//------------------------------// // The Spider vs. The Goblin II // Story: A Fresh Start // by ultspideyfan //------------------------------// CRACK! Goblin tumbles into a building. Spider-Mane fires a web line to pull himself away. Iron-Stallion fires a barrage of missiles at Goblin. The missiles break into smaller projectiles, all hitting their target. Venom leaps after Goblin, delivering a haymaker. Goblin lost it. His anger takes over. Goblin lets out a roar as he unleashes a wave of flames! Princess Celestia creates a force field to protect her subjects. Spider-Mane takes cover behind a building, his lenses widen at the sudden outburst. "He could never do that before!" Once the fire subsided, Spider-Mane hops to the top of the building to find the Goblin flying away. "Need a lift?" Trixie hovers above Peter. He nods. Trixie takes flight, Peter fires a web-line at her back, he's immediately yanked into the air. "Hey Goblin! Why are you flying away huh!? Thought you were big and tough! Ya scared?" Peter holds onto his line tighter, trying hard to not vomit in his costume. Princess Celestia drops her barrier, Iron-Stallion flying off once he could. He hadn't noticed Rainbow Dash was flying besides him. "What are you doing here kid? Your going to get yourself killed." Rainbow laughs. "And your not? This guy kidnapped my friend, I want a piece of him." Iron-Stallion sighs. "Besides, you could use some backup." "Just shut up and fly." He pushes past Dash. She smirks, flying after the hero. Goblin came to a stop. He drops down to the ground below, panting. Parker and his friends were closing in and fast. "This was supposed to be between me and Parker! Should've known other heroes would get involved if a eight foot Goblin came crashing in. Need to revert back to Osborn's pitiful body. It's the only way I'll lose them. Parker, not so much." Goblin began to shrink, he's body reforming to that of a pony. Once in the form of Osborn, he takes off running into a forest. "He just went into the Everfree Forest. We'll lose him now that he's running around as Mr. Osborn." "I won't. I'll follow him." "Should I let the others join in?" Peter shakes his head. "No. This is between me and him. I...I have to do this myself. I have to prove to myself that I got what it takes to be Spider-Mane." Peter lets go of the line, falling. Upon landing he takes off after Osborn, letting his Spider-Sense guide him to his enemy. Iron-Stallion and Rainbow Dash stop besides Trixie. "Where'd the Goblin go?" Dash asks. "Spidey said not to worry about it. He says he's got under control. He'll contact me if he needs backup." "As if! We gotta go in there and--" Iron-Stallion flies in front of Dash. "Move shellhead!" "Goblin won't hesitate to leave when he spots one of us. He did this so he could lure Spider-Mane in. We gotta wait and hope that Spidey can bring him in. He's dealt with him before, he can do this." "I can do this." Peter whispers to himself as he quietly navigates the forest. Thankfully he was wearing this suit out at night. Parker was able to easily blend in if he needed to make a quick get away. "So the little spider has fallen into my trap." Peter quickly turns. Nothing. "Are you scared Parker?" Peter turns again. Nothing. Goblin was toying with him. His voice seemed to come from everywhere! "I'm going to kill you. And I'm going to enjoy it. I'll roast you alive, just like Gwen and her family. I can't wait for this to finally be over." Peter's Spider-Sense goes off. He rolls to his right as Goblin punches a whole in a tree. Peter fires webbing, locking Goblin's arm in the tree. "Just give it up Goblin! Everypony's waiting outside for you. It's over!" Goblin tears his arm from the tree. He grows into his hulk sized form. He grins. "I'm not giving up until your dead." Goblin lunges at Peter. Spider-Mane slides underneath Goblin, getting up quickly. Goblin turns around to meet Peter's uppercut. Peter continues the onslaught with right and left hooks, high and low kicks, another uppercut, and finally a roundhouse. Peter flips away from Goblin, trying to catch his breath. Goblin spits blood on the grass. "You'll pay for that." Before Peter could dodge, Goblin punches his gut. He responds quickly with tackling him to the ground. Goblin proceeds to beat Peter's face in. "When I'm done with you, no pony will recognize you!" Goblin continues until Peter catches his fist. Peter throws a wild punch, knocking Goblin into a tree. Peter gets up, his lenses smashed in. He removes his mask, throwing it to the ground. Goblin gets up, blood oozing out of his mouth. The two charge at each other. Peter blocks Goblin's fist and counters with his own. Peter continues throwing out punches. They were random now. He wasn't trying to knock him down anymore. He was trying to end him. Parker continues dishing out punches, before he knew it, he was on top of Goblin, punching him repeatedly. Blood stains Peter's gloves as he continues punching Goblin's face. He wasn't going to stop. "I have to win! No matter what! Goblin isn't going to kill anypony else! This is it! I win this time!" Peter continues punching, he starts to tire. He stops to catch his breath. Goblin, now back in Osborn's form lay on the ground, spitting out blood. He smiles, the flame in his eyes return. "Is that *cough* all you got? Come on Parker. Finish it." Peter holds his fist in the air, ready to strike the Goblin again. He gets up, firing web shot after web shot until Goblin was encased in webbing. He picks up Goblin and heads over to retrieve his damaged mask. "You think this is the end? I'll get out, and when I do they'll be hell to pay. This isn't over Parker." "It's over Goblin. The princesses will take you into custody and keep you there until Harry and Oscorp can bring Norman back. It's over." Peter throws on his damaged Spider-Mane mask on and runs off. "All this waiting is killing me!" Dash whines. Trixie looks back in the forest, thoughts began to creep into her mind. "Did Peter lose? Did...did Goblin kill him?" Before Trixie could worry about it any longer, Spider-Mane walks out of the forest, holding Goblin over his shoulder. She smiles underneath the helmet. Iron-Stallion flies over to Spider-Mane. "Wow. Good job kid. I'll take it from here." Iron-Stallion takes Goblin from Spider-Mane and flies off. He stops to look back. "Keep this up kid and Nick Fury will be looking for you." He flies off. Trixie flies down to Spider-Mane. There's an awkward silence between the two. "So, do I still get to stay in your house?" Trixie laughs. She embraces Peter. He accepts it. "Your always welcome to stay." "Ahem." Spider-Mane and Trixie part. Rainbow Dash looks at the two, eyebrow raised. "Anyways, I came down here to say, thank you Spider-Mane. Seriously. It means a lot to me that Twilight and Spike are safe and sound." Peter smiles. Dash flies off, leaving Peter and Trixie. "Time to get you home Mr. Super Hero." Peter chuckles. "Yeah, I really need to rest after that."