The Extraordinary Spider-Man - Vol 1

Chapter 22: Rhino

Sitting in a Starbucks, Peter sighed as he looked at his laptop. He was working on a book report on Lord of the Flies, though it didn't help that he was three chapters behind. He turned on his phone and looked through his notes, where he found the drafts for messages on what to send Harry and Gwen.

NOTES: Hey guys, Ik I haven't talked to u guys in a while, and I'm so sry about that but

NOTES: I know u guys are probs gonna be confused by this but

NOTES: We haven't talked in a while, but it wasnt ur fault

Sighing, Peter put his phone down and took a drink out of his frappuccino. A few minutes later, some commotion started happening between the customers and employees. They all started talking loudly and looking on their phones. Confused, Peter went over to a table.

"Excuse me. What's happening?" Peter asked.

"Something about a Rhino attacking in downtown Brooklyn," one of the customers explained.

"It's freakin' insane," another customer remarked.

Peter quickly pulled out his phone and looked up "rhino ny attack."

"Oh shit," Peter said as he ran over and started packing his things.

Peter ran out and found a nearby alley, jumping out as Spider-Man twenty seconds later. Swinging to downtown Brooklyn, Peter saw cars being thrashed aside, as well as the street getting smashed as civilians ran away. Peter saw a rhinoceros mecha as the source.

"Holy shit!" Peter yelled as he dodged a car mid-air.

Peter landed on the ground and faced Aleksei, who smiled in glee.

"Of all the things I expected to see today, this was at the bottom of my list," Peter admitted.

"The Spider!" Aleksei excitedly yelled.

"Spider-Man with a hyphen," Peter corrected. "Not the brightest bulb, I see."

"You wanna stop the Rhino, you'll have to catch the Rhino!" Aleksei yelled as he turned around and ran off.

"This is gonna be tough," Peter sighed as he swung in pursuit.

"I gotta get there, I have to!" Mac yelled in the mansion, preparing to walk off.

"Don't even dare try it for the third time, Gargan. Besides, I have the suit locked up back at headquarters," Justin pointed out.

Mac walked up to Justin. "I swear to God, Hammer. If you don't give me that suit right now, I'll-"

"Stop," the voice of Tombstone commanded.

Mac and Justin turned to see Tombstone and Hammerhead walking over.

"If you can't see that this is clearly a trap, then that gives me reason to be seriously worried about you," Tombstone sighed.

Mac's eyes widened in anger. "Don't-"

"Don't fucking test me?" Hammerhead predicted. "We've heard it a dozen times."

"This attack is clearly a ploy to draw you out. If my suspicions are right, Osborn and Fisk are relying on you coming out to try and kill Spider-Man. That'll give them and this new Rhino of theirs the chance to take you out," Tombstone deduced.

"But how do we know for sure?" Justin asked.

"We don't. But this is something that any non-genius could see through. Damn fools," Tombstone said.

"But what about the slightest chance that you're wrong? What if this Rhino ends up taking out Spider-Man? I can't risk losing my chance!" Mac exclaimed.

"Do you trust the boss or not?" Hammerhead asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Mac, I may look like nothing more than a typical albino male to you. But it's like I first told you. I can't feel any pain. Despite the amount of times bullies tried to beat me down in my youth, it never even tickled. From then on, I decided to use that to my advantage. You want to know why I got the name Tombstone in the first place? During my early days as a hitman, I ripped a tombstone out of the graveyard and smashed five of my targets to death. Not once did I even contemplate stopping despite their pleas. Unless you want to stay in this business and get your targets off the map, you need to have the fucking balls. That includes trusting me when you have to. Want to go out and kill Spider-Man? Be my guest. Don't come crying to me, whether it be in person or from the grave, if I end up being right, though. Which I am," Tombstone declared.

Tombstone walked away, as did Hammerhead.

"I guess we're listening to him," Justin said.

"No shit, Hammer," Mac scowled.

The Rhino rampaged into a shipping yard, with an exhausted Spider-Man catching up by swinging.

"That chase was a massive pain in the ass. You owe me big-time!" Peter yelled as he landed on the ground.

"Why isn't he coming?!" an annoyed Rhino exclaimed.

"Who?" Peter asked, confused.

"That-that's none of your business!"

The Rhino charged at Peter, who jumped over him. Rhino accidentally ran into a shipping container, ramming it.

"That'll probably help with your brain cells," Peter joked.

Yelling in anger, Rhino turned around and ran at Peter again, though the latter jumped out of the way. Peter shot his webs at Rhino's back to try and stop him to no avail. Instead, Peter found himself getting dragged across the ground before letting himself go. Rhino roared and made a huge jump over Peter, who jumped out of the way before Rhino could crush him. Peter shot a web at Rhino's arm and swung over, only for Rhino to smack him aside.

