The Amazing Spider-Man 3

Chapter 23

"Under attack?" Peter said. "By who?"

"They weren't able to get out a lot of details; it sounded like they were still trying to get away," the doctor clarified, "but they thought they saw the Rhino guy and the guy in the wingsuit too."

Peter's mind raced; he couldn't believe his luck. Of all things, why were his enemies going after experimental medical treatment when they'd been targeting advanced technology so much?

"Did they tell you where they were?" he asked, his tone's urgency nearly making the doctor jump.

"I think they said something about just getting off the bridge into Queens," the man clarified.

That was all Peter needed; he immediately bolted around the doctor, ignoring the man's insistence that there was nothing he could do. He ran out of the hospital, quickly finding a secluded back alley nearby. Rapidly discarding his clothes to reveal his Spider-Man suit underneath, Peter slipped on his mask before checking his web shooters, firing a couple lines and launching himself up a nearby building. Sprinting as fast as he could along the roof, he launched himself forward with webbing, propelling him over top of the streets of Queens.

Working as efficiently as he could, Peter made his way in the direction of Queensboro Bridge, all the while hoping he was not too late. He wasted no time on pointless acrobatics, with every web strand being fired at such an angle that would guarantee the most momentum possible. He never slowed down even once, his speed only continuing to increase as he pressed on.

He was going to make it. He had to.

Suddenly, Peter heard what sounded like a loud crash coming from up ahead. Yanking himself forward, he landed on a rooftop, sprinting to the edge of it to survey the scene. Sure enough, there were Rhino, Sandman and the Vulture, who were all approaching a truck that had crashed headfirst into a streetlight. Wasting no time, Peter immediately sprang into action, leaping off the rooftop and firing a web. Pulling his legs back as he descended, he delivered a powerful k*ck to an unsuspecting Rhino, sending him flying as he landed.

"Sorry guys, I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut your play time short!" Peter yelled. He shot a web at one of Vulture's wings, yanking the old man forward and sending the bl*des on one side slicing through the Sandman, causing him to temporarily crumble and the Vulture to crash hard into the ground. Taking advantage of the brief window he'd created, Peter leapt over to the vehicle's front door, yanking it off with minimal effort. Thankfully, both men inside were still conscious, if a little shaken up.

"You guys okay?" Peter asked.

"I think so," one of them said.

Peter's spider sense went off, and he turned to see Rhino charging towards him. Shooting a web at his eyes, Peter then flipped onto Rhino's backside, webbing him by the shoulders and using them to steer him away as best he could.

"Easy man, this isn't a monster truck rally!" Peter yelled as he fought hard, just managing to turn the stumbling Rhino away from the truck. Once they had avoided it, he jumped off his adversary, who was still struggling with the webbing in his eyes. Peter shot several webs, sticking Rhino's feet to the ground just as he finally regained his line of sight.

"What is this!?" he shouted in disgust, as if this hadn't happened to him before. Peter knew it wouldn't hold him forever, but hopefully just long enough.

Vulture then came whooshing by him, sl*cing through the back door to the truck with his wings as if it were made of paper. Peter started to rush towards him as he was making his way inside, holding out his hand to fire a web. Unfortunately, his spider sense alerted him to an oncoming assa*lt by Sandman, which he narrowly slid underneath. The man pursued him relentlessly, but Peter used his zealous nature against him, leading him to a nearby fire hydrant and causing him to destroy it, exposing the man to a sudden dousing of the water inside, which instantly began reducing part of him to mud.