Now that Felicia was following Vulture on foot, Chris stayed in an alley and looked at a small device on his wrist that looked like some piece of highly advanced tech, focussing on a moving red dot. That indicated where Vulture was headed, thanks to a small tracking device Chris attached to one of the wings. None of you thought this would be over so easily, right? Chris was smarter than he looked and using little gadgets like that definitly helped him out quite a lot. Sure, not everything was 100% foolproof, but most things did their job to be honest.

Chris:" I'll get the birdbrain sooner rather than later. And once I do, he's dead meat."

The tall man mumbled that to himself, thinking back to the first time he met Vulture. For once in his life, Chris got invited to a fancy celebrationwhich was the opening of Bestman Salvage. Unexpected for sure, but he got dragged there by some other important people. Some time later he came face to face with Adrian Toomes and from the first look at each other, something seemed very wrong, all things considered. They acted as if everything was fine, but now that they met again under sich chaotic circumstances, it started the real trouble. To keep himself calm though, Chris lit a cigarette for himself and took a first drag from it.

Chris:" The law is gonna bust you soon enough, Adrian. There's no point in hiding. You think YOU are vengeful? Man, you've seen nothing so far."

Suddenly Felicia was back next to him  and softly let her hand run down his free arm. Apparently she gave up the chase to make sure Chris was alright after everything.

Felicia:" Are you good?"

Chris:" Depends. Is Toomes behind bars?"

Felicia:" No, he got away."

Chris:" That's what he thinks."

Felicia:" That fancy toy on your wrist is interesting though. I've never seen something like that."

Chris:" I borrowed it indefinitly from someone. It turns out they'll never get it back, no matter what happens."

Felicia:" And why is that?"

Chris:" They're six feet under."

Felicia:" Did you-"

Chris:" Gouvernment officials. Raided the lab and shot the scientists. It was a bloodbath."

Felicia:" Of course. Once something useful has been established, they wanna take it for themselves."

Chris:" No need to tell me...Great, Toomes is near the Empire State Building..."

Felicia:" What's with criminals picking sights like that all the time? They're weird."

Chris:" Beats me, but I'm gonna go there."

Felicia:" Not without me. I've got a bone to pick with him as well."

Chris:" Be my guest then, Miss Hardy."

Felicia:" You're one charming devil, you know that? We should go out once this mess got cleaned up."

Chris:" I'm in. Just tell me when and where."

Felicia giggled and was about to say something else to Chris, but he was already gone. Turning into a crimson cloud definitly had its advantages, but it left her stumped to be honest. Nonetheless would she meet Chris near Vulture's hideout.
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A good while later, Chris found himself on a scaffold that was built up high next to the Empire State Building. He stared at it for quite some time now, using binoculars to watch Vulture's every move. This rivalry had to end once and for all and if they had to take things to the extreme, then they would. Of course Felicia couldn't let that happen as she swung herself over some crates before landing a few feet behind Chris.

Felicia:" So we're actually doing this?"

Chris:" We have to. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth."

Felicia:" What did he do to tick you off like that?"

Chris:" You'll learn that soon enough. All I care about ja taking him down for good."

Felicia:" Geez, I do not wanna be on your bad side."

Chris:" You're safe, Felicia. I don't typically hurt women."

Felicia:" Good to know.. I think his business partners are leav- whoa!"

What caused a big shock like that to both of them was the boards they stood on breaking beneath their feet. Felicia held on to Chris tightly as they rushed towards the ground, the cold wind hitting them at full speed. This did seem way too coordinated to happen like that and judging by a bit of a sparkle on another building, it was a sniper who weakened the structure with several shots. No lethal shots, but more used in a way to draw their attention away from Vulture who just flew in towards the two.

Vulture:" You never learn, do you?"

Chris:" We do, but it's no risk, no fun."

Felicia:" Ready for Round 2, you chicken?"

Vulture:" Terrible mistake, children."

This time, things started completely different as Chris got his giant viral claws out to fight a lot more seriously now.

