Chapter 42

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"I'm not going to hurt you. Can I stay?" MJ asked. Peter nodded. Then he whispered,

"Toomes."

Peter POV

"Bye, Dad! Bye, Pops! I'm going out as Spiderman!" I shout. I leave before they can respond.

"Karen, I need you to turn my tracker off. I know Dad won't approve, but I need to do this." I say. There's a short moment, and then BEEP, the tracker is turned off.

I swing around the city, looking for Toomes. Searching for signs.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't New York's number one menace. Hello, Peter." I turn around and see the Vulture in front of me. Panic strikes, but I force it down.

"Listen, Toomes. I know we've had our differences, but -" I'm cut off by a scream. I turn around to see a crowd of people.

"GO HOME SPIDERMAN!" Someone shouts.

"NEW YORK IS BETTER WITHOUT YOU!" Another shouts.

The people continue to shout hateful things at me. Toomes just laughs.

"Oh, yes. This is all working perfectly. You ruined my life, Peter. I'm simply returning the favor." He says and flies away. I look back at the people shouting at me.

"All I do is protect you. I keep you safe." I whisper to myself. Then I turn around and swing home. I climb in the window and see Dad and Pops standing in my room, angry. I walk towards them, the suit retracting into its necklace. I take the chain off and look at the spider symbol once more, then I hand it to my dad. He looks shocked.

"The city doesn't need me anymore. If they think they're better without a Spiderman, then so be it." I say before leaving the room.

I wander around the building before coming to an empty lab. I smile and enter.

"Hey, Fri? Can you leave the room for a bit?" I ask. She beeps in confirmation and I get to work.

Calling: Guy in the Chair

N: Hey Peter, what's up?

P: Ned, I need your hacking expertise.

N: On it. What am I hacking?

P: Oscorp. I want all the information on the spider that bit me.

As Ned works on hacking into the company, I get a text.

DP:
Hey, Petey.
You still awake?

Spider Lord:
Yeah, why?

DP:
I can't sleep.
Wanna call?

Spider Lord:
Sure, I'll add you to the call I'm on now.

DP:
Oh, I don't want to bother anyone.

Spider Lord:
Nonsense, it's just Ned

DP has been added to the call:

W: Helloo!

N: Hey, Wade!

P: Hi. Ned, any luck so far?

N: Not yet. Oh, you should call MJ too.

P: Why?

N: Well for one, she'd be upset if she was left out.

W: And two?

N: She can help make sense of any information we get. Oscorp is really encrypted and top secret. We're going to need her help.

P: On it.

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