Hello everyone, here is Chapter 5 of the Spectacular Spider-man. Will has gotten off to a good start with Captain Lance and Yuri with both of them now knowing who he really is. He's earned their trust for now and he'll need to work to keep it that way. Halloween comes around and he unfortunately has to deal with Smythe and his spider slayer. It's up to Spider-man to deal with all of that. Enjoy!

The Spectacular Spider-man: Halloween hurts

October 2014-Starling City

Will was waiting around with Aria, Emily, Spencer, and May by the Starling City bus station for Maya to arrive. She should be arriving soon from San Jose, California and Emily was beyond excited. Guess seeing Will and Aria being lovey-dovey made her miss Maya, so she was beyond happy she was coming. May was also excited to meet her since she would be staying with her while she was in Starling. Emily was sharing a dorm room with Aria and Spencer so there wasn't enough space, but May was more than happy to offer her one of the spare rooms at the house.

Will had been in a good mood for a few days after his job in stopping Brother Eye from sending the city into utter chaos and stealing millions of dollars. He kicked butt of the evil hacker and mercenaries, saved a bunch more people, but more importantly was that he was able to clear the air and gain the trust of Captain Lance. It was a risk to reveal who he was to him and Yuri, something the girls and his mother repeatedly told him, but he figured it was a risk worth taking. Yuri trusted him and their relationship was good, but he felt that with Lance he knew he would never really earn his trust if he wore the mask. Especially considering how the Arrow never told him about Sara, it made him distrustful of people with masks and for good reason. So, Will showed he was just a regular person underneath and tried to get Lance to know him. He wasn't some evil alien come down to take over the city or some mysterious assassin/serial killer. He was just a nerdy college student who was in the wrong place at the wrong time…or maybe the right place at the right time. So, he was tolerating him and he would allow him and Yuri to keep working together but considering what they were dealing with he figured it wouldn't be long before Lance was working with them to try and take Hammerhead and the Big Man down.

A bus pulled into one of the loading lanes which drew their attention. The door opened and the passengers got out while the driver and bus station hands helped unload the luggage from the compartments. Will glanced over and saw Emily was both excited and nervous. "Are you ok, Em?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just happy she's here." Emily told him.

"Yeah, it's easy to tell. I think the last time we saw you this happy was just a few days ago when you won the qualifiers at the swim meet." Aria said.

"I think it'll just be nice to not have to deal with you and Aria being all mushy and in my face with her here." Emily replied.

"Fair point and I couldn't agree anymore. With Toby coming later today it'll be nice to not have to deal with the honeymoon couple." Spencer added.

"Wow, glad to know how you guys really feel." Will said, hugging Aria from behind and kissing her head. "Just for that, Aria and I will try to be extra lovey-dovey to get on your nerves."

That earned him a few chuckles from everyone when Emily saw Maya disembark the bus and grab her bag. Emily walked over to greet her and once she was close enough Maya saw her and the two shared a very heartfelt hug and kiss. Will smiled seeing how happy Emily was.

"A part of me wanted to make a very funny and tasteful joke but I think I'll let it slide." Will said, holding Aria close. "Emily looks really happy."

"Aw, look at you. You've grown up a bit." Aria joked. Will smiled and gave her a quick kiss when he saw Emily and Maya walk over.

"Guys let me introduce you all to Maya St. Germain. Maya these are my friends. This is Will, Aria, Spencer, and this is Will's mother, May. She's the one you'll be staying with." Emily said, making introductions.

"It's nice to officially meet you, Maya. Emily's told us great things about you." Will introduced himself, walking over and giving her a small hug. Maya looked him over and adopted a small smirk.

"So, this is the famous Will Detmer you've told me about." Maya said to Emily and she nodded.

"I'm famous?" Will asked.

"Oh, of course. Emily told me all about you. You in particular, she's mentioned a lot of great things. From the way Emily was talking about you she seems to think you can walk on water." Maya commented. Will glanced over at Emily who smiled at him and he smiled as well, flattered that Emily thought so much of him.

"Well, Emily is no slouch in that field either. But instead of walking on water she can fly through it like a dolphin." He joked. Maya chuckled as she gave Emily a playful look.

"You're right. He is funny and kind of cute." Maya said.

"Oh, she thinks I'm cute. How about that, Em? I'm already winning points with your girlfriend." Will said causing them all to laugh. "Well, let's get you out of here and relaxed. Are you hungry?"

"I could eat." Maya replied, grabbing her backpack while Will helped her with her bags. "I don't suppose you guys have a Big Belly Burger here in Starling?"

"That we do." May told her as they got into the car and drove to Big Belly Burger for some lunch.

They got a table and ordered their fill of burgers, fries, and sodas along with getting to know Maya more. She was funny, smart, and had an amazing personality. Emily was a lucky girl. She just finished telling them the story of how she and Emily met during the summer. "And I kid you not, by the end of the night Emily was so nervous she was shaking like a leaf." Maya told them.

"Really?" Will asked.

"Maya is joking, of course. I was shaking like a leaf because it was windy on the beach." Emily corrected her. "But it was still a great first date."

"I'm glad, Em. Looks like that summer away was a good idea." Will finally admitted to himself. "Although now I have to do the obligatory best guy friend thing and warn Maya not to hurt you."

"Yeah, please don't do that." Spencer told him.

"But's it's tradition." He joked.

"Well, it's a tradition you don't have to worry about. Don't worry, I wouldn't hurt Emily." Maya assured him.

"Good. So, how long can you stay in Starling?" He asked.

"A week for now but I've got some things I need to square away first. My college just dropped its athletic program scholarship by 25% and I was one of the unlucky students who were canned." Maya told them.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Isn't there anything you can do?" Aria asked.

"Yeah, Spencer knows the ADA so maybe we can get you some legal advice." Will pointed out.

"Thanks but it's not a legal issue. It's more of a money issue. My academic counselor said my next best thing besides paying for my full tuition would be trying to get an athletic scholarship transfer to another university." Maya told them. "I'm looking around at the moment so hopefully something will pan out."

"Something will happen for sure, I know it." Emily assured her and the two shared a quick kiss. "Maybe I can talk to the coach for you and you could come to Starling University?"

"Thanks, Em but don't think you're obligated to do it. Just set me up a meeting and I'll take it from there." Maya told her.

"It will for sure. Emily's gonna have some sway with the coach and the athletic department after breaking a school record and guaranteeing the school's placement in the regional finals." Will added. "And if you need any additional help, I've got some sway with a few professors who might be able to help."

"Thanks, Will." Maya replied before looking at Emily. "I hope I didn't bring down the mood. Are we still on for tonight?"

"Yeah, we are." Emily assured her.

"What's tonight?" Aria asked.

"We have a date tonight after you go and pick up Toby for tomorrow's Halloween party." Emily told her. "I've been planning it for a while so hopefully everything goes ok."

"It will. Your friend is quite the romantic." Maya said.

"Is she?" Spencer playfully asked.

"Oh yeah. Walks in the rain, picnics by the water, dancing naked in candlelight." Emily said which got her funny looks from all of them. "I'm just kidding. We got to dinner and a movie just like everyone else."

"Well she's not entirely kidding. Emily would love to do all those things…" Maya tried to go on, but Emily cut her off. It was very cute.

Will's cellphone went off and he checked to see it was Yuri. "Sorry, I need to take this." Will stood up and walked away to answer. "Yuri, what's up?"

"I've got a new lead on the Big Man and the Smythes. Can we meet on the roof of the precinct in 20 minutes?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'll be right there." He told her before hanging up. He walked back over to the table and finished his soda quickly before grabbing his bag. "Sorry about that but I've got to go."

"Everything ok?" Maya asked.

"Yeah, just uh…Yuri from the science department needs my help with something. It's a big project." Will told her and the girls and his mom knew what he really meant. "You know us science nerds. We never stop working. I'll be back later. Just enjoy today and be happy, I'll see you girls later."

"Ok, be careful." Aria told him. Will knelt and gave her a quick kiss before grabbing his backpack and leaving.

"He's not at all like the science majors I know. I assume you girls had something to do with that." Maya said.

"That we did but we can't take all the credit. A lot of that charm was already there, we just needed to bring it out." Aria replied.

Will walked out of Big Belly Burger and rushed into a nearby alley. He double checked for cameras and bystanders but saw he was clear and quickly changed. One super jump and web zip sent him high into the air. Spider-man began web swinging through the city like he always did with his usual flair and style. Nearby pedestrians who saw him swing through the air cheered his name and applauded. He waved to them as he swung down to the ground and even managed to high-five a few. He flipped through the air and landed on the side of a school bus. The kids inside the bus saw him and began going crazy.

"Hey, kids! Remember, stay in school! Focus on your studies, eat your vegetables, and listen to your parents!" He shouted before running on the side of the bus and jumping into the air before web swinging away. He eventually made his way through the city and landed on the roof of the police precinct where Yuri was waiting for him. "Sorry I'm late. I had a lunch date. What's up?"

"I managed to get a possible lead on another operation of the Big Man's. After I found the CCTV footage of Smythe in the city, I put the word out to a few of my CI's and one came back with a lead." Yuri handed him a file with a photo of a warehouse on the east side of the side along with various accompanying photos of strange vehicles coming and going. Smythe must be up to something big there.

"Well, time for me to find out what the Big Man is having Smythe build and to take down another pawn in this game of chess we're playing. Thanks, Yuri. Wish me luck!" He front-flipped off the roof and web swung away.

"Call if you need help!" she shouted at his fleeing figure before he swung around a building.

He quickly made his way over to the warehouse on the east side of the city, swinging from building to building with the gracefulness and agility that months of experience got him. Flips, spins, and impossible air tricks were common place for him after all the web swinging through the city. It was as easy as walking to him now.

After a few minutes he landed in a crouched position on the rooftop of a building across the street from the warehouse and he began to get a funny felling. A spider-sense feeling like something's not right here. "Something's not right here." He said to himself before using his enhanced vision to zoom in on the warehouse to look for anything out of the ordinary. He adjusted his eyes and switched to his night vision and saw the faint glow of a laser sight at the warehouse. He tracked the sight to a building about 500 meters to the east. "I knew I smelled a trap."

In said building, a lone sniper was perched in his vantage point on an empty floor with his sight set on the warehouse 500 meters away. The floor was under construction so there were tarps all over the place covering construction equipment and it was empty. Said sniper was crouched by a pillar near the edge so he had an unobstructed view of his target. He was wearing his own custom combat gloves which included a belt of 7.62 mm sniper rounds over his chest, tactical bulletproof vest, two 9mm Beretta pistols on his belt, two wrist mounted machine pistols on each arm and finally a special cybernetic right eye. This was Floyd Lawton or as he was known to the world as Deadshot, the world's greatest marksman. Currently under the employ of a secret ARGUS initiative known as Task Force X, or more colloquially known as the Suicide Squad.

"Harbinger to Deadshot, any sign of the target?" Came over the comm channel.

"Deadshot to Harbinger. Negative on any sign of the target. I haven't seen anything coming or going. Shouldn't he be here by now?" Deadshot asked, checking around the area with his cybernetic eye. The eye was able to adjust his vision so he could see the warehouse clearly from this far away and check the perimeter.

"Stay on alert. Target should be here soon." Harbinger replied.

"Roger that." Deadshot replied, ending the conversation only for something to snag his leg and yank him into the air. He hung upside down and before he could reach a knife or do anything with his guns, his machine pistols were yanked from his arms, his pistols were taken away, his arms were tied to his side, his feet were tangled together, and something covered his mouth. Deadshot struggled to try and get free but he was tied up tight and whatever was holding him was sticky and extremely strong. He looked around and saw Spider-man lower himself upside down from a web.

"If I'm the target then it's a good thing that I knew something was off." Spider-man mock tipped his hat before webbing him up even more and turning him into a web cocoon with his head left uncovered. "You just stay here, and I'll go spring said trap."

Spider-man finished webbing up Deadshot from head to toe before heading to the warehouse to spring the trap but on his terms. He crawled through a skylight window and got himself in his signature upside down spider perch. He fired a web at the ceiling and slowly lowered himself to the ground and was met with an empty warehouse. "Yoo-hoo! Anyone home?!"

He dropped to the ground and walked around for a bit. "Huh, guess the tenants must have moved out. If I didn't know any better, I would say this feels like a trap."

His hearing picked up distinct ruffling and whistling of air associated with a flying projectile and saw two metal boomerangs fly from the darkness and head straight for him. He did a backflip to avoid the boomerangs which flew around the warehouse before swerving around and heading back at him. He then moved into a butterfly spin just in time as the metal boomerangs skimmed past his suit. Close enough that you'd piss your pants but not close enough that they cut. The arachnid hero landed in a crouch while the boomerangs flew back to whoever threw them.

His spider-sense went off so he jumped high into the air to avoid a barrage of bullets and clung to the side of the wall before flipping off to avoid several icicle shards that would have made him Swiss Cheese before firing a web and pulling himself to the side to avoid breath of fire. He landed on the ground and four individuals stepped out from the shadows so he could get a good look. The first person was wearing a large trench coat over some military style clothing indicating a former soldier or something along those lines. He had two metal boomerangs in his hands along with several more in their little bands on his trench coat and vest. This is Digger Harkness, formerly of the Australian ASIS now mercenary for hire. Spider-man's codename for the attacker: Captain Boomerang.

