Spider-Man and The Esper

111. Spider-man's Happy Ending

Michael let out a small groan as he finally opened his eyes, he wasn't too surprise to find that he had woken up inside a hospital room; Carnage's influence had taken a toll on him both physically and mentally, so it make sense why he'd be in the hospital. Michael took a moment to look at himself: he was, of course, wearing a green hospital gown and had an IV drip inserted into his left arm; there were electrodes on his chest and he had a breathing tube inside his nose.

Just then, the door slowly opened and Fubuki entered the room carrying a bouquet of pink roses with Psykos following in suit.

Michael smiled as he watched Fubuki move towards the bedside table and placed the flowers inside a vase, "How do you feel?" she asked quietly.

"A little woozy but aside from that I'm alright" Whispered Michael.

Fubuki smiled as Psykos walked around the bed to place her hand on his head and gently rubbed it.

"I told the doctors all about what had happened to you and they immediately got to work: they put you under a heavy amount of sedatives because of your sleep deprivation." she whispered.

Michael was shocked to hear he was actually in that bad of shape, he had known what Carnage was doing to him but he didn't think it was that bad.

"You have to now see a psychiatrist every week before you can be deemed of sound mind again just in case." Fubuki gently pulled him into a hug and comforted him while he silently cried. "It's okay, Michael, don't cry. They also mentioned someone had to look after you to make sure you've recovered and are visiting the psychiatrist as they instructed, so we're going to stay by your side until you've made a full recovery, physically and mentally." she whispered.

Michael was a little happy knowing he wouldn't have to go through this alone, he'd have someone by his side helping him through it. And that's exactly what happened: over the following two months, Psykos and Fubuki had visited Michael at the hospital regularly, helping him whenever he needed and sometimes just giving him company.

It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning when Psykos and Fubuki walked with Michael to a small clinic in City-J; after walking in and waiting for about ten minutes, they were directed to go to the office down the hall and to the left. Psykos knocked on the door and they were greeted by Dr. Willowbrook, a really pretty female wearing a dark blue woman's suit and round-rimmed glasses.

She smiled when she saw the three, "You must be Michael Watanabe, it's so good to meet you. I'm Dr. Willowbrook, but if it makes you feel more comfortable, you can call me Rose. Now then, why don't you come in and have a seat on the sofa." she said gesturing to the lounge sofa in the corner of her office.

"Michael, we're going to sit in the waiting room and wait until your session is over, then we'll take you back home." said Fubuki as she and Psykos walked away leaving the young hero alone.

Michael nervously walked into the room and saw that it was pretty homey for a professional therapist office: there was a desk off to one corner, in another corner was a fish tank filled with exotic saltwater fish, on the walls were three diplomas and several photos of Dr. Willowbrook with her friends and family members, and in the middle of the room, between the lounge and a large armchair, was a small coffee table with a small stack of magazines on one side and a bowl of various candy on the other.

Michael laid down on the sofa as Dr. Willowbrook sat in the armchair, setting a small stack of papers down on the side table and picking up a clipboard and pen. "Now then Spider-man, or as your friends call you Michael, the first thing I want you to know is that you have nothing to be afraid of since you're identity is safe with me. All those terrible stereotypes you hear about therapy are simply not true: I'm not here to make you think you're crazy, I'm here to help you with your troubles."