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Jensen gasps... opening his eyes in utter shock and sitting... on a bed. He wasn't in his Scarlet Spider suit anymore, but on a grey t-shirt with long pajama pants. He was definitely barefooted but... he looks around bit confused... no... incredibly confused. He slowly gets up with a face of shock... he knows... he is dead. He could definitely hear the music... coming from outside. He walks to a mirror, he still had the red eyes... but no scars... though he kept the toned body. He still looking touches his forearm, the bottom part... he still had his stingers... but still... no scars?
Jensen: What the-
???: (singing) Cause I'm bringing you back to life.
Jensen heard the voice... a female... one that he recognized. He looked to the door in front, opening as Gwen walks in with her backpack, plus the song was coming from her room... were they living together? She didn't notice Jensen at all who was up
Gwen: (under her breath, singing) Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
She quickly looks at Jensen who looks confused at her, and her? She just looked glad.
Gwen: Oh, took you a while to wake up.
Jensen looked confused at her, she looks a bit different... maybe has to do with the fact that the left side of her hair was much longer with pink tips, and the right side was still shaved but slightly covered by the top part.
Jensen: Um-
Gwen: Come on. We have an hour and a half till our first class.
Jensen: Class?
Gwen: Um, Computational Physics? Just get a shower, (throws a towel) you love to take long ones... just don't take too long.
Jensen looks at the towel, as Gwen walks away... but he stops her.
Jensen: Gwen...
Gwen from the door, leans to it, popping her head from it and a bit of her hair falling on her face. Jensen was still trying to piece it all together.
Jensen: Are we dead?
Gwen: Um... no? I'm pretty sure we're still alive, unless your planning on dying during class.
Jensen: Is just... I remember... Martin Li... he killed me. Did he... kill you?
Gwen: Martin... Li?
Jensen: Mister Negative! You know him! You fought him!
Gwen: I... fought him? Jensen, are you okay?
Jensen: I am. Where am I?
Gwen: What do you mean? We're in the NYU... on my dimension.
Jensen looked even more confused... did she say... her dimension?
Jensen: Your... dimension?
Gwen: I mean, you said you wanted to move here. We both really said "no" to the long distance relationship, so you moved here... I mean... your earth is already pretty safe... and the fact everyone knows who you are... you wanted to keep-
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Jensen: Wait... my New York... knows my secret identity?
Gwen: You were sort of forced to reveal it.
Jensen: No... no I wouldn't do that, I would never do that. No... no I'm dead... I'm dead! This isn't real, this is death trying to play with me or Heaven... oh Jesus Christ, what the hell am I doing here?!
Gwen: Jensen-
Jensen: Your not Gwen. (he walks to her) Your not her- YOUR NOT HER!!! This... This is to make me suffer, this is not Heaven... this is Hell... makes more sense.
Gwen: (trying to calm him down) This isn't any of those-
Jensen: I'm dead! I'm sure as hell this is not real!
???: She isn't wrong.
Jensen looks back, seeing a blond man in his 40's, with a NYPD suit... he knew that man.
George: Your not in any of those.
Jensen: Captain Stacy?
George: I think we agreed to go with first name basis, Jay.
Jensen: (slowly tearing up) I... H-How? Where am I? This is Hell... it has to be.
???: This... isn't Hell.
Jensen looks back, seeing a man walk behind Gwen... his own father, Jack Banner.
Jack: Is more of a purgatory. Your ascension is being decided... wether you go to Heaven... of Hell.
Jensen: P-Purgatory? That's not what it is. Purgatory is a place where your being cleansed so you can be sent to Heaven.
Jack: You're right... you've been keeping up with your catechism.
Jensen: I haven't.
Jack: Well then... want to make a confession?
Jensen: So I can confess for my sins? This isn't real, where am I? And don't say is Purgatory... this is Hell.
???: It isn't...
Jensen: Oh geez who's the next- WHOA!!!
Everything behind him was broken... the room was destroyed... as in front of him was a giant web... which dropped blood and in front was a spider... a giant spider. Jensen looked in shock seeing the giant spider, he looked everyone behind him... slowly getting covered in webs.
Jensen: What are you? Who...
Spider: You know who I am... you know very well... who I am.
Jensen slowly walks to the spider who was still not moving... as Jensen returns to talk to the giant spider in the room.
Jensen: You look familiar, that's for sure.
Spider: Then think harder... you've seen me somewhere before... 3 years ago more precisely.
Jensen: Three... years?
Jensen groaned as he crouched... as a memory entered his mind... the spider... the spider was putting that memory in his head...
???: Come on, Jay.
