𝐏𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐋𝐄, 𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻¹

[1.13] Reason

EARTH 5050 | Manhattan, New York
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Marina didn't even have enough time to process what happened few minutes ago when police sirens blared outside her apartment. She cursed under her breath, pulling her mask on as she rushed outside the window. Poor girl can't catch a break.

"Yo! Is that Spindrift?!" A citizen exclaimed, pointing up at Marina who swung from pole to pole to follow the police.

"What? That's not what her suit looks like!"

"Maybe she wanted to change?"

"Maybe it's someone else. Someone better?"

Marina arrived at the bank, multiple police cars surrounding it. Cops pointed their guns inside, yelling at the thieves to get out and surrender because they've got them surrounded now. As if that ever actually works, but alright.

Entering from the back, Marina was about to catch the thieves when she finds them fighting the one and only Captain Liberty, or Scout Rogers.

She quickly rushes in to help him, shooting webs at the thieves as their back hits the wall. "Hey!" One of them yells, trying to escape the webs that kept them on the wall. Scout gives her a look, before the two of them continue to fight the armed thieves.

One of them tries to shoot their gun, but Marina grabs their arm and twists it behind their back. The robber groans in pain, before he's webbed to the wall with his others friends.

Scout fights the last one, knocking her unconscious. Marina crosses her arms, and tilts her head. "Come to do my job for me?" She asks, and Scout breathes out a laugh. "You took too long." He replies, and Marina narrows her eyes at him through her mask.

"What's with the new suit?" Scout nods at her, and Marina glances down on herself. "You like it? Honestly, I thought it looked bad at first, plus it wasn't like I voluntarily wanted to change it —" Marina rambles off, and Scout stares at her with amusement.

"Losing your cool, Spindrift." He smiles, and Marina immediately shuts up and clears her throat. "Yup. Okay — Well, I gotta go. The police thinks I'm a murderer, so... buhbye!" She waves at Scout before swinging away.

Scout watches her rush off, "I'll call you!" He says, and Marina laughs loudly. "I won't answer!"

"Who was that beautiful man?" Venom asks, and Marina's face scrunches up. "Beautiful? Seriously? You only saw half his face." She chuckles. "That's Captain Liberty, some super soldier. He's pretty cool, just a little... old-fashioned."

Marina Parker knew Scout Rogers, and vice-versa, but Captain Liberty never knew that the Spindrift he tends to flirt with during battles was actually his old schoolmate. They're both around the same age, and studied at the same highschool. Got hit or bit with something that changed their entire lives, and now they're going around saving people.

Spindrift wasn't as big time as Captain Liberty, however. She wasn't invited to some group with other superheroes, and didn't go around leaving the damn planet to save the universe. The Spiderverse was probably the coolest she could reach, and she never complained one bit into wanting to do something bigger.

"Is he why you left Hobie earlier?" Venom asks, and Marina furrows her eyebrows. "What? No! I panicked, and I don't know... I feel so bad for leaving Hobie, but the kiss — It felt so right at first, and then suddenly it felt like I was making a big mistake!" She speaks at a fast pace.