The next person was a large build of a man showing he was strong and deadly. He was wearing a black combat uniform with red stripes along the legs and torso. A black mask with red lines down the eyes and special eye piece was on his head and the symbol of a red star was on his belt next to a scythe crossed with a hammer. One his right fist was a pair of spiked brass knuckles and on his left was a specialized machine gun arm. This is Anatoli Konstantin, former member of the KGB now mercenary for hire. Spider-man's codename for the attacker: KGBeast.

The third person was wearing dark blue/black and white thick cold weather gear like he was going on an expedition to Mount Everest. He had white boots with a black/blue and white thick combat winter coat with detailed edges that kind of resembled ice. On his head was a white cap with an angled edge and soft point that kind of resembled a snow point. His beard and eyebrows slightly frosted because of the large weapon he was carrying. It looked like a cross between a grenade launcher and a bazooka but with a mish-mash of wires, circuits, electrical equipment and some kind of blue power sphere in the back and judging by the exhales of visible air he was seeing from the guy, it was probably cold related. This is Dr. Joar Mahkent, former award-winning scientist turned criminal. Spider-man's codename for the attacker: Icicle

The fourth person was different than the last three who were dressed in combat-like clothes, but this man was dressed in regular clothes. Boot, jeans, a white shirt and varsity Leatherman jacket. Besides his different clothes, his body was adorned with various intricate tattoos that pretty much covered him from head to toe. Unlike the previous villains, something in his eyes indicated he wasn't here by choice and wasn't taking pleasure in what he was doing. This was Chato Santana, former notorious gang leader from Los Angeles with mysterious fire powers until a tragic accident led him here. Spider-man's codename for the attacker: El Diablo

"I'm guessing this isn't a costume party and you're just angry that I didn't bring any party favors?" Spider-man asked. "Although if you give me five minutes I'll come back with some chips and dip."

He then heard a series of rapid loud and thumping steps like a large man was running at him and judging by his spider-sense going off it wasn't good. He quickly jumped into the air to avoid whatever it was but that was a mistake as a large hand grabbed his leg. He was slammed onto the ground hard but managed to get a look at his attacker. It was a large burly bodybuilder/wrestler from hell. Wearing heavy duty combat boots and pants, Kevlar/armored vest with a scary luchador/devil mask but if that wasn't odd enough, he had two special wrist devices with tubes connected to something on his back and an extra tube on the back of his head. This was the famous supervillain and criminal brawler, the one who broke the bat…Bane.

"Oh boy. What did I do to piss off the WWE?" Spider-man asked before quickly webbing Bane in the face which caused him to let go. He then back flipped over the massive luchador, kicked out his left leg before putting him in a head scissor lock and throwing him at other four which caused them to scatter. His spider-sense went off again as an agile figure leapt from the darkness at him, ready to tear him in half only for him to quickly move into an aerial twist and avoid whoever attacked him and then into a triple backflip to avoid another attacker. He wasn't out of woods yet as a baseball tried to knock him from behind, but a duck and leg trip took care of that. He then moved into four backhand springs and then a backflip to get some distance and see who was attacking him.

The second attacker was a woman, judging by the long flowing red hair and black crop top and sport shorts she was wearing but then things got weird. She was covered in orange fur and black spots like an animal, her ears were elongated, and her nails and toes were sharpened and angular like claws…not to mention the long tail on her butt. Around her neck was a cat faced necklace and the eyes were glowing green. This was Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva, former Archaeologist now cursed metahuman. Spider-man's codename for her: Cheetah.

His third attacker was human, a black man wearing regular clothes altered for combat. He had an orange jacket on that had animal like stripes all over and a set of dog tags around his neck. On his fists were a pair of specialized brass knuckles but instead of just being knuckles, they had three elongated blades. This was Ben Turner, former soldier now mercenary. Spider-man's codename for this guy…Bronze Tiger.

And last but not least, his final attacker was a woman but there was something…very odd about her. Her skin was pale and the look on her face indicated someone you definitely didn't want to mess with if you wanted to have your limbs still attached to your body. Her white/blonde hair was done up in pigtails, with one colored pink and the other colored blue which were also the colors of her eye shadow and she had dark red lipstick. She was the most scantily clad of the group, even compared to the cheetah. She was wearing boots, knee high black and red socks or stocking, red and black underwear/shorts, and a black and red leather tank top designed with spades and diamonds like you would find on playing cards. This was Dr. Harleen Quinzel, former psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum in Gotham now crazed villain and maniac who worked for the Joker…Harley Quinn. She was the most dangerous of them all.

All eight supervillains gathered together and stared down their target…which was unfortunately Spider-man and after seeing them all together…he began to get a little nervous. "Oh, dear lord." Spider-man stood up straight and cleared his throat. "I don't suppose this is just a case of you guys waiting for someone else in superhero tights because if it is, I'm more than happy to scram and keep my mouth shut. Contrary to popular belief I can do that."

"Oh, it seems to me like the little spider…is scared." Cheetah taunted, ready to tear him in half.

"Down, kitty. Spider-man doesn't want any part of this…" He said, taking a cautionary step back.

"Harbinger to team, target is confirmed. You are clear to engage. Waller wants him alive." Harbinger ordered over their comms that Spider-man overheard because he jacked Deadshot's ear comm before he webbed him up.

"Oh crap. Why doesn't anyone ever want to talk this out?" He asked as the villains charged. KGBeast fired a barrage of bullets that was avoided with TD raiz backflip into a corkscrew spin. Cheetah leapt forward, pushing her claws out to tear his mask off only for him to fall to his back and kick her into the air before firing a web and pulling himself up to avoid Bane's crushing blow. He swung through the air and kicked Cheetah into Bane when Icicle froze his webbing with his ice blaster. Spider-man fell through the air but fell into a roll, shooting a web line at Icicle's foot and yanking it so he fell onto El Diablo. Bronze Tiger and Captain Boomerang brought their weapons down on him only for Spider-man to do a back handspring vault out of the way. Their weapons hit the ground and a web grenade tied the two of them together.

He landed on his feet and then quickly side flipped to avoid a stream of fire from El Diablo. Harley Quinn charged with her bat that he avoided by sliding on his knees and then moved into a gainer flip to avoid KGBeast. The Russian mercenary turned to fire only for a web to yank his machine gun arm out of its socket, so he pulled out his knife and tried to slice up the web head but was too slow. Swipes and stabs but he couldn't hit anything. Spider-man ducked under a knife swipe to the head, so it shattered against Bane's armored vest who tried to attack him from behind. The spider rolled through the luchador's legs and web pulled KGBeast into the massive man with enough force that it was like hitting a stone wall. Bane was fine but KGBeast was stunned.

"Get out of my way." Bane picked up KGBeast and threw him into the wall, knocking him out but Spider-man shot some webs just to be safe. One down, seven more to go.

Bane attacked with fury and while you'd think with his massive size, he'd be slow, he was surprisingly quick. A furious three punch combo followed up by a massive hammer strike that missed and made a crack in the ground only further infuriating Bane that he couldn't this arachnid. Spider-man jumped onto Bane's hand, ran up his arm like a ramp and jumped high into the air before tossing down two web grenades that ensnared the brawler. Now he was pissed. Before he fell to the ground, Cheetah tackled him through the air and the two wrestled on the ground. Cheetah managed to wrestle her way on top of Spider-man and brought down her claw to her neck, but he held her back.

"You smell of fear, spider." Cheetah taunted and she sniffed him. From the glint in her eyes, she was having fun toying with him. "All my prey smell of ear before I kill them."

"That's not fear…it's Ralph Lauren Cologne." He quipped, firing a web at her tail and giving it a harsh tug that made her scream in pain. With her distracted, he headbutted her in the face and kicked her into the air before flipping forward, firing another web at her, spinning her around in the air and throwing her into El Diablo.

Captain Boomerang threw two boomerangs at him before pulling out two more for close quarters combat. He sliced and chopped with the razor end of the boomerangs, but Spider-man was too quick, and his spider-sense made dodging easy. Spider-man threw out a kick that knocked one of his boomerangs away before quickly doing a butterfly spin to avoid the boomerangs from behind. Captain Boomerang ducked under his own boomerangs which was his own undoing as Spider-man flipped over him and webbed his trench coat. When he landed, he gave it a harsh tug and ripped it in half, spilling the boomerangs onto the floor. Before Boomerang could reach any of them, they were all encased by a web grenade and he got a shoe to the chin via a gainer kick. The kick lifted him off his feet, but Spider-man then fired a web and slammed him face first into the pavement before encasing him in a web cocoon. Now only six more to go.

His spider-sense acted up again, so he back flipped to avoid a stream of fire. El Diablo pushed him to the center of the warehouse with his fire but when Spider-man landed his feet slipped on a sheet of ice. He got up only for Bane to charge and slam him into the ground before throwing him into a wall.

"Ugh…that's gonna hurt tomorrow. And the next day. And the next day." Spider-man got back up to his feet as Bane, El Diablo, Icicle, Cheetah, Harley Quinn, and Bronze Tiger surrounded him.

"You're outnumbered, insect. You may take out one or two of us, but you cannot win." Bane told him.

"What the big guy said. If you wouldn't mind hurrying this up, I've got a cartoon special DVR'd back in my cell." Harley said before holding up her bat in a menacing manner. "If you make me miss it than I might just bash your head in!"

"Wow, you're just a bundle of sunshine, aren't you?" Spider-man asked.

"You have nowhere to run, Spider-man." Icicle held up his ice gun, ready to turn the hero into a statue. "Give up or you get to know what an ice sculpture feels like."

"While part of me is curious to know what that feels like…I'm not running. I'm just waiting for backup." Spider-man smirked under his mask when something exploded in the ceiling, dropping a bunch of debris that collapsed on Bane and caused the others to scatter. Icicle aimed his ice gun only for an arrow to hit the cyro-engine, causing it to malfunction. A grapple line was fired into the ground and the Arrow zipped down, kicking Icicle in the face and knocking him into the wall. He fired a jettisoning arrow and wrapped Icicle so he couldn't do anything. El Diablo was about to fry the Arrow when a web flung the ice gun at him, causing it to explode and partially freeze the fire controlling gang leader. A harsh kick to the face knocked him out and he was soon wrapped up in webbing. Two down, four more left.

The Arrow walked over to the wrapped-up supervillain as Spider-man dropped down from the ceiling. "Thanks for coming. Glad you decided to show up." He said as the Arrow gave him a look.

Line Break xxxxx

Flash back, twenty minutes ago…

Having taken the ear comm piece and wrapped up Deadshot, Spider-man knew he was walking into a trap. He decided to make a quick call to Yuri.

"Yuri, it's me. You might want to get that lead from your CI checked out because I think this is a trap. I could use some backup here soon." He told her.

"Why, what's wrong?" Yuri asked.

"Well, on the way here I found a sniper set up about a quarter of a mile away and he's not some simple street enforcer. Hang on." He walked over and unwrapped the webbing around Deadshot's face. "Say cheese."

Deadshot screamed at him as Spider-man snapped the photo before webbing him back up. "I just sent you a pic. This is the guy."

Yuri was at her computer and checked her email. Once she saw his face, she knew who he was. "That's Deadshot." Yuri said, knowing full well of his reputation. He was the prime suspect in several shootings in the city in the past and for the one at the business auction three years ago before he vanished. "Floyd Lawton. Professional hitman. You're right. Something is up."

"And judging by the code name Harbinger and target talk I overhead, something tells me he's not working for the Big Man."

"All right, I'll scramble some units and be there soon." Yuri told him before hanging up. Playing it more safe than sorry, he decided to make a call to Captain Lance.

"Spider-man. Can't say I was expecting a call from you today." Lance said, sitting at his desk in his office going over some paperwork.

"Well, I like to mix it up on occasion. Are you busy?" He asked.

"No but something tells me I'm going to be soon." Lance told him.

"That assumption would be right. If you hear the sound of fighting and explosions or Yuri tells you about a situation at a warehouse, then understand it's me. One more thing, I need you to put me in contact with the Arrow." Spider-man said and Lance was a little confused and conflicted about doing that.

"Why do you need to talk to him?" Lance asked.

"Call it a professional courtesy. It's about time he and I had a talk…about a lot of things." Spider-man said. "Don't worry, Captain. You can trust me."

Lance hesitated for a second, but he had decided to trust Will and so far, it's been working for him so maybe this would too. "All right. I'll send you the number."

"Thanks, Captain." Will hung up and then dialed the number he sent.

In the Arrowcave, Felicity was at her computer doing some work while Oliver and Roy were in the middle of a training session. Dig was home with baby Sara. Oliver and Roy were fighting hand to hand but more like Oliver fighting and Roy struggling to keep up. Oliver avoided Roy's sloppy punch and tripped him up with a leg sweep.

"Oh, crap." Roy groaned in pain as Oliver helped him back to his feet.

"You've been off your game the past couple of days. Are you all right?" Oliver asked as Roy gave him a look.

"Sorry, just give me a minute I didn't think I would ever see a concerned look on your face." Roy joked.

"Of course, I'm concerned Roy. I'm your teacher and lately you haven't been at your best." Oliver told him.

