Drawing the Wildcard

Chapter 14: Of Bakeries, Blobs, and Babes

After his run-in with the cat burglar calling herself 'Black Cat', Jake decided to call it a night and head back to Kit and Ari's place. Landing on the side of the apartment building, he crawled up to their window and knocked. Ari opens the window and lets him in.

"How'd it go, hero?" She asks, shutting the window and looking at him. Jake took off his mask and smiled.

"Went pretty good. I'm sure some crooks know who I am now." He replies, stretching as he made his way to the kitchen.

"That's good. By the way, I left you a couple slices of pizza in the microwave. I thought you'd be hungry." Ari says. Jake turns on the microwave and heats up the pizza.

"Thanks, Sweetness. Where's Kit?" He asks, taking the pizza slices out of the microwave.

"Sound asleep as usual."

"Huh. Thought you two would've been on Round 4 right now." Jake jokes, taking a bite out of a slice. Ari sighs in mock annoyance.

"Yeah, me too. Lazy cat." She grumbles playfully. She then grins mischievously as she eyes the bulge in Jake's costume pants. "Although it looks like you're already up for some fun." She adds in a lustful tone, making Jake look at her in slight incredulity. She bursts into laughter at his expression.

"Oh my God! The look on your face! Hahahaha!" She gasps through peals of laughter. Jake only grins in embarrassment.

"I'm going to take a cold shower." Jake mutters as he walks to the bathroom, making Ari laugh even harder.

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The next day, Jake was sleeping peacefully on the bed in the guest room. Suddenly, Kit burst into the room.

"Jake. Jake, wake up!" He says, shaking him. Jake only groans and turns onto his side.

"If it doesn't involve sex or bacon, leave me alone." He responds sleepily. Kit rolls his eyes and shoves Jake off the bed. Crashing to the floor with a grunt, he gets up and glares sleepily at Kit.

"What?" He asks in annoyance. Kit tosses him his costume and web-shooters.

"Suit up. You're needed. Some mutant is causing trouble Downtown." Kit informs. Jake yawns and begins to put his costume on.

"Wait, what about school?" He asks, sliding his mask on. Kit tosses Jake his backpack, which he catches and slides onto his back.

"Your clothes and finished homework is already in there. Get going. We'll see you at school." Kit replies. Jake nods and opens the bedroom window, leaping out and swinging away towards Downtown Manhattan.

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*BURP!!*

The huge figure who looked like he weighed over 600 pounds easily let out a huge belch and licked his lips with a smile on his face. The figure was named Fred Dukes, also known as the Blob. He easily towered over the bakery which he broke into via making a hole in the wall.

"Nothing like a sweet breakfast." He muses to himself as he devours a tray of cupcakes, frosting covering his face and fingers. "Plus, no one to bother me. A win-win situation." He adds, licking the frosting off his fingers. He spots a cake sitting on the counter and his eyes light up.

"Ooh! Triple Chocolate Cake! My favorite." He says with a grin. Before he could sink his teeth into it, a thin, white strand attached itself to the cake tray and yanks it out of his meaty hands.

"What the? Hey!" He shouts as he turns his head, watching the cake land in the hands of Cerulean-Spider.

"Man, I've seen a lot of fat guys in my time, but you take the cake." He jokes, holding the tray. "Oh wait, I took the cake. Silly me." He chuckles.