For both myself and our American readers, Thanksgiving is but a week away. So, how does one write a story with that being so close? With a Family Dinner issue of course! Ben will now formally meet the family and enjoy his first home cooked meal in a very, very long time.
-Co-creator Richard Wilson III
Spider-Man and ALL related characters are owned by Marvel Comics and Stan Lee respectively
All original characters were created for the purposes of fan fiction. This is in NO WAY connected to Marvel Comics or the ongoing Scarlet Spider title produced by Marvel.
Scarlet
Spider
Issue 10
Family Time
By: Tim Ruppenthal and Richard Wilson
III
Parker Family Apartment, 4:59 PM
Connor: Is this
all really necessary?
(Mayday looks
up from setting the table, still setting extra places for their guests)
Mayday: Yes,
you invited your friend to have “Dinner with the Family”, so I thought it’d be
nice to have your grandparents here too; to let them meet Ben properly.
Connor: Yeah,
you have good point there mom… What’s dad doing?
Mayday: Making
his Seasoned Chicken Special with “an old family recipe”, or so he says…
Wesley (Coming
out of the kitchen): I do say actually, since you loved it when I made it for
us on our first date
Connor: Okay,
too gross and intimate for me… Can I help you with anything dad?
Wesley: Yeah,
could you come inside and peel some potatoes? I’ll get everything else ready
Connor: Sure
Elevator to the Parker Family Apartment,
5:22 PM
Peter: I still
say it’s a possibility…
Mary Jane:
Peter, I know we lost contact with him a while ago, but that doesn’t
necessarily mean he’s related to him…
Peter: What are
the chances that there’s a blonde kid named “Ben” with Spider-Powers and uses
the name “Scarlet Spider” and he’s NOT related to him?
Mary Jane:
Admittedly slim, but there’s still a chance
Peter: You’ll
always be the optimist to my pessimist…
Mary Jane: Of
course tiger! It’s been one of my most FABULOUS traits since my College Days!
Peter (As the
elevator door opens): That it has, that it has…
Lobby of the Apartment Complex, 5:26 PM
Ben (internal):
Damn! I’m gonna be late! Freaking robbery on the way here… People suck these
days…
(Ben slides
into the elevator and pulls his bag down and off his shoulder)
Ben (internal):
Let’s see: Wallet? Check. Mini-Notebook? Check. Box of Brownies? A little squished,
but check…
(The elevator
opens and Ben makes his way towards the Parker Family Apartment)
Ben: Okay,
Level A, Section F, Apt.
15
(Ben approaches
a door and is about to knock, when another tenant calls out to him)
Tenant: No point knocking; Steve’s a bit of a recluse!
Tenant: No point knocking; Steve’s a bit of a recluse!
Ben: Sorry I’m
just looking for Apt.
15
Tenant: Just
call me Stan! Apt. 15
Ben: Thanks!
Stan: Anytime
kiddo! Anytime! OH! And welcome to the Amazing Fantasy!
Ben: Right… An
“Amazing Fantasy”…
Parker Family Apartment, 5:34 PM
(The doorbell
rings as Wesley puts the chicken onto the table)
Wesley: Connor! Door!
Wesley: Connor! Door!
Connor: Got it!
(Connor opens the door and lets Ben in)
Ben: Hey there, sorry I’m a bit late…
(Connor opens the door and lets Ben in)
Ben: Hey there, sorry I’m a bit late…
Connor: Five
minutes? That doesn’t really qualify as late in the Parker book…
Mary Jane: Showing
up before the end of the function is on time for us! I’m Mary Jane
Watson-Parker.
Ben: I’m Ben.
It’s nice to meet you Mrs. Parker.
Peter: I’m
Peter, and I’m this fine lady’s infamous show dog
Mayday: Dad!
Peter: What? I
am!
Wesley: Right,
right; I’m of the opinion that we should eat before fowl gets chilly…
Peter: I am in
total agreement! I’m quite famished…
Ben: OH! (Pulls
the brownies out his bag) Sorry, they were nicer when I bought them, a couple
of robbers decided to hit me in the back with a baseball bat; they hit the bag
more than me
Mayday: No
worries, we all know the feeling.
