Spider Man: Web of Shadows

Chapter 8: Lost

--Harlem--

Peter laid on the dumpster as he started to feel immense pain on his left chest. The landing really got him as he stood up and started to walk. His legs were weak as he peeked the corner to see what was happening to Mary and Luke. He saw Electro fighting Luke while symbiotes were chasing Mary Jane.

"Got to... save them." Peter said, as he kept on holding his left chest.

He realized there were some small droplets of blood dripping from his wrists. The lightning must have struck his web shooters which caused it to inflict pain on his wrist. He knew he couldn't go to battle while he was injured. But he couldn't let them suffer.

Peter used his right web shooter, which was still functioning, to swing over to them. When he arrived, Luke threw Electro through a brick wall. Electro then appeared from behind and attacked Luke as he looked at Peter.

"Glad you could join us again, Peter." Electro said

"Let go of Luke or else I'll p-." Peter was cut off by Electro.

"Enough of your nonsense, Peter. You obviously do not see the picture that Venom is trying to create. He wants a better world where symbiotes are the leaders while we serve them."

"Oh... so you're a slave to Venom's rule?"

"No. I work to help him create a better world. A world that has more meaning to it."

"Which is still equivalent to a slave." Luke said

"Shut up you imbecile!" Electro used his lightning to stun Luke.

"Now you're going to pay for this." Peter said, running at Electro.

Suddenly, symbiote came from the ground and grabbed his legs so he won't run. Electro came closer to Peter and inspected him.

"This is what you call... power." Electro said, showing the symbiote in his hands. "Do you see it now? We can become more powerful beings Peter, if we try and change them. To change the people."

"I can't... let... you... do that!" Peter shouted as he broke free from the symbiote.

He punched Electro in the face before he traveled and appeared behind him. Electro forcefully punched Peter in the back as he flung towards the wall. As Electro was about to punch him in the chest, he dodged it and kicked him away.

"I am enjoying our little fight here, Peter." Electro said, removing some blood from his mouth.

"You know what? You talk too much." Peter gave him two punches in the chest before elbowing him in the face.

Electro stumbled a little but got on his feet. He used his lightning to create bolts on the ground. He shocked Peter until he couldn't take it anymore. Peter was feeling the bolts of lightning go through him as he screamed in pain.

"Would you look who's talking. The man who is currently bowing down to his new ruler." Electro said, grabbing his neck.

"Who said that I am bowing to you?" Peter asked, as he tried to elbow Electro in the chest.

Electro escaped and teleported behind him as Peter hit nothing but air. Electro got a firm grip as he leaned forward to Peter's ear.

"Have you always wanted to feel pain?" Electro asked, as Peter felt his fingers touching his ear. "If you wanted to feel it, this is how it feels like."

Electro shocked the living shit out of Peter. There were large bolts of lightning going through the sky as Peter was already shouting for help. All Electro did was enjoy the sight and laugh continuously. Before Electro would keep on laughing, Luke punched him across the alleyway.

"Get up, kid." Luke said, helping Peter sit down. "Good thing I saved you just in time."

"You didn't save me, Luke." Peter chuckled

"Very funny, kid. Now let's go and help Mary Jane. She must be screaming to the point that the symbiotes are deft."

"She doesn't scream that loud. I bet that Hulk screams louder than her."

They both ran in the direction that Mary was being chased. There were about 15 symbiotes chasing her as they were closing in. Peter used his web to get close as he took down 4 symbiotes in the process.

"Hey! Mary Jane! Over here!" Peter kept on shouting as she started to become faster.

Luke, on the other hand, was getting farther and farther away from him. He decided to leave him because she was more important than him. It is that simple.

"Peter?! Is that you?!" Mary shouted, as she shot the symbiotes in the face and kept on running.

"Yes, it's me!" Peter started to close in on her.

Before he could grab her mid-air, a symbiote snatched her up and started to swing from building to building. Peter couldn't chase the symbiote because it was too fast than the others. But when it turned around and looked at him, he knew it was Eddie Brock.

"Goddamnit!" Peter shouted as he hit the trash can beside him.

He knew he couldn't find Luke because he was lost in the hordes of symbiotes. He only had one more idea left in mind, to ask help from Tony. He didn't have his phone with him so he decided to make his way to Tony.

He opened the hatch which led to the Underground Bunker. When he opened the door, the place was a mess. The whole meeting room was filled with symbiotes. Before he could search further, Natasha came from the darkness.

"Sad isn't it? To lose a significant amount of people in a matter of hours, minutes, seconds." Natasha said, sitting on a chair.

"What do you want from me? Where are they?!" Peter demanded an answer

"In all honestly, we did not do this. We decided to do a check on you guys but when we came here, there was all this symbiote inside the facility." Natasha then looked at Peter. "I know how it feels to lose someone."

"They are not dead. I will find them and kill Venom!"

"Hold up! Peter, are you even called as one of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes?" Natasha asked, with a straight face. "Let's see. Lose this many people to Venom in the last one hour. Mighty. Break the Tinkerer out of Ryker's Island and let all the prisoners lose. Mightier. Let Venom take over our city and make us evacuate it. Mightiest."

"Well. What do you want me to do then?"

"I want you to help S.H.I.E.L.D. with our convoys to get people out of the infected zone. There are too many symbiotes we have to deal with. And maybe after that we could go out and find those Avengers. Alright?"

"Deal. As long as we find them and end Venom's reign as king of New York."