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Summary: Spider-Man is targeted for execution by on of the world's best assassins, Elektra. Will Spider-Man be able to stop Elektra before she finishes him off?
Timeline: The story takes place roughly 6-7 months after Spider-Man 2 and shortly after Elektra
The Web and the Sai
Swinging through the streets of New York from hundreds of feet in the air was always a thrill for Spider-Man. From up here he felt free and didn't have a care in the world but as Peter Parker he knew otherwise.
At first Peter felt the burden of being Spider-Man because he put a lot of pressure on himself by living up to the mantra of 'with great power comes great responsibility'. He did a great job of protecting the citizens of New York from the criminal element. But with that power came a price. After defeating the Green Goblin he slowly began to keep people at arms length in case some other villain like the Goblin found out about him being Spider-Man. That was a difficult decision for Peter because he gave up having a relationship with the woman that he loved for a long time, Mary Jane Watson.
Then things began to change for Peter when he started to lose his spider powers at the same time he had to deal with Doc Ock. He gave up being Spider-Man for a while so that he could concentrate on other things until Ock kidnapped Mary Jane. Peter had to realize that he had to find balance in his life as Peter Parker and as Spider-Man. Once he found that balance he was able to use his powers again and rescue MJ and that was when she found out about Peter's secret and why he didn't want to pursue a relationship with her. That was when Mary Jane took matters into her own hands and left the man that she was engaged to at the altar in order to be with the man she truly loved. MJ was able to tell and show Peter that she was willing to take the risk of being with him and Peter willingly didn't disappoint her.
With Mary Jane knowing his secret life seemed better for Peter especially with MJ as his girlfriend. The only troubling thing was Harry, Peter's best friend. He also knew that Peter was Spider-Man and he blamed him for killing his father. Peter had been constantly trying to contact Harry for several weeks after the Doc Ock incident to no avail. Even MJ tried her best to get in touch with Harry but she failed as well.
Peter remembered all of this as he continued web slinging through the streets. He was also glad that he was out of that run down apartment that he use to live in. Thanks to a work-study program from Stark Enterprises, Peter was able to work while still attending ESU and be able to afford better living accommodations. As luck would have it he was able to get an apartment in the same building as Mary Jane. Spider-Man continued on his way home finally feeling good about his life. But as the old Parker luck would have it, Peter's luck was about to bite him in the butt.
After defeating members of the Hand and making sure that Abby and her father were okay, Elektra Natchios went back to McCabe's place to see what happened there. Unfortunately what she found there didn't surprise her. Elektra made all the arrangements for McCabe's funeral and decided to stay there for a while to fix the place up and to finally rest.
Weeks had past since the funeral and getting the place all fixed up when Elektra came across a cassette tape while cleaning out a desk. Taking the cassette over to the stereo, she placed it inside and hit the play button to listen to it.
"Hey E," McCabe said on the tape, "if you're listening to this than I guess you know where I am now. I made this recording once you and your guests got settled for the night because I had a feeling that maybe some of us wouldn't make it when the Hand showed up. Any way I was able to get another job for you if you're interested. I think that you may find this one interesting and challenging. Your target is in New York and he may prove difficult because you see he is a little different from anything you have ever done before. The target is Spider-Man." Elektra paused the tape for a moment to let this sink in.
"Spider-Man will definitely be a challenge." Elektra said to herself and restarted McCabe's recording.
"You can find more information on him from files that I have in my desk and by looking for back issues of the Daily Bugle. Your best bet to find him is to locate a guy named Peter Parker. He seems to know where the wall crawler is because he is the only one to consistently get pictures of him. This is going to be a tough one Elektra. Contact information on who is hiring you for the hit is also in the files that are there. Good luck E, you're definitely going to need it." With that the recorded message ended.
"Well, I guess I'm off to New York to find this Peter Parker and see what he knows about Spider-Man." Elektra told herself as she prepared to head to New York to find both Peter Parker and Spider-Man.
AN: Well folks, that's the first chapter with more to follow. Feedback is welcomed and appreciated but please, no flames.