Jones Sparrow

Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

Peter couldn't remember the last time Lexi touched him like this. When the suit consumed him, it felt like Peter was in a dream, a thing he couldn't control, just watch. The more it went on, the more he didn't like what he was seeing, and the less he could do about. He wasn't expecting her to lean closer to him. He was too focused on the mark to even think that she would. His eyes moved back to her's, her fingertips sending a chill through his body, really waking himself up. Her words gave him confidence. A motivation. That's always what she's been, even when he didn't realize it, but the longer they were together, the more he noticed it. He will never hurt her again.

He felt dizzy when their lips touched. It had been so long since he's felt her love, and the worst part was that he has had it the whole entire time, the suit just didn't care about it. But boy did Peter care. His hands went to her sides, returning the gentle kiss before he leaned in for another one, one more passionate, and loving. All those memories of snuggling up together on the couch, talking all night while working on school research projects, having races and little competitions as Spidey and Catwoman... He was glad that he was able to think of those times now when he really needed to.

He pulled back gently, his forehead on her's. "No more lies. No more regretting. I'll prove to you that I'm back... and I'll prove to everyone that Spider-Man is back too."

Gaurdians of the Galaxy; An Old Friend |Jones Sparrow & EasilyAmused|

Peter wasn't that impressed by seeing the high council, especially since he just dealt with a crazy king that was his father, and that these guys were pretty much the boss of Rick. If this guy was bad, he couldn't imagine how lame these guys were! The conversation started quickly when they saw Nikki, and it was as if the rest of the Guardians weren't even there! So Peter quietly crossed his arms, looking around the place, listening to the conversation that was going on. Their plan was to have Nikki on the high council. Peter didn't really like that idea, but he was almost certain that these guys couldn't care less about what he thought on the matter. He was also certain that they didn't even know that he was royalty himself.

When told that they could leave, and their services weren't required anymore, he was about to say something before Nikki started to talk. He was glad that her new title didn't go to her head, and although he wasn't expecting a reward, he was glad that they were getting whatever they wanted from this bargain. The council walked inside, leaving the Guardians with Nova Prime.

"Well, I gotta go in there too. Being the galaxy's police and all." Rick said. "Wait! What are they going to do to Nikki?" Quill asked, not really knowing if he had an answer. Rick hesitated for a second. "My guess? They are going to highly encourage Nikki to stay here. Her race is all gone, she's the last one left, and with all that's going on with Thanos and political disputes, we're going to need a spark of hope and courage to the people."

"So what? You're going to just force her to stay here?" Rocket asked bluntly. "Listen, vermin, there's more to it than that--"

"VERMIN?!"

"Uh oh." "Now you've done it." "Hold him back!"

Groot quickly picked Rocket up with ease as he tried to charge at Rick, which made him smirk. "its better than leaving her here with you guys. You all get offended easily, can't be trusted... your history explains it all."

"Did you forget who lead the defensive on Ronin, and kicked his ass?" Peter asked, stepping forward. He's had enough of him holding their past above their heads. "As I've said before, Quill, you were saving your necks more than our's. A lot of people died during the assault."

"Everyone would have been killed if we didn't stop him."

"Yeah, and right after the battle, you and your Ravager buddies went right back to rule breaking. People are still being destroyed by your group of friends, and you haven't done much to stop it."

"Alright, I'm sick and tired of you thinking that we are horrible people! Your just as shitty as us, if not worse!"

"Oh is that so?" "yeah, It seems like you want to fight me just as much as I want to fight you." "Well, bring it, Star-Lord!"

The two of them tackled each other, throwing jabs and punches, and hits.... and to be honest, it wasn't that cool looking. It was like two brothers trying to get each other to say "uncle" first. Gamora sighed. Groot looked interestingly at the scenario, Drax started to smile, and Rocket was still fired up from being called a vermin.

The fighting quickly stopped though when they heard an alarm go off in the distance, and Nova started to push Quill off him. "Get! Off!" Rick screamed, finally getting Peter to fly backwards a foot or two. "You give up?"

"What? No!" Rick said, standing up and looking up at the sky. "Word's got out that the last Metra in the galaxy is here, and they brought guns..."

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

Robin walked in to the office shortly after Marian arrived. He was sure that Cassie was already walking around New York trying to find more on Robin Hood. He had to constantly change the subject when they spent time with each other yesterday after Robin's talk with Marian, and he had a feeling he would try and talk more to her about this stuff if Robert wasn't going to spill anything. the last thing he needed was Cassie trying to join the Merry Men. He had a coffee and doughnut in his hand. He made his way to Marian's office, giving a light tap on the door frame, holding out the coffee and doughnut. "Hey, Chief. I felt bad for taking your food the other day, thought I'd return the favor." Robert said, placing the items on the table, glancing over at who she was emailing, then frowning a bit (for dramatic effect). "Getting to know the new guy? Well, he's better than Eddy I'll give you that." Robert said jokingly with a grin, then walking towards the door.

