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// Someone's out There 
// Story: A Fresh Start 
// by ultspideyfan 
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"Who or what could've done this?" Dash asked. Last night a train had pulled up to Ponyville. The train stayed at Ponyville's station the remainder of the night. Somepony found the bodies of the train workers and called the proper authorities. 

The station was filled with Royal guards, the knights were keeping Ponyville's residents away from the scene. 

Twilight and her friends were in the area when they saw a group of ponies gathered around the station. They hadn't seen anything like it. Twilight spotted her brother and headed towards him. 

"Shining! Do you know what could've done this?"

"No I don't. No pony can do that to a stallion. I can at least tell you this much Twi, there's a killer out there." 

Peter landed on the roof of the Cake's bakery. He sighed. Ponyville was turning into Manehattan, with all the new crime and all. Now there's a murderer out on the loose. 

"I'm gonna head on over to Twilight's place. She said she might be able to help with my job hunting." Peter leaped off the building firing two web lines to fling him across the street. That's when Peter noticed a tall black figure holding a stallion in it's claw. Peter landed behind the black figure. 

The thing was taller than Peter. The suit looked slimy in a way. 

"Alright you murderer! This is what happens when you mess with my—" the black thing turned around, dropping the stallion who's head had been missing. The thing had sharp razor teeth, a pair of eyes that looked far too real, and white veins were running throughout the black liquid. 

"We, are VENOM." VENOM swung a tendril at Spider-Mane, the blow sent him flying into a flower shop. The mare inside the shop began screaming.

"Shut up! Jeez." 

"Get out of my shop you freak!" Peter squinted his lenses narrowing. Before he could comment he was yanked out of the shop. Peter ripped chunks out of the tendril wrapped around his leg, but the tendril continued to grow back. 

"If I can't get it off, then I guess I'll just ride with it! Peter fired two web lines and pulled himself up. 

Peter's knee went up with him and the attack connected with VENOM's lower jaw. 

Peter landed on the back of VENOM and threw left and right hooks at VENOM's head. 

VENOM grabbed Spider-Mane's head. He yanked Spidey off his back and slammed him to the ground. VENOM continued until Spider-Mane became motionless. 

VENOM opened his mouth, bringing Spidey closer to his death.