Spider-Man landed loudly behind the green-scorpion-armour-person and knocked on the roof of the armoured car, the armoured figure turning around and staring at him.

"Alright Scorponok, if we wanna do this the easy way you'll wrap that nice big nail of yours around your body and jump in there with them, saves you getting hurt" Spider-Man said with a pointed finger "I've got a busy schedule and complimentary sausage rolls I'm missing out on here, possibly even imported J2O up for grabs"

"Wow" the armoured person, confirmed to be a woman, said with an impressed tone "They told me you'd be annoying but... fuck you're annoying"

"What?" Spider-Man asked "Is it the accent? I'm sorry if my mobster voice-"

He was cut off as his Spider-Sense warned him of an oncoming attack, the scorpion lady launching at him with her stinger extended.

He activated his adhesive powers and stayed strong, catching the stinger with the tips of his fingers and slamming his hand into her stomach, stopping her dead in his tracks.

"Sorry Stings, you're gonna have to try harder than-"

He was once again warned by his Spider-Sense about another attack, this one being a hydraulically powered knee strike to the chest, the proximity between the two making it impossible to block it.

A guttural coughng sound was spat from underneath the mask before she slammed the bottom of her fist into the back of his head and knocked him down onto the roof.

"Ow~" Spider-Man groaned, trying to get back up only to have the tail of the suit wrap around his waist and pick him up, the woman bringing him closer to her face.

"Well, you've certainly proven to be no challenge at all" she chuckled "Why is the Big Man scared of you again?"

"Give me a boombox, Conquest from Rocky Three and a montage and I'll show you why he's scared" Spider-Man said, trying to struggle free of the tail that bound him.

"Ah, and here are the lame pop culture references" she sighed, putting a hand to her face "And they're not even relevant ones... I'm disappointed in you Spider-Man"

"C'mon, eighties sports movies were awesome" Spider-Man grunted.

"Yes, they were, that I admit" she said, rubbing the suit's fingers on her chest "Much better than today's movies"

"Ooh, got some rose tinted glasses there Scorpinch?" Spider-Man asked "Lemme get those off for you"

He angled his wrists to her face and fired his web-shooters, the webs sticking to her eyes and blinding her before he yanked them down and slammed his forehead into the area where the nose should be on the mask.

"Ah!" she yelled angrily, the tail loosening for a second and allowing Spider-man to break free.

he dropped onto his back and booted the woman in the stomach, sending her flying off the armoured car and skidding into the street, the officers escorting the convoy turning on their sirens and aiming their weapons in response to the fighting.

She rolled to a stop, her tail stabbing into the ground to slow her momentum before she sprung back up and began to fire acid out of the tip of the stinger.

"Whoa!" Spider-Man yelled, dodging out of the way of the fizzling blasts "Where the hell'd you get that from?"

"Like I'm gonna tell you that" she growled, sprinting back towards the armoured car as it ground to a halt on the road.

The Scorpion leapt onto the roof and, using her tail, gouged the transport in half, releasing the prisoners trapped inside.

Recovering quickly she fired acid at the handcuffs they wore and it quickly melted through them, the Enforcers now free to join in on the fight.

"Oh, this'll be fun" Montana said in his southern accent, cracking his knuckles as Scorpion opened a small back panel in her suit and threw them out weapons "Got any suits to spare pal?"

"Don't get ahead of yourselves" she growled "And keep an eye on the Spider"

Spider-Man threw himself at the Scorpion, not really knowing where he was going with his plan, only to have the smaller, faster Enforcer named Fancy Dan move in front of his path and tackle him to the floor, the small man pinning him down before the Ox grabbed hold of him and slammed a fist into his face.

"We're gonna smash this little fucker here and now" Montana growled.

"That's the plan" Scorpion said with a chuckle.

"And this time he ain't got that little fuckin' whore to help him out" Fancy Dan chuckled.

"Hey!" Spider-Man snapped "That is a very sexist way to talk about my bitch"

Ox then threw Spider-Man into a wall, this allowed the Web-Head to recover and stick to the surface, this getting the others furious at Ox.

"What the fuck's wrong with you man?!" Montana demanded "You had him right there!"

"Oh... sorry" Ox said with an awkward grin.

"Don't be sorry, just don't be stupid!" Scorpion snarled furiously "Rush him now before he has a chance to recover!"

They all nodded before charging towards Spider-Man, the young superhero sighing in discontent as he was forced to rapidly dodge and duck around four opponents he knew weren't beatable at this point.

A leg sweep from Fancy Dan, a tackle from Montana, an acid shot from Scorpion and several brutal blows from Ox were more than enough to damage Spider-Man, the hero feeling his lip burst, his cheek crack, two ribs break and his head split again underneath his costume.

He managed to kick Ox off the top of him and roll back to a safe location only to have Fancy Dan move in with a brutal bicycle kick that opened him up for another, even more painful tail-whip from Scorpion that slammed into the side of his head and knocked him clean to the floor.

He lay there for several seconds, panting in pain before speaking.

"Ow... my hubris" he moaned, pushing himself back up to his feet and turning around, holding his injured side "Fuck... Steve was right... I don't stand a chance against heavy hitters like Ox, speedsters like Dan and... whatever the fuck Scorpella's classed as"

"Right then boys, what's say we squash this little bug once and for all?" Scorpion asked with a savage tone.

"Amen to that missy" Montana chuckled "These boots are primed and ready"

"Fuck..." Spider-Man thought, readying his legs for a fight or flight movement, only to have a brilliant flash of light blind them all, even the lenses on his mask providing no protection from the light.

He then felt an arm wrap around his waist and himself being lifted into the air.

he attempted to struggle bit fell silent when he heard the familiar female voice.

"Calm down, I'm helping you" Cat snapped "You can't beat these guys, not with her helping you out"

"R-Right" Spider-Man nodded, resting his head against Felicia's shoulder as she whisked him away to safety. Next Chapter: Realization Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 48 Minutes