Three words to describe the new Spider-Man video game: AMAZING! SPECTACULAR! ULTIMATE!

TBH I'm just testing myself on writing a Spider-Man story. I'm sorry if it seems lacking or anything. I try my best, though.

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WARNING: Again, Spoiler Alert! Don't read if you haven't played/seen Marvel's Spider-Man PS4.

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It is another typical morning in the good city of Manhattan. People with smiles on the streets. Pigeons flying up above. J. Jonah Jameson's anti-Spider-Man rants booming through the radios and the internet. And speaking of Spider-Man, everyone's favorite wall-crawler was happily swinging around New York, doing some mid-air tricks for the sake of showing off. Everyone who saw him immediately took pictures, recorded him, or just simply waved. Spider-Man waved back at the happy citizens. No matter what J. Jonah Jameson says, most of New York admires Spider-Man and his heroics.

Suddenly, he gets a call. It was from MJ.

"Hey, where are you?" MJ asked. "I came back to the apartment and you weren't there. You left the window open, and now there are pigeons all over the kitchen."

"Sorry!" Spider-Man apologized. "Yuri called. She said it was urgent."

"Well, hurry back when you can. I'm making cheese and macaroni for lunch," said MJ.

"Great food from a great cook. The ultimate motivator," Spider-Man commented.

MJ chuckled a little. "Just don't get shot. Or else no dessert for you."

"Why? What'd you buy?" Spider-Man asked excitedly.

MJ laughed again. "Good luck, Peter."

And the call ended. Now, all Spider-Man can think of was what was for desert. Neapolitan ice cream? Banana split? An MJ-branded special? Well, one thing's for sure, he's gonna try his best not to get shot. Right now, he had to get to Yuri and end this fast in time for lunch. She said to meet him at an alleyway south of Consolidated Shipping. He stopped on the edge of a rooftop to look for his best (and only) friend from the NYPD. Unfortunately, he couldn't find her. The only person there was an adult woman looking at her phone. Somethings seemed familiar about her.

Three guys walk up to her and Spider-Man did not like the way they were approaching her. For one thing, one of these guys has a gun.

"Alright, lady. Hand over everything in your pockets and you get to walk away from this," Mugger #1 threatened.

Spider-Man was about to intervene when, all of a sudden, the woman grabs Mugger #1's arm, disarms him, and then elbows him in the face. She then disassembles the gun. Angered, Mugger #1 attacks, but the woman dodges his punches and then kicks him in back, knocking him into a nearby dumpster. Mugger #2 attacks, but the woman knees him in the stomach and then twists his arm. Mugger #3 goes for a punch, but the woman quickly kicks him in the stomach. She slams Mugger #2's face to the ground before punching Mugger #3 in the face.

Mugger #2 was about to get up, until he was webbed down to the ground. Spider-Man jumps down from above and webs Mugger #3 to the wall before he could attack again. Mugger #1 digs himself out of the dumpster, but before he could get out, Spider-Man webs the lid and then pulls it down to hit the mugger in the head, knocking him out. He webs the lid shut so the mugger can't escape when he wakes up.

"Didn't your mothers tell you that it's wrong to punch a lady?" Spider-Man said humorously.

Now that the three muggers are down, Spider-Man faces the woman who just kicked their butts. She wasn't just any woman. It was Yuri. But she wasn't dressed up in her typical black jacket and there was no captain's badge strapped to her belt. Instead, she was wearing a black hoodie, as if she was trying to hide her face.

"Did your landlord kick you out of your apartment?" Spider-Man joked.

"No, I just needed to blend in with the crowd," said Yuri. "I didn't want anyone recognizing me."

Yuri takes out her phone to turn it off because it was still on during the fight. Before she turned it off, Spider-Man was able to hear what she was watching/listening to. J. Jonah Jameson's trademark ranting.

"... Spider-Man playing basketball with a bunch of kids?" Jameson then laughed hysterically. "I mean, I'm told that he's doing a bunch of so-called amazing stuff, like dunking from the three-point line, shooting the ball with his index finger... from half-court... and spinning 360-degrees three times in the air before dunking. And the poor souls he forces to watch him actually cheer for all that. If he thinks mingling with the folks and showing off is gonna make him look like a people's person, then he is sadly mistaken. Just another one of his ruses to get the people of New York to adore him..."

