------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | K N I G H T F A L L I N M A N H A T T A N | | | | The sky over Manhattan tore open like fabric, revealing a portal to another| | world. From it emerged a figure cloaked in shadow and vengeance - a Batman.| | | | Peter sensed him moments before the breach. His spider-sense screamed like | | a siren. He perched atop the Chrysler Building, watching the Dark Knight's | | silhouette glide between rooftops like a phantom. But this wasn't Gotham. | | This was his city. | | | | Their first clash came fast - too fast for the untrained eye. Batman lunged| | from the shadows, a blur of gadgets and martial prowess. But Peter wasn't | | just fast. He was so much faster. | | | | A twist, a spin, a backward somersault... Batman's strike found only air. | | | | "You're not the first ninja I've tangled with," Peter said, his voice cold.| | "But you're definitely the grumpiest." | | | | Batman responded with silence and a flash grenade. Peter's response was | | instantaneous. He webbed the device midair and flung it back into the | | distance. | | | | A benign boom goes off in the shadows. | | | | The fight continued on the roof of the MetLife building. Batman brought out| | everything - shock gauntlets, cryo-bombs, a blade... all his toys. And | | every time... Spiderman treated them like toys. It was almost fun watching | | the frustration build on the face of this dark vigilante. | | | | With every move, Spiderman's strengths became clearer. He caught punches, | | tore through reinforced armor. No offense Batman could mount could even | | come close to matching Spidey's reflexes. | | | | Spidey reacted to everything before Batman even finished thinking. | | | | A precise web yank sent the Bat spiraling. A spinning heel kick launched | | Batman across the rooftop. He crashed into a neon billboard, sparks raining| | like fireworks. | | | | "You move like someone who's been doing this a long time..." Peter said as | | he stepped forward adding... "but, I think... you've never faced anyone | | like me before, have you?" | | | | Batman coughed, blood flecking his lips. He tried to stand, but his ribs | | were cracked. His cowl was torn. His utility belt lay in pieces. "No," he | | admitted. | | | | "You fight in a way that feels faster than Flash, using every limb from | | every conceivable angle at speeds I rarely encounter. Hit much stronger | | than Bane. You have a fighting precognition for danger that I have never | | faced before." | | | | "You’re a chaos let loose... overwhelming anyone who stands between you | | and your city," a blood-soaked Batman added. | | | | Peter stared for a long moment and finally responded. "Go back to your | | world. I don't know what you were looking for and why you tried to ambush | | me but don't come back. I was only playing with you this time..." | | | | With that, he webbed Batman to the side of the building, binding him in | | stronger than steel strands. The fight was over. Honestly... it was over | | before it started. | | | | As the portal reopened, sucking Batman back to his world, he looked at | | Peter one last time. There was no anger. Only respect... and pain. | | | | "You'd make a terrifying Batman," Bruce whispered. | | | | Hard-pressed to pass on a quip, Spidey responded.. "Thank you but I learned| | a while back that black's not really my color." | | | | The portal snapped shut. Silence returned to the skyline. | | | | In the heart of Manhattan, Spiderman stood tall - unshaken, unbeaten. The | | Bat had fallen... his motivations unclear. As the darkness engulfed the | | city anew, Spidey couldn't shake the feeling that it was all a test. But.. | | | | To what end. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | A DeepSeek prompt response. 60% was DeepSeek. I made some edits... | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 640kb.neocities.org : April 27, 2025 : finger 640kb@happynetbox.com | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------