"I got a court date to go to today, apparently a lot of people want to see a Locksley back in his natural habitat." Robert said, looking back towards her. "You gonna be the stenographer, just watch the show, or have seen enough of my cases to even show?" He asked, curious on whether or not she would be too focused on the job he gave her with Gibson, that she would do her own job, or even see the little show Robert had in store for this case. A woman was being charged of stealing from a wealthy man's house. It was refreshing to get away from the Robin Hood case. For the past few days he's been looking at those files, but also the accused stealing case. To say the very least, he was excited.

Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

Peter knew that Lexi would take him on in a fight. She was quick, her powers enhanced, and since he's been so comfortable with Lexi for so long, his spider senses wouldn't pick her up that much. But she didn't stand a chance against the black suit. And that was what he was afraid of. If anything like that ever happened again. If he ever laid another hand on Lexi again, Peter wouldn't be able to live with that burden. He tried so hard to control his power ever since the night his Uncle died. That black suit took away everything he stood for, and threw it in the trash. It made him sick. He didn't care that he called him those things. As far as he was concerned, he was. All the things he did was.. Well, he couldn't describe how bad it was. He acted like a freak. He felt like a loser, and he pushed away everyone he loved, so yeah. He felt alone.

And then there was the fact that he lied to her about the suit. Well what was he supposed to tell her? "Hey, you know the stuff that affected Harry? I think I woke up last night with the stuff attacking me, and when I woke up, I had an awesome suit that slowly took over my brain!" That didn't sound great. He could think of a million excuses on why he didn't tell him, the most important was that the suit was very good at shoving Peter's thoughts away. None of them would be good enough, and he didn't want an excuse for his actions.

"You know I would have never flirted with anyone else... I barely know how to flirt as it is..." Peter added in his humor unintentionally, and didn't really know if it was an appropriate time for his brain to start being active. Then he sighed and looked at her. "I didn't lie to you. That stuff... Messes with your mind. I'm surprised I didn't end up like Rick and Harry. It... convinced me that it wasn't harmful, that I had nothing to worry about. And no one else had to worry either." He simply shrugged, and wasn't expecting her to understand and forgive him. "You know I don't want to lose you, Lex... You're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. And my best friend."

Peter hesitated for a second, but stepped towards her, staring at her face, and very gently put his hand up to it. She looked as beautiful as ever, she smelled good, and calming. Peter hated the black suit for many reasons, but the biggest one was that he would ever think to look at another girl like he did with Lexi Rogers. "I don't want to hurt you anymore." Peter spoke softly, looking at the mark that he left on her face. It was faint on her face, but noticeable this close.

Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

Peter never met Matt Murdock in person, but he heard stories about him from Lexi. He was the son of the famous boxer, Jonathan "Battling Jack" Murdock, and he was in an accident as a kid where he was left blind. Being orphaned, he still managed to go to law school, and knew he was the god father to Lexi... And now he was standing in his house with Lexi, and he was very confused. At first he thought he was there to sue Pete for punching his god daughter, but when Matt told everyone that Lexi and Peter needed to talk, he didn't think that was the reason anymore. His heart sank, but he nodded and walked upstairs to his room. He wasn't sure if he wanted to be in the room with her. He didn't know what she was thinking, and if she was mad, he was sure he wasn't going to leave this room alive (or in a relationship... either one).

He stood near his bed, and listened to her words. When she seemed to be done, he was silent for a second, then shook his head. "Why are you apologizing?" He asked quietly, looking up at her. "After everything I have done to you, and you think I have any right to be mad at you?" He wasn't speaking in an offended tone, but he shook his head and gave a weak laugh. "Remember when we first started to date, and I told you how things could get dangerous when dating Spider-Man? Never in a million years would I have... Hurt you. I was so afraid that some criminal would figure out my identity, and then go for you to get to me..." He fought back a couple tears. "I swore to myself that I would protect you no matter what. And I couldn't even protect you from myself."

"I did some... really stupid things. Things I can't even begin to apologize for... But I won't be able to forgive myself for letting that... suit stay on me. I will never forgive myself for... What I said to you, and that I hurt you." Peter wanted to look away from her, but he kept her face in his view. "I need to fix everything I did. I don't deserve an apology..." He hesitated for a moment. He didn't want to say this, but Lexi's father's words haunted him. "And I don't deserve having someone like you. If anything like this ever happened again..." He trailed off, he couldn't stand to think about what would happen. He was absolutely in love with Lexi, he really didn't want to let her go, but if it made her safe...