"I haven't been getting the best sleep." Roy said but before the conversation could continue Felicity's phone rang. She checked it and was a number she didn't recognize. Maybe it was from work or a telemarketer, so she answered it.

"Hello, Felicity Smoak?" She answered.

"Hello, I'm looking for Oliver Queen. I don't suppose you could put me in touch with him?" he asked only for Felicity to go wide-eyed. Oliver and Roy stopped what they were doing when they saw her expression. "I'm a friend of his…well, I'm not actually a friend. Oh, hell I don't know what we are, but I could really talk to him right now…unless this is in fact the wrong number and I'm talking to the wrong person in which case I'm sorry."

"Can I ask who's calling?" Felicity answered, putting the phone on speaker while she traced the call.

"I'm a…an acquaintance. We met on a rooftop about a week ago." The man replied and Oliver knew it was Spider-man. He nodded to her and picked up the phone.

"What do you want?" Oliver asked.

"Yeesh, what's with the hostility, Oliver? I thought we were simpatico now? I'm here to help and now you understand that. And if this Felicity person is the pretty blonde, I helped rescue from Brother Eye then you know I just want to help. I guess being grouching is your default mood now." He joked which caused Roy and Felicity to slightly chuckle. "Relax, I'm not snooping on you right now or hacking you. I talked to Captain Lance and he gave me a number to contact and don't worry, I didn't tell him who you are. I figured you'd do that on your own when you're ready, but I'd wait a while on that. He's still a little upset."

"Thanks for the heads up. Now why did you call?" Oliver asked.

"Well, I think I have something that might be a little much for me and I could use some backup. Sketchy warehouse that reeks of trap, a trap designed to lure me here by the way, and considering Deadshot is here, I figured you'd want in on this." Spider-man told him. Once they heard the name Deadshot that got their attention. "Hang on, I can send a pic via text."

They waited a few minutes a text message arrived that showed Deadshot's gagged face. Oliver showed it to Felicity and Roy, Spider-man was telling the truth. "What's going on?" Oliver asked.

"Not entirely sure but he was waiting for me and talked to someone called Harbinger. I may have been at this for only a year, but I know a trap when I see one. I'm going to spring said trap, but I figured I could use some backup and it could help improve our relationship. The warehouse is on the east side of town on Brown avenue by 4th street. I'm heading in soon but I'm hoping you'll show up too." Spider-man said before hanging up.

Felicity showed them the trace she put on the call and it was at the signal at a tower about a quarter mile away from the warehouse he was talking about. "So, what are you doing to do, Oliver?" Roy asked.

"You saw the photo. Floyd Lawton is there." Felicity added.

"Roy, get suited up. I want you on the perimeter in case something happened." Oliver said and Roy nodded. The two grabbed their bows and suited up.

End flashback

"It's a good thing I did show up or else you'd be dead." Oliver told him.

"Egh, maybe a bit of an exaggeration. I probably could have handled it. I was just waiting for you. By the way, what took you so long?" Spider-man asked only for them to get surrounded. Bane burst out from the pile he was buried under and glared at the heroes as Cheetah stalked up beside him, flexing her claws. Bronze Tiger looked at the Arrow and smiled at the chance to get even while Harley Quinn twirled her bat around and whistled. "I'll take El Magnifico and the feisty feline while you deal with Wolverine and the baseball enthusiast."

"Shut up and fight." He replied as the two moved into action. The Arrow fired an arrow at Bronze Tiger which he split apart and used his bow to fend off Harley's baseball bat while Spider-man handled Bane and Cheetah. The Arrow ducked under the bat and kicked Harley back before engaging in a claw to bow fight with Bronze Tiger. The clawed mercenary swiped and slashed but was thwarted at each attack by a bow or missed. Harley came by with her baseball bat and swung but missed and smacked one of Tiger's claws out of his hand. Tiger got a gut shot and an uppercut to the face before being pushed back. Harley swung with her bat with finesse and skill, but the Arrow's training and combat prowess made up for that only for the female villain to slide between his legs and hit him in the back with her bat.

He quickly turned and blocked her next attack before punching her in the face and kicking her back. "Oh, so rude. Usually I'm bought a drink before things get physical. Harley attacked with her bat but was blocked and parried each time by a bow. She kicked him back before moving into a front flip and landed a head scissor takedown on the emerald vigilante. "You're good but not as good as the Bat!" She raised her bat to bash his brains in, but he raised his bow to stop her. He pushed her off and kicked her in the face before flipping back to his feet and throwing down a flashbang dart. It concussed Harley long enough for another dart to knock her bat away followed up by a restraint arrow that knocked her back into a wall and wrapped her in wires. "I take it back. You're as good as the Bat."

Bronze Tiger resumed his fight with the Arrow while Spider-man dealt with Bane and Cheetah. Bane attacked with various quick strikes and kicks that showed he wasn't just muscle but skill as well. He was skilled and super strong, but Spider-man was faster. He ducked and dodged Bane's massive fists and slid between his legs before moving into a butterfly spin to avoid Cheetah's lunge. Her claws narrowly sliced his suit as he flipped over her and landed on the ground into two more backhand springs and then into double backflip. Mid-flip he webbed some crates and threw them at the villains, but Bane just barreled through them like nothing. The masked supervillain charged forward like a bull and was ready to smash the bug into dust only for several globs of impact webbing and web lines to turn him into a mummy.

Bane was momentarily taken care of, but Cheetah was still an issue. She jumped off Bane's webbed body and lunged at the spider who flipped to the side and then leaned back to avoid a claw swipe to the face. He leaned back onto his hands and kicked Cheetah in the face before doing a kip-up and slamming his feet into her torso. Cheetah hit the ground and rolled back to her feet, growling in anger as she flexed her sharp claws.

"You have skill and tenacity, spider. But I've dealt with much stronger than you." Cheetah taunted him.

"Really? But I'm wondering how those encounters actually ended. There's a difference between fighting someone stronger and actually wining." He quipped while discretely reaching into his belt.

"I've found your quirks to be amusing for a moment. That moment has passed." Cheetah leaped at him and swiped her claws in a tremendous deluge of feline fury but wasn't able to land a hit which just further irked her. Her she was, Cheetah, huntress of the jungle having gone hand to claw with some of the deadliest men on the planet and even a woman who could be called a demi-god and many had felt the sting of her claws. Yet here was this annoying insect who was not only able to keep up with her but was doing everything he could to aggravate her.

She slashed with her claws before throwing out a leg sweep that Spider-man leapt over in a flip. He grabbed her tail and gave it a harsh tug. Cheetah let out a painful scream that was a mix of a human shout and a cat shriek. That was only the beginning of her troubles as she was pulled by her tail and spun around by Spider-man. The spider-themed superhero spun around on his feet while holding Cheetah's tail like a top before finally letting go and sending her flying into a metal pole with a loud thunk and clang. Cheetah hit the ground, dazed and confused but managed to get to her feet only to get hit by several globs and strands of webbing. The webbing wrapped around her body and stuck her claws to her side along with securing her feet, tail, and webbing her mouth shut. To finish it off, he grabbed a large steel girder and using his super strength he bent it around her as an added layer of restraint before finishing it off with one last glob of impact webbing.

"Now that should keep you all tied up and safe. We don't want you running away and turning into a stray. I'm sure your owner will come get you." He joked as he rubbed Cheetah on the head like she was a pet. Suffice to say that Cheetah was beyond pissed and wanted to disembowel him.

The Arrow finished up his fight with Bronze Tiger by disarming him of his last claw, throwing out several punches and kicks to the head and body before spin kicking him back and firing a restraint arrow that pinned him to the wall. He struggled to get free only for a glob of impact webbing to help with the capture. Spider-man landed next to the Arrow and the two took another look around to see all the villains dealt with and tied up.

"Well…that was fun. Our first team up went pretty well, don't you think?" Spider-man asked only for Oliver to ignore him and pulled back an arrow aimed right at Bronze Tiger's face.

"You have one warning, Turner. What does Waller want?" The Emerald Archer was ready to shoot him to get answers. Having these many villains appear in the city was a serious concern and from what Dig told him about Task Force X last year than Waller wanted something.

"Like she tells us anything. All I know is she sent us here for him and that's it. Didn't know I'd get the chance to get even with you again." Turner glared at him.

"I feel like I'm missing something here. Anyone mind filling me in?" Spider-man asked.

"They were waiting here for you. You're their target." Oliver told him.

"Yeah, I got that. But why? Who or what is a Waller?" Spider-man questioned but before he could get any answers, he had one more problem to deal with. His spider-sense began to tingle which was followed up by the sound of loud thumping and ripping. He and the Arrow turned to see Bane had ripped himself free of his web cocoon and the glare from his mask indicated he wasn't happy. "Is it just me or does he look angry?"

"You have skill, Spider. I'll admit this. But enough child games. Now it is time to end this." Bane pressed a button on his wrist and a green liquid began flowing into tubes in his arms and head. Bane's pupils began to turn green along with his veins which began to bulge and glow green as well.

"That's not a good thing, is it?" Spider-man asked.

"No, it's not." Oliver quickly fired an arrow only for it to shatter against Bane's skin as whatever liquid that was being injected into his system began to increase his durability and judging by how his body and muscle mass began to expand, it was probably doing something to his strength.

"AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!" Bane let out an inhuman roar or pain and or ferocity as his venom serum began to increase his body and muscle mass, so he was now even larger than he was before, and he was already very large. He was a large hulk of a human being and judging by the murderous look in his eyes…he had some heroes he wanted to squish.

Spider-man quickly fired several globs of impact webbing until his web shooters were dry and wrapped up the hulked-out Bane like a present, but the masked luchador was easily able to rip free like he was wrapped in toilet paper. "Ok…that's really bad."

"NOW, I CRUSH YOU!" Bane charged forward and brought his fists down to squish them into pieces, but they managed to move out of the way just in time. Spider-man flipped to the side and quickly ejected his spent web cartridges only for Bane to charge before he could reload. He managed to narrowly dodge a punch to the head that smashed the wall behind him and the brush of wind that followed through wasn't a good sign either. Spider-man then spun on his knees to avoid a spartan kick that would have knocked him through the warehouse. He lashed out with several quick kicks to Bane's stomach and face only for the masked hulk to catch his foot on the last kick. Judging by the glare on his face, he wasn't happy.

"Oh, crap." Spider-man was then yanked around like a ragdoll and slammed repeatedly into the wall or ground. Several arrows hit him in the back. Some were embedded into his armor while others broke against his venom-enhanced skin. Bane's response was using Spider-man as a club and hitting the Arrow away like a flyball. The archer hit the ground with a loud thud before Spider-man joined him. "Oh my god that hurts. I think I broke something…or a lot of somethings."

The loud thumping steps of Bane picked up indicating that he was charging so kicked Oliver out of the way before quickly doing a backhand spring to avoid the attack. Bane's fists smashed into the ground, cracking the pavement and concrete but missed both heroes. He felt a weight on his back as Spider-man landed on him and used his sticky powers to hold on.

"You need a serious chill pill, El Luchador." He grabbed two web grenades and placed them on his back before backflipping away. The web bombs went off and tied up Bane in a cocoon allowing him to reload his web shooters. Oliver fired two explosive arrows at the ceiling which destroyed some loose and old metal I-beams. They dropped onto Bane's web cocoon and normally that'd be the ending but that wasn't the case. He ripped free of the webbing and lifted the heavy metal I-beams up like they were sticks before throwing them at the heroes. Oliver managed to roll out of the way in time while Spider-man leapt over it instead, firing a web at it before flipping and using the momentum to hurl it back at Bane. That didn't work as well as Bane just knocked it aside and charged.

"Enough of this, shit. Time to end this. I've got a date." Will charged forward to meet Bane. While it may have been seen as suicide, for a superhero like Will it wasn't.

Once he was close, he jumped and did a flying knee right into Bane's face, knocking him onto his backside. He jumped onto Bane's stomach and quickly flipped off before he was grabbed. Bane got up and was pelted with web bullets before Spider-man web slingshot forward and slammed into his chest feet first, knocking him back. Bane managed to get back to his feet quickly and threw out a punch that missed while Spider-man responded with his own punch that hurt a lot more. Given Bane's enhanced state Will didn't hold back anymore. Bane just kept throwing punch after punch but kept missing while Spider-man responded back with punches and kicks at every opening he could find. Bane was getting more frustrated and thus more erratic and less disciplined which was a bad thing.

Spider-man ducked under a punch and did a leg sweep, knocking Bane onto one knee before doing a scissor throw. The masked venom mercenary tumbled onto the ground before getting hit in the face by Spider-man doing a butterfly kick and then a backhand spring kick to the chin that knocked him back. Bane recovered quickly and managed to grab the arachnid hero around the neck and began squeezing with both hands.

"NOW YOU DIE, INSECT!" Bane shouted as he forced the hero to his knees. The masked mercenary smiled in revelry at his victory while Oliver watched from a vantage point on the ceiling, aiming an arrow to help when he noticed Will rise from his knees. The hero grabbed Bane's hands and slowly got back to his feet displaying a tremendous show of strength which only got greater as he slowly removed Bane's hands from his neck with his own super strength. Bane's cocky expression of revelry soon turned into one of concern as Spider-man stood straight up and fully removed his hands from his neck and was holding him back. The concern then turned into one of slight fear as Spider-man began squeezing and twisting Bane's large hands with strength that hurt.

