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Honestly, Scott would have preferred to ally himself with Hank; even Bobby would have been better than Warren. The winged boy kept putting himself in danger, staring out the window and aggressively observing Spider-Man.
"Who are you?" Todd was confused and scared, staring at his mother, probably for the longest time of his life.
"I'm with the toad, what's up?" asked Spider-Man, keeping a safe distance from Warren's wings, and obviously ready to hit Scott's visor with a web.
Scott could see the subtle movements of his hands. He leaned in a specific direction, within striking distance of Scott. Scenarios ran through his mind, probably Spider-Man's as well. Scott would shoot, Spider-Man would dodge, he would throw a web, which Scott would intercept. Spider-Man would either fall by surprise and be hit, or he would dodge the follow-up shot and launch himself at Scott. He didn't know the masked man's speed, so he had no way of knowing if he could react quickly enough to dodge or hit Spider-Man with a blast.
"But who says we have to fight? " Scott wondered.
He took his hand off the visor and relaxed.
" Angel and I are here to help Tolansky . Our goal is to get him out of here and somewhere safe. I've seen most of the articles and YouTube videos about you, Spider-Man. I know you help people; believe me, we're trying to help," he explained.
Do you realize how much worse things will be if you run away? Right now they see him as a criminal; the captain had no idea what his men were planning to do to Toad .
"It's Todd!"
"And how do you know the captain isn't as bigoted as his men?" Warren asked.
"Because I know Captain George Stacy isn't like that, explain to him what happened to him, tell him what Todd's father was doing, there will be enough evidence to convince him that Todd is just a mutant facing persecution," Spider- Man explained .
"Forget the cops, we're fighting the MRD," Warren said.
"You're right, this is out of Stacy's jurisdiction anyway , no matter how she reacts. I know what the MRD seems like to other people, but there's more to it than that," Scott said.
"What do you mean?" Todd asked.
"WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN IT!" Warren shouted.
He whipped out his winds, releasing a blast of air that would have thrown Spider-Man backward, if his feet weren't glued to the ground.
"Damn, we're fighting instead of cooperating after all," Scott thought.
Spider-Man shot out a web, sticking it to Warren's suit. Warren flapped his wings again, propelling himself backward and tearing off his Avenging Angel suit. Scott fired his optic blast, hitting Spider-Man just enough to pull him away from Warren and ensure he put his mask back on. He did, but he also unsheathed his wing blade, a small piece of bone at the top joint. Wielding his wing at Spider-Man, he left a slash mark on the wall behind them.
"Wow! They definitely shouldn't underestimate you," Spider-Man said, punching Warren in the stomach. "I guess your bones are hollow, which helps you fly, but not so much for taking hits." He took his hands off the wall and kicked Warren in the chest, sending him flying against the wall.
Wings bunched, Warren braced for another strike. Suddenly, Todd's throat expanded, and he let out a scream.
"ENOUGH!" A green projectile suddenly flew between Warren and Spider- man , sticking to the wall next to them.
"Just up there, please!" she said, tears in her eyes as her tongue stretched out to the floor.
The Spider-Man mask narrowed its eyes and looked at the ground just like Warren did.
"The MRD says it wants to help mutants, but it wouldn't be the first corrupt government agency. You say you want to help Todd, right? And what does he think about that?" Spider-Man turned his head to the boy, who looked at Scott and Warren.
"I don't trust the police or the MRD, but what can you do for me?" he asked.
"We can get you out of here for a start, and your mom too," Scott said.
"Will you keep us safe?" he asked.
With our lives if necessary!
"Well, I hope it doesn't cost us that much, it'll distract the police and cost me some reputation points," said Spider- man .
"Leave the distraction to me," Warren said.
They both narrowed their eyes at each other.
"I'm going left, are you going right?" the masked man asked.
"Deal!"
"We'll need a clear path to the alley. There's a manhole cover there. We can retreat through the sewers and regroup at the rendezvous point," Scott explained.
"Of course, Lieutenant Cyclops, sir," Warren snorted.
Peter stepped away from the Tolanskys and Cyclops. He didn't know who they were or what the MRD really was; however, he did know there was little evidence of how they helped mutants. One thing his employers, the Daily Bugle, constantly reinforced was the idea that anyone who received help from the MRD tended to disappear. He jumped onto the windowsill, took a deep breath, and jumped.
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