He was more confident in using those powers in fights, but Vulture looked unimpressed. Apparently he was expecting so much more out of his unwanted enemy. Part of it was that Adrian knew what the basic formula to Chris' powers was, so things got a little redundant over time. When the two rushed at each other though, things started to kick it up a notch right there as they used their claws and talons to actually hurt each other.  It was like a fight between two different animals and Chris would damn himself, if he lost this confrontation as well. Felicia could only watch at the moment, not wanting to interrupt the so-called feud between Chris and Adrian. Chris' claws tore through the wings of Adrian's suit while Adrian's talons severely dug into Chris' arms over and over again, making blood drip and splash everywhere. The special thing about it was that the blood was infected too, so it wore off more metal from Adrian while Chris chuckled.

Chris:" And you think you know me?"

Adrian:" How can this be?!"

Chris:" I'm a living, breathing virus, man. It's in all parts of me. Do you think I just sit at home and do nothing?"

Adrian:" It's ruining my armor! You will pay for that!"

A swipe with one of the wings nearly took Chris' head off right there, but due to fast reflexes, nothing was cut off, except the hood of the jacket.

Chris:" Looks like I rustled some feathers, huh?"

Adrian:" You should be dead already!"

Chris:" Sorry, but I'm too stubborn to die!"

Adrian:" If I can't end you, I will end her!"

This time, Adrian rushed towards Felicia who got a shock in the neck before being choked over a burning hole in the ground.

Adrian:" One more step and she will die, Christopher! You two had no business in getting involved at the bank."

Chris:" It's not her you're after. You just want me to disappear and stay out of your way, am I right?"

Adrian:" My former 'friends' took something from me and I am ruined, Chris! Ruined!"

Chris:" Do you remember what you did last year?..."

Now things took a completely different turn as Chris stood in front of a wall of flames, locking eyes with Adrian once more. Both of them knew what was going to be discussed as their minds were flooded by memories: exactly one year ago, Adrian took five people hostage and demanded a ransom that was out of this world. He gave the cops five minutes to make that call and for every wasted minute, a hostage got shot. The last hostage that was brought forth was Chris' girlfriend at the time: Luna Harstone.

(Lili Reinhart)

The two have been together for almost seven months by that point, but Luna was kidnapped after leaving work. Chris heard about that as soon as he could and tried to save her, but the time ran out and the young woman was shot right in front of everyone. The texan was devastated and has sworn revenge ever since that day. And he had just the right strategy to free Felicia as it looked like he wasn't moving at all, only for his claw to extend and cut the metal part that held the white haired woman.

Adrian:" Once again you ruin this...Can't you see what I want?!"

Chris:" You're a lunatic at this point, Adrian. You're so obsessed with revenge that you forgot your humane side. And now you want people like us to pay? Who's the real hypocrite here?"

Adrian:" I will get what I want, Chris. This is far from over."

Chris:" Oh no, this will be over in a moment."

Both men were filled with utter rage as they clashed in the streets once more. Felicia got herself to safety and pushed a button on her belt to alert the athorities to finally get Adrian locked up. He has caused enough chaos in the city and now it was time for karma to kick in. Chris put up an impressive fight as he dodged Adrian's attacks before kicking him back a few feet and unloading a sort of midrange attack.

The claw cut deep through the suit, causing a deep cut and several other wounds that forced Adrian to the ground.

Chris:" I told you time and time again that I would get you, Adrian. After you killed Luna last year, you thought you had the last laugh. You're so wrong. Look at you: your suit is useless, you're severely hurt and the cops are on the way...Your money can't save you from going to prison, man."

Adrian:" I despise you so much, Chris. If I die in my cell, I will haunt you forever."

Chris:" I'm not afraid of ghosts. Now you better keep that mouth shut before I knock you out."

Eventhough it really looked like he wouldn't do it, Chris just punched Adrian in the face and did actually knock him out. There was just something satisfying to stick it to his enemies like that as he got up and looked at Felicia.

Felicia:" Solid combat, Chris. I knew you had it in you."

Chris:" He deserved every bit of it. If it was up to me, I'd execute him."

Felicia:" We're not in the middle ages anymore. Just make sure that he actually gets to his cell when the cops come. And...get yourself cleaned and patched up."

This time Felicia touched his cheek before she dashed away to avoid being seen by the cops. She had a name to uphold after all.