"you know when I got out of bed this morning I didn't think that at 3 o'clock I'd be free falling from a second floor balcony with a peppered pattern spray burning into my chest from some lunatic in a black cloak with a double barrel shotgun not to mention somehow by every impossible odd…I'm in the old west I think I'm not sure but maybe it would be better if you saw how your favorite Super hero got here"
Peter was just finishing a training session at the Avengers tower, it had been almost two months since he joined up and was loving every second of it. Fury shipped all his gear over from the Tri-carrier so the tower was starting to have a home essence about it but there was still something missing but he just didn't know what.
"hey web head free to catch a flick D's buying" came Luke's voice from his old shield communicator, there it was something he needed some time with his friends, "yeah…sounds great guys" he replied. It wasn't a long walk to the theater from the Tower yet Peter still managed to be late, the guys had already gone in only Ava stood out front waiting for him and by the exhausted angry look in her eyes he knew he was a dead man.
"you don't look happy to see me" he nervously laughed in an attempt to ease the tension feeling the sweat seep through his shirt as Ava fixed him with a disapproving glare ("it's scary when she gets like this, she's not even yelling I mean I am terrified") finally Ava's hard gaze softened into a disappointed frown, " I saw the news when you took on that giant Dragon thing, Peter you're an Avenger now you can't just go at everything half cocked, you'll end up getting yourself killed one day" she told him.
He knew she was serious, he tried to keep a straight face but he failed epically failed and burst out laughing " ha-ha I'm sorry Ava but if you haven't noticed doing things half assed is what makes me well… me" Peter laughed, Ava could only roll her eyes he never listened why should today be any different. They walked into the plaza to see a premastered version of Star wars the empire strikes back despite Ava's protest at seeing a vintage sci-fi movie. "This is totally full of contradictions I mean long ago in a galaxy far away and yet it's in the future come on and an abominable snowman? This sucks" Ava cried,
"Shh!" the crowd hissed. Ava turned in her seat "don't shush me you know what happens next for crying out loud it came out in the freaking in '70s" she shot back,
"Ava! Keep your voice down before you get us kicked out" Peter whispered,
"it's a cheesy movie Parker like right now the funny cow thingy freezes to death yet the guy in a parka is just fine that right there is grounds for inaccuracy" Ava replied, "it's a taun-taun" Luke whispered.
"SHHH!" the crowd hissed again venomously, Danny went to reply when a bright spotlight fell on them with a man in a red vest standing at the end of their row waving them out "nice going Ayala" Sam groaned. With their plans ruined the young teens set out into the city streets with a less then cheery attitude directed at Ava.
"So what now? The movie plans a bust, thank you very much" Sam snapped at Ava making her look away and slow up so she was now trailing behind them, while Danny, Sam and Luke kept walking Peter fell back to Ava's side. He knew she didn't mean to get them kicked out and she sure didn't deserve to have Sam jump down her throat about it, he playfully nudged her arm to get her attention "hey don't worry about it, Sam's just a bucket head with shit for brains it was only a movie after all" he said with a soft smile
(Cutaway)
Chibi Spidey was standing in front of a pressure valve labeled "Parker charm" panicking watching the needle glide over the green zone: friendly companion, then the yellow: double innuendo stopping on the red "dial it back! Dial it back before it blows!" he screamed.
(End cutaway)
Oddly enough Ava smiled back as she nudged him in return "keep your charms to yourself Parker" she whispered, Peter was happy to see Ava smile no matter how briefly. They walked side by side subconsciously getting closer to each other, Peter was feeling anxious with every step "come on Parker snap out of it girls like Ava don't go for guys like you" Peter thought to himself (chibi spidey perched himself on Peter's head "hi I'm your insecurity love me and embrace me because you know the ninja kitty won't" he laughed)
"Parker…Parker are you even listening?"
Peter snapped out of trans state just in time to catch an eerie blue and orangeglow emitting from the Baxter tower sending his spider sense haywire "back in a flash!" he blurted breaking away from the others down a dark and damp alley pulling his street clothes off to reveal his suit underneath becoming Spider-man.
"You idiot wait for the back up!" Ava shouted as she and the others also ducked away to change, she never thought it was fair that Peter could just change on the fly while they had to hide. Spider-man had already put some serious distance between himself and them, swinging higher into the sky "running off half-cocked again you're going to get killed one of these days!" Tiger shouted after him.
Spider-man wasn't listening weird glows and spider sense going crazy were all the incentive he needed to jump into action "I'm an Avenger now I don't need her…their, I said their you all heard that…permission to do my job". Spider-man dropped through a skylight shattering the glass under his feet behind the one and only Mr. Fantastic and the crippling concussion waves were destroying the lab equipment "Reid what's going on!" he yelled.