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

Robin's heart almost jumped out of his chest when she got so close to him. Behind the sunglasses he stared in to her eyes, and it took a lot to not lean any closer to her... For many reasons. Most importantly was that he was dressed as an older blind man, and she had absolutely no idea what he truly looked like. But her words were challenging, daring him to say yes... And yeah, he liked that. When asked the question of if she had a seat at the table, Robin only grinned, and tapped his cane lightly.

"This game is dangerous, Marian. Not only because you don't know if you can trust me, but because a lot of people would do anything for money... Even my own team. And that terrifies me... But like you, I'm taking a leap of faith. Welcome to the Merry Men. You're first game is against Mister Guy Gibson. Get to know anything you can on the guy, but don't go to extremes. We need to know how he ticks. And since you already have my number, there's no need for us to flirt. I'll be around." The older man stood up, and started to tap his cane around and walk, but then he stopped. "Oh, and keep the coat. It looks good on you." He gave a grin, and lifted his glasses for a small wink and bow before walking in to the large crowd of New York, curious to see how this plays out.

Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

Peter had no intentions of calling Lexi later. He already hurt her enough, and he didn't think he could stand to see her perfect face ruined by a mark he inflicted. The rest of the day was spent working on late work on homework. It was hard to do since he was on the verge of exhaustion, and thanks to the black suit he didn't remember much from the classes from the past few weeks... But thank god for the internet! He had a lot of time to think. He didn't leave his room that day until he was sure Aunt May was asleep, and then he made his way out in to New York in his original suit, with his web shooters, and regular powers. He sat on the top of the empire state building, legs dangling as he just sat there, with so much to think about. He needed to apologize to Flash sometime soon. He would also have to somehow make sure that New York knew that Spider-Man wasn't a menace... And then there was Lexi. He didn't know what he could possibly do to make it up to her. He didn't know if she still wanted to be together, and that thought made him sick to his stomach. He wondered what his Uncle would say if he found out he hurt Lexi. He shuddered at the thought, his Uncle would put the fear of God in to him so quickly...

But he was proud of him. Lexi said so. Even after all of this. He didn't know if what she said was the truth or not, but he really hoped that it wasn't. He found comfort in that.

Peter woke up to a knock on the door. He was sleeping upside down in the corner of his bed still in his Spider-Man suit. He had no idea how he got in this position, but he was sure that he passed out while trying to change out of the suit. He ripped off the suit quickly, jumping in to some jeans, a hoodie, and making sure his messy hair was perfectly in place. He stumbled down the stairs, Aunt May already at the door, and opening it to see Lexi, which was a huge surprise nowadays.

"Lexi! My goodness it's been so long! What happened to your face, dear? Who's your handsome guest?" She asked, politely as she smiled over at the blind man standing next to Lexi. Matt Murdock's attention though turned to the sound of a young teenager's heart going extremely fast on the staircase. He was about 6 foot one, 170 pounds of muscle. Excellent physical condition. He smelled of sweat, a special kind of fabric, and he was obviously going through a panic attack when seeing Lexi at his door. This had to be Peter Parker, and it was very clear that he was very much in love with Lexi.

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

Robin listened to her story as they sat down on the bench, he pretending to sit there and listen to the world around him when in reality he was listening to something that rather surprised Robin. She started to talk about how she could help him out, get information that could help him, and he couldn't help but smirk at the thought. Little did she know that he already had someone extracting files for him, and that someone was Robin himself! And then he smiled a bit wider in response to her saying how amazing of a lawyer Robert was. She really thought that, eh?

Robin thought about it for a second. He really didn't need her help. Not because he didn't want it, or didn't believe what she said, but it was a combination of him already providing what she was offering... and that the love of his life was risking her reputation to help out a man she idolized for his deeds... And then there was the fact that if he said yes, Little John would beat him senseless for letting his emotions get involved and start complications with his cover in the law firm.

Robin tapped his cane gently as he thought. "Your offer is... complicated." Robin said with a small laugh, glancing over at her with his glasses on, then moved his gaze to still act like he was blind. "Believe it or not, I already have a mole in the justice system." He didn't dare say if it was a lawyer, a secretary, or even a janitor. "And they are doing very well at being the last person you would suspect in helping me. I have no doubt that you could be helpful for us, I just really recommend taking my advice from yesterday and forgetting about me. I do enjoy our chats, and being able to see your face, but you don't know what's behind this disguise. No one has seen Robin Hood's face. You don't know if i'm an angel, or demon. Everyone who helps me has to play this game. "Do I trust this man to do the right thing, even if I have never really met him... Or are the tabloids true? Am I really a criminal... Are you willing to gamble on that?"

