Chapter 612 - Spectator (2/2)
”Damn you!” Cindy shouted, her hands gloved by her own webbing as there were multiple tears on her costume around her calves. Looking at the opponent, Nik found a goggled man with his hands attached to mechanical wings, bladed, even. That would explain the bloodied tears but Cindy somehow managed to get out with thin scratches. It was either her training or the fact that Vulture enjoyed playing with his prey.
Getting on her feet, her ponytail already morphed into a haggard display of hair with disarrayed strands sticking around and her body jumping in the air to fight an enemy that seemed far more inclined to fight mid-air from the starting, Nik realized Cindy's fortunate state was really nothing due to her training. With Vulture's feet attached to mechanical claws, which he used to catch Cindy's webbed fists, the man cackled and threw her again. ”Oh my god,” Nik groaned with Pickle speaking up, ”the others were definitely physically enhanced but this man is normal... couldn't this spider just tear those machines away—”
”You're here!” Spider-Gwen's shout broke the flow of conversation as she glared at Nik, ”Don't just leave me in the security room! Took so much time getting down!” Her gaze then fell on the battered Cindy and all her anger vanished, ”Good for her!” She snorted. ”Clearly, the Cindy of your world wasn't on best terms,” Nik commented.
”No, we weren't.” Spider climbed up Nik's leg, treading carefully near the hip region before reaching Nik's shoulder, ”She caused me too many problems out of petty differences, at first, she then spiraled further into stupidity.”
”Well, this one isn't petty...” Nik muttered as Vulture picked her from her hair while Spider furrowed, ”You're not going to help?”
”There's help,” Nik gestured towards Captain's leap as he bagged Vulture into a chokehold from behind, ”And I lost Captain's fight,” Nik raised his hand in frustration as he jumped down and landed on the ice cream stall once again, phasing back into the real world while waiting silently.
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”Vanish! He said his name was Vanish!” A young boy shouted in excitement as he snatched the mic from Mary's hand, ”He saved us! All of us! My mum was away with our uncle Bert. She said that she needed Uncle Bert's help with her waist and left for the bathroom and then we were—”
Before the boy could complete, a mature, dark-haired woman covered the boy's mouth, probably her mother from the similarity in their eyes as she gazed towards an equally awkward Mary, ”Er, this isn't live, right?” The woman inquired as Mary's cameraman, a freshman, turned his camera towards the 'uncle' before Mary snapped her finger softly, signaling him to continue moving. Of course, it was live. But seeing the lack of 'the' ring in the woman's hands, it could be theorized that she either hid it or simply lost her significant other. Mary was inclined to believe the latter.
”Captain Kent,” Mary moved quickly, ”The officers still haven't been able to open the entrance of the mall. Do you know why is that?”
snorting, Captain moved away with an annoyed expression as his partner stopped Mary from pursuing him. With an equally frustrated expression, Mary turned towards the camera and addressed her viewers, ”As you can see, Rick Enterprises is still supposed to be under the control of monsters calling themselves Jackal, Rhino, Vulture, Kraven, and Electro! There's also the fact that the savior of the citizens, Vanish, may still be locked into a dreadful battle against these criminals. Stay tuned for more updates!”
”... and cut!” the cameraman sighed before giving Mary a thumbs-up and then pulling the camera from his shoulder.
”Do you think that there's someone actually fighting against those criminals?” the youth inquired Mary as she shrugged, ”Let's wait. For all I know, there's no one inside anymore.”