Shadow // Peter Parker (Book 1)

Part 19

Song: 'Whatever it Takes' by Imagine Dragons
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Ellie POV

My vision is blurry as I slowly wake up. I'm aching everywhere. I go to clutch my stomach but I can't move. I'm strapped into some sort of machine.

I look at my surroundings anxiously to try and figure out where I am. My guts twist tightly when I see the sight beside me.

My dad. His eyes closed, strapped into an identical machine to me.

I start to kick and shout, but I'm firmly stuck. "Don't worry. He's not dead. He got a bit violent, and the brainwash serum made him drowsy. And besides, the actual memory loss won't kick in until I activate it". I look up and see the same guy from earlier, holding a clipboard.

No. The brainwash serum. He's going to forget me. He's going to be just like Bucky. "You're sick!" I cry.

He smirks at me. "You clueless child. You're very unstable. I think you might need some of that serum to calm yourself down".

"Paul, her blood type disagrees with that serum. Injecting it would kill her" a smaller guy wearing a lab coat says from behind. The first man sighs in frustration.

"Well then, why don't we sit back and watch John go first?" He says with a sinister grin on his face.

"No! No! Don't do it! Dad! Wake up!" I yell. He doesn't move.

"Trial 382 in process" the Paul announces as he moves into a corner. The lights dim, and I see the smaller guy place a needle, full of what I think is the Shadow serum cos it's black, into his hand.

Paul then walks over to my dad and with no hesitation, injects the serum. Nothing happens. Suddenly the heart monitor starts to go nuts. My dad starts to shake. My heart begins to race.

"What's happening to him?!" I shout.

"Sir, his pulse is dropping. He's going into shock" the smaller guy says worriedly.

"Help him!" I yell. Paul just stands in silence. "What are you doing?! HELP HIM!" I wail, hot tears rolling down my cheeks. Then the line goes dead. My dad stays still, lifeless on the machine. I start to hyperventilate.

"No. No. No. No. No. Dad? Please. Dad? Dad?!" I cry.

"What went wrong Bronson?" Paul says to the smaller guy. He peers at the needle.

"You injected the wrong serum Sir" he says quietly.

Paul sighs and then turns to me. "What's one fallen soldier eh? We've got you. Now, your turn".

I try to wriggle my way out, but I'm too tightly strapped in. "Resisting it won't do you any favors" he says smugly.

I don't want the powers. All Shadow has done is give me grief.

Suddenly, I hear a high-pitched beeping sound. Everyone looks around confused. Then out of nowhere, one of the walls blows up leaving behind a huge hole.

The explosion sends everyone onto the ground. Giant light beams start flying everywhere. That can only mean one thing.

The familiar iron man suit shoots at everything so it can all be destroyed. "Kid, get her loose" he says.

"Okay sir! Copy that!" A bright cheery voice says. Oh God. Not this.

Peter webs two guys who come at him and flips over to me.

He tries and fails to release me. "Uh....Mr Stark? It's not working" he says. Stark turns to the two of us. He then throws a small metal device at the group of computers in the corner.

They blow up and the machine holding me powers down and Peter pulls me out. He then tries to release my dad but it's not working. He starts to shake the machine violently. "Peter stop!" I shout tearfully. He stares at me.

"He......he's d........dead" I choke out.

Even though he's wearing his mask, I can see his face turn into shock. He immediately lets go of the machine. I fall to my knees and sob into my hands. Peter crouched down beside me and removes his mask.

His deep brown eyes look into mine, and I'm instantly reminded of the last time we saw each other. "Peter.......I'm.......sorry" I choke out. I feel his hand touch mine.

"You don't have to apologize for anything" he says softly.

Suddenly he's yanked away from me by Paul who puts a gun to Peter's head. "Right Stark! Remove your armor now, or your sidekick gets shot! He yells.

Tony pauses, and I can tell he's scared. He raises his hands as his armor retreats, revealing a very battered Tony Stark. Germany really messed him up.

"Okay, calm down. I mean no harm" Tony says.

"You didn't think that when you caused the death of my wife and my two little girls" the scientist shouts. I gasp a little. I know his reason.

I look around for something that can help. I notice the blown up table that was full of brainwash serum, and how one needle remains on the floor. I know now what I have to do.

Peter POV

I try to escape the guys grasp, but he has a firm grip. "Hey!" Ellie shouts. I look up and I see Ellie holding a needle to her neck. My stomach flips.

"Put the gun down now, or I inject this in" she says firmly.

"What is that?!" I exclaim.

"Brainwash serum. My blood type disagrees with it, so one shot of it and I'm gone" she says.
This makes me even angrier. I pull and drag, but I can't move. The scientist just stands still.

"Paul, listen. I lost my mother to Stark too. But you can't fight fire with fire. Think of what your family would want. Please put the gun down" she says more desperately.

The scientist slowly removes the gun and lets me go. Ellie sighs with relief. Suddenly a shot goes off, and with the shock, Ellie pierces her neck with the needle. I stand still.

Wait. It wasn't me he shot. I turn around. He shot himself. He lies lifeless on the floor. I turn back to Ellie, who is also on the ground.

"No!" I yell. She's struggling to breath. "Ellie! Ellie please!" I say tearfully. She's turned so pale, like a ghost.

"P.....Peter" she gasps. I hold her in my arms.

"Ellie why did you do that?!" I say angrily with the tears rolling down my cheeks.

"I.....thought.....you were dead......I made.....a mistake.....silly me....." she laughs softly, she starts to cough. I cradle her in my arms.

"Peter........one last thing......do this for me....." she whispers.

"Ellie.....please don't be like this. You're going to be fine" I cry.

"B.....blow....blow it. Blow it all. Please" she pleads.

I nod, still holding her tight. She looks up at me, her beautiful eyes filled with tears. "You're not half bad Spidey. I might even go to say....I like you....quite a lot.....never thought I'd say that......" she smiles tightly, her voice raspy.

"I like you quite a lot too" I laugh softly. She smiles lightly at me.

"See you around Parker" she whispers, and she closes her eyes, and her whole face relaxes.

"No! No! No! Ellie please!" I cry, holding her tight to me.

"Wait Peter stop!" I hear Tony shout. I turn to look at him. "Peter come on!" He says lifting me up.

I pick Ellie up bridal style. "Mr Stark we need to blow it up" I say quietly.

"Peter there are people still in the building" he says as if I'm stupid.

"Do it! It's what she wanted! She's always right!" I shout, as I web out of the place. Tony zooms after me, and with a push of a button, the whole building blows up behind us.

The tears are still rolling down my cheeks. It's all my fault. My stupid mistakes have killed Ellie. The only girl I loved. She was the perfect person, and now she's gone.