The Spectacular Spider-Man

Episode 8

Found You

3rd person POV

Are heroes admirable? Yes, they are.

Even by kids? Especially so.

Do they have an ego? Like, a big one? Some of them, yeah.

Are there serious ones? Yeah.

Happy-go-lucky ones? Certainly.

Annoying ones? As in, the childish kind of annoying? Some would be dumbfounded.

But there is none other like the "Spider-Man," whose debut wasn't too long ago. The small-time, chalk-masked villain known as Chameleon found it quite strange: he was nearly like most small-scale crooks, robbing various businesses just for the cash; unlike them, he'd choose to save it all to put it to "good" use. But that was pre Spider-Man. Following the vigilante's initial appearance, one of his hideouts was found, and his colleagues were knocked out by him, marking his first criminal act ruined by anyone. Now, his anger is focused on him.

They weren't that useful, anyway, Chameleon thought.

With his fingers from both hands interlocked, he propped his chin on them, all while just his elbows provided support. He was in the middle of a mental struggle that, by this point, unsurprisingly involved the arachnid in question.

As much as I want to carry out my grand operation, the "bug" will end up ruining it. And for everything to go well, I need him out of the picture first, even if just temporarily...

The more he thought about it, the more unusual he found it to be. He only had one meeting with the web-slinger, which also happened to be when his "friends" were immobilized... when he lost that bagful of money... when he lost that hideout; now he has a grudge against him. Heck, he's even trying to come up with contingency plans to mess with him. Of course, there are other Pro Heroes, but the spider-themed vigilante made it personal for Smerdyakov.

I could get his attention and get the drop on him—No, he beat five people. Single-handedly. I wouldn't stand a chance...

If not for any lack of physical training , that wouldn't be so humiliatingly true. Nevertheless, Smerdyakov kept his thoughts running, as there's, apparently, more than one way to beat anyone.

Maybe... leading him to a false location from here... But a real hero could be patrolling nearby. Hmm...

"Argh!" He banged the table with his right fist. "All because of a guy in tights!"

Composing himself, Chameleon continued his thought process. Several minutes later, he has an epiphany.

Wait, I can do what I do best: impersonate anyone! Maybe I can—Yes... I can dress up as the spider and taint his image. And since his debut wasn't too long ago, everyone will fall for the act. Even the Pro Heroes.

The villain, deeming his idea perfect, wasted no time to set it in motion while his smile extended into a smirk due to the newfound satisfaction.

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Izuku's POV

It's been about nearly two weeks since I began training with All Might to inherit his Quirk—One For All. If I'm being honest, I have a binary feeling about this: I feel somewhat unworthy of that power, and yet, I'm set on acquiring it in a little more than nine months from now. Well, since I'm being trained for it, why stop now? Besides—