Scene completely changes to Gwen... not Spider-Woman... but Gwen Stacy-1728... his Gwen Stacy. Gwen-1728 was dressed very differently to Gwen-65. She had a long sleeve black shirt, a white jacket, a short purple skirt, high black boots, though still showing her bit of her knees and thighs, a fishnet under the skirt and boots and a black headband... plus her hair was longer, had bangs and no teeth gap.
Jensen in the other hand had a opened button shirt with blue stripes, a black t-shirt under, around his neck was a scarf, he had a beanie which was keeping a bit of his long hair, normal jeans and high Nike Air Force full black shoes. He had a guitar bag in his back and that's about it.
Jensen: (smiling) I don't understand your enthusiasm... it was just a science project.
Gwen: Which is there! Our project is in the science fair... right here.
Jensen groaned rolling his eyes as Gwen quickly grabbed his hand, pulling him.
Gwen: Come on, before dad gets here.
Jensen: All right, all right. Still trying to figure out why are you dressed up like this.
Gwen: Dad's gonna take us to Boustros, didn't he invite you?
Jensen: Um... he did?
Gwen: (laughing) Then why are you dressed up like this.
Jensen: I-I'm gonna speak for myself and many people, we don't really like to dress up formally... this is as formal as I can get.
Gwen: (giggling) Oh my god. Let's just go.
Jensen: All right.
They looked at the walls... seeing what was saying.
Oscorp Industries
The two kept walking, as Gwen smiling, pulls Jensen to one of the museum's project... it was a marine project.
Jensen: (laughing at her enthusiasm) E-Easy, Gwenie. No need to go crazy on all this.
Gwen: You can't say this is impressive... I mean look at this! Algae farms! That's the key for a for a healthier life in the sea, plus sustainable.
Jensen: All right, all right, maybe it is to go a bit crazy.
Gwen: Uh huh.
Jensen: But you know I'm more of a... physicist... or well... more of a guy who likes things about matter... or Quantum Physics.
Gwen: Quantum Mechanics.
Jensen: Same thing, weren't you excited?
Gwen: Ha-ha, come on.
She goes to walk away, but Jensen quickly grabs her wrist and this time, he pulls her.
A few minutes later, the two were walking to an elevator... but they were stopped by someone in a counter... a female.
Female: Good afternoon. May I have your tickets for the special exhibit?
Gwen: T-Tickets? I thought-
Jensen: Sorry, ma'am. Our work is in the exhibit and we thought that... we didn't need them.
Female: You do, and we're sold out. I can't let you go upstairs.
Jensen: Okay... thanks anyway.
He walked away and Gwen by her side with both hands in her jacket, as she leans to Jensen.
Gwen: That's not gonna stop us, right?
Jensen: Gwenie... when have I ever given up?
Gwen: Ummmm... there was that one time that you tried to killed a cockroach, and you just decided-
Jensen: We don't talk about that... like at all.
Gwen: All right.
Gwen looks at a door... smiling a little. She sees the lock from another door... which every door had. She has a small idea.
Gwen: I think I have a plan.
Jensen: All right, spill it.
Gwen: You see the locks of those doors?
Jensen: I have bad eyesight, you know.
Gwen: Then next time bring your glasses. Back to topic, that is Oscorp's latest lock security... if we shine a light to the lock, it should open.
Jensen: Okay first, that's a horrible lock, they should use something like eye scan... is more secure. Second, the flashlight of our phones won't reach.
Gwen: Your right... but this is a "Science Fair", not school. I think I know what we need. Just something reflective and something thin we can throw under the floor.
Jensen: Easier said than done.
???: Your right.
Jensen and Gwen look back... seeing George with arms crossed... making Jensen and Gwen smile shyly.
Gwen: (shyly smiling) Hehe... h-hi dad.
Jensen: M-Mr Stacy-
George: George.
Jensen: (quickly repeating) George.
George: (to Gwen) Were you really gonna try and sneak again?
Gwen: (looking away) N-Nooooo.
George: Gwen... I'm both your father and a cop... I know you too well.
Gwen: (sighs) Just wanted to see our project... but seems that we need a ticket to enter.
George: I know. Is a miracle I bought them.
Jensen: Wait, you did?
George shows three pink tickets, as Gwen sighs, making George chuckle a little.
George: I wasn't gonna let my daughter and her friend not see what they managed to achieve... plus we might wanna do it quick, dinner?
Gwen: Yeah. (Looks at Jensen) Come on.
Jensen chuckles and walks with them. Moments later, they were walking... just to see their science project... they won an award last year... in 7th grade. Gwen and Jensen smiled... wrapping their arms behind their backs, very proud of themselves.
