Nothing Without You - Peter Parker [2]

9: fire monster

CHAPTER 9
Fire Monster

KASSIDY and Peter had finally gotten away from their class, almost completely unnoticed. After getting into the new suits, both heroes were in position, on opposite ends of the bustling square.

Kassidy's suit was completely black. It was skin-tight, a little too skin-tight if she had to admit. She still had the familiar hood flicked over her head, and a protective vest on the outside of the suit that zipped over her chest. From somebody else's perspective, she looked faceless due to the complete darkness that her face was covered by.

"All right, we're in our positions." Kassidy called out, her voice travelling through her comm.

"Uh, as soon as I see something, Beck, I'll, uh- I'll let you know." Peter stammered, scanning the large crowd below.

"Roger that."

"How are the suits?" Fury asked.

Kassidy cringed and adjusted herself, making sure not to breath too loudly, although she was having a difficult time doing so due to the constructive material over her chest.

"Ah, the suit's great. It's awesome." Peter replied. "It's a little tight around the old web-shooter."

"Peter!" Kassidy exclaimed, shaking her head.

"Okay, I'll shut up." Peter mumbled.

The comm fell silent, and Kassidy began to scan the crowd, her eyes wide as she tried to pick up anything out of the ordinary. Although her new suit was completely opaque on the outside, it was surprisingly easy to see through from the inside.

Steam rising around a statue in the square suddenly caught Kassidy's attention, and she straightened up from her spot on the tower, narrowing her eyes.

"Energy spiking."

"We have seismic activity."

The steam soon turned to smoke, and red-hot lava began to emerge from the ground. It engulfed and disintegrated the statue it emerged from. Seconds later, it formed into a familiar humanoid figure, the same as the water one from Venice.

"Okay, he's here!" Kassidy exclaimed, looking around, slightly panicked. "He's here!"

"Beck, are you ready?" Peter asked, his voice also panicked. "You know what to do."

"On your lead." Beck spoke.

The fire-monster had began to smash the buildings and other objects around it, and Kassidy looked at Peter across the square in a panic.

Kass suddenly jumped from her spot on the tower and caught herself in mid-air. She began to fly at the monster, praying her powers would work on this one.