"Gah!" Peter yelled as he fell to the ground. "Not my best idea, I'll admit."

Rhino proceeded to grab Peter's leg and repeatedly slam him against the ground, though Peter shot some webs at Rhino's face. Peter broke free and kicked Rhino in the leg, proceeding to throw a couple punches at Rhino's chest. Rhino ripped the webbing off his face and threw a kick, only for Peter to jump over it. Peter swung through the shipping yard, only for Rhino to follow.

"The Rhino's going to bash ya skull in!" the Rhino declared.

"You sound like some terrible cage fighter. Been there, kicked his ass already!" Peter quipped

The Rhino managed to catch up to Peter and smack him in the back, knocking him down. Rhino then grabbed a shipping container and threw it at Peter, who jumped over it. Peter shot a web at Rhino's head and swung over, kicking him in the face. As Peter landed back to the ground, he jumped over and dodged Rhino's incoming stomps, though the impact knocked him back a bit. Rhino then punched Peter across the face, knocking him against a shipping container.

"Shit. I'll admit it, you could be enough to take on the Hulk," Peter groaned as he struggled to get up.

Peter quickly swung out of the way as Rhino rammed into the shipping container. As Peter landed back on the ground, he noticed a crane between him and Rhino. Smirking, Peter waited as Rhino charged at him. Peter then shot a web at the crane and yanked it down to hit Rhino, stunning him. Peter shot a web at Rhino and swung over, delivering a barricade of punches and kicks to Rhino's chest, before being grabbed by the leg.

"Time to squash ya, bug!" Rhino roared.

Peter shot some more webs at Rhino's face, prompting Rhino to throw Peter at a hanging shipping container. Peter yelled in pain as he collided with the container and fell to the ground. Rhino ripped the webbing off his face and roared, charging at Peter, who jumped out of the way. Rhino accidentally ran into some shipping containers. Groaning and turning around, Rhino turned to face Peter, who started shooting web darts at him.

"You son of a bitch!" Rhino yelled as he charged at Peter.

A crane holding a shipping container stood between Peter and Rhino, so Peter yanked the crane down with a web, hitting Rhino with the container and smashing it. As Rhino was stunned from the attack, Peter swung over and delivered some punches and kicks to Rhino's chest. Rhino threw a punch at Peter, only for the latter to grab his fist. Rhino punched Peter in the ribs with his other fist, knocking him back. Rhino charged at Peter, who barely jumped out of the way as Rhino ran into some shipping containers. Rhino then ripped off a chunk of the ground and threw it at Peter, who jumped out of the way.

"Seriously, can we just call it quits soon? I have to get home so I can-" Peter started.

At that moment, police helicopters surrounded the scene as a few cruisers pulled up.

"Oh shit," Peter muttered.

"This is the NYPD! Both of you cease fighting and turn yourselves in or we will open fire!" one of the cops in the helicopter demanded through a megaphone.

Raging, Rhino ran over to the cruisers. Some cops jumped out of the way while Peter yanked the others over with his webs. Rhino smashed through the cruisers, and threw a damaged one at Peter, who ducked. The cops opened fire on Rhino to no effect.

"You think your bullets can even tickle me?!" Rhino mocked as he grabbed a shipping container.

Rhino threw the shipping container at one of the helicopters, though Peter managed to grab it with a web and yank it onto Rhino, smashing him.

"He didn't come. That son of a bitch didn't come!" Rhino roared as he ran off.

The cops shot at him to no avail, and Peter took the distraction as a chance to escape. Peter swung and tried to pursue, though Rhino was getting too far. Groaning, Peter stopped as he collapsed on the ground. The sound of the sirens were fading, though Peter got up and continued to swing as much as he could.

A bruised Peter walked into a Sephora, now wearing his civilian clothes after collecting his backpack from the alley near Starbucks. He walked through the aisles, receiving confused and shocked looks from the female customers and employees. Ignoring them, Peter made his way over to the concealer, and put on his earbuds to listen to the news on his phone.

"Just recently, there was a brutal fight between Spider-Man and a rhinoceros-like robot at a shipyard near-"

"The NYPD tried to intervene, but that arrest warrant wasn't stopping the vigilante from trying to-"

"Was he truly drugged or not? Is Norman Osborn lying to us? Sure, he didn't seem like the type to attack cops, and he definitely was acting high-"

"He wasn't drugged! He just snapped and went insane!"

Sighing, Peter took a few stick concealers and walked up to the cash register.

"Rough day?" the cash register asked.

Peter nodded. "The roughest."

Inside Fisk Industries Tower, Fisk sat at his desk in his office, working on paperwork. He looked up in anticipation when Norman walked in.

"I got your call, Fisk. What's this about?" Norman asked.

"Good thing you're here. I wanted to see your reaction in person," Fisk admitted.