Gwen: Is a dream come true.
George: Quickly, a photo.
Gwen: For real?
George: This is a memory, Gwen... come on.
Gwen: (smiling) All right.
Jensen and Gwen kept their arms by their backs and smiled at the phone with the project by their side. The phone's flash appeared quickly and the photo was taken.
George: Beautiful. Are you two gonna watch your project one more time or... we going to dinner.
Gwen: Maybe... a quick peek to our work.
George: All right, don't take too long.
Jensen: Got it, chief.
Jensen and Gwen walked around their work... as she leans to him smiling at the project.
Jensen: We killed it completely.
Gwen: Literally or metaphorically?
Jensen: (smirking at her) Gwen.
Gwen: I know, I know.
Jensen smiled still... as he saw a bit of web on the side but he didn't care. He knelt, putting his hand in the ground, seeing from below the details of their project... he smiled, slowly getting up.
Jensen: So... might as well just... you know.
Gwen: Yeah, I know. But hey... dinner with dad is as good as it gets.
Jensen: Mhm.
Gwen quickly pecks his cheek... almost his lips... completely freezing him...
Gwen: That's for helping me win this... no that sounds selfish, for our good work and getting this here, and a few other stuff.
Jensen: I... O... W-What... What? W-Why?
Gwen: Like I said, if you expect a kiss per things you've helped me and vice verse, there would be like 20 more.
Jensen: Y-Your dad...
Gwen: He is okay with it.
Jensen: S... Saw...
Gwen looks back at George, who gave her a thumbs up... and she sends a thumbs up back at him.
Gwen: Where do you think I got my boldness? C'mon.
Gwen walks away as Jensen nodded quickly blushing like no tomorrow. Jensen walks to him... as he felt a strong bite in his hand... the top of his right hand... he remembers... he does know who it is...
Jensen: It's you.
Present Jensen stood back up at the giant spider... without any fear.
Jensen: You're the damn spider I killed... you're in my mind!
Spider: I am the spider that chose... you.
Jensen: Chose me?!
Spider: You don't know the full story... I'm the manifestation of your own powers.
Jensen saw a whole clutter of spiders walk to his right side... as the spiders transform into a body.
Spider: Like the Enneads in other universes, my kind search for avatars across the multiverse, so you can do our wishes to the mortal realm. Some will protect the Arachno-Humanoid Poly-Multiverse... others will do our wishes to the real world.
Jensen: The Aracho... what now?
The two looked to the webbing... which started to glow.
Spider: The Arachno-Humanoid Poly-Multiverse... are all of us, all of you spiders. A beautiful web... both tied to life... and destiny.
Jensen: The Web of Life and Destiny?
Spider: In short... yes. A third dimensional construct which extends beyond space and time... to the fifth dimension... The Mirrorverse.
Jensen looked at the spider confused at what he said.
Jensen: Mirrorverse?
Spider: A theory... for another time. Every Spider-Man... has been chosen... even those who are not meant to be.
Jensen: Those who are not?
Spider: Some were meant to become Spider-Man... some were not... but they still managed to have one of us.
Jensen: Us?
The figure looks at Jensen who looks a bit shocked.
Spider: You have a second chance in life, to be reborn...
Jensen: Reborn?
He stopped talking, as he vomits... blood... he vomits blood... as he slowly looks to his chest... it was bleeding heavily... a bit of his rib cage was shown. He looks shocked seeing it... he is dead... he told the fake people that he was dead... but he thought he was just asleep or something.
Spider: You have to embrace us... Scarlet...
Jensen looks at the spider confused.
Spider: You may answer to the name Jensen Banner... you do not want to admit that Jensen Banner will never return... but you know deep down... that the first person you murdered wasn't Harry Osborn... is was Jensen Banner... you filled that empty shell with yourself... and me... with your own Pain.
Jensen: Screw... you...
The spider didn't grunt... or the clutter of spiders even made his frown... he was pure emotionless... a gritty monster... no regret... his own pain. A barrage of webs covered just one wrist... then the other, then his ankle and then the other. He was technically floating at this point.
Spider: For you to be reborn... you must embrace your other nature.
The webs were now generating purple electricity... as in an instant, a strong shock entered was running through his veins... his body. He left a loud scream... his scream was even more louder and painful... as talons were growing in his fingertips... and toes. His canine tooth were growing into fangs... both bottom and upper canine teeth. He kept screaming... but the shock ended and the webbing broke, making Jensen fall in his knees... slowly panting.
Spider: Your full genetics have been awakened.