"Spider's aren't insects…we're arachnids!" He dropped kicked Bane in the face and back flipped in the air before web zipping back and nailing a flying kick to his jaw. From the flying kick, he leapt off Bane in a corkscrew spin before firing two webs at the tubes on the back of his head and left arm respectively. Once he landed, he gave a super strength tug and both tubes disconnected and began spilling venom all over the floor.

"NO!" Bane scrambled to try and reconnect the tubes, but he wasn't going to get the chance. Spider-man quickly closed the distance and struck with a super strength punch to the face, kick to the stomach, jumping knee to the chin, an elbow to the left shoulder, a spinning hook kick to the side of the head, several speed punches to the stomach and chest, a venom shock infused punch to the solar plexus and finished it all off with a kick to the groin.

Other than the painful groans and squeaks one would get after a shot to the nether region, Bane didn't move an inch. That's because of the venom infused punch to the solar plexus. He made sure that one had enough juice to paralyze every single muscle in Bane's body. Spider-man did a cartoonish finger point and gently poked Bane on the chest who comically fell down like slab of wood, both from the paralysis and being unconscious from the barrage of attacks.

"Finally. He should be a poster for the caution of drug use." Spider-man said, taking a deep breath and slumping over to catch his breath. He lifted the large and heavy man with his super strength and tied him up with his webbing and used some extra steel pipes as an extra measure. Police sirens could be heard and were closing in fast. "You should probably get out of here. I'll take care of this."

"Thanks." Oliver replied before firing a grapple arrow and leaving.

Detective Watanabe soon arrived with a squad car of uniformed police officers and they entered the warehouse to see seven colorfully dressed bad guys tied up and suspended from the ceiling via a thick web with the eight and largest one laying down on the ground wrapped in webbing and several steel pipes. On the floor next to him were the words you'll need a truck for him carved via a sharpened steel pipe.

"Get on the radio with the captain. We're gonna need a wagon and a truck." Yuri told one of them who immediately contacted SCPD headquarters.

About fifteen minutes later several squad cars arrived with a police transport van and a large truck. CSU teams were doing their job in the warehouse and took all the samples and surveyed the area while also taking all the weapons from the supervillains. Suffice to say that a freeze gun and several dozen boomerangs were put into plastic bags. Captain Boomerang, KGBeast, Icicle, El Diablo, Cheetah, Bronze Tiger, and Harley Quinn were handcuffed before being placed into the van under heavy guard. Once their faces were run through the SCPD database and they were all identified then Captain Lance ordered extra officers as a precaution and even came himself.

"Never did I expect to see this today." Lance commented as he watched several of his officers' work with the paramedics to wheel Bane into the truck on a gurney since he still couldn't move. "Three mercenaries, two escaped elemental maniacs, a mutated cat girl, one Arkham Escapee and Bane himself. The Mayor wasn't exactly thrilled when she learned about this."

"At least they're taken care of. Good thing about Spider-man though what they're doing here in the first place is the bigger concern." Yuri pointed out. "I had our guys back at the station check and every single one of these idiots were either dead or in jail as of yesterday. How did they get here?"

"One of the many questions we'll ask down at the station." Lance told her when several blacked-out sedans and a large armored vehicle arrived. Several men in black tactical gear armed with assault rifles stepped out followed by agents in suits and leading them was a woman. Lance, Yuri, and the other officers kept their hands trained on their guns. Something was up. "Whoa, what's going on? This is a closed crime scene. I'm gonna need you all to leave now."

"Captain Lance, Agent Lyla Michaels." Lyla flashed her badge and they saw the ARGUS logo. "We're going to be taking possession of these individuals from now on."

"Why?" Yuri asked as the ARGUS agents walked over and took the supervillains from police custody. "What does eight escaped maniacs have to do with ARGUS?"

"That's need to know and above your paygrade." She bluntly put it as her agents took Bane into custody. "Any further intervention from the SCPD is ill-advised. This is an internal ARGUS matter."

"Like setting up a perimeter around Starling City and keeping everyone from leaving during Deathstroke's attack in the summer?" Lance asked which shocked Lyla that he knew. "I know all about agency hearsay and that's not enough. What's going on and why is ARGUS concerned with these killers in my city? Someone could have gotten killed today."

"I'm sorry Captain but this is an ARGUS matter and we don't answer to you. Whatever you think is happening here is now what happened." Lyla assured him.

"You mean like sending 9 supervillains to try and kill me?" They heard as Lyla looked up to see Spider-man perched up on the street light with Floyd Lawton strung up in a web cocoon. "If you're going to take down the Spectacular Spider-man then you should have sent more bad guys to try and kill me…Harbinger."

"I have no idea who that is." Lyla quickly responded.

"Are you sure because I could have sworn that Deadshot here was reporting to a Harbinger who ordered these maniacs to attack me? Then again, I could be mistaken but I have a way to find out. Lucky for us, Deadshot's phone has a call back feature. Shall we find out who Harbinger is?" He joked before pressing a button on the phone Deadshot used to call Harbinger only for a cellphone to go off on Lyla's person. "Oh…very suspect, Agent Michaels. That doesn't sound good."

"Agents, take Spider-man into custody!" Lyla ordered as the agents quickly raised their guns at him only for Yuri, Lance and the SCPD to raise their guns at ARGUS. "Tell your men to stand down, Captain Lance."

"You first." Lance shot back. "He may annoy the hell out of me but I'm with him. There's something funny about this and I'm not about to arrest a man who stopped 9 criminals from hurting innocent people."

"Looks like we have a Mexican standoff here." Yuri commented as the rest of the SCPD officers weren't backing down. Either out of loyalty to Captain Lance and Yuri or respect for Spider-man and the times he's saved their butts.

"Technically a Mexican standoff is when there's a confrontation where no strategy exist that allows any party to achieve victory or won't be able to extricate themselves out without suffering loss. Which is why I'd like to put this on the table." Spider-man held up another phone. "The reason our friend Deadshot is all tied up is because I found him perched up on a rooftop waiting for me. As I took him down, I took the phone and before I engaged the rest of your goons, I was recording everything including your little communique about ordering them to take me down. That along with the little revelation right now is enough to ruffle some feathers and have some serious questions be asked. I mean, how would it look if federal ARGUS agents who are tasked with protecting our country and way of life turned out to sponsoring and controlling deranged criminals for operations on US soil? And as Detective Watanabe pointed out early, they were either dead or supposed to be in jail. Something that a little misuse of government authority and abuse of power might be responsible for. Now I for one would be appalled at learning something like this. What about you, Captain Lance? Would it appall you to learn something like this?"

"Very much so." Lance joked back.

"Yeah, sounds like a PR nightmare and weeks of governmental review." Yuri added.

"Very true, Detective Watanabe. I mean, any agents responsible would be in meetings and reviews for months to figure out what happened. I mean, that doesn't sound good to me." Spider-man said. "One little press of a button and this goes onto the internet for the world to see. And you know the saying, nothing on the internet can be erased. But I'm willing to not let that happen on a few conditions."

"What conditions?" Lyla asked.

"Simple. First, you take your goons and get your crazy villain squad out of Starling City. Two, you appraise the actions of the SCPD for their brave work in helping you today and try to get them some additional funding. And third, last but not least, you leave me the hell alone. I don't know what ARGUS wants with me, but I don't want anything to do with you. I'm not a threat to national security or even international security. I'm just someone trying to help people. You do this, and I make sure this whole thing doesn't make it past some watercooler chat at the SCPD." There was a moment of silence as Agent Michaels though over the proposal. "Tick-tock, Agent Michaels."

"Deal. Stand down." Lyla ordered and the agents did which made the SCPD drop their guns as well. "Well played, Spider-man."

"Coming from you, I don't want that to be a compliment." Spider-man bluntly told her before dropping Deadshot to the ground. Lyla and her agents took the Suicide Squad out of there as quickly as possible and left just as fast. "Well that was a fun, wasn't it?"

"You almost got us killed." Lance told him.

"Relax, Captain you guys were completely safe." Spider-man unclipped a small GoPro camera from the front of his belt. "I had this recording the whole time. Consider it an extra piece of leverage."

"Wow, you really think ahead, don't you?" Yuri pointed out.

"I've picked up a few things doing this for a while. At first, I was just going to record me swinging around the city in first person and upload it to YouTube but gathering blackmail on illegal government agencies is a nice use as well. And I managed to talk her into getting you guys a pay raise." He pointed out.

"Thanks for that." Lance said before looking at the warehouse. "She really set a trap for you?"

"Yup, eight crazy villains waiting for me. Not particularly fun and a little painful. Still, if my pop culture knowledge on secret government agencies is any help…I'll be seeing her again." Spider-man said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some place to be. Catch you guys later."

He swung away as the SCPD officers watched him leave. Lance and Yuri saw him flip through the air before swinging away. "Hard to believe he's just a kid." Lance commented.

Spider-man flipped through the air before landing on the roof of a building about five blocks from the warehouse. "Whew…I'm going to need a long shower after that." He said before cracking his back a bit. "Thanks again for the help, Oliver."

"Your welcome." Oliver stepped into view, his bow down and his voice changer disabled. "It's a risky move messing with ARGUS. Trust me, I know from experience."

"They messed with me first. I didn't even do anything to them. They set the trap for me." He pointed out. "But when that claw guy said they were after me all my worst sci-fi fears came back. What does ARGUS want with me?"

"Nothing good, that's for sure." Oliver put it plainly.

"Then it's a good thing I got some leverage. Better yet…" Will tossed something into the air and Oliver caught it. He checked it over and it was a red thumb drive with a web pattern. "You have a copy."

"Why give this to me?" Oliver asked.

"Worst case scenario. I figured if they came after me again, having a frien—sorry, having a vigilante/superhero compatriot with the blackmail would be a good backup plan. And from what I heard, you at least know these guys and aren't working for them. I plan to give a copy to Captain Lance later." Will explained. "Now, if that is all for the day. I'm leaving. By the way, it was nice fighting with you. Catch you later."

Will flipped off the roof of the building and swung away in style while Oliver walked away and made his way back to the bunker where Felicity and Roy were waiting with Dig who arrived.

"Sorry I wasn't here sooner. Babysitter was running late." Dig told him.

"It's fine. We had it handled." Oliver assured him as he put his bow back onto its hanger.

"So, how was your first ever team up with Spider-man?" Felicity wondered.

"Brings up a lot of questions. It wasn't regular criminals setting a trap for him it was ARGUS." Oliver explained. "Waller sent her Task Force after him."

"You mean her Suicide Squad. What did Waller want?" Dig asked.

"She wants Spider-man. My guess is all his actions in the city has gotten Wallers attention and she wants him for her Task Force or his powers. But she was motivated."

"Deadshot was there." Felicity told him.

"Lawton?" Dig was shocked to hear that.

"We had it handled, Dig. Lawton along with the rest of the squad was taken care of when the SCPD arrived. It's only because Lyla and ARGUS arriving that they're not in holding cells." Oliver handed Felicity the Spider-drive Will gave her and she began analyzing the information.

"Of course, Lyla was there. Waller's gonna make her try again." Dig pointed out.

"That's not likely after what we heard over the comms." Roy told him.

"Spider-man pretty much blackmailed Lyla and those ARGUS agents into leaving and never coming back." Felicity explained while showing him the video from the Spider go-pro along with the recordings of Lyla as Harbinger ordering the Suicide Squad into position and to attack along with the little standoff. "Kind of wish I was there to see it all go down."

"Waller isn't going to be happy about this." Dig stated.

"That's true but her hands are tied at the moment. We've got a copy and Captain Lance will have one as well. Hopefully she doesn't know who Spider-man is yet but something like this won't deter her for long." Oliver added.

"That almost sounds like concern. Glad to know you're not still on your vendetta against him." Felicity commented.

"He saved me from Bane. I owe him that much as least." Oliver admitted.

"Bane? As in the master mercenary Bane? Waller must really want him bad." Dig stated.

"Considering that he was able to take down several members of her group before I showed up will only add to that. Dig, keep an eye on Lyla. I don't want to think what Waller would do if she gets her hands on him." Oliver was slowly…like glacial slowly letting his guard down with Spider-man but someone like Waller…he didn't even want to think what she would do with him or with his powers.

Will had made his way back to the dorms of SCU while triple checking to make sure he wasn't being followed. He climbed into the window of his dorm room and began taking off his suit to take a shower and to wash it. It smelled like old warehouse mixed with sweat and cat fur. He could guess where the last one was from. He took off his red suit and groaned a bit as his body showed some bruises from his fight with Bane. His superpowers gave him superhuman durability and healing, but it still hurt. Any normal person who went through what he did wouldn't be able to walk or would probably be dead. He'd be fine by tomorrow.

The electronic keycard lock to his door clicked so he quickly put on a t-shirt as Aria walked in. "Hey, you ok?" She walked over to hug him, and he hissed a little.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little sore." He assured her.

"What happened?"

"It's a long, long…long story."

