TWO THUGS HAD decided to rob a flower shop at the same time. The issue was that they were not affiliated with the same boss, as one was under Tombstone and one was under Silvermane. Spider-Man had shown up and stopped them, having webbed the two of them up on the lamppost.
"This is the Big Man's turf!"
"No, this is Silvermane's and he's taking it back!"
Spider-Man looked up as they both dangled from the webbing. He put his hands on his waist and clicked his tongue.
"All I wanted were some flowers for my date tonight...it's like bad guys know when I'm in a hurry."
Y/N left the thugs for the police and swung away. He had a satchel looped around his torso that contained his clothes for the evening he was going to spend with Indira and his friends. As he swung, he spoke to himself.
"The city's a powder keg. Tombstone, Silvermane, and even Hammerhead each are trying to turn New York into their personal criminal empire." He scoffed. "This is one of the few times I start to miss good ol' Willie Fisk."
He kept swinging. As he did, he remembered something.
"Ah! The flowers! Damn it!" Y/N made a sharp turn into another block. "Now, what place sells Anemones?"
Meanwhile, the show at the opera house was about to begin. Outside, a bus parked and let out kids who were there for a field trip. They ran as their chaperone called out. They went past J. Jonah Jameson, who was there to enjoy the whose himself. He grumbled at the sight of kids.
"Great. There's going to be non-stop yapping."
Inside, Alonzo Lincoln was in a special room that overlooked the stage. Hammerhead joined him, and he stood beside him as they looked out the window.
Their guest soon arrived. Silvio Manfredi entered with a platinum-blonde young lady. It was Silvija Sablinova, the daughter of Silvio. Silver Sable had now resurfaced to join her father.
"Silvio." Lonnie greeted as he turned around. "I see you've brought a guest."
"Hope you don't mind. I needed to...beef up my protective detail." He replied. "I'm sure you understand."
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"Oh, I do. Which is why I came prepared as well."
Moments later, the side door opened, and in came another man. He towered over the rest thanks to his armor he was luckily able to get back back thanks to Tombstone's connections. It was Mac Gargan, AKA the Scorpion.
Silvio was undeterred and simply nodded. Tombstone smirked and motioned toward the table. At the same time, the servers came in with their drinks and food. The show outside also began, and they could hear the performers singing.
