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Words in bold are to indicate which character is speaking.

Underlined text is for explanations of situations in general.

*Text in italics and between asterisks is for actions and thoughts*.

---The use of middle script is for scene change or time changes. ---

//The use of diagonals is for the narrator (imagine it is the voice of the watchman for a greater investment in the story). //

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//Narrator//

Five days have passed Peter managed to sell the patent of the USB Laptop Enhancer successfully, now he had more money in his pocket to spend, this would make anyone stop to start having a life of luxuries and excesses, but Peter knew that the best thing was to control expenses and continue working since one does not always do well in things and an emergency can happen that requires a lot of money.

As Spider-Man as always, he is helping civilians in everyday problems, stopping crimes of all kinds, helping other heroes with their problems especially with mutants since they lost their island Krakoa and are now adapting to live as it was before. During his patrols he checked the alleys and in garbage containers, since he learned the hard way years ago that there are very bad people and people in trouble that he cannot see normally. Luckily, he found nothing.

In Peter's personal life things were good at first as he went out partying with Michelle who invited her friends without telling her, who were the members of the Syndicate who were (She) Beetle, (She) Electro, Lady Octopus, Scorpia and White Rabbit. The situation was a bit awkward as they were aware of Peter's relationship with Spider-Man and Peter clearly knew who they were.

//End of narration//

Peter can be seen in a bar with Michelle's friends sitting at a large table a little apart from the other customers.

Michelle: Well girls he's Peter, Peter they're Janice Lincoln, Francine Frye, Carolyn Trainer, Elaine Coll, Lorina Dodson *She points to each of her friends*.

Peter: Hi girls *Say helloes a little uncomfortable*.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): Hi Parker *She greets him reluctantly since she knew him from being her ex-Randy's roommate*.

Francine Frye (She Electro): What's up *She would respond in a simple way being the most relaxed of the group*.

Carolyn Trainer (Lady Octopus): Hi Peter *She would say politely, but I could tell her displeasure*.

Elaine Coll (Scorpia): Hi *She would say dryly*.

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): Hello loser *She would say hello rudely*.

All of them looking at Peter with distrust, this being noticed by Michelle.

Michelle: Calm down girls, we're all here to have fun, aren't we, Peter? *She would say trying to calm the atmosphere*.

Peter: If that was a plan *He saw every single expression of Michelle's friends*.

One of the bar's waitresses arrives with the group.

Waitress: They want something to drink *She asks the group nicely, although Peter looks funny for a second*.

Peter: Normal soda is fine *He would respond a little uncomfortable about the situation*.

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): Pfff, soda? Really? Don't you drink? *She would ask mockingly about Peter's request*.

Peter: I don't drink, since I play the role of the good guy. By the way, what are you going to drink? *He responds between apathetic and sarcastic*.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): Bloody Mary

Francine Frye (She Electro): Electric Lemonade

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): I want a carrot Schorle

Carolyn Trainer (Lady Octopus): A Manhattan

Elaine Coll (Scorpia): Tequila Sunrise

They would all order their drinks without taking their eyes off Peter. For his part, Peter laughs covertly at the drinks the girls ordered.

Michelle: A Martini please *She would give her order, feeling of course that this is going to get tense*.

Waitress: I have it, in 15 or 20 minutes I bring you your drinks *She writes down each of the orders and then leaves*.

After ordering their drinks, the meza would be silent for a moment that felt like an eternity.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): Well Peter, How has randy been during our time apart and how you continue to be a nuisance to him? *She asks a little threateningly*.

Peter: He's been fine, and FYI haven't bothered him anymore, on the contrary, I've been helping him and been for him instead of you *He responds offensively to Janice's threat, although he earned a look from Michelle*.

The girls were shocked at such a response, though Janice only got more upset.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): Unhappy, you know why I can't visit him, I still want him to be okay *She would raise her voice for Peter's answer*.

Peter: It's good to know that you want that, but I'm telling you that everything you do is only going to hurt your relationship more and more *He would say calmly, but it would be*.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle) *She is silent for a few seconds, and she would see Michlle's face asking her not to continue*: Anyway, by the way, Michelle how are you doing at work *She would say sharply trying to change the conversation*.

Michelle: Well, you know what you always do, seeing cases of villains and advocating for them. Recently this week I managed to get Mysterio released from jail *She trying to keep my composure*.

Peter *Open your eyes as wide as you can*: That you did what? He would ask shocked by Michelle's actions, since he was the one who put Mysterio in jail.

Michelle: Free Mysterio from jail, any problems? *She would ask, raising an eyebrow*.

Peter: Many, you know what that monster has done? *He would ask angrily about Michelle's action*.

Michelle: Yes, he's only committed a few robberies here and there, nothing serious. *She responds indifferently since she did not give much importance to the whole subject about Mysterio*.