Line Break xxxxx

October 31st, 2014 Starling City

Halloween had arrived in Starling City with decorations and costumes galore. Speaking of costumes, Will was swinging through the city early in the morning to do a little patrol before the big Halloween party tonight. He was looking forward to it. His first Halloween with a girlfriend so what's not to love.

"Twas' the morning of Halloween, and all through the town. Not a creature was stirring, not even a…clown?" Spider-man flipped through the air before landing on a flag pole. "I guess it kind of works. Still, got to enjoy a morning where nothing bad happens. Maybe people are starting to learn to not engage in criminal activities."

Unfortunately for him, his spider-sense went off and his hearing picked up the distinct sound of buzzing. He looked around and saw four small drones flying towards him like the one Smythe sent to spy on him. "Me and my big mouth."

The drones picked up speed and were heading straight at him before the small guns on the bottom activated. He back flipped up the side of the building and jumped off before swinging away as fast as he could. The drones kept on him and unbeknownst to him they had cameras which were recording and broadcasting his movements and actions to their operator. He web swung up into the air and fired a web at one of the drones as he landed on the roof of a building. He yanked it down and smashed it onto the roof only for it to explode. "Ok, exploding smart bombs. Definitely not good."

The drones stopped firing and instead flew towards like they were on a kamikaze attack. One got close so he rolled out of the way and it impacted an air conditioning vent before exploding. The force knocked him back a bit, but he landed on his hands before flipping back to his feet. He jumped off the building as one drone flew after him while the other flew in a different direction.

"This is getting ridiculous." He swung around the side of a building and made his way down an alleyway with the drone right on his tail. He vaulted off a fire escape with style when he saw the other drone come straight at him. "So, trying to box me in…"

He kept swinging and waited for the right moment. Just as they got close, he let go of the web and fell to the ground as the two drones impacted one another in a big explosion. He managed to land on his feet with no injury and was fine. "Whew. That was close. Wonder what Smythe and the Big Man have planned now."

On the other side of the city in the secret warehouse that Spencer Smythe and his son Alistair had been working out of the past month, the two scientists and Hammerhead were the ones responsible for the little drone attack on Spider-man.

"Well that was a waste of time. Your drones are about as useful as the rest of my guys have been against him." Hammerhead said.

"They weren't there to kill him, Hammerhead. Merely to confirm what we already know about him. Now, with the last of the data on his powers the Black Widow is completely set for the elimination of Spider-man." Spencer assured him as his gaze turned to the 8-legged two-ton spider themed tank that was resting on the platform nearby with the assembly machines finishing any last-minute adjustments. The black and red colored spider tank was powerful, fast, and dangerous with eight high-powered pistons legs for urban mobility, six hover jets for flight, a 225-degree field of vision with the cameras and lenses on the face, a hardened tensile steel/titanium outer shell and enough fire power to attack a city.

"Good but remember. That hunk of metal is just to capture him. The Big Man is gonna want to kill Spider-man himself." Hammerhead walked up to the Black Widow to get a closer look as several of the mechanical assembly arms were working. One arm was dripping acid onto various spots that were then connected or screwed shut.

"I wouldn't get too close. That acid is the only thing that can penetrate the Black Widow's armor." Alistair warned him. "Your employer's investment will be well worth it and the last month of modifications will ensure its success."

"Huh, kind of fitting the bug gets squashed on Halloween. And because of the all the other freaks in costumes, no one will even know he's gone." Hammerhead was full of glee. He was looking forward to this. "Tonight, we're going bug hunting."

Back with Will, after his little drone mishap he made his way home for a bit to pick up his Halloween Costume for the party. His mom was helping him with the suit and was holding it for the time being. He used his key to walk in and saw May getting a bag of candy ready.

"Hey, mom." Will walked into the kitchen and kissed her on the cheek only for her nose to scrunch up.

"Why do you smell like smoke?" She asked.

"A tiny bit of pyrokinetic action in the city. Halloween pranksters who were a little too into their pranks." Will walked over to the closet to get his costume which was in a black garment bag. "So, what are your plans? Going to stand out on the patio and scare off the neighborhood kids?"

May chucked a piece of candy at his head that he caught. "Very funny. This candy is for the annual Halloween charity reception at the hospital. You'll try and stop by in your suit, right?"

"By suit do you mean my Halloween costume or the costume I wear every other day it's not Halloween?" Will joked only for May to give him a look. "I'm kidding. Of course, I'm stopping by. I'll pop in and hang out with the kids for a bit before I meet Aria and the others at the party."

"Remind me again why this party is happening at a warehouse?" May wondered only for Will to shrug his shoulders.

"I don't know. And it's not an abandoned warehouse that this city has too many of. It's a party space that one of the fraternity's own. From what I understand, one of the Frat brothers got rich and bought it. Don't ask. Anyway, pretty much for twenty years that place has been used for parties and the Halloween one is supposed to be the biggest of the year. But don't worry, I'll be safe." Will assured her.

"You better be. Halloween may all be fun and silly but it's also a night a lot of bad things happen." She warned him.

"Mom…every other night is a night that bad things happen. Hell, I'm the one stopping said bad things. Compared to beating the snot out of criminals, a college Halloween party is going to be a cake walk. And I'll be there to make sure Aria, Emily, and Spencer are safe." Will promised. "Is Maya here?"

"No, she's with Emily. It's nice that Emily has someone as well as Spencer. Toby is such a nice young man." May added. Toby, Spencer's boyfriend showed up yesterday and he was a cool guy. He was a carpenter back in Spencer's home town of Rosewood and was going to the police academy. He seemed like a cool dude and it was nice to not be the only guy anymore. At least for a few days.

"True. I'm just glad I'm not the only guy anymore." He added.

"Still…just be safe tonight." May was still a little concerned. She knew her son was a superhero but that didn't mean her worry would ever stop.

"I will. Besides, it's Halloween. What's the worst that can happen?" He asked. Later that night he would kick himself for saying that.

After another stop in the city to pick up a last-minute item, he made his way back to his dorm room where he saw Aria getting things ready. "Hey, you."

"Hey. You almost got a peak at coming attractions." She said as she gave him a kiss when she noticed his confused look. "My costume."

"Ah, speaking of." Will opened up his backpack.

"Did you get it?"

"Yup. One old school looking compact mirror from a pawnshop as you requested to complete your outfit." He handed it to her, and she smiled. "The store owner was nice. Granted, I was probably the youngest person to walk in, but she was nice. Gave me a discount."

"Thank you. I can't believe this is the one thing I forgot for my whole outfit." Aria said, placing it down on his bed where her entire costume was laid out.

"Wow, it looks amazing already and it's not even on yet." He hugged her from behind. "By the way, what are you doing in my room? How come you aren't in yours?"

"Spencer's at her parent's place who are out for the weekend so they're staying there to get ready and Emily needed the room so she and Maya can get ready. And it made more sense for me to come here than her." Aria pointed out.

"Oh, beautiful, funny, amazing designer, and smart. I hit the complete package, didn't I?" Will gave her a quick kiss and she kissed back.

"Yes, you did. Speaking of amazing designer…" She walked over and grabbed her duffel bag. "Your new suit is finally finished."

Will opened the duffel bag and saw his new suit was based on one of the designs she showed him a while ago. He took out his new mask, which was still red, but a black web pattern was added in and rather than cloth over the eyes it was plastic lenses with a chrome covering so he could still see but no one could see in. One of his suggestions to the design. His regular mask was fine, but the cloth did little to keep dust out and the glare from the sun or lights could get annoying. The new lenses would help. "I'm liking the new mask."

"The lenses were a little tricky to work around but I managed." Aria told him.

"Aria, it's amazing." He pulled her close and kissed her and she kissed back with equal passion. She moved her hands up his arms and over his muscular shoulders. "I'm really looking forward to tonight…which is why I'm hoping you'll be ok with what I'm about to tell you."

"What?" Aria asked as he sat down on the bed.

"You know there's the annual Halloween charity at Starling General. To raise money for the hospital, various charities along with helping the kids. It's something I've always helped with." Will told her.

"Ok, so should we stop by and hang out for a bit?" Aria asked.

"Actually Spider-man is going to be making the appearance this time. I know the kids are gonna love it. But having you and the girls show up without me might raise some questions. Everyone at the hospital knows me so it'll be weird if you, Emily, and Spencer show up and I'm not there. Especially since they'll have their significant others and I won't be there with you." Will pointed out.

"Fair enough." Aria replied.

"So, I'm gonna head there for a little big at around six. I'll spend some time there to help with the charity fundraising and spend some time with the kids and then I'll race back here, change and meet you guys at the party."

"Sounds like a plan." Aria gave him another kiss. "I think tonight is going to be a lot of fun."

"Definitely. Even though I haven't seen you in it I know you'll look amazing. Maybe you can wear it again another night?" He wondered only for her to give him a look.

"You wear a costume for your man on Halloween, it's fine. You do it any other night you end up on a morning talk show." Aria told him only for Will to chuckle as he pulled her onto his lap as she sat down sideways.

"I don't know. Depends on the costume. And given I wear one every single night…maybe I'll return the favor." Will joked.

"I'll hold you to that." Aria gave him another kiss.

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The sun was starting to set as the city was going into the full groove of Halloween fun. Costumes, candy, and parties galore. It's not often Halloween falls on a Saturday, so people were going to take advantage of it. Parents were taking their kids Trick or Treating while teenagers, college students, and young adults were going to parties. The police would have their hands full with drunken idiots. Halloween was one of the busiest days of the year for them. That and pretty much every other major holiday. For one Captain Lance however, he was using this day for something else. He parked his squad car outside the Starling City hospital and walked in to the little charity Halloween party. Nurses and doctors dressed up in costumes, candy was given out to Trick or Treaters, and a general fun time was had. It was started years ago to help raise money for the hospital and local charities and to give some of the patients who have been stuck in the hospital during the time something to take their mind off their situation.

Captain Lance walked in to one of the rec rooms where parents, some city officials and businessmen were standing around and enjoying themselves while donating to charity. Kids were dressed up in costumes and had fun while nurses handed out candy. Kind of ironic given that hospitals and their staff would tell you to avoid candy but it's Halloween. May Detmer was there dressed in her doctor's coat but with a red clown nose on her face. Her costume as an homage to Patch Adams. Quentin made a small donation to the charity box and walked over to May who was playing with some kids.

"Quentin, good to see you." May smiled and Quentin smiled back.

"Good to see you as well, May. Looks like you guys are busy around here." Quentin commented, seeing a lot more kids than usual.

"Well, someone may put it out there that Spider-man might be making an appearance at the hospital." She told him only for Quentin to point to several kids and even dads who were dressed up as Spider-man. Blue sweatshirt with black spider symbol and all. Will should have really licensed his image. He'd be making a lot of money. "Well, I'm still hoping he'll make an appearance tonight. But what brings you here? I figured that Halloween is usually pretty busy."

"It is but after doing this for so many years I've gotten a handle on it. My guys are already out there so hopefully things go smoothly tonight. I figure Spider-man can have it handled." Quentin commented as the two walked a little and separated from everyone else.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that. After this, something tells me he's going to be busy tonight." May told him only for Quentin to give her a confused look. "It's all right, Quentin. I know you know about my son."

"He told you that he told me? Wait, he told you about his…extra-curricular activities?" Quentin was not expecting to hear that at all.

"Of course. My son can't hide anything from me. Plus, he spoke to me when he was first thinking of doing this after Deathstroke's siege so I would have pieced it together." May said. "Am I ok with him going out there every night and risking his life? God, no. Am I proud of what he's trying to do for the people of this city? Yes. Do I wish I could talk him out of doing what he does? Yes."

"Then why don't you?" Quentin wanted to know how she would be ok with her son going out into the city and fighting criminals.

"Believe me, there are days I don't want him to go out there. When I watch the news or read about the crimes he's stopped, I'm beyond worried. Many of the criminals he fights end up in this hospital for treatment and I worry every single night that he'll be one of them." May told him and he could tell it was still a worry she had. "But I also meet the people he saves. There was a family of four in here a few days ago who were in the emergency room after the nasty pile up on Adam's street. They had some cuts, bruises, their son had a concussion and their daughter had a fractured arm. A lot of other people in that crash were hurt but are alive because Spider-man arrived in time and got them all out of there before a gasoline truck exploded. He saved a lot of people that day and every other day he does what he does."

"Yeah and he's saved dozens of my officers too. Hard to believe the guy who's done all that is someone you'd pass by on the street as a normal person." Quentin commented.

"That's kind of the point." May replied only for Quentin to look confused. "Will told me that when he started, he felt he was given his powers for a reason. Out of anyone in the world who got them, it was him. He could have robbed banks or got into show business, but he decided to help people. That alone shows how much of a good person he is and that he is someone you can trust. But more than that, the people rally behind Spider-man because it can be anyone under that mask. He just happened to be the person who got bit. He strives all of us to be better."

"With great power comes great responsibility. He told me that." Quentin said causing May to smirk.

"He got that from me." She told him. "The day Starling no longer needs Spider-man and he is ready to hang up his mask I'll be beyond happy. But until then, I'll support him however I can."

Quentin looked at May and smiled. The kid was lucky to have a support group like this. "Officially I can't condone what he does, and I really don't believe in him risking his life out there. But I understand it. I'll make sure his faith in me isn't misplaced." Lance added.

"Even superheroes need help." May finished.