Yuri stops listening to the broadcast.

"You listen to Just The Facts?" asked Spider-Man.

"Just because I trust you, it doesn't mean I don't want to keep an eye on you," said Yuri.

"Hey, if this is about the pigeons thing, I was doing a friend a favor," Spider-Man explained. "He has... had... a wife who owned those pigeons. Sadly, she passed away, and the pigeons were released after her husband was kicked out his apartment. I was just helping him get back what's left of his wife."

"Wow, that's... that's actually quite touching," Yuri said honestly.

"And I play basketball to pass the time," said Spider-Man. "I love my job, but even someone like me needs a break every now and then. Plus, I love basketball."

"Okay, okay, no need to explain yourself. I know when and when to not listen to Jameson," said Yuri.

"So, why'd you call me here?" asked Spider-Man.

"Let's talk without any ears around," said Yuri, gesturing to the webbed-up but still conscious muggers.

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The police captain and the masked vigilante walked to a spot where no one can see or hear them so they can talk about business without any witnesses.

"So, why ask us to meet in a filthy alley instead of the precinct rooftop?" asked Spider-Man. "I didn't exactly build respirators in this mask."

"Lonnie Lincoln escaped from Ryker's," said Yuri.

"Whoa, whoa, what?! Tombstone escaped prison?!" Spider-Man reacted, surprised. "But then why wasn't it on the news?"

"Tombstone used a body double to take his place. A very convincing one," said Yuri.

"So, Tombstone just happened to find a 6'7'', 385-pound twin who was willing to take his place?" Spider-Man questioned.

"I wouldn't say he's the perfect copy, but someone big and convincing enough for no one to have noticed," said Yuri. "I got a look at the impostor at Ryker's. Could've fooled me, but I can tell a fake from the original."

"Well, I guess that explains the increase in police patrols these past few days," said Spider-Man.

"The last thing we want is panic. That's why we still have the public believing that the big guy locked up at Ryker's is really Tombstone," said Yuri. "But we have to find the real Tombstone because someone finds out."

"And you're hiding from the public to see me, why?" asked Spider-Man.

"I want you to find him before my men do," said Yuri. "And then you and I are gonna take him down together."

"Wait, you actually want your boys and girls to fail?" Spider-Man questioned.

"I want them to keep anyone from knowing that Lincoln is out of prison," said Yuri. "And I want you to use your connection to the crime towers to find him. Can I trust your to do your job... Spider-Cop?"

Spider-Man gasped with delight. In a gruff, gravely voice, he says, "You can count on me, Chief. Spider-Cop always finds his man. Always."

"Don't make me shoot you," Yuri said sarcastically and threateningly.

"Aw, but you love me too much to shoot me," Spider-Man said sweetly.

And so, Spider-Man gets to work on locating Tombstone. Standing on top of a very tall building, he uses the crime towers all over New York to find any leads on the drug dealer. He heard about someone buying a drug called "Grave Dust," which is a drug created by none other than Tombstone himself. As far as anyone who monitors the towers know, it's just Tombstone's gang continuing his work while he's behind bars. But the NYPD know better. Spider-Man called Yuri and let her know where to meet him.

The man who bought the Grave Dust returned to his apartment. A few minutes later, a loud voice boomed from other side of his door.

"NYPD! Open up!"

This was followed by the kicking down of his door. It was Spider-Man, accompanied by Captain Watanabe, who had her gun raised.

"You know you're not a cop, right?" Yuri said.

"I just always wanted to do that," said Spider-Man.

Yuri rolls her eyes in annoyance before focusing on the apartment's owner.

"Hands up, young man," she ordered.

The young man raised his hands. Spider-Man swiped the Grave Dust from him.

"I'm going to jail, am I?" asked the young man.

"Dude, seriously? You dealt with drugs. I mean, that an automatic ticket to the big house," said Spider-Man. "I mean, why drugs? Why not work at a fast food restaurant or make scarfs for little kids?"

"Who did you buy this drug from?" Yuri asked, still holding up her gun.

"Whoa, I ain't saying nothing," said the young man.

