the same time before rushing back into the now almost destroyed building. The structural integrity is so bad and dangerous it could collapse even more if we wait any longer. Spider-Man and I jump to the third floor to make our way into the hall. Once in the hallway, the two of us sprint down towards the east side of the apartment to try and help the two firefighters.
Upon arrival it's clear now that they're not just barricaded from going down any flight of stairs to leave. One of them is stuck under a collapsed ceiling. Spider-Man and I quickly rush over as I position myself to lift the rubble and Peter to pull the guy out. As soon as we get the firefighter out of the rubble I grab on to the one that's still standing and lift him over my shoulders as Spider-Man does the same with the one in his hands. Soon the four of us are on the ground again as Spider-Man carries his guy over to an ambulance to get checked out. "Hey uh are you going to set me down?" I turn towards the direction of the voice when I realized that I'm still holding on to the firefighter. "Oh shit my bad." I quickly let him down as I scoot over to an empty space to look at the building. While the fire department couldn't do much to prevent the fire from destroying the building, they were able to prevent the fire from spreading and jumping on to a nearby building.
Welp it looks like my job here is done. I turn around to begin swinging away when Spider-Man caught my attention. He's already in the process of swinging away without saying anything to me. Hmph. I swing after him as I follow Spider-Man on to a rooftop.