"I have to wonder if he's told you about everything, have you told him everything?" Quentin asked only for May to hold back a smirk.

"If you mean if I've told him about our coffee or lunch dates…then no. I figure he has enough on his plate. When the time is right, I'll let him know. But before I decide to tell him I'll have to make sure that this is something worth telling him." May replied causing Quentin to chuckle.

A few blocks from the hospital, Will was on the roof of a building getting changed into his suit. His spider-man suit not costume for Halloween suit. He slipped on his mask and sweatshirt before webbing his backpack and costume garment bag to the roof. "All right, let's ready a memorable Halloween for the kids." He shot a web line and swung off the rooftop. He made his way through the city when a drone picked him up and transmitted his position to Hammerhead and the Smythes.

"There he is. Time to squash the bug." Hammerhead told them as Alistair got on the console and hit a few buttons, activating the Black Widow. The hover jets ignited and lifted the large metal tank into the air, eventually flying through the warehouse and through the retractable skylight in the ceiling.

The Halloween charity reception was going great as they had raised a good amount of money and the kids were having a great time. May's phone went off and it was a text from Will saying he was here. Time for the main event.

"Ok, everyone. Time for the costume contest. Everyone gather around." May announced as all the kids got together. "Wow, look at all your great costumes. This is going to be a hard decision."

Spider-man swung down to the hospital and landed with a flip in the parking lot. Nearby pedestrians saw him and began taking pictures. "Hey guys!" He shouted before walking into the hospital where he was greeted with looks of confusion from the hospital staff who didn't seem him land outside. They thought it was someone for the Halloween party. "Excuse me, I'm looking for the charity Halloween reception."

"Oh sure, it's down the hall and it'll be on your right. It'll be in the recreation room. Are you a parent?" The nurse at the reception desk asked.

"Oh, no. I'm too young for that. Just here to pop in and say hello to the kids on the Halloween." He replied before firing a web at the nearby bowl of Halloween candy and handed her a lollipop. "Happy Halloween from your friendly neighborhood Spider-man!"

The nurse was dumbstruck at what just happened. Was that really Spider-man? Her question was answered when he jumped up and stuck to the ceiling. The other nurses, doctors, patients, and guards saw Spider-man crawl on the ceiling as he made his way to the party. He made his way to the rec room were all the kids, parents, and hospital staff were unaware of his presence. "Hey, I know I'm a little late, but I don't suppose I can enter the costume contest too? I do have a pretty cool costume!"

"SPIDER-MAN!" All the kids were beyond excited to see him here as he crawled on the ceiling and dropped down in the center of the room. He high-fived kids, tousled hair, and posed for pictures. The parents immediately took out their phones and began taking photos of their kids with a real-life superhero who just so happened to show up.

"I heard through the web vine that Starling General hosts a charity reception on Halloween. Not to mention a costume contest so I had to come and put my two cents into the hat." Spider-man joked as the little party began to draw more attention from the hospital staff who were drawn to the ruckus. Pictures were taken and immediately tweeted out for the internet to see. Granted it was Halloween so whether it was going to be taken seriously is something to consider.

He took photos with the kids, the parents, even the city officials took photos with him along with signing dozens of autographs. He also paid a visit to the kids who were in the ICU or the long-term care ward and it made their days even better. Stopping bad guys is important but the little things matter too.

After an hour of hanging out with the kids and making a memorable Halloween, his spider-sense went off. He looked at the window and saw several quick moving shadows of drones flying outside. They must have followed him here.

"Uh…I'm sorry kids. I hope you had fun tonight but duty calls. I've got some Spider-man business to do. Have a fun Halloween for the rest of the night. Stay safe, listen to your parents, stay in school, eat your vegetables, and don't eat candy that's not wrapped!" He shouted as he jumped through the window and super jumped into the air before swinging causing all the kids to cheer.

He swung into the air and web zipped to a rooftop when several drones showed up "Just great, more of these things."

The drones opened fire, so he quickly dived off the roof and swung away with the drones keeping pace with him. Guess the Smythes made some upgrades. He ran on the side of a building before jumping off and swinging around the corner. Trick-or-Treaters on the street got an awesome Halloween treat in seeing Spider-man in action. He flipped through the air and grabbed onto a flag pole, using it to spin and launch himself in the air. He fired a web net at the drones and trapped them before throwing them into the side of a building in a small explosion.

"Done and done. And with plenty of time to spare to get to the party." He hung from the side of the building only for his spider-sense to go off again, only with a greater intensity. Something seriously bad was going to happen. A distinct roar of an engine could be heard as something large and powerful was getting closer. A missile hit the side of the building, exploding and knocking him away. He managed to catch himself with a web and landed on the side of another building to see what attacked him and it wasn't good. A large black and red spider tank with glowing red eyes hovering in the air and it didn't look happy. "Oh, crud. That doesn't look good. Me and my big mouth. I don't suppose we can talk this out, one arachnid to another?"

Its reply was in the form of an attack. Its fangs sparked and fired a beam of electricity at him which he quickly jumped out of the way to avoid. Spider-man ran up the side of the building with the Black Widow hovering after him. The nozzle in its mouth fired a stream of oil on the side of the building that made him trip and lose control.

'What the hell? That oil is cancelling out my spider stickiness!" He thought to himself as he fell and bounced off the body of the Black Widow with a hard clang before falling to the ground. He fired a web and swung away with the Black Widow chasing after him. Despite Spider-man's agility and web swinging speed, the Black Widow's hover jets were a lot faster. It was about to run into him only for a last-minute web zip to the side saving him from being roadkill. The claws on the two front legs opened to reveal mini-rocket launchers. It fired a salvo of rockets that Spider-man managed to avoid by turning into a narrow alley. Normally it'd be his saving grace, but the Black Widow just hovered above and fired down more rockets.

"Geez, talk about being relentless." He flipped, jumped, and spun through the alleyway to avoid getting hit but he couldn't do this forever. He needed a plan.

He spun through the air and saw a fire hydrant, so he fired a web and yanked the hydrant off. The torrent of water hit the Black Widow and caused it to stagger, giving Spider-man some breathing room which he used to land on the roof of a building. He spun the fire hydrant and threw it at tank only for it to bounce off like it was nothing. "All right, that didn't work."

The Black Widow reacquired him and used the claws on the second row of legs which contained machine guns. It opened fire but Spider-man was able to dodge and dive which is exactly what it wanted. With Spider-man busy dodging gunfire, the claws on the third row of legs activated into grappling claws which launched at him.

Spider-man flipped onto the ledge of the building to avoid a barrage of bullets only for two sharp spider-like grappling claws to grab him. "Seriously? Grappling claws? What's next, acid venom?" Spider-man asked only for the claws on the last row of legs open to reveal acid nozzles. "Oh, man. I've really got to stop saying these things out loud."

The grappling claws began to retract and pull him in which he resisted and using his super strength and sticky powers it was working. He saw the oil nozzle prepared to fire, probably to prevent him from sticking to the roof. Before it could fire, Will acted, letting out a guttural shout and broke free of the grapple claws with brute strength. He grabbed onto grapple cables and jumped into the air to avoid the oil. He flipped over the Black Widow and landed on the back of the large tank. He maneuvered and tangled the cables around its legs only for the large tank to hover into the air and began thrashing to get him off. He held on tight and managed to take out two acid embrittlement bombs. He smashed them onto the back of the tank before zapping them with his venom shock. One solid super punch would have ended it but instead of a brittle crack he got a steel clang as his fist didn't break through the Black Widow's armor, only bent it.

"SHIT!" He shook his fist in pain and saw the acid embrittlement bombs only chipped away the paint and weakened the metal, so his fist slightly bent it but didn't weaken it completely. It'd probably take three dozen of the vials to break through and he didn't have that many. "Well, that's not gonna work. I'm running out of ideas here."

The Black Widow was now flying above the buildings in an effect to shake him off, but his powers of stickiness were helping him. He saw a construction yard about a mile away and was instantly hit with another idea. The large tank continued thrashing until Spider-man had crawled over and poked his head into view of its menacing red eyes.

"While some people would say size matters, I think there comes to a point where it gets out of hand and you went past it. I mean, you haven't been doing a good job at catching me." He quipped before webbing up some of the lenses to obscure its vision before jumping off.

The Black Widow hovered around a bit, accidently bumping into some buildings before it stopped. One of the machine guns retracted back into its claw form so it could rip the webbing off its lens. With its vision unobstructed, its targeting computer tried to reacquire visual of Spider-man and saw him web swinging away.

The construction yard was only a quarter mile away when a salvo of rockets from the Black Widow put Spider-man on the defensive. He flipped and web-zipped with agility and speed which allowed him to dodge three. To prevent the rockets from hitting a building or careening to the ground and hitting a civilian he fired a web at the closest one and threw it at the oncoming rockets. After another swing to get some distance he repeated it two more times for the second and third rocket, but the third rocket was too close, so the explosion sent him flying away and crashing down into a parked car on the side of the road.

"Damn…those rockets are powerful." He picked himself out of the car and saw the scratches and cuts on his suit, sweatshirt and mask. Despite the pain he was feeling, his surge of adrenaline let him jump out and keep swinging to the construction site. He webbed a sewer manhole and threw it at the Black Widow along with a mailbox and several trash cans as a distraction which gave him just enough time to enter the construction yard. Lucky enough the workers were gone for the day.

He chucked some bags of concrete powder at the Black Widow which fired its electricity fangs causing a huge cloud of powder to appear. That's exactly what Spider-man wanted as it gave him some time to move into position. He fired several thick strands of webbing at a leg and stuck them to various places around the construction yard before moving to another spot and doing the same thing over and over to various spots all over the spider-tank. It was like that scene in Gulliver's Travels where the tiny people try to tie Jack Black down with dozens of small ropes all over his body.

The Black Widow fired its machine guns at him but kept missing as Spider-man was vaulting around the construction yard and half-constructed building like a monkey in a jungle gym. Eventually all the webbing began to restrict the Black Widow's movements as it couldn't turn or adjust its position as easy as before. It managed to snap a few ropes of webbing, but more would just replace them. After firing over a hundred strands of webbing, he quickly reloaded his web shooters before jumping over to the large wrecking ball crane.

"I've wanted to do this since I was a kid." He used the controls to turn the crane into position before pulling a lever and letting the wrecking ball loose. The five-thousand-pound steel ball hit the Black Widow hard and sent it careening to the ground where it crashed by the waterfront of Starling City bay.

The crashed spider-tank drew in bystanders who began taking photos and a few brave and already drunk idiots got in close and started touching it. One drunk idiot in a Spider-man costume got on top and began dancing only for the Black Widow to crawl out of the ground and throw him off. The Black Widow managed to reorient itself onto its legs but the left leg on the last row was badly damaged, the circuitry inside the third row was glitching, a massive crack and bend in the body of the tank along with the cracking of the lenses indicating that the wrecking ball did a lot of damage. The software inside the Black Widow was running a little slow after the massive hit but was slowly recalibrating. The software recalibrated quick enough for the lenses to pick up a massive dump truck coming straight at it.

The spider-tank met the speeding dump truck head on and despite the damage it had sustained it was able to hold it back. It maneuvered one of its acid nozzle legs at the truck and sprayed the front. The acid ate away and melted the metal frame before it dissolved the car seats, steering wheel, dashboard and engine block. The Black Widow and its operator could see that the truck was empty, having been propelled forward with a cinderblock on the accelerator and webbing on the steering wheel to make sure it didn't swerve.

"You've got to be kidding me." Spider-man was hanging onto the back of the truck. He really thought this would work. "What's it gonna take to kill this thing? A giant can of raid?"

He flipped onto the top of the truck and ran over to the Black Widow. He flipped into the air to avoid a slash of acid but before he could fire a web at its acid nozzle leg, its broken grapple leg slammed into him and send him crashing into a Halloween store. The Black Widow tossed aside the dump truck before making its way over to the Halloween store while the nearby bystanders ran away in fear. It looked inside the Halloween store to see a lot of destroyed property, broken glass, a partially destroyed wall and scattered Halloween decorations and costumes all over the place. The store workers and customers hugged the wall or hustled to an exit except for the ones that were injured. Its visual system managed to see Spider-man slumped on the ground unconscious, so it picked him up with one of its claws before igniting its hover jets and flying away.

The pedestrians and Trick-or-Treaters started to get closer after the spider-tank left and uniformed officers arrived as first responders. They walked into the destroyed store and helped the injured civilians when the crumbled down wall was lifted off the ground by a tattered and bruised Spider-man. One of the officers rushed over to help and they pushed the wall back up straight before it was webbed into place. That would hold until it was professional checked over.

"Thanks." He cracked his back to help alleviate some pain and tension before cracking his neck. A glance down and he saw his suit had more cuts, scrapes, and pretty much wasn't in good shape. It was a good thing Aria made him a new suit. "What happened? Where's the giant tank?"

"It took off a minute ago. We thought it had you." One of the bystanders said.

"Guess it was wrong. Who did it take?"

"I think it took Dan. He works here at the store and he was dressed up in a Spider-man suit." The cashier dressed as Snow White told him.

"Yeah, Dan's the only one who's not here." Another cashier added. He was dressed as the Arrow.

