The Unlimited Omni-Spider

Masks and Trust

Ben was now in his room looking at his latest creation: A Universe

Ben: Whoa...I...-Ben felt euphoric and scared at the same time. He always wanted to have some additional power over his parents but he imagined something like his Uncle Miles' Bioelectricity or Camouflage. But... this was beyond all expectations.

He just thought he wanted a better world for everyone. Ben imagined creating this world with his effort and dedication and not just thinking and moving his fingers. If he could do such a thing then who is Ben Parker-Pryde. A hero? A human? A mutant? A God?

Ben lost his focus for a second and then the universe he created was gone from his grasp. Ben thinks he might have made a mistake and decided to lie down to think and breathe a little.

Ben(Thinking): What did I do? What I am? Where did that universe come from? I... have to forget about it a little bit. This is a dream...-Ben smiled nervously-This has to be a dream. Spider-Men don't create universes. Nobody creates. No one except...Frankie?-Ben remembered Franklin Richards.

Ben thought but he then immediately fell asleep and closed his eyes. Ben felt very tired and suddenly he fell asleep.

Next morning.

It was Sunday and Ben woke up sweating and wide-eyed. He looked at his hands and saw nothing. He then looked up at the ceiling as he was happy that it was all a dream but...

Ben quickly realized there was nothing underneath him. Ben was... floating above his bed.

Ben(Thinking): Is this serious?-Ben thought for a second before crashing on the bed and Casey entering the room to see his brother.

Casey: Ben? What happened here? I felt a tremor and a shiver that night.

Ben: I... didn't feel anything. You know I sleep like a rock, don't you bro?" Ben said with a forced smile.

Casey: Yeah... of course. Let's go downstairs for breakfast- He gestures and Ben gets up quickly and leaves the room in a hurry because he was scared by the events of last night.

Casey decides to enter the room and search through it out of curiosity for Ben's nervousness. He doesn't find anything and then wonders what happened to Ben.

He then goes downstairs for breakfast and notices that Ben is still tense and appears to be scared.

Casey(Thinking): Man, what did you do?

Ben started to put his cereal in the bowl and while he was doing that, May appeared and turned on the TV to watch the news because of her curiosity and because it was always necessary to stay alert in New York.

The journalist was talking about a wave of attacks on criminals made in Queens lately and this catches the attention of Ben who quickly runs to find out what he was reporting about.

Journalist: Over the last few nights, there has been a series of clashes and shootings involving a gang that is on the rise in Queens. This new gang apparently calls itself the Black Dragons and presents themselves as dangerous and violent criminals. His crimes involve assault, murder, extortion, bribery. Its members seem to act more at night so the authorities recommend that all citizens in the neighborhood stay in their homes after 18:00.

Ben:Fuck!- Ben said and sat on the couch to watch the rest of the report and Casey joins him.

Journalist: In many conflicts, a masked figure in black and blue clothing was found that the police believe is a new vigilante. We will see the comments of a police officer who witnessed a frustrated shootout involving the mysterious figure.

Police Officer Interviewed: These vigilantes come from all sides. As if the paperwork I have to deal with because of those Spider-Children wasn't enough, now I have to clean up someone else's mess!