The Cafeteria Food Is Pretty Decent

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(Bruce Banner and Peter walk into the Campus Cafeteria and proceed to go down the line.)

BANNER: "...so it sounds like everything's been going good for you, obviously despite the..." (gestures the famous Spider-Man websling motion)

(Peter grabs a plate of chicken tenders as Banner has his eyes set on a box of salad. This scene is refreshingly light, considering the amount of heavy stuff that has happened.)

PETER: "Is the green guy trying to get trim?"

BANNER: "What? He's looking to get a little shredded before the summer." (They laugh) "So, you were saying?"

" (They laugh) "So, you were saying?"

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PETER: "Yeah, actually. Aunt May's back to her normal routine...she's actually going back to the Chikara Dojo this Wednesday, so that's good...grades have been pretty steady..."

(They pay for their food and sit at a nearby table.)

BANNER: "And Liz...?"

PETER: "We're great! Actually...she wasn't in class today and she didn't text me to take notes for her which is not like her..."

BANNER: "Hm, interesting

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BANNER: "Hm, interesting..."

(Suddenly, a student wearing a shirt with the logo of some foundation walks up to them.)

STUDENT: "Hey Mr. Banner, would you and your...son mind donating to the Birds Have Rights Foundation. It's a great cause, basically-"

BANNER: "Woah, save us the pitch. I'll pitch in a couple of bucks. How about you, son?"

(Peter smiles knowingly.)

PETER: "Sure."

(They both hand over a couple of bucks to the student's delight. You can tell he doesn't get too many donations. He walks away.)

BANNER: (teasing) "Well son..."

PETER: "Oh, come on now. That's not even funny!" (He says while laughing)

BANNER: "I know, I know. Everyone knows that you're Tony's son."

(Peter looks shocked)

PETER: "Literally EVERYONE thinks that. Why is that?"

BANNER: "I mean...he gave you your suit...you constantly try to earn his approval...he grounds you as if you got a C on your report card, I mean..."

PETER: "Ok ok, I get it..."

(Suddenly, Banner gets a notification on his phone. He starts to get up...)

BANNER: "I'm afraid someone left a gas line open while in the lab and forgot to turn it off. Now a student doesn't have her eyebrows, so I'm gonna have to deal with all that. I'll talk to you later Pete."

PETER: "Yeah, sounds good. See ya around."

(Banner leaves as Peter sits by himself, content with this new life he has. No Spider-Man, no crime-fighting. Just family, friends, and work. However, he can't help but miss the thrill of being Spider-Man...
Another student with the same shirt as the other kid walks up to Peter's table.)

PETER: "Hey man, I already donated a couple bucks to your friend over the-"

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PETER: "Hey man, I already donated a couple bucks to your friend over the-"

STUDENT 2: (in a monotone voice) "No one is safe...Spider-Man. You thought it was over? There is no escape from this miserable life you are bound to live."

PETER: "Woah, what?"

STUDENT 2: "NO ONE IS SAFE."

(Instantly, Peter grabs his bag and sprints out of the cafeteria. As he leaves, we see that some kind of Oscorp technology is implanted on the kid's ear. He seems to snap out of some kind of control.)

(Cut to Peter running into Aunt May's apartment. No one is in the living room.

He quickly runs into Aunt May's bedroom to find her sleeping.)

PETER: (slowly walking towards the bed) "May? We need to get out of here...some very bad people are coming to get us..." (he is up close to her bed and is about to nudge her.) "May?"

(Suddenly, "May" launches up and kicks Peter, sending him towards the wall

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(Suddenly, "May" launches up and kicks Peter, sending him towards the wall. It knocks down a couple pictures from the wall. Peter is shook

Peter looks up at May, only to find her shifting into someone else...The Chameleon.)

PETER: "What do you want? I don't have any powers! I'm not even Spider-Man!"

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PETER: "What do you want? I don't have any powers! I'm not even Spider-Man!"

CHAMELEON: "Oh, you thought I just wanted to get rid of Spider-Man? I don't want to just do that, I want to bend you until you break, Mr. Parker. See, I'm not looking for world domination like some of the other people you've faced. I'm not something you've faced before...you know why?

...because I don't care what happens to me anymore. Everything I do from now on is to make you suffer."

(Peter is speechless.)

CHAMELEON: "Oh, and before I forget, your lady, Liz?" (Peter's eyes widen in fear) "She's quite beautiful...let's keep her that way. Meet me at Pier 67, near the carnival? Same deal as last time, just for fun."

(Before walking away, he punches Peter one last time for good measure, knocking him out.)

                        -CUT TO BLACK-

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