Deep within the lair of the great Master Planner, Jupiter Montage wandered into the room full of monitors. She turned to the large one on the wall, she explained to her master what was happening.
“Bad news, sir; it seems Zzzax has failed to drain the city of its power, and now he’s back in police custody.” She said.
The static image of a shadow appeared on the screen, the Master Planner replied, “Spiderman.”
Jupiter continued, “Yeah, the situation is grim sir, should we move to phase two now?”
“No, I want it to be the perfect time, and I want her to come willingly.” The Master Planner looked over to the door on the far side of the room, “Bring in the next subject.”
‘Montage pushed a button on her tablet, the far side door opened; revealing the biggest villain yet to come. Juggernaut marched into the room, he cracked his knuckles and stepped in front of the monitor.
“What’s my job?”
The Master Planner explained, “Go Mr Biceps, cause your famous destruction; but do it somewhere you won’t attract too much attention.” Juggernaut smiled when he got his task.
The Tinkerer showed the villain an image of an old construction yard that was in the middle of the city, no one uses it anymore, and no one will seem suspicious about crashes and explosions coming from there.
“You got it, boss; and if the spider should show up, I’ll squash him under my boots.”
Juggernaut then marched to the door, leaving Jupiter Montage with her master; he then gave her a task to do. “Contact Silver Sable.” He ordered.
‘Montage replied, “But, she’s in prison. And why would we call her.”
“She escaped along with half of Rykers’ inmates, she can help in the distraction.” The Master Planner then put something on the screen, it was a wanted poster and it had a bounty on Juggernaut’s head. “She will stop at nothing to get the bounty on Juggernaut; if he takes her out, who cares? If she takes him in; not my problem.”
Tinkerer was concerned about this, her master continued, “The point is, the two of them fighting will distract Spiderman. Now contact Silver Sable.”
Jupiter’ left the room, and carried out her orders.
When Adam got home, he fell onto the couch; Fluttershy walked out of the bedroom to greet him. “Hi, sweetie; how’ve you been?”
Adam removed his mask and replied, “I think I need a nap, a long one.”
The hero got up and made his way to the bedroom, “I can’t believe I haven’t properly slept since the Filthy Rich take down, I need to start taking better care of myself.”
“Yes, you should.” Fluttershy replied.
Adam landed face first on the bed, he was about to fall asleep, but Fluttershy got his attention. “Adam, I’m… I’m….”
Spidey turned to her and wanted to hear what she had to say, “You’re what?”
“I’m leaving.” She muttered.
Adam replied, “What? What do you mean you’re leaving?”
Fluttershy sat down on the bed, Adam sat next to her and she explained, “If I’m being honest, I never thought I’d get a boyfriend; I was always to too shy or too afraid to ask anyone out. But then I met you.” She smiled at him, remembering all the memories they’ve made. “But now I think you care more about being Spiderman then me.”
Spiderman stood up and replied, “I can’t believe you would say that; do you really think I’ve stopped caring about you.”
“No. It’s just, I think we should spend some time apart. At least until the rest of those villains are locked back up.” Fluttershy walked over to him and said, “I’ll call Rainbow Dash, see if she’ll let me stay at her apartment. I guess I’ll start packing.”
Adam walked out of the bedroom and over to the window, “Okay, fine.” Adam started talking sarcastically, “I’d like to place an order; six super-villains beating me up, and side order of getting dumped please.”
Before Fluttershy could say anything back, Spiderman reapplied his mask and leaped out the window; Fluttershy watched him swing away through the buildings.
“I love you, Adam.” She muttered.
Spiderman swung to the top of one of the tallest buildings in the city, he looked over Canterlot and muttered to himself, “Okay, great, perfect, wonderful. I’ve lost the one thing I came here for.”
Suddenly, a loud crash from a construction site below him caught his attention.
“Finally, a little something to take my mind of my troubles.” He said before leaping to the ground.
Adam landed on a high up support beam, looked down at the wide sand pit in the middle of the sight; there, he saw the cause of the crash. Juggernaut was picking up construction vehicles and throwing them across the site.
“Juggernaut, I’ve wanting to get this big oath off the streets.”
