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[center][b]Peter Parker[/b]  |  [b]Bobby Drake[/b][/center]
[center][i]Co-Written With [@Natty][/i][/center]
	Peter and Bobby had just departed from the Daily Bugle after they had learned about the vigilante, who could be their suspect in Firestar’s kidnapping, from Ben Urich.  In the past year, in response to the maggia ‘civil war’ that happened since the Kingpin’s abdication due to the poor health of his wife, a shadowy figure had launched a one-man war against the contending crime-lords.  While details are sketchy and uncertain, those maggia thugs that were his victims called him [i]‘The Rider’[/i].  Although normally it would be almost impossible for anyone to track this shadowy figure, fortunately for Spider-Man and Iceman, there was a rumor circling around that the Hammerhead faction of the maggia was planning something big that night.  Hopefully for Spider-Man and Iceman, this will also draw out this so-called ‘Rider’.

	Once the two superhumans arrived at the site where Hammerhead’s forces were supposed to be at that moment, they discovered that all the maggia goons had been mopped up by someone.  After searching the area, the two teenagers stumbled upon another caped crusader.  The man wore a black cape that shrouded his figure.  Black and gray armor, including greaves, gauntlets, and  spaulders, covered his body, while a black hood shrouded his face.  Beneath the black hood, one could see red eyes glowing.

	“Who are you supposed to be?  The love child of Darth Vader and Shredder?”  Spider-Man taunted this shadowy figure, assuming that this costumed crime-fighter was “The Rider”.

“Ooh, good burn!” Bobby jutted in cockily, cracking his frosty knuckles in an attempt to show the rider that he was about to receive a whuppin’.

	“If you’re looking for a tutelage, you’ve come out here for nothing because I don’t let twelve-year olds run around me with.”  The man said.  The man's voice was scrambled by some type of device that prevented his voice from betraying his identity.

"Oh, that's good to know that you're not a pediphile.  But what about sixteen year old girls?"

	"Not even if she were the daughter of the Captain of the NYPD or the Commissioner.”  Rider turned away from the two teenagers, believing that they were not a threat to him.  However, what the Rider had said did not settle well with Peter.  Even though there was no way that this ‘caped crusader’ knew anything about Peter’s old relationship with Gwen Stacy, nevertheless, it still felt like a dig towards him.  Spider-Man shot a webline at the Rider and yanked him back towards himself and Iceman.

	“Tell us where she is!”  Spider-Man yelled at the man whom he had just dragged back to where he and Iceman were standing.  “I saw you take her!  You cannot fool me!”

	“Kid.”  The Rider said as he got to his feet.  “You just made a grave mistake.”  At that moment, the Rider slammed a pellet onto the ground, causing first a bright flash that momentarily distracted Iceman and Spider-Man.  Then, a cloud of smoke arose from that spot, shrouding the immediate vicinity, which limited both Spider-Man and Iceman’s visibility (although it would not negate Spider-Man’s spider sense).  Now Spider-Man and Iceman have to pay special attention to their surroundings, lest  the Rider somehow catch them off guard.

	Bobby coughed loudly as he accidently inhaled the smoke. Things were just going from bad to worse. At once, Bobby flexed his ice covered arms, causing small shards of ice to burst out of them, jutting out of his body for extra protection. Rubbing his hands together, the young mutant shifted around until he found himself standing back to back with his web-slinging partner. 

	“I’ve got your back, Spidey” Bobby whispered just loud enough for Peter to hear. 

	As he spoke, Bobby concentrated on the ground around him for a moment. A small layer of frost began to spread out around, with the smoke around them turning into more of an icy mist. Did this fool seriously expect to stop them with a simple smoke grenade? Bobby had been in snowstorms much worse than this before!

	For a moment, nothing happened.  The two teenagers stood their ground, waiting on whatever move this costumed vigilante decided to initiate next.  It almost seemed as if this so-called 'Rider' had used the smoke grenades as a distraction to cover his escape.  However, Peter and Bobby were not that lucky.

	All of a sudden, the caped crusader leaped out from the cover of the smoke cloud.  He pressed his palms against the two teenagers' heads and tried to slam their heads together.  If the dark cloaked had been able to carry through with his attack, then he might have incapacitated the two teenagers, or at least daze them for several moments.  However, his Spider Sense allowed Peter to slide his head to the side so that his head would not strike Bobby’s.

	Stumbling backwards as he recovered from the attack, Bobby took a deep breath before reinforcing his raised fist with yet another layer of ice. Charging forward towards the ‘Rider’, Bobby swung his arm forward, only to narrowly miss the vigilante who had darted backwards with ease. In retaliation, the Rider sprung forward himself, parrying yet another strike from Iceman before launching his own fist out.

	The punch winded the young hero, with the hit shattering the ice on Bobby’s stomach slightly. He collapsed to his knees, coughing slightly. This seriously wasn’t going well.

	“Okay, the kiddie gloves are coming off”. Peter exclaimed as he saw the Rider easily parry and counter Bobby’s attack.  Peter leapt towards the caped crusader and unleashed an assault of punches and kicks against him.  As each of the combatants kept blocking one another’s blows, their fight seemed to have become a delicate dance.  Whoever made the first mistake would give the victory to his opponent.  Peter could not believe that this man could keep up with him.  As a result, Peter concluded that he either had superhuman abilities or he was secretly the Batman.

	While this stalemated fight continued, a red concussion blast struck the ground in between the two fighters, which caused Peter and the Rider to disengage from one another in order to see what, or rather who, was the source of the ruby blast.  When Peter looked up towards the source of the projectile, he saw a man in a blue and yellow suit standing on the top of a nearby rooftop, who wore a golden visor that had a ruby tinted glass covering his eyes.  He had just pulled his fingers away from the side of the visor, which had triggered the blast.

	“We need a word with you, Spider-Man.”  Cyclops shouted down towards Peter.