Responsibility

Another year and a half has passed and I'm almost done with middle school. Next year high school begins and I am satisfied with my preparations, I sincerely hope my plan works or I'm going to have to do things the long way.

School has been alright, Me and Gwen have gotten closer overtime and text each other every so often. Harry and I are best friends and he frequently comes over to my house.

I haven't been able to come to visit his house yet unfortunately so I still haven't met Norman Osborn.

Meanwhile, MJ has been opening up to those around her more and is more carefree.

But, I know she is just hiding her pain, she has been having it harder from her Dad. I'm debating about calling social services soon so she can move in with her Aunt.

Since it's May 2010, almost a year after Stark announced his identity as Iron Man, the events of Iron Man 2, Thor and The Incredible Hulk should be happening soon.

I found out my parents have been able to get some passes there from a raffle. Pete is super excited to be able to go. While I'm internally stressing out as my family could be killed. Hopefully it goes well.

The Stark Expo will take place on the 31st while I believe the attack on Harlem happens early the first week of June. I can't do anything about Thor as he is currently in New Mexico.

'It's finally happening' I thought, 'The events that will lead up towards half of all life being destroyed.'

I sighed as I was about to close my closet after putting on my clothes before glancing at a box at the corner of the closet.

Over the years I have been developing my costume. It's still in progress as only the mask, gloves and feet are finished. The mask has the classic design and is made using a hardened and permanent version of my web formula. I used old hockey masks as a base mold so it doesn't change shape around the face.

The eyes are in the same style as the homecoming suit, but without the holographic displays. I have integrated audio receivers and a basic AI to the mask. It similar to a more advanced version of Siri, it also has Bluetooth to connect to calls, music, and vocal commands to my web shooters.

Speaking of web shooters I completed them a while ago and even made spares from the money I have saved over the years. The web shooters are functional and rather advanced with what I had. They have multiple settings and even voice activated ones like web barrage. I was able to also develop web bombs which I actually made as another setting for the web cartridges.

By clicking a switch on the cartridges they will rapidly expand and explode webs out of them, making web bombs.

I have completed the gloves, and they are just like the classic gloves as well. The shoes are made out of cutout soles similar to the Amazing Spider-Man movies but the fabric is made from my webs and the appearances of the classic suit design.

I head out my room, quickly eat breakfast with Pete before I get on the bus and wait for my next stop.

I saw MJ getting on the bus. I noticed she had a slight limp as she got closer. She came and sat next to me and noticed she had make on her neck as I looked more closely.

'It's gone far enough by now, I have to do something.'

"MJ are you okay?"

She pretends to be fine, "Hmm? Yeah I'm fine."

I look at her without breaking eye contact with a serious expression, "No you're not."

I glance my eyes towards her neck while she looks away on the verge of tears.

"MJ, you can always talk to me."

She looks down and starts to cry.

I pull her into a hug and say, "It's gonna be alright." I glance around the bus and see no one has noticed us yet and say, "Wipe up your tears and let's skip school today when we get off the bus so we can talk."

She nods, "Ok."

Soon the bus get out and I drag her off campus towards a cafe.

I drag her inside and we get a booth and I speak to her, "Tell me what's happening."

She starts to break down sobbing and explaining how much worse her dad has gotten and how he beats her almost daily.

"I-I even have t-to cover up my b-bruises with makeup.." She continues to sob while I clench my fist in anger as I allowed this to happen without doing something sooner, 'How can I be a hero when I can't even stop this.'

I look at her with a serious expression, "Do you anyone to live with other than you're dad?"

She continues to cry, "M-my aunt, she might take me in."

I give her a hug and say, "I'll take care of it , now let's head back to school."

I comfort her for a few more minutes before she cleans herself up in the restroom and we head back to school together. I leave her at the gate saying I have things to care of before wishing her goodbye.

I head head to the local police station and walk over to the counter to the police officer in front he raises an eyebrow and ask, "What are you doing out of school?"

I cut straight to the chase and say, "I'd like to report a case of child abuse."

His face turns serious and lead me to a room in the back. And I explain MJ's situation and after a while of questions and such they told me to head back to school while they take care of it.

I decided to just skip school today as I was in no mood for it. I just went to an abandoned warehouse I found a while ago and train some more.

I head home later and Ben asks why I wasn't in school today. I gave him a rundown of the situation and he looked like he understood. Later May still berated me for missing school but said not to do it again.

I headed to my room since Pete was holed up in his room since he got hole before.

I walked in my room and looked in my room and saw a strange box on my counter. 'No way...'