Fight Or Flight | Peter Parker & MJ

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        "He was right behind me... I swear!!!!" I say, my chest feeling like someone had tied it into a tense knot. I wanted to vomit. I whip back to look at the arcade's doors. Ned, Dani, and I were across the street from the building. I just wanted Peter to walk out of those doors. "Where is he?!?" I cross my arms and hug myself tightly to try and ease this feeling in my chest. I bite my lip and wait and wait and wait. The lights in the arcade started flashing and zapping wildly, the people outside let out yelps and gasps. I couldn't take it anymore—

         I start running to the arcade, I don't know what could possibly be happening but I just needed to find Peter. Ned called after me but I didn't care. I didn't look back. I opened the arcade doors; my eyes widened at the site of broken glass and knocked over games. This place had been ravaged. The noise was also excruciatingly loud, I had to cover my ears. I noticed the lights flashing wild at the left side of the arcade by the ticket booth, I called out over the noise, "Peter?!!???"

        Why did I come in here? Why did I care so much for him?? God, where is he???

        I round a corner but quickly retreat, ducking behind a knocked over game as a figure flies over me, knocking into the bar. Glass fell and broke, and I felt my body shaking wildly. I gathered the courage to look up and then I see—Spider-Man... I didn't even see him come in the arcade, but here he was. I looked at him, still in a state of shock and fear, I see the glass shards having torn through his suit a bit on his arms, legs, and stomach. Well one fact did emerge: he was human. I see Spider-Man aim his wrist towards the aisle he had just been thrown out of and shoot something, I couldn't tell what it was but all I know is that it made a loud noise on the other end of the hallway. I hear someone yell angrily, a man's voice... Spider-Man jumped back onto the ceiling and started crawling to the other side of the arcade. I tried to control my breathing as my eyes followed him. He then jumped off the ceiling and I heard his voice, "Hey sparky, where'd you go???"

        A lightning strike crashed,  I shut my eyes tightly, the room flashes and glass shatters. I look and see that Spider-Man had dodged. I shook my head away from the fight, trying to clear my mind. I just needed to find Peter. I started crawling on the floor towards where the ticket booth was, then I gasped as a foot stopped in front of my face. I look up to see this bald white man in a green and yellow skin suit grin down at me. "Nice of you to join the party," he said, the palm of his hand pointed at my face. I look down and cover my head with my arms, preparing for the worse when I hear the sprinklers in the building go off, along with the fire alarm. I look up and the man starts glitching and screaming, "WAIT NO WAIT—" the light spazz.

          The charges coming off of him make me cover my eyes, but then I feel an arm swoop around my waist, "hang on;" the voice says as I'm zipped up into the air. I yelp and hold on tight around him. He swings up and out the broken window and sets me down gently. I back away and look back towards the arcade, where's peter?

        I look behind me and around at the crowd, where's peter?

       "You might want to back up." Spider-Man says, webbing away, behind the building. I take his advice and run back towards Ned and Dani when I hear a crack of electricity. I look back at the arcade as all the windows break and the electricity shuts off momentarily down the entire block. Leaving us in complete darkness before coming back on. I look back to Ned and Dani, "Where's Peter??? Please tell me he came out here."

        Ned opened his mouth but couldn't seem to find the words. He searches for answers until looking behind me, "Look! There he is!"

        I look behind me and am shocked, there Peter was, his face had a little dirt on it and his hair was wet and all messed up. I hadn't even noticed my own hair wet from the chaos. I went to him and hugged him out of reflex, which took him off guard. I felt him hesitate, but as he was about to hug back I pulled away, "Where the hell were you??" I ask, punching him in the arm. I then saw him wince, biting his lip... Why'd he make that weird face? Did I punch him that hard?