To Spider-Man's shock, Yuri hits the young man in the face with her gun. The young man lies on the ground trying to crawl away from the police captain. Spider-Man had to step in between them to avoid any more bodily harm.

"Whoa, captain. Not cool," said Spider-Man.

"She's crazy, man," said the young man.

"Look, uh... what's your name?" asked Spider-Man.

"Jerry," said the young man.

"Look, Jerry, my friend here can be rough around the edges when it comes to crooks, so why don't you just cooperate? It'll be better for all of us," said Spider-Man. "I'll ask this time. Who did you buy the drug from and where can we find them?"

"They'll kill me if they find out I ratted them out," said Jerry.

Yuri did something uncharacteristic again. She shoots Jerry's TV. A warning shot.

"They're names are Willy and Ron! They work in a warehouse somewhere in Chinatown," Jerry confessed, scared of Yuri.

"Uh... okay... thank you," Spider-Man said awkwardly, looking back and forth between Yuri and Jerry. "We'll, uh, we'll be leaving now."

"I'll take him to the station. You go find his friends," said Yuri.

Yuri cuffs Jerry and takes him to her car. Spider-Man just stood there and stared at Yuri with concern. He's heard about her being a bit of a loose cannon in her younger days, but she's a full-blown member of the police force now. She's the police captain. Even though she trusted him, a vigilante, to protect New York, Yuri's always tried to keep things by-the-book. Yet, Spider-Man just saw her assault Jerry and use a warning shot to scare him into confessing. What's going on with her?

As if what happened at Jarred's apartment wasn't bad enough, it got worse when Yuri met up with Spider-Man at a warehouse in Chinatown. It all started with sneaking around. Yuri slips in through the open back door while Spider-Man sneaks in through a hole in the roof. Willy and Ron were there, trying to pack up the drugs they have in the place and moving somewhere else. That is, until their box of drugs is yanked from them by a long string of web.

"Seriously, you guys need to rethink your life choices," Spider-Man started. "Have you considered life at the docks? I hear it's relaxing, and I don't just mean on television."

"It's Spider-Man! Shoot him!" Willy shouted.

Willy and Ron reach for their guns, but they were startled when they heard a gunshot. It was Yuri.

"Hands up and don't move," Yuri ordered.

Willy puts his hands in the air, but Ron decided to be stupid and quickly pulled out his gun. Yuri fired and hits Ron on the shoulder, causing him to drop his gun. He was about to reach for it with his non-injured arm, but Yuri kicks it away and then kicks Ron down.

"Try anything and you're not walking away from this," Yuri threatened.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa there, Captain. No need to get violent," said Spider-Man.

"We have no time to play nice," said Yuri. She looks at Willy and asks, "Where's Lonnie Lincoln?"

"Tombstone? We don't know," said Willy.

"Wrong answer, pal," Yuri said angrily, pressing her gun against his head threateningly.

"Uh, Yuri, mind if you put the gun down?" Spider-Man said as he took Willy's gun. "This is not gonna look good on your reputation."

"You wanna get things done in this city, sometimes you have to be rough," said Yuri.

"I know you have a reputation for breaking protocol when you're provoked, but this is not you, Captain," said Spider-Man.

Yuri ignored Spider-Man and turned her attention back to Willy.

"Unless you want to end up like your friend, you're gonna talk," Yuri threatened.

"I don't know where Tombstone is, but Ron does," said Willy.

Yuri looks down at Ron while keeping her gun on Willy's head. Spider-Man gave Ron a piece of cloth to stop the bleeding, much to Ron's

"His old chop shop," said Ron. "There are some stuff there that the police and the firemen haven't found. After that, he's moving to another place to set up his operations, but he didn't tell us where."

"We better get to the chop shop," said Yuri. "Spider-Man, web 'em up. I'm gonna call for someone to pick them up."

"And call a medic. Ron here needs medical attention," said Spider-Man.

Yuri takes out her phone and makes a call as she walks out of the warehouse. Spider-Man webs Willy to the wall and webs Ron's legs to the floor. He gives Ron more cloth for him to cover his bullet wound to avoid bleeding out.

