Spiderman had been enraged far more than what anyone expected.
He punched, kicked, head butted and even SmackDowned the Bomber. The latter was bleeding horribly, as he experienced a different aspect of the Spiderman.
He wasn't even talking or joking around.
Dude was hell bent on killing him.
Bomber tried to run, he even tried to call for help, but it was to no avail.
"Spiderman stop!" Norman yelled for the seventh time.
The civilians wondered why the hero hadn't come out yet.
But Spiderman wasn't done. He webbed Bomber to the wall, and webbed the holes where the bombs came out from in the glider, placing the glider near the Bomber.
He gave the Bomber one last glance, and then swung away.
BOOM! The building exploded.
****OSCORP******
Spiderman swung in with the Bomber. He had changed his mind, he didn't want to kill the Bomber anymore.
But that didn't mean he had grown soft on him, as he tossed the Bomber's half conscious body on the floor.
Norman wanted to ask how the fight went, but it was all a one-sided beating, Bomber wasn't even able to land a punch.
"Aren't you gonna say something?" Caldeus asked as he took off his mask, after webbing the eyes the Bomber.
Norman shook his head with a smile.
"I'm glad you didn't let your emotions control you at the end."
Caldeus scratched the back of his head nervously.
"Yeah, your uncle wants to see you." Norman said, casting a glance at the Bomber.
"Ok, thanks." And with that he was gone.
Norman made a phone call.
"Take the Bomber to the containment center."
*****THE BUGLE*****
"Ah, my boy, come in." Jonah said, hurriedly. They entered his office and the door was locked.
"Ever heard of the CCI?"Jonah asked.
"No, why?"
"They're this new NEWS television in town. When they started I didn't even consider them a threat, but now they are. CCI always have the latest news, the best pictures in their newspapers and magazines. Now no one talks about the Bugle anymore. But now the internet has come up with a challenge. First news station to interview the Spiderman officially becomes the best."
As Jonah rambled on, Caldeus was lost in his thoughts.
Just this morning he met Clyde, fought the Bomber till late in the afternoon , and now he was here, with uncle J.
"Caldeus, you listening?"
" Huh- what?"
"Ugh, I said do not accept to be interviewed by them."
"Oh for sure."
He was about to talk when his phone rang, it was Gwen.
He remembered that he didn't return her call.
"Uhh, uncle J, I gotta go."
***********
He swung to Gwen's place, knocking on the door.
"Who's there- o hey! Caldeus, come in. Gwen's been waiting." Mrs said with a smile.
Caldeus walked in with a polite greeting. He saw officer Stacy sitting on the couch watching a movie.
"Good day sir."
"Ah, Caldeus. How are you?"
"I'm fine thank you."
Gwen rushed into the living room and dragged Caldeus away.
They entered her room and she locked the door.
"Woah woah, Gwen! We're just getting to know each other, slow down!"
"What are you talking about - oh! Nah! Hell no! I just wanted to talk to you privately."
"I mean, there can be other places right, like a nice restaurant?"
"Ok! I get it! Listen," she pulled him close," I know you're Spiderman."
Silence.
Caldeus kept quiet, not knowing what to say.
"Well? Say something!"
"Gwen," he whispered," you must be tweaking!"
She grabbed his collar like a crazed woman.
"You can't hide it Caldeus!"
Caldeus pushed her away gently.
"Gwen, you look tired and thirsty. I'll get you a glass of water, and you'll go to bed."
"I'll prove it!" She rambled on, as she ran to a desk .
——spider sense——
"Woah! Gwen!" Caldeus yelled, as she pulled out a gun, pointing at him.
She was about to pull the trigger when he webbed the gun, and pulled it from her.
"Haha! I knew it!"
"Are you crazy!"
"Relax, there's no bullet in that thing." She casually waved it off, walking towards him. But he angrily walked to the door.
He knew she was desperate for answers but threatening him with a gun? That was way off the charts.
She grabbed his hand but he yanked it off.
" I didn't realise how crazy you are Gwen. But now I do."
"Caldeus, relax ok? The gun wasn't loaded."
He pointed the gun towards her and she immediately stepped back.
"Not loaded huh?" He asked, angrily.
