Peter Parker Imagines Book

What He Won't Know Won't Hurt - Part 6

"Einstein said time was relative, right? Maybe I'm not late. Maybe you guys are early."
(AKA: I forgot yesterday was Wednesday because time is no longer existent in this plane. But bright side? I saw an opportunity to quote one of my other favorite Spideys)

Low Web-Fluid Cartridge: Right

Refill [Right]: Recommended

Karen's voice buzzed in your ears, reading the words that flashed red in the corner of the screen aloud to you.

You dismissed her.

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Low Web-Fluid Cartridge: Right, Left

Refill [Right]: Imperitive

Refill [Left]: Recommended

You ignored it, pushing on. New York City was huge, and you were only one person.

Assuming he was still in New York.

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Low Web-Fluid Cartridge: Right, Left

Refill [Right]: Danger

Refill [Left]: Imperitive

You sent Cindy to voice-mail for the fifth time in a row. You couldn't get distracted. You thought you caught a trail.

Muting Karen was also the only way to get her to stop speaking.

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Low Web-Fluid Cartridge: Right, Left

Refill [Right]: EMPTY

Refill [Left]: Danger

The empty click of your webshooter seemed to echo in your ears. You knew this was coming, having not heeded any of the warnings.

You felt the black hole of defeat begin to form in your gut as you reluctantly gave up, using the rest of your web-fluid to zip across rooftops when you needed to. Back in the direction of the backpack that had your civvies.

You were moving fast, but it stung as you retraced your steps back. You were going to have to start at square zero again. Completely helpless; hanging on to the whim of a mad man.

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Low Web-Fluid Cartridge: Right, Left

Refill [Right]: EMPTY

Refill [Left]: EMPTY

You stumbled on the broken pavement of the alley, making it back just barely with the rest of your resources.

The sun was rising proudly in the sky, casting and orange glow over the city in cloudless wonder. It would have been beautiful; you would have stopped to look if it were any other day, maybe even perched on the Empire State Building for the best view.