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Yuri had just finished calling for officers and medics to pick up Willy and Ron. She was about to enter her when Spider-Man jumped on her roof. Yuri opens her door, but Spider-Man webs it shut, not allowing her to leave until they talk.

"You got something to say, Spider-Man?" asked Yuri.

"Yeah, I do," said Spider-Man. He jumps down from the car and says, "You have been acting crazy since we started working on this case. This was supposed to be a new chapter in The Adventures of Spider-Cop and The Chief. But it's more like The Adventures of Spider-Man and the-crazy-police-captain-who-wants-to-shoot-everyone."

"I'm a cop, Spider-Man. I'm just doing my job," said Yuri.

"No, non-lethal interrogation is doing your job. What you did with Jerry and then back there with Willy and Ron, it's not you," said Spider-Man. "What happened to the cop who trusted me to help her protect the city, the person who in spite of her faults still cares about doing the right thing? What did Tombstone do to you?"

The last question made Yuri's serious face break down for a second. But she knew he suspected something.

"We're partners, Yuri. Friends, even. We should trust each other with everything," said Spider-Man. "Okay, maybe I'm being hypocritical since I'm the one with the secret identity, but..."

"I'm the one who said I don't care who you are, remember?" Yuri reminded. "All I care about is what you do for this city."

"Then tell me what's bothering you, please," Spider-Man begged. "If you don't, then I'm just gonna go after Tombstone by myself. I know you want to meet him face-to-face, and I'm not gonna let that happen if you're gonna keep being a looser cannon than I am."

Yuri knows that Spider-Man will not get out of her face unless she tells him the truth.

"Before I was captain, I had a partner. His name was Teddy Rangel," said Yuri.

"Like a partner or like a partner?" asked Spider-Man.

"Both, actually," Yuri admitted. "I wasn't the only loose cannon cop when I was just an officer. Teddy also had the same reputation. He would break protocol to do what he feels is right or if someone pisses him off. I guess that's why we fell in love. We fed on each other's rebellious tendencies."

"Aw, that's so sweet," Spider-Man said, touched by the story.

"But we had to keep our relationship a secret. Our reputations were bad enough within the precinct," said Yuri. "But when we were working on a lead on Lincoln, we got caught in a shootout with him and his gang. Teddy was shot. Lincoln was standing right over him. I was forced to the back by another detective as I watched Teddy beg for his life. And what did Lincoln do? He broke his neck. No hesitation. No mercy."

"So, this about revenge?" Spider-Man realized.

"I want him behind bars, but this time, I want to look at him in the eye when I put the cuffs on him," said Yuri.

"Just promise me you'll aim for the legs and arms," said Spider-Man.

"I'm a cop. I can't make that promise," said Yuri.

It was time. Spider-Man vs. Tombstone, again. Only this time, Captain Yuri Watanabe is joining him on this fight. Yuri takes her car to Tombstone's chop shop while Spider-Man swings his way over there. On the way, Spider-Man thought he'd lighten the mood.

In his Spider-Cop voice, he started narrating. "Once again, the infamous Spider-Cop must face the deadly Tombstone, who is now less deadly since he's no longer jacked up on super strength steroids. Still deadly, though. But Spider-Cop is not alone. The Chief is now joining on this mission and as the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. With Spider-Cop's amazing outside-the-box thinking and spectacular powers, backed up by The Chief's itchy trigger finger and lust for revenge, Tombstone will either be spending a lifetime making tombstones or lie underneath one..."

Yuri sighs, annoyed, and says, "I know you're trying to keep me calm so I won't kill Lonnie, but you're not helping." Jokingly, she adds, "If anything, you're just making my trigger finger itch more."

Spider-Cop continues to narrate. "But despite his recklessness in the past, Spider-Cop is a man who looks out for his friends. The Chief need not be alone on this quest for vengeance. Spider-Cop will ensure justice is served and that The Chief remains the good, noble, honest..."

"We're here," Yuri interrupted.

Yuri parked her car one street away from Tombstone's chop shop. Spider-Man landed on the building across the place they were about to break into. Yuri made sure her gun was fully-loaded before entering.

"The moment has arrived," Spider-Man narrated. "Spider-Cop and The Chief versus the big, bad, ugly Tombstone. If you ask Spider-Cop, Tombstone needs a makeover."

