Kim Possible and Spider-Man: The Spectacular Sitch

The Loss

It started with the sound of the doorbell. It was an unannounced visit. Guesses of who might be on the other side were speculated, and for what purpose. When two uniformed figures stood in the doorway, Gwen Stacy was happy to see two familiar faces: Sargent Stan Carter and Officer Jean DeWolff. Gwen's cheerful smile didn't last long. The two cops looked unwell, and Gwen became concerned. Carter took the lead and removed his cap, and his partner mirrored him. Gwen knew then. It seems like most people know before even a word is said. She stepped back, and she clenched her chest. Her heart seemed to have left her body and left a great hole. To then hear Carter say the words she feared most, it almost didn't feel real. It never really does in that first moment. You're still trying to process how you factor into the grand scheme of things going forward. You start to wonder what it was like for them. Who was around to witness. What they're final thoughts were. How much did you mean to them in life?

Gwen grew up in the same neighborhood her whole life. Her mother and father were the beacons of her life. They showed her the light in the world and how kindness wins people over. At the age of seven, her mother passed. She mourned like any child would, but the process of her death was slow. In a way, Gwen could sense that she wasn't getting stronger, and that she would be taken away with time. The death of her mother was more of a loss for her father, who had known and loved her longer. Gwen's tolerance and empathy provided George the type of support that he needed to push on. For him to be the father that she needed. However, Gwen was maturing at a rate he couldn't track, until eventually she became a driven young woman. The two became partners in a sense. They kept each other up. A bond between father and daughter unlike any other. A truly unconditional love.

The next couple of hours were spent in the living room, arranging the memorial service. Most law enforcement departments mandate each officer to have these affairs planned out should they fall in the line of duty. Captain George Stacy was no exception to this tradition. He had assigned Carter as the designated speaker for the department, and wished to be buried next to his wife. A list of pallbearers, preferred music, and other details. Gwen knew it was due process, as it is for anyone in a family of a first responder. In some way, it was like learning one more thing about her father. Who trusted, what he valued in life, and how he saw the world.

Among these requests was possibly the biggest question she had: What would happen to her? In her mind, she was more than capable of making responsible choices for herself. But she was still only seventeen. She wouldn't be able to legally make her own choices until another six months. She needed a guardian. Gwen couldn't think of anyone that could take that role aside from an aunt that lived in London. She was always friendly when she visited, but it had been years since her last visit. The aunt was not who George picked. It was the Parker's.

Speaking of the Parker's, Peter showed up a little over three hours after she had received the news. This was Gwen's second knock at the door. When he saw him in the doorframe, she dove into his chest, silently weeping. Her tears stained his blue sweatshirt. Peter comforted her the best he could, despite having his own feelings in the matter.

Hours earlier, the police were swarming all along the riverfront. They had quarantined off the area where the Big Wheel was still webbed to the stone wall. The kid that Stacy had saved was now reunited with his mother and receiving attention from paramedics. Cranes were brought in to inspect the Big Wheel. It was a wonder how such a machine could be able to function. A greater and more important question would be how they were going to bring it down. No one would have known that a man with a bubble like helmet would have been at the wheel, as they found the cab completely empty. This added more questions to how this happened.

The general story given by most onlookers was that the monster machine came barreling through the street with Spider-Man accompanying it. Some said that the web-slinger was pursuing, others say he was in full control purposefully steering it their direction. The only consistent part of the story was that Spider-Man hopped out and webbed the machine to the wall. Only after this happened, did falling debris crush a quick thinking, heroic George Stacy. Onlookers also shared the most interesting story that Spider-Man dug out the buried police captain and carried him away from the scene without even a cry for help.