"Don't worry, I'll get him back." He fired a web and swung out of the destroyed store before making his way up to the roof of a tall building. He perched himself at the top and began looking around, even adjusting his eyes to scan around miles away but couldn't see anything. "Dammit."

He pressed his earpiece and contacted Yuri. "Spider-man, I was expecting to hear from you. Does this have anything to do with all the calls of destruction and a giant spider tank?"

"Yeah. I'm guessing we know what the Smythes were working on for the Big Man. I lost sight of it by the waterfront. It mistakenly took a civilian it thought was me. If it took me then it means Hammerhead and the Big Man want to deal with me personally. I'm heading to the industrial area where you said you lost Alistair Smythe. I need any kind of hints or calls you might have gotten in that area. A giant metal spider tank is going to have drawn attention." He told her before jumping off the roof and swinging as fast as he could.

"Right, I'll get on it. I'll talk to Captain Lance and we'll get Patrol cars there as fast as we can." She said before hanging up.

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The Black Widow flew above the city in the Industrial area but one of the hover jets wasn't working because of the damage it sustained so it wasn't flying as high as it normally would. It eventually arrived at the warehouse and hovered down in through the hole in the ceiling before landing down on the resting platform. It dropped Spider-man down on the ground in front of Spencer and Alistair Smythe along with Hammerhead and his group of goons.

"There is he, Hammerhead. I told you the Black Widow could accomplish its task." Spencer Smythe informed him.

"Guess I was wrong. Maybe the Big Man was right to have faith in you and your kid instead of branching out to what Kingsley has to offer." Hammerhead walked over to the downed Spider-man to get a better look. "All the damage done to the Big Man's turf because of this runt. Time to find out who you really are."

Hammerhead ripped his mask off and saw an unassuming dude in his mid-20s. He had blonde hair and looked like a nobody. "So that's the mysterious Spider-man? I honestly expected more." Alistair commented.

"Yeah, well so did I." Hammerhead replied when Dan woke up in a groan. "Well, well look who's finally awake."

"What's going on? Where am I?" Dan looked and saw Hammerhead in his face. "Who are you?"

"You're worst nightmare web head." Hammerhead told him as his goons aimed their assault rifles in his face.

"Whoa! Wait! I'm innocent! Whatever you think I did I didn't do!" Dan pleaded.

"Oh, shut it, web head. You've been messing with the Big Man for too long. But now you'll finally get put in the ground where you belong. Like a real spider, I'm ready to squash you underneath my boot." Hammerhead kicked him in the face hard.

Dan tumbled on the ground and crawled away in fear. "Please, stop! I'm not Spider-man. This is a costume for Christ sake!" Dan begged.

"Yeah, right freak. Nice try." One of the goons taunted him.

"You've got to believe me. My name's Dan O'Brien. I work at a Halloween store and when I'm not working there, I work at a Starbucks." Dan took off the suit and sweatshirt to reveal his regular clothes and his web shooters to be plastic. "See? I'm just a nobody. I'm not the real Spider-man. Everyone's dressed like him today!"

Alistair wheeled over and picked up the web shooters to see they were made of plastic and just for show. "I think he's telling the truth."

"If he's not the real Spider-man then, where is he?! I thought that stupid thing was supposed to be the best, but it can't even tell the real web head from an idiot!" Hammerhead shouted at Spencer, not happy one bit.

"The Black Widow clearly suffered damage from the attack. It's the only explanation as to why this happened." Spencer assured him.

"Or maybe its not as bright as you think?" Spencer, Hammerhead, and Alistair were tied up with webbing when the real Spider-man swung down from the ceiling. "After all, I mean it confused a fanboy with the real deal original."

"SPIDER-MAN!" They shouted.

"That's my name, don't wear it out." He swung down and kicked Hammerhead's goons away. "You would not believe how hard it was to track you guys down. But just FYI, for the future, you might not want to have several suspicious looking black sedans parked outside an empty warehouse. Kind of a dead giveaway."

He back flipped in the air to avoid an attack from behind before landing on the goon's shoulders and doing a scissor throw. The door to the warehouse was kicked in and the rest of Hammerhead's goons opened fire at him which led to some graceful dodging. Spider-man grabbed Dan and jumped out of the way. "Get out of here and call the cops!" He told him before web zipping to one of the goons and kicking him in the face.

One of the goons rushed over and cut Hammerhead free. "Smythe! That insect does not leave this place alive. If he does, then you're done for. Use the Black Widow and kill him!"

The goon cut Spencer and Alistair free as the elder Smythe quickly rushed over to the computer console and reactivated the Black Widow. Spider-man finished kicking the snot out of the rest of Hammerhead's goons when he saw the spider tank approach him. "Huh, so that's your name. All right, Ms. Black Widow. I know you're stronger than me but maybe this will give me an edge."

He grabbed a steel rod and smacked the robot in the face but all it did was stagger. Two of the goons got back up and shot at Spider-man only to miss. "Hey, do you two mind? The Black Widow and I are trying to have a conversation." He shot two globs of impact webbing at them which took them out of the equation. The Black Widow fired another barrage of bullets from its machine guns which made Spider-man jumped around the ceiling rafters before it fired one last missile barrage. Spider-man managed to avoid almost all of them before webbing the last one and hurling it back at the Black Widow, but the large tank knocked it away and sent it crashing into side of the building. All the missiles did some damage to the roof of the warehouse and the one that hit the side started a small fire.

"Alistair, get out of here!" Spencer told his son as he maneuvered the Black Widow with the controls.

"I'm not leaving you father!" Alistair told him.

"Go now! I'll catch up!" Spencer assured him only for some falling debris to collapse down from the ceiling. With the fire spreading, Hammerhead's goons took off as fast as they could. Sure, they would have liked to kill Spider-man but not burn to death in a warehouse.

The Widow's electricity zapper blasted his webbing and sent him crashing into a large chemical vat. Despite his head ringing like a bell, he managed to spot a chemical formula on the vat that read H₂O: HC₂. Must be some kind of Hydrochloric acid hybrid.

"Acid. That might be enough." He now had a plan in his head. "All right, you overgrown excuse for an arachnid. Is that all you got? I was honestly expecting more."

The Black Widow charged forward with its legs and fired a barrage of bullets only for Spider-man to flip over it. The bullets hit the chemical vat and riddled it with holes, allowing some of the acid to escape and melt the ground. Spider-man hurled three acid bombs at the chemical vat and zapped them with a venom shock before firing a web and pulling hard. The weakened metal from the bullet holes and the acid embrittlement bombs were enough to make a large section of the vat crack away causing acid to spill out. Spider-man flipped out of the way while the acid washed over the large robot tank and began to eat away at the metal. It desperately tried to climb out of the way like an actual spider would if it was caught in a trap, but the acid dissolved its legs and hindered it ability to move so it was stuck to be slowly dissolved into nothing.

"Whew, finally." Will said to himself before looking around for Hammerhead but didn't see him. He must have skipped once the fighting started. The fire and smoke were an issue as it began to get harder to see and breathe but he spotted a lot of fallen debris by a large computer set up. Spencer Smythe and his son Alistair were trapped under the rubble. A part of him would have said instant karma but the superhero part knew he needed to save them.

He quickly jumped down and despite the smoke making it harder to breathe and see he began moving some of the heavier pieces of debris out of the way. Spencer Smythe awoke to see fire and smoke and to see Spider-man lifting some debris off him. Despite having created the Black Widow, Vulture, and Shocker to kill him, the hero decided to try and save them. "Hang on, I'll get you out." Spider-man told him as he lifted off a large piece of rubble.

"My son…" Spencer looked over to see Alistair trapped underneath a large I-beam. "Get him out."

"In a second. I need to get you out first." Spider-man told him.

"No. Get my son to safety, please!" Spencer begged. "I'm sorry about everything, Spider-man but please help him. He's the only good thing I've created in this world. Don't let Lincoln get to him."

Spider-man wasn't sure who Lincoln was but nodded and quickly rushed over to free Alistair. "Spider-man?" Alistair coughed up some smoke, not expecting to see Spider-man helping him. "What about my father?"

"I'll get him in a second. He wanted me to get you." A grunt preceded him lifting off all the rubble and pushing it away to pull Alistair off the ground.

Alistair breathed a sigh of relief with all the rubble off his body but saw his father still pinned. "Father!"

"Spider-man get him out of here! Go!" Spencer shouted.

"I'll come right back for you! I promise!" Spider-man swore before firing a web and swinging out of the warehouse to the street where several officers had already arrived including Yuri. Spider-man quickly dropped Alistair off by Yuri and made his way back to the warehouse only for it to explode in a huge ball of fire and knock him away. Alistair looked at the warehouse in horror and sorrow at his father's death. Will managed to recover from the explosion and was filled with sorrow as well. He couldn't save Smythe…it was the first time he couldn't save someone.

The fire department and more police units soon arrived on the scene. The fire was put out as quickly as it could, and Alistair Smythe was put into protective custody/arrest. With everything the kidnapped victim saw, Smythe's lawyers were going to have their work cut out for them. The fire crew did what they could with the fire and managed to put it out eventually. The fire fighters did a sweep of the place, but they didn't find a body. It's possible Spencer Smythe made it out or his body was vaporized from the explosion. Alistair sat in sorrow and grief in the back of a cop car under guard by some uniformed officers Yuri knew she could trust. She was waiting to talk to him until Captain Lance arrived which was now.

"Has he talked yet?" He asked.

"Not so much as a word." Yuri told him as the two walked up to Alistair Smythe.

"I want my lawyer." Alistair told them both.

"Yeah, and you'll need a good one. Because of the eye witness testimony not to mention all the stuff we found in your warehouse, you've got a lot of explaining to do, Mr. Smythe." Captain Lance told him only for Alistair to reply saying he wanted his lawyer.

"The best thing for you, Mr. Smythe is to talk to us. I highly doubt you'll want to be paid a visit by Hammerhead anytime soon. You know the Big Man is going to send him after you to make sure you stay quiet." Yuri said and the subtle twitch he made when she mentioned those names indicated she was on the right path. "We can help you."

"You can't help me. No one can." Alistair replied.

"Yes, we can." They looked up and saw Spider-man perched up on a lamp post. His suit torn and tattered, but he was still alive. "I'm sorry about your father, truly I am. Even after everything you and he did to try and kill me, he wanted to make sure you were ok. It says a lot about him."

"You. You are the reason he's dead." Alistair spit in anger.

"I'm not the one who decided to work with criminals to fund their research or built weapons of mass destruction to tear up my city." Spider-man pointed out. "The fact that Hammerhead and his goons were so eager to leave you all the die shows you're on the wrong side. They'll come after you again to make sure you keep quiet. If you want someone to blame for what happened to your father, then blame Hammerhead and the man he works for. Who is the Big Man?"

"Why should I tell you? All that does is secure my place in jail." Alistair told him.

"I'll talk to the DA and work out a deal for you. If you're honest with us and give us everything you have then I'm sure you won't do much jail time." Captain Lance suggested.

"If you give us enough to stop the Big Man then something can be worked out." Yuri added.

"I heard Hammerhead's threat. Your best bet is to help us. You can trust Captain Lance and Detective Watanabe. They're the straightest shooters in the SCPD. And I'll do my part to keep you safe as well." Spider-man promised. "Who's Lincoln?"

"The 16th President?" Lance was confused as to why he said that name.

"Smythe senior said that he didn't want Lincoln to get to you. Who is he? Another associate of the Big Man?" Spider-man asked.

"L. Thompson Lincoln isn't an associate of the Big Man…he is the Big Man." Alistair told him. "That's his real name. The Big Man, all the criminals in this city and everything Hammerhead or his goons have done have been on his orders. He's the one who ordered my father and I to design the weapons to kill you."

"L. Thompson Lincoln as in one of this city's biggest philanthropists? He's supposed to be one of the good guys. He's donated millions to charities and philanthropic organizations for years." Lance replied.

"All a front for his criminal enterprises along with another. Roderick Kingsley." Alistair added and that name caused Will to go wide-eyed.

"Rodrick Kingsley as in Kingsley Unlimited? That media and fashion company CEO? He's apart of this too?"

"How do you think Kingsley acquired all the funding for his company and the means to diversify his holdings the way he has. He helped fund Lincoln's rise to power along with other criminal and illegal organizations from weapons manufacturers to science companies with less that stellar reputations. With all you've been doing to take down the Big Man, Kingsley was affected as well." Smythe explained.

"Right. We'll get you into protective custody. Watanabe coordinate with Pike and keep this off the main channel. If what he's saying is true, call in the FBI as well." Lance ordered and she got to work, taking Alistair away as quickly as she could to avoid prying eyes. Lance walked over to his car while Spider-man followed him. "When Watanabe said you two were on to something big, she wasn't kidding."

"Yeah. Believe me, I wasn't expecting this at all. You know the Big Man?"

"Not personally, no. I've seen him at functions and events. He's a hard person to miss and a little intimidating but he's a philanthropist. He's donated thousands, if not millions of dollars to charities, functions and even to various members of the city leadership. He's got a lot of pull with the right people and seems legitimate." Lance explained. "I'm just having a hard time believing that a guy that good can be a criminal mastermind."

"Malcolm Merlyn." Will pointed out.

"Touché."