Spidey leaped down and fired a web pellet to get the villain’s attention, Juggernaut turned to Spiderman and said, “I knew you’d come out if I caused some chaos, now I get the chance to crush myself.”
Before the hero and the villain could charge at each other, something from above started shooting at them. A machine gun blast cutting a line between the two of them, causing them both to duck for cover.
Adam looked up and saw three or four helicopters circling the air above the construction site; one of the choppers opened its side door and revealed the owners.
“All units, we have eyes on the Juggernaut.” Silver Sable stated.
Adam saw her and said, “Sable, she must have escaped the prison on the day the six super-creeps got out. But why’s she after Juggernaut?” Adam used the tech Twilight made for him, he tapped into the radio feed.
Spidey could hear Sable, “The bounty on Juggernaut’s head will help us a lot, we’ll be able to buy back our tech and weaponry.”
“So Juggernaut has a bounty on his head, Sable’s trying to use Juggernaut to buy her empire back. I need to make this quick, and throw them both back in jail.” Adam muttered to himself. Spidey looked over to see where Juggernaut was hiding, a small device could be seen on the side of his helmet, “That must be how Sable is tracking the big guy.”
Adam shot a web line at the device and threw it far away, to the other side of the construction site.
Sable looked at her computer, “All units, Juggernaut is moving east, really fast.” Her helicopter flew away and the others followed it.
Spiderman leaped out of his hiding spot and confronted the villain, “Great, now it’s just me and him.” But when Juggernaut stood up, Adam noticed and remembered how big he was compared to him. “Great, now it’s just me and him.” He said in a more scared tone.
Juggernaut ran across the area and crashed into the chunk of debris Adam was standing on, sending him flying in the air; he landed on the sandy ground.
The large man turned around and charged at Spiderman again, but this time, the boy’s spider-sense warned him; Adam leaped of the way and allowed Juggernaut to crash into support beam. With the villain dazed for a sec, Spidey leaped towards him to start punching and kicking him; as a finisher, Spidey lift the giant over his head and slammed him down on the ground.
However, it wasn’t enough to stop him; Juggernaut picked up Adam and said, “Next, Canterlot for a smashing.” He then threw Adam across the construction site; the boy braised for impact, before hitting the concrete wall and falling to the ground.
Adam got back up, but as he did, he saw Sable’s helicopters coming back; one of them opened up and revealed Silver Sable.
“Spiderman, Juggernaut’s bounty will help me rebuild what I lost; but the bounty on your head will let me build something new as well, like a cemetery for all of my fallen enemies.” He ordered some of her men to march towards the hero, “And I know just who its first resident should be.”
Sable’s chopper flew away, they still had to find Juggernaut; leaving Adam surrounded by Sable Agents.
“Not good.” He muttered.
Fluttershy had arrived at the HQ with Rainbow, they’d taken her stuff to Dashy’s apartment, now they were coming here to do some training.
Sunset was waiting in the training room with Twilight and Pinkie; they were in their suits and ready to practice. Sunset saw Rainbow and Fluttershy walk into the room, she noticed Fluttershy was a lit glum.
“Fluttershy, what’s the matter?”
Rainbow replied for the shy girl, “She’s left Adam.”
“Left him?” Sunset asked.
Fluttershy looked up at her friend and explained, “Not exactly, were just taking a break. I think he needs to get this Spiderman thing out of his system.” She walked over and sat on a bench, Sunset and Rainbow followed and sat down with her. “Adam needs to decide, does he want to be with me, or does he want to be Spiderman. I don’t know if I can live with Adam and Spiderman, it’s just too much.”
Sunset Shimmer, “I understand where you’re coming from; but it’s just, he has a responsibility. And now we all do.” She gesture to the two girls in costume. “None of us asked for it, but it’s here now; we have work together and try to protect the innocent.”
The shy girl suddenly stood up and walked away; as she did, she said, “I can’t do this, I made it through the Battle of the Bands and the Friendship Games; but the city overflowing with super-villains is too much for me. Rainbow, can you take me back to my apartment?”
Dashy replied, “Sure, did you forget something?”
“No, I’m going home to wait for Adam; I’m giving him a choice, me or Spiderman.”
With that said, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy left the building and went outside to Rainbow’s car. As they left, Pinkie Pie asked Sunset something.
