4 Issue 4: Birth of the Way of the Spider Part II

Throughout the three-month ordeal, Peter and MJ kept up with both their studies and their physical training.

Both were exhausted most of the time. However, Peter's grades never suffered, and MJ's grades kept rising. Even Harry's grades improved by leaps in bounds, so the teachers couldn't complain about them catching some sleep during their classes. 

As for Flash and his bullying antics, it had been put to the back of Peter's mind and no longer registered as an issue. When Flash would start something him, Peter would just give the bully one of his witty quips and avoid him whenever the jerky-jock tried to fight him.

Anytime they weren't studying, they were training with Shang Chi.

During this time, Peter also noticed that MJ's wounds from training were healing much quicker than the spider soldier serum was originally capable of. If he had Wolverine level regeneration, MJ could be said to have Sabertooth's level of Regeneration.

When he learned of this, Peter asked for a drop of her blood to examine. 

When he took it under the scope, he discovered a second mutagen in her D.N.A that had come from his blood.

"Did the spider ingest some of my blood, and transfer my healing factor into MJ's genetics," Peter thought as he began running some test.

After running dozens of experiments, Peter discovered her healing factor was only around half as good as his own. The theory of his mutant genes transferring to her would be a suitable answer. However, something was bothering him.

He looked at his own blood and discovered a 3rd strain that didn't belong to his healing factor or his spider gene. He crunched the numbers and ran hundreds of analyses, but no matter how he tried, Peter couldn't crack where this gene came from or what its purpose was.

He put his hands down against the table and sighed, "I don't get it! I understand the One Above All gave me a healing factor, but he didn't say anything about this. Did he add something in of his own?"

Peter burned the blood sample and disposed of the materials. Next, he headed over to his current project.

He was working on something that came from the Peter Parker of (Earth-751263), the Nano-Tech Suit.

The Peter Parker of that world based his suit on the Fantastic 4's unstable molecules, and his own advancements with Nano Technology. Thus making a suit that could change into any form and even control its own durability. Furthermore, thanks to the suit being made of unstable molecules it can also be altered to create an unhackable and indestructible data storage unit, such as the Omega-Drive. He was even thinking of building an A.I but right now that was more Tony's era of expertise.

Since he was only in the blueprint stage he didn't have to worry about money, but looking at the materials he had a rough estimate.

Since he didn't have access to the Baxter Building's resources, the cost for building this suit was around 5 million dollars, meaning he would need 10, to make MJ's as well.

Peter started thinking of how he could earn this funding when the idea of joining S.H.I.E.L.D occurred to him. He didn't know if Hydra had infiltrated the place, but Fury always had a way with moving money to the Hero's that need it. Of course, he knew that it came with stipulations. He'd have to work for it.

Peter shook his head as he pushed that option to the back of his mind, "Maybe I could get Tony and Reed to personally teach me, I could also work for them."

"Peter, are you down there, it's time for dinner!" Aunt May's voice called out.

"I'll be up in a few minutes, just put in the microwave for me," Peter shouted back as he hid away his blueprints and started working on MJ's web-shooters.

At the end of their 3 months of training, both of them managed to save up around $800.00 USD. They finally had enough money to purchase some good materials to build top-dollar web-shooters. Each of them had three different modes; spay, impact, and shock webbing.

He placed the thin and sleek web-shooters on to his wrist before he said, "MJ's gonna love these."

After school MJ apparently had something to show him as well. When they ducked into an abandoned alley, she grabbed something out of her backpack before climbing up the side of the brick building.

"Keep watch," MJ said confusing Peter.

When MJ dropped her shirt on his face, Peter blushed as he figured out what she was up to.

Stuffing her shirt in MJ's backpack, Peter guarded the alleyway with a protective expression. Acting like everything was normal in this situation was not his forte. 

She suddenly dropped down she was wearing something that was similar to the classic Spider-Man outfit, but the colors were reversed with blue being the prominent color and red being the secondary. The only thing that was the same was the black webbing pattern and spider on her chest. The mask was cut off at the forehead so she could let her hair out, and she also had a hoodie with that she could wear as long as she tied her hair up into a bun. 

"So, what do you think?" MJ asked smiling under her mask.

"You know that saying about the clothing making a woman?" Peter laughed as he quickly stripped down, revealing his suit underneath.

"Wearing your suit underneath...I should take some notes." MJ thought to herself.