"I don't think Alistair was lying and if Lincoln is the Big Man then he's more than a philanthropist. And he's got a lot of influence in this city. I'm gonna pay him a visit." Will said.

Line Break xxxxx

In the business sector of the city, a beautiful and expensive building was home to various wealthy businesses and entrepreneurs. Wall Street broker, venture capitalists, to offices for major companies…basically if earning a million dollars was a good month for you then you had an office here. Spider-man arrived at the building for one office in particular. He forced open one of the windows and jumped in only for private security guards to arrive. Before they could fire their guns, they were web yanked forward, kicked into the ceiling and webbed there for good measure. With the nuisance taken care of, he vaulted through the air and landed on the large desk.

"Trick-or-treat. I'm here to see Mr. Lincoln."

"Then you should make an appointment. But perhaps we'll make an exception for the hero of the day." The deep baritone speaker turned in his chair to reveal a tall, large, albino skinned man in the fancy business suit. "I am L. Thompson Lincoln."

"You can drop the act there, big boss. I know you're the Big Man."

"In my life I've been called many names. My favorite…" Lincoln stood up from his chair to show he was tall, at least 7ft and built like a UFC fighter. "…is Tombstone."

"Back off. I've taken down hundreds of your minions not to mention the Black Widow. A pale guy in a suit doesn't…UGH!" He was punched across the face and knocked to the ground but rolled back to his feet as Tombstone jumped from his desk and closed the distance. Spider-man threw out a punch that Tombstone blocked and responded with a gut punch and a right cross to the face that made him eat dirt. Tombstone slammed his foot onto his chest and kept him on the ground. Guess he wasn't the kind of boss who needed people to protect him.

"Don't move, just listen and I'll teach you the facts of life." Tombstone said only for Spider-man to web a billiard ball from the pool table and throw it at him. That didn't work as Tombstone caught it with his hand and crushed it into pieces. "The Big Man, whomever he might be, has nothing against heroes. No hero can thwart enough crime to dent his income. Even when the Vigilante showed his face his Starling, it did little to impact his business. But you…you frighten criminals off the street entirely. Except when you're off battling the likes of Shocker, Vulture, and the Black Widow. Then the Big Man's profitable army of petty thugs think themselves beneath the Spider-man's notice."

"So as long as I keep fighting crime, you'll keep making bigger and badder…" "Now you're learning." Tombstone smirked before walking over to his desk. "But there is a way out. Come work for me. You can still save the world like a good hero. I'll even pay you. All you have to remember is to look the other way on occasion. On any occasion I choose."

Tombstone took out a briefcase filled with cash to make his point. When Spider-man didn't respond right away he thought he won a small victory by getting him to join…but he was wrong.

"Sorry, but I make it a personal policy not to do business with anyone who doesn't get the adequate amount of sunlight and vitamin D…or is sociopathic. And no matter who you send after me, I'll send them right to jail where they belong. Then I'll come for you and I won't stop until you join them." Spider-man proudly told him before webbing the couch and throwing it at the window, causing the window to break. "Bill me."

Spider-man jumped out the window and swung away, leaving Tombstone in a foul mood. He wouldn't rest until Spider-man was dealt with. He reached over to his desk phone and dialed a blocked number. "Mr. Kingsley…it's time your scientific funding be put to good use. Your objective, bring me Spider-man."

Will swung away from Tombstone's office and made his way through the city. "Did you get all that?"

"Loud and clear." Lance replied. He was back in his office on his computer because Spider-man had recorded everything with the GoPro on his belt. He made sure it was hidden and live streamed everything to Captain Lance. "Guess Smythe was right. Still hard to believe he's been right in front of our noses the entire time."

"It's how he's been able to stay hidden for years until I decided to mess with him. So, can we go arrest him?" Will asked, hopeful this would end.

"It's a little more complicated than that." Lance told him.

"How is it complicated? We've got Smythe's testimony, not to mention everything that Tombstone just said. If anything, we can at least get him on bribery."

"True that Smythe's testimony will get us in the door but after that we'll need to find another way to take him down. I can't go to the DA with this footage especially if it comes from the GoPro of masked superhero who broke into his office. The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine is set up to prevent evidence being used in a case if it is acquired illegally and I'm pretty sure this is illegal." Lance told him.

"Fruit of the poisonous—Where did you learn that?" Will asked.

"My daughter's the ADA and my ex-wife was a lawyer. I picked up a few things. Don't worry, Will. We'll get this guy." Lance assured him.

"Just great. As if this night couldn't end on a worse note. I've won all the battles and never came close to winning the war. But Tombstone did make one mistake. Now I know there is a war. So, bring it on." Spider-man said to himself.

"Don't beat yourself up over this. You did good today. Took down a giant robot and we know about Tombstone and Kingsley. I've already got Watanabe working on a warrant for him. We've got them on the run. Take it easy tonight. Get some rest or go to a party. You're a college student. Go have fun." Lance told him and once he finished his sentence Will immediately went wide-eyed.

"Oh, shit! The party! I'm so late! Got to go!" Will hung up and made his way back to the roof to get his costume and head to the party.

At said party, all the students from SCU and some party crashers were having the time of their life. Either chatting in various dark corners, smoking, drinking, or building up some sweat on the dance floor. Emily, Aria, and Spencer had arrived about two hours ago for the party in their costumes. Emily was dressed as the Queen of the Galaxy Barbarella and Maya was dressed up as Anck-Su-Namun from the Mummy. Granted she wasn't as scantily clad to avoid any grabby hands. Spencer was dressed as actress Ava Gardner and Toby was a 1940's Noir gentleman to help complete the look. And Aria, she was Daisy Buchanan but without her Gatsby.

She was sitting in a corner of the warehouse, sending out another text to Will. Where was he and if he was ok but he hasn't responded. She just hoped that he's alive. Emily, Maya, Spender and Toby finished a dance when the Queen of the Galaxy noticed Aria in the corner.

"Maya, I'll be right back."

"Sure thing. I'll get us a drink." Maya told her.

"Toby go with her and make sure she's ok." Spencer told him.

"Sure thing." Toby escorted her over to get the drinks so no drunk idiot would try anything.

Spencer and Emily walked over to Aria who just finished another shot. "Aria, are you ok?"

"Not really. I've been texting Will and he hasn't texted back. What if he's hurt?" Aria was beyond worried.

"Aria, calm down." Emily sat down next to her to try and calm her mind. "You're only going to rile yourself up if you keep thinking that way. I'm sure he's fine."

"She's right. It's Halloween. I'm sure Will's just had his hands full dealing with drunk idiots like we have." Spencer assured her. "Have you tried calling his mom?"

"She told him he left two hours ago. He didn't say where he was going. She figured he was heading here." She replied.

"Aria, don't' worry. He's fine. We've been worried before, but he's always been fine." Emily reminded her just when Maya and Toby walked over.

"Hey, did you guys hear about Spider-man?" Maya asked.

"What about him?" Aria was now starting to really worry.

"I just heard from the guys at the bar that apparently he was having a fight in the city with a giant spider robot. There are pictures already online." Toby explained as Aria checked. Spencer and Emily looked and the three saw pictures of Spider-man fighting a giant red and black spider tank in the city. That explains why he's late. "Apparently, it caused some damage and blew up a warehouse."

"Yeah. It sounds fun but believe me it's not!" They heard and saw Will had finally arrived in his Gatsby costume which was a very nice black tuxedo, bow tie, pinky ring and his hair combed back like the Leonardo DiCaprio version from the movie.

"Will!" Aria rushed over and hugged him. He hugged back and kissed her. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." He assured her before giving her another kiss.

"Where were you man?" Toby asked.

"Yeah, you're seriously late." Maya added.

"Sorry. I was at the hospital for the charity thing when the whole Spider-man robot fight happened. All the destruction pretty much made gridlock traffic. The buses and taxis were stuck. It took forever to get here." Will told them. "Sorry, I'm late but I'm here now so let's party!"

"Fine by me." Toby handed him a shot and he downed it in one. He pretended it burned but his powers made it, so alcohol didn't affect him.

A change to the music got Maya's attention. "Oh, Emily. Come on." She dragged Emily onto the dance floor while Spencer and Toby sipped their drinks. Will brought Aria over to sit down.

"Aria, I am so sorry I'm late. I'm beyond sorry. Sorry doesn't even come close. If there was a better word than sorry then I'd use but I don't know it. I'm sorry." Will begged only for Aria to give him another kiss.

"It's ok. I'm just happy you're ok. You are ok, right? We saw the pictures of the spider robot." Aria had the look of worry, but it was slowly being replaced with relief.

"Yes, I'm fine. It's the reason I'm late but I took care of it and I'm fine. I promise. Although I will be needing that new suit you made me but that's another day. Tonight, I make up for being late. Come on, we're gonna have the best Halloween ever." Will dragged her onto the dance floor.

"Will, you can't dance." She told him.

"Hasn't stopped me yet." He joked as the two had fun like regular college students. Whatever problems would come…it could wait until tomorrow.

You'd think that would be the end of it, but you'd be wrong. Will's problems weren't only beginning and the reason for that would be at the SCPD. Alistair Smythe was in an interrogation room after having given his full statement. His lawyer was now talking with the ADA when the door to the interrogation room opened and in walked a black woman in a business suit. Despite her size, she exuded confidence and an aura of not being messed with.

"Mr. Smythe, my name is Amanda Waller."

"You say that like it's supposed to mean something." Alistair replied.

"It does to the right people. I must say I'm very impressed with your work. Designing a giant robot is one thing but the various battle suits your company manufactured are quite extraordinary. Never did I ever expect to see a handheld sonic weapon with enough power to stop a tank or a flight suit with the same fire capability of an Apache Tomahawk but greater maneuverability. You have a true gift, a gift I'd hate to see wasted in witness protection while your company is left in the hands of your board of directors. I'd like to help with that." Waller suggested.

"How?" Alistair was a little curious.

"I'd like you to come work for me. In doing so, I'll do everything within my vast reach to keep your company from falling into the wrong hands, protect your father's legacy and you get to put your brilliant mind to work on helping your country combat threats both foreign and domestic." Waller offered. "And you won't have to worry about being attacked by Mr. Lincoln or his associates."

"I want him dead." Alistair told her.

"Mr. Lincoln's empire will fall soon enough with everything you've told the police. And with Spider-man knowing what he does now then it won't be long before you get what you want." Waller looked at her watch before giving Alistair one last look. "My offer expires in thirty seconds."

Alistair thought it over for a bit and it sounded better than being in Witness protection and would definitely secure his safety. "Very well. I'm in."

"Welcome to ARGUS, Mr. Smythe." Waller adopted a smirk on her face. Who knows what horrors she would unleash on the world? A good guess would be that the Spider slayer would make a return.

End of Chapter 5

Thus, ends another chapter in Spider-man's life in Starling City. The bad guys are in jail, the city is stable, and he lives on to fight another day. That's one Halloween he won't be forgetting anytime soon. Hoped you guys like the little addition of the Suicide Squad. There wasn't enough of them in the Arrowverse. I figured that someone like Waller would have sent them to Central City when Metahumans started to appear but alas we got nothing. So, with Spider-man in Starling, I imagine she would have sent her team to capture him for who knows what.

The Black Widow is destroyed, and Smythe the Spider Slayer creator is done with at the moment, but something tells me that Waller and more of those machines might come back. Despite finally figuring out who the Big Man really is, the war is just beginning and now Tombstone makes his next move. But on the bright side, Will and Oliver's first team up went pretty well. And with everything both of them are facing, perhaps working together might be the key for future threats either of them might run into.

Next chapter, Will's boxing teacher Ted Grant runs into some trouble that puts him in the middle of a weird triangle between Ted, Laurel, and Oliver. After that, he helps Oliver deal with a psycho wannabe stalker. But on the bright side, Ray Palmer reaches out to Dr. Connors so their research could be getting some funding and Will gets to meet a like minded scientist. Although he'll also have to deal with the Big Man's latest attempt to kill him. Let's just say it takes O'Hirn's idiocy and charge first mentality to its likely conclusion. Until next time.

William Alexander Detmer-Age 20: Birthday, October 8th, 1994

· Moniker: The Spectacular Spider-man

· Appearance: Tyler Posey

· Uniform: Ben Reilly's Scarlet Spider suit.

· Casual outfit: sneakers, blue jeans, black or red t-shirt with blue button-up or sweatshirt.

· Weapons: Mark 1 Web Shooters, Web Grenades/Bombs, Spider tracers, acid embrittlement bombs, mini-camera/recording device, spider-thumb drives,

· Skills: Genius intellect with 250 IQ, Superhuman strength, Superhuman speed, Superhuman reflexes, Superhuman agility and balance, Super senses, accelerated healing factor, wall-crawling/adhesive stick, Spider-Sense, Night Vision, and enhanced range vision, Bio-Electrokinesis/Venom strike-blast

· May Detmer: Marisa Tomei

· Aria Montgomery: Lucy Hale

· Emily Fields: Shay Mitchell

· Spencer Hastings: Troian Bellisario

· Dr. Curt Connors: Dylan Baker

· Yuri Watanabe: Kelly Hu

Disclaimer: I don't own Spider-man, Arrow or any above-mentioned products. All rights belong to their respective owners, I'm just a big fan.