Jensen slowly looks up at the spider, his pose... it was so animalistic, he was on his hands and legs, like some kind of lion or something. But seconds later, Jensen dashes at the spider... like a blind animal... leaping to it... leaving a roar... but there was a bit of animalistic tone on the roar. He went to slash the spider, but the slash went through it, but Jensen kept blindly swinging, as the spider punched Jensen's gut... sending him away.
Jensen rolled in the ground, but growled as he got back on his four, but the growl was still there. Jensen was about to dash back... but someone stepped in front of him... it was... MJ. Jensen stopped in a bit of shock... seeing her in front of him.
Jensen: Mary... Jane?
MJ slowly puts both hands on his face... as his eyes slowly tear up, his talons slowly retract... as well as his fangs.
Jensen: (slowly taking his hands off him) No... your not her... your just an illusion.
MJ: But for one second... would you believe that maybe I am her?
Jensen: If... you were? God I wish you were... I wish you were my MJ.
MJ slowly pulled Jensen to a hug... which he quickly answers with his own, putting his head on her shoulder, still in tears. MJ smiled and closed her eyes.
Jensens (crying) I'm so sorry...
MJ: I know.
Jensen: (clenching his hand) I-I failed you... failed Peter...
???: No you haven't.
Jensen looks back seeing Peter... like MJ who was in a white dress... Peter had a white shirt, pants and shoes... plus his glasses.
Peter: You haven't yet.
Jensen: (crying) I did... I did... I broke every promise, broke with everyone... I pushed them away... Flash... Liz... mom... I pushed them all away... I... I don't wanna do this... I don't go want go back.
Peter and MJ look at each other, as they look at the room... where he was in... seeing a bright light... as he saw many people in the horizon... dozens of them.
Peter: We'll be waiting for you.
Jensen: No! Please take me... I-I don't want to keep going, I don't want the mask, I don't want to keep suffering, I... don't... want to live... not a monster.
Peter: You're not a monster.
Jensen: Tell that to everyone I met... everyone I've killed! I'm not a hero... I'm a monster... a freak... a murderer... I've completely left you down... I didn't take responsibility on my own actions.
Peter: But you still can pick yourself back up. You can't give up hope on yourself-
Jensen: I already did.
Peter: No you haven't! Scarlet-Spider never gives up! He always finds a way to get back up. You always have! Rhino, Tombstone, Fisk, they've all made your life miserable, and worse of all, Norman! But you still find a way to get back up.
Jensen: I can't, Pete. I've reached the end... I don't... want to.
???: And since when we give up?
Jensen sees Jack walk behind him, putting a hand on his shoulder, but Jensen just closes his eyes.
Jack: We never give up... tell me why?
Jensen: Because... we're men?
Jack: What? No! Who told you that, was it Uncle Troy? It was definitely Troy.
Jensen just released a slight chuckle.., it was him... Troy was a misogynist, Jensen still loved him, but he didn't like that Troy saw women as inferior... so he sort of uses that as a dark joke sometimes.
Jack: But... no, that's not why... we're human. Like in Proverbs 24:16, "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."
Jensen: I... haven't gone for a long while... the Bible doesn't mean much to me.
Jack: It does if you let it. My point is, you're a good man, kid... a great man, but the mission isn't over... your journey is just beginning.
Jensen: What journey? Haven't you seen what I've done? How many I've killed? How I left New York?!
Jack: Yeah... and is time for you to bring it back.
Jensen: I can't bring New York back to how it was. They're afraid of Scarlet Spider.
Jack: Because he was embracing his spider self... his own pain, but maybe he just needs a little bit of help from my son.
Jensen: Jensen is dead! I killed him!
Jack: Then who have I been talking to?
Jensen goes to talk back... as Jack slowly sits down with Jensen... holding his guitar... as he gives Jensen a guitar bag... he slowly opens it... showing a guitar... the one he used in the photo his mother shot. Jensen looks at it in tears... he doesn't remember how to even play it, he doesn't remember much.
Jack: Come on, I know what to sing... and probably you know to.
Jensen: I... I don't...
Jack: C'mon, you sang it... you remember the recording of me singing it... and you joined in... I saw you.
Jensen still looks bit saddened at the guitar... he slowly puts it on his knees... and went he hit the strings... it sounded awful... as Jensen looks away slightly.
Jack: Your thinking to much... play it from the heart... is how I conquered your mother's heart.
Jensen still in a bit of tears, he chuckled a little... and smiled.
Jack: Just follow my lead.
Jack tuned his guitar a bit... just to start playing...
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Jensen saw his father play... with the same smile he always had... the same enthusiasm... with Jensen... joining him slowly... still trying to remember.
Jack: It's not time to make a change. Just relax, take it easy.