He knew if she had shot, he had a good chance of dying, because his Spider sense told him that the gun was fully loaded!
Gwen looked at him and realised how angry he was.
"Caldeus, I'm really sorry. I was running crazy with curiosity. I just really wanted the truth-"
"And if I wasn't Spiderman? You'll just kill me because of your curiosity!" He asked, lowering the gun.
"Look I'm sure the gun wasn't loaded -"
" I'm leaving."
"Caldeus please -"
" Open the door Gwen."
" Please listen -"
"I said, open the door!"
She was startled, but she gave up and sadly opened the door.
Caldeus stormed out of the house, but not without telling Gwen's parents good bye.
Mrs Stacy walked into the room, and saw Gwen sobbing.
"Honey, what happened? Did he hurt you?"
"No.. I hurt his trust. I did something stupid mum. I don't think he'll ever forgive me."
"I know it's good to be remorseful after you do wrong, but why do you care so much? Do you like him?"
" Mum!"
"Sorry! Listen hon, in life we make lots of mistake, but the ability for you to get up and face the reality of those actions is what makes you an adult."
**DAYS LATER**
Gwen resumed work. She didn't speak to Caldeus unless necessary, and he was ok with that. They did their work like they were total strangers, not exchanging a single casual word. At the close of work in the evening, Gwen quickly picked up her bag and went home.
On her way, she was attacked by some armed men, three in number.
They grabbed her purse and were about the leave when Spiderman showed up.
"That doesn't belong to you gentlemen."
"It's the spider freak! Kill him!"
Spiderman's eyes widened when he saw the gun.
The bullet was released and everything slowed.
He dodged the bullet, much to his surprise, and webbed the gun away from the robber.
He was frozen for a moment.
Did he just dodge a bullet?
And with some kicks and punches, the robbers ran away.
Spiderman toyed with the robbers guns.
"Guns, does this look familiar lady?" He asked, looking at her.
"Hey, I'm sorry for what happened. I know you're pissed off and you have every reason to be. But please, forgive me." She pleaded, tearing up. Spiderman looked at her and groaned.
"Ugh! Alright! I can't stand you crying. It's ok, I'm not angry anymore."
"Really?" She sobbed.
"Yeah-"
She ran towards him, embracing him in a tight hug.
"Hey now, take it easy. Hold on, you wanna see something cool?"
She nodded, and he wrapped his arms around her, swinging to the top of a high building, Gwen screaming her lungs out in the process.
They sat there, and he took off his mask.
She stared at him in shock and awe. "Amazing! How did you get your powers? Who designed your costume? How did you learn how to swing like that?" She was full of questions, and Caldeus calmly answered all of them. She looked at him with a smile.
"You're actually cute you know." She said, playing with her hair.
"I should be telling you that. You look like an angel."
She blushed, looking away. He moved closer to her, and pulled her closer. Her cheeks became red, as she looked up at him . He leaned closer, the evening wind blowing gently.
"Caldeus...." She whispered.
They locked eyes their faces becoming closer -
——spider sense ——
He really wanted to ignore it, but he quickly turned back when he heard a boom.
"Spiderman, can you hear me! Dexter has obtained 2 batteries out of 10! He just sent out another vilian! He's at the Barnet Hotel! Go now! And before I forget, he has powers. I don't know what they are but be careful." Norman's urgent voice was heard.
Gwen noticed something was wrong, and when she heard the explosion, it confirmed her fears.
He swung her to safety, and swung towards the hotel. He saw it on fire, the fire department struggling to extinguish it.
"Is anyone inside?" He asked.
"No. We rescued everyone. Luckily the hotel didn't have much customers today." A fire fighter replied.
Spiderman walked to a little boy who had been rescued.
"Hey kid. You ok?"
"Yeah. Good evening Mr Spiderman. There was a man upstairs. He controlled the wind. But he was clumsy, he kept in scattering everything. The next thing I knew, he was burning!"
" Really? Where'd he go?"
"I don't know."
Soon news stations crowded the place, and he saw the one his uncle told him about.
CCI.
He sneaked into a corner and followed them.
The way they reported the incident with confidence was amazing, but suspicious. But he had more things to worry about, like the new vilian.
And so Spiderman's world of crazy villians began.