"Let's go, Spider-Cop," said Yuri, feeling very annoyed. "Nearest backup is fifteen minutes away. Let's end this before time is up."

Spider-Man and Yuri enter the chop shop. Tombstone and five of his men were there packing up the supplies that they managed to keep hidden from the cops when Spider-Man last fought the big man.

"NYPD! Hands behind your head!" Yuri shouted.

Oddly enough, Tombstone did what Yuri said. He put his hands behind his head as he turned around to look at the police captain.

"Well, well, if it ain't the everyone's favorite bug and everyone's favorite police officer," said Tombstone.

"Hey, Tomb-y," Spider-Man greeted. "What's say we skip the fighting and go straight to the part where you go back to that cozy cell of yours at Ryker's? If you want, I'll ask them to make you some delicious clam chowder every day for breakfast."

"Oh, you know I don't go down without a fight," said Tombstone. "I prepared a little something in case you'd show up. Boys?"

One of Tombstone's men activated two bombs. They blow up and cause everyone to take cover. And the shooting begins. Yuri hides behind a crate to protect herself from gunfire. Spider-Man starts swinging around to avoid the bullets. He starts shooting webs at Tombstone and his men. He shoots electric web at Tombstone, a web bomb at Bikers #1 and #2, impact web at Biker #3, and a concussive blast at Bikers #4 and #5.

"Ah, that's what I like. A real fight," said Tombstone, fighting through the pain.

"I'm glad you're liking it," Spider-Man replied.

While Spider-Man focuses on Tombstone, who started throwing heavy objects at him like a crate and a cabinet, Yuri was shooting from behind the crate. She successfully shoots Bikers #1 and #4. Biker #5, however, rushes to a hiding spot while Yuri was hiding behind the crate. When she started shooting, Biker #5 prepares to take his shot.

"No! Yuri!" Spider-Man cried.

As Biker #5 fires, Spider-Man swoops in and carries Yuri out of the line of fire. Unfortunately, he gets shot on the shoulder, causing him to crash to the floor along with Yuri. Spider-Man manages to web a crate towards him to shield himself and Yuri from bullets.

"Grrr! Agh!" Spider-Man grunted in pain. "My girlfriend is not gonna be happy about this."

"You have a girlfriend?" Yuri questioned.

"You jealous?" Spider-Man teased.

"Maybe," Yuri joked.

Spider-Man applies webbing to his wound to ease the pain a little. He goes back to swinging around the place. Yuri continues to provide cover fire from the behind the crate. She shoots at Bikers #2 and #5. Biker #2 gets shot on the arm twice, while Biker #5 is killed with a bullet to the chest. With Biker #3 stuck to the wall thanks to the impact web, that just leaves Tombstone.

Spider-Man descends from above and stares down his opponent.

"Just you and me, web head," Tombstone said, excited for the one-on-one battle. "Hope you haven't lost some steam."

"Oh, I got plenty, baldy," said Spider-Man.

Tombstone charges at Spider-Man with his trusty sledgehammer. Spider-Man dodges the first three swings before firing another electric web at Tombstone. Just because Tombstone is no longer has impermeable skin, it doesn't mean that he's no longer virtually invulnerable. Before, hitting him is like trying to punch a boulder. Right now, hitting him is like trying to punch a smaller boulder. He shakes off the electric web and swings again. Spider-Man ducks from the swing and then fires web shots at Tombstone relentlessly.

Unfortunately, after ten seconds of struggling, Tombstone breaks free. He keeps on swinging, but Spider-Man was too fast.

"That's what I'm talkin' about," said Tombstone. "C'mon. Give me a real fight."

Spider-Man swings around as he lands hard punches on Tombstone's face. He dodges Tombstone's swings as he keeps punching him as fast and hard as he can. He even added some kicks for good measure. Spider-Man performs a mid-air spin and lands a very hard kick in the face, almost causing Tombstone to fall on his back. Unfortunately, Tombstone stayed on his feet.

"Aw, too bad. I wanted to yell timber," said Spider-Man.

"Having fun yet?" asked Tombstone, clearly enjoying this fight.