An Hour and a Half Later
(The group is
laughing at a story that Peter’s telling)
Peter: That’s
not even the best part!
Ben: It gets
worse!?
Peter: Oh yeah!
He decides to start speaking in the third person, and my God did he sound
stupid! “I am MYSTERIO! MYSTERIO doesn’t dabble in cheap parlor tricks!
MYSTERIO is a master of a higher caliber!”
Ben: Really!?
Peter: Like you
wouldn’t believe! So in the end, I just tap on his fishbowl and he collapses to
the ground yelling “I SURRENDER! MYSTERIO SURRENDERS!” and I could only hold my
head in shame…
Ben: I hope my
villains don’t act like that
Peter: Your
villains? Do you even have any?
Ben: Not
really, haven’t been doing this long
Peter: Right, I
mean you’re still a youngin’, especially if you’re calling yourself the
“Scarlet Spider”… Why’d you use that?
Ben: I don't exactly
know, it just sounded like a cool name to a 9 year old
Peter: I see...
Where'd you hear it?
Ben: The news; some guy had
disappeared in a fire. I saw it on the way to school in the Electronics Store
TVs…
(Internal) Time for a little
personal jab Mr. 20 Questions over there….
Ben: Besides it sounded better
then all the other ones floating around like "The Amazing Bag Man"
Peter: HAHAHA!
I almost forgot that one! I was going to kill Johnny for that... (Seeing Ben’s
confused look) Johnny's the Human Torch
Ben: Right; anyway,
you were asking me something?
Peter: Hm? That
was it really…
Ben: Very well
then.
MJ: So, how'd
you get your powers Ben?
Ben: Just born
with 'em to be completely honest Mrs. Parker
Connor: Hey, me
too! Maybe we're related!
(With that Peter nearly chokes on his drink and everyone stares)
Peter: Sorry, I had a cough…
(With that Peter nearly chokes on his drink and everyone stares)
Peter: Sorry, I had a cough…
Ben: Connor please, that’d be
really weird.
(Ben moves weird, hurting his
ribs)
Ben: Hmmmmm…!
Peter: That accelerated healing's
a real bitch huh?
Ben: You know
it
Peter: Like you wouldn't believe, though I suppose that’s why it’s called “Accelerated Healing” instead of “Instantaneous Healing”
Peter: Like you wouldn't believe, though I suppose that’s why it’s called “Accelerated Healing” instead of “Instantaneous Healing”
Ben: Yeah, I
suppose so… Connor what powers do you have?
Connor: Strength,
speed, agility, accelerated healing and Spider-Sense. No webs
Ben: Hm,
interesting.
Connor: It's
dilution over the years
Ben (internal): Why hasn't that
happened to me?
Ben: That makes sense, what
generation are you anyway?
Peter: He's a
third generation webslinger; I'm the first gen, and Mayday's the second
Ben: Wow...a
whole family.
Peter: Yeah...
I ended up losing touch with my brothers over the years, but that hardly matters
now
Ben: Brothers
huh? I thought you were bit by a spider, was it a whole nest?
Peter: Did I
ever say they had Spider Powers?
Ben: Sorry, I
just thought….
Peter: Don't
worry about it. Now, how about some of my Aunt May's world famous Cherry Pie?
Ben: I'd love some;
you don’t get homemade food very much when you live on your own.
Connor: You
live alone? What you do? Run away?
Mayday: Connor,
don't ask questions like that!
Ben: No its
okay, my parents died when I was young. I've been on my own for most of my
life.
Peter (coming
in from the kitchen): No other family?
Ben: None that
wanted to be around, my grandparents on my mothers side were apparently not
thrilled when my mother married my dad.
Peter: Really?
Ben: Yeah,
apparently they thought he was going nowhere fast.
Wesley: What
did he do exactly?
Ben: He was a
stay at home dad, with some tutoring on the side. My dad was all about family
Peter: Hm…
Ben: Yes?
Peter: Oh
nothing, I was just enjoying the pie; It's just like how she used to make it
Ben: Oh, it's
quite delicious.
(Internal) Why
am I sharing this much with these people? They don’t care, not even Wilson
Wesley: Is it
that late already! I’ve got to get going soon!
(See's Ben's confused look)
I'm pulling the Night Shift on the Helicarrier because of the Sandman Incident, just routine work.
(See's Ben's confused look)
I'm pulling the Night Shift on the Helicarrier because of the Sandman Incident, just routine work.
Ben: You work for S.H.I.E.L.D.?
(Internal) Shit! I've gotten too
close!
Connor: Oh
yeah, he heads the Tactical Response Unit, mostly giving orders and plans from
the Helicarrier, but does get field work from time to time
Ben: Does you
do a lot of the whole capturing super powered beings thing?
Wesley: There
haven't been that many lately, Sandman was really the first in several years
Ben: Because of
the UAI**?
(Internal) Why hasn’t
he arrested ME yet..?
**[Any superpowered being that visits
Earth is considered an Avenger, who will thereby help with the capture and
rehabilitation of supervillains when they are planet side, explaining their
absence at the beginning of this series.]
Peter: Pretty
much
Ben: Huh… Mr.
Parker, are you part of the UAI?
Peter: Yeah,
but I never felt that I was really a team member... Don't get me wrong, I loved
working with the Avengers and the Future Foundation, but a part of me was
always a loner superhero
Ben: Yeah, that’s why I ran away.
I'm not a fan of being labeled as a S.H.I.E.L.D. soldier; being an Avenger just
isn't me.
Peter: The thing
about the UAI is that you're only called under special circumstances; Omega
Level Threats, Global Scale Catastrophes, Dimensional Breaches, anything that
would've taken the entire Super Human community anyway
Ben: I don't want people ruffling
through my private affairs
Peter: It's
just a file on your powers, your contact info and a communication line along
with Active Status Updates, sorted by chosen codename; nothing personal at all
really, unless your codename is your name… There were a few of those people in
my day…
Ben: I'll keep
it in mind. I know I sound paranoid
Peter: Not at
all, many heroes were skeptical about it, especially with it coming not long
after the Registration Act and Civil War… But anyway Connor, your parents,
Grandma and I have something for you
Connor: You all
got me something?
Peter: Yep, and
we think that it’s great that Ben’s here for this
Ben: Oh, uh okay…
Ben: Oh, uh okay…
(Peter gets up
and walks into the living room, returning with a box)
Peter: A long time ago, I decided to hang up my costume and live a normal life with Mary Jane as we expected an expansion to the family. One of my closest allies took up the name of “Spider-Man”. In his memory, your mother wore a suit of similar design while she was Spider-Girl, but we saw it fitting that you were to get the original and its tools.
Peter: A long time ago, I decided to hang up my costume and live a normal life with Mary Jane as we expected an expansion to the family. One of my closest allies took up the name of “Spider-Man”. In his memory, your mother wore a suit of similar design while she was Spider-Girl, but we saw it fitting that you were to get the original and its tools.
(Connor opens
the box and finds Ben Reilly Sr.’s old Spider-Man Costume and webshooters**)
[**Click this link for a visual: http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t148/Panther10_photos/BenreillySpider-Man49.jpg]
Peter (Watching
Ben closely): Ben, do you have any objections?
Ben: None at
all
Wesley: We’re
asking you to keep an eye on him; Teach him what you know, and make sure he
stays alive
Ben: I’d be
honored
Peter: How
about you put that on and take it out for a spin?
Connor: YOU
BET!
Over the Rooftops of Manhattan
Ben: Either you
keep up or you’ll get lost behind me!
Connor: I’m
still trying to get used to this! Looks like that bank’s gonna get hit!
Ben: Then how
about we do something about it?
Connor: Alright!
I’ll beat you there!
Ben: Not on
your life!
(Ben and Connor
swing down and into the bank as Scarlet Spider and Spider-Man, as their
adventures truly begin here!)
TO BE CONTINUED…
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