"The hell are you talking about?"

"My men dug deeper. They came to me today with the identity of our little rival. The man who bailed out Mac Gargan. Lonnie Thompson Lincoln."

Norman furrowed an eyebrow. "The philanthropist?"

"Yes. He bailed out Gargan and had his little cops cover the details up. He's the one that's been trying to screw with us with us since. The Enforcers? That little toxin attack on Spider-Man?"

"Well, what do you suggest we do about it?"

"It doesn't take a genius to realize that Justin Hammer's been working with him. And I looked more into MacDonald Gargan and learned that he has a wife. Unsurprisingly, she kicked him out of her life after everything that happened. It's safe to say that she wasn't told the full story," Fisk said.

Fisk dialed a number on his phone and activated a voice modulator on it. Norman watched in anticipation.

"Hello?" Carmilla's voice said on the phone.

"Hi. Is this Carmilla Gargan?" Fisk asked.

"Yes, but I go by my maiden name now. It's Carmilla Black."

"And we all know why."

"Listen to me. I'm getting really fucking sick of-"

"Don't hang up," Fisk demanded. "I'm not here to harass you. Quite the opposite, actually."

"What do you mean?"

"I've recently found some new info regarding the incidents with your husband, and I felt you needed to know. Specifically, the man who bailed your husband out is Lonnie Thompson Lincoln."

"I swear to God, if you're screwing with me-"

"Whether you believe me or not is completely up to you. But why would I lie? Lincoln indeed is the one that bailed your husband out, and whatever he wanted to do is completely up to you. Don't be surprised if Justin Hammer is in on this as well. If anything, he probably wasn't careful or precise enough with the formula. If anything, there's a chance he unintentionally tampered with it," Fisk revealed.

Silence on the other end.

"Hello?" Fisk said.

"Sorry, I'm there," Carmilla replied. "It-it's just that I… I can't believe any of this."

"Can't blame you. If I were you, I'd advise seeking action."

"I'll see. Thank you for telling me this."

"You're welcome."

Fisk hung up and smiled.

"What's our next step?" Norman questioned.

"We watch."

Peter sat back on his bed, looking through his phone. Specifically, he looked at articles and new reports involving his fight with the Rhino.

"What the fuck has this all become?" Peter asked himself.

Before he could do anything else, there was a knock at Peter's door.

"Yeah?" Peter called out.

"Peter, there's someone that's here to see you! It's safe to say it's urgent," Aunt May's voice responded.

Sighing, Peter got up to go get the door, only to see Gwen standing there.

"Gw-Gwen?" Peter stuttered.

"We need to talk, Peter," Gwen said.

Disclaimer: Spider-Man and any other Marvel characters are created and owned by Stan Lee and Marvel Comics. I do not have any ownership over them.

I'm back, and a tad bit late again, my bad! We officially got the Rhino's big debut here, and I hope you enjoyed it! For a visual, the Rhino's armor in this is the same as the one in the PS4 Spider-Man game. I also officially beat Batman: Arkham Knight 100%, and the ass beating I gave Riddler couldn't have been more satisfying. It was definitely satisfying to beat all the side missions before activating the Knightfall Protocol at the end.

Summer's continued to be great. I celebrated one of my best friend's birthdays with her and my other closest friends. Talk about memorable. I also got a grad party to go to this weekend, which should be fun. I really don't want this summer to end lol, as it's been extremely fun. I hope your summers have also been great, and remember to keep staying safe and healthy!

Next chapter will be out next week, and as always, favs, follows, and reviews are always appreciated! If you can, what's your favorite moment in the story so far?

Rollerparty - You called it lol! Jk haha. Hope you enjoyed the Rhino here!

Arnonymous - Thank you! And as for the love interest, who Peter will ultimately end up with is… well, no spoilers! Mary Jane will have a role in this story, and whether Peter ends up with her or Gwen will be quite the journey!

Fate-Be Changed - You really did! And field day indeed!

Marvel Nerd - Lol safe to say I won't be going the father-son relationship route with Spidey and Rhino! You'll see quite the rivalry between them though!

Geek4Life - No spoilers… you'll continue to see what happens!

SpideyXBC - Good point actually!

Teller-Story - That actually would've been an interesting choice! And yeah, he's really just doing this all for the thrill.

Guest - Lol I actually got the idea for the choice from another Spider-Man fanfic! Great choice honestly.

ShadowStrike234 - Thank you! I thought it was a really important and relevant message, as we all go through shit at some point. We focus so much on the negativity of bad memories that we don't often use them to improve ourselves. I'm glad I could help you! And indeed for Riddler. I'm glad you like Gwen so much, as she was one of my favorite characters to write! Same with Norman, and those top 3 Spidey villains are definitely my favorites as well.

-redbird12