Spider Man: Web of Shadows

Chapter 12: Arguments

--Underground Bunker--

It has already been 3 days. The place had already been filled with symbiote when they got there. The rooms have been destroyed and the tables were turned over. There was nothing left in the facility but they still had to come back. They needed shelter from the outside world.

"Could you tell me, why did we come back here?" Tony asked, removing some symbiote on the chair so he can sit down.

"Because we need protection. If you consider S.H.I.E.L.D. as your protection, you're out of your goddamn mind." Frank said

"Either way, we can't tell if these things will eat us alive. They can literally eat Matt right now without us even noticing."

"That's great. Use me as an example." Matt placed his arms across on his chest.

"Who should I use as an example then? Brains over there will be frustrated once I use his name."

"Thank you, Stark, for giving me an insult in the process." Mason smiled

"Can we just shut the hell up?! We're going to kill ourselves before Venom does. We should work to-." Toomes tried to give them hope before Tony spoke up.

"I've dealt with people who tried to give us lectures in the past. Let me tell you, I haven't learned shit from it." Tony said

Toomes looked at Tony and gave him a smile, "No shit, Sherlock."

Bruce and Tony, who is frustrated, left the room and went back outside. Frank decided to go back to Harlem to secure the place along with Luke. Matt and Mason went out to find where Toomes is after he flew off with his Vulture suit. Mary and Peter were the only ones left in the room. Mary went up close to Peter as she held his neck.

"I don't know what is happening to the world and neither do I know if we can get New York back. All I know is, we'll try our best to get it back." Mary said

"I promise. I'll try my best. Even if it means that I need to sacrifice myself." Peter said

"I know you will. I just know it." Mary said, as he leaned in and kissed Peter.

It was a short one. Both of their lips combined together for a few seconds. They can't be doing that while the whole city is in danger. They just can't. Both of them went outside to see the symbiote started to take over full buildings. Venom arrived on front of them along with his 'minions'. His smile was the last thing Peter wanted to see that day.

"We meet again. This time, your team is torn apart. Nobody to save you. Isn't it depressing?" Venom asked, smirking at every movement he does.

"I'm not letting you go. It's about time we settled this." Peter said, preparing to fight.

Mary Jane hid in the back of a car as she watched the fight start. Venom started to walk towards Peter as he stood there. Waiting for something. Venom was already in Peter's face when he finally said something.

"Are you ready for this. Spider Man?" Venom asked, grabbing his neck.

"Not... exactly." Peter grasped for air as he kicked Venom backwards and landed on the ground.

Peter tried to kick Venom in the face but be blocked it. Venom gave Peter a hard punch in the face as he fell to the ground. He started to feel pain on his face, pain he hasn't felt before. As he started to feel the pain swelling in his face, Venom picked him up and threw him at the side of a car.

"Peter!" Mary shouted, running towards him.

Venom pushed Mary out of the way and grabbed Peter by the chest, "Tell me, Peter, what do you fear."

"I don't..." Peter coughed on his face, "fear anything. You're nothing but another person I've met before."

"No, no, no. You're scared of something." Venom said, looking into his eyes. "You're scared of me, all this time."

"Never! I've never been intimidated by you."

"I don't mean that... I meant that you are scared of me taking over New York." Venom got really close to Peter's face. "Because you think you will fail everyone you have loved. Everyone you cared about. Well, let me tell you, you already lost everything once you put that suit on."

Venom punched Peter so hard in the head that he felt something opened. A new scar opened in his face as blood viciously exited his head. Venom threw him on the ground and laughed at him. Helpless. He has nothing to do.

"Get off him!" Mary shouted, hitting Venom on his back.

"You too? People never learn from their mistakes." Venom threw Mary towards a windshield.

"Mary Jane!" Peter shouted, running towards her.

On the way there, Venom picked Peter up by the neck. He vigorously almost knocked Peter out. He tasted it. Blood in his mouth, the taste of defeat and no hope. Venom went up to his face one more time.

"Talk to me again once you saved New York City." Venom said, preparing to throw him, "Which will be never."

Venom laughed and threw Peter across New York. Peter accepted fate, he has been defeated by Venom and failed to save the city. He landed on one of the rooftops and laid there. He thought of all the things he had lost, as blood poured out of his head. He removed the mask and sat down. A city where symbiotes rule. A city with no more hope. Suddenly Tony arrived on the rooftop.

"Hey, kid. What the hell happened?" Tony asked, as his mask opened. "Why are you bleeding?"

"I failed you, Tony. I failed... her." Peter said, as a tear left his eye.

"No you haven't. Now... Mason and Bruce are at Fisk's Tower to formulate a plan. We have a device he needs at Hell's Kitchen where Toomes and Matt are." Tony said, getting a message from J.A.R.V.I.S. "And Mary Jane managed to run from Venom? She's on her way to Harlem right now. Care to join?"

"I'll catch up later." Peter said, as Tony left the building. Secretly, he was just going to do nothing, he already failed New York, but he doesn't want to fail the world also.

--Present--

"Sounds dramatic, dumbass. Now get your ass up, we still have a goddamn city to save." Logan said

"Fuck it. I have nothing else I do in life." Peter said. "How will we get to Fisk's Tower?"

"We walk. What else did you expect?"

"At least a goddamn ride. What is your ride then?"

"My main ride is a motorcycle. I like to ride alone."