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Chapter IV

Rain dripped down her face, the swirling breeze felt just like her swirling emotions. She had just lost the Man she loves due to her selfish attitude and lack of trust.

As Jess sat on her balcony, the rain made sure the makeup was gone from her face, her hair was wet and messy. Her head fell forward as she looked down in pain, Her shoulders shaking. A sense of deja vu swept over her, as the ghosts of her past paraded around her and within her, a sneaky reminder of all the nights she had spent alone, struggling to keep breathing when her entire body seemed to sag with exhaustion and numbed pure agony...

"Damn it.."
"Damn it all..."


She decided she wouldn't sleep until his family's killers were brought down, so she raided every Cybertek transport she could, interrogating security guards. She got nothing...But one night she found a lead, the board member who wanted Bart to sell the tech instead of donating it. She went straight to his home. When she arrived she was at the top of his penthouse apartment, by his swimming pool. She crept into the shadows like a spider, noticing the man sitting on a chair in his robe, drinking wine. She was ready to attack but felt something stop her, a shock. Her body was electrified and she was pinned down by the Tarantula. A mercenary whom she had heard of but never met in combat. He held her arms behind her back and then grabbed her by her ponytail and yanked her to the pool. "No sudden movements or ya get in the water with high voltage. Bossman has some words for you."*

She struggled but every time she did she was met with a high voltage blast. She was limp and then felt her chin lifted by the board member she was after.

He smiled and then looked at Tarantula "How long until He shows up?"


" I'm here, now leave." Tombstone said with a devilish grin on his face, the man was standing 6'7", built like a brute or Greek God. He wore a suit that was far too tight, and had a silver grill, making his evil smile much more intimidating .. "Little bug." He grabbed her by the neck and then lifted her above the ground. Tarantula laughed and backed away as Jess took a series of painful blows to the stomach and then got slammed on the ground beside the pool like a rag doll.

As she was now bloody and weak from Tombstones battery (up to 6 tons of force) she was on the ground in pain. Tarantula picked her up and Tombstone unmasked her. Hammerhead arrived and had men with him, they put a bag over her head and took her to an off the grid location for questioning..



Jessica was unmasked and sitting in a chair with her hands tied by steel bars that had been bent and tied around her by Tombstone. Tombstone removed his Jacket and handed it to Hammerhead, Hammerhead passed it to Tarantula and instructed him to leave the room "You need to leave now, Hammerhead." Tombstone aggressively ordered. And shortly after, it was just Jess in the room with Tombstone

"I gotta say, Spider-Woman was it? You're pretty attractive. It's a shame that's all gonna change after tonight.." He punched her in the face and as her head swung left, he hit it back the other direction. Jess fell forward and hear head was dangling at this point. Tombstone lifted her head and then slapped her. "You're out of your depth little girl. Did you think you could just live in Hells Kitchen and fix things? When are ya gonna learn they don't wanna be fixed?" He hit her two more times and then wiped his bloody knuckles with a towel. "I remember the devil of Hells Kitchen, Now him? I would be worried about. Hell, even Spider-Man would be an issue. But you? You're a pest! Just a little pest."

Jess tried to open her eyes "So you're in with Cybertek? Huh?" She spit and tried to adjust herself, her hands were bonded and she couldn't seem to break free at the moment, the blood loss had weakened her.


"Kid, I own Cybertek. You've never heard of me? The Sinister Syndicate? I'm one of the cities leaders. They call me Tombstone for a reason."

Jess smiled "You're a professional funeral planner in your spare time? That's crafty." Alarmed by her smartassery, she was punished with five more hits to the face.


Tombstone ripped her out of the chair and brought her over to a desk, put her on it and after a minute of struggle he began to waterboard her. "I'm gonna kill you now and get it over with, but I like having fun with a pest."


She was in so much pain, she couldn't breathe either when Tombstone was done, she gagged and coughed up a mixture of water and blood. "Or should I let the boys pass you around? I think that's a better Idea."

She groaned and then tombstone looked her in the eye. "I thought unmasking you would mean something...but you're nobody. So this doesn't need to take any more of my time. I'm gonna let you walk after my men have had their fun, you're gonna quit trying to expose Cybertek, and you're gonna leave town." Tombstone broke the bonds on her limbs and then tossed her across the floor.
Soon after he left the room and a crowd of men broke through, lifting her up and removing her hoodie and shirt. She fought back and injured a majority of them but Hammerhead put her back on the ground. He snapped his fingers and the men backed away. "I'm gonna enjoy thi-"

He screamed as she snapped his fingers, breaking his hand, she kneed him in the groin and then punched him in his diaphragm with all her might. Hammerhead fell down and Jess fought her way out of the building.


She ran out of the building window and fell, managing to make some webbing and swing to a safe place nearby. She lost her grip and hit a fire escape, falling down and landing in a garbage can...

She was there until morning and limped home..


She limped into the shower and washed up, taking her vigilante clothes and tossing them in the trash. She began to pack her things and then she heard a knock on her door..


Bart walked in and noticed the cuts on her face, her busted lip and bruises. He ran to her aid and comforted her. "What the hell happened?.." He asked. "I just...ran into a pole." She replied and rubbed her head "Why are you here?" He awkwardly rubbed his arm... "I just wanted my stuff..." She nodded and gathered it. "Sorry again..hope you have more luck than I did.." She smiled, it was a horrible fake smile. Bart shook his head at her "I will..I found a way to expose them without a second person..I'm doing it myself." She shook her head, she wished she could warn him how dangerous that was, she was nearly violated and killed, she couldn't imagine what would happen to Bart...

"Bart you can't..." He cut her off "Watch me."

She sighed as he slammed the door and walked over to her stack of mail. She had a package from Janet Van Dyne..But refused to open it. So she just quit vigilantism, and became a fulltime dancer. She got her job back eventually and was now working on her career instead of saving a city that dind't want to be saved..