Gaurdians of the Galaxy; An Old Friend |Jones Sparrow & EasilyAmused|

Peter was far from impressed in Rick's dancing skills. It was obvious he didn't do it often, but of course, Nikki didn't realize it. Who would? He spent twenty some years dancing to these songs, and he thinks that he could just steal his thunder, AGAIN? Peter muttered things under his breath as he continued to make the breakfast. The rest of the ride to the council was obnoxious. Rick and Quill kept going back and forth with each other, trying to show off in one way or another, or screwing each other. What made it even worse was that Rocket kept getting in the way as well! He made gadgets that made Quill and Rick's pants stick to chairs so he could have a conversation with her, Peter has had a lot of explosions happen whenever he walked out of his room, making his face black with ash, and on occassion whenever Rick put on his suit, it had a weird glitch that always made him smack his butt and jump around.

But Peter was more than thankful that they got to the Council on Xandar for the meeting. He couldn't last another second in that ship with Rick! Everyone exited out, Rick back in his full attire as the Guardians of the Galaxy wore what they usually did. Nova Prime had a lot of salutes and things like that, while Peter and the gang got skeptical looks or "You guys rock!"

"Hey, Quill. What do you think Nova's policies on fireworks are? I got some homemade ones in the ship, and thought it'd be cool to shoot some off for this occassion, since you became a Prince and all." Rocket said casually. "what? No, that's stupid! No explosions!" He looked at Rocket. "No critically injuring someone" He looked at Drax. "And no insults." He looked at Gamora. "We're only here for a little bit, then we can go back to doing whatever we want without sergeant chrome dome over there..." Peter said, which made Rocket Snicker, Gamora glare, and Drax confused. "Are we referring to Nova Prime's helmet as a dome? It is not one, nor is it made of chrome."

"Its... an. Expression, buddy..." Peter said. He has tried many times to explain things to Drax, like metaphors and expressions, but it was a lost cause.

Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

Peter was left alone when Lexi nodded, to think. He didn't have his web shooters, or suit, so he was going to have to walk... Except he was on an unfinished building and his girlfriend left him. He didn't blame her, and he probably deserved this punishment. So Peter made his way down (He still had his sticky ability), and took the long walk back home. By the time he got there, school had ended. He was beyond exhausted, and felt like garbage.. "PETER BENJAMIN PARKER!" Aunt May screamed.

Peter sighed and accepted his fate, already feeling guilty. "I just got off the phone with your school..." She said, glaring at him as she was inches from his face. "You've been failing tests, been picking fights, skipping classes. What on earth has gotten in to you?" She demanded, stomping her foot, tears in her eyes. "I am so disappointed in you. And I know exactly what your Uncle Ben would say, I'm sure you do too." Her voice was breaking, she was obviously sick with this news. "Well? Don't stare at the floor, look at me and say something." With that, Peter looked up at her, tears in his eyes as well, and shaking his head as he held back a sob. "I messed up, Aunt May." Peter muttered. "I ruined a lot of things in these past couple weeks, and I don't know if I'll be able to fix them. I guess Uncle Ben's death finally hit me." He said softly. Aunt May's stare didn't soften. "If you think that you're the only one going through hell because of his death, you are wrong. We both have to be strong, Peter. He wouldn't want us to sulk in his loss, and he definitely wouldn't want you to fail your last year in high school. Do you understand me?"

Peter only nodded. If she only knew that he was Spider-Man, and that there was so much that he did, and it was all for her, and Uncle Ben, and everyone he cared about. But he couldn't tell her that. "You better get your grades back up, young man. I want you to drive to the Thompson's house and apologize in person to them, and for God's sake, spend time with Lexi again. She always kept you out of trouble." And with that, Aunt May leaned up to hug the much taller Peter. He still felt terrible, but her comments made a smirk appear, and he hugged her back. "I'm sorry." Peter said.

"It's alright... Just keep moving forward. For Ben." Peter let go of her, and made the exhausting climb up the stairs, and in to his room. It just occurred to him how different his room was now. His camera was in a corner, not touched in weeks. His wardrobe had new additions in it, specifically black attire that made Peter hate "Venom-self" even more, and crumpled up in the corner was his Spider-Man suit, his original one. He walked over and picked it up, sitting down on his bed as he inspected the spider logo on the chest. He remembered when he spent days on designs, buying special fabric for the suit, learning how to sew and finally coming out with a product he was proud of... then he thought of the hundred of other times he spent repairing this suit, or making a new one. It was muscle memory at this point.

Then his senses went off. He looked up to see Black Cat now standing in his room, looking over at him. When asked if he was alright, he looked back down at his suit, and gave shrug. "Well, lets see... I critically injured numerous criminals and a student, Spider-Man is now more feared than loved, I am now failing every class I'm taking, I'm pretty sure Aunt May is terrified of the man I have become, I have so much black clothes in my closet now that I'm pretty sure that every store in New York is fresh out... And I have been flirting with women while I am dating the world's most fantastic girl, called her something I never should have, and punched her in the face... So, no. I'm not okay." Peter said, running his thumb across the fabric of the suit.