The Spider:AHero’s Awakening

Oscorp.

The name lingered in my mind long after I'd swiped that tablet from the break-in last night. Sitting on my bed with my laptop open, I went through the encrypted files I'd managed to extract.

"Project Venom."

The name sent a chill down my spine. If the MCU was anything like the comics, I was in for a whole new level of trouble. Symbiotes weren't just your average villains; they were nightmares wrapped in goo.

I sighed, rubbing my temples. "Why can't it ever be just normal bad guys?"

I heard Aunt May calling from downstairs. "Peter! Breakfast!"

I quickly hid the tablet under my bed and shut my laptop. "Coming!"

At school, things weren't much better.

MJ was watching me closely, and I could tell she was still suspicious. "So… you're extra tired today. Another late-night study session?"

I smiled nervously. "Yeah, something like that."

She narrowed her eyes. "Uh-huh. You know, you're terrible at lying."

"I'm just… dealing with a lot," I admitted, which wasn't a total lie. "You know, school, life, existential crises."

MJ smirked. "Well, if you need to talk, I'm here, Tiger."

I felt a twinge of guilt. MJ was amazing, and I hated keeping secrets from her, but how was I supposed to explain all this?

That night, I decided to dig deeper into Oscorp.

Dressed in my sleek new suit, I perched on the side of the Oscorp Tower, my HUD scanning the building for vulnerabilities. The break-in last night wasn't a random heist—it was deliberate. Someone wanted those files, and that meant Norman Osborn was hiding something big.

"Karen, any heat signatures inside?" I asked.

"No unauthorized personnel detected. Oscorp security has doubled patrols."

"Guess they're on edge after last night," I muttered, sticking to the glass like a ninja.

Slipping inside through a vent, I crawled through the building unnoticed, eventually finding my way to a restricted lab. The place was dark, with only the glow of monitors casting eerie shadows across the walls.

I tapped into the system using a portable USB Tony had given me. "Let's see what secrets you've got, Norman."

The files were even worse than I imagined. Experimentation on human subjects, enhancement drugs, and—most disturbing of all—biological augmentations using alien DNA.

I froze when I saw the notes attached. Chitauri samples retrieved post-Avengers battle.

"So that's what this is about…" I whispered. Oscorp was playing with extraterrestrial genetics, and if I was right, "Project Venom" might be their latest experiment.

Suddenly, my spider-sense exploded.

I barely ducked in time to avoid a black, clawed hand slashing through the air where my head had been. I flipped backward, landing in a crouch, and came face to face with something out of my worst nightmares.

A man—no, a creature—stood before me, his skin covered in a sleek black substance that pulsed and shifted unnaturally. His eyes were pure white, and his mouth curled into a jagged grin filled with razor-sharp teeth.

"Spider-Man," it hissed. "We've been waiting for you."

I gulped. "Yeah, I get that a lot. Who… or what are you?"

"We… are Venom."

Oh, crap.

The fight was chaos.

Venom lunged at me with inhuman speed, his black tendrils lashing out like whips. I flipped out of the way, firing web after web to slow him down, but he just tore through them like tissue paper.

"Karen! Weak spots?" I yelled, dodging another strike.

"Analyzing… vulnerability detected: high-frequency sound waves."

I scrambled to a nearby workstation and grabbed a sonic emitter, dialing it up to full blast. "Hope you're not a fan of loud music, buddy."

I activated it, and Venom screeched in agony, thrashing wildly as the sound waves disrupted his form. Taking advantage, I fired a web at his face, blinding him momentarily before swinging out of the lab.

But Venom wasn't done. He recovered faster than I expected and followed me, bursting through the walls with terrifying speed.

"Come on, man, I just fixed this suit!" I groaned, flipping down the hallway.

I led him to an industrial area where Oscorp kept its containment units. I spotted a large cryo-chamber and quickly lured Venom inside. The moment he lunged at me, I fired a web at the console, freezing the chamber shut around him.

Venom pounded on the ice, roaring in frustration. "This… isn't… over, Spider-Man!"

I panted, leaning against the wall. "Yeah, yeah… they all say that."

I barely made it back home in one piece.

Collapsing onto my bed, I stared at the ceiling, my mind racing. Venom was here. Oscorp was meddling with alien DNA. And I had just made myself public enemy number one in Norman Osborn's book.

What was I even doing? This wasn't just stopping muggers anymore.

I was in way over my head.

I sighed and grabbed my phone, scrolling through my texts. MJ had sent me a message.

MJ: "Hope you're okay, Tiger. Call me if you need to talk."

I smiled faintly. Maybe I should tell her. Just… not yet.

Before I could dwell on it too much, another message popped up—this time from a blocked number.

"Meet me at the Brooklyn Bridge. We need to talk."

I frowned. "Great. Now what?"