Spider-man webs a nearby empty oil barrel and throws it at Tombstone, barely damaging him. He managed to make him bleed, though. Tombstone didn't seem to mind.

"Like I said, mortality ups the thrill," said Tombstone.

Spider-Man webs a motorcycle and throws it at Tombstone, but he smashes it with his sledgehammer. Tombstone sees Yuri behind the crate and decides that having her there to cover for Spider-Man is unfair.

"I can't have anyone interrupting us," said Tombstone. "This is supposed to be a fair fight."

Tombstone throws his sledgehammer at Yuri. Once again, Spider-Man swings in the way. He gets hit straight in the mid-section as the sledgehammer smashes him to the wall. Feeling like his rib cage is gonna break if he moves, Spider-Man lies on the ground showing no signs of getting up any time soon. He grunts and whines as the pain in his chest and stomach was too much.

"Spider-Man! Spider-Man, are you okay?" Yuri asked, worried.

"Be-behind... you," Spider-Man said weakly.

Tombstone was walking towards the injured web crawler. Yuri aims her gun at Tombstone and shoots, but after putting two bullets into Tombstone's upper body, her gun clicks with the sound of an empty magazine. Tombstone shrugs off the pain of the two bullets as he walks closer towards Yuri.

"Y-Yuri," Spider-Man called, still sounding weak.

Spider-Man gives Yuri a web bomb. Yuri throws it at Tombstone. It blows up and knocks Tombstone down as well as tying him up in webs. Yuri picks up Henchman #1's rifle and aims it at Tombstone's head. She has a murder-y look on her face, one that Spider-Man didn't like and one that had Tombstone intrigued.

"For a second there, I thought you were just gonna cuff me," said Tombstone. "But it looks like you want more than just that."

"Teddy Rangel. Do you even remember him?" Yuri asked angrily.

"Oh, I remember. The biggest shootout of my career, and that one neck I broke is still fresh in my mind," said Tombstone. "Is that why you got that look on your face, honey? Was he your friend or something? Something more?"

Yuri gets angrier and looks like she was about to pull the trigger... until a certain talkative superhero spoke.

"Yuri, no," Spider-Man said as he tried to get up. "You don't want to do this."

"I can't let him just kill us and walk away," Yuri argued.

"Listen to yourself. That's not Yuri Watanabe, the cop who doesn't always play by the rules. That's how a killer sounds," said Spider-Man.

"Your choice, captain. Revenge over duty, or vise versa?" Tombstone asked daringly.

Yuri was struggling to make her choice. So, Spider-Man spoke again.

"I know you don't care about who I am, but I will tell you this," said Spider-Man. "I lost someone, too. Someone I care very much about. Someone who was like a father to me. Someone who was family to me. But I lost him. I became Spider-Man to look for his killer, but when I did, I couldn't do the unspeakable. I knew that the person I lost would hate me for what I'd became if I crossed that line. What about Teddy? Is this what he would want you to do?"

Yuri's trigger finger shakes as Spider-Man's words hit her right where it needed to hit her. In the end, she throws the rifle away.

Tombstone chuckles and says, "Once a cop, always a cop. Too bad. I was digging this dark side of you."

Spider-Man webs Tombstone's mouth shut and then webs him to the floor.

"You talk too much," Spider-Man joked, aware of the irony.

A few minutes later, backup arrived. Medics arrived as well. Yuri asked her officers to bring the medics just in case she or Spider-Man or both of them needed some patching up after the fight. Strangely, it was the superhero who got hurt really bad while Yuri looked hunky-dory. Spider-Man gets treated for his badly bruised mid-section as he watches Tombstone get arrested once again.

"My daughter's a big fan, by the way," said the medic taking care of Spider-Man.

"Does she want a selfie?" asked Spider-Man.

"Actually, yes," said the medic.

The medic takes out his phone and takes a selfie with Spider-Man to show to his daughter. Even though the medic didn't ask, Spider-Man signed his autograph on the medic's uniform. The medic just laughed it off. His daughter would love it, he thought.

"Hey," Yuri called. She looks at the medic and asks, "Can we have a minute?"

