A Spider's Guide to Heroism

Chapter Seventeen

    Peter walked back to work, the conversation and events from lunch constantly on repeat in his mind as he tried to make sense of where he went wrong and what Wade had meant when he said he had gotten the answers he wanted as well. It was about ten minutes past one when he walked into the office building, heading to his workspace.
    MJ saw him pass by her door and called him over, snapping him out of his train of thought. "Hey, Peter! There you are! Got a second?"
    Peter looked up at her and nodded. "Yeah, what's up?" He asked walking into her office.
    "Did you enjoy your lunch?" She first had to ask, being a good friend. "Not often you get to actually take lunch."
    "Oh, yeah it was great." Peter replied. "There's this nice little hole in the wall like restaurant that serves Mexican, I should take you there sometime."
    "Huh, sounds like a plan." MJ agreed, then turned her computer screen for Peter to see it. "Anyway, have a look at this. What do you think?"

    It was the article she was working on to publish about the murders. The headline was "Mysterious Murder of Justice." Peter frowned at it. "Why that title?" He asked.
    "The people I interviewed said all the victims were known criminals. Horrible ones too." MJ replied. "There is obviously a pattern this murderer did... only killing bad people... so... is it really still a crime?"
    "Yes! of course it's a crime! It's murder!" Peter exclaimed. "Don't tell me you made this murderer sound like a hero?"
    "...I mean... some people are calling him that... I mean not me cause I know that yes... it is still a crime... but... y'know its sorta... justified." MJ tried to explain herself.
    "It is not justified, murder is never justified!" Peter shot back, getting upset again. "You should change the article, keep it basic, body found, murder wanted, show the eye witness reports and have him turned in! He's a menace not a hero!"
    The pair fell silent.
    MJ suddenly broke it, laughing out loud. "Oh my god!" she exclaimed cackling. "You... you just... Peter listen to yourself! Jamerson is gone for a day and you are filling his shoes! Doesn't he always call our local hero a menace?"
    Peter looked at her, a bit disgusted wit himself. "I feel dirty." He replied, mimicking a gag.
    MJ giggled again and then went back on topic. "Anyway, if you think I should make some adjustments I'll see what I can do. You do have valid points, but I still think it's a good story mystery to point out he only attacked known criminals."
    "Alright fine." Peter folded his arms. "Do what you want, leave me out of it."
    "Well I mean it's not your job anyway." MJ shurgged. "Head on back to your office and start screaming at yourself to get pictures proving this murder is horrible!" She snorted.
    Peter rolled his eyes and gave her a certain look then left her office, heading to his own computer.

    "I can't believe I ended up doing that." He said leaning back in his chair and checking his work email.
    Suddenly while using his computer the screen blacked out and a S.H.I.E.L.D logo loaded up. Within in a few seconds peter was talking to Fury, which startled him and caused him to almost fall out of his chair.
    "Peter, we have a problem." Fury addressed him, aware that he was hacking into Peter's work computer and addressing him as Spider-Man could cause some problems.
    Peter looked around the office before sitting up and pulling closer to the computer. "What do you mean we have a problem?"
    "I'm sure working for the news company you have heard about the recent murders that are taking place around the city?" Fury raised an eyebrow.
    "Of course I am." Peter replied. "What about them?"
    "Well, we just found out who the murder is." Fury explained. "Turns out your little project decided to turn on you, and is now choosing to kill for... no reason at all."
Peter sighed. "Yeah I... I didn't want to admit it but all the evidence points to Deadpool, doesn't it?"
"It does." Fury replied. "I told you trying to encourage him would only backfire!"
"Hey! I had good intentions!" Peter frowned. "I wanted to help him to help others in return. Having someone like Deadpool actually on the good side full time would of been so beneficial. He just needed different combat training and support..."
"And did you actually take the time to give him this required combat training and support you are speaking about?" Fury questioned Peter.
"I-...No.. No I didn't." Peter hung his head. "I didn't really want to deal with him much myself, I thought just rewarding the good and scolding the bad would teach him."
"While I can't blame you for confusing Deadpool with a dog, that's not how it works Peter, and you know this." Fury responded. "This is also why I told you not to be doing this and to just get rid of him, because I knew you didn't have the time."
"Well, what about you!?" Peter shot back, looking up at the screen. "You told him he was never good for anything, that he couldn't be a hero! You didn't want him around period, you wouldn't even give him a chance. With people like you, I can't blame the man for getting discouraged and going on a murderous rampage!"