If You Give A Toon A Vigilante...

Remorse

Noir woke up abruptly, feeling pressure on his chest and legs. He assumed he was experiencing sleep paralysis, uncommon for him, as he usually is wide awake after waking up from a deep sleep. The grandfather clock ticked...tick, tock, tick, tock, tick...he kept his focus on that until the pressure got heavier on his chest and he heard a low growl. His eyes opened up as the pressure from the chest was moved to his arms. "S-stop it Wh-What are y" he started but it was followed by the sound of bones crunching. He gasped softly at the sound. Then a wave of pain hit from his clavicle to his left pectoral. Noir screamed in agony, waking up Ham who immediately turned on the lights of the room. Noir's vision was blurry but he could clearly see the culprit. "Toomes" he coughed. Adrian ripped off the chunk of skin he'd already bitten and started to feed on it. "YOU SICK FUCK" Noir yelled punching him across the face. Adrian hissed, pinning Noir back down onto his own bed. Ham very slowly and quietly put his Lampona costume back on, and grabbed his mallet. Adrian turned to find no one behind him but was extremely suspicious. "What are you trying to play, sssssspider?" Adrian hissed at Noir. "Y-You're just hallucinatin', Toomes. It's ju-just me h-here" Noir said shakily, as his blood was starting to pool onto the floor. Adrian grinned, his teeth blood-soaked and sharp. "Goooood" just as Adrian was about to bite Noir's face, Ham yelled "HEY ASSHOLE!" Adrian immediately turned around, growling a little. "GET OFF MY MAN!" Ham yelled, hitting Adrian in the face with his mallet, throwing it to the ground afterwards. "Thissss isssnt over, sssspider" Adrian growled to Noir as he jumped down, almost tackling Ham. Ham proceeded to-in a cartoonishly and comically fashion-beat on Adrian. Adrian was on the floor before he knew it. "Oh and Toomey?" Noir called. "You're a birdbrain" Noir chuckled. Ham put a hand onto Adrian's mouth. "The pain is immense, isn't it dear child?" Ham smirked underneath his mask. Adrian seemed confused. "All that time at the Freak show must have taken a toll on you" Ham continued. Adrian started struggling. Ham put Adrian in a headlock. "Ever thought of sudden release of this? This constant hunger? The constant attacks?" Ham asked, and Adrian nodded slightly. "Ssspider tell you?" Adrian asked. "Tell me what?" Ham asked. "The Freak Ssshow?" Adrian asked. "No, I just sherlocked ya." Ham said, finally snapping Adrian's neck. "That...was anticlimactic" Noir laughed. "Come on, Pete" Ham said, picking the wounded Totem-Chosen up bridal style as to try and prevent further extreme bleeding. "Hospital" Ham said, thwipping to an ER. They patched Noir up, including a 2 pint blood transfusion, stitches, and bandages. Ham called Felicia who immediately rushed to the hospital with Eddie, John, and Noir's Aunt May. After about 2 hours Noir came to again. "M...May?" "I'm here Peter...What animal did this to you?!" May asked, slightly in a panic. "The name is Toomes" Noir replied, Aunt May's eyes widening. "Peter are you The Spider-Man?!" May asked angrily. "Yes. I didn't kill after that night, May. You changed me" Noir smiled slightly followed by May trying not to smile. "Peter you risk your life every night...WHY?!" May demanded. As a response simultaneously Felicia, Eddie, Ham, and Noir said "If there is too much power, it is the responsibility of the people to take it away." Noir then sighed. "You taught me that...you and Ben." Noir said, deep sadness in his eyes. "Oh Peter...I'm so sorry..." May sighed. "Where is Adrian?" May asked. Ham raised his hand. "A garbage can. I...I..." Ham sighed. "I killed him in self-defense. He was eating him," he pointed to Noir. "I distracted him, knocked him to the ground, and I snapped his neck." Ham said, somewhat remorseful. "Don't feel bad...uh...sir?" John started. Ham glared at him. "You saved a life, and that's what matters" John said, nervously smiling. Ham sighed. "You're right, I saved Peter from the monster, but to me that doesn't excuse it" "Get used to it, doll" Noir said, followed by confused expressions from everyone but himself and Ham. "Close friends" Noir said, giving everyone especially May and John relief. Felicia studied Noir and didn't shrug it off, but had a face of understanding now. "Shit!" Noir thought. "She can still read me like a book" Eddie saw Felicia's face and smirked. "OH" Eddie said out loud. "What?" May asked. Eddie checked his watch. "I gotta scram, my curfew is in 30 minutes" he then winked at Noir. "God is he THAT intuitive?!" Noir screamed in his head. "Woah woah woah Peter you look exhausted!" John exclaimed. "Well I did loose 2 pints and gain them back in 2 hours" Noir sighed. "We should leave him be, he needs rest" May stated. Eddie had already left. Felicia nodded. "Come on Ms. Parker, I'll walk you out" she said, taking her and John by the hand and walking off. "You'd better go too, Love" Noir said when the rest of the group was out of earshot. "Yeah...I gotta check up on Mayday" Ham said softly. Ham got up and laid own next to Noir. "You don't seem like you want to" Noir chuckled. Ham blushed slightly. "My dear sir, I do believe you are givin' me the vapors" Ham chuckled, imitating a southern woman. Noir pecked Ham on the lips. Ham about fell off the bed in surprise. "Hahaha...wow!" Ham was flustered. "Don't sweat it, Love. Go check on your daughter." Noir said. "How you say...? Abyssinia" Ham said pressing a button on his inter-dimensional watch and disappearing right in front of Noir. "What a guy" Noir joked to himself. A nurse walked by. "You're still awake? It's Midnight!" She scolded. "Hard to fall asleep when you have a 'lady' in your mind" Noir sighed. "Well lights out, Kid" the nurse said, turning off the lights. Once again Noir was alone...and he loathed it.