The Amazing Spider-Luz (Owl House AU)

Issue 9: The Golden Goblin

"Ah...the infamous little spider...I was wondering how many bombs I would have to throw at people until you showed your face." The villain grinned, raising his blade in the air.

Luz then kicked him in the stomach and fell before webbing the bottom of his glider and swinging behind him. "This isn't my face, buddy! But I'm flattered!"

"You're sure that's not your face?" The villain asked suddenly as he pointed his finger and a red laser beam shot out of it, hitting Luz in the shoulder. "Masks are nothing but a face! Some of them are fake...but which one, little spider!? The one that hides your face or the one that is your face!?"

Luz grasped her shoulder before swinging out of the way when his glider shot at her. "Ooh! A riddle! I got one too! What really hurts and is so fast that you blink and miss it?"

She then shot a web at his glider and pulled herself towards him, punching him across the face. "Spoiler! It's that!"

The villain fell off his glider, but once again, it flew down and saved him. He cracked his neck. "I gotta admit...that actually smarts..."

Luz then landed on the side of a building. "But enough small talk, who the heck are you?!"

"If I wanted you to know that, why would I have a whole speech about masks, little spider?" The villain cackled as fired more of his finger-lasers at her.

Luz dodged each one with almost expert agility. She then began swinging away, well aware that her new foe was chasing her. She was trying to lead him away from the people.

After all, she was what he wanted.

"Well, if you're gonna call me Little Spider, I figured I might call ya something!" Luz grinned as she spun around and webbed his hands together.

The villain snarled and struggled to break free.

"Maybe Gold Crook? Gold Thug?" Luz asked as she swung onto the glider and punched him in the face again. "Cause none of this is yours!!!"

The villain then finally broke free and began pushing against her as they clashed on the flying glider. "A few guards had to die so I could get these nifty toys! Something tells me you're jealous!"

"Jealous? Nah! I'm more family-friendly!" Luz said as she hopped off the glider again, dodging a slash from him. She then shot a web-line onto the glider and was dragged along with him through the air. "You look like some kind of goblin!"

"...goblin, eh?" The villain asked before grabbing another explosive from his bag. "Fine! You want a name? How about...GOLDEN GOBLIN!?!"

He then threw the explosive right at her, with Luz barely managing to dodge.

"Not bad! But you should've kept the receipt in that man-purse!" Luz cried before pulling herself onto the glider and kicking him off.

The two then began fighting while falling through the air, that is, until Luz shot a web and Golden Goblin's glider caught him.

Golden Goblin then cackled as he began firing more lasers at her. "You really love to talk with your words! I prefer to talk to the voices in my head!"

"At least you know you're crazy!" Luz said as she landed on the side of a building, still swiftly dodging more lasers.

But she quickly began thinking of a plan...not only was Golden Goblin way more intense than any usual criminal, but he seemed to be able to take her super strength and deal it back.

Just who was this guy...? And why did he want her?

Luz then got an idea and after dodging another laser, she swung right under the glider.

"Whoever you really are, Goldie...have a nice flight!" She cried as she punched a hole into the glider before swinging onto a wall.

The glider began to spiral around, with Golden Goblin holding on as he lost control. He then threw one last explosive at Luz. "CYA ROUND, WITCH!!!"

Luz hopped into the air, webbing the explosive and tossing it upwards again. She then got ready to punch the Golden Goblin, only to see he was gone. She landed on the wall and looked up, seeing a trail of smoke.

He got away.

"...my first supervillain...and he's totally insane...oh my god...t-this is really starting to settle in." Luz said, hugging herself a bit before her eyes widened. "VEE."

She then quickly began swinging back to where the parade was, knowing that her twin was likely worried sick.

Like how she was worried sick about this Golden Goblin coming back...

She swung right into an alley close by and then let herself transform back. She then began looking around...only to hear the strangled gasp of a human.

Luz turned around...and then her eyes bulged of her skull. And sure enough, she had found Vee...who had just witnessed her transforming back.

"...uh oh." Luz whispered.