Francine Frye (She Electro): Yes, it's nothing special, why do you worry Nerd *She would say in a relaxed way since I didn't see how serious the situation really was*.

Elaine Coll (Scorpia): He's just a small-time thief *She would express without giving it importance*.

Carolyn Trainer (Lady Octopus): Although you must admit that her technology his quite interesting *She would point out with slight admiration*.

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): Hehe, it looks like the boy got scared by an ugly man *She would make fun of Peter*.

Peter: If you know that the bastard made Dare Devil, think that a baby was the antichrist *He would ask with genuine annoyance about the girls' words*.

This caused the silence of the girls and the whole bar, just when I arrived the rocking with their drinks.

Waitress: Your drinks... *She would say a little uncomfortable from what she heard*.

Peter: Thank you *He thanks without losing his annoyed face*.

Waitress: If you need anything call me *She would say hurriedly to leave the table*.

Michelle: What? *She would ask shocks about the data*.

Peter: So, I don't touch you because that's when he committed suicide, but then he came back to life in a few months *He would respond with a growing headache*.

Francine Frye (She Electro): Did the guy die and revive? *She would ask confused*.

Peter: Yes, these are things you'd know if you ate more dirt to keep up with *He answers dryly*.

Carolyn Trainer (Lady Octopus) *She laughs quietly at Peter's joke*: That one was good *She would say quietly*.

Francine Frye (She Electro) *Gets Annoyed*: Idiot *She would say gnashing her teeth*.

Michelle: How do you know that *She asks incredulously*.

Peter: You all know that I took pictures of Spider-Man and helped him during Parker Industries, and the guy told me several stories of the other heroes and some of them were very obscure *He would explain in a convincing way.

Michelle: What else do you know? *She asks curiously*.

Peter: The doomsday event by the Sinister Six was partly because of Mysterio, who regretted it at the last minute, because he realized late that his money wouldn't be worth anything if there wasn't a world *He would reveal one of the stupidest things he ever experienced*.

The girls would be silent again.

Elaine Coll (Scorpia): That's stupid to be honest.

Carolyn Trainer (Lady Octopus): Well, even the smart ones get their moments of great idiocy *She would say embarrassed*.

The other four girls didn't know what to say.

Michelle: You know we better change the subject *She would say abruptly*.

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): Yes, how to ask what this Nerd does for a living, so I missed his company in a stupid way *She asks trying to make fun of Peter, but it was difficult for her because of everything revealed*.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): As far as I remember you worked at OSCORP what happened to that *She would ask remembering the last thing she heard from Peter*.

Peter: The OSCORP thing, I quit because Norman Osborn was the green goblin again to kill me, but Spider-Man managed to save me. After that I survived with the savings I had saved and quick jobs, but now I have a more stable job privately and completely legally. And I'm going to save myself the trouble of explaining the company *He would reveal in a way that I wouldn't give too much information*.

Francine Frye (She Electro): That means you're going to pay for the drinks, Mr. Independent Adult *She would say trying to make a profit*.

Peter: Just mine and Michelle's, since it's my date, you're on a roll *He replies dryly*.

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): Who you call an imbecile colada, if it weren't for Michell I would have already killed you *She would say annoyed by the insult*.

Francine Frye (She Electro): For my part, I would have done it too *She would say in support of her friend's threat*.

Peter: Do you think that matters to me; I have already been on the verge of death several times that I have already lost my fear of it. So, spare yourselves his threats since I just came to have a good time like you *He responds in a serious way already tired of so many threats to his person*.

Elaine Coll (Scorpia): You know I'm with him on that, this discussion is stressing me out *She would support the idea already with a headache for the situation*.

Carolyn Trainer (Lady Octopus): I second the notion of ending this discussion *She responds in kind*.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): I agree *She replies dryly*.

Francine Frye (She Electro): If that puts an end to this nonsense, *She would say boring*.

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): Because so do I *She reluctantly responds by crossing her arms*.

Michelle *Just sighed with relief as things finally calmed down*: At last, *She would say more relieved*.

//Narrator//

After that the night passed more quietly, Peter fulfilled his promise to pay for Michelle's drink, although for the bad time he gave her a hard time, he also paid for some of the girls' drinks. I manage to talk a little about science with Carolyn (Lady Octopus) and villains with Francine. I also hear thanks to her super hearing powered by DareDevil's teachings, Lorina (White Rabbit) talking to Janice (She Beetle) about her boss planning a big hit, especially a big hit to Spider-Man, so she decided to put a spider tracker on Lorina's (White Rabbit) bag. Near the end of the night, he apologized to Michelle for what happened, which she accepted and apologized to him for not telling Peter about his friends.

When they left the bar, he accompanied Michelle to her house because most likely if he didn't, she would tell her friends and they would go after him, Besides that they were accompanied by Carolyn (Lady Octopus) since she didn't trust him, he couldn't blame her either.

In the end the three of them slept at Michelle's house because Carolyn (Lady Octopus) didn't trust Peter because he could go after Spider-Man, Michelle didn't trust Carolyn (Lady Octopus) because he was afraid, she would come for him at the end of the night (as a villain), and Peter didn't trust either of them since the two can get him in big trouble.

Michelle slept in her own room

Carolyn (Lady Octopus) in the guest room

Peter on the couch

Peter wakes up early before the girls, so he decides to make breakfast to gain a little more trust from both.

The smell wakes them both up who went out to see who was cooking, they saw Peter preparing breakfast which consisted of Wheat Cakes as Aunt May taught him accompanied by eggs and bacon.

//End of narration//

--- Michelle's House in the morning---

Peter: Hi girls *He would kindly greet the girls while he finished cooking*.

Michelle: Good morning, Peter, how kind of you to prepare breakfast *She greets kindly a little surprised by Peter's action and proceeds to take a seat*.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): Good day, why are you still here? *She would ask a little confused by Peter's kindness*.

Peter: Well, I thought it was a bit rude to leave without saying goodbye so I decided to prepare breakfast while you woke up *He would respond with a big smile at the same time as he takes a seat*.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): I understand, very kind of you *She finally takes a seat between Peter and Mechelle*.

Michelle: This good meal Peter *I would say with a bit of joy*.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): Yes, it's not bad *She would say a little bit of confusion, but with a little more tranquility*.

Peter: Thank you, it's my aunt's recipe, although they never came out the same as her, no matter how hard I tried. *He would say with a bit of nostalgia when remembering his aunt's teachings and proceeding to eat from her plate which had already started before the girls woke up*.

Michelle: It seems like you're very close to her *She would say curiously and a little moved by Peter's attitude*.

Peter: That's right, she was the woman who raised me since I was 5 years old *He responds with more nostalgia in his voice*.

This would catch the attention of both girls.

Michelle: Since she was 5 years old? Why? *She would ask with intrigue*.

Peter: It's something I don't want to mention, by the way, I'm already late for work *He would say a little sad, then proceeds to finish eating, and then take his things to leave*

Michelle: Do you want me to come with you? She would ask with a bit of concern about Peter's change of attitude.

Peter: You don't have to, you can eat quietly. It was a pleasure to spend the night with you *He says goodbye to the girls in a friendly way, and then leaves the place*.

Michelle: Goodbye Peter, it was nice too *She would say confused before Peter came out*.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): Goodbye Parker *She would also express confused*.

The two stare at each other.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): That was a bit anticlimactic *She would say dismayed by what happened*.

Michelle: A little bit, because I would like to know more about his family*. *She would ask herself about Peter's change of attitude*.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): Do you want me to investigate it? *She would ask in support of her friend*.

Michelle: No, I can do it, but I'd rather he tells me *She responds by looking into her eyes, indicating that she should not do anything, including her other friends, to stay away from this*.

Carolyn (Lady Octopus): If you say so...*She would say resigned, and then continue eating what Peter prepared, but also sending a text message*.

Michelle: I just hope the next few dates turn out a little better *I would say hopefully things will get better*.

--- Scene change with the other girls ---

Lorina Dodson (White Rabbit): I received a message from Carolyn (Lady Octopus), she tells me that everything went well.

Janice Lincoln (She Beetle): Perfect, otherwise we would have killed him, wouldn't we girls?

The girls: Yes *They would all say in unison already dressed as villains*.

--- Change of scene to the street ---

We can see Peter walking calmly seeing that neither of them follows him and seeing the slightest opportunity to change into the Spider-Man suit.

Peter: Well Parker, things went well. I hope the following quotes turn out a little better. But now it's time to be a hero *He would talk to himself by giving himself therapy, and then encourage himself to move forward in life showing a face full of determination*.

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Notes/clarifications/references

1. Comics and media used for the elaboration of this chapter and future chapters:

· The Amazing Spider-man (2022) #31

· Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 #25 (Julio, 2019)

· The ultimate spiderman 33

· The ultimate spiderman 155

· The ultimate spiderman 160

· Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 (November, 1968) untold tales of spider-man 1

· Amazing fantasy #15

· Daredevil Vol 2 #2-7

· Amazing Spider-Man #683-687 (End of the Earth)

· The girl who died loving Spider-Man

· Marvel NYX (this comic is not out yet)

2. Krakoa for those who are not up to date with the X-Men, basically founded their own country where only mutants lived, proclaimed themselves as the new gods and in the end were dissolved. This stage was of several comics at the same time, so it was very difficult to keep up with it. So rather than putting all the comics as I usually do, I better put this chronology that I found (literally you can search it on Google putting how to read the Krakoa era). The most noteworthy:

House of X/Power of X (2019), Dawn of X, Hellfire gala (There were several), Fall of the house of X, Rise of the power of X