The medic left the police captain and the superhero alone. Spider-Man was able to regain more of his mobility. It's amazing how quickly he heals. A normal person would've died or be in a hospital for months after suffering what Spider-Man just suffered, but good thing he's not normal person.

"Thanks for saving me back there," said Yuri. "You took a bullet and a mallet for me."

"Hey, this city needs you. You're the best cop in town, Yuri," said Spider-Man. "Even though you did almost shoot Tombstone for your partner."

"I wasn't gonna shoot him because of Teddy," Yuri said.

"Huh?" Spider-Man was confused.

"I... I was gonna shoot him because he hurt you," Yuri admitted.

"I think my mask is about to be soaked with tears," Spider-Man said. He was touched and sounded like he was gonna cry.

"Are you gonna be okay?" asked Yuri.

"The doc says I may need to take a break," said Spider-Man. "And honestly, I can't argue. I feel like I've been kicked over and over again by a gang of bullies."

"Bullied in high school?" Yuri guessed.

"Something like that," said Spider-Man. "Well, I gotta go. I promised my girlfriend I'd be back for lunch."

"Before you go, I want to thank you," said Yuri.

"You already thanked me," said Spider-Man.

"I meant for convincing me to choose duty over revenge," said Yuri. "I can't deny that I've wanted to put a bullet in Tombstone's head since Teddy died, but I knew he wouldn't want that. He and I are occasional lawbreakers, but we're not murderers."

"You're welcome," said Spider-Man. "But still, maybe you want to promise grandkids for your grandma one day. You deserve happiness, Yuri."

"I have a job to do, Spider-Man," said Yuri. "You're lucky, but I'm not that lucky. I'm happy with just being able to keep this city safe... especially with you."

"Can we hug?" Spider-Man asked suddenly.

"Okay, don't make it weird," said Yuri.

"Well, it's been fun... and painful... but Spider-Cop's gotta go," said Spider-Man.

"Well, so long, Spider-Cop," said Yuri.

Spider-Man swings away. Yuri just smiled and thought about how lucky she is to have the spectacular Spider-Man as her new partner. He irritates her to no end, but his heroics more than make up for his childish and reckless behavior.

It was two minutes past 12 o'clock, but Peter finally returned to MJ's apartment. She had just finished making macaroni and cheese. As it turned, dessert was indeed an MJ-branded special. A chocolate sundae with peanut butter coating and sprinkles. Too bad he wasn't getting any because he had a hole on the shoulder of his suit that indicates a bullet wound.

"I heard about what happened with Tombstone," said MJ. "Are you okay?"

"Mostly," Peter said as he dropped on the couch. He takes his mask off and says, "Did you know Yuri had a secret boyfriend who is now dead?"

"Uh, no," said MJ.

"Well, she did," said Peter. "I'm honestly surprised."

MJ helps Peter sit up as she serves him mac n' cheese. After one bite, Peter can say that the mac n' cheese tasted as good as it smells. The two eat peacefully together as they watched the news report about Tombstone's capture. Yuri had to defend herself considering she kept Tombstone's escape a secret from the public.

"Too bad I'm not getting any dessert," Peter said, bummed.

Before MJ could say something, she watched Eddie Brock interview Yuri on TV.

"Cameras caught Spider-Man and he looked very injured," said Eddie. "What happened in there?"

"What happened is that he saved my life," Yuri answered. "I would've been hurt or dead if he hadn't been there."

MJ smiles as she grabs a bowl of her special dessert and gives it to Peter.

"Wait, are you serious?" Peter asked, surprised.

"You took a bullet for a friend. That earns you a reward," said MJ.

MJ kisses Peter. Now Peter couldn't tell whether the kiss or the dessert was the reward. Either one would suffice, although he really wanted to skip to dessert right now. So, he did. MJ just laughed.

Yuri's story here was more or less inspired by her story in the comics. I just made a few tweaks here and there, like with Teddy Rangel being her lover and not just her mentor. I'm sorry if Yuri was a little too dramatic here, but I tend to get quite dramatic and dark with my stories. Still, I tried my best to add the funny side to Spidey and Yuri's partnership. Their hilarious banter and dynamic were one of the best parts of the game. The Spider-Cop stuff was super funny. Kudos to Insomniac.

So, what do you think?