“Where’s Applejack and Rarity?”
Twilight replied, “They went out to get some food, they should be on their back now.”
Spiderman was fighting his way through the Sable agents; fighting for his life and so he could follow the oath of a villain.
One guy fired his weapon at the hero, but he was able to leap out of the way and kicked the face of another guy; Adam shot a web line at the man who was hooting him and yanked the weapon out of his hands.
The Sable agents surrounded Spiderman, but one by one they were punched and knocked out. When Adam was done here, he needed to find Juggernaut; luckily enough for him, the big brute found him.
Spidey turned his attention to a wall being constructed, Juggernaut smashes through it into the scene; Adam notices him coming and jumps up and hangs onto a support beam.
Sable’s helicopter comes back and notices Juggernaut, the big oath tries to get these guys off his back; he picks up a construction vehicle and throws it at her helicopter.
Upon impact, the chopper begins to fall out of the sky; as much as she is a pain, Adam had to save her, and her men.
Spiderman leaped up to the falling chopper and pries the door off; Spidey grabs Silver Sable and the guy flying the chopper and carries them both off. He leaps off the helicopter and lands safely on the ground; but the chopper crashes into the cement pit.
Sable wasn’t grateful for the save however, she kicks Spiderman away and her and her soldiers run to the sable cars that had just arrived; before she left, Silver Sable shouted, “This isn’t over, menace; you’ll see me again, soon.” The cars then drove away.
With Silver Sable gone, it was now just mono v mono; Spiderman versus Juggernaut.
The hero stated, “Okay, Bulk; I’m taking you in.”
Juggernaut stomped his heavy foot on the ground, the villain shouted, “I’ll ask you again Spider-punk…” he cracked his knuckles before asking, “Don’t you know who I am?”
Adam answered differently than the last time he was asked this question, “Yeah, your nothing but a big brick.”
The insult made the villain stomp his feet hard, he then charged at Spiderman, with murder in his eyes. Spiderman had to do this fast, it would take all his strength and he would have to be lightning fast; but this might work, might.
Just as Juggernaut was about to smash into Spidey, the hero grabbed his chest armour and lifted him over his head and smashed him onto the ground; Adam then jumped up and punched downwards, punching Juggernaut in the face and shattered his helmet like glass.
“Seriously, ow!” he cried as he caressed his knuckles.
Bulk Biceps however, was knocked out cold; Adam saw only one thing left to do, he shot Juggernaut with web-grenades and tied him down. This should hold him until the police get here; with his work done, Adam web-zipped home.
Back at the apartment, Fluttershy sat on the couch and waited for her boyfriend; she was ready to give him the option.
When Adam landed on the window, it should have made Fluttershy jump, but she was used to it. Spidey crawled into the room and removed his mask, he sat down on the arm chair the was facing the couch.
“Hello Fluttershy.” Adam said in a calm voice.
“Hello Adam.” She replied in the same tone.
It was now or never, Fluttershy just came out and said it, “Adam, I’m giving you a choice; it’s me or Spiderman.”
Adam didn’t answer, he was listening.
Fluttershy stood up and repeated herself, “Did you hear me? I said me or Spiderman.”
Suddenly, Adam’s spider-sense went off; he wasn’t quick enough to do anything, the apartment exploded. Spiderman was thrown onto the opposite building, he landed on its lower roof; he turned back to the apartment, Fluttershy, she was gone.
“No!” Adam punched the ground so hard that the roof cracked and his fist started to bleed.
What Spiderman didn’t notice at first was that the fire had written something on the side of the apartment building; the blazing letters spelled, “SHE’S MINE, SPIDERMAN.”
What happened next was more strange, one of Smythe’s spider robots crawled up to Adam and played a video message.
The video showed the Master Planner, stilled blurred so no one could see his face; he said, “Time for you to face another challenge, my friend.” The video then showed a map, it gave Adam coordinates to the Mysterio’s location. “Got the picture, super-hero; you may find some answers there.”
The video finished with, “I am the Master Planner.”
Spiderman had to go to HQ first and pick up a new mask, whoever this Master Planner was; Adam swore there and then, he would find this guy, and kill him.