Reid turned around to face him "Spidey? You know forget it I could use all the help I can get…the cosmic radiation rays I pulled from a storm, I tried to compress them into a singular point but the powers overloading the containment chamber can't sustain it!" Reid yelled back his voice jumping a couple of octaves with unmeasurable fear, Spider-man quickly ran up to Reid's side as the growing energy field started cracking the glass "Reid we have to go that chambers breaking up!"
And it was. As the energy pressure kept building the Tower structure began weakening, glass shattering, computers blowing up "Reid!" The containment chamber finally shattered releasing the cosmic rays throughout the lab "REID!" Spider-man screamed at the top of his lungs. The current of power shifted and instead of expanding began sucking like a giant vacuum pulling the two super humans towards the cosmic vortex "I'm too young to die" Spider-man cried even his spider grip wasn't holding he was still sliding.
The Shied team arrived just in time to see Mr. Fantastic anchored to the balcony by his arms and Spider-man basically moon walking against the force of the vortex, Tiger tried to jump in after him but was held back by Powerman "Tiger look around in there if you jump in you'll be pulled in to" he said. Tiger kicked and squirmed in a vain attempt to free herself while watching Spider-man flail around trying to center his gravity, she felt so helpless, so useless but what was shocking was that not even Nova the guy who could fly wasn't lifting a finger to help him.
The vortex began to shrink in size but its suction powers didn't diminish and shortly after Spider-man was pulled off his feet shooting a quick web line to the balcony railing "hand on web head!" Powerman hollered as he put Tiger down and the team started pulling his webbing trying to reel him in like a fish on a hook. He was just within Tigers reach, the tips of her claws just grazing the surface of his web shooters, desperate she extended her claws and grabbed a hold of his wrist slightly damaging the shooter itself "I got you web head just hold on!" she pleaded.
The vortex was pulling everything in as it shrunk and Tiger wasn't weighted down and he outweighed her, "awe man don't you just hate this it's the worst possible time to realise… and don't tell her I said this…she was right half-cocked ambitions just sealed my fate…price of being the hero I guess" Spider-man released his grip on Tiger but hers only tightened "NOWAY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!" she screamed trying her hardest to hold back the mysteriously formed tears and choking sensation she felt coming on, her feet began sliding from under her.
"Tiger if you don't let me go we're both going to die…" Spider-man spoke in such a calm tone you wouldn't know he was scared to die but Tiger knew it was only a brave face he was putting on for her, his other hand reached forward and pulled her hand off his wrist "good bye Tiger…be strong and live well" he said taking a deep breath and pulling free,
Tiger's eyes widened as she felt his hand slip free and she watched in almost slow motion as he disappeared into the orange glowing tunnel which then flashed and exploded casting them all out into the air. But Tigers focus remained trained on the spot where she saw him vanish where he sacrificed himself for her.
"NOOO!" an abrupt crash onto a nearby roof rendered them all unconscious but Tiger was conscious enough to notice that her heart felt heavy and her eyes were flowing like waterfalls "Peter…" her voice lost as she fell into the mental darkness.
The atmosphere was hot humid and dry and to say nothing of the smell, almost like sitting in a livestock pen, "ow my head, who hit me?" gun fire erupted from over his head along with distant voices.
"Parker Shades escaping stop him!"
Peter shook his head to try and recalibrate his bearings "Parker? Oh god my mask!" his hand jumped to his face his mask was still intact on his face "what the?" he pushed himself up even through his blurry haze he saw a man in a black cloak with a double barrel shot gun come off the top stairs,
He stared at Spider-man oddly but briefly before bringing his gun up and blasting him. The impact picked him off his knees and blasted him through the railing, he watched as the ground became ever closer "and this is where you guys came in cowboys, guys in weird cloaks with shot guns and me disoriented and free falling from the second floor sounds like something you'd see in a modern western remake…excuse me" Spider-man hit the floor head first folding like an accordion player blacking out flat on his back unconscious in a world he doesn't know.
Meanwhile in 2014 Spidey's friends had come to in the shield med bay as did Mr. Fantastic who was surrounded by the Fantastic four "you tried tampering with cosmic rays? Damn it Reid you promised you were going to let this go!" the invisible girl snapped while the human torch and the thing sat back laughing.
Tiger sat up in her bed scanning the room for signs of Peter but there was none then it hit her like a ton bricks he was taken by the explosion at the Baxter tower "I can't believe it he's gone, he's really gone" she whimpered to herself.
Spidey is stuck somewhere he doesn't recognise but heard a familiar name "Parker" who exactly is he going to meet?
sorry if the story plot seems a clichéd was watching an old western movie and thought it would make a fun story, hopefully everyone enjoys thank you please leave a review or comment as you see fit