After he climbed up handing her backpack over, Peter sat beside her and asked, "So I'm Spider-Man, what are we gonna call you?"

MJ crossed her arms and laughed, "Spider-Woman! Duh!"

Peter laughed and crossed his arms as he thought, "Sorry, Jessica! Looks like MJ beat you to it in this timeline."

Looking at her new costume, Peter blushed a bit before pulled out the new web-shooters for MJ and said, "I like your suit, but something's missing."

"Oh, what's missing?" MJ asked with a playful tone.

"Well, since you asked, I got you a little present for getting full marks on your finals," Peter declared as he handed over her set.

MJ's eyes shined as she grabbed hold of the devices and pulled her gloves off before she placed them on her wrist. Unlike her previous web-shooters, these newer models had a brown tan webbing pattern on them, looked thin and fragile, and when she put her gloves back on, MJ couldn't even the see outline of the web-shooters underneath.

"Wow! It's so thin and flexible, it's like it's not even there." MJ praised as she pointed to imaginary targets.

Peter pulled out a belt that was made of the same material and said, "It's made out of a permanent solution of the Webbing Compound, so it's tougher than Kevlar and as flexible as silk."

Peter then pointed to the slots on the belt and continued his explanation by saying, "The web cartridges are at max capacity, and this belt is filled with extra cartridges. When you run out, I'll refill them for you."

MJ put the belt under her suit and wore it around her waist as she said, "Nice."

"I'll also teach you the formula so you can make it yourself, and now that I've seen your suit, I can make a vest and leggings for you. Just because we heal quicker doesn't mean we shouldn't lessen the damage. It's easier to recover from a blocked bullet than one that passes through you, and in the game of saving lives, every second counts."

MJ lifted up the lower part of her mask and pulled up Peter's mask before giving him a wet deep kiss. 

"Babe, not while we're suited up."

MJ chuckled and said, "Why not? I don't care if people find out we're a Super-Hero Couple."

Peter coughed a couple of times and changed the subject as he said, "While I've added the Web Lining to my suit it can stop a bullet pretty well, but this skin-tight suit isn't exactly boner proof… Huh, that reminds me, I should add web-armor for a cup."

MJ smiled and said, "Perv," as she pulled her mask over her mouth and climbed up the building.

Peter smiled back and followed after her. As the two stood at the edge they held each other's hands and looked out at the city.

Peter made sure MJ could handle web-slinging like a pro, after countless failures, the two had become very acrobatic and could maneuver just about anywhere in the city.

Peter made a web onto the nearest high rise and asked with a teasing tone, "You ready?"

MJ aimed her shot next to Peter's and laughed before replying, "Try to keep up, Spider-Man!"

As she jumped off Peter tried to chase after. However, as he tried to move forward, he discovered that couldn't move his feet.

Looking down, Peter saw two piles of webbing trapping his feet against the surface of the ledge. He wasn't even angry and had to stifle his laughter.

"I'm so damn proud of her!" Peter acted like he was wiping tears off of his mask.

He easily ripped the webbing and jumped off after MJ while yelling at the top of his lungs, "W~a~i~t...f~o~r...m~e!!! Y~o~u...c~h~e~a~t~er!!!"

A whirlwind of nerves pinched Peter's stomach as he swung from building to building. Every time he reached the top of his climb, he felt weightless and free. The whole world seemed to melt away, along with all his worries and problems.

The only thing that existed was, MJ and the city surrounding them.

Peter shouted cheerful yahoos and hoorays as he blazed passed MJ and jumped over a sign and landed on the side of a brick building.

Running across the wall as fast as he could, kicked off the corner of the building and web through some random construction site Parkour style.

MJ followed behind and they both jumped off a building in China-Town and landed in front of Shang Chi's Dojo before they sprinted to the doors at full speed.

Peter touched the door first and threw up his arms as he laughed and said, "You owe me dinner Spider-Woman!"

MJ smiled under her mask before saying, "I hope your fine with take-out."

Peter wrapped his arm around her waist and flirtatiously said, "With you, Pizza with 3-meat and mushrooms toppings would taste like fine cuisine."

"Easy Spider-Man! Like you said before your suit isn't boner proof." MJ swayed her hips seductively as she headed inside.

Peter shook his head and smiled. While he followed his girlfriend's purposely temptful strut, he thought, "Damn, these teenage hormones! It wasn't easy in my past life, and it's still getting to me in this one."

Peter had to wait a while before he could greet their master as usual.