Jensen looked to the ground... seeing dozens of reflections... good memories. He saw a recording of him as a toddler, on his father's leg as they watched a cartoon, Jensen was laughing almost uncontrollably, and Jack was grabbing almost hugging Past Jensen so that he doesn't fall.
Jack: You're still young, that's your fault. There's so much you have to know.
Many more reflections came to the ground. Now he saw one of his birthdays, with his mother applauding as well as his father and many more people, family and a few friends, as Jensen blew the candles, which they applaud more, and Camilla walks, hugging Jensen and his father joins in too.
Jack: Find a girl, settle down. If you want you can marry. Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy.
There was now the dance between Liz and Jensen back in the Winter Formal, the wedding between Jack and Camilla, and now it shows Gwen... Spider-Woman/Gwen sleeping with Jensen in May's house. She tiredly opens her eyes, seeing him still asleep, as she tugs herself closer and more to Jensen, with a small smile.
Jensen looked at the reflection of Gwen and himself, slightly smiling, looking at it.
Jack/Jensen: I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy. To be calm when you've found something going on. But take your time, think a lot. Why, think of everything you've got. For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.
Jack looks at Jensen who was finally smiling... compared to other smiles... this was a genuine one... that wasn't Scarlet Spider smiling... but Jensen Banner.
Jack/Jensen: How can I try to explain? 'Cause when I do he turns away again. It's always been the same, same old story. From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen. Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away. I know, I have to go.
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A few seconds pass, as Jack looked at Jensen who sniffed smiling... as he puts a hand on his son's back.
Jack: You do remember.
Jensen launched himself to his father's arms... who hugged him very tight. Jensen started to cry on his chest... as Jack holds him together... smiling seeing his son back.
Jensen: (crying) I-I... I miss you... so much.
Jack: (smiling) I know.
Jensen: I-I'm so sorry... I've broken your promise. I've failed you.
Jack: No, no don't say that. (separates from Jensen who looks down... still crying) You haven't broken my promise... you were in a bad spot. I was... scared that my son was gone... that the spider killed it, but I can see that he didn't kill my son... he was protecting it. But I've seen you grow... make new friends... move on the fear that you... heal your scars... I'm so proud of you, (cleans a tear falling from his son's eyes) my little rocker.
Jensen still in tears, smiled at his father... as the spider still in the human figure walks to them.
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Spider: (to Jensen) You let your pain control your actions... haunt you. We are meant to get rid of the pain, heal them from their wounds... that is your role in the universe. You are not meant to inflict it... your meant to heal it.
Jensen looks at it, as Jack slowly stands up... and stands aside the spider.
Spider: It is time for your rebirth... Jensen Banner. Or you can embrace your other nature.
Jack: Or you can become a perfect combination of both... the true strength of a spider... with the heart of a good man.
The two extended their hand to Jensen... he looked at them... as he smiled a little.
Real World
In the Spider-Cave, the body of Jensen Banner was still covered in webs... to the point it even covered the blanket... until a stinger broke through the web... as from it... Jensen's hand broke through... showing both his stingers and talons. May was walking with a shovel in hand... bit saddened... she was walking to the shed, as in the cave, the web that covered Jensen was completely split in half, as Jensen completely naked, walked to the wardrobe where Peter-1610 kept his suits... he opened the one with the Stealth Suit... it was glitching even more... the black wanted to change to red and black... he knows why is like this. He puts his utility belt first which was the only thing left of his original suit apart of his mask, already with his glasses there. He puts bottom part of the Stealth suit, as May was now going down the elevator. Jensen puts the upper part of the suit on now... he was slowly walking away... as he shoots a web... from the back of his wrist... Organic Webbing.
He shoots the web to the mask of the Stealth suit still glitching, putting it on. The glitch started to get worse... as the suit was changing now... to his Scarlet Spider suit. Scarlet looked at his hands... as the suit's glove part was changing colors now to his original red and black... but without the red details in the black.
May finally reached down to the cave... as she looked to the table... seeing the amount of webs, in shock. She looks behind her... seeing Scarlet Spider... back on his feet. May was in utter shock still... but also very glad to see him... and right now... there wasn't time for questions.
May: Go get 'em.
Scarlet nods as he shot the webs from his back wrist... and pulls himself to the exit... and with that... the chapter ends.
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Finally, I have Chapter 14 posted... saying it as of now, there's about two to three chapters remaining... it will depend if I split the final battle in two parts and if I will do a short epilogue... either way... I had so much fun writing this chapter, definitely loved it... hope you enjoyed it, vote for it, leave a comment if you want and till la...
Are those tears in my eyes?