Timeskip 6 Years Later

New Look and Physique:

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Age: 17 years old (FYI)

Chapter Start here.

(Y/n) POV

I am now 17 years old and I did gain the confidance to train with both Captain America and the Hulk to both control my anger and channel it when necessary. I've gotten really good about making my tail harder to step on or hit with anything. I've stayed friends with Gwen, Kevin and the gang for all that time too, Kevin and I are always doing guys stuff together, like trading comic books, smashing mailboxes for fun and even egging our bullies' car, ah, good times.

And speaking of gangs, the girls have formed their own rock band together, and I got to be honest, they sound really good. Gwen is their drummer and they all do their fair share of singing too, she's also changed in other ways too, but I can't quite figure it out.

I mean, she's almost always late to get togethers, band practices and even some classes at school, and she's always somehow out of breath when she does show up. Oh well, we all still love hanging out with her.

Today we are in highschool and it's time for gym class, and apparently we have a substitute teacher today.

Mr. Jager: Good afternoon class, I'm Mr. Jager. Today we'll be doing dodgeball. Break up into teams! *blows whistle*

The game of dodgeball starts and I start dodging the first volley quite easily, but eventually, I do get tagged and sit on the sidelines. Gwen gets hit as well, right to the nose. Ouch.

Gwen: *groans as she sits* Aw, man.

(Y/n): Let me see.

Gwen: I'm fine, dude, really.

(Y/n): I wasn't asking.

Gwen sighs and lets me see her nose, surprisingly she's unharmed.

(Y/n): I think you'll get to throw another dodgeball today.

Gwen: Thanks. I'm surprised you got hit before me.

(Y/n): *sarcastic* I'm surprised you actually made it to class on time.

Gwen laughs and I laugh along with her and to no one's surprise, the school football captain, Flash Thompson, is the last one standing and is all too proud of himself and likes to rub it in my face.

After the dodgeball game, Mr. Jager orders us all to stand in line as he explains what comes next.

Mr. Jager: I'm looking for finalists for the citywide Athletic Achievment Contest. I want to see everything you've got in this obstacle course. Push yourselves to the limit. Don't give me less than 110%.

Kevin: You might just learn something from him, Gwen.

Gwen: What? How to creep people out?

Mr. Jager: Ms. Watson. Go!

MJ goes first and gives a respectable time. The rest of the students go one at a time as Mr. Jager observes them closely, although he's taking a bigger interest in the girls running the course. Uh, creeper anyone?

Finally, it was my turn, climbing the rock wall, walking across the balance beam, swinging on a rope across some water, jumping over a hurdle, and leaping through a hanging tire to finish. I tried not to show off, but-

Mr. Jager: 2 minutes, 35 seconds. Not bad, Mr. Maximoff.

Flash: He probably cheated because he has powers.

Some of the other students start mumbling and agreeing with him, Flash has been a bane of my existance and is always trying to prank me, or bully me in any just show off to the rest of the school.

Gwen: Hey, here's an idea, Flash. Why don't you keep your pathetic mouth shut about people or things you don't understand, then you'd be passing your other classes too.

My friends all start laughing as Flash looks away embarassed. One more thing about Gwen is she's really starting to take after her father, not just in defending others, but she's also pretty damn smart too.

Mr. Jager: Enough! I'll see three of you here tomorrow for the finals. Watson, Allen and Smith. Dismissed!

Some the guys protested because Mr. Jager picked three girls, I didn't complain but something still didn't feel right to me.

Kevin: Well that bites!

Gloria: You're telling me, (Y/n) and Gwen almost aced that course.

As everyone left, I was too busy watching Mr. Jager doing some excercises.

Gwen: (Y/n)? What is it?

(Y/n): I don't know. Something just doesn't feel right about the new teach.

Gwen: *looks at Mr. Jager*

(Y/n): Does he not creep you out?

Gwen: Honestly-

Kevin: *in distance, off-screen* Hey lovebirds! Let's go!

Gwen: *flustered* We are not lovebirds!

Gwen chases after Kevin, while I glare at Mr. Jager as I reluctantly turn and leave the gym.

Timeskip Next Morning

I decided to arrive at school on a Saturday- shocker, I know, but I couldn't get that strange feeling I had about Mr. Jager. When I get there, I see something a bit worrying and call Gwen, because her dad is a police captain.

*calling... calling... calling*

Gwen: *tired and yawns* (Y/n)? What are doing this early on a Saturday?

(Y/n): Listen, I need you to tell your dad that something strange is going on at school.

Gwen: Okay, new question. Why are you at school on a Saturday?

(Y/n): The school's locked and the fence surrounding it is electrified.

Gwen: ..... Are you still- Wait! Did you say the fence is electrified?!

(Y/n): Yeah, I- *phone hangs up* Okay then, I'm going in.

I heat up and transform into my Charmeleon form-

-and easily hop over the 10 foot tall fence, then walk into the school through the front door.

(Y/n): *thoughts* That's weird. Who electrifies the fence but leaves the door unlocked?

I walk past empty classrooms and lockers, all the lights are off, then I feel my foot step into a puddle of water.

(Y/n): Dark, Creepy, Dank. Can this day get any weirder?

????: I don't know. What's too weird for you?

I quickly turn around and use a Flamethrower attack at a figure on the ceiling. The figure easily dodges and lands on the ground and reveals herself.

Ghost Spider: Easy champ. I'm on your side.

(Y/n): *growls menacingly*

Suddenly we both hear a cry for help from down the hall and decide to settle this later and run though a pair of doors and we see the janitor pinned to a wall by some sort of machine. I am quick to use my claws and slash the machine into pieces while Ghost Spider catches the janitor as he falls to the ground.

Ghost Spider: Who's responsible for security? Dr. Doom?

I didn't see the humor in her joke and just stood there stoicly, until-

*distant SCREAM*

(Y/n): Sounds like MJ! Come on!

Ghost Spider is quick to follow as we head down the hall and see MJ and the other finalist girls running from, something. We then see the guy chasing them and I recognize him from the Avenger's files.

(Y/n): *whispers* Taskmaster.

Ghost Spider: Who?

(Y/n): *whispers* An assassin that can copy any abilities or fighting styles after seeing it in action only once.

Ghost Spider: So, he cheats? That should be a punishable offense.

(Y/n): Stop with the jokes, please.

Taskmaster corners the three girls and then taunts them and asks.

Taskmaster: Alright, who's gonna change into Ghost Spider first before anyone gets hurt. *draws his sword*

Now it all makes sense, Taskmaster must be here to carry out a contract on Spidey. Before she can run, MJ is caught in a net as the other girls run for it.

(Y/n): Got a plan? It's you he wants.

Ghost Spider: He wants me? He gets me. Get the girls to safety.

(Y/n): Got a plan that's actually good? *groans*

Ghost Spider shot some webs and went after Taskmaster, while I used a small spit of flames to cut MJ down from the net. I then catch her and set her on her feet.

MJ: Whew, thanks (Y/n).

(Y/n): Go to principal's office and barricade yourself. Go!

MJ nodded and ran for it and I followed Ghost Spider's scent, but there was something familiar about it. Bah, I'll figure it out later. I soon catch up and see Ghost Spider get hard countered when Taskmaster used one her own moves against her.

(Y/n): Taskmaster can copy your moves Web-head!

Ghost Spider: Didn't anybody ever tell you that copying is cheating?! Hyah!

Ghost Spider goes in but Taskmaster blocks her two punches then dodges a kick and grabs her wrist tightly and says.

Taskmaster: I call it winning.

Taskmaster then uppercuts Ghost Spider in the chin and sends her laying back on the ground.

Taskmaster: End of the line, Watson. You can take off the mask.

I rush and leap into the air at Taskmaster and light my fist on fire.

(Y/n): I was about to say the same thing. If it is a mask, ugly!

I hit Taskmaster in the face and knock off his mask and getting him away from Ghost Spider, I saw the man's face and recognize him.

(Y/n): Mr. Jager? The gym teacher!

Taskmaster puts his mask back on as he faces me.

(Y/n): So that stupid test was only to find Ghost Spider? Glad I didn't make the cut then.

Taskmaster tried to sidekick me, but I leaped up and over, then land behind him and ready for combat. I rush him, and despite my shorter stature while in my Charmeleon form, I land some punches, but Taskmaster had me figured out and dodged my attacks and punches me in the nose, causing me tonstumble backwards. Taskmaster then sidekicks me in the chest and I crash through a raiking and start falling down the stairs.

Ghost Spider: Charmeleon!

I close my eyes as I fall, but something grabs the base of my tail and stops me from falling. I look up and see Ghost Spider holding me up, but she is then hit with a taser and falls down as well, but she grabs the destroyed railing as Taskmaster appears above her.

Ghost Spider: So, are you another gym teacher that wants to kill me?

Taskmaster: Kill you? Hardly. I'm here to offer you a job. Accept... everyone wins. Refuse... no one leaves this school alive, and I turn you ovet to my employer. Limited time offer. Clock's ticking.

At this point I use my claws and cut myself free from Ghost Spider's web and hide in the next hall on the bottom floor.

Ghost Spider: So, you're not just a madman. You're a double crossing madman.

Taskmaster: Nature of the buisness. My former friends betrayed me, and soon yours will too.

Ghost Spider: Somehow, I highly doubt that.

Taskmaster's taser gun charges up, but Ghost Spider uses her webs to clog the muzzle, drop from the railing and let the gun explode in Taskmaster's face. I am quick to grab Ghost Spider and we book it to the darkened gym.

(Y/n): I was stupid to think my training could beat that guy. How do we fight someone that can copy everything we do?

Ghost Spider: By taking away his advantage. His sight.

(Y/n): How? My tail flame is like a beacon, he'll see us coming.

Ghost Spider: *thinks* Then we make the room as bright as possible, blinding your opponent equals invisibility.

(Y/n): Okay. Maybe I'll buy that, but how are we gonna get enough power to make this room as bright as possible? The lights by themselves won't be enough.

Ghost Spider: *thinks* ........ We just need more *gets idea* electricity. The electrified fence! If we can find a way to channel it into the lighting system the lights will be so bright Taskmaster won't be able to see.

(Y/n): What about us?

Ghost Spider: My mask is polarized to reduce light glare, like sunglasses, and your eyes are naturally suited to bright lights from breathing fire from your mouth.

It sounded crazy, but I've seen the Avenger's do crazy plans before.

(Y/n): *nods* Okay. Let's do this.

I went and rerouted the electricity in the fence to the light fixture while Ghost Spider and led Taskmaster on a wild goose chase through the school and finally into the gym.

Taskmaster: You were a fool to come here. I know the layout of everything in here.

Ghost Spider: We'll see how far that gets you. NOW!

(Y/n): Let's shed some light on the situation.

I turn on the lights in the gym, and like Ghost Spider said, the lights were so bright that Taskmaster couldn't see anything and had to close his eyes, but he still manages to ready himself for a fight.

Taskmaster: You can't beat me. I know all your moves.

(Y/n): *hisses*

I rush in first and Slash at his chest armor, tearing it off, and then back off as he falls to the ground.

Ghost Spider: You ain't seen nothing yet.

Ghost Spider swings from behind Taskmaster as he gets up and kicks him into the bleachers.

Ghost Spider: And you ain't gonna.

I run in again as Taskmaster gets up and I punch him in the face, I gyt punch under his defenses, but as I swing my tail from in a clockwise circle, Taskmaster grabs it.

Taskmaster: It may be bright, but you're still you.

Taskmaster pulls me and throws me over his shoulder and onto the ground.

Taskmaster: And I know what you do.

(Y/n): Sure about that?

Ghost Spider had given me web shooters, so I spray some webbing in Taskmaster's face. Taskmaster tears it off, Ghost Spider swung in and kicked Taskmaster into the air.

Ghost Spider: All yours, partner.

I leap into the air and grab Taskmaster by his leg abd started spinning him around in circles in midair.

(Y/n): Seismic Toss!

I throw Taskmaster down onto the bleachers again, but he still tried to get up, so I conjured up a powerful Flamethrower attack and shot down at Taskmaster.

Taskmaster: *pained* AHHHHHH!

I was quick to stop as I heard the scream and land next to Ghost Spider as the lights quit and go back to normal. Ghost Spider used a bunch of her webs to string Taskmaster down until the cops get here.

Taskmaster: *through heavy breathing* It's not too late to join me.

Ghost Spider: Yeah, you may think I'm a loser, but I don't.

Taskmaster: Then I'll simply expose your identity as Mary Jane Watson.

(Y/n): You mean that MJ?

MJ and the other girls had found their way down to the gym-heh, plot convienence- and showed that Taskmaster really didn't know who the real Ghost Spider was.

Ghost Spider: And the name is Ghost Spider. This school, like the rest of this city, is under my watch.

Suddenly, Taskmaster pressed a button and dropped a smoke bomb, which created a huge cloud of smoke and aloud Taskmaster to escape.

(Y/n): Damn. *sighs*

Ghost Spider: Yeah, well, he knows who protects the people around here.

I turned to MJ and the other girls and checked to see if they were okay, but...

Victoria Allen: Ah! Get away from me monster!

(Y/n): I was just trying to-

Danielle: Just back off, freak!

Ghost Spider: Hey! He and I just saved your sorry hides. Try a little gratitude.

I simply just huffed and walked out, though I did hear footsteps catch up to me once we were outside.

Ghost Spider: Yeah! *raises hand* Up top, partner.

(Y/n): This doesn't make us friends, Spider. Just leave me alone.

I walk past the cops waiting outside as they check on MJ and the other girls.

Ghost Spider POV

Before I had a chance to call to (Y/n), the cops tried to arrest me, so I was forced to escape. I landed on a rooftop and removed my mask.

I wipe awa6 tears from my eyes, because it hurt to hear (Y/n) say he doesn't consider him and Ghost Spider friends. To be honest, I've wanted to tell (Y/n) for a while since I got my powers, but he still hates his own powers and I fear he'd be disappointed in me, and I didn't to have to choose.

(A/N): And CUT! Great work everyone! Lunch is on me today, so find the food truck outside.

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