When Shang Chi looked at their suits, he completed their designs, he even asked Peter to make him a vest out of his spider silk and to make sure it didn't restrict his movements.

Peter obliged because Shang Chi had been teaching them for free, and he felt that he owed him quite a bit.

Training proceeded as usual. It was brutal, it was harsh, and several times, they were pushed to the limits of their physical limits. 

After their work out, they were taught the basics for Capoeira, Lucha Wrestling and grappling which emphasize their unique flexibility and high speeds they could reach. Lessons also included, Boxing and MMA grappling for quick take outs and powerful punches, Krav Maga for power and lethality. Lastly, they polished their Aikido for pressure point attacks for suppression. 

Little by little, the style was slowly blending together into Shang Chi's new creation, the Way of the Spider.

After another three months, Peter and MJ had managed to complete the initial mastery of the Way of the Spider.

Now all they needed to do was spar with each other constantly to perfect it. 

They experienced constant combat sessions with martial artists and got in plenty of sparing. They faced surprise attacks from Shang Chi while they were web-slinging or just wondering the city. Their master even threw darts at them while they studying at school and teaching Harry. 

Every day, they trained together, fought against each other, and grew stronger at a constant pace. Of course, they didn't fail to train their brains either with their study group.

As for the study group, it was doing better. While ignoring any contact with Norman Osborn and gradually getting better grades. Bit by bit, the father and son relationship began to improve, Peter pretty much ran away from Norman anytime he saw the guy so he would have to focus on his son.

Before he knew it, it had been nine months after Peter and MJ were bitten. 

Shang Chi stood in the center of his dojo as he bowed at his disciples.

"You are free to use the Dojo to train anytime you wish, but I will no longer be offering you two pointers. My work is done, and any improvement with your new skills is entirely on your hands now." Shang Chi said while he thought, "Not to mention, I have fulfilled my contract with Madam Web."

He could still recall their meeting several months before he met Peter. The strange old woman in a smoky room, she was sitting on a webbed throne, and the immense life force that he sensed around him sent shivers down his spine. He made a bargain that day, in return for helping the Spider-Heroes, he was able to learn training methods for increasing his internal Chi. 

Shang Chi suddenly straightened his stance and placed his hands behind his back as he said, "I have taught you a unique Martial Art suited perfectly for you and taught you the basics of Chi control. Now, comes your final test"

Shang Chi breathed in deeply and then shouted, "Come at me with everything you have!"

MJ bolted forward towards her master as Peter webbed a nearby pillar and pulled himself into the air to get behind him.

MJ started sparing, trading blows, and blocks with their fellow martial artist when Peter dived towards him with a flying kick and ejected some webbing over Shang Chi's feet.

Their master jumped up making MJ the target of the webbing.

MJ leapt to the side, and as the webbing hit the ground, Peter pulled back on the spider web in his hand and pulled himself towards his target, thwipping his body through the air before kicked out both of his feet at Shang Chi's back.

The martial arts master jumped up and spun around as he returned the kick with a Chi-fueled attack of his own.

As their feet met, a yellow electric light appeared around Peter's leg.

"Gotta make the Chi…gather and…Burst!" Peter thought as the shock of Bio-Electricity exploded and forced Shang Chi to push himself away from Peter's punch.

After kicking off his opponent's leg, Shang Chi back flipped landed some distance away. He smiled at Peter and clapped, "Well done, my whole leg is numb."

After learning to harness his Chi, Peter discovered that it presented itself in the same manner that Miles Morales's Venom Blast acted. Only a lot stronger and he could direct it to manifest at any point on his body.

Peter didn't give him any chance to recover. Dashing forward with all his speed, Peter's limbs were cloaked in the yellow electric energy while his fists and feet turned into blurs.

Even with one leg, Shang Chi dodged all of Peter's attacks using a style of Drunken Fighting. The teacher fumbled about the room with all the grace of a fish out of water, waiting for his leg to regain its feeling.

After five minutes of dodging, Shang Chi started to feel the nerves in his legs responding to his movements. 

Impressed by Peter's ability, he kept his combat senses at the peak of its performance. He knew that if Peter landed another hit on him, he could immobilize him completely.

Shang Chi didn't forget about his other student lurking in the shadows either. He amped up the Chi surrounding his body and began to block Peter's attacks.

"All I have to do is offset the Chi by overpowering it," Shang Chi announced as he shook his hand, "The only issue is the stinging sensation. The unique property of your Chi is quite dangerous."

