Spider-Man Beyond

The Bite

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Nick groaned in his bed when he heard his alarm clock going off. He spent another day staying up overnight studying for an upcoming test. He reached out and tried to turn it off, but ended up missing. It wasn't until the fifth try that he finally managed to hit the snooze button.

Nick crawled out of his bed and got dressed. Nick Styles was a young man with light short brown hair, wearing a red jacket over a blue shirt, and had white sneakers on. After he finally got dressed he made his way down stairs to his parents sandwich shop.

Nick and his mom and dad had lived in Gotham for their entire lives and decided to open up a sandwich shop in order to pay the bills. It wasn't a luxurious life, but it was an honest living.

His parents were currently behind the counter of the stores preparing some sandwiches about to be delivered. His mother, Pam Styles, was a woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes, and his father, Billy Styles, was a man who had hair almost like Nick's but he had glasses on.

"Well, look who decided to wake up." Billy said jokingly.

"Sorry, I spent a little too much time studying for a test next week." Nick said as he went in the back where the kitchen was to make a quick batch of toast.

"The test isn't next week, sweetie." Pam said, feeling worried about her son overworking himself. "You really should learn to pace yourself."

"It's like my professor says mom." Nick said as he came out of the kitchen with a toast in his hand. "It's never too early to prepare for success."

"Well, today you should prepare for school." Billy said ruffling his son's hair.

"Got it dad." Nick said as he grabbed his backpack. He checked inside to make sure that he had all his books, and after seeing he did he made his way too the door. "I'll see you guys when I come home. I'll let you know how the field trip went down."

"Oh that's right, I forgot you were going on a field trip today." Pam realized. "Where are you and your class visiting again?"

"We're going to the R&D division of the WaynePowers corporation." Nick answered.

"Well, just make sure that you come he on time." Billy said.

"Don't worry dad, I will. Love you!" Nick called out as he exited the sandwich shop. He never noticed the worried glances that his parents gave each other.

Nick hopped onto his scooter and made his way to school. As he was driving he couldn't help but look around the city that he called home. It was dark and bleak and some people mainly saved up as much money as they could to get out of this city. Still, he couldn't help but enjoy the atmosphere this city had to offer, it just means that the days are never ordinary.

That doesn't always mean it's a good thing though. Crime was always at an all time high and people were sometimes afraid to walk out in the city, whether it be day or night. It's too bad that they don't have Batman watching over them anymore.

He's heard the stories of the mysterious Dark Knight of Gotham that protected this city decades ago, but for some reason he disappeared. Now with him gone, crime has nothing to fear anymore.

Nick stopped pondering these thoughts when he spotted his school, Hamilton Hill High School. He parked his scooter up front and made his way to his class. After making his way to his locker he saw two of his friends Terry McGinnis and his girlfriend Dana Tan.

"Hey Nick!" Dana called.

"Hey guys." Nick greeted as he and Terry fist bumped. "Any of you guys excited about the school trip today?"