"Nice to know," Peter got back into fighting stance.

The two began to trade blows, throwing powerful Chi filled punches and spin kicks towards at each other. Peter managed to dodge most of the attacks and chose to let the fake ones through, allowing him to close the gap.

Now that Shang Chi was using his inner energy to protect his body, Peter couldn't make any advancements and was trying to keep him busy long enough for MJ to find an opening to exploit.

Shang Chi smiled and continued to dodge and counter Peter's attempts to hit him. "Not bad, I can't feel her presence anymore, and Peter's ability to improve on the fly is amazing as always."

No sooner than the martial arts master thought this, 3 Impact Web Bullets shot out, Shang Chi dodged to the side easily enough. However, he wasn't expecting it to explode when Peter shot his own impact-webbing into Mary Jane's.

Peter quickly jumped back and landed next to MJ, and as the two looked at the sealed Shang Chi struggling to escape his webby bonds. 

The two spider heroes high fived each other while saying "We won!"

Shang Chi smiled, and then they watched as his glow bright yellow momentarily before blades of Chi shot from his body, shredding their webbing without any effort.

Shang Chi then clapped his hands and said, "Congratulations, from today onward you are no longer my students but my fellow brother and sister in Martial Arts. I look forward to your future achievements."

Shang Chi clasped his hands together making a palm and fist. As he bowed, the two did so in return, thanking him for all the training they received.

As they left they waved goodbye to their new martial brother and swung all the way back to their places.

After sneaking into his room and changing back into their civilian clothing, they both met up to study.

While they sat on his bed with their textbooks open, Peter looked up and asked, "So, to make you web armor, I kind of need your measurements… For the armor of course, and just the armor!" 

"Tiger, you've been watching my body long enough. Haven't you figured it out yet?"

Peter gulped before he pulled out a pen and said, "Not as subtle as I thought I was…Well, I could take my best guess." 

He wrote down his answer on the blueprint paper and showed it to Mary Jane.

After reading the measurements MJ smiled before saying, "You...are...s-o-o-o busted!"

MJ crossed her legs over his knees and sat in Peter's lap before she started to kiss him. In response to her advances, Peter grabbed MJ's waist and placed her on his bed before they started making out for quite some time, right until Ben knocked at his door.

"Peter are you there?" Ben asked as he continued to knock on his door.

The two laughed before they sat up and Peter answered by saying, "Yeah, Uncle Ben. I'm umm ...tutoring MJ right now."

Ben and MJ laughed at Peter's statement, they both knew there was no way that he believed Peter based on what his dear old Uncle said next, "Okay don't stay up here too late, MJ. After all, I can only convince May that you're 'Studying' for so long."

"I swear I can see him making quotation marks when he said the word, studying," Peter said before he let out a sigh.

Deciding they should probably study, the two spent a few hours reading up on advanced calculus before Peter stood up and took MJ to his lab in the basement. 

Recently, she had really become accustomed to Peter's work, so much so that she was starting to really become a genius in her own right.

Compared to what the schools were teaching, Peter had MJ levels ahead of everyone else, even Harry was becoming a specialist type scientist thanks to working with his mother.

Peter wanted Mary to apply for the same scholarship he chose so they could go to the same university together, and she felt the same way. Call it young love, call it childish, but both of them were dead set on this decision, that way they could stay together.

At first, MJ doubted herself, but after enough time passed and she began to get interested in the material, she completely flipped her attitude. Not to mention, she was sure that her new super-human powers helped her brain power up too.

Mary Jane was especially fond of engineering sciences. Once she dismantled and resembles her own web-shooters, MJ was hooked, and with passion fueling her desire to learn, she managed to grow by leaps and bounds.

Of course, it didn't hurt they had a genius like Peter helping them every step of the way. They grew so close that they even came up with nerdy nicknames for each other. 

MJ was Grease-Monkey, and Peter was Bio-Nerd.

After making the vest and leggings for MJ, she tried them on, it looked like a two-part-suit that had straps around the shoulders and was tight and close to her physique showing off her curves.

It looked a bit like latex but felt like silk, MJ then smiled as she tested the flexibility of her new suit in surprise.

No matter which way she turned the suit followed without a single issue, it was like an extension of her flesh.

She placed her clothing over it and stretched around in a provocative manner, making Peter growl before he said, "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

MJ came over and sat on his lap and said, "You should try making some bras out of this material